Linux-Setup Digest #266, Volume #21 Sat, 19 May 01 22:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: Suse: How I stop booting to GUI mode in 7.1 (Joel Comeaux)
Re: Xconfigurator hangs (Mike Cooper)
Re: Add IDE CDRW to system with SCSI-host adapter AHA-1542 (Michael Perry)
Re: annoying LILO graphic (Jeff Shipman)
Getting Kppp to work in Mandrake 8.0... (Keith Rhodes)
Re: Routing problem (Dave Uhring)
Re: annoying LILO graphic (Dave Uhring)
Re: Datachute-PCI Slimscsi 1480 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Teleconomy ADSL con Suse 7.1 (Skolem da Firenze)
Re: Linux now/Beowulf later ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
RH7.1 Kernel compilation ("Juergen Heisel")
Re: annoying LILO graphic (Jeff Shipman)
Re: X never stops blanking! (Jeff Shipman)
Re: RH7.1 Kernel compilation ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Teleconomy ADSL con Suse 7.1 ("giuseppe")
Kernel update using rpm? ("W. M.")
Re: RH7.1 Kernel compilation (Dave Uhring)
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From: Joel Comeaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Suse: How I stop booting to GUI mode in 7.1
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 18:42:33 -0500
Andrew ward wrote:
> I installed 7.1, but the video driver is wrong so I need to
> get access to the text-mode booting so I can run a YaST or
> something to reconfigure my video driver?
>
> Right now it just boots quickly to GUI mode (login screen)
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
The way I like to do it is -if'n I want the next boot to be console only,
just edit /etc/inittab. The particular line that you want to change is
typically the first uncommented line and yours probably looks like this:
id:5:initdefault:
Simply change the 5 to a 3. On the next reboot, you won't go to run level
5, which is the "gui mode". Instead, you simply get the ever popular
console mode. After doing your thing, assuming that you want to start the
gui mode. You can type 'startx' or 'init 5'.
Running SuSE 7.1 myself....just bought it...pretty slick huh?
Joel Comeaux
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Cooper)
Subject: Re: Xconfigurator hangs
Date: 19 May 2001 16:34:14 -0700
Angry Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:<9e6eqs$1ve$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> What would you like to read? [[EMAIL PROTECTED] or ?*]
> this is a Uncle Junior scroll! it says:
>
> > This has happened to me. I have had to power the machine down for a minute,
> > then restart the machine and login in text mode.
>
> I think that logging in with text mode is the important part on this
> one.... if you'll notice, Xconfigurator says that it should be run from
> text mode.
Just a follow-up. My own machine is configured to run only in text mode unless
I manually start xwindows (startx). This does not help Xconfigurator any.
Is there any process that runs in text mode once Xwindows and a windows manager is
are installed (but not started) that might interfere with Xconfigurator? Nothing
leaps
out when you list the processes (ps -ef) but maybe I'm missing it.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Perry)
Subject: Re: Add IDE CDRW to system with SCSI-host adapter AHA-1542
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 23:36:14 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 19 May 2001 19:54:38 +0200, Roger Lindmark
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, all!
>
> I have now struggled two months with this problem and its time to ask for
> help.
>
> RedHat Linux 7.1
> Adaptec AHA-1542B SCSI hostadapter ISA, which BIOS is disabled as the card
> is jumpered to IRQ 10.
> Philips CDRW CDD 3610
>
> Upon installation of RedHat 7.1 the CDRW is installed and functions both
> with XCDRoast and as CDrom.
>
> The Adaptec AHA-1542B is not recognized, but the driver can be loaded by:
> modprobe aha1542 aha1542=0x130,11,4,5. I can after this get XSane working.
>
> I then got the information that the aha1542 must be compiled in the kernel.
> I compiled the kernel 2.4.4 with the aha1542 integrated. When I tested the
> kernel and added to lilo.conf:
> append="hdc=ide-scsi aha1542=0x130,11,4,5"
>
> both the SCSI-card and the scanner is recognized at bootup. The scanner
> works together with Xsane, but now I have the problem that I cant use the
> CDRW as cdrom. I read in the CDwriting how to that the CDRW must be
> recognized by the SCSI-card BIOS to be able to be used as CDrom. As my SCSI
> card is disabled this is not possible. I wonder, if there is a work around?
>
> Here is the output of : cdrecord -scanbus
>
> Cdrecord 1.9 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 J�rg Schilling
> Linux sg driver version: 3.1.17
> Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
> scsibus0:
> 0,0,0 0) *
> 0,1,0 1) *
> 0,2,0 2) *
> 0,3,0 3) *
> 0,4,0 4) *
> 0,5,0 5) *
> 0,6,0 6) 'SCANNER ' ' ' '1.00' Scanner
> 0,7,0 7) *
> scsibus1:
> 1,0,0 100) 'PHILIPS ' 'CDD3610 CD-R/RW ' '3.01' Removable CD-ROM
> 1,1,0 101) *
> 1,2,0 102) *
> 1,3,0 103) *
> 1,4,0 104) *
> 1,5,0 105) *
> 1,6,0 106) *
> 1,7,0 107) *
>
> Sincerely Yours
>
> Roger
> --
> Roger Lindmark
> OS/2 Warp 4.06
> RedHat 7.1
>
Hi Roger-
I think you have most of the pieces in place and you do not need the scsi
card to see an ide device to use it as a cd or a cdrw. The above output
shows that scsi emulation (ide-scsi) is working and finding the device
correctly to be used as a cdrw. If you could, show me the output of doing
an ls -l /dev/cdrom. I want to see what symlink cdrom is and what hardware
device it actually is using. Consider that you have basically turned off
ide cd support now and that the ide-scsi emulation layer that allows you to
use the cdrw stuff can also let you play audio cd's. If you link /dev/scd0
to /dev/cdrom symbolically you should be able to use a audio cd playing
program. I have an HP 9300 ide cdrw device and a adaptec 2940 u2w card
which allows me to use a zip drive and my tape backup. If I want to play
audio cd's on my HP ide/atapi cdrw, I keep things the way they are but I
ensure that the /dev/cdrom symbolink is actually linked to the device
/dev/scd0. Now if you start a cd playing utility it should play audio cd's.
You may need to change the permissions on /dev/scd0 to allow non-root users
to use the device.
Best regards! I like the name of that first operating system in your sig!
Been there, done that for many years.
--
Michael Perry
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Jeff Shipman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: annoying LILO graphic
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 17:37:42 -0600
Dave Uhring wrote:
> Would you like to post your /etc/lilo.conf?
Sure, no prob! Oh yeah, I'm using Mandrake 7.2
w/kernel 2.4.0 and LILO version 21.5.
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=normal
default=linux
keytable=/boot/us.klt
lba32
prompt
timeout=3000
message=/boot/lilo.message
image=/boot/bzImage
label=linux
root=/dev/sdb1
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="hdb=ide-scsi"
read-only
image=/boot/bzImage
label=failsafe
root=/dev/sdb1
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="hdb=ide-scsi failsafe"
read-only
image = /boot/bzImage
root = /dev/sdb1
label = l
append="hdc=ide-scsi"
other = /dev/hda1
label = win
table = /dev/hda
other = /dev/hda1
label = w
table = /dev/hda
other = /dev/hda1
label = windows
table = /dev/hda
Jeff "Shippy" Shipman E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Computer Science Major ICQ: 1786493
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Homepage: http://www.nmt.edu/~shippy
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From: Keith Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Getting Kppp to work in Mandrake 8.0...
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 02:02:20 +0200
I've spent two days trying to install Mandrake 8.0 off a magazine coverdisk (OK,
call me cheap!)...
The dosutils/autoboot/ directory was missing, and live update didn't work
correctly...
And I don't have a floppy drive and my cd-rom is not bootable!
Believe me, it was a lot of work.........
In the end, I've got most of what I want installed, but ran into problems with
Kppp.
[root@sheaf lib]# rpm -Uvh
/mnt/vol1/Mandrake8_CD1/kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk.i586.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
libDCOP.so.1 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkab.so.3 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkdecore.so.3 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkdefakes.so.3 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkdesu.so.1 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkdeui.so.3 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkfile.so.3 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkhtml.so.3 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkio.so.3 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkjava.so.1 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkparts.so.1 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkspell.so.3 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libkssl.so.2 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
libksycoca.so.3 is needed by kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk
[root@sheaf lib]# rpm -Uvh /mnt/vol1/Mandrake8_CD1/kdelibs-2.1.1-7mdk.i586.rpm
kdelibs ##################################################
[root@sheaf lib]# rpm -Uvh
/mnt/vol1/Mandrake8_CD1/kdenetwork-2.1.1-2mdk.i586.rpm
kdenetwork ##################################################
kdenetwork provides kppp, and was willing to install once kdelibs was
installed...
But:
[klrhodes@sheaf klrhodes]$ kppp
kppp: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.3: undefined
symbol: styleChange__8QToolBarR6QStyle
See? Kppp still wont' work!
So, I erase these two packages, and go back to the Mandrake 7.2 versions:
[root@sheaf lib]# rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS/kdelibs-2.0-5mdk.i586.rpm
kdelibs ##################################################
[root@sheaf lib]# rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS/kdenetwork-2.0-1mdk.i586.rpm
kdenetwork ##################################################
And now, yippee!
[klrhodes@sheaf klrhodes]$ kppp
Creating link /home/klrhodes/.kde/socket-sheaf.sheffield.
Created link from "/home/klrhodes/.kde/socket-sheaf.sheffield" to
"/tmp/ksocket-klrhodes"
It Works!!
But why, oh why, is the version in Mandrake 8.0 (seemingly) broken?
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From: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Routing problem
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 19:10:50 -0500
P. Daalmans wrote:
> Hi there ,
>
> Can anybody help me?
> See for the problem the attachment.
>
> Greez,
>
> Peter
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Don't send attachments if you expect for them to get read. Even with
LookOut Express you can put your data inline.
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From: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: annoying LILO graphic
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 19:18:00 -0500
Jeff Shipman wrote:
> Dave Uhring wrote:
>> Would you like to post your /etc/lilo.conf?
>
> Sure, no prob! Oh yeah, I'm using Mandrake 7.2
> w/kernel 2.4.0 and LILO version 21.5.
>
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> vga=normal
> default=linux
> keytable=/boot/us.klt
> lba32
> prompt
> timeout=3000
> message=/boot/lilo.message
> image=/boot/bzImage
> label=linux
> root=/dev/sdb1
> initrd=/boot/initrd.img
> append="hdb=ide-scsi"
> read-only
> image=/boot/bzImage
> label=failsafe
> root=/dev/sdb1
> initrd=/boot/initrd.img
> append="hdb=ide-scsi failsafe"
> read-only
> image = /boot/bzImage
> root = /dev/sdb1
> label = l
> append="hdc=ide-scsi"
> other = /dev/hda1
> label = win
> table = /dev/hda
> other = /dev/hda1
> label = w
> table = /dev/hda
> other = /dev/hda1
> label = windows
> table = /dev/hda
>
> Jeff "Shippy" Shipman E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Computer Science Major ICQ: 1786493
> New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
> Homepage: http://www.nmt.edu/~shippy
>
Like I hinted earlier, comment out the line
message=/boot/lilo.message
and you go back to the prompt
LILO:
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Datachute-PCI Slimscsi 1480
Date: 19 May 2001 16:37:56 -0700
The aha 1480 cardbus card is not compatiable to with the anatec datachute-pci.
Datachute-pci only supports 16 bit cards. The 1480 is a 32 bit card.
I will have to see if the Raytoc Systems CBS51U cardbus reader is compatable,
according their page it auto detects between cardbus and 16 bit cards. Looks
like it uses the RL5C478 chipset.
>>
>>In article <cjJM6.140$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David says...
>>>
>>>In comp.os.linux.portable [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>>I got linux to recongize my datachute-pci card adatper. When I insert my adaptec
>>>> Slimscsi card I get the following error.
>>>> initializing socket 0
>>>> unsupported card in socket 0
>>>> cs: no valid ROM images found!
>>>
>>>What were the startup messages from the PCMCIA drivers?
>>>
>>>-- Dave
>>
>>info_man
>>
>
>info_man
>
info_man
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From: Skolem da Firenze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
it.comp.os.linux.development,it.comp.os.linux.iniziare,it.comp.os.linux.software,it.comp.os.linux.sys,italia.jesi.linux,tin.it.computer.pc.linux
Subject: Re: Teleconomy ADSL con Suse 7.1
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 00:41:27 GMT
Ciao !!!
In it.comp.os.linux.development Alessandro Dei Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Salve,
> ho installato nel mio pc una Suse 7.1 con kernel 2.4 e non riesco a
> configurare la connessione ADSL con Modem Speed-Touch via Ethernet.
> Qualcuno mi sa aiutare o indicarmi dove cercare?
> Grazie mille ed un saluto a tutti.
> Alessandro
E' la cosa piu' semplice da fare,
www.roaringpenguin.com.
cerca rp-pppoe, e' veramente BANALE !!! Fa paura ... !!! :PPP
--
Skolem - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://www.mascanc.org/~skolem
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux now/Beowulf later
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 01:04:40 GMT
Dave, thanks for adding your voice to the question. Let's stay in touch. If I
learn anything, I'll send you an e-mail.
Regards
Robert
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dave Mann wrote:
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I've just pick up 3 old IBM boxes (one P75 and two 110DX4's with
> > monitor, keyboard and cables for $40, who could resist?)
> >
> > I want to partition the P75 and install Linux very soon.
> >
> > However, being a newbie, I want to make sure that I can add the other
> > two boxes with Beowulf later.
> >
> > Do I need to be aware of anything or do anything special during the
> > initial Linux setup in preparation for a later Beowulf addition?
> > Or, do I just install Linux in its own right intially and simply add
> > Beowulf later?
> >
> > Also, taking recommendations for the best Web sites to guide a newbie
> > through his first Linux installation.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
>
> This is exactly what I want to do with a bunch of used but operating P100
> machines. They have everything including NIC's and I want to put them
> together and plug them into the Internet to do something useful such as SETI
> or AIDS research.
>
> Please, some of the experts out there, could you spell this project out in
> detail, step by step for those of us who are trying to "do the right thing"
> but don't have your experience?
>
> TIA
>
> Dave
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From: "Juergen Heisel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RH7.1 Kernel compilation
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 03:07:05 +0100
After I installed my Red Hat 7.1, i try to compile my own kernel. But it
doesnT compile. Several errors at different places. When I compile it on
my RH 7.0 PC it works fine. Any hints ? changing the line from gcc into
kgc doesnt resolve the problem....
Juergen
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From: Jeff Shipman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: annoying LILO graphic
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 19:21:14 -0600
Dave Uhring wrote:
> Like I hinted earlier, comment out the line
>
> message=/boot/lilo.message
>
> and you go back to the prompt
>
> LILO:
I don't think you're understanding my problem. Currently,
what I'm getting is:
----------------------------
| LILO |
| GRAPHICAL |
| MENU |
----------------------------
Welcome to my computer. This
is my lilo.message file.
I want to get rid of the big graphical menu that
lilo puts up, but I still want to keep the text that
is stored in my /etc/lilo.message file. If I comment
out the line you suggest, it doesn't display my
message at all, but it still displays the big graphical
menu.
Jeff "Shippy" Shipman E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Computer Science Major ICQ: 1786493
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Homepage: http://www.nmt.edu/~shippy
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From: Jeff Shipman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: X never stops blanking!
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 19:22:22 -0600
Dave Uhring wrote:
> $ xset s noblank (?)
Yup, that does seem to make it not turn the
screen blank. Thanks! However, now it brings
up some generic X screensaver deal (black and
grey X logo stuff). Is there something else
I must do to get rid of that?
Jeff "Shippy" Shipman E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Computer Science Major ICQ: 1786493
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Homepage: http://www.nmt.edu/~shippy
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH7.1 Kernel compilation
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 03:27:54 +0200
Juergen Heisel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> After I installed my Red Hat 7.1, i try to compile my own kernel. But it
> doesnT compile. Several errors at different places. When I compile it on
For example? What is the first error?
> my RH 7.0 PC it works fine. Any hints ? changing the line from gcc into
What do you mean by "it"? Did you change the location? Re-untar the
sources? Are you talking about a different kernel? You need to be
precise.
> kgc doesnt resolve the problem....
And neither will you until you learn to make a post that you can be
helped with! Please show us the log of the first several error lines.
Peter
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From: "giuseppe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
it.comp.os.linux.development,it.comp.os.linux.iniziare,it.comp.os.linux.software,it.comp.os.linux.sys,italia.jesi.linux,tin.it.computer.pc.linux
Subject: Re: Teleconomy ADSL con Suse 7.1
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 01:50:43 GMT
io e gia 10 giorni che ci sbatto la testa ,teniamoci in contatto , forse
riusciremo ??????
non riesco a installare rpppoe....... [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Skolem da Firenze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:9e73eh$2pg$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Ciao !!!
>
> In it.comp.os.linux.development Alessandro Dei Rossi
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Salve,
> > ho installato nel mio pc una Suse 7.1 con kernel 2.4 e non riesco a
> > configurare la connessione ADSL con Modem Speed-Touch via Ethernet.
> > Qualcuno mi sa aiutare o indicarmi dove cercare?
> > Grazie mille ed un saluto a tutti.
> > Alessandro
>
> E' la cosa piu' semplice da fare,
>
> www.roaringpenguin.com.
>
> cerca rp-pppoe, e' veramente BANALE !!! Fa paura ... !!! :PPP
>
>
>
> --
> Skolem - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> http://www.mascanc.org/~skolem
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From: "W. M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kernel update using rpm?
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 01:56:13 GMT
I've downloaded the generic kernel in rpm format from the SuSE website
(ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse_update/7.1/kernel/2.4.2). I installed it
on my SuSE 7.1 box and it works great. Can you install this on other
distributions? Redhat 6.2 in particular? Before i try it would be good
to know if anyone has done this. Thanks
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From: Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH7.1 Kernel compilation
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 21:00:06 -0500
Juergen Heisel wrote:
>
> After I installed my Red Hat 7.1, i try to compile my own kernel. But it
> doesnT compile. Several errors at different places. When I compile it on
> my RH 7.0 PC it works fine. Any hints ? changing the line from gcc into
> kgc doesnt resolve the problem....
>
> Juergen
>
>
I can't even build the alsa-drivers using their kernel as a base.
# cd /usr/bin
# mv gcc gcc-2.96
# ln -s kgcc gcc
Download the 2.4.4 kernel from ftp.kernel.org and configure and build it.
Copy System.map to /boot/System.map-2.4.4 and copy arch/i386/boot/bzImage
to /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.4. Edit /etc/lilo.conf, make RH's kernel label=old
add your new kernel as label=linux. Run lilo and reboot.
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