[expert] acepting incoming ppp connections
I've faced with few problems when using drakeconf/linuxconf for configuring ppp for incoming connections. 1. after registering ppp user the incoming session terminated with the message that pppd daemon must be run with setuid to root. Default pppd access rights does not have such mode. Using chmod +s, we can workaround this problem, but ... what about security ? 2. Even I do "chmod +" for the pppd image and do registration of ppp0 module for outgoing connections I stil have problems. The pppd reports that the remote is requiring authenticating itself (for tests I am using win95 dial facility) and configuration options does not have data to process it. This behaviour is only for MDK 7.0, older versions, 6.0 and 6.1 still work fine ;-) Any comments would be very appreciable ... Regards for all MDK funs, === Edward Pilipczuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel +4822 6400883 ===
[expert] gcc not working properly
My Mdk 7.0 install (I just hit the recommended button & let it do the
rest) does not seem to have set up gcc correctly. Can anyone tell me
what I need to do to fix this?
[root@treble nicq-0.0.5]# ./configure
creating cache ./config.cache
checking for a BSD compatible install.../usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for working aclocal... missing
checking for working autoconf... missing
checking for working automake... missing
checking for working autoheader... missing
checking for working makeinfo... missing
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler
cannot
create executables.
[root@treble nicq-0.0.5]#
Re: [expert] acepting incoming ppp connections
Try to add "noauth" in /etc/ppp/options. Jean-Michel Dault [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Edward Pilipczuk wrote: > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 09:54:19 +0100 > From: Edward Pilipczuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [expert] acepting incoming ppp connections > > I've faced with few problems when using drakeconf/linuxconf for configuring ppp > for incoming connections. > > 1. after registering ppp user the incoming session terminated with the message > that pppd daemon must be run with setuid to root. Default pppd access rights > does not have such mode. > Using chmod +s, we can workaround this problem, but ... what about security ? > > 2. Even I do "chmod +" for the pppd image and do registration of ppp0 module > for outgoing connections I stil have problems. The pppd reports that the remote > is requiring authenticating itself > (for tests I am using win95 dial facility) and configuration options does not > have data to process it. This behaviour is only for MDK 7.0, older versions, > 6.0 and 6.1 still work fine ;-) > > Any comments would be very appreciable ... > > Regards for all MDK funs, > === > Edward Pilipczuk > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > tel +4822 6400883 > === > >
[expert] Netpliance
Totally off topic. But has anyone played with the Netpliance units yet? http://www.netpliance.com It runs QNX on 32 MB ram, 16 MB flash, V90 modem, keyboard, 10" color 800x600 LCD display and a $99 price tag. I ordered one today to see what makes it tick. QNX is not Unix or Linux, but it is structured like it. It runs on 8088/8086 type chips, like DOS. But the file system is very familiar to us Linuxers. I fully intend to dissect mine and see how that thing is put together, in particular how the Flash chip is programmed and how does the thing boot up etc. We ought to send one of these boxes to that Johnson kid or whoever he was that broke the DVD Coding. This Netpliance is worth hacking into. Imagine loading a slimmed down Mandrake into it. Hehehe I suspect that the Netpliance is one of those things like Juno or FreeServ that gives you cheap computing and access but plagues you with Commercials and Ads. This is a challenge for all of us to see if we can reprogram the damn thing -- or build a phone line IP filter for it or something. -- Ramon Gandia = Sysadmin == Nook Net http://www.nook.net[EMAIL PROTECTED] 285 West First Avenue tel. 907-443-7575 P.O. Box 970 fax. 907-443-2487 Nome, Alaska 99762-0970 Alaska Toll Free. 888-443-7525
Re: [expert] shutdown -r now not working
On 02-Mar-00 Axalon Bloodstone wrote: > On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Alexander Volovics wrote: >> Everything seems to be working OK except `shutdown -r now'. >> This happens from both runlevel 3 or runlevel 5. >> The machine seems to do a perfect shutdown but does not startup >> again: the screen remains backlit and the disk whirs but that is it. > I would love to tell you I have a solution for this but it just isn't the > case :( I do have a test for you to try though. > > On the install cd under Mandrake/RPMS, you will find an rpm > kernel-linus-2.2.14-1mdk.i586.rpm. Install this on the system and add an > option to lilo.conf to boot it. Axalon, Thanks for your reply. I have tried your test with kernel-linus-2.2.14-1mdk.i586. This makes NO difference: `shutdown -r now' still fails. I shall try to describe more precisely what the laptop does. The shutdown proceeds to a blank backlit screen and then stops and freezes. The backlight does NOT blackout completely for a (couple of) second(s) and then start up again and show the POST as it should. There is a short whirring sound from the ?disk? And the machine indicates a boot routine error through `flash codes' If I see them correctly the flash codes are 3-1-1. The Dell Inspiron 3700 manual gives as "cause" for 3-1-1: `Slave DMA register failure'. To check a possible hardware problem I would have to install Win98 again to run the Dell diagnostic software. (In the few days that Win98 was on the laptop I played with it a bit and noticed nothing that could indicate hardware problems. Reboot for example functioned perfectly!) There are no problems with `shutdown -h now' under Mandrake 7.0. The machine shuts down and power management switches power of correctly. Alexander.
Re: [expert] gcc not working properly
Trevor Farrell a écrit :
>
> My Mdk 7.0 install (I just hit the recommended button & let it do the
> rest) does not seem to have set up gcc correctly. Can anyone tell me
> what I need to do to fix this?
>
> [root@treble nicq-0.0.5]# ./configure
> creating cache ./config.cache
> checking for a BSD compatible install.../usr/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
> checking for working aclocal... missing
> checking for working autoconf... missing
> checking for working automake... missing
> checking for working autoheader... missing
> checking for working makeinfo... missing
Those packages are not installed.
Yann
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler
> cannot
> create executables.
> [root@treble nicq-0.0.5]#
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Re: [expert] Need FrontPage Extentions
John F. McClinton wrote: Hello Experts: Where can I get Frontpage extentions for Mandrake 7.0? Are they bundled up in my 3 CD-ROM set or is there an URL to download them? Thanks, John try: http://www.advancedextranet.comSergio -- M A N D R A K E "The friendliest LINUX Distro" Time is in Our Side --- Distribuidores de los productos Alaska http://207.48.46.152 Linux en Español
[expert] Mandrake 7.0 update - GNOME Desktop items broken
I upgraded my Linux-Mandrake 6.0 installation to 7.0 - successfully. However, after completing the update, two things in the GNOME environment are broken, they are: 1. the enlightenment window manager complains that the /usr/share/enlightenment/themes/CleanBig theme does not exist, and the /usr/share/enlightenment/themes directory doesn't exist either. What happened to the distribution? I cannot find the CleanBig theme on ethemes.org either. Where can I find this? 2. the desktop links to MDK.com, MDK support, MDK updates, MDKldp, MDKgnome . do nothing. In fact that default action for open to select a program. The version 6.0 desktop included the objects as some kind of icon, whereas the verions 7.0 desktop indicates that they are blank pieces of paper. How do I correct this? -- Albert E. Whale [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.hky.com/aewhale.html -- Sr. Database, Internet and Unix Systems Consultant Pennsylvania Parenthood Initiative - PAPI http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4688/papi.htm The Father's Rights Network - http://www.hky.com/frn/frnhome.html Parents without Partners - Past President Co-Founder of The Purple Heart Foundation
Re: [expert] Re: Need FrontPage Extentions
Richard Potter wrote: > On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, John F. McClinton wrote: > > > Where can I get Frontpage extentions for Mandrake > > 7.0? Are they bundled up in my 3 CD-ROM set or is there an URL to download > > them? > > They *were* available at advancedextranet.com, but that site appears to have > vanished. Anyone know what's up with that? > > Cheers!, > -- > Richard Potter > Re/Max Team ideal Realty Inc. > Kingston, ON CANADA http://www.kingstonhouses.com http://Coruscant.NetRevolution.com/pub/AES
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
I have to select linear when installing or I will get LI everytime. Has that been tried yet? If you use initial ramdisks, then you can use SCSI w/o recompiling the kernel. - I don't give a fuck, --My Name Is God sent me to piss the world off. --Eminem On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, S. Newhouse wrote: > Sorry, but this answer is just wrong. > > The scsi support is loaded as a module right after boot time. I have > installed several versions of Mandrake on sytems with only scsi > disks. They work just fine without rebuilding the kernel. > > The 'LI' prompt can occur for many reasons. > > If you can't boot, I would try to reinstall. If the problem > persists, just skip the lilo part of the installation and make a > bootable floppy to boot from. > Then, you can worry about configuring and setting up lilo > later. You'll have the read the docs about that. > > -sen > > > John Aldrich writes: > > > > > > *READ THIS CAREFULLY* > > > > THE STOCK KERNEL DOES NOT HAVE SCSI SUPPORT BUILT-IN!!! > > You HAVE to build SCSI support INTO the kernel, otherwise > > you can't boot off of SCSI. You have two choices...have a > > small IDE drive that you boot off of, and don't build-in > > SCSI support OR recompile your kernel and include support > > for your SCSI controller. > >John > > > > > > On Wed, 01 Mar 2000, you wrote: > > > When I built my box b4 using SCSI I had > > > / 400M sda1 > > > /swap 128M sda2 > > > /use 2gb sda3 > > > /var 2gb sda4 > > > /packages 2gb sda5 > > > /home 3gb sdb1 > > > /usr/local 3gb sdb2 > > > > > > have free space on both sda and sdb with a spare disk (want to use for > > > mirroring) sdc. > > > and still got the "LI" error. > > > > > > what is wrong with the above? it is well withing the limits you have > > > set. > > > > > > do I need to make swap sda1? (to me that makes no diff) it appears to be > > > something with lilo correct? the same layout on ide drives works like a > > > charm. > > > > > > "Brian T. Schellenberger" wrote: > > > > > > > > On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, you wrote: > > > > | Ron, > > > > | > > > > | Just install as follows. (you can vary it after the swap > > > > | and / partitions.) > > > > | > > > > | sda1 - swap, 110M. > > > > | sda2 - / (root) 400M > > > > | sda3 - /usr 3000M > > > > | sda4 - extended partion for remainder of hd > > > > | sda5 - /home (whatever amount) > > > > | sda6 - /opt (same as above) > > > > | -- etc, you might want a seperate /var, etc. > > > > > > > > .. . . and if you have separate /var and /tmp partitions, then 64M is > > > > more than generous as a size for /. > > > > > > > > .. . . and it's a Really Good Idea to put /usr and /usr/local on > > > > seperate partiions; that way, when you upgrade you can let it blap all > > > > over /usr with impunity without trashing /usr/local. > > > > > > > > | > > > > | Basically, it depends on what your going to > > > > | do with the system. (workstation, server, etc.) > > > > | > > > > | The key is the first 2 partitions, notice how > > > > | they reside within the hd limit. ;) > > > > | > > > > | Regards, > > > > | > > > > | Dana > > > > | > > > > | "Ronald J. Yacketta" wrote: > > > > | > > > > > | > Hello All!! > > > > | > > > > > | > I have don tons and tons and tons of linux installs (from Slackware to > > > > | > RH and now LM) on local IDE drives (hda/hdb etc..) > > > > | > I am currently seeking info on how to get LM installed on a 9gb SCSI > > > > | > drive. > > > > | > I am able to boot the cdrom, load my scsi drive, see my scsi disks > > > > | > install the os > > > > | > to the scsi disk, install lilo. > > > > | > when I reboot I get the infamous "LI" and wham it hangs, nothing more > > > > | > and nothing less. What am I missing here? could this be the 1024 > > > > | > cylinder problem? if so, resolutions? ( I know, go ahead and flame me > > > > | > with read the HOW-TO's etc..) > > > > -- > > > > I am "Brian, the man from babble-on" (Brian T. Schellenberger). > > > > I can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > > I support http://www.eff.org & http://www.programming-freedom.org . > > > > I boycott amazon.com. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/amazon.html . >
RE: [expert] Apache Problems
Actually I got it resolved by removing the default version that came with the distro, downloading the new source from http://www.apache.org and recompiling and installing it. Now it all works as it should've. (BTW, I had tried removing it and reinstalling it from the distro RPM muiltiple times with the same results...). Now all I need to do is figure out how to get ColdFusion to run properly, and I should be set... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jean-Michel Dault Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 12:38 AM To: iTOOL Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Apache Problems Very strange. Can you ping localhost? Also, can you try to use lynx, but using 127.0.0.1? Jean-Michel Dault [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, iTOOL wrote: > Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 14:55:36 -0700 > From: iTOOL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [expert] Apache Problems > > I'm running Mandrake version 7, and the Apache web server is installed, and > the httpd services are running. However, when I open a browser or lynx and > try to go to localhost, it says the HTPP request is sent, but then it just > sits there... what else am I missing? It is Apache version 1.3.9, run as a > standalone from /usr/sbin and the httpd.conf is in /etc/httpd/conf > > The server appears to start ok with no errors... > > Basically, it's the default installation of Apache, as I've not done > anything else to the configuration files or directory placements... > > thanx... > > Joseph E. Sheble > a.k.a. Wizaerd > Wizaerd's Realm > http://www.wizaerd.com > Featuring 3D, Canvas, and ColdFusion > > CF Developer for iTOOL.com > http://www.itool.com > Build Your WebSite Today! > >
Re: [expert] nfs & rpc question: "Program not registered"
On Wed, Mar 01, 2000 at 04:58:00PM -0800, Allan Jarina wrote:
-> Ive experienced this kind of problem many times and what i normally do is:
-> - remove my share in /etc/exports
-> - reboot the system
-> - add my share in /etc/exports
-> - restart the daemon
->/etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs restart
-> - run exportfs
->exportfs -av
->
-> It works for me so i hope it works for you too.
Unfortunately, it did not work. Thanks
->
->
-> Charles Curley wrote:
->
-> > On Fri, Feb 18, 2000 at 05:55:18PM -, Bois, Mathieu wrote:
-> > -> I use Sun Solaris at work, and when I reboot one, I do a ping to know if
-> > -> it's alive and then a rup machinename to know if I can log in.
-> > -> If the Sun has not yet finished its rc.* scripts, then the answer is 'RPC
-> > -> program not registred'. When rup gives the upload and not the error message,
-> > -> then I know the machine is up and running.
-> > ->
-> > -> In your case, maybe the NFS server 'server' is not in a good state (crashed
-> > -> ?) or you have to start /etc/rc.d/init.d/rpc_something or
-> > -> /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs.server ?
-> >
-> > I wouldn't know how to interpret the results, but running likely scripts
-> > with "status" as the argument produces the following output. On server:
-> >
-> > root@server # /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs
-> > Usage: nfs {start|stop|status|restart|reload}
-> > root@server # /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs status
-> > rpc.mountd (pid 296) is running...
-> > rpc.nfsd (pid 305) is running...
-> > root@server # /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfsfs status
-> > Configured NFS mountpoints:
-> > Active NFS mountpoints:
-> >
-> > I would think the last would show root as a configured mountpoint, as it
-> > is in /etc/exports:
-> >
-> > root@server # cat /etc/exports
-> > / charlesc(no_root_squash)
-> >
-> > On charlesc:
-> >
-> > ccurley@charlesc $ /etc/rc.d/init.d/netfs status
-> > ccurley@charlesc $ /etc/rc.d/init.d/network
-> > Usage: network {start|stop|restart|reload|status|probe}
-> > ccurley@charlesc $ /etc/rc.d/init.d/network status
-> > Configured devices:
-> > lo eth0
-> > Currently active devices:
-> > eth0 lo
-> > ccurley@charlesc $ /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs status
-> > rpc.statd (pid 419) is running...
-> > rpc.mountd (pid 439) is running...
-> > nfsd (pid 460 459 458 457 456 455 454 453) is running...
-> > rpc.rquotad (pid 429) is running...
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Re: [expert] Adding ttf fonts
Andrea Celli wrote: > "Istvan B." wrote: > > > > I don't seem to have this. What do you mean by "use the ttf-package" > > on the CD? You mean the font collection? What does mkttfdir do > > exactly? Does it only make the fonts.dir? > > I know only that: > - I choose to install ttf during Mandrake-6.1 (custom) installation; > - I ran mkttfdir; > - true type fonts work right on my Linux box; > - I upgraded to M-7.0 and ttf support still works. I found it. It is basically the same as ttmkfdir. I did have tt fonts when Installed Mandrake (the ones that come with the system) I just wanted to add more. It is so much better when using text in Gimp, as I have over 300 fonts that I can use now! :-) It helps with web design. > May be, during installation a "configuration procedure" starts, > I don't know what exactly mkttfdir does. > But it works. -- = | === Istvan Bronowiecki - Melbourne, Australia | Powered by Linux 2.2.14 = | === Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends (G. Bernard Shaw)
[expert] Interrupt Lost
My system running Mandrake 7.0 , init 5, hangs with the following repetitive message : hda: interrupt lost hda: interrupt lost hda: interrupt lost hda: interrupt lost . . . . Any ideas why this might be happening ? Vinay __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
[expert] Install 2 nic cards
I have a Dell 600, the system came with an on board ethernet card. I would like to install anothe one in my pci slot. And have it as eth1. Our network here is all DHCP, so would I have to give this new card a static ip are can I give it and DHCP address. The reason : I have an Xenvizex Xterminal which now is connected NFS. whick Is slow. I was wondering if I could direct connect this Xterminal. Export DISPLAY back from my other HP-9000, RS 6000 systems.
[expert] autostart
HOw do you use the autostart folder ?
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
spin up in the adapter config? where is this config? the conf.moduels? the actual C code for the driver??? Ron Landis wrote: > > There are no 1024 issues with SCSI. In your SCSI adaptor configuration you > should make sure you have "spin up" and bootable enabled. Meanwhile I'll > look at one of my systems to see what makes it work. > > Landis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ronald J. Yacketta > > Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 9:45 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install > > > > > > Hello All!! > > > > I have don tons and tons and tons of linux installs (from Slackware to > > RH and now LM) on local IDE drives (hda/hdb etc..) > > I am currently seeking info on how to get LM installed on a 9gb SCSI > > drive. > > I am able to boot the cdrom, load my scsi drive, see my scsi disks > > install the os > > to the scsi disk, install lilo. > > when I reboot I get the infamous "LI" and wham it hangs, nothing more > > and nothing less. What am I missing here? could this be the 1024 > > cylinder problem? if so, resolutions? ( I know, go ahead and flame me > > with read the HOW-TO's etc..) > > > > Regards, > > Ron > >
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
Alan, thats a no go as well I tried it lastnight and it gives the same problem. "LI" I took out all my IDE drives and only have SCSI drives, went to my mb bios and told it to boot scsi and also went into the aha152x bios and made sure it was bootable. Ron Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > Roncan you successfully boot with the boot floppy made > during inatallation? If so, would you please post your > /etc/lilo.conf file. > > Alan > > "Ronald J. Yacketta" wrote: > > > > Hello All!! > > > > I have don tons and tons and tons of linux installs (from Slackware to > > RH and now LM) on local IDE drives (hda/hdb etc..) > > I am currently seeking info on how to get LM installed on a 9gb SCSI > > drive. > > I am able to boot the cdrom, load my scsi drive, see my scsi disks > > install the os > > to the scsi disk, install lilo. > > when I reboot I get the infamous "LI" and wham it hangs, nothing more > > and nothing less. What am I missing here? could this be the 1024 > > cylinder problem? if so, resolutions? ( I know, go ahead and flame me > > with read the HOW-TO's etc..) > > > > Regards, > > Ron
Re: [expert] Re: Need FrontPage Extentions
Robert Binkley wrote: > Richard Potter wrote: > > > On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, John F. McClinton wrote: > > > > > Where can I get Frontpage extentions for Mandrake > > > 7.0? Are they bundled up in my 3 CD-ROM set or is there an URL to download > > > them? > > > > They *were* available at advancedextranet.com, but that site appears to have > > vanished. Anyone know what's up with that? > > > > Cheers!, > > -- > > Richard Potter > > Re/Max Team ideal Realty Inc. > > Kingston, ON CANADA http://www.kingstonhouses.com > > http://Coruscant.NetRevolution.com/pub/AES I can acces : http://Coruscant.NetRevolution.com/pub/AES/
[expert] Apache Question
This is a stupid question to you, but how do you use Apache.
[expert] Mandrake on a PPC?
Hey, guys...just wondering, since you're porting Mandrake to a bunch of other hardware configs, are you planning on making a port of Mandrake for the Power PC? John
Re: [expert] Apache Question
Simply put your files in /home/httpd/html Create an index.html, and launch your Netscape to http://your.ip.address Jean-Michel Dault [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Robert Binkley wrote: > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:14:02 -0600 > From: Robert Binkley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [expert] Apache Question > > This is a stupid question to you, but how do you use Apache. > >
[expert] Apoache error
Failed to start apache : Starting httpd: httpd: cannot determine local host name. Use the ServerName directive to set it manually. [FAILED]
Re: [expert] Apache Question
lynx 127.0.0.1 On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Robert Binkley wrote: > This is a stupid question to you, but how do you use Apache. > >
Re: [expert] Heads Up on MVP4 and Air
Andrew Vick wrote: > Sort of related... > > I've got Mandrake 7.0 running on a Gateway with a Phillips 2/2/4 CD-RW, and > for me it's not detecting the CD drive. At all. When I try to mount it, it > gives me an error, > "mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device" and that the driver is not > installed. > > The history: > I installed Mandrake 7 from a CD. It went in resonably smoothly, the > installer had no trouble that it was running from a CD. As it was booting up, > the hardware detector told me that the CD drive was misconfigured. I told it > to ignore it the first few times, but then decided to let it uninstall it; I > was hoping it would reinstall it on the next boot. It didn't. So I tried > reinstalling Mandrake (from a CD again), but that did not get the cd drive > back. In my /etc/sysconfig/hwconf, the CD drive has the following entry: > > class: CDROM > bus: IDE > detached: 0 > device: hdd > driver: ignore > desc: "R/RW 4x4x24" > > and in fstab: > > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0 > > Can anyone suggest any HOW-TOs, man pages, friendly people I should refer to > in order to fix the problem? Thanks for your help. > > -Andrew Vick > > >= Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] = > >Well, th installer doesn't always make the best choices. > > > > >Civileme Deja vu - we've just been through a lot of this haven't we? Mandrake has recognised that your CDrom is in fact a CD-rw and therefore the ide drivers are not correct. It should have added an append line in lilo.conf to set the ide-scsi translation. It should also have created a symbolic link from the cd to scsi cd - something likeln -s /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom - but probably pointed hd? to it instead. That should get you reading the cd's - when I get mine writing I'll tell you how!!! Trevor
RE: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
Another thought on this... In response to an earlier, valid comment that the SCSI adapter may not be bootable: The failure mode doesn't match. His BIOS would have kicked up a fuss that no SCSI boot device found and then proceeded to try booting an IDE device. Also, your drive is bigger than 8GB. Those older Adaptecs needed a flag set in the BIOS for flipping to a different drive translation for anything bigger than 8GB. Matthew Zaleski
Re: [expert] Single user mode?
--- "Ronald J. Yacketta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sounds like a typo (possibly) > I use "linux S" when I need to get into single user > mode > > Regards > Ron "linux S" is the only variation I didn't try. I will give that a try next time I have to boot my machine. Hopefully, it won't be too soon. :) Sang = Sang Y. Yum San Diego, CA __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
[expert] netscape problems
Hello all (againl ;) ) I have haveing some problems with netscape. When I initialy logged in to KDE I ran the gamof setting up apps etc.. to my likeing. I modifed netscape (preferences) to poll my ISP for mail and to send mail via localhost etc.. when I logout and back in my configuration is lost, when I start nsmail I get a dialog box saying no default mail folder unable to retreive mail and nsmail dies. I thne have to go and mv nsmail to nsmail.old restart nsmail, reconfig shutdown nsmail and then mv the contents of nsmail.old to nsmail. I checked the perms on/in .netscape and I have rwx on all files/dirs I also checked perms on .kderc and I have rwx thier as well. any ideas? Ron
Re: [expert] Apoache error
Simple, you didn't setup a hostname in your networking settings. You can either use your favorite editor and add your hostname on line 573 of /etc/httpd/httpd.conf, or use Linuxconf, in Network, and configure your hostname. Jean-Michel Dault [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Robert Binkley wrote: > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:42:08 -0600 > From: Robert Binkley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [expert] Apoache error > > Failed to start apache : > > Starting httpd: httpd: cannot determine local host name. > Use the ServerName directive to set it manually. > [FAILED] >
Re: [expert] Need FrontPage Extentions
"John F. McClinton" wrote: > Hello Experts: > Where can I get Frontpage extentions for Mandrake > 7.0? Are they bundled up in my 3 CD-ROM set or is there an URL to download > them? > > Thanks, > > John There are a number of URLs where you can download frontpage extensions for Apache. They are no different fro Mandrake. HOWEVER, please take a look at http://www.insecure.org/sploits/Microsoft.frontpage.insecurities.html These are 1998 posts. Nothing to my knowledge has been fixed. More exploits have been found. It is the insistence of FPE to run in su mode that causes the weaknesses. A cursory glance shows a superabundance of bugtraq reports on all FrontPage Extensions for Apache. http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/ and search to get the FrontPage extensions for Apache. Yes they are a Microsoft product. http://www.e-gineer.com/instructions/install-frontpage-extensions-for-apache-on-linux.phtml has some installation instructions that should work nicely for Mandrake. Now if you really do want to run FrontPage Extensions for Apach on Mandrake, then I want your IP . It is what I would call "Welcome to Crackers". Civileme
[expert] RPM dependencies
I've found that rpm depends on a floppy station is available on the machine. I find this very annoying since I use a laptop and I don't always have the floppy attached. There's only one paralel port and I use it for my floppy and my printer... I also have problems booting when the floppystation isn't connected. Don't know if this is a design decition or a bug. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks for your time. Stig
Re: [expert] Interrupt Lost
On Thu, 02 Mar 2000, you wrote: > My system running Mandrake 7.0 , init 5, hangs with the following > repetitive message : > hda: interrupt lost > hda: interrupt lost > hda: interrupt lost > hda: interrupt lost > Have you enabled hdparm stuff for your IDE chain? If so, try turning it off. John
Re: [expert] Interrupt Lost
BTW, this is almost getting to be a FAQ you might check the archives for a better answer than what I just posted... John
Re: [expert] Apache Question
appache is a httpd (http daemon) just fire it up, should be /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start then do something like this lynx httpd://localhost Robert Binkley wrote: > > This is a stupid question to you, but how do you use Apache.
Re: [expert] Linux Mail Server Synchronisation
Yann Forget wrote: > > James Lewis a écrit : > > > > We're thinking of moving the majority of our customers' mail to linux, and > > a few issues have come up: > > > > 1) How secure is sendmail 8.6.9 ? What are the main things we need to do to > > secure our public facing linux mail server? > > Secure ? Not at all. > The last version of Sendmail is 8.9.3 > The 8.10 will come out soon. > > Any way, drop Sendmail. Use Postfix. > Yann I use sendmail and you can configure it to be as tight and secure as you want it to be. You may want to get O'Reilly's "sendmil" ... fantastic book. Will turn you into a sendmail guru!
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
On Thu, 02 Mar 2000, you wrote: > Alan, > > thats a no go as well > I tried it lastnight and it gives the same problem. > "LI" > > I took out all my IDE drives and only have SCSI drives, went to my mb > bios and told it to boot scsi and also went into the aha152x bios and > made sure it was bootable. > Reinstall. That's probably the only answer now John
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
On Thu, 02 Mar 2000, you wrote: > spin up in the adapter config? where is this config? the conf.moduels? > the actual C code for the driver??? > In the on-board BIOS for the Adaptec card itself. Assuming you HAVE a SCSI bios. I think someone said your card doesn't have BIOS. John
Re: [expert] RPM dependencies
Remove the "supermount" option for your floppy in /etc/fstab, that should solve the problem. Jean-Michel Dault [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, AceMaN wrote: > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 18:57:02 +0100 > From: AceMaN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [expert] RPM dependencies > > I've found that rpm depends on a floppy station is available on the > machine. I find this very annoying since I use a laptop and I don't > always have the floppy attached. There's only one paralel port and I use > it for my floppy and my printer... > > I also have problems booting when the floppystation isn't connected. > Don't know if this is a design decition or a bug. > > Any help is much appreciated. > > > Thanks for your time. > > > Stig >
Re: [expert] RPM dependencies
AceMaN wrote: > I've found that rpm depends on a floppy station is available on the > machine. I find this very annoying since I use a laptop and I don't > always have the floppy attached. There's only one paralel port and I use > it for my floppy and my printer... > > I also have problems booting when the floppystation isn't connected. > Don't know if this is a design decition or a bug. > > Any help is much appreciated. > > > Thanks for your time. > > > Stig > > > Maybe I should've said that I use Mandrake 7.0 (from the first ISO). Stig
Re: [expert] Interrupt Lost
On Thu, Mar 02, 2000 at 05:43:20PM +0530, Vinay Gupta wrote: > My system running Mandrake 7.0 , init 5, hangs with the following > repetitive message : > hda: interrupt lost > hda: interrupt lost > hda: interrupt lost > hda: interrupt lost > . > > Any ideas why this might be happening ? > > Vinay You might try playing with hdparms to set some of the hd parameters to more conservative values. - rick -- Richard Kilgore | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Software Developer | http://lore.ece.utexas.edu/~rkilgore/ Graduate Student in Computer Engineering
Re: [expert] RPM dependencies
Jean-Michel Dault wrote: > Remove the "supermount" option for your floppy in /etc/fstab, that should > solve the problem. > > Jean-Michel Dault > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks. I just read a little about supermount and started to suspect it was something there... Stig
RE [expert] Front Page Extensions
http://www.rtr.com/fpsupport/download.htm is the correct site for the instructions I gave for FrontPage 2000 extensions. It is not a Microsoft product. Sorry about the mixup. It is not a familiar product to me since I won't use it until I have better security fixes. Civileme
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
clearly it seems that my problem must be the free old as sin adaptec I have. any recomendations out there for a solid scsi UW card? rather cheap? not likeing the 250$ tag on the 2490UW Ron "Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.)" wrote: > > Another thought on this... > In response to an earlier, valid comment that the SCSI adapter may not be > bootable: The failure mode doesn't match. His BIOS would have kicked up a > fuss that no SCSI boot device found and then proceeded to try booting an IDE > device. > > Also, your drive is bigger than 8GB. Those older Adaptecs needed a flag set > in the BIOS for flipping to a different drive translation for anything > bigger than 8GB. > > Matthew Zaleski
Re: [expert] Apache Question
His problem is more of a configuration problem unable to start httpd Jean-Michel Dault wrote: > > Simply put your files in /home/httpd/html > > Create an index.html, and launch your Netscape to http://your.ip.address > > Jean-Michel Dault > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Robert Binkley wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:14:02 -0600 > > From: Robert Binkley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [expert] Apache Question > > > > This is a stupid question to you, but how do you use Apache. > > > >
Re: [expert] gcc not working properly
Trevor Farrell wrote:
> My Mdk 7.0 install (I just hit the recommended button & let it do the
> rest) does not seem to have set up gcc correctly. Can anyone tell me
> what I need to do to fix this?
>
> [root@treble nicq-0.0.5]# ./configure
> creating cache ./config.cache
> checking for a BSD compatible install.../usr/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
> checking for working aclocal... missing
> checking for working autoconf... missing
> checking for working automake... missing
> checking for working autoheader... missing
> checking for working makeinfo... missing
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler
> cannot
> create executables.
> [root@treble nicq-0.0.5]#
Put your 7.0 install CD back in, boot from it, choose Custom,
Development, Upgrade It will leave your settings alone and give you all
the packages you need (and more besides, against future development
needs)
You could also just go get the development packages by using the package
manager, but then you would have to check which packages come with which
modules and there are _many_ packages in
/mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS on the 7.0-2 installation CD.
Civileme
Re: [expert] Heads Up on MVP4 and Air
Andrew Vick wrote: > Sort of related... > > I've got Mandrake 7.0 running on a Gateway with a Phillips 2/2/4 CD-RW, and > for me it's not detecting the CD drive. At all. When I try to mount it, it > gives me an error, > "mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device" and that the driver is not > installed. > > The history: > I installed Mandrake 7 from a CD. It went in resonably smoothly, the > installer had no trouble that it was running from a CD. As it was booting up, > the hardware detector told me that the CD drive was misconfigured. I told it > to ignore it the first few times, but then decided to let it uninstall it; I > was hoping it would reinstall it on the next boot. It didn't. So I tried > reinstalling Mandrake (from a CD again), but that did not get the cd drive > back. In my /etc/sysconfig/hwconf, the CD drive has the following entry: > > class: CDROM > bus: IDE > detached: 0 > device: hdd > driver: ignore > desc: "R/RW 4x4x24" > > and in fstab: > > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0 > > Can anyone suggest any HOW-TOs, man pages, friendly people I should refer to > in order to fix the problem? Thanks for your help. > > -Andrew Vick > > >= Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] = > >Well, th installer doesn't always make the best choices. > > > > >Civileme Well, install again and DON'T use supermount. Now if you are using this as both a burner and a cdrom drive, there are various informations in the archives. You want to put an append=ide-scsi in lilo.conf and run /sbin/lilo and in /etc/conf.modules alias block-major-11 ide-scsi Then let /etc/fstab have the cdrom as /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrw auto ...(same as your line) the ide-scsi module will make your device look like a scsi so cdrecord and xcdroast can see it properly, but now since it looks like a scsi drive, /etc/fstab worn't be making sense of the hard-link to /dev/hdx (whichecver one it was) Supermount adds to the problems considerably, or so say users on this list and cooker who have been trying it. You might also want to right-click on the cdrom icon and select "properties" and give it the new pointer. In windows, the CDRW is sometimes treated as a slow HDD which is unfortunate. The "tracks" on a CDRW are however long they happen to be from the files written to them, and you can blank and rewrite only by CD-RW or by track, so the fine tuning of data changes relevant to HDD operation are not there without a lot of work. Anyway, since that barrier existed, the assumption was that most folk will have a CD or DVD to read from and a burner to burn with. To make the burner also be a reader was and is possible but doesn't seem to have been in the design assumption set, thus it it is a minor bit of extra work. The kernel doesn't cover the bet for making bootdisks (as floppies) from LS120s either, but that is another story. I haven't put a floppy drive into a machine for some time because the low price of current floppies has made the quality less than desirable, and I was finding that after about 6 months service it was easily possible to write a floppy from one computer and not be able to read same floppy on one or more other computers. Cleaning did not improve the situation... only adjustment requiring precision instruments and costing more in labor than the price of the floppy was any help at all. Civileme
Re: RE [expert] Front Page Extensions
It *is* a M$ product, just look at the license and copyright =) Jean-Michel Dault [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Civileme wrote: > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 10:28:48 -0900 > From: Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE [expert] Front Page Extensions > > http://www.rtr.com/fpsupport/download.htm > > is the correct site for the instructions I gave for FrontPage 2000 > extensions. It is not a Microsoft product. > > Sorry about the mixup. It is not a familiar product to me since I won't > use it until I have better security fixes. > > Civileme >
[expert] cdrecord woes
Well, after following this thread for awhile, I decided to test certain things on my ide CD-RW cdrom. 1. I have not had much luck with xcdroast, so I have only been using cdrecord. 2. I have no trouble burning CD-R cdroms. 3. With CD-RW, cdrecord bombs out on attempts to write a brand new CD-RW cdrom. I have used the command cdrecord -v speed=4 dev=0,0 -blank=fast to blank out the first portion of the cdrom. Then, cdrecord writes the iso image just fine. I used this to burn my last mandrake70-2.iso, and upgraded my system with it. 4. I went back to the cdrecord shipped with RedHat-6.1 and had exactly the same experiences. I am not sure what the problem is, but it may be connected to the ide-scsi emulation. My scsi system is running Mandrake-6.1, and does not give me these problems. -Cheers, -sen
Re: [expert] RPM dependencies
The problem is also in RPM. It does a statfs(), I just don't know why. Jean-Michel Dault [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, AceMaN wrote: > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 20:05:47 +0100 > From: AceMaN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] RPM dependencies > > Jean-Michel Dault wrote: > > > Remove the "supermount" option for your floppy in /etc/fstab, that should > > solve the problem. > > > > Jean-Michel Dault > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Thanks. > I just read a little about supermount and started to suspect it was > something there... > > > Stig > > >
Re: [expert] acepting incoming ppp connections
Edward Pilipczuk wrote: > I've faced with few problems when using drakeconf/linuxconf for configuring ppp > for incoming connections. > > 1. after registering ppp user the incoming session terminated with the message > that pppd daemon must be run with setuid to root. Default pppd access rights > does not have such mode. > Using chmod +s, we can workaround this problem, but ... what about security ? > > 2. Even I do "chmod +" for the pppd image and do registration of ppp0 module > for outgoing connections I stil have problems. The pppd reports that the remote > is requiring authenticating itself > (for tests I am using win95 dial facility) and configuration options does not > have data to process it. This behaviour is only for MDK 7.0, older versions, > 6.0 and 6.1 still work fine ;-) > > Any comments would be very appreciable ... > > Regards for all MDK funs, > === > Edward Pilipczuk > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > tel +4822 6400883 > === Just guessing, I would say you specified medium, high or paranoid security kppp is requiring the remote server to authenticate itself which most remote servers are not set up to do. It is then properly shutting down the pppd because the remote authentication failed. The ugly fix is to add a lint to /etc/ppp/options which says noauth Civileme
Re: [expert] Apoache error
edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and look for ServerName. Set it to something. I ususally set it to the same name I put in /etc/hosts so the name will resolve to an ip and back. On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Robert Binkley wrote: > Failed to start apache : > > Starting httpd: httpd: cannot determine local host name. > Use the ServerName directive to set it manually. > [FAILED] >
RE: [expert] Re: Need FrontPage Extensions
The are also available on Microsoft's web site of all places. http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q202/1/98.ASP?LNG=ENG&SA=AL LKB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert Binkley Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 10:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Re: Need FrontPage Extentions Robert Binkley wrote: > Richard Potter wrote: > > > On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, John F. McClinton wrote: > > > > > Where can I get Frontpage extentions for Mandrake > > > 7.0? Are they bundled up in my 3 CD-ROM set or is there an URL to download > > > them? > > > > They *were* available at advancedextranet.com, but that site appears to have > > vanished. Anyone know what's up with that? > > > > Cheers!, > > -- > > Richard Potter > > Re/Max Team ideal Realty Inc. > > Kingston, ON CANADA http://www.kingstonhouses.com > > http://Coruscant.NetRevolution.com/pub/AES I can acces : http://Coruscant.NetRevolution.com/pub/AES/
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
the 1520B card does have a bios. I press ctr-a and enter scsiselect which has an option ot enable/disable host adapter bios John Aldrich wrote: > > On Thu, 02 Mar 2000, you wrote: > > spin up in the adapter config? where is this config? the conf.moduels? > > the actual C code for the driver??? > > > In the on-board BIOS for the Adaptec card itself. Assuming > you HAVE a SCSI bios. I think someone said your card > doesn't have BIOS. > John
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
Spin up might be a drive jumper and (IIRC) an option in the adapter setup. Bootable is an adapter BIOS setup (like spin up). - I don't give a fuck, --My Name Is God sent me to piss the world off. --Eminem On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Ronald J. Yacketta wrote: > spin up in the adapter config? where is this config? the conf.moduels? > the actual C code for the driver??? > > Ron > > Landis wrote: > > > > There are no 1024 issues with SCSI. In your SCSI adaptor configuration you > > should make sure you have "spin up" and bootable enabled. Meanwhile I'll > > look at one of my systems to see what makes it work. > > > > Landis > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ronald J. Yacketta > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 9:45 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install > > > > > > > > > Hello All!! > > > > > > I have don tons and tons and tons of linux installs (from Slackware to > > > RH and now LM) on local IDE drives (hda/hdb etc..) > > > I am currently seeking info on how to get LM installed on a 9gb SCSI > > > drive. > > > I am able to boot the cdrom, load my scsi drive, see my scsi disks > > > install the os > > > to the scsi disk, install lilo. > > > when I reboot I get the infamous "LI" and wham it hangs, nothing more > > > and nothing less. What am I missing here? could this be the 1024 > > > cylinder problem? if so, resolutions? ( I know, go ahead and flame me > > > with read the HOW-TO's etc..) > > > > > > Regards, > > > Ron > > > >
RE: [expert] Interrupt Lost
Try turning off DMA access for that drive... -Original Message- From: Richard Kilgore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 2:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Interrupt Lost On Thu, Mar 02, 2000 at 05:43:20PM +0530, Vinay Gupta wrote: > My system running Mandrake 7.0 , init 5, hangs with the following > repetitive message : > hda: interrupt lost > hda: interrupt lost > hda: interrupt lost > hda: interrupt lost > . > > Any ideas why this might be happening ? > > Vinay You might try playing with hdparms to set some of the hd parameters to more conservative values. - rick -- Richard Kilgore | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Software Developer | http://lore.ece.utexas.edu/~rkilgore/ Graduate Student in Computer Engineering
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
At 02:10 PM 03/02/2000 -0500, Ronald J. Yacketta wrote: >clearly it seems that my problem must be the free old as sin adaptec I >have. >any recomendations out there for a solid scsi UW card? rather cheap? not >likeing the 250$ tag on the 2490UW i'm using the tekram UW (don't remember the model. cost me about $70).
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
On Thu, 02 Mar 2000, you wrote: > clearly it seems that my problem must be the free old as sin adaptec I > have. > any recomendations out there for a solid scsi UW card? rather cheap? not > likeing the 250$ tag on the 2490UW > Take a look at the Advansys 3940UW. It appears (from Pricewatch) to be less than HALF the list price for the Adaptec card, and, AFAIK, there's better support for the Advansys (i.e. they've been working with Linux ppl for a long time) than for the Adaptec. John
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
On Thu, 02 Mar 2000, you wrote: > the 1520B card does have a bios. > I press ctr-a and enter scsiselect which has an option ot enable/disable > host adapter bios > > Ahh...well, I guess whoever it was that said yesterday that you don't have a BIOS on that was wrong, then. :-) John
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
Hrmm thats odd, then why do I have the option to enable/disable the host adapter bios when I do a ctrl-a to enter the scsi adapter config? also when my server boots I see this nice little line saying something to the effect of Adaptec 1520B/something bios revision v#.##?? sounds like a bios to me ;) Ron James Barley wrote: > > > Ron An Adaptec AHA152x adapter is not (read NO WAY) bootable. > > No on board Bios... > > > "Ronald J. Yacketta" wrote: > > > > > > Hello All!! > > > > > > I have don tons and tons and tons of linux installs (from Slackware to > > > RH and now LM) on local IDE drives (hda/hdb etc..) > > > I am currently seeking info on how to get LM installed on a 9gb SCSI > > > drive. > > > I am able to boot the cdrom, load my scsi drive, see my scsi disks > > > install the os > > > to the scsi disk, install lilo. > > > when I reboot I get the infamous "LI" and wham it hangs, nothing more > > > and nothing less. What am I missing here? could this be the 1024 > > > cylinder problem? if so, resolutions? ( I know, go ahead and flame me > > > with read the HOW-TO's etc..) > > > > > > Regards, > > > Ron
[expert] Mandrake/base files
hi! I'm brand new in this list, I want to say hello, I want to warn all you taht I'll bother you as much it's possible to me :) and that's it. no, I better do a question, so here it is: I'm trying to tweak a little the Mandrake distro just to have a couple of things in, like HOWTOS, openssh, a rpm to launch the StarOffice installer and other stuff... just for personal use. What I really want to know is if there's any place where I can find info/docs/hints about the files located in the Mandrake/base cd directory. I already modified the deplist and hdlist files using the scripts under misc, but what I really love to 'touch' are the comps, compss, compssList and compssUsers files, just to create new and more fine-grained groups. I don't understand the format very well. So, anybody can help me? -- Inprise/Borland CEO Dale Fuller was even more generous: "Microsoft will continue to be a player in this environment in this world," Fuller said, "*for a few more years.*"
Re: RE [expert] Front Page Extensions
what do you bet rtr software is a MS front? Civileme wrote: > http://www.rtr.com/fpsupport/download.htm > > is the correct site for the instructions I gave for FrontPage 2000 > extensions. It is not a Microsoft product. > > Sorry about the mixup. It is not a familiar product to me since I won't > use it until I have better security fixes. > > Civileme
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
Try eBay, and do a search for "adaptec 2940". Thats were I got mine from, and it only set me back $100.00. Dana "Ronald J. Yacketta" wrote: > > clearly it seems that my problem must be the free old as sin adaptec I > have. > any recomendations out there for a solid scsi UW card? rather cheap? not > likeing the 250$ tag on the 2490UW > > Ron > > "Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.)" wrote: > > > > Another thought on this... > > In response to an earlier, valid comment that the SCSI adapter may not be > > bootable: The failure mode doesn't match. His BIOS would have kicked up a > > fuss that no SCSI boot device found and then proceeded to try booting an IDE > > device. > > > > Also, your drive is bigger than 8GB. Those older Adaptecs needed a flag set > > in the BIOS for flipping to a different drive translation for anything > > bigger than 8GB. > > > > Matthew Zaleski
[expert] setting PATH in graphical login
Hello, I am running Mandrake 7 and I notice that there is a small problem in the PATH configuration during graphical login. Below is my PATH configuration PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games Notice that /usr/X11R6/bin is repeated; indeed I have no clue where the last two entries appear from. And $HOME/bin is not in the path at all under medium security. Under low security it is, so obviously there must be a configuration file somewhere that takes care of these matters... Thanks in advance for any help Regards, Michel Salim
Re: [expert] setiathome
Rial Juan wrote: > > No you don't. xseti is not needed for a correct operation of setiathome. It's > just some graphical output that slows down your computer while drawing nice > graphics. > > On Mar 1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > So where does one find the 'xseti' binary? I downloaded the > > setiathome binary and have it running with the -graphics flag, but I > > need the companion program... --- Sorry, I should have said "want". Yeah, I figured out it was slowing things down alot by looking at top. Nice to see what it's doing though occasionally. If I'm only running 1 instance of setiathome on a 2 processor machine, I'm guessing running the display probably doesn't hurt performance _that_ much -- depending on how you have 'nice' values set. Now it would be cooler on the xseti display if they resized it according to whatever you size the Xwindow to be. I tried their fullscreen option -- bleh -- just drew blank space around the small display. Not greatly impressive. Too bad the source code isn't available -- I'd like to see how they optimize it. I wonder if some of the new PIII instructions could be used to speed up the computations even further? -linda -- Linda A Walsh| Trust Technology, Core Linux, SGI [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Voice: (650) 933-5338
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
Ronafter reading this message I went on Adaptec's web site and looked up the specs of the AHA-152x. The only model they listed was the 1520 and it has no bootable on-board bios. I don't know what you did to "also went into the aha152x bios and made sure it was bootable." but adaptec says there isn't a bios on that card. That's what your problem is, the scsci adapter does not support booting!! It shouldn't be hard to but a small /boot partition on one of the IDE drives and boot from that. Alan "Ronald J. Yacketta" wrote: > > Alan, > > thats a no go as well > I tried it lastnight and it gives the same problem. > "LI" > > I took out all my IDE drives and only have SCSI drives, went to my mb > bios and told it to boot scsi and also went into the aha152x bios and > made sure it was bootable. > > Ron > > Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > > > Roncan you successfully boot with the boot floppy made > > during inatallation? If so, would you please post your > > /etc/lilo.conf file. > > > > Alan > > > > "Ronald J. Yacketta" wrote: > > > > > > Hello All!! > > > > > > I have don tons and tons and tons of linux installs (from Slackware to > > > RH and now LM) on local IDE drives (hda/hdb etc..) > > > I am currently seeking info on how to get LM installed on a 9gb SCSI > > > drive. > > > I am able to boot the cdrom, load my scsi drive, see my scsi disks > > > install the os > > > to the scsi disk, install lilo. > > > when I reboot I get the infamous "LI" and wham it hangs, nothing more > > > and nothing less. What am I missing here? could this be the 1024 > > > cylinder problem? if so, resolutions? ( I know, go ahead and flame me > > > with read the HOW-TO's etc..) > > > > > > Regards, > > > Ron
Re: [expert] LM 7.0 SCSI Install
Ronafter I left the last message about the 1520 not having a bootable bios I read on in the thread and decided to go back to the adaptec web site and look further. Well, yes the 1520B has a bootable bios, but what I was reading made me wonder about the Linux support and drivers. I suggest you check out the Linux drivers and see who wrote them and if they suppoert the 1520b as well as the 1520. Also take a look at the info at adeptec and consider talking with their supoert people. Below is an interesting page on their web site. http://www.adaptec.com/support/overview/aha1520.html Alan "Ronald J. Yacketta" wrote: > > Alan, > > thats a no go as well > I tried it lastnight and it gives the same problem. > "LI" > > I took out all my IDE drives and only have SCSI drives, went to my mb > bios and told it to boot scsi and also went into the aha152x bios and > made sure it was bootable. > > Ron > > Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > > > Roncan you successfully boot with the boot floppy made > > during inatallation? If so, would you please post your > > /etc/lilo.conf file. > > > > Alan > > > > "Ronald J. Yacketta" wrote: > > > > > > Hello All!! > > > > > > I have don tons and tons and tons of linux installs (from Slackware to > > > RH and now LM) on local IDE drives (hda/hdb etc..) > > > I am currently seeking info on how to get LM installed on a 9gb SCSI > > > drive. > > > I am able to boot the cdrom, load my scsi drive, see my scsi disks > > > install the os > > > to the scsi disk, install lilo. > > > when I reboot I get the infamous "LI" and wham it hangs, nothing more > > > and nothing less. What am I missing here? could this be the 1024 > > > cylinder problem? if so, resolutions? ( I know, go ahead and flame me > > > with read the HOW-TO's etc..) > > > > > > Regards, > > > Ron
[expert] Using X-Win32 to get KDE on Windows
Hi all, I am trying to connect to my Linux box from my Win98 machine. Basically, I have a fresh install of Linux on my box, got it all networked up. I can successfully display single windows, such as running xterm or kfm on my Windows machine (using a different X Window system on my Win machine - namely MI/X) but I cannot figure how to run KDE itself. Any luck? I am looking for what options to set in X-Win32 and what to type in Linux. Thanks Matt
[expert] Network printing question.
I have recently upgraded my workstation to Mandrake 7.0 via a clean
wipe-install. I also have a Win98 box, a spare linux workstation and
a linux samba server, both running Mandrake 6.1, on my home network.
The 7.0 box has samba v2.0.6 while the other two have 2.0.5a.
The previous version of linux was red hat 6.0 and it printed great to
the Panasonic KX-P4450i laser printer I had on my server. This was a breeze
to setup with samba and printtool. Well, now with the new version of linux
on my workstation it won't print. The spare linux machine and the Win98 box
still have no problems printing to the laser printer. All other samba
functions work fine and when I boot to Win95 on my workstation, windows prints
fine. I am again trying to setup the printer with Printtool. The spare also
has a local printer (HP 500 clone) hooked up to it. My workstation cannot
print to either printer.
All this makes me think I have done something stupid with the samba setup on
my workstation.
Any ideas?
My printcap file from my workstation:
##PRINTTOOL3## SMB laserjet 300x300 letter {} LaserJet Default {}
lp0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/acct:\
:lp=/dev/null:
My printcap file from the spare (which works! :):
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL djet500 300x300 letter {} DeskJet500Mono Default 1
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
##PRINTTOOL3## SMB laserjet 300x300 letter {} LaserJet Default {}
lp0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/acct:\
:lp=/dev/null:
The content of my workstation's smb.conf.
# from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2000/02/22 09:37:28
# Global parameters
[global]
netbios name = CTHULHU
server string = John's Workstation
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
workgroup= Workgroup
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
dns proxy = No
unix password sync = no
null passwords = no
domain master = no
wins support = no
debug level = 0
load printers = no
security = user
password level = 3
encrypt passwords = no
smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
local master = no
os level = 2
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
guest ok = Yes
print ok = Yes
browseable = yes
The smb.conf from my spare workstation that CAN print to the laser printer.
#=== Global Settings =
[global]
# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
workgroup = Workgroup
netbios name = YOGSOTHOTH
# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
server string = Yoggie %v
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
password level = 3
encrypt passwords = no
smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
local master = yes
os level = 2
preferred master = no
dns proxy = no
unix password sync = no
null passwords = no
domain master = no
wins support = no
dead time = 0
debug level = 0
load printers = no
# Share Definitions ==
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
path = %H
valid users = %S
read only = No
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
browseable = yes
locking = no
writable = yes
[printer1]
comment = Panasonic HP 500 Clone
path = /tmp
browseable = yes
printer = lp
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
guest ok = no
writable = no
printable = yes
[netlogon]
The smb.conf from my file/print server (has laser printer attached)
#=== Global Settings =
[global]
# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
workgroup = Workgroup
netbios name = HASTUR
server string = Samba Server %v
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
password level = 3
encrypt passwords = no
smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
local master = yes
os level = 33
preferred master = yes
dns proxy = no
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
path = %H
valid users = %S
read only = No
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
browseable = yes
locking = no
writable = yes
[printer1]
comment = Panasonic KX-P4450i
path = /tmp
browseable = yes
printer = lp
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
guest ok = no
writ
Re: [expert] Mandrake/base files
Hi Marcos, I recently did a similar thing by making a mandrake cd customized for a new school lab. I found the redhat-cd howto informative on the comps file. It can be found on pretty much any ldp mirror. Cheers, Nitin Raja Bhatia Marcos Dione wrote: <..blah> > What I really want to know is if there's any place where I can find > info/docs/hints about the files located in the Mandrake/base cd directory. > I already modified the deplist and hdlist files using the scripts under > misc, but what I really love to 'touch' are the comps, compss, compssList > and compssUsers files, just to create new and more fine-grained groups. -- Nitin Raja Bhatia: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /\ |ICQ: 3417925 | "Where I want to go today is LINUX" | |IRC: #Linux-Mandrake on irc.openprojects.net| |WEB: http://www.linuxgiant.com | \/
Re: [expert] Auto Log On ... is it possible?
So in answer to the original question, would something like a "[exec?] /bin/su - -c startx" do what they want? Just put that in "rc.local"? It would sorta mean S99local wouldn't exit on startup, but is that a problem? They could add a "&" to background startx, that would 'exit'. Maybe that would work? How to make a nice shutdown? Too bad KDE or X doesn't treat a "HUP" signal as a request to logout. -l -- Linda A Walsh| Trust Technology, Core Linux, SGI [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Voice: (650) 933-5338
Re: [expert] gcc not working properly
Civileme wrote: > Put your 7.0 install CD back in, boot from it, choose Custom, > Development, Upgrade It will leave your settings alone and give you all > the packages you need (and more besides, against future development > needs) Are you sure? It has been my (sad) experience that you CANNOT change away from the original type of installation during an upgrade install - DrakX just ignores your new type once you select upgrade and uses the old type selection. This means that if you want to change installation type your only option is a fresh virgin initial install. IMHO a very serious bug/problem. -- Regards, Ron. [AU] - sent by Linux.
[expert] install freeze problem
ok i have a problem, i have the following hd's and controllers a promise fasttrak66 w/ 2 seagate barracuda ata66 drives on it. (and win2k) an adaptec 2940 with a seagate barracuda 50 (scsi) that i want to put linux on. however, when i boot from the mandrake iso cd (7.0-2) it freezes at the very beginning of the boot process after displaying a bit of info on "ide0" (which is the fasttrak66, which i know isnt supported in linux), now i dont need to access this from linux so i would just assume i could skip this detection and be ok. i tried using the boot paramter ide0=noprobe like this from the boot: prompt linux ide0=noprobe but it didnt do anything.. any help would be appreciated thanks. scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [expert] Using X-Win32 to get KDE on Windows
try running kfm & from your xterm *-Original Message- *From: Matt Fuerst [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] *Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 9:28 AM *To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Subject: [expert] Using X-Win32 to get KDE on Windows * * *Hi all, * *I am trying to connect to my Linux box from my Win98 machine. *Basically, I *have a fresh install of Linux on my box, got it all networked up. I can *successfully display single windows, such as running xterm or kfm on my *Windows machine (using a different X Window system on my Win machine - *namely MI/X) but I cannot figure how to run KDE itself. Any luck? I am *looking for what options to set in X-Win32 and what to type in Linux. * *Thanks * *Matt *
[expert] VIA Technologies VT82C686_5 Sound Card Problems
Has anyone gotten the VIA Technologies VT82C686_5 sound card working in Linux (mine works fine in MS Windows)? Sndconfig detects it as a VIA but tries to load sb.o and I get a "device or resource busy" even after I unloaded all the modlues with rmmod and have evn tried to compile support in the kernel - same error message except on boot. I tried forcing it to be a soundlblaster - there was no error, but no sound plays. Any suggestions? Hoyt __ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re[2]: [expert] #Linux-Mandrake IRC Channel
Dear Mr. Yann & Nitin Raja Bhatia, NRB> Yann Forget wrote: >> Why does it run Debian ??? >> cf. http://irc.openprojects.net/ The people which start openproject is a grup called linpeople. And perhaps many of them (specially people which connect to that irc-network) use debian. But it open to all distro. You can check many #distro also appear at there. NRB> If I had the bandwidth, we could start another NRB> openprojects server that runs on Mandrake. It's very hard to find official mandrake channel in irc :-( Nice idea ... :-) Also put the mandrake *official* support and developer there too :-) NRB> No need for distro-wars. Yes, I agree, not need to distro-wars :-) Pipit @ http://pipit.dhs.org
Re: [expert] VIA Technologies VT82C686_5 Sound Card Problems
Have you tried the Soundblaster *pro* driver? Yes, it's 8-bit, but for some cards, it's the only way to get sound... Jean-Michel Dault [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Hoyt wrote: > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 23:48:36 -0500 > From: Hoyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [expert] VIA Technologies VT82C686_5 Sound Card Problems > > Has anyone gotten the VIA Technologies VT82C686_5 sound card working in Linux (mine >works fine in MS Windows)? > > Sndconfig detects it as a VIA but tries to load sb.o and I get a "device or resource >busy" even after I unloaded all the modlues with rmmod and have evn tried to compile >support in the kernel - same error message except on boot. > > I tried forcing it to be a soundlblaster - there was no error, but no sound plays. > > Any suggestions? > > Hoyt > > __ > NetZero - Defenders of the Free World > Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at > http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html >
Re: Re[2]: [expert] #Linux-Mandrake IRC Channel
On Fri, 3 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > NRB> If I had the bandwidth, we could start another > NRB> openprojects server that runs on Mandrake. > > It's very hard to find official mandrake channel in irc :-( > Nice idea ... :-) > Also put the mandrake *official* support and developer there too :-) > I'm a Mandrake developer and an ISP. How much bandwidth would the irc server require? =) Jean-Michel Dault [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Alternate window manager
On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, James Barley wrote: > I would like to use xfce as my full time window manager. > Can someone please tell me exactly what has to be changed in mandrake7 to > make this manager my default. > BTW I don't want KDE or Gnome at all. If you use KDM (ie. boot into GUI mode) just pick XFCE and KDM will remember your last choice. If you use the good old startx method, use desktopcfg to select it (I believe XFCE should be in the list). -- Vincent Danen, ICQ: 54924721 . telnet://bbs.freezer-burn.org BBBS/LiI . Internet Rex for Linux Beta . Freezer Burn BBS Linux Information and other Goodies at Freezer Burn: www.freezer-burn.org
RE: [expert] Using X-Win32 to get KDE on Windows
i have the same configuration here - on the linux side you need to have "xdm" running - that means start at runlevel 5 (in /etc/inittab or "telinit 5") - on the windows (X-win32) side you simply start an XDMCP session and X-win32 should find your linux server - after you confirm the selection of server you get a standard login dialog and KDE will start ... p.f. RNDr. Peter FREIMANN, ICQ# 1181033 tel: 0602-464-800, 0331-362375 ESNET s.r.o.(Internet provider) http://www.esnet.cz nam. Miru 138, 377 01 Jindrichuv Hradec e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Fuerst Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 2:28 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Using X-Win32 to get KDE on Windows Hi all, I am trying to connect to my Linux box from my Win98 machine. Basically, I have a fresh install of Linux on my box, got it all networked up. I can successfully display single windows, such as running xterm or kfm on my Windows machine (using a different X Window system on my Win machine - namely MI/X) but I cannot figure how to run KDE itself. Any luck? I am looking for what options to set in X-Win32 and what to type in Linux. Thanks Matt
