October 2002 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Problem Solved!

by Marc Hughes

I figured out my SMP / X problem. For some reason the AGPGART and RADEONFB modules aren't loading automatically like they do in the single cpu kernel. But if I modprobe them, X works fine. Thanks anyways guys! -Marc

Oct. 21, 2002

XFree86 SMP Woes

by Marc Hughes

I just installed a second processor, installed an SMP kernel, and booted into it. At first, everything seemed great, I can do massive compiles, top shows both CPU's, and things go pretty zippy. BUT... I can't start X. This is what startx gives me: XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.2.0-8) / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) Release Date: 23 January 2002 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/) Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.17-0.13smp i686 [ELF] Build Host: daffy.perf.redhat.com Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Mon Oct 21 19:23:34 2002 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" (EE) RADEON(0): [agp] Could not bind XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. I'm guessing the whole not being able to bind the AGP is the really bad part. I booted into the single CPU kernel, and X still works fine there. Any ideas? -Marc

Oct. 21, 2002

sendmail/RH8.0

by Bill Mills-Curran

After upgrading to RedHat 8.0, I'm being forced to learn more about sendmail that I have time to invest, so I need some help. Previously, I had used linuxconf to set up Linux server at work (EMC) that would forward most email to the domain mail server -- I'm not trying to manage mail for the company. One twist... I want to define a few aliases. My linuxconf setup worked great -- I could send email to aliasname(a)thismachine.emc.com, and the /etc/alias file would be used to translate "aliasname" to a list of addresses. With the new split sendmail config, I'm floundering. I've made a few tweaks that were necessary to allow the machine to act as an internal relay (I need some security help here, too), but I'm still fighting a mail loop problem. So, here are my specific questions/requirements: 1. I want to send to an alias on "thismachine.emc.com" from anywhere inside emc. 2. I want the same aliases to be used for email originating from "thismachine". 3. I don't want to create a relay security hole. I'll send my sendmail.mc and submit.mc files upon request. TIA, Bill

Oct. 21, 2002

Re: [Wlug] linuxconf replacement?

by Bill Smith

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:58:10 -0400 Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)attbi.com> wrote: AS> > > Its available with 8.0 and 8.1. AS> > AS> > I assumed he meant for RedHat, and I wasn't aware that YaST is AS> > portable. AS> AS> I knew that...I just wanted to see who was paying attention. :-) I AS> saw the "8.0" without a distro name and thought I'd have a little AS> fun, that's all. The "8.1" reference was a clue... :-) uh-huh... what you REALLY meant is that you've got a Time Machine and the 8.1 was really a slip... <g> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com Things are more like they are today than they ever were before. -- Dwight Eisenhower * TAG! v3.0 * -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE9tDdmyRDfndHyxpQRAoa7AJ9wcujwbR2kATB4NnkF1LCh3bvk5ACeLy97 IToEwATbiiTJqLaErEEQFXA= =b0Mg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Oct. 21, 2002

Re: [Wlug] linuxconf replacement?

by Bill Smith

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:14:18 -0400 Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)attbi.com> wrote: AS> On Thursday 10 October 2002 11:25 am, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: AS> > I've just upgraded to 8.0, and I find that linuxconf is no longer AS> > distributed. I was growing fairly fond of it, and I'm wondering AS> > what is the latest and greatest system management tool. I've seen AS> > "setup", and it's a bit lacking. ... AS> YaST2...try it sometime! AS> :-) AS> AS> Its available with 8.0 and 8.1. Andy, YaST, if i remember correctly, goes with SuSE. Bill was lamenting the demise of linuxconf from Red Hat... i've played with YaST (before v2, i think) a few years ago, and i thought it was great! my personal favorite in RH was control-panel, which went to /dev/null a few versions back, i think. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com "There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the universe. And I'm not sure about the universe." -- Albert Einstein * TAG! v3.0 * -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE9tDbfyRDfndHyxpQRAjv1AJ9bqgJFi2+VU5bx4LOTKroB/AofFwCg2+YA bFUXOiS0dfpfKEuhZBBDWc8= =Hd57 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Oct. 21, 2002

Re: [Wlug] t-shirts

by Peter Gutowski

>thought the following two would amuse you guys: > >(1) #define QUESTION ((bb) || !(bb)) > There's a lot of truth in that. ;) -- Peter Gutowski <peter(a)linuxchamps.com> // tel.: (413) 531-0123 "When in company, put not your hands to any part of the body not usually discovered." --George Washington, _Rules for Civility and Decent Behavior_

Oct. 21, 2002

t-shirts

by doug waud

Hi all I got a catalog from Computergear.com which offered a variety of T-shirts with various incriptions. I thought the following two would amuse you guys: (1) #define QUESTION ((bb) || !(bb)) and (2) The box said "Requires Windows 98 or better" So I installed Linux. doug

Oct. 21, 2002

Re: [Wlug] X Setup in RH 8!

by Charles R. Anderson

On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 06:25:40PM +0700, Aramico wrote: aramico> Hi all, in RH 6.x and 7.x, we can still find xconfiguration in setup. aramico> Where can i find or what's the application to run the xconfiguration? aramico> Thanks man. redhat-config-xfree86 All the new tools are called redhat-config-something You should read the release notes in /usr/share/doc/redhat-release-8.0 to see what changed, like DMA is off by default on all CD/DVD drives, sendmail setup changed, and fonts/locales changed. RH 8.0 is compiled with GCC 3.2, so it should be faster, yes. -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

Oct. 21, 2002

X Setup in RH 8!

by Aramico

Hi all, in RH 6.x and 7.x, we can still find xconfiguration in setup. Where can i find or what's the application to run the xconfiguration? Thanks man.

Oct. 21, 2002

RedHat 8, better or worst ? - 2

by Aramico

Is the same problem with modssl and apache will be happen again in RH 8 ? any news ? Thanks.......

Oct. 21, 2002