Linux-Setup Digest #397, Volume #21 Fri, 8 Jun 01 08:13:10 EDT
Contents:
new RH 7.1 kernel freezes on sleep in rc.sysinit (Mike Sutton)
Re: Problems with setting up Colorado HP T4000s ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Dual Boot Win2k + Mandrake 7.2 on a ThinkPad T20 (Irving Ian Liaw)
Re: MBR-relinquish control back to Windows (Villy Kruse)
Problem: mount and umount of MO drive (Michael)
Re: RH7.1 & "LABEL" in /etc/fstab ("Duane Healing")
Re: Problem: mount and umount of MO drive ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: how to install another os after killing linux ("Hugues Vuilleme")
Re: NIS problems (Pietro Belotti)
print odd/even (r)
Linux 2.4 on sharp pc-ax20 lapop trouble (Jake Reimann)
Re: rc.local file. (serafim)
Re: rc.local file. (serafim)
Re: Geforce2 Go and XFree 4.0.3 (faeychyld)
formatting problem (Bernd)
Re: Installing Oracle 8i for Linux ("" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
Re: Problem with Mouse Detection on Red Hat Linux 7.1 (Joal Heagney)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Sutton)
Subject: new RH 7.1 kernel freezes on sleep in rc.sysinit
Date: 7 Jun 2001 23:21:46 -0700
I am tryin to compile and boot the kernel that comes with RH 7.1
(2.4.2-2). The new kernel boots up all the way to the rc.sysinit
script. When it reaches the "sleep 1" command right after it asks if
you want to enter the interactive setup, it freezes up without any
error message or anything. If I comment out the sleep line, it
freezes on the next statement which is the mounting of the proc
filesystem.
I am trying to do this on a Compaq Presario 1800. My first thought
was that the APM stuff was messing it up. However, even when the APM
stuff isn't in the kernel, I still get the same problem.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might be the problem?
Thanks,
Mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Problems with setting up Colorado HP T4000s
Date: 8 Jun 2001 06:35:33 GMT
Phillip Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> can anyone report success under Linux with
> some specific combination of SCSI card/tape drive
> (or for that matter, a non-SCSI tape drive, if it works)
> that can in the range of >= 4-8GB... preferably for
> under $900?
I'm using an HP DAT24 (24Gb) with an NCR 810 SCSI card
(driver is the NCR53c8xx). It worked the first try and
never missed an hit.
Price for that was around 1.200 NLG (=~ 600 US$)
Davide
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Irving Ian Liaw)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.linux
Subject: Dual Boot Win2k + Mandrake 7.2 on a ThinkPad T20
Date: 7 Jun 2001 23:56:22 -0700
Due to the unforseen circumstance of me having to get my ThinkPad T20
up in time for summer school, I've had to skip my wait for my Mandrake
8.0 to get here and set up my system now.
Anyhow I've wiped my HDD and it's now a completely empty 12GB
(11510MB) Travelstar. I've tinkered once or twice with configurations
and partition sizes and here is what I think I'm about to employ and
am looking for some comments or advice from those longer in the tooth
than I am before I do so.
This is how I set it up :
Partitions:
Pri - 7MB - small partition for win2k boot files
Pri - 7MB - small partition for linux /boot
Pri - 256MB - Hibernation partiton for Phoenix Hibernation facility on
ThinkPads
Extended :
Log - 1900B - NTFS for Win2K (an equivalent c: where OS and
utilities/virus scan are held)
Log - 3100MB - NTFS for Win2K program files
Log - 1000MB - FAT32 for file transfer to Linux and as tmp storage
Log - 128MB - /swap
Log - 170MB - /
Log - 100MB - /tmp
Log - 120MB - /var
Log - 2622MB - /usr
Log - 2100MB - /home
My theory for emplying such a config is :
I've 2 boot partitions each holding the relevant boot files for each
OS. Installing Win2K first then Linux, I install GRUB as my
bootloader into the MBR. There were no problems in detecting both
OSes and they booted properly. I opined that using the NT boot loader
method would make my life a living nightmare when I hack around with
my Kernel thus resulting in me having to redo my NT bootloader each
time.
Since anything nearer the physical start of disk is accessed faster,
the hibernation partition requirement I figured should sit there since
it takes ages to happen. I read somewhere that = size to physical RAM
is sufficient but in my case the phdisk.exe program kept demanding
256MB so I just relented.
As for the rest of the partitions, I've used my own estimation of
space judgement. I'm rather worried about the sizes for my /tmp and
/var. Are they large enough?
As for the 2 small boot partitions, any comments will be welcomed.
Kindly advise if you've got any suggestions. I'm wondering if I
should just stuff my boot files for Win2K in my NTFS partition 1 =
1900MB right at the front of my disk cos since GRUB can boot OSes
beyond the 1024 cylinder, I can then just stick my /boot further
behind?
Regards,
irVIng
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Subject: Re: MBR-relinquish control back to Windows
Date: 08 Jun 2001 07:09:27 GMT
On Thu, 07 Jun 2001 16:13:50 -0400, Ed F. de Guzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have a multiboot WS that has WinNT, Win2000 and Linux running on it
>(Love Linux but needs the Windows environment :-( )
>
>LILO has taken over the boot sector (MBR).
>
>What is the cleanest way of relinquishing control back to Windows?
>
>There is NO FAT partition only NTFS and ext2fs.
>
lilo -u. But first install the lilo somewhere else, or you loose
(more or less) the ability to boot linux. A tested boot flopy would
be nice if things goes wrong.
Villy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael)
Subject: Problem: mount and umount of MO drive
Date: 8 Jun 2001 00:23:40 -0700
Hi,
I have an external Fujitsu MO drive (Dyna MO 1300SD) connected via an Adaptec
SCSI adapter.
I have MO disks written under Winnt as backup media that I want to read (and write)
under Linux.
The problem that I have is that once I have mounted the drive, it cannot be umounte
until the next reboot. No change of MO disks is possible.
Michael
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From: "Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH7.1 & "LABEL" in /etc/fstab
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 07:23:18 GMT
That's what that was. That little script will show the labels for all your
e2fs filesystems. They're in the header info of each filesystem "tune2fs -l"
is the command that shows this header info. This sure seems to be what
you were asking for.
--
-Duane
-DNAware SoftLabs
In a feverish moment of semi-lucidity, "Guillaume H�nin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> flailed at the keyboard thusly:
> Duane Healing a �crit :
>>
>> for D in `grep "[hs]d" /proc/partitions | tr -s " " | cut -f5 -d" " |
>> \ grep "...."`; do echo /dev/$D; tune2fs -l /dev/$D | \ grep
>> "Filesystem volume name:"; done
>>
>>
> sorry but that was not what I'm looking for. I wanted to know where is
> written the value of a "label" for a volume.
>
> --
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Problem: mount and umount of MO drive
Date: 8 Jun 2001 07:43:02 GMT
Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The problem that I have is that once I have mounted the drive, it
> cannot be umounte until the next reboot. No change of MO disks is
> possible.
What's the error returned when you ask to umount the drive?
Davide
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From: "Hugues Vuilleme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to install another os after killing linux
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:50:59 +0200
Boot with Win98 or Win95 floppy disk
Try to access disk c: in typing "c: <CR>"
If OK type two commands:
1)
FDISK /MBR
SYS C:
( second one transfert minimal system to disk C: )
Hugues
>
> No gaurantee, but something you just might try. Since how you don't have
any
> system, I guess, you will need to boot up with an emergency disk. You do
have
> one don't you? One with Linux or Windows would work. This is a perfect
> scenario for when you do need one. It would provide a way to at least
> manipulate your hardware to an extent. Anyway, run FDISK with the switch
> /mbr. Its possible that you installed LILO in the mbr and never put back
the
> DOS boot loader and Windows is freaked out about that.
>
> hoffy
>
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From: Pietro Belotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: NIS problems
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:50:23 +0200
Hi.
> > 3. /var/yp/securenets on the server contains the lines
> > host 127.0.0.1
> > host 131.175.122.52
>
> eh? You need the entries:
>
> 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.0
> 255.255.255.0 131.175.122.0
>
> otherwise nobody will be able to talk to the server!
Ok, this seems to have fixed the server side at least, it works fine
now...
> domain orlab? You said your domain was "bartali". The client thinks
> your domain is orlab! Try again. And make sure that on the server the
> right directory
>
> /var/yp/bartali/
>
> exists and contaisn the maps.
Ok, I fixed that too (some previous, never used domain settings were still
there), but the problem remains:
[cesare /var/yp] ypbind -d
parsing config file
Trying entry: domain bartali server 131.175.122.54
parsed domain 'bartali' server '131.175.122.54'
add_server() domain: bartali, host: 131.175.122.54, nobroadcast, slot: 0
[Welcome to ypbind-mt, version 1.7]
ping host '131.175.122.54', domain 'bartali'
host '131.175.122.54' doesn't answer.
Pinging all active server.
ping host '131.175.122.54', domain 'bartali'
host '131.175.122.54' doesn't answer.
Pinging all active server.
ping host '131.175.122.54', domain 'bartali'
host '131.175.122.54' doesn't answer.
Pinging all active server.
[...]
I'm sure I'm almost there... Maybe some network problems are still
bothering, but a ping on the numeric IP addresses works:
[cesare /var/yp] ping 131.175.122.54
PING 131.175.122.54 (131.175.122.54) from 131.175.122.52 : 56(84) bytes of data.
Warning: time of day goes back, taking countermeasures.
64 bytes from 131.175.122.54: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=934 usec
64 bytes from 131.175.122.54: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=211 usec
64 bytes from 131.175.122.54: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=224 usec
64 bytes from 131.175.122.54: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=222 usec
64 bytes from 131.175.122.54: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=254 usec
64 bytes from 131.175.122.54: icmp_seq=5 ttl=255 time=239 usec
64 bytes from 131.175.122.54: icmp_seq=6 ttl=255 time=209 usec
--- 131.175.122.54 ping statistics ---
7 packets transmitted, 7 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/mdev = 0.209/0.327/0.934/0.248 ms
[fausto /var/yp] ping 131.175.122.52
PING 131.175.122.52 (131.175.122.52) from 131.175.122.54 : 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 131.175.122.52: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=183 usec
64 bytes from 131.175.122.52: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=176 usec
64 bytes from 131.175.122.52: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=184 usec
64 bytes from 131.175.122.52: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=178 usec
--- 131.175.122.52 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/mdev = 0.176/0.180/0.184/0.010 ms
Instead, I noticed that cesare can symbolic-ping fausto but not viceversa.
Have I to wait for a network fix or can I make it through in a different
way?
Thanks a lot,
Pietro
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From: r <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: print odd/even
Reply-To: @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:59:46 +0200
How to print just odd/even pages with lpr and (if there are) with
x-applications?
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@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Jake Reimann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux 2.4 on sharp pc-ax20 lapop trouble
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,uk.comp.os.linux
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:21:30 -0400
Hi all. I have a sharp pc-ax20. I have Mandrake 7.2 running on it fine, bit
need to get a 2.4 kernel distro on there for usb/irda etc.
When I install Mandrake 8.0, the install goes fine, detects everything ok.
When I go to reboot, it hangs at the poiint of init v2.24 (not sure if
exact number) booting.
I have tried Redhat 7.1 on there as well, and no joy,
Anyone got any ideas ??
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From: serafim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: rc.local file.
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 12:33:11 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lew Pitcher wrote:
>
> On 07 Jun 2001 21:09:10 +0300, Markku Kolkka
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Blah, blah ...
>
Why don't you and Markku have a personal letter exchange on the subject?
/Serafim
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From: serafim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: rc.local file.
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 12:34:23 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Steve Martin wrote:
>
> serafim wrote:
>
> > Quite common is to add your own module loading commands just befor the
> > end
> > of rc.local.
>
> You might also put your desired module loading commands into a file
> called "rc.modules"; this file is executed (if present) by rc.sysinit.
Well, well ... I didn't know. Thanks - your suggestion is neater.
You never stop learning ...
/Serafim
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Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 21:01:58 +1000
From: faeychyld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Geforce2 Go and XFree 4.0.3
Fabrice Colin wrote:
>
> "T. J. Domsalla" wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I recently installed SuSE Linux 7.2 (XFree 4.03) on a Dell Inspiron 8000
> > with Nvidia Geforce2 Go. Kernel is 2.4.5, Nvidia GLX and kernel driver
> > 1.0.1251.
> > When starting X I get "Failed to initialize the NVdriver kernel module" and
> > "Screen found, but none have a usable configuration".
> > Did anyone get it running?
> >
> I had the same problem this weekend after having installed 1.0-1251, but
> with a GeForce2 GTS on RH6.2/XFree86 4.02/kernel 2.4.5.
>
> Unfortunately I don't remember how I fixed it. I wonder if it was
> because
> I played with the IgnoreEDID option in XF86Config ?
>
> If it says "Failed to initialize the NVdriver kernel module", it's maybe
> worth switching to initlevel 3 (that's "multi-user without X"), load
> the NVdriver manually with 'modpobe NVdriver' and run X with 'startx'.
> See if it makes any difference.
>
> Sorry if this is all very vague, but I am at work and I am hungry ;-)
>
> Fabrice
I had the problem with a RH upgrade, The new XF86 supports
Geforce and conflicts with an already installed driver.
I had to return the entry in XF98Config-4 sub section "Device"
"Driver nvidia" back to the original entry "nv".
--
-
-
-
Regards F
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From: Bernd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: formatting problem
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 12:55:53 +0200
Hi,
I have installed Debian 2.2r3. Before installing partitions were made
using cfdisk.
Also MS-DOS is able to read the partition table with fdisk.
However, format only formats 5.66 GB out of the 13.9 GB of the
primary/DOS partition.
Removing this partition with MS-DOS fdisk and making a new one resulted
in a 11 Gb partition (still 2 Gb 'lost'), and a screwed up partition
table.
I did the dd command from the cfdisk manual, but this does not make a
difference.
I do not understand why MS-DOS fdisk reads the partition table
correctly, but does not format the complete partition. Also with dir c:
the partition seems to be 5.66 Gb instead of the 13.9 written in the
partition table.
Does someone know how i can get DOS to format the complete 13.9 GB of
the primary/DOS partition??
Regards,
Bernd
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From: "<toor>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installing Oracle 8i for Linux
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 07:48:35 -0400
Suse Linux 6.3
Dave Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> " wrote:
>
> > Okay, this is wha I did so far then,
> >
> >
> > oracle@linux:/cdrom/install/linux > ls -l ./runInstaller
> > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 26233 Aug 2 1999 ./runInstaller
> >
> > oracle@linux:/cdrom/install/linux > chmod 777 runInstaller
> > chmod: runInstaller: Read-only file system
> >
> > oracle@linux:/cdrom/install/linux > file ./runInstaller
> > ./runInstaller: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1,
> > dynamically d
> >
> >
> > Now what do I do? its still not working!
> >
> >
> > Phillip Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >> Here are some suggestions that are not "Oracle" specific, but pertain
to
> > the
> >> error message "Permission denied".
> >>
> >> (1) check to see if the file ./runInstaller is executable
> >>
> >> ls -l ./runInstaller
> >>
> >> There should be an x in the fourth column. If there is a - instead,
you
> > may
> >> need to set the permissions
> >>
> >> chmod u+x ./runInstaller
> >>
> >> (2) If that doesn't help, it may be that the "permission denied"
message
> > is
> >> coming from some command that is inside the script file or program
> >> "runInstaller".
> >>
> >> Try "file ./runInstaller" to see whether the file is a shell script, or
a
> >> binary program.
> >>
> >> If it is a shell script, depending on the shell, you might be able to
> >> turn
> > on
> >> the command echoing by adding switches such as -v -x -V or -X to the
> >> first
> > line
> >> of the shell script.
> >>
> >> For example,
> >> #!/bin/tcsh
> >> becomes
> >> #!/bin/tcsh -V -X
> >>
> >> This way, the script echoes every command as it is executed... then you
> > can
> >> find out exactly which command inside the script is causing the error.
> >>
> >> If the first line is /bin/sh or /bin/bash, there may be a different
way
> > to
> >> accomplish this... I don't know.
> >>
> >> I hope this is helpful.
> >>
> >> Phill
> >>
> >> > I am trying to install Oracle 8i for Linux, and I am having problems.
I
> > have
> >> > set up the users and groups fine, but running the installation
program
> > is
> >> > giving me problems.
> >> >
> >> > when I try to install it, I get this error.
> >> >
> >> > oracle@linux:/cdrom > ./runInstaller
> >> > bash: ./runInstaller: Permission denied
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
>
> What Linux distribution are you trying to do this install with?
>
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From: Joal Heagney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with Mouse Detection on Red Hat Linux 7.1
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 21:52:22 +1000
J Hayward wrote:
> > You see, I got the same difficulty building a kernel
> > from source on my Mandrake 7.2 system. And yep, tried killing gpm, no
> > change to the situation.
>
> Interesting, that sounds more like a 2.4 specific problem with your
> hardware. Are you seeing this problem with all the 2.4.x releases? What
> kind of hardware are you running?
>
> Regards,
> Jim H
Well I've tried 2.4.3pre3, 2.4.5 and I think 2.4.3 final release. The
hardware is a Logitech PS/2 mouse, on a Gigabyte GA-5AA motherboard and
a 450MHz AMD K6-II processor. I know these are a little dated, but I
really don't have the money to upgrade just now. (If I did, I'd by a
CD-RW first, and then a AGP graphics card *sighs*)
I wanted 2.4 because I was interested in iptables. I'm living on
residence, and last year I got hacked twice. I've set up ipchains and
learnt a little bit of system hardening (which mainly seems to involve
rabid paranoia), but I'd like to try out iptables. Plus I've heard the
new kernel accelerates KDE, which at the moment is rather slow on
startup.
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