[expert] RE: CAD

2000-08-02 Thread Stew Benedict
Bentley released a student version of Microstation for Linux - awesome package - puts AutoCAD to shame. I think I paid like $169 for a student version. Stew Benedict 1:42pm up 14:57, 2 users, load average: 0.14, 0.85, 0.72 Have you had your Open Source today? if not, why

Re: [expert] timezone

2000-08-04 Thread Stew Benedict
tzselect? Stew Benedict On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Vincent Danen wrote: How the heck do I change my timezone? I just noticed I've got EDT on here and I tried changing it in linuxconf but all it does is call hwclock. I kinda want to have an accurate timezone on this machine... =) Thanks

Re: [expert] Ooooops! I think I killed it!

2000-08-06 Thread Stew Benedict
on the root partition. Stew Benedict On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Ellick Chan wrote: On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: I'm afraid I've got something extremely stupid to confess. I was monkeying around this evening resizing some partitions. I made the Windows partition smaller, which freed up about

Re: [expert] External SCSI Tape Library

2000-08-09 Thread Stew Benedict
Benedict 1:06pm up 2 days, 14:21, 3 users, load average: 0.10, 0.72, 0.76 Have you had your Open Source today? if not, why not!? Stew Benedict http://www.crosswinds.net/~stewb [EMAIL PROTECTED] iMacLinux http://www.imaclinux.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nopehttp

Re: [expert] Modems For PCI Slots?

2000-08-10 Thread Stew Benedict
U.S. Robotics 5610 claims to be Linux compatible. I haven't found it anywhere for less than $80. I've got the same problem. A pizza box with only PCI slots, and my serial ports are all tied up. Stew Benedict

Re: [expert] multiple smbd spawning

2000-08-10 Thread Stew Benedict
down to just one. Stew Benedict On Thu, 10 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, I'm using mandrake 7.1 and using samba-2.06. my problem is that multiple smbd -D are spawning so much so that the server slows down drastically. i've check the docs, logs and other mailing list

Re: [expert] RPM content list before installing

2000-08-11 Thread Stew Benedict
rpm -q -l -p some-rpm-file.rpm Stew Benedict

Re: [expert] tracking network users' browsing of the web

2000-08-13 Thread Stew Benedict
I use nacctd and a perl tool that comes with it. It gives the date/time, the workstation's name and the site's name. I run a cron job nightly that emails this info to myself and my boss, you could just as easily put it on a web page. Stew Benedict

Re: [expert] parallel port tape backup for linux

2000-08-17 Thread Stew Benedict
drives. It could cost you more than the whole machine for a decent backup solution. Myself, I would only do SCSI for that kind of size, and something that uses cheap tapes, not those damn Travan or whatever at $30-$40 a pop. You may as well just buy another hard-drive. Stew Benedict I am

Re: Re Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do Isetthedefault editor soI can TRASH IT?

2000-08-20 Thread Stew Benedict
Maybe this list should be moderated. I signed on to pick up some tips and contribute when I could. I get about 80% troll/trash and about 20% useful interaction. For an "expert" list, this is pretty sad. Time to tune up my procmail filter. Stew Benedict

Re: [expert] Weird blinking problem in X

2000-08-29 Thread Stew Benedict
Hey, I had this not too long ago too. In my case it's a Voodoo card, and I had recently run Quake3 and had vmware running. I just thought it was some weird interaction with the various card drivers. I had to reboot too to recover. Stew Benedict On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, Sarang Lakare wrote: Hi

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Stew Benedict
Sure you can, you just need to specify the path: /sbin/ifconfig Stew Benedict On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Sarang Lakare wrote: grep IP /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 This i thought was the best of all the solutions!.. it gives a bad output though which i'll have to filter out

Re: [expert] OT: w98 equiv to this list

2000-09-09 Thread Stew Benedict
Hi, my name's Stew, and I do Windoze too. (Haven't made my way through that 12 step program yet). There's a technique I use to copy a Win9X system from one drive to another. 1) Boot up the system, right-click "My Computer" - Porerties - Virtual Memory - and disable it - despite the warnings.

RE: [expert] Xwindow

2000-09-13 Thread Stew Benedict
You don't need a special program. X is DESIGNED to do this: telnet other.machine (or rsh or ssh) export DISPLAY=my.machine:0 xterm (or gimp or whatever) Stew Benedict 11:37am up 2 days, 20:19, 2 users, load average: 1.21, 1.95, 1.91 Have you had your Open Source today

Re: [expert] Why do all Linux files from FAT32 partition looksexecutable?

2000-09-20 Thread Stew Benedict
I'd say the easiest solution is to tar up the files before moving to the FAT32 partition. Then you'll preserve the attributes when you untar. Stew Benedict Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] -- MARK -- in /var/log/messages

2000-09-20 Thread Stew Benedict
Actually, syslogd does write all of it. There is a very good explanation of why in the latest Server/Workstation Expert magazine. If each process touched that file, you'd have a real mess as multiple apps tried to append to the same file. That's why syslogd was created. Stew Benedict On Wed

Re: [expert] -- MARK -- in /var/log/messages

2000-09-21 Thread Stew Benedict
Server/Workstation Expert is a trade magazie - they are here: http://sw.expert.com/ Stew Benedict The power in technology lies in getting it to work the way you do, we can help. Stew Benedict *** AYS Enterprises *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crosswinds.net/~stewb ICQ

Re: [expert] HP C200 and gPhoto

2000-09-21 Thread Stew Benedict
I use gphoto all the time, got hundreds of pics out of my camera (a Sanyo - serial interface). Maybe you've got an IRQ conflict? Stew Benedict Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] will pci hardware modems work under kernel 2.4?

2000-09-26 Thread Stew Benedict
Some PCI modems work. I just installed an ActionTech Call Waiting Modem for $69.95 from buy.com - works fine. This is kernel 2.2.16. Stew Benedict On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, tom strickland wrote: My friend is about to buy a modem, and he'd like it to be compatible with linux. Buying PCI would

Re: [expert] will pci hardware modems work under kernel 2.4?

2000-09-26 Thread Stew Benedict
FYI - the ActionTec was marked as compatible with Linux and had detailed instructions for Linux - how to find the interrupt, port address, edit setserial, make the device file etc. Took me all of 15 minutes, including opening the case. Stew Benedict On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Ron Johnson, Jr. wrote

Re: [expert] will pci hardware modems work under kernel 2.4?

2000-09-27 Thread Stew Benedict
PCI56012-01CW Stew On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Ron Johnson, Jr. wrote: Stew Benedict wrote: FYI - the ActionTec was marked as compatible with Linux and had detailed instructions for Linux - how to find the interrupt, port address, edit setserial, make the device file etc. Took me all

Re: [expert] windows booting after running linux

2000-09-30 Thread Stew Benedict
, you can just masquerade and access the outside world from Windoze in vmware. I do this for troublesome sites that crash Netscape. Stew Benedict On Fri, 29 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok the duel booters can obviously answer this if they have that problem, for some reason after i run

Re: [expert] Status of Using the Mandrake 7.0 / 7.1

2000-09-22 Thread Stew Benedict
Just curious. How are theses machines tied to the net - through a single network card each? At what point does this become a limiting factor on throughput? Does anyone know how this is handled on large scale sites? Off topic I know - but those figures are impressive. Thanks, Stew Benedict

Re: [expert] can I burn an ISO image on a mac

2000-10-11 Thread Stew Benedict
Well just a few (stories) Check out http://www.ibooklinux.net Stew Benedict On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Stephen Bosch wrote: GrAnT GaLbRaiTh wrote: I'm wondering if its possible to burn a CD from an ISO image using a mac burner (it's all I have at work). Then, when you're done

Re: [expert] Limit telnet access

2000-10-22 Thread Stew Benedict
"man login" will give you the scoop. The file /etc/usertty allows you to setup quite elaborate definitions of host, groups, and users that are able to login to the system. HTH Stew Benedict The power in technology lies in getting it to work the way you do, we can

Re: [expert] Serial Port Woes... no where else to turn! :(

2000-10-27 Thread Stew Benedict
running some BBS software on the Windows box. In that case, use minicom on the Linux end. Stew Benedict The power in technology lies in getting it to work the way you do, we can help. Stew Benedict *** AYS Enterprises *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crosswinds.net/~stewb

Re: [expert] How can I dial in to my Linux box?

2000-11-03 Thread Stew Benedict
sword" * This will also work Linux-Linux of course. If you need more details holler. Stew Benedict On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, James Little wrote: My Linux box has a dedicated line. Sometimes, I would like very much to login to it remotely and use something. I have the modems set up on either end correct

Re: [expert] Backing up to tape

2000-11-04 Thread Stew Benedict
See Below Stew Benedict On Sat, 4 Nov 2000, Jeff Malka wrote: Questions re backing up to tape. 1) Which is the correct command tor a full tape backup: tar cvf /dev/ht0 ortar cvf /dev/ht0 / Does it include the "/"? yes you need *something* after /dev/ht0, / or . w

Re: [expert] StarOffice 5.2 won't print under Mandrake 7.2

2000-11-06 Thread Stew Benedict
Doesn't 7.2 use a different print setup than lpr? If so, you need to run spadmin as root, and change the lines that specify how StarOffice prints for your various printers. Stew Benedict On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Dennis Robertson wrote: On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 04:01:08AM -, [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: RE: [expert] SCSI tape drive -- what's the secret? :(

2000-11-11 Thread Stew Benedict
What does cat /proc/scsi/scsi say? And then, what device are you using for the tape drive? mt -f /dev/stx status should give some feedback too, where "x" is the device number, ie: 0,1 etc. Stew Benedict The power in technology lies in getting it to work the

Re: [expert] Databases for newbies help

2000-11-15 Thread Stew Benedict
. If you tell me what fields you want, I'll build up a database for you, and send it as a dump file you can feed into MySQL. Sounds like just 1 table from your description, or maybe 2. Stew Benedict The power in technology lies in getting it to work the way you do, we can help. Stew

Re: [expert] Alsa - and the ac97

2000-12-04 Thread Stew Benedict
then just add one line in rc.local - alsactl restore Stew Benedict Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Fwd: Re: [newbie] No LS-120, or CDROMs after install

2000-12-27 Thread Stew Benedict
perhaps we can fight through this together. I don't own an LS-120. Stew Benedict

Re: [expert] What is this

2000-12-27 Thread Stew Benedict
Man hdparm tells it all: -A Disable/enable the IDE drive's read-lookahead -d Disable/enable the "using_dma" flag for this drive. -X34 is used to select multiword DMA mode2 transfers I assume 1 = enable, 0 = disable Stew Benedict On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Steve Hagerman wrote:

Re: [expert] Getting PCI modem to work

2000-12-27 Thread Stew Benedict
. This information can be discovered from dmesg, or from: cat /proc/interrupts cat /proc/ioports Once you've come up with the right settings, you can add them to one of the init scripts, say rc.local or rc.serial if you have it. Stew Benedict On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, Ronald L. Chichester wrote: Does

Re: [expert] cd changer

2001-03-04 Thread Stew Benedict
Should - It's a kernel option - enable multiple LUNS. I've got a Nakamichi/Nec here that's worked since my old Slackware days. Stew On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, Bruce Endries wrote: Does anyone know whether or not Mandrake will work with SCSI CD-ROM changers, able to mount all the different CDs in

Re: [expert] Anyone connecting to WebDAV?

2003-11-06 Thread Stew Benedict
50020 Nov 3 13:16 phpinfo.php* -rwxrw-r--1 500 500 87376 Oct 27 17:35 test.html* -rwxrw-r--1 500 50095 Nov 3 13:16 test.php* [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# rpm -qa | grep dav mod_dav-1.0.3-15mdk davfs-0.2.4-7mdk -- Stew Benedict Want to buy your

Re: [expert] Dell laptop hangs with 9.2 when lid closed.

2003-11-08 Thread Stew Benedict
slow, I can do a normal shutdown/boot faster than a suspend resume. Machine: Compaq Presario 1215US Stew Benedict Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Problems, dma_intr, crc errors, crashing

2003-11-08 Thread Stew Benedict
/sysconfig/harddisks Stew Benedict Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Dell laptop hangs with 9.2 when lid closed. SOLVED!!

2003-11-12 Thread Stew Benedict
statement for hda7 in fstab and it's currently mounted? I'm not so sure this is the problem. When I was using swsusp, I was using my live swap partiton, with no ill effects to suspend or swap. -- Stew Benedict Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http

Re: [expert] Q: Failure to boot installed Linux PPC 9.1 on G3

2003-11-12 Thread Stew Benedict
l If this works, edit /etc/yaboot.conf and change the default to the benh kernel. Then run ybin (as root) -- Stew Benedict Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Q: Failure to boot installed Linux PPC 9.1 on G3

2003-11-12 Thread Stew Benedict
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Stew Benedict wrote: On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Morten S. Mortensen wrote: Hi, Just installed Mandrake Linux PPC 9.1 on what I belive is called a BlueWhite G3 (actually, it appears greenish). Wow, /me needs more coffee. I just realized what list

RE: [expert] Q: Failure to boot installed Linux PPC 9.1 on G3

2003-11-12 Thread Stew Benedict
, both for the development and released versions. I just suggested moving so we don't annoy the x86 folks with Apple noise :) -- Stew Benedict Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Q: Updating disk of 1998 G3 from 6 Gb to... 120Gb?

2003-11-13 Thread Stew Benedict
the various installs I have on the drive. -- Stew Benedict Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

RE: [expert] Q: Updating disk of 1998 G3 from 6 Gb to... 120Gb?

2003-11-13 Thread Stew Benedict
or not - or should I just leave it as is? Dunno. I rarely run MacOS, so all OF does for me is boot the machine. I leave it alone for the most part. -- Stew Benedict Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] GCC

2003-11-18 Thread Stew Benedict
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Jarmo wrote: Anybody know reasom,why gcc-3.3.2 was downgraded in 9.2 into 3.3.1? In 9.1 it was 3.3.2. It wasn't. 9.1 has 3.2.2. -- Stew Benedict Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] GCC

2003-11-18 Thread Stew Benedict
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Jarmo wrote: On Tuesday 18 November 2003 14:41, Stew Benedict wrote: On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Jarmo wrote: Anybody know reasom,why gcc-3.3.2 was downgraded in 9.2 into 3.3.1? In 9.1 it was 3.3.2. It wasn't. 9.1 has 3.2.2. Sorry...Missunderstanding...My BAD BAD

Re: [expert] 9.2 keeps killing my router

2003-11-19 Thread Stew Benedict
with packets and doing similar things to Linksys hardware. -- Stew Benedict Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com