Linux-Setup Digest #5, Volume #21 Sat, 7 Apr 01 09:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: Hangs During Boot (Darin Johnson)
Re: HELP.. Cannot install RH7.0 (Jason Lott)
233 MHz and 32 MB SDRAM ("Christian Kurze")
Re: RH7.0 on A7M266, worth it? (Paul)
Re: kernel upgrade - yikes!! (tech2kjason)
Re: Suse 7.1 Security Question ("Mihalis Tsoukalos")
Re: chmod (Michael Heiming)
Re: Slackware 7.1 invalid compressed format (err=2) (Bill Lucas)
Re: webcam setting up (Paul Milliot)
Re: 233 MHz and 32 MB SDRAM (Stanislaw Flatto)
Re: Slackware 7.1 invalid compressed format (err=2) (Bill Lucas)
Re: BIND insecure? replacement? (Ian Northeast)
Re: Can't build kernel--"redefinition of `struct user_struct'" (Brue Halco)
Re: RH7.0 on A7M266, worth it? ("Jeffrey Yu")
Re: Suse 7.1 Security Question (Philipp G. (oeschtle))
��������� Linux ("TV")
Re: RH 7 on an Intel 66 MHz (Stanislaw Flatto)
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Subject: Re: Hangs During Boot
From: Darin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 07:12:21 GMT
"Richard A. Bilonick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Is there ANY way around this without reinstalling (and compiling new
> network drivers, etc.)?
Boot up in single-user mode. Add a "-s" option at the LILO prompt, as
in "linux -s". Then it skips most of the system startup, and you're
left at a command line as root.
Then edit whatever is trying to load your sound drivers and fix it.
Ie, it may be /etc/conf.modules.
Alternatively, boot from the RedHat CD (or other distribution) and
choose the rescue option at the first prompt screen you get.
Another alternative may be to type "I" (in RedHat anyway) when
prompted so that services are started interactively (I don't remember
if sound stuff gets loaded before that or not).
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From: Jason Lott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP.. Cannot install RH7.0
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 02:26:16 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 07 Apr 2001 06:30:09 -0000, Noe Nieto
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I Downloades RH7.0 the instalation procces seems to be correct but whe
>checking RPMS i get this messagege, it has something to do with anaconda
>or cobra or something like that..
>
>Traceback (innermost last):
> File "/usr/bin/anaconda.real", line 438, in ?
> intf.run(todo, test = test)
> File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 1030, in
>run
> File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/textw/packages_text.py",
>line 33, in __call__
> File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 539, in
>getCompsList
> File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/harddrive.py", line 43,
>in readComps
> File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/comps.py", line 459, in
>__init__
> File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/comps.py", line 428, in
>readCompsFile
> File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/comps.py", line 101, in
>__getitem__
>KeyError: linuxconf
>
>Local variables in innermost frame:
>self: <comps.HeaderList instance at 825cd18>
>item: linuxconf
>
>ToDo object:
>(itodo
>ToDo
>p1
>(dp2
>S'method'
>p3
>(iharddrive
>HardDriveInstallMethod
>p4
>(dp5
>S'fstype'
>p6
>S'vfat'
>p7
>sS'isMounted'
>p8
>I1
>sS'fnames'
>p9
>(dp10
>
><failed>
>HELP PLEASE... I dont want to give up....
>Since i downloaded all from my thelepfone line at 33.6 KBPS....PLEASE... -
>MERCY
The dreaded RH7 Anaconda error.... This link will take you to Redhat's
site ( from there you will need to download the new/improved anaconda
update disk ).
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHBA-2000-084.html
OR, if all of the RH7 installation software is present on the
hard-drive you can boot with a dos/windows floppy and start the
install from inside the x:\redhat7\dosutils directory, using the
autoboot command... This will initiate the setup program in "text"
(red/yellow windows) mode, which isn't as pretty as the graphical
setup, but at least it doesn't crash that way.
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From: "Christian Kurze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 233 MHz and 32 MB SDRAM
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 09:25:01 +0200
Hi,
is it worth to install a SuSE Linux 7.1 on a PC with 233MHz and 32 MB
SDRAM?? But the Linux should work fast...
thx
Christian
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From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware.amd.thunderbird,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: RH7.0 on A7M266, worth it?
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 08:03:21 GMT
actually thats false its 103.00 USD for Crucial 2100 ddr 256 meg modules
now.
where can u buy 256 megs of pc133 for 25.00??
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?model=A7M266&x=11&y=11
get your facts straight before you spew your semen all over the place boy.
E J wrote:
> What are you doing with it? If it is for a heavy duty server, sounds
> fine.
> For personal use, I got the A7V133A, because the 266Mhz DDR memories are
> 4 times more expensive than
> 133Mhz SDRAM.
>
> Jeffrey Yu wrote:
>
> > Yes, the question is whether it is worth to have RH7.0 installed on a
> > A7M266 motherboard, the CPU in mind is the 1.33G, and 512MB RAM.
> >
> > The alternative is the A7V133A, any comment at all? TIA.
> >
> > J.
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From: tech2kjason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.kernel.general,linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: kernel upgrade - yikes!!
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 03:28:27 -0500
On Fri, 6 Apr 2001 23:58:02 -0700, "ekkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>ran up2date on RH7 and was confused by the "excluded" list... it upgraded my
>kernel rpms to 2.2.17... after rebooting the box I have no network! troulbe
>is uname says I'm still on 2.2.16 but the modules directory under /usr/lib
>says 17 and there's no 16... yikes!
>
>can anyone suggest what I can do, especially given that I have no access to
>the net since the NICs won't come up?
>
>1k tia - erick
>
I always wondered why RH advised users not to use up2date to upgrade
kernel packages... now I know...
This issue can be resolved in one of two ways:
1 ) manually reinstall the updated kernel packages yourself:
or
2) follow these steps...
cd /boot
ls -al
verify that the System.map-2.2.17, kernel.h-2.2.17,
module-info-2.2.17, and vmlinuz-2.2.17 are present and/or linked
properly from System.map, kernel.h, module-info, and vmlinuz
with ls -al you should see something like...
...
kernel.h --> kernel.h-2.2.17
module-info --> module-info-2.2.17
System.map --> System.map-2.2.17
vmlinuz --> vmlinuz-2.2.17
....
kernel.h-2.2.17
module-info-2.2.17
System.map-2.2.17
vmlinuz-2.2.17
....
if /boot looks okay, it's time to visit lilo.conf inside /etc.
cd /etc
use your favorite editor to verify the lilo.conf file, to make sure
that the "image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17" is pointing to the right kernel.
in my case, that section looks like this:
....
"image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.3"
label=linux
read-only
root=/dev/hdc9
other=/dev/hda1
label=win98
Just remember that if you make any changes lilo.conf, to type lilo at
the prompt, so that it initializes it's pointers for the next reboot.
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From: "Mihalis Tsoukalos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.suse
Subject: Re: Suse 7.1 Security Question
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 11:52:31 +0300
Robert Pomerenk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:MmVu6.103984$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am planning on installing Suse 7.1 on my desktop. I will be accessing
the
> Internet by cable modem. My question is what do I need to do to insure
that
> I have a secure installation.
>
> Any suggestions for a newbie would be appreciated.
Another quick solution is to stop the inetd Super-service from running using
the command (as root):
# /etc/rc.d/inetd stop
This will stop almost all services.
Then you have to read lots of docs and books...
cheers,
Mihalis.
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Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 10:26:44 +0200
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: chmod
"H.Bruijn" wrote:
>
> On Fri, 06 Apr 2001 23:16:28 +0200, Michael Heiming allegedly wrote:
> >> The "umask" works like this. By default files are created with
> >> permissions set as " 666 - umask" and directories will have permissions
> >> " 777 - umask" so an umask value of 023 will set the permissions of all
> >> files you create by default to 643 = "-rw-r---wx"
> >
> >You can't set any file to be per default executable with umask, there is no way.
>
> Not on the normal situation, where the umask is your shell variable, and
> used to set the default permissions of the files you newly create.
> But it can in the case where the umask is usedas a mount option or an
> option in the/etc/fstab file to set the permissions on vfat partitions.
Thx...for clearing this up, it could be a security problem to set everything
executable, anyway I don't use vfat or any kind of DOS.
Regards
Michael Heiming
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Lucas)
Subject: Re: Slackware 7.1 invalid compressed format (err=2)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 10:31:10 GMT
On Fri, 06 Apr 2001 08:20:35 -0400, Steve Martin
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Bill Lucas wrote:
>
>> With my windows startup disk, I ran fdisk, created 1 primary dos
>> drive, formatted drive.
>>
>> Changed bios to boot CDROM first.
>> got the boot: prompt
>>
>> then,
>> Loading initrd.img.......
>> Loading vmlinuz.....
>> uncompressing Linux
>> invalid compressed format (err=2) or (err=1)
>
>Are you dead set on having the drive formatted as a Windows
>drive? If you're planning on running only Linux, then you
>should re-partition the drive using Linux's "fdisk",
Well, I couldn't use Linux's fdisk until I got Slackware loaded
which I did by making a boot disk and then a root disk.
my hda1 partition is the swap partition 88 megs starts on cylinder
1-89
my hda2 I made bootable, but after setup the machine won't boot to the
hda2 directly I have to use the LILO disk that I created at setup?
now configuring X is my next project.
<snip>
(Trying to run
>Linux contained in a Windows partition gives me the same
>warm-and-fuzzy feeling I get when I know that someone has
>spit in my soup; there's something there you want, but you
>know that it's mixed in with something that makes ya sick. ;)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
kinda like the way Danny from the Partridge Family felt when he found
out the hooker he hired was a man?
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From: Paul Milliot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: webcam setting up
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 10:33:26 GMT
Hi,
On Tue, 3 Apr 2001 09:58:07 -0500, "Tan, Li" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello, I met problems to set up webcam, quickcam and philips TOUCam, neither
>of them work. Please help me this out, I use RedHat 7.1 beta, kernel 2.4.1,
>everytime I recompiled the kernel, usb then cannot work, but I choose ohci
>and other related item on.
http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/
Paul (from France).
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From: Stanislaw Flatto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 233 MHz and 32 MB SDRAM
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 20:50:18 +1000
Christian Kurze wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is it worth to install a SuSE Linux 7.1 on a PC with 233MHz and 32 MB
> SDRAM?? But the Linux should work fast...
Doing WHAT??? And compared to what???
The answer to first question is YES.
> thx
> Christian
Stanislaw.
Slack user from Ulladulla.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Lucas)
Subject: Re: Slackware 7.1 invalid compressed format (err=2)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 10:36:57 GMT
Thanx for your input, that is exactly what I had to do to get
Slackware to start setup.
Bill
On Fri, 06 Apr 2001 23:14:39 +1000, Stanislaw Flatto
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>One by one.
>a) if Windows are running, go to DOS-Prompt and format 2 (two) diskettes
>noting that there are NO bad sectors on them.
>b) When you have them create boot and root and start from begining.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Stanislaw.
>Slack user from Ulladulla.
>
>Bill Lucas wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> System: P233 MMX
>> RAM: 44 megs
>> HD:2.5 gig
>> ATAPI Cdrom.
>>
>> I just purchased the 4 cd set of Slackware 7.1, my only other
>> experience with linux was ZIPSLACK which ran in a windows partition.
>>
>> When I try and boot the system off the cdrom I get an error message.
>> What I have done,
>>
>> With my windows startup disk, I ran fdisk, created 1 primary dos
>> drive, formatted drive.
>>
>> Changed bios to boot CDROM first.
>> got the boot: prompt
>>
>> then,
>> Loading initrd.img.......
>> Loading vmlinuz.....
>> uncompressing Linux
>> invalid compressed format (err=2) or (err=1)
>> --system halted
>>
>> at this moment I am re-installing windows :( and will try to set it up
>> via the instrux from the manual with windows installed.
>> I have tried other scenarios to setup Linux but the above one was what
>> I wrote down step for step.
>>
>> I also had a bootdisk with the bare.i and will try that again.
>> any direction will be appreciated
>> thanx
>
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From: Ian Northeast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: BIND insecure? replacement?
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 11:39:06 +0100
Rithban wrote:
>
> Is BIND insecurity overblown?
>
> If not, what alternatives are there?
Bind is OK as long as you have at least 8.2.3-REL or 9.x (9.1.1
recommended).
Regards, Ian
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From: Brue Halco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can't build kernel--"redefinition of `struct user_struct'"
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 06:47:37 -0400
Thank you. That did indeed cure the problem.
Is "make xconfig" broken in some way? I haven't studied
the .config files yet, but it doesn't seem that the choice
of config utilities should be able to cause the problem I
was seeing. I wonder if the cure was actually the clearing
and reloading of the source. Perhaps I corrupted something
along the way?
Anyway, thanks again for your help.
Bruce
"ne..." wrote:
>
> On Apr 5, 2001 at 19:45, Brue Halco eloquently wrote:
>
> >Unfortunately, that was no help. I started over with
> >
> > make mrproper
> > make xconfig
> > make dep
> > make
> >bzImage
> >
> >but got the same error :-(
> Delete the source and start again. This time use make
> menuconfig or config. Do not use xconfig.
> [...]
>
> --
> Registered Linux User # 125653 (http://counter.li.org)
> Elephant, n.:
> A mouse built to government specifications.
> 6:14am up 20 days, 6:13, 7 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
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From: "Jeffrey Yu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware.amd.thunderbird,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: RH7.0 on A7M266, worth it?
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 10:55:32 GMT
Yes, that was the price I got as well. While they are priced so closely,
that make it even
more difficult to decide which one to get.
"Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> actually thats false its 103.00 USD for Crucial 2100 ddr 256 meg
modules
> now.
> where can u buy 256 megs of pc133 for 25.00??
> http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?model=A7M266&x=11&y=11
> get your facts straight before you spew your semen all over the place boy.
>
> E J wrote:
>
> > What are you doing with it? If it is for a heavy duty server, sounds
> > fine.
> > For personal use, I got the A7V133A, because the 266Mhz DDR memories are
> > 4 times more expensive than
> > 133Mhz SDRAM.
> >
> > Jeffrey Yu wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, the question is whether it is worth to have RH7.0 installed on a
> > > A7M266 motherboard, the CPU in mind is the 1.33G, and 512MB RAM.
> > >
> > > The alternative is the A7V133A, any comment at all? TIA.
> > >
> > > J.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Philipp G. (oeschtle))
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.suse
Subject: Re: Suse 7.1 Security Question
Date: 7 Apr 2001 11:50:45 GMT
: Robert Pomerenk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: > I am planning on installing Suse 7.1 on my desktop. I will be accessing
: the
: > Internet by cable modem. My question is what do I need to do to insure
: that
: > I have a secure installation.
: >
: > Any suggestions for a newbie would be appreciated.
well, there's this new "linux knowledge portal" provided by suse:
http://portal.suse.de/
all the articles are available in both, english and german.
that portal is done by using kinda **** dynamic-html via php.
really annoying! but if you have a cable modem it won't bother you too much,
anyway.
at that portal you can find the section "security".
there's an article covering your question in detail:
"(10.11.2000) Installation eines sicheren web-servers"
although it says "web server" it covers security issues in general.
you really should read it.
here's the link:
http://portal.suse.de/de/content.php?3occccccccccccccccccccmccccccccmcocccccccococcccccccccccccccc&content/security/secure_webserv.html
what the **** ???
**** dynamic-html!
same article in english:
http://portal.suse.de/en/content.php?3occccccccccccccccccccmccccccccmcocccccccococcccccccccccccccc&content/security/secure_webserv.html
at that pages you'll also find a couple of links to other security related
sites.
good luck!
philipp g.
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From: Stanislaw Flatto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 7 on an Intel 66 MHz
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 22:36:32 +1000
Scott Hendrick wrote:
> I have an old Intel 66 MHz box. I tried to install RH 7 but it gives me a
> Kernel Panic because the box isn't at least Pentium level. Can I change this
> so that I can install RH 7 on it?
>
> Thanks for any help.
No, but get "normal" distribution which is not for rich people only.
Mine is walking on 486/33 8M RAM and nicely running on K6-2/500 64M RAM. (no
names)
Stanislaw.
Slack 7.1 user from Ulladulla.
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