Linux tips for UMBC
This document should be useful to staff, faculty, and students struggling
with Linux installations and lab machines. If you have additional suggestions
for this document, please mail systems@umbc.edu
with your suggestions and tips.
Problems and Questions
- Please report any problems
with the UCS Linux lab machines to systems@umbc.edu.
- Please report any problems
on linuxbeta.gl.umbc.edu to systems@gl.umbc.edu.
- UMBC has a very active and
helpful Linux Users Group (LUG), which provides the following resources:
The UMBC-LUG is a good place to ask general questions
regarding Linux use and installation.
Known Bugs
Workarounds
- To use the Zip drive, use
the mtools package. Mounting the drive is not now and will not ever be
supported.
Fixed Bugs
- /afs/umbc.edu/public/linuxdist/
access denied. (Fixed 1998-October-23)
- XLock doesn't let you log
back on: this is due to a Kerberos 5 issue. (Fixed 1998-October-23)
- Pine doesn't work. (Fixed
1998-October-23)
- Due to an issue with the
3Com 3C905B drivers, the lab machines needed to be switched off when
switching from Windows NT to Linux. This has been fixed -- soft rebooting
now works fine. (Fixed 1998-November-23)
- XLock may complain about
your .xlockrc -- just "chmod 000 $HOME/.xlockrc" (This is
fixed in Linux-Mercury both in the labs and elsewhere.)
- Sound doesn't work in the
labs.(Fixed in Mercury.)
Booting and Rebooting
- To reboot from Linux to
Windows NT, log out and log onto the machine as "reboot" or
"winnt" (no quotes).
Information on Linux
jon@umbc.edu
Last Modified: 2000-June-21