******************************************* ftp ********************************************** RedHat 6.0 doesn't automatically install ftpd so get wu-ftp package ftp>ls hints* doesn't work use: ftp>nlist hints* or ftp>mls -l * "| grep hints" *************************************** WordPerfect **************************************** CDROM must be mounted properly for installation comment line in fstab about is9660 mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom (uses some default file system that allows install script to be run) cd /cdrom ./install.wp (first make sure DISPLAY is set to :0.0 help with administrative tasks: /usr/local/wp/shbin10/hyperhelp /usr/local/wp/wplib/wpsaus.hlp put /usr/local/wp/wpbin (or equivalent) in PATH to do administration, start in administrator mode: xwp -adm **************************************** compile kernel *************************************** make menuconfig make dep; make clean make bzImage mv arch/i386/boot/bzImage /root/????? [edit lilo.conf] lilo Modules: Have to activate kerneld (3rd selection in first menu of menuconfig) /etc/conf.modules - specifies parameters for loadable modules /lib/modules - apparently houses actual modules rmmod module - to remove a module from the kernel insmod parameters required - to install modules *************************************** tape backup **************************************** rsh -l stokes mcbi-39 "mt status" doesn't work as mt -f stokes@mcbi-39:/dev/tape status because mt defective sort of works as ftmt -f stokes@mcbi-39:/dev/tape status, but feedback is not useful find . -xdev -print | cpio -oBO stokes@mcbi-39:/dev/tape > /var/log/tape.dir/99-Jun17-system.log & but get tons of "truncating inode number" error messages ********************************** Printers ************************************* To use lpr with SGI machines - not sure if BSD lpr facilities have to be installed or whether SGI lpd will handle lpr requests (says so in man page) hosts.equiv enter client same as first entry in hosts file hosts.lpd print to multipass printer using gs: gs -q -sDEVICE=bjc800 -sOutputFile="|lpr -P multipass" -dNOPAUSE -c quit > /dev/null (for netscape, leave off the -c quit bit which just instructs gs to exit after command is finished) ******************************** kde ******************************** kdm_on (use kdm instead of xdm) kdm_off (revert to xdm) usekde (use kde as desktop environment) delete or rename .Xclients to go back to fwm2 savetextmode (to save text video mode for later restoration) textmode (to store previously stored mode after kde screwed it up) ******************** kpilot and korganizer ******************** need to compile and install these before they work resources required: qt-devel-1.42-3rh51.i386.rpm (assuming qt-1.42-3rh51.i386.rpm already installed) glibc-2.1.1-5.i386.rpm (this one represents an upgrade, so use rpm -U) libstdc++-2.9.0-12.i386.rpm These have components called on by kpilor or korganizer Then compile and install pilot-link.0.9.0.tar.gz kpilot-3.1b8.tar.gz korganizer-1_1.tar.gz ************************************** configure system ************************************** linuxconf (menudriven) gnome-linuxconf has been removed because it didn't work: gnome-libs-0.20-3.i386.rpm gnome-linuxconf-0.14-4rh.i386.rpm ****************************************** network services ******************************************* /etc/inetd.conf lists loadable services - disable all but ssh killall -HUP inetd (will restart daemon with current settings) sshd is secure shell that encrypts passwords - others don't so, to enable ftp, can edit and restart daemon also edit hosts.deny: ALL:ALL and hosts.allow: ALL: 128.122.3., 128.122.246. *********************************** colors ********************************** showrgb | more ! gets list of colors that were compiled with X server ********************************** Printers ************************************* print to multipass printer using gs: gs -q -sDEVICE=djet500c -sOutputFile="|lpr -P multipass" -dNOPAUSE -c quit > /dev/null (for netscape, leave off the -c quit bit which just instructs gs to exit after command is finished) ****************************** kde desktop environment ***************************** files needed for basic installation: kde-installer-1.1-5rh5x.i386.rpm kdebase-1.1-6rh5x.i386.rpm kdelibs-1.1-6rh5x.i386.rpm kdesupport-1.1-5rh5x.i386.rpm qt-1.42-3rh51.i386.rpm install the installer, which makes a script in /sbin which will install-kde-1.1 install-kde-1.1-apps uninstall-kde-1.1 these scripts install all the rest in /opt optional applications can be found in kde-applications-1.1-3rh5x.i386.rpm ************************************* Palm Pilot stuff ************************************* pilot-link-0.9.0-3.i386.rpm tcl-7.6pl2-3.i386.rpm xcopilot-0.6.6-1.i386.rpm (has trouble under kde - can't move it around) for kpilot: kpilot-3.1b8-1.i386.glibc.rpm (but this works with kde 1.0, wait for beta 9) ******************************** kernel configuration ******************************** ftp latest kernel (linux-2.2.5.tar.gz) unzip in /usr/src tar xvf in /usr/src cd /usr/src/linux make menuconfig -or- make xconfig - this lets you change kernel options make bzImage - to make compressed version of kernel copy to /root under separate name and make another entry in lilo.conf to do this, must have several packages installed: gcc-2.7.2.3-14.i386.rpm glibc-devel-2.0.7-29.i386.rpm glibc-debug-2.0.7-29.i386.rpm ncurses-devel-4.2-10.i386.rpm kernel-headers-2.0.36-0.7.i386.rpm make-3.76.1-5.i386.rpm *************************** System Configuration ************************** text based: linuxconf control panel requires SVGA Xserver Setup XF86: Xconfigurator XF86Setup mouseconfig ********************** X server ********************* configure SVGA for Cirrus driver in XF86Config file configure VGA for generic driver in XF86Config file to use SVGA, change link for /etc/X11/X to point to XF86_SVGA to use VGA, change link for /etc/X11/X to point to XF86_VGA16 To use serial mouse on Com1, cp /etc/X11/XF86Config.serialmouse to XF86Config run mouseconfig and select generic serial mouse on /dev/cua0 Ballpoint seems not to work at first, must reboot computer but this also seems to conflict with modem on /dev/cua1, must disable COM2 in CMOS, this problem will go away to use ballpoint mouse on PS2 cp /etc/X11/XF86Config.ballpoint to XF86Config run mouseconfig and select generic PS2 mouse ****************************************** fvwm2 **************************************** Startup and task bar controlled by files in /etc/X11/AnotherLevel/fvwm2rc.modules.m4 In particular, FvwmButtons configuration was changed so that the buttons did not include xload and were not always on top To add items to Program menu: /etc/X11/wmconfig/* has all the files that are read by wmconfig to general this menu each user can put their own entries by making files with same format in .wmconfig directory in their home directory ********************************* Samba - Netbeui communication ********************************* Make sure host computer you want is entered in /etc/lmhosts (or perhaps /etc/hosts) smbclient -L hosts !checks on available services smbclient \\\\dls-office\\c passwd ! to connect to c: drive or ! note that extra \ for escaping smbclient "\\dls-office\c" passwd ********************************** PPP ********************************* configure under control panel - network configuration to do this, must use SVGA version of XF86 (see above) ********************************** Modem ************************************ setup using network setup in control panel (must use SVGA Xwindows driver) external COM1 modem - set up mouse as ballpoint as above and turn off COM2 in CMOS Below will work with either practical peripherals 14,400 modem or with Zoom 57k/v90 modem configure modem ppp0 (or ppp1 for NYU modem pool) in network control panel using init string use /dev/ttyS0 line speed 57600 (115200 doesn't work) init string: AT&FL1 internal 9600 modem is on COM2 must be turned on in CMOS, but conflicts with ballpoint mouse so must configure mouse as above for COM2 serial mouse use init string AT&F&C1&D2E0W2\N7\Q3S7=60S11=55 use /dev/ttyS1 line speed 19200 should be fine and very safe ********************************** lilo ******************************* to boot on nomad, need to use lilo -l which writes disk geometry on master boot record lilo -D name specifies which to use as default during boot see man lilo ********************************** memory ********************************** someone says that default upper limit of memory is 64 Mbyte to increase amount of memory, add to lilo.conf: append="mem=XXXM" (where XXX is amount of memory, e.g. 256) can use "top" to check on system memory. This procedure may not be necessary to recognize all the memory ************************************** DOSEMU ************************************* doesn't work with original hdimage - maybe it needs to be prepared FreeDos hdimage works - removed vbootimage from /etc/dosemu.conf and then things worked ok To copy things to and from hdimage: mcopy a:xxx.xxx n: (where n: is specified in /etc/mtools.conf to be hdimage.first, which points to hdimage.freedos) Can also boot off floppy: dos -A somehow it knows that c: is hdimage.first