[LUG] problems - thanks

["Paul Sutton" <psutton@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the help.

I am using RHL 7.1 with the 2.4.2 kernel,  anyway I seem to have solved most
of the problems now,   I can print and access the dosc partition.   I can
get ppp working later,

My joe command reference should be on my internet site shortly I have
e-mailed the program author as he may want to add more stuff to it or change
bits around slightly.

----- Original Message -----
From: <matthew.gibbons@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 24 May 2001 19:23
Subject: Re: [LUG] problems


>
>
> Not having my build next to me, and not knowing what kernel version you
are
> building...
>
> 1. Parallel printer support *is* required for printing.
>
> 2. Have you compiled PPP, and it's optional components, as modules? They
need to
> be to
> work properly. See kernel documentation for details.
>
> 3.  You need to enable DOS, FAT32 and VFAT filesystem drivers. If these
are
> built as
> modules, stick them in /etc/modules.conf - see kernel documentation for
details.
> In the
> meantime, try:
>
>      % modprobe vfat
>      % mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/dosc
>
> 4. It won't be sent if PPP is not working!
>
> To make a bootable floppy:
>
>      % dd if=<kernel-image> of=/dev/fd0
>
> where <kernel-image> is the filename of the kernel image you wish to use.
On my
> system, this is
> /boot/vmlinuz, but is /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/vmlinuz when you have
just
> built it, and not yet
> moved it.
>
> It is always best to boot a new kernel from a floppy before installing it.
You
> can add multiple
> kernels to /etc/lilo.conf, but it is sometimes easier to put a floppy in
the
> drive, start building the
> kernel and go and have a cup of tea. Try:
>
>      % cd /usr/src/linux
>      % make menuconfig
>      % make dep bzFloppy modules modules_install
>      % shutdown -r now
>
> If it works, it works. If not, just remove the floppy and reboot.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Matthew
>
>
>
>
>
> "Paul Sutton" <psutton@xxxxxxxxxxx> on 23/05/2001 21:38:23
>
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>
> Subject:  [LUG] problems
>
>
>
> Following recompiling my kernel, I seem to be having a few problems.
>
> 1. Printer not working however this may be due to lack of lp support.
> However this did not seem to be default in make xconfig,  as it had n (no)
> as the option.
>
> 2. When connected to the net, kppp dialog box seems odd in that the
buttons
> are white and I don't think it's the right dialog anyway looks more like
the
> box I get when it askes me to dial in with connect, disconnect,  quit and
> setup,  I need to alt f2 and run xkill to exit .  I think it can dial but
> then crashes.
>
> 3. I can't access either my /dev/hda1 (/mnt/dosc partition or /dev/fd0
> /mnt/floppy complains that support for vfat and dos are not in the kernel,
> strangely mtools rpm seems to cause segmentation fault when installed,
from
> both command line and kpackage.  Could these be related,  i.e when rpm
> installs mtools package does it check for vfat,  msdos filesystem support.
> or do I just have dodgy rpm files.
>
> 4.  When I send e-mail it' goes into the sent items folder but does not
> appear to actually get sent,  I have just rewritten my joe command
reference
> (5 years since I wrote the last one so I thought I should update it,
> unfortunateley the above problems are preventing submission etc.  I may
have
> a configuration problem so I still need to investigate that.
>
> Is it possible to use insmod for fat32/dos/vfat support or do I need to
> recompile my kernel again?
>
> I will try to use my old kernel if I can find it,  how do I create a
> bootkernel disk with dd as cp kernelname /dev/fd0 does not seem to work?
>
>
> thanks.
>
>
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