Linux-Setup Digest #115, Volume #21 Thu, 26 Apr 01 12:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: accessing linux drives from windows. ("Snowman")
Re: Kernel 2.4.3 compilation problems (Huw Lynes)
Re: accessing linux drives from windows. ("Eric")
Re: RH Boot problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux without swap ("Eric")
Re: accessing linux drives from windows. ("Peter T. Breuer")
openssh-2.5.2p2 and argv[0] (Otto J. Makela)
screen goes blank at login
Re: Kernel 2.4.3 compilation problems (Huw Lynes)
Re: accessing linux drives from windows. (aflinsch)
Re: accessing linux drives from windows. (aflinsch)
Re: accessing linux drives from windows. ("Snowman")
Kernel Panic ("Justus")
Re: Kernel Panic ("Ketil Klepsvik")
Re: screen goes blank at login ("Ketil Klepsvik")
kickstart won't start (Jing Kong)
Re: Kernel Panic ("Justus")
Re: Startup scripts? ("Michael Pye")
Re: Startup scripts? ("Michael Pye")
Red Hat 7.1 & Two mice (John Hong)
Re: Kernel 2.4.3 compilation problems ("ne...")
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From: "Snowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: accessing linux drives from windows.
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:14:16 GMT
you missed the point. I can already mount the windows partitions when in
linux. I want to acces the linux partitions when I am in windows. Is this
possible? I realize windows doesn't support it by itself, but is there some
utility somewhere that does?
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ome.com...
> On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:21:33 GMT, Snowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Hi,
> > This may sound like a silly idea, or an impossible one, but here it
is.
> >I dual boot win98se and redhat 7.1 both partitions are up, running and
> >healthy. The problem is, sometimes I download something in one O/S and
> >later discover that it would be useful while in the other. The windows
> >drives aren't an issue, as I have them set up in linux and can mount them
to
> >access files stored there. The problem is that if I download something
in
> >linux, and need it while in windows, I have to reboot, copy the file
across
> >to the other drive (seperate physical drvies, not one partitioned drive)
and
> >then boot back into windows.
> >
> > There has got to be a better way, but I don't know it. any ideas?
>
> Mount the windows partition and copy the files there.
> Don't expect windows to be able to read anything but windows file systems.
> It's too much a POS.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Huw Lynes)
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.3 compilation problems
Date: 26 Apr 2001 14:23:20 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
, ne... wrote:
>On Apr 26, 2001 at 11:16, Huw Lynes eloquently wrote:
>
>>
>>make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/arch/i386/math-emu'
>>make[1]: Nothing to be done for `modules_install'.
>>make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/arch/i386/math-emu'
>>cd /lib/modules/2.4.3; \
>>mkdir -p pcmcia; \
>>find kernel -path '*/pcmcia/*' -name '*.o' | xargs -i -r ln -sf ../{} pcmcia
>>if [ -r System.map ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map 2.4.3; fi
>>
>There's no error message there, therefore I conclude everything
>went fine. Look in /lib/modules/2.4.3 and see what you have there.
>All the 'find kernel...' lines and doing is creating the System.map
>file.
/lib/modules/2.4.3 is a mess. Hence my request for help.
it looks like:-
.
..
build
kernel
modules.dep
modules.generic_string
modules.isapnpmap
modules.parportmap
modules.pcimap
modules.usbmap
pcmcia
where build is a symlink back to /usr/src/linux/build
that can't be right, right? Why do I have this sinking
feeling that you are going to tell me that this is the
correct structure for a 2.4.x module directory?
Huw
--
To reply you know what "dot" should really be.
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: accessing linux drives from windows.
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:40:17 +0200
> linux. I want to acces the linux partitions when I am in windows. Is
this
> possible? I realize windows doesn't support it by itself, but is there
some
> utility somewhere that does?
explore2fs
But there are other programs too
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RH Boot problem
Date: 26 Apr 2001 14:43:58 GMT
Steve Blair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I reluctantly reset the machine & now get a warning "not able to start
> initial console". The machine then hangs again and won't accept any
> console input.
Try to start it in single-user mode, or use the CD rom as a rescue
disk. Check the filesystems and try to understand what's the problem.
See also the log files under /var/log.
Davide
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux without swap
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:44:13 +0200
> I am installing RedHat 7.0 in dual boot with Windows 2000. I can create
only
> one primary partition
That depends on your current layout
> and both the native partition and the swap partition
> require a primary partition,
They most certainly do not!
This is linux, not DOS.
You don't need any primary partition
> is it possible to install and run RedHat 7.0
> without a swap?
During install? I don't know.
Perhaps RH7.0 forces you to make one. I don't know
Can you do without on a running system? Yes.
Whether it is wise in your situation is another question.
(See the other posts, on the amount of RAM you need)
Eric
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: accessing linux drives from windows.
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:24:21 +0200
Snowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> you missed the point. I can already mount the windows partitions when in
> linux. I want to acces the linux partitions when I am in windows. Is this
> possible? I realize windows doesn't support it by itself, but is there some
> utility somewhere that does?
Utility? You mean third party program? Sure. Go search on google.
Linuxtools or explorefs or other like thing ...
Peter
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Crossposted-To: comp.security.ssh,alt.os.linux.redhat,sfnet.atk.linux
Subject: openssh-2.5.2p2 and argv[0]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Otto J. Makela)
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:46:09 GMT
To my surprise, I noticed that the new (well, at least to RedHat)
openssh-2.5.2p2 no longer works in the traditional way of using the
name of the binary as the hostname when it is called using another
name than "ssh". Checking the ChangeLog, I found:
20010211
- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2001/02/10 1:46:28
[ssh.c]
remove mapping of argv[0] -> hostname
I assume this is due to some security problem which I have missed.
It would be easy to write a script to have the same functionality,
but I'd need to know what the problem was. Pointers, anyone?
Apologies if this is a FAQ...
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: screen goes blank at login
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:53:55 +0100
hi all,
i just install rh7 and when it boots it shows the text based login screen
for about 0.5 seconds before the screen goes blank...
i am wondering if it is trying to load a gui or something?
can you help? maybe I need to boot up in textual mode and specify different
graphics parameters or something???
Please let me know if you can help.
thanks,
sean.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Huw Lynes)
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.3 compilation problems
Date: 26 Apr 2001 14:43:59 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Huw Lynes wrote:
>
>In article
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>, ne... wrote:
>>On Apr 26, 2001 at 11:16, Huw Lynes eloquently wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/arch/i386/math-emu'
>>>make[1]: Nothing to be done for `modules_install'.
>>>make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/arch/i386/math-emu'
>>>cd /lib/modules/2.4.3; \
>>>mkdir -p pcmcia; \
>>>find kernel -path '*/pcmcia/*' -name '*.o' | xargs -i -r ln -sf ../{} pcmcia
>>>if [ -r System.map ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map 2.4.3; fi
>>>
>>There's no error message there, therefore I conclude everything
>>went fine. Look in /lib/modules/2.4.3 and see what you have there.
>>All the 'find kernel...' lines and doing is creating the System.map
>>file.
>
Replying to ones own post is bad form, I know, but int his case
it is necessary. I hang my head in shame having now read /usr/src
/Documentation/Changes.txt I know realise that everytihng is
in fact working fine. I will now go a and find a rock to crawl
back under.
Sorry to have bothered you
Huw
--
To reply you know what "dot" should really be.
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From: aflinsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: accessing linux drives from windows.
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 10:49:26 -0400
I tpyo'd:
> slightly more complicated solution - get a copy of explors2fs for
errr that shoule be explore2fs
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From: aflinsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: accessing linux drives from windows.
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 10:45:35 -0400
Snowman wrote:
>
> Hi,
> This may sound like a silly idea, or an impossible one, but here it is.
> I dual boot win98se and redhat 7.1 both partitions are up, running and
> healthy. The problem is, sometimes I download something in one O/S and
> later discover that it would be useful while in the other. The windows
> drives aren't an issue, as I have them set up in linux and can mount them to
> access files stored there. The problem is that if I download something in
> linux, and need it while in windows, I have to reboot, copy the file across
> to the other drive (seperate physical drvies, not one partitioned drive) and
> then boot back into windows.
>
> There has got to be a better way, but I don't know it. any ideas?
>
simple solution - always save your downloads to the windows drive
slightly more complicated solution - get a copy of explors2fs for
windows
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From: "Snowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: accessing linux drives from windows.
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:07:33 GMT
many thanks folks :)
"Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:9c9c0i$her$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > linux. I want to acces the linux partitions when I am in windows. Is
> this
> > possible? I realize windows doesn't support it by itself, but is there
> some
> > utility somewhere that does?
>
> explore2fs
>
> But there are other programs too
>
> Eric
>
>
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From: "Justus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,redhat.general,redhat.kernel.general,redhat.servers.general
Subject: Kernel Panic
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:09:18 -0400
I recenlty installed RH6.2 on my Gateway NS7000. It is a dual PII 333Mhz,
SCSI. The install went fine. I then tried to recompile the kernel with 2.4.2
Everytime I get
this message after I reboot. "Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
08:05" Which I know is my /dev/sda5. It does say this in my /etc/lilo.conf
and I know it
will boot to that with orginal kernel. The redhat site recommmended. "This
is a common problem and it has only a few causes. First, check the device
XX:YY against the list of device codes in
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt. If it is incorrect, you probably
didn't do an rdev -R, or you did it on the wrong image. If the device code
is correct, then check carefully the device drivers compiled into your
kernel. Make sure it has floppy disk, ramdisk and ext2 filesystem support
built-in. " I did confirm all this but still no luck. Is there a way I can
compare the 2 kernel incase I am missing something when I compile the new
kernel. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Justus
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From: "Ketil Klepsvik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kernel Panic
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:29:47 +0200
In article <9c9dmr$cp7t5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Justus"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I recenlty installed RH6.2 on my Gateway NS7000. It is a dual PII
> 333Mhz, SCSI. The install went fine. I then tried to recompile the
> kernel with 2.4.2 Everytime I get
> this message after I reboot. "Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs
> on 08:05" Which I know is my /dev/sda5. It does say this in my
> /etc/lilo.conf and I know it
> will boot to that with orginal kernel. The redhat site recommmended.
> "This is a common problem and it has only a few causes. First, check the
> device XX:YY against the list of device codes in
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt. If it is incorrect, you
> probably didn't do an rdev -R, or you did it on the wrong image. If the
> device code is correct, then check carefully the device drivers compiled
> into your kernel. Make sure it has floppy disk, ramdisk and ext2
> filesystem support built-in. " I did confirm all this but still no luck.
> Is there a way I can compare the 2 kernel incase I am missing something
> when I compile the new kernel. Any thoughts or suggestions would be
> appreciated.
This is a classic. You have a modular kernel with your SCSI drivers as
modules. What you need is either to kompile your SCSI into the kernel or
make yourself a init ramdisk (initrd). For initrd you need ramdisk
support, loopback device support and initrd support kompiled into the
kernel.
Good luck
Ketil
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From: "Ketil Klepsvik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: screen goes blank at login
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:31:11 +0200
In article <_yWF6.752$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Unknown"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi all,
>
> i just install rh7 and when it boots it shows the text based login
> screen for about 0.5 seconds before the screen goes blank...
>
> i am wondering if it is trying to load a gui or something?
>
> can you help? maybe I need to boot up in textual mode and specify
> different graphics parameters or something???
>
> Please let me know if you can help.
>
Try writing "Linux 3" in LILO to boot up in init level 3. In level 3 the
system should not try to start X. From there you can fix your X so that
it works.
Good luck
Ketil
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jing Kong)
Subject: kickstart won't start
Date: 26 Apr 2001 15:42:46 GMT
Dear netters,
I was trying to use redhat kickstart to install redhat 6.2 over network.
I:
1. edited ks.cfg file,
2. did 'mcopy ks.cfg /mnt/floppy' to the bootdisk,
3. started the machine with the bootdisk,
4. entered 'linux ks=floppy' at boot:,
BUT I still got the regular installation questions, as if my ks.cfg was
ignored completely!
I would appreciate any comments/suggestions.
Thanks.
Jing
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From: "Justus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kernel Panic
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:49:20 -0400
I did make an initrd for my SCSI but did not include ramdisk and loopback
support. I will give it a try though thanks.
"Ketil Klepsvik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <9c9dmr$cp7t5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Justus"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I recenlty installed RH6.2 on my Gateway NS7000. It is a dual PII
> > 333Mhz, SCSI. The install went fine. I then tried to recompile the
> > kernel with 2.4.2 Everytime I get
> > this message after I reboot. "Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs
> > on 08:05" Which I know is my /dev/sda5. It does say this in my
> > /etc/lilo.conf and I know it
> > will boot to that with orginal kernel. The redhat site recommmended.
> > "This is a common problem and it has only a few causes. First, check the
> > device XX:YY against the list of device codes in
> > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt. If it is incorrect, you
> > probably didn't do an rdev -R, or you did it on the wrong image. If the
> > device code is correct, then check carefully the device drivers compiled
> > into your kernel. Make sure it has floppy disk, ramdisk and ext2
> > filesystem support built-in. " I did confirm all this but still no luck.
> > Is there a way I can compare the 2 kernel incase I am missing something
> > when I compile the new kernel. Any thoughts or suggestions would be
> > appreciated.
>
> This is a classic. You have a modular kernel with your SCSI drivers as
> modules. What you need is either to kompile your SCSI into the kernel or
> make yourself a init ramdisk (initrd). For initrd you need ramdisk
> support, loopback device support and initrd support kompiled into the
> kernel.
>
> Good luck
> Ketil
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From: "Michael Pye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Startup scripts?
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:43:14 +0100
"Kwan Lowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> You could look into the ntp packages. It allows you to sync your machine
to an
> accurate clock across the network. There might be problems with such a
huge
> change, but it probably could be overridden.
I've heard of such a system, the problem is that I am running a potentially
stand alone machine (dial up internet and the other on the home network
might not be on...) so no clock to sync to...
MP
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From: "Michael Pye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Startup scripts?
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:43:43 +0100
"michael james obrien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> : 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).
Thanks.
MP
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hong)
Subject: Red Hat 7.1 & Two mice
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:24:47 +0000 (UTC)
I can't seem to get Red Hat 7.1 setup working with two mice. One
a PS/2, the other a USB mouse. This is for my notebook. It is
frustrating since SuSE 7.1 has this working perfectly. Under Red Hat, it
is only one or the other under Xfree86 4.x. I can get Red Hat running
with both mice with the GPM command, though.
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From: "ne..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.3 compilation problems
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:09:15 GMT
On Apr 26, 2001 at 14:43, Huw Lynes eloquently wrote:
>
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Huw Lynes wrote:
>>
>>In article
>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>, ne... wrote:
>>>On Apr 26, 2001 at 11:16, Huw Lynes eloquently wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/arch/i386/math-emu'
>>>>make[1]: Nothing to be done for `modules_install'.
>>>>make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/arch/i386/math-emu'
>>>>cd /lib/modules/2.4.3; \
>>>>mkdir -p pcmcia; \
>>>>find kernel -path '*/pcmcia/*' -name '*.o' | xargs -i -r ln -sf ../{} pcmcia
>>>>if [ -r System.map ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map 2.4.3; fi
>>>>
>>>There's no error message there, therefore I conclude everything
>>>went fine. Look in /lib/modules/2.4.3 and see what you have there.
>>>All the 'find kernel...' lines and doing is creating the System.map
>>>file.
>>
>Replying to ones own post is bad form, I know, but int his case
>it is necessary. I hang my head in shame having now read /usr/src
>/Documentation/Changes.txt I know realise that everytihng is
>in fact working fine. I will now go a and find a rock to crawl
>back under.
>
>Sorry to have bothered you
I feel your pain. Must be the foot-n-mouth. No bother
at all tho.
--
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the best one.
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