Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible
On Thu, 03 Feb 2000, Pixel wrote: > known install bugs not corrected (that i remember): > - install not booting (stage2 not found and alike errors) > :( -> can't be reproduced > - install X server not working (GTK saying can't connect to X server) > :( -> can't be reproduced > - promise not detected > (patch available at www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3, but it seems it doesn't >work) > - PS/2 mistakenly detected > (patch available at www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3, but it seems it doesn't >work?) > - no PCI box (patch available at www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3) > - chineese Big5 is not displayed correctly > (workaround: boot install with ``linux mem=39M) > - bulgarian not displayed correctly > - bad symlink /dev/cdromX to hdX in case of ide burner > (fix: change the link to scd0 (or maybe scd1...)) Allow me to continue your llist just a little bit . My comments are based on 7.0, not the new 7.0-2, and refer to a Customized Development installation. Install steps on the left are upside down - Configure X should be at the top, Select Installation Class at the bottom.Progress is conventionally displayed as left to right or upwards (Climbing a tree, the path to heaven, etc.). so as better to conform to a traffic signal etaphor, and conform to 1st quadrant geometry that every one is used to and understands. The installation class is input before the install/upgrade decision.This is frustrating nonsense because during an update the installation class cannot be changed from what was selected at the initial installl.IMO, it's a basic requirement that it should be able to be changed, including deleting RPMs. Install or Update should include a third option - update from another Mandrake on another partition (used read-only).Essential! The input of networking information is too late, since networking characteristics influence the selection of RPMs to install. Ipchains is not set up according to the security level chosen - you just can't talk about medium or high security without this. /etc/hosts is not set up - the networking information collected should include what is necessary to do this. The directory setup under /mnt is useless for networked machines. Each machine needs a /mnt/local/ and a /mnt/remote/ or /mnt//. Otherwise total confusion reigns. The booting process adds /mnt/floppy, /mnt/cdrom, etc if they do not exist. Surely this process should work from the contents of /etc/fstab? Further, this directory creation is done AFTER the local filesystems are mounted. Crazy mount points and desktop icons are set up, eg 'DOS_hda5'. Why are these not /mnt/local/C, /mnt/local/D, etc? There is no need for the desktop icons if the much better kdf is used (see below). If a mount directory specified in /etc/fstab does not exist, the whole bootup process falls over. Supermount is fixed to only accept a vfat floppy. Set fs=auto and modprobe complains 'no such module'. Ext2 floppies must be mountable. Kdf is not installed. Pixel reports that it 'will not compile'.Yet the kdf rpm from from 6.1 installs and works perfectly as long as it was an initial install.It won't install on an upgrade installation. Kdf is a critically vital part of KDE. The nfs-utils RPM is not installed.Without this there can be no networking. The nfs daemon is not started in SysVInit. Therefore no networking. This was true of 6.1 as well. /etc/exports is not set up. Without this done on all machines on a network, no machine can mount directories on other machines on the same network. Enough for now? -- Regards, Ron. [AU] - sent by Linux.
Re: [Cooker] Vmware vs last kernels
On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, you wrote: > >From: Vox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [Cooker] Still unable to use vmware with last kernel > >Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 21:04:37 -0600 > > > >On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, you wrote: > > > That's the one I am using. I don't want to install the 2.3 kernel, but > >it's > > > good news, Thanks. > > > -=- > > > kk1 > > > > > > > > > >From: Alwyn Schoeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: Re: [Cooker] Still unable to use vmware with last kernel > > > >Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 11:56:37 +0200 > > > > > > > >Try VMWare for Linux 2.0 Beta, I'm using it with kernel 2.3.40 and it > > > >works, > > > >might work for you 2 :) > > > > Seems like the problem is the kernel headersthe > >/usr/src/linux/include/linux/version-up.h file says > > > >#define UTS_RELEASE "2.2.14-1mdk" > > > >while uname -r reports: > > > >[vox@vox vox]$ uname -r > >2.2.14-1mdklinus > > > >and vmware module building doesn't like that at allis this only > >my case or what? btw, this is happening in two different boxes with > >Mdk7 in em. > > > Mmmh... looks OK here: > $ cat /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version-up.h > #define UTS_RELEASE "2.2.15-0.7mdk" > #define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 131599 > #define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c)) > > $ uname -r > 2.2.15-0.7mdk > > I am using the standard kernel, not the "linus" one. Mmmthis makes less sence every time I read a msg in this thread...2.2.15-0.7mdk?? there's no such thing in ftp.tux.org nor in my CD (burned ISO)there's a bunch of different 2.2.14-15mdk's, plus the linus-2.2.14-1mdk one I'm running...so...now I'm completely mixed up...where did that 2.2.15 come from? -- Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_ technology than everyone else. -- Donald B. Marti Jr.
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[Cooker] kernel rpm updates for idiots
A question brought on by recently installing L-M on a new users system, a recent convert from the "Empire". How to make a basic, no recompile "clickable" kernel from the "update" icon on desktop; whereas no compiling,pointing to /boot, sustem-map,new,old, lilo-hand editing etc. would be necessary? Are there provisions being made for this or is it entirely impossible? It took me a year or two to get this somewhat straightened out myself but to a totally new user, to tell them,,, "yes, you can click on the update rpms icon but don't say install to the kernel rpms beacause its too complicated for you right now", begins to confuse the "upgradability" issue somewhat.! Am I out in "Left field" here.!? I am not advocating "dumbing down" Linux-Mandrake but merely making the basic configuration issues a little "simpler" for new users. Thanks, William Bouterse Juneau Alaska
Re: [Cooker] Vmware vs last kernels
>From: Vox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Cooker] Still unable to use vmware with last kernel >Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 21:04:37 -0600 > >On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, you wrote: > > That's the one I am using. I don't want to install the 2.3 kernel, but >it's > > good news, Thanks. > > -=- > > kk1 > > > > > > >From: Alwyn Schoeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: [Cooker] Still unable to use vmware with last kernel > > >Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 11:56:37 +0200 > > > > > >Try VMWare for Linux 2.0 Beta, I'm using it with kernel 2.3.40 and it > > >works, > > >might work for you 2 :) > > Seems like the problem is the kernel headersthe >/usr/src/linux/include/linux/version-up.h file says > >#define UTS_RELEASE "2.2.14-1mdk" > >while uname -r reports: > >[vox@vox vox]$ uname -r >2.2.14-1mdklinus > >and vmware module building doesn't like that at allis this only >my case or what? btw, this is happening in two different boxes with >Mdk7 in em. > >-- > >Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. >Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use >_higher_ technology than everyone else. > -- Donald B. Marti Jr. Mmmh... looks OK here: $ cat /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version-up.h #define UTS_RELEASE "2.2.15-0.7mdk" #define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 131599 #define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c)) $ uname -r 2.2.15-0.7mdk I am using the standard kernel, not the "linus" one. -=- kk1 __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [Cooker] kmpg and sblive
configure your sound card type sndconfig and then choose your sound card it should work make sure you are super user which in most people's case is root - Original Message - From: Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 2:19 PM Subject: Re: [Cooker] kmpg and sblive > sound does work (as user), but not with kmpg. > > > > > > On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, you wrote: > > What security level did you use? If you chose a medium security level then > > you need to allow your users (people other root) access to those devices. > > > > I can slowly see you are very very new to linux and may not know anything > > about hows groups have privileges for hardware and software. > > > > > > > > Roger > > > com> cc: > > Subject: [Cooker] kmpg and sblive > > 02/01/00 > > 02:43 PM > > Please > > respond to > > cooker > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When double clicking on a .wav file, kmpg automatically opens to play but > > displays error when clicking play, "kmpg couldn't open the audiodevice! all > > decoders stopped". usually i use the other media player after left > > clicking on > > a *.wav file. > > > > think the jan 01,00 iso (7.0) , it used media player when double clicking > > on a > > .wav file (all previous editions had the above error). > > > > now this error is back! yuck. > > > > to resolve: reassign the default .wav player (would imagine). > > > > > > -- > > > > Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! > > > > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ > > > > Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0 > -- > > > > Sent from: > > Lattitude (deg): 32.7130 > Longitude (deg): -117.1530 > Altitude (ft): 410.0 > GMT to Local (hrs): -8.0 (daylight savings enabled) > > > > Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! > > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ > > Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
Re: [Cooker] tickled pink
Thanks for the compliments my friend, most people when can't install it they blame it on the software Fareed S - Original Message - From: Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 10:57 AM Subject: [Cooker] tickled pink > I just installed Mdk 7.0, the 'cheapbytes' version of air. It > has most all files dated Jan. 10, 11, and 12th. Actually I did several > installs, just playing around with it. All went smoothly, no problems. > I was very impressed with the GUI install (not upgrade), particularly > the re-partitioning. The main reason I gave up a perfectly fine 6.0 > install was to re-partition. Figured I might as well upgrade too. > >I was also pleasantly surprised to find that several of my favorite > apps that I thought I'd need to re-install, were already installed! The > only hardware that wasn't completely setup and functioning was my AWE64 > sound card, but that was no problem. A quick 'sndconfig' took care of it > in seconds. As I said, I did several installs, trying 'recommended' to full > 'development', about 4 altogether. > >In 2 installs (tries) tho, Windows would not recognize a 2 gig fat32 > partition I was trying to leave on the end of the 8 gig HDD. NBD, I > was sort'a on the fence about having that partition, or just giving the > whole drive to Linux, which is what I ended up doing. In the first 3 > installs (about 40 mins. ea.) I also kept ending up with a 7mb blank > space on the end of the drive. I read awhile back that setting the > HDD from 'lba' to 'normal' in bios would eliminate this. So on the final > install, that's what I did. No more blank space, DiskDrake allocated the > entire drive (WD Caviar). On booting tho, I got the infamous 'LI'. > When I set the drive back to 'lba', that problem was fixed and 7.0 > booted without error. > > So thanks Mandrake, not everybody's havin problems with 7.0 ;-) > > [Hardware is a p3-450 oc'd to 608, on a soyo 6ba+III. 13.6 7200rpm IBM > hda (W98) master, and the WD 8.4 5400rpm hdb (Mdk 7) as slave on ide0. > SB AWE64 sound, Phoebe (TI chipset) 33,6 modem, pci Voodoo3] > >To comment on the recent 'oc'ing' discussion. Most oc'rs run some > of the 'stablest' hardware. My 450 will run W98 at 621, and some > oc'rs would call it stable. I run it at 608 because at that speed it > will run the '16 hour' prime95 (Linux) self test with no errors. > 'Cpuburn' wont' get the internal diode to go over 43C, no matter how > long it runs. I suspect a lot of the problems some blame on their > OS, compiler, Mandrake, etc., are really hardware problems, and > often from brand new ready made systems like Dell, Gateway, . > -- > .. Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: [Cooker] Bug report : PCMCIA detection on Compaq Armada notebooks
ok at installtion choose no pcmcia configuration, but after the installion is done then choose it. i had the same problem. Fareed S. - Original Message - From: Fenal, Jérôme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 10:08 AM Subject: [Cooker] Bug report : PCMCIA detection on Compaq Armada notebooks I just installed Air on some Compaq Armada Notebooks and I have freezes when trying to detect PCMCIA devices (either in the beginning of the install and at late network config). I triggered that on an Armada 1750 (PII 300, 128MB RAM, 4GB Disks) and on an Armada 1574D (P233MMX). The PCMCIA chip is a TI 1225 on the 1750, I think it the same on the 1574D. Please have a look at dmesg.log attached. Cdt, Jérôme > -Message d'origine- > De: Pixel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: mercredi 2 février 2000 18:25 > À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet: Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > On Wed 02 Feb at 13:58:54 +0100 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] done said: > > > You could find the Mandrake 7 V2 ISO on the mandrake FTP > server today. > > > It may be saturated because of all the mirors that sould > download today, but you should check. > > > It may release the boot disks, the root login on ftp > server and the high level of security during installation. > > > > > > Everyone hope it will be the good one... > > > > Will there be a changelog or anything of the sort released > describing > > what has been changed since the previous iso image? > > > > here it is: > > - fixed: bug in fat resizing > - fixed: bad error catching in auto fat resizing > - fixed: auto fat resizing only for `Recommended' > - fixed: Mylex DAC 960 non detectiong > - fixed: buggy entries in pcitable that made DrakX try to > install server `' > (empty string). Mostly for Matrox G100 > - added: auto detection of one more GeForce > - fixed: `DECchip 21041 [Tulip Pass 3]' driver is now de4x5 > - fixed: `DECchip 21050' is not a NIC! > - fixed: for east european languages, the 75dpi fonts were > not installed > - workaround: for east european languages (and maybe others), > the TIS fontset > from the mdk fonts was taken by Qt (it should have taken the > iso8859-[29]). > chkfontpath remove and re-add the mdk font directory fix > this. The problem is > fixed correctly with last qt from cooker > - fixed: conv=auto changed to conv=binary (was causing kfm > freeze and could > garbage binaries) > > known install bugs not corrected (that i remember): > - install not booting (stage2 not found and alike errors) > :( -> can't be reproduced > - install X server not working (GTK saying can't connect to X server) > :( -> can't be reproduced > - promise not detected > (patch available at www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3, > but it seems it doesn't work) > - PS/2 mistakenly detected > (patch available at www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3, > but it seems it doesn't work?) > - no PCI box (patch available at > www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3) > - chineese Big5 is not displayed correctly > (workaround: boot install with ``linux mem=39M) > - bulgarian not displayed correctly > - bad symlink /dev/cdromX to hdX in case of ide burner > (fix: change the link to scd0 (or maybe scd1...)) >
Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
here is what you should do man from windows 98 install partition magic and when the setup is done you are asked to remove the cd or diskette and press enter once you did it. Then the windows starts and you automatically can choose the size of your partition and make sure your partition for windows 98 is fat32 - Original Message - From: Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! > I feel like i'm repeating myself, but there are compatability problems between > using the mdk partitioning prg and partition magic 5.0. > > dunno which does what, but it doesn't look good as this user even verified. > most people (or the probabely the majority) do dual boot by havign win98 and > linux on the same hdd. although it is getting somewhat tight, with a ~25 gb > 7200rpm hdd - it fits well on these. > > again, yes the the compatability issue is somewhat a "bug". doesn't wipe out > the hdd, you just need to do some reconfiguring of the data, etc. > > do have pq magic 5.0 and haven't seen much difference in error fixing (as it's > said to have). eh, i even tried just tossing the $ into pq 5.0 hoping it would > fix the problems, but didn't > > think you need to use the pq utility found within the /utility/dos directy and > verify all the numbers look in a "familar" format. powerquest tech support can > help on this. think a colomn on mine said all "127's" 'cept one which read > "126". changed that to a "127" and everything became visible again. > > dunno. > > On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, you wrote: > > I think your comment is not a fair assessment of Mandrake 7.0. Your > > assessment is only a fractional portion of what the software offers. Have > > you checked to make sure the Harddrive does not have any problems prior to > > installing Mandrake 7.0. I have read this note and your previous note to > > understand your problem. Was there maintenance done on this hard drive? > > Could even repartition this hard drive with Partition magic. I would bet > > PM would have problems too. To go one step further I have a spare hard > > drive (6 gigs) which I installed Windows 98 Revision 2 on first then > > installed Mandrake 7.0; I did not run into a problem. Maybe I am > > prejudice in discounting what could be a problem in your eyes, but I was > > able to run the whole install and launch Linux. > > > > I also read the announcement you are referencing. It mentions the > > repartitioning for the installation process. It is a marketing tool for > > all types of computers-- not just a computer which has Microsoft Windows > > already installed on it. You are trying to site this for your example with > > is just one type of use. I belong to a User Group which has not reported > > problems. I personally have used the resizing on a Linux Install for my > > hard drive (to have Linux as the only operating system) it never errored. > > > > What you call an acknowledgement has only for those people who tried > > windows and linux on the same box. Microsoft does many things with their > > products which could result in problems for the hard drive. How can > > Mandrake be expected to fix all problems with a hard drive if Microsoft did > > something bizarre. > > > > I disagree on your assessment of Mandrake's quality. > > > > > > > > John.Pigdon@Su > > rePlan.NetTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > cc: > > 01/31/00 10:47Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! > > PM > > Please respond > > to cooker > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You make it sound as though I was dealing with beta software. I was > > commenting on the inadequacy of a released product ( > > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/announce-air.php3 ) to deal correctly with > > my data (I got it 3 days after it was released), when there was no mention > > anywhere of any problems re partitioning. In fact, Mandrake use this as a > > big marketing tool with no mention of any problems anywhere on the site > > There is still no reference to 7.0 in the updates area of the site. > > > > Problems with partitioning on install have now been acknowledged as have > > other install problems. There are just too many problems with 7.0 for it to > > be considered release quality. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/02/2000 12:05:30 PM > > > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > cc: > > Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! > > > > first off...as i said, resizing windows or "adding partitions" was a > > no-no". > > did that and when booting back to dos and using pqmagic stated, "partition > > errorpartition wasn't visible or no partitions to show". to resolve, > > had > > to go back a delete the swap partition that i added. > > > > te
Re: [Cooker] Still unable to use vmware with last kernel
On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, you wrote: > That's the one I am using. I don't want to install the 2.3 kernel, but it's > good news, Thanks. > -=- > kk1 > > > >From: Alwyn Schoeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [Cooker] Still unable to use vmware with last kernel > >Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 11:56:37 +0200 > > > >Try VMWare for Linux 2.0 Beta, I'm using it with kernel 2.3.40 and it > >works, > >might work for you 2 :) Seems like the problem is the kernel headersthe /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version-up.h file says #define UTS_RELEASE "2.2.14-1mdk" while uname -r reports: [vox@vox vox]$ uname -r 2.2.14-1mdklinus and vmware module building doesn't like that at allis this only my case or what? btw, this is happening in two different boxes with Mdk7 in em. -- Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_ technology than everyone else. -- Donald B. Marti Jr.
[Cooker] netscape and mdk "welcome"
after i switch off teh "default page" w/i prefs (it now shows to "open blank page" on startup), i still get the "file:/usr/doc/HTML/index.html" page operning whenever i start netscape. bug? (probabely reported before) Sent from: Lattitude (deg):32.7130 Longitude (deg):-117.1530 Altitude (ft): 410.0 GMT to Local (hrs): -8.0 (daylight savings enabled) Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
Re: [Cooker] mounting audio cd
lolcurioisity...and also to try and attempt to freeze my o/s?? lol oh...duhdon't have to mount the stupid thing to play audio... well, i (as you stated) really dont' have a need to mount the thing unless you want to copy it. which i don't guess there should really be some type of prompt stating "cannot mount audio cd-rom" or something. think when i do put an "audio/music cdrom" into my actual scsi cdrom (and not ide-scs cd-rw), it appears to actually play it. the scsi cd-rom continues to with the green light while the rest of teh kde desktop freezes. (can't break out of it or anything). enjoying my audio/music cdrom now (via cd-rw) :) On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, you wrote: > Why should you mount the audio cdrom?? > > If you realy want to do that go to www.freshmeat.net and search for cdfs. > > Btw I had to use gcc 2.7.2.3 to compile cdfs.. > > /M > > > On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Roger wrote: > > > how come one cannot mount an "audio" or "music" cdrom? > > > > if i use the kfm (kde) to veiw it, it "freezes" everything. > > if i use the ide-scsi cd-r, it specifies "unknown fs type, please specify" > > > > > > > > > > Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! > > > > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ > > > > Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0 > > > > _|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| _|_|_|_| > _|_| _|_| _|_| _|_|_| > _|_|_|_|_| _|_|_| _|_| > _|_|_| _|_| _|_|_| > _| _|_| _|_|_| _|_|_|_| > > > --==** LIVETS VATTEN **==-- -- Sent from: Lattitude (deg):32.7130 Longitude (deg):-117.1530 Altitude (ft): 410.0 GMT to Local (hrs): -8.0 (daylight savings enabled) Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
[Cooker] ide-scsi Desktop Icon
used teh instructions on: www.whitem.demon.co.uk/oldsite/idescsi_desktop.htm as a work around. the instructions pertaining to the sr# or misleadingboth should read teh same value (mine = sr1) -- Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
[Cooker] 7200i ide-scsi h/w detection (dmesg)
here's what it found on the hp7200i w/i the dmesg file: sr1: scsi3-mmc drive: 6x/6x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray think the device is only a 4x read, right? Or to my lack of knowledge, is it just under rated within the hp documentation?? just in case, i've also posted the specs from the hp 7200i prod info and my dmesg (just in case!). HP CD-Writer Plus Drives - HP CD-Writer Plus 7200i Drive Product Information Product summary Simple as a floppy with all the qualities of a CD Write, update and rewrite Create CDs for CD-ROM and audio players Save and share up to 650 MB of information world wide Hardware specifications System features HP part number 7200i C4380A Interface 7200I EIDE-(ATAPI) with MMC Loading mechanism Tray Transfer rates Read: 1 X, 2 X, 4 X, 6 X * (1x=150 kB/s) Write: 1 X, 2 X (CD-R); 2 X (CD-RW) Buffering 1 MB (more than 3 sec at 1X speed) 1 Write methods Track at once Disc at once Incremental (packet) MultiSession acc. Orange Book part 2 Write verification Automatic Power Control to dynamically adjust laser write power Format and ECC standard Red, Yellow, Orange, Green Books Logical Recording format UDF and ISO 9660 Encoding method EFM Media CD-RW or CD-R Disc capacities 120mm disc Disc listed capacity: 74 minutes Data capacity: 681,984,000 bytes Disc listed capacity: 63 minutes Data capacity: 580,608,000 bytes 80mm disc Disc listed capacity: 21 minutes Data capacity: 193,536,000 bytes Disc listed capacity: 18 minutes Data capacity: 165,888,000 bytes Creative SBLive! at 0xef40 on irq 19 aha152x: BIOS test: passed, detected 1 controller(s) aha152x0: vital data: PORTBASE=0x340, IRQ=11, SCSI ID=7, reconnect=enabled, parity=enabled, synchronous=disabled, delay=100, extended translation=disabled aha152x: trying software interrupt, ok. scsi0 : Adaptec 152x SCSI driver; $Revision: 1.7 $ scsi : 1 host. Vendor: TEAC Model: CD-ROM CD-532SRev: 1.0A Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0 sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 0x/0x caddy Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56 hdd:<3>ide-scsi: hdd: unsupported command in request queue (0) end_request: I/O error, dev 16:40 (hdd), sector 0 unable to read partition table scsi1 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices scsi : 2 hosts. Vendor: MATSHITA Model: LS-120 VER5 00 Rev: F523 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 Detected scsi removable disk sda at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 Vendor: HPModel: CD-Writer+ 7200 Rev: 3.01 Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Detected scsi CD-ROM sr1 at scsi1, channel 0, id 1, lun 0 sr1: scsi3-mmc drive: 6x/6x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray sda : READ CAPACITY failed. sda : status = 0, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 28 sda : extended sense code = 2 sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB. sda:scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 unable to read partition table -- Sent from: Lattitude (deg):32.7130 Longitude (deg):-117.1530 Altitude (ft): 410.0 GMT to Local (hrs): -8.0 (daylight savings enabled) Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
Re: [Cooker] mounting audio cd
Why should you mount the audio cdrom?? If you realy want to do that go to www.freshmeat.net and search for cdfs. Btw I had to use gcc 2.7.2.3 to compile cdfs.. /M On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Roger wrote: > how come one cannot mount an "audio" or "music" cdrom? > > if i use the kfm (kde) to veiw it, it "freezes" everything. > if i use the ide-scsi cd-r, it specifies "unknown fs type, please specify" > > > > > Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! > > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ > > Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0 > _|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| _|_|_|_| _|_| _|_| _|_| _|_|_| _|_|_|_|_| _|_|_| _|_| _|_|_| _|_| _|_|_| _| _|_| _|_|_| _|_|_|_| --==** LIVETS VATTEN **==--
[Cooker] mounting audio cd
how come one cannot mount an "audio" or "music" cdrom? if i use the kfm (kde) to veiw it, it "freezes" everything. if i use the ide-scsi cd-r, it specifies "unknown fs type, please specify" Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
[Cooker] Mandrake updates
Hello. Since some time ago I'm mirroring some Mandrake stuff with 'rsync' from 'sunsite.uio.no'. Last night all updated images for 7.0 sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/linux/Mandrake/updates/7.0/images got deleted (yes, I do a "real" mirror). Well, today I was looking manually on sunsite via ftp and found a new directory structure an empty tree (except 'ls-LR')vvv sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/linux/Mandrake/updates/7.0/RPMS/ SRPMS/ images/ ls-lR and an additional new tree sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/linux/Mandrake/updates/7.00/RPMS/ SRPMS/ images/ ls-lR The latter contains the lost images. Is there something magic? Liebe Grüße, Nora. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.sappho-net.de/ Lesbian Computer Networks, Finland http://www.sappho.net/ Web for Women (von Frauen, für Frauen) http://www.w4w.net/
Re: [Cooker] problems with MASQ
Thanks to all who helped me with this problem. The problem was not Mandrake but my brand new 100mb network cards. Solved through the purchase of netgear cards from bay networks. Dunc Duncan Hall wrote: Hi all. I'm running 7.0 on two machines. One macine has two network cards and is attached to my office Lan on eth0 and to the second machine via eth1. Masq seems to work for browsing the web but file transfers for files over a few hundred k stop after a few seconds. This happens using wget, netscape and ftp. It just stalls or time out in win98 and Air. Has anyone else had this problem and if so how was it fixed? I did some research in the Masq Howto and it said to look at the TrinityOS pages which unfortunately are down at the moment. Help! Dunc -- \\- Duncan Hall - SysAdmin Viator - Sydney AU +61 2 93616137 -\\ -- -- \\- Duncan Hall - SysAdmin Viator - Sydney AU +61 2 93616137 -\\ --
Re: [Cooker] kudzu core dumps
Hi, So the reason of the crash is that I have some data arriving on my comm port and kudzu doesn't like it. If I stop the incoming data, kudzu works fine. A segfault is no good though... you may want to put a -s option in the kudzu init.d script. -=- kk1 >From: Chmouel Boudjnah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Cooker] kudzu core dumps >Date: 02 Feb 2000 04:48:07 +0100 > >"Quel Qun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On my machine, kudzu core dumps without the -s option. Am I the only >one? > >do : > > strace -rf -o /tmp/foo kudzu -s > >and send the tail /tmp/foo output > >-- >MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ >--Chmouel __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[Cooker] cd-rw using scsi emu needs a desktop icon -dummy me forgot!
my first scsi cd-rom drive is listed as cd-rom_2 (on the desktop icon) my second is a cd-rw (ide-scsi) and the link on the desktop is broken but probabely be referred to as "Cd-Rom". the ordering is also reversed but i guess i could attribute that to the weird scsi cdrom and ide cd-rw h/w lay that i have. it does work tho on install per my previous post on this layout. just that teh cd-rw devise does need a dekstop cdrom link to the appropriate mnt point. playing around with this now -- Sent from: Lattitude (deg):32.7130 Longitude (deg):-117.1530 Altitude (ft): 410.0 GMT to Local (hrs): -8.0 (daylight savings enabled) Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
Re: [Cooker] Still unable to use vmware with last kernel
That's the one I am using. I don't want to install the 2.3 kernel, but it's good news, Thanks. -=- kk1 >From: Alwyn Schoeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Cooker] Still unable to use vmware with last kernel >Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 11:56:37 +0200 > >Try VMWare for Linux 2.0 Beta, I'm using it with kernel 2.3.40 and it >works, >might work for you 2 :) > >Quel Qun wrote: > > > I know, I know, > > > > I don't want to advertise anything, it's just that someone else talked >about > > header problems. > > > > error message: > > Unable to make a vmmon module that can be loaded in the running kernel: > > /tmp/vmware/config/1668/vmmon.o: unresolved symbol best_memset > > > > Apparently, best_memset has been introduced between 2.2.14 and 2.2.15 (I > > cannot grep it in the 2.2.14 headers). Since it is declared as external >in > > string.h, there could be a missing #include somewhere. > > > > I wish I'd have time to search deeper. For now, I'll live without any > > licensed stuff ;-) > > > > =-= > > kk1 > > "I have to admit, it's getting better, a little better, all the time" > > (Beatles) > > > > >From: Chmouel Boudjnah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: [Cooker] Still unable to use vmware with last kernel > > >Date: 02 Feb 2000 04:49:02 +0100 > > > > > >"Quel Qun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > I am still unable to insert the vmware module vmmon.o with the last > > >kernel > > > > version (2.2.15-0.7mdk). I went back to the Air 2.2.14-15mdk and it >goes > > > > fine. > > > > > >I have to admit i don't test very often vmware when i do a new kernel > > >:\. > > > > > > > > >-- > > >MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ > > >--Chmouel > > > > __ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >-- >~~ >Alwyn Schoeman >Systems Engineer >Prism Secure Solutions > > > __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [Cooker] kmpg and sblive
sound does work (as user), but not with kmpg. On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, you wrote: > What security level did you use? If you chose a medium security level then > you need to allow your users (people other root) access to those devices. > > I can slowly see you are very very new to linux and may not know anything > about hows groups have privileges for hardware and software. > > > > > Roger > > > com> cc: > > Subject: [Cooker] kmpg and sblive > > 02/01/00 > > 02:43 PM > > Please > > respond to > > cooker > > > > > > > > > > When double clicking on a .wav file, kmpg automatically opens to play but > displays error when clicking play, "kmpg couldn't open the audiodevice! all > decoders stopped". usually i use the other media player after left > clicking on > a *.wav file. > > think the jan 01,00 iso (7.0) , it used media player when double clicking > on a > .wav file (all previous editions had the above error). > > now this error is back! yuck. > > to resolve: reassign the default .wav player (would imagine). > > > -- > > Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! > > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ > > Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0 -- Sent from: Lattitude (deg):32.7130 Longitude (deg):-117.1530 Altitude (ft): 410.0 GMT to Local (hrs): -8.0 (daylight savings enabled) Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible
> "P" == Pixel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: P> Gary Lawrence Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I know it's extra bother, but for those of us who had to >> arrange for CD's to be burned and mailed to us, is there any >> way we could create an 'updates/7.0v1' directory for just those >> packages that were corrected in 7.0v2? >> P> take the images from updates/images P> they do the same fixes, except for the 75dpi fonts for P> iso8859-[29] Perhaps you misunderstood: Without high-speed access or a CD burner, downloading new iso images is not practical, and there are only a dozen or so packages which have changed. What I'd hoped is to have a directory of just the updated RPMs so I'd only need to launch MandrakeUpdate (with a hacked last line to set the version number) I realize we can't use the normal 7.0 (or 7.00?) updates directory because these will hold updates to the formal release, but without the updates added between the first iso and the final edition, I'm also afraid my system will never notice buggy packages (unless there are further updates after the formal release) In lieu of an updates directory, is there a place were you have summarized all of the packages that have been updated in v2? I don't mind fetching them the old-fashioned way ;) -- Gary Lawrence Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TeleDynamics Communications Inc Business Telecom Services : Internet Consulting : http://www.teledyn.com Linux/GNU Education Group: http://www.egroups.com/group/linux-education/ "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."(Pablo Picasso)
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Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible
Ryan Wahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Please do!! I have already setup my Mandrake 7.0 final machine... I don't want to > have to reinstall. hehe. look at the bug list i posted, you'll see there's nothing reinstalling for
[Cooker] tickled pink
I just installed Mdk 7.0, the 'cheapbytes' version of air. It has most all files dated Jan. 10, 11, and 12th. Actually I did several installs, just playing around with it. All went smoothly, no problems. I was very impressed with the GUI install (not upgrade), particularly the re-partitioning. The main reason I gave up a perfectly fine 6.0 install was to re-partition. Figured I might as well upgrade too. I was also pleasantly surprised to find that several of my favorite apps that I thought I'd need to re-install, were already installed! The only hardware that wasn't completely setup and functioning was my AWE64 sound card, but that was no problem. A quick 'sndconfig' took care of it in seconds. As I said, I did several installs, trying 'recommended' to full 'development', about 4 altogether. In 2 installs (tries) tho, Windows would not recognize a 2 gig fat32 partition I was trying to leave on the end of the 8 gig HDD. NBD, I was sort'a on the fence about having that partition, or just giving the whole drive to Linux, which is what I ended up doing. In the first 3 installs (about 40 mins. ea.) I also kept ending up with a 7mb blank space on the end of the drive. I read awhile back that setting the HDD from 'lba' to 'normal' in bios would eliminate this. So on the final install, that's what I did. No more blank space, DiskDrake allocated the entire drive (WD Caviar). On booting tho, I got the infamous 'LI'. When I set the drive back to 'lba', that problem was fixed and 7.0 booted without error. So thanks Mandrake, not everybody's havin problems with 7.0 ;-) [Hardware is a p3-450 oc'd to 608, on a soyo 6ba+III. 13.6 7200rpm IBM hda (W98) master, and the WD 8.4 5400rpm hdb (Mdk 7) as slave on ide0. SB AWE64 sound, Phoebe (TI chipset) 33,6 modem, pci Voodoo3] To comment on the recent 'oc'ing' discussion. Most oc'rs run some of the 'stablest' hardware. My 450 will run W98 at 621, and some oc'rs would call it stable. I run it at 608 because at that speed it will run the '16 hour' prime95 (Linux) self test with no errors. 'Cpuburn' wont' get the internal diode to go over 43C, no matter how long it runs. I suspect a lot of the problems some blame on their OS, compiler, Mandrake, etc., are really hardware problems, and often from brand new ready made systems like Dell, Gateway, . -- .. Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible
Please do!! I have already setup my Mandrake 7.0 final machine... I don't want to have to reinstall. hehe. Quoting Gary Lawrence Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > "l" == linux-gorius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > l> You could find the Mandrake 7 V2 ISO on the mandrake FTP server > l> today. > > I know it's extra bother, but for those of us who had to arrange for > CD's to be burned and mailed to us, is there any way we could create > an 'updates/7.0v1' directory for just those packages that were > corrected in 7.0v2? > > -- > Gary Lawrence Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TeleDynamics Communications Inc > Business Telecom Services : Internet Consulting : http://www.teledyn.com > Linux/GNU Education Group: http://www.egroups.com/group/linux-education/ > "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."(Pablo Picasso) > Ryan Wahle [EMAIL PROTECTED] InnerCite
Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible
Gary Lawrence Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > "l" == linux-gorius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > l> You could find the Mandrake 7 V2 ISO on the mandrake FTP server > l> today. > > I know it's extra bother, but for those of us who had to arrange for > CD's to be burned and mailed to us, is there any way we could create > an 'updates/7.0v1' directory for just those packages that were > corrected in 7.0v2? > take the images from updates/images they do the same fixes, except for the 75dpi fonts for iso8859-[29]
Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible
> "l" == linux-gorius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: l> You could find the Mandrake 7 V2 ISO on the mandrake FTP server l> today. I know it's extra bother, but for those of us who had to arrange for CD's to be burned and mailed to us, is there any way we could create an 'updates/7.0v1' directory for just those packages that were corrected in 7.0v2? -- Gary Lawrence Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TeleDynamics Communications Inc Business Telecom Services : Internet Consulting : http://www.teledyn.com Linux/GNU Education Group: http://www.egroups.com/group/linux-education/ "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."(Pablo Picasso)
[Cooker] Bug report : PCMCIA detection on Compaq Armada notebooks
I just installed Air on some Compaq Armada Notebooks and I have freezes when trying to detect PCMCIA devices (either in the beginning of the install and at late network config). I triggered that on an Armada 1750 (PII 300, 128MB RAM, 4GB Disks) and on an Armada 1574D (P233MMX). The PCMCIA chip is a TI 1225 on the 1750, I think it the same on the 1574D. Please have a look at dmesg.log attached. Cdt, Jérôme > -Message d'origine- > De: Pixel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: mercredi 2 février 2000 18:25 > À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet: Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > On Wed 02 Feb at 13:58:54 +0100 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] done said: > > > You could find the Mandrake 7 V2 ISO on the mandrake FTP > server today. > > > It may be saturated because of all the mirors that sould > download today, but you should check. > > > It may release the boot disks, the root login on ftp > server and the high level of security during installation. > > > > > > Everyone hope it will be the good one... > > > > Will there be a changelog or anything of the sort released > describing > > what has been changed since the previous iso image? > > > > here it is: > > - fixed: bug in fat resizing > - fixed: bad error catching in auto fat resizing > - fixed: auto fat resizing only for `Recommended' > - fixed: Mylex DAC 960 non detectiong > - fixed: buggy entries in pcitable that made DrakX try to > install server `' > (empty string). Mostly for Matrox G100 > - added: auto detection of one more GeForce > - fixed: `DECchip 21041 [Tulip Pass 3]' driver is now de4x5 > - fixed: `DECchip 21050' is not a NIC! > - fixed: for east european languages, the 75dpi fonts were > not installed > - workaround: for east european languages (and maybe others), > the TIS fontset > from the mdk fonts was taken by Qt (it should have taken the > iso8859-[29]). > chkfontpath remove and re-add the mdk font directory fix > this. The problem is > fixed correctly with last qt from cooker > - fixed: conv=auto changed to conv=binary (was causing kfm > freeze and could > garbage binaries) > > known install bugs not corrected (that i remember): > - install not booting (stage2 not found and alike errors) > :( -> can't be reproduced > - install X server not working (GTK saying can't connect to X server) > :( -> can't be reproduced > - promise not detected > (patch available at www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3, > but it seems it doesn't work) > - PS/2 mistakenly detected > (patch available at www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3, > but it seems it doesn't work?) > - no PCI box (patch available at > www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3) > - chineese Big5 is not displayed correctly > (workaround: boot install with ``linux mem=39M) > - bulgarian not displayed correctly > - bad symlink /dev/cdromX to hdX in case of ide burner > (fix: change the link to scd0 (or maybe scd1...)) > dmesg.log
Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Wed 02 Feb at 13:58:54 +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] done said: > > You could find the Mandrake 7 V2 ISO on the mandrake FTP server today. > > It may be saturated because of all the mirors that sould download today, but you >should check. > > It may release the boot disks, the root login on ftp server and the high level of >security during installation. > > > > Everyone hope it will be the good one... > > Will there be a changelog or anything of the sort released describing > what has been changed since the previous iso image? > here it is: - fixed: bug in fat resizing - fixed: bad error catching in auto fat resizing - fixed: auto fat resizing only for `Recommended' - fixed: Mylex DAC 960 non detectiong - fixed: buggy entries in pcitable that made DrakX try to install server `' (empty string). Mostly for Matrox G100 - added: auto detection of one more GeForce - fixed: `DECchip 21041 [Tulip Pass 3]' driver is now de4x5 - fixed: `DECchip 21050' is not a NIC! - fixed: for east european languages, the 75dpi fonts were not installed - workaround: for east european languages (and maybe others), the TIS fontset from the mdk fonts was taken by Qt (it should have taken the iso8859-[29]). chkfontpath remove and re-add the mdk font directory fix this. The problem is fixed correctly with last qt from cooker - fixed: conv=auto changed to conv=binary (was causing kfm freeze and could garbage binaries) known install bugs not corrected (that i remember): - install not booting (stage2 not found and alike errors) :( -> can't be reproduced - install X server not working (GTK saying can't connect to X server) :( -> can't be reproduced - promise not detected (patch available at www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3, but it seems it doesn't work) - PS/2 mistakenly detected (patch available at www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3, but it seems it doesn't work?) - no PCI box (patch available at www.linux-mandrake.com/en/airlast.php3) - chineese Big5 is not displayed correctly (workaround: boot install with ``linux mem=39M) - bulgarian not displayed correctly - bad symlink /dev/cdromX to hdX in case of ide burner (fix: change the link to scd0 (or maybe scd1...))
Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible
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Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible
On Wed 02 Feb at 13:58:54 +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] done said: > You could find the Mandrake 7 V2 ISO on the mandrake FTP server today. > It may be saturated because of all the mirors that sould download today, but you >should check. > It may release the boot disks, the root login on ftp server and the high level of >security during installation. > > Everyone hope it will be the good one... Will there be a changelog or anything of the sort released describing what has been changed since the previous iso image? Cheers, -Charlie
Re: [Cooker] Re: kernel-2.2.15-0.7mdk
from the quill of Chmouel Boudjnah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on scroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Brian J. Murrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > > Ugh! Did my changes for freeswan and %pre/post scripts not make it > in > > time? > > > i think i did this but forget to noticed in the changelog, you talk > about the %pre rm -f /lib/modules/*/modules.dep, right ? Actually that particular script did make it in and actually was in the 5mdk release. However, I think it should go in the %preun, and definately should not remove /lib/modules/*/modules.dep, but rather /lib/modules//modules.dep. The file needs to be removed so that when rpm tries to remove the /lib/modules/ directory it does not get an error. That aside however, what I was referring to not making it into the kernel was modified "%post [smp|fb|secure...]" scripts which sets up the links for the kernel being installed to be the current kernel while also backing up the old kernel into "linux.old". As well the additional package "freeswan" that I hacked into the kernel. I uploaded my spec file and my freeswan-1.2 patch file to the crypto ftp site a couple of days ago. b. -- Brian J. Murrell InterLinx Support Services, Inc. North Vancouver, B.C. 604 983 UNIX Platform and Brand Independent UNIX Support - R3.2 - R4 - BSD
Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
I have to agree with this statement. (Partially because I had windoze get trashed on trying to resize a partition) The main problem I see is that I was downloading daily updates to cooker and "all of a sudden" cooker was "gone" and mandrake 7.0 was released... I have been a big Mandrake fan since 5.2 and still prefer the distro but would rather wait for a quality release than rushing something out the door. Esko Woudenberg > You make it sound as though I was dealing with beta software. I was > commenting on the inadequacy of a released product ( > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/announce-air.php3 ) to deal correctly with > my data (I got it 3 days after it was released), when there was no mention > anywhere of any problems re partitioning. In fact, Mandrake use this as a > big marketing tool with no mention of any problems anywhere on the site > There is still no reference to 7.0 in the updates area of the site. > r
Re: [Cooker] Re: [CHRPM] kernel-2.2.15-0.7mdk
"Brian J. Murrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ugh! Did my changes for freeswan and %pre/post scripts not make it in > time? i think i did this but forget to noticed in the changelog, you talk about the %pre rm -f /lib/modules/*/modules.dep, right ? -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Chmouel
[Cooker] Mandrake 7 ISO V2 soon avalaible
You could find the Mandrake 7 V2 ISO on the mandrake FTP server today. It may be saturated because of all the mirors that sould download today, but you should check. It may release the boot disks, the root login on ftp server and the high level of security during installation. Everyone hope it will be the good one... - La messagerie itinérante sans abonnement NetCourrier - Web : www.netcourrier.com Minitel : 3615 et 3623 NETCOURRIER Tél : 08 36 69 00 21
Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
Speaking of hard drives, I own my own computer store so I see allot of things and I was having trouble with one set up I had over three different motherboards and it all turned out to be my hard drive. It was an ibm scsi less than a year old. Also to note none of the regular problems were occurring. It would get xserver errors that would lock up the system and on reboot all the drives would have to checked for damage, which was always fixed without a word about bad blocks or anything remotely hard drive related. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I think your comment is not a fair assessment of Mandrake 7.0. Your > assessment is only a fractional portion of what the software offers. Have > you checked to make sure the Harddrive does not have any problems prior to > installing Mandrake 7.0. I have read this note and your previous note to > understand your problem. Was there maintenance done on this hard drive? > Could even repartition this hard drive with Partition magic. I would bet > PM would have problems too. To go one step further I have a spare hard > drive (6 gigs) which I installed Windows 98 Revision 2 on first then > installed Mandrake 7.0; I did not run into a problem. Maybe I am > prejudice in discounting what could be a problem in your eyes, but I was > able to run the whole install and launch Linux. > > I also read the announcement you are referencing. It mentions the > repartitioning for the installation process. It is a marketing tool for > all types of computers-- not just a computer which has Microsoft Windows > already installed on it. You are trying to site this for your example with > is just one type of use. I belong to a User Group which has not reported > problems. I personally have used the resizing on a Linux Install for my > hard drive (to have Linux as the only operating system) it never errored. > > What you call an acknowledgement has only for those people who tried > windows and linux on the same box. Microsoft does many things with their > products which could result in problems for the hard drive. How can > Mandrake be expected to fix all problems with a hard drive if Microsoft did > something bizarre. > > I disagree on your assessment of Mandrake's quality. > > > John.Pigdon@Su > rePlan.NetTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > 01/31/00 10:47Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release >delayed! > PM > Please respond > to cooker > > > > You make it sound as though I was dealing with beta software. I was > commenting on the inadequacy of a released product ( > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/announce-air.php3 ) to deal correctly with > my data (I got it 3 days after it was released), when there was no mention > anywhere of any problems re partitioning. In fact, Mandrake use this as a > big marketing tool with no mention of any problems anywhere on the site > There is still no reference to 7.0 in the updates area of the site. > > Problems with partitioning on install have now been acknowledged as have > other install problems. There are just too many problems with 7.0 for it to > be considered release quality. > > Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/02/2000 12:05:30 PM > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! > > first off...as i said, resizing windows or "adding partitions" was a > no-no". > did that and when booting back to dos and using pqmagic stated, "partition > errorpartition wasn't visible or no partitions to show". to resolve, > had > to go back a delete the swap partition that i added. > > tell ya one thing, your confidence is won pretty quick! me, i said, "ahh, > what > the heck, i'll let it make "just" my swap partition." glad i was safe with > my > data. just had to go back and delete the swap. also, you could have given > powerquest a call for techsupport, could have just been a "value" that > needed > to be edited with their utility apps w/i /utitilites/dos somewhere. (had > to do > this also) > > last item, "data not backed-up" is "lost data"! This is a primary rule > when > dealing with any computer. what would you do if a lightning bolt struck > your > hdd? Me? I would simpley say "oh well" and pop in my cd-rom and > re-install > (windows98? probabely needed to be reinstalled anyways..usually is the case > with mine anyways). > > On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: > This idea didn't work for > me. > Here's what happened > I went to install MDK7.0 on an 8 GB disk with > WIN98 on it. > Told partitioner to give 2 GB to Linux (leaving 6GB for > Windows) > > After it all went horribly wrong and I ended up with a corrupt Windows > that > > wouldn't boot, I started from scratch. > I deleted the Linux partition (and > swap) using the MDK 7 installer, > rebooted to DOS, ran fdisk
Re: [Cooker] creating partitions at command line
"Hugo Rabson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> In theory, I suppose I could make a carbon copy of the device ('cat /dev/hda
> | tar -cz > /dev/hdd/hda.tgz') but what if the destination hard drive has a
> different cylinder/sector configuration?
>
No, that won't work at all.
1. /dev/hdd is a block device, not a directory.
2. if you cat /dev/hda, you cat the whole drive, from sector 0 to last sector.
Now what if you were a little more clear on what you want to do
exactly?
--
fg
# rm *;o
o: command not found
Re: [Cooker] Still unable to use vmware with last kernel
Try VMWare for Linux 2.0 Beta, I'm using it with kernel 2.3.40 and it works, might work for you 2 :) Quel Qun wrote: > I know, I know, > > I don't want to advertise anything, it's just that someone else talked about > header problems. > > error message: > Unable to make a vmmon module that can be loaded in the running kernel: > /tmp/vmware/config/1668/vmmon.o: unresolved symbol best_memset > > Apparently, best_memset has been introduced between 2.2.14 and 2.2.15 (I > cannot grep it in the 2.2.14 headers). Since it is declared as external in > string.h, there could be a missing #include somewhere. > > I wish I'd have time to search deeper. For now, I'll live without any > licensed stuff ;-) > > =-= > kk1 > "I have to admit, it's getting better, a little better, all the time" > (Beatles) > > >From: Chmouel Boudjnah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [Cooker] Still unable to use vmware with last kernel > >Date: 02 Feb 2000 04:49:02 +0100 > > > >"Quel Qun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I am still unable to insert the vmware module vmmon.o with the last > >kernel > > > version (2.2.15-0.7mdk). I went back to the Air 2.2.14-15mdk and it goes > > > fine. > > > >I have to admit i don't test very often vmware when i do a new kernel > >:\. > > > > > >-- > >MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ > >--Chmouel > > __ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- ~~ Alwyn Schoeman Systems Engineer Prism Secure Solutions
Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
I feel like i'm repeating myself, but there are compatability problems between using the mdk partitioning prg and partition magic 5.0. dunno which does what, but it doesn't look good as this user even verified. most people (or the probabely the majority) do dual boot by havign win98 and linux on the same hdd. although it is getting somewhat tight, with a ~25 gb 7200rpm hdd - it fits well on these. again, yes the the compatability issue is somewhat a "bug". doesn't wipe out the hdd, you just need to do some reconfiguring of the data, etc. do have pq magic 5.0 and haven't seen much difference in error fixing (as it's said to have). eh, i even tried just tossing the $ into pq 5.0 hoping it would fix the problems, but didn't think you need to use the pq utility found within the /utility/dos directy and verify all the numbers look in a "familar" format. powerquest tech support can help on this. think a colomn on mine said all "127's" 'cept one which read "126". changed that to a "127" and everything became visible again. dunno. On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, you wrote: > I think your comment is not a fair assessment of Mandrake 7.0. Your > assessment is only a fractional portion of what the software offers. Have > you checked to make sure the Harddrive does not have any problems prior to > installing Mandrake 7.0. I have read this note and your previous note to > understand your problem. Was there maintenance done on this hard drive? > Could even repartition this hard drive with Partition magic. I would bet > PM would have problems too. To go one step further I have a spare hard > drive (6 gigs) which I installed Windows 98 Revision 2 on first then > installed Mandrake 7.0; I did not run into a problem. Maybe I am > prejudice in discounting what could be a problem in your eyes, but I was > able to run the whole install and launch Linux. > > I also read the announcement you are referencing. It mentions the > repartitioning for the installation process. It is a marketing tool for > all types of computers-- not just a computer which has Microsoft Windows > already installed on it. You are trying to site this for your example with > is just one type of use. I belong to a User Group which has not reported > problems. I personally have used the resizing on a Linux Install for my > hard drive (to have Linux as the only operating system) it never errored. > > What you call an acknowledgement has only for those people who tried > windows and linux on the same box. Microsoft does many things with their > products which could result in problems for the hard drive. How can > Mandrake be expected to fix all problems with a hard drive if Microsoft did > something bizarre. > > I disagree on your assessment of Mandrake's quality. > > > > > John.Pigdon@Su > > rePlan.NetTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > cc: > > 01/31/00 10:47Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release >delayed! > PM > > Please respond > > to cooker > > > > > > > > > > > You make it sound as though I was dealing with beta software. I was > commenting on the inadequacy of a released product ( > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/announce-air.php3 ) to deal correctly with > my data (I got it 3 days after it was released), when there was no mention > anywhere of any problems re partitioning. In fact, Mandrake use this as a > big marketing tool with no mention of any problems anywhere on the site > There is still no reference to 7.0 in the updates area of the site. > > Problems with partitioning on install have now been acknowledged as have > other install problems. There are just too many problems with 7.0 for it to > be considered release quality. > > > > > > > > Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/02/2000 12:05:30 PM > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! > > first off...as i said, resizing windows or "adding partitions" was a > no-no". > did that and when booting back to dos and using pqmagic stated, "partition
Re: [Cooker] kmpg and sblive
What security level did you use? If you chose a medium security level then you need to allow your users (people other root) access to those devices. I can slowly see you are very very new to linux and may not know anything about hows groups have privileges for hardware and software. Roger cc: Subject: [Cooker] kmpg and sblive 02/01/00 02:43 PM Please respond to cooker When double clicking on a .wav file, kmpg automatically opens to play but displays error when clicking play, "kmpg couldn't open the audiodevice! all decoders stopped". usually i use the other media player after left clicking on a *.wav file. think the jan 01,00 iso (7.0) , it used media player when double clicking on a .wav file (all previous editions had the above error). now this error is back! yuck. to resolve: reassign the default .wav player (would imagine). -- Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
Re: [Cooker] win98 - mdklinux > lan
Why is it easier for Windows? They don't follow all the rules which were defined on networking. I mean I learned how to network with TCPIP not Microsoft TCPIP. They are apples and oranges. Why else would Windows market their server separate than their user software? When you buy Microsoft you are deciding you don't want to know everything about networking. When you use Linux you have many options to configure the network to your needs. Typical windows users don't know what to do. I am sorry to say there is no WINIPCFG.EXE in Linux. (LOL) I would say when in doubt look on the internet for documentation on how to's many college students in the early 90s wrote document for configuring things for UNIX/LINUX or go buy an O'Reilly book on network. Linux is just using the standards. Linux is not secreting on its networking. Roger cc: Subject: [Cooker] win98 - mdklinux > lan 02/01/00 01:08 AM Please respond to cooker it took me about 2 - 3 days from knowing little on local lans to set up my small local lan using ip aliasing to to different ip's that i obtain thru cox @home cable modem service. I found little howto's on the process but pieced together what i could to get the 2 working. probabely really easy for a windows programmmer (gee i wonder why). I would imagine that there will be plenty of inquiries on the topic, as such, will be writing a small howto on the process for the next several days. -- (it took me approx. 5 days to include the nfs routing, etc) Sent from: Lattitude (deg): 32.7130 Longitude (deg): -117.1530 Altitude (ft):410.0 GMT to Local (hrs):-8.0 (daylight savings enabled) Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
Go figure? Could it be that there is problem with Windows and your configuration then Mandrake? Roger cc: Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! 01/31/00 11:25 PM Please respond to cooker to be honest, i agree. still i'm strong on the backup policytho' i've been around for awhile so i know i won't crash my system (lol). backing up is something you just have to do, as if it were a reflex. you have to know that anything you may do, may crash the computer and lose data. actually, sometimes i pray that my win98 crashes so that i would have to do a re-install. always seems to run better on first boot after the re-install...go figure... On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: > You make it sound as though I was dealing with beta software. I was > commenting on the inadequacy of a released product ( > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/announce-air.php3 ) to deal correctly with > my data (I got it 3 days after it was released), when there was no mention > anywhere of any problems re partitioning. In fact, Mandrake use this as a > big marketing tool with no mention of any problems anywhere on the site > There is still no reference to 7.0 in the updates area of the site. > > Problems with partitioning on install have now been acknowledged as have > other install problems. There are just too many problems with 7.0 for it to > be considered release quality. > > > > > > > > Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/02/2000 12:05:30 PM > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! > > first off...as i said, resizing windows or "adding partitions" was a > no-no". > did that and when booting back to dos and using pqmagic stated, "partition > errorpartition wasn't visible or no partitions to show". to resolve, > had > to go back a delete the swap partition that i added. > > tell ya one thing, your confidence is won pretty quick! me, i said, "ahh, > what > the heck, i'll let it make "just" my swap partition." glad i was safe with > my > data. just had to go back and delete the swap. also, you could have given > powerquest a call for techsupport, could have just been a "value" that > needed > to be edited with their utility apps w/i /utitilites/dos somewhere. (had > to do > this also) > > last item, "data not backed-up" is "lost data"! This is a primary rule > when > dealing with any computer. what would you do if a lightning bolt struck > your > hdd? Me? I would simpley say "oh well" and pop in my cd-rom and > re-install > (windows98? probabely needed to be reinstalled anyways..usually is the case > with mine anyways). > > > > On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: > This idea didn't work for > me. > Here's what happened > I went to install MDK7.0 on an 8 GB disk with > WIN98 on it. > Told partitioner to give 2 GB to Linux (leaving 6GB for > Windows) > > After it all went horribly wrong and I ended up with a corrupt Windows > that > > wouldn't boot, I started from scratch. > I deleted the Linux partition (and > swap) using the MDK 7 installer, > rebooted to DOS, ran fdisk, deleted and > recreated my DOS partition. > > This said everything was fine and showed > an > 8GB partition. I reinstalled > WIN98 (and all my apps), only to find it > thought > I had a 6GB drive still. > > > Partition Magic 5 fixed it, but only after I resized the Win98 partition > to > > 6GB, then back to 8GB. > > > > So, after a day of re-installing, the cost of Partition Magic 5, I would > > concur that these sorts of problems should have been cleared up before > > release. > > > > On my second machine, which has had about every prior release on Madrake > on > > it without a problem, the install problems are different but just as bad. > > It's a P120, 32 MB RAM, 1X6 and 1X2GB drive, 6XCDROM, Diamond Stealth 3D > > 2000 Pro. > > After numerous attempts where the grap
Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
I think your comment is not a fair assessment of Mandrake 7.0. Your assessment is only a fractional portion of what the software offers. Have you checked to make sure the Harddrive does not have any problems prior to installing Mandrake 7.0. I have read this note and your previous note to understand your problem. Was there maintenance done on this hard drive? Could even repartition this hard drive with Partition magic. I would bet PM would have problems too. To go one step further I have a spare hard drive (6 gigs) which I installed Windows 98 Revision 2 on first then installed Mandrake 7.0; I did not run into a problem. Maybe I am prejudice in discounting what could be a problem in your eyes, but I was able to run the whole install and launch Linux. I also read the announcement you are referencing. It mentions the repartitioning for the installation process. It is a marketing tool for all types of computers-- not just a computer which has Microsoft Windows already installed on it. You are trying to site this for your example with is just one type of use. I belong to a User Group which has not reported problems. I personally have used the resizing on a Linux Install for my hard drive (to have Linux as the only operating system) it never errored. What you call an acknowledgement has only for those people who tried windows and linux on the same box. Microsoft does many things with their products which could result in problems for the hard drive. How can Mandrake be expected to fix all problems with a hard drive if Microsoft did something bizarre. I disagree on your assessment of Mandrake's quality. John.Pigdon@Su rePlan.NetTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: 01/31/00 10:47Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! PM Please respond to cooker You make it sound as though I was dealing with beta software. I was commenting on the inadequacy of a released product ( http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/announce-air.php3 ) to deal correctly with my data (I got it 3 days after it was released), when there was no mention anywhere of any problems re partitioning. In fact, Mandrake use this as a big marketing tool with no mention of any problems anywhere on the site There is still no reference to 7.0 in the updates area of the site. Problems with partitioning on install have now been acknowledged as have other install problems. There are just too many problems with 7.0 for it to be considered release quality. Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/02/2000 12:05:30 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! first off...as i said, resizing windows or "adding partitions" was a no-no". did that and when booting back to dos and using pqmagic stated, "partition errorpartition wasn't visible or no partitions to show". to resolve, had to go back a delete the swap partition that i added. tell ya one thing, your confidence is won pretty quick! me, i said, "ahh, what the heck, i'll let it make "just" my swap partition." glad i was safe with my data. just had to go back and delete the swap. also, you could have given powerquest a call for techsupport, could have just been a "value" that needed to be edited with their utility apps w/i /utitilites/dos somewhere. (had to do this also) last item, "data not backed-up" is "lost data"! This is a primary rule when dealing with any computer. what would you do if a lightning bolt struck your hdd? Me? I would simpley say "oh well" and pop in my cd-rom and re-install (windows98? probabely needed to be reinstalled anyways..usually is the case with mine anyways). On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: > This idea didn't work for me. > Here's what happened > I went to install MDK7.0 on an 8 GB disk with WIN98 on it. > Told partitioner to give 2 GB to Linux (leaving 6GB for Windows) > After it all went horribly wrong and I ended up with a corrupt Windows that > wouldn't boot, I started from scratch. > I deleted the Linux partition (and sw
