Linux-Setup Digest #74, Volume #21 Thu, 19 Apr 01 17:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: NTP HowTo (Leonard R. Budney)
Re: GeForce2 and Zonet drivers (Loren Lang)
A newbie's question ("Hugh Jass")
how to make router ("RAV")
Re: NTP HowTo (Bill Unruh)
Re: One more who needs help! ("John Pfaff")
Redhat 7.1 and Oracle 8.1.7 (root)
RedHat 6.0 --> NT laptop ("Bruce Phipps")
Re: mandrake and the iomega zip100 (parallel) (Peter Christy)
root login notify
Re: Redhat 7.1 and Oracle 8.1.7 ("Sybrand Bakker")
Re: A newbie's question (robin barbehenn)
Re: Re: burning cds and the like...... ("Nilsson, Rik")
GA-7ZX Onboard Sound Problem ("ET1Mac")
Re: Redhat 7.1 and Oracle 8.1.7 (root)
Re: One more who needs help! (Static)
Re: prevent multiple logins - how? (Jeff Klouda)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leonard R. Budney)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.redhat,redhat.kernel.general
Subject: Re: NTP HowTo
Date: 19 Apr 2001 13:11:08 -0400
"SS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Can someone tell me how I can setup this automatic time synth? Let say, the
> system will check the time every hour or 15 minutes...
Every 15 minutes is *way* overkill--especially if you don't have a permanent
Internet connection.
I suggest you take a look at clockspeed: http://cr.yp.to/clockspeed.html.
On pentium-class machines, it will correct for systematic clock drift. One
server at my place has been running it for 17 days now, and it's still
within 127 milliseconds of the atomic time.
Note you will want to run "hwclock --systohc -u" periodically, so that the
hardware clock is reasonably accurate after the next reboot.
You will probably want to zero out /etc/adjtime as well, or else comment
out the call to hwclock in /etc/rc.sysinit. If you have to make a largish
clock adjustment, which often happens the first time you set your clock,
then adjtimex plays havoc with your clock forever after.
Len.
--
Shielding bad programmers is shortsighted.
-- Dan Bernstein
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Loren Lang)
Subject: Re: GeForce2 and Zonet drivers
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 17:13:41 GMT
On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:09:18 -0500, Dave Barnett
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Renaud:
>
>Renaud Toussaint wrote:
>>
>> Could someone please tell me if it's possible to have a netcard "zonet
>> ZEN3200" recognized by a Debian or other distribution, and whether one
>No idea.
>
>> of the drivers developped by XFree86 works for a videocard NVidia
>> "GeForce2 Mx" ("MSI AGPhantom"), or if I just must change both cards for
>> other models?
>> Thanks.
>I have a GeForce2 MX card from eVGA, and with XFREE86 version 4.0.2, it
>runs quite happily. I installed Redhat 7.0, and then built the XFREE86
>4.0.2 code. I don't believe the manufacturer ("MSI", versus "eVGA")
>should matter.
>
Also - you can check out the nVidia web site and pull down the latest:
http://www.nvidia.com/Products/Drivers.nsf/Linux.html
I have downloaded these, but haven't installed them yet because my
system works happily with the supplied drivers (XFree86 4.0.2) and
because I'm wrestling with bigger problems at the moment. I'll
install them eventually.
Loren Lang Phone: 859-734-0538 x439
Senior Programmer/Analyst Fax: 859-734-8210
Bay West Paper Corporation Replace the obvious with 'llang' to e-mail
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From: "Hugh Jass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: A newbie's question
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 18:24:01 +0100
Hi,
I'm interested in trying Linux under a dual-boot situation with Win98 SE.
The problem is that I have an OEM version of Win98 SE from Tiny, who made my
Pc and they didn't give me the Win98 SE disk, just a rescue CD that
automatcily reformats and reinstalls Windows. so this means that I can't
reformat everything and create partions. I would like to know if it is
possible to create partions in something like partition magic and then
install Linux into them?
Many Thanks,
Shane
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From: "RAV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how to make router
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 19:31:31 +0200
How to make router with 486 dx2/66 8MB RAM and floppy 1,44, one net card and
one hub. I want to make router for SDI interface(Ericsson), it's connected
to parallel port.
I've heard, that this can be done, there are some programs, that can be
loaded on a single floppy and everything will work
I've got question:
-what system?
-what programs?
-how to do that?
-what do i need more?
Please help, i ask for links and files
Sorry for my English :)
THX
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,linux.redhat,redhat.kernel.general
Subject: Re: NTP HowTo
Date: 19 Apr 2001 17:39:10 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leonard R. Budney)
writes:
>"SS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> Can someone tell me how I can setup this automatic time synth? Let say, the
>> system will check the time every hour or 15 minutes...
Get chrony. (www.chrony.org) It will not only act as an ntp client, and
set your clock to atomic time, but will also examine your hardware
clock, determine its error and rate of error, and next time you boot up
and use chrony -r -s it will use that info to set the computer time
correctly from the hardware time corrected for error and drift.
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From: "John Pfaff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: One more who needs help!
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:53:47 -0400
Most (read all) external SERIAL modems work, many external USB modems are
Winmodems. I have a Winmodem with a Lucent chipset that does work. There
is a Linux kernel driver for it, I think I got it at the Lucent site.
--
John Pfaff - KA3RVE
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registered with the Linux Counter.
http://counter.li.org
ID # 39256
"Stanislaw Flatto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>
> Earl Lewis wrote:
>
> > Here's a modem compatibility list:
> > http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/20010212a.html
> >
> > I never even bothered to try and get my cheapie sound card installed
> > in RedHat7.
> >
> > I paid just shy of $80 to buy a modem guaranteed to work in Linux.
> > I've since heard that all external modems will work.
>
> YES, IT IS TRUE!
> External modems are self sufficient (hardware wise) to perform the
> mod/demod duties and need only relevant commands and info from serial
> port.
> Serial port commands are standard for all OS's.
> Q.E.D.
>
> Stanislaw.
> Slack user from Ulladulla.
>
> > Dunno if that's
> > true. There is problems with PCI internal modems, I bought the Zoom
> > 2920, which was said to work. After nearly 30 days Zoom admitted there
> > was problems, anyway with RH7. I exchanged it for an ISA Zoom 2919,
> > which does work. SOME winmodems will work, some won't.
> > Earl
> >
> > On Sat, 14 Apr 2001 16:40:40 +0200, "Krstanovic"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >I have just installed Red Hat Linux 7.0 and I have a verrryyyy LARGE
> > >problem!
> > >I cannot configure my Rockwell 56K modem and XWAVE QS3000a soundcard.
> > >Can anybody help me?I would be very gratefull if you can send me some
> > >instalation instructions
> > >or some Internet adres on which I could find help!
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 14:14:27 -0400
From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.databases.oracle.server
Subject: Redhat 7.1 and Oracle 8.1.7
Hi,
>From RedHat Press Release:
export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5
. /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/bin/i386-glibc21-linux-env.sh
This messages I guess should get directed towards RedHat. I've
installed RedHat 7.1 and following the instructions for Oracle and 7.1
(in the Press Release from RedHat?) about tricking out the kernel Oracle
seems to install and link properly. But...
After installing or relinking Oracle something is wrong and I believe it
has to do with RedHat and their little party they are having with the
compiler.
What I found:
I have a Oracle 8.1.7 database and listener running on say
johnny.rockets.net
if I do a:
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/tnsping johnny
I get:
TNS-03506: Failed to create address binding
But If I do a:
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/tnsping johnny.rockets.net
I get:
Attempting to contact
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=johnny.rockets.net)(PORT=1521))
OK (20 msec)
Before any tells me to check my resolv.conf and nsswitch.conf this does
work:
/bin/ping johnny
64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=1 ttl=249
time=5.643 msec
64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=2 ttl=249
time=5.504 msec
64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=3 ttl=249
time=8.764 msec
64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=4 ttl=249
time=5.870 msec
64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=5 ttl=249
time=20.974 msec
64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=6 ttl=249
time=8.921 msec
64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=7 ttl=249
time=5.450 msec
and so on....
My resolv.conf does have the lines
search rockets.net
nameserver {ip for ns1.rockets.net}
nameserver {ip for ns2.rockets.net}
In RedHat 7.0, 6.2 - this definitely works.
I really wanted 7.1 to get Oracle Certified but I think we'll have to
wait for 7.2. RedHat is starting to let me down - I really wanted the
2.4 kernel in a Oracle Certified Distro.
RedHat please help,
Steve Scoleri
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Bruce Phipps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RedHat 6.0 --> NT laptop
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 19:17:53 +0100
Reply-To: "Bruce Phipps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have a laptop running NT4 with:
2 gig FAT primary C: partition
4 gig NTFS secondary D: partition
I'd like to install RH6.0 onto the 4gig NTFS partition so I have: 2 gig
Linux, 2 gig NTFS.
Keep the primary 2 gig FAT partition as it is i.e. WinNT.
Whats the best way to approach this?
Bruce
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From: Peter Christy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: mandrake and the iomega zip100 (parallel)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 19:28:44 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You don't say what flavour of Zip drive you are using - I use a parallel
port version. There is a very good zip drive mini howto which covers most
of the things you need to know. It should be in the mini section of the
howto folder on LM7.2
--
Pete
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: root login notify
Date: 19 Apr 2001 18:32:47 GMT
does anyone know of a bit of software that will send me a message everytime a user
logs onto my machine ?
cheers
j
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From: "Sybrand Bakker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.databases.oracle.server
Subject: Re: Redhat 7.1 and Oracle 8.1.7
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 20:38:24 +0200
Could you verify your sqlnet.ora please?
It is in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin or /etc
It looks like it doesn't have the line
names.default_domain = rockets.net
names.default_zone = rockets.net
which is on other platforms definitely a reason for getting an error when
you don't use it in your tnsping parameter.
Regards,
Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
"root" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
>
>
> From RedHat Press Release:
>
> export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5
> . /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/bin/i386-glibc21-linux-env.sh
>
> This messages I guess should get directed towards RedHat. I've
> installed RedHat 7.1 and following the instructions for Oracle and 7.1
> (in the Press Release from RedHat?) about tricking out the kernel Oracle
> seems to install and link properly. But...
>
> After installing or relinking Oracle something is wrong and I believe it
> has to do with RedHat and their little party they are having with the
> compiler.
>
> What I found:
> I have a Oracle 8.1.7 database and listener running on say
> johnny.rockets.net
>
> if I do a:
> $ORACLE_HOME/bin/tnsping johnny
>
> I get:
> TNS-03506: Failed to create address binding
>
> But If I do a:
> $ORACLE_HOME/bin/tnsping johnny.rockets.net
>
> I get:
> Attempting to contact
> (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=johnny.rockets.net)(PORT=1521))
> OK (20 msec)
>
> Before any tells me to check my resolv.conf and nsswitch.conf this does
> work:
> /bin/ping johnny
> 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=1 ttl=249
> time=5.643 msec
> 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=2 ttl=249
> time=5.504 msec
> 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=3 ttl=249
> time=8.764 msec
> 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=4 ttl=249
> time=5.870 msec
> 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=5 ttl=249
> time=20.974 msec
> 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=6 ttl=249
> time=8.921 msec
> 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=7 ttl=249
> time=5.450 msec
> and so on....
>
> My resolv.conf does have the lines
> search rockets.net
> nameserver {ip for ns1.rockets.net}
> nameserver {ip for ns2.rockets.net}
>
> In RedHat 7.0, 6.2 - this definitely works.
>
> I really wanted 7.1 to get Oracle Certified but I think we'll have to
> wait for 7.2. RedHat is starting to let me down - I really wanted the
> 2.4 kernel in a Oracle Certified Distro.
>
>
> RedHat please help,
>
> Steve Scoleri
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: robin barbehenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: A newbie's question
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 15:30:02 -0400
Make sure you defrag your windows partition and then use partition
magic. The linux-mandrake install has partition magic in it and you can
change the size of the windows partition and add linux partitions in the
newly made space. This works well!!
RB
> Hi,
> I'm interested in trying Linux under a dual-boot situation with Win98 SE.
> The problem is that I have an OEM version of Win98 SE from Tiny, who made my
> Pc and they didn't give me the Win98 SE disk, just a rescue CD that
> automatcily reformats and reinstalls Windows. so this means that I can't
> reformat everything and create partions. I would like to know if it is
> possible to create partions in something like partition magic and then
> install Linux into them?
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Shane
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Nilsson, Rik")
Subject: Re: Re: burning cds and the like......
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 19:49:41 +0000 (UTC)
I don't know what you are using for your graphical CD burning software, but
I get excellent results with gtoaster from Gnometoaster.org.
I believe it is the only graphical front-end that makes use of the
multi-session capabilities of 'cdrecord', which you can also control from
the command line (see the cd-writing HOWTO).
The trick is, you have to first import the previous session, add the new
stuff and write - gtoaster then creates links to the existing tracks during
the write.
Rik
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From: "ET1Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: GA-7ZX Onboard Sound Problem
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 19:59:43 GMT
I'm using RH6.2 and have installed it on a GA-7ZX with a Duron 800.
When configuring sound with sndconfig it autodetects Ensoniq:CT5880. But
when it goes to play the sample sound the system locks up.
/etc/conf.modules has the following inserted: alias sound-slot-0 es1371
Reading other post with similar issues I changed it to the following: alias
char-major-14 es1371 with no success.
I even tried modprobe with different arguments; es1371, char-major-14
es1371, es1370 just to see what will happen, but still no success.
Is this a 6.2 issue, would upgrading fix it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
v/r
ET1
System:
RH 6.2
AMD Duron 800
128 Mem
30G H.D.
Adaptec AIC 7850 Scsi
CanoScan 300
HP Printer
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Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:26:03 -0400
From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.databases.oracle.server
Subject: Re: Redhat 7.1 and Oracle 8.1.7
Its all correct.
Thanks anyway,
Steve
Sybrand Bakker wrote:
>
> Could you verify your sqlnet.ora please?
> It is in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin or /etc
> It looks like it doesn't have the line
> names.default_domain = rockets.net
> names.default_zone = rockets.net
> which is on other platforms definitely a reason for getting an error when
> you don't use it in your tnsping parameter.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
>
> "root" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > From RedHat Press Release:
> >
> > export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5
> > . /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/bin/i386-glibc21-linux-env.sh
> >
> > This messages I guess should get directed towards RedHat. I've
> > installed RedHat 7.1 and following the instructions for Oracle and 7.1
> > (in the Press Release from RedHat?) about tricking out the kernel Oracle
> > seems to install and link properly. But...
> >
> > After installing or relinking Oracle something is wrong and I believe it
> > has to do with RedHat and their little party they are having with the
> > compiler.
> >
> > What I found:
> > I have a Oracle 8.1.7 database and listener running on say
> > johnny.rockets.net
> >
> > if I do a:
> > $ORACLE_HOME/bin/tnsping johnny
> >
> > I get:
> > TNS-03506: Failed to create address binding
> >
> > But If I do a:
> > $ORACLE_HOME/bin/tnsping johnny.rockets.net
> >
> > I get:
> > Attempting to contact
> > (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=johnny.rockets.net)(PORT=1521))
> > OK (20 msec)
> >
> > Before any tells me to check my resolv.conf and nsswitch.conf this does
> > work:
> > /bin/ping johnny
> > 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=1 ttl=249
> > time=5.643 msec
> > 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=2 ttl=249
> > time=5.504 msec
> > 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=3 ttl=249
> > time=8.764 msec
> > 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=4 ttl=249
> > time=5.870 msec
> > 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=5 ttl=249
> > time=20.974 msec
> > 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=6 ttl=249
> > time=8.921 msec
> > 64 bytes from anger.laserlink.net (192.168.102.5): icmp_seq=7 ttl=249
> > time=5.450 msec
> > and so on....
> >
> > My resolv.conf does have the lines
> > search rockets.net
> > nameserver {ip for ns1.rockets.net}
> > nameserver {ip for ns2.rockets.net}
> >
> > In RedHat 7.0, 6.2 - this definitely works.
> >
> > I really wanted 7.1 to get Oracle Certified but I think we'll have to
> > wait for 7.2. RedHat is starting to let me down - I really wanted the
> > 2.4 kernel in a Oracle Certified Distro.
> >
> >
> > RedHat please help,
> >
> > Steve Scoleri
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Static <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: One more who needs help!
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.redhat,yu.os.unix
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 20:33:58 GMT
Krstanovic wrote:
> I think it is.
> Don;t say winmodems cannot work under LInux,please!
[snip]
Ok, I won't say it... I'm sure someone else will :-P.
try checking out http://www.linmodem.org (or something like that)... I've
heard there is nominal support for some of the chips, but not all.
IMHO - get a real modem, let the modem due to the work, save your cpu for
interesting stuff, like games :-)
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From: Jeff Klouda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: prevent multiple logins - how?
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:08:12 -0500
Look at idled.
http://www.darkwing.com/idled/
"J. Ganjs" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is there a way to prevent a user from being logged in more than once at a time?
>
> tnx and bye
> ganjs
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