Re: Not parseable as a System.map?

Hi, On my machine, bash$ file /boot/System.map-2.2.5-15 /boot/System.map-2.2.5-15: ASCII text This problem came up after I had to restore my backup install to eradicate some hacker's backdoor software. Chip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sun, May 05, 2002 at 01:31:48AM -0400, Fu

Not parseable as a System.map?

Hi, I am getting the following error messages, bash# ps Warning: /boot/System.map-2.2.5-15 not parseable as a System.map Warning: /boot/System.map not parseable as a System.map USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND ... when I run top or ps (the message also shows

Mounting CD-R?

Hi, I have a quick question. How do I mount all the filesystems if I write the CD-R multiple (say, 3) times using "write session" feature under cd-recording program? Thanks in advance! Best wishes, Chip The Shortest DVD Unscrambler (created in March 2001) #!/usr/bin/perl # 472-byte qrpff

How do I install lilo?

HI, I have a quick question. I have a new HD that I used to backup my linux system to part of the drive (the drive also contains NT 4.0). After duplicating the entire HD, I was thinking of making it bootable to linux. Question: how do I install lilo now that the HD is not booting into linux

scp not connecting.

Hi, I have a problem using scp. After installing rp-pppoe to activate my DSL connection, I am having some problem with scp. The following command will not get connected ssh -l account host but the following can ssh -P -l account host Ftp works, but I don't think it's a good idea to use ftp.

Fatal X server error.

Hi, I am having a problem with startx. The error message says: _FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1' Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after 0

Re: What is Passive mode anyway?

So, may I ask a related question? I am trying to use ssh on a DSL-connected system, and apparently encountered similar problems. That is, rp-ppoe (or firewall) does not allow incoming connection. How do I use ssh? Is there a way to get around this problem using a similar approach such as th

SSH and ftp not working.

Hi, I recently installed RP-PPPoE and was able to get connected using my DSL modem. However, I am having a problem. Netscape and telnet works fine, but not ssh (ssh works if it's connecting to localhost, but not the internet) and ftp (although ftp under netscape works fine). Can anyone tell

Re: Dual boot, multiple kernels, sytem map problem (was Re: Switching between two file systems.)

I have a desktop at home that has RedHat 7.0 installed & RedHat 6.0 transferred (from another HD). After specifying the location of the other kernel image as image=/chopin/boot/vmlinuz I have no problem switching between rh6 and rh7, with no error messages. I thought I should be able to get

Re: Switching between two file systems.

661 29484005 Extended /dev/hda5 * 272 542 2048728+ 83 Linux /dev/hda6 543 650816448+ 83 Linux /dev/hda7 651 661 83128+ 82 Linux swap Chip kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > on Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 12:03:02PM -0500, Fu-Dong

Switching between two file systems.

Hi, I have a problem. I have RedHat on /dev/hd1, and Debian on /dev/hd5 (that I just transferred from another HD). The problem is, when I boot into Debian, the system.map of RedHat is still being used, and I got a lot of warning messages. Is there a way that I get around this problem? Thank

Re: Insecure permission for swap partition.

Thanks a lot! I didn't know I can chmod a partition as well. That takes care of my problem now. Chip J.H.M. Dassen wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 18, 2001 at 14:47:01 -0500, Fu-Dong Chiou wrote: > > I got a warning message saying the swap partition has insecure permission > >

Using DSL connection.

ut. I was wondering if there is a way to use the DSL connection, or I am stuck with a modem? Thanks! Chip Fu-Dong Chiou wrote: > > Hi, > > I got a warning message saying the swap partition has insecure permission > 0660, which should be changed to 0600. I looked at the man page of

Insecure permission for swap partition.

Hi, I got a warning message saying the swap partition has insecure permission 0660, which should be changed to 0600. I looked at the man page of swapon, but could not find the info to change the permission. How do I change it? Thanks! Best wishes, Chip

Re: Invalid partition table (rescue)

r Linux. Extra > difficulty if you must boot a win98 box into MS-DOS with no real mode CD-ROM > drivers. Copy the boot directory off the CD onto a FAT16 partition in > Windows first if you have to go that route. > > Cheers, > > Robin > > - Original Message -

Invalid partition table?

Hi, I am having a problem booting to a Compaq LTE5200 laptop. It has been runnning linux for almost two years until yesterday when I decided to try to upgrade it using a bootable CD. Since it did not seem to boot from the CD, I thought I might make it happen by modifying /etc/lilo.conf. Here's

Cannot read HDDs, help!

Hi, I am having a very bad problem now. I got a multibay carrier to add a second HDD on my Compaq LTE 5200 laptop, so I was trying to back up the filesystem to another HDD. Then, I shutdown the system, and the message said the system has been halted. I then pulled out the multibay carrier

PCMCIA CD-ROM -- please help!

Hi, I guess this is an easy question, but can anyone tell me what device it should be to mount a PCMCIA CD-ROM? Thanks! Best wishes, Chip

Where's my PCMCIA CD-ROM?

HI, Can anyone tell me what device it should be for a PCMCIA CD-ROM? I know the card is recognized, but have no idea which device to mount it from. Thanks in advance! Best wishes, Chip

Mounting CD-Rs that have multiple filesystems.

OK, here is what I am trying to do. I have some CD-Rs that are burned partially for two times: the first time an ISO9660 CD-R and the second time Mac HFS. I tested them on Macs and PCs. They will only mount the ISO9660 CD-R on most PC CD-ROMs, but not all. They will also mount the ISO9660 CD-R

Cannot startx. Please help!

I am reposting the same message. Someone please help! Chip Fu-Dong Chiou wrote: > > Hi, > > I tried to install cxterm and xcin, but with no luck. Not only that, I > seem to have messed up X windows. Now, I cannot startx. It will give me > the following error if I start

Fatal Xserver error 111?

Hi, I tried to install cxterm and xcin, but with no luck. Not only that, I seem to have messed up X windows. Now, I cannot startx. It will give me the following error if I start it from runlevel 3: -FontTransSocketUNIXConnect cannot connect: errorno= 111 Failed to set default font path 'unix/:

No route to host?

Sorry for this stupid question, but what does it mean by the TCP/IP error message: No route to host (ftp works fine, but telnet and netscape don't)? Thanks! Best wishes, Chip

Swapping between floppy and cd-rom module.

Hi, I have a minor problem swapping floppy and cd-rom module on my Compaq LTE 5200. I can only make either /dev/fd0 or /dev/hdb recognized, but not both at the same time. Sometimes, it takes several boots for the transition to take effect. That is, when I switch from one module to the other

Cannot login as a user.

Hi, I am setting up my debian at runlevel 5, so that I can startx at boot. However, it only allows root to login. Whenever I login as a user, the login window returns after I login. What did I do wrong? Thanks! Best wishes, Chip

Cannot open cxterm.

Hi, I was trying to open cxterm after installing, but it never came up. I noticed very long time usage of process time of cxterm, but it never seemed to be able to complete. Can anyone tell me what's going on here? Thanks! Chip bash-2.01# cxterm & [1] 1481 bash-2.01# ps PID TTY STAT TIME

How to unmount /?

Hi, I was trying to unmount /, so that I can use defrag to optimize the HD. However, booting from the boot disk, entering single user mode still does not allow me to unmount /. Can anyone tell me what I should do to unmount /? Or, is it possible to unmount /? Thanks! Best wishes, Chip

Re: Locale?

t; > locale "" not supported, setting locale to 'C' > > And there were others. > > -Aaron Solochek > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fu-Dong Chiou wrote: > > > Fu-Dong Chiou wrote: > > > > > > HI, > > > > > >

Re: Locale?

Fu-Dong Chiou wrote: > > HI, > > After installing xcin, and its dependent packages, I start to get a strange > message every time I open an xterm from within an xterm: > > Warning: locale not supported by C library, locale unchanged > > This message does not come

Locale?

HI, After installing xcin, and its dependent packages, I start to get a strange message every time I open an xterm from within an xterm: Warning: locale not supported by C library, locale unchanged This message does not come up if I open an xterm from fvwm2's main menu. Can anyone tell me wha

What are X-WINDOW INCLUDE FILES?

Hi I tried to compile xcin-2.3, but encounter the following error. . . . checking if `#!' works in shell scripts checking for gzip to derive installation directory prefix chose installation directory prefix checking for utmp file. checking for X-window system. YOU DO NOT HAVE THE X-WINDO

Emacs 20.3 fonts.

HI, I am still having problems with mule in emacs 20.3. Supposedly, it should display international fonts; e.g., simplified Chinese fonts are builtin fonts for X windows now. But, still, I cannot have the fonts displayed in emacs. Can anyone tell me how I correct this? Thanks! Best wishes

VT options.

Hi, Can anyone tell me how I can modify the configuration file of xterminal, so that I can set different background color as well as make it scrollable by default without having to use middle button + ctrl to call up VT options and enable the setting every time a new xterm is opened. Thanks!

X fonts.

Hi all, I am having some problem with emacs. Can anyone tell me how to make the Chinese fonts available in X? I have the following fonts in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc cmex24m.pcf.gz etl14-sisheng.pcf.gz etl16-sisheng.pcf.gz etl24-sisheng.pcf.gz gb16fs.pcf.gz gb16st.pcf.gz gb24st.pcf.gz guobi

fvwm2 preference file?

Hi, Can anyone tell me which file is fvwm2's preference? Thanks! Best wishes, Chip

CD-ROM and floppy problem update.

Well, I don't know how and why, but I am now able to mount the floppy module on the system. Strange thing is, I can only mount the Debian boot disk as a msdos disk, although I have to mount a Redhat boot disk as ext2 disk. I also note, I can read, write and execute on my DOS partition, just l

CD-ROM & floppy swap problem.

Hi, I was using a TEAC 4X IDE CD-ROM on a Compaq LTE 5200 notebook without problem to mount it, until I decided to test if I can mount the floppy. So, I swap the module, and found the floppy cannot be mounted. So, I switch back to the CD-ROM, and now I am having a problem mounting the CD-ROM

Repartition swap?

Hi, Is there a way to repartition the swap space? I think I don't need that much swap, and want to squeeze out some extra partition for filesystem. The whole filesystem is on an extended partition (the primary partition is a DOS system) and I did not create logical drives of it, so the whole

Change run level.

Hi, I was trying to change runlevel from 2 to 4. I edited /etc/inittab, so that it now has # The default runlevel. id:4:initdefault: However, it does not seem to work. I must have missed something. I noticed I do not seem to have xdm. Don't know if it's the cause. Thanks for any help!

Re: X windows manager?

Thanks for your help. I am now using fvwm as the windows manager. I do have some more questions. 1. Regarding the screen blink. It blinks every 2-3 secs (sometimes longer), forever, unless I reboot. I am not sure if it's normally, since I never have the same problem on other machines. I do

Sound?

Hi, After moving the HD from a broken CTX notebook to a Compaq LTE 5200 notebook, I found that the audio is gone. Can anyone tell me how I can get the sound back to work? Thanks!x Best wishes, Chip

CTRL+ALT+DELETE.

Hi, Where and how can I modify which file so that every time I use the force reboot key-combo, it actually send out the command "shutdown -r now"? Thanks! Best wishes, Chip

X windows manager?

Hi, I finally get an X server to run, but still seem to have a lot to work out. It seems that I am assigned a windows manager (or none at all) that is not so desirable. The xterminal in X has no title bar, so the window cannot be dragged and moved. I tried to copy .xinitrc under the home di

PS/2 vs Serial mouse.

Hi, I have a question regarding using a Logitech cordless MouseMan Pro PS/2 mouse on a Compaq LTE 5200 notebook. Although it is a PS/2 mouse, I can only hook it up to COM1 to get it to work in X. If I plug it into PS/2 port, the cursor won't move. I assume it's because ttyS0 is taken by COM

Making a Debian CD?

Hi, I was wondering if any one can tell me if it's possible to make one's own Debian CD. MkLinux has a 648MB CD image file for people to download and make CD of. I don't know if this is the case for Debian. Thanks! Best wishes, Chip

Netscape 3.

Hi, Can anyone tell me where I can find Netscape 3? I remember older versions of Netscape are stored in an archive, accessible via browsers, but can't remember the URL now. Thanks! Best wishes, Chip

X server problem again.

Hi all, I am having a strange problem running X. As of now, I can run X as root, not as a user. I don't know why, but here's the error message I got. Best wishes, Chip Error message running X as a user hostname: Unknown host _XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() fai

Cannot su.

Hi, Can anyone tell me why I get the following message after su to a user from root? Thanks! shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories. Best wishes, Chip

Cannot launch netscape

Hi all, I downloaded and installed netscape binary, but when I tried to run it, it said 'unknown command. I am positive that /usr/X11R6/bin is in the path in .profile, but still, I tried /usr/X11R6/bin/netscape again. This time it told me there is no such drectory or file, which is obviously

Re: Cannot launch WordPerfect.

But I already installed it. To make sure I did not mess up anything, I remove xlib6 and libc5 and reinstall them again; same result. Chip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 5/21/99 12:04:17 PM Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I am having a problem runnin

Where is netscape?

Hi, I installed netscape 4.5 base, communicator 4.5 base & communicator spellchecker (which requires the previous two installed). But now I cannot find netscape. It seems that everything else is there but netscape. Did I miss anything? I actually remove them and reinstall them again; same

Cannot launch WordPerfect.

Hi, I am having a problem running WordPerfect for Linux. Specifically, it says "can't load library libXmp.so.4", which seems to be a symlink to libXmp.so.10. Would appreciate any help. Thanks! Best wishes, Chip

Logitech cordless mouse user?

Hi, I was trying to use a Logitech TrackMan Live! on X windows, but cannot seem to get it work so far. If there were success on this mouse, please tell me what setting I should choose it get it work. If this mouse is not yet supported, I'd like to know if other Logitech cordless mice had any

Re: Pico.

making them available.] > > > - Bruce > > -- > On Thu, 6 May 1999, Fu-Dong Chiou wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I was wondering if anyone can tell me why I cannot find a simple editor > > pico on my Debian 2.1r2 packages. Thanks a lot! > > > > Best wishes, > > Chip > Best wishes, Chip

Re: X server crash.

take this risk? Thanks! Chip Havoc Pennington wrote: > > > On Wed, 5 May 1999, Fu-Dong Chiou wrote: > > > Thanks for all that responds to my questions. I believe the reason why X > > server crashes on my system is a minor configuration problem. Here's the > &

Pico.

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone can tell me why I cannot find a simple editor pico on my Debian 2.1r2 packages. Thanks a lot! Best wishes, Chip

Re: X server crash.

Thanks for the info. I did used xf86config, repeatedly, but didn't seem to set up everything correctly. Here's what I think is crucial, but not sure how to do it correctly: 1. hsync in kHz: I choose 31.5: standard VGA, 640x480 @ 60 Hz, as mine is a 640x480 STN LCD capable of 256 colors (altho

X server crash.

ot-clock matching mode "640x480" (--) VGA16: Removing mode "640x480" from list of valid modes. (--) VGA16: There is no mode definition named "800x600" Fatal server error: No valid modes found. When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server

Mount floppy?

Hi all, I have a newbie question. I was wondering if I can copy defrag onto my boot disk, boot from there, unmount the HD, and do defrag. If this is the case, how can I mount the floppy? Is it mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy or mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy or anything else? Th

Debian 2.1 install help!

Hi all, I just installed Debian 2.1 on a DX2 100 MHz labtop. I am encountering two problems after the installation, and would appreciate your help. The first one, I first used a 3Com ethernet/modem combo card to do ftp install, but since I do not have a permanant IP, I am actually using the mode