Linux-Setup Digest #423, Volume #21 Tue, 12 Jun 01 08:13:09 EDT
Contents:
Re: Machine name and Sendmail: HELP!!!!!!!!! (jeanseb)
Re: Lilo-only bootdisk creation ("Eric")
Re: SCSI Challenge (ridz)
Re: rh7.1 install image: problem update (Riyaz Mansoor)
playing video cd's (Riyaz Mansoor)
Re: No Cursor in Redhat ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: mingetty respawning too rapidly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Reference on security ('Dungeon' Dave)
Re: Sound Module Problems (H.Bruijn)
Re: playing video cd's ("Pavan")
Re: Sound problem (Benoit Salotti)
Re: Mandrake 8.0 install CD error (Chris Parker)
Re: Is there a french LINUX wizard? (Keith Rhodes)
Re: Sound problem (H.Bruijn)
Re: IPMasqerading Setup Still Not Right (Robert Davies)
keyboard repeat rate (Alan Donovan)
Re: Upgrade CPU/motherboard (Alien Guest)
Re: Shift Fx keys in RH Linux (Kai =?iso-8859-1?q?Gro=DFjohann?=)
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From: jeanseb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Machine name and Sendmail: HELP!!!!!!!!!
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:06:24 +0200
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look for Cwmachinename.domainname in /etc/sendmail.cf and for the
machine name in /etc/hosts
DVHandorf wrote:
>
> Hello. I am attemptiung to change the name of my machine from
> redhat.localdomain to just redhat. However, when I do so, the machine freezes
> when sendmail attempts to start. I am NOT on a network, but the loopback
> device is enabled, I use RH 6.0, which is outdated, and I think I have sendmail
> 8.9.3. Thank you for any/all help you have to offer
>
> Dusty
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lilo-only bootdisk creation
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:19:33 +0200
> I want to make a new bootdisk for my Linux system (Debian 2.2r2). For the
> moment, I want the system booting from bootdisk only, as I want to leave
my
> DOS/Windows bootup untouched for the other users of the computer.
You can set it up so that it would be hardly noticeable
(just a short LILO at the startup)
> Is it possible to make a bootable disk which will simply load Lilo and get
> it to boot Linux off my Linux partition? I looked at the howto on making
Yes ofcourse
> bootdisks and rootdisks, but they involved putting a complete compressed
Linux
> system on the disk.
boot=/dev/fd0
Eric
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From: ridz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SCSI Challenge
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:46:18 +0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Keith Schoolcraft wrote:
> I'm installing Mandrake SNF (7.2) on P166 with 128mb ram with an
> Adaptec� 1520 SCSI card and a 1 gig SCSI HD. When I get to the
> part were mandrake attempts to
> probe my SCSI card it fails. So I manually select the card from
> the
> list (152x) and it attempts to auto probe my settings and fails.
> I then
> have the opportunity to manually enter in the settings. The
> dialog box has the following:
>
> AHA152x1 (1-8i) ________
> AHA152x1 (1-8i) ________
>
> anybody know what I need to put in here to get the 1520 card to
> work?
>
> Here's the info I got form win2k IRQ11 and I/O 0x0340-0x035f I'd
> like to get Mandrake SNF (7.2) running on it.
>
> Thanx in advance
> -Keith
>
>
Try putting "0x340,11,1,1" on the first line. The "1,1" represents
parity and re-connection. Hope this will help.
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Regards,
Ridzwan Abdullah
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From: Riyaz Mansoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: rh7.1 install image: problem update
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 18:01:45 +1000
thanx for the suggestion.
i actually bought another cd-rom drive. it fixed it.
Dave Uhring wrote:
>
> The difference between the versions of the distribution is that RedHat-7.1
> uses a 2.4.2 kernel and RedHat-6.2 uses a 2.2.XX kernel and the
> interaction
> of the kernels with the hardware is different between the two. The 2.4.X
> kernels do not work well with older hardware. And the 2.2.XX kernels do
> not work well with new hardware.
>
> If you already have your drives set up to use PIO-4, it may be that you
> simply cannot install a distribution which uses a 2.4.X kernel. Perhaps
> you could give Mandrake-8.0 a try.
>
>
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From: Riyaz Mansoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: playing video cd's
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 18:03:41 +1000
is there any linux utility/app that plays video cd's for download? at the
moment i have redhat 7.1. if someone can point it out it would be a big
help.
riyaz
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: No Cursor in Redhat
Date: 12 Jun 2001 08:11:27 GMT
J & BJ Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do not have a cursor/pointer in redhat only a white square that moves with
> the mouse. Please help me
In consolle (text) or in graphics? If it's in consolle it's Ok.
Davide
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: mingetty respawning too rapidly
Date: 12 Jun 2001 08:17:14 GMT
JurgyMan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It'll boot and mount root, and gets to runlevel 2, and the mingetty's
> are suspended cause they're respawning too rapidly.. why?
That usually means that the inittab is wrong (wrong parameters for
mingetty) or something in missing (mingetty can't start and abort).
This look correct (to me).
> 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
Check if some library is missing in /lib.
Davide
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:24:46 +0100
From: 'Dungeon' Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: 'Dungeon' Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Reference on security
.. and it came to pass that Greg Hains <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered
forth:
>
>I dont expect anybody to take the time to explain it to a newbie, but if
>somebody could point me to a good HOWTO site where security and
>examples are
>laid out I would be very grateful.
>
I don't really thing there's a HOW-TO on this, as it's a fundamental
part of File & Directory permissions that'll be covered in most Unix
manuals.
On your unix box, try looking at the manual pages on the following
commands: chmod, chgrp, useradd, groupadd, passwd.
If you're still stuck, mail me for more info.
--
"Dungeon" Dave, in anti-harvest mode...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: Sound Module Problems
Date: 12 Jun 2001 08:43:13 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 04:43:18 GMT, Rand Simberg allegedly wrote:
>>If /dev/dsp*, /dev/mixer*, /dev/audio* etc. don't exist, they can be
>>created with the command "/sbin/MAKEDEV audio".
>
> Tried it after rebooting, as root. "No such file or directory ..."
>
> However, /dev/MAKEDEV audio did work...
Ah, differences between distributions...
> But after running it, the system locked up again when I tried to cat a
> wave file to /dev/dsp...
>
> After rebooting again, I did verify that /dev/dsp (as well as
> /dev/dsp1) exists.
>
> What now?
Apparently either my sound module is odd because it can do that, or it
is yours because it can't.
Can you now play an audio cd, or adjust the volume with mixer
controls?
My knowledge goes only as far as what I mentioned before, load the sound
module with the command "modprobe cmpci" and there shall be sound
support.
To prevent having to load a module manually every single time you
reboot, add it to /etc/modules.conf (for the quite up-to-date RedHat
machine I have acces to) in the form of
alias sound cmpci
On my Debian machine that is done by simply adding a line with "cmpci"
to /etc/modules.
--
If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation?
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Herman Bruijn website: http://HermanBruijn.com
The Netherlands
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From: "Pavan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: playing video cd's
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 14:14:49 +0530
> is there any linux utility/app that plays video cd's for download?
at the
> moment i have redhat 7.1. if someone can point it out it would be a
big
> help.
http://xine.sourceforge.net
http://mplayer.sourceforge.net
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From: Benoit Salotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound problem
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:19:37 +0200
I already tried it but it gives me some other error messages.
Can't say you exactly which errors but I tell you as soon as I'm at home.
Ardith Hoyt a �crit :
> Use modprobe es1371 instead. This will load the other sound modules that
> the es1371 modules depends on.
>
> Ardith
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From: Chris Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake 8.0 install CD error
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:27:02 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Robert A Munro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've run into a brick wall trying to install Mandrake 8.0
> from CD. The CD boots fine and enters install Stage 2,
> then says "VERSION file not found" and starts the graphical
> installation. After selecting disk mount points, it says
> "an error occurred basesystem package missing" and returns
> to the filesystem setup screen.
Hi Robert,
I've just experienced the same problem as you, and I'm using the LM8.0
PowerPack original CDs.
Have you had any luck solving the problem? I'm reinstalling 7.2 at the
moment because without a Linux installation on my second hard disc GRUB
won't run and I can't get into Windows!
Regards,
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From: Keith Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is there a french LINUX wizard?
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:10:02 +0200
http://www.aful.org/
bmw524 wrote:
> Hi, I have installed LINUX on my pc for a long time. But I'm looking for
> a Linux wizard, espacially speaking french or nearby, who could drive me
> in linux exploitation. Because I lose too many time !!!!!
> thanks a lot
> Nicolas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H.Bruijn)
Subject: Re: Sound problem
Date: 12 Jun 2001 09:31:23 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:19:37 +0200, Benoit Salotti allegedly wrote:
> I already tried it but it gives me some other error messages.
> Can't say you exactly which errors but I tell you as soon as I'm at home.
>
>> Use modprobe es1371 instead. This will load the other sound modules that
>> the es1371 modules depends on.
The normal order is "depmod -a" which updates all module dependancies
and is generally run during boot by the system, followed by loading all
relevant sound modules by running "modprobe es1371". IIRC that only
loads soundcore, but other sounddrivers would load more.
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If a trainstation is the place where trains stop, what is a workstation?
========================================================================
Herman Bruijn website: http://HermanBruijn.com
The Netherlands
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From: Robert Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IPMasqerading Setup Still Not Right
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 08:45:30 +0100
Felix Miata wrote:
> With all the help I've gotten here and elsewhere on this subject, plus
> the many HOWTO's on this and related subjects, I had hoped to get this
> figured out long ago. I suspended attempts for several days in order to
> start from scratch with my RHL 6.2 install on machine st21s, spending
> some time doing a custom install in order to get the right combination
> of packages installed and dependencies met in order to do little more
> than operate as my internet connection. Actually my ulterior motive was
> to scrap Gnome in favor of KDE. Anyway, two birds with one stone. Now,
> back where I left off.
Whoops, when I used RH, I found 'switchdesk' worked quite well to change
between GNOME and KDE, no need to re-install.
> My /etc/rc.d/rc.local ends with:
>
> #rc.firewall script - Start IPMASQ and the firewall
> /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall
>
> #This probably belongs somewhere else
> /usr/bin/smbmount //td91w/c /share/td91w/c
>
> and /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall currently contains only the following:
> #rc.firewall - firewall startup commands
>
> echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> /sbin/ipchains -P forward DENY
> /sbin/ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.0.0/16 -j MASQ
>
> This is currently providing a shared internet connection for to my other
> three machines (except when one of them is booted to Mandrake 7.1, but
> fixing that's reserved as next project. ifconfig looks good, but no
> ping).
>
> Besides improving on the basic security that is mostly missing from the
> current setup (IP-Masquerade-HOWTO.html is open in Netscape right now),
> I have the following problems:
>
> 1-When I first boot, the last startup message prior to the initial login
> prompt used to be 'linuxconf'. Now that I've created
> /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall to replace the previous ipchains entries in
> /etc/rc.d/rc.local, the last message prior to the initial login prompt
> is a password prompt. I've been able to find nothing to explain what
> about those three little startup lines might cause this.
>
> 2-I want to login to st21s via telnet from OS/2 and start and stop the
> ppp connection at will. I don't want a demand setup, as I have Netscape
> querying for new mail every nine minutes in order to maintain a
> connection that might otherwise be dropped by my ISP for lack of
> activity. Wvdial appears to require that the telnet session be kept
> open, and that it be a root access login. I want to dial as an ordinary
> user. The scripts in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, supplied here, on
> Usenet, and in the HOWTO's all manage in one way or another to not work.
> Maybe I'm trying too hard and reading too many HOWTO's. Ideally, I could
> set up OS/2 with some sort of non-root scripted telnet login that does
> no more either establish or terminate a connection and then exit.
>
> 3-(not that important right now) I'd like to know why I follow what seem
> to be simple enough Samba directions and still can't see any shared
> Linux resources on either OS/2 or windoze. To get anything to pass from
> Linux, I had to create RW access on a windoze directory and put the
> desired files there with Linux.
>
> All help much appreciated.
First comment, really you should be splitting your packet filter into 2
sections, an initial one which changes policy to deny for example and locks
down the machine before initial networking starts, and a second stage which
is run after networking is started to open up what you want.
Do this by going into /etc/init.d, and having a look at the scripts. Copy
the file called skeleton. The comments in the beginning are hints for
checkconfig, which you should use to install your scripts into the rc?.d
hierarchy.
Try 'checkconfig --list' to get a feel for what's going on, then RTFM
checkconfig(8).
On a start, the initial and final scripts should install firewall rules, on
a stop they should remove them. This will allow you to alter rules, and
easily have them enabled by /etc/init.d/myfirewall.final restart.
1) probably something to do with smbmount
2) I should right 2 scripts, one called pppon, the other pppoff. They
would start pppd and have wvdial do it's stuff, to connect to your ISP.
Then you can add a user to the dialup group, so it does not have to be
root.
In /etc/hosts.allow allow telnet in from your _internal_ network only,
deny it from anywhere else.
Create a user who when logged in, automagically runs pppon, a second one
for pppoff. This lets you build and tear down connections from your ISP,
without using commands.
3) I think you need to enable the Samba server, smbd see smb.conf.
Good luck
Rob
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From: Alan Donovan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: keyboard repeat rate
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:22:24 +0100
Hi. Can anyone explain the fact that my keyboard repeat delay
frequently resets to "ultra-slow" and refuses to be set back
again?
I use "xset r rate 10 100" in my xinitrc file, but often I find
that it changes to at least a second delay-before-repeat, and
re-issuing this command does apparently nothing. I haven't
spotted a pattern of what causes it, although this time I was using
the NumLock key immediately prior to it (see [1]).
I use XFree86 on Red Hat Linux release 6.2 (Zoot), and twm as
my window manager.
% xdpyinfo | grep "vendor string"
vendor string: Linux Mandrake (XFree86 4.0.1, patch level 25mdk)
Any help gratefully appreciated,
cheers,
al
[1] NumLock is a whole other story: I find the NumLock modifier
interferes with the Meta modifier as far as TWM is concerned, so
I can't alt-drag windows to move them when numlock is enabled. I
can't figure out why this should be either.
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Alan Donovan, ARM Research, ARM Ltd. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alien Guest)
Subject: Re: Upgrade CPU/motherboard
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:15:01 GMT
I don't know what is your Linux version, CPU, motherboard.
I have recently tried to install RH6.2 on AMD duron and KT133
motherboard, on boot up I had "general protection error" one
generating CPUID.
Apparently AMD chips do not have a cpuid as intel chips do.
Search from google.com there are some ideas if you have the same
problem.
On Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:45:05 -0700, Robert Huang
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>Hi all,
>
>I had a problem to boot Linux after I upgrade my CPU and motherboard.
>There was system panic/sync error.
>Could anyone tell me what to do if you upgrade the CPU and motherboard ?
>
>Thanks very much
>Robert
>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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-Alien
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kai =?iso-8859-1?q?Gro=DFjohann?=)
Crossposted-To: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Shift Fx keys in RH Linux
Date: 12 Jun 2001 13:55:41 +0200
What does `xev' say when you hit F1, and what does it say when you hit
Shift-F1?
What does `xmodmap -pk | grep -w F1' say?
kai
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