Linux-Setup Digest #216, Volume #21 Sun, 13 May 01 11:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: Nvidia drivers. Can I use RPM? ("Vladimir [AvEnGeR] Mikac")
Re: SQUID and ASP? (Michael Heiming)
AT commands for external modem (Barbara Barry)
"no permission" ("Norbert Bramerdorfer")
Re: how to change the resolution of the command prompt when startinf Linux ?
(Matthias)
Re: VIAxxx86 soundcards. (Dave Uhring)
Re: serious bug in raidtoos (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: SQUID and ASP? (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: how to change the resolution of the command prompt when startinf
(=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: Font quality in Linux? (Ron Nicholls)
Re: "no permission" ("Peter T. Breuer")
dual booting problem ("Stanislav Girin")
Re: lilo boot proplem ("Nicolas Alt")
Linux Graphic workstation ("James")
Re: Font quality in Linux? (Dave Uhring)
Re: Linux Graphic workstation ("Wayne Osborn")
Re: /dev/hdd3 is not on the first disk? ("Lisette Schelles")
Newb question: which distribution? ("Barend Aersmade")
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From: "Vladimir [AvEnGeR] Mikac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia,alt.os.linux.suse,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.x,comp.windows.x.i386unix
Subject: Re: Nvidia drivers. Can I use RPM?
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 12:05:10 +0200
> I have SuSE 7.0 with 2.2.16 kernel. However a patch was downloaded for it
> because of the Promise IDE Controller and Geforce 2 that I have. This was
in
> the form of K_EIDE.RPM. Anyway I've been trying to get the Nvidia drivers
to
> work fine and have been having problems. (the nv driver in Xfree works
> fine). What I wonder first of all is do I need to use the source or tar
from
> Nvidia or can I just use the RPM's they provide. Does the patch I got for
> the kernel from SuSE make the Nvidia RPM's non usable for me? They seem to
> load fine however I can never make it into X. I'll get a black screen with
> no errors in the XFree log. IT only stops after "Write-combining range".
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Also if I installed the Promise/Geforce patch for the kernel did it update
> the header files automatically or do I need to do this?
what, does the promise controller have problems with GeForce?
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Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 12:13:55 +0200
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SQUID and ASP?
Nils Holland 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:
Nope, just working fine, Linux & Squid Cache: Version 2.2.STABLE5
Michael Heiming
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From: Barbara Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: AT commands for external modem
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 11:09:55 -0600
Reply-To: Barbara Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I currently have an external ZyXEL Omni TA128 using standard AT
command set working perfectly under OS/2 to my ISP.
I just installed RedHat 7.0 on the same PC with a
dual boot.
I am trying to configure the TA128 to work with Linux. I used
the same initialization string as with OS/2 and the terminal
replies OK and the DTE 1 DTR light comes on.
I found a reference in the modem documentation for a
standard UNIX register - &C1. Does RH use this standard instead
of what I use with OS/2? I have tried all these combinations:
ATDT 817-317-0100
ATDT8173170100
ATDT 817-317-0100 &C1
ATDT8173170100&C1
ATDI 817-317-0100
ATDI8173170100
ATDI 817-317-0100 &C1
ATDI8173170100&C1
All respond with No Carrier, I'm assuming the No Carrier is
caused by incorrect AT command. As soon as I reboot to OS/2, it
works fine. Is there really a difference between the command set
for Linux and OS/2, and if so what is it?
Thanks for any help
Barbara Barry
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From: "Norbert Bramerdorfer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: "no permission"
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 12:35:26 +0200
Hi,
Have linux mandrake.
When accessing my cdrom or floppy i get the information "no permission"
although i am in roots. The same if i try to open a downloaded file.
Who can help me?
Norbert
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From: Matthias <[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 13:02:54 +0200
babyfai wrote:
> In x-terminal or x-console ,type :Xconfigure ,then follow the way.
> "Yves Leung-Tack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ?????
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
That's really not asked for!
Quote AFTER text!!
>> 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 ..!!!
You should use the framebuffer for console. Then you can choose a
framebuffer resolution at startup (via kernel command line, see
Documentation/fb/...) or use the fbset program to change the console's
resolution easily. Using it in a startscript may be the best solution.
Ciao, Matthias
P.S. google: framebuffer linux
--
Go Open Source and build software that doesn't crash even when it's hit
by an U.S. Navy submarine piloted by rich civilians.
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From: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: VIAxxx86 soundcards.
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 06:05:54 -0500
Andrew Brehaut wrote:
> ive got a VIA soundscard and whenever i try to get it to run it hangs my
> system and then i cant reboot because its in modules.conf at that stage,
> is this a common problem or what??
>
> im using RH 7.0, on a duron 750, 128mgs RAM, and a TNT2.
>
> thanks
> ---Andrew
>
The kernel modules load OK on my system, but the sound quality sucks big
time. Comment out the lines in /etc/modules.conf dealing with sound and
install the alsa drivers. www.alsa-project.org. Get them loaded by adding
the following to the bottom of /etc/rc.d/rc.local:
modprobe snd-card-via686a
modprobe snd-pcm-oss
aumix -v100 -w100
/proc/asound/sndstat still indicates that Synth devices are not enabled but
the sound quality of RealPlayer is pretty good.
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: serious bug in raidtoos
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 13:22:44 +0200
On Sat, 12 May 2001, Armin Ollig wrote:
> Kernel 2.4.2 (#5)
This could be your problem. 2.4.2 was known to be buggy and could - IIRC
- result in FS corruption. Upgrade to 2.4.4.
Rasmus
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SQUID and ASP?
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 13:26:55 +0200
On Sat, 12 May 2001, Nils Holland wrote:
> 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:
Using squid 2.3STABLE4 works fine in netscape 4.77. It does not work in
Konqueror 2.1.1.
> Now, try accessing the same URL without SQUID. You can also use wget. What
> happens? You get the requested page, right?
Eh, I have forced proxy, so I cannot - but to me it seems like a browser
problem and not a squid problem.
Rasmus
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to change the resolution of the command prompt when startinf
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 13:30:23 +0200
On Sun, 13 May 2001, Matthias wrote:
> >> 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
>
> You should use the framebuffer for console. Then you can choose a
> framebuffer resolution at startup (via kernel command line, see
> Documentation/fb/...) or use the fbset program to change the console's
> resolution easily. Using it in a startscript may be the best solution.
You could also select some other vga resolution. I have a nice 132x50
chars vga mode (it's mode 9 with my video card). Try to boot linux with
'linux vga=ask' at the lilo prompt.
When you have found a good resolution, put 'vga=xx' (where xx is the
number, you chose) in lilo.conf and rerun lilo.
Rasmus
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Only the number of users grows.
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Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 21:59:51 +1000
From: Ron Nicholls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Font quality in Linux?
Ralph Mack wrote:
>
> I have my Linux box and my Win2000 box on a port switch and I've been
> noticing that a 10 point font on my Linux box looks a bit smaller than a
> 10 point font on my Windows box. In fact, the 10 point font in Netscape
> on my 17" 1024x768 monitor is just about unreadable. 12 point works much
> better.
> Now I seem to recall that Windows used to inflate fonts slightly back in
> Windows 3.0 in the days when VGA was considered a really hot thing.
> Knowing Microsoft, they're probably still doing that in Win2K. It may be
> a crutch, but I'm used to thinking of particular font sizes for
> particular uses and don't really want to relearn the map for Linux. Is
> there any setting I can tweak in X so that I get similar font size
> behavior on Linux?
> Also, I've noticed that the fonts I'm seeing in Linux are frankly kind of
> ugly; they look like they're being used at scales where the scaling
> parameters aren't optimal, kind of like some of the amateur 3rd party
> fonts I've seen on the net rather than the product of a real foundry.
> They look - it's hard to explain - kind of "out of focus". It also seems
> like the spacing between words is somehow "off" too - spaces either
> stretch too far or the words run together a little. This is really
> disturbing.
> Because of all of the above, I keep getting the uncomfortable feeling
> that I'm using the wrong fonts. Or maybe I've just gotten too sensitive.
> Is there any way to get the same kind of font quality that I get in
> Windows or the Mac? Have I misconfigured something or is there something
> I can install?
> Ralph
read the FDU HOWTO as wayne suggests and you can try--
=======================cut
Netscape*DocumentFonts.sizeIncrement: 10
Netscape*documentFonts.xResolution*iso-8859-1: 140
Netscape*documentFonts.yResolution*iso-8859-1: 140
=============================cut
Add this to your " .Xdefaults " file in your home
directory. Play with the "140" size to improve your
document fonts.
FDU is quite helpfull in this regard.
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Regards RonN
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: "no permission"
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 14:04:20 +0200
Norbert Bramerdorfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When accessing my cdrom or floppy i get the information "no permission"
> although i am in roots. The same if i try to open a downloaded file.
> Who can help me?
Help you what? Many people will be able to help you. To all of them,
you will have to give help yourself: print the conmmands you are
executing and the error message, EXACTLY as it appears on screen. Add
output from dmesg as appropriate.
To start with, what are you doing exactly when you are "accessing my
cdrom or floppy". What is the command?
For diagnosis of your floppy problem, show the error message (dmesg)
that results from "dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/dev/null count=100".
Peter
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From: "Stanislav Girin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: dual booting problem
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 15:27:34 +0300
Hellow.
In primary partition is placed Win NT with NTFS. Far behind 1024 cylinder in
the extended partition is installed Red Hat Linux ( 3 logical partitions ).
So dual booting from hard drive possible only if NT Loader can run
Linux(Lilo was installed to Linux partition and now loads with floppy.)
Attemptions to use the approach described in HOW-TO were unseccessful -
command
dd if=/dev/hda2 of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1
on my comp made boot image with zeros ( 512 zero ).
May be somebody also can explane where is placed Linux partition boot sector
and LILO in my case - Linux has been installed in logical partitions.
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From: "Nicolas Alt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lilo boot proplem
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 14:57:22 +0200
Hello!
I'm using lilo 20 in that config.:
hda1: os/2 (fat) (on 1.5 gb hd)
hda2: lilo
hdb1: win98 (on 40 gb hd)
For windows, lilo swaps the 2 hard disks.
I tried to use the partition - set commands in lilo to hide the os/2
partition from win98, but as soon as a I boot win98 from lilo, it says
nothing and hangs up. lilo says "Loading 1" before. If I comment out the
partition-set commands in lilo.conf, win98 boots without any problems. It
even doesn't care wether hda1 has a fat abel or not.
Can anyone help me?
greetings
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From: "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux Graphic workstation
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 13:40:30 GMT
What will be a good setup for a Linux workstation for use with Blender and
GIMP?
currently I'm using a 800Mhz Duran, 256mb PC133 ram, 30gigHD, Geforce 2
video card. I'm asking cause I planning on building another box, now if my
current setup is good then I'll stick with (plus its cheap) Or should I go
with a more up to date setup.
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From: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Font quality in Linux?
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 08:41:00 -0500
Ralph Mack wrote:
> I have my Linux box and my Win2000 box on a port switch and I've been
> noticing that a 10 point font on my Linux box looks a bit smaller than a
> 10 point font on my Windows box. In fact, the 10 point font in Netscape
> on my 17" 1024x768 monitor is just about unreadable. 12 point works much
> better.
> Now I seem to recall that Windows used to inflate fonts slightly back in
> Windows 3.0 in the days when VGA was considered a really hot thing.
> Knowing Microsoft, they're probably still doing that in Win2K. It may be
> a crutch, but I'm used to thinking of particular font sizes for
> particular uses and don't really want to relearn the map for Linux. Is
> there any setting I can tweak in X so that I get similar font size
> behavior on Linux?
> Also, I've noticed that the fonts I'm seeing in Linux are frankly kind of
> ugly; they look like they're being used at scales where the scaling
> parameters aren't optimal, kind of like some of the amateur 3rd party
> fonts I've seen on the net rather than the product of a real foundry.
> They look - it's hard to explain - kind of "out of focus". It also seems
> like the spacing between words is somehow "off" too - spaces either
> stretch too far or the words run together a little. This is really
> disturbing.
> Because of all of the above, I keep getting the uncomfortable feeling
> that I'm using the wrong fonts. Or maybe I've just gotten too sensitive.
> Is there any way to get the same kind of font quality that I get in
> Windows or the Mac? Have I misconfigured something or is there something
> I can install?
> Ralph
>
Get and install the mozilla-fonts:
http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake/8.0/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/mozilla-fonts-20000310-6mdk.noarch.html
If you use xfs, add the directory /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/mozilla-fonts to
the catalog in /etc/X11/fs/config. If you don't use xfs, add the directory
to the Section"Files" in XF86Config.
To have X read the new fonts
# xset fp+ /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/mozilla-fonts
# xset fp rehash
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From: "Wayne Osborn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Graphic workstation
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 21:57:08 +0800
In article <i9wL6.60826$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "James"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What will be a good setup for a Linux workstation for use with Blender
> and GIMP?
> currently I'm using a 800Mhz Duran, 256mb PC133 ram, 30gigHD, Geforce 2
> video card. I'm asking cause I planning on building another box, now if
> my current setup is good then I'll stick with (plus its cheap) Or should
> I go with a more up to date setup.
>
This sounds fairly good to me. You could go for a dual AMD mobo and run 2
x Duran's (Duran-Duran - sorry for the 80's joke!)
Also, considered over-clocking the Duron ? Should do close to 1Ghz with
the right motherboard.
See you at: alt.comp.hardware.overclocking.amd
--
Wayne A. Osborn, SCADA Engineer.[dnar AT iinet DOT net DOT au]
Registered Linux User #212818. [2.2.16-22-Win4Lin-686] [i686]
9:50pm up 1 day, 1:11, 2 users, load average: 2.17, 2.23, 2.10
...I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the demigodic party.
-- Dennis Ritchie
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From: "Lisette Schelles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: /dev/hdd3 is not on the first disk?
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 15:35:41 +0200
"Markus Kossmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Lisette Schelles wrote:
> [...]
> > 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?
>
> lilo should be able to boot from the second harddisk if your BIOS
> supports it. Any recent BIOS should support booting from the second IDE
> channel.
>
> However "BIOS drive 0x82" means that lilo assumes that /dev/hdd is the
> third bootable harddisk device (and not the second) . Is there a CDROM
> on /dev/hdc ?
Yes my cdrom drive is on /dev/hdc
> It that case you have to add the lines
>
> disk=/dev/hdd
> bios=0x81
Thank you very much! I have added these lines in lilo.conf and now I can
boot between the 4 os without any problem.
Still I wonder where I can find more information about this parameters
because I have search different FAQ and read the man page from lilo.conf but
no information about these parameters.
Best Regards,
>
> to you lilo.conf to say lilo that the CDROM doesn't count as bootable
> harddisk and your harddisk is the second bootable device instead>
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From: "Barend Aersmade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newb question: which distribution?
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 17:01:34 +0200
I have an win98 system serving a small LAN.
I would like to setup Linux on my second HD and boot into it with a floppy
drive, so when others (my kids) turn on the computer, no bootmanager will
appear but it would boot straight into windows. Is this possible? Which
distribution should I choose then?
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