[newbie-it] setup mandrake 8.0

Salve a tutti è la mia prima mail sulla mailing spero di non combinare casini anche perchè non ho mai usato cose di questo tipo ;o) ho provato ad installare mandrake 8.0 e anche io ho visto che ci metteva un casino di tempo.alla fine ho abbandonato! by Spider

[newbie-it] connessione internet isdn

salve, sempre io :) ho appena finito un estenuante setup di mdk 8.0 e non riesco a configurare internet, ho un modem interno asuscomil mio piccolo Linux lo riconosceho compilato tutto quello che dovevo compilare ma non mi connettepotrebbe essere anche la linea occupata visto che uso

[newbie] char-major-108

Hi all, does anyone know what this is for? I get the message showing up in my /var/log/messages modprobe: modprobe : Can't locate module char-major-108 Can anyone tell me what it means? and where I can get this file, and where to put it when I do find it. Also, I upgraded the kernel

[newbie] My 7.2 Linux hanged

Dear, I was trying to install Mandrake Linux 7.2 on my new Dell C800 notebook. I booted the machine and the installer started then i chose the language and the type of installation. However when it asked to to install ot update I chose install since this the first time. After that it dispalyed a

[newbie] strange error message.

Hi everyone,, I get randomly disconnected from my ISP and when I check the /var/log/messages, I find this... pppd [3128]: Hangup (SIGHUP) pppd[3128]: Modem Hangup I did not tell it to disconnect, it just did, what would be causing this? anyone know? I have just read the pppd man, and

Re: [newbie] reiserfs and new kernel

Geez, silly me. conk Thnx, -s On Sunday 22 April 2001 09:05 pm, you wrote: You can see it in Disk Free (in Applications --Monitoring) or /etc/fstab On Tuesday 24 April 2001 07:23, you wrote: 2.4.3-13mdk.And another question if you please: I loaded 8.0 last night, and I don't

Re: [newbie] MP3 players and linux?

And the config mentions specifically support for the Rio diamond thing (or is it Diamond Rio?). -s On Monday 23 April 2001 12:28 am, you wrote: Hello all, I was thinking of purchasing an MP3 player. But since I'd prefer to have to boot to Windows as little as possible, I'd need one with

Re: [newbie] reiserfs and new kernel

s [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2.4.3-13mdk.And another question if you please: I loaded 8.0 last night, and I don't remember if I used reiserfs or not [yes, I am blond :-) ]. How can one tell which fs they are using? I think I did, so my first question is still very relevant.

Re: [newbie] reiserfs and new kernel

umhuh? -- Mark * what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast emotional onslaught of my children. You never finish being a parent. :) On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, robert wydler haduch wrote: At 12:47 PM 4/22/2001 -0400,

Re: [newbie] How much internet security do I need?

Along with Pmfirewall you should also configure portsentry to watch for port scans. Pmfirewall, using Ipchains, is a wonderful first step, but a single layered security scheme isn't much security at all. I wouldn't use anything less then two layers and thats cutting things down to bare bones.

Re: [newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info

heh! every time I choose Grub I get LILO anyhow so I just stopped asking for grub. -- Mark * what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast emotional onslaught of my children. You never finish being a parent. :) On Sat,

Re: [newbie] Is my hosts.deny working??

The hosts.deny file is a file that Portsentry uses to keep track of ip addresses of machines that have scanned your machine's ports and tried to gain access to your machine. if this file is empty it either means that portsentry hasn't detected anyone scanning your machine, or that you haven't

Re: [newbie] gcc++ question

Barbara, The compiler is telling you it's confused and doesn't know for certain whether it's supposed to do the job or not. Open the file Makefile and check to make sure which compiler is being referenced in the file. specify either gcc or g++. -- Mark * what knowledge I have managed to

[newbie] CDRW/DVD won't mount

I have a Toshiba CDRW/DVD combo drive. ML7.2 installed fine from CD, but now I can't read CDs -- even the ML install CDs -- on it. The ML install set me up with supermount; I verified that with my /etc/fstab. As a normal user I get a permissions problem with /mnt/cdrom. As root I get an I/O

Re: [newbie] reiserfs and new kernel

s, it would appear from the information you supplied that you didn't compile the kernel but rather installed the RPM package version. if that is correct then you did what I did last week and now you've got a mess. if you're running Mandrake 8.0 I'm not sure what to tell you since I'm still

RE: [newbie] reiserfs and new kernel

Hans, that little message indicates that you have installed and are running the Reiser file system. -- Mark * what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast emotional onslaught of my children. You never finish being a

Re: [newbie] Modem Busy

Lee, I had my system setup essentially the same way until I stopped using Windows all together. I'm using a 3Com/USRobotic ISA and last I heard your modem was also supported. I have a feeling that it may be in the setup. Open the Kppp interface with your modem set to use ttyS1 (COM2). you may

Re: Offlist: [newbie] Failed to update from 7.2 to 8.0

Um...pardon the breakin on this thread, but I'm wondering about something. I'm thinking about upgrading to 8.0, but I'm not liking what I'm hearing about the kernel in that version.(2.4.3) Is there another kernel version offered during install? i.e. 2.2.17 or 2.2.19? -- Mark * what

Re: [newbie] MD5SUMS

s, It sounds like there is a good chance you have a bad iso (because of your problems with reinstalling). When I downloaded mandrakefreq-i586-20010316.iso, there was another file named mandrakefreq.md5sum. That second file is a text file containing the md5sum for the iso. Run the command

[newbie] HELP CD burning broken

Require rectify this situation, current results not acceptable. Cd Plextor burner was moved from hdd to hdc. All attempts to burn a cd from an iso image result in: Cdrecord 1.9 (i586-mandrake-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 Jörg Schilling TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM scsidev: '1,0,0' scsibus: 1

Re: [newbie] HELP:8.0 kernel panic

Ok...I think you may want to try passing this to the kernel when you boot. root=/dev/hda5 see if that works. your windows partition is probably named /dev/hda1. And as usually follows the first Linux partition gets named /dev/hda5. -- Mark * what knowledge I have managed to accumlate

Re: [newbie] Is my hosts.deny working??

Mark, Please straighen me out: Mark Weaver wrote: The hosts.deny file is a file that Portsentry uses to keep track of ip addresses of machines that have scanned your machine's ports and tried to gain access to your machine. ai4a says that his hosts.deny file contains ALL: ALL: DENY.

Re: [newbie] MD5SUMS

Yeah it was very helpful. Thank you, very much. -s On Monday 23 April 2001 07:12 am, you wrote: s, It sounds like there is a good chance you have a bad iso (because of your problems with reinstalling). When I downloaded mandrakefreq-i586-20010316.iso, there was another file named

[newbie] for s (and others) on rsync [Fwd: Re: [expert] 8.0 Final]

s, This is the post that describes how I used rsync to correct an iso after a faulty download. Hope this helps! Randy Kramer I had asked questions on the expert, newbie, and rsync list about using rsync to correct a bad md5sum on an iso image. I finally got it to work (instructions below).

Re: [newbie] Modem Busy

Lee, Mark reminded me of something. Are you rebooting to Linux (from Windows) without shutting the machine off? If so, try shutting your machine off and do a cold boot to Linux. With my PnP modem (Sierra), it needs a power off to force it to be reset to allow reconfiguration. Linux may be

Re: [newbie] CDRW/DVD won't mount

Ok, Let start with the obvious. Would you mind posting a copy of your /etc/fstab file and your /etc/mtab file. This will help me determine. what file system types you currently have and if there might be a possibility of a conflict. Furthermore, try to see if you can set the permissions on

Re: [newbie] reiserfs and new kernel

Well, actually, yeah they were rpms, but you still have to make xconfig, make dep, etc, etc, I chose reiserfs as a module. But when I booted, I got an error. And then it (something) wanted to rename my cdrom, floppy, and zip from /mnt/s to /dev/s. Weird sh*t. I've compiled several

[newbie] for s (and others) on md5sum

This is not the post explaining how to use rsync, but another, shorter post on md5sum. I will send the rsync post next. Randy Kramer michael wrote: How do I use md5 sum check? Just run: md5sum filename (for example, md5sum mandrakefreq-i586-20010316.iso) After churning for a while, it

[newbie] USB ZIP drive on 7.2

I'm new to this list and my question may well have been answered before, but I don't know where to find the answer. When I first installed 7.2 the machine recognized the usb zip drive (to my amazement) and worked perfectly for four days. Then came a sudden power outage (it tripped the surge

[newbie] do I need to add something to my boot disk to get Auora to work?

Someone told me that using a boot disk Aurora will not work??? Is this true? Alan __ Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College Office 757.455.3267 Cell 757.449.0381

[newbie] [Fwd: for s (and others) on rsync [Fwd: Re: [expert] 8.0 Final]]

Sorry, this is probably a repost, but all of my posts before and after I sent this have appeared on the list, and this has not. s, This is the post that describes how I used rsync to correct an iso after a faulty download. Hope this helps! Randy Kramer I had asked questions on the expert,

[newbie] vga=ox314

Apparently for Aurora to boot, you need to have vga=0x314 in your lilo.conf file. Here's the problem I don't have a lilo conf file. I use a bootdisk. How can I make changes on the disk?. As root I try to mount to it and I get a input/output error? Thanks for all your help. Alan

[newbie] 7.2 install question

I've created a partition and swap file space on my secondary harddrive. I used Partition Magic to create the partitions. The harddisk now looks like this: |--- windows ---||--- linux part ---||--- linux swap ---| | /dev/hdb1 || /dev/hdb2|| /dev/hdb3| Questions: 1) Am I

Re: [newbie] How much internet security do I need?

Along with Pmfirewall you should also configure portsentry to watch for port scans. Pmfirewall, using Ipchains, is a wonderful first step, but a single layered security scheme isn't much security at all. I wouldn't use anything less then two layers and thats cutting things down to bare bones.

Re: [newbie] 7.2 install question

the addresses should be ok, the Mandrake installation program have partition utilities you will probably be asked to use. The major part is to resize windows without lossing any data. Then I would use the free space to install linux with the given installer. I don't remember the 7.2

[newbie] Problème avec ma carte son

J'utilise Mandrake 7.2 l'install c'est bien passée, mais ma carte son Creative Sound Blaster live value, me pose des problèmes sous Mandrake linux. Il me met: L'erreure suivante s'est produite lors de l'exécution du programme modprobe: /lib/modules/2.2.17-21mdk/misc/emu10k1.o:

[newbie] Compiling the Kernel

Hi all. I think I'm confused. In /usr/src I have Linux and Linux-2.4.2. Which one is the good one or the running kernel. which one do I rename? I did a mv Linux Linux.old or should I do Do I place myself into the Linux or Linux-2.4.2 before I run make menuconfig or xconfig to recompile. If I

Re: [newbie] 7.2 install question

I haven't had a chance to try 8.0 yet, but with an expert install in 7.2 you will be allowed to choose if you want Lilo, Grub, or none. Also you will be able to choose how your hard drive is partitioned or (if you already have partitions), which partitions to use for linux. So long as you have

RE: [newbie] strange error message.

If you have call waiting, like myself, then someone trying to call you will kick you offline, even when you do the *70 or whatever to disable call waiting. There isn't much you can do about it really. The disable call waiting feature doesn't work as well as intended. If you do have call waiting,

Re: [newbie] HELP CD burning broken

If this is Mandrake 7.2, you probably need the drive linked with scsi emulation. cd /dev rm cdrom ln -s scd0 cdrom --- Chubby Vic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Require rectify this situation, current results not acceptable. Cd Plextor burner was moved from hdd to hdc. All attempts to burn a cd

Re: [newbie] USB Trackball Optical

Lee, Sorry I can't be more helpful. (I did respond because no one else had, so far.) gz is the extension for a gzipped file, so presumably something has to extract it. I would have guessed that insmod knew how to do that if the install procedure passed a file with a .gz to insmod, but I

Re: [newbie] Problème avec ma carte son

Jacques, try running sndconfig, I think that you have to exit X-windows, so do a telinit 3 first. Ciao, On Sunday 22 April 2001 09:23, Jacques Muller wrote: J'utilise Mandrake 7.2 l'install c'est bien passée, mais ma carte son Creative Sound Blaster live value, me pose des problèmes sous

Re: Offlist: [newbie] Failed to update from 7.2 to 8.0

... is there another kernel version offered during install? i.e. 2.2.17 or 2.2.19? I think not, but since you're upgrading, you should already have a 2.2.x kernel which you can add to lilo (grub) boot list in the installing bootloader step. Cheers, - Steve -- Mark * what

[newbie] LM 8.0 install

hi i downloaded iso images of LM 8.0 . during full install(expert mode) i noticed that the installer never asked me if i have the extention cd or not. even after installation when i tried installing packages from extention cd , it failed because the package is already installed. that is the

Re: [newbie] Upgrade policy?

On Monday 23 April 2001 19:41, you wrote: As a registered and paid user of the CD version of ML7.2, what is the upgrade policy for getting the ML8.0 CDs? Given the culture and prices of packages systems, It seems to me that you either download the free system, or buy a packaged system a full

[newbie] IBM laptop mouse support in LM 8.0

Hi all, Has anybody had any luck getting the mouse to work in LM 8.0 on an IBM laptop? I have an IBM A20m which worked great for LM 7.2, but I can't get it to detect the mouse in LM 8.0. There was a topic about this on the Mandrake Forums, where it was described how to get around the mouse detect

Re: [newbie] 7.2 install problem - Cdrom X-server

If you're unsure about what X you're running, you can bring up a terminal a type: X -version It will tell you what version you are running. If you are not happy with that version, you can easily install the other version by typing the following in a terminal: XFdrake -expert Just answer the

Re: [newbie] partition

it all depends on the applications you want to install and how many users will be using the system. i'm the only user n partitions are about 350MB for root , 150MB (3 x ram) for swap , 1500-200 MB for /usr and leave 1000 MB for /home. it all been working more or less till now. good luck

[newbie] partition

how big of a partition will linux madrake need and what kind of partition??? Thnx Dennis Kalpedis __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup

Re: [newbie] HELP:8.0 kernel panic

Close, hde6.How do I pass that at boot time? Sorry if it is a stupid question.

Re: [newbie] VIA 686B southbridge problem

It appears the fix will be a BIOS update. In that case this fix should be OS independent (unless your motherboard uses windows to do its tasks [for example some built in RAID devices]). You may need to use a windows-based flash utility, but if you dual boot, this shouldn't be a problem. Just

Re: [newbie] Install against upgrade from 7.2 to 8.0.

First, you should get a copy of the entire /etc directory, also backup anything that you have custom installed in /usr/local, and get a copy of /home. Preferably you should then burn these tar.gz files off to CD (if they are small enough) before starting the install just in case. Michael --

Re: [newbie] MP3 players and linux?

On Monday 23 April 2001 12:17 pm, you wrote: On Monday 23 April 2001 12:00 am, you wrote: And the config mentions specifically support for the Rio diamond thing (or is it Diamond Rio?). -s On Monday 23 April 2001 12:28 am, you wrote: Hello all, I was thinking of purchasing an MP3

[newbie] Mandrake 8.0 Sound Problems

I just finished installing Mandrake 8.0, but I can't get sound to work. I'm using a SoundBlaster AWE64 sound card, which has worked just fine in every previous Mandrake version, but in 8.0 it won't. When I run sndconfig, it tells me that No PnP or PCI sound cards were found in your system.

Re: [newbie] MP3 players and linux?

Hello, I cannot boot after I uninstalled linx4win, I have windows ME on this hd and have another hd for linux.Is there anyway to remove grub and have my computer boot normally under windows? I have tried reupgrading to win me but grub boots and wont let me boot anything thanks in advance,

[newbie] Please respond need help Mandrake 8 nearly inoperable

User administration is broken in 8 I can't create user ntr because stupid userdrake says close to group or some stupid poop like that, I want it to OBEY my command and stop giving me crap when I tell it to do something. I had to install sendmail from the old 7.2 discs because dumb postfix has

[newbie] Takes 7000000000000000000000 years to install windows fonts

I don't know whats wrong with Mandrake 8 font installer, I try to install the 2 files comic.ttf and comicbd.ttf and it just sits there for 70 years, what can I do to make it go faster and just install and quit being stupid?

[newbie] Consistency Please!

Hello Guys I doing a dual boot and I am trying to adjust the boot menu. In MDK 7.2 everything was listed in a file called menu.lst. However, this file disappeared in Mdk 8.0. What's up with that? Mdk are doing well as far as user interface which will attract a lot of people and I hope they stay

Re: [newbie] MP3 players and linux?

If you want to get rid of grub, boot up to windows using your windows boot disk. From console type: fdisk /mbr This will overwrite your master boot record. In a normal Linux there would be no way for you to boot into Linux at this point other than your Linux boot disk. Grub works flawlessly

Re: [newbie] MP3 players and linux?

Thanks for the tip guys - I went to the rio500 page at sourceforge and was pleasantly surprised to learn about the very nice-looking gnome-rio fontend http://rio500.sourceforge.net/gnome-rio/ But does this mean that the Rio 500 is presently the only mp3 player that can connect to linux? Any

Re: [newbie] Upgrade policy?

Hi, From: Andrew Lazarewicz [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 1:41 AM To: Newbie List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: [newbie] Upgrade policy? As a registered and paid user of the CD version of ML7.2, what is the upgrade policy for getting the ML8.0 CDs? Given the

[newbie] Good Fax Program?

Does anyone know of a good fax program for KDE or Gnome? I'm job hunting so I just need something fairly simple to send out my resume. Thanks in advance. Michele Kerby

Re: [newbie] HELP:8.0 kernel panic

robert, you really need to get a grip with this thing of posting with no content. either say something or quit posting! please!!! -- Mark * what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast emotional onslaught of my