Kernel 2.4.2 rocks!

[fallenang3l]

My 3Com modem is finally working in Linux. I have two gripes though. Before, I had this nice graphical boot with Tux on top, now it's just in text mode. At least it works, but is there any way to make the boot prettier =]? Second, the fonts in Netscape suck, how do I fix that?

[fallenang3l]

Importing Windows fonts fixed the font problem :D. I noticed that when shutting down, I get a "stopping automounter [failed]" but it goes on without a hitch. Starting up, on the other hand, generates "NFS File Locking Services [FAILED]." During kernel config, I specifically asked for it not to include NFS as I have no use for it at all, so I shouldn't worry, right?

[Update] Seems like I'm answering my own questions here :). I've simply disabled NFS in Mandrake's startup services and I'm riding the green OK's =]. If I only could make the boot prettier *sigh*.

[ 10 March 2001: Message edited by: fallenang3l ]

[PLBlaze]

You need to go to "console devices" submenu in your kernel config and then choose/enable framebuffer support to get the Tux in your kernel.

/me hears strange voices saying:

All your Tuxes are belong to us! :D

[fallenang3l]

Originally posted by PLBlaze:
You need to go to "console devices" submenu in your kernel config and then choose/enable framebuffer support to get the Tux in your kernel.

/me hears strange voices saying:

All your Tuxes are belong to us! :D

Got it. Now why can't I access my CD-ROM and floppy? During shutdown, I still get stopping automounter failed and I'm afraid that its got to do something with that.

[Update] Here's the error I get when trying to mount the CD-ROM drive:
wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom, or too many mounted filesystems

[ 10 March 2001: Message edited by: fallenang3l ]

[PLBlaze]

Your drake kernel was patched with supermount and kernel 2.4.2 does not have it,you can get the patch for 2.4.0 but most likely it will not patch cleanly...i've have corrected the patch to work with 2.4.2 kernel,if you want it stop by irc.worldirc.org #linuxnewbie.

For now you can fix the automount by editing /etc/fstab and changing supermount sections(make sure to backup your original fsab file,in case something goes wrong).Hope this helps again.

[fallenang3l]

Originally posted by PLBlaze:
Your drake kernel was patched with supermount and kernel 2.4.2 does not have it,you can get the patch for 2.4.0 but most likely it will not patch cleanly...i've have corrected the patch to work with 2.4.2 kernel,if you want it stop by irc.worldirc.org #linuxnewbie.

For now you can fix the automount by editing /etc/fstab and changing supermount sections(make sure to backup your original fsab file,in case something goes wrong).Hope this helps again.

I'm sorry, but I still am a complete newbie at this and I'm not sure what to edit in the fstab file. I would be immensly thankful if you would guide me though this process. Here are the contents of the fstab file:
/dev/hda5 / ext2 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts devpts mode=0620 0 0
/dev/hda7 /home ext2 defaults 1 2
/dev/cdrom, /mnt/cdrom, iso9660, user,noexec,nodev,nosuid,ro,noauto 0 0
/dev/cdrom2, /mnt/cdrom2, iso9660, user,noexec,nodev,nosuid,ro,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0, /mnt/floppy, vfat sync,nosuid,noauto,user,nodev,unhide, 0 0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat user,exec,umask=0 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0

[fallenang3l]

Hey, I finally learned what mounting is all about. I accessed the floppy and my NEC DVD-ROM drive without any problems. For some reason though, I could not mount my Plextor 12/10/32A (EIDE) ReWriter. It gave me this error: "/dev/cdrom2 has wrong major or minor number." I am suspecting that there is no such device as cdrom2 and my Plextor is hiding under a different name. I am puzzled again.

[fallenang3l]

^bump^

I still can't mount my Plextor CD-RW.

[hungarian]

That's if I am correct recognized on Linux systems as a SCSI interface device.

Your kernel have to be compiled with the correct SCSI support, you should really read the CD-Writer HOWTO, it explains very nicely what needs to be done !
:)

[fallenang3l]

Originally posted by hungarian:
That's if I am correct recognized on Linux systems as a SCSI interface device.

Your kernel have to be compiled with the correct SCSI support, you should really read the CD-Writer HOWTO, it explains very nicely what needs to be done !
:)

Yes, I've compiled the kernel with SCSI support and SCSI generic support.

[PLBlaze]

Here we go ... :)

Disregard the stuff i posted about supermount,the automounter is most likely related to NFS you disabled.Try to see if there's Kxx.autmount(er) script in one of your runlevels then disable it.

For your cdrw you need to recompile your kernel and choose ide scsi emulation from "IDE/ATA" submenu in kernel.Later link your /dev/cdrom to the correct device.You might want to read the IDE-CDRW HOWTO at linuxdoc.org or do a search on these forums.Hope this helps.

[fallenang3l]

Originally posted by PLBlaze:
Here we go ... :)

Disregard the stuff i posted about supermount,the automounter is most likely related to NFS you disabled.Try to see if there's Kxx.autmount(er) script in one of your runlevels then disable it.

For your cdrw you need to recompile your kernel and choose ide scsi emulation from "IDE/ATA" submenu in kernel.Later link your /dev/cdrom to the correct device.You might want to read the IDE-CDRW HOWTO at linuxdoc.org or do a search on these forums.Hope this helps.

OK, I will recompile the kernel. I follow the same exact steps as I did before except this time I will enable IDE SCSI emulation, correct? Also, I think I will re-enable NFS just so I don't have to tinker with scripts that deal with automounter because I am still inexperienced and I don't want to break anything.

[fallenang3l]

I recompiled again and it runs beautifully. Turned out that last time I enabled SCSI support and SCSI generic support but forgot about SCSI emulation.
Can anyone explain to me what automounter is for, because as of now it doesn't do its job - I have to mount and umount manually. I still have to install the newest XFree86 and drivers for my GeForce card. Where can I find XFree and a guide on how to install it in conjunction with my GeForce card drivers?

[FORTRAN gy]

When automount daemon is running, the devices for which it has been configured in /etc/auto.misc will be mounted on the mount point given in /etc/auto.master whenever you access the mount point. You can check if it is with /etc/rc.d/init.d/autofs status (or whatever path your distro uses.) If it's not run autofs with the "start" command.

[fallenang3l]

Originally posted by FORTRAN gy:
When automount daemon is running, the devices for which it has been configured in /etc/auto.misc will be mounted on the mount point given in /etc/auto.master whenever you access the mount point. You can check if it is with /etc/rc.d/init.d/autofs status (or whatever path your distro uses.) If it's not run autofs with the "start" command.

I issued a `/etc/init.d/autofs stop' which resulted in [ Failed ], just as it does when I restart my system. Here are the contents of my auto.master file:
/misc /etc/auto.misc --timeout=60
/net /etc/auto.net --timeout=60

Contents of auto.misc file:
kernel -ro,soft,intr ftp.kernel.org: /pub/linux
cd -fstype=iso9660,ro,nosuid,nodev :/dev/cdrom

There is no file auto.net to which a reference from auto.master exists.

[Update] Dump of /etc/init.d/autofs status
Configured Mount Points:
------------------------
/usr/sbin/automount --timeout 60 /misc file /etc/auto.misc
/usr/sbin/automount --timeout 60 /net yp auto.net

Active Mount Points:
-----------------------

[ 11 March 2001: Message edited by: fallenang3l ]