Linux-Setup Digest #168, Volume #21 Fri, 4 May 01 16:13:13 EDT
Contents:
Re: inetd.conf ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Which Linux to Get for Win2k? ("Peter T. Breuer")
Problem setting harddisk to UDMA mode ("malawueng")
Re: kppp! connection not responding.. (Bill Unruh)
switching default desktop environment (Axel Haenssen)
Re: switching default desktop environment (Chiefy)
Re: network neighbourhood and subnets. (Chad Whitten)
Re: Problem setting harddisk to UDMA mode (Sebastian Schildt)
Re: RedHat7.1 on 2nd physical hard drive ("Randy French")
Re: AIX Green screen font on Linux (Norman Levin)
Re: Whuuuuuuuuuuh? (Norman Levin)
Re: Strange bash problem in RH7 (Norman Levin)
Re: inetd.conf ("Kenny@BUI")
Re: Backups (Dave Brown)
Re: Suse and aic7xxx (Richard Nuth)
Joystick (std analog) (Donald G Wilson Jr)
Re: RedHat7.1 on 2nd physical hard drive ("Lee A. Wentzel")
Re: Remove Linux from HD ("aaa")
Re: netcfg Help for DSL Access (Lance Miller)
Re: A $PATH for all to see... (Lance Miller)
Re: A $PATH for all to see... (Lance Miller)
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: inetd.conf
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 16:50:19 +0200
In comp.os.linux.misc Kenny@BUI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ok I saw xinetd.conf .
> in inetd.conf there was a line for swat that you had to uncomment. where do
> I uncomment that line?
man xinetd. It's not xinetd.conf you want! Look in xinet.d/.
> I saw in /etc/services a line with swat already uncommented. but Netscape
> does not access swat returning a broken pipe error.
Hardly surprising if it's not being started. But why is swat listed in
services? Are you connecting to a secure port? I seem to remember that
the swat README instructions were detailed as to what one shoudl do ..
but I must say I have never found swat in the least bit useful! Far
easier to edit smb.conf yourself.
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Which Linux to Get for Win2k?
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 17:18:03 +0200
In comp.os.linux.setup Brett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You guys are right. I should get my own PC. Ok... no eating out for the
> next 3 months.
PC's are selling for a pound (i.e. $1.50) a MHz with monitor in the
second hand stores in the UK. You can probably make yourself a decent
PC for about as much. Cases are $8 on the market here. Mobos are $20.
Cpus are about $30. Disks are about $30 for 2GB or so (I am buying
scsi). Etc. etc.
Peter
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From: "malawueng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Problem setting harddisk to UDMA mode
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 00:32:32 +0800
hi,
i'm a newbie in linux and had just installed Linux Mandrake 8.0 onto my
system.
i noticed that it took some time for the system to boot up during which i
can hear that the hard drive was being reset for couple of times.
i issued "dmesg" command and saw something strange in the log:
hda: timeout waiting for DMA
ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14
hda: irq timeout: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
hda: timeout waiting for DMA
ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14
hda: irq timeout: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
hda: timeout waiting for DMA
ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14
hda: irq timeout: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
hda: timeout waiting for DMA
ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14
hda: irq timeout: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
hda: DMA disabled
after the system booted up, i tried to force the os to turn on dma and 32
bit support for the drive
by issuing "hdparm -c1d1 /dev/hda".
did a "hdparm /dev/hda" and it shows 32bit and dma support turn on.
however after issuing "hdparm -tT /dev/hda" followed by "hdparm /dev/hda",
the dma flag was turned off!!
i am using a Celeron 366 oc to 458 running on Abit BX6 rev 2 mobo with the
latest bios patch and my harddisk is a Maxtor 91020D6
can anybody please help me with this problem?
TIA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,free.comp.linux.misc
Subject: Re: kppp! connection not responding..
Date: 4 May 2001 16:46:29 GMT
Front ends (like kppp) cause more trouble than they are worth. Can it is
myu first suggestion.
Then if you want to ignore that advice,
route -n
to see what the routes are set up. Is there a default route?
cat /etc/resolv.conf
to tell you what the dns resolver setup is. Do both of these while ppp
is running.
In <9ctn63$2hc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "plato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
] i just set up my modem to work with Linux Mandrake 7.1. the connection
]works when i run it from LinuxConf (ppp/slip/plip) but not from kppp. in
]kppp, the connection is established BUT nothing works! i tried netscape and
]it
]couldn't open any site. i thought it's a DNS problem, but when i tried to
]ping a machine i know from the console, it didn't reply. my kppp settings
]are as follows:
]authentication: PAP
]pppd arguments: noauth
]IP: Dynamic IP Address
]Auto-configure hostname from this IP: Unchecked
]DNS: tried to leave it empty and to put in a couple of DNSs
]Disable existing DNS Servers during Connection: Unchecked
]Domain Name: empty
]Gateway: Default Gateway
]Assign the Default Route to this Gateway: Checked
]Login Script: None
]Device: /dev/modem (i know it's working)
]Flow Control: CRTSCTS
]Line Terminator: CR
]Connection Speed: 57600
]Use Lock File: Checked
]Modem Timeout: 60 Seconds
]Modem Busy Wait: 0 Seconds
]PPP Timeout: 30 Seconds
]any ideas??
]karim
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From: Axel Haenssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: switching default desktop environment
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 11:57:08 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Guys,
I installed gnome and kde on one of my machines. during intall i set the
default desktop environment to gnome. how can i switch that to kde????
Thanks in advance.
Axel
--
Axel Haenssen
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-1003
voice: (609)258-6999
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Re: switching default desktop environment
Date: 4 May 2001 17:34:20 GMT
04 May 2001 15:57 UTC, Axel Haenssen did say to the dudes:
> I installed gnome and kde on one of my machines. during intall i set the
> default desktop environment to gnome. how can i switch that to kde????
> Thanks in advance.
On this Debian box, in file /etc/X11/window-managers there's a list of
available wm's. The required default is placed at the top of the list.
--
Chiefy. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
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Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 11:51:41 -0500
From: Chad Whitten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: network neighbourhood and subnets.
make sure in your /etc/smb.conf you have
hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.10.
"Kenny@BUI" wrote:
>
> hello,
> we have two lans. the ips on one lan is 192.168.1.??? and on other lan
> 192.168.10.???.
> the linux box is 192.168.1.1. a router configuration connects the two lans.
> every computer in both lans can see the linux box in network neighbourhood,
> however only the local lan computers can actually double click and go into
> the linux computer. the remote computers when they double click are prompted
> for a password. this error is similar to when the win98 computers login name
> has to be added to the linux box.
> any suggestions?
>
> thank you,
> kenny.
--
Chad Whitten
Network/Systems Administrator
Nexband Communications
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Sebastian Schildt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem setting harddisk to UDMA mode
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 19:57:45 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
malawueng wrote:
> hda: timeout waiting for DMA
> ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14
> hda: irq timeout: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
> hda: timeout waiting for DMA
> ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14
> hda: irq timeout: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
> hda: timeout waiting for DMA
> ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14
> hda: irq timeout: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
> hda: timeout waiting for DMA
> ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14
> hda: irq timeout: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
> hda: DMA disabled
>
> i am using a Celeron 366 oc to 458 running on Abit BX6 rev 2 mobo with the
> latest bios patch and my harddisk is a Maxtor 91020D6
I don't know this configuration, but since it seems quite "normal" your FSB
perhaps is to high. 366@458 is quite risky, since that means a FSB of 83.
Change the FSB to 75. Do it! At least to check, if that is the problem.
Don't say "it works with win". That is irrelevant.
>
> can anybody please help me with this problem?
>
> TIA
Sebastian
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From: "Randy French" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: RedHat7.1 on 2nd physical hard drive
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 18:06:08 GMT
I have 7.1 installed on 2nd HD, triple boot with Win 98 and ME, no problem.
"Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:6ifI6.780$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Simplifying a previously complicated posting, can someone please tell me
why
> the following messages have appeared during an install of linux to the
> second hard drive (this message appears only after the all the files are
> copied - 99% to completion of install):
>
> Warning: /dev/hdb1 is not on the first disk.
> Warning: device 0X0302 exceeds 1024 cylinder limit.
> Fatal: geo_comp_addr cylinder number is too big 2028>1023
>
> Note: during install Lilo was selected to install on hdb1 not in MBR.
> I do not want Lilo to overwrite my 3rd party boot loader in MBR.
> hda1, hda2 contain Win OSes.
>
> I have seen countless postings that make mention about lilo overcoming the
> "1st hard disk limitation" and "1024 cylinder limit". But does this apply
to
> deployment on 2nd physical HDD ??
>
> Can someone confirm that this is indeed one of redhat's limitation (i.e
for
> 2nd HDD) ?? ...so that I can stop my 12th attempt of installing linux !
As
> with Anthony Cook's posting, all How To's seem only to refer to installing
> on other partitions, not separate HDD.
> Thanks all.
>
>
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Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 13:16:41 -0500
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: AIX Green screen font on Linux
Juergen Sauer wrote:
>
> Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb
> am Wed, 02 May 2001 07:41:03 -0500 in comp.os.linux.setup:
>
> > Anybody know what directory and what file, AIX uses to load the 'green
> > screen font'. It is nice and clear and I want to see if I can move it to
> > my linux system.
> It's about 10 years ago, since I worked on AIX, since then,
> Linux looks better. The Screen Font was Rom16.pcf, if I remember right,
> then you could use it as X11 Font.
** 10 years ago would put it at 1991 when AIX V3 was just coming out.
Version 4 is several years later. But, thanks for the time, it gives me
a start.
--
Norman Levin
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Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 13:19:08 -0500
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Whuuuuuuuuuuh?
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.
>
** how old is this mandrake. I had this problem with redhat 5.2 and 6.0 when
I used a text install and instead of hitting a new line at the end of the
passwords for root, tabbed.
You need to reboot and enter at the prompt, "linux single". When you come
up to the bash prompt, use "passwd" to change your password.
--
Norman Levin
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Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 13:21:18 -0500
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: ,
Subject: Re: Strange bash problem in RH7
Most sysadmin commands are in /sbin (some in /usr/sbin) and these are not
in the normal users path (for no good reason).
So, su gives you root authority, but you haven't changed your environemnt.
You need to "su -"
David wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I installed RH7 on my computer from a CD that came with a book, and
> created a user account besides root.
>
> Then, I found a strange problem while I was logging in as the user:
>
> The user account should be able to "shutdown", but when I type the
> command, bash can't find it.
>
> Moreover, even when I issue "su" and try -as root- to "shutdown", bash
> won't find it. The "setup" command presents the same problem.
>
> I tried changing shell, but it didn't help.
>
> If I log in as root, then there is no problem.
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
--
Norman Levin
VM/Dynamics, Inc - Specializing in VM, AIX and Linux Education
Office 817 421-0123 Mobile 817 919-8781 Fax 214-722-1779
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From: "Kenny@BUI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: inetd.conf
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 14:43:20 -0400
here is the swat file in /xinetd.d/swat.
# default: off
# description: SWAT is the Samba Web Admin Tool. Use swat \
# to configure your Samba server. To use SWAT, \
# connect to port 901 with your favorite web browser.
service swat
{
disable = no
port = 901
socket_type = stream
wait = no
only_from = localhost
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/swat
log_on_failure += USERID
}
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Brown)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Backups
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 4 May 2001 14:15:12 -0500
Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 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)
An advantage to "tarring" vs cp-ing: create the archive file, compressing
as needed. Keep at least one additional backup. If you go the cp route,
you overwrite the previous backup, potentially with a corrupted file that
you don't know about. When you discover the corruption, it's too late
to retrieve from a good backup...
--
Dave Brown Austin, TX
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From: Richard Nuth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Suse and aic7xxx
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 13:32:54 -0600
Rob wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Mandrake8 and RH7.1 have a problem with the aic7xxx driver, can anyone
> confirm success installing Suse 7.1 with an Adaptec 2940UW .
>
> THanks
>
> --
>
> rob at fitsy dot com
I was successful with my installation. Of course, I had other problems
and resorted to booting from a floppy instead of my SCSI CD. My system
had other problems that caused no end to heartache with debian and
slackware distributions as well.
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From: Donald G Wilson Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Joystick (std analog)
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 22:57:43 -0400
Can someone please walk me through a std. installation of a standard
joystick in linux?
I never installed a joystick under Linux before.
Mandrake 7.2
Kernel 2.2.17
Analog 3-axis 4 button joystick (PC Accesories Brand)
Plugged into a creative PCI 128 ens1371 sound card.
--
dmesg
8>< -------------------------
PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfb330, last bus=1
PCI: Using configuration type 1
PCI: Probing PCI hardware
8>< ----------------------
es1371: version v0.22 time 22:43:13 Apr 30 2001
es1371: found chip, vendor id 0x1274 device id 0x1371 revision 0x07
es1371: found es1371 rev 7 at io 0xec00 irq9
es1371: features: joystick 0x200
es1371: codec vendor v (0x838476) revision 8 (0x08)
es1371: codec features 18bit DAC 18bit ADC
es1371: stereo enhancement: SigmaTel SS3D
js: Joystick driver v1.2.15 (c) 1999 Vojtech Pavlik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
joy-analog: Unknown joystick device detected (data=0xa), contact
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
8><---------------------------------------
Thanking you in advance,
Don Wilson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Lee A. Wentzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: RedHat7.1 on 2nd physical hard drive
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 14:58:40 -0500
When I installed RH7.1 on my system with two hard drives, the first drive
containing Windows 98, the second drive for Linux, it came up with an error
indicating that the first drive was corrupted. <sigh> Needless to say, I am
back to RH 7.0 as it works fine.
Lee
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From: "aaa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Remove Linux from HD
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 22:01:19 +0200
pqmagic works for me !
use a bootdisk for it. It should do the trick.
gl
"eisea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:9b6563$9tb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
>
> I've installed SuSe 6.4 on a spare PC. Now I need to use that PC for
> Windows. The problem is LILO does not want to be removed.
> I've tried formatting with DOS (including fdisk /mbr, getting an error
> message), Partition Magic, NT but still LILO pops up.
>
> What to do ??
>
> Eise.
>
> PS: installing was no problem at all, everything worked fine right from
the
> box (compared to some other OS).
>
>
> --
> Eise A. van Dijk
>
> Visit The Hardick Page at http://www.hardick.org
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From: Lance Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.powerpc
Subject: Re: netcfg Help for DSL Access
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 20:05:09 GMT
Hal Burgiss wrote:
>
> On Sat, 24 Feb 2001 20:06:35 GMT, Tim Beckwith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I am totally stuck and in serious need of thoughtful and patient help.
> >I have been trying to use netcfg to configure my LinuxPPC correctly so
> >I can access the internet via my DSL router. On my Mac OS 9 side my
> >TCP/IP Control Panel (which allows seamless and hearty access) is
> >configured as follows:
> >
> >Connect via: Ethernet
> >Configure: Using DHCP Server
> >IP Address: (provided by vendor)
> >Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
> >Router Address: 192.168.200.254
> >Name Server Addresses: 207.173.225.3
> > 207.173.224.3
> >
> >I have not been able to put the right combination of above settings in
> >netcfg so things work.
> >
>
> Configure the interface (eth0?) to start on boot, and use DHCP. That may
> be all you need to do. It should pull all the other stuff from the
> router. You may have to enter DNS numbers somewhere. I've never used
> netcfg for that, but they go in /etc/resolv.conf. Be sure to save
> settings.
>
> If that does not work, post output from ifconfig.
>
> --
> Hal B
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> --
try this it has worked on all 7 of my machines running Linux.
at a termianl type:
ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0
ifup eth0 (if you get an error saying failed proceed anyway 7 times out
of ten it is already up)
then download http://www.roaringpenguin.com the pppoe client from here
download it tar xfvz it or rpm -i it and the type
adsl-setup
follow the instructions using the info you have provided us ie..DNSIP
addies etc..
then type adsl-start
that should get dsl up and running for you no problem
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From: Lance Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.powerpc
Subject: Re: A $PATH for all to see...
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 20:07:26 GMT
Mark Semsel wrote:
>
> I've been fortunate enough to be able to successfully download and install
> Java 2 version 1.3 beta on my LinuxPPC2000 machine - and the demos even run
> correctly. I'd like to update the PATH environment variable on my system so
> all the Java programmers who log in to my box (actually me, using a
> different ID than root) will be able to compile and run their Java apps
> using the "javac" and "java" tools found in my java install's /bin
> directory.
>
> I'm not quite sure which initialization script this should go in - I'm only
> 72-hours down the Linux admin learning path.
>
> Any cogent suggestions, or informative links, would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Mark Semsel
> Weaning away from Windows
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
try logging in to the computer via the command line and act as user root
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From: Lance Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.powerpc
Subject: Re: A $PATH for all to see...
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 20:09:35 GMT
Mark Semsel wrote:
>
> I've been fortunate enough to be able to successfully download and install
> Java 2 version 1.3 beta on my LinuxPPC2000 machine - and the demos even run
> correctly. I'd like to update the PATH environment variable on my system so
> all the Java programmers who log in to my box (actually me, using a
> different ID than root) will be able to compile and run their Java apps
> using the "javac" and "java" tools found in my java install's /bin
> directory.
>
> I'm not quite sure which initialization script this should go in - I'm only
> 72-hours down the Linux admin learning path.
>
> Any cogent suggestions, or informative links, would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Mark Semsel
> Weaning away from Windows
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
dammit my fingers have a mind of their own any how
login as root
bring up dsl (adsl-start)
the startup either gdm or kdm and login in as a user...if it does not work
do a startx as root and a linuxconf from the command line in X from
there go to the interface type (eth0 should already be there) and set it
for allow user to up/shutdown ethernet
then log out log in as a user and it should work nicely
-DV8
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