Linux-Setup Digest #938, Volume #20 Thu, 29 Mar 01 00:13:10 EST
Contents:
Re: can't print, shared libraries eror (Charles Nardino)
Lucent NIC with Linksys WAP11 ("pdb")
Re: Suse vs RH/Mandrake ? (or what's so great about 7.2) (Darin Johnson)
Re: Kernel Panicked in Multiboot Environment (Rod Smith)
Re: uname -r gives incorrect kernel version (Darin Johnson)
Re: /boot on first partition (Rod Smith)
joining a W2K domain (Gary Dale)
Re: uname -r gives incorrect kernel version (Darin Johnson)
Re: RH7.* -- downgrading to gcc/g++ 2.95.3 (Carlos Moreno)
Re: RH7.* -- downgrading to gcc/g++ 2.95.3 (Carlos Moreno)
Re: LPD not working... Help (Tim Watkins)
Small glitch on KDE 2.1.1 install ("Greg Walrath")
Re: Suse vs RH/Mandrake ? (or what's so great about 7.2) (Julian Bordas)
Re: Hosed mbr? (root)
Can't boot after installing Mandrake (Warpexpert)
Re: PC Cases (was: Goin Shoppin) (Julian Bordas)
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From: Charles Nardino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't print, shared libraries eror
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 03:01:25 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 2001-03-29-10:39:29 [1128] Initialize: starting with open fd's
> lpq: error while loading shared libraries: lpq: undefined symbol: fstat
I've just started having a similar problem this evening (Wednesday in
NY). RH7, Okidata 10E, lprng, Laserjet pcl filters. This worked fine
until about an hour ago. Then I started getting an error message
about "stat". If I now try to restart lpd, I get:
Starting lpd: /usr/sbin/checkpc: error while loading shared libraries:
/usr/sbin/checkpc: undefined symbol: stat
/usr/sbin/lpd: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/sbin/lpd:
undefined symbol: stat
Someone else has just posted a similar message here. Look for "LPD
not working... Help" thread.
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From: "pdb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Lucent NIC with Linksys WAP11
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 03:10:25 GMT
I am running the above configuration in my dual-boot Win98/suse-7 laptop.
It runs fine under 98 except that about every 2 seconds or so the systray
icon switches from an ""�xcellent"" radio connection icon to a yellow
triangle-question mark, usually meaning �nknown device. I realize this a
linux board and I have an additional linux question: I'm a newbie so bear
with me. I have the linux drivers on the CD. Now what do I do with them?
How do I convert thefiles on the CD into the kernel so it will recognize the
Lucent?
Thanks for any help you can send my way.
Paul
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Suse vs RH/Mandrake ? (or what's so great about 7.2)
From: Darin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 03:10:38 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hong) writes:
> Matthew Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >Whats wrong with paying for SuSE Linux? Geeze, what are you? a cheap skate?
>
> There is nothing wrong with paying for SuSE. I'm simply stating
> that if one is already familiar with Red Hat/Mandrake than you might not
> find the investment worth it since it is still just Linux anyways.
I assume SuSE will make 7.1 available on the web in the future?
(it was only $19.99, which is a convenient fee to have actual CD's
instead of network installs or trying to find a cdwriter around that
you can get working after hours)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Kernel Panicked in Multiboot Environment
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 03:17:55 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <99td95$fpd$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Does anyone know if my Linux system can be recovered. I'm getting messages
> something like this:
>
> "Invalid session number or type of track."
> "Kernel panic. VFS: unable to mount root on 03:05."
>
> I did something stupid to cause this. I expanded my extended partition
> where Linux resides, adding a new logical partition to the front.
>
> One other thing. I was never able to make a Linux boot diskette. I couldn't
> figure out the command. I have my Mandrake CD though. And I have Win2K Pro
> and WinMe working in primary partitions. And I have PartitionMagic 6.0 and
> BootMagic working.
Assuming everything worked the way it was supposed to work (that is, no
trashed filesystems caused by a bug or system crash when resizing
partitions), the Linux IDs for the logical partitions in the extended
partition have all moved up one. It sounds like your Linux root (/)
partition was on /dev/sda5. It's now /dev/sda6. Therefore, your
/etc/fstab file is now invalid, as is your /etc/lilo.conf file and the
copy of LILO you've got installed.
To recover this situation, follow these (admittedly sketchy) steps:
1) Boot from an emergency recovery disk. Many distributions' boot CDs
can function in this capacity in a pinch.
2) Mount the Linux root (/) partition.
3) Modify the /etc/fstab file on the linux root (/) partition to reflect
the changed IDs.
4) Unmount the Linux root (/) partition.
5) Boot a DOS floppy (or DOS partition, or Windows 9x/Me in DOS mode).
This floppy should have CD-ROM support, or you'll need to copy files
from CD-ROM to disk or floppy.
6) Insert the Linux installation CD-ROM.
7) Use LOADLIN on the Linux installation CD-ROM in conjunction with the
Linux kernel on that CD-ROM (or one copied from your system, if you
prefer -- but you'll need to make the copy before step #4) to boot
the system.
8) Edit /etc/lilo.conf to reflect the changed partition numbers. If
you've installed LILO in the root (/) partition's boot sector, *BE
SURE* to change the boot= option as well as the root= options for all
your boot images, otherwise you may damage your new partition,
depending upon what type it is.
9) Type "lilo" (without the quotes) to re-install LILO.
If you've not done this sort of thing before, step #1 and to a lesser
extent step #7 may prove to be puzzling. I'm not sure exactly what
Mandrake offers to help out with things like this, so I can't give you
more precise instructions without trying it myself.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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Subject: Re: uname -r gives incorrect kernel version
From: Darin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 03:19:27 GMT
"Mike Ruskai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Writing my own is something to consider, but it'll have to stand in line
> behind my other projects.
That's the snag. LILO is very easy to use, and it's not such a huge
burden that people keep saying "damn I hate all this typing 'lilo'
everytime I update my kernel, so I'm going to wastea few months and do
it better"...
The advantages of a new boot loader would be ability to boot to any
kernel on any partition whether the boot loader knew about it in
advance or not. Which is mostly of use in rescue disks perhaps, of
which plenty exist (a generic RedHat installation CD does the trick).
Or the ability to load modules (or other kernel bits if things were a
microkernel) without having to use initial ram disks and such. But
the need for this stuff is relatively rare, thus the desire to sit
down and do it is even more rare.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: /boot on first partition
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 03:22:36 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <jbFw6.1644$E9.21190@news>,
"Irzadi Siregar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm a newbie using RH 6.2 with 20 GB HD. The windows partition took up 16
> gig so the linux partition's go well over the 1024 limit and I can't boot
> from LILO.
>
> If I want to set /boot on the first cylinder then I'll have to backup all my
> win partition and restore it. Is there another way to do it make /boot the
> first partition without destroying the partition ?
>
> I have Partition Magic 5.0 but I hestitate to use it (I don't know how good
> it support ext2).
Recent versions of LILO support booting from beyond the 1024th cylinder,
so if you upgrade LILO you should be able to do it without mucking with
your partitioning scheme -- at least, assuming your BIOS includes the
necessary support as well, which I believe most or all BIOSes made in
the past five years or so do.
If you somehow must change your partitioning scheme, back up first. If
this is too much hassle, then you *NEED* better backup hardware. Once
you've backed up, shrink the Windows partition by moving it *UP* about
10-20MB. This will give you enough space at the front to create a
10-20MB primary partition for Linux, to be mounted as /boot. This will
not affect your existing Linux partitions. You can then boot Linux
(presumably from a floppy, if it's already installed), move /boot's
contents to the new partition, delete the existing /boot partition's
countents, mount the new partition there, modify /etc/fstab and
/etc/lilo.conf to fit the new situation, and install LILO.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: Gary Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.smb,comp.os.linux.security
Subject: joining a W2K domain
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 03:26:47 GMT
I am trying to join my existing W2K domain using Samba but here's what I
get (domain is MyDom, W2K DC is MyDC):
#smbpasswd -j MyDom -r MyDC
cli_net_auth2: Error NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
cli_nt_setup_creds: auth2 challenge failed
modify_trust_password: unable to setup the PDC credentials to machine
MyDC. Error was : NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
2001/03/29 22:01:20 : change_trust_account_password: Failed to change
password for domain MyDom.
Unable to join domain MyDom.
#
Any ideas anyone?
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Subject: Re: uname -r gives incorrect kernel version
From: Darin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 03:31:48 GMT
"Mike Ruskai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> It's not really complicated at all, and its implementation is the exact
> opposite of a hassle - the status of the file system is what counts, not
> arbitrary (with respect to the file system) sector locations stored
> outside of the file system.
But the boot sector has to know the sectors of the boot loader
executable; it's very difficult to shove even read-only EXT2 or HFS
file system into a single sector. So essentially the same thing as
LILO is being done, except that a boot loader is being executed
instead of the kernel.
(other ugly solutions are to reserve a section of the partition during
formatting, putting the boot loader in a fixed location, and other
inconvenient things. What makes it convenient in OS/2 is that the end
user doesn't muck with the boot loader, only the OS upgrade process
has to know about it. But people like to try different kernels on
Linux, making things harder.)
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From: Carlos Moreno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: RH7.* -- downgrading to gcc/g++ 2.95.3
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:43:02 -0500
> Red Hat has a new version of the compiler available on its errata site.
> Just download it, install with rpm -Uvh, and you're set.
But it is still 2.96, so it is still not tagged as reliable :-(
Carlos
--
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From: Carlos Moreno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: RH7.* -- downgrading to gcc/g++ 2.95.3
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:48:12 -0500
> why dont you track down an RPM install of a compiler and forcefully install
> that, then install the latest official release using the older compiler ?
Hmmm, I thought that is what I would end up doing with
the command: rpm --erase gcc. Since kgcc reports
itself as egcsXXXXXX 2.91.66.
Now, to forcefully install an older compiler from an
RPM, I guess I should first uninstall the one I have,
and that is what seems to be giving me the headaches...
(presumably, the other option would be installing
RedHat without selecting the "Development" or "Kernel
Development" options, and then install from the RPM
of the old version? -- of course, that option is, at
the present time, not viable, but if it makes sense,
I could keep it in mind for the next time that I
install a RedHat system, or next time that I upgrade
mine)
Comments?
Boy, I'm so rude! I didn't even say thanks! And I
didn't say thanks to the other person that replied!!
:-)
So... Thanks!
Carlos
--
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From: Tim Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LPD not working... Help
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 04:11:34 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Craig Kelley
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tim Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I'm having trouble with LPD and LPR. It's not starting/working. I was
>> playing around with the qt libraries, adding and removing, so on and so
>> forth. The end result is LPD/LPR no longer works. Here's the error
>> message I get when trying to print
>>
>> lpr: error while loading shared libraries: lpr: undefined symbol: stat
>
> Do a ldd to find out what libraries it uses:
>
> ldd `which lpr`
>
> Then run ldconfig to see if the library is installed:
>
> ldconfig -v | less
>
> Install any missing libraries
>
> --
> It won't be long before the CPU is a card in a slot on your ATX
> videoboard Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP block
That worked great! Thanks a million. It looked like all the required libraries were
there,
but I reinstalled them and all worked well.
Thanks again,
Tim
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From: "Greg Walrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Small glitch on KDE 2.1.1 install
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 20:15:02 -0800
In case y'all missed it, KDE 2.1.1 is out at http://www.kde.org/
I downloaded and followed the instructions for my installation (SuSE 7.1
with KDE 2.0.1), and most of it went well except for these dependency
problems:
While evaluating the depends running the command line 'rpm -Uvh *.rpm', it
returned the following depends problems:
libdcopc.so.1 needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.1.1-5
libgtksuperwin.so needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.1.1-5
libgtkxports.so.0 needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.1.1-5
libgtkxports.so.1 needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.1.1-5
libgtkembedmoz.so needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.1.1-5
libnspr4.so needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.1.1-5
libplc4.so needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.1.1-5
libxpcom.so needed by kdebindings-mozilla-2.1.1-5
html-dtd needed by kdevelop-1.4.1-5
The first 8 items I'll assume are a problem because I don't have Mozilla
(from mozilla.org) installed, though I do have Netscape 4.7.6 and Netscape
6.0.1 installed.
The last one, though - I would like to install kdevelop 1.4.1, but what
package am I missing that contains html-dtd? I already have the html_dtd
package installed, as per yast2.
=======================
Greg Walrath
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Julian Bordas <[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: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:15:22 +1000
John Hong wrote:
> They have a publically downloadable version of SuSE 7.1 *right
> now*. The thing is, you can not actually install it on your machine. It
> will only run from a bootable CDROM and no more. To actually get SuSE 7.1
> you have to purchase either the Personal or Professional edition.
Hmm... I downloaded it and installed it and it runs!!
--
Julian Bordas
Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.
To send email remove the full stop and the
country in which I live, from my email address.
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hosed mbr?
Date: 28 Mar 2001 20:15:35 -0800
[root@localhost /root]# fdisk -l /dev/hda
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2494 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 2494 20033023+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 1 32 256977 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 33 64 257008+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda7 65 319 2048256 83 Linux
/dev/hda8 320 383 514048+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda9 384 1021 5124703+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda10 1022 2494 11831841 83 Linux
[root@localhost /root]# fdisk -l /dev/hdc
Disk /dev/hdc: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 5583 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdc1 1 5583 2813800+ 5 Extended
/dev/hdc5 1 66 33201 82 Linux swap
/dev/hdc6 67 327 131512+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdc7 328 393 33232+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdc8 394 1434 524632+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdc9 1435 1500 33232+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hdc10 1501 2541 524632+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdc11 2542 2607 33232+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hdc12 2608 5583 1499872+ 83 Linux
...now that I think of it...it may be a drive that I took out
that I did mkfs on...I wonder if that drive could be recovered?
[root@localhost /root]# df
Filesystem 1M-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hdc6 124 83 34 71% /
/dev/hda5 243 47 183 20% /root/programming
/dev/hdc7 31 23 7 78% /root/.netscape
/dev/hdc10 496 23 447 5% /tmp
/dev/hdc12 1417 1052 292 78% /usr
/dev/hda7 1935 1335 499 73% /usr/local/multimedia
/dev/hda10 11124 10527 19 100% /usr/local/sound
/dev/hda9 4834 2680 1903 58% /mnt/hda9
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Warpexpert)
Date: 29 Mar 2001 04:19:33 GMT
Subject: Can't boot after installing Mandrake
Here's the story in a nutshell. I loaded Mandrake Linux into a 13gig hard drive
on an Unysis 75Mhz computer. Gonna use LILO. Boot up and get to LI (in LILO)
and then I get a bunch of 40s going across the screen like....
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
40 40
OK, so I use the boot disk I made during the installation and get grub to be
the OS loader. Boot up and get GEOM Error. Do a little research and find that
there's something weird with the BIOS and the hard drive. BIOS sees only the
first 8gigs. No big deal. I can still see the Windows98 portion of the hard
drive when I boot up fine with the Linux boot disk. I figure just re-install
Windows98 and use the boot disk I made during the installation. I test out a
boot disk and it gives me a C: prompt and a D: prompt(the CD- I left Windows98
at home because I did not think I needed it.) Come back next day and go to boot
off the same Windows98 boot disk and all that happens now is I see the 3.5"
light come on and then it stays on, normal, the hard drive light comes on when
the 3.5" goes out and stays on and stays on...all I have on the screen is a
blinking line. THe Linux boot disk still loads up Mandrake Linux fine also so I
know that the 3.5" drive is working fine. Now I have a computer that (1) If I
boot up with no boot disk gives me a Geom Error (2) Boot up with a Windows98 (I
have tried several other ones) and I get just a blinking cursor and a steady on
hard drive (3) Boot up with my Mandrake Linux and get a working Linux compuet.
What is happening????? Thank God I still have computers at work to experiment
with. I want access to my hard drive. The hard drive is a Western Digital
13Gig.
Thanx
Bobert
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From: Julian Bordas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: PC Cases (was: Goin Shoppin)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:25:23 +1000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (The Nose Who Knows)
wrote:
>
>The bane of my life in assembling computers seems to be a dearth of
>decent PC cases. Who makes good ones? Who sells them? Where the heck
>do people get them from?
>
>Especially interested in information on where to get them from in
>Melbourne, Australia.
>
You can get a very good tower case from the computer shop on the corner
of Russell St and Little Lonsdale St in the city. Costs $65.00 with a
power supply. The side panels are removable, the mother board sub
assembly is removable and the power supply has an output as well as an
input.
Julian Bordas
Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.
To send email remove the full stop and the
country in which I live, from my email address.
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