Below are the Linux FAQs we at BaBar desktop support have compiled over the last few weeks.
Michael Di Salvo
Babar desktop support
LINUX INSTALLATION
FAQ
Question: After
completing the Linux installation., it stops at NIS not found?
Possible
Solutions:
1) For RedHat 7.1, make sure there is NO
FIREWALL set while installation,.
2) Check IP /
Network Mask/ Gateway/ DNS/ and NIS address by logging on using run level 1 (
Linux 1) and type netconf and also check the file /etc/hosts , making sure the
IP and hostname are correct.
Question: How can I be the super user after
the machine got tailored?
Possible
Solutions:
1) Check this link <http://www.slac.stanford.edu/comp/unix/superuser-req.html>
Question:
How can I check my email using pine from Unix mail spool?
Possible
Solutions:
1) Get access to SLAC's central NFS fileservers.
<http://www.slac.stanford.edu/comp/unix/superuser-req.html>
Question:
How can I check email from Exchange Server using Pine?
Possible
Solutions:
1) <http://www.slac.stanford.edu/comp/net/email/pine-imap.html>
Question:
Cannot able to contact the afsnfs2 server while installation?
Possible
Solutions:
1) Your system may be one of the
new lines of Dells. Try RH7.1, it should
work.
2) Type in the server IP address, 134.79.19.29
instead of afsnfs2
3) Check your host IP / network mask / gateway
address
Question: How can I get my zip drive working after RH6.2
installation?
Possible
Solutions:
1) RH7.1 should
work.
2) First off, it can be helpful on older Zip
drives and computers to have a Zip disk in the drive during boot up to ensure
proper detection. After booting, login as root . Next, create a mount point for
the drive by typing: mkdir /mnt/zip. Determine the device name by typing this
command: dmesg less . Look through the output for the "Detected Removable
IDE/ATAPI disk hdx at..." label near the zip entry (x is the Zip drive letter
like hda or hdb). Mount the Zip drive on the mount point by typing: mount
/dev/hdx /mnt/zip . At this point you may copy files to and from the Zip drive
as usual. To switch disks simply unmount the Zip drive by typing: umount
/mnt/zip Put in another disk and mount the drive as you did
before.
Question: Backspace key doesn't work after running
taylor?
Possible Solutions:
1) <http://www.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/lwgate/LINUX-L/archives/linux-l.199910/Author/article-8.html>
2)
Rerun Xconfigurator
Question: Cannot find IP hosts after
installation?
Possible
Solutions:
1) Check the /etc/hosts file, key in the IP
address and the hostname
Question: My Intel I810 video card doesn't work
with RH6.2 ?
Possible
Solutions:
1) RH7.1 should
work
2) mkdir -p
/mnt/afs/slac.stanford.edu
mount afsnfs2:/afs/slac.stanford.edu
/mnt/afs/slac.stanford.edu
ln -s /mnt/afs
/afs
cd
/afs/slac.stanford.edu/package/RedHat/RedHat6.2/SLAC/Intel810
cp *.rpm
/tmp
cd
/tmp
rpm
--recompile
I810Gtt-0.2-SLAC_4.src.rpm
rpm -Uvh
XFCom_i810-1.2-SLAC_3.i386.rpm
cd
/etc/X11
vi XF86Config
Add the following device section to our XF86Config
file.
Section
"Device"
Identifier "i810"
EndSection
Replace the Video Device in
SVGA Screen Section to i810
Section
"Screen"
Driver
"svga"
Device
"i810"
PS: should run this before running taylor.
Question:
My PC hangs when the screensaver run using Permedia2 driver under
RH7.1
Possible Solutions:
1) This appears to be a known problem with this
particular driver under 7.1, the only solution I've found is to turn off the
screensaver.
Question: No one can able to log on to my linux
box.
Possible Solutions:
1) the clock may has been changed, run linuxconf
and change the date/time to the correct
settings.
2) Check the network tap and see if it's
active
Question: I can't log on to my Linux box, but everyone else
can.
Possible Solutions:
1) You
may have used up your AFS space, run fs lq ~username to check and remove some of
your files.
2) Clear out your .Xauthority
file.
3) Double check the password you key
in.