Linux-Setup Digest #226, Volume #21 Mon, 14 May 01 23:13:10 EDT
Contents:
Re: HELP!!!!! (Angry Bob)
num lock (Brian Crouch)
Re: changing resolution with XFree.4... (Dave Uhring)
Re: Font quality in Linux? (Dave Uhring)
hard disk, raid (Me)
Re: No DNS with DHCP sometimes (Mark Condic)
Re: install to floppy (root disk from windows) (Angry Bob)
Re: SUSE ("Duane Healing")
Re: Strange "hangings" after IO! (Paulo da Silva)
Problems with undefined symbols K 2.4.4 (Paulo da Silva)
DNS Setup ("sang")
X stratup failure (Slawomir Tomaszewski)
Linux link with NT ("Sysadmin")
Re: SAMBA ("sang")
Re: DNS Setup (H.Bruijn)
How do I turn down the sound... (Dwight Hugget)
Using fetchmail/procmail with Outlook Express (Mark Johnson)
Re: Linux link with NT (Mark Johnson)
Re: crontab? (David Efflandt)
Re: SUSE (Markus Kossmann)
help with disabling scsi detection ("rm")
Re: How do I turn down the sound... (David Efflandt)
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From: Angry Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!
Date: 14 May 2001 23:06:12 GMT
What would you like to read? [[EMAIL PROTECTED] or ?*]
this is a [EMAIL PROTECTED] scroll! it says:
> I've been trying to set up a Linux Partition on my machine using
> Partition Magic 3.5. I have set it for Maxium space which on my machine
> is about 24 G. Problem is that Linux doesn't see the partition, I'm
> trying to install Linux Mandrake 7.2 or Open Caldera 2.4 neither works.
> Also they both freeze during setup if I try to boot from the CD-ROM
> drive. What is my problem?
partition magic understands what a linux partition looks like? I was
unaware that they did.... My suggestion is that you allow the mandrake
install to partition the drive for you, it'll do a much better job.
--
AngryBob Systems Consultant - http://www.trellisinc.com
Who is this girl and why is she wearing my pants!?!?
--Nick Black (from right behind me)
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From: Brian Crouch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: num lock
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 03:23:01 GMT
How do I make num lock on a default on boot?
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From: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: changing resolution with XFree.4...
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 18:26:19 -0500
Fran�ois Patte wrote:
> Bonjour,
>
> I would like to know how to change the resolution of my screen, using
> Ctrl Alt +/-, with XFree.4.0.3?
> What are the lines to add to the file XF86Config-4?
>
> Thank you.
>
> -- Fran�ois Patte. UFR de math�matiques et informatique.
>
>
>
You probably can do it with this:
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x640" "640x480"
EndSubsection
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From: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Font quality in Linux?
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 18:32:41 -0500
Corne Beerse wrote:
> Ralph Mack wrote:
>>
>
> The fonts which are asked for by the application can be remapped to a
> totally different realy used font. I bet by default, you never find
> helvetica on M$ machines and never find Arial on non M$ systems. That's
> just one of M$'s license pollicy: don't use what the rest is using but
> copy it and put it in an M$ license.
>
> CB
>
You will find Arial fonts on Mandrake systems because it installs the
mozilla-fonts package as I recommended in another post on this same topic.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Me)
Subject: hard disk, raid
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 23:33:58 +0000 (UTC)
If I have 2 identical disks and configure them as RAID level 0 (striping), and
the capacity of each of the disks is 10 Gb, is the total size of the raid
combination 20 Gb?
How can I learn the block size of /dev/hda (the entire disk, not one of its
partitions like /dev/hda1 or /dev/hda5). I am hoping to make an image backup
of it. I have played with df, but the numbers I get back from it are
inconsistent, or I am misunderstanding what it is telling me.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Condic)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.suse,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: No DNS with DHCP sometimes
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 23:49:19 GMT
How or where do you specify the -d flag to put the server into debug
mode?
Will this also put sendmail into debug mode?
Thanks,
On Tue, 15 May 2001 08:17:41 +1000, Dean Thompson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Hi!,
>
>> I'll wait till it happens again. Is there a log for the cleint that shows
>> the info returned? I know the bootup log will show the request and ACK.
>
>There is a good chance that when the DHCP server starts it might actually
>write some of its debugging of version information into the
>/var/log/messages. If you want to see all the data that is passed around you
>will have to provide the "-d" flag to put the server into debug mode.
>
>See ya
>
>Dean Thompson
>
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From: Angry Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: install to floppy (root disk from windows)
Date: 15 May 2001 00:03:43 GMT
What would you like to read? [[EMAIL PROTECTED] or ?*]
this is a Greg Dinwoodie scroll! it says:
> I would like to install linux (distro doesn't really matter) to a
> floppy. I cannot seem to find instructions on howto install to a floppy,
> with out installing linux first. From windows I need to make a linux
> root disk.
Are you trying ot install linux on your computer, but need a floppy to
do the install? that can be done with rawwrite2.exe, which should be
in the /images directory of your favorite distro.... just follow the
commands to install one of the *.img (like network.img) disks to the
floppy, then boot off of it.
http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/gs/node4.html
If you're trying to fit an entire linux distribution onto a floppy disk
then you're doing something a bit more advanced and specialized. They
have things like "router on a floppy" or Trinux, or you could just boot
off a slackware install CD. you'll have to give more info on what you
wanna do.
--
AngryBob Systems Consultant - http://www.trellisinc.com
The secret to not getting burned out is to play at working hard,
and not taking things too seriously.
-- Linus Torvalds
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From: "Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SUSE
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 16:55:27 -0700
When I was running SuSE, I'd just download the kernel from my local
ftp.kernel.org mirror, unpackage it and follow the instructions. No
problems whatsoever.
--
-Duane
In a feverish moment of semi-lucidity, "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> flailed
at the keyboard thusly:
> is
> there any way to get this distro to use my kernel? If anyone out there
> has successfully done Kernel compiling on SuSe
> (and remembers how to do it) I would appreciate any info.
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Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 01:09:54 +0100
From: Paulo da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Strange "hangings" after IO!
Paulo da Silva wrote:
The problem went a way after a hdparm command
I used to use in my previous Linuxes.
Here it is:
hdparm -d1 -c1 -u1 -a4 -m16 /dev/hda
I don't know exactly which parameter solved the
problem. I will check this better when I get time
to do it.
Regards,
Paulo da Silva
> Hi,
>
> SYMPTOMS:
> After an IO operation (ex. copying a directory)
> more or less intense, the system seems to hang
> immediately (to 2 seconds sometimes) after the
> IO "operation" completion for a period from
> 1, 2 or more seconds depending (I think) from
> the amount of data written/read. When this occurs,
> the system stops even echoing to the console although
> it bufferizes the input chars.
>
> KERNEL: 2.4.3
>
> ENVIRONEMNT:
> I'm installing a new linux from scratch.
> I have all, but a couple of things like scanner,
> cdrw, installed and working properly.
> X, KDE, Printer, Sound, ... everything seems
> to work fine.
>
> In my previous distributions Linuxes I never had
> such a problem.
>
> This is the first time I'm using the kernel 2.4.3.
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> This problem is particularly annoying when listening
> MP3. The sound stops. It seems the windows :-)
>
> Can someone help me please?
>
> TIA for any comments or help.
> Paulo da Silva
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Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 01:14:52 +0100
From: Paulo da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problems with undefined symbols K 2.4.4
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Hello,
I got undefined symbols when making modules-install
or with depmod -a for kernel 2.4.4. This did not
happen with k 2.4.3!
Pls. see attached file.
TIA for any comments.
Paulo da Silva
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depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.4/kernel/net/wanrouter/af_wanpipe.o
depmod: wanpipe_mark_bh
depmod: wanpipe_queue_tq
depmod: wanpipe_find_card
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From: "sang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DNS Setup
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 09:50:19 +0900
Hi, i am new to linux.
After i setup NETWORK in LINUX same to NT, i cannot access internet.
LINUX can access other NT computer in same LAN, and NT can access
internet with one router.
ping gateway is ok.
but when i
ping www.redhat.com
the error is:
ping : unknown host www.redhat.com
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From: Slawomir Tomaszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: X stratup failure
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 20:43:20 -0400
When I boot up my Red Hat 6.2 box and login as a regular user, the X will
not start, displaying message:
Authentication failed - cannot start X server.
Perhaps you do not have console ownership?
This happens even if I am an only user logged in. root (and only root)
can start X normally.
When I upgraded to RH 6.2, initially the sustem worked properly, and
suddenly failed without me having changed anything in its configuration!
Can anybody help me with this?
Thanks,
Slawek Tomaszewski
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Sysadmin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux link with NT
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 09:24:57 +0800
Dear sir/madam,
i have a few questions regarding Linux operating system. I'm beginner for
Linux actually. my questions are:
1) Can Linux server transfer data between windows NT 4.0 such as
replication/synchronize NT user account?
2) My workstation is Win98 and WinME. can my worktation transfer data from
their computer to Linux hard disk??? it is very difficult or easy like NT
which can just map the drive.
thanks.
regards,
beginner of Linux..
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From: "sang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SAMBA
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 10:36:04 +0900
Thanks every body.
I resolved the problem.
In my NT, the IP MASK is 255.255.0.0 but LINUX SERVER is 255.255.255.0.
After i changed this, all were OK.
Thanks.
"sang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:9dn8g9$64i$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> HI,
>
> I am new to LINUX.
>
> Now i want to install Samba to share file&printer with WINDOWS NT.
>
> After i install&setup, i can see LINUX Server in NT Workstation, but
> i cannot access LINUX Server.
>
>
> What wrong ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: DNS Setup
Date: 15 May 2001 01:58:50 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 15 May 2001 09:50:19 +0900, sang allegedly wrote:
> Hi, i am new to linux.
>
> After i setup NETWORK in LINUX same to NT, i cannot access internet.
>
> LINUX can access other NT computer in same LAN, and NT can access
> internet with one router.
>
> ping gateway is ok.
> but when i
> ping www.redhat.com
> the error is:
> ping : unknown host www.redhat.com
add the ip-numbers of your name-servers to the file /etc/resolv.conf
# /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 1.2.3.4
search your_domain.com
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The Netherlands
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From: Dwight Hugget <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How do I turn down the sound...
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 22:08:12 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
of the startup during KDE loading. I run Mandrake 8.0.
Yes, I'm new to Linux and loving it :)
I don't mind losing sleep and reading how-to.
Point me in the general direction please :)
--
dwight
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Subject: Using fetchmail/procmail with Outlook Express
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Johnson)
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 02:08:35 GMT
My wife's company (15 people in all) asked me if I would try to help them
to build a local email server (only because I have been toying around with
linux). I told them that I would try to do some research on what is
feasible but I'm very much a newbie.
What they want:
* to send email localy without having
to have the email addressed to another
employee go out to the ISP and back in.
(procmail?)
* transparently retrieve email from the
local email server and the ISP email server
using Outlook Express.
(fetchmail?)
My research has shown the I would need to install procmail and fetchmail on
the linux box to get this to work. Do I understand this correctly?
If so, it seems that fetchmail requires the user's password written to the
.fetchmailrc or the .netrc files.
* How do I configure fetchmail with these passwords
without strickly asking for them from the users.
Unfortunately, I can't expect the users to login
into the linux machine and configure fetmailconf
even with my guidance. This whole cut over needs
to be fairly transparent.
* How does the "out of office" type of auto-reponder get
configured for the OE clients. I have read the procmail
provides auto-responding and forwarding, but again this
type of thing needs to be configured with minimal user
intervention if at all possible. Is it at all possible?
Any guidence is very much appreciated...
thanks for your time!
- mark.
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Subject: Re: Linux link with NT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Johnson)
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 02:15:19 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sysadmin) wrote in <9dq02p$rnd$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>1) Can Linux server transfer data between windows NT 4.0 such as
>replication/synchronize NT user account?
>
>2) My workstation is Win98 and WinME. can my worktation transfer data from
>their computer to Linux hard disk??? it is very difficult or easy like NT
>which can just map the drive.
>
>thanks.
>
>regards,
>beginner of Linux..
>
What you'll want to look at is Samba (http://www.samba.org). I'm not sure
how much it will offer as far as NT Accounts go, but you can use linux as
your domain controller with Samba or enable linux to use your NT domain
controller for authentication. You'll want to install the necessary PAM
(plugable authentication module) for want you want to do. Have a look at
the samba web site - it's pretty easy to install and configure.
You can also use Samba to setup file shares for the NT users and you can do
regular linux/unix type backups of those folders using anything from cron
and tar to sophicticated backup utitilies that you can buy for linux (which
are still cheaper than their NT cousins).
Anyway, good luck - I wish I could give you more info, but I'm a newbie
too.
Keep in touch...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: crontab?
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 02:45:35 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 14 May 2001 15:02:26 -0500, Andy Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have added entries to my crontab file, but they will not run. It
> appears that entries in the etc/cron.d/kmod files are being run...
> should cron commands be added there?
You should just have to do 'crontab -e' to edit your crontab.
'man 5 crontab' explains what to put in it. Note that your environment
may be minimal, so it is best to use full paths for filenames and data
files.
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From: Markus Kossmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SUSE
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 04:28:16 +0200
Gary wrote:
>
> I am trying to update the Kernel on SuSe 7.1 and found out
> that SuSe
> doesn't provide makefiles or a .config file. I have done RH,
> and Mandrake
> patches, and not had the "No rule to make target" error
> which is the
> error I'm getting.
>
You didn't install the full kernels sources ( packages lx_sus24 or
lx_sus22 , which isn't in the standard installation), but only the
kernel includes (package linclude). Since the SuSE kernel includes the
"make cloneconfig" patch there is a /proc/config.gz, which includes the
configuration of the running kernel and you can do a "make cloneconfig",
if want you build a new kernel with the same configuration. If you want
the latest kernel sources with all patches, which are used by SuSE, have
a look at ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/mantel/next
--
Markus Kossmann
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From: "rm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: help with disabling scsi detection
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 22:56:15 -0400
I have an intel motherboard with a built in adaptec 7896scsi controller.
When I boot from the redhat 7.1 cd it says detecting loading adaptec 7xxx
driver
and it hangs there indefinately. I use ide drives and do not have any scsi
drives and would
like to disable setup from detecting the chipset. Thanks,
Rob McMonigal
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: How do I turn down the sound...
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 03:01:32 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Dwight Hugget <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> of the startup during KDE loading. I run Mandrake 8.0.
> Yes, I'm new to Linux and loving it :)
> I don't mind losing sleep and reading how-to.
> Point me in the general direction please :)
Bring up the mixer, set desired sound volume, save mixer settings, then
minimize it. This should make it an icon in the taskbar. Then save
settings on exit. Then when you start X again the mixer should already be
loaded with its same settings.
But I have had mixed results with this. Sometimes it works, sometimes the
sound plays before the mixer loads. It is better to set volume with a
text based mixer when you boot (/etc/rc.d/rc.local or
/etc/init.d/boot.local in SuSE). Unfortunately I have SuSE workstation
using a compiled kernel without the alsa modules, so it does not include a
text mixer I can use, and I have resorted to disabling the KDE2 startup
sound.
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