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Can someone help me, I installed unix ODBC and MyODBC Driver, but i cant figure out how to install ODBCconfig. Im running Redhat 9.0 Thank You

 

 

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to edit your hosts file to point an ip (eg: 100.0.0.1) to a www address (eg: www.linux-noob.com) do this

 

su -

 

vi /etc/hosts

 

press INSERT on your keyboard

 

change it from

 

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs

# that require network functionality will fail.

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

 

 

to

 

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs

# that require network functionality will fail.

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

100.0.0.1 www.linux-noob.com linux-noob

 

press ESCape on your keyboard

 

write the changes with

 

:wq

 

thats it

 

now when you type [/url][url=https://www.linux-noob.com]https://www.linux-noob.com (or whatever it was) you won't get the ip address or host not found, you'll get the www address :-)

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cool

 

cheers

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Cheers

 

Longbow!!

I'm normally used to using FreeBSD, which has the ntpdate command to update the server's time to match a time server. However, that command doesn't exist on redhat. What's the equivalent? I badly need to update the time on my webserver.

This is NOT for 2.6.X. There is a README in /usr/src/linux that contains these instructions in much more detail. I am using using the 2.4.24 kernel as an example. If you have not already done so, download your kernel source and install it in /usr/src.

 

1. cd /usr/src/linux (if /usr/src/linux doesnt exist, create a link from /usr/src/linux-2.4.24 to /usr/src/linux with the command ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.4.24 /usr/src/linux )

 

2. make distclean (this sets the source package back to the default)

 

3. edit your makefile. change the EXTRAVERSION = on the forth line to an extension that will identify this new kernel build. ex. "EXTRAVERSION = -custom-1". if you are using pico or nano as your editor, be sure to include the "-w" option to turn off line wrap or you will trash your makefile.

 

If this is a stock kernel and you have never built a kernel before, Redhat supplies config files that match their precompiled kernels in /usr/src/linux/config. Pick the one that matches your hardware and copy the provided config into /usr/src/linux/.config. If you are not using Redhat, your going to have to wing it. :-)

 

4. make mrproper menuconfig use the menuconfig to set the options you want in your kernel. If you are reading this as a guide, then you are probably not very experienced in building kernels. A suggestion would be to make small changes, compile and install the kernel and make sure it works before you start making major changes.

 

5. make bzImage modules modules_install This will take some time to complete. Have a cup of coffee.

 

6. cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-2.4.24-custom-1

 

7. cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.24-custom-1

 

8. cp /usr/src/linux/.config /boot/config-2.4.24-custom-1 This is not required, but it is sometimes handy to be able to get back to the config you used to create a kernel. This puts it in a safe place and its name matches it to the kernel you just built.

 

cd /boot

 

9. mkinitrd initrd-2.4.24-custom-1 2.4.24-custom-1

 

10 edit /boot/grub/grub.conf (remember to use "-w" if you are using nano or pico)

create a new entry for your new kernel.

 

title=2.4.24-custom-1

root (hd0,0)

kernel (hd0,0)/bzImage-2.4.24-custom-1 ro root=/dev/hda6

initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-2.4.24-custom-1

 

NOTE: in this case, my /boot partition is /dev/hda1 and my / (root) partition is /dev/hda6. Yours is probably different. Look at the other entries in your grub.conf and make the entries look the same.

 

g'luck

Hi all...

 

I wrote this exe in VB to run on any win32 system(only tested on win98, win2k, and XP :^). chmodhelper.exe is a very very simple program to help out noobs with chmoding files. Basically, it's a learning tool for figure'n out the correct number squence for chmod'n files at command line.

 

example of the chmod command:

morbondu@linux%>chmod 755 public_html

 

Sorry, the chmodhelper.exe will not 'chmod' the file for you. Its a helping/learning tool for you to use while using a terminal connection (ssh) to a linux box while in Windows.

 

Screen shot:



 

The chmodhelper.exe is a standalone executable with no installer or uninstaller. All you have to do is click on the chmodhelper.exe. To delete the program, just delete the chmodhelper.exe file.

 

Download:

chmod helper

 

I hope it helps out a few of you.

 

morbondu

~http://www.grithouse.com~

Hello hello :)

 

I'm lia.

The strategy for HDD partitioning will depend on whether you want to dual-boot Window XP and Linux, or run with Linux only. The features of this laptop are quite well-supported by Red Hat Linux 9.0: the only "problematic" hardware being the Infrared port. With all the excellent Open Source applications now available under Linux, there is really no need to install Windows, unless your PC is connected to a Corporate "Microsoft standardized" network where Linux clients are not allowed...

 

How to set up a dual-boot Linux/XP system

If you really must have Windoze XP or 2000, there is a very simple way of cloning the ghost image from the Toshiba recovery disk, without dedicating the whole 38 GBytes of your hard disk to Bill Gates. The following steps will, however, destroy all the data on it, so please make a backup of your important files before starting any of this.

 

Insert the Toshiba "Product Recovery DVD-ROM" and switch the computer off then on, while holding down <Ctrl><c> until you hear "beeps". This will force the machine to boot from DVD-ROM.

When you get the RECOVERY UTILITY splash screen, hit <Ctrl><c> again: it will ask if you want to "Terminate batch job?" - hit <Y> and you should get a DOS prompt. Type CLS to clear the screen, CD TOOLS then FDISK to start the disk partitioning utility.

Enable large disk support, delete all partitions, and create a new FAT32 partition of 14503 MBytes. (Unfortunately, you cannot make the Windoze partition any smaller than this if you want to use the Toshiba ghost image. It still leaves you with a whopping 23 GB for Linux, which should be enough for most people...).

Make the new 14.5 GB partition active, and escape from FDISK. Switch off.

Switch on again, holding <Ctrl><c> as usual. When you get the RECOVERY UTILITY splash screen, select Option 1 (XP) or 2 (2000), it does not matter which. At the next screen, select Option 1 (Start Installation).

The Recovery Utility will then offer to reformat your entire hard disk - Option 1 (NOT A GOOD IDEA) - so please select Option 2 (Expert Mode).

When in Expert Mode, select (using the right arrow key) Local -> Disk -> From Image (Enter). You will see the available ghost images: S6K1ENP1.GHO (XP) and S6K1ENK1.GHO (2000). Choose whichever takes your fancy, press OK, and the utility will then offer to create a primary partition of 38 GB (aaagh!). You surely will not want this, so manually SET a new size of 14503 MB, OK, PROCEED = YES.

At some stage, it will ask you for a "Recovery CD #2" which you don't have. Just keep the DVD ROM in the drive and press OK.

When finished, reboot your computer from HDD and check that Windows XP (or 2000) starts up correctly.

Now you can install a serious operating system... Insert Red Hat Linux 9.0 Install CD #1, and reboot, holding <Ctrl><c>, then proceed with the installation. Unless you want something special, I would recommend that you select the "Automatic partitioning" and "Remove all Linux partitions" options, when prompted. This will leave your 14503 MB for DOS on hda1, and will create a 99 MB /boot partition on hda2, with 21.7 GB allocated to the / (root partition). /swap is on an extended partition, hda5.

Very important: If you want to avoid problems with Windoze trying to take control of your system again, please use the suggested boot loader (GRUB) and not LILO. GRUB has the unique advantage of being able to "spoof" MBR details, so that Windoze believes it is the only operating system on the planet. Let it believe that if it wants; it saves a lot of trouble!

Please also read the general comments on Linux installation, below.

 

 

How to set up a Linux-only system

Start the procedure from Step 10, above. The only differences will be no Windoze (hooray!) and the size of the / root partition, which will be about 36 GB.

 

Now, some general comments about the installation process.

 

It is probably best to keep your Ethernet port disconnected during installation: the Linux installer may try to auto-assign some unwanted network configuration.

Be careful about how you set the networking options, and be sure you understand the difference between DHCP and fixed IP addresses. It is also advisable to disable the firewall, at least initially.

When rebooting, the system MAY freeze on starting the interface eth0 - this appears to be an unwanted feature of Red Hat 9.0; I have not seen it on this computer with earlier versions of Red Hat Linux. Unfortunately, you will have to switch off if it happens, and re-boot.

The old problem with the USB controller freezing on restart is still there. When shutting down the computer, never choose the "restart" option - it will not work properly, and you will have to switch off anyway when the USB freezes...

If the screensaver comes on during Linux installation, you may find the display reverts to some stupid resolution, like 640x480. Switch it back to 1024x768 using <Ctrl><Alt><Fn><;> repeatedly until you achieve the desired setting.