[NTLUG:Discuss] RH 7.2 and multiple Netscape
Darin W. Smith
darin_ext at darinsmith.net
Mon Feb 10 21:09:54 CST 2003
You need to look at the modules rather than your /dev files.
i.e.: /lib/modules/2.x.y...
uname -a should show what kernel you are running.
Have you tried /etc/rc.d/init.d/sound start? What does that give you?
also, do an lsmod and see what modules are loaded. Especially look for
your sound card driver, the mixer, etc.
Are you using OSS or ALSA?
--Darin
On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 19:56, Fred James wrote:
> /dev contains 5067 entries
> 4981 are dated Aug 30 2001
> 50 are dated Aug 8 2002
> 13 are dated Aug 11 2002
> 1 is dated Dec 14 this year
> 21 are dated today - 1 at 8:34; 1 at 14:26; 18 at 14:34-5; 1 at 18:51
> I have attached a text file listing the latest 24 entries
> Adding Netscape 7.01 is the only thing new, and the sound stuff worked
> before the installation.
>
>
> Darin W. Smith wrote:
>
> > oops, sent my reply from the wrong account yet again...
> >
> > The messages you've included seem to indicate that your modules do not
> > match the kernel you are running.
> >
> > What else have you updated besides Netscape? I don't know of any
> > reason why installing Netscape would break kernel modules or would
> > mess up anything under /dev.
> >
> > If your modules and kernel do not match enough for the modules to be
> > depmod or insmod'ed, then device files which interface to those
> > modules (read, "device drivers") won't be able to be opened. If you
> > use devfs, the device files won't even exist.
> >
> > Do a uname -a and see what that gives you. Also, look at the dates on
> > the modules. They should've been built together and will have
> > varying, but close, timestamps. Compare that with the date on the
> > kernel image you are booting (say... /boot/vmlinuz or similar).
> >
> > --Darin
> >
> > On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:55:12 -0600, Fred James
> > <fredjame at concentric.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry - I guess I wasn't too clear - I cannot access these items from
> >> the menu, as in attemting to play a CD for example ("no such device"
> >> and "no permissions" type errors). I also have a new bunch of errors
> >> in my startup (var/log/messages), such as the attached text file
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> jeremyb at univista.com wrote:
> >>
> >>> It sounds like you just need to move the plugins from the previous
> >>> Netscape
> >>> into
> >>> 7.01's plugins dir.
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Fred James [mailto:fredjame at concentric.net] Sent: Monday,
> >>> February 10, 2003 4:41 PM
> >>> To: Discuss North Texas Linux Users Group
> >>> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] RH 7.2 and multiple Netscape
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I have messed things up so I may have to reinstall my OS, but...
> >>>
> >>> The mess-up - installed Netscape 7.01 and lost access to a bunch of
> >>> multimedia stuff (sound, mixer, etc.)
> >>>
> >>> The need - Between the bank, my employer, and my personal needs, I
> >>> have to run several different release levels of browser: in total:
> >>> Netscape 4.7x, 6.3.x, and 7.x. But I need these to be separate -
> >>> not overlapping, or changing each other (am I saying that right?).
> >>>
> >>> Anyway - any advise would be appreciated.
> >>> Thanks.
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> find . -type f | xargs file | grep -i text | cut -f1 -d: | xargs grep "..."
>
>
> ----
>
> crw------- 1 root root 119, 8 Aug 11 2002 vmnet8
> crw------- 1 root root 119, 1 Aug 11 2002 vmnet1
> crw-r----- 1 root uucp 4, 68 Dec 14 11:09 ttyS4
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb 10 08:34 pts
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Feb 10 14:26 cdrom -> /dev/hdb
> prw------- 1 root root 0 Feb 10 14:34 initctl
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 5, 0 Feb 10 14:35 tty
> drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 0 Feb 10 14:35 shm
> crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 4, 64 Feb 10 14:35 ttyS0
> srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Feb 10 14:35 log
> crw--w---- 1 root root 4, 0 Feb 10 14:35 tty0
> crw-r--r-- 1 root root 1, 9 Feb 10 14:35 urandom
> srwx------ 1 fredjame root 0 Feb 10 14:35 gpmctl
> crw------- 1 root root 4, 6 Feb 10 14:35 tty6
> crw------- 1 root root 4, 5 Feb 10 14:35 tty5
> crw------- 1 root root 4, 4 Feb 10 14:35 tty4
> crw------- 1 root root 4, 3 Feb 10 14:35 tty3
> crw------- 1 root root 4, 2 Feb 10 14:35 tty2
> crw------- 1 root root 4, 1 Feb 10 14:35 tty1
> crw------- 1 fredjame root 5, 1 Feb 10 14:35 console
> drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 14:35 dri
> crw------- 1 root root 10, 1 Feb 10 14:35 psaux
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 5, 2 Feb 10 18:53 ptmx
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 10 18:53 fred
> ----
>
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