Linux-Setup Digest #968, Volume #20 Mon, 2 Apr 01 11:13:14 EDT
Contents:
rh7 ethernet card setup help ("Jeremy Paiz")
Re: newbie with video resolution problems (Steve Bradley)
Re: Red Hat 7.0 & Lilo ("Ari")
Re: External CD-Writer ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Red Hat 7.0 & Lilo ("Eric")
Re: Red Hat 7.0 & Lilo ("Theng Ung")
Re: Red Hat 7.0 & Lilo ("Eric")
Re: Anybody tried various 2.4 kernel based distributions? Opinions? (Alan Claunch)
ADSL - Connect to BTopenworld BUSINESS service ethernet router. ("Colin Griffiths")
Re: backspace key in exceed? (Donald)
Re: ADSL - Connect to BTopenworld BUSINESS service ethernet router. ("Colin
Griffiths")
Re: Anybody tried various 2.4 kernel based distributions? Opinions? (Rod Smith)
Re: mem and swap problem (Gabor Takacs)
Help on installing RedHat via FTP/NFS/HTTP ("Chau Chee Yang")
Re: Real thing (Rod Smith)
Re: RPM Update ("Chris Coyle")
Re: ISO image install problem... ("Tauno Voipio")
Re: ADSL - Connect to BTopenworld BUSINESS service ethernet router. ("urban junkie")
Re: mt command fails (Martin Gregorie)
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From: "Jeremy Paiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: rh7 ethernet card setup help
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 09:18:02 -0400
i recently got my first linux system up and running. also, i just got adsl.
unfortunately, my isp does not offer support for linux users. i need to
configure my ethernet card, and i have no idea where to begin. i'm so used
to "plug & play", or should i say "plug & pray", and the linux how-to on
networking confused me. can someone give me some assistance. i have a 3com
10/100 pci nic, model #3c450, and i connect using pppoe. my ip address is
not static.
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________________________________________________________________________
JEREMY M PAIZ
Software Engineer
Research & Development Division
Welding Technology Corporation
24775 Crestview Court
Farmington Hills MI 48335-1507
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://www.weldtechcorp.com
Phone: (248) 477-3900 x3362
Fax: (248) 477-8897
Mobile: (248) 568-1592
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From: Steve Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie with video resolution problems
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 13:05:27 GMT
The fastest way is probably to edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config file. Look for
a section like the one below:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce 256 (generic)"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024X768"
EndSubsection
This is from X4.0.3, so yours might look different, but what you're looking
for is, for each color depth listed, the Modes line lists the resolutions
allowed. The color depth that X will start with is the DefaultDepth.
Just add the resolutions you want under the appropriate section.
If you have more than one listed, you can usually cycle through them (once
X is running) with <CTRL><ALT><+> and <CTRL><ALT><->
Oh, and RH7 (at least on my machine) installed 2 files, XF86Config and
XF86Config-4. You'll have to figure out which one of them is being used
(probably -4).
webmaster wrote:
> redhat 7.0 Recognized ati rage32 during install. installed at unknown
> pixel size (below 640 x 480) How do you change resolution after install?
> using gnome interface that came as standard package.
>
>
--
Steve Bradley
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Ari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux
Subject: Re: Red Hat 7.0 & Lilo
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 21:31:38 +0800
As I'm not using one of my linux OSes at the moment (so no access to the man
files), and probably won't be rebooting until well after you read this, what
does the v switch do?
Ari
"Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:9a9sus$2rc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > When I hit the finish button of the intallation, and on shutdown
process
> I
> > got a warning saying that the partition is larger than 1024 Cylinder?
> > When I reboot the computer it say it can't find operating system to
> oot.( I
> > had linux partition as active).
>
> Where did you put LILO?
> put it in the MBR, or make the win2k partition active again, and boot
> through
> the NT bootloader.
>
> And to get rid of the 1024 cyl. problem:
>
> boot from the bootfloppy you made, change the "linear" in /etc/lilo.conf
to
> "lba32"
> run `/sbin/lilo -v` and reboot. The RH installer should have done this for
> you, but
> appearantly it failed at doing so.
>
> > Note: with my other PC that has 4GB I can partition it (2GB each) to
boot
> > between Windows 2000 server and Linux without a problem.
>
> Then you don't cross the 1024 th cylinder there.
>
> > Any help is much appreciated and you can reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> you post here, you read here.
>
> Eric
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: External CD-Writer
Date: 2 Apr 2001 13:40:17 GMT
Heimo wrote:
> Please, how can I get my external USB CD-Writer to run.
You need to setup the USB support before all (kernel 2.4.x), add
also the USB Storage support.
See the documentation under /usr/src/linux/Documentation/usb
Davide
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux
Subject: Re: Red Hat 7.0 & Lilo
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:43:43 +0200
(meaning of -v switch with lilo)
the -v switch is a verbosity switch, use more of them to get
more info about the actions lilo performs.
Eric
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From: "Theng Ung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux
Subject: Re: Red Hat 7.0 & Lilo
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 23:45:43 +1000
Eric, thanks for the response.
I believe I put lilo in Linux partition which is on /dev/hda2.
I can get Windows 2000 to boot again when I mark it's partition active.
I have a linux boot disk, how do I use it to boot and be able to edit the
lilo.conf in the /dev/hda2 partition?
I will try again soon once I get home from work.
Regards,
Theng Ung
"Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:9a9sus$2rc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > When I hit the finish button of the intallation, and on shutdown
process
> I
> > got a warning saying that the partition is larger than 1024 Cylinder?
> > When I reboot the computer it say it can't find operating system to
> oot.( I
> > had linux partition as active).
>
> Where did you put LILO?
> put it in the MBR, or make the win2k partition active again, and boot
> through
> the NT bootloader.
>
> And to get rid of the 1024 cyl. problem:
>
> boot from the bootfloppy you made, change the "linear" in /etc/lilo.conf
to
> "lba32"
> run `/sbin/lilo -v` and reboot. The RH installer should have done this for
> you, but
> appearantly it failed at doing so.
>
> > Note: with my other PC that has 4GB I can partition it (2GB each) to
boot
> > between Windows 2000 server and Linux without a problem.
>
> Then you don't cross the 1024 th cylinder there.
>
> > Any help is much appreciated and you can reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> you post here, you read here.
>
> Eric
>
>
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux
Subject: Re: Red Hat 7.0 & Lilo
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:57:10 +0200
> Eric, thanks for the response.
> I believe I put lilo in Linux partition which is on /dev/hda2.
then it will indeed not boot, as that is beyond cylinder 1024.
The default DOS MBR probably cannot access that region.
> I can get Windows 2000 to boot again when I mark it's partition active.
that's at least a good thing.
You can use the nt loader to boot linux too if you like.
(I never tried this, I always use LILO as the main bootloader, but there's
a good howto on the subject)
> I have a linux boot disk, how do I use it to boot and be able to edit the
> lilo.conf in the /dev/hda2 partition?
just put the floppy in, and reboot. It will use the partitions you defined,
so
no worry, you'll be able to correct them once you booted from floppy.
Eric
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From: Alan Claunch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Anybody tried various 2.4 kernel based distributions? Opinions?
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 10:17:48 -0400
Warren Postma wrote:
> I installed Traktopels (Mandrake 8.0 beta 2). Way too unstable. The
> Installer kept crashing and there were lots of error messages from the
> newly upgrade RPM 4.0 package manager, and the KDE and GNOME installation
> failed, leaving me in a Circa-1983 version of X, with an xterm, and
> xclock, and nothing else. Nice.
>
> I'm going to have a spin around the block with the new RedHat "Wolverine"
> beta, which apparently supercedes the previous "Fisher" beta, If I've
> understood the dates/times on the ISO files correctly. <grin>
>
> Also, it appears that SuSE has a 2.4 based distribution out there, but
> there's NO way to evaluate it without first buying it. If I tried it, and
> it was stable, I would certainly pay $29 or $49 or whatever, but I'm not
> going to Buy Before Try, how bass-ackwards is that, in the Open Source
> world.
>
> Any other opinions? Is there a Debian or Slackware beta in the works with
> 2.4 kernel support built in?
>
> Warren Postma
> London Ontario Canada
>
>
>
>
I am currently using SuSE 7.1 (upgraded from 7.0) with KDE 2.1.1 (upgraded
from 2.0) and kernel 2.4.0. It works wonderfully right out of the box and
is easy to configure. The distribution seems stable and there is lots of
SuSE documentation both hard copy and on line.
Good Luck
Alan Claunch
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From: "Colin Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.config,redhat.networking.general,redhat.servers.general
Subject: ADSL - Connect to BTopenworld BUSINESS service ethernet router.
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:18:05 +0100
Does anyone know how to connect to the BTopenworld business router and logon
to allow IP masquerading? All the info I have read describes the setup for
the usb modem. Could you please give simple instructions or advise where a
HOWTO could be obtained.
Cheers
Colin.
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From: Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: backspace key in exceed?
Date: 2 Apr 2001 10:20:03 -0400
Trebor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I'm experiencing a known problem with exceed 6.2 on W2K an redhat 7.0 in
: which the backspace key won't work in xterm. Unfortunately, the remedies I
: have tried all fail, including the one on hummingbird's own support site.
: Are there any other workarounds - other than taking a hammer to my PC?
: Here's what I've tried:
: => (from hummingbird support site) In Xconfig>Input, clear the "Shifted"
: mapping for the backspace key. This will restore the functionality to the
: backspace key.
: RESULT: Now I get an "h" instead of a "~" when I press backspace.
: => xmodmap -e "keysym BackSpace = 0x0008"
: RESULT:
: xmodmap: commandline:0: bad keysym target keysym 'BackSpace', no
: corresponding keycodes
: xmodmap: 1 error encountered, aborting.
: thanks,
: -Bob
: Andover, MA
I don't know if you have tried this or not but this is what I did.
In the hummingbird Xconfig>Input instead of just clearing the "shifted"
mapping for the backspace key map it to the same thing as the non
"shifted" mapping. I think this is what I did and it works for me.
BTW another thing you can do if you use gnome is use the gnome-terminal
instead. Before I corrected this problem my xterms were broken but
the gnome-terminal still worked.
Good luck
-Donald
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From: "Colin Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.config,redhat.networking.general,redhat.servers.general
Subject: Re: ADSL - Connect to BTopenworld BUSINESS service ethernet router.
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:22:38 +0100
Forgot to mention setup from ISP uses dynamic ip address
Colin Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:...
> Does anyone know how to connect to the BTopenworld business router and
logon
> to allow IP masquerading? All the info I have read describes the setup for
> the usb modem. Could you please give simple instructions or advise where
a
> HOWTO could be obtained.
> Cheers
> Colin.
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Anybody tried various 2.4 kernel based distributions? Opinions?
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 14:21:18 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <0BTx6.126573$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Warren Postma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I installed Traktopels (Mandrake 8.0 beta 2). Way too unstable. The
> Installer kept crashing and there were lots of error messages from the newly
> upgrade RPM 4.0 package manager, and the KDE and GNOME installation failed,
> leaving me in a Circa-1983 version of X, with an xterm, and xclock, and
> nothing else. Nice.
>
> I'm going to have a spin around the block with the new RedHat "Wolverine"
> beta, which apparently supercedes the previous "Fisher" beta, If I've
> understood the dates/times on the ISO files correctly. <grin>
Keep in mind that both of these are *BETA* distributions. They're
*EXPECTED* to have problems. You could always wait for the release
versions of these distributions.
> Also, it appears that SuSE has a 2.4 based distribution out there, but
> there's NO way to evaluate it without first buying it. If I tried it, and
> it was stable, I would certainly pay $29 or $49 or whatever, but I'm not
> going to Buy Before Try, how bass-ackwards is that, in the Open Source
> world.
Actually, there is a boot-from-CD version of SuSE. Check
http://www.linuxiso.org. You'll need a CD-R burner to use this, though,
and I don't know how much you can customize it (I'd guess not a lot).
The SuSE 7.1 with 2.4.x kernel is *NOT* beta software.
You could also try running a 2.4 kernel on an earlier distribution
(Mandrake 7.2, Red Hat 7.0, whatever). This isn't without its problems,
but it can be made to work. In my experience, the worst problem is that
kernel modules may not load correctly unless you give the complete path
to them, because their locations have changed. There are also occasional
program-specific problems. The last I checked, for instance, there were
no Win4Lin drivers for the 2.4 kernel, although their Web page said
they're working on it. You'd have that problem even with distributions
that use 2.4 from the start, though.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: Gabor Takacs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,linux.misc,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc,linux.support.commercial,redhat.config,redhat.general
Subject: Re: mem and swap problem
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 10:15:39 -0400
The exact value is 127+change and it does work. It was provided as a solution to
this problem. If need the exact value try the external linux.redhat.misc
newsgroup, that is where I got my info. This solution was applied successfully
to v6.x of RedHat and Mandrake.
Taavi Hein wrote:
> "Gabor Takacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> : I read something about this on a linux.redhat newsgroup. Apparently some
> : portion of the RAM is used for something else (store a copy of BIOS I
> : think). Because of this, you don't have the entire 128M. I don't
> : remember the exact number.
>
> Still, suppose, you specified a number in boot options, Linux is gonna
> think, that's how much you got, right? Then, it uses a few kB for smth (why
> is a copy of bios necessary for Linux?), if you specified a few kB less, it
> would use the few kB for smth, but you'd have twice less space, than when
> specifying the correct value [if I'm not making any sense ... just disregard
> the letter]
>
> --
> Taavi Hein - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Registered Linux user #209546
> Registered Linux machine #97395
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From: "Chau Chee Yang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help on installing RedHat via FTP/NFS/HTTP
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 22:40:13 +0800
Reply-To: "Chau Chee Yang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
Even if I use bootnet.img, I still have problem. Here is my situation:
I have a RedHat 7 installed on a PC "A". Currently I need to setup another
RedHat PC "B" via FTP. I copy all files in RedHat CD files into PC "A".
And then I make a bootnet.img to floppy disk, and use this disk to book up
in PC "B". I then choose FTP to installation method. The installation is
running fine and it can retrieve a file "base/netstg1.img" from PC "A" 's
FTP server. After receiving this file, the screen prompt "Loading
/mnt/runtime ramdisk..." and the installation process stuck there. What's
wrong with the FTP installation? I have tried HTTP and NFS method as well
and I got
the same situation.
Please help. Thank you.
--
--
Best Regards,
Chau Chee Yang
BCE Software Sdn. Bhd. ---> www.bce.com.my
Phone: 03-3372 5717 Fax: 03-3372 5719
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Real thing
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 14:44:47 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <3ac850a4$0$25509$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Ron Nicholls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Does anyone still make a real keyboard--
>
> ibm layout
> keys that CLICK
> NOT festooned with win keys.
> My present keyboard clicks and when it dies ,I'm finished !!
> soggy rubber thuds
When Northgate (makers of the Northgate OmniKey) went under, a company
called CVT bought the rights to the design, and is now marketing it
under the "Avant Stellar" name. I see they've now also got something
called the "Avant Prime," but I don't know how it differs from the
Stellar. You can find information on both at:
http://www.cvtinc.com/kybdfeatures.htm
They're a bit pricey, at US$150-$190. I've long been a fan of the
original Northgates -- in fact, when they went out of business, I
bought two of the last ones on the market as spares. I'd pay $150 or
even $200 for another if I needed to. This is a personal matter,
though.
Another possibility is the NMB RT-8200W:
http://www.nmbtech.com/products/kbrds/rt8200w.html
IIRC, the price was US$50-$75 a few years ago at a local computer
superstore -- more affordable than the Avant Stellar, but the quality's
not quite as high. It's got one unusual feature that's worthy of note:
The space bar is split into two keys, and the left one can be
configured as a duplicate backspace key. This seems weird, but once you
get used to it, it can be nice.
Yet another possibility is the Micro Connectors USB "flavored"
keyboards. These are marketed for Macs, but they'd probably work on x86
systems with USB support. IMHO, they're not as good as the Northgate
keyboards of old -- I'd put mine about on a level with the NMB,
although the feel is certainly different. I seem to recall getting mine
for about $50. (I use it with an iMac.) Here's the Web page for more
information:
http://www.microconnectors.com/mackey.html
One thing you're unlikely to find today is a keyboard without any
Windows keys. There are a few keyboards marketed to the Linux market
that replace the Windows logos with a Tux logo, but that's a cosmetic
matter only. I believe the Happy Hacking keyboard
(http://www.pfuca.com/products/hhkb/hhkbindex.html) lacks these keys
entirely, but it also lacks a lot of other keys and, judging by the Web
page, uses rubber dome technology just like most of the cheap junk
that's too common. I've never used one of these keyboards, though.
Certainly the best rubber dome keyboards are as good as the worst
mechanical switch keyboards, at least IMHO.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: "Chris Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RPM Update
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 10:50:07 -0400
"Luke Vogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Luke Vogel wrote:
>
> > Hi Chris,
> > Thanks for your reply ... In your message above, you refer to upgrading
> > to version 4.0.2, but the redhat link you also mentioned leads me to
> > http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHEA-2000-051.html which talks
> > about an upgrade to 3.0.5-9.5x.
> >
> > Whats the go with the version numbering, and is the upgrade now as
> > seamless as it should be?
>
> OK, more research, and I found rpm-4.0.2 and its associated -devel
> -python and -build rpms on a mirror.
>
> So far so good ... now I'm hoping that I can just type
> rpm -Uvh rpm* and all is upgraded ... nope!
>
> I get the following;
> error: failed dependencies:
> libdb-3.1.so is needed by rpm-4.0.2-6x
> libdb-3.1.so is needed by rpm-build-4.0.2-6x
> libdb-3.1.so is needed by rpm-python-4.0.2-6x
>
> Where the hell do I get libdb-3.1.so from? ... and ...
> Do I need to upgrade another package(s) before I do these?
>
> --
> Regards
> Luke
> ------
Luke,
yes rpm 4.0.2 requires the db3 packages (containing the libdb
referenced in the error messages). Its possible these may
require other packages. I didn't have much trouble because
as I said I have been staying reasonably up-to-date with the
updates from redhat. If you have not, then you may have to
install a few others before the rpm packages. Be patient,
and get to know rpm: read the man page carefully, and read
the rpm howto (see http://www.kernel.org/LDP/index.html).
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From: "Tauno Voipio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: ISO image install problem...
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 14:49:14 GMT
"Rod Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (steve) writes:
> >>|
> >>| You should have the ISO image back on the hard disk of the burner
machine
> >>| and make a new CD with 'Make CD from image' option in the burner
program.
> >
> > What I usually do is mount the image then burn to cd. Works everytime.
>
> That can easily lose information, particularly when dealing with
> cross-OS burning. For instance, it's not clear if the original poster
> burned from within Linux. If the original poster was using Windows,
> then mounting the image is iffy (Windows itself doesn't support it, but
> I believe there are third-party utilities that do). Assuming the image
> is mounted in Windows, you'd lose stuff like Rock Ridge owner and
> permissions information, some of which may be important for a Linux
> installation CD. When doing this in Linux, you might lose the bootable
> nature of the original, unless you take special measures to preserve
> it. Likewise, if the CD image supported both ISO-9660 and HFS, you'd
> lose the HFS side (unless you mounted it as HFS, in which case you might
> lose Rock Ridge information).
>
> All in all, if you download a CD image file, it's best to burn it as an
> image file, not mount it and try to re-parse it. Doing the latter just
> introduces possibilities for error, both subtle and not-so-subtle.
>
Yes. It is already shown too many times that the Windows burners mess up the
file name cases and the installation is lost. Gatesware does not honour the
Rock Ridge extensions.
Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio @ iki fi
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From: "urban junkie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ADSL - Connect to BTopenworld BUSINESS service ethernet router.
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:54:22 +0100
"Colin Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:3ac889ba$0$12242$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Does anyone know how to connect to the BTopenworld business router and
logon
> to allow IP masquerading? All the info I have read describes the setup for
> the usb modem. Could you please give simple instructions or advise where
a
> HOWTO could be obtained.
> Cheers
> Colin.
>
Hi, if I understand you correctly, you want to telnet into your BT openworld
supplied ADSL router and change some settings ?
If that's the case, then you'll have to talk to BT Openworld, as you're not
allowed to access the router yourself. ISTR some instructions for gaining
access to the BT supplied router, quickly followed by warnings that BT would
terminate your service if you do.
Again, I think BT charge �50 to make the change, but I could be wrong !
You'll get better answers by posting the question to uk.telecom.broadband
HTH
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Gregorie)
Subject: Re: mt command fails
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 14:59:52 GMT
On Mon, 02 Apr 2001 17:12:03 +0530, Manoj Patil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>Hi
>I have two tapes
>1. Exabyte 8200
>2. Exabyte 8505
>(Both are 8MM devices)
>
>For the first tape, mt -f /dev/nst0 setblk 1024 fails
>However I am able to change the block size for the second tape.
>Both drives have tape cartridges in it
>
>Can some one suggest why mt fails on the first tape ?
>
Are 1K blocks supported by the 8200?
--
gregorie | Martin Gregorie
@logica | Logica Ltd
com | +44 020 76379111
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