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Redhat Linux 8.0 and problems therein
by Dr. Atul Garg 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

Hello. At the outset I would like to tell you that I am a novice in Linux and don't know much. I have always treated Linux as an experimental OS to fool around with, because it is not very user friendly and the main problem of MS software is that they are very expensive. But here in Bombay, India that problem gets solved due to blatant software piracy which helps users like me use the amazingly high priced software at down to earth prices. Anyway before I started fooling around with Redhat Linux 8.0, I had no idea what "making" meant and how it had to be done. I am not a programmer!!. I installed Redhat Linux 8.0 from the CDs and it got stuck at the installation screen itself. I have the following hardware :- Compaq Presario 7000A4 PIII 933 MHz 256 MB RAM Riva TNT II with 32 MB RAM Hda with 30 GB Win2k ntfs Hdb with 10 GB > Hdb1 Linux main > hdb5 Linux swap > hdb6 msdos USB keyboard Compaq internet keyboard PS/2 mouse and some Firewire hardware for Digital camera (I think). DVD drive and internal modem (Conexant HCF) The Installation failed to get my USB keyboard and it kept waiting for an input. No failsafe mechanisms !! Luckily I had an old simple keyboard which came in handy, and helped us install the damn software. Then after booting it again I realised it recognised my USB keyboard down to the vendor etc but could not use it for some stupid reason.It gave the following error about a zillion times during kernel startup >> usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout Also it recognised my modem but again could not find it by software detect from pppd. So I went about searching the net high and low to get a solution, but to no avail. Thanks to Mr.Michael Fischer ,Professor of Computer Science @Yale who had a similar problem with his HP USB keyboard and as per his suggestion, I got the new kernel source for 2.4.19 (bloody 30MB download over a dialup) and then also the patch file to 2.4.20-pre10. It worked!!! << I had to learn how to patch the kernel source, and also how to make the damn kernel itself. Painful experience I must say..>> To the new kernel, I added NTFS support. (Redhat has something against NTFS support, it doesn't compile it into the kernel by default). And reduced the size by removing unnecessary hardware support from 1.1 MB to 780 KB. WoW !! I worked out a way in which USB keyboard was used in HID Boot Protocol method. Simply edit your /etc/modules.conf to read alias usb-controller usbkbd ........instead of alias usb-controller usb-uhci. This loaded the usbkbd.o file (u have to "make" it through the .config file inside the kernel making factory by activating CONFIG_USB_KBD=m). It worked perfectly and doesn't give any more errors regarding timeouts.. I then went on to download the hcfpcimodem-0.98mbsibeta02090200-1.i386.rpm binary RPM for my Conexant HCF internal modem from mbsi.com. Thanks Mark Boucher for the great software !! After installation it asks you to run a script called hcfpciconfig which not only configures your modem but also figures out if you are using a kernel which it will have to compile a modem driver for !! Great.. And it did just that for my kernel 2.4.20-pre10custom version. And automatically configured it too.. So now I have the keyboard, NTFS support and modem working perfectly. Long way for Redhat to go before they can compare to the likes of Apple and Microsoft. I wonder why anybody would even remotely think of comparing Linux at this stage to MS products or even MacOS?? I'd say it would take another 5-7 years before they can catch up to what other OSes are today. Thanks everybody for all the amazing help provided online today and in the past which helps novices like me to get our systems working.. thanks a lot.. Hope this file will get other people like me out of their misery. Bye. Dr. Atul Garg. atulrg <at> rediffmail.com PS:- More about making a kernel. You need to have the kernel source installed. It goes to the folder /usr/src/linux-2.4.19 etc. If you want to patch >> download patch and extract it to /usr/src folder. Use patch -p0 < patch file name. Then use the graphical utility "make xconfig" is the command, or simply go to control center > system tools > kernel config. Alter the source path to whatever your version of kernel is. If you want to use the old .config file for safety sake, pull it out of the default kernel source (e.g.: Redhat 8.0 CD has kernel 2.4.18-14. /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-14/.config is the file) or you may find it at /boot/config-2.4.18-14. Always save the original file to some safe place because you always tend to "make" mistakes(pun intended here). Alter the file, for your system and add whatever you want, delete hardware support etc. Now use the following commands to MAKE the kernel in the directory /usr/src/linux-urversion:- make symlinks dep >> computes dependencies. make clean >> Housekeeping operation make bzImage >> makes the kernel make modules >> Module factory at work make modules_install >> relocating modules to work perfectly make install >> relocating your kernel files to work.. PLEASE READ THE REDHAT LINUX DOCUMENTATION THAT COMES ALONG WITH THE INSTALLATION CDs BEFORE YOU DO ALL THIS. File to read file:///mnt/cdrom/RH-DOCS/rhl-cg-en-8.0/s1-custom-kernel.html or so. Search engine keywords :- REDHAT LINUX 8.0, Psyche 8.0, kernel 2.4.18-14, 2.4.19, patching kernel source, making a kernel, keyboard USB, Compaq internet keyboard, usbkbd.o, HID Boot protocol, Conexant HCF and HSF internal modems.

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RE: sm56 on red hat ....
by Nauzad 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

SM56 is a Winmodem and cannot be detected by Linux. To use it you have to install a file (given in PCQuest July 2001 CD). I followed the steps given in the magazine and will run through them quickly. insert the second CD and go to /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS do # rpm -Uvh sm56-85.1-10.i386.rpm then # sm56setup 852 to check if everything is up and running load the driver. # modprobe sm56 # dmesg your modem will be installed in /dev/modem which points to /mnt/sm56 Configure your internet connection using Kppp etc. and start surfing :) If you need more help goto http://linmodems.org or write to SM56LinuxSupport(a)motorola.com -----Original Message----- From: kedar sapre [mailto:kedarsapre@vsnl.net] I am trying it to configure for my RH 7.2 box , but it damn not working .... If u were really able to connect to internet with SM56 on RH 7.2 , please let me know , how did you manage to configure ?

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[ILUG-BOM][OT] CD Writer
by Abhijeet More 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

Hi, I am about to get a Cd Writer. I would like to have opinions from people on the list about the best option for me. I would most likely go for an internal IDE device ... with a budget of about Rs. 4500/- And of course it has to work with Linux ... which I believe should not be an issue anymore. Thanks Abhijeet More PS: A few days ago I had read a post from an alter ego on the list ... I believe it was Abhijeet Mhatre ... Are you still around??

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Thanks !
by Lorenzo 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

Hi Rupesh.. I only want to say you thanks.. :) I try for such a long time to resolv some problem with my new adsl connection but linux red hat don't give the right routing... and finally I found your post: http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/pipermail/linuxers/Week-of-Mon-20020729/005635.htm l and it resolv all my problem ! :) Xelon.It is now on my own web-server... sorry for the bad english but I'm an italian boy.. Tnx Again ! Lorenzo.

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need for lex and yacc for Mandrake 9.0
by Nikhil D. Kikkeri 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

hello, i use Mandrake 9.0. however for some reason this distro does not provide with lex, yacc, flex and bison. i downloaded flex and bison but it would be better if i get lex and yacc as well. can any one tell me where i can download lex and yacc? regards -Nikhil _________________________________________________________________ Surf the Web without missing calls! Get MSN Broadband. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp

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smtp service for home
by quasar＠vsnl.net 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

I have got cable internet which wipes out the use of the VSNL smtp services. I have the windows and the Linux client (thanks Mitul for the link). I need to have SMTP services both on windows(brother needs it) & on Linux(I use it). I have exim installed on Linux and have to configure it. Is there any smtp server available for windows? Also can anyone point out any particular documents relating to home smtp service configuration? thanks.

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books for sale/
by akshaysalkar 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

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Re route
by slash_axl_rose 20 Oct '02

20 Oct '02

plug-mail(a)plug.org.in, linux-india-help(a)lists.sourceforge.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii hi all my last message to route was replied by somebody tellin me that ipv6 doesn't realy help in reducing routing table entries...Well then my question is what does Aggreagate Global unicast address having TLA (top level aggregator )field and heirarchical structure useful for??? __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] I need help with Redhat Linux 7.3
by Hrushikesh Tilak 20 Oct '02

20 Oct '02

Run linuxconf>control>Mount/Unmount filesystems>Control Configured local drives. Hrushikesh Tilak. >From: Nauzad Tantra <nauzad(a)vsnl.com> >Reply-To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in >To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in >Subject: [ILUG-BOM] I need help with Redhat Linux 7.3 >Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 07:58:02 +0530 > >Hi, >I'm a newbie and have just installed Redhat Linux 7.3. I have been unable >to configure the following: > >I can mount the Dos partitions using the mount command. However, I am >unable to mount them at startup by configuring /etc/fstab since I dont know >the entries to be entered in the last 3 columns. eg: noauto,defaults, 0 0 >etc. How do I configure the file. > >I have a Motorola SM 56 Winmodem. The modem drivers that I have (supplied >by PCQuest) used to work on ver7.2 but do not seem to be working here. >Where can I get the drivers from. (If someone has the drivers, be kind and >email them to me please). > >I need to print on a printer connected to a WinNT machine. Will I need to >run Samba on the Linux machine or on the NT machine. Where do I get samba >for WinNT. (Samba does start but does not load the GUI interface on the >Linux machine. How do I get that to work.) > >How do I browse my network if the other machines on the network are all >windows machines. I wish to use and share files and services on other >machines. > >Thats a lot of questions. >Hope i get as many answers. > >Thanks a lot, >Nauzad > > > >_______________________________________________ >http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers _________________________________________________________________ Broadband? Dial-up? Get reliable MSN Internet Access. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp

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cyberoam linux client
by quasar＠vsnl.net 20 Oct '02

20 Oct '02

where can I find the [latest] cyberoam client for Linux. I have finally got cable internet. quasi

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