Linux-Setup Digest #124, Volume #21 Sat, 28 Apr 01 08:13:07 EDT
Contents:
T20 thinkpad with Linux. Problems configuring Xfree86 v4.0.3 (Robert Marshall)
Re: lilo version of RedHat 7.1 (E J)
Re: What do i Actually need to install??? (Faux_Pseudo)
Re: lilo version of RedHat 7.1 (Troels Riis)
Re: RH7.1 Instal. can't write boot loader (Troels Riis)
setting up tcp_wrapper (Alexander Martinez)
Re: GA-7ZX, ALSA, and Sound ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: RH7.1 Instal. can't write boot loader (Troels Riis)
Mandrake 8, KDE, & Truetype Font Solution ("David Yucht")
Problem with chipset i850? ("Alain Houelle")
Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA (Dan Birchall)
Re: Partitioning - best options? (Dennis van Dok)
Re: Can't boot up Linux with Kernel 2.4.1 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ps2 mouse doesnt work, resource or device busy (Dennis van Dok)
Re: login:user, then nothing (Dennis van Dok)
Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA (Trevor Hemsley)
Re: Crash of Filesystem, Help ! (Dennis van Dok)
how to fine-tune my dot printer ("Johnny Kim")
Re: setting up tcp_wrapper (Michael Heiming)
redhat 7.1/mandrake 8.0 screensaver ("Larry Snyder")
Re: What do i Actually need to install??? (Michael Heiming)
kernel number meaning ("stefano")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Marshall)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: T20 thinkpad with Linux. Problems configuring Xfree86 v4.0.3
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 07:46:34 GMT
Hi all,
Hope someone here can help!!
I recently dual-booted my T20 thinkpad. Part W2k Pro, part
Linux-Mandrake 7.2
First thing I did was update the kernel to 2.4.3. Next, I went to load
the XFREE86 server. I downloaded 4.0.3 and installed. Next went to run
X -configure, but I get an error msg saying that it can't find
libglide2x.so on my system, and points to some symbolic link. After
checking I don't have that gide file on the system.
My question is why do I need that particular glide installed? I
thought glide was only for 3dfx brand cards? The IBM T20 uses the S3
Savage IX8 video.
Can someone suggest to me where I can find this driver, even if just
to throw it on my Thinkpad? If I really don't need it, how to I turn
off this dependancy?
Later,
Robert
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lilo version of RedHat 7.1
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 07:47:40 GMT
Yes, I have Redhat 7.1 living on the last 30G of my 60G harddrive. Disk
Druid will complain about 1024 cylinder
problem even though lilo can handle it.
jinp wrote:
> Hello,
> Is version of lilo in RedHat 7.1 high enough to solve the boot area
> higher than 1024 cylinder problem? and I remember in some news before
> said something about "lba" in the lilo.conf file, Can someone give out
> more info about that?
>
> Thanks
> jinp
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Faux_Pseudo)
Subject: Re: What do i Actually need to install???
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 07:52:21 GMT
before anyone can answer that question we need to know what
distrobution you are going to use.
go to linux.com and find do some checking on what would be the best
one for you.
thats a very simple setup to run on slackware but if you are new to
linux you will likely want something easier to use like mandrake or
redhat or suse
--(Once apon a time, in comp.os.linux.setup,)--
--(DC said it like only they can.)--
> Hi All
>
> I want to create a web server intranet linux box in our co. But even on a
> minimal install all the disrtos dump tons of stuff, that i may need later,
> but at the moment get in the way.
>
> I wish to end up with this config i think....
>
> Latest kernal
> KDE 2+
> Apache
> Php 4
> Mysql
> Perl
> Gzip and Tar for compresed files
> A basic text editor for html and scripts
>
> So what do i ACTUALLY need to download and install to create this job
> specific box.
>
> I am quite new to linux
>
>
> Thanks for any help in advance
>
> Dave C
>
>
--
--(UIN=66618055)--
--([EMAIL PROTECTED]:45_/home/faux)-- cat .sig
GUI's are for slackers. ibpconf.sh 6.1 on freshmeat.net
The easiest way to customize the command line. By Faux_Pseudo
It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word.
- Andrew Jackson
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From: Troels Riis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lilo version of RedHat 7.1
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 10:12:53 +0200
I have a machine where I have to put the lba32 in lilo.conf instead of
the linear option. Then it works. It is a dual boot Windoze with Linux
over the 1024 cylinder.
Troels
E J wrote:
> Yes, I have Redhat 7.1 living on the last 30G of my 60G harddrive. Disk
> Druid will complain about 1024 cylinder
> problem even though lilo can handle it.
>
> jinp wrote:
>
>
>> Hello,
>> Is version of lilo in RedHat 7.1 high enough to solve the boot area
>> higher than 1024 cylinder problem? and I remember in some news before
>> said something about "lba" in the lilo.conf file, Can someone give out
>> more info about that?
>>
>> Thanks
>> jinp
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From: Troels Riis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH7.1 Instal. can't write boot loader
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 10:16:24 +0200
Hi Eric
No, it do come up with a screen with all the options, including a rescue
option. However, when doing this command (without the quotes ;-) it
hangs when saying "running anaconda...."
What is toms boot.... ???
Troels
Eric en Jolanda wrote:
>> Thanks for answering, however that does not help.
>
>
> Hmmm. Perhaps RedHat changed this option?
> They used to have it. It don't have a 7.1 CD at hand right now, so I can't
> try
> what it is.
> You can get a rescue disc from the web (toms boot/root disk eg.) and start a
> resue system from there. Boot from it, and supply a "linux root=/dev/hda3"
> option to the lilo prompt.
>
>
>> I hope this is in plain text only.
>
>
> It is.
>
>
>>> Just put a CD in and enter : "linux rescue root=/dev/hda3"
>>
>
> You left out the quotes? There's a screen full of options (expert,
> workstation, etc.) Is there no obvious rescue option?
>
> Eric
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From: Alexander Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: setting up tcp_wrapper
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 10:19:39 +0200
Hello,
I am using Debian2.2 with tcpd version 7.6-4. I managed to filter
services in inetd.conf through tcpd. But there are still some services
open (X11, sunrpc), which are not listed in /etc/inetd.conf. How can I
control access for this services with tcpd?
Greetings
Alex
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: GA-7ZX, ALSA, and Sound
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:29:17 GMT
In comp.os.linux.setup olgnuby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alsa seems to not understand the new 2.4.x kernels module directory
> structure and puts, if I remember correctly, the new drivers in a
> /lib/modules/2.4.3/misc directory instead of in the
> /lib/modules/2.4.3/kernel/drivers/sound directory. (or was that on
You can put them where you like. The makefile is yours to edit (I put
them in the alsa subdir, of course :-).
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.hardware
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:39:17 GMT
In comp.os.linux.setup Omar Lakkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Finally (and sadly) I came to the decision that I need to invest in a
> PCMCIA, plug it in and get hooked up to the net. Now I find myself
> drowned in an ocean of information and don't know what to buy exactly. I
> would like to have a combo Ethernet/Modem with the less painul
combo's are notoriously unreliable and I can't recommend any (though I
daresay there are some good ones). I always go buy a plain ne2000
compatible (usually labelled "SOHO") for $30 when I'm in the states.
The reason is that the connectors are the first things to go on these,
and all the ne2000-compatibles have the same plugs. Anything else is
the devil to replace when it goes. Ne2000's are slow, let the kernel do
all the work, but are solid as a rock. No muss, no fuss.
For modems, I don't seee the need nowadays. Just plug into the nearest
network!
That said, any serial modem card (not a winmodem) will work. Get a slow
and true. The problems are with combos, when only the modem part will
work, or only the ethernet part, etc.
> installation, not exactlya a plug and play thing, but something that has
> been tested and is guaranteed by experience to work.
Peter
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From: Troels Riis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH7.1 Instal. can't write boot loader
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 10:44:03 +0200
Hi
Now I tried using the rescue option without the /dev/hda3, then actually
anaconda passed on to saying:
System is mounted under /mnt/sysimage
after which I get a prompt (sh-2.04#)
Here I can make an ls -la and have a different / than normal. Under the
/mnt/sysimage appears to be my normal / as it said. I do have a
/mnt/sysimage/etc/lilo.conf
file there which is ok, but when I do the
/mnt/sysimage/sbin/lilo
it complains that
/etc/lil.conf does not exist, of course.
How do I get around this ????
It appears that my system is in some sort of installation mode, with
this directory structure. Does this mean that the installation did not
finish correctly, and that is was not just the lilo that missed to be
installed, or is this actullay due to starting up with the rescue mode ?
BR's
Troels
Troels Riis wrote:
> Hi Eric
>
> No, it do come up with a screen with all the options, including a rescue
> option. However, when doing this command (without the quotes ;-) it
> hangs when saying "running anaconda...."
>
> What is toms boot.... ???
>
> Troels
>
>
> Eric en Jolanda wrote:
>
>>> Thanks for answering, however that does not help.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hmmm. Perhaps RedHat changed this option?
>> They used to have it. It don't have a 7.1 CD at hand right now, so I
>> can't
>> try
>> what it is.
>> You can get a rescue disc from the web (toms boot/root disk eg.) and
>> start a
>> resue system from there. Boot from it, and supply a "linux
>> root=/dev/hda3"
>> option to the lilo prompt.
>>
>>
>>> I hope this is in plain text only.
>>
>>
>>
>> It is.
>>
>>
>>>> Just put a CD in and enter : "linux rescue root=/dev/hda3"
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You left out the quotes? There's a screen full of options (expert,
>> workstation, etc.) Is there no obvious rescue option?
>>
>> Eric
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From: "David Yucht" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mandrake 8, KDE, & Truetype Font Solution
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 01:58:20 -0700
Reply-To: "David Yucht" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Yes, the fonts in Mandrake 8.0 are ugly as sam hell. They are
especially ugly in netscape and other web browsers like konqurer. Here
is the final fix that made things work for me:
Do the following:
Quit KDE to the command line.
Run the next three commands as root in a shell:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs stop
rm -rf /tmp/.font-unix/
rm -rf /tmp/.X11-unix/
Now edit the file
/etc/X11/fs/config
Change the line:
/usr/share/abisuite/AbiSuite/fonts,
to be:
# /usr/share/abisuite/AbiSuite/fonts,
Save the file and quit the editor.
Now run this command as root in a shell:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start
Finally, restart KDE.
Tell me if this works. This is like the 10th thing that I've tried and
it worked. I don't have antialiasing turned on in KDE.
-Bruce
David wrote:
>
> Hey Bruce,
> That buddy of mine up north is pulling his hair out trying to get
> TrueType Fonts enabled in Mandrake 8. Any idea how to do it? He called me
> last night really late seeing if I knew, and I'd rather him not do that
> again. Aparently he was able to activate the font server daemon, but
> TrueType wasn't listed as available. The reason for him wanting these
> fonts is that, well, he doesn't like the regular linux fonts (I have to
> agree) and a friend of his told him TrueType would solve his
> readability/aesthetic issues. I figure you might know since you're much
> more familiar with Linux than either of us (he's a Solaris/HPUX/AIX/NT
> guy, I'm just NT/HPUX). Before I forget, he couldn't find an RPM for it on
> either disk, so we're rather confused.
>
> Thanks,
> ~Dave
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From: "Alain Houelle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem with chipset i850?
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 10:56:49 +0200
Hello,
I have problems with suse 7.1 and my new computer, a DELL Dimension 8100
(P4, chipet i850).
When i launch two process, only one works (the last launched) and stops
(freeze) the other one. So, the time sharing is no more....
Do you have any solutions or clues?
Thanks!
Alain Houelle
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dan Birchall)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA
Date: 28 Apr 2001 09:28:29 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In comp.os.linux.setup Omar Lakkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Finally (and sadly) I came to the decision that I need to invest in a
> PCMCIA, plug it in and get hooked up to the net. Now I find myself
> drowned in an ocean of information and don't know what to buy exactly. I
> would like to have a combo Ethernet/Modem with the less painul
The little reddish thing I have in the laptop from work (think it's
a Xircom, 56K and 10/100 NIC) gets along splendidly with Red Hat 7,
and also got along just fine with an earlier version of Red Hat
that I used previously. The only down side to me is that it takes
up both slots (my next laptop WILL have an integrated 10/100 port,
dangit!) and thus has to be swapped out when I want to shove in the
CompactFlash adapter to load pictures from the digital camera. Oh well.
-Dan
--
Dan Birchall - Palolo Valley - Honolulu HI - http://dan.scream.org/
My addresses expire... take out the hex stamp if your reply bounces
Before expiring, these addresses accept spam, for US$50 per message
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Subject: Re: Partitioning - best options?
From: Dennis van Dok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 28 Apr 2001 12:25:47 +0200
Of course such considerations are not necessary if fdisk reports no more than
1024 cylinders...Most drives fool the BIOS on that point nowadays.
Another option is still to start linux from loadlin. This has always been the
safest way to boot linux in a dual setup anyway.
As I don't dual boot anymore (YES! No more Bill and Chain!) I can't report on
it's usability, but I used it happily back in the days of win95.
Dennis
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can't boot up Linux with Kernel 2.4.1
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 12:25:57 +0200
> I compiled the Linux Kernel 2.4.1 for a i586 PC(Pentimum -166 MMX with 98Mb
> RAM).
> It compiled successfully.
> But when I reboot the system.
> The following message displayed :
>
> LILO Loading linux ........................................
> Uncompressing Linux ... OK, booting the kernel.
>
> And then it kept this stage without response.
My system behaved the same, when I set the wrong processor type
(Pentium III instead of Pentium MMX). Just to recompile the kernel
and make sure the processor type is correct.
> How can I do now ? And how to make the linux run again ?
Hope you got a boot disk for linux perhaps with your distribution
to boot again if you specified no other boot images in /etc/lilo.conf.
Best wishes, Johannes.
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Subject: Re: ps2 mouse doesnt work, resource or device busy
From: Dennis van Dok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 28 Apr 2001 12:27:01 +0200
Hmmm,
not sure about this but do you have gpm running? In that case, point your
mouse device in XF86Config to /dev/gpmdata.
Dennis
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Subject: Re: login:user, then nothing
From: Dennis van Dok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 28 Apr 2001 12:34:07 +0200
My feeling on this is that the specific part of the system that looks up
/etc/passwd is broken. Try accessing the system in single user mode and
figure out from there.
BTW can you still switch consoles when the systems hangs? Maybe this is
a kernel problem.
Dennis
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Trevor Hemsley)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Easy to run Ethernet/Modem combo PCMCIA
Date: 28 Apr 2001 10:35:51 GMT
On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:39:17, "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I always go buy a plain ne2000
> compatible (usually labelled "SOHO") for $30 when I'm in the states.
> The reason is that the connectors are the first things to go on these,
> and all the ne2000-compatibles have the same plugs.
3Com 3C589's had a lifetime free replacement service on the dangly bit
at one point. You had to fill in a form and send the old one back and
a couple of weeks later you got a new one back in the post. I don't
know if you can still find the form on their web site though...
--
Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: Crash of Filesystem, Help !
From: Dennis van Dok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 28 Apr 2001 12:38:21 +0200
Prolly not. Hope you have backups at hand. Maybe the partition table is
broken...I usually keep a backup of that.
Check with fdisk if the partitions look normal. If not, recheck what you
changed since the last reboot. Remember your system may run fine on a broken
setup until the next time you reboot. Have you changed you RAID configuration?
Modules? Your kernel? When was the last succesful reboot?
Dennis
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From: "Johnny Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how to fine-tune my dot printer
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 20:23:59 +0900
epson dot matrix 24-pin LQ-1550H
tried redhat's 'printool' (in redhat 7.1 printconf)
I think successfully configured my printer....
(selected driver 'epson' because exact LQ-1550H entry not exist)
but, test page printing somewhat look ugly
i.e .. some characters look broken and vertical lines not aligned
properly in table.
please help me~
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Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:48 +0200
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: setting up tcp_wrapper
Alexander Martinez wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am using Debian2.2 with tcpd version 7.6-4. I managed to filter
> services in inetd.conf through tcpd. But there are still some services
> open (X11, sunrpc), which are not listed in /etc/inetd.conf. How can I
> control access for this services with tcpd?
You can't control all services with tcp wrappers, "man tcpd" for more
info,
you could setup ipchains/iptables depending on the kernel you're
running.
Check the various docs on linuxdoc.org.
Michael Heiming
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From: "Larry Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: redhat 7.1/mandrake 8.0 screensaver
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 07:33:31 -0400
here is one interesting.. This happens both with Mandrake 8.0 and RedHat
7.1 - when I turn on the screen saver it's doesn't work - instead the screen
just goes blank after the specified time has elapsed (and since I hit
require password it prompts for a password). I'm trying to use the tux
screen-saver. If I click on test it looks fine - but setup reveals a blank
screen. Any ideas?
Larry
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Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:44:53 +0200
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What do i Actually need to install???
DC wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> I want to create a web server intranet linux box in our co. But even on a
> minimal install all the disrtos dump tons of stuff, that i may need later,
> but at the moment get in the way.
How does the stuff those distros want to install get in your way?
>
> I wish to end up with this config i think....
>
> Latest kernal
Requires compiling a kernel on your self, not something
you want to start your Linux experience with.
> KDE 2+
KDE 2 and minimal install for a webserver?
That's quite contrary.
> Apache
> Php 4
> Mysql
> Perl
> Gzip and Tar for compresed files
> A basic text editor for html and scripts
You need much more than this, to get a working system.
>
> So what do i ACTUALLY need to download and install to create this job
> specific box.
>
> I am quite new to linux
Then get a distro and install it, the book/docs that come with the
distro will be helpful for you, as you may not get anything working
if you're new to UNIX/Linux and start from scratch.
Good luck
Michael Heiming
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From: "stefano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kernel number meaning
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 14:10:22 +0100
Hi everybody,
I installed RedHat 6.1 on my machine.
When I type:>uname -a
I get:
Linux 2.2.12-20 etc...
But: what does 12-20 means?
If I want to upgrade to a newer kernel which patch should I download ?
Thank for any help.
Stefano
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