Linux-Setup Digest #153, Volume #21 Wed, 2 May 01 19:13:15 EDT
Contents:
Re: Help ! Printer setup (Dave Uhring)
Re: the rpm tool is allowing to install its giving problems.. (Dave Uhring)
Re: Mandrake 8.0 (i586.rpm files) on AMD Athlon machine (Kwan Lowe)
Re: Unable to print to local printer (Dave Uhring)
write-combining range and DMA push buffer ("Drake Stoddard")
Re: ln swapper task - not syncing (">>bLaCk_eAgLe)
Re: autoloading modules on boot-up (Naren Devaiah)
run two linuxes ("alik blochin")
Re: run two linuxes (Simon Lemieux)
Re: File System going bad (Scott)
Re: File System going bad (Scott)
Re: run two linuxes (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Backups (Scott)
Re: run two linuxes (Kwan Lowe)
SWAT/Xinetd error...am I the only 1 :-) ??? ("Didier Wenger")
Re: Whuuuuuuuuuuh? ("Bumpy")
Re: Strange bash problem in RH7 ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: File System going bad ("Peter T. Breuer")
Odd differences between 2.4.3 and 2.4.4 kernels (Gary Dolan)
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From: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help ! Printer setup
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 16:05:24 -0500
Sam Caldwell wrote:
> As a Newbie, I have just installed RH7.
> I have a Brother HL 1240 printer. Somewhere in the literature I
> came across a claim that this is a HP Laserjet IIp work-alike, so I
> fed this into Printtool.
>
> I can print plain text files, but if I view an HTML file under
> Netscape and then press the print button, I get a printout of the
> original HTML source code. What am I doing wrong ?
>
> Further, I am up to my armpits in techno-babble on this subject, but
> nowhere have I found a plain vanilla description of the sequence of
> what has to take place, the files involved, and what hacking has to be
> done to customise the installation. Printtool is all very well, but
> if it doesn't work as advertised you're left high and dry.
>
> Regards, Sam C.
>
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=234953
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From: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: the rpm tool is allowing to install its giving problems..
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 16:07:50 -0500
v.naga srinivas wrote:
> Hi ,
> I am using SuSe 6.3 linux and yast configuration tool.
> I mistakenly deleted the rpm package completely.
> Then i downloaded rpm package version 2.5.1 and installed it.
> After that i am trying to download the software packages which
> are distributing in .rpms its giving its unable to open the
> files in /var/lib/rpm directory
> 1.fileindex.rpm
> 2.packages.rpm
>
> could any one help me out to solve this problem..........
>
> thanks,
> srinivas.
>
>
# rpm -i --rebuilddb
Read the Fine Man Page: rpm(8)
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From: Kwan Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake 8.0 (i586.rpm files) on AMD Athlon machine
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 21:09:28 GMT
Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have downloaded the iso images for Mandrake 8 which are all
> pre-compiled for i586 machines. These are fine on my PIIIs but I am
> thinking of buying an Athlon-based machine. Does anyone have any
> experience of this distribution on such machines or does anyone know any
> reason why the Mandrake distrubution will or will not work on one?
Mandrake 8 works fine on both Athlon and Duron. I have an Athlon Slot A and
Duron 750/Socket A running with no problems.
> I'd rather not get into the bussiness of building the binaries myself.
> Ben.
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From: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Unable to print to local printer
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 16:10:48 -0500
Michael Lindner wrote:
> James Hall wrote:
>>
>> After installing Redhat 7.1, I next went to printer configuration to
>> setup a
>> local Epson Stylus Color 740 printer. I set the name, driver, and the
>> fact that it all goes to lp0 and then hit the button to print a test page
>> and ...
>> NOTHING. Nothing prints, nothing in the print queue. It looks correctly
>> setup. I even re-booted and retried but nothing prints.
>
> We must have the same configuration! I too have an Epson 740. The
> problem is not with the printer, however, Even doing "echo hello >
> /dev/lp0" appears to succeed from the standpoint of completing with no
> errors, but no bits come out of the parallel port!
>
> Again, the printer works fine under that *other* OS, so I don't think
> it's a hardware problem. dmesg reports:
>
> Winbond Super-IO detection, now testing ports 3F0,370,250,4E,2E ...
> SMSC Super-IO detection, now testing Ports 2F0, 370 ...
> 0x378: FIFO is 16 bytes
> 0x378: writeIntrThreshold is 8
> 0x378: readIntrThreshold is 8
> 0x378: PWord is 8 bits
> 0x378: Interrupts are ISA-Pulses
> 0x378: ECP port cfgA=0x14 cfgB=0x40
> 0x378: ECP settings irq=<none or set by other means> dma=<none or set by
> other means>
> parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,EPP,ECP]
> parport0: irq 7 detected
> parport0: cpp_daisy: aa5500ff(98)
> parport0: assign_addrs: aa5500ff(98)
> parport0: Printer, EPSON Stylus COLOR 740
>
> Any advice appreciated.
> Mike Lindner
>
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=62112
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From: "Drake Stoddard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install
Subject: write-combining range and DMA push buffer
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 14:17:41 -0700
I have my GeForce 2 Ultra running on my Redhat 7.1 box
which has the KT7-RAID motherboard.
Quake 3 works, etc.
I do notice occasional crashes in X, however.
Checking /var/log/messages and /var/log/XFree86.0.log shows
the following messages:
"Failed to set up write-combining range (0xd0000000,0x400000)"
and:
"Failure to allocate DMA push buffer using AGP memory, attempting to use PCI
memory"
anyone know what these error messages mean, or how to make them go away?
Thanks,
-Drake
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From: ">>bLaCk_eAgLe<<" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: ln swapper task - not syncing
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 21:03:51 -0000
Well, i'll give a try at Mandrake 8! I think the problem is a slight detail
in the kernel and that's why u install with RH6.1 but not with 6.2. And I
think that maybe, that slight detail has to do with partitions! I'll try to
get Partition Magic 6 (because it must be better then PM5), make a few tests
and tell the results.
it seems that no one can figure this out!
:-)
>>bLaCk_eAgLe<<
"scotth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu na mensagem
news:9co8e0$4vo$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi.
>
> It is interesting that I only get this error when I install Redhat 6.2 on
my
> machine. I installed Redhat 6.1 and it runs fine.
>
> Regards
>
> Scott
>
>
> --
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Scott Houseman
> --------------------------------------------------------
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 082 491 8021
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Visual Information Systems (Pty) Ltd
> --------------------------------------------------------
> 186 Loop Street
> Cape Town
> +27 21 4246290
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> ">>bLaCk_eAgLe<<" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:9sDH6.18899$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > yes, I have the same problem with Mandrake 7.2 (AMD Atlhon 1GB)!
> >
> > I don't think this is because of the hardware because I installed it
> > successfuly before
> > formating and repartitioning the whole system!
> >
> > there are a few lines before... i get this (after codes and stack
pages):
> >
> > Aiee, Killing interrupt handler
> > Kernel panic: Attempted to kill the idle task!
> > In swapper task - not syncing
> >
> > This is after the second stage install (second ramdisk load) and after
> > loading the cdrom device!
> > I think the problem is when kernel attempts to kill the task. I don't
know
> > what this task does but
> > it must have something to do with swap memory.
> >
> > Many people solve this problem by making putting this command before
> > installing, at the prompt:
> > linux mem=65M
> > this is because of the bios and ur ram memory...
> >
> > i also repartitioned the disk in a way that the boot partion would be
> within
> > the first 1024 sectors
> > but nothing!
> >
> > Still trying to solve the problem... if someone knows the answer.....
> >
> > >>bLaCk_eAgLe<<
> >
> > still trying to solve the problem
> >
> > "scotth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu na mensagem
> > news:9c0io9$9d0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Hello all.
> > > I installed Redhat Linux on my AMD Duron 700 with 128mb of PC133
memory.
> > > After the installation was completed successfully, and the system
> > rebooted,
> > > I got a kernel panic and the following error message
> > > "ln swapper task - not syncing "
> > > I have a swap partition of 128mb.
> > > Can anyone please help me?
> > > Thanks
> > > Scott
> > > --
> > > --------------------------------------------------------
> > > Scott Houseman
> > > --------------------------------------------------------
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > 082 491 8021
> > > --------------------------------------------------------
> > > Visual Information Systems (Pty) Ltd
> > > --------------------------------------------------------
> > > 186 Loop Street
> > > Cape Town
> > > +27 21 4246290
> > > --------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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From: Naren Devaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.os.linux.slackware,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: autoloading modules on boot-up
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 14:21:25 -0700
On my slackware 7.0 system I use the following setup to enable autoloading of
agpgart and r128 modules (I have an ATi Rage 128 card)
In /etc/modules.conf add:
# Autoload agpgart when X tries to load r128 DRI module
pre-install r128 modprobe "-k" agpgart
pre-remove agpgart modprobe "-r" r128
Then in my X4.0.2 config file I have
Load "dri"
This should autoload agpgart when X tried to load the DRI module and
if you remove the DRI module (automatically or manually) the agpgart modules
also gets removed.
HTH
-Naren
"J.Smith" wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I recenty have installed Mandrake 8.0, and I must say I am quite happy
> with it. There is however a small problem with my modules and X. I am
> using an matrox g400 video card, and am running xfree86 in DRI mode.
> However, the required modules agpgart and mga are not loaded
> automatically. If I do 'insmod agpgart;insmod mga' prior to starting X,
> everything works fine, so the only problem is that these modules are not
> loaded automagically. I was wondering if it is possible to force the
> loading of these modules on bootup of my system or on startup of X by
> tweaking some module configuration file or X configuration file? As a
> temporarily workaround I have added 'insmod agpgart;insmod mga' at the end
> of my rc.sysinit, but surely there has got to be a more elegant way of
> dealing with this issue?
>
> Thanks for any and all feedback.
>
> Sincerely,
> J.Smith
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From: "alik blochin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: run two linuxes
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 00:41:17 +0200
Hi
can i run both Mandrake 8.0 and RH7.1 on the same hdisk ?
i suppose i can but two separate disks would definitly be
better choice for such endevour...
the question is how do i do it?
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From: Simon Lemieux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: run two linuxes
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 21:49:28 GMT
> Hi
> can i run both Mandrake 8.0 and RH7.1 on the same hdisk ?
> i suppose i can but two separate disks would definitly be
> better choice for such endevour...
>
> the question is how do i do it?
I'd suggest 3 partitions? One for the mandrake system, the second for RH and
the third for your personnal data...
man fdisk
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From: Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.linux.slakware
Subject: Re: File System going bad
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 17:06:38 -0500
I appreciate all the advice. But let me clear some things up.
This is absolutly NOT a shutdown problem. Also, I am not
confusing a forced fs check (due to max mount count) with an error
in the file system. These are errors.
I do not re-boot often. The last interval bewteen re-boots was
over one month. And that was because the console had an error
message about a bad inode.
After I fix the FS, I can re-boot several times, forcing fsck
to run, and it finds no problems. (with 'tune2fs')
I have re-booted a few weeks after a fix, just to see if it's
all still ok, and it is (again, forcing an fsck).
Suddenly, without any warning, a reboot will give me errors,
and force me to do an fsck and e2fsck. At that point it ALWAYS
finds problems. After they are fixed, the cycle starts over.
If I knew how to track it, it might help. For example, if an
inode is bad, how can I find out what file owns that inode?
That may tell me who was trying to mess with it.
Anyway, I discovered I had old 72 pin sims for memory, so I replaced
them with a newer SDRAM. I also, added a second HD, and partitoned
it just like the first. The IDE cable go re-seated in the process
as well. I mounted HD fans on both drives, then I backed-up everything
from HDA to HDB (that I could copy, /dev and /proc couldn't copy),
and plan to make a script to do that every few days. I did this
because I can't fit everything on my ZIP disk.
-Scott
NoMadis wrote:
>
> On Tue, 01 May 2001 17:14:30 -0500, Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> <<SNIP>>
>
> >I repeatedly run e2fsck and fsck to repair the system.
> >When it's back up, everything is great for a while.
> >(i.e. I can re-check the FS, and have no problems)
> >But after a few weeks, it's bad again.
>
> you've got grotty hardware somewhere.
> replace the flatcable with a new one.
>
> if the problems persist move slowly to more expensive hardware (IDE
> controler, memory, motherboard, the like)
>
> --
> Greetz,
> Joop
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Joop Bollen. Nuts & Bolts Department, Nomadis Systems, Holland
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: (31)-252-532489 PGP-ID: FFB003FD
> We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.
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From: Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: File System going bad
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 17:09:35 -0500
My lost and found dir is empty. I've never had anything
show up there.
I should mention that I went from a WD 13gig to a MAX 30gig about
6 months ago. The problem didn't go away.
Hopefully the memory thing will fix it.
Kevin wrote:
>
> When I had the same problem it turned out to be a dying hard
> drive. I confirmed this by downloading the vendor's disk
> diagnostic software which reported that I had media errors and
> should seek service.
>
> You might be able to look for files in your .../lost+found
> directories; that's where [e2]fsck puts files that it can't
> reattach to the file system correctly. The filenames would be
> numbers, corresponding to the inode numbers that they used to
> have. If you have files in those directories (one per file
> system) then I'd say it's even more likely that your disk is
> dying.
>
> As far as current backups go, you probably should restore from
> tapes known to be created before the trouble started, presuming
> that this is the fault of a dying disk.
>
> G'luck....
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Every couple of weeks, I do a fsck and e2fsck, and it
> > comes back with illegal inodes, invalid DTime values,
> > and a host of other problems.
> >
> > I repeatedly run e2fsck and fsck to repair the system.
> > When it's back up, everything is great for a while.
> > (i.e. I can re-check the FS, and have no problems)
> > But after a few weeks, it's bad again.
>
> > I keep my backups current, but I'm still nervous.
>
> --
> Unless otherwise noted, the statements herein reflect my personal
> opinions and not those of any organization with which I may be affiliated.
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: run two linuxes
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 00:09:07 +0200
On Wed, 2 May 2001, Simon Lemieux wrote:
> > Hi
> > can i run both Mandrake 8.0 and RH7.1 on the same hdisk ?
> > i suppose i can but two separate disks would definitly be
> > better choice for such endevour...
> >
> > the question is how do i do it?
>
> I'd suggest 3 partitions? One for the mandrake system, the second for RH and
> the third for your personnal data...
And one for swap. Perhaps two small partitions at the beginning of the
disk for /boot on either system.
Rasmus
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From: Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Backups
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 17:18:03 -0500
Since I've started a dialog here, my next question is backing up.
As I stated elsewhere, I've got a duplicate HD (/dev/hdb), partitioned
like the root FS (/dev/hda). I can copy everything over.
(only updating based on dates, etc...)
I could also TAR everything into one big file, onto that drive
as well. I could also gzip things up onto there, etc...
(I figure my zip drive is too small, and I'd have to break
things up into smaller files if I wanted to use it for everything)
My question is this:
What about /dev and /proc?
Those are not real files, and the cp command dies when it tries to
read them.
Do we just ignore those directories?
Is there a switch which can tell cp (or tar for that matter) to
ignore those file entries?
What is the preferred method for handling these types of things?
-Scott Weber
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Kwan Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: run two linuxes
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 22:18:43 GMT
alik blochin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi
> can i run both Mandrake 8.0 and RH7.1 on the same hdisk ?
> i suppose i can but two separate disks would definitly be
> better choice for such endevour...
> the question is how do i do it?
These are some rough notes I created for doing a Mandrake 8.0/7.2 dual boot.
The same stuff applies to RH7/Mdk
Install the first OS, making sure to create a /boot, swap and / partition.
Create the secondary boot OS partitions about 1.2G. Label them if needed.
E.g.
SDA1 /boot (shared)
SDA2 /swap (shared)
SDA5 /
SDA6 /Mandrake8.0
Do create a bootdisk if asked.
Boot into the newly installed OS and backup the /boot partition. The
/boot/vmlinuz should be a symlink to the vmlinuz-kernel_version. If it is not,
copy vmlinuz to vmlinuz-kernel_version. Do the same for system.map.
Shutdown and begin the installation for the next OS.
Use the same boot partition and swap space. Choose the next available partition
for your / filesystem. E.g.:
SDA1 /boot (shared)
SDA2 /swap (shared)
SDA5 /Mandrake7.2
SDA6 /
Make sure that /boot is *not* re-formatted.
Install the new OS as normal. Boot into the new OS and make the following
changes:
Check the version of lilo. If the versions differ, synchronize them to the same
version. (Not absolutely necessary, but makes changes easier).
Edit the /etc/lilo.conf file to include both OS's:
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=90
linear
default=Mandrake7.2
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-21mdk
label=Mandrake7.2
read-only
root=/dev/sda5
append="mem=192M"
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.17-21mdk.img
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.3-20mdk
label=Mandrake8.0
read-only
root=/dev/sda6
append="mem=192M"
If necessary, add initrd entries pointing to the /boot/initrd-KERNELVERSION.img
files. This is needed for most SCSI devices.
Delete the /boot/system.map link if it exists. You should have
System.map.KERNELVERSION for each bootable OS.
Run lilo.
That's it --
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From: "Didier Wenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SWAT/Xinetd error...am I the only 1 :-) ???
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 22:32:31 GMT
Hi !
I've installed the following RPMs on my RedHat v7.0 :
samba-2.0.7-17 (SSL)
samba-client-2.0.7-17 (SSL)
samba-common-2.0.7-17 (SSL)
xinetd-2.1.8
I've configured my smb.conf file, my lmhosts file & my Samba server is
running well 'cause when I type the :
"smbclient -U% -L localhost" command I get no error messages. I would now
like to create & manage shares through SWAT but I'm unable to make it work.
The Xinetd service runs automatically but everytime I try to connect through
Netscape (http://localhost:901) I get the "access denied" answer (even when
logged as Root).
I've checked the /etc/services file and there is the entry for the listening
SWAT Port...
Does anybody have an idea ???
Thank you very much in advance for your help,
Did
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From: "Bumpy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Whuuuuuuuuuuh?
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 23:28:51 +0100
"Dave Uhring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Bumpy wrote:
>
> > I just installed mandrake on a twin boot with win98
> > and when I goto login and password it says incorrect?
> > I know they're ok though, can anyone suggest how to
> > get round it?
> >
> > total newbie.
> >
> > --
> > Whaur's yer wully Shakespeare noo?
> >
> >
> >
>
> Boot single user and run "passwd root" or boot from an install CD, break
> out of the install, cd /mnt/etc and edit shadow and shadow- to remove
> root's password.
>
thanks Dave I'll give it a go.
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Strange bash problem in RH7
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 00:36:35 +0200
David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The user account should be able to "shutdown", but when I type the
> command, bash can't find it.
Bash doesn't look for it. If it's in your path it's in your path and
basj will "find" it. If not, not, and you'll have to supply the path
yourself. End of story.
> Moreover, even when I issue "su" and try -as root- to "shutdown", bash
I think you meant "su -". Note the "-".
> won't find it. The "setup" command presents the same problem.
Hardly surprising.
> I tried changing shell, but it didn't help.
Ditto.
> If I log in as root, then there is no problem.
No surprise. I presume it's in root's path.,
> The strange thing is that I had RH7 installed before from a different CD
> (I don't have it anymore) and this problem didn't occurr.
> Can someone help me to fix it?
There is nothing to fix on the system. Please fix your mind; that is
what is wrong. Stop blindly doing things that can't work and asking
why they don't! Instead look at your system; open your eyes and wander
arround it. When you have learned where everything is, you will
know how to call for it to run. Please go to www.linuxnewbie.org and
read some of their material.
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.linux.slakware
Subject: Re: File System going bad
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 00:28:57 +0200
In comp.os.linux.setup Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have re-booted a few weeks after a fix, just to see if it's
> all still ok, and it is (again, forcing an fsck).
> Suddenly, without any warning, a reboot will give me errors,
> and force me to do an fsck and e2fsck. At that point it ALWAYS
> finds problems. After they are fixed, the cycle starts over.
bad memory, bad cables, or bad disk.
> If I knew how to track it, it might help. For example, if an
What's the problem? Start with a working computer and swap in parts of
yours until it too starts acting up. When it does, you'll have found
the faulty part. Only problem is: you've forgotten to develop a test
procedure for your fault.
> inode is bad, how can I find out what file owns that inode?
man debugfs.
> That may tell me who was trying to mess with it.
No no no. You donna unnerstan. This is a hardware problem. Software
does not (practically cannot) mess with inodes.
> Anyway, I discovered I had old 72 pin sims for memory, so I replaced
!!! Oh, opened the case have we? Careful, that might invalidate your
warranty!
> them with a newer SDRAM. I also, added a second HD, and partitoned
> it just like the first. The IDE cable go re-seated in the process
Good ideas, but you are going about things the wrong way if you want
to _identify_ the fault! Apparently you don't.
> as well. I mounted HD fans on both drives, then I backed-up everything
> from HDA to HDB (that I could copy, /dev and /proc couldn't copy),
> and plan to make a script to do that every few days. I did this
> because I can't fit everything on my ZIP disk.
And what is your test to identify if the fault is present? It would
have been time better spent working on that! Then it would have been a
matter of minutes afterwards to check to see what part triggers it.
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gary Dolan)
Subject: Odd differences between 2.4.3 and 2.4.4 kernels
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 22:52:53 GMT
This is not a problem as much as a confession of
puzzlement. I have both 2.4.3. and 2.4.4. compiled
and I use them for comparison. Vanilla setup, 400
Mhz. Pentium II, 256 M RAM. Using the "same" choices
in both .config files for compiling (some choices are,
of course, different, but the significant stuff is the
same), there is a resulting noticeable difference in
the time it takes X windows to exit (using blackbox,
icewm, pwm, and Gnome with all of these), from about
a second or two for 2.4.3 to about 10-15 seconds for
2.4.4. Obviously, I'm just curious, but anyone have
some knowledge on the issue? Thanks.
--
Gary Dolan
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, Kernel 2.4.4
FreeBSD 4.2
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