Linux-Setup Digest #958, Volume #20 Sat, 31 Mar 01 13:13:10 EST
Contents:
Problems getting sound to work ("Patrick F. Clarin")
Re: Need easiest way to upgrade kernel on RH7 (TM Lutas)
Re: ReiserFS for / ("Nathan")
Problems installing SuSe 7.0 with big hard disk (TMrshogi)
Re: RH 7 Install Help!!! (Craig Kelley)
Re: 2.2.16 => 2.4.2 wrong root filesystem (Craig Kelley)
Re: X windows and Remote display problem (Craig Kelley)
Re: Print Command? (Craig Kelley)
Re: NT machine ping-able by name but not same machine under linux :( (Craig Kelley)
Re: backgound image (Craig Kelley)
TV-Ausgang bei ATI Radeon / Xfree86 ("J.Ortlieb")
Re: Questions on installation of Linux through NFS (Craig Kelley)
Re: network gateway (Noah Roberts)
XFree86, KDE 2.1.1 and Debian (erpel)
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From: "Patrick F. Clarin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problems getting sound to work
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 11:16:46 -0500
I am a newbie to Linux. I have a Dell Dimension XPS M200s with 64 megs of
RAM. It has a built in sound card. When I run sndconfig it detects a
creative sound card but comes up with the error message:
The following error occured during the Modprobe program:
/lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/sb.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
/lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/sb.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/sb.o: failed
/lib/modules/2.2.16-22/misc/sb.o: insmod sound-slot-0 failed
What do I have to do?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (TM Lutas)
Subject: Re: Need easiest way to upgrade kernel on RH7
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 10:21:51 -0600
In article <99qs6h$2975d$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Davide Bianchi"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Note that in RH 7 you nedd to update or patch something in the
> compiler to compile the kernel. See in the RedHat website.
>
> Davide
Do an rpm -qa | grep kgcc
If you don't have kgcc, you won't be able to compile a kernel properly in
Redhat 7. You also need to check your Makefile in /usr/src/linux to make
sure that it's compiling using the proper compiler. My version of the
Makefile was already patched so if you get the latest kernel source (which
I did for 2.2.17) you are OK.
Running the compile now and crossing my fingers...
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From: "Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ReiserFS for /
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.questions
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:39:00 GMT
Been running Reiser on my Root partition for about 3 months. My servers
been running Reiser for about 1 year on one of my partitions. I have
not had any problems. My buddy has a RAID 1 setup using ReiserFS and he
hasn't had any problems.
The only thing that has screwed me up on occassions is the lack of a bootdisk.
The is an incompatibility between 2.2 and 2.4 kernels. Reiserfs for 2.2
kernels can only hand version up to version 3.5 and 2.4 kernels can
handle up to 3.6. Now when I first formated my drive for Reiser I was
running a 2.4 kernel so it defaulted to making my partition ReiserFS
version 3.6. I brought my hard drive to my girlfriends house and needed
a bootdisk. My buddy gave me his bootdisk but it didn't work... I couldn't
figure out why. Then I realized he had a 2.2 kernel on his bootdisk. So his
disk wouldn't work cuz the 2.2 kernels can't read ReiserFS version 3.6
partitions.
Argh.. so I had to search the internet for a bootdisk running a 2.4
kernel with reiserfs support. There isn't too many.
My advice would be to format your reiserfs partition for version 3.5 of
reiserfs so you don't get into this problem.
As far as I know the only way you can do this is to install ReiserFS
Tools version 3.5 ...format the partition with mkeiserfs then you can
install the 3.6 tools. Thats if you are running a 2.4 kernel.
If you are running a 2.2 kernel then all I have said here.. doesn't
matter to you.
Anyway.. ohh ya .. there is a problem with lilo and reiserfs on the /boot
partition. You need lilo ... umm I am not sure the exact version but I am
using version lilo 21.6 and it works fine.
Nathan
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In article <MPG.152ef743b3b7a48a989687@news>, "Blue System"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm planning to install Linux and have all partitions as type Reiser.
> However, I'm not sure if making / as ReiserFS is good decision. Any
> input will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Val
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (TMrshogi)
Date: 31 Mar 2001 16:43:18 GMT
Subject: Problems installing SuSe 7.0 with big hard disk
I've just got SuSe Personal 7.0 and am trying to install it on the last 2GB of
my 60GB Maxtor HD.
The problems come when it's trying to create the Linux partitions, it says it
can't create the Swap partition (this is using YasT 2).
I've tried using YasT 1 but my swap partition (which is /dev/hda19 in my case)
seems to disappear... :(
I've been on to Technical Support and they suggested that it may not be
correctly identifying the geometry of my hard disk. They sent
me an email from the Support Database which says I should use:-
boot: linux hdx=ccccc,hhh,ss
when installing.
However, I tried this using the values for Cylinders, Heads and Sectors from my
Maxtor Diagnostic floppy but still had no success.
I'm a bit stuck now...:(
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...:)
Michael (linux newbie)
P.S.
=====
In the hdx=ccccc,hhh,ss command can the Cylinders parameter be more than 5
digits, II'm supposed to have 119,112 cylinders according
to diagnostics....
Do all Linux distros have trouble with large Hard Disks?
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 7 Install Help!!!
Date: 31 Mar 2001 10:56:42 -0600
rahul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Thanks for the help...
>
> I tried to use anaconda updates disk..... Installer fails again with similar
> error..
>
> any ideas what needs to be done???
Apart from using the 'expert' mode install, there isn't much more you
can do other than try a different distribution.
--
It won't be long before the CPU is a card in a slot on your ATX videoboard
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2.2.16 => 2.4.2 wrong root filesystem
Date: 31 Mar 2001 11:01:07 -0600
Andreas Fester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I currently have a strange problem while trying to upgrade from
> Kernel 2.2.16 to Kernel 2.4.2 (I already found several postings
> reporting similar problems, but I found nothing that helped...)
>
> I use the Windows NT boot loader to select various systems,
> i.e. I have a boot sector for every system which is then
> loaded and executed by the Windows NT boot loader.
>
> Kernel 2.2.16 boots with no problems. Kernel 2.4.2 also
> boots, but the root filesystem it mounts is not valid;
> I get the root password prompt for maintenance mode, so I
> log in and do an ls and ... see the contents of a file
> system which contains files and directories from the
> file system which was there before I re-installed the system
> some days ago.
>
> I dont think that the layout of the ext2 fs has changed from
> 2.2 to 2.4, has it? That would be the only explanation I have
> for this effect, e.g. reading superblocks on different blocks
> or something similar...
>
> Any ideas anyone?
Use the 'rdev' command to examine the kernel image; make sure it's
trying to boot the proper partition:
rdev /boot/linuximage-2.4.2
(and it should report the proper partition)
--
It won't be long before the CPU is a card in a slot on your ATX videoboard
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: X windows and Remote display problem
Date: 31 Mar 2001 11:02:38 -0600
"Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On machine that will do the displaying (kwesi in your case):
> $ xhost +somehost
That'll work on most distributions, but if you're running a more
"secure" (read: pain) distribution like Debian then you'll need to use
xauth.
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Print Command?
Date: 31 Mar 2001 11:03:13 -0600
Sonero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am trying to use the 'print' command in a script in Redhat Linux
> 7.0. I don't find the command 'print' or a 'man' page on it.
>
> I want to confirm that Linux uses the 'echo' command instead of 'print'?
Yes, the shells can use the 'echo' command.
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NT machine ping-able by name but not same machine under linux :(
Date: 31 Mar 2001 11:04:24 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony) writes:
> I can ping by name to an NT machine but not to the SAME machine (dual
> boot) when booted under linux. The numerical address works fine in all
> cases though.
>
> Perhaps linux is not identifying itself to be the same machine as the
> NT machine even though they run the same hardware, but how to get it
> to do that?
>
> A more general question, where is it decided what each machine in a
> LAN is to be named?
/etc/resolv.conf has the name server information
/etc/hosts has the static mappings
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: backgound image
Date: 31 Mar 2001 11:05:17 -0600
"Ron Nicholls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> RH 7.0 enlightenment and gnome.
> During futzing around I seem to have lost
> the ability to keep my background pix image.
> It disappears when I switch back to the desktop to
> be replaced by the dreary olive drab.
> Seems to be a conflict between the desktop and WM.
> Any suggestions will be gleefully tried.
Both E and GNOME can set background images; it'll be a race to see
which one does it. I'd reccomend setting it in both.
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From: "J.Ortlieb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TV-Ausgang bei ATI Radeon / Xfree86
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 19:01:46 +0200
Hallo,
ich habe mir einen neuen Rechner mit Suse 7.1 sowie einer ATI Radeon mit
TV-Ausgang eingerichtet. Leider schaltet der TV-Ausgang jedesmal, wenn der
X-Server startet, ab (beim Installieren mit Yast2 funktioniert er). Ich habe
es bis jetzt nicht geschafft, eine Modeline zu erstellen, bei der der
TV-Ausgang funtioniert, da beim "runterfahren" der Frequenzen vorher bereits
der Monitor abschaltet.
Hat denn jemand eine Modeline, mit der der TV-Out funktioniert? (Im �brigen
reicht es mir, wen diese funktioniert, da ich den Rechner als Videorecorder
nutzen will und somit eigentlich keinen Monitor mehr anschlie�e)
Oder habe ich evtl. ein ganz anderes Problem?
Gr��e, J�rgen
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Questions on installation of Linux through NFS
Date: 31 Mar 2001 11:06:58 -0600
"Cedric Chausson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED](halteauspam)> writes:
> Hello all,
>
> I want to install RH 6.2 on a machine that has no CD-ROM drive but has a
> Ethernet card. I have two questions :
>
> First Question :
>
> The machine has a 3Com 3C509A Ethernet Card. This card is not listed in
> the list that appears when you choose NFS Image installation. I tried
> going through by choosing others 3Com choices (like 3C501) but it did not
> work. How can I get my card to work for the installation ?
You want the 3c59x module (using 'expert' installation)
> Second question :
>
> Supposing I get the first problem fixed (I'm being optimistic :-)) I
> wonder about something. The machine I will be using to offer the NFS
> share currently connects to the Internet through a cable modem and DCHP.
> So I wonder if I can just unplug it from the cable and into the
> destination machine for the installation to work. Won't there be some
> configuration to do like maybe specifying an adress for the host machine
If you want to connect them directly, you'll need to use a crossover
ethernet cable. It's possible that your cable modem uses such a beast
so it may just work (mine does -- but many don't).
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 09:55:26 -0800
From: Noah Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: network gateway
Greg Gailer wrote:
> Greetings All
> I have a home network that I want to set up to dial the net on demand, but I
> would like a separate computer to
> do the dialling and monitoring with the snort NIDS program. The way I would
> like to do it is as follows:
>
> Home Network --- eth0[server computer]eth1 --- eth0[dialling
> computer]ppp0 --- Internet
One question....why do you have the server computer sitting between you and the
dialing computer? It should be ok, but does'n seem like the best thing.
your "server computer" must have forwarding enabled. echo 1 >
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
same with the "dialing computer"
I am assuming that you have a single (probably dynamic) IP......
your "dialing computer needs to have Masquerade enabled (there is a howto that
is easy to follow.)
Then....since what you have here is two networks instead of 1.....
Lets put your home network on the 192.168.0.0 network and your dial/server
connection the 192.168.1.0 network (you could subnet 1 class C network but I
never bother with it in these cases)
"dialing computer" eth0 -> 192.168.1.1 ppp0 -> assigned by ISP
-> "route add -net 192.168.0.0 netmask
255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.2"
"server computer" eth0 -> 192.168.0.1 eth1 -> 192.168.1.2
-> "route add default gw 192.168.1.1"
Home network eth0 -> 192.168.0.[2-254]
-> "route add default gw 192.168.0.1"
The diald setup is your thing...I have never done it.
As you can see though, having the server between you adds a level of
compexity....that is why I say it is probably not what you want. You should
now have an idea of what is needed to set this sort of thing up
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From: erpel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: XFree86, KDE 2.1.1 and Debian
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 20:09:57 +0200
hello,
i just changed from a rpm based sytem (suse) to debian. i wanted to
experiment with something else and especially the packaging system of
debian.
i got everything working good, exept one little thing. my X server is for
the moment working with the nv module (Diamond Viper 770, TNT2 based
card). I am using KDE 2.1.1 as window manager. my mouse is a logitech
wheelmouse (imps/2, /dev/psaux).
the thing is that my mouse hops all over my screen and is issuing button
clicks everywhere.
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by Dexconf,
the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config" at the shell prompt.)
Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font
server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "ddc"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "pex5"
Load "record"
Load "xie"
Load "bitmap"
Load "freetype"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
Load "int10"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
# Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
# Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Diamond Viper 770"
Driver "nv"
VideoRam 32768
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "LG Flatron 795 FT Plus"
HorizSync 30-96
VertRefresh 50-160
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Diamond Viper 770"
Monitor "LG Flatron 795 FT Plus"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "Generic Mouse"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
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