Linux-Setup Digest #112, Volume #21 Wed, 25 Apr 01 23:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Installing Linux over a network (Kwan Lowe)
Re: Red Hat 7.1 DSL configuration (Rod Smith)
HP Colorado tape drive under Red Hat 7.1 (Paul Johnson)
Re: LILO bootmenu w/ diff. kernels (Query_String)
Laptop mouse problem (David)
Windoze to Linux IP Masquerade Networking Problem (Rogue2000)
Help with RH 7.1 and routing please (JD)
kernel-2.4.3 net troubles ("Timothy Washington")
Re: kernel-2.4.3 net troubles (Dean Thompson)
Re: HOWTO setup a US Robotics/3Com 56K PCI FaxModem Model 5610/2977 (Norman de Groot)
Network Card Troubles (Jeff Klouda)
openGL and Mandrake 8 ("Troy Jesse")
Re: Sound from one speaker (E J)
Re: kernel-2.4.3 net troubles (Dave Uhring)
Mandrake 8 freeze during install process. (Spawn)
Re: kernel-2.4.3 net troubles (Timothy Washington)
Re: pls Help Newbie mount CD-ROM (P. U. Psilanimous)
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From: Kwan Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installing Linux over a network
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:39:20 GMT
In comp.os.linux.setup "<Debian User>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying to Install Redhat Linux over a network (LAN). One computer is
> running Windows 98 and the other other nothing. The computer running nothing
> I want RH installed on it. I am positive my LAN is working properly. Can
> somone give me some help?
Winders has something called Personal Web Sharing or something to that effect.
If you can manage to make the RedHat CD visible through PWS you can use the
network install via http to install RedHat.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Red Hat 7.1 DSL configuration
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:43:30 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
ADI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> That's is I did it. I downloaded and installed Red Hat linux 7.1 on my
> second hard drive. Everything when very smooth + it automatically
> recognized my ATA/66 drives. Only thing I need to know is how to install
> my 3Com ADSL modem so that I can use my internet connection in linux. My
> system is a dual boot Win98/Red Hat 7.1.....I would also like to know the
> steps how do I install drivers in linux (any drivers).
There are two issues that influence this:
1) Modem type. If it's an internal modem, forget it. If it's a USB
modem, forget it. If it's an external Ethernet-based modem, it'll
work using standard Linux Ethernet drivers. (There ARE supported
internal and USB modems, but AFAIK none are from 3Com.)
2) Connection type. If your ISP uses static IP addresses or DHCP, you
configure the system just as for any other Ethernet network. You can
use netcfg, linuxconf, or various other tools to do the job. If your
ISP uses PPPoE, you need a PPPoE client. I don't know offhand if RH
7.1 ships with one, but it might. Roaring Penguin
(http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe/) seems to be the most popular
of these, but there are others. (I list some at
http://www.rodsbooks.com/network/network-dsl.html.)
If you need more help, post information on both of the above.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HP Colorado tape drive under Red Hat 7.1
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 22:18:26 GMT
This is for the benefit of anyone trying to get their HP Colorado tape
drive to work under Redhat 7.1, and maybe other 2.4 kernels as well.
The symptom is that the tape device /dev/ht0 will do everything except
read. You can write, seek, rewind, retension etc, but read produces I/O
errors.
The problem is that the ide-tape driver does not work with HP Colorado
drives. Its not clear whether the problem is with the drive or the driver.
To work around it, you disable ide-tape and use the SCSI tape driver "st"
instead. To get "st" to talk to the IDE ATAPI tape device you use the
"ide-scsi" driver which does the translation. Its a simple translation
because ATAPI is basically the SCSI command set for tapes and CDs.
To make this actually happen, add the following lines to your
/etc/modules.conf file:
----8<----
# ide-tape does not work with HP Colorado 8GB. So we use ide-scsi
# instead, and the tape device becomes /dev/st0.
# Disable ide-tape
alias ide-tape off
# Cause SCSI tape driver "st" to load ide-scsi underneath.
below st ide-scsi
=====8<=====
Then do "depmod" to update the kernel module dependency list and try
reading from /dev/st0.
Paul.
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From: Query_String <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LILO bootmenu w/ diff. kernels
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:55:30 GMT
Jagged wrote:
>
> Query_String wrote:
>
> >
> but read above. there was a difference between vmlinuz and vmlinuz.suse
> (implied by a diff between vmlinuz and vmlinuz_24 and vmlinuz_24 and
> vmlinuz.suse being identical)
Ok, I didn't notice that. I only looked at the sizes
and did not run diff against them.
> >
> > What I do is install say 2.2.18 and then name vmlinuz
> > vmlin2218 and vmlinuz.suse to vmbak2218 and delete
> > anything else (not the numbered map files though!).
> >
> > Then install 2.4.2 and repeat the above with 242.
> >
> > 2.2.18 & 2.4.2 are not the same size at all.
> >
>
> what i did themn was copying vmlinuz to vmlinuz.oldd, and then installing
> kernel 2.2.18 again, but all i get with uname and kernelversion is 2.4 :-(
> probably the distribution site provides wrong installation data? i should
> check it back with another site...
I'd have confidence in the download, but I guess you never know.
You could also recompile but then it my be difficult to compare
sizes meaningfully.
I found so many other conflicts, and I lost my kPPP (again),
that I did a reinstall after copying 2.4.2-5 into the install
images folder so that it's the only kernel available and there
are only 2.4 modules around now.
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Voodoo3-2k, SbLiveV, usr56kVFi, ibm34L1201nic,
3 Maxtors, hp7550icdrw, hp6L.
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From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux
Subject: Laptop mouse problem
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 18:07:19 -0500
Hello,
I have a Compaq 1688 laptop with Red Hat 7.0
While working with X-Window using the built-in mouse the pointer on the
screen jumps, but if using external mouse there is no problem at all.
I would like to make the built-in mouse work properly.
Can someone help me with this problem?
Thanks,
David
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From: Rogue2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Windoze to Linux IP Masquerade Networking Problem
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 00:03:04 GMT
I have just Install RedHat7, which I want to use as a gateway for my
Windoze PC which runs W2Ksp1, which was connected to my cable modem with
a Intelpro10 NIC TCP/IP and DHCP for IP address (had no problems). My
linux PC has 2 NetgearFA310Tx NIC one (eth0) connected to cable modem,
the other (eth1) to Windoze PC. I have followed the IP Masquerade HOWTO
and rebuilt the kernal to include everything required for Masquerading.
I have the following in a script called rc.firewall
/sbin/depmod -a
/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_ftp
echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_foward
echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_always_defrag
echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr
/sbin/ipchains -M -S 7200 10 160
/sbin/ipchains -A input -j ACCEPT -i eth0 -s 0/0 67 -d 0/0 68 -p udp
/sbin/ipchains -P forward DENY
/sbin/ipchains -A forward -i eth0 -s 192.168.0.5/24 -j MASQ
Cable connection work and I can browse the www.
I then changed the W2K network options to IP 192.168.0.5 subnet
255.255.255.0 and gateway 192.168.0.1 (eth1 address in linux) and DON'T
REBOOT.
I then go through the tests Linux ping W2K OK, Linux ping itself
OK,Linux ping external address of eth0 OK, W2K ping linux OK, W2K ping
eth0 IP OK, W2K fails on MASQ ICMP forwarding test.
This is where the fun begins.
I reboot W2K thinking it may require it after changing settings, as soon
as its up I ping the linux pc and get the following error
Ping: Transmit Failed error code 65
I try to ping itself and get the same error
Ping: Transmit Failed error code 65
(I think its a PC problem but hope some ppl here have had the same
problem) but I don't know why it failed the MASQ ICMP forwarding test.
Thanks for any help
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From: JD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help with RH 7.1 and routing please
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 00:53:39 GMT
I just did a fresh install of RH 7.1 on a box with two NICs.
I want to make the box a firewall and router for my other two PCs on my
home LAN.
I am a relative newbie, and I need either a script, or some good
setp-by-step instructions on how to get this thing to route.
Someone pointed me to PM Firewall as a script that would do this, but PM
Firewall does not support the 2.4.x kernel and IP-tables that 7.1 has.
Help please!
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From: "Timothy Washington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: kernel-2.4.3 net troubles
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 00:55:00 GMT
I am having troubles getting any network devices to work for a newly
installed linux kernel 2.4.3. The compile and installation went smoothly.
However, no network devices initialize or work properly. As such, I have no
connection to the internet through Linux(currently forced to use Windows).
The errors I am getting are:
1. when using ipchains - during system boot, I am told that the "ipchains"
protocol is not available. However, I explicitly had ipchains included as a
protocol when doing "make xconfig"
2. eth*, vmnet - I explicitly included networking support when doing "make
xconfig", but there are no ethernet devices when I try "ifconfig *** eth0
up"
3. there was an error when trying to initialize NFS or network file system
I have checked "Documentation/Changes" and have all of the relevant packages
and utilities. As well, I have an up-to-date version of mod-utils. insmod
and modprobe are working properly as well, so I don't think that is the
problem. If someon has had this problem before, could they please give any
advice. Only networking services, devices are broken and I don't know why.
tim
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From: Dean Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: kernel-2.4.3 net troubles
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:03:48 +1000
Hi Tim,
> I am having troubles getting any network devices to work for a newly
> installed linux kernel 2.4.3. The compile and installation went smoothly.
> However, no network devices initialize or work properly. As such, I have no
> connection to the internet through Linux(currently forced to use Windows).
Not that I have had much experience with the new kernel but here are some
suggestions, ideas:
> The errors I am getting are:
>
> 1. when using ipchains - during system boot, I am told that the "ipchains"
> protocol is not available. However, I explicitly had ipchains included as a
> protocol when doing "make xconfig"
Did you load the "ipchains" module which needs to be loaded into the system
for ipchains to work under the new kernel. I have this feeling that ipchains
is still implemented with the help of iptables (in the background) but it
requires the ipchains module to be loaded.
>
> 2. eth*, vmnet - I explicitly included networking support when doing "make
> xconfig", but there are no ethernet devices when I try "ifconfig *** eth0
> up"
Did you select the appropriate network driver that you would like to build
into the new kernel. You need to activate both the ethernet networking
support as well as identifying which network device you have.
> 3. there was an error when trying to initialize NFS or network file system
This will be connected to the fact that there is no ethernet device recognised
on your system. Once you get your ethernet device back you should find that
the NFS system will come back online.
Check to make sure that the modules have been made successfully, and that they
have been installed in the right place. Additionally, check to make sure that
any symbolic links that are in place, reflect the location of the new modules
and not the old ones.
See ya
Dean Thompson
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From: Norman de Groot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HOWTO setup a US Robotics/3Com 56K PCI FaxModem Model 5610/2977
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:29:51 -0700
HateLinux wrote:
>
> Using redhat 6.2, standard install
>
> As root, type:
> lspci -v
>
> Among other stuff, you get this:
>
> 00:0b.0 Serial controller: US Robotics/3Com 56K FaxModem Model 5610
> (rev 01) (prog-if 02 [16550])
> Subsystem: US Robotics/3Com: Unknown device 00aa
> Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
> I/O ports at d400
> Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
>
> note the IRQ and the port address
>
> now type:
>
> setserial /dev/ttyS1 port 0x0d400 irq 11 uart 16550A
> where:
=====================>snip
Thanks for your simple, straightforward instructions concerning Linux
setup of a Robotics 5610 internal hardware modem. . My problem was
trying to relate Windows 2000 information about the modem port, address,
and IRQ with the similar information in Linux. Windows claims the
modem is on COM 3, uses IRQ 9, and is at 0xdfe0. In Linux, cat
/proc/pci reports that the modem is at the same address but IRQ 3. I
also did not realize that I was free to use any unoccupied COM port
rather than having to repeat the Windows COM 3 assignment. I ended up
with ttyS1, port 0xdfe0, IRQ 3. It works.
The "Modem busy" error message that Linux provides when the port and
adress and IRQ are not set correctly is worse than useless since it
leads one to look elsewhere for the problem, e.g., perhaps a lock file
or something else.
Thanks again.
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From: Jeff Klouda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Network Card Troubles
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 20:42:01 -0500
I have a SIS630 motherboard which has all onboard cards. The LAN card
is an SiS900. I am installing Redhat 7.0.
Doing an lspci -vv I see the card at IRQ 11 and IO de00. I also see
some communications port on IRQ 11.
When I cat /proc/interrupts there is no entry for IRQ 11.
I added the following in my modules.conf
alias eth0 sis900
options sis900 io=0xde00 irq=11
When I boot I get an insmod failure trying to load the module.
modprobe fails also, but it says it doesn't know parm_io.
I have recompiled the kernel to rebuild the sis900.o to ensure I have
the latest version, but to no avail. So what do I try next?
I also tried adding a Linksys which uses tulip, but same issue with
insmod.
alias eth1 tulip
options tulip io=0xdc00 irq=9
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
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From: "Troy Jesse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: openGL and Mandrake 8
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 20:49:24 -0500
Hi All,
I have been trying to install nvidia drivers and openGL in my new install of
Mandrake 8. I used X Free 86 4.0.3, which is supposed to support hardware
acceleration. I try to install the openGL drivers from Nvidia, but it says
it needs the Nvidia kernel drivers, so I install those, then install the
nvidia_glx drivers. I change my xf86config-4 file to have load "glx" in the
modules section, but there seems to be no support for openGL.
I have read all over the internet, used directions for redhat 7.1 and
mandrake 7.2 (these are all I have found), and essentially my X server just
crashes, and I have to start from scratch (I am still learning to use vim
also).
I would really like to use Linux more, and want to learn, so any help is
very appreciated.
Troy
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound from one speaker
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 02:00:40 GMT
Checking the CD audio cable. If you have windows 98, put a CD, and run the
OLD CD Player, not Window
Media Player. (Window Media Player is a pig, it sucks in data from the CD and
replays it back and does
not go through the CD audio cable).
If the OLD CD Player is playing the sound through one speaker, it is the CD
audio cable.
Brian wrote:
> 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: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: kernel-2.4.3 net troubles
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:21:01 -0500
Timothy Washington wrote:
> I am having troubles getting any network devices to work for a newly
> installed linux kernel 2.4.3. The compile and installation went smoothly.
> However, no network devices initialize or work properly. As such, I have
> no connection to the internet through Linux(currently forced to use
> Windows).
>
> The errors I am getting are:
>
> 1. when using ipchains - during system boot, I am told that the "ipchains"
> protocol is not available. However, I explicitly had ipchains included as
> a protocol when doing "make xconfig"
>
> 2. eth*, vmnet - I explicitly included networking support when doing "make
> xconfig", but there are no ethernet devices when I try "ifconfig *** eth0
> up"
>
> 3. there was an error when trying to initialize NFS or network file system
>
> I have checked "Documentation/Changes" and have all of the relevant
> packages and utilities. As well, I have an up-to-date version of
> mod-utils. insmod and modprobe are working properly as well, so I don't
> think that is the problem. If someon has had this problem before, could
> they please give any advice. Only networking services, devices are broken
> and I don't know why.
>
> tim
There is no such thing as ipchains in the v2.4 kernel. The entire
structure of firewalling code was changed. Read the new documentation.
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From: Spawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mandrake 8 freeze during install process.
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 19:52:50 -0700
I have been trying to install Mandrake 8 without no success(never had any
problem installing older version of Mandrake such as 7.1 and below). It
seem to freeze random during the selection process/install process. But
it mostly freeze when I tried to partition my hard drive. Do I need to
upgrade from 64MB to 128MB?
My hardware list is :
Western Digital 8 gig (C Drive)
Maxtor 2 gig (D Drive)
Matrox G400 dual head 32MB card
64 MB
Yamaha sound card
Aopen CD ROM 36X
AMD K6 450 mhz
EP-MVP3C (ISA/PCI AGP Mainboard with Onboard PCI IDE and Super Multi-I/O)
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From: Timothy Washington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: kernel-2.4.3 net troubles
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 03:03:31 GMT
Whoa, that was fast. Your suggestion was correct and I am writing to you from
a linux os. Yea!!!
Dean Thompson wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> > I am having troubles getting any network devices to work for a newly
> > installed linux kernel 2.4.3. The compile and installation went smoothly.
> > However, no network devices initialize or work properly. As such, I have no
> > connection to the internet through Linux(currently forced to use Windows).
>
> Not that I have had much experience with the new kernel but here are some
> suggestions, ideas:
>
> > The errors I am getting are:
> >
> > 1. when using ipchains - during system boot, I am told that the "ipchains"
> > protocol is not available. However, I explicitly had ipchains included as a
> > protocol when doing "make xconfig"
>
> Did you load the "ipchains" module which needs to be loaded into the system
> for ipchains to work under the new kernel. I have this feeling that ipchains
> is still implemented with the help of iptables (in the background) but it
> requires the ipchains module to be loaded.
Is "ipchains" still available in 2.4.*? Dave Uhring, who posted a response to
my original post says no. In any case, what is the new firewalling protocol for
2.4.* kernels and where can I get information concerning how to configure it?
>
> >
> > 2. eth*, vmnet - I explicitly included networking support when doing "make
> > xconfig", but there are no ethernet devices when I try "ifconfig *** eth0
> > up"
>
> Did you select the appropriate network driver that you would like to build
> into the new kernel. You need to activate both the ethernet networking
> support as well as identifying which network device you have.
I did not see my specific driver so just selected all ethernet 10/100 drivers
as modules. I didn't see this as being dangerous because the ones that aren't
used won't be loaded. Am I correct in this assumtion?
>
>
> > 3. there was an error when trying to initialize NFS or network file system
>
> This will be connected to the fact that there is no ethernet device recognised
> on your system. Once you get your ethernet device back you should find that
> the NFS system will come back online.
>
> Check to make sure that the modules have been made successfully, and that they
> have been installed in the right place. Additionally, check to make sure that
> any symbolic links that are in place, reflect the location of the new modules
> and not the old ones.
>
> See ya
>
> Dean Thompson
>
> --
> +____________________________+____________________________________________+
> | Dean Thompson | E-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
> | Bach. Computing (Hons) | ICQ - 45191180 |
> | PhD Student | Office - <Off-Campus> |
> | School Comp.Sci & Soft.Eng | Phone - +61 3 9903 2787 (Gen. Office) |
> | MONASH (Caulfield Campus) | Fax - +61 3 9903 1077 |
> | Melbourne, Australia | |
> +----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
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From: P. U. Psilanimous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pls Help Newbie mount CD-ROM
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 03:07:17 GMT
I came late to your question, so this may be a naive answer.
Since you have RH 7.0, look in linuxconf under "local file systems"
and make sure the cd is listed as "mnt/cdrom".
After making sure there are readable files on a cd in the drive, use
the command >mount cdrom
I have mine as an icon (in K desktop) and I don't use this command at
all anymore, so the exact syntax may not be correct.
Hope it helps.
On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 00:05:55 -0500, Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Angus wrote:
>
>> I wonder if anyone can help a newbie simply mount a CD-ROM. I've browsed
>> all the FAQs/How To/Newsgroups I can find.
>>
>> I downloaded ISO images of RedHat 7.0 and did a WWW server install.
>>
>> I can mount the floppy & see files OK, but not the CD-ROM which is the
>> slave on IDE1 and works in 'winduhs'. I've tried explicit instructions (as
>> root) such as:
>>
>> mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdb /mnt/cdrom
>> Result: bread failed, bad fs type etc. etc.
>>
>> mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdb1 /mnt/cdrom
>> Result: /dev/hdb1 wrong major or minor number
>>
>> I'm out of ideas now, other than replace the CD-ROM drive (which I
>> installed Linux from!). I also tried different CD-ROM disks.
>>
>> I'd appreciate if anyone point a Linux Newbie in the right direction?
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>>
>
>Maybe it is already mounted. What is the output of
>
># mount
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