Re: [expert] Mixing IDE and SCSI
you could always recompile the kernel with direct support for the scsi chipset instead of using modules - Original Message - From: Kenneth Tindle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Mixing IDE and SCSI > >I don't seem to have experienced the same problems you have.. > >I have a motherboard that has Adapted 7880 on board.. > > Your motherboard also will have a SCSI BIOS, as a "real" AHA-152x > card would. My hardware is different- I do *not* have a SCSI BIOS, > nor do I need one- I don't need to boot off any drive in my SCSI > chain. I have only the AIC-6360 chip itself. > > What I'm afraid of is that the aha152x kernel module Mandrake 6.0 > uses looks for a BIOS signature, instead of taking your word that > the hardware is indeed present at the specified io port and irq. > If so, that's a problem. In the past, I would just use a kernel > that contained SCSI support and would pass it io, irq, and SCSI > id, and all was well. > > Now I'm out of luck. Sometimes the "new, improved" installation > stuff is a step *backward*. > > Cheers. > > Ken Tindle, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | "Could you please continue the petty > University of Kentucky | bickering? I find it most intriguing." > Language Lab| Data, STTNG, from "Haven"
Re: [expert] disk buffering and cacheing
because it has happened four times and it doesn't happen until the disk buffer/cache has used all but about 10-15 mb of free memory
[expert] Shared printer problem.
I'm trying to share an Epson Stylus Color printer from a Samba server. The printer is directly connected to the servers printer port and I have no trouble printing from the server. However, I have Win 98 clients that cannot connect to the printer. I used swat to setup Samba so I believe that the configuration is correct. Although the Win 98 clients see the printer share they report that it is off-line. I'm thinking that this may be caused by some lack of bi-directional communication between the printer and the Win 98 clients and that the "fix" may be something I need to do on the clients. There has got to be a way to make this work. I use to run an NT server on the very box that the Samba server is currently on and shared this printer with no problems. Help keep me NT free! I'm using Mandrake 6.0 and the most current Mandrake RPM of Samba. Any suggestions? Thank you.
RE: [expert] Make
Is the "make" package installed? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Connell Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 07:02 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Make I am trying to install a tar.gz file-it unzips but when I cd to the appropriate directory and run "make" I get a "no such command" message. Any insights oon this problem? Is "make" not on L-M 6.1? TIA! John
RE: [expert] Anyone awake?
I'm not here. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Holloway Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2027 17:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Anyone awake? I joined the Expert Mandrake list today..anyone around? Mark
Re: [expert] disk buffering and cacheing
> David Rodgers wrote: > > I need to turn disk buffering and caching off my machine hung > and died today for the second time because the buff/cache ate all the > memory .. i was running top at the time and the buff/cache was > accounting for all but 15mb of 2 gigs of ram ... there is no need > for disk buffering for a mail server anyway ... the data being > read changes from minute to minute > > > David Rodgers Okay, this is the third message from you that's had HTML on. Turn it off. You can turn off some parts of the buffering by using the hdparm command. I don't recall the specifics of tuning the kernel to reduce buffering and caching, but I do remember that there is limited documentation for it in /usr/src/linux/Documentation. That said, it really sounds like there's something drastically wrong with that machine. Machines do not hang and die from buffering and caching. Finally, that buffering of disk reads and writes is giving you performance that you wouldn't get if you did the reads or writes individually. Despite the rate of change that you see, a minute is an eternity to a modern system. The difference between reading data out of a nanosecond cache and a millisecond drive access is huge. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] top
> David Rodgers wrote: > > I need something like top that will show usage on up to 8 intel cpus top is it. There's no way to show what process is running on which CPU. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] CD-R ( RW )
I use the Smart and Friendly unit. - Original Message - From: alann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 4:34 PM Subject: [expert] CD-R ( RW ) > I am planning to buy a CD R ( and RW ) soon. I was hoping any of you > can tell > me specific models that work perfectly with MDK.. And also models to > avoid like the > plague.. Also as an added Bonus, any of you running MDK and BeOS on the > same machine. > A drive that would work on BOTH would be the goal. > > Alan > > -- > === > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > Coming to you with Linux-Mandrake 6.0 >
Re: [expert] Anyone awake?
of course. - Original Message - From: Mark Holloway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2027 3:10 PM Subject: [expert] Anyone awake? > I joined the Expert Mandrake list today..anyone around? > > Mark > >
Re: [expert] Mixing IDE and SCSI
>I don't seem to have experienced the same problems you have.. >I have a motherboard that has Adapted 7880 on board.. Your motherboard also will have a SCSI BIOS, as a "real" AHA-152x card would. My hardware is different- I do *not* have a SCSI BIOS, nor do I need one- I don't need to boot off any drive in my SCSI chain. I have only the AIC-6360 chip itself. What I'm afraid of is that the aha152x kernel module Mandrake 6.0 uses looks for a BIOS signature, instead of taking your word that the hardware is indeed present at the specified io port and irq. If so, that's a problem. In the past, I would just use a kernel that contained SCSI support and would pass it io, irq, and SCSI id, and all was well. Now I'm out of luck. Sometimes the "new, improved" installation stuff is a step *backward*. Cheers. Ken Tindle, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | "Could you please continue the petty University of Kentucky | bickering? I find it most intriguing." Language Lab| Data, STTNG, from "Haven"
Re: [expert] disk buffering and cacheing
At 07:53 PM 10/9/99 -0500, David Rodgers wrote: > I need to turn disk buffering and caching off my machine hung >and died today for the second time because the buff/cache ate all the >memory .. i was running top at the time and the buff/cache was accounting >for all but 15mb of 2 gigs of ram ... there is no need for disk >buffering for a mail server anyway ... the data being read changes >from minute to minute how do you know that's why it "hung and died"? it's normal for linux to use most of the free memory for disk buffers. it should not cause a problem, because when memory is needed, the buffer cache will provide it.
[expert] top
I need something like top that will show usage on up to 8 intel cpus
[expert] disk buffering and cacheing
I need to turn disk buffering and caching off my machine hung and died today for the second time because the buff/cache ate all the memory .. i was running top at the time and the buff/cache was accounting for all but 15mb of 2 gigs of ram ... there is no need for disk buffering for a mail server anyway ... the data being read changes from minute to minute David Rodgers
[expert] Re: 6.1 installation
Hell, I just upgraded Mandrake6.1 over Mandrake6.0. For a day and a half I havre gtried to configure X with no luck. Mandrake6.0 worked like a champ. Also, my dialer works, but I cannot ping. TIA. Gordon Net-Tamer V 1.11.2 - Test Drive
Re: [expert] CD-R ( RW )
On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 10:34:37PM +, alann wrote: | I am planning to buy a CD R ( and RW ) soon. I was hoping any of you | can tell | me specific models that work perfectly with MDK.. And also models to | avoid like the | plague.. Also as an added Bonus, any of you running MDK and BeOS on the | same machine. | A drive that would work on BOTH would be the goal. I don't know about BeOS, but I've worked with several of the HP models using scsi emulation, and that all works wihout any trouble. You may also want to check the CD-Writing HOWTO for a list of linux-supported drives. -- Alex
Re: [expert] CD-R ( RW )
On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, you wrote: > I am planning to buy a CD R ( and RW ) soon. I was hoping any of you > can tell > me specific models that work perfectly with MDK.. And also models to > avoid like the > plague.. Also as an added Bonus, any of you running MDK and BeOS on the > same machine. > A drive that would work on BOTH would be the goal. > > Alan As far as I'm aware, Linux in general doesn't support re-writeable media. Support is under development. However, I have a Mitsumi 4802 TE and it works flawlessly for making Any kind of CD.. X CDRoast has no problems with it at all. I did have to follow instructions for setting up ide-scsi support to get the drive to be recognized as a burner though.. There are some excellent instructions for this at the mandrakeuser.org site. Darin - -- Cthulhu for President in 2000 - Why settle for the lesser evil
Re: [expert] CD-R ( RW )
alann wrote: > > I am planning to buy a CD R ( and RW ) soon. I was hoping any of you > can tell > me specific models that work perfectly with MDK.. And also models to > avoid like the > plague.. Also as an added Bonus, any of you running MDK and BeOS on the > same machine. > A drive that would work on BOTH would be the goal. I just bought a Ricoh MP7040A burner a few weeks ago. It's an ATAPI internal model that reads and burns CD-Rs and CD-RWs at 4x, normal CD read is 20x. It is supported by cdrecord and works extremely well under Linux (don't have Windows installed to try that). I believe I paid around $199 for it. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Mixing IDE and SCSI
On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, you wrote: > I have an RH 5.1 system (running fine) that I want to install MD 6.0 > to from CDROM. > > I have an EIDE hard disk and a SCSI CDROM drive on a SCSI controller > with an Adaptec AIC-6360 chip. This is the same guts as on the > Adaptec AHA-1520. > > I had to add: > append="aha152x=0x340,11,7" > to /etc/lilo.conf to get RH 5.1 to see the drives on my SCSI bus. > This did (and still does) work just fine; but this is with SCSI > hardware support in the kernel, not a module. > > With MD 6.0, I get to the SCSI card selection screen, and probing > for SCSI fails. When I specify: > 0x340,11,7 > the install will hang on "scanning SCSI bus..." > > The MD 6.0 kernel image does not have SCSI support. Will I need > to use a non-standard kernel image with rawrite? If so, which one? > Or am I on the wrong track entirely, and just don't know how to > specify options to the aha152x kernel module? > Hmmm. I don't seem to have experienced the same problems you have.. I have a motherboard that has Adapted 7880 on board.. I have 2 SCSI drives for Mandrake, an IDE drive for Windows, a 32x IDE CDRom, and an IDE CD-RW... When I installed 6.0 ( and then later 6.1), the setup detected my SCSI cotroller and automatically configured the conf.modules to load the proper module during bootup. You are correct that the monolithic kernel itself does not have SCSI support built in.. As I understand things, the INITRD is supposed to take card of this by loading your modules at boot so that the kernel can get to them before the filesystem is capable of being mounted. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.. -- Cthulhu for President in 2000 - Why settle for the lesser evil
[expert] Midgard and PostgreSQL
Am I loony, or does Midgard not support PostgreSQL? I finally got PostgreSQL figured out, and now it doesn't look like I can use it with Midgard! I'm using Midgard, alone, for my PHP3 stuff... mod_php3 is not installed. When I try to do a pg_connect() in my webpages I keep getting errors about unknown command, yet the docs that come with Midgard (the PHP docs) have PostgreSQL commands in them... I'm really confused... I've spent too much time on this and it's getting frustrating! Do I need to remove Midgard and use mod_php3? Or do I need to use mySQL instead of PostgreSQL? I want my web pages to access a database so I can store all my links in a database, but I'm having no luck doing it. Can I have Midgard and mod_php3 running together and have it work with PostgreSQL? I have mySQL installed on here, but it looks really clumsy compared to PostgreSQL... and someone should fix those init scripts so that they use chkconfig... =) Or at least patch them for Mandrake so that they do. What would be the easiest solution? I find PostgreSQL much easier to use than mySQL, so I'd prefer to use pgsql. Should I remove midgard and put mod_php3 on the system instead? Help! Vincent Danen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) . ICQ: 16978834 http://shx.tzo.net . telnet://shx.tzo.net . http://tux.tzo.net BBBS/LiI . Internet Rex for Linux Beta . Stronghold Enterprises/X BBS Check out the new Linux Information site at http://tux.tzo.net
Re: [expert] Gimp's fonts
Ramon Nieto wrote: > hi everybody!... > > i have a problem with gimp, when i try to use the > scripts-fu to do some logos, it says i don't have the > fonts installed. > > so, where are the fonts in the distro's CD? how can i > install them? Most of the scripts-fu use the fonts sharefonts and freefonts. These are available on the GIMP web page for ftp. Install these and include in your font path. http://www.gimp.org/fonts.htm on bottom of page, Font Resources & Utilities
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 12:26:52PM -0500, David van Balen wrote: | On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Alex ZIJDENBOS wrote: | > | [...] Even better: we have a linux box in the office which is used | > for CD burning and some web serving tasks; during the day, it is now | > also used by our administrative assistant, who is happily running NT | > through VMware in full-screen mode, without interrupting the other | > functions of the box... | | What's the config on this machine? As I mentioned earlier, I have a | PII233. I also have 96mb RAM (is that enough?). It's tight, IMHO. The machine we're using is a PII350 with 128MB; I plan to add some more memory when prices go down again (I'm an optimist, I guess :-)). I'd say your machine should be OK, but not great. | I know I have enough disk space (a 4.3g and a 22g). | | Also, anybody out there who's gotten NT to burn a cd (or perform any other | realtimeish task) while running in vmware? I'm going to try and get my | cdrw working under linux this weekend but just in case I can't, I'll have | to keep on doing it under NT. You won't be able to burn CDs through vmware at this point. Their web site says that they are planning to support it in the future, but for now, no luck. It's rather easy to burn CDs from linux though, although multi-session CD's are still a bit of a pain. -- Alex
[expert] Port to Alpha
Is anyone aware of Mandrake being ported to Alpha? Since Red Hat already supports Alpha I can't see it being too difficult for the developers.. I finally got around to replacing my (second) NT desktop at work with Mandrake Linux. It's amazing how much better the TCP/IP stack is compared to Winsock. Anyway, Mandrake is so smooth and I've got three Alphas that would love to have it. For the time being, I guess I'll just slap Red Hat on. Regards, Mark
[expert] CD-R ( RW )
I am planning to buy a CD R ( and RW ) soon. I was hoping any of you can tell me specific models that work perfectly with MDK.. And also models to avoid like the plague.. Also as an added Bonus, any of you running MDK and BeOS on the same machine. A drive that would work on BOTH would be the goal. Alan -- === [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Coming to you with Linux-Mandrake 6.0
Re: [expert] Compiler cannot create executables
> You need to install the C++ development libraries. They're probably > called libstdc++ and libstdc++-devel. Aha! I've got [root@drfickle /download]# rpm -q libstdc++ libstdc++-2.9.0-3mdk libstdc++-2.95.1-3mdk and [root@drfickle /download]# rpm -q libstdc++-devel libstdc++-devel-2.95.1-3mdk I assume that's the conflict? I'll install the devel package...I think I still need the 2.9.0-3 version for [root@drfickle /download]# rpm -e libstdc++-2.9.0 error: removing these packages would break dependencies: libstdc++ = 2.9.0 is needed by pgcc-c++-1.1.3-3mdk libstdc++.so.2.8 is needed by netscape-communicator-4.61stable-5mdk libstdc++.so.2.8 is needed by G2player-6.0-0.99092901 libstdc++.so.2.8 is needed by kmysql-1.2.0pre1-1 libstdc++.so.2.8 is needed by kmp_mysql-1.1.5-1 right? Steve Fox http://pcxtreme.org
[expert] Mixing IDE and SCSI
I have an RH 5.1 system (running fine) that I want to install MD 6.0 to from CDROM. I have an EIDE hard disk and a SCSI CDROM drive on a SCSI controller with an Adaptec AIC-6360 chip. This is the same guts as on the Adaptec AHA-1520. I had to add: append="aha152x=0x340,11,7" to /etc/lilo.conf to get RH 5.1 to see the drives on my SCSI bus. This did (and still does) work just fine; but this is with SCSI hardware support in the kernel, not a module. With MD 6.0, I get to the SCSI card selection screen, and probing for SCSI fails. When I specify: 0x340,11,7 the install will hang on "scanning SCSI bus..." The MD 6.0 kernel image does not have SCSI support. Will I need to use a non-standard kernel image with rawrite? If so, which one? Or am I on the wrong track entirely, and just don't know how to specify options to the aha152x kernel module? I *thought* I knew how to do this. Most frustrating. Cheers. Ken Tindle, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | "Could you please continue the petty University of Kentucky | bickering? I find it most intriguing." Language Lab| Data, STTNG, from "Haven"
Re: [expert] Anyone awake?
Mark Holloway wrote: > I joined the Expert Mandrake list today..anyone around? > > Mark I am// ;-)
Re: [expert] TTF problems
On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, Rickard Åberg wrote: Hello Rickard, I attempetd to follow your instruction for using ttfonts however I must have missed something in the thread. I'm now not able to start xfs. I imagine because fontdir path was not added to xfs. Could you plese tell me how I need to modify this ? Thank's, Dave > Hi! > > cd to your ttfont dir, then type "ttmkfdir -o fonts.scale" then type > "mkfontdir". > Restart xfs and X... then it should work. I assume you already added the > fontdir path to xfs. > > Btw, while I'm at it... why doesn't netscape resize the ttfonts properly on > some pages? And all MS fonts have a size of 0 or 12 in netscape, is there any > way to fix this? And gfontsel displays more sizes than netscape. > > Rickard Åberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Why do you necessarily have to be wrong just because a few > million people think you are?" > > On 08-Oct-99 Weicong Wang wrote: > > Thanks for the reply, but it does not work on my system, even only > > fonts.dir contains one entry. Before I use the standalone ttf font server, > > it works WELL. Is this verion of xfs the modified one? > > > > > > Weicong
Re: [expert] Quake II
Hi Gavin, no problem for me with my TNT2. What exactly is going wrong ??? Greets, Andreas On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Gavin Grabias wrote: > Has anyone gotten quake II to run in open GL mode with a non-voodoo based > chipset ie tnt. I havent spent a great deal of time on it, but all the > README's I read are quite dated to the time that there were no other OPENGL > based cards. I cant quite get the GLX drivers to take. I will be damned if I > can figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > -- > > Regards, >Gavin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > ENTER.NET - "The Road to the Internet Starts Here!" (tm) > (610) 437-2221 * http://www.enter.net/ * email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
RE: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
It's an IBM 04K0054 for the modem and a 3C589D TP for the ethernet. I'v also used an old 33.6 Courier pcmcia card w/ no probs. *** UNIX - Not just for vestal virgins anymore *** > -Original Message- > From: Ricardo Kleemann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 3:37 PM > To: Mulvaney, Jerry > Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility > > > Wonderful... > > so what make/model of pcmcia ether and modem are best to use > on linux and > vmware? > > What model 3com? the modem, will a 3com modem work? > > > > On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Mulvaney, Jerry wrote: > > > Yup, I'm using a IBM pcmcia modem to send this ow and also > use a 3Com > > ethernet pcmcia card. Both work fine w/ Linux and vmware- > I'm using a Tecra > > 8000. Beware, on the Tecra's the internal modem will NOT function. > > > > > > > > > > What about stuff like pcmcia modem and ethernet, will they > work on both > > linux and the guest OS simultaneously? > > > > Thanks > > Ricardo > > > > On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Mulvaney, Jerry wrote: > > > > > I've got 2 vmware partitions, one W98 and one NT- NT is > certainly the best > > > performing. Full screen also seems to run better than > windowed for some > > > reason- dunno why, but it's noticeable. I also have > vmware running on a > > > laptop P II 233, runs great but I have 128 megs of ram > which helps. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 08:55 AM 10/9/99 -0400, Alex ZIJDENBOS wrote: > > > >On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 10:56:08AM +0200, Patrick Putteman wrote: > > > >| I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. > Don't think > > about > > > >| running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. > > > > > > > >Possibly NT running off an existing disk partition will > work; at least > > > >in my case that runs a lot faster than running it off a virtual > > > >disk. > > > > > > interesting. last time i heard this discussion (a few > months back), the > > > concensus seemed to be the opposite. i wonder if > something has changed? > > > > > >
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
Yes, under NT. works. On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Brian wrote: > will sql server run in vmware? > > > On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, you wrote: > > Op Sat, 09 Oct 1999, schreef u: > > > I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about > > > running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. > > > > Not entirely correct: The slow dog here is win98, NT in vmware performs the > > same or better as win95...
Re: [expert] CAT-5 10BaseT cable max length
Lee Wilson wrote: > > Anyone know how long I can got with Cat-5 10BaseT cabling and not have > attenuation errors or lost data, etc? 100 meters (~326 ft). IF you are at 10 Mbps use the 5-4-3 rule: No more that 5 segments between any two nodes, no more than 4 repeaters (hubs) and no more than 3 segments can have end stations on them. For 10-baseT that last rule is superfluous. -- Stephen Carville [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. Indira Gandhi
Re: [expert] vmware hardware compatibility
I've used it on a 233mhz K5, and performance was acceptable. I had 128meg of ram. That is most critical. NT really settles down when you use 64 meg of ram for it, and hardly swaps to disk. VMWARE emulates a soundblaster. It feeds the commands to the linux sound card. I've had very poor results with sound, but that isn't what I'm running NT under linux for anyway. I've never really played with it to get it to work right. vmware has a 30 day license they will automatically e-mail to you. It lets you try before you buy. I've found some older software (mainly dos based stuff) doesn't like the virtual machine. Other than that, it works very well. bug On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, David van Balen wrote: > > I'm considering trying out vmware using linux as host and running nt as a > guest os. Before I start, however, I have a couple questions for anyone > who is familiar with this product: > > - On their web site they say that vmware will run on any pentium system > but they recommend a PII266. Is the performance degraded significantly on > anything slower? (I have a PII233). > - Second, vmware is supposed to support only sb16 compatible sound cards. > Will my Yamaha OPL3SA2 card work under vmware? > - I'd also appreciate any other comments anyone might have about this > product. >
[expert] Anyone awake?
I joined the Expert Mandrake list today..anyone around? Mark
[expert] Please help with gAIM or AIM
Can someone please tell me how to install and run gAIM or AIM for Linux. I am frustrated, and the more throuogh the answer the better. Thanks. Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [expert] Compiler cannot create executables
root wrote: > > I'm trying to compile KMySQL and I get the following error: > > checking whether the C++ compiler (g++ -s) works... no > configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler > cannot create executables. > > I've gotten that error before and am not quite sure why it would say > that...any ideas? > > pgcc-1.1.3-3mdk > pgcc-c++-1.1.3-3mdk > > on Helios (6.1) You need to install the C++ development libraries. They're probably called libstdc++ and libstdc++-devel. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
Sure will... Make sure you have ram.. :) (SQL 7.0 would probably run a bit better than 6.5.. 7.0 is a bit more dynamic in its memory allocation..) SQL 6.5 needs predefined memory pages setup.. that could be -SLOW- if you are using VMWare on a machine that has less than 256 megs of ram.. $.02 .mark Brian wrote: > will sql server run in vmware? > > On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, you wrote: > > Op Sat, 09 Oct 1999, schreef u: > > > I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about > > > running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. > > > > Not entirely correct: The slow dog here is win98, NT in vmware performs the > > same or better as win95... > > > > Regards, > > > > Immanuel > > -- > > +==I D==+ > > | | > > | Linux-NT Integrations | > > |Open Solutions Provider| > > |IT Consultant | > > | | > > | Immanuel Derks | > > | | > > |Bilderdijkstraat 186 II| > > |1053 LD AMSTERDAM | > > | E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > | Tel:+31-[0]20-7760327 | > > | Mobile: +31-06-24606932 | > > | Fax:+31-[0]20-6187226 | > > | | > > +==I D==+
RE: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
Yup, I'm using a IBM pcmcia modem to send this ow and also use a 3Com ethernet pcmcia card. Both work fine w/ Linux and vmware- I'm using a Tecra 8000. Beware, on the Tecra's the internal modem will NOT function. What about stuff like pcmcia modem and ethernet, will they work on both linux and the guest OS simultaneously? Thanks Ricardo On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Mulvaney, Jerry wrote: > I've got 2 vmware partitions, one W98 and one NT- NT is certainly the best > performing. Full screen also seems to run better than windowed for some > reason- dunno why, but it's noticeable. I also have vmware running on a > laptop P II 233, runs great but I have 128 megs of ram which helps. > > > > > > At 08:55 AM 10/9/99 -0400, Alex ZIJDENBOS wrote: > >On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 10:56:08AM +0200, Patrick Putteman wrote: > >| I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about > >| running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. > > > >Possibly NT running off an existing disk partition will work; at least > >in my case that runs a lot faster than running it off a virtual > >disk. > > interesting. last time i heard this discussion (a few months back), the > concensus seemed to be the opposite. i wonder if something has changed? >
RE: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
At 01:13 PM 10/9/99 -0400, Mulvaney, Jerry wrote: >I've got 2 vmware partitions, one W98 and one NT- NT is certainly the best >performing. Full screen also seems to run better than windowed for some >reason- dunno why, but it's noticeable. I also have vmware running on a >laptop P II 233, runs great but I have 128 megs of ram which helps. if you're using the vmware toolbox, i think they play games in fullscreen mode (e.g. their "SVGA driver" can just cheat and use the address of the X frame buffer out in the host).
[expert] Compiler cannot create executables
I'm trying to compile KMySQL and I get the following error: checking whether the C++ compiler (g++ -s) works... no configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler cannot create executables. I've gotten that error before and am not quite sure why it would say that...any ideas? pgcc-1.1.3-3mdk pgcc-c++-1.1.3-3mdk on Helios (6.1) Steve Fox http://pcxtreme.org
[expert] WTH? smbmount as user
Hi! I don't get it: -r-s--x---1 root smb228192 Aug 13 17:28 /usr/bin/smbmnt* -r-s--x---1 root smb234592 Aug 13 17:28 /usr/bin/smbmount* -rwsr-xr-x1 root root56128 Sep 13 18:16 /bin/mount* drwxrwxr-x2 root smb 1024 Sep 28 00:18 /mnt/c $ newgrp smb $ smbmount //winmachine/C /mnt/c -U tom (in some variations like smbmount //winmachine/C /mnt/c -n baer%password -U tom -W lan -d 2) Added interface ip=192.168.0.1 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 Added interface ip=127.0.0.1 bcast=127.0.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 cannot mount on /mnt/c: Operation not permitted mount failed Everything runs setuid root, I am member of the smb group, I have access permissions on //winmachine/C. So why doesn't it work as advertised??? In fact it runs flawlessly when I am root. But I don't want that because it restricts read/write permissions to root (no, you *can't* set uid/gid via smbmount). And it works perfectly the other way round (weird though to see your Linux home directory in MS-Explorer ;-)). Ideas anyone? Please! Regards tom -- "The Cathedral and the Bizarre" Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
It sounds like the only problem that may happen with Mandrake 6.1 and VMWare is
the 'Mandrake Custom Kernel'.. though, you can get around this issue by
simply recompiling the kernel with a non-mandrake release stamp on it. You can
get it at kernel.org or any other place that offers it. I plan on doing that
when the final non pre-release of the 2.2.13 kernel is finished... (Or any other
kernel..)
It is not a problem with -mandrake- or -redhat- or any other distribution.. its
all linux.. and the problem is with the kernel.
(I went through the same ordeal with getting my Sound Blaster live to work with
Redhat 6.0 stock release...)
I downloaded a new kernel.. recompiled it to my box.. and I was up and
running.. if you have never recompiled a kernel before, don't let it scare
you .. just read the readme's and you should be off and rolling.. also, if
you compile and copy the image to a floppy.. ('cp
/usr/src/linux/arch/boot/bzImage /dev/floppy')... you can safely experiment with
different configurations without fear of rendering your box bootless... (Shame
on you if you don't have an emergency disk anyways...)
don't let VMWare scare you from using a kick ass distribution such as Mandrake..
Kinda funny how these distributions are starting to hack their kernels tho...
hehehehe
BTW, all this is my opinion.. hehehe...
.mark
Dan Swartzendruber wrote:
> At 02:03 PM 10/9/99 +0200, Immanuel Derks wrote:
> >Op Sat, 09 Oct 1999, schreef u:
> >> I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about
> >> running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow.
> >
> >Not entirely correct: The slow dog here is win98, NT in vmware performs the
> >same or better as win95...
>
> that has been my experience. i am currently in limbo, since my SOHO box is
> a dell optiplex 180mhz PPro. Too slow and not enough RAM (only 64MB), so
> anything i run in vmware runs slowly (lotsa paging), but nt seemed an order
> of magnitude faster than win98. i am building a new machine before
> year-end (for tax reasons). i am a little concerned about this mandrake
> 6.1 vs vmware issue. i have mandrake 6.0 and it works fine, but doesn't
> (i've been told) support the AMD K7, which is want i want to run.
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
will sql server run in vmware? On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, you wrote: > Op Sat, 09 Oct 1999, schreef u: > > I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about > > running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. > > Not entirely correct: The slow dog here is win98, NT in vmware performs the > same or better as win95... > > Regards, > > Immanuel > -- > +==I D==+ > | | > | Linux-NT Integrations | > |Open Solutions Provider| > |IT Consultant | > | | > | Immanuel Derks | > | | > |Bilderdijkstraat 186 II| > |1053 LD AMSTERDAM | > | E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | Tel:+31-[0]20-7760327 | > | Mobile: +31-06-24606932 | > | Fax:+31-[0]20-6187226 | > | | > +==I D==+
[expert] Gimp's fonts
hi everybody!... i have a problem with gimp, when i try to use the scripts-fu to do some logos, it says i don't have the fonts installed. so, where are the fonts in the distro's CD? how can i install them? = __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Alex ZIJDENBOS wrote: > > Yeah... I find too many of these PC magazines biased to one thing or > the other (usually M$). Personally, I've found vmware worth every > penny I paid for it. Being able to run windoze on top of linux without > rebooting, to look at the occasional word document or powerpoint file, > is great. Even better: we have a linux box in the office which is used > for CD burning and some web serving tasks; during the day, it is now > also used by our administrative assistant, who is happily running NT > through VMware in full-screen mode, without interrupting the other > functions of the box... What's the config on this machine? As I mentioned earlier, I have a PII233. I also have 96mb RAM (is that enough?). I know I have enough disk space (a 4.3g and a 22g). Also, anybody out there who's gotten NT to burn a cd (or perform any other realtimeish task) while running in vmware? I'm going to try and get my cdrw working under linux this weekend but just in case I can't, I'll have to keep on doing it under NT. > -- Alex > DvB
RE: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
I've got 2 vmware partitions, one W98 and one NT- NT is certainly the best performing. Full screen also seems to run better than windowed for some reason- dunno why, but it's noticeable. I also have vmware running on a laptop P II 233, runs great but I have 128 megs of ram which helps. At 08:55 AM 10/9/99 -0400, Alex ZIJDENBOS wrote: >On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 10:56:08AM +0200, Patrick Putteman wrote: >| I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about >| running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. > >Possibly NT running off an existing disk partition will work; at least >in my case that runs a lot faster than running it off a virtual >disk. interesting. last time i heard this discussion (a few months back), the concensus seemed to be the opposite. i wonder if something has changed?
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
Op Sat, 09 Oct 1999, schreef u: > At 08:55 AM 10/9/99 -0400, Alex ZIJDENBOS wrote: > >On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 10:56:08AM +0200, Patrick Putteman wrote: > >| I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about > >| running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. > > > >Possibly NT running off an existing disk partition will work; at least > >in my case that runs a lot faster than running it off a virtual > >disk. > > interesting. last time i heard this discussion (a few months back), the > concensus seemed to be the opposite. i wonder if something has changed? > > >| [...] > >| I recently read in a leading UK PC magazine (PCPLUS) that Vmware was a > >| clever but stupid and useless product. I don't agree! Its the Ideal way of > >| developing and testing cross-platform applications (or webpages for that > >| matter) without the need of several expensive machines. But then PCPLUS > only Yep, and think about all the testing you can do with, for example, funcky samba connectivity whithout a real network:) -- +==I D==+ | | | Linux-NT Integrations | |Open Solutions Provider| |IT Consultant | | | | Immanuel Derks | | | |Bilderdijkstraat 186 II| |1053 LD AMSTERDAM | | E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Tel:+31-[0]20-7760327 | | Mobile: +31-06-24606932 | | Fax:+31-[0]20-6187226 | | | +==I D==+
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
At 08:55 AM 10/9/99 -0400, Alex ZIJDENBOS wrote: >On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 10:56:08AM +0200, Patrick Putteman wrote: >| I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about >| running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. > >Possibly NT running off an existing disk partition will work; at least >in my case that runs a lot faster than running it off a virtual >disk. interesting. last time i heard this discussion (a few months back), the concensus seemed to be the opposite. i wonder if something has changed? >| [...] >| I recently read in a leading UK PC magazine (PCPLUS) that Vmware was a >| clever but stupid and useless product. I don't agree! Its the Ideal way of >| developing and testing cross-platform applications (or webpages for that >| matter) without the need of several expensive machines. But then PCPLUS only >| talks about Redhat, Suse and Debian as being THE linux distro's > >Yeah... I find too many of these PC magazines biased to one thing or >the other (usually M$). Personally, I've found vmware worth every >penny I paid for it. Being able to run windoze on top of linux without >rebooting, to look at the occasional word document or powerpoint file, >is great. Even better: we have a linux box in the office which is used >for CD burning and some web serving tasks; during the day, it is now >also used by our administrative assistant, who is happily running NT >through VMware in full-screen mode, without interrupting the other >functions of the box... yes! this is precisely what i want to do! i need to run quicken99 H&B under NT, as well as (occasionally) some of the office apps. Other than that, i want linux for the server-type functions.
[expert] Quake II
Has anyone gotten quake II to run in open GL mode with a non-voodoo based chipset ie tnt. I havent spent a great deal of time on it, but all the README's I read are quite dated to the time that there were no other OPENGL based cards. I cant quite get the GLX drivers to take. I will be damned if I can figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -- Regards, Gavin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ENTER.NET - "The Road to the Internet Starts Here!" (tm) (610) 437-2221 * http://www.enter.net/ * email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
At 02:03 PM 10/9/99 +0200, Immanuel Derks wrote: >Op Sat, 09 Oct 1999, schreef u: >> I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about >> running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. > >Not entirely correct: The slow dog here is win98, NT in vmware performs the >same or better as win95... that has been my experience. i am currently in limbo, since my SOHO box is a dell optiplex 180mhz PPro. Too slow and not enough RAM (only 64MB), so anything i run in vmware runs slowly (lotsa paging), but nt seemed an order of magnitude faster than win98. i am building a new machine before year-end (for tax reasons). i am a little concerned about this mandrake 6.1 vs vmware issue. i have mandrake 6.0 and it works fine, but doesn't (i've been told) support the AMD K7, which is want i want to run.
Re: [expert] Kernel Upgrade
Patrick Putteman wrote: > > You forgot to upgrade the kernel headers. > Install those (kernel-headers-2.2.13-7mdk.rpm) and you'll be off Gave myself a kick in the butt and we're both working now. Thanks. -- Ronald Yeo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 10:56:08AM +0200, Patrick Putteman wrote: | I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about | running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. Possibly NT running off an existing disk partition will work; at least in my case that runs a lot faster than running it off a virtual disk. If you do want to run win98, you probably want to get 98lite (www.98lite.net) to remove Internet Explorer. It'll speed it up noticeably. | [...] | I recently read in a leading UK PC magazine (PCPLUS) that Vmware was a | clever but stupid and useless product. I don't agree! Its the Ideal way of | developing and testing cross-platform applications (or webpages for that | matter) without the need of several expensive machines. But then PCPLUS only | talks about Redhat, Suse and Debian as being THE linux distro's Yeah... I find too many of these PC magazines biased to one thing or the other (usually M$). Personally, I've found vmware worth every penny I paid for it. Being able to run windoze on top of linux without rebooting, to look at the occasional word document or powerpoint file, is great. Even better: we have a linux box in the office which is used for CD burning and some web serving tasks; during the day, it is now also used by our administrative assistant, who is happily running NT through VMware in full-screen mode, without interrupting the other functions of the box... Make sure you have enough memory though. Since you will be running two (or perhaps more) OSs at the same time, you'll also need memory for both of them (this doesn't appear to be the right time to buy memory though - I have no clue what is happening to memory prices, but it ain't good...). -- Alex
Re: [expert] TTF problems
Hi! cd to your ttfont dir, then type "ttmkfdir -o fonts.scale" then type "mkfontdir". Restart xfs and X... then it should work. I assume you already added the fontdir path to xfs. Btw, while I'm at it... why doesn't netscape resize the ttfonts properly on some pages? And all MS fonts have a size of 0 or 12 in netscape, is there any way to fix this? And gfontsel displays more sizes than netscape. Rickard Åberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Why do you necessarily have to be wrong just because a few million people think you are?" On 08-Oct-99 Weicong Wang wrote: > Thanks for the reply, but it does not work on my system, even only > fonts.dir contains one entry. Before I use the standalone ttf font server, > it works WELL. Is this verion of xfs the modified one? > > > Weicong
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
Op Sat, 09 Oct 1999, schreef u: > I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about > running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. Not entirely correct: The slow dog here is win98, NT in vmware performs the same or better as win95... Regards, Immanuel -- +==I D==+ | | | Linux-NT Integrations | |Open Solutions Provider| |IT Consultant | | | | Immanuel Derks | | | |Bilderdijkstraat 186 II| |1053 LD AMSTERDAM | | E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Tel:+31-[0]20-7760327 | | Mobile: +31-06-24606932 | | Fax:+31-[0]20-6187226 | | | +==I D==+
Re: [expert] Kernel Upgrade
You forgot to upgrade the kernel headers. Install those (kernel-headers-2.2.13-7mdk.rpm) and you'll be off Patrick Putteman Internet Support Manager Net7 - member if the Advalvas Group - Original Message - From: R_Yeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 11:04 AM Subject: [expert] Kernel Upgrade > > Hi, > I'm running stock Mandrake 6.0 with kernel version 2.2.9-19. > Recently, > I upgraded to kernel version 2.2.13-7mdk using RPM. I have followed the > instructions about rerunning lilo and everything (almost) comes up OK. > When I tried to install vmware, I get the following message: > > > The directory of kernel headers (version 2.2.9-19mdk) does not match > your running kernel (version 2.2.13-7mdk). Consequently, even if the > compilation of the module was successful, the module would not load into > the running > kernel. > > In my /usr/src dir., I have 2 dirs, called linux and linux-2.2.9. The > latter is obviously a backup created by the system of my old kernel. > > Anybody has any idea what I have missed out? Where do I go from here to > continue installing vmware. I'll rather not go back to 2.2.9-19. > > > Ronald Yeo > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
[expert] SCSI parameters
Hi I'm installing a new version of Mandrake in my machine with an Adaptec 1542 SCSI card and in SCSI setup option I select the 1542 but the system can't find the card with autoprobe option. I have other option (specify options) to install system and card, but I don't know the parameters. Anyone can help me? Thanks a lot _ Paulino MIchelazzo aIPiworks Linux Consulting http://www.aipiworks.com.br [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[expert] 6.1-1 : modules with 2.2.9-19 dependencies?
After installing the iso of 6.1-1, I type modprobe -c and get a number of lines that refer to kernel 2.2.9-27mdk, how could that be? I also get many messages that have to do with modules during bootup. I installed (not upgrade) on a drive where there was Mandrake 6.0-2 previously. Could it be that the boot record wants the kernel from 6.0-2, or that I must erase it .. no.. Sorry if this has been discussed before on the list .. and I am not near the machine in question, but will post the exact messages I get if someone wants them. Niels Larsen, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[expert] Kernel Upgrade
Hi, I'm running stock Mandrake 6.0 with kernel version 2.2.9-19. Recently, I upgraded to kernel version 2.2.13-7mdk using RPM. I have followed the instructions about rerunning lilo and everything (almost) comes up OK. When I tried to install vmware, I get the following message: The directory of kernel headers (version 2.2.9-19mdk) does not match your running kernel (version 2.2.13-7mdk). Consequently, even if the compilation of the module was successful, the module would not load into the running kernel. In my /usr/src dir., I have 2 dirs, called linux and linux-2.2.9. The latter is obviously a backup created by the system of my old kernel. Anybody has any idea what I have missed out? Where do I go from here to continue installing vmware. I'll rather not go back to 2.2.9-19. Ronald Yeo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. Don't think about running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. About your soundcard: as long as your soundcard works in Linux, VMWARE will support it. It only emulates a SB16 in the guest OS, meaning that to have sound in the guest OS you have to install the SB16 drivers. All in all, VMWARE is a very good and clever product. I haven't ran accross one single app that doesn't run on the guest OS (as long as you don't want to run apps that rely on low level hardware acces, say you have a CDR on your host OS, but you won't be able to use that as a CDR in VMWARE, only as a CD). I recently read in a leading UK PC magazine (PCPLUS) that Vmware was a clever but stupid and useless product. I don't agree! Its the Ideal way of developing and testing cross-platform applications (or webpages for that matter) without the need of several expensive machines. But then PCPLUS only talks about Redhat, Suse and Debian as being THE linux distro's Patrick Putteman Internet Support Manager Net7 - member of the Advalvas Group - Original Message - From: David van Balen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 10:03 AM Subject: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility > > I'm considering trying out vmware using linux as host and running nt as a > guest os. Before I start, however, I have a couple questions for anyone > who is familiar with this product: > > - On their web site they say that vmware will run on any pentium system > but they recommend a PII266. Is the performance degraded significantly on > anything slower? (I have a PII233). > - Second, vmware is supposed to support only sb16 compatible sound cards. > Will my Yamaha OPL3SA2 card work under vmware? > - I'd also appreciate any other comments anyone might have about this > product. > > DvB >
[expert] vmware hardware compatibility
I'm considering trying out vmware using linux as host and running nt as a guest os. Before I start, however, I have a couple questions for anyone who is familiar with this product: - On their web site they say that vmware will run on any pentium system but they recommend a PII266. Is the performance degraded significantly on anything slower? (I have a PII233). - Second, vmware is supposed to support only sb16 compatible sound cards. Will my Yamaha OPL3SA2 card work under vmware? - I'd also appreciate any other comments anyone might have about this product. DvB
RE: [expert] Fallback SMTP Mail host
Sendmail comes to mind here. It's a beast to configure, but it's pretty stable. You can get configuration information at http://www.sendmail.org. Also, you will want your client to probe *you* for mail, not the other way around. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 04:25 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Fallback SMTP Mail host How can I configure my Linux box to act as a fallback host for my client? Just like what the ISP does. In case my client's SMTP server was down, all the emails under his domain will fall into my SMTP server. My brief concept is like: 1. Add the necessary MX record 2. My SMTP server accepts emails from client domain. 3. Periodically probe my client's SMTP server. If it is normal again, fallback all the emails to its server. Any steps that I miss, please feel free to comment. Thanks a lot. Ken ___ Get your hongkong.com freemail at http://www.hongkong.com Free newsletters center at http://post4u.hongkong.com
