Linux-Setup Digest #111, Volume #21 Wed, 25 Apr 01 19:13:11 EDT
Contents:
Re: Sound from one speaker ("Brian")
Re: Unusual mount problem ("paranoia")
USB Support (Jeffrey Robbins)
Re: How to install linux over win2k? ("Freakazoid")
ldconfig? (Rand Simberg)
Re: lynx mouse support (Brian Barcus)
Re: Redhat 6.2 and Adaptec AIC 7880 (Gregory Davis)
Re: How to install linux over win2k? ("Freakazoid")
Re: USB Support (Craig Kelley)
Re: How to install linux over win2k? (Craig Kelley)
Re: ldconfig? (Craig Kelley)
SuSE Linux installation failure ("Richard L. Enison")
Re: DNS, nslookup troubles ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Startup scripts? (michael james obrien)
Re: ldconfig? (Chiefy)
Re: SuSE Linux installation failure ("Tom Hoffmann")
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From: "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound from one speaker
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 12:16:11 +0200
I have the same problem - Mandrake 7.2, SB16 on a K6II-350, 128Ram. The
mixers say all the volumes are ok and all the channels are open. Can't find
the solution, but love to know what it is
brian
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From: "paranoia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Unusual mount problem
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.install
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:21:10 GMT
to mount a windows drive, first use the file manage and look in /mnt/ for
a windows directory, it probably there. actually in the file system , all
of your drive (zip, cd what ever) are listed in the /mnt directory. if
its not there go to google.com and search for a how to. it not hard, but
i dont recall exactly how to do it
rob
In article <9ai334$58u51$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Optiker"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Davide...
>
> I am a real newbie with Linux so have some very basic questions. I am
> running RH7 and KDE. Linux is dualbooted with Win2000Pro on a Micron 1.2
> GHz Athlon. What do I need to do to be able to read files on my Win2000
> NTFS partition from my Linux partition? When I use File Manager in KDE I
> see several drives mounted - CD, floppy, Zip, but if I insert a Zip
> cartridge, for example, don't see anything on it. I also have a Jaz
> drive that I don't see in File Manager, and I also don't see - or at
> least don't know where to look for - my Win2000 partition.
>
> RH7 was installed by my company's Unix/Linux tech, so I am not really up
> to speed yet on it. He's good, but he's not a teacher.
>
> I haven't done anything about mounting anything that isn't already
> mounted. I've read a little about autofs, but don't really know if it's
> on my machine, or if it is, how to use it. I barely understand the Linux
> file system. I am a pretty experienced DOS/Win user, but never used
> Linux/UNIX before, so am just getting started.
>
> Can you give me any specific instructions as to how to access my Win2000
> partition (and also shared network drives) from Linux? I do understand
> that NTFS is read-only at this time, but that's OK for now.
>
> Thanks!
> Optiker
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:9ah1b0$5675b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> In comp.os.linux.setup Dennis Bayrock
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > 2. When I run MC and try to view the same partition - I can't see
>> > ANYTHING (Yes I am navigating to the right place in the filesystem)
>> > 3. When I exit MC and run X (Gnome 1.0) - I still can't see anything
> with
>> > GMC.
>>
>> Well, since it's working in the console I think that the mount is
>> working well. Maybe is a problem related to MC/Gnome, but I can't see a
>> way to solve it.
>>
>> BTW, I have an NTFS partition on my machine and I can see it in KDE, so
>> maybe is a problem of Gnome.
>>
>> Davide
>
>
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From: Jeffrey Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: USB Support
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:30:18 -0400
I just downloaded SuSE 7.1 and I am going to install it this weekend. I
am
wondering if I am going to be able to use a USB mouse with this new
kernel.
I have been using an old PS/2 that needs to be retired, I am eying one
of
those new optical mice from Logitech. I am just concerned with the USB
support of the new kernel. Is it useable or is it still really buggy?
The
USB drivers that you can compile into the older kernels was buggy at
best.
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From: "Freakazoid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to install linux over win2k?
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:40:46 +1200
Thanks. WINE doesn't seem to support office, while win4lin seems a bit
pricey. I'll probably dual boot.
What's the difference between Mandrake and Debian?
"Stuart Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >
>
> You could if you want get win4linux and run a m$ session in linux or use
WINE
> (www.winehq.com) to run MS Office programs. Note --- Win4linux is a
commercial
> product and WINE is free.
>
> Also I would go with Mandrake if you are a newbie or possiblyredhat.
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rand Simberg)
Subject: ldconfig?
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:43:06 GMT
I'm trying to reinstall 3.3.6 on my RH7.0 system. When I run the
preinstall script, it gives me a message that, before continuing, I
need to get a new version of ld.so. It says to use version 1.7.14 or
newer. I looked in the script, and it's calling a program at that
point called ldconfig. Is that what it's talking about? Where do I
find a different version?
--
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interglobal space lines * 307 733-1715 (Fax) http://www.interglobal.org
"Extraordinary launch vehicles require extraordinary markets..."
Replace first . with @ and throw out the "@trash." to email me.
Here's my email address for autospammers: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brian Barcus)
Subject: Re: lynx mouse support
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:47:48 GMT
On Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:49:33 -0500, Michael Young
<michael&[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Anyone know where I can download a debian Lynx package for with libgpm
> built in or walk me through comiling from source with gpm support?
>
I don't have an answer for your question but a good alternative
might be the links browser. Note the name difference lynx vs.
links. Along with mouse support you'd also get text-mode frames.
--
====================================================
"Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried,
with fewer tensions and more tolerance."
-- Benjamin Franklin
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Brian Barcus
http://www.barcus.net/
mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Gregory Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.2 and Adaptec AIC 7880
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:52:02 -0400
Roger Moye wrote:
> RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
> invalid compressed format (err=1)<6> autodetecting RAID arrays
> autorun...
> ...autorun DONE.
>
> request_module[block_major_8]: Root fs not mounted
> VFS: Cannot open root device 08:07
> Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:07
>
Maybe you are using an old version of this kernel compression utility and a
new version of the kernel. Maybe you need a newer version of LILO. The
error specifically points to the compressed image format, not your kernel
configuration.
Greg
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From: "Freakazoid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to install linux over win2k?
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:49:47 +1200
Thanks. I have two HDDs (one NTFS partition each), and Win2k is currently
using D: (Primary IDE) drive as its boot drive. How do I install linux on C:
(Secondary IDE) drive and have dual boot as well?
"<Debian User>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:9c6lpr$m7q$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Well, a dual boot is very simple. Since you need your Win2k, I would just
> repartion your HD and then with the new space created I would just make a
> new Linux partion(s). Then I would install Linux :-). Rember, make LILO on
> your MBR! Thats very important.
>
>
> Freakazoid wrote in message <9c6i1m$7lg$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >Thanks for your reply
> >Yep, dual boot unless you can run MS Office and print well over a network
> in
> >Linux, without significant performance penalties. If that's possible, I'm
> >hoping to use LinuxBIOS one day as well.
> >
> >
> >"<Debian User>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >news:9c6dtp$k57$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >> So do you plan on Dual-booting the system?
> >>
> >>
> >> Freakazoid wrote in message <9c69rm$2ml$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >> >Hello peoples
> >> >I'm needing help on setting up a proxy server on this machine:
> >> >
> >> >P2 233, BX chipset, 192MB RAM (oc'd to 263 if you wanted to know)
> >> >CL Banshee AGP
> >> >Boca 56k modem
> >> >No-name PCI 10/100 NIC
> >> >Networked HP 710C to print to
> >> >There's also a SB AWE64 but it doesn't matter if it works or not.
> >> >
> >> >This machine is currently running Win2k server, but it's really
feeling
> >the
> >> >strain, and there isn't any good proxy software with a decent cache on
> >it.
> >> I
> >> >thought linux would be a good option, and my guess is Mandrake or
Debian
> >> >should be good. The problem is that this machine also needs to run MS
> >> office
> >> >as well, and I'd prefer if Win2k server can stay, along with NTFS and
> >such
> >> >things, unless linux can run MS office and let it share files with
other
> >> >windows machines.
> >> >Please give lots of details in your replies if you think it's needed,
> and
> >> if
> >> >you can afford the time. My only experience with linux is cat, ls and
a
> >> play
> >> >session on gnome.
> >> >Thanks in advance for replies to this post.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: USB Support
Date: 25 Apr 2001 16:05:29 -0600
Jeffrey Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I just downloaded SuSE 7.1 and I am going to install it this
> weekend. I am wondering if I am going to be able to use a USB mouse
> with this new kernel.
No problem.
> I have been using an old PS/2 that needs to be retired, I am eying
> one of those new optical mice from Logitech. I am just concerned
> with the USB support of the new kernel. Is it useable or is it
> still really buggy? The USB drivers that you can compile into the
> older kernels was buggy at best.
The new USB drivers are better than those in Windows 2000, in my
experience. We had a compact flash card reader that refused to work
in w2k, but was auto-detected by redhat under Linux.
--
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: How to install linux over win2k?
Date: 25 Apr 2001 16:06:40 -0600
"Freakazoid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Thanks. WINE doesn't seem to support office, while win4lin seems a
> bit pricey. I'll probably dual boot. What's the difference between
> Mandrake and Debian?
If you have to ask, then I'd start out with Mandrake and then work on
up to Debian if you care to in the future. Debian has some very cool
features, but it can be a bit obscure at moments.
--
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: ldconfig?
Date: 25 Apr 2001 16:11:42 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rand Simberg) writes:
> I'm trying to reinstall 3.3.6 on my RH7.0 system. When I run the
> preinstall script, it gives me a message that, before continuing, I
> need to get a new version of ld.so. It says to use version 1.7.14 or
> newer. I looked in the script, and it's calling a program at that
> point called ldconfig. Is that what it's talking about? Where do I
> find a different version?
The program is located at /sbin/ldconfig
You can get the version number by running
/sbin/ldconfig --version
And the man page is available as well. I doubt that you need to
*upgrade* ldconfig; it probably wants you to *downgrade* it for some
reason. You may try and get the source RPM files and recompile them
for your system (example is for i686 [pentium 2/3]):
rpm --rebuild --target=i686 XFree86-3.3.6-xxx.src.rpm
(it takes a few hours to finish, depending on your machine)
rpm --install /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i686/XFree86*
--
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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Reply-To: "Richard L. Enison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Richard L. Enison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SuSE Linux installation failure
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 22:16:26 GMT
I am a Linux newbie. I am trying to install S.u.S.E. Linux 5.3. I have
failed. The server is a rack-mounted Pentium III 600 MHz system with 256 Mb
RAM, an ATAPI CD-ROM drive, SCSI Adaptec AIC-7896 adapter, SCSI Seagate
ST39175LC Ultra-2-LUD 8683 Mb hard drive, ethernet port built into the
motherboard, SVGA port, 2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, 1 PS2 mouse port
and 1 PS2 keyboard port. Please help me. My supervisor, Michael L. Dean,
has insisted that I send this memo as is.
Richard L. Enison, Programming Consultant
SourceView Corporation
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: DNS, nslookup troubles
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 22:25:54 GMT
Hi, and thanks for your help.
I tried it on the server using 127.0.0.1 as the nameserver
and got the same errors.
I tried looking up the format of the zone file but couldn't
find a decent reference.
If you could look over the attached and let me know
if you see any problems I would appreciate it.
*** From /var/log/messages:
named[1635]: starting. named 8.2.2-P5 Sat Aug 5 13:21:24 EDT 2000 ^Iprospector
@porky.devel.redhat.com:/usr/src/bs/BUILD/bind-8.2.2_P5/src/bin/named
named[1635]: master zone "net3.cs.nps.navy.mil" (IN) loaded (serial 1997022700)
named[1635]: master zone "6.120.131.in-addr.arpa" (IN) loaded (serial 1997022700
)
named[1635]: hint zone "" (IN) loaded (serial 0)
named[1635]: master zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" (IN) loaded (serial 1997022700)
named[1635]: listening on [127.0.0.1].53 (lo)
named[1635]: listening on [131.120.6.129].53 (eth0)
named[1635]: listening on [131.120.6.4].53 (eth1)
named[1635]: Forwarding source address is [0.0.0.0].1151
named[1636]: Ready to answer queries.
*** The following are in response to a 'dig' query from a client:
named[1636]: approved AXFR from [131.120.6.130].1045 for "net3.cs.nps.navy.mil"
named[1636]: zone transfer (AXFR) of "net3.cs.nps.navy.mil" (IN) to [131.120.6.1
30].1045
*** Here is /etc/named.conf:
// generated by named-bootconf.pl
options {
directory "/var/named";
/*
* If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
* to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
* directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked
* questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
* port by default.
*/
// query-source address * port 53;
};
zone "net3.cs.nps.navy.mil" IN {
type master;
file "net3.cs.nps.navy.mil";
allow-update { none; };
};
zone "6.120.131.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "6.120.131";
allow-update { none; };
};
//
// a caching only nameserver config
//
zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
};
zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "named.local";
allow-update { none; };
};
*** Here is /var/named/net3.cs.nps.navy.mil:
;
; Zone file for net3
;
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA spruance.net3.cs.nps.navy.mil. root.spruance.net3.cs.nps
navy.mil. (
1997022700 ; Serial
28800 ; Refresh
14400 ; Retry
3600000 ; Expire
86400 ) ; Minimum
;
IN NS spruance.net3.cs.nps.navy.mil
;
spruance A 131.120.6.129
halsey A 131.120.6.130
burke A 131.120.6.131
;
; 1 IN PTR localhost.
*** Here is /var/named/6.120.131:
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA spruance.net3.cs.nps.navy.mil. root.spruance.net3.cs.nps
navy.mil. (
1997022700 ; Serial
28800 ; Refresh
14400 ; Retry
3600000 ; Expire
86400 ) ; Minimum
IN NS spruance.net3.cs.nps.navy.mil.
1 IN PTR spruance.net3.cs.nps.navy.mil.
2 IN PTR halsey.net3.cs.nps.navy.mil.
3 IN PTR burke.net3.cs.nps.navy.mil.
*** Here is /var/named/named.local:
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA localhost. root.localhost. (
1997022700 ; Serial
28800 ; Refresh
14400 ; Retry
3600000 ; Expire
86400 ) ; Minimum
IN NS localhost.
1 IN PTR localhost.
On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 02:48:56 +0000 (UTC), David Efflandt wrote:
>
>On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>> I have configured a DNS on my local lan
>> according to the DNS How-To
>>
>> When I try 'dig' from the clients I get the expected results.
>> When I try 'nslookup' from the clients I get:
>>
>> *** Can't find name server for address 131.120.6.129: Non-existant host/domain
>> *** Default servers are not available
>
>Do you get this same response on the nameserver box itself (using
>127.0.0.1 for nameserver)? If so, then check /var/log/messages for any
>errors when named started. It is possible that your reverse lookup zone
>for your IP range "6.120.131.in-addr.arpa" or whatever is incorrect or
>missing.
>
>If it works on the DNS server and nowhere else, you should still check
>/var/log/messages and your firewall settings.
>
>> My /etc/resolv.conf contains:
>> domain net3.cs.nps.navy.mil
>> nameserver 131.120.6.129
>>
>> My /etc/hosts file contains:
>> 127.0.0.1 localhost
>> 131.120.6.129 spruance spruance.net3.cs.nps.navy.mil
>> 131.120.6.130 halsey.net3.cs.nps.navy.mil halsey
>
>What is more important is the part of your named.conf that spells out your
>forward and reverse zone files and what those zone files contain. I
>suspect that your reverse lookup zone for your IP range is broken or
>missing. Recheck 5.3 of the DNS-HOWTO for your 6.120.131.in-addr.arpa
>zone.
>
>--
>David Efflandt (Reply-To is valid) http://www.de-srv.com/
>http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
>http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/ http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/
Thanks
dave
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (michael james obrien)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Startup scripts?
Date: 25 Apr 2001 22:19:44 GMT
Michael Pye ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: "Joeri Sebrechts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
: news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
: > How about "date" ? ;-)
: > It needs to run as root though, for obvious reasons.
: Yes, but where do I put it to be run on start up?
there is a file , usually rc.local or boot.local, which you can place
miscellaneous boot commands in. It usually resides in /etc/rc.d (except
for SuSe).
: MP
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Re: ldconfig?
Date: 25 Apr 2001 22:30:25 GMT
25 Apr 2001 21:43 UTC, Rand Simberg typed:
> I'm trying to reinstall 3.3.6 on my RH7.0 system. When I run the
> preinstall script, it gives me a message that, before continuing, I
> need to get a new version of ld.so. It says to use version 1.7.14 or
There was an 'ld.so-***.rpm' package available from RedHat.
Goes back a while though (RH6.x). There may be an up to date release on
their site.
--
Chiefy. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Tom Hoffmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SuSE Linux installation failure
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 22:47:46 GMT
In article <_0IF6.344$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Richard L. Enison"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am a Linux newbie. I am trying to install S.u.S.E. Linux 5.3. I
> have failed. The server is a rack-mounted Pentium III 600 MHz system
> with 256 Mb RAM, an ATAPI CD-ROM drive, SCSI Adaptec AIC-7896 adapter,
> SCSI Seagate ST39175LC Ultra-2-LUD 8683 Mb hard drive, ethernet port
> built into the motherboard, SVGA port, 2 serial ports, 1 parallel
> port, 1 PS2 mouse port and 1 PS2 keyboard port. Please help me. My
> supervisor, Michael L. Dean, has insisted that I send this memo as
is.
How can anyone help when you do not even tell us what errors or problems
you are encountering in the installation? At this point all I can
suggest is to follow the installation instructions that came with SuSE.
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