Re: [expert] Modems For PCI Slots?
U.S. Robotics 5610 claims to be Linux compatible. I haven't found it anywhere for less than $80. I've got the same problem. A pizza box with only PCI slots, and my serial ports are all tied up. Stew Benedict
Re: [expert] Modems For PCI Slots?
Tim Litwiller wrote: > > and the low end motherboards have no isa and no serial ports, only pci and > usb. While it's true that you see more and more MBs without ISA slot, I _never_ ever saw any without a serial port ... Could you please give us examples (to be avoided ...) ??? -- Jean-Louis Debert[EMAIL PROTECTED] 74 Annemasse France old Linux fan
Re: [expert] Download managers !
Nt is more stable. And it supports netscape drag'n'drop. Sarang Lakare a écrit : > > caitoo .. its available as rpm at rpmfind.. adn its a great to manage u're > downlaods.. (thought it takes a little time to get started!) > > -sarang -- Guillaume Rousse Iremia - Université de la Réunion Plus petites unités de mesure - de longueur : le millimètre - de volume : le millilitre - d'intelligence : le militaire
[expert] Configuration réseau
Bonjour, n'ayant pas eu de réponses sur la ML [debutant], je me permet de poster ici. j'utilise Mandrake 7.1, l'ordinateur fait parti d'un réseau et je l'ai donc configuré comme suit: host name + domain name: wumpscut2.domainname adaptateur #1: dhcp activé / wumpscut2.domainname / mask : 255.255.254.0 / eth0 / 3c95x La carte est une 3com 3c905 100baseTX. Les DNS sont bien évidemment configurés. Je peux pinger cette machine via son IP (heureusement), par contre cela ne marche pas quand j'utilise son alias. Le réseau est majoritairement sous NT (mais ce n'est pas de sa faute promis ;b, car cela marchait très bien quand j'avais installé la distribution de Corel). Questions: Pourquoi cela ne marche pas avec Mandrake? Cela a-t-il un rapport avec Samba (je dirais que non mais on ne sait jamais)? Comment je règle ce problème? Merci. Pierre-Yves. http://electroindus.free.fr
[expert] Update 7.1
Bonjour, la aussi comme je n'ai pas eu de réponse sur la ML [debutant] je me permet de poster ici. Je veux updater MAndrake 7.0->7.1. J'ai 3 partitions: /, /maison et /archive. C'est la troisième fois qu'il me sort une erreur en disant que je n'ai pas assez d'espace disque pour l'update! Pourtant au 2e essaie il y avait 400Mo sur / de libre et au 3e essai il y avait + de 600Mo! C'est un disque dur de 2Go. /maison "remplace" /home (je veux voir si en faisant l'update il ne me vire pas la config de netscape par exemple). Question: combien faut-il d'espace libre minimum pour faire cette p** d'upgrade? Merci. Pierre-Yves http://electroindus.free.fr
Re: [expert] Configuration réseau
Pierre Taczynski a écrit : > > Bonjour, > n'ayant pas eu de réponses sur la ML [debutant], je me permet de poster > ici. > j'utilise Mandrake 7.1, l'ordinateur fait parti d'un réseau et je l'ai > donc configuré comme suit: > host name + domain name: wumpscut2.domainname > adaptateur #1: dhcp activé / wumpscut2.domainname / mask : 255.255.254.0 > / eth0 / 3c95x > La carte est une 3com 3c905 100baseTX. Les DNS sont bien évidemment > configurés. Je peux pinger cette machine via son IP (heureusement), par > contre cela ne marche pas quand j'utilise son alias. Le réseau est > majoritairement sous NT (mais ce n'est pas de sa faute promis ;b, car > cela marchait très bien quand j'avais installé la distribution de > Corel). > Questions: Pourquoi cela ne marche pas avec Mandrake? Cela a-t-il un > rapport avec Samba (je dirais que non mais on ne sait jamais)? Comment > je règle ce problème? Cette liste est en anglais, tu vas te faire flamer vite fait si tu postes en français :-) If IP adress works, but not name, i'd said it is a DNS problem 99 %. That's is the DNS task to associate a name with an adress. Here it seems it isn't the case. Use nslookup [IP to test] to see what's going on. -- Guillaume Rousse Iremia - Université de la Réunion Plus petites unités de mesure - de longueur : le millimètre - de volume : le millilitre - d'intelligence : le militaire
Re: [expert] Configuration réseau
Guillaume Rousse a écrit : > If IP adress works, but not name, i'd said it is a DNS problem 99 %. > That's is the DNS task to associate a name with an adress. Here it seems > it isn't the case. > Use nslookup [IP to test] to see what's going on. > > Guillaume Rousse > Iremia - Université de la Réunion Here is the result of nslookup [myIP]: Server: nts-oef-dhcp.XXX.YYY.com Address: myIP *** nts-oef-dhcp.XXX.YYY.com can't find myIP: Non-existent host/domain So, how can I fix that? As you can see I'm totally lost. I've just checked the IP of my DNS and it's OK. Regards. Pierre-Yves http://electroindus.free.fr
Re: [expert] Configuration réseau
Pierre-Yves Taczynski a écrit : > > Guillaume Rousse a écrit : > > > If IP adress works, but not name, i'd said it is a DNS problem 99 %. > > That's is the DNS task to associate a name with an adress. Here it seems > > it isn't the case. > > Use nslookup [IP to test] to see what's going on. > > > > Guillaume Rousse > > Iremia - Université de la Réunion > > Here is the result of nslookup [myIP]: > > Server: nts-oef-dhcp.XXX.YYY.com > Address: myIP > > *** nts-oef-dhcp.XXX.YYY.com can't find myIP: Non-existent host/domain > > So, how can I fix that? As you can see I'm totally lost. I've just checked > the IP of my DNS and it's OK. Sorry, all i can say from your nslookup output is your box is not known from the DNS. I think it should be a DHCP failure, as i imagine it's DHCP server to register a new host in DNS, but i'm really not a specialist. -- Guillaume Rousse Iremia - Université de la Réunion Plus petites unités de mesure - de longueur : le millimètre - de volume : le millilitre - d'intelligence : le militaire
Re: [expert] Update 7.1
Pierre Taczynski wrote: > > Bonjour, > la aussi comme je n'ai pas eu de réponse sur la ML [debutant] je me > permet de poster ici. > Je veux updater MAndrake 7.0->7.1. J'ai 3 partitions: /, /maison et > /archive. C'est la troisième fois qu'il me sort une erreur en disant que > je n'ai pas assez d'espace disque pour l'update! Pourtant au 2e essaie > il y avait 400Mo sur / de libre et au 3e essai il y avait + de 600Mo! > C'est un disque dur de 2Go. /maison "remplace" /home (je veux voir si en > faisant l'update il ne me vire pas la config de netscape par exemple). > Question: combien faut-il d'espace libre minimum pour faire cette p** > d'upgrade? > > Merci. > > Pierre-Yves http://electroindus.free.fr Cela dépend des packages que tu veux installer !!! Il faut considérer que /usr est le plus gros de tout, dans ton cas celui-ci se trouve donc sous '/' étant donné que tu n'a pas crée de partition individuelle pour cela. En tout état de cause 400 MO pour ton '/' me parait trop petit. Essai en mettant 500 MO pour /home et le reste en '/'. Mais comme j'ai dit, tout dépend des packages que tu veux installer, il faudra donc te limiter au stricte nécessaire. Eric MC
Re: [expert] Update 7.1
Pierre Taczynski wrote: > Je veux updater MAndrake 7.0->7.1. J'ai 3 partitions: /, /maison et > /archive. C'est la troisième fois qu'il me sort une erreur en disant que > je n'ai pas assez d'espace disque pour l'update! Pourtant au 2e essaie > il y avait 400Mo sur / de libre et au 3e essai il y avait + de 600Mo! > C'est un disque dur de 2Go. /maison "remplace" /home (je veux voir si en > faisant l'update il ne me vire pas la config de netscape par exemple). > Question: combien faut-il d'espace libre minimum pour faire cette p** > d'upgrade? J'ai dis une bêtise en parlant de + de 600Mo, c'était en fait 450Mo (arf arf). Finalement en tatonnant, j'ai pû upgrader avec 500Mo d'espace libre (ce qui représentait exactement 45% de ma partition). J'espère que cela pourra être utile à quelqu'un. Pierre-Yves http://electroindus.free.fr
Re: [expert] multiple smbd spawning
It's supposed to do that as far as I know. I've got an old Slackware box at work serving up files for 30 machines, and it always has a lot of smbd and nmbd sessions during work hours. Doesn't phase it in the least (P350, 64MB RAM). Now if none of the clients are active, then it drops back down to just one. Stew Benedict On Thu, 10 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > hi, > I'm using mandrake 7.1 and using samba-2.06. my problem is that > multiple smbd -D are spawning so much so that the server slows down > drastically. i've check the docs, logs and other mailing list they > mentioned it might be an NFS problem, rite i've disabled NFS and still > within an hour i can get anywhere between 10-20 smbd -D processes running. > Any one knows what can possible cause the smb daemon to spawn and spawn and > spawn? > > thanxs in advance > > >
Re: [expert] ICQ for Linux
Vincent Danen wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 10:46:54PM -0400, Alan N. wrote: > > > > I've been hearing about this helixgnome. What's all the hype about this > > > particular window manager for Linux? > > > -- > > > Mark > > > > Basically, it's gnome that works. :) > > What are you talking about? The gnome in cooker works great! > > > www.helixcode.com and dload the installer.. > > > > If you are on a 56K modem, dload the installer, and set it up to dload > > the packages, then goto bed. > > > > If you are one cable or DSL, install it and drink a few cups of coffey > > or beer if you prefer.. > > > > Basically, if you install helix-gnone, all upgrades and new packages are > > availible as a click.. > > MandrakeUpdate will provide the same functionality in the future (I > believe). Quite honestly, I've used helixgnome before and yes, it > was nice when it was ahead of mandrake, but now if you use the stuff > in cooker, I find mandrake's gnome to be much better. Plus, if you > mix helix with the new menu system, your gnome menus come out looking > crap. > that was gonna be my next question. how does it work with Mandrake? after the fiasko I had last weekend I don't think I'm going to mix oil and water again any time soon. -- Mark -- ** =/\= ** =/\=** =/\= ** NO PENGUINS WERE MISTREATED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MESSAGE ** REGISTERED LINUX USER #182496 --
Re: [expert] Download managers !
faisal wrote: > > Do we have any Download managers like gozilla , getright ... on linux to > download large files ? No way! that stuff is "spyware" and poison to an operating system. In linux we use gFTP, IglooFTP-PRO, ncFTP, so and so forth. gFTP supports resume and append, and most FTP server do also so that makes gFTP a viable option. -- Mark -- ** =/\= ** =/\=** =/\= ** NO PENGUINS WERE MISTREATED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MESSAGE ** REGISTERED LINUX USER #182496 --
Re: [expert] Modems For PCI Slots?
> Sevatio Octavio wrote: > > > I'm finding out that some of the higher-end motherboards are doing away > > with ISA slots. Thus this question: Are there any Linux-compatible > > modems that run in PCI slots? > > > > Seve Below is a listing of several PCI modems which will work in Linux. US Robotics(3 Com).5610 *Actiontec...Call Waiting *Actiontec...DeskLink *Best Data...Smart One 56SE *Hayes.Accura 56k. *Pace...Pace 56 Voice *Zoom..2919 Dual mode Whichever you decide to choose get the specific model listed because all the above named companies also sell Winmodems which you do not want. Charles
Re: [expert] CDDB servers?
Here's an odd thing . . . if I add freedb.freedb.org to my server list, then kscd segv's whenever it tries to access the data base, from QString::find(). Since it's compiled without debug info the details of the bug are elusive. I could, if I were more enthusiastic, build a debug version and track it down and/or contact the kscd folks, but I thought I'd first see if somebody was already familiar with this and if it's already been fixed. It's easy to work around, of course; I just don't use freedb.freedb.org. Fran Parker wrote: > > freedb.freedb.org > us.cddb.com > > What one doesn't have the other seems to have. > > Not all the cddb 'libraries' are the same. > > Bambi > > On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Charles Curley wrote: > > > > Has anyone got a list of CDDB servers? The ones I have in my CD player set > > up appear to be defunct. > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > > > -- C^2 > > > > No windows were crashed in the making of this email. > > > > Looking for fine software and/or web pages? > > http://w3.trib.com/~ccurley > > > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="unnamed" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Description: > -- "Brian, the man from babble-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com.
Re: [expert] Download managers !
ftp seems to work for me. faisal wrote: > > Do we have any Download managers like gozilla , getright ... on linux to > download large files ? -- Michael H. Collins http://www.linuxlink.com Admiral of OpenSourcery Penguinista Navy All Things French.. Mandrake and XFCE Fun with the Austin Linux group http://www.austinlug.org Need a Real Texas Radio Fix?http://www.kut.org
RE: [expert] Download managers !
What is a Download manager? I wasn't aware that downloading files was complex. FTP is pretty much a universal standard and there are plenty of Linux/Unix clients. Can you be more specific about what special features a Download manager provides? > -Original Message- > From: Michael H. Collins [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 09:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Download managers ! > > ftp seems to work for me. > > faisal wrote: > > > > Do we have any Download managers like gozilla , getright ... on linux to > > download large files ? > > -- > Michael H. Collinshttp://www.linuxlink.com > Admiral of OpenSourcery Penguinista Navy > All Things French.. Mandrake and XFCE > Fun with the Austin Linux group http://www.austinlug.org > Need a Real Texas Radio Fix? http://www.kut.org
Re: [expert] Download managers !
Downloader for X. It isn't integrated in the browser, like GetRight for example, but it works nice enough... If you play a bit with the settings, you'll see there's an option called "monitor clipboard". Activate that option, start your DfX and minimize it, and when there's a file you wich to download, just right click on it in the browser, and select "copy link location". A popup from Downloader for X will appear, and you can begin downloading the file. The URL is: http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo/ On Wed, 09 Aug 2000 19:02:01 faisal wrote: > Do we have any Download managers like gozilla , getright ... on linux to > download large files ? -- Lord Nightwalker aka Nighty aka DefConDos A train stops at a train station. A bus stops at a bus station. On my desk I have a workstation.
RE: [expert] starting XWINDOWS???
I have see X die suddenly due to your resolution set to high, try dropping the color and resolution down. Also if you look in /var/log/XFree86.log. Xfree is pretty good at reporting errors. Also which version of X are you trying to run that would help as well. --- Eric Peters Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] System Administrator Network Operations Inherent Technologies Inc. office (503)224-6751 ext 224 --- > -Original Message- > From: Joseph Jenkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 5:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [expert] starting XWINDOWS??? > > > Sorry about the subject I repliet to someone else's. > The video card is: Rage Mobility-p AGP > The monitor is a: Laptop screen > The version of Xwindows is: 3.3.6 > The computer is a: DEll Inspiron 5000 > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Glyn Millington > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 7:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] How do I get cron to shutup? = XWINDOWS??? > > > On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 07:05:37AM -0400, thus spake Joseph Jenkins: > > I am having some problems with X-windows, I just did a > clean install and > > went to 7.1, now whenever my machine starts up it tries to > run X and then > > dies. I didn't have this problem with 7.0, that installed > and everything > > ran fine. I compared all of the setting for x-windows and > they seem to be > > the same, between the installs. Is there I can get more > logging when I > try > > to start X-Windows? The only log that I am looking in is > /var/log/messages, > > is there another one that I should be looking in to see if there are > > messages? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Joseph Jenkins > > > Hey Joseph, > > If you want to start a new subject, give your email A NEW TITLE. > It makes it easier for the people who can help to offer help. > > > Which version of Xwindows are you trying to fire up? > > IN haste > > Glyn M > > > > -- >** >* "The soul is greater than the hum of its parts. " * >* Douglas Hoftstatder* >** > >
Re: [expert] CDDB servers?
On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 08:57:15AM -0400, Brian T. Schellenberger wrote:
>
> Here's an odd thing . . . if I add freedb.freedb.org to my server list,
> then kscd segv's whenever it tries to access the data base, from
> QString::find().
Odd. After I added several of the servers folks on the list suggested, I
found kscd segfaulted. I made no effort to find the problem as I had other
problems. After reading this, I removed all references to
freedb.freedb.org from the config file, /root/.kde/share/config/kscdrc. It
still segfaults. H
However, when I move the existing kscdrc file aside ("mv kscdrc
kscdrc.sav"), kscd runs and generates a new rc file. This suggests that in
my copious free time I can add the changes back in one at a time and find
the problem. In my copious free time.
I don't see any way to get the version, but the RPM package is:
root@charlesc # rpm -qf /usr/bin/kscd
kdemultimedia-1.1.2-3mdk
This on Mandrake 6.1.
Two thoughts on the problem: 1) I see that some of the lines in kscdrc have
trailing commas. Perhaps this is the problem? 2) Perhaps it is not some
specific item, but a line length or some such generic characteristic?
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Re: [expert] Download managers !
"Carver, Paul, NLSOP" wrote: > > What is a Download manager? I wasn't aware that downloading files was > complex. FTP is pretty much a universal standard and there are plenty of > Linux/Unix clients. Can you be more specific about what special features a > Download manager provides? A download manager is something that automates the 'resume' if the connection is lost by a line drop, and 'prioritises' downloads for speed. Regards, Ozz.
Re: [expert] A mess of questions!
> #2. Since I am using NAMED from BIND, is there any need of having the YPBIND > package installed? No ypbind is for NIS. > > #3. I posted this one last week and got 0 replies. Probably b/c you are asking too many things at once. You may have better success if you post each seperate problem seperately. Sorry. I don't know the answer to the rest. > How do you do port forwarding > with the new ipchains? The IPCHAINS howto was written prior to the new format. > Specifically, how do you use ip_portfw and ip_autofw? Aren't those the old tools for the 2.0.x kernels? I think you can do it all just with ipchains. Not sure though I only looked at it once. === "... all thoughts of selfish desire, ill-will, hatred and violence are the result of a lack of wisdom ... " - Buddha For an awsome fantasy role playing game checkout: http://members.xoom.com/Lycadican ===
Re: [expert] Auto Install
Is it possible to configure the auto-install script to replace the standard packages with ones of your own choosing? If possible, I would like to make it install the latest kernel updates (and a few other customizations), instead of having to install them afterwards. I checked out the Mandrake page http://mandrake.com/guides71/en/mdkrefguide_corpo/auto-install-examples.html that describes auto-install, but the link to further examples ttp://mandrake.com/guides71/en/mdkrefguide_corpo/www.linux-mandrake.com/drak x/auto_install/ is broken. Any help would be appreciated. Jeff At 08:05 PM 8/9/00 +0200, you wrote: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Rundgren) writes: > > > So, I wonder if anyone has been able to use this? Is anyone from Mandrake > > aware of this? > >yeah, we are ;p > >see mandrake.com/en/heliumlast.php3 > >Error scenario: g_auto_install segmentation >faults >When: While running >g_auto_install. >Why: The ld-linux dynamic loader changed in >7.1. >Solution: Copy this g_auto_install to /tmp, then mount the >installation >CD-ROM to /mnt/cdrom and run ../perl /tmp/g_auto_install in the >directory >/mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install. This will allow you >to >properly generate the auto_inst.cfg.pl file for automatic >installation. >Please note that the g_auto_install program is more for power users and >many >people will not have to worry about applying this patch to their own >system.
RE: [expert] Zope and Mandrake 7.1 default install.
Hi Rob I had a similar prob. The documented id & passwd of superuser/123 didn't work. I did the following cd /var/zope zpasswd -u superuser -p test access to reset the passwd. Killed and restart Zope. I could then authenticate onto http://localhost:8080/manage and was fine from there. I also tried accessing it based on my hostname but failed. I amended my hosts file with a suitable entry and it work fine now. Regards Andrew -Original Message- From: Rob Morrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 August 2000 21:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Zope and Mandrake 7.1 default install. So, how does one gain access to the Zope management interface on an "out-of-the-box" install? (Mandrake 7.1) I've been experimenting with it as a package I installed myself on other flavors of Linux. Yesterday I installed a new Mandrake 7.1 box and selected zope as on of the sets of packages. Now, the "zope" process is running, and performing a "/etc/rc.d/init.d/zope status" produces zwatchdog (pid ) is running zserver (pid ) is running Connecting to "http://localhost:8080/manage" (ie., like in the default zope install) yields no results. Connecting to "http://localhost" yields the default Apache page. So, how do I attach a browser session to zope? Also, how do I find or modify the "root" password for zope? It is set when zope is installed, but of course, I didn't do the install, it was a Mandrake package. This seems to me like a Mandrake specific issue. I could install it myself, but that seems like a waste of effort if Mandrake has already done it, I just need to know how to get at it. Unfortunately, searching the Mandrake site and mailing list archive doesn't give me any answers. Any help would be appreciated. Rob __ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/ * North Lanarkshire Council's Web Site http://www.northlan.gov.uk/ * This communication shall not bind North Lanarkshire Council, its officials or employees and shall not in any way constitute or form part of a contract. Any view or opinion expressed in this communication shall not be construed as that of North Lanarkshire Council. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager - [EMAIL PROTECTED], or the Help Desk on 01698 302254. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **
[expert] Sugestion for Mandrake
Amongst the default types of installs that you given during installation. One type of installation would be very welcome is a Trustix type of install for servers. Were all the popular secure tools are used i.e. Ncftd, ssh, ect... and no XFree86 stuff. just a suggestion :)
[expert] Harddisk speed with UDMA66
Hi,
How is the ultimate harddisk performance with UDMA66? Although it
works fine with UDMA66,but the harddisk performance is
just like UDMA33 as below. The question is how to improve
the speed up to 20M/sec or so. My mainboard is Abit BP6
with HPT366, harddisk is IBM-DJNA-351520.
Any suggestions will be most appreciated.
Regards,
Jun
[root@fsbbs liuxj]# hdparm -tT /dev/hde
/dev/hde:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.79 seconds = 71.51 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 4.38 seconds = 14.61 MB/sec
The information of harddisk is,
[root@fsbbs liuxj]# hdparm -i /dev/hde
/dev/hde:
Model=IBM-DJNA-351520, FwRev=J56OA30K, SerialNo=G80GLWAQ332
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=34
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=430kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=30033360
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 *udma4
-
[root@fsbbs liuxj]# hdparm /dev/hde
/dev/hde:
multcount= 16 (on)
I/O support = 1 (32-bit)
unmaskirq= 0 (off)
using_dma= 1 (on)
keepsettings = 1 (on)
nowerr = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead= 8 (on)
geometry = 29795/16/63, sectors = 30033360, start = 0
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[expert] startx errno 111 and 3
I am still getting errors while trying to run X-windows as any user other than root. I am sure it's a permission problem somewhere but don't know where. Re-installing X-rpms has not worked. Authentication failed - cannot start X server. Perhaps you do not have console ownership?_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 giving up. xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. Is there anywhere to find out more detailed explanations of these error codes ? Thanks... Dan.
Re: [expert] Harddisk speed with UDMA66
Xuejun Liu a écrit : > > Hi, > > How is the ultimate harddisk performance with UDMA66? Although it > works fine with UDMA66,but the harddisk performance is > just like UDMA33 as below. The question is how to improve > the speed up to 20M/sec or so. My mainboard is Abit BP6 > with HPT366, harddisk is IBM-DJNA-351520. > > Any suggestions will be most appreciated. You can have a look at MandrakeUser.org, it has two page about hard drives tuning : http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hide.html http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hide2.html -- Guillaume Rousse Iremia - Université de la Réunion Plus petites unités de mesure - de longueur : le millimètre - de volume : le millilitre - d'intelligence : le militaire
[expert] install X *after* Linux
On a test server here, X was not installed to begin with because of disk space. Now I wanted to install X-windows and installed all the X and Gnome rpms (after many other dependencies). When I use startx, X-windows starts up but only gives me a terminal window. What else do I need to do, or add to user directory, to get Gnome up and running ? Another thing, Xconfigurator found the on-board video card instead of the Matrox one while pci probing. It would not allow me the choice of changing it. Can this be changed ? Thanks... Dan.
[expert] AGP vs PCI video cards
I currently have a Diamond Speedstar A-55 AGP video card that does NOT perform under Linux. I can trade it for a Jaton/Trident Blaze chip. I've seen Jaton supported on earlier distro's so I think it will work--especially if I choose the PCI model. I have a choice between a PCI or the AGP Jaton Blaze/8mb onboard. Should the number of colors I can view be the same on both cards? Does anyone on this list use this card? Thanks for all your help, list. Pj [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nowonder.com
[expert] port listening security warnings
I have these services opened in my inetd.conf file. Does the following output from the nightly security warnings seem reasonable/correct (port 32668 and 448) ? BTW, telnet and ftp are IP restricted (for backup access) and I do use ssh. Security Warning: There is modifications for port listening on your machine : - Opened ports : tcp 0 0 *:auth *:*LISTEN 32668/inetd - Opened ports : tcp 0 0 *:pop3 *:*LISTEN 32668/inetd - Opened ports : tcp 0 0 *:telnet *:*LISTEN 32668/inetd - Opened ports : tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:*LISTEN 32668/inetd - Closed ports : tcp 0 0 *:auth *:*LISTEN 448/inetd - Closed ports : tcp 0 0 *:pop3 *:*LISTEN 448/inetd - Closed ports : tcp 0 0 *:telnet *:*LISTEN 448/inetd - Closed ports : tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:*LISTEN 448/inetd - And why are these showing up... I changed permissions for postfix but it seems to break it. So why does the security check expect these to not be world writeable ? Security Warning: World Writeable files found : - /tmp - /tmp/.X11-unix - /tmp/.font-unix - /tmp/.font-unix/fs-1 - /var/spool/postfix/maildrop - /var/spool/postfix/private/bounce - /var/spool/postfix/private/bsmtp - /var/spool/postfix/private/cleanup - /var/spool/postfix/private/cyrus - /var/spool/postfix/private/defer - /var/spool/postfix/private/error - /var/spool/postfix/private/ifmail - /var/spool/postfix/private/local - /var/spool/postfix/private/rewrite - /var/spool/postfix/private/smtp - /var/spool/postfix/private/uucp - /var/spool/postfix/public/pickup - /var/spool/postfix/public/qmgr - /var/spool/postfix/public/showq - /var/tmp Thanks... Dan.
Re: [expert] Auto Install
Jeff Groves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is it possible to configure the auto-install script to replace the standard > packages with ones of your own choosing? well, put it in default_packages in auto_inst.cfg.pl!
Re: [expert] Harddisk speed with UDMA66
As Inderstand it, there is very little difference between UDMA33 and UDMA66
when there is a single disk on the IDE channel.
Chris Slater-Walker
- Original Message -
From: "Xuejun Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 6:10 PM
Subject: [expert] Harddisk speed with UDMA66
> Hi,
>
> How is the ultimate harddisk performance with UDMA66? Although it
> works fine with UDMA66,but the harddisk performance is
> just like UDMA33 as below. The question is how to improve
> the speed up to 20M/sec or so. My mainboard is Abit BP6
> with HPT366, harddisk is IBM-DJNA-351520.
>
> Any suggestions will be most appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jun
>
>
> [root@fsbbs liuxj]# hdparm -tT /dev/hde
>
> /dev/hde:
> Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.79 seconds = 71.51 MB/sec
> Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 4.38 seconds = 14.61 MB/sec
>
>
> The information of harddisk is,
>
> [root@fsbbs liuxj]# hdparm -i /dev/hde
>
> /dev/hde:
>
> Model=IBM-DJNA-351520, FwRev=J56OA30K, SerialNo=G80GLWAQ332
> Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
> RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=34
> BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=430kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
> CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=30033360
> IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
> PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
> DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 *udma4
> -
> [root@fsbbs liuxj]# hdparm /dev/hde
>
> /dev/hde:
> multcount= 16 (on)
> I/O support = 1 (32-bit)
> unmaskirq= 0 (off)
> using_dma= 1 (on)
> keepsettings = 1 (on)
> nowerr = 0 (off)
> readonly = 0 (off)
> readahead= 8 (on)
> geometry = 29795/16/63, sectors = 30033360, start = 0
> --
>
>
>
>
[expert] samba problem with new disk
hallo MANDRAKE! recently i added a new disk to my system (hdb). i would like to share directories on that disk with samba like i do on disk hda. but here comes the problem. it just don't work. i can see the disk from the w2k-box but can't change into it. al i get is [2000/08/10 21:14:42, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection(487) Can't change directory to /mnt/data/quake3 (Permission denied) in /var/log/samba/ the options, permissions and everything else of the new directories are the same like ithe ones of the old directories... an example: the fstab reads: /dev/hda1 / ext2 grpquota,usrquota 0 1 /dev/hdb1 /mnt/data ext2 grpquota,usrquota 0 0 the permissions: directory in hda (first disk): 1476284 drwxrwxr-x7 nobody inhouse 4096 Aug 10 20:42 transfer/ directory in hdb (new disk): 588814 drwxrwxrwx4 nobody inhouse 4096 Aug 10 20:38 quake3/ the smb.conf reads: [transfer] path = /share/transfer writable = yes force directory mode = 0770 create mode = 0770 force create mode = 0770 directory mode = 0770 force group = transfer comment = achtung, jeder kann loeschen! delete readonly = yes [quake3] path = /mnt/data/quake3 writable = yes force directory mode = 755 force create mode = 755 public = yes i log into as user pat of group inhouse.. for me it looks perfect... btw, its samba 2.0.6... i'm desperate PAT -- vcard/LDAP/PGP: http://dresden-online.com/~perler/identity.html PGP fingerprint: DAC6 2FDA 1ED7 AD55 BD1F 5142 3D5F 72BF
Re: [expert] Zope and Mandrake 7.1 default install.
- Original Message - From: "Bradshaw Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 11:55 AM Subject: RE: [expert] Zope and Mandrake 7.1 default install. > Hi Rob > > I had a similar prob. The documented id & passwd of superuser/123 didn't > work. > > I did the following > > cd /var/zope > zpasswd -u superuser -p test access > > to reset the passwd. Killed and restart Zope. > > I could then authenticate onto http://localhost:8080/manage and was fine > from there. > I also tried accessing it based on my hostname but failed. I amended my > hosts file with a suitable entry and it work fine now. > > > > Regards > > Andrew > > Thanks. A big help. Hoyt
Re: [expert] install X *after* Linux
If you installed everything needed: type in console: cd /root mv .xinitrc .xinitrc.old (don't worry if on error message occurs) cp /usr/bin/gnome-session .xinitrc chmod a+x .xinitrc startx Eric MC Daniel Woods wrote: > > On a test server here, X was not installed to begin with because of > disk space. Now I wanted to install X-windows and installed all the > X and Gnome rpms (after many other dependencies). When I use > startx, X-windows starts up but only gives me a terminal window. > What else do I need to do, or add to user directory, to get Gnome > up and running ? > > Another thing, Xconfigurator found the on-board video card instead > of the Matrox one while pci probing. It would not allow me the choice > of changing it. Can this be changed ? > > Thanks... Dan.
Re: [expert] Modems For PCI Slots?
What about USB modems? Are any of them compatible with Linux. Stew Benedict wrote: > U.S. Robotics 5610 claims to be Linux compatible. I haven't found it > anywhere for less than $80. I've got the same problem. A pizza box with > only PCI slots, and my serial ports are all tied up. > > Stew Benedict
[expert] RPM content list before installing
When using .tar.gz or .tgz files, it is easy to see what the list of files are. As well, you can easily untar it wherever you want. I want to know how to do this with RPMs. I can't seem to find a way to check the contents of an RPM or SRPM to determine *where* it will try to install them. I want to see *what* is in the package before I install it. The only way I can figure this out is to install, and then do a query list (-ql), and then uninstall if I don't like it. Is the only way to install mdk-RPMs into /usr/local/ by using the source RPMs ? Thanks... Dan.
Re: [expert] port listening security warnings
Submitted 10-Aug-00 by Daniel Woods: > I have these services opened in my inetd.conf file. > Does the following output from the nightly security warnings > seem reasonable/correct (port 32668 and 448) ? Those aren't ports, they're pid's. You have restarted inetd between security checks, closing the one running at pid 448 and opening the one at 32668. > - > And why are these showing up... > I changed permissions for postfix but it seems to break it. So why does > the security check expect these to not be world writeable ? Because the security check script does not have the ability to define things that are allowed to be world writeable. Therefore it just warns about anything that is. If anyone happens to have a patch, I'm sure Yoann would like to see it :) -- Anton GrahamGPG ID: 0x18F78541 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RSA key available upon request Authors are easy to get on with -- if you're fond of children. -- Michael Joseph, "Observer"
Re: [expert] A mess of questions!
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Bob Puff@NLE wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a number of questions in this one message. If you know the answers
> to any of them, please reply! Also, please CC your reply directly to me
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Thanks!
> #1. I am running NAMED from BIND on a couple machines, mostly for a caching
> nameserver. Named is putting a whole mess of statistics in my SYSLOG and
> MESSAGES file. So far, no real errors. How can I turn this excessive logging
> off?
Basically to turn off all logging (not recommended!!!) just put:
logging {
category default { null; };
};
in your named.conf file. Logging is explained in great detail in
named documentation, specifically in
/usr/doc/bind-8.2.2P5/html/logging.html
( assuming you have the latest bind from Mandrake distro). Don't forget
to restart named daemon after changing config file.
> #2. Since I am using NAMED from BIND, is there any need of having the YPBIND
> package installed?
If you don't use NIS the you don't need that package, otherwise this
package is required for proper functioning of NIS (Network Information
Service aka Yellow Pages).
Sorry, don't know answers to the rest of your questions.
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Re: [expert] Harddisk speed with UDMA66
Chris Slater-Walker a écrit : > > As Inderstand it, there is very little difference between UDMA33 and UDMA66 > when there is a single disk on the IDE channel. Yes, because maximum speed reached by actual disks is just sufficient to fill UDMA33 spec :-) -- Guillaume Rousse Iremia - Université de la Réunion Plus petites unités de mesure - de longueur : le millimètre - de volume : le millilitre - d'intelligence : le militaire
RE: [expert] RPM content list before installing
You can definitely do it. Check the man page. I think you have to add "-p filename" in addition to the "-ql". I'm not sure that "p" is the right option though. > -Original Message- > From: Daniel Woods [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 03:54 PM > To: Expert Linux list > Subject: [expert] RPM content list before installing > > When using .tar.gz or .tgz files, it is easy to see what the list > of files are. As well, you can easily untar it wherever you want. > > I want to know how to do this with RPMs. I can't seem to find a > way to check the contents of an RPM or SRPM to determine *where* > it will try to install them. I want to see *what* is in the > package before I install it. The only way I can figure this out > is to install, and then do a query list (-ql), and then uninstall > if I don't like it. > > Is the only way to install mdk-RPMs into /usr/local/ by using the > source RPMs ? > > Thanks... Dan.
Re: [expert] install X *after* Linux
Eric, > If you installed everything needed: > type in console: > cd /root > mv .xinitrc .xinitrc.old > (don't worry if on error message occurs) > cp /usr/bin/gnome-session .xinitrc > chmod a+x .xinitrc > startx > > Eric MC THANKS... this worked for root and regular users. > Daniel Woods wrote: > > > > On a test server here, X was not installed to begin with because of > > disk space. Now I wanted to install X-windows and installed all the > > X and Gnome rpms (after many other dependencies). When I use > > startx, X-windows starts up but only gives me a terminal window. > > What else do I need to do, or add to user directory, to get Gnome > > up and running ? > > > > Another thing, Xconfigurator found the on-board video card instead > > of the Matrox one while pci probing. It would not allow me the choice > > of changing it. Can this be changed ? > > > > Thanks... Dan. Thanks... Dan.
RE: [expert] RPM content list before installing
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Carver, Paul, NLSOP wrote: > You can definitely do it. Check the man page. I think you have to add "-p > filename" in addition to the "-ql". I'm not sure that "p" is the right > option though. Ok, I missed that one. Using 'rpm -qp package-mdk.i586.rpm' works. And using 'rpm -qpR package-mdk.i586.rpm' gives me dependent files. However, if a file is missing, how do you know what package to get ? I was trying to upgrade to Netscape 4.74, I downloaded the files plus RPM-*.rpm files from cooker list. Trying to install RPM-*, it wanted libbz2.so.1 which I recall from this list was bzip-*.rpm. Got that but then current version of ImageMagick-5_2_1-*.rpm complained. Got the latest ImageMagick-5_2_2-*.rpm, uninstalled old version, tried to install new one. It now complains about [root@home /test]# rpm -Uvh ImageMagick-5_2_2-6mdk_i586.rpm error: failed dependencies: libdps.so.1 is needed by ImageMagick-5.2.2-6mdk libdpstk.so.1 is needed by ImageMagick-5.2.2-6mdk [root@home /test]# locate libdps.so.1 [root@home /test]# I saw nothing like libdps-* or dps-* on cooker, so how do I know what package is required to satisfy ImageMagick-5_2_2-6mdk_i586.rpm ? Thanks... Dan.
RE: [expert] A mess of questions!
> -Original Message- > From: Bob Puff@NLE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > First, please keep your messages separated by topic (and make sure the subject line is appropriate). > > #3. I posted this one last week and got 0 replies. How do Well, this is a VOLUNTEER list. Generally, if someone knows the answer to your question (and is interested in divulging it) you get a response. Otherwise tough luck. You already get more than you paid for. > you do port forwarding > with the new ipchains? The IPCHAINS howto was written prior > to the new format. > Specifically, how do you use ip_portfw and ip_autofw? Those are the OLD tools (ip_portfw and ip_autofw). Kernels 2.2.x use IPCHAINS and the howto is correct because I used it to configure my firewall at home. NOTE: the tools are changing again in 2.4.x supposedly for the better. > > #4. I installed the RealAudio basic server version 7. It > worked the first time, > but now I don't know how to start it back up (after a > reboot). What command > turns this puppy on? > Didn't it come with any documentation? Did you install from an RPM? Look at the file list of the RPM or tarball for a clue to the daemon name. > If this isn't the place for answers to any of the above > questions, please point me > in the right direction!!! > After 10 years on the 'net, I really wonder if there is a good place to go for answers (although I'm happy with the response I get on this list). Matthew Zaleski
RE: [expert] Modems For PCI Slots?
> -Original Message- > From: Joe St.Clair - KSI Machine & Engineering > > What about USB modems? Are any of them compatible with Linux. I was told that USB modems are winmodems in sheep's clothing. Good luck getting on of them to work in Linux. Matthew
RE: [expert] Harddisk speed with UDMA66
I know I read a MS document comparing RAID performance on UDMA66, among other things. I believe it said that UDMA66 bandwidth is maxxed out between 2 and 3 IDE drives (assuming some RAID hardware in there). The secondary issue is PCI bus speed at 33MHx/32bit is getting very weak for today's systems. Matt > -Original Message- > From: Guillaume Rousse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 4:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Harddisk speed with UDMA66 > > > Chris Slater-Walker a écrit : > > > > As Inderstand it, there is very little difference between > UDMA33 and UDMA66 > > when there is a single disk on the IDE channel. > Yes, because maximum speed reached by actual disks is just > sufficient to > fill UDMA33 spec :-) > > -- > Guillaume Rousse > Iremia - Université de la Réunion > > Plus petites unités de mesure > - de longueur : le millimètre > - de volume : le millilitre > - d'intelligence : le militaire >
RE: [expert] Auto Install
Hey...Thanks a lot...That at least got the install running But, after the disk partitioning, when it attempts to locate installable packages, it just errors out with the following: "Warning: Nothing found while parsing /tmp/test-perl-install/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.cdrom1.cz2 at pkgs.pm line 434" And then it dumps you back to the disk partitioning. The file does exist and is about 3.6 MB. There's also a symbolic link to this file in the /tmp dir. If you attempt to continue, you are then prompted to choose either Misc. packages or individually select packages or both. If you attempt to continue beyond that, you just get the error "Warning: Illegal division by zero at install_steps_gtk.pm line 303" After that you can't do anything except CTRL+C to kill the script. Anything else you can offer would be greatly appreciated. -Original Message- From: Pixel To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 8/9/00 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Auto Install [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Rundgren) writes: > So, I wonder if anyone has been able to use this? Is anyone from Mandrake > aware of this? yeah, we are ;p see mandrake.com/en/heliumlast.php3 Error scenario: g_auto_install segmentation faults When: While running g_auto_install. Why: The ld-linux dynamic loader changed in 7.1. Solution: Copy this g_auto_install to /tmp, then mount the installation CD-ROM to /mnt/cdrom and run ../perl /tmp/g_auto_install in the directory /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/perl-install. This will allow you to properly generate the auto_inst.cfg.pl file for automatic installation. Please note that the g_auto_install program is more for power users and many people will not have to worry about applying this patch to their own system. [...] > > and in trying to utilize the referenced perl script, I just get > segmentation > > faults and it never completes. > > I also get seg faults.
RE: [expert] Auto Install
I get the list of the files that should be available for the install. Output to a log file and viewing it shows "929 files in archive, uncompression method is "bzip2 -d" list of RPMs..." And there is indeed 929 listings. Thanks again... -Original Message- From: Pixel To: John Rundgren Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: 8/10/00 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Auto Install John Rundgren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hey...Thanks a lot...That at least got the install running > > But, after the disk partitioning, when it attempts to locate installable > packages, it just errors out with the following: > > "Warning: Nothing found while parsing > /tmp/test-perl-install/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.cdrom1.cz2 at pkgs.pm line 434" can you try "extract_archive /tmp/test-perl-install/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.cdrom1.cz2" and see what happen?
RE: [expert] RPM content list before installing
one of my "have-to-have" programs is Rpmfind. When you have to satisfy a dependency it will find the file for you. Such as # rpmfind libdps.so.1 It will find the file you need and download it for you. You can check it out here: http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/rpmfind.html On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, you wrote: > On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Carver, Paul, NLSOP wrote: > > You can definitely do it. Check the man page. I think you have to add "-p > > filename" in addition to the "-ql". I'm not sure that "p" is the right > > option though. > > Ok, I missed that one. Using 'rpm -qp package-mdk.i586.rpm' works. > And using 'rpm -qpR package-mdk.i586.rpm' gives me dependent files. > However, if a file is missing, how do you know what package to get ? > > I was trying to upgrade to Netscape 4.74, I downloaded the files plus > RPM-*.rpm files from cooker list. Trying to install RPM-*, it wanted > libbz2.so.1 which I recall from this list was bzip-*.rpm. Got that but > then current version of ImageMagick-5_2_1-*.rpm complained. Got the > latest ImageMagick-5_2_2-*.rpm, uninstalled old version, tried to install > new one. It now complains about > > [root@home /test]# rpm -Uvh ImageMagick-5_2_2-6mdk_i586.rpm > error: failed dependencies: > libdps.so.1 is needed by ImageMagick-5.2.2-6mdk > libdpstk.so.1 is needed by ImageMagick-5.2.2-6mdk > [root@home /test]# locate libdps.so.1 > [root@home /test]# > > I saw nothing like libdps-* or dps-* on cooker, so how do I know what > package is required to satisfy ImageMagick-5_2_2-6mdk_i586.rpm ? > > Thanks... Dan. -- Kenneth Archer + San Antonio, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ #24980801 Powered by Linux ++ Mailed by Kmail
Re: [expert] Auto Install
John Rundgren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hey...Thanks a lot...That at least got the install running > > But, after the disk partitioning, when it attempts to locate installable > packages, it just errors out with the following: > > "Warning: Nothing found while parsing > /tmp/test-perl-install/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.cdrom1.cz2 at pkgs.pm line 434" can you try "extract_archive /tmp/test-perl-install/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.cdrom1.cz2" and see what happen?
Re: [expert] Download managers !
> faisal wrote: > > > > Do we have any Download managers like gozilla , getright ... on linux to > > download large files ? > > No way! that stuff is "spyware" and poison to an operating system. In > linux we use gFTP, IglooFTP-PRO, ncFTP, so and so forth. gFTP supports > resume and append, and most FTP server do also so that makes gFTP a > viable option. Wget anyone? It runs on just about any machine without X, and does a good job at this, without sucking your CPU dry. -- Regards, Ellick Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aug 10
RE: [expert] Download managers !
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Carver, Paul, NLSOP wrote: > Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:32:01 -0400 > From: "Carver, Paul, NLSOP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [expert] Download managers ! > > What is a Download manager? I wasn't aware that downloading files was > complex. FTP is pretty much a universal standard and there are plenty of > Linux/Unix clients. Can you be more specific about what special features a > Download manager provides? > A download manager is usually implemented as a cheap any easy form of "spy-ware" on Mac and Win platforms. they claim to be free, and bloat up your operating system. I've had my suspicions that they probably track your web-viewing habits, and such, as they tightly integrate with your browser. What a download manager is supposed to do is support the FTP/HTTP resume functionalities. Generally, this is done to let users of lesser operating systems avoid re-downloading a large file after a connection is broken. They make it in a way to feel idiot-proof. Wget, a perfectly free program for *nix does essentially the same thing, but does not require X or a GUI. It also has no ads, banners, and the such, as well as consuming a tiny fraction of the memory and CPU that download managers for Win/Mac require. -- Regards, Ellick Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aug 10
Re: [expert] RPM content list before installing
If you open KDE using startx and then in X-Windows, you can select the RPM file, and a box will open allowing you to view the contents before you install the RPM file. This also allows you to browse the already installed RPM's and uninstall those that you don't want. Only problem is one can break his system uninstalling required files. Of course you need to be logged in as root to install the RPM files, but you can view the contents of the RPM file as a regular user. Don On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, you wrote: > When using .tar.gz or .tgz files, it is easy to see what the list > of files are. As well, you can easily untar it wherever you want. > > I want to know how to do this with RPMs. I can't seem to find a > way to check the contents of an RPM or SRPM to determine *where* > it will try to install them. I want to see *what* is in the > package before I install it. The only way I can figure this out > is to install, and then do a query list (-ql), and then uninstall > if I don't like it. > > Is the only way to install mdk-RPMs into /usr/local/ by using the > source RPMs ? > > Thanks... Dan. -- 73 de KK6WJ
RE: [expert] starting XWINDOWS???
I have looked in the XFree68.0.log and I don't see any errors. I see a few warnings on: Option "power_saver" is not used A whole bunch of modes that it didn't like and Cannot Shadow and accelerated frame buffer Would any of these cause Xwindows not start? I didn't anything that could be classified as an error. -Original Message- From: Eric Peters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 9:35 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [expert] starting XWINDOWS??? I have see X die suddenly due to your resolution set to high, try dropping the color and resolution down. Also if you look in /var/log/XFree86.log. Xfree is pretty good at reporting errors. Also which version of X are you trying to run that would help as well. --- Eric Peters Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] System Administrator Network Operations Inherent Technologies Inc. office (503)224-6751 ext 224 --- > -Original Message- > From: Joseph Jenkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 5:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [expert] starting XWINDOWS??? > > > Sorry about the subject I repliet to someone else's. > The video card is: Rage Mobility-p AGP > The monitor is a: Laptop screen > The version of Xwindows is: 3.3.6 > The computer is a: DEll Inspiron 5000 > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Glyn Millington > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 7:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] How do I get cron to shutup? = XWINDOWS??? > > > On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 07:05:37AM -0400, thus spake Joseph Jenkins: > > I am having some problems with X-windows, I just did a > clean install and > > went to 7.1, now whenever my machine starts up it tries to > run X and then > > dies. I didn't have this problem with 7.0, that installed > and everything > > ran fine. I compared all of the setting for x-windows and > they seem to be > > the same, between the installs. Is there I can get more > logging when I > try > > to start X-Windows? The only log that I am looking in is > /var/log/messages, > > is there another one that I should be looking in to see if there are > > messages? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Joseph Jenkins > > > Hey Joseph, > > If you want to start a new subject, give your email A NEW TITLE. > It makes it easier for the people who can help to offer help. > > > Which version of Xwindows are you trying to fire up? > > IN haste > > Glyn M > > > > -- >** >* "The soul is greater than the hum of its parts. " * >* Douglas Hoftstatder* >** > >
Re: [expert] Download managers !
Good info, Ellick, and quite timely as well. Maybe others on the list have seen today's news. Netscape (AOL) has been sued for the very acitivity you enunciate in your msg. The court rulled in _our_ direction. They found Net_shit to be in violation of the law by engaging in the practice of "spying" while performing as a "download manager". Hey, power to the people, right on! Craig Ellick Chan wrote: > On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Carver, Paul, NLSOP wrote: > > > Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:32:01 -0400 > > From: "Carver, Paul, NLSOP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [expert] Download managers ! > > > > What is a Download manager? I wasn't aware that downloading files was > > complex. FTP is pretty much a universal standard and there are plenty of > > Linux/Unix clients. Can you be more specific about what special features a > > Download manager provides? > > > > A download manager is usually implemented as a cheap any easy form of > "spy-ware" on Mac and Win platforms. they claim to be free, and bloat up > your operating system. I've had my suspicions that they probably track > your web-viewing habits, and such, as they tightly integrate with your > browser. > > What a download manager is supposed to do is support the FTP/HTTP resume > functionalities. Generally, this is done to let users of lesser operating > systems avoid re-downloading a large file after a connection is > broken. They make it in a way to feel idiot-proof. > > Wget, a perfectly free program for *nix does essentially the same thing, > but does not require X or a GUI. It also has no ads, banners, and the > such, as well as consuming a tiny fraction of the memory and CPU that > download managers for Win/Mac require. > > -- > Regards, > > Ellick Chan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aug 10
Re: [expert] rpm refuses to upgrade - solved
I rebuilt the database and still got the same error message. I did find the same rpm on the 7.1 CD and it installed fine. Could I be getting corrupt downloads from cooker? on 8/8/00 4:03 PM, Greg Stewart wrote: > do you have an existing version of the rpm installed already? > try: rpm -q mirrordirto see if it's there, if so, try: > rpm -Uvh [newer version of mirrordir-0.10.44-3mdk.i586.rpm] > > rpm doesn't like to install things that are already there, am sometimes > doesn' give the correct answer when it runs into trouble. > > you may need to try rebuilding the database and try again... > rpm --rebuilddb > > --Greg > >> rpm won't let me install an rpm I got from cooker: >> >> # rpm -ivh mirrordir-0.10.44-3mdk.i586.rpm >> only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of RPM >> error: mirrordir-0.10.44-3mdk.i586.rpm cannot be installed >> >> I then downloaded a newer version of rpm but I got the same error message >> when I tried it upgrade that! >> >> how do I fix this? >> >> Thanks >> >> Gavin
Re: [expert] ICQ for Linux
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Jens Benecke wrote: > KFM is not half as unstable as you make it seem. At least, here. > > And why does KDE "suck up" more resources than fvwm? Because it DOES hell > of a lot more, doesn't it? I want you to try out CDE, the commercial > desktop. You'll come whining back to me begging for your old KDE desktop... > because it was so FAST. > KFM is really not too bad, but on some occassions, I've seen it cause some weirdness in my laptop. Perhaps on a system that has very few resources, KDE wasn't meant to be too light on usage. Ever tried running KDE on 16 mb of ram? I can tell you that is not a fun experience. But usually the KDE problems are generated when starting something like Netscape, which sucks up the other half of your ram. For me, I like to do things cleanly, in the console, avoiding the use of X whenever possible, as that allows the highest level of portability between machines of differing hardware, including machines that X hates. > The only real gripe I had with the windowmanager is that it _always_ > positions Netscape windows in the upper left corner. No "intelligent" > window placement, Sawmill / Enlightenment / ... do this correctly. > Enlightenment was sweet, but I eventually stopped using it, once again because of resource usage. Call me paranoid, but every amount of CPU power used on a laptop translates to lost battery life. Also, when wrestling with limited space, a lightweight WM has it's advantages. > Sorry, I don't get you. I've been running KDE with Windowmaker (because I > liked the dockapps), no problem. You probably mean they are written with > the same toolkit (Qt), but that does not "tie" them together. > Well, I didn't try that far to tweak the default config of KDE, but those Kpanel apps and stuff seem a little more stable than their Gnome counterparts. > With no theming and default configuration, kwm (the KDE windowmwanger) uses > 800k of memory on my machine. I don't really want to call that "too much". > Add the panel if you want (another megabyte), and how does that compare to > Windowmaker, for example? > That's not too bad, but for me, I like to start most apps from the terminal, and can do away with a "start" bar. This was not meant as a flame to kde, but I really have very limited use for a start bar anyhow. > I too was shocked when I started the KDE "konsole" for the first time, and > ps says it uses 10MB of memory. WTF...? But 9 MB of those are SHARED > SEGMENTS, with all the other KDE applications. Just a little over 1MB is > really private konsole RAM, and that is LESS THAN XTERM uses! (While still > remembering, that konsole lets you have multiple terminal sessions in one > window, adding about 100kb for each session - MUCH MUCH less than a couple > xterm windows would use). > That doesn't sound too bad, but I've had bad interactions with Ncurses stuff like mc, ssh, and telnet interacting inside konsole. Especially stuff like running Linuxconf thru telnet/ssh from a remote machine. Then again, I much prefer using vi anyhow, just when I forget the syntax to things. I don't prefer to use Xterm too much, because as you noted that it still takes up too much mem. Rxvt is much better, but then once in a while for the heck of it, Eterm, but then the background makes it impossible to read anything without shading it. > The KDE 2 panel (kicker) is all modules based. You can load (but don't have > to) an icon module, and choose between lots of taskbar / dock / clock / > gimmick / ... modules. > Sounds cool, but KDE2 still hates my laptop, I'm tired of reloading stuff on here, as I have a Sony SuperSlim notebook where the CDROM is a messed up PCMCIA card that the MDK installer has failed to work with since 7.1. > The trick is, that kicker CAN OPTIONALLY run them as seperate processes, if > you "don't trust" their stability. They need more memory that way, because > they cannot use shared memory, but if one of them crashes, it's just > removed from the panel, the panel itself keeps on running. > I used to think that these applets were cool, but they just increase my desktop clutter too much, as screen size is an issue on a laptop. These days, I just prefer Gkrellm running with XFCE, everything is nice and stable. When Netscape crashes, I can tell, as the CPU meter on Gkrellm turns red. When my battery is low, similar situation. I don't really need a docked icon in the taskbar to tell me the same thing. In fact, Gkrellm is usually behind a couple windows most of the time, since a larger terminal is of more use to me. > > Also, KDE and Gnome are nice for what the do when they *work* properly, > > but sometimes something like a messed up web page, a lost internet > > connection, or a small bug screws up one of the modules/kfm, the entire > > system goes to wreck, just like that other piece of junk. I can tolerate > > bugs in kde/gnome, as long as something killing the browser, or an > > individual module does not affect the fun
Re: [expert] Download managers !
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Craig Woods wrote: > Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:52:55 -0500 > From: Craig Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Download managers ! > > Good info, Ellick, and quite timely as well. Maybe others on the list have seen > today's news. Netscape (AOL) has been sued for the very acitivity you enunciate > in your msg. The court rulled in _our_ direction. They found Net_shit to be > in violation of the law by engaging in the practice of "spying" while > performing as a "download manager". Hey, power to the people, right on! > > Craig > Thanks Craig, as I said, I prefer the open source, terminal friendly approach to this. I use ssh and screen extensively across 3 or 4 computers daily, including a laptop. The thing is that a download manager for my laptop is impractical, as it loses the net connection every time I keep moving it, so it is much easier to use wget on my cable modem box :) Also, I'm sick of those lying windows apps that claim to accelerate your browsing, and "remember" your passwords, as I've had suspicions on those too. Too bad that these apps had good ideas, but were just too closed source, making spying more difficult to detect for the average user. These were among my list of grievances for abandoning windows :) -- Regards, Ellick Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aug 10
[expert] THANKS
I want to thank all of the list members that responded to my plea for someone who could translate German. There is a reason Mandrake rocks! This list just proves it. Pj [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nowonder.com
Re: [expert] ICQ for Linux
On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 06:43:33AM -0400, Mark Weaver wrote: > > MandrakeUpdate will provide the same functionality in the future (I > > believe). Quite honestly, I've used helixgnome before and yes, it > > was nice when it was ahead of mandrake, but now if you use the stuff > > in cooker, I find mandrake's gnome to be much better. Plus, if you > > mix helix with the new menu system, your gnome menus come out looking > > crap. > > that was gonna be my next question. how does it work with Mandrake? > after the fiasko I had last weekend I don't think I'm going to mix oil > and water again any time soon. How does what work? MandrakeUpdate? Pretty simple... you point it to a site and it tells you what's available and lets you download/install it. Like I said, I don't know if it (yet) will do what the Helix updater does (it was written initially as a means to download new updates for bad or vulnerable packages shipped in the distro). I don't usually use MandrakeUpdate myself preferring to just use rpm -Fvh * on my nfs mounted mirror. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net // Danen Consulting Serviceswww.danen.net, www.freezer-burn.org // MandrakeSoft, Inc. www.linux-mandrake.com 1024D/FE6F2AFD 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD Current Linux uptime: 7 days 10 hours 30 minutes.
Re: [expert] Download managers !
"Carver, Paul, NLSOP" wrote: > > What is a Download manager? I wasn't aware that downloading files was > complex. FTP is pretty much a universal standard and there are plenty of > Linux/Unix clients. Can you be more specific about what special features a > Download manager provides? I feel sure the original questioner was referring to the ability of the Windows GetRight downloader to divide the file to be downloaded into up to 10 (number is user-specified) contiguous equal chunks and download them all in parallel, resulting in a single downloaded file, but up to 10 times faster download. No respondent has yet identified any Linux download software with this (simple & obvious (& necessary IMO)) capability. -- Regards, Ron. [AU] - sent by Mandrake Linux. To write a poem in 17 syllables is very diffic
Re: [expert] RPM content list before installing
Daniel Woods wrote: > When using .tar.gz or .tgz files, it is easy to see what the list > of files are. As well, you can easily untar it wherever you want. > > I want to know how to do this with RPMs. Just drop the RPM on to a kpackage window and click the File List tab. Each file in the list will be green ticked or red crossed depending on whether it is already installed or not. I also read that Midnight Commander (mc) treats RPM files as psuedo-directories which contain all the RPM component files. -- Regards, Ron. [AU] - sent by Mandrake Linux. To write a poem in 17 syllables is very diffic
Re: [expert] Download managers !
Ron Stodden wrote: > > I feel sure the original questioner was referring to the ability of > the Windows GetRight downloader to divide the file to be downloaded > into up to 10 (number is user-specified) contiguous equal chunks and > download them all in parallel, resulting in a single downloaded file, > but up to 10 times faster download. 10 times faster? Me thinks you are dreaming. Bandwidth is bandwidth, and there's only so much. Whether you set up 10 simultaneous downloads or do only one, you are going to get the file in the same period of time. Get Right just makes sure you don't waste a lot of time if your download craps out in the middle. It's basically a REST function for http file transfers =) FTP is still the way to go. Stephen
Re: [expert] Download managers !
Submitted 11-Aug-00 by Ron Stodden: > No respondent has yet identified any Linux download software with > this (simple & obvious (& necessary IMO)) capability. Actually one did, he simply didn't mention that particular feature: Dowloader for X. An excerpt from the site's features list (found at http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo/features.php3): Ability to run without X interface Ability to split file to separate parts (up to 10) and download all parts at the same time! -- Anton GrahamGPG ID: 0x18F78541 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RSA key available upon request "I got everybody to pay up front...then I blew up their planet." "Now why didn't I think of that?" -- Post Bros. Comics
