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#3946 From: Forrest Halford <halfordf@...>
Date: Sun Jul 1, 2001 7:04 am
Subject: Redhat 7.1 on Laptop halfordf@...
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Hi
I put the redhat cd 7.1 in the Cd rom and started the install and all
was well until I got to the part where I was to partition the drive.
I do not have the book and was wondering if someone could give me a
run down on how to get through this part.
"Help" did not help
8-(

Forrest

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#3947 From: "Shadow47" <shadow_47_@...>
Date: Sun Jul 1, 2001 10:14 am
Subject: Re: Unix ABC shadow_47_@...
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Love it!

Greetz,

Shadow47.

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Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 6:12 AM

Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Unix ABC

A is for Awk, which runs like a snail, and B is for Biff, which reads all your mail. C is for CC, as hackers recall, while D is for DD, the command that does all. E is for Emacs, which rebinds your keys, and F is for Fsck, which rebuilds your trees. G is for Grep, a clever detective, while H is for Halt, which may seem defective. I is for Indent, which rarely amuses, and J is for Join, which nobody uses. K is for Kill, which makes you the boss, while L is for Lex, which is missing from DOS. M is for More, from which Less was begot, and N is for Nice, which it really is not. O is for Od, which prints out things nice, while P is for Passwd, which reads in strings twice. Q is for Quota, a Berkeley-type fable, and R is for Ranlib, for sorting ar [sic] table. S is for Spell, which attempts to belittle, while T is for True, which does very little. U is for Uniq, which is used after Sort, and V is for Vi, which is hard to abort. W is for Whoami, which tells you your name, while X is, well, X, of dubious fame. Y is for Yes, which makes an impression, and Z is for Zcat, which handles compression. Skylinux A FALSE sense of security is worse than being unsure. (by Steve Gibson)
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#3948 From: "j" <justo@...>
Date: Sun Jul 1, 2001 11:48 am
Subject: Re: Unix ABC justo@...
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skylinux,

great post!!  hey, is this a reply to the person asking for a list of
commands a while back?  :o)

j
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Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Unix ABC


> A is for Awk, which runs like a snail, and
> B is for Biff, which reads all your mail.
>
> C is for CC, as hackers recall, while
> D is for DD, the command that does all.

..............

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#3949 From: Josh Snitkoff <snitkoja@...>
Date: Sun Jul 1, 2001 1:13 pm
Subject: Re: Redhat 7.1 on Laptop snitkoja@...
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ah, fun with pdisk,
I'm no expert, though i've used it several times.
if you type L at the prompt it will give you a list of all the disks you have avalible, figure out which one you want to partition
then type e. that will get you in to the partition map editor
big C lets you make new partitions
little c lets you change the partition type.
you have to work in blocks, its a pain. i have found the easist thing to do is parition the drive in a partition tool you are already familar with. and then launch pdisk make note of the partitions you want to convert to unix partitions, their device name (i.e. /dev/hda1 for ide or /dev/sda1 for scsi.) there will be at least two , one for root (/) and one for swap (swap)
also make note of the base block and its length in blocks.
and when you are done you need to write the partition table, and quit and you are done
Josh

Forrest Halford wrote:

Hi
I put the redhat cd 7.1 in the Cd rom and started the install and all
was well until I got to the part where I was to partition the drive.
I do not have the book and was wondering if someone could give me a
run down on how to get through this part.
"Help" did not help
8-(
Forrest

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#3950 From: "Larry W. Irwin Sr." <riverw@...>
Date: Sun Jul 1, 2001 1:44 pm
Subject: Sound under Debian riverw@...
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I just installed Debian 2.2 potato and like it very much. I have been unable
  to find out how to get my soundcard working. The sound module is being loaded
into the kernel. How do you configure the sound? I know my soundcard type,
addresses, irq, etc.

Thanks,
Larry

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#3951 From: dj White <djmailau@...>
Date: Sun Jul 1, 2001 2:38 pm
Subject: Re: no network conectivity djmailau@...
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I had the same problem I think its a bug. If u did
not use the custom install and partitioned ur own
drive it wont allow u to save configurations. Ur best
bet is to go to the SuSE support database and type in
: alias "etho" not found, or what comes up in ur
modules.conf file. Thats how I found out what the
problem was. I think u will find theres an update for
it. Hope this helps.    Dj




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I am trying to get Suse 7.1 going on my mac, and i
can't get the <BR>
network up.<BR>
I have checked the boot log and it is assigning the
ethernet card a <BR>
hardware address.<BR>
in the modules.conf file it says:<BR>
alias: 'eth0' not found<BR>
and when i run ifconfig it does not appear at all.<BR>
tia<BR>
Josh<BR>
<BR>
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#3952 From: Scott <scottro@...>
Date: Sat Jun 30, 2001 2:38 pm
Subject: Re: Redhat 7.1 on Laptop scottro@...
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At 01:04 2001/07/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi
>I put the redhat cd 7.1 in the Cd rom and started the install and all
>was well until I got to the part where I was to partition the drive.
>I do not have the book and was wondering if someone could give me a
>run down on how to get through this part.

Of the tools they supply, disk druid is probably the easiest.  However, do
you have free space for Linux already?  What's on the machine at present?

The best explanation though, would probably be to go to RH's site and look
at their documentation.

http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals/RHL-7.1-Manual/install-guide/s1-steps-part\
itioning.html

That's where they begin the explanation.

It's intimidating at first--but trust me, after awhile it becomes fairly
easy.  :)

If you want to try using fdisk, which is a bit less intuitive, I have a
brief explanation of it at
http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/fdisk.html

Scott

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#3953 From: <ab357@...>
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 1:39 am
Subject: How do I unsubscribe??? ab357@...
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Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 4:16 AM
Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Digest Number 446


> There are 5 messages in this issue.
>
> Topics in this digest:
>
>       1. Re: install help?
>            From: BlackDew@...
>       2. Installing ISO's
>            From: Forrest Halford <halfordf@...>
>       3. no network conectivity
>            From: snitkoja@...
>       4. Unix ABC
>            From: Skylinux <skylinux@...>
>       5. Redhat 7.1 on Laptop
>            From: Forrest Halford <halfordf@...>
>
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> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 1
>    Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 20:17:00 -0000
>    From: BlackDew@...
> Subject: Re: install help?
>
> You could do 2 things:
> 1) reburn
> 2) (if 1 is impossible) boot some kind of linux (rescue floppies fe)
> mount the cd, then use loopdevice to mount the iso files on the disk.
>
> BlackDew
>
> --- In LINUX_Newbies@y..., Skylinux <skylinux@e...> wrote:
> > don't copy the image to the CD, there is a option it every program,
> it's
> > called "Burn CD from Image".
> > Something like that, this is what you need. The iso is like a
> > uncompressed .zip file. Once you burned the CD's you should be able
> to
> > see files on that CD with Windows Explorer
> >
> > Skylinux
> >
> > On Sat, 30 Jun 2001 00:37:25 -0000, bronco2mike@y... wrote:
> > >Ok,
> > >so I had a friend of mine who has a cable modem, and can burn cd's
> > >download the 2 iso's for mandrake 8.0.  Then he copied the 2 iso
> onto
> > >2 disk.  Problem is, he did not do whatever it is that you do with
> > >the iso to make it function right....he just coppied the iso on
> the
> > >disk.  Is there anyway to make this usable so I can install off of
> > >it?  Or am I sol?
> > >
> > >I already have a version of Linux on this system, but was hoping
> to
> > >replace it....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Skylinux
> > A FALSE sense of security is worse than being unsure.
> > (by Steve Gibson)
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
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> Message: 2
>    Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 17:44:53 -0600
>    From: Forrest Halford <halfordf@...>
> Subject: Installing ISO's
>
> Hello
> I have burned both the Red Hat and Slackware ISO disks with tht "Burn
> As Image" function on adaptec.
>
> Now, I will have my 20 gig hard drive (blank) in a couple of days and
> was wondering the basic scenario?
>
> I know how to reassign my boot drive in BIOS, so just put in the first
> CD in the drive after having changed the bios and re boot and that
> should start it ok?
> '
> Should I be looking for hardware drivers for my hardware or will it be
> probable that my relatively new stuff will be ok
> Biostar board, 750 Mhz Athlon ,acer cd burner, generic MCD
> moniter......?
>
> Any tips for me....
>
> Thanks for all the tips......this is a great group.
>
> Forrest
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
>    Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 23:55:10 -0000
>    From: snitkoja@...
> Subject: no network conectivity
>
> I am trying to get Suse 7.1 going on my mac, and i can't get the
> network up.
> I have checked the boot log and it is assigning the ethernet card a
> hardware address.
> in the modules.conf file it says:
> alias: 'eth0' not found
> and when i run ifconfig it does not appear at all.
> tia
> Josh
>
>
>
>
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> ________________________________________________________________________
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> Message: 4
>    Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 04:12:29 UTC
>    From: Skylinux <skylinux@...>
> Subject: Unix ABC
>
> A is for Awk, which runs like a snail, and
> B is for Biff, which reads all your mail.
>
> C is for CC, as hackers recall, while
> D is for DD, the command that does all.
>
> E is for Emacs, which rebinds your keys, and
> F is for Fsck, which rebuilds your trees.
>
> G is for Grep, a clever detective, while
> H is for Halt, which may seem defective.
>
> I is for Indent, which rarely amuses, and
> J is for Join, which nobody uses.
>
> K is for Kill, which makes you the boss, while
> L is for Lex, which is missing from DOS.
>
> M is for More, from which Less was begot, and
> N is for Nice, which it really is not.
>
> O is for Od, which prints out things nice, while
> P is for Passwd, which reads in strings twice.
>
> Q is for Quota, a Berkeley-type fable, and
> R is for Ranlib, for sorting ar [sic] table.
>
> S is for Spell, which attempts to belittle, while
> T is for True, which does very little.
>
> U is for Uniq, which is used after Sort, and
> V is for Vi, which is hard to abort.
>
> W is for Whoami, which tells you your name, while
> X is, well, X, of dubious fame.
>
> Y is for Yes, which makes an impression, and
> Z is for Zcat, which handles compression.
>
>
>
> Skylinux
> A FALSE sense of security is worse than being unsure.
> (by Steve Gibson)
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 5
>    Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 01:04:11 -0600
>    From: Forrest Halford <halfordf@...>
> Subject: Redhat 7.1 on Laptop
>
> Hi
> I put the redhat cd 7.1 in the Cd rom and started the install and all
> was well until I got to the part where I was to partition the drive.
> I do not have the book and was wondering if someone could give me a
> run down on how to get through this part.
> "Help" did not help
> 8-(
>
> Forrest
>
>
>
>
>
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> ________________________________________________________________________
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#3954 From: root <snitkoja@...>
Date: Sun Jul 1, 2001 10:20 pm
Subject: Re: no network conectivity snitkoja@...
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Dj,
Thanks for you help, I just ran the custom installer and partitioned the drive my self, and i sit here, now a happy member of the linux commuity :)

dj White wrote:

I had the same problem I think its a bug. If u did
not use the custom install and partitioned ur own
drive it wont allow u to save configurations. Ur best
bet is to go to the SuSE support database and type in
: alias "etho" not found, or what comes up in ur
modules.conf file. Thats how I found out what the
problem was. I think u will find theres an update for
it. Hope this helps. Dj

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I am trying to get Suse 7.1 going on my mac, and i
can't get the 
network up. 
I have checked the boot log and it is assigning the
ethernet card a 
hardware address. 
in the modules.conf file it says: 
alias: 'eth0' not found 
and when i run ifconfig it does not appear at all. 
tia 
Josh 
 
 
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Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 2:32 am
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#3956 From: huntsouth@...
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 2:38 am
Subject: Re: Installing ISO's huntsouth@...
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Forrest--

The biggest stumbling block I found was setting up the video;
properly
identifying the monitor (horiz and vert refresh rates) and the video
card itself.  If you have newer stuff, the monitor should be listed
with the Redhat install.  Your video card will need to be properly
identified or you will need drivers specifically for Linux.  Most
everything else is pretty easy.  Hardware modems and well known
network cards will also obviate many problems.  Linux does not play
well with Winmodems, although the support is getting better.  I use a
USR 0460 56K ISA modem and have had no problems at all.  Redhat
detects it on install (actually, it detects the Com port) and the
rest
is easy.

If you will be dual booting with Windows 98 or ME (ME is PURE
junk), load Windows first on about 5GB, get it configured, drivers
loaded and then load Linux using the rest of the drive.  The only
glitch that I see is the monitor but you can play with the settings
during install and hit the "TEST" button to try it.  If it doesn't
seem to work correctly, change it and try again.

Actually, set the machine to boot from floppy, then CD, then HDD.
This way you will not have to go back in and change anything later.

NOTE:  During install you will be asked to make a boot floppy.  This
is a godsend if something messes up so don't skip this step.

HTH  Tom Hunt

--- In LINUX_Newbies@y..., Forrest Halford <halfordf@c...> wrote:
> Hello
> I have burned both the Red Hat and Slackware ISO disks with tht
"Burn
> As Image" function on adaptec.
>
> Now, I will have my 20 gig hard drive (blank) in a couple of days
and
> was wondering the basic scenario?
>
> I know how to reassign my boot drive in BIOS, so just put in the
first
> CD in the drive after having changed the bios and re boot and that
> should start it ok?
> '
> Should I be looking for hardware drivers for my hardware or will it
be
> probable that my relatively new stuff will be ok
> Biostar board, 750 Mhz Athlon ,acer cd burner, generic MCD
> moniter......?
>
> Any tips for me....
>
> Thanks for all the tips......this is a great group.
>
> Forrest

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#3957 From: dj White <djmailau@...>
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 6:00 am
Subject: wvdial problems djmailau@...
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Hi, I just installed slackware on my laptop and am
trying to connect to the internet by wvdail but am
having some troubles. Everything seems to be fine
until the very end. I get:

--> Looks like a welcom message
--> Starting pppd at Tue June
Local: xxx.xx.xxx.xx -> Remote: xxx.xxx.xx.xxx ppp0

Then it just stops and the cursor blinks. I feel Im
getting pretty close to getting on the net :). Maybe
its not even wvdial as it seems to be doing what its
meant to. Any help would be appreciated. Thanx
everyone.


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#3958 From: charles <charles@...>
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 5:53 am
Subject: Telnet Problems. charles@...
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Folks,

A friend set up my Linux system, & generally speeking it works pretty
good.
He doesnt have a phone presently, so I cant talk to him about this wierd
problem.
If anyone here can help, I'd be indebted.

When I boot up any terminal (I've tried them all), and execute the
following command

telnet

I get the following response.

bash: telnet: command not found

In the GTelnet program, I get a message saying:

'telnet' has not been installed on your machine.


So I am guessing that somehow, the telnet progran did not install
properly.

I cant find it anywhere on the computer.

It would help to know what directory it is suppose to be in.
I presume its 'bin' kuz thats where most commands are.
But its not there, nor anywhere else I can see.

So if someone could tell me where telnet is suppose to be installed to,
ie which directory & path its suppose to be in,
that would be greatly appreciated.

And I seem to be without the cd disks my friend made,
so I will probably need to go to a web page and get it.
Unless of course someone has it handy, & they can just attach & send.

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#3959 From: Skylinux <skylinux@...>
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 1:12 pm
Subject: Re: wvdial problems skylinux@...
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you are connected!!!! Just hit enter and you see your prompt again!!!

Skylinux

On Mon, 2 Jul 2001 16:00:36 +1000 (EST), =?iso-8859-1?q?dj=20White?=
<djmailau@...> wrote:
>Hi, I just installed slackware on my laptop and am
>trying to connect to the internet by wvdail but am
>having some troubles. Everything seems to be fine
>until the very end. I get:
>
>--> Looks like a welcom message
>--> Starting pppd at Tue June
>Local: xxx.xx.xxx.xx -> Remote: xxx.xxx.xx.xxx ppp0
>
>Then it just stops and the cursor blinks. I feel Im
>getting pretty close to getting on the net :). Maybe
>its not even wvdial as it seems to be doing what its
>meant to. Any help would be appreciated. Thanx
>everyone.
>
>
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#3960 From: "Ashish Sangamneheri" <ohm696@...>
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 4:21 am
Subject: Re: Samba ohm696@...
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first you need to install samba on your linux system... if you have it on your system... check if you have it in your system

find / -name smbd -print

find / -name nmbd -print

or, you can get the latest version from www.samba.org the instructions are given in the readme file on installation of the same...

once you have samba instaled you have to configure a samba server... all the configuration is done in a file named smb.conf

you can usually find this file in the /etc directory or where ever you installed samba. i am currently preparing a slide on samba

installation & configuration... once it is done i'll mail it.

ashish

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Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Samba

Could someone steer me in the right direction as to how to configure Samba (client and server) so I can use Linux on my Win2000 machine on our NT network behind my boss's back? It's Friday, and I'm in the mood to play... Thanks. Bob
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#3961 From: "rami aubourg" <rami.aubourg@...>
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 3:43 pm
Subject: Re: Telnet Problems. rami.aubourg@...
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Hi,

Did you install an Mandrake 8.0 GPL package?

In that case, it seems that on some deliveries, you have to install most
packages by yourself (they've made a very nice graphical rpmdrake tool),
even though you've selected all packages on install.

Cheers

Rami

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To: <LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com>; "Brent Hasty" <blue-eagle@...>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 7:53 AM
Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Telnet Problems.


> Folks,
>
> A friend set up my Linux system, & generally speeking it works pretty
> good.
> He doesnt have a phone presently, so I cant talk to him about this wierd
> problem.
> If anyone here can help, I'd be indebted.
>
> When I boot up any terminal (I've tried them all), and execute the
> following command
>
> telnet
>
> I get the following response.
>
> bash: telnet: command not found
>
> In the GTelnet program, I get a message saying:
>
> 'telnet' has not been installed on your machine.
>
>
> So I am guessing that somehow, the telnet progran did not install
> properly.
>
> I cant find it anywhere on the computer.
>
> It would help to know what directory it is suppose to be in.
> I presume its 'bin' kuz thats where most commands are.
> But its not there, nor anywhere else I can see.
>
> So if someone could tell me where telnet is suppose to be installed to,
> ie which directory & path its suppose to be in,
> that would be greatly appreciated.
>
> And I seem to be without the cd disks my friend made,
> so I will probably need to go to a web page and get it.
> Unless of course someone has it handy, & they can just attach & send.
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>


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#3962 From: poulsonplace@...
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 6:54 pm
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I am going on vacation for a month so I am unsubscribing from the list
while i'm gone.

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#3963 From: poulsonplace@...
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 6:53 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Re: SuSE installation hanging poulsonplace@...
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It did not work.

Andy


On Sat, 30 Jun 2001 09:08:50 +0000 Jim George <jim.george@...>
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> Andy,
>
>         red screen and mouse is fine.  All you need is a
> windowmanager.
>
>         At the red screen try either right mouse click (and hold),
> centre click (i.e. both together), or left click.  A menu should
> appear where you can select a xterm and continue to configure your
> x-desktop.
>
> Jim
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> Subject:        Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: SuSE installation hanging
> Author:        poulsonplace@...
> Date:                 Fri, 29 Jun 2001 21:25:13 +0000
>
> Hey!
> I had the resolution set to the lowest possible (it was 640 x 480 i
> think) and the lowest refresh rate. I tryed pressing every key on
> the keyboard when it hung up. Esc Ctrl+C and Ctrl+D were some of the
> first I tried. I installed the text based part and then from there I
> typed startx. That did not work and it said something about SaX/SaX2
> so I typed SaX2. Now when I type startx it starts x but x is only a
> red screen and the mouse. When I am at that red screen I can hit
> Ctrl+Alt+another number and it will take me to tty1 or whatever
> number I typed in.
>
> Andy
>
>
> On Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:41:01 -0000 zydenbos2001@... writes:
> > --- In LINUX_Newbies@y..., poulsonplace@j... wrote:
> > > When I tried to install SuSE it always hung up while testing my
> > monitor
> > > config.
> >
> > Did you try hitting ESC when it hung? (I'm now assuming that this
> > happens after the program has detected your graphics card and
> wants
> > to
> > test a resolution.) It could be that the installation program
> tried
> > a
> > screen resolution that was too high (this happened with me: it
> > tried
> > 1280 pixels on a 1024-pixel monitor), but then you can escape
> (with
> > ESC :-) ) and try again with a lower resolution.
> >
> > Robert
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#3964 From: l.petry@...
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 11:30 pm
Subject: RPM Woes! l.petry@...
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Hi,
    I'm happily using RH 6.1.  I'm trying to install
kuickshow-0.6.3-1.src.rpm by typing...

           rpm -ivv /home/temp/kuickshow-0.6.3-1.src.rpm

...while I am logged in as 'root'.

    The screen echoes a dozen or so lines and then...

           sources in://usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
           spec file in://usr/src/redhat/SPECS
           file:kuickshow-0.6.3.spec action:unknown
           file:kuickshow-0.6.3.tar.gz action:unknown

...then back to the command prompt.  'rpm -q kuickshow' confirms that
the package was NOT installed.  I do have gzip 1.2.4-14 and tar
1.13.11-1 installed.  This is the first package that I have tried to
install.
     Can anyone explain to me what I am doing wrong?

Thanks,
Larry

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#3965 From: Scott <scottro@...>
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 2:14 am
Subject: Re: RPM Woes! scottro@...
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At 23:30 2001/07/02 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi,
>    I'm happily using RH 6.1.  I'm trying to install
>kuickshow-0.6.3-1.src.rpm by typing...
>
>           rpm -ivv /home/temp/kuickshow-0.6.3-1.src.rpm

The problem seems to be that you're trying to install a .gz with an rpm
command. (Though to be honest, I've never tried that one so don't know if
it works.)

In ~general~ (though one should check the README file)

with a gzip you first type
tar -xvfz  kquickshow-0.3-1.tar.gz
This should show stuff happening.  When back at prompt,
if you do a ls you should see, in addition to the .gz file, one just saying
kquikshow-0.3-1.
That will be a directory
cd kquickshow-0.3-1
do a ls and you will see either a README or readme (usually README)
cat README | more
this will show the README on the screen, which will usually have
instructions.
Most of the time it's
./configure; make; make install; make clean
(You can do it like that, one line, each command separated by semicolons,
or do it one at a time--since there seem to be errors, you might do it one
at a time--first
./configure
Stuff will happen, hopefully no errors
make
more stuff will happen, probably take a bit longer
make install
more stuff happening, usually takes less time than make
make clean
a bit more stuff happens, doesn't take long.  :)

HTH
Scott

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#3966 From: Forrest Halford <halfordf@...>
Date: Tue Jul 3, 2001 4:11 am
Subject: New first time install halfordf@...
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Well, tomorrow I get back my computer with the blank 20 gig drive that
will be my  Linux box.
On this machine is a 40 gig Windoze drive but the twain shall never
meet and I am playing it safe and keeping them separate.

I have a question for the assembled experts and please note that I am
no longer cross posting, so I am hoping for a good response.

In installing Red Hat 7.1 on this un partitioned drive how should I
partition it for linux?
I am reading Linux Unleashed , but it is somewhat vague in exactly how
to set the drive up?
Maybe I need Linux for Dummies!??
8-)

Keeping in mind that I am sure that I will eventually end up with
Slackware I am picking redhat just becasue it seems easier to install.

Can someone give me some commands and or specific advise that will
lead me through this part of the install, as when I get to the part
about mounting points I am just lost

Thanks again.

Forrest
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#3967 From: Andy Micklethwaite <andy@...>
Date: Mon Jul 2, 2001 11:52 am
Subject: Re: Unix ABC andy@...
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At 08:16 01/07/01 -0000, Skylinux wrote:
...
>A is for Awk, which runs like a snail, and
...

I've heard some verse
most of it worse.
The guy's a poet
and don't we know it.

Liked it, Skylinux.

BTW If anyone hasn't seen the Beatles songs modified ("Let It Be" became
"Write in C") let me know _offline_. There are 4 songs - I don't want to
waste group bandwidth. I know how annoying excess stuff is (like unsnipped
replies<G>)!

Regards, Andy.
Regards, Andy.

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#3968 From: Hermit <hermit@...>
Date: Tue Jul 3, 2001 8:09 am
Subject: Re: New first time install hermit@...
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What version of RH did you buy?  Just the CD's? Deluxe Workstation?  If
you bought the workstation version, all the installation manuals will be
included.  If you follow the directions EXACTLY, you should have no
problems.  The install procedure will ask you a lot of questions about
your computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and you should have the answers
before you actually begin to install.  It will ask for IP numbers, net
mask, etc.  So in essence, you will need to do some prep work.  The Linux
install CD's come with a partition feature, or you can use Partition Magic
if you have a copy.  Personally, I would not install Linux unless I have
the manuals at the ready; especially for a first time user.

Good luck,

Dick

On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Forrest Halford wrote:

> Well, tomorrow I get back my computer with the blank 20 gig drive that
> will be my  Linux box.
> On this machine is a 40 gig Windoze drive but the twain shall never
> meet and I am playing it safe and keeping them separate.
>
> I have a question for the assembled experts and please note that I am
> no longer cross posting, so I am hoping for a good response.
>
> In installing Red Hat 7.1 on this un partitioned drive how should I
> partition it for linux?
> I am reading Linux Unleashed , but it is somewhat vague in exactly how
> to set the drive up?
> Maybe I need Linux for Dummies!??
> 8-)
>
> Keeping in mind that I am sure that I will eventually end up with
> Slackware I am picking redhat just becasue it seems easier to install.
>
> Can someone give me some commands and or specific advise that will
> lead me through this part of the install, as when I get to the part
> about mounting points I am just lost
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Forrest
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#3969 From: "rami aubourg" <rami.aubourg@...>
Date: Tue Jul 3, 2001 10:32 am
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Nice. ;-)

Here's some other odd verse since we're in the mood.
Forgive me if it's out of subject.

Rami

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Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Unix ABC

Love it!

Greetz,
Shadow47.
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Skylinux
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   Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 6:12 AM
   Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Unix ABC

   A is for Awk, which runs like a snail, and
   B is for Biff, which reads all your mail.

   C is for CC, as hackers recall, while
   D is for DD, the command that does all.

   E is for Emacs, which rebinds your keys, and
   F is for Fsck, which rebuilds your trees.

   G is for Grep, a clever detective, while
   H is for Halt, which may seem defective.

   I is for Indent, which rarely amuses, and
   J is for Join, which nobody uses.

   K is for Kill, which makes you the boss, while
   L is for Lex, which is missing from DOS.

   M is for More, from which Less was begot, and
   N is for Nice, which it really is not.

   O is for Od, which prints out things nice, while
   P is for Passwd, which reads in strings twice.

   Q is for Quota, a Berkeley-type fable, and
   R is for Ranlib, for sorting ar [sic] table.

   S is for Spell, which attempts to belittle, while
   T is for True, which does very little.

   U is for Uniq, which is used after Sort, and
   V is for Vi, which is hard to abort.

   W is for Whoami, which tells you your name, while
   X is, well, X, of dubious fame.

   Y is for Yes, which makes an impression, and
   Z is for Zcat, which handles compression.

   Skylinux
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#3970 From: "Arun" <a_rajaraman@...>
Date: Tue Jul 3, 2001 10:45 am
Subject: RE: Vacation a_rajaraman@...
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Enjoy your vacation.

-Arun

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I am going on vacation for a month so I am unsubscribing from the list
while i'm gone.

Andy
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#3971 From: "Arun" <a_rajaraman@...>
Date: Tue Jul 3, 2001 11:00 am
Subject: RE: RPM Woes! a_rajaraman@...
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You need to do rpm –ivh <rpm_file_name>.rpm

Arun

-----Original Message-----
From: l.petry@... [mailto:l.petry@...]
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 5:01 AM
To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] RPM Woes!

Hi,
   I'm happily using RH 6.1. I'm trying to install
kuickshow-0.6.3-1.src.rpm by typing...

          rpm -ivv /home/temp/kuickshow-0.6.3-1.src.rpm

...while I am logged in as 'root'.

   The screen echoes a dozen or so lines and then...

          sources in://usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
          spec file in://usr/src/redhat/SPECS
          file:kuickshow-0.6.3.spec action:unknown
          file:kuickshow-0.6.3.tar.gz action:unknown

...then back to the command prompt. 'rpm -q kuickshow' confirms that
the package was NOT installed. I do have gzip 1.2.4-14 and tar
1.13.11-1 installed. This is the first package that I have tried to
install.
    Can anyone explain to me what I am doing wrong?

Thanks,
Larry

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#3972 From: dj White <djmailau@...>
Date: Tue Jul 3, 2001 11:16 am
Subject: Re: wvdial problems djmailau@...
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To skylinux, thanks for your help but when I press
enter it does the same thing. Just sits there
blinking. Any further suggestions would be appreciated
as I have tried to email the support for wvdial but
have had no luck. The install is just a text-based
install if that makes a difference. Thanks for your
help.
dj.




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<djmailau@...> wrote:<BR>
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am<BR>
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am<BR>
>having some troubles. Everything seems to be
fine<BR>
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>--> Starting pppd at Tue June<BR>
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ppp0<BR>
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>Then it just stops and the cursor blinks. I feel
Im<BR>
>getting pretty close to getting on the net :).
Maybe<BR>
>its not even wvdial as it seems to be doing what
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>everyone.<BR>
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#3973 From: Forrest Halford <halfordf@...>
Date: Tue Jul 3, 2001 4:11 pm
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Hello
I have examined the SUSE Professional package and it seems to be very
well documented.
I have come tot he conclusion that I will eventually install several
Linux distros before finding the one that I want and I may as well
start with the best documented one.

Comments on SUSE?

There was an excellent review by someone on this list of SUSE
professional and the documentation and disks recently but I am on
another box and do not have acces to it or, for another reason, the
archives,

Would soneone please resend that to me.
It  was just in the last 2 -3 days?

Comments on SUSE?

Thanks
Forrest

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#3974 From: "Scott Robbins" <scottro@...>
Date: Tue Jul 3, 2001 5:04 pm
Subject: Re: Attn SUSE users scottro@...
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I just received SUSE 7.2 personal edition--got it on ebay, almost retail
price actually.
Seemed to install well till it got to the monitor.  This was a first try,
and I didn't look at the documentation, but, although it's a relatively old
monitor (1999) which RH has listed in its monitor list, wasn't in SUSE's.
Following the instructions, put in VEGA and the settings for vert-hor
refresh rate, but it didn't work. Lowered the settings, it still didn't
work, so I skipped it.  Also, unlike RH didn't detect the network card
(Netgear FA310TX).
I repeat, haven't read the manual and just tried a vanilla install, but, I'm
a bit disappointed.
In addition, no Japanese support out of the box for the personal
edition--one would have to either download about 5 ISOs at 640 megs or so or
spend 70 bucks for the professional edition.

Tonight, I'll probably spend some time with the manual and see about
installing it on one of my home boxes--still, I'm a bit irritated--I've
never had trouble with this vid card and monitor on any of the later
distros, including 2.2 kernels.

So, we'll see--my vote isn't in yet.  :)
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#3975 From: Skylinux <skylinux@...>
Date: Tue Jul 3, 2001 6:59 pm
Subject: Re: wvdial problems skylinux@...
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thought it might be it, I'm using "ppp-on" and "ppp-off" in Slack, you
can configure it with "pppsetup".
Give it a try

Skylinux

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<djmailau@...> wrote:
>To skylinux, thanks for your help but when I press
>enter it does the same thing. Just sits there
>blinking. Any further suggestions would be appreciated
>as I have tried to email the support for wvdial but
>have had no luck. The install is just a text-based
>install if that makes a difference. Thanks for your
>help.
>dj.
>
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>On Mon, 2 Jul 2001 16:00:36 +1000 (EST),
>=?iso-8859-1?q?dj=20White?=<BR>
><djmailau@...> wrote:<BR>
>>Hi, I just installed slackware on my laptop and
>am<BR>
>>trying to connect to the internet by wvdail but
>am<BR>
>>having some troubles. Everything seems to be
>fine<BR>
>>until the very end. I get:<BR>
>><BR>
>>--> Looks like a welcom message<BR>
>>--> Starting pppd at Tue June<BR>
>>Local: xxx.xx.xxx.xx -> Remote: xxx.xxx.xx.xxx
>ppp0<BR>
>><BR>
>>Then it just stops and the cursor blinks. I feel
>Im<BR>
>>getting pretty close to getting on the net :).
>Maybe<BR>
>>its not even wvdial as it seems to be doing what
>its<BR>
>>meant to. Any help would be appreciated. Thanx<BR>
>>everyone.<BR>
>><BR>
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