Linux-Setup Digest #213, Volume #21 Sat, 12 May 01 18:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: win98 & win2k => RedHat7.1 & win2k, newbie need advise (Angry Bob)
.Xdefault and rgb.txt (Josef Oswald)
Re: .Xdefault and rgb.txt (Angry Bob)
Re: inetd (Ashok Aiyar)
Re: serious bug in raidtoos (Armin Ollig)
How do I setup a portable Fileserver that hooks up to Macs and WinPCs via ethernet ?
(Anthony Oetzmann)
how to change the resolution of the command prompt when startinf Linux ? (Yves
Leung-Tack)
problem with Gcombust as normal user (Yves Leung-Tack)
SQUID and ASP? (Nils Holland)
Re: win98 & win2k => RedHat7.1 & win2k, newbie need advise ("Jens Persson")
Re: how to change the resolution of the command prompt when startinf Linux ?
("babyfai")
Re: SQUID and ASP? (Ashok Aiyar)
Re: RealPlayer cannot open audio device... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: .Xdefault and rgb.txt (Josef Owald)
Boot problems? ("Ray Lassiter")
valid boot signature ("Barry Hee")
Re: valid boot signature ("Barry Hee")
Re: Quite Interesting thought, Can it Possible... (Dave Uhring)
/dev/hdd3 is not on the first disk? ("Lisette Schelles")
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From: Angry Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: win98 & win2k => RedHat7.1 & win2k, newbie need advise
Date: 12 May 2001 16:14:39 GMT
What would you like to read? [[EMAIL PROTECTED] or ?*]
this is a Jens Persson scroll! it says:
> Hi, I now have one hard drive in two partitions
> with win98 on C: and win2000 on D: and i want to
> install redhat 7.1 and get rid of win98, what is the
> best way to do this?
> (I suppose i cannot just format C: (because win2k
> boot manager has something in it, right?) should i
> delete everything that has to do with win98 on C:
> and then make another partition for linux?)
actually you can probably format C if it doesn't have any files you want
to save. The MBR (Master Boot Record) is on the front of the drive and
not part of the partition.
I'm not sure if redhat notices other windows partitions automatically or
not, but I know that Mandrake has noticed them in the past (back when I
used to devote precious drive space to windows) and set up the boot
options accordingly.
you should make yourself a boot disk for your windows, just to be
sure.... and read a howto on dual boot systems....
http://www.linuxdoc.org
--
AngryBob Systems Consultant - http://www.trellisinc.com
Somebody set up us the bomb!
-- Operator
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Subject: .Xdefault and rgb.txt
From: Josef Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 16:28:23 GMT
Hi:-)
I hope that someone can shed some light on this, as I would like to
customize the look of Netscape 4.6 myself to my liking, and I found
some examples on it,
!this was taken from a sample for Netscape
!!found here: http://www.muhri.net/nav.php3?node=tips
Netscape*background:pale violet red
Netscape*foreground: black
Netscape*XmForm.background: pale violet red
Netscape*XmForm.foreground: black
Netscape*XmFrame.background: pale violet red
Netscape*XmFrame.foreground: black
Netscape*XmRowColumn.background: pale violet red
Netscape*XmRowColumn.foreground: black
Netscape*XmSelectionBox.background: pale violet red
Netscape*XmSelectionBox.foreground: black
Netscape*XmMessageBox.background: pale violet red
Netscape*XmMessageBox.foreground: black
Netscape*toolBarFrame*background: rosybrown
Netscape*toolBarFrame*foreground: black
now from somebody else I got this way to do it:
! Colors of the outline lists used in mail and news windows.
Netscape*XmLGrid.foreground: rgb:00/00/00
Netscape*XmLGrid.background: rgb:b7/b7/b7
Netscape*XmLGrid.selectBackground: rgb:ff/ff/cc
and yet when I look up in my rgb.txt ( as found in /usr/lib/X11 )
just one example:
139 69 19 SaddleBrown
if I want to use the rgb that is on my system, do I use
Netscape*XmLGrid.background: rgb:139/69/19 <- if I want to use SaddleBrown
like in the example above?
thanks for any hints :-)
--
Josef Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
registered-linux-user # 13.818 at http://counter.li.org
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From: Angry Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: .Xdefault and rgb.txt
Date: 12 May 2001 16:46:19 GMT
What would you like to read? [[EMAIL PROTECTED] or ?*]
this is a Josef Oswald scroll! it says:
> I hope that someone can shed some light on this, as I would like to
> customize the look of Netscape 4.6 myself to my liking, and I found
> some examples on it,
Well, I don't know about customising.... but you shoudl _really_ upgrade
from netscape 4.6.... and as long as you're using linux, check out
galeon, konqueror, and mozilla.... it would suck ass to put a lot of
work into customising your browser only to find out that there are
better things out there.
--
AngryBob Systems Consultant - http://www.trellisinc.com
"I gave speeches while president on topics like climate change
until I was blue in the face, but they were not deemed
newsworthy by you." -- Bill Clinton addressing the press
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ashok Aiyar)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: inetd
Date: 12 May 2001 16:32:12 GMT
Reply-To: a-aiyar@northwestern.(remove)edu
On Fri, 11 May 2001 01:32:06 +0200,
Peter T. Breuer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> The disadvantage of course is:
>
> a) it's new, hence buggy.
It's not that new. xinetd is about 10 years old.
> b) it uses millions of separate little files instead of one single
> nice human-editable file.
Doesn't have to.
And ... the access control is far more extensive than anything one can
do with inetd+tcp_wrappers. Binding a service to a single interface,
limiting access times, limiting denial of service attacks etc. etc.
Later,
Ashok
--
Ashok Aiyar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Department of Microbiology-Immunology office: (312) 503-2524
303 E. Chicago Avenue, WARD 4-123 lab: (312) 503-2542
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611 fax: (312) 503-1339
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From: Armin Ollig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: serious bug in raidtoos
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 19:36:36 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Peter,
thanks for your reply. Here comes the info...
> That's fairly fine, but not very interesting, except for the device
> letters. What are your ide controllers and how many do you have?
Raidtools Version 0.90
Kernel 2.4.2 (#5)
3x PDC20267 IDE ata 100 controllers (compiled the udma feature in the k)
> Well, that's obviously nothing to do with the raid tools! You didn't
> even use them! Complain to the author of the kernel driver, or the ide
> controller driver. Which kernel are you using? I have been using raid
> since 2.0.0 days (and now on 2.4.4) and never have had any problems.
> Sync should be fine, and is the mandatory way to use a mirrored system!
> Are you crazy? This is like saying "I keep my money in a safe, but I
> leave the door open so it's quicker to get at".
I know what sync and async is. And i want it that way.
Your point is true though, especially for linux and ext2fs where
metadata is cached too.....but thats another storry.
> Looks like you've discovered a bug in the hardware IDE controller. Via
> mobo?
No, the mobo is a tyan with a server works chipset and ecc. I dont think
the mobo is bad. We dont use the mobo on board IDE controller.
> The one with the hardware bug in the south bridge that hits when
> you write from one ide channel to another?
>
> Put both disks on the same controller and repeat.
Both disks on the same or different channel on _one_ controller.
Problem still exists.
Have tried this with 2 controllers.
Now i write the same file with the same dd command not to the mirror,
but to both devices that are mounted. I write *concurently* several
times. **No** problem. But if i build a mirror over this devices it
blows the fs.
Any suggestions ?
--Armin
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From: Anthony Oetzmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How do I setup a portable Fileserver that hooks up to Macs and WinPCs via
ethernet ?
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 18:18:16 GMT
How do I setup a portable Fileserver that hooks up to Macs and WinPCs via ethernet ?
Well, that's the big question.
Samba and netatalk is my guess, but I'm not a regular Linux user. That's the reason
I'm asking for pointers and suggestions here.
My basic use for this is to carry a sound library around with me, and when hooking up
to either a Macintosh or Windwos(or Linux) computer via ethernet, I'd like to access
my library easily and hopefull almost
automatically. People seem to ave achieved this already, but I can't find any detailed
HowTos or logs of this.
Target hardware would be some vanilla PC that can take a 60-80 gig IDE drive, so it'll
probably be a Pentium or later computer with a Promise IDE ATA100 controller and a
little Realtek 8139 ethernet card. I still have
a nice little Mystique gfx card too.
How do I put this together with Linux ? Any distribution suggestions ?
Take care
Tony
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From: Yves Leung-Tack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: how to change the resolution of the command prompt when startinf Linux ?
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 14:51:06 -0400
Hi,
I have Mandrake 7.2 and I use the command prompt startup (Bash)
(X has to be start manually with).
I'd like to use a higher resolution for that command prompt ex:1024x768
Can someone point me out how to achieve that ?
Thanks a lot ..!!!
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From: Yves Leung-Tack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: problem with Gcombust as normal user
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 14:58:55 -0400
Hi,
When I try to run the gcombust I got these messages :
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Operation not permitted. WARNING: Cannot do
mlockall(2).
/usr/bin/cdrecord: WARNING: This causes a high risk for buffer
underruns.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Operation not permitted. WARNING: Cannot set
RR-scheduler
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Permission denied. WARNING: Cannot set priority using
setpriority().
/usr/bin/cdrecord: WARNING: This causes a high risk for buffer
underruns.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Operation not permitted. shmctl failed to lock shared
memory segment
Does someone known how to fix this ?
As root, it works just fine. And I check that user is part of the
cdrom/cdwriter group ...
Merci !
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From: Nils Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SQUID and ASP?
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 20:12:13 +0200
Hi folks,
anybody out there using the SQUID web-proxy? If so, please try accessing
http://www.wizards.com/international/uk/gencon01.asp from a browser that's
using the proxy. What do you see? I guess it's the following error message:
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01f4'
Variable is undefined: 'csVisible'
D:\WEB\ROOT\INTERNATIONAL\UK\../../include/global_methods.asp, line 104
Now, try accessing the same URL without SQUID. You can also use wget. What
happens? You get the requested page, right?
The above is at least what happens here when I use my Squid/2.4.STABLE1.
I'm sure I have configured it correctly, at least it has worked well for
months (and previous versions have worked well for years). Only some
ASP-pages in the www.wizards.com domain show the above error mesage when
accessed from a browser running behind squid.
So what's up here? Although it's strange that the page can be accessed
without squid, I don't think something's wrong with squid! The error
message obviously originates from Microsoft's damned IIS/ASP/VBScript.
Screw them!
Anyway, does anyone have a suggestion what I can do about this problem? Or
is anyone able to access the above URL using squid? I probably should ask
this question on the SQUID mailing-list, but I thought I'd start here. Any
suggestions are welcome!
Greetings,
Nils
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From: "Jens Persson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: win98 & win2k => RedHat7.1 & win2k, newbie need advise
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 21:28:29 -0700
but what about the hidden files on C: like boot.ini and bootsect.dos?
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From: "babyfai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: how to change the resolution of the command prompt when startinf Linux ?
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 03:24:13 +0800
In x-terminal or x-console ,type :Xconfigure ,then follow the way.
"Yves Leung-Tack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ?????
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
>
>
> I have Mandrake 7.2 and I use the command prompt startup (Bash)
> (X has to be start manually with).
> I'd like to use a higher resolution for that command prompt ex:1024x768
>
> Can someone point me out how to achieve that ?
>
> Thanks a lot ..!!!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ashok Aiyar)
Subject: Re: SQUID and ASP?
Date: 12 May 2001 19:45:41 GMT
Reply-To: a-aiyar@northwestern.(remove)edu
On Sat, 12 May 2001 20:12:13 +0200,
Nils Holland ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> anybody out there using the SQUID web-proxy? If so, please try accessing
> http://www.wizards.com/international/uk/gencon01.asp from a browser that's
> using the proxy. What do you see? I guess it's the following error message:
>
> Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01f4'
>
> Variable is undefined: 'csVisible'
>
> D:\WEB\ROOT\INTERNATIONAL\UK\../../include/global_methods.asp, line 104
>
> Now, try accessing the same URL without SQUID. You can also use wget. What
> happens? You get the requested page, right?
I am using Squid 2.4STABLE1. I don't get this error with or without using
the proxy, when using Netscape 4.77 or IE5.0 as a browser under MacOS 9.1.
Later,
Ashok
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RealPlayer cannot open audio device...
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 20:44:09 GMT
I found the solution in the RealPlayer Unix Board,
http://realforum.real.com/cgi-bin/unixplayer/wwwthreads.pl
In realplayer, menu navigate to View -> Preferences.
Click Performance.
Select the Audio Driver Option "ESound Support".
I had to restart realplayer and open my test file twice before it worked,
but since it started working, it has kept on working. Weird but OK.
--
Jeff
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Can root access the audio device? If so, then the permissions are set
> wrong for /dev/dsp and possibly /dev/mixer. You may need to chmod 666
> /dev/dsp to get sound working for the user accounts.
>
> --Kevin
>
>
> On Sat, 12 May 2001 10:49:35 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Jeff,
> >
> > I have the same configuration and the same problem. I hope someone has a
> > solution.
> > I had the same problem on RH7.0 and fixed it by adjusting the
> > Realplayer setings at View > Preferences , select Performance Tab. Then
> > playing with the settings on th Audio Options or Sound Card Compatability
> > [disable 16 bit sound, disable custom settings]. It doesn't appear to
> > work on 7.1 but try it, it may work for you.
> >
> > jim...I
> >
> >
> > n article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Unknown"
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> "Cannot open the audio device. Another application may be using it." So
> >> says RealPlayer. RealPlayer does identify the file and its contents,
> >> and is able to display comment info from the file, etc.
> >>
> >> The sound card itself checks out OK, and I can play CD's, MP3, etc. no
> >> problem.
> >>
> >> I would appreciate any suggestions as to what I should look for.
> >>
> >> Linux version 2.4.2-2 from RedHat 7.1.2.96-79 VIA Technologies IAC97
> >> Audio Controller RealPlayer version 8.0.3.412
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks, Jeff
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From: Josef Owald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: .Xdefault and rgb.txt
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 20:51:44 GMT
Angry Bob wrote:
>
> What would you like to read? [[EMAIL PROTECTED] or ?*]
> this is a Josef Oswald scroll! it says:
>
> > I hope that someone can shed some light on this, as I would like to
> > customize the look of Netscape 4.6 myself to my liking, and I found
> > some examples on it,
>
Why are you _Angry_ BOB hm?????
Actually recently just downloaded version 4.77 :-) the above was
unfortunately a _typo_ :-(
But I _will_ at some other browsers as well :-)
Thanks :-)
> Well, I don't know about customising.... but you shoudl _really_ upgrade
> from netscape 4.6.... and as long as you're using linux, check out
> galeon, konqueror, and mozilla.... it would suck ass to put a lot of
> work into customising your browser only to find out that there are
> better things out there.
>
> --
> AngryBob Systems Consultant - http://www.trellisinc.com
> "I gave speeches while president on topics like climate change
> until I was blue in the face, but they were not deemed
> newsworthy by you." -- Bill Clinton addressing the press
--
Josef Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
registered-linux-user # 13.818 at http://counter.li.org
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From: "Ray Lassiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Boot problems?
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 17:03:21 -0400
All,
I am running LM8 and just did an update on some RPMs that were security
updates. After the updates I now get an error on boot. Either it hangs at
the part where it says "Enter I to enter Interactive Setup" or I get
Welcome to Linux Mandrake
/etc/rc.sysinit: Cannot duplicate fd -129 to fd 0: Bad file descriptor
If i hit Ctrl C at this point it continues to boot. I can login and
everything "appears" ok but I am not sure how to repair or troubleshoot. Any
suggestions or do I need to provide more info?
Thanks,
Ray
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From: "Barry Hee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: valid boot signature
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 21:13:04 GMT
Hi.,
Hope someone can help. I am trying to install lilo and I get a error
message,
'First sector of /dev/hda1 doesn't have a valid boot signature', how can I
fix this?
I have tried the dos fdisk /mbr but doesn't help.
thanks
Barry
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From: "Barry Hee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: valid boot signature
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 21:15:20 GMT
Forgot to say that I have RedHat 7.1.
"Barry Hee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:AHhL6.282$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi.,
>
> Hope someone can help. I am trying to install lilo and I get a error
> message,
> 'First sector of /dev/hda1 doesn't have a valid boot signature', how can I
> fix this?
> I have tried the dos fdisk /mbr but doesn't help.
>
> thanks
> Barry
>
>
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From: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Quite Interesting thought, Can it Possible...
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 16:30:28 -0500
v.nagasrinivas wrote:
> HI,
> I have 3 partitions..........Like
> C: windows NT 4.0(NTFS)
> D: NTFS
> The rest is Linux Parition.......I am using SuSe 6.3 and booting through
> floppy when ever needed... Recently i installed Samba-Latest... to mount
> other windows NT shares .. Yah its mounting onto my linux of NTFS file
> system with read/write as i am specifying....
>
> Similarly is it possible to mount my own local disk NTFS mountable as
> read/writable so that i can use my other parition space.. if Possible how
> to do that...........
>
> Can any one explain it ...........
>
> thanks in advance............
> Srinivas.
>
>
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> YVL Software Consultancy
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>
>
You can mount it if your kernel has been so configured.
# cd /usr/src/linux
# make xconfig
Then read the warnings about fscking with NTFS.
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From: "Lisette Schelles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: /dev/hdd3 is not on the first disk?
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 22:43:42 +0200
Hello,
I am an absolute beginner about Linux. I searched for my problem via deja
and different FAQ but I found no answer.
Could someone help me with this?
I had a triple boot pc (win98,win 2000 professional, win 2000 server)
installed on the same hard disk.
To boot between the different os I use boot magic 5.0 from partition magic.
This setup is working perfect but I want to learn more about Linux so I have
installed a second hard disk on the ide 2nd slave channel and installed
redhat 7.1 on it.
II have chosen not to install lilo on the MBR sector of my hard disk but to
install it on the root partition (/dev/hdd3) of the Linux native so that I
can use bootmagic to boot between the different os.
The problem is that is can only boot Linux with the diskette but not from
the hard disk
If I try to install lilo he is giving me the following messages
Warning: /dev/hdd3 is not on the first disk
Warning: Bios drive 0x82 may be not accessible
Does this mean that Linux cannot boot from a second hard disk?
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