Re: [newbie] No Sound (again)
No Felipe it is not the driver. The driver is not used for normal CD playing. It is purely hardware. Nor is it true to say that because it works in Windows that your cable is OK. Your problem is probably either a/ Your mixer is turned down. Check Kmenu>Multimedia>Sound>Sound mixer set the setting of your choice and then save as default. b/Your audio cable is not present despite it working in Windows. Read this post and all will become clear. http://www.club-nihil.net/mub/viewtopic.php?t=1533 derek On Monday 08 Jul 2002 1:41 am, Filipe wrote: > Mdk 8.20 - motherboard with Sound and Video onboard (PCchips M590). > > After installation, I tried to listen to an Audio CD but have no sound. I > can hear the standard sound when Linux begins but nothing from CD. The CD > drive and cable are ok because I can listen CD at Win98 and from Dos. I can > even listen to tracks from Konqueror file manager but not from CD. (they > are tranfered to HD then played by Noatun). > > I think the problem is the driver. The board uses CMI8330 (ISA) sound > driver. At Cmedia site I discovered that the oldest linux driver is CMI8338 > (last digit is different). They do not have linux driver for CMI8330. > However, the system installed the driver CMI8338 which is PCI. Maybe, this > is the reason for not having sound from CD drive. > > Well, the sound manual, that came with motherboard CD, informs that sound > chipset is full compatible with Soundblaster 16 / PRO / 2.0. So, I think > that I can uninstall CMI8338 driver and install SB16 driver. I found three > SB16 files already saved at HD (they sould be the driver files): > snd-card-sb16.o.gz > snd-sb16-csp.o.gz > snd-sb16-dsp.o.gz > > The problem is that I don't know how to do it. I went to harddrake > > hardlist > sound board > mark CMD 8338 C3D (first line) and click over > button "Run configuration tool" but nothing happens. > > How can I change the sound driver ?? > > Thanks for the help > > PS: At other devices line (those not recognized) there are other three > lines: two for sound (CMD 8338 C3D) and other for PCI bridge driver. > > > Filipe Dutra > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Just replaced video card and and CMOS battery
Thanks Civileme, that did the trick Frank McKenna You don't have to like it you just have to do it but it is sure fun to win True Strength lies in Gentleness Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] DEC Alpha Server
Cheers That looks interesting and may well help. I'll have a good look at it and see if I can sort it. Shame to have a decent server like the DEC Alpha 3kr and not run a _proper_ OS on it! J At 19:07 07/07/2002 +0200, you wrote: >On Sat, 06 Jul 2002 07:03:17 +0100 >Inhabitantofzion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > HI > > > > I recently was given by a business friend of mine one of the above a 3000R > > (well I had to give him a small fee for a few beers). > > > > It is fully functioning and has the 500mhz Alpha processor on it and > 2gb of > > on board ram etc etc... does not have any SCSI HDD's with it. > > > > He says it can only run Win NT4 because they kludged the BIOS on these > > machines. They have coded the BIOS to Win NT 4 only. > > > > Does anybody on here have an idea what they might have done to the BIOS > > (How I find out what they have done) and what would I have to do to get > > around what they have done? > > > > If somebody could get me started in the right direction that would help. I > > really wanted to get Linux installed on it... > > > > John > >I found this: http://www.linuxalpha.org/faq/alphabios-howto.html . HTH, > > -Frans > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.373 / Virus Database: 208 - Release Date: 01/07/2002 Microsoft, Windows, Windows 98, Bugs, Lacking Features, IRQ Conflicts, System Crashes, Non-Functional Multitasking, The Y2K Problem and The Blue Screen of Death ("BSOD") are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Washington, USA. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.373 / Virus Database: 208 - Release Date: 01/07/2002 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie]System hangs while shutting down ..
Hi, I have Linux Mandrake 8.1 installed on my system. Whenever I try to shut it down, the system hangs with the message : "Shutting down interface eth0 " Can anyone please tell me what I can do to rectify this problem. I will have to reboot the system whenever this happens. What is the problem ? Thanks, Sarma = * Sarma Vangala, Tampa, FL -33613 * __ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Controling monitor power management
You'll probably find it's a permanent change. Miark > xset does the trick, thanks! Now what do I do to execute the xset > command of my preference on every login? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Just replaced video card and and CMOS battery
Frank McKenna wrote: >Hi All, > >Using Mandrake 8.1 Sorry for the long post > >I just replaced my CMOS battery and, as expected, received a CMOS error >message. Pressed enter to return to CMOS default. > >Since I had to remove my video and sound cards to replace the battery I >thought that I would upgrade my video card at the same time. > >Replaced my Matrox Mystique video card with a Radeon 7000 PCI card. Upon >boot up, I noticed that the checking for new hardware flashed an error >message but I could not read it. Then, after the computer finished booting >up, the monitor started flashing just before the GUI to enter in the user >and password. > >I then receive dthe following message: > >mandrake linux release 8.1 (vitamin) for i586 >kernel 2.4.8-26mdk on an i586 / TTY1 >INIT: Id "x" respawning too fast: = disabled for five minutes. > >Then the screen started flashing again > >Can anyone please tell me what caused this? > >TIA > >Frank McKenna > >You don't have to like it you just have to do it but it is sure fun to win > >True Strength lies in Gentleness > > > > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > The hardware detector is NO GOOD on new video cards. You need new software for the new card. Drop in your 8.1 install CD#1 and boot selecting "expert" "Update" Skip everything with a "cancel" except for the X installation. Just let it go through its exercises there. When that is done you should have X, though Radeons in general are not well supported (ATi is very anal about tech info). Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Just replaced video card and and CMOS battery
Hi All, Using Mandrake 8.1 Sorry for the long post I just replaced my CMOS battery and, as expected, received a CMOS error message. Pressed enter to return to CMOS default. Since I had to remove my video and sound cards to replace the battery I thought that I would upgrade my video card at the same time. Replaced my Matrox Mystique video card with a Radeon 7000 PCI card. Upon boot up, I noticed that the checking for new hardware flashed an error message but I could not read it. Then, after the computer finished booting up, the monitor started flashing just before the GUI to enter in the user and password. I then receive dthe following message: mandrake linux release 8.1 (vitamin) for i586 kernel 2.4.8-26mdk on an i586 / TTY1 INIT: Id "x" respawning too fast: = disabled for five minutes. Then the screen started flashing again Can anyone please tell me what caused this? TIA Frank McKenna You don't have to like it you just have to do it but it is sure fun to win True Strength lies in Gentleness Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] discussion board
I'm sure there would be a lot of interest in it considering that a Mandrake discussion board already exists at http://www.mandrakeuser.org Rick "Roy Murray" wrote > > Would anybody be interested in using a discussion board set up for Mandrake > and other Linux users? If there is enough interest I might set one up. > Roy Murray ___ Join the Space Program: Get FREE E-mail at http://www.space.com. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] RE: [newbie] Re: [newbie] i need xf86config help !
Thank you, downloading the nvidia driver worked. Things were still a little quirky (desktop running off screen) and I couldn't figure out what exactly was the cause (I had made so many changes while troubleshooting before) so I ended up reinstalling mandrake then reinstalling the nvidia drivers once more. Now things are finally working as they should -- I think =)so far so good. -T -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Nick Emans Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 8:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Re: [newbie] i need xf86config help ! Charlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >July 7, 2002 11:50 am, Tania Morell wrote: >> I'm trying to get x running on my new laptop. It's a Toshiba satellite >> s501 which has a gforce 440 go video chip and a 15.0" high resolution >> SXGA+ TFT screen.. >> >> If anybody has anything even remotely resembling this, I'd LOVE to see >> your xf86config-4 config file. I'm running out of ideas here =( >> even if the screen is the same but the video different, that would help >> tons too. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -T >~~~ >Never done it personally Tania but will this help? > >http://www.slonet.org/~araul/linux/toshiba.htm > >I see lots of 'help' for other models using the Intel chipset but the only >things that a Google search turned up for the NVidia chipset was in French >and it was for someone using Mandrake 8.1. That shouldn't matter much but do >you read and understand French? > >Good luck. >-- >Charlie >Edmonton,AB,Canada >Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org >A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste. >-- Whitney Balliett > > Tania: NVidia makes some propietary drivers for their chips, and provide free downloads of them for Linux. Most users will say that they provide the most robust video performance for their chips. The drivers are common to all their devices. They are somewhat tricky for a newbie to set up; the most reliable way I found was utilizing scapegoat's tutorial: http://mdkxp.by-a.com/htm/tutorials/nvidiarpm.php nick -- nickE __ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Fw: [newbie] discussion board
- Original Message - From: "D. Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Roy Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] discussion board > Oh, well I recommend you check it out. There is a link from Mandrake's page, > I think... > > Here's the new URL anyhow. > > It's fairly busy and people are usually friendly. > > http://www.club-nihil.net/mub/ > > Hope to see ya there! > > > > > > On Sunday 07 July 2002 10:01 pm, you wrote: > > - Original Message - > > From: "D. Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Roy Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 9:35 PM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] discussion board > > > > > On Sunday 07 July 2002 06:58 pm, you wrote: > > > > Would anybody be interested in using a discussion board set up for > > > > Mandrake > > > > > > and other Linux users? If there is enough interest I might set one up. > > > > Roy Murray > > > > > > Why not just use Mandrake User Online's board? > > > > > > -- > > > D. Olson > > > The Mandrake eXPerience > > > http://mdkxp.by-a.com/ > > > > > > MUB-NWN > > > http://nwn.by-a.com/ > > > > > > WinXP - the best thing since induced vomitting. > > > > Before I shove my foot further in my mouth; after 2 years and I did not > > know there was even a "Mandrake Discussion Board". I'm not talking about a > > newsgroup but a actual Discussion board. > > -- > D. Olson > The Mandrake eXPerience > http://mdkxp.by-a.com/ > > MUB-NWN > http://nwn.by-a.com/ > > WinXP - the best thing since induced vomitting. > > Yes you will see me there and thanks for the link. I could not find a link to any Mandrake or other Linux only discussion board only. I personally like to log into a board and see all the threads in order, rather then trying to remember who started a thread and where it was going when it changed topic by email replies. Since there is already some Mandrake Linux Discussion Boards going, I will respectfully put my offer on the back burner. Roy Murray Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] recent 8.2 install system lock-ups
On Sunday 07 July 2002 07:00 pm, you wrote: > Hi all and Charles, > > Confession time here and a possible lesson for anyone else reading this > having weird problems. > > Due to my computer being in a custom made tower, I have been doing some > work on it lately and it seems I slightly dislodged the HDD lead from the > mobo!!! It allowed booting up [just] but maybe the heat build-up had some > effect by the end of the day causing the lead to lift enough to break the > connection on a few data lines. Sorry to have wasted everyone's bandwidth > with this "problem". > > Charles, I added that line as you said there were issues with AMD and 8.2 > as it may avoid problems I might have encountered further down the line. > Many thanks for your suggestion . > > regards > magnet. All things being equal, the simplest answer is usually right... Occams' Razor Goes double for computing! :-) -- /\ Dark> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KDE 3.0
On Saturday 06 Jul 2002 6:03 am, Barry Michels wrote: > I found this tutorial ( http://www.atechsol.net/kde3.html ) and it worked. > KDE3 looks great! I've got a liquid theme with transparent menus and a > digitally created water wallpaper. I'm still going through all the areas > in Control Center to see what all can be changed link for liquid theme rpm for kde3 and mdk 8.2 L.V.Gandhi 203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam, 530017 MECON, 5th Floor, RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam AP 530020 INDIA [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] linux user No.205042 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] kde 3 first time config screens
On Sunday 07 Jul 2002 3:17 am, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Saturday 06 Jul 2002 8:53 pm, John Bodden wrote: > > What is the file to edit to keep the first time config screens form > > showing up in kde3? > > http://www.pclinuxonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1797 > > You might also like to take a look at Texstars startkde file which has a > couple of other bugs fixed in the script. > ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/contrib/texstar/quickfix if you have kde 3 in /opt then do cp /opt/kde3/share/config/kpersonalizerrc .kde3/share/config/kpersonalizerrc this should help. or edit .kde3/share/config/kpersonalizerrc with line [General] FirstLogin=false -- L.V.Gandhi 203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam, 530017 MECON, 5th Floor, RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam AP 530020 INDIA [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] linux user No.205042 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Fw: [newbie] discussion board
- Original Message - From: "Anuerin G. Diaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Roy Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 9:22 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] discussion board > > hi roy, > > sorry for replying direct but i cant post to the list directly so if you could > address to the list your reply (if there is) then i would be grateful. > > if you are looking for a messageboard type of discussion for mandrake, there > already exists one. the old one was in mandrakeuser.org/mub but the upgraded > version is in mub.5onit.net. you could ask general linux info there and the > population is generally friendly and accomodating. > > there is also a messageboard at linuxquestions.org (or .net, i cant remember > the domain correctly) where all distros are represented and all aspects of > linux are discussed. just be aware that the flame-throwing there has been > reported to be common. > > ciao! > > Roy Murray wrote: > > > Would anybody be interested in using a discussion board set up for Mandrake > > and other Linux users? If there is enough interest I might set one up. > > Roy Murray > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > -- > > "Programming, an artform that fights back." > > = > Anuerin G. Diaz > Design Engineer > Millennium Software, Incorporated > 2305 B West Tower, Philippines Stocks Exchange Center, > Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City > > Tel# 637-4634 loc. 75 > Fax# 637-4679 > > Registered Linux User #246176 > = > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Gnome Themes Selector
On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 01:14:41 +0200, Smiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just installed Gnome 2.0 through Mandrake Cooker; all seems gone smooth, but > only default theme is shown... I do have gtk-themes installed, but they're not > listed in the selection box: is just a little bug or something changed, since > Gnome 1.4? GTK2 themes are different from GTK1 themes. To change GTK1 themes in GNOME2, try this: http://www.muhri.net/nav.php3?node=gts -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, and possibly program, of all time." -- Bill Gates (from the Foreword to the OS/2 Programmers' Guide) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Virii WAS I thought Wal Mart had a deal with L-MDK?[very OT]
robin wrote: > I agree, though I'd balk at "kewl" (unless there are really people out > there who pronounce it like "mewl"). what we should be careful of, > though, is allowing the introduction of the equivalent of Microsoft's > and Netscape's "enhancements" to HTML during the early 1990s. A foreign > reader who has gone to the trouble of learning one weird English > spelling will not want to have to learn another > What I'd like to see would be some kind of W3C for formal written > international English (there's no point in telling people how to speak > or write SMS). I don't see this happening, though, given that worthy > academic bodies can't even agree on a format for bibliographies. > Ulitmately I'd like to see English replaced as the de facto > international language, but that's even less likely. > > Sir Robin > Don't know if you're aware Robin, but there is an international English language. Its used in places like the UN & Diplomatic missives to other countries. Its not American/Canadian/British or any such thing. Its alanguage almost unto itself. Femme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] System.map
On Sunday 07 July 2002 10:22 am, ai4a wrote: > In my Mandrake 8.2 the "export INSTALL_PATH=/boot" comes > uncommentted. No need to uncomment it. Hmmm, I've never seen a kernel-source-.mdk.rpm that had it uncommented, I've always had to remove the #. I suppose the pre- built kernel-xxx.mdk.rpms would have it uncommented ... never looked. > > I use this /etc/bashrc alias to check, > >alias bootlinks='ll /boot/{initrd,vmlinuz,System.map}*' > > Typing 'bootlinks' then, at least initrd and vmlinuz should point > > to the right kernels (the current active links will be color > > hi-lited). My alias doesn't change anything, just displays the > > current state of important links in /boot. Until I boot the new > > kernel, the important links, initrd and vmlinuz point to the > > correct kernel(s), but System.map doesn't > > On my system after I do the 'make install', neither 3 of the files > points to the current working kernel. They all point to the new > kernel that has not been rebooted yet. I think I must miss > understand what you are saying!! No, I just didn't say it very well ;) In every compile I can remember, vmlinuz and initrd point to the new (freshly compiled) kernel, even tho I haven't booted it for the first time yet. This is fine, since the other vmlinuz and initrd links in /boot point to their matching (existing) kernel(s). Only System.map doesn't point to the new kernel till I boot it for the first time. So, bottom line, I believe if after you compile a new kernel, just make sure there's vmlinuz and initrd links in /boot that point to the new kernel, don't worry about System.map -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] i need xf86config help !
Charlie wrote: > July 7, 2002 11:50 am, Tania Morell wrote: > >>I'm trying to get x running on my new laptop. It's a Toshiba satellite >>s501 which has a gforce 440 go video chip and a 15.0" high resolution >>SXGA+ TFT screen.. >> >>If anybody has anything even remotely resembling this, I'd LOVE to see >>your xf86config-4 config file. I'm running out of ideas here =( >>even if the screen is the same but the video different, that would help >>tons too. >> >>Thanks! >> >>-T > > ~~~ > Never done it personally Tania but will this help? > > http://www.slonet.org/~araul/linux/toshiba.htm > > I see lots of 'help' for other models using the Intel chipset but the only > things that a Google search turned up for the NVidia chipset was in French > and it was for someone using Mandrake 8.1. That shouldn't matter much but do > you read and understand French? > > Good luck. > If not, one of us Frenchies can translate I'm sure. Femme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Re: [newbie] i need xf86config help !
Charlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >July 7, 2002 11:50 am, Tania Morell wrote: >> I'm trying to get x running on my new laptop. It's a Toshiba satellite >> s501 which has a gforce 440 go video chip and a 15.0" high resolution >> SXGA+ TFT screen.. >> >> If anybody has anything even remotely resembling this, I'd LOVE to see >> your xf86config-4 config file. I'm running out of ideas here =( >> even if the screen is the same but the video different, that would help >> tons too. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -T >~~~ >Never done it personally Tania but will this help? > >http://www.slonet.org/~araul/linux/toshiba.htm > >I see lots of 'help' for other models using the Intel chipset but the only >things that a Google search turned up for the NVidia chipset was in French >and it was for someone using Mandrake 8.1. That shouldn't matter much but do >you read and understand French? > >Good luck. >-- >Charlie >Edmonton,AB,Canada >Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org >A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste. >-- Whitney Balliett > > Tania: NVidia makes some propietary drivers for their chips, and provide free downloads of them for Linux. Most users will say that they provide the most robust video performance for their chips. The drivers are common to all their devices. They are somewhat tricky for a newbie to set up; the most reliable way I found was utilizing scapegoat's tutorial: http://mdkxp.by-a.com/htm/tutorials/nvidiarpm.php nick -- nickE __ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Windows Games - QT
On Sunday 07 July 2002 12:25 pm, dfox wrote: > This intrigues me, as I haven't found quicktime support yet. I went > to the mplayer site, downloaded the current tar (20020707) file, > compiled and installed it. All I can get is the audio of a .mov > file, no video. I get diagnostics about an unsupported video codec, > and I tried the suggestions (update ~/.mplayer/codecs.conf) and > read docs on codecs, but no Quicktime. I pulled up a .mov off of > apple.com/quicktime just for testing (movie trailer of the Two > Towers). I get video, but no audio so we're even ;) Seriously I'm usin onboard AC97, and I believe that's the reason sound is gone. It's even a problem to get AC97 sound for QT with Crossover. You might'a got a Sorenson v3 .mov ... v3 isn't supported yet. You should have gotten an error mesg like this. MOV track #0: 317 chunks, 595 samples MOV: Found unknown movie atom SMI (21)! Image size: 240 x 180 (24 bpp) Display size: 240 x 180 Fourcc: SVQ3 Codec: 'Sorenson Video 3' > > Did yours work out of the box? Did you CVS ? I imagine what I got > is the same (or a snapshot) of the latest stuff from CVS. Yes, and yes. MPlayer CVS-020703-23:00-3.1.1 (C) 2000-2002 Arpad Gereoffy IIRC, QT was first supported in the 020625 CVS. If you're havin problems with mplayer + QT, try xine-ui-0.9.12, libxine0-0.9.12-1mdk or get the tarballs from http://xine.sourceforge.net/ Xine plays QT movies just as well. Run 'xine-check' to make sure which codecs are working. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] No Sound (again)
Mdk 8.20 - motherboard with Sound and Video onboard (PCchips M590). After installation, I tried to listen to an Audio CD but have no sound. I can hear the standard sound when Linux begins but nothing from CD. The CD drive and cable are ok because I can listen CD at Win98 and from Dos. I can even listen to tracks from Konqueror file manager but not from CD. (they are tranfered to HD then played by Noatun). I think the problem is the driver. The board uses CMI8330 (ISA) sound driver. At Cmedia site I discovered that the oldest linux driver is CMI8338 (last digit is different). They do not have linux driver for CMI8330. However, the system installed the driver CMI8338 which is PCI. Maybe, this is the reason for not having sound from CD drive. Well, the sound manual, that came with motherboard CD, informs that sound chipset is full compatible with Soundblaster 16 / PRO / 2.0. So, I think that I can uninstall CMI8338 driver and install SB16 driver. I found three SB16 files already saved at HD (they sould be the driver files): snd-card-sb16.o.gz snd-sb16-csp.o.gz snd-sb16-dsp.o.gz The problem is that I don't know how to do it. I went to harddrake > hardlist > sound board > mark CMD 8338 C3D (first line) and click over button "Run configuration tool" but nothing happens. How can I change the sound driver ?? Thanks for the help PS: At other devices line (those not recognized) there are other three lines: two for sound (CMD 8338 C3D) and other for PCI bridge driver. Filipe Dutra [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Make fails - "cpp0: No such file or directory"
On Sun, 07 Jul 2002 19:08:40 -0400 Ralph Dratman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since installing 8.2 a few days ago, I have tried to compile a couple > of source packages. I keep getting the following sequence: > > -- > # make > gcc -c -DSTACK_DIRECTION=0 -g hello.c > gcc: installation problem, cannot exec `cpp0': No such file or > directory make: *** [hello.o] Error 1 > -- > > So then I try > > -- > # locate cpp0 > /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/3.0.4/tradcpp0 > /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/3.0.4/cpp0 > -- > > A couple of messages I found in archives suggest that the gcc setup > is somehow wrong, or there are extra compilers installed, but I have > not been able to find any specifics on how to fix the problem. > > So I tried > > -- > # locate bin/gcc > /usr/bin/gcc-2.96 > /usr/bin/gcc You've got gcc3.0-cpp. You need gcc-cpp-2.96. Bill Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CDROM access
Thanks Derek. I was misunderstanding it. With your suggestion I can see the tracks. I wanted to check if the drive was reading correctly the audio-cd since a have no sound. Best regards Filipe Dutra [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 22:08 7/7/2002 +0100, you wrote: It is not a problem. Audio CDs are not file systems. They cannot be 'mounted' like a data CD can. Clicking on the CD icon will give the message you describe. If you want to browse an audio Cd either open the CD player kscd , or else open konqueror file manager and click on the item in the left hand pane labelled 'Special' (for konq 2.2) or the bottom icon in the toolbar between the two panes (for Konq 3.0) If you are online at the time you will then see a track list. I do not recommend playing the CD from here however because konq will copy the tracks to a temorary directory before playing them. derek On Sunday 07 Jul 2002 9:56 pm, Filipe wrote: > I recently installed MDK 8.2. I can read a data CD without problem (see the > file list) but when try to access an Audio CD clicking at CD-ROM desktop > icon I receive the message: > Unable to enter file:/mnt/cdrom. You do not have access right to this > location. > > How can I fix this problem ? > > Thanks > > > Filipe Dutra > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Gnome Themes Selector
I just installed Gnome 2.0 through Mandrake Cooker; all seems gone smooth, but only default theme is shown... I do have gtk-themes installed, but they're not listed in the selection box: is just a little bug or something changed, since Gnome 1.4? Smiley Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Make fails - "cpp0: No such file or directory"
Since installing 8.2 a few days ago, I have tried to compile a couple of source packages. I keep getting the following sequence: -- # make gcc -c -DSTACK_DIRECTION=0 -g hello.c gcc: installation problem, cannot exec `cpp0': No such file or directory make: *** [hello.o] Error 1 -- So then I try -- # locate cpp0 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/3.0.4/tradcpp0 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/3.0.4/cpp0 -- A couple of messages I found in archives suggest that the gcc setup is somehow wrong, or there are extra compilers installed, but I have not been able to find any specifics on how to fix the problem. So I tried -- # locate bin/gcc /usr/bin/gcc-2.96 /usr/bin/gcc -- Does anyone know what is going wrong and what I might do to make it better? Thank you. Regards, Ralph Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] more BS from RIAA: "Music Labels Plant Online Decoys,Mull Lawsuits"
Derek Jennings wrote: >Here is the site to assuage guilt >http://www.fairtunes.com/functions/mlmain.php > > > I tried this site, and after wandering around deciding which artists to support (Cassandra Complex, Sheila Chandra and the Cocteau twins, if anyone's interested) and filling in my credit card details, I had to give up because the idiots at Paypal are unaware of the existence of my country of residence (Turkey, which is not exactly off the map). Sir Robin -- "We're clouds over the sea, or flecks of matter in the ocean when the ocean seems lit from within. I know I'm drunk when I start this ocean talk." - Rumi Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent Üniversitesi Ankara 06533 http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] recent 8.2 install system lock-ups
Hi all and Charles, Confession time here and a possible lesson for anyone else reading this having weird problems. Due to my computer being in a custom made tower, I have been doing some work on it lately and it seems I slightly dislodged the HDD lead from the mobo!!! It allowed booting up [just] but maybe the heat build-up had some effect by the end of the day causing the lead to lift enough to break the connection on a few data lines. Sorry to have wasted everyone's bandwidth with this "problem". Charles, I added that line as you said there were issues with AMD and 8.2 as it may avoid problems I might have encountered further down the line. Many thanks for your suggestion . regards magnet. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] discussion board
Would anybody be interested in using a discussion board set up for Mandrake and other Linux users? If there is enough interest I might set one up. Roy Murray Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] System.map
July 7, 2002 03:56 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: > > You rang? LOL > > > > It probably ain't right but it works and I'm able to boot either kernel. > > thanks much Charlie. this solves my doubt. so, using the latest > system.map seems to work for both the old and the new kernel.. > > Damian ~~~ It seems you are correct Damian. The system map seems to describe the actual physical parameters (hardware, memory, chipset[s], I/O, add-on boards, partitions, et cetera, ad infinito) of the system for the kernel. I haven't learned enough (yet) to be unequivocal in any response here but I'll always do what I can to try to help. De nada, you're very welcome. -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org It's sweet to be remembered, but it's often cheaper to be forgotten. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] System.map
> You rang? LOL > > It probably ain't right but it works and I'm able to boot either kernel. thanks much Charlie. this solves my doubt. so, using the latest system.map seems to work for both the old and the new kernel.. Damian > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] rpm database
July 7, 2002 08:08 am, Moshe Kaminsky wrote: > Hi, > > I tried installing some rpm packages (kde3) from the command line. It > failed on dependencies - seems that rpm thinks I have nothing installed! > I tried to run > rpm --initdb > It didn't help. When I typed > rpm -qa > It showed nothing. the rpm program I use is the one that came with the > distribution (8.2). > I later installed these packages with the software manager, and it > worked. > I guess that the software manager is just a front end to the same rpm, > so I probably have some problems with the parameters, but I have no idea > what it is. More generally, if I'm correct that these graphical tools > are just front end to command line tools, is it possible to make them > print what are the commands they perform? > > Moshe ~~ If you want to see what's happening "behind the scenes;" when running software manager (or almost any of the frontends such as Mandrake Control Centre which is activated by mcc in terminal or console) Moshe just open a terminal. su to root and type rpmdrake. The GUI will open but everything that it's doing for you will display in the terminal. That's my 'cheaters way' to learn what processes do when running GUI frontends for commandline tools. It may not be the correct way to do things, but what the hell, it works, and I learn. HTH -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org An Italian is COMBING his hair in suburban DES MOINES! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CDROM access
Sorry.. The item in the konqueror pane to access is 'Services' not 'Special' derek On Sunday 07 Jul 2002 9:56 pm, Filipe wrote: > I recently installed MDK 8.2. I can read a data CD without problem (see the > file list) but when try to access an Audio CD clicking at CD-ROM desktop > icon I receive the message: > Unable to enter file:/mnt/cdrom. You do not have access right to this > location. > > How can I fix this problem ? > > Thanks > > > Filipe Dutra > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] System.map
On Sat, 06 Jul 2002 16:50, Damian G wrote: > ok, so in order to use my new kernel i've got > to rename my new System.map to something like > System.map2.4.28mine and change that link to make > it point to my file. > > now, my question is: > > how am i supposed to keep both kernels? > i've checked lilo.conf and the boot sections seem > to have no reference to these files... > > what do i have to add in order to make lilo choose > the corresponding system.map whenever i choose a kernel > to boot? Took a quick look at the link that Charles provided (http://www.linuxmafia.com/~rick/linux-info/systemmap.html) which explains the answers to your questions. This is how I interpreted it: 1) System.map is a file containing the kernel symbol info. 2) System.map has versioning info (eg. System.map-2.4.18-16mdk or System.map-2.4.18-20mdk). 3) If a kernel oops occurs it is intercepted by klogd (a kernel logging daemon) which performs name-address resolution. 4) klogd uses the System.map file to perform the address resolution and looks for this file in 3 places in the following order: (i) /boot/System.map (ii) /System.map (iii) /usr/src/linux/System.map So if you have two System.map files: /boot/System.map-2.4.18mdk /boot/System.map-2.4.18mine and you boot with your new kernel image /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.28mine then klogd will first look in the /boot dir for the matching System.map file (ie. System.map-2.4.18mine). Still, I usually remove the old link in /boot and create a new one pointing to the new System.map-[new one] before I boot my new kernel. Same with the vmlinuz link - I delete the old and create a new link. Its also safer to put the actual kernel image filename in /etc/lilo.conf rather than link, eg. image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18mine and NOT: image=/boot/vmlinuz Sharrea -- oxymoron: Microsoft Works Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CDROM access
It is not a problem. Audio CDs are not file systems. They cannot be 'mounted' like a data CD can. Clicking on the CD icon will give the message you describe. If you want to browse an audio Cd either open the CD player kscd , or else open konqueror file manager and click on the item in the left hand pane labelled 'Special' (for konq 2.2) or the bottom icon in the toolbar between the two panes (for Konq 3.0) If you are online at the time you will then see a track list. I do not recommend playing the CD from here however because konq will copy the tracks to a temorary directory before playing them. derek On Sunday 07 Jul 2002 9:56 pm, Filipe wrote: > I recently installed MDK 8.2. I can read a data CD without problem (see the > file list) but when try to access an Audio CD clicking at CD-ROM desktop > icon I receive the message: > Unable to enter file:/mnt/cdrom. You do not have access right to this > location. > > How can I fix this problem ? > > Thanks > > > Filipe Dutra > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CDROM access
Try Mounting it as root in shell. That should solve the problem. Cheers! Erik At 04:56 PM 7/7/2002, you wrote: I recently installed MDK 8.2. I can read a data CD without problem (see the file list) but when try to access an Audio CD clicking at CD-ROM desktop icon I receive the message: Unable to enter file:/mnt/cdrom. You do not have access right to this location. How can I fix this problem ? Thanks Filipe Dutra [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CDROM access
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 07 July 2002 9:56 pm, Filipe wrote: > I recently installed MDK 8.2. I can read a data CD without problem > (see the file list) but when try to access an Audio CD clicking at > CD-ROM desktop icon I receive the message: > Unable to enter file:/mnt/cdrom. You do not have access right to this > location. > > How can I fix this problem ? There's no problem - the raw contents of an audio CD are not really 'files' as such as an audio CD doesn't ave it which any OS expects in a file system (although, if I remember correctly, Windows opens an Explorer window and, rather pointlessly, displays the contents as one file). The KDE error message should be a bit better, though :) What you can do, though, is play it - KsCD (Multimedia | Sound | KsCD), on open with the audio CD in the drive, will start playing the first track. Or you can rip the audio CD to files on your hard disk, as described earlier here. Alastair - -- Alastair Scott (London, United Kingdom) http://www.unmetered.org.uk/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9KK50Cv59vFiSU4YRArFYAKCxkhUI/g1dPzxCRcLcIe28Wh5iVgCeN13t EEGaSFpbypi/Vc6rhqu6b4E= =gLl2 -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] LISa
On Sunday 07 July 2002 5:59, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Friday 05 Jul 2002 7:49 pm, you wrote: > > > > > > > BTW - I have poked around Webmin, but can't work out how you added LISa > > > > > > > > LtCdData helped me out with webmin... > > > > start up webmin as root... > > click on the "System" tag and then on the "Bootup and Shutdown" icon... > > Scroll down to bottom of the page and click on "Create a new bootup or > > shutdown action". > > A new page will appear with a few boxs to be filled in... > > Name lisa > > Description Start lisa running [or whatever you choose to put here] > > Bootup commandslisa > > Shutdown commands [leave empty] > > Check the Start at boot time YES option > > Click the Create button > > > > all done :)) > > > > regards magnet :) > ok komba2 bit..since you asked that too open komba2 open the config bit set the ip or ip range ( depending if you have more than 1 other computer) you then wantto get komba2 to either look for the other host by name or ip address if required put in a user/passy once found.. mount the drive in komba2 i then left out the komba2 directory on my desktop unless you reboot it will be there for you. if you do reboot..just open komba2 again and remount the drive/s LtCdData cheerz magnet :-) > Well that seemed straightforward. I'll have to shutdown tomorrow, so > hopefully I'll see lisa start, but slthough I was told that it was > important I still don't know what it does. > > Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CDROM access
On Sun, 07 Jul 2002 17:56:07 -0300 Filipe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I recently installed MDK 8.2. I can read a data CD without problem > (see the file list) but when try to access an Audio CD clicking at > CD-ROM desktop icon I receive the message: > Unable to enter file:/mnt/cdrom. You do not have access right to this > location. > > How can I fix this problem ? There is nothing to fix. You do nor access an audio cd in this manner. Launch a cd player, xmms, an other and use it to play the cd. Charles -- Russell Hammond: I'm telling secrets to the one guy you don't tell secrets to. -- "Almost Famous" -- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] CDROM access
I recently installed MDK 8.2. I can read a data CD without problem (see the file list) but when try to access an Audio CD clicking at CD-ROM desktop icon I receive the message: Unable to enter file:/mnt/cdrom. You do not have access right to this location. How can I fix this problem ? Thanks Filipe Dutra [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] System.map
July 7, 2002 12:43 pm, Damian G wrote: > hey hey hey . i thought this was a RTFM-free list. now, > the reason i started this thrad was: > is there anything i need to add to my lilo settings > in order to specify a different System.map when > i choose to boot a different kernel? > > would somebody having more than one kernel working > at the time please show me a > " ls -l /boot " > and a > "cat /etc/lilo.conf " > > so i know what needs to be added? i've RTFM a bit > but it mentions nuthin' about this and i'm afraid > i'm gonna ruin my installation if i proceed with > the incomplete info i have... > > > thanks very much in advance. > > Damian outout of "ls -l /boot" : /boot total 3580 -rw-r--r--1 root root 512 May 27 09:53 boot.0300 lrwxrwxr-x1 root root 11 Jul 4 18:30 boot.b -> lilo/boot.b -rw-r--r--1 root root 728 Feb 22 16:02 chain.b lrwxr-xr-x1 root root 20 Jul 4 18:22 config -> config-2.4.18-8.1mdk -rw-r--r--1 root root40750 Mar 14 19:25 config-2.4.18-6mdk -rw-r--r--1 root root41021 Jun 24 14:04 config-2.4.18-8.1mdk drwxr-xr-x2 root root 4096 May 27 09:53 grub/ -rw-r--r--1 root root 401425 May 27 09:52 initrd-2.4.18-6mdk.img -rw-r--r--1 root root 347679 Jul 4 18:20 initrd-2.4.18-8.1mdk.imglrwxr-xr-x1 root root 24 Jul 4 18:20 initrd.img -> initrd-2.4.18-8.1mdk.img lrwxr-xr-x1 root root 28 Jul 4 18:35 kernel.h -> /boot/kernel.h-2.4.18-8.1mdk -rw-r--r--1 root root 441 May 27 15:56 kernel.h-2.4.18-6mdk -rw-r--r--1 root root 441 Jul 4 18:23 kernel.h-2.4.18-8.1mdk lrwxrwxr-x1 root root9 Jul 4 18:30 lilo -> lilo-menu/ drwxr-xr-x2 root root 19 May 27 09:23 lilo-bmp/ drwxr-xr-x2 root root 33 May 27 09:23 lilo-graphic/ drwxr-xr-x2 root root 33 May 27 09:53 lilo-menu/ drwxr-xr-x2 root root 33 May 27 09:53 lilo-text/ -rw---1 root root62464 Jul 4 18:30 map -rw-r--r--1 root root 512 Feb 22 16:02 mbr.b lrwxrwxr-x1 root root 12 Jul 4 18:30 message -> lilo/message -rw-r--r--1 root root 656 Feb 22 16:02 os2_d.b lrwxr-xr-x1 root root 24 Jul 4 18:22 System.map -> System.map-2.4.18-8.1mdk -rw-r--r--1 root root 470935 Mar 14 19:25 System.map-2.4.18-6mdk -rw-r--r--1 root root 472594 Jun 24 14:04 System.map-2.4.18-8.1mdk-rw-r--r--1 root root 256 May 27 09:53 us.klt lrwxr-xr-x1 root root 21 Jul 4 18:20 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.4.18-8.1mdk -rw-r--r--1 root root 887614 Mar 14 19:25 vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk -rw-r--r--1 root root 890727 Jun 24 14:04 vmlinuz-2.4.18-8.1mdk Outout of "cat /etc/lilo.conf" (the system boots the 'new' kernel by default) boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b vga=normal default=linux keytable=/boot/us.klt lba32 prompt nowarn timeout=50 message=/boot/message menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw image=/boot/vmlinuz label=old_linux root=/dev/hda5 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi" vga=normal read-write image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux-nonfb root=/dev/hda5 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi" read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label=failsafe root=/dev/hda5 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="failsafe devfs=nomount hdd=ide-scsi" read-only other=/dev/fd0 label=floppy unsafe image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-8.1mdk label=linux root=/dev/hda5 initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-8.1mdk.img append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi" vga=normal read-write You rang? LOL It probably ain't right but it works and I'm able to boot either kernel. Another drive has the 'secure' versions of the same kernels. No worries again but that's a 'bootdisk boot' so it doesn't matter here. -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] md: session setting in KDE
Hi, Since yesterday I have this problem: On each logon I get old session settings after login in KDE (3.0). Konqueror, OOffice and somme other Programs appering on screen. I haven't said yes to 'Save session on futere logons' after closing and logout from KDE. What to do against it? And where are these session settings saved? ciao Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] i need xf86config help !
July 7, 2002 11:50 am, Tania Morell wrote: > I'm trying to get x running on my new laptop. It's a Toshiba satellite > s501 which has a gforce 440 go video chip and a 15.0" high resolution > SXGA+ TFT screen.. > > If anybody has anything even remotely resembling this, I'd LOVE to see > your xf86config-4 config file. I'm running out of ideas here =( > even if the screen is the same but the video different, that would help > tons too. > > Thanks! > > -T ~~~ Never done it personally Tania but will this help? http://www.slonet.org/~araul/linux/toshiba.htm I see lots of 'help' for other models using the Intel chipset but the only things that a Google search turned up for the NVidia chipset was in French and it was for someone using Mandrake 8.1. That shouldn't matter much but do you read and understand French? Good luck. -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste. -- Whitney Balliett Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Removing mandrake 8.2 ...
>>You can't use fdisk to get rid of Linux partitions, though. That will >>have to be with one of the commercial utilities if you want to do it from >>Windows. I think, though, that I got rid of a linux partition in the past >>by using a linux boot disk and using the linux fdisk utility to do it. >> >> > >using the install from the cd could do this as well. > > Sometimes you can get rid of ext2 partitions with either the dos fdisk or w2k, but it's not easy and depends upon whether you had a single /root partition,or multiple linux partitions, and whether you have any other partitions of the fat32/nt type after those linux partitons. I don't recommend it unless you know what you are doing. Basically , these partiton utilities do not asign drive letters to linux partitions and therefore although they are there and the utilities knows they are there, they do not allow you to delete then straight. You have to remove all those partitions that come after the linux partition, then and only then, windblows partitons tools will recover the lost space, you then remake the whole of the remaining drive as one partition assign it a drive letter and format it, you can then remove it all and remake to your final desired configuration. I've done this many times before I bought PM. I do not recommend you do it. You want Partition Magic. It's the best , and can do this without destroying data on other partitons . If you don't have PM, your are really left with the partition tools on your mandrake install disc.You will have to run CD1 again, trundle through the unwanted preliminaries until you get to the partition tools , it can delete anything, I think you can remake the partitions if you still want them and format in vfat(fats32) ,is that true, I'm not sure, possibly not, I have never done that, so probably not.Perhaps someone could comment. Anyway once the ext2 partitions are gone, and if you were not able to format in vfat , you can use the windblows utilities to format them and assign new drive letters. If you are able to format in mandrake windows will detect the new vfat partitions on bootup and assign drive letters automatically. John >John Richard Smith >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] System.map
> Not true. 'make install' copies the kernel (not plops) to /boot, make > syslinks for vmlinuz & etc, & modifies lilo.config. You need to read the > complete message. Does RTFM stand for 'Read the Fine message'?? Perhaps there's a difference in the Mandrake source kernels, rather than those from kernel.org? I usually get my kernels from the latter, and that's the way I learned. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Controling monitor power management
On dom, 2002-07-07 at 01:10, Sevatio wrote: > Warren Post wrote: > > My monitor goes into power saving mode after 15 minutes of inactivity. > > This is not a window manager specific issue; it happens in all the wm's > > I'm playing with. I'd like to change that, but can't find the relevant > > command or tool. > > try the "xset" command. You may also look at > http://www.seindal.dk/rene/software/gxset/ xset does the trick, thanks! Now what do I do to execute the xset command of my preference on every login? Warren Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] more BS from RIAA: "Music Labels Plant Online Decoys, Mull Lawsuits"
Here is the site to assuage guilt http://www.fairtunes.com/functions/mlmain.php derek here is that site On Sunday 07 Jul 2002 7:41 pm, Roger Sherman wrote: > On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, shane wrote: > > it is funny, i buy music the same way i buy software. i get it free, and > > if i think it i pay for it, for which i get a cd that collects dust, > > cause i already have it. > > There is a website, in my opinion a great one, where you send them money, > tell them the band you want that money to go to (no matter how big or > small, they'll find 'em), and they give the money to the band (after > letting it sit in an interest bearing account, so they don't have to > charge for this service). You can give as little as a dollar if you > want...anyways, IMO as a professional musician, guys like Bill are out of > their minds. GIVE AWAY the recorded music? So that you'll come see us? > Give me a break...and how are we supposed to pay for the studio time? > Sheesh... > > OK, anyways...I've unfortunately lost the URL for that service...if anyone > knows it, please, please post it. I personally know musicians who've > absolutely had money taken out of their pockets, and food taken off their > tables cause of Napster (Limewire, blah blah), and this site is a great > way to give back to the musicians while bypassing the labels. > > > now that we have the mandrake club, i still pay, but i make the cd > > myself. music clubs that trusted me to buy it if i liked it and delete it > > other wise would find me a paying member. > > > > and the blank cd sales people could make billions... ;) > > > > - -- > > Microsoft: Having a false sense of security was never so expensive. > > > > shane > > Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html > > Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 > > Mandrake Users Club Member http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/club/ > > Registered linux user #101606 @ http://counter.li.org/ > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > iD8DBQE9JkatBwq+ZwvIN/oRAuJzAJ4zvvc/LMsiHBiR7dgKW6i59WBrlgCfQ4/D > > eiHWavw0/Lde2G0KSkcAgK8= > > =a8jv > > -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] System.map
dfox wrote: > > > My system does not run lilo during the 'make install' process. I must do > > it myself. It does reconfig lilo.conf to add the new kernel. > > It's not supposed to. 'make bzlilo' does that. Make install just plops > the kernel in /usr/src/linux/arch/i386 somewhere. Not true. 'make install' copies the kernel (not plops) to /boot, make syslinks for vmlinuz & etc, & modifies lilo.config. You need to read the complete message. Does RTFM stand for 'Read the Fine message'?? > > make bzdisk puts the built kernel on a floppy disk. That's a good > idea, especially for beginners - if the disk won't boot, you haven't > hosed your system. There are better & easier ways to do that. Just config lilo.conf to point to a know good kernel and keep that kernel in /boot. RTFM > > > On my system after I do the 'make install', neither 3 of the files > > points to the current working kernel. They all point to the new kernel > > Well, they point to the kernel that's about to be booted - you're not > trying to replace the working kernel on the fly, right? Still with > make install, you have to do mv the kernels around yourself so that > the next time you boot, the newly built kernel will be the one that's > booted - that is why lilo needs to be rerun again. RTFM RTFM RTFM. PLEASE. Your comments has nothing to do with the message. > > > make no claim about knowing anything about how the System.map works. > > Just on my system, System.map does not need to point to the correct > > kernel for the system to boot. > > No, but it's a probably good idea that it does. WHY? WHY? RTFM. > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Removing mandrake 8.2 ...
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 07 July 2002 11:13 am, Anne Wilson did speak unto the huddled masses, saying: > You can't use fdisk to get rid of Linux partitions, though. That will > have to be with one of the commercial utilities if you want to do it from > Windows. I think, though, that I got rid of a linux partition in the past > by using a linux boot disk and using the linux fdisk utility to do it. using the install from the cd could do this as well. ...ah the joy of linux, 4000 ways to get the job done, all of them right. :) - -- We are Linux. Resistance is measured in Ohms. shane Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 Mandrake Users Club Member http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/club/ Registered linux user #101606 @ http://counter.li.org/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9KJD0Bwq+ZwvIN/oRAs3AAJ4nGMrBi7j0hT0nJIChayraGfP8CwCfSRxF cciklg+J+tAl8QsiGcOBTcA= =PXMq -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] i need xf86config help !
I’m trying to get x running on my new laptop. It’s a Toshiba satellite s501 which has a gforce 440 go video chip and a 15.0” high resolution SXGA+ TFT screen.. If anybody has anything even remotely resembling this, I’d LOVE to see your xf86config-4 config file. I’m running out of ideas here =( even if the screen is the same but the video different, that would help tons too. Thanks! -T
Re: [newbie] Windows Games - QT
>Both Xine and mplayer came out with versions last week that play > QuickTime movies better than Apple's native player (which also works > better with X-over/fake_windows, than under Billy's Winwoes ;) Video This intrigues me, as I haven't found quicktime support yet. I went to the mplayer site, downloaded the current tar (20020707) file, compiled and installed it. All I can get is the audio of a .mov file, no video. I get diagnostics about an unsupported video codec, and I tried the suggestions (update ~/.mplayer/codecs.conf) and read docs on codecs, but no Quicktime. I pulled up a .mov off of apple.com/quicktime just for testing (movie trailer of the Two Towers). Did yours work out of the box? Did you CVS ? I imagine what I got is the same (or a snapshot) of the latest stuff from CVS. > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] DEC Alpha Server
On Sat, 06 Jul 2002 07:03:17 +0100 Inhabitantofzion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HI > > I recently was given by a business friend of mine one of the above a 3000R > (well I had to give him a small fee for a few beers). > > It is fully functioning and has the 500mhz Alpha processor on it and 2gb of > on board ram etc etc... does not have any SCSI HDD's with it. > > He says it can only run Win NT4 because they kludged the BIOS on these > machines. They have coded the BIOS to Win NT 4 only. > > Does anybody on here have an idea what they might have done to the BIOS > (How I find out what they have done) and what would I have to do to get > around what they have done? > > If somebody could get me started in the right direction that would help. I > really wanted to get Linux installed on it... > > John I found this: http://www.linuxalpha.org/faq/alphabios-howto.html . HTH, -Frans Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] System.map
tom brinkman wrote: > > On Saturday 06 July 2002 09:22 pm, Damian G wrote: > > > so, apparently, that system.map is not mandatory to make > > a kernel boot > > I don't believe so. When you install a Mandrake pre-compiled > kernel the rpm (use 'rpm -ivh' ) it creates the proper links in /boot > for you, besides generating a new initrd and edit/run lilo to add the > new kernel. When I roll my own, I edit Makefile and change > EXTRAVERSION = , but also I uncomment the line > # export INSTALL_PATH=/boot (ie, remove the # ). Then a last In my Mandrake 8.2 the "export INSTALL_PATH=/boot" comes uncommentted. No need to uncomment it. > command of 'make install' in the compile proccess also will make the > proper links in /boot, make initrd, edit/run lilo, etc. for you. My system does not run lilo during the 'make install' process. I must do it myself. It does reconfig lilo.conf to add the new kernel. > > I use this /etc/bashrc alias to check, >alias bootlinks='ll /boot/{initrd,vmlinuz,System.map}*' > Typing 'bootlinks' then, at least initrd and vmlinuz should point to > the right kernels (the current active links will be color hi-lited). > My alias doesn't change anything, just displays the current state of > important links in /boot. Until I boot the new kernel, the important > links, initrd and vmlinuz point to the correct kernel(s), but On my system after I do the 'make install', neither 3 of the files points to the current working kernel. They all point to the new kernel that has not been rebooted yet. I think I must miss understand what you are saying!! > System.map doesn't. After rebooting to the new kernel, all three > then correctly point to the right kernel for all installed kernels. On my system I can point System.map to a System.map that is totally unrelated to the kernel that I boot and the system stills reboots & operates correctly. I realize if the kernel 'oops' that the symbols in the kernel will not resolve correctly, but 1.) I never have kernel 'oops': 2.) unless I could repeat the kernel 'oops' I don't care. If I can repeat the kernel 'oops' then I could point System.map correctly. I make no claim about knowing anything about how the System.map works. Just on my system, System.map does not need to point to the correct kernel for the system to boot. > -- > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com I except the fact you have vastly superior knowledge than I about linux. Therefore I would welcome anymore insight in how to switch 'System.map' to point to the correct booted kernel when switching among kernels. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie]
Thank you ver much.. unfortunately I haven't been able to get X running on this laptop so I can't try anything that requires x. Getting x to run will be todays challenge. Thanks again. -T -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Derek Jennings Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 7:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] On Sunday 07 Jul 2002 3:36 am, Tania Morell wrote: > Hi, > > I bought a new laptop this week (myfirst) and installed mandrake 8.2 on > it. My netgear 401 wireless card is hot swappable so when I unplug/plug > it in, I get a couple messages from cardmgr on console listing the > manufacturer and model of the card.. but when I cat > /var/lib/pcmcia/stab. It says both pcmcia slots are 'empty'.Man page > states that a low pitch sound means cardmgr failed to load the driver, > so I'm assuming the low pitch sound means it has failed? Can anyone > give me a couple quick tips for getting networking running on this > thing? Or point me in the right direction to some online info? I've > been searching for a couple hours with no luck. =) > > Thanks guys, > -T Did you run the networking wizard in Mandrake Control Centre? That will find and install most pcmcia wireless cards. It should prompt you for the wireless options. The ones that matter most are mode:(managed or unmanaged) and encryption key: (format is s:ascii_text) You can check operation of the wireless card with the console command iwconfig You might also need to install the wireless-tools RPM If you find the card forgets its configuration the second time you boot up just put the appropriate iwconfig statement in /etc/rc.local HTH derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Apache DocumentRoot
Actually, in 8.2, you change the DocumentRoot Setting at the top of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf not commonhttpd.conf . The next thing you have to do, is in commonhttpd.conf, you need to change this set of lines: # # This should be changed to whatever you set DocumentRoot to. # # # This may also be "None", "All", or any combination of "Indexes", # "Includes", "FollowSymLinks", "ExecCGI", or "MultiViews". # # Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly* --- "Options All" # doesn't give it to you. # Options -Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews # # This controls which options the .htaccess files in directories can # override. Can also be "All", or any combination of "Options", "FileInfo", # "AuthConfig", and "Limit" # AllowOverride All # # Controls who can get stuff from this server. # Order allow,deny Allow from all If the directory does not have one of the following files (by default), you will get an access forbidden error (since the default configuration disallows directory browsing) DirectoryIndex index.html index.php index.php3 index.shtml index.cgi index.pl index.htm Default.htm default.htm Of course, after making any changes you must restart apache (by doing "/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart" without the quotes) These are all guesses as to what's causing the problem. Since you've not posted what's in your error_log file (in /var/log/httpd), it's difficult to say whether it is a permissions problem or an apache configuration problem. If you could send something to the list as to what is showing up in your error_log file (a few lines, preferably), I'm sure you'll get much more specific feedback as to what the problem is. Michael -- Michael Viron Project Manager / Primary Developer / Online Operations Manager General Education Online http://www.findaschool.org/ At 08:45 PM 7/7/2002 +0930, you wrote: >Thanks for the info, never really thought about looking at the >commonhttpd.conf file, however my problem still occurs... > >I guess my question comes down to this > >What are the permission/ownership requirements of DocumentRoot >directories??? > >Cheers, > >Shannon > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Todd Slater >Sent: Sunday, 7 July 2002 00:37 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] Apache DocumentRoot > > >On Sun, 7 Jul 2002 00:12:26 +0930 >"Shannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi There people, >> >> I just installed Mandrake 8.2 onto my new server and as part of that >> install I installed the default Apache Server >> Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer 1.3.23 >> >> I have tried changing the default DocumentRoot setting to something >> other than /var/www however whenever I do this I always get a >Forbidden >> error when attempting to access the pages in the new DocumentRoot. I >> have played around by chmod'ing the new dir to increasingly higher >> levels of permissions however the error still appears. >> >> This not only applies to the default website on this server, but any >> Virtual Hosts that I Include in the httpd.conf file through the >Include >> tag give the same result. >> >> Can anyone shed some light as to how I would get a new DocumentRoot >> setting to function correctly. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Shannon > >Hmm, I put my virtual hosts info in /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/Vhosts.conf, >and specify document root in /etc/httpd/conf/commonhttpd.conf. > >What did you chmod your new root folder to? > >Did you stop and restart httpd? > >Could you access your site before you changed the root directory? > >Todd > >-- >Todd Slater >I am entirely certain that twenty years from now we will look back at >education as it is practiced in most schools today and wonder that we >could have tolerated anything so primitive. (John W. Gardner) > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Apache DocumentRoot
On Sun, 7 Jul 2002 20:45:52 +0930 "Shannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the info, never really thought about looking at the > commonhttpd.conf file, however my problem still occurs... > > I guess my question comes down to this > > What are the permission/ownership requirements of DocumentRoot > directories??? > > Cheers, > > Shannon I'm not sure the bare minimum, but 755 would work. Also, make sure you don't have a firewall blocking your http port. Todd > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Todd Slater > Sent: Sunday, 7 July 2002 00:37 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Apache DocumentRoot > > > On Sun, 7 Jul 2002 00:12:26 +0930 > "Shannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi There people, > > > > I just installed Mandrake 8.2 onto my new server and as part of that > > install I installed the default Apache Server > > Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer 1.3.23 > > > > I have tried changing the default DocumentRoot setting to something > > other than /var/www however whenever I do this I always get a > Forbidden > > error when attempting to access the pages in the new DocumentRoot. I > > have played around by chmod'ing the new dir to increasingly higher > > levels of permissions however the error still appears. > > > > This not only applies to the default website on this server, but any > > Virtual Hosts that I Include in the httpd.conf file through the > Include > > tag give the same result. > > > > Can anyone shed some light as to how I would get a new DocumentRoot > > setting to function correctly. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Shannon > > Hmm, I put my virtual hosts info in /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/Vhosts.conf, > and specify document root in /etc/httpd/conf/commonhttpd.conf. > > What did you chmod your new root folder to? > > Did you stop and restart httpd? > > Could you access your site before you changed the root directory? > > Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] rpm database
Hi, I tried installing some rpm packages (kde3) from the command line. It failed on dependencies - seems that rpm thinks I have nothing installed! I tried to run rpm --initdb It didn't help. When I typed rpm -qa It showed nothing. the rpm program I use is the one that came with the distribution (8.2). I later installed these packages with the software manager, and it worked. I guess that the software manager is just a front end to the same rpm, so I probably have some problems with the parameters, but I have no idea what it is. More generally, if I'm correct that these graphical tools are just front end to command line tools, is it possible to make them print what are the commands they perform? Moshe Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Virii WAS I thought Wal Mart had a deal with L-MDK?
On Saturday 06 July 2002 10:40 pm, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > Wouldn't it be great if we could just drop English and speak > Esperanto instead > > :) Or speak frog maybe? <> For the why? the answer is in the frogs. An ordinary frog goes "ribbit, ribbit" and a budfrog goes "bud ,,, Weis... Er", but a winfrog goes "reboot, reboot, reboot" <> (shamelessly stolen by me from Civileme's post to another list ;) IMNSHO, it's viruses -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] System.map
On Saturday 06 July 2002 09:22 pm, Damian G wrote: > so, apparently, that system.map is not mandatory to make > a kernel boot I don't believe so. When you install a Mandrake pre-compiled kernel the rpm (use 'rpm -ivh' ) it creates the proper links in /boot for you, besides generating a new initrd and edit/run lilo to add the new kernel. When I roll my own, I edit Makefile and change EXTRAVERSION = , but also I uncomment the line # export INSTALL_PATH=/boot (ie, remove the # ). Then a last command of 'make install' in the compile proccess also will make the proper links in /boot, make initrd, edit/run lilo, etc. for you. I use this /etc/bashrc alias to check, alias bootlinks='ll /boot/{initrd,vmlinuz,System.map}*' Typing 'bootlinks' then, at least initrd and vmlinuz should point to the right kernels (the current active links will be color hi-lited). My alias doesn't change anything, just displays the current state of important links in /boot. Until I boot the new kernel, the important links, initrd and vmlinuz point to the correct kernel(s), but System.map doesn't. After rebooting to the new kernel, all three then correctly point to the right kernel for all installed kernels. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Apache DocumentRoot
Thanks for the info, never really thought about looking at the commonhttpd.conf file, however my problem still occurs... I guess my question comes down to this What are the permission/ownership requirements of DocumentRoot directories??? Cheers, Shannon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Todd Slater Sent: Sunday, 7 July 2002 00:37 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Apache DocumentRoot On Sun, 7 Jul 2002 00:12:26 +0930 "Shannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi There people, > > I just installed Mandrake 8.2 onto my new server and as part of that > install I installed the default Apache Server > Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer 1.3.23 > > I have tried changing the default DocumentRoot setting to something > other than /var/www however whenever I do this I always get a Forbidden > error when attempting to access the pages in the new DocumentRoot. I > have played around by chmod'ing the new dir to increasingly higher > levels of permissions however the error still appears. > > This not only applies to the default website on this server, but any > Virtual Hosts that I Include in the httpd.conf file through the Include > tag give the same result. > > Can anyone shed some light as to how I would get a new DocumentRoot > setting to function correctly. > > Kind regards, > > Shannon Hmm, I put my virtual hosts info in /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/Vhosts.conf, and specify document root in /etc/httpd/conf/commonhttpd.conf. What did you chmod your new root folder to? Did you stop and restart httpd? Could you access your site before you changed the root directory? Todd -- Todd Slater I am entirely certain that twenty years from now we will look back at education as it is practiced in most schools today and wonder that we could have tolerated anything so primitive. (John W. Gardner) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie]
On Sunday 07 Jul 2002 3:36 am, Tania Morell wrote: > Hi, > > I bought a new laptop this week (myfirst) and installed mandrake 8.2 on > it. My netgear 401 wireless card is hot swappable so when I unplug/plug > it in, I get a couple messages from cardmgr on console listing the > manufacturer and model of the card.. but when I cat > /var/lib/pcmcia/stab. It says both pcmcia slots are 'empty'.Man page > states that a low pitch sound means cardmgr failed to load the driver, > so I'm assuming the low pitch sound means it has failed? Can anyone > give me a couple quick tips for getting networking running on this > thing? Or point me in the right direction to some online info? I've > been searching for a couple hours with no luck. =) > > Thanks guys, > -T Did you run the networking wizard in Mandrake Control Centre? That will find and install most pcmcia wireless cards. It should prompt you for the wireless options. The ones that matter most are mode:(managed or unmanaged) and encryption key: (format is s:ascii_text) You can check operation of the wireless card with the console command iwconfig You might also need to install the wireless-tools RPM If you find the card forgets its configuration the second time you boot up just put the appropriate iwconfig statement in /etc/rc.local HTH derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com