Subject: Linux-Admin Digest #55
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Date: Mon, 12 Sep 94 20:18:22 EDT

Linux-Admin Digest #55, Volume #2                Mon, 12 Sep 94 20:18:22 EDT

Contents:
  Quota patches for 1.1.50 (Wayne Hodgen)
  Re: DOMM 4 Linux /X is OUT !!! (Mark Weaver)
  Re: Setup Linux as Router To Internet ([email-masked])
  Re: DOMM 4 Linux /X is OUT !!! (Pat St. Jean)
  Re: Floppy disk errors (Steve Kneizys)
  Re: Telnet... (Paul Gabler)
  How do I test my mouse installation worked? (Jerry Hobby)
  Cannot mount my Mitsumi CDROM drive?  Augh! (Jerry Hobby)
  Re: Yggdrasil Install Prob. (Luis E. Aguilar)
  Re: Bus Logic SCSI Problem (Marten Liebster)
  Linux SLIP product, DIP, does not build routing tables. (Jerry Hobby)
  SLIP Accounting (Jeff Maaks)
  Re: gopherd for liunx (Tom Briggs)
  Re: Drives with too many heads (Stephen Vance)
  Re: How send a break on a serial line? (Stephen Vance)
  Re: How to use 14400bps with modem? (Viktor T. Toth)
  Printers on the parallel port (K Webb/Lab Acct)
  Re: Putting Linux on 20 PC's at a Time (Ove Ewerlid)
  Compile Kernel in a different Directory? (Karl Eichwalder)

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From: [email-masked] (Wayne Hodgen)
Subject: Quota patches for 1.1.50
Date: 12 Sep 1994 15:38:36 GMT
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Hi

I finally got time to make a set of quota patches for 1.1.50. Several people
asked me for these since the current quota patches are against 1.1.21 and
don't install cleanly.

Can anyone tell me where I should upload them? Somewhere in Germany would be
best (due to our internet account).

Bye
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From: [email-masked] (Mark Weaver)
Subject: Re: DOMM 4 Linux /X is OUT !!!
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 15:37:32 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,
Highlander <[email-masked]> wrote:
>In article <[email-masked]>,
>Mark A. Davis <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>The game absolutely flies under MS-"DOS", I can't even tell how many
>>frames per second, but at least 6.
>>
>>The game is completely unplayable under Linux, with a frame rate of 0.5
>>per second (the is the fastest in 640x480 X, in 1024x768 it is slower).
>>
>>So, the "requirement" for local bus/accelerated video is no joke.....
>
>Hmmm...  You should be getting better performance than that.  Are you
>playing with or without sound in the Linux version?  (Then again, you should
>also be getting more than 6 fps out of the DOS version...)

For me (who has VLB video), the game it about the same speed with or
without sound.  However, if the sound card is not configured properly,
and you leave sndserver in your path, the game crawls.

So, if sound doesn't work for you for any reason, try renaming sndserver
to something else and try again.

        Mark
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PGP Key: finger [email-masked]       | Dept of Computer Science

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From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Setup Linux as Router To Internet
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 94 06:12:04 PDT

In article <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]> writes:
> 
> In article [email-masked],  [email-masked] writes:
> >I am having a problem getting packets to forward between PPP and my Ethernet 
> >
> Did you compile your kernel with the IP Forwarding/Gatewaying option on?
> 
I'm running 1.1.49 and when I configured the kernel, it asked if I wanted IP 
Forwarding... I said YES! I did not see any specific 'Gateway' option.

When any host sends Linux a packet, it registers in /proc/dev/net (eth0 or ppp0 
depending on what host sent the packet). However, if the packet is destined for 
the other net, Linux drops it on the floor.

Domain: fone.com = 199.1.142.0 (Class C NetMask = 255.255.255.0)

Router: gateway.fone.com = 199.1.142.254 
                (Linux 1.1.49 NetKit-A-0.06 NetKit-B-0.05)
                (pppd-0.1.4 + chat.???)
        NE2000 ethernet for network 199.1.142.0 (fone.com)
        14.4k V42 modem on 16550 for PPP link

IPGate: tollway.onramp.net = 199.1.11.4 (Annex terminal server)

System boots with Ethernet active, local hosts have full access to Linux.

I manually run the PPP startup, no errors, and Linux has full net access.

PPP command: 
        pppd connect 'chat cmd' /dev/modem 38400 modem debug -am defroute \
                199.1.142.254:199.1.11.4

My 'netstat -r' after PPP link established:

        Destination     Gateway         State   Interface
        loopback        *               U       lo
        fone.com        *               U       eth0
        tollway...      *               UH      ppp0
        default         tollway...      UG      ppp0

I've confirmed '#define CONFIG_IP_FORWARD 1' in ...include/linux/autoconf.h

Any ideas why my packets don't route ???

        John Barrett <[email-masked]>

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From: [email-masked] (Pat St. Jean)
Subject: Re: DOMM 4 Linux /X is OUT !!!
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 15:47:39 GMT

Mark A. Davis <[email-masked]> wrote:
>[previous n+1 levels of quoted material deleted for brevity] :)
>OK- I have both MS-"DOS" and Linux DOOM.  My machine is a 486 33 DX with
>16 MB of 0 wait X 32 RAM.  Adaptec 16 bit SCSI controller, Orchid
>Pro Designer II ET-4000 16bit SVGA card, Sound Blaster Original, etc.
>
>The game absolutely flies under MS-"DOS", I can't even tell how many
>frames per second, but at least 6.
>
>The game is completely unplayable under Linux, with a frame rate of 0.5
>per second (the is the fastest in 640x480 X, in 1024x768 it is slower).
>
>So, the "requirement" for local bus/accelerated video is no joke.....

I'm not to sure about that...I've got a dx2-66 w/ 20 meg of ram and an
ISA tvga 8900 chipset and it runs plenty fine.  No slowness problems at
all...with sound even.  PAS-16.  An AHA-1540b ISA scsi card.  330 meg
seagate (doom is on that one).  Like I said...no problems...

--Pat
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Subject: Re: Floppy disk errors
From: [email-masked] (Steve Kneizys)
Date: 12 Sep 94 01:26:29 EST

Linus Torvalds ([email-masked]) wrote:
: In article <[email-masked]>,
: Heinz-Ado Arnolds <[email-masked]> wrote:
: >
: >Since several kernel revisions I've encountered some reproducable errors
: >with handling floppy disks. The procedure is as follows:
: >
: >    1. fdformat /dev/fd0H1440
: >    2. mke2fs -c -v /dev/fd0H1440 1440
: >    3. remove disk from drive
: >    4. insert it again
: >    5. e2fsck -v -y -f /dev/fd0H1440
: >
: >Step 5 shows the message
: >    Block bitmap -151587082 for group 0 not in group.

: Ok.  I think 1.1.50 should fix this, although I haven't really tested it
: (I'm still in Australia, so..). Could you check out if that is indeed
: the case?

:               Linus            

I *just* tested the floppy drive with 1.1.50 put on a Slackware 2.0.0
boot disk, and it behaved much better than 1.1.45.  On .45, it would 
not load the root disk to the RAMDISK at all.  With .50, it detected a
disk change after booting the kernel even though the same boot disk
was still there, so I was not prompted to put in the root disk (it
loaded the boot disk there instead!.)  But I got sneaky, and while the
kernel was decompressing/detecting SCSI drives I switched the disks
and I got in just fine.  With 1.0.8 and .9 I  remember it prompting me
to put in the root disk...of course it is past  my bedtime and I am
sleepy to I could be wrong ;-)

Steve...
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From: [email-masked] (Paul Gabler)
Subject: Re: Telnet...
Date: 12 Sep 1994 05:51:30 GMT

Andreas Schmidt ([email-masked]) wrote:
: Hi outside..
: maybe this is a FAQ. In case of this ... sorry!
: But I can't telnet as root. Pleas give me hints to do so.

: Thanx in advance...

Andreas:
  Vi /etc/login.defs and update the CONSOLE field.

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From: [email-masked] (Jerry Hobby)
Subject: How do I test my mouse installation worked?
Date: 12 Sep 1994 00:49:08 -0500

I have installed the Slackware distribution of Linux 1.0.9.  The docs
clearly state that the 'selection' utility may not work with a bus mouse.
Fine.  I would like to verify that my mouse is installed correctly though.
Are there any utilities that support the mouse?  I have not installed any
xwindows stuff.  Is it possible to disable the program that that selection
is having a conflict with?

Thanks, Jerry

-- 
Jerry Hobby - Houston, TX   
=========================    "I am not young enough to know everything." 
jhobby@.NeoSoft.com                       -  J. M. Barrie
[email-masked]  

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From: [email-masked] (Jerry Hobby)
Subject: Cannot mount my Mitsumi CDROM drive?  Augh!
Date: 12 Sep 1994 00:54:14 -0500

I have used the Slackware distribution of Linux 1.0.9.  I answered the
questions (correctly) regarding my installed cdrom drive.  I am now
attempting to mount my cdrom drive, but am having a small problem.

I have a directory named '/cdrom'.
I have a device file '/dev/mcd' which is linked to '/dev/cdrom'.
I issue the command 'mount -r -t iso9660 /dev/mcd /cdrom'.
I get the response:
mount: wrong fs type, /dev/mcd already mounted, /cdrom busy, or other error

Any advise?

Thanks, Jerry

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Jerry Hobby - Houston, TX   
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jhobby@.NeoSoft.com                       -  J. M. Barrie
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From: [email-masked] (Luis E. Aguilar)
Subject: Re: Yggdrasil Install Prob.
Date: 11 Sep 1994 22:57:00 -0700

Greetings,

I give up, I just bought the Fall release of Yggdrasil Linux and I am not able
to install anything, I am able to use Linux with /usr linked to the cd, but
my intention is to install everything on the Hard Drive, it is very slow to use
/usr on the CD. When I tried to install the other packages nothing happened because /usr was linked to /system_cd. Anyone out there with a work around for this?

[email-masked]

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From: [email-masked] (Marten Liebster)
Subject: Re: Bus Logic SCSI Problem
Date: 12 Sep 1994 18:29:15 -0400

Marten Liebster ([email-masked]) wrote:

[begining of explination deleted]

: After replacing the card and rebooting, I get this error
: message (It comes up right after the BogoMIPS message):

: (Part of the message scrolls off the screen, so this is all
: I can read)

I was able to get the other messages:
aha 152x: Probing: BIOS test failed
SCSI: 0 hosts
SCSI: detected 0 scsi disks 0 tapes 0 CD-ROM drives total

: MINI-fs: unable to read superblock
: SCSI: disk request error: invalid device (0)
: ll_rw_block: Trying to read nonexistant block-device
: EXT2-fs: unable to read superblock
: SCSI: disk request error: invalid device (0)
: ll_rw_block: Trying to read nonexistant block-device
: XIA-fs: unable to read superblock
: SCSI: disk request error: invalid device (0)
: ll_rw_block: Trying to read nonexistant block-device

[Rest of error messages snipped out]

-- 
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Marten M. Liebster   Please no flames for spelling,
[email-masked]    I already know I can't spell!!

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From: [email-masked] (Jerry Hobby)
Subject: Linux SLIP product, DIP, does not build routing tables.
Date: 12 Sep 1994 01:00:54 -0500

I have posted a related message previously, so disregard this if you 
answered to previous posting.

I have installed Slackware distribution for Linux 1.0.9.  I have configured
for inbound and outbound slip using the DIP product.  My outbound slip
connection works flawlessly and automatically.  But my inbound connection
required me to issue these three commands before the connection becomes
active:
         ifconfig sl0 farside
         route add farside
         route add inboundhost

farside = my matchine, inboundhost = the dial-in machine desiring slip

It is my impression that DIP should build the routing tables for me.  
However, 'ifconfig sl0' reveals the incorrect ip address, and the routing
tables don't contain any entries other than the loopback entry.

Thanks, Jerry

-- 
Jerry Hobby - Houston, TX   
=========================    "I am not young enough to know everything." 
jhobby@.NeoSoft.com                       -  J. M. Barrie
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From: [email-masked] (Jeff Maaks)
Subject: SLIP Accounting
Date: 12 Sep 1994 11:14:34 -0500

Is there any way to account for SLIP/PPP usage on a Linux system?

Thanks,

Jeff Maaks

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From: [email-masked] (Tom Briggs)
Subject: Re: gopherd for liunx
Date: 12 Sep 1994 05:53:59 GMT

Jacek A. Ponarski ([email-masked]) wrote:
: Hi,
: Is there a gopherd for linux?

Sure is, I managed to compile the latest source from UIUC? wherever.  
Anyway, I've got the distribtion in my anonymous FTP directory.  I needed 
to do the following for the compile:
(Notes from 8/7/94 - thb):
1) brought down sources from  boombox.micro.umb.edu

2) extracted them to a directory (duh!) I used /usr/local/src/gopher2.1alpha

3) Edited conf.h
   CLIENT1=your address
   CLIENT2=another address
   AFTP_HOST=your address
   #define DESCRIBE_GOPHER_GRIPE
   #define LOCAL_GRIPE_ADMINISTRATOR

4) Edited Makefile.config
        CC=gcc
        DOMAIN=your.domain

5) make

6) make install

that was easy! :-)

Tom
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From: [email-masked] (Stephen Vance)
Subject: Re: Drives with too many heads
Date: 12 Sep 1994 06:25:24 GMT

In article [email-masked] (Mark A. Horton KA4YBR) writes:
>Stephen Vance ([email-masked]) wrote:
>:      [Stuff Deleted]
>: Using the 'bare' boot disk, I get the message
>
>: hd.c:  ST-506 interface disk with more than 16 heads detected
>:   probably due to non-standard sector translation. Giving up.
>:   (disk 1: cyl=524; sect=63; head=32)
>       [Stuff Deleted]
>       This is becoming quite common with the larger IDE drives.  You
>have two options, (well, more than that really, but it gets messier!).
>First you can make Linux believe the DOSish CMOS description of the
>drive (a little complicated) or lose 12 MB of your disk and only use
>the first (REAL) 1024 cylinders (SIMPLE).
>
>       [Solutions Deleted]

On a tip that 1.1.37+ has this fixed I hacked a 1.1.49 version of the
Slackware boot install disk and took it from there.  Gotta love the
feeling of Linux in your lap!!
        I would be glad to share the details if anyone is interested.

Thanks all,
Steve

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From: [email-masked] (Stephen Vance)
Subject: Re: How send a break on a serial line?
Date: 12 Sep 1994 06:28:43 GMT

In article Hans-Georg von Zezschwitz writes:
>Hello,
>
>I think I read most of the standart (RT)FM, but I cant find a answer to
>this problem:
>
> How can I send a break signal on a serial line?
>       (in a C-program) 
>
Try the termios man page.  Particularly the tcsendbreak function.

Steve

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From: [email-masked] (Viktor T. Toth)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: How to use 14400bps with modem?
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 00:28:43

In article <[email-masked]> [email-masked] (Jan Vilhuber) writes:

>Remember that a 14400 modem will do
>compression and the such, and I have HEARD (never seen) that on good
>days, when the moon is right, and so on, you _might_ get a throughput rate
>of 56kB.

The reason why you don't see it often is because most services or BBS-s you 
call that have 14.4 modems drive it at 19.2 or 38.4; so there is no chance to 
have a throughput higher than that.

I have seen throughput much higher than 56k when I connected two modems of my 
own (115K DTE-DCE rate) and transferred highly compressible stuff.

Viktor

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From: [email-masked] (K Webb/Lab Acct)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Printers on the parallel port
Date: 12 Sep 1994 06:47:00 GMT

Hello again.

I am trying to connect a laser printer to the parallel port.
The printer HOWTO file specifies to use /dev/lp1 for this port, but it
doesn't work.  I even tried ls -l > /dev/lp1 and I got the following error.

                            bash: /dev/lp1: No such device

I am running Slackware 1.0 on a 486 DX2-66.  The lpd daemon is
running in the background (it's in the rc.local file).  lpr doesn't
return any errors. Spooling seems to be working, it just seems that
lpd isn't aware of the print files or the parallel port driver isn't
present in the kernel.

Question: Isn't parallel port support available in the Slackware release
kernel?  Not being a Linux guru yet, I dread the possibility of stuffing up
my kernel by attempting to recompile it.  

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Bill

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From: [email-masked] (Ove Ewerlid)
Subject: Re: Putting Linux on 20 PC's at a Time
Date: 12 Sep 1994 21:32:51 GMT

I have installed Linux in a classroom with 16 identical boxes.
I downloaded a complete image of the harddisk to a Sun and
used that to reinstall the system.

Boot from a floopy and type:

        rsh sun-box "cat partdump.gz" | gzip -c | dd of=/dev/hda?

Typed from memory but you get the picture.
No need to use fdisk and you can automate the process 
by putting suitable commands in /etc/rc.

If you have ethernetcards in the machines you can 
use ifconfig and paremeterize the name of the machine based
on the MAC-address.

(I use this to keep track of the drift of a particular machine.
 Our harddisks are removable ...)

Ove

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From: [email-masked] (Karl Eichwalder)
Subject: Compile Kernel in a different Directory?
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 21:01:40 GMT

Is it possible to compile the kernel in a different directory from the
one containing the source code?  What's about using `VPATH' (GNU make)?

Background: /usr/src/{,linux} is exported via NFS; but now I would like
to hold Makefiles, config.ins, .depends etc. in a local directory.

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