Re: [Cooker] HELP: Macmillan's packaging a pre-release of Mandrake7.2

[Charles R. Hurley]

Thanks,... Mandakesoft.com informed me that I needed to re-install Apache
to enable it to connect to port 80.  I've done so and now it works.  I
might say I'm very gratful to Jean-Michel for helping me with the
solution.

Now my copy of Mandrake 7.2 is better than Red Hat 7.0.  I can do some
real work with this OS.

--Charles


On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, mdk mailin list (Harry) wrote:
> > Even after I installed all the many updates I'm still having problems with
> > this OS.  For example, I cannot connect to my http://localhost, and any
> > other app that tries to connect to port 80 can't either.  I installed the
> > Apache updates, so why am I having such dam trouble?
> 
> This might have next tonothing to do with the release issue or version numbr
> of your distro:
> 
> * What is your security level set to?
> * Is your localhost entry in /etc/hosts?
> * Is your httpd running (check with ntsysv)?
> 
> -> Set your security level to medium.
> -> /etc/rc.d/init/httpd restart
> 
> See if this helps.
> 
> Harry

Re: [Cooker] HELP: Macmillan's packaging a pre-release of Mandrake7.2

[Charles R. Hurley]

To all,

I looked at my version file and it reads:
Linux-Mandrake Powerpack Odyssey-i586 20001011 16:42

So it looks like I got the pre-release dated Oct 11.  This is 3 weeks
before the "real 7.2" came out, Nov. 2nd.

Even after I installed all the many updates I'm still having problems with
this OS.  For example, I cannot connect to my http://localhost, and any
other app that tries to connect to port 80 can't either.  I installed the
Apache updates, so why am I having such dam trouble?

Another problem: when I configure my soundcard I lose my dialup connection
to the internet.  From some reason my IRQs get all fouled up.  What the
hell is going on.

Another problem: I configured my USB printer and got it working for
awhile, but for some dam reason it stopped working.  So now I cannot
print.

Linux-Mandrake is a much better OS than any other OS I tried, RedHat,
Win2000, Win98, Slackware, etc., but for some reason I feel I got screwed
paying $79.00.  If you ask me would I pay another $79.00 for a Mandrake
release the answer is yes I would, but please advertize what you sell or
I'll have to go to court over false advertising and have those that sold
me the false package remit me the $79.00.

A pray: Let's keep Mandrake the best Linux OS ever.  Let's support these
great Linux and Mandrake programmers, and let's sell the truth.

--Charles Hurley
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


> Vincent Danen wrote:
> 
> > Please let's not start this whole thread over again... Macmillan never
> > released a "pre-release" 7.2 and that is that.
> 
> Í'm sorry, but you are misinformed.  The first release of the real
> 7.2 was to downloaders on November 2 and was build version-dated
> October 27.  This is the first 7.2 that was not specifically branded
> a 'release candidate'.  It is this release that was the subject of
> the various release announcements made around Novenber 2 by Mandrake. 
> 
> Walmart and Macmillan were selling something erroneously labelled
> Mandrake 7.2, with a build version-date of October 12 or 15 before
> November 2.  Them's the facts.  So that is that!
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Ron. [AU]
> 
> 

Thank you,
Charles R. Hurley
http://www.panix.com/~crh