Linux-Setup Digest #365, Volume #21 Sun, 3 Jun 01 22:13:06 EDT
Contents:
Re: linuxconf command doesn't work! (David Efflandt)
External Superdisk (Iain Jameson)
staroffice install problem reprised (bill davidsen)
Re: Urgent: scrwed up glibc library. now nothing worked. (Juergen Heinzl)
Re: Lpr Print Error: No Spool Queue (David Efflandt)
Re: Linux, CPU HLT instruction et software cooling ! (bill davidsen)
Re: linux dual boot problem (Dave Berntson)
Re: UDMA drives and linux DMA support ("Jan Oberlaender")
Re: CD Burning/SCSI emulation with RH 7.1 (bill davidsen)
Re: Linux, CPU HLT instruction et software cooling ! (Juergen Heinzl)
Re: Password not accepted (Noble Pepper)
RH6.2 crashes, then /var/log directory lost, then .... (the_ginzter)
Newbie with a question ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: linuxconf command doesn't work!
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 22:14:05 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 03 Jun 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello. I typed linuxconf, but nothing happens. Is there any reason
> for that?
You have to hit the [Enter] key. Seriously it must have done something.
What did the error say? Maybe it is true. (see below)
> I am using:
>
> RedHat 7.1 (on hdc2)
> Gnome and KDE instolled (Using Gnome)
>
> I also have Win2K on hda1, having Lilo on the first sector of
> hdc2.
> Does this dual boot have anything to do with failing to do linuxconf
> command?
> I also tried as root, but was the same result.
It should ONLY work for root. If you cannot find it on your system,
install it from your CD. I heard that some RedHat versions do not install
it automatically.
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From: Iain Jameson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: External Superdisk
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 07:35:55 +0930
Hi Folks
Anyone managed to get an external Imation superdisk to work?
I have exhausted all avenues, and it still just sits there.
Doing a cdrecord -scanbus shows
scsibus1:
1,0,0 100) 'MATSHITA' 'LS-120 VER5 00' 'F523' Removable Disk
scsibus0 is the cdrw.
I have RedHat 7.1, if that helps.
Thanking you in advance.
Iain
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bill davidsen)
Subject: staroffice install problem reprised
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 22:30:58 +0000 (UTC)
I downloaded SO 6.0 (or 6.1?) and it repeatedly says that the system is
not Java capable or enabled, or some such. Since there is Java in the
kernel, the browser, and the JDK, any idea where it looks before
deciding? I looked on their site for a JRE but they seem to assume that
you have guessed what it wants.
Went back to 5.2, any release which doesn't list what it needs and where
to get it is probably not all that wonderfully done in other ways.
--
bill davidsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
"I am lost. I am out looking for myself. If I should come back before I
return, please ask me to wait." -seen in a doctor's office
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Subject: Re: Urgent: scrwed up glibc library. now nothing worked.
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 22:36:33 GMT
In article <PjyS6.46922$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, david yuan wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>
>I stupidly applied glibc.2.2.1-3.2.4.rpm to my RH6.1 using (force and
>no-dependency checking). i thought i might resolve the problem a bad glibc
>version for java(1.3).
>
>Now seems every command failed:
>
>FATAL: kernel too old.
[-]
Yes, glibc can be compiled optimised against kernel version >= ...
>How do I have the original glibc back? I really do not want to re-install
>from scratch since the machine is a gateway which has dhcpd, named, firewall
>etc and I cannot copy their config files to other places. I cannot use RPM
>and TAR commands any more because above FATA problem either. basically no
>shell commands work except "ls".
>
>Please someone helps me to bring old glibc back.
[-]
Are the old libs still there ? If yes, then you can re-create all links
via /sbin/sln and this includes the libs and the dynamic linker of course.
Oh and ls is not a shell command, but statically linked apps are going
to work still and sln just means static ln, so should RH come with such
binaries of tar, too you might be out of the woods.
Ta',
Juergen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: Lpr Print Error: No Spool Queue
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 22:41:13 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 03 Jun 2001 16:56:48 -0400, Robert Parnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Using printtool and setting up a postscript printer, I get the following
> error
> message when running a test:
>
> Status Information:
> sending job 'bp@sam+962' to lp0@localhost
> connecting to 'localhost', attempt 1
> connected to 'localhost'
> requesting printer lp0@localhost
> job 'bp@sam+962' transfer to lp0@localhost failed
> error 'NONZERO RFC1179 ERROR CODE FROM SERVER' with ack 'ACK_FAIL'
> sending str '^Blp0' to lp0@localhost
> error msg: 'lp0: no spool queue'
It sounds like the above log (which appears to be from the client) is
attempting to connect to lp0 on itself (localhost). Does sam+962 have a
printer called lp0.
> Printtool set up /etc/printcap as follows:
>
> lp0:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=/dev/lp0:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:
That looks identical to mine in Mandrake, but mine is the default lp
printer instead of being called lp0 (it does print to /dev/lp0).
> I verified that lpd is running and that the spool directory and filter
> exist. Running
> lpq states, "Queue: no printable jobs in queue." I also tried to run a
> print job,
>
> lpr -Plp0 <test file>
>
> and received the same error message. In addition, I ran checkpc -fpV. It
> didn't report any problems.
Silly question maybe, but can you ping localhost and sam+962? Is the lo
interface up (ifconfig). Is sam+962 listed in your /etc/hosts.lpd (are
plus signs legal in hostnames)? What output do you get from the hostname
command?
Try stopping lpd and run it using the -l switch (for logging).
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bill davidsen)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Linux, CPU HLT instruction et software cooling !
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 22:51:38 +0000 (UTC)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Georges Goncalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| I have a technical question on these topics...
|
| Hardware : AMD Duron 700 @ 950 on Abit KT7, OS Win2K SP2
| AMD Duron 700 @ 900 on Abit KT7, OS GNU/Linux (Debian SID)
[... snippty clip ...]
| What puzzles me is that all modern OSes (WinNT/2K, Linux and others) are
| ALREADY meant to use the CPU HLT command when they're Idle, but, the
| temperature remains constant (does not drop) HMonitor claims using the
| HLT command and the temperature really drops.
Since Win95/98 run much hotter and got much worse battery life on my
laptops than Linux, I'm reasonably sure that the HLT is there and works.
However, if you look in the code for process.c, you see that there is a
value for CPU characteristics called hlt_works_ok. This is the idle loop:
================================================================
/*
* We use this if we don't have any better
* idle routine..
*/
static void default_idle(void)
{
if (current_cpu_data.hlt_works_ok && !hlt_counter) {
__cli();
if (!current->need_resched)
safe_halt();
else
__sti();
}
}
================================================================
Now if the hlt_works_ok characteristic is not set for your CPU, then
a halt might not happen. I have no idea what kernel version a "Debian
standard" is, but if it isn't a kernel which knows about Duron, or gets
confused by the O/C, that flag may not be set. If you are running a 2.4
kernel, forget that. If you are running 2.219 or any kernel which has
config options for Duron, also forget. But if you are running an older
kernel which may be guessing on CPU and being safe, you may not be
getting HLT because the kernel isn't dure it's safe.
COmment?
--
bill davidsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
At LinuxExpo Sun was showing Linux applications running on Solaris.
They don't get it, the arrow points the other way. There's a reason why
there's no SolarisExpo, Solaris is a tool; Linux is a philosophy, a
religion, a way of life, and only incidentally an operating system.
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From: Dave Berntson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux dual boot problem
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 17:00:27 -0500
On Sun, 03 Jun 2001 17:48:40 GMT, Greg van Leeuwen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have just installed Red Hat 7.0 on my machine and I am having problems
>setting up a dual boot. I have a 6.4gig HD with Windows98 on it (hda),
>and a new 20gig HD (hdb) which I partitioned with Disk Druid to use as a
>Linux disk. During the installation I did not specify anything to do
>with the first (Windows) disk, i.e. I didn't specify any partitions of
>any type on it, and now I cannot seem to get anything to recognize that
>there is anything on it.
>
>When I used the command "fdisk -l /dev/hda" it lists the sectors etc.
>but does not list any partitions after it prints out the headers for the
>list. I have tried to mount the disk in Linux but this does not work.
>
>Is there a way I can fix the first disk using fdisk or Partition Magic
>so that it is recognized without erasing all of the data I have on it?
>
>I would be grateful for any assistance.
>Thanks.
>Greg
I'm not sure what you have there, but I can't see that it would serve any
purpose to mount the windows partition to solve a dual boot problem. Did
you make a boot partition? If so, you might try this:
Boot linux and login as root. Type
cfdisk
at the command prompt and see which partition is bootable (has a B marked
beside it). If /boot is not marked with a B, change it to that (remove the
B from the windows partition at the same time).
Perhaps more importantly, as I understand it, it is best to have linux be
the master drive. I think this is specified in the Bios set-up, so you may
have to go into the bios and change that. I'm pretty new to linux myself.
db
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From: "Jan Oberlaender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: UDMA drives and linux DMA support
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 00:58:34 +0200
Hi,
> Have you tried "hdparm?" Read "man hdparm" first.
The output I gave was from hdparm. hdparm -d1c1 is what I used to
activate 32bit access and DMA. Then, testing with hdparm -t gave the
problems and the drives were switched back to non-DMA automatically.
Jan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bill davidsen)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: CD Burning/SCSI emulation with RH 7.1
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 22:59:02 +0000 (UTC)
In article <3b198602$0$18886$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| I used to have RH 7.0 running the 2.2 kernel, and then I upgraded to 7.1
| with the 2.4 kernel. Both of my CD drives (IDEs) were working under
| /dev/scd0 (the reader 0,0,0) and /dev/scd1 (the burner 0,1,0). After
| the upgrade, kudzu found my CD-ROM drive for some reason and added it to
| /etc/hosts even though it was already set under /dev/scd0. It is no
| longer recognized as being SCSI. My CD burner was left at /dev/scd1 and
| is still recognized as a SCSI device, but is now at 0,0,0. cdrecord's
| scanbus option no longer can detect my reader so I can't make disc
| copies as easily as I could before. What should I do?
Looks as if the default setup is to make burners scsi and leave
readers ide. If you want both scsi, set the flag in /etc/lilo.conf so
that both are force scsi. Then rerun lilo, obviously.
--
bill davidsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
"I am lost. I am out looking for myself. If I should come back before I
return, please ask me to wait." -seen in a doctor's office
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Linux, CPU HLT instruction et software cooling !
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 23:03:11 GMT
In article <9fef1q$7446$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, bill davidsen wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Georges Goncalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>| I have a technical question on these topics...
>|
>| Hardware : AMD Duron 700 @ 950 on Abit KT7, OS Win2K SP2
>| AMD Duron 700 @ 900 on Abit KT7, OS GNU/Linux (Debian SID)
>
> [... snippty clip ...]
>
>| What puzzles me is that all modern OSes (WinNT/2K, Linux and others) are
>| ALREADY meant to use the CPU HLT command when they're Idle, but, the
>| temperature remains constant (does not drop) HMonitor claims using the
>| HLT command and the temperature really drops.
>
>
> Since Win95/98 run much hotter and got much worse battery life on my
>laptops than Linux, I'm reasonably sure that the HLT is there and works.
>However, if you look in the code for process.c, you see that there is a
>value for CPU characteristics called hlt_works_ok. This is the idle loop:
>================================================================
>/*
> * We use this if we don't have any better
> * idle routine..
> */
>static void default_idle(void)
>{
> if (current_cpu_data.hlt_works_ok && !hlt_counter) {
> __cli();
> if (!current->need_resched)
> safe_halt();
> else
> __sti();
> }
>}
>================================================================
>
> Now if the hlt_works_ok characteristic is not set for your CPU, then
>a halt might not happen. I have no idea what kernel version a "Debian
>standard" is, but if it isn't a kernel which knows about Duron, or gets
>confused by the O/C, that flag may not be set. If you are running a 2.4
>kernel, forget that. If you are running 2.219 or any kernel which has
>config options for Duron, also forget. But if you are running an older
>kernel which may be guessing on CPU and being safe, you may not be
>getting HLT because the kernel isn't dure it's safe.
>
> COmment?
[-]
dmesg | fgrep -i hlt ...
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
... to find out.
Ta',
Juergen
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From: Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Password not accepted
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 18:06:21 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Type in the password VERY carefully, it probably just isn't being
echo'ed. Watch the Caps
Kel Watson wrote:
> hi all,
> This is my first encounter with Linux, and I have installed it many
> times from CD, and all types (eg server, workstation etc). however no
> installation lets me type in the password. In graphical mode, a log-in
> frame is displayed with a place to type in a (Login) user name. This
> name is accepted and then pressing enter moves the cursor down to the
> (Password) password box. But the box sappears to be locked and does not
> allow characters to be typed in. Of courrse the log-in fails
> The same occurs in the text interface
>
> any help will be most appreciated.
>
> Kel
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
>
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From: the_ginzter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: RH6.2 crashes, then /var/log directory lost, then ....
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 09:30:36 -0400
I would like some advice from others who may know more about
linux (specifically RH6.2) internals.
After nearly 6 problem-free months with my RH6.2, it all of a sudden
started to behave weirdly.
- First, it wouldn't allow me to "su" to root. (If I logged out, and
logged in as root, no problem. Login as myself, and su to root, I
keep getting an "incorrect password".)
- Second, when I ran xlock to temporarily lock my display, I
got the same treatment, forcing me to do a hard shutdown and
reboot.
- On reboot, I noticed that:
1. I can't su to to any user.
2. I can only mount floppies, and cdroms if I logged in as root.
Before, regular users were able to mount filesystems
tagged with the "users" option in /etc/fstab.
3. /var/log dir tree is missing
4. After creating (via mkdir) /var/log, /var/log/httpd, etc,
there's are persistent error logs that show up (repeatedly)
in /var/log/messages:
> localhost init: cannot execute "/sbin/mingetty"
> ...
> localhost init: Id "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> localhost init: Id "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> localhost init: Id "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> localhost init: Id "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> localhost init: Id "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> ...
> localhost rpc.statd[1998]: gethostbyname error for ^X���^X���^Y���^ [junk deleted]
QUESTIONS:
1. Any ideas on what caused this?
2. I'm ready to re-install RH6.2 (or install RH7.x on top). Can I do so
without having to kill my current Linux partitions?
Thanks in advance.
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Subject: Newbie with a question
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 04 Jun 2001 02:06:39 GMT
Hello. I hope I am in the right group for my question and I certainly am
not trying to test anyone's patience.
I am a Windows "vet" ( since about 1993 ) but have done a lot of extensive
reading on Linux and it's dominance on the web, ect. This is something I
really would like to learn because I intend to broaden my horizons with
programming, ect.
1. As an individual who does not know the first thing about Linux, which
version would you recommend (preferably free ) to be installed on a 166mhz
pentium with 2 hard drives ( a 2.0 and a 6.0 )that I would like to
configure to be a "dual boot" system. I am currently running Windows 98
second Edition.
2. Does anyone know of any outstanding links on the net geared towards
Linux and the newbie ?
3. I keep hearing horror stories of system crashes. How much risk of
crashing a system during an install is there and can it permanately damage
the system ?
Thanks
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