Re: [expert] Problem compiling kde2 programs
Can you post the results of rpm -qa|grep kde here please? That will give me a better idea of the problem. On Saturday 03 February 2001 18:04, David Comeau wrote: > I originally sent this twice to the kde-devel mailing list and got nowhere > with them, so I'm trying my luck here instead. > > Since installing fresh, linux-mandrake 7.2, which of course uses kde2, I > haven't been able to compile any kde program. When doing ./configure, > regardless of the kde2 program, I always get: > > checking for kde headers installed... In file included from > /usr/include/kapp.h:45, > from conftest.C:4: > /usr/include/kurl.h:24: qvaluelist.h: No such file or directory > configure: error: your system is not able to compile a small KDE > application! Check, if you installed the KDE header files correctly. > > So, I exported QTDIR to point to /usr/lib/qt2, because that is the location > of qvaluelist.h. Now, I get the following when I do ./configure: > > checking for kde headers installed... conftest.C: In function `int main()': > conftest.C:7: no method `KApplication::kde_htmldir' > conftest.C:8: no method `KApplication::kde_appsdir' > conftest.C:9: no method `KApplication::kde_icondir' > conftest.C:10: no method `KApplication::kde_sounddir' > conftest.C:11: no method `KApplication::kde_datadir' > conftest.C:12: no method `KApplication::kde_localedir' > conftest.C:13: no method `KApplication::kde_cgidir' > conftest.C:14: no method `KApplication::kde_configdir' > conftest.C:15: no method `KApplication::kde_mimedir' > conftest.C:16: no method `KApplication::kde_toolbardir' > conftest.C:17: no method `KApplication::kde_wallpaperdir' > conftest.C:18: no method `KApplication::kde_bindir' > conftest.C:19: no method `KApplication::kde_partsdir' > configure: error: your system is not able to compile a small KDE > application! Check, if you installed the KDE header files correctly. > > Does anyone have a remedy for this. It is getting a little monotoneous. I > hate being dependant on the distribution to upgrade or compile my software.
Re: [expert] kickstart || auto_install_cfg
Christopher Molnar wrote: > > David, > > You may not like my answer the autoisntall got to big for a floppy unless > you are doing a minimal isntall on 7.2. Do you still have a 7.1 printed or > electronic manual around? If so, it is in that. Dropped from 7.2. Hopefully > back in 8.0. > > Drop me an email if you need more information. > > -Chris > > On Friday 02 February 2001 22:56, David Perry wrote: > > Listmembers: > > > > I see that the kickstart syntax is documented on the Redhat site. Is the > > the Mandrake equivalent "auto_install_cfg" documented somewhere? I would > > like to install Mandrake in mass for a bunch of school computers. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > --David Perry > > > Get your free domain name and domain-based e-mail from > Namezero.com. New! Namezero Plus domains now available. > Find out more at: http://www.namezero.com If you update your computer now by FTP using the "network.img on a floppy method" you will be prompted if you would like to have an autoinstall disk created. I had no problem and I went for 100% development package setup. Cheers, -- Al
Re: [expert] KDE 2.1 install problem
Better or another answer: Check your /etc/hosts file and make sure that your machine can talk to itself. On Friday 02 February 2001 15:47, you wrote: > Gary Bond wrote: > > --- "Altoine B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Either you go to a mandrake mirror and download and > > > install the package > > > or you can search www.rpmfind.net for the package > > > and download it that > > > way. These are the choices. I hope that this is > > > helpful? > > > > > > Cheers > > > -- Al > > > > Thanks Al > > Ifound the M4 package and downloaded it. Then I > > switched to root on console mode. Did the rpm test > > came out OK. Did the rpm install no apparent problems. > > Did the rebuilddb OK. Did the update-menus OK. Now I > > have no Xwindows at all. I get a "fatal server error > > could not open default font 'fixed'. What do I do now? > > > > __ > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > Get your free domain name and domain-based e-mail from > > Namezero.com. New! Namezero Plus domains now available. > > Find out more at: http://www.namezero.com > > You have to manually start and stop xfs. But if you want a quick hack. > Open up XF86Config-4 with your favorite editor and go to the line > pointing to your font path. unmark by putting # in front of the FontPath > unix/:-1 like this > > # FontPath"unix/:-1" > > The cool thing about this hack is that it forces the drakfont (I think > that is correct) to point to the new fonts directory (more than likely, > it wrote over some application font path conf files). You can reboot and > it will still work. After rebooting, you can remove the "#" comment from > XF86Config-4. The other way, I haven't tried first but was irrelevant > after doing the above option but I got this from a netscape forum. > > /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs stop > /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start > > This has something to do with the X Font server (xfs) others and myself > conjecture. Try this one first before the other one, as I am dying to > know if that way really works. But if you look at the methods behind the > two... > they both target the X Font Server and do a disable-then-enable > approach. Possible bug. > > Cheers, > -- Al > > To manually start and stop your service use these two commands:
Re: [expert] Konqueror printing - another try
Can you do a: rpm -qa|grep kde rpm -qa|grep qt and send the results? Thanks, -Chris On Friday 02 February 2001 21:16, you wrote: > I am not able to print documents from Konqueror on MDK7.2 system. My > initial post elicited responses that implied that my printers were not > working. Let me be more specific. > > 1. my printers are installed and working fine under cups - BJC610 > local, laserjet4 on remote (local lan) system. Print from Netscape, > Kmail, etc. works aok to either printer. > 2. Kmail brings up a very similar printing dialog box and print is > successful. Konqueror prints a couple of blank pages to either printer. > 3. Konqueror print to file puts 15-20 lines of what appears to be > postscript in the file. > > Any clues about how to cure this?
Re: [expert] kickstart || auto_install_cfg
David, You may not like my answer the autoisntall got to big for a floppy unless you are doing a minimal isntall on 7.2. Do you still have a 7.1 printed or electronic manual around? If so, it is in that. Dropped from 7.2. Hopefully back in 8.0. Drop me an email if you need more information. -Chris On Friday 02 February 2001 22:56, David Perry wrote: > Listmembers: > > I see that the kickstart syntax is documented on the Redhat site. Is the > the Mandrake equivalent "auto_install_cfg" documented somewhere? I would > like to install Mandrake in mass for a bunch of school computers. > > Thanks in advance. > > --David Perry
Re: [expert] CUPS prinsts a banner page I don't want
On Friday 02 February 2001 21:57, you wrote: > When I print from any application, a banner page prints with the > following information: @PJL EOJ @PJL JOB NAME="CUPSOMATIC". After that > the page I wanted to print does so with no problem, then a third page > prints with this information: Operand stack: 344.64 excecution stack: > %interp_exit >runexec2 --nostringval--. This happens no matter what app > I print from. It is bugging the crap out of me. Someone please help, I'm > running dangerously low on crap :) ALT-F2 kdesu -c kups Go to right click on printer name, configure, uncheck "print banner" If I remember right. -Chris
Re: [expert] kcontrol STILL doesn't function - DONE/FIXED
Please post the output of the following commands - do not send to me direct as others can probably help as well: rpm -qa|grep kde rpm -qa|grep koffice rpm -qa|grep xinitrc rpm -qa|grep qt Also an ls -l of all the rpm's you downloaded to isntall. Read on On Friday 02 February 2001 15:59, Praedor Tempus wrote: > Thank you. BUT saying it 100 times wouldn't fix this. Someone wrote me to > suggest running kbuildsycoca...as root and as user. I did. The result was > that root AND user no longer had a functioning kcontrol. Neither had > kcontrol so I cannot compare /root/.kde/share/applnk or app/ with any user. > Whatever is lacking is lacking globally after this kbuildsycoca run. I > also tried the copy of > /usr/share/applnk to .kde/share/applnk...etc. Still no kcontrol. the kbuildsycoca was the correct answer. However if you have any applnk contents under /home/user/.kde/share/applnk you are sometimes asking for trouble. > > Perhaps you will be relieved to know that I got fed up with whatever the > problem was (since no one seems to know SPECIFICALLY what file contains the > information that kcontrol looks for with regards to X-KDE, etc, AND I had > time to WASTE). I downloaded the whole mess AGAIN. I uninstalled all of > KDE and then reinstalled ALL of it again. Now, kcontrol works. Nice, but > I still want to know SPECIFICALLY what file provides the information to > kcontrol so when I run into this (it is assured that upon upgrading to the > next kde2.1 version that it will break again since it has with every kde > 2.1 iinstall so far...even though it is upgrading from one kde 2.1 to the > next) I can fix it without all the ridiculous downloading, uninstalling, > reintstalling, deleting .kderc, .kde/, and restarting. It IS ridiculous. Someone else told you that if you do not want to take the risks do not run beta code, and I agree with that statement. However, there is no single file that provides the info to kcontrol. When the menus are built from the files in /usr/lib/menus there is a menu system built in /usr/share/applnk and under that is Configuration/KDE and in that directory is a .directory file that tells that this is where kcontrol is built from. However, if you alter that file for some reason, or it gets corrupt this will cause you problems. All you need to do at that point is run update-menus as root, wait a few moments, restart KDE and you should be set, provided you have the right packages. > > I don't want to simply follow the formula, if it works next time since it > didn't this time, of deleting my .kde/share/applnk and copying the > /usr/share/applnk every time kde 2.1 gets a tweaking and I want to use it. > I would like to simply be able to leave everything alone and cop ONE file > from /usr/share/applnk to my home version. No, you can't. The code is in a state of change and the files used to create the menu entries are consistantly changing. This is a risk with code in active development. You wouold need to know which one of 500 files is messing things up. > > I really do not mean to be an ass but SHIT! If something isn't broken, > don't "fix" it by breaking it with EVERY release. Settle on the format for > config files (or whatever) and leave it. You do not get any gain by > changing the name or organization of the contents of a config file (or > whatever is involved in this repetitive problem). I am frustrated by the > pointless changing for the sake of changing things that don't require > changing. You are welcome for the termendous hours I put in building you packages. Do you know what the following words mean: Beta - unstable test release of an updated development package. Bug fixing is going on. Unsupported - means the distributitor supplies no support, you are on your own. And if you ask for support you better be nice our you will be ignored. README - The file placed in every directory, that says all of the above that people should read, but never do. DON_T_READ_THIS - the file that was put into the same directory with the hopes that since no-one ever reads the README they may read a file that say's DON't READ THIS! > > On Friday 02 February 2001 13:01, you wrote: > > On Friday 02 February 2001 19:29, you wrote: > > > > I really do not know how many time I have to tell you that your problem > > is in applnk. If you have Kcontrol as root with all entries listed in > > kcontrol and do not have the same as user that means that you messed up > > with application links. > > > > 1. Check in /usr/share/applnk if this directory is readable for users > > (see if permissions are OK). > > > > 2. Copy directory to /.kde/share and restart kde.
Re: [expert] kcontrol STILL doesn't function
On Friday 02 February 2001 14:59, you wrote: > Maybe you don't need to do a clean install. Maybe only KDE, CUPS, xinitrc, > egcs, ghostscript, arts, jkd, etc. need to be updated. If you know what > you're doing, then go for it. But to blame Mandrake because your patchwork > upgrade breaks a beta version of KDE is just dumb. If you're not prepared > for problems, don't run beta software. > Hmmm... add to that Beta software downloaded from a directory named "unsupported" with a README that tells you it is unsupported :-) Also, try sending a note to the packager, he may be willing to help you after he reads the other 200 emails in his inbox. -Chris
Re: [expert] 7.1 -> 7.2 upgrade hangs SOLVED sort of
Reinstalls and upgrades didn't result in anything different, but I did end up with a boot disk which works fine and should allow me to fix the boot loader. Thanks to all -G --- "Altoine B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That is the bug. Just do an install and quit after partitioning your drives. Everytime should be ok and you will boot fine. Cheers, -- Al __ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [expert] rpm-3.0 to rpm-4.0 catch 22
Bill Piety wrote: On 04 Feb 2001 01:18:55 +, Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > Bill Piety wrote: > > > On 03 Feb 2001 19:30:26 +, Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > On 03-Feb-2001 Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > > > > > Questions: > > > > > > > > > > 1. Is there a rpm package distributor that identifies which version of > > > > > rpm was used to build the packages? Who? > > > > > > > > Doesn't matter, the rpm package itself is binary compatible between version 3 > > > > and 4. (See the list archieves on cooker) > > > > > > If that is the case, please explain the following error message to me, and how I > > > correct it. Several other people have said I need to upgrade to rpm-4.0, or > > > perhaps only 3.0.5 or 3.0.6. I get this error with both 3.0.3 and 3.0.5. > > > > > > The original symptoms: > > > rpm gives this error message with some packages > > > "only packages with major numbers <=3 are supported by this version of RPM" > > > > > > NOTE: this is not the usual dependency problem, the RPM program itself, > > > fails to open "Guppi-0.35.2-1.i586.rpm", even for query! > > > > > > 3.0.3 - forget. I solved my rpm problems by going to the rpm ftp site, > > finding my version (which was at 3.0.4 at the time) and incrementally > > upgrading until I reached 3.0.5-27. If you decide to try this, don't > > worry about using the intermediate RH rpm's along the way. I did a > > manual rebuilddb with each. There may be 2 dependency issues along the > > way - don't disregard them. 1 will be a menu upgrade, the 2nd bzip2. > > It's not necessary to address upgrading bzip itself - that's a > > dependency nightmare. There's a libbzip that'll solve your problem. Not > > a single pkg number warning since. I also haven't seen a convincing > > argument to go all the way to 4.0.x either. > > > > This route may be tedious but it's safe - rpm's not a proggy to > > mishandle. > > My current version is: rpm-3.03-43mdk.i586.rpm > > On ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/dist/rpm-3.0.x/ among others, there are: > rpm-3.0.3-4x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.3-5x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.3-6x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-4x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-5x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-6x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.5-7.5x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.5-7.6x.i386.rpm > > In late November, I upgraded from 3.0.3-43mdk to 3.0.5-27mdk. There were no > dependency issues then. Yesterday, I downgraded back to 3.0.3-43mdk (which came with > Mandrake 7.0), as a test to see what would happen. Are you saying I should upgrade > to each of the following in sequence? > > rpm-3.0.3-43mdk.i586.rpm current version > rpm-3.0.3-5x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.3-6x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-4x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-5x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-6x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.5-27mdk.i586.rpm > > If there are no dependencies going directly from rpm-3.0.3-5x.i386.rpm to > rpm-3.0.5-27mdk.i586.rpm, why go through all of the steps? What does it by you? If > there is an intermediate dependency that eventually goes away, who cares? > > -- > > Gilligan | __o .oooO I started from Mandrake 7.1, 3.0.4-4x, so had 2 intermediate steps. Tho I found many threads with problems, no clear-cut solutions were offered. I opted for caution because of the nature of the prog. Besides, rpm's not that large a download. And I don't know that the 'intermediate' dependencies would have gone away on my system. In this instance, rather 1 or 2 'unnecessary' steps that take only a few minutes than 1 misstep that'll take a lot longer to correct. I did most of this from kpackage, except the --rebuilddb, and where noted. Here's what I did: ignore: rpm-3.0.3-5x.i386.rpm kpackage doesn't display, older than 3.0.3-43mdk ignore: rpm-3.0.3-6x.i386.rpm kpackage doesn't display, older than 3.0.3-43mdk uninstall: rpm-devel-3.0.3-43mdk.i586.rpm no dependencies, so update: rpm-3.0.4-4x.i386.rpm rpm --rebuilddb no dependencies, so update: rpm-3.0.4-5x.i386.rpm rpm --rebuilddb rpm-3.0.4-6x.i386.rpm requires libbz2.so.0 in bzip2-0.9.5d-2.i386.rpm this is older than my current: bzip2-1.0.1-6mdk and there are several packages that require this, also, there are several conflicting files between the two versions, although, bzip2-1.0.1-6mdk does not have libbz2.so.0, so from the command line: rpm -i --force bzip2-0.9.5d-2.i386.rpm rpm -i --force bzip2-1.0.1-6mdk.i586.rpm rpm --rebuilddb no dependencies, so update: rpm-3.0.4-6x.i386.rpm rpm --rebuilddb no dependencies, so update: rpm-3.0.5-27mdk.i586.rpm rpm --rebuilddb no dependencies, so update: rpm-devel-3.0.5-27mdk.i586.rpm So, now I'm back to where I was two months ago, except I have a few old bzip2-0.9.5d libraries that are not overwritten by bzip2-1.0.1-6mdk After each upgrade step of rpm, I tried to view Guppi-0.35.2-1.i586.rpm in kpackage and I got the exact same error every time, up through and including the final 3.0.5-27mdk. Error: "only packages with major numbers <=3 are supported by this version of RPM"
RE: [expert] 2.4.1 compile with CD-RW - quick question (I hope)
1) change lilo.conf image=/dev/hda? label=2.4.1 *** append="hdd=ide-scsi" *** should be added 2) make xconfig 1. "Block Devices" menu "SCSI emulation support" Y 2."SCSI Support" menu "SCSI support"Y "include SCSI CD-ROM drivers" Y "SCSI generic support" Y 3) cdrecord -scanbus to have a try. good luck. - Original Message - From:"Neal Lippman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject:[expert] 2.4.1 compile with CD-RW - quick question (I hope) Date:Sun, 4 Feb 2001 10:01:33 +0800 >I have just been doing a "make xconfig" for the 2.4.1 kernel (I have MDK 7.2 >installed with the default 2.2.18-mdk kernel running). > >I have to cd devices: at /dev/hdc is a Pioneer DVD-105S DVD drive, and at >/dev/hdd is an HP CDRW drive. When I installed MDK, it was smart enough to >automatically configure scsi emulation support for the CDRW (although I >haven't actually burned a CD yet to see that it all works). > >In doing the kernel config, as I understand things I need to include the >following to make this IDE-based CDRW work: SCSI support with generic SCSI >enabled but no specific SCSI drivers needed (because I don't really have a >SCSI card); enhanced IDE support; loopback support (for using the CD burning >software, among other things); SCSI-emulation support. > >Does that sound right? > >Neal > > > > __ lee,liqun [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] === ÐÂÀËÃâ·Ñµç×ÓÓÊÏä (http://mail.sina.com.cn) ÐÂÀËÁÄÌì´ó½±-MP3ÉÌÎñͨDVDÊÖ»ú×ê½äµÈ×ÅÄú£»²¢ÌṩÁÄÓÑËÙÅä·þÎñ (http://newchat.sina.com.cn/love/)
[expert] 2.4.1 compile with CD-RW - quick question (I hope)
I have just been doing a "make xconfig" for the 2.4.1 kernel (I have MDK 7.2 installed with the default 2.2.18-mdk kernel running). I have to cd devices: at /dev/hdc is a Pioneer DVD-105S DVD drive, and at /dev/hdd is an HP CDRW drive. When I installed MDK, it was smart enough to automatically configure scsi emulation support for the CDRW (although I haven't actually burned a CD yet to see that it all works). In doing the kernel config, as I understand things I need to include the following to make this IDE-based CDRW work: SCSI support with generic SCSI enabled but no specific SCSI drivers needed (because I don't really have a SCSI card); enhanced IDE support; loopback support (for using the CD burning software, among other things); SCSI-emulation support. Does that sound right? Neal
Re: [expert] Cooker HOWTO?
Collins Richey wrote: > > Is there a HOWTO on setting up a Cooker system? I've looked at the > Cooker FAQ, but this doesnt' seem to be covered. > > I've got a couple of spare linux partitions on my hard drive, and I > would love to experiment. > > -- > Thanks, > Collins Richey > Denver area > Yes, try this one. Civilme had sent it to me once. So now I am providing you the link: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php3?sid=20001206025807 That should allow you to be groovy. Cheers -- Al
Re: [expert] rpm-3.0 to rpm-4.0 catch 22
On 04 Feb 2001 01:18:55 +, Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > Bill Piety wrote: > > > On 03 Feb 2001 19:30:26 +, Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > On 03-Feb-2001 Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > > > > > Questions: > > > > > > > > > > 1. Is there a rpm package distributor that identifies which version of > > > > > rpm was used to build the packages? Who? > > > > > > > > Doesn't matter, the rpm package itself is binary compatible between version 3 > > > > and 4. (See the list archieves on cooker) > > > > > > If that is the case, please explain the following error message to me, and how I > > > correct it. Several other people have said I need to upgrade to rpm-4.0, or > > > perhaps only 3.0.5 or 3.0.6. I get this error with both 3.0.3 and 3.0.5. > > > > > > The original symptoms: > > > rpm gives this error message with some packages > > > "only packages with major numbers <=3 are supported by this version of RPM" > > > > > > NOTE: this is not the usual dependency problem, the RPM program itself, > > > fails to open "Guppi-0.35.2-1.i586.rpm", even for query! > > > > > > 3.0.3 - forget. I solved my rpm problems by going to the rpm ftp site, > > finding my version (which was at 3.0.4 at the time) and incrementally > > upgrading until I reached 3.0.5-27. If you decide to try this, don't > > worry about using the intermediate RH rpm's along the way. I did a > > manual rebuilddb with each. There may be 2 dependency issues along the > > way - don't disregard them. 1 will be a menu upgrade, the 2nd bzip2. > > It's not necessary to address upgrading bzip itself - that's a > > dependency nightmare. There's a libbzip that'll solve your problem. Not > > a single pkg number warning since. I also haven't seen a convincing > > argument to go all the way to 4.0.x either. > > > > This route may be tedious but it's safe - rpm's not a proggy to > > mishandle. > > My current version is: rpm-3.03-43mdk.i586.rpm > > On ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/dist/rpm-3.0.x/ among others, there are: > rpm-3.0.3-4x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.3-5x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.3-6x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-4x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-5x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-6x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.5-7.5x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.5-7.6x.i386.rpm > > In late November, I upgraded from 3.0.3-43mdk to 3.0.5-27mdk. There were no > dependency issues then. Yesterday, I downgraded back to 3.0.3-43mdk (which came with > Mandrake 7.0), as a test to see what would happen. Are you saying I should upgrade > to each of the following in sequence? > > rpm-3.0.3-43mdk.i586.rpm current version > rpm-3.0.3-5x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.3-6x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-4x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-5x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.4-6x.i386.rpm > rpm-3.0.5-27mdk.i586.rpm > > If there are no dependencies going directly from rpm-3.0.3-5x.i386.rpm to > rpm-3.0.5-27mdk.i586.rpm, why go through all of the steps? What does it by you? If > there is an intermediate dependency that eventually goes away, who cares? > > -- > > Gilligan|__o .oooO I started from Mandrake 7.1, 3.0.4-4x, so had 2 intermediate steps. Tho I found many threads with problems, no clear-cut solutions were offered. I opted for caution because of the nature of the prog. Besides, rpm's not that large a download. And I don't know that the 'intermediate' dependencies would have gone away on my system. In this instance, rather 1 or 2 'unnecessary' steps that take only a few minutes than 1 misstep that'll take a lot longer to correct.
Re: [expert] Re: [MandrakeForum] A possible replacement for Linux-Mandrake tools
Dave Sherman wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > A possible replacement for Linux-Mandrake tools > > > (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=20010203022113) > > > > > > Chris Drake writes "I had a stunning idea that could possibly > > > destroy Microsoft's attude towards linux. Why not simply write a > > > program that reads Windows' registry and converts the configuration > > > into linux config files and even install packages based on the > > > registry (very early plan). For those who don't know much about > > > windows. EVERY bit of configuration is stored somewhere within the > > > registry. So a possible example of something we could do is read > > > TCP/IP information eg. IP ADDRESS, masks, DNS config > > > > nd so much more and convert it into linux configuration files. > > > > > Myself and my firends are currently in the process of writing this My first thoughts were skeptical. Very skeptical until... I remembered how I would "hack" (program, uh hum, yeah) around with Windows Registry files configuring it like it was nobody's business and thought, "Yeah, I can see it now!" "They can do it!" This is my thoughts on making it possible: You know how wine uses the dll? Well, you can use windows client APIs like msconfig located in C:/Windows/S.. oops! It has been awhile LOL C:\Windows\System directory, winipconfig located in C:/ ..darn! C:\Windows directory. Would not those programs provide a means . o O (reverse-engineer) Who said that! like a template (a map) to read and gather information from windows configuration whether it be registry, win.ini, autoexec.bat, etc? By setting a program to "monitor" and record the "activities" (inner-workings) of these rather "knowledgeable" programs of the innerworkings of windows, you should be in beta by Valentine's day! I am an accomplished windows guru and wouldn't mind joining the developer group to make this program a reality. Cheers, --Al
Re: [expert] rpm-3.0 to rpm-4.0 catch 22
Bill Piety wrote: On 03 Feb 2001 19:30:26 +, Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On 03-Feb-2001 Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > > > Questions: > > > > > > 1. Is there a rpm package distributor that identifies which version of > > > rpm was used to build the packages? Who? > > > > Doesn't matter, the rpm package itself is binary compatible between version 3 > > and 4. (See the list archieves on cooker) > > If that is the case, please explain the following error message to me, and how I > correct it. Several other people have said I need to upgrade to rpm-4.0, or > perhaps only 3.0.5 or 3.0.6. I get this error with both 3.0.3 and 3.0.5. > > The original symptoms: > rpm gives this error message with some packages > "only packages with major numbers <=3 are supported by this version of RPM" > > NOTE: this is not the usual dependency problem, the RPM program itself, > fails to open "Guppi-0.35.2-1.i586.rpm", even for query! 3.0.3 - forget. I solved my rpm problems by going to the rpm ftp site, finding my version (which was at 3.0.4 at the time) and incrementally upgrading until I reached 3.0.5-27. If you decide to try this, don't worry about using the intermediate RH rpm's along the way. I did a manual rebuilddb with each. There may be 2 dependency issues along the way - don't disregard them. 1 will be a menu upgrade, the 2nd bzip2. It's not necessary to address upgrading bzip itself - that's a dependency nightmare. There's a libbzip that'll solve your problem. Not a single pkg number warning since. I also haven't seen a convincing argument to go all the way to 4.0.x either. This route may be tedious but it's safe - rpm's not a proggy to mishandle. My current version is: rpm-3.03-43mdk.i586.rpm On ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/dist/rpm-3.0.x/ among others, there are: rpm-3.0.3-4x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.3-5x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.3-6x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.4-4x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.4-5x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.4-6x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.5-7.5x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.5-7.6x.i386.rpm In late November, I upgraded from 3.0.3-43mdk to 3.0.5-27mdk. There were no dependency issues then. Yesterday, I downgraded back to 3.0.3-43mdk (which came with Mandrake 7.0), as a test to see what would happen. Are you saying I should upgrade to each of the following in sequence? rpm-3.0.3-43mdk.i586.rpm current version rpm-3.0.3-5x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.3-6x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.4-4x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.4-5x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.4-6x.i386.rpm rpm-3.0.5-27mdk.i586.rpm If there are no dependencies going directly from rpm-3.0.3-5x.i386.rpm to rpm-3.0.5-27mdk.i586.rpm, why go through all of the steps? What does it by you? If there is an intermediate dependency that eventually goes away, who cares? -- Gilligan | __o .oooO /| _ \<,_ ( ) /p|\ (_)/ (_) \ ( Oooo. / | \ \_) ( ) ) / [EMAIL PROTECTED] (_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [expert] Questions about Mandrake Update
Updates work fine, but you might have to "force" a few of them. As a result earlier ones might fail giving you dependancy errors... Have you looked in /var/cache/grpmi ? -JMS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Collins Richey Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 7:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Questions about Mandrake Update Some questions about Mandrake Update 1. Has anyone every actually tested the "Normal Updates"? The reason I ask is that I have a 7.2 system with no maintenance other than "Normal Updates" up to a few days ago, and I get dependancy errors trying to install some of the latest updates. cups 1.1.6-2.1mdk produces a whole string of dependancies and invites one to force/quit. the xemacs 21.1.14-1.1mdk series chugs away for a long time, then reports a dependancy error in some man file and quits without offering the force/quit option. 2. There are quite a few updates for KDE. Can these really be installed from an active KDE, or will they break my system? -- Thanks, Collins Richey Denver area
Re: [expert] Quoting in response to posts
to tell you the truth I don't know that this is possible with Netscape or others. the only apps I know of that can do this are Pine, Kmail, Knode, and probably a few other Linux apps. -- Mark "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful." On Sat, 3 Feb 2001, Vic wrote: > Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 16:03:33 -0600 > From: Vic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Quoting in response to posts > > I like to use the below response, I really like Kmails feature here. > > > On Saturday 03 February 2001 03:01 pm, so spoke Collins Richey: > > All of you who are already doing so, please ignore. > > > > It would be really helpful if everyone who responds to posts on the > > list would setup their mailer to indicate who is being quoted, rather > > that the innocuous "on ... you wrote". > > > > This is very easy to do in Kmail. Go to Settings - Configuration - > > Composer and On Reply to Sender enter "on %D, %F wrote" or similar. > > Kmail by default sets up '.on %D, you wrote". > > > > I'm sure someone else can help you with Netscape mail or other mailers. > >
Re: [expert] Questions about Mandrake Update
Collins Richey wrote: > Some questions about Mandrake Update > > 1. Has anyone every actually tested the "Normal Updates"? The reason > I ask is that I have a 7.2 system with no maintenance other than > "Normal Updates" up to a few days ago, and I get dependancy errors > trying to install some of the latest updates. > cups 1.1.6-2.1mdk produces a whole string of dependancies and invites > one to force/quit. First, yes Mandrake's update works quite well. Like you I did have a problem with the latest update to cups. Cups needs the libcups1-1.1.6-2.1mdk package. For whatever reason a large number of the update sites does not have this on the download folder. I had to go to some site in France and download and install this package after I screwed up my system by forcing the installation of cups. Larry > > the xemacs 21.1.14-1.1mdk series chugs away for a long time, then > reports a dependancy error in some man file and quits without offering > the force/quit option. > > 2. There are quite a few updates for KDE. Can these really be > installed from an active KDE, or will they break my system? > > -- > Thanks, > Collins Richey > Denver area -- Sword'sEdge VoiceMail/Fax: (858) 860-6406 x1587
[expert] Questions about Mandrake Update
Some questions about Mandrake Update 1. Has anyone every actually tested the "Normal Updates"? The reason I ask is that I have a 7.2 system with no maintenance other than "Normal Updates" up to a few days ago, and I get dependancy errors trying to install some of the latest updates. cups 1.1.6-2.1mdk produces a whole string of dependancies and invites one to force/quit. the xemacs 21.1.14-1.1mdk series chugs away for a long time, then reports a dependancy error in some man file and quits without offering the force/quit option. 2. There are quite a few updates for KDE. Can these really be installed from an active KDE, or will they break my system? -- Thanks, Collins Richey Denver area
RE: [expert] Internet connection sharing...
Assuming you are trying to get rid of Sygate, what you would do is to use the Linux system as the gateway computer - the Linux system would, ideally, have two nics, one connected to your internal LAN and the other to your outside connection, whether cable modem, DSL, dial-up, etc. On the Linux system you would use ipchains (or iptables in the 2.4.x kernel) to configure that system for firewalling, routing, packet forwarding etc. THe IPCHAINS HOWTO is the thing to read for how to create the firewalling rules. I don't think there is yet an IPTABLES howto. The other machines on your lan that need to go through the Linux gateway to get to the net would reference that machine as the gateway, just like they do for Sygate, and you would ideally use non-routed IP addressed (192.168.x.x, for instance) for your internal IP addresses. You can run dhcpd (the dhcp server daemon) on the Linux box to provide IP addresses to your internal computers via dhcp if you like. Another, even better way (IMHO) to set up this kinds of a setup is to use a dedicated solution such as the Linksys home network router which connects your home lan to the outside network. Netgear and Dlink make similar products. THe advantage is that it is much simpler to have a dedicated hardware solution just handling this task (I think), but you can do much more sophisticated things with Linux and ipchains if you need to, like blocking specific services for specific computers in your home, to specific network addresss, and so on. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Eugene C. Zesch > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 10:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Internet connection sharing... > > > Yann Ouellet wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I'm wondering if i could do the following. I > have 2 computer in a lan. 1 > > is in windows98 and has Sygate home network 4.0 installed. I > use it to share > > my internet connection between the 2 computer. Would it be possible, in > > linux, to share the same connection with or without using > sygate or in any > > other way? > > > > > Thanks! > Yann, > I beleive all you need to do is set the Linux machines > gateway to the > addresss of the machine running Sygate, and make sure the DNS numbers in > the Linus machine point to your ISP's DNS addresses. > I'm using Mandrake 6.0, and that can all be done in netcfg(as root). > Over Christmas I set up an all Windows network for my ex > and kids, and > I recall that Sygate had excellent instructions built in. > Good luck, > Gene > >
[expert] UDMA 100 Reccomendations
Hello Everybody, Hi Dr. Nick! I think of getting a Promise UDNA 100 controller (time to return my 66 to my BeDVBox). I few weeks ago there was a discussion about 66/100 drives not living up to specs. So I'm looking for reccomendation on a drive. Brand and model if you please. Thanks in advance, Cecil
Re: [expert] addition to hosts.deny?
I think you would have to write it as NET/MASK. Luis On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Mark Weaver wrote: > Hi LIst, > > I was wondering if anyone has either done this or knows if it's legal to be > done. I want to list an entire net block in the hosts.deny file on my machine. > > EX: > > ALL:224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255 > > Would the above be a valid entry in the hosts.deny file? > > thanks, > > Mark > >
[expert] Problem compiling kde2 programs
I originally sent this twice to the kde-devel mailing list and got nowhere with them, so I'm trying my luck here instead. Since installing fresh, linux-mandrake 7.2, which of course uses kde2, I haven't been able to compile any kde program. When doing ./configure, regardless of the kde2 program, I always get: checking for kde headers installed... In file included from /usr/include/kapp.h:45, from conftest.C:4: /usr/include/kurl.h:24: qvaluelist.h: No such file or directory configure: error: your system is not able to compile a small KDE application! Check, if you installed the KDE header files correctly. So, I exported QTDIR to point to /usr/lib/qt2, because that is the location of qvaluelist.h. Now, I get the following when I do ./configure: checking for kde headers installed... conftest.C: In function `int main()': conftest.C:7: no method `KApplication::kde_htmldir' conftest.C:8: no method `KApplication::kde_appsdir' conftest.C:9: no method `KApplication::kde_icondir' conftest.C:10: no method `KApplication::kde_sounddir' conftest.C:11: no method `KApplication::kde_datadir' conftest.C:12: no method `KApplication::kde_localedir' conftest.C:13: no method `KApplication::kde_cgidir' conftest.C:14: no method `KApplication::kde_configdir' conftest.C:15: no method `KApplication::kde_mimedir' conftest.C:16: no method `KApplication::kde_toolbardir' conftest.C:17: no method `KApplication::kde_wallpaperdir' conftest.C:18: no method `KApplication::kde_bindir' conftest.C:19: no method `KApplication::kde_partsdir' configure: error: your system is not able to compile a small KDE application! Check, if you installed the KDE header files correctly. Does anyone have a remedy for this. It is getting a little monotoneous. I hate being dependant on the distribution to upgrade or compile my software. -- "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful." Linus Torvalds
[expert] Linux Equivalent To WinMX? - (file sharing via Napster servers)
Is there a Linux Equivalent to WinMX? WinMX allows sharing of any file formats via napster servers. You might have noticed some non-mp3 files while searching with Gnapster or Knapster. Unfortunately, WinMX is only for Windows. Http://www.winmx.com Seve
[expert] MDK 7.2 Sound problems
On earlier versions I specified sound as modules on kernel compilation. (for my Sound Blaster 16) Upon installing MDK 7.2 with modules selected Iam not able to use any sound devices /proc/modules says that sound is unused I do find find the command "sndconfig" in the 7.2 distribution. What must I do to get my SoundBlaster working?? Thanks, Bill
Re: [expert] Internet connection sharing...
On Saturday 03 February 2001 14:54, Mario Lamontagne wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Wood Brent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 3:49 PM > Subject: Re: [expert] Internet connection sharing... > > > > Hi, > > > I'm wondering if i could do the following. I >have > > > > 2 computer in a lan. 1 is in windows98 and has >Sygate > > home network 4.0 installed. I use it to share > > > > >my internet connection between the 2 computer. Would > > >it be possible, in linux, to share the same > > > > connection >with or without using sygate or in any > > other way? > > > > [snips] > The problem is that i'm not sharing the inet connection from the > linux box, but from the windows box. The windows box uses a winmodem > that i can't install on the linux box. Is it possible from the > windows box to share a connection between linux and windows using > sygate or not? I have a similar setup without sygate. My primary PC ins WinME with att@home (I don't believe it would make any big difference for a modem connection). I have two NIC's in the WinME box, but you only need one if you're using a modem connection) on a Netgear hub. My second PC is dual boot Win98-SE and linux (MD7.2 at present) with a Netgear FA310TX NIC connected to the other PC. If you use ICS (Internet Connection Sharing - the M$ version not the Mandrake version), it works just fine. I have a printer on each PC, and I can get to either one from either system, windows or linux. Do a search on WIN98 and home networks or lan or ICS to get HOWTOs for setting up the windows PCs. There are good instructions on the M$ knowledge base and several other users. If you don't find anything right away, mail me off list, and I'll see if I can find the instructions I used. -- Thanks, Collins Richey Denver area
RE: [expert] Internet connection sharing...
I have no idea about sygate but you can using DHCP, with your Win box as the host machine. That is how I have to use my DSL connection. Charles (-: Forever never goes beyond tomorrow. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mario Lamontagne > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 4:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Internet connection sharing... > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Wood Brent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 3:49 PM > Subject: Re: [expert] Internet connection sharing... > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > I'm wondering if i could do the following. I >have > > 2 computer in a lan. 1 is in windows98 and has >Sygate > > home network 4.0 installed. I use it to share > > >my internet connection between the 2 computer. Would > > >it be possible, in linux, to share the same > > connection >with or without using sygate or in any > > other way? > > > > > > > Yes, & I believe Mandrake 7.2 is the easiest one to do > > it with. Once you have set up Mandrake to either use a > > cable modem or dialup for internet connection, just > > work through the internet connection sharing menu in > > DrakeConf. Tell your Windows box to use DHCP to get > > it's IP address & that's about it. > > > > Id does all the ipchains config etc to manage the > > routing, without your having to learn how do set > > anything up manually. (Note, if you upgrade to kernel > > 2.4, this breaks coz it uses iptables, not ipchains, > > otherwise, it works well, at least it did on this box) > > The problem is that i'm not sharing the inet connection from > the linux box, > but from the windows box. The windows box uses a winmodem that i can't > install on the linux box. Is it possible from the windows box > to share a > connection between linux and windows using sygate or not? > > >
Re: [expert] Quoting in response to posts
I like to use the below response, I really like Kmails feature here. On Saturday 03 February 2001 03:01 pm, so spoke Collins Richey: > All of you who are already doing so, please ignore. > > It would be really helpful if everyone who responds to posts on the > list would setup their mailer to indicate who is being quoted, rather > that the innocuous "on ... you wrote". > > This is very easy to do in Kmail. Go to Settings - Configuration - > Composer and On Reply to Sender enter "on %D, %F wrote" or similar. > Kmail by default sets up '.on %D, you wrote". > > I'm sure someone else can help you with Netscape mail or other mailers.
Re: [expert] Internet connection sharing...
- Original Message - From: "Wood Brent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Internet connection sharing... > > > > > Hi, > > I'm wondering if i could do the following. I >have > 2 computer in a lan. 1 is in windows98 and has >Sygate > home network 4.0 installed. I use it to share > >my internet connection between the 2 computer. Would > >it be possible, in linux, to share the same > connection >with or without using sygate or in any > other way? > > > > Yes, & I believe Mandrake 7.2 is the easiest one to do > it with. Once you have set up Mandrake to either use a > cable modem or dialup for internet connection, just > work through the internet connection sharing menu in > DrakeConf. Tell your Windows box to use DHCP to get > it's IP address & that's about it. > > Id does all the ipchains config etc to manage the > routing, without your having to learn how do set > anything up manually. (Note, if you upgrade to kernel > 2.4, this breaks coz it uses iptables, not ipchains, > otherwise, it works well, at least it did on this box) The problem is that i'm not sharing the inet connection from the linux box, but from the windows box. The windows box uses a winmodem that i can't install on the linux box. Is it possible from the windows box to share a connection between linux and windows using sygate or not?
Re: [expert] rpm-3.0 to rpm-4.0 catch 22
On 03-Feb-2001 Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > If that is the case, please explain the following error message to me, and > how I > correct it. Several other people have said I need to upgrade to rpm-4.0, or > perhaps only 3.0.5 or 3.0.6. I get this error with both 3.0.3 and 3.0.5. > > The original symptoms: > rpm gives this error message with some packages > "only packages with major numbers <=3 are supported by this version of RPM" > > NOTE: this is not the usual dependency problem, the RPM program itself, > fails to open "Guppi-0.35.2-1.i586.rpm", even for query! There may be logic errors or unneeded version checking in your version of RPM. What I'm trying to say is that binarywise they are the same. I would say look at a late model version of RPM 3.x. The unneeded version check may be gone. Regards, Chris - Chris Freeze Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~cfreeze
[expert] Cooker HOWTO?
Is there a HOWTO on setting up a Cooker system? I've looked at the Cooker FAQ, but this doesnt' seem to be covered. I've got a couple of spare linux partitions on my hard drive, and I would love to experiment. -- Thanks, Collins Richey Denver area
Re: [expert] Quoting in response to posts
On Saturday 03 February 2001 02:01 pm, Collins Richey wrote: > All of you who are already doing so, please ignore. > > It would be really helpful if everyone who responds to posts on the > list would setup their mailer to indicate who is being quoted, rather > that the innocuous "on ... you wrote". > > This is very easy to do in Kmail. Go to Settings - Configuration - > Composer and On Reply to Sender enter "on %D, %F wrote" or similar. > Kmail by default sets up '.on %D, you wrote". Thank you. I had checked those settings before and assumed that replying to the receiver (expert list) was like responding to all and would be quoted as such. Instead it's like responding to sender. I just fixed the problem and thanks for bringing it to my attention. I just didn't notice it because I don't read my own posts. -- Kelley Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[expert] Quoting in response to posts
All of you who are already doing so, please ignore. It would be really helpful if everyone who responds to posts on the list would setup their mailer to indicate who is being quoted, rather that the innocuous "on ... you wrote". This is very easy to do in Kmail. Go to Settings - Configuration - Composer and On Reply to Sender enter "on %D, %F wrote" or similar. Kmail by default sets up '.on %D, you wrote". I'm sure someone else can help you with Netscape mail or other mailers. -- Thanks, Collins Richey Denver area
[expert] install cryptlib?
hello everyone, i'll try to keep this short, and the good info up front. i need to install cryptlib ( http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/cryptlib/ ) on a linux machine it's RedHat 6.2, but i'm hoping that won't matter too much to you guys :) i've done makemake shared andmake testand all run just fine, my problem is in referencing it from the *.c file, the compiler complains that it can't find the cryptInit (or any other cryptlib function), though i have done the requisit#include i've also tried putting the cryptlib.h file in the same dir and using #include "cryptlib.h" same deal. the best help i could find on the 'net for install of this is: http://www.kelvin.free-online.co.uk/cryptlib_help_files/cryptlib.html which helpfully says: " Depending on your system setup and privileges you may need to either copy the shared library to /usr/lib or set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable to make sure the shared library is used." so, i've copied the .so to /usr/lib and run ldconfig, but this did not seem to work either. (also copied the .o and .a files to /usr/lib) i fiddled with setting up the linkage manually as well, but no joy. what i need to be able to is use the shared lib, and i'm fairly sure this is a shared lib problem because of the reference to ld in the error from the compiler: " undefined reference to `cryptInit' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status" any help is GREATLY appreciated! thanks!
Re: [expert] Internet connection sharing...
> > Hi, > I'm wondering if i could do the following. I >have 2 computer in a lan. 1 is in windows98 and has >Sygate home network 4.0 installed. I use it to share >my internet connection between the 2 computer. Would >it be possible, in linux, to share the same connection >with or without using sygate or in any other way? > Yes, & I believe Mandrake 7.2 is the easiest one to do it with. Once you have set up Mandrake to either use a cable modem or dialup for internet connection, just work through the internet connection sharing menu in DrakeConf. Tell your Windows box to use DHCP to get it's IP address & that's about it. Id does all the ipchains config etc to manage the routing, without your having to learn how do set anything up manually. (Note, if you upgrade to kernel 2.4, this breaks coz it uses iptables, not ipchains, otherwise, it works well, at least it did on this box) __ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [expert] kcontrol STILL doesn't function - DONE/FIXED
On Saturday 03 February 2001 09:57 am, you wrote: > You have reinstalled kde2.1 on a clean install of 7.2? OK, try this: > > Delete your .kderc, do an rm -rf on your $HOME/.kde directory, and then > delete everything in your $HOME/tmp AND as root delete everything in the > system /tmp directory. > > Reboot (actually rebooting may be overkill but be radical). Login. At > this point you get the default kde session. Open kcontrol. It SHOULD be > working now. I hope there is somebody who will try this one for me. I just deleted the temp/kde-alluserswithoutworkingkcontrol/ksycoca files and logged out and in. Kde rebuilt the ksycoca files (probably using kbuildsycoca) and now kcontrol works for all users. I also deleted one user $HOME/.kde directory but I don't think that had anything to do with the fix. I want to test it by crashing kcontrol again but I'm having problems doing that. Maybe it's fixed good this time or maybe it'll crash again. But until then would someone with a broken kcontrol please try deleting the temp/kde-alluserswithoutworkingkcontrol/ksycoca files and log out and in and see if it fixes kcontrol? -- Kelley Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] rpm/deb files
On 02.03 Ted Wager wrote: > Is there a way to view the contents of a .rpm and a .deb file as you can with > a > .tar file or a way to strip the .deb or rpm file down so as to see the > contents > without installing it ?? rpm -ql *.rpm, for an rpm. for a deb, i dunno... -- J.A. Magallon $> cd pub mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] $> more beer Linux werewolf 2.4.1-ac2 #1 SMP Sat Feb 3 10:45:59 CET 2001 i686
[expert] rpm/deb files
Hi.. Can anyone tell me If I convert a .rpm to a .deb file will the .deb file find it's dependencies as a normal .deb file will.. Is there a way to view the contents of a .rpm and a .deb file as you can with a .tar file or a way to strip the .deb or rpm file down so as to see the contents without installing it ?? Regards Ted Wager
Re: [expert] rpm-3.0 to rpm-4.0 catch 22
On 03 Feb 2001 19:30:26 +, Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On 03-Feb-2001 Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > > > Questions: > > > > > > 1. Is there a rpm package distributor that identifies which version of > > > rpm was used to build the packages? Who? > > > > Doesn't matter, the rpm package itself is binary compatible between version 3 > > and 4. (See the list archieves on cooker) > > If that is the case, please explain the following error message to me, and how I > correct it. Several other people have said I need to upgrade to rpm-4.0, or > perhaps only 3.0.5 or 3.0.6. I get this error with both 3.0.3 and 3.0.5. > > The original symptoms: > rpm gives this error message with some packages > "only packages with major numbers <=3 are supported by this version of RPM" > > NOTE: this is not the usual dependency problem, the RPM program itself, > fails to open "Guppi-0.35.2-1.i586.rpm", even for query! 3.0.3 - forget. I solved my rpm problems by going to the rpm ftp site, finding my version (which was at 3.0.4 at the time) and incrementally upgrading until I reached 3.0.5-27. If you decide to try this, don't worry about using the intermediate RH rpm's along the way. I did a manual rebuilddb with each. There may be 2 dependency issues along the way - don't disregard them. 1 will be a menu upgrade, the 2nd bzip2. It's not necessary to address upgrading bzip itself - that's a dependency nightmare. There's a libbzip that'll solve your problem. Not a single pkg number warning since. I also haven't seen a convincing argument to go all the way to 4.0.x either. This route may be tedious but it's safe - rpm's not a proggy to mishandle.
[expert] On-Board ata100 (promise technology)
Hi, I experienced the same problem. Fortunately (for us) there's a workaround on Mandrake's forum site: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php3?sid=20001201075945 if you follow the directions you'll be able to get everything working on that ATA-100 controller good luck Eunice -- Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth. -- Nero Wolfe --- Eunice Thompson
Re: [expert] rpm-3.0 to rpm-4.0 catch 22
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 03-Feb-2001 Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > Questions: > > 1. Is there a rpm package distributor that identifies which version of > rpm was used to build the packages? Who? Doesn't matter, the rpm package itself is binary compatible between version 3 and 4. (See the list archieves on cooker) If that is the case, please explain the following error message to me, and how I correct it. Several other people have said I need to upgrade to rpm-4.0, or perhaps only 3.0.5 or 3.0.6. I get this error with both 3.0.3 and 3.0.5. The original symptoms: rpm gives this error message with some packages "only packages with major numbers <=3 are supported by this version of RPM" NOTE: this is not the usual dependency problem, the RPM program itself, fails to open "Guppi-0.35.2-1.i586.rpm", even for query! > 2. How is one supposed to upgrade from rpm-3.0 to rpm-4.0? If you install rpm v4 from the cooker dir, you will have to rename your rpm database files to the new v4 naming convention. In /var/lib/rpm Old Names: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16384 Jan 31 10:20 conflictsindex.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2613248 Jan 31 10:20 fileindex.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16384 Jan 31 10:20 groupindex.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24576 Jan 31 10:20 nameindex.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14446216 Jan 31 10:20 packages.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 94208 Jan 31 10:20 providesindex.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 110592 Jan 31 10:20 requiredby.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16384 Jan 31 10:20 triggerindex.rpm New Names: -rw--- 1 root root 2646016 Feb 2 22:15 Basenames -rw--- 1 root root 12288 Feb 1 12:33 Conflictname -rw--- 1 root root 12288 Feb 2 22:15 Group -rw--- 1 root root 24576 Feb 2 22:15 Name -rw--- 1 root root 11169792 Feb 2 22:15 Packages -rw--- 1 root root 94208 Feb 2 22:15 Providename -rw--- 1 root root 126976 Feb 2 22:15 Requirename -rw--- 1 root root 12288 Feb 1 12:26 Triggername Note the file sizes are a little off because I've installed/removed some packages since upgrading to cooker. > 3. It there a version of rpm-3.0.x that can read packages built by > rpm-4.0? See answer to question one. Regards, Chris - Chris Freeze Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~cfreeze -- Gilligan | __o .oooO /| _ \<,_ ( ) /p|\ (_)/ (_) \ ( Oooo. / | \ \_) ( ) ) / [EMAIL PROTECTED] (_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] kcontrol STILL doesn't function - DONE/FIXED
On Saturday 03 February 2001 03:11 am, you wrote: > Maybe I had to explain to you in details what is going on when you > change your Mandrake menus with > menudrake (read: application links). X-KDE-BaseGroup is nothing but a > KDE directory in your application links. > In Mandrake menu this directory is subdirectory of Configuration > directory. That's why I told you that you have > messed up with your application links. If you do not believe go to > /.kde/share/ and move applnk directory somewhere > else, then restart your kde session and take a look at Kcontrol. All > entries are missing ;). Or you can do that using > menudrake and remove KDE subdirectory from Configuration directory in > your KDE menu. The result will be the same: > empty Kcontrol. People are just not aware that using menudrake can be > very "dangerous" and give you a headache. > > I bet that all of you who have empty Kcontrol have used menudrake and > moved or deleted KDE dir in Configuration > menu dir. And then installed kde 2.1beta1 or beta2. The whole problem is > because KDE has its own structure of menus > and Mandrake has another. And when you install KDE's RPM's installation > can not find default Mandrake menu structure > and do not puts KDE dir with links to Configuration menu dir. > > Best regards, Thanks Zeljko for the advice on the file associations tip to fix konqueror to open url links. It works great. I've used menudrake however I've never touched the /configuration/kde directory. I have used the reload user config or reload system config under the file button option at the top often. Strange thing, even though kcontrol is empty again (for the umpteenth time) I still have access to all of it's menu entries through /panel/kmenu button/Configuration/KDE/. -- Kelley Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] kde 2.01 upgrade problem
On Friday 02 February 2001 03:31, you wrote: > Hi, > > Yesterday I upgraded from KDE 2.0 to 2.01 via the mandrake update facility > (not from the KDE FTP site). At first all seemed well but then I found I no > longer had sound. Then I noticed that I couldn't access ny floppy or cdrom > drives from Win4Lin which I use to run some Windows programs. > > I had a look at the permissions in the /dev directory and discovered that > all devices were owned by root. In other words, when I logged in as an > ordinary user the permissions had not been changed to allow me to use > devices such as audio. > > I did a bit of homework and learned that this is normally achieved by > /libs/security/pam_console.so which reads /etc/security/console.perms in > which is specified the devices to which an ordinary user should have > access. > > I suspected that the problem may be with kdm, the KDE login manager so I > changed the login manager to gdm (edited /etc/sysconfig/desktop), the Gnome > login manager and this solved the problem, i.e., as an ordinary user I now > own devices such as audio. > > I am surprised that others have not mentioned having the same problem as > this has happened every time I have tried upgrading to 2.01 but until now I > had not figured out what was going on. > > Any clues as to a remedy? I have no clues for a remedy, but I experience the some of your problems. I also have no sound, when I use a graphical login manager (I use KDM; I haven't tried another graphical login manager yet). When I login with runlevel 3 (full multi user mode) and then start X, then I I have sound again. I have no problems with accessing my cdrom. I can mount, read and unmount my cdrom as a normal user. However I experience an other problem. I cannot browse the Internet with Konqueror. Every time I go to a site Konqueror crashes. Greeting, Glencannon
Re: [expert] Re: [MandrakeForum] A possible replacement for Linux-Mandrake tools
This sounds like an outstanding idea! Maybe you should also make sure that it reads win.ini, system.ini, config.sys, autoexec.bat, etc. There are still lots of machines out there that use these files for some of their setup, devices, drivers and even apps. Dave > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > A possible replacement for Linux-Mandrake tools > > (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=20010203022113) > > > > Chris Drake writes "I had a stunning idea that could possibly > > destroy Microsoft's attude towards linux. Why not simply write a > > program that reads Windows' registry and converts the configuration > > into linux config files and even install packages based on the > > registry (very early plan). For those who don't know much about > > windows. EVERY bit of configuration is stored somewhere within the > > registry. So a possible example of something we could do is read > > TCP/IP information eg. IP ADDRESS, masks, DNS config > > nd so much more and convert it into linux configuration files. > > > Myself and my firends are currently in the process of writing this > > very program. We are still in the middle of the alpha code. It is > > codenamed "Die". > > > > We would like to see some comments to see what you think about our > > program, "Die". We are willing to take a risk in changing the name > > if people don't like it. > > > > We are estimating it to be a very usefull tool when fully > > operational. " -- Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
Re: [expert] kcontrol STILL doesn't function - DONE/FIXED
You have reinstalled kde2.1 on a clean install of 7.2? OK, try this: Delete your .kderc, do an rm -rf on your $HOME/.kde directory, and then delete everything in your $HOME/tmp AND as root delete everything in the system /tmp directory. Reboot (actually rebooting may be overkill but be radical). Login. At this point you get the default kde session. Open kcontrol. It SHOULD be working now. Go to the file associations menu. Go to html under text. Add konqueror (when you select the add button, just type in "konqueror", do not go down the list and select Konqueror Web Browser). Now select it in the window and move it above Quanta. Select the Embedding tab at the top. On this page the window will have "KHTML" in it. Select "Add" and then go down the list you get and find "Konqueror". Select it. Move it above KHTML. Hit "Apply". Now your html links should work. This worked for me. Now links in kmail actually open up in konqueror as they should and Quanta doesn't open up in its stead. On Friday 02 February 2001 23:30, you wrote: > On Friday 02 February 2001 01:59 pm, you wrote: [...] > > Perhaps you will be relieved to know that I got fed up with whatever the > > problem was (since no one seems to know SPECIFICALLY what file contains > > the information that kcontrol looks for with regards to X-KDE, etc, AND I > > had time to WASTE). I downloaded the whole mess AGAIN. I uninstalled > > all of KDE and then reinstalled ALL of it again. Now, kcontrol works. > > Nice, but I still want to know SPECIFICALLY what file provides the > > information to kcontrol so when I run into this (it is assured that upon [...] > I too have had the same frustrations as you have. I have been off line for > 2 days trying to reinstall to get it working. Reinstalling kde didn't do > it(probably didn't remove some files?). I upgraded to beta2 following > Chris' instructions on a clean 7.2 install. Kcontrol worked but files > weren't opening properly. Trying to fix this by editing [...] -- Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.
RE: [expert] rpm-3.0 to rpm-4.0 catch 22
On 03-Feb-2001 Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > Questions: > > 1. Is there a rpm package distributor that identifies which version of > rpm was used to build the packages? Who? Doesn't matter, the rpm package itself is binary compatible between version 3 and 4. (See the list archieves on cooker) > 2. How is one supposed to upgrade from rpm-3.0 to rpm-4.0? If you install rpm v4 from the cooker dir, you will have to rename your rpm database files to the new v4 naming convention. In /var/lib/rpm Old Names: -rw-r--r--1 root root16384 Jan 31 10:20 conflictsindex.rpm -rw-r--r--1 root root 2613248 Jan 31 10:20 fileindex.rpm -rw-r--r--1 root root16384 Jan 31 10:20 groupindex.rpm -rw-r--r--1 root root24576 Jan 31 10:20 nameindex.rpm -rw-r--r--1 root root 14446216 Jan 31 10:20 packages.rpm -rw-r--r--1 root root94208 Jan 31 10:20 providesindex.rpm -rw-r--r--1 root root 110592 Jan 31 10:20 requiredby.rpm -rw-r--r--1 root root16384 Jan 31 10:20 triggerindex.rpm New Names: -rw---1 root root 2646016 Feb 2 22:15 Basenames -rw---1 root root12288 Feb 1 12:33 Conflictname -rw---1 root root12288 Feb 2 22:15 Group -rw---1 root root24576 Feb 2 22:15 Name -rw---1 root root 11169792 Feb 2 22:15 Packages -rw---1 root root94208 Feb 2 22:15 Providename -rw---1 root root 126976 Feb 2 22:15 Requirename -rw---1 root root12288 Feb 1 12:26 Triggername Note the file sizes are a little off because I've installed/removed some packages since upgrading to cooker. > 3. It there a version of rpm-3.0.x that can read packages built by > rpm-4.0? See answer to question one. Regards, Chris - Chris Freeze Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~cfreeze
Re: [expert] Internet connection sharing...
Yann Ouellet wrote: > > Hi, > I'm wondering if i could do the following. I have 2 computer in a >lan. 1 > is in windows98 and has Sygate home network 4.0 installed. I use it to share > my internet connection between the 2 computer. Would it be possible, in > linux, to share the same connection with or without using sygate or in any > other way? > > > Thanks! Yann, I beleive all you need to do is set the Linux machines gateway to the addresss of the machine running Sygate, and make sure the DNS numbers in the Linus machine point to your ISP's DNS addresses. I'm using Mandrake 6.0, and that can all be done in netcfg(as root). Over Christmas I set up an all Windows network for my ex and kids, and I recall that Sygate had excellent instructions built in. Good luck, Gene
[expert] rpm-3.0 to rpm-4.0 catch 22
I've been having problems installing rpm packages for several months, finally, someone recognized the symptoms and told me the problem. Now I need to know how to fix it. The original symptoms: rpm gives this error message with some packages "only packages with major numbers <=3 are supported by this version of RPM" NOTE: this is not the usual dependency problem, the RPM program itself, fails to open "Guppi-0.35.2-1.i586.rpm", even for query! I've been told that this is because rpm-4.0 generated package files that are incompatible with, and can't be read by rpm-3.0 Some other packages won't install because of these dependencies: rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 First of all, searches for: "rpmlib", "PayloadFilesHavePrefix", "CompressedFileNames", on rpmfind.net and www.linux-mandrake.com found nothing. I did a search for string "PayloadFilesHavePrefix" and "CompressedFileNames" on my machine from /usr, both were found in: /usr/bin/rmp2cpio /usr/lib/librpm.so.0 /usr/lib/librpm.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/librpm.a /usr/lib/librpm.so So, I suspect that this dependency error message is WRONG, and "rpmlib" should really be "librpm". At the time, I had rpm-3.0.5-27mdk.i586.rpm, so I down graded to rpm-3.0.3-43mdk.i586.rpm (from my Mandrake 7.0 install CDROM) With this older than 3.0.4-1 version o rpm. I still get these same dependencies messages: rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 So, I also suspect that the "<= 4.0-1" and "<= 3.0.4-1" are incorrect too, and should be ">=". Of course, rpm-4.0-8mdk.rpm has these same dependencies: rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 glibc >= 2.1.92 So, it seems that rpm-4.0 has dependencies of itself! But doesn't recognize that it is itself because of error in the dependency list. I downloaded glibc-2.2.1-3mdk.i586.rpm, but I can not install this because the package was built with rpm-4.0, which I don't have. One final gotcha: There seems to be no way to determine what version of rpm was used to build a particular package, without downloading it and trying to install it. I could download packages for months before I find the right one! (and I have been, but I haven't found it yet!) Questions: 1. Is there a rpm package distributor that identifies which version of rpm was used to build the packages? Who? 2. How is one supposed to upgrade from rpm-3.0 to rpm-4.0? 3. It there a version of rpm-3.0.x that can read packages built by rpm-4.0? -- Gilligan | __o .oooO /| _ \<,_ ( ) /p|\ (_)/ (_) \ ( Oooo. / | \ \_) ( ) ) / [EMAIL PROTECTED] (_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[expert] Internet connection sharing...
Hi, I'm wondering if i could do the following. I have 2 computer in a lan. 1 is in windows98 and has Sygate home network 4.0 installed. I use it to share my internet connection between the 2 computer. Would it be possible, in linux, to share the same connection with or without using sygate or in any other way? Thanks!
Re: [expert] kcontrol STILL doesn't function - DONE/FIXED
Thank you. The thing is, however, that I did do anything with menudrake. Kcontrol was working with (I can't recall precisely) kde 2.1-20010115 but upon upgrading to kde 2.1-20010118 and then again to 2.1-20010122, kcontrol didn't work. The only thing changing was the version of kde 2.1. Then, there is the fact of me deleting my .kderc and .kde/ so that when I re-logged in, it would be as if for the first time, vis a vis, kde, so it would install all the default settings as if for the first time. I wasn't going from 2.0.1 to 2.1, for which I might really expect trouble, but going from one 2.1 to the next. In truth, there were only two reasons I was even upgrading: first, to see if any newer version had a functional kword (still negative thus far), and then to see if kcontrol was going to work. Yesterday, with some spare time and as I mentioned previously, I went ahead and totally removed kde from my system and then reinstalled it. I then deleted my then current .kderc and .kde/ as well as everything in /tmp. I then rebooted and kcontrol was working. I went home and that evening did the same thing on my desktop. It worked initially, I even used kcontrol to change settings back to what I wanted. I then closed kcontrol and a minute or so later, reopened it just to check...it didn't work and was blank again. I didn't even THINK about menudrake and I didn't mess with any directories in the meantime. It was working one moment, the next, it's blank. I deleted once again my .kderc, .kde/, and everthing in .tmp/ and /tmp then rebooted. It was working again, and then I made my changes again...lookandfeel, fixed the file association for html, mouse acceleration. That's all. That is all I did the previous time too. Thus far, THIS time kcontrol still is functioning but now I expect that at any moment without any input or change on my part, I will open it up and find it blank again. I had hoped that there was some config file rather than just a menu structure. With a config file, I could make it immutable so that it never vanishes or changes. On Saturday 03 February 2001 03:11, you wrote: > Maybe I had to explain to you in details what is going on when you > change your Mandrake menus with > menudrake (read: application links). X-KDE-BaseGroup is nothing but a > KDE directory in your application links. > In Mandrake menu this directory is subdirectory of Configuration > directory. That's why I told you that you have > messed up with your application links. If you do not believe go to > /.kde/share/ and move applnk directory somewhere > else, then restart your kde session and take a look at Kcontrol. All > entries are missing ;). Or you can do that using > menudrake and remove KDE subdirectory from Configuration directory in > your KDE menu. The result will be the same: > empty Kcontrol. People are just not aware that using menudrake can be > very "dangerous" and give you a headache. > > I bet that all of you who have empty Kcontrol have used menudrake and > moved or deleted KDE dir in Configuration > menu dir. And then installed kde 2.1beta1 or beta2. The whole problem is > because KDE has its own structure of menus > and Mandrake has another. And when you install KDE's RPM's installation > can not find default Mandrake menu structure > and do not puts KDE dir with links to Configuration menu dir. > > Best regards, -- Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.
Re: [expert] lm sensors and i2c
I use this program to do that on the Abit BP6 system (health) and when you untar the program you will find instructions on how to set it up Don On Friday 02 February 2001 17:41, you wrote: > "J . A . Magallon" wrote: > > On 02.02 PBone wrote: > > > I am trying to get temperature monitoring for my athlon/epox > > > 8kta2/Mandrake 7.2 system. > > > I have been to the lm_sensors site but the latest Mandrake rpms are for > > > Mandrake 7.0. > > > Is there an easy (ie rpm) way to install lm_sensors- (I have had low > > > success rate trying to compile programs under Manrake 7.2) > > > > cooker: kernel 2.4 + lm_sensors > > > > -- > > J.A. Magallon $> cd > > pub mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] $> > > more beer > > > > Linux werewolf 2.4.1-ac1 #2 SMP Fri Feb 2 00:19:04 CET 2001 i686 > > The reason you are having problems compiling packages under Mandrake 7.2 > for LM7.0 is because the mandrake packages are compiled with gcc 2.95 > and higher while LM7.0 is compiled with gcc 2.72 (or something or other. > I refuse to dig up my 7.0 disk to look to be sure. Must move forward... > always) or something and egcs. gcc 2.95 was the first implementation of > gcc and egcs being combined into one. > > Cheers, > -- Al -- 73 de kk6wj health-0.03.tar.gz
[expert] TFTP and MDK 7.2
I`m trying to backup the running configuration of a Cisco router to my Linux box using TFTP. I`ve edited the inetd.conf files, created the appropriate directory (tftpboot, according to all literature that I've read) and file, touched the file, edited the hosts.allow and .deny files, changed permissions, restarted inetd and I`m still unable to execute this seemingly simple task. I keep getting error messages from the router of either: Error code 1-- file not found, or Error Code 2-- Access violation. Anybody have any idea what I'm doing wrong or leaving undone? Thanks Eunice -- Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth. -- Nero Wolfe --- Eunice Thompson
[expert] [newbie] TFTP and MDK 7.2
I`m trying to backup the running configuration of a Cisco router to my Linux box using TFTP. I`ve edited the inetd.conf files, created the appropriate directory (tftpboot, according to all literature that I've read) and file, touched the file, edited the hosts.allow and .deny files, changed permissions, restarted inetd and I`m still unable to execute this seemingly simple task. I keep getting error messages from the router of either: Error code 1-- file not found, or Error Code 2-- Access violation. Anybody have any idea what I'm doing wrong or leaving undone? Thanks Eunice -- Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth. -- Nero Wolfe --- Eunice Thompson
Re: [expert] Re: [MandrakeForum] A possible replacement for Linux-Mandrake tools
On Saturday 03 February 2001 05:43 am, Mark wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > A possible replacement for Linux-Mandrake tools > > (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=20010203022113) > > Chris Drake writes "I had a stunning idea that could possibly > > destroy Microsoft's attude towards linux. Why not simply write a > > program that reads Windows' registry and converts the configuration > > into linux config files and even install packages based on the > > registry (very early plan). For those who don't know much about > > windows. EVERY bit of configuration is stored somewhere within the > > registry. So a possible example of something we could do is read > > TCP/IP information eg. IP ADDRESS, masks, DNS config One of the problems Windoze users have is their registry gets bloated with extraneous, often conflicting keys and values. So using it to get config info would prob'ly result in disaster. I dual boot, always have. I was also an early M$ beta testor for W95 and also W98. The best way to keep the registry clean and optimized is to not load the GUI on boot, but stop at a pure DOS prompt, no windoze files active. DOS 7.x tools, 'scandisk', then 'scanreg /fix' followed by 'scanreg /opt' keeps the registry, when done on a regular basis, in good order. BUT 99.99% of Windoze users would never bother doin that, and the Windoze registry tools are ineffective for cleaning and optimizing. Also, while WinME is still run on top of DOS, it most likely would present a whole 'nother bunch of problems. I don't really know, I still use W98 rc1. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [expert] Possible bug report for php-4.0.4pl1-1.2mdk
Problem solved. It turns out my `development' install installed this package, but forgot to install the seperate mod_php package. Would there be a reason for this? Anyway, thanks for your patience. Mike On Sat, 3 Feb 2001, Mike MacCana wrote: > Hello all, > > I am attempting to get Apache +PHP working on Mandrake 7.2, using the > default Apache and PHP binaries and any updates from Mandrake. > > The only library file in the php4 package from Mandrake is > /usr/lib/libphp_common.so.4.0.2 > > AFAIK this is the same as the mod_php4.so that the documentation talks > about (though its not located in the same dir as the rest of Apache's > libraries). > > AFAIK, httpd.conf needs a .c file to go along with the .so file > > "If somewhere in your httpd.conf file you have a ClearModuleList line > then you also need this line: > > AddModule mod_php4.c" > > I'm not experienced at all with Apache mods. Is my udnerstanding of the > proceedure off, or is the binary missing files? > > Thanks for your time...if this is a bug I will submit it in the proper > fashion, but I want to be sure first... > > Mike > > -- > Mike MacCana Support Consultant > C Y B E R S O U R C E >Level 9, 140 Queen St Melbourne 3000 > Ph : +61 3 9642 5997 Fax: +61 3 9642 5998 > > >
[expert] Virus scanning via postfix
Hi, has anyone been able to get the Mandrake configured postix in 7.2 to virus scan. In particular I am looking at using anomy, then eventally using that to call AVP. I had go at this some months ago and failed, so now I am looking for some hints as to the best way to go about this. Searching the postfix site/anomy/web hasnt helped much. The stup basicly collects mail from one ISP for one user. All other members of the family then access this via imap/netscape which does the actual filtering into appropriate mailboxes. BillK
RE: [expert] Problem starting Apache
I would like to run SSL from within Apache. As for the auth through squid, I heard there is an rpm that allows SAMBA to run as a PDC and squid will pass the encrypted password through. Do you know how to achieve this? I am currently running squid as a transparent proxy and ipchains catches all tcp packets and sends them to the squid port. -Original Message- From: D. Stark - eSN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 1:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [expert] Problem starting Apache Milnes Terry SSgt 52LSS/LGLOE wrote: > I can not get Apache to start on bootup in Mandrake 7.2. Cheat. Use the ncurses 'ntsysv' tool. Actually, I think there's a X 'tksysv' you can use to start things. Roxen and Apache are two totally different packages, BTW. >Also, I would like to run SSL and have squid do PAM auth in SAMBA. >Is it possible? If so send me in the right direction and I will RTFM. Thanks! ? SSL where? The web server? You want authentication with squid using SAMBA-based NT passwords? Derek
RE: [expert] Problem starting Apache
Thanks for all the help. I just needed to get a more recent Apache RPM. The one I had was on the CD but it never got copied over. I had the infamous MVP3 chipset problem and fixed it by installing Mandrake 7.1 and doing a live update from within it. -Original Message- From: Stephen Carville [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 2:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [expert] Problem starting Apache On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, D. Stark - eSN wrote: - Milnes Terry SSgt 52LSS/LGLOE wrote: - - > I can not get Apache to start on bootup in Mandrake 7.2. - - Cheat. Use the ncurses 'ntsysv' tool. Actually, I think there's a X - 'tksysv' you can use to start things. Roxen and Apache are two totally - different packages, BTW He can also use chkconfig. # chkconfig --list httpd httpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off # chkconfig httpd on # chkconfig --list httpd httpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off -- --Stephen Carville http://www.heronforge.net/~stephen/gnupgkey.txt == All religions are equally vile. What the Aztecs did with people's hearts, Judaeo-Christianity does with their minds. L. Neil Smith ==
Re: [expert] addition to hosts.deny?
Cool...thank you. -- Mark "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful." On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Pierre Fortin wrote: > Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2001 20:04:57 -0500 > From: Pierre Fortin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] addition to hosts.deny? > > Mark Weaver wrote: > > > > Hi LIst, > > > > I was wondering if anyone has either done this or knows if it's legal to be > > done. I want to list an entire net block in the hosts.deny file on my machine. > > > > EX: > > > > ALL:224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255 > > > > Would the above be a valid entry in the hosts.deny file? > > Not that I know of; but >ALL:224. 225. 226. > would handle it. > > However, you want the old Class D which can easily be covered with: >ALL:224.0.0.0/240.0.0.0 > > This _looks_ like your range; but it's really a mask that blocks every IP that > starts with 224-239 (1110...) > > BTW, are you absolutely sure you want to block this range..? Routing protocols > and other multicast services reside in this range. > > HTH, > Pierre > > > thanks, > > > > Mark > >
[expert] Re: [MandrakeForum] A possible replacement for Linux-Mandrake tools
Sounds cool. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A possible replacement for Linux-Mandrake tools > (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=20010203022113) > > Chris Drake writes "I had a stunning idea that could possibly destroy Microsoft's >attude towards linux. Why not simply write a program that reads Windows' registry and >converts the configuration into linux config files and even install packages based on >the registry (very early plan). For those who don't know much about windows. EVERY >bit of configuration is stored somewhere within the registry. So a possible example >of something we could do is read TCP/IP information eg. IP ADDRESS, masks, DNS config >and so much more and convert it into linux configuration files. > > Myself and my firends are currently in the process of writing this very program. We >are still in the middle of the alpha code. It is codenamed "Die". > > We would like to see some comments to see what you think about our program, "Die". >We are willing to take a risk in changing the name if people don't like it. > > We are estimating it to be a very usefull tool when fully operational. "
Re: [expert] KDE 2.1 install problem
> > > > To manually start and stop your service use these > > two commands: > > Thanks Al > > I tried the xfs stop but it is an invalid switch, > however your little trick worked just great. My kde > 2.1 is running fine now and it sure is nice. How do I > continue to upgrade kde, can I use mandrake update now > or should I continue to do it manually? > I'm glad to hear that everything is working for you. Yes, you could use the Mandrake Update for future upgrades but it will be light years before Mandrake catches up with you. LOL. Honestly, I have mentally monitored Mandrake's patterns as far as upgrades go. I noticed that Mandrake reputation isn't just in the ease of use of their distribution, but in the stability and security of their product. That is why you will always see a (RH) rpm way before mandrake releases a (mdk) rpm. But if you watch securityfocus.com, freezer-burn.com, linuxsecurity.com, and many others you will see most of the other distros painting the "box" with postings of exploits, breaches, and vulnerabilities of their respective packages. I personally discovered that it is easier to make a package than it is to debug to work acrosss myriad platforms and software promegations. If Mandrake ever catches up with you (This is not counting the development and cooker branches, mind you!), it is more than ok to download their packages. Cheers, -- Al
Re: [expert] kcontrol STILL doesn't function - DONE/FIXED
Maybe I had to explain to you in details what is going on when you change your Mandrake menus with menudrake (read: application links). X-KDE-BaseGroup is nothing but a KDE directory in your application links. In Mandrake menu this directory is subdirectory of Configuration directory. That's why I told you that you have messed up with your application links. If you do not believe go to /.kde/share/ and move applnk directory somewhere else, then restart your kde session and take a look at Kcontrol. All entries are missing ;). Or you can do that using menudrake and remove KDE subdirectory from Configuration directory in your KDE menu. The result will be the same: empty Kcontrol. People are just not aware that using menudrake can be very "dangerous" and give you a headache. I bet that all of you who have empty Kcontrol have used menudrake and moved or deleted KDE dir in Configuration menu dir. And then installed kde 2.1beta1 or beta2. The whole problem is because KDE has its own structure of menus and Mandrake has another. And when you install KDE's RPM's installation can not find default Mandrake menu structure and do not puts KDE dir with links to Configuration menu dir. Best regards,
Re: [expert] KDE 2.1 install problem
--- "Altoine B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You have to manually start and stop xfs. But if you > want a quick hack. > Open up XF86Config-4 with your favorite editor and > go to the line > pointing to your font path. unmark by putting # in > front of the FontPath > unix/:-1 like this > > # FontPath"unix/:-1" > > The cool thing about this hack is that it forces the > drakfont (I think > that is correct) to point to the new fonts directory > (more than likely, > it wrote over some application font path conf > files). You can reboot and > it will still work. After rebooting, you can remove > the "#" comment from > XF86Config-4. The other way, I haven't tried first > but was irrelevant > after doing the above option but I got this from a > netscape forum. > > /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs stop > /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start > > This has something to do with the X Font server > (xfs) others and myself > conjecture. Try this one first before the other one, > as I am dying to > know if that way really works. But if you look at > the methods behind the > two... > they both target the X Font Server and do a > disable-then-enable > approach. Possible bug. > > Cheers, > -- Al > > To manually start and stop your service use these > two commands: Thanks Al I tried the xfs stop but it is an invalid switch, however your little trick worked just great. My kde 2.1 is running fine now and it sure is nice. How do I continue to upgrade kde, can I use mandrake update now or should I continue to do it manually? __ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [expert] kcontrol STILL doesn't function - DONE/FIXED
On Friday 02 February 2001 01:59 pm, you wrote: > Thank you. BUT saying it 100 times wouldn't fix this. Someone wrote me to > suggest running kbuildsycoca...as root and as user. I did. The result was > that root AND user no longer had a functioning kcontrol. Neither had > kcontrol so I cannot compare /root/.kde/share/applnk or app/ with any user. > Whatever is lacking is lacking globally after this kbuildsycoca run. I > also tried the copy of > /usr/share/applnk to .kde/share/applnk...etc. Still no kcontrol. > > Perhaps you will be relieved to know that I got fed up with whatever the > problem was (since no one seems to know SPECIFICALLY what file contains the > information that kcontrol looks for with regards to X-KDE, etc, AND I had > time to WASTE). I downloaded the whole mess AGAIN. I uninstalled all of > KDE and then reinstalled ALL of it again. Now, kcontrol works. Nice, but > I still want to know SPECIFICALLY what file provides the information to > kcontrol so when I run into this (it is assured that upon upgrading to the > next kde2.1 version that it will break again since it has with every kde > 2.1 iinstall so far...even though it is upgrading from one kde 2.1 to the > next) I can fix it without all the ridiculous downloading, uninstalling, > reintstalling, deleting .kderc, .kde/, and restarting. It IS ridiculous. > > I don't want to simply follow the formula, if it works next time since it > didn't this time, of deleting my .kde/share/applnk and copying the > /usr/share/applnk every time kde 2.1 gets a tweaking and I want to use it. > I would like to simply be able to leave everything alone and cop ONE file > from /usr/share/applnk to my home version. > > I really do not mean to be an ass but SHIT! If something isn't broken, > don't "fix" it by breaking it with EVERY release. Settle on the format for > config files (or whatever) and leave it. You do not get any gain by > changing the name or organization of the contents of a config file (or > whatever is involved in this repetitive problem). I am frustrated by the > pointless changing for the sake of changing things that don't require > changing. > > On Friday 02 February 2001 13:01, you wrote: > > On Friday 02 February 2001 19:29, you wrote: > > > > I really do not know how many time I have to tell you that your problem > > is in applnk. If you have Kcontrol as root with all entries listed in > > kcontrol and do not have the same as user that means that you messed up > > with application links. > > > > 1. Check in /usr/share/applnk if this directory is readable for users > > (see if permissions are OK). > > > > 2. Copy directory to /.kde/share and restart kde. I too have had the same frustrations as you have. I have been off line for 2 days trying to reinstall to get it working. Reinstalling kde didn't do it(probably didn't remove some files?). I upgraded to beta2 following Chris' instructions on a clean 7.2 install. Kcontrol worked but files weren't opening properly. Trying to fix this by editing /usr/share/applnk.kde/.hidden/konqfilemgr.desktop to include inode/directory and inode/block device worked to open files which worked. Url links still wouldn't work when I removed quanta. Basically I have had all the hassles you've had. Kcontrol crashed again and so I did another 7.2 and kde beta2 install. Now I try not to mess directly with the config and hidden files that run the kde menus and kcontrol etc. but try to find the way to use the software built in kde to edit them. So far I haven't hosed anything yet. Just in case you want to know like I did where that X-KDE-BaseGroup=settings is I looked in the hidden directories and did : [root@localhost .menu]# rgrep -r X-KDE-BaseGroup=settings * kdebasedir:#?package(kdebase): needs="kde" section="Configuration/" title="KDE" kde_opt="X-KDE-BaseGroup=settings" Note that's one line that starts with #?pac ... and ends with ...=settings" Again, I don't want to mess directly with the files any more but if I inadvertently screw things up I'd consider adding that line to /root/.menu/kdebasedir . Hope it goes well with your new install. :-) -- Kelley Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
