Re: [expert] ATTENTION! Bug in new mandrake kernel 2.4.18 and sis900 driver
On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 03:14, Juergen Hammelmann wrote: > Hello together, > > We have two pc's which are connected with two sis900 lan cards and > crosswire. one pc runs with win98, the other with kernel 2.4.18.6mdk. After > every reboot of the win98 pc, the eth0 device is only dropping and very > slow, pings are hanging, kernel shows messages like following > > NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out > eth0: Transmit timeout, status 0004 > > I have to ifdown/ifup eth0 device, and then all runs fine. > > earlier kernel 2.4.16-11mdk and original kernel 2.4.18-1linus run fine! Hmm, I'm using the default Mandrake 8.1 kernel (2.4.8-26mdk) and I have two Metronix/tulip lan cards with the same OS config as yours and the same thing happens. Haven't tried the ifdown/ifup sequence though. Thanks, pesarif Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Smoking Grass
On Thursday 21 March 2002 03:26 pm, you wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 20:56, Brian Parish wrote:
> > On my system I get:
> > Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.68 seconds = 38.10 MB/sec
> >
> > Is this good, bad, or average?
> >
> > cheers
> > Brian
>
> Since we are all sharing
>
>
> [root@tamriel elx]# hdparm -Tt /dev/hdg
>
> /dev/hdg:
> Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.89 seconds =143.82 MB/sec
> Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.81 seconds = 35.36 MB/sec
>
> [root@tamriel elx]# hdparm -i /dev/hdg
>
> /dev/hdg:
>
> Model=IBM-DTLA-307030, FwRev=TX4OA60A, SerialNo=YKEYKTYH740
> Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
> RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=40
> BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=1916kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
> CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=-66060037, LBA=yes, LBAsects=60036480
> IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
> PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
> DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
> AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255)
> Drive Supports : ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1 : ATA-2 ATA-3 ATA-4
> ATA-5
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> LX
>
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P II 400, 256Mb RAM 30Gb SAMSUNG ATA drive.
[root@casper ken]# hdparm -Tt /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.23 seconds =104.07 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 3.38 seconds = 18.93 MB/sec
[root@casper ken]#
[root@casper ken]# hdparm -i /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Model=SAMSUNG SV3063H, FwRev=PL100-12, SerialNo=0330J1BR312864
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=34902, SectSize=554, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=426kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=-66060037, LBA=yes, LBAsects=59797584
IORDY=yes, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 *udma2
AdvancedPM=no
Drive Supports : ATA/ATAPI-4 T13 1153D revision 17 : ATA-1 ATA-2 ATA-3 ATA-4
ATA-5 ATA-6
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Re: [expert] Harddrake doesn't work in 8.2
I've seen a similar issue on my laptop, and the only thing I've got to do is hit ctrl+alt+F7 to switch back to the first X session. Not sure what the cause is though. - Theo Rob wrote: >Christian Dysthe wrote: > >>On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 18:15:57 -0600 >>Lorne Shantz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>|You don't mention which version. I'm currently using 8.2 RC1 and >>|harddrake is working fine for me. At least I tried the first 1/3rd >>|of the options and it seems fine. What isn't working for you? >> >>It hasn't been working through 8.2 beta 3 and 4, through RC1, to >>final which is installed now. >> >>When I start harddrake nothing happens at all. My mouse freezes for >>a second or two, then nothing. I have to kill harddrake from the >>console. And as I said, no such problem in 8.0 and 8.1.| >> >>-- >>Christian Dysthe >>http://www.dysthe.net >>ICQ: 3945810 >>Registered Linux User #228949 >> >>"Everybody ought to have a Lower East Side >> in their life" >> >> -Irving Berlin- >> >> >>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >> > >Ive got a Viao FX290 and its never worked. In fact, I have to hit the >power button to reboot. I think it is a device probing problem. The >screen turns black, then a cursor, then nothing. I had similar problems >with 8.1 install. I had to do it with expert noauto or it locked up as >well. Rob. > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Gphoto 2 on 8.1
Hello All, I posted a similar question to this some time ago and didn't get a response. With the current interest in this thread I thought I'd try again. I have a Kodak DC3400 camera that works correctly under Linux if I use a serial port but not with the USB port. For instance, under gtkam I get the following error message: "gp_port_usb_open: could not claim intf 0: Device or resource busy" Can anyone offer a fix (nothing else is connected to the USB port)? Under konqueror I get this error messages, no doubt for the same reason: "Unknown error" and "Unspecified error" -- Regards, Phil [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] uninstall app ??
Salane wrote: >what is the problem with doing a >make uninstall >it works if he didn't do anything else to the directory > >On Thursday 21 March 2002 08:23 pm, civileme wrote: > >>David wrote: >> >>>I recently installed a program from a tarball, and did not give an >>>argument to the ./configure cmd that I needed to. I tried to just re-do >>>the install, but the argument didn't take. My question How do I >>>uninstall an app that was installed from a tarball? >>> >>>tia >>>Dave >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >>>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >>> >>Well, dfor that one, a system reinstall would be required, with >>partitions formatted, to assure you rid yourself of it. Alternatively, >>you can try to do an install inside a chroot jail and diff outputs of >>the directories before and after, then eliminate all files in the >>difference. >> >>Checkinstall is a program that was created to solve that problem, and >>you can search google for it. It puts the tarball's binaries into the >>rpm database so uninstalling is an >> >>rpm -e >> >>Civileme >> > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > make uninstall works ONLY IF the tarball has been set up for it, which applies to about 5% of the tarballs I have examined. YMMV. Check the checkinstall site. They would not spend so much time programming that if it did not have a raison d'etre. Civileme Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] rpm --rebuilddb core dumps, and (at one time) rpm -a -q gave reasonable output. ARGH
Well, I tried using the other subject, and have heard silence since then. So, I'l ltry with a new subject. H E L P! I"m dead in the water as far as RPM goes. Here's my original message: > > On Sat, 2 Mar 2002 18:50:01 +0100 (MET) > > Lars Roland Kristiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi I have just installed the rpm called locals - now my rpm database i > > > f***ed - It will make core dumped if i use rpm --rebuilddb, is there > > > anyway i can manualy edit the database or any other way i can fix > > > this. (reinstalling is not an option) > > ... > > Lars try the methods on this page by Pascal Bourguignon it covers how to > > rebuild an rpm database. > > http://hermes.afaa.asso.fr/users/pascal/linux/rpm-rebuilddb > > My problem is slightly different, apparently. > > rpm -a -q outputs a nice long list of stuff. > > rpm -i gmime-0.6.0-1.i386.rpm hangs forever (well, 1 hour) > > rpm --rebuilddb core dumps with seg fault. > > > In my attempting to fix it, its gotten different. Now, when I say > rpm --rebuilddb I get: > > rpmdb: /var/lib/rpmrebuilddb.2466/__db.001: Input/output error > error: db3 error(5) from dbenv->open: Input/output error > error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Input/output error (5) > > That is in the window I logged in using. However, in the console > I see: > is_leaf: free space seems wrong: level=1, nr_items=81, free_space=4 rdkey > vs-5150: search_by_key: invalid format found in block 22236. Fsck? > > This is a bit scary, as this is a reiserfs partition! > > Does anyone have any idea how to move forward? > > Thanks! > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] uninstall app ??
what is the problem with doing a make uninstall it works if he didn't do anything else to the directory On Thursday 21 March 2002 08:23 pm, civileme wrote: > David wrote: > >I recently installed a program from a tarball, and did not give an > > argument to the ./configure cmd that I needed to. I tried to just re-do > > the install, but the argument didn't take. My question How do I > > uninstall an app that was installed from a tarball? > > > >tia > >Dave > > > > > > > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > Well, dfor that one, a system reinstall would be required, with > partitions formatted, to assure you rid yourself of it. Alternatively, > you can try to do an install inside a chroot jail and diff outputs of > the directories before and after, then eliminate all files in the > difference. > > Checkinstall is a program that was created to solve that problem, and > you can search google for it. It puts the tarball's binaries into the > rpm database so uninstalling is an > > rpm -e > > Civileme -- Time sharing: The use of many people by the computer. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] How to install 8.2 with USB devices
I did as Dave suggested. Works fine now. Femme mike wrote: > > Well that answers that question! USB support IS getting worse and worse as > Mandrake progresses. In 7.2 a simple kernel recompile was all it took, in > 8.0 I have to switch to a console before I disconnect the mouse, and it seems > it doesn't work in 8.2! There goes my plans to take another swing at > Mandrake (btw it works like a champ in SuSE 7.3, since this is open source > maybe you should ask them what they did). > > On Wednesday 20 March 2002 17:43, David wrote: > > Femme, > > > > Maybe you should try installing them as ps/2, then reconfigure them as usb > > after the install. > > > > just a thought > > Dave > > > > On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 15:27:45 -0700 > > > > FemmeFatale said onto me: > > > I have a keyboard & mouse, both usb. The mouse is plugged into the > > > keyboard, the KB is plugged into the tower. I posted this on the Newbie > > > list, but not many helpful answers. :) > > > > > > Thought I'd ask the "Experts" here. :) > > > > > > What basically happens is that if I boot the CD, i get that screen " Hit > > > F1 for options, Enter to go on". Fine my KB works at this point. As > > > soon as I enter the next stage, it doesn't. Neither does the mouse. > > > This worked fine in 8.0 & 8.1. So i'm stumped. > > > > > > I *can* install them as PS/2 but...why would I want to switch them to a > > > protocol I dislike? Plus I dualboot with Win2k. They are usb & work > > > fine there. > > > > > > Help? > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > Femme > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="message.footer" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Content-Description: > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] How to install 8.2 with USB devices
Well that answers that question! USB support IS getting worse and worse as Mandrake progresses. In 7.2 a simple kernel recompile was all it took, in 8.0 I have to switch to a console before I disconnect the mouse, and it seems it doesn't work in 8.2! There goes my plans to take another swing at Mandrake (btw it works like a champ in SuSE 7.3, since this is open source maybe you should ask them what they did). On Wednesday 20 March 2002 17:43, David wrote: > Femme, > > Maybe you should try installing them as ps/2, then reconfigure them as usb > after the install. > > just a thought > Dave > > On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 15:27:45 -0700 > > FemmeFatale said onto me: > > I have a keyboard & mouse, both usb. The mouse is plugged into the > > keyboard, the KB is plugged into the tower. I posted this on the Newbie > > list, but not many helpful answers. :) > > > > Thought I'd ask the "Experts" here. :) > > > > What basically happens is that if I boot the CD, i get that screen " Hit > > F1 for options, Enter to go on". Fine my KB works at this point. As > > soon as I enter the next stage, it doesn't. Neither does the mouse. > > This worked fine in 8.0 & 8.1. So i'm stumped. > > > > I *can* install them as PS/2 but...why would I want to switch them to a > > protocol I dislike? Plus I dualboot with Win2k. They are usb & work > > fine there. > > > > Help? > > > > TIA > > > > Femme Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ATTENTION! Bug in new mandrake kernel 2.4.18 and sis900 driver
OK.At least for me, this is not new... I've tried with a Cnet NIC with a Davicom chipset and with a sis900. I could not make it work with: Mandrake 8.1 with ALL the kernels that are available on th CD, Mandrake SNF as well, SuSE 7.2, 7.1 and 7.3, Caldera 3.0, Coyote Linux and I guess that all were those tried. IN ANY OF THOSE CASES I could get the sis worked fine. In SuSE I get the Davicom one as the "unique" by Yast2. In Mandrake I get both recognized and configured. However, the network didn't work. I don't know where that could be from but I just recommend one thing: If you try to join a Linux machine to a network never try it with a Sis ethernet card. Are the worst!!! Nicolas Gomez - Original Message - From: "Juergen Hammelmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 1:14 PM Subject: [expert] ATTENTION! Bug in new mandrake kernel 2.4.18 and sis900 driver Hello together, We have two pc's which are connected with two sis900 lan cards and crosswire. one pc runs with win98, the other with kernel 2.4.18.6mdk. After every reboot of the win98 pc, the eth0 device is only dropping and very slow, pings are hanging, kernel shows messages like following NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out eth0: Transmit timeout, status 0004 I have to ifdown/ifup eth0 device, and then all runs fine. earlier kernel 2.4.16-11mdk and original kernel 2.4.18-1linus run fine! Ciao, Jürgen -- Lack of capability is usually disguised by lack of interest. system: 4:49pm up 44 min, 3 users, load average: 0.13, 0.12, 0.49 -- email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] address: J. Hammelmann, Brühlstr. 6 phone: +49-7034-61578, +49-179-2178869 D-71157 Hildrizhausen, Germany fax: +49-7034-652189 www: http://www.mathematik.uni-stuttgart.de/~hammelje > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] uninstall app ??
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Terry Tremaine wrote: > If that doesn't work you could try 'make clean'. > "make clean" will only zap object files and binaries from the build directory. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] uninstall app ??
If that doesn't work you could try 'make clean'. TT - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 4:31 PM Subject: Re: [expert] uninstall app ?? > On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, David wrote: > > I recently installed a program from a tarball, and did not give an argument to the > > ./configure cmd that I needed to. I tried to just re-do the install, but the argument > > didn't take. My question How do I uninstall an app that was installed from a tarball? > > There's usually a "make uninstall" option in the Makefile. Try that > first. > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Sound broken in 8.2 works fine in 8.1
I just installed MDK 8.2 on a empty partition of my computer. I also have 8.1 on a different partition. Sound works fine under 8.1 (using the default setup chosen by the installer). The system I use has sound built into the motherboard (MSI 845 Ultra) The MDK8.2 installer indentifies my sound "card" as a C-Media electronics Inc. CM8738 (which agrees with the motherboard documentation). also, in case it matters, when I boot into MDK8.2 I get the follwoing message at one point: can't locate module fb.0 What does that mean? In case it helps here is the /etc/modules.conf file for MDK8.1 (the one that works): alias net-pf-4 ipx pre-install pcmcia_core CARDMGR_OPTS=-f /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start alias usb-interface usb-uhci alias sound-slot-0 cmpci probeall scsi_hostadapter dc395x_trm alias eth0 8139too alias scsi_hostadapter dc395x_trm Under MDK8.2 I've tried /etc/modules.conf: alias net-pf-4 ipx alias usb-interface usb-uhci alias sound-slot-0 cmpci #alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-cmipci probeall scsi_hostadapter dc395x_trm alias eth0 8139too #above snd-card-cmipci snd-pcm-oss alias scsi_hostadapter dc395x_trm as well as: alias net-pf-4 ipx alias usb-interface usb-uhci alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-cmipci probeall scsi_hostadapter dc395x_trm alias eth0 8139too above snd-card-cmipci snd-pcm-oss alias scsi_hostadapter dc395x_trm I get no sound either way. When I try to test sound server using the Mandrake control center I get the message: Sound server fatal error: cpu overload, aborting. Does anybody have any ideas what to try next? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] uninstall app ??
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, David wrote: > I recently installed a program from a tarball, and did not give an argument to the > ./configure cmd that I needed to. I tried to just re-do the install, but the >argument > didn't take. My question How do I uninstall an app that was installed from a >tarball? There's usually a "make uninstall" option in the Makefile. Try that first. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] pspell-config
While installing sylpheed claws from tarball I get an output that says that the pspell-config file was not found. I checked and sure enough I have no pspell-config file on my machine. I had a problem before with GTK+ not putting a config file in place. What is causing this, and how can I fix it? tia Dave -- °°° Mandrake Linux 8.2 Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk KDE 2.2.2 Sylpheed 0.7.4claws David L. Steiner Registered Linux User #262493 Homepagewww.davidlsteiner.com Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] °°° Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Problem with Mandrake 8.2 and ATI XPERT XL
Thank you very much, Wayne, I have the impression that my card was more fast with the 4.1 version, though I can't play with 3D games with that version. I still need help. Can someone tell me how can I fix the 4.2 version (if I can), or how I can install 4.1 from LM 8.1?. OTOH, Wayne, where I can see the fps? Thanks, óscar. El jue, 21-03-2002 a las 19:00, Wayne Stout escribió: > Well, I'm afraid I can't help you with 4.2.0, but I have one of these video > cards and it works great under 3.3.6 and 8.2 rc1. Hardware accelleration > works just fine, and it's much faster under 3.3.6 than 4.2.0 (to the tune > of 2 to 3 times faster). > > I've looked around in the past and have yet to find any way of improving > performance under 4.x. Well, aside from buying a new card... > > When you did your install were you presented with a screen that gave you > choices for which version of X you wanted to install? I always do an expert > install, so I get a screen that has 3 choices; 3.3.6, 3.3.6 with hardware > accelleration, and 4.x. Choose the hardware accelleration, and you should > see much better performance under 3.3.6 thant 4.2.0. Of course, that also > means you can't play Tuxracer, as the rpms provided with the distro require > libraries from 4.x. > > Best of luck, and if you find a way to get better than 100 fps under > 'gears' in 4.2.0, let me know. (For comparison, I get 300 - 350+ fps under > 3.3.6) > > HTH, > > Wayne > > At 10:56 AM 3/21/2002 +0100, you wrote: > >Hi all > >Yesterday I installed LM 8.2, and I have a problem with my graphics card > >ATI XPERT XL (Match64). The display is very unstable and blinking using > >XFree 4.2.0 It works ok under XFree 3.3.6 but is very slow in comparison > >with 4.2.0 (or the 4.1.0 version that come with LM 8.1). > >Anybody has the same problem? > >If I can't solve the problem, can I install the XFree version of LM 8.1? > >Please, Help. > >Thanks. > >oscar. > >-- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.1 very unstable
The "EBDA too big" message is usually caused by a mismatched kernel/boot sector. You need to reinstall the boot sector to match. This begs the question - what setup/extras/recompiles are you using? This could be the cause of your instability rather than Mandrake as such. Reliabilty usually comes down to hardware problems or misconfiguration. BillK On Fri, 2002-03-22 at 00:23, carl wrote: > Hi, > I don't like windows buit i'm really disappointed with ML8.1. > My machine is a PIII 1Ghz with 384MB of RAM, i dual boot ML 8.1 and Windows 2k pro. > It's been 4 months I installed ML8.1 and i keep having problems,I reinstalled ML8.1 >10 times at least. > Right now I have a problem when I try to boot under linux : > "Loading Linux EDBA too big" and i can't boot normaly. > I tried the boot disk but it's not resolving this issue. > I think i'm gonna switch to another Linux distribution cause this one is really >unstable,at least for me. > I would like to say that Windows 2000 has been much more stable than Linux which is >known for stability. > Thanks for responding > Carl > > -- > > ___ > Download the free Opera browser at http://www.opera.com/ > > Powered by Outblaze > > > > This message has been 'sanitized'. This means that potentially > dangerous content has been rewritten or removed. The following > log describes which actions were taken. > > Sanitizer (start="1016731975"): > Part (pos="2691"): > SanitizeFile (filename="unnamed.txt", mimetype="text/plain"): > Match (rule="2"): > Enforced policy: accept > > Part (pos="3640"): > SanitizeFile (filename="message.footer", mimetype="text/plain"): > Match (rule="default"): > Enforced policy: defang > > Replaced mime type with: application/DEFANGED-67717 > Replaced file name with: message_footer.DEFANGED-67717 > > Total modifications so far: 1 > > > Anomy 0.0.0 : Sanitizer.pm > $Id: Sanitizer.pm,v 1.54 2002/02/15 16:59:07 bre Exp $ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Smoking Grass
On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 20:56, Brian Parish wrote:
> On my system I get:
> Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.68 seconds = 38.10 MB/sec
>
> Is this good, bad, or average?
>
> cheers
> Brian
Since we are all sharing
[root@tamriel elx]# hdparm -Tt /dev/hdg
/dev/hdg:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.89 seconds =143.82 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.81 seconds = 35.36 MB/sec
[root@tamriel elx]# hdparm -i /dev/hdg
/dev/hdg:
Model=IBM-DTLA-307030, FwRev=TX4OA60A, SerialNo=YKEYKTYH740
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=40
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=1916kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=-66060037, LBA=yes, LBAsects=60036480
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255)
Drive Supports : ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1 : ATA-2 ATA-3 ATA-4
ATA-5
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Re: [expert] problems building the vmmon module
At least I am not alone! No ximian but a mixed bag of cooker stuff compiled from srpm. Some gcc3.0 as well as I have tried (and failed so far) to build openoffice. Looks like I will have to resort to a windoze box :( BillK On Fri, 2002-03-22 at 00:32, Damian wrote: > El jue, 21-03-2002 a las 10:05, Bill Kenworthy escribió: > > I am going to give vmware 3 a try but am having problems building the > > vmmon module - the errors below seem to indicate something is missing > > from my system but I cannot tell what. The kernel is one compiled for > > an athlon using the standard mandrake sources (tried the standard > > 2.4.8-26 and that fails to). Cant find anything on the web or vmware > > sites so hoping someone here has come across this before. > > > > BillK ... > > > > whoops! exactly the same happening to me too. > > just a question. have you installed ximian gnome?? this > happened to me after ximian, i had vmware working just fine before, > never could get it working again,. ( however i think it will work > when i do a clean 8.2 install ) > > > Damian > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] uninstall app ??
I recently installed a program from a tarball, and did not give an argument to the ./configure cmd that I needed to. I tried to just re-do the install, but the argument didn't take. My question How do I uninstall an app that was installed from a tarball? tia Dave -- °°° Mandrake Linux 8.2 Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk KDE 2.2.2 Sylpheed 0.7.4claws David L. Steiner Registered Linux User #262493 Homepagewww.davidlsteiner.com Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] °°° Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] rpm --rebuilddb core dumps, and (at one time) rpm -a -q gave reasonable output. ARGH
I said: > > Well, I tried using the other subject, and have heard silence > since then. So, I'l ltry with a new subject. > > H E L P! I"m dead in the water as far as RPM goes. > Um, never mind. Turned out to be a problem with reiserfs... rc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.1 very unstable
> Hi, > I don't like windows buit i'm really disappointed with ML8.1. > My machine is a PIII 1Ghz with 384MB of RAM, i dual boot ML 8.1 and Windows > 2k pro. > It's been 4 months I installed ML8.1 and i keep having problems,I > reinstalled ML8.1 10 times at least. > Right now I have a problem when I try to boot under linux : > "Loading Linux EDBA too big" and i can't boot normaly. > I tried the boot disk but it's not resolving this issue. > I think i'm gonna switch to another Linux distribution cause this one is > really unstable,at least for me. > I would like to say that Windows 2000 has been much more stable than Linux > which is known for stability. > Thanks for responding > Carl Carl, give Red Hat 7.2 a try. I am hearing some really good things said about their latest version. I am currently testing the latest versions of SuSE, Mandrake, and Red Hat, and so far Red Hat has exceeded all current versions for the aforementioned distros. However, I must hasten to add, I have not yet put Mandrake 8.2 to the bench -- J. Craig Woods UNIX/NT Network/System Administration -Art is the illusion of spontaneity- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] ATTENTION! Bug in new mandrake kernel 2.4.18 and sis900 driver
Hello together, We have two pc's which are connected with two sis900 lan cards and crosswire. one pc runs with win98, the other with kernel 2.4.18.6mdk. After every reboot of the win98 pc, the eth0 device is only dropping and very slow, pings are hanging, kernel shows messages like following NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out eth0: Transmit timeout, status 0004 I have to ifdown/ifup eth0 device, and then all runs fine. earlier kernel 2.4.16-11mdk and original kernel 2.4.18-1linus run fine! Ciao, Jürgen -- Lack of capability is usually disguised by lack of interest. system: 4:49pm up 44 min, 3 users, load average: 0.13, 0.12, 0.49 -- email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] address: J. Hammelmann, Brühlstr. 6 phone: +49-7034-61578, +49-179-2178869 D-71157 Hildrizhausen, Germany fax: +49-7034-652189 www: http://www.mathematik.uni-stuttgart.de/~hammelje Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] What would cause system to just stop?
Tom Brinkman grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > Look at 'dmesg' you should see a line like this, > "Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK." Yea, I've seen those. > When you go into bios, those > idle statements aren't being sent to the cpu, and neither is the cpu > under much if any load. Plus, even if the systems only been off for a > minute or so, the heatsink's cooled down. I may reboot (to get to the BIOS or whatever), but I don't turn it off unless I'm pulling chips or whatever. Of course, I've been doing a *lot* of that, lately :-) >BIOS does get it's info from the same place 'sensors' does, the > Read /usr/share/doc/lm_sensors-2.6.2/doc/FAQ and the rest of the > docs that come with lm_sensors. It should be as easy as runnin > 'sensors-detect' and putting a few lines it generates into rc.local > and modules.conf With ML8.2 I've found I also needed to put > 'i2c-proc' in /etc/modules, eg, That did it. :-) Running sensors-detect set up whatever was needed to get "sensors" to show me something. I'll read the FAQ and other documents so that I can understand just what the heck I did. :-) Gkrellm now has Builtins | Sensors available to me, and I've turned on the voltage monitors. I put CPU in the label field next to a temprature, but I'm not seeing anything showing up in the gkrellm display. Hopefully, I'll be able to figure out whatever it is that's not working here > > DIMMs one at a time and found that when one particular DIMM is in > > the system, it won't start. When it's out, the machine will come > > up fine. (And yes, I moved one of the other modules to the slot > > that the troublemaker was in, to make sure it wasn't the slot. :) > > Well good for you, hopefully you've found the problem. I'm > surprised memtest86 didn't find it, As am I. I've had really good results with that in the past, which is why this is so surprising for me. I'll have a better feel for if this actually was the problem after I leave my system up for a few days. If it doesn't hang, the 550MHz chip goes back in and I give it another week. :-) > but I betcha cpuburn would'a ;) It may well have. But after what I've read about the program, there's no way in hell I was going to run it without a way to actively monitor my CPU temp while it was running. :-) Running "sensors" now shows temp1 as 27 degrees C, and temp2 & temp3 as 32 degrees C. (Am I correct in assuming that temp1 is the motherboard temp?) So if I can figure out how to get those values displayed in gkrellm, I'm good to go. Ok, I just figured out the last part. Apparently, it's case sensitive. :-) "CPU" won't make it show up, but "cpu" will. Go figure... > I still suggest you get cpu monitoring going tho. Besides temps, you > should see steady voltage values very close to spec or slightly over > spec. On good quality mobo's like your Epox, hopefully you'll see > I/O values slightly higher than 3.3 volts. 3.4 to 3.7 is good, less > than 3.3 is very bad. This is the power to the ram, and a little > extra goes along way towards providing stability. My +3.3v display is currently showing 3.55, so that sounds good. :-) BTW, when running sensors-detect, it mentioned that you didn't need to do certain modprobe commands if those modules were already built in to the kernel. Is there an easy way to determine if a given module is compiled into the kernel? --Dave -- David Guntner GEnie: Just say NO! http://www.akaMail.com/pgpkey/davidg or key server for PGP Public key Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Cooker Subscription
I subscribed to get the latest cookers via mail some time ago (pre 8.1) and was suppose to get 10 cd's in total for like $100.00. Ive gotten three. and have no idea who to ask whats going on? thanks dave Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert]How to clone a drive
Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > On Thu, 2002-03-21 at 03:34, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > I'm amazed that this is the Expert list and yet no one in this thread as > of today has suggested using plain old "dd" and the partition devices. You are amazed because you are relatively new to the list. You will soon find your amazement undergoing diminution... -- J. Craig Woods UNIX/NT Network/System Administration -Art is the illusion of spontaneity- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ADSL setup - first attempt (help !!!)
Wim wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Which version do you use?
> I had some problems on RH7.1... I downloaded the latest version of
> rp-pppoe from roaring penguin and atfer the installation, everything
> woked fine!
> Do you have a default gateway towards ppp0?
>
> Success!
>
> Wim
>
> Ashley Moore wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> i've been trying to get Mdk 8.1 to connect to the internet via ADSL for
>> the last 2 days on a friends computer with no luck.
>>
>> i installed Mdk 8.1 from the Powerpack boxed set on an old AMD-233 with
>> 64 MB RAM and 2Gb Hdd. the telco (TELUS in BC,canada) installed the line
>> and modem before he had the computer up. (this is happening at an office
>> in a garment store!!. he plans to host his own web site in a while, this
>> PC will eventually function as a firewall).
>> The ADSL modem is a D-Link DSL300i. the only ethernet device is a
>> "DECchip 21041 {Tulip pass 3]"
>> I finally managed to get X working on the "SiS 63xx PCI VGA" with just 2
>> Mb (640x480 limit) on the card KDE is a real drag. with icewm I could
>> get to the mandrake control center and to launch the wizard to configure
>> the ADSL link. but the wizard failed to bring up the link.
>> I used rp-pppoe as the protocol. I went thru the ADSL-HOWTO and also
>> check out the rp-pppoe docs. (and followed them to the letter)
>> /var/log/messages show the foll:
>>
>> Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/5
>> Timecout waiting for PADO packets
>> LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
>>
>> the value /dev/pts/5 changes to 6 and the same errors repeat will pppd
>> dies and eventually pppoe.
>>
>> i also tried with 'dhcpcd' protocol. this time the link seems to come up
>> with an valid ip assigned to it. 'ifconfig' shows a valid
>> ip/broadcast/sunet mask, even Linuxconf shows automatically obtained
>> DNS1 & 2 ip addresses. but I cannot ping any address except my own and
>> the DNS servers.
>>
>> this is my first attempt at ADSL. what / where did i miss something ?
>> any pointers ? ideas ?
>>
>> I need to get this done ASAP so I can convince him to go in for a linux
>> solution (he is currently biased towards a mac, of which i have'nt a
>> clue)
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
The problem is the card. I have 6 of those requiring the de4x5 driver
and five of them don't work correctly in 8.1. There were about 80 field
engineering mods on this chipset/card and the driver simply doesn't
cover them all. So invest 9.95 to get a cheap implementation of an
rtl8139 and you will work fine.
Civileme
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Re: [expert] Smoking Grass
On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 21:35, civileme wrote: > Brian Parish wrote: > > >On my system I get: > > Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.68 seconds = 38.10 MB/sec > > > >Is this good, bad, or average? > > That is great for UDMA100... in fact the best I have seen. dpt_i2o, 256MB cache, 64-bit PCI (8) ST336452LC X15 RAID 0 # hdparm -t /dev/sdb Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 0.27 seconds = 232.73 MB/sec Hehehe, match that with IDE. 8-) Anyone know how to benchmark latency? -- Brad Felmey Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] NVIDIA Drivers & Install under 8.2
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:24:41 -0800 joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone have experience with the NVIDIA drivers under 8.2. > > The latest drivers I used, v2313, worked fine under 8.1, but I had some > reviously pretty ugly experiences. > > This time, I'd rather not charge ahead too recklessly. I have used both the v23 and the v28, all built from source, and mostly without any problem, other than those occasioned by the 'idiot in front of the keyboard' syndrome. I do find that on my system using a GeForce3 Ti500 that it is beneficial to # out the v41 module in XF86Conf-4. Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] cannot set DMA to my HD.
Hi, I tried 'hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda' and I got: /dev/hda: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted using_dma= 0 (off) Help if I said that I'm using an own compiled kernel? When using original MKD 8.1 kernel I have no problem (my HD flies high). I'm using kernel 2.4.9 + Mosix patch (www.mosix.org). My mobo is a Soyo Dragon+. I've done the same thing with a P4 mobo Asus (but same chipset of Dragon, VIA) and it worked pretty well. Many thanks in advance. --- Alan Wilter S. da Silva --- Laboratório de Física Biológica Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho Universidade do Brasil/UFRJ Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] NVIDIA Drivers & Install under 8.2
Does anyone have experience with the NVIDIA drivers under 8.2. The latest drivers I used, v2313, worked fine under 8.1, but I had some reviously pretty ugly experiences. This time, I'd rather not charge ahead too recklessly. Joe Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ADSL setup - first attempt (help !!!)
hi again,
i am using the mdk 8.1 power pack edition. all software versions are
according to whats on the CD. (no internet to get any updates...yet)
the ADSL-howto mentions that now most ISP's have changed to the pppoe
protocol in favour of Dhcp. the howto also mentiones that after the link
comes up, ifconfig should also show me the ppp0 interface.
after I configured the ADSL with dhcp and could ping *only* the DNS
servers, ifconfig still only show eth0 and lo, no ppp0
is it possible that the link uses pppoe and I'm forcing dhcp?
is it because dhcp is used the ppp i-f does not come up?
maybe i'm using the wrong protocol to connect ?
anyway, with dhcp configured, my routing table looks like:
---
10.23.64.0 * 255.255.192.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default 10.23.64.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
---
ifconfig shows a configured ip of 10.23.125.218
later today I will try to confure th PC again, maybe this time I'll try
using another pppoe client.
pinging the DNS servers works, but no luck with any other ip on the
internet, should i also be thinking of reverse lookups or something on
the same lines. (maybe theres no route back to the PC)
excuse the ignorance (like i mentioned my first attempt)
On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 23:21, Ashley Moore wrote:
> hi,
>
> i've been trying to get Mdk 8.1 to connect to the internet via ADSL for
> the last 2 days on a friends computer with no luck.
>
> i installed Mdk 8.1 from the Powerpack boxed set on an old AMD-233 with
> 64 MB RAM and 2Gb Hdd. the telco (TELUS in BC,canada) installed the line
> and modem before he had the computer up. (this is happening at an office
> in a garment store!!. he plans to host his own web site in a while, this
> PC will eventually function as a firewall).
>
> The ADSL modem is a D-Link DSL300i. the only ethernet device is a
> "DECchip 21041 {Tulip pass 3]"
> I finally managed to get X working on the "SiS 63xx PCI VGA" with just 2
> Mb (640x480 limit) on the card KDE is a real drag. with icewm I could
> get to the mandrake control center and to launch the wizard to configure
> the ADSL link. but the wizard failed to bring up the link.
> I used rp-pppoe as the protocol. I went thru the ADSL-HOWTO and also
> check out the rp-pppoe docs. (and followed them to the letter)
> /var/log/messages show the foll:
>
> Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/5
> Timecout waiting for PADO packets
> LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
>
> the value /dev/pts/5 changes to 6 and the same errors repeat will pppd
> dies and eventually pppoe.
>
> i also tried with 'dhcpcd' protocol. this time the link seems to come up
> with an valid ip assigned to it. 'ifconfig' shows a valid
> ip/broadcast/sunet mask, even Linuxconf shows automatically obtained
> DNS1 & 2 ip addresses. but I cannot ping any address except my own and
> the DNS servers.
>
> this is my first attempt at ADSL. what / where did i miss something ?
> any pointers ? ideas ?
>
> I need to get this done ASAP so I can convince him to go in for a linux
> solution (he is currently biased towards a mac, of which i have'nt a
> clue)
> --
> Ashley Moore.
> -
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Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.1 very unstable
You might try going to the security section on the Mandrake site and upgrading. I noticed what you mention until I upgraded the initscript rpm. TT - Original Message - From: "carl " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 10:23 AM Subject: [expert] Mandrake 8.1 very unstable > Hi, > I don't like windows buit i'm really disappointed with ML8.1. > My machine is a PIII 1Ghz with 384MB of RAM, i dual boot ML 8.1 and Windows 2k pro. > It's been 4 months I installed ML8.1 and i keep having problems,I reinstalled ML8.1 10 times at least. > Right now I have a problem when I try to boot under linux : > "Loading Linux EDBA too big" and i can't boot normaly. > I tried the boot disk but it's not resolving this issue. > I think i'm gonna switch to another Linux distribution cause this one is really unstable,at least for me. > I would like to say that Windows 2000 has been much more stable than Linux which is known for stability. > Thanks for responding > Carl > > -- > > ___ > Download the free Opera browser at http://www.opera.com/ > > Powered by Outblaze > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Problem with Mandrake 8.2 and ATI XPERT XL
Well, I'm afraid I can't help you with 4.2.0, but I have one of these video cards and it works great under 3.3.6 and 8.2 rc1. Hardware accelleration works just fine, and it's much faster under 3.3.6 than 4.2.0 (to the tune of 2 to 3 times faster). I've looked around in the past and have yet to find any way of improving performance under 4.x. Well, aside from buying a new card... When you did your install were you presented with a screen that gave you choices for which version of X you wanted to install? I always do an expert install, so I get a screen that has 3 choices; 3.3.6, 3.3.6 with hardware accelleration, and 4.x. Choose the hardware accelleration, and you should see much better performance under 3.3.6 thant 4.2.0. Of course, that also means you can't play Tuxracer, as the rpms provided with the distro require libraries from 4.x. Best of luck, and if you find a way to get better than 100 fps under 'gears' in 4.2.0, let me know. (For comparison, I get 300 - 350+ fps under 3.3.6) HTH, Wayne At 10:56 AM 3/21/2002 +0100, you wrote: >Hi all >Yesterday I installed LM 8.2, and I have a problem with my graphics card >ATI XPERT XL (Match64). The display is very unstable and blinking using >XFree 4.2.0 It works ok under XFree 3.3.6 but is very slow in comparison >with 4.2.0 (or the 4.1.0 version that come with LM 8.1). >Anybody has the same problem? >If I can't solve the problem, can I install the XFree version of LM 8.1? >Please, Help. >Thanks. >oscar. >-- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.1 very unstable
I personally like Caldera and SuSE. "carl " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] m> cc: Sent by: Subject: [expert] Mandrake 8.1 very unstable expert-owner@linux-ma ndrake.com 03/21/2002 11:23 AM Please respond to expert Hi, I don't like windows buit i'm really disappointed with ML8.1. My machine is a PIII 1Ghz with 384MB of RAM, i dual boot ML 8.1 and Windows 2k pro. It's been 4 months I installed ML8.1 and i keep having problems,I reinstalled ML8.1 10 times at least. Right now I have a problem when I try to boot under linux : "Loading Linux EDBA too big" and i can't boot normaly. I tried the boot disk but it's not resolving this issue. I think i'm gonna switch to another Linux distribution cause this one is really unstable,at least for me. I would like to say that Windows 2000 has been much more stable than Linux which is known for stability. Thanks for responding Carl -- ___ Download the free Opera browser at http://www.opera.com/ Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Mandrake 8.1 very unstable
Hi, I don't like windows buit i'm really disappointed with ML8.1. My machine is a PIII 1Ghz with 384MB of RAM, i dual boot ML 8.1 and Windows 2k pro. It's been 4 months I installed ML8.1 and i keep having problems,I reinstalled ML8.1 10 times at least. Right now I have a problem when I try to boot under linux : "Loading Linux EDBA too big" and i can't boot normaly. I tried the boot disk but it's not resolving this issue. I think i'm gonna switch to another Linux distribution cause this one is really unstable,at least for me. I would like to say that Windows 2000 has been much more stable than Linux which is known for stability. Thanks for responding Carl -- ___ Download the free Opera browser at http://www.opera.com/ Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Hostname - alias
I own several domain names and wanted to give my system an alias to match
with my domain names (they're all related). This is on a laptop running MDK
8.1. If I open up linuxconf and go to the networking, then adaptor 1 (my
eth0 card) and in the aliases box enter ANYTHING (it is blank), it borks my
system. If I have kmail up at the time, I am no longer able to access my pop
mailserver. I can no longer connect to any websites.
I have found that if I do an "ifdown eth0 & ifup eth0" then all is fixed -
but the alias is gone. I HAVE now edited my /etc/hosts file to contain all
my domain names and aliases _in_addition_ to the default
localhost.localdomain entry. THIS appears to be OK - I even have dydns setup
with a domain entered in my /etc/hosts and have a dynamic dns client updater
working. I can now ping any of my aliases and get responses from 127.0.0.1
AND if I ping the dydns domain name, instead of getting results from pinging
127.0.0.1, it pings my dhcp-assigned IP address. So that appears to be
working. What I can't seem to do is get my system to be named anything other
than localhost when not connected to a network (inspite of the aliases added
in conjunction to the localhost entries in hosts). Surely one can name
their computer anything they want, alias-wise, and not have it screw up the
localhost.localdomain setup? I simply want my chosen alias to appear in KDM
("Welcome to " instead of "Welcome to localhost" or Welcome to
d152-159" as per my dhcp assignment) and at the command prompt in terminals,
on window title bars, etc.
Another thing, I also have a domain name registered with Alternic. To use
their dns services, to make it work, you need to add their extended dns to
your /etc/resolv.conf. I do this but it only lasts until the next bootup. I
just want the Alternic dns servers to be added in addition to that of my dhcp
automatically assigned dns'. What happens: I add the Alternic dns address
after my local dns servers (added automatically to resolv.conf). It is there
until I reboot. Is there a way to have extra, non-changing dns servers in
addition to dns servers added automatically via my dhcp setup? Can't they
all just get along?
So Simon, for you, yes I have managed to get my aliases assigned to my system
in the /etc/hosts file. Just do not alter the first line for
localhost.localdomain. Duplicate it on subsequent lines and subsitute you
domain name and alias for localhost.localdomain and localhost. If you do not
have your own domain names, you can simply keep the localhost.localdomain
entry for the domain name but for the alias, substitute whatever name you
want. So far, all this allows me to do is ping my alias - the alias doesn't
replace "localhost" on window titlebars, command prompts, KDM, etc.
On Thursday 21 March 2002 02:45 am, Simon Naish wrote:
> Same trouble for me also Praedor :(
>
> I've tried LinuxConf, Mandrake Control Centre - I have no home network
> though so it wont even give me the option - and messing with the config
> files (/etc/hosts or whatever) All attempts have totally blown the system.
> If you get anywhere with this please let me know, I have had to admit
> defeat and get on with other stuff.
[...]
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Re: [expert] geforce go
Hi, It works fine here - needed to get the rpms off nvidis's site, changed the config file as direcrted on the site and all ok. Mine is on a Dell Inspiron 8100 and wouldn't work at all before the installation of new rpm's. On Sun, 2002-03-17 at 08:16, Mark Dvoo wrote: > I was actually hoping someone would tell me how this card preformed under > linux. I know it uses the closed source nvidia drivers which I know how to > setup already. Any good, bad comments? > > mark > > On Saturday 16 March 2002 09:53 pm, you wrote: > > Look at LM's Doc section on their main site under "Mandrake User", or > > "MUO" as its called. > > > > It has a very easy How-to. > > > > Femme > > > > Mark Dvoo wrote: > > > Just wanted to know if anyone had had any luck with the geforce 2 go ? > > > > > > mark > > > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Stephen M Kitchener Unix Systems Administrator EMEA Supply Chain Division. AspenTech UK 1 Century Court, Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts, WD18 9PT TEL +44 (0) 1923 652125 FAX +44 (0) 1923 652215 EMAIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB http://www.aspentech.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] What would cause system to just stop?
On Wednesday 20 March 2002 10:53 am, JOHN HEMMER wrote: > Anyways, if I leave my computer on constantly, it freezes > after 20 hours or so, even running Linux; however, I can > fix Linux by running fsck. > > As a result of all this I turn my computer off each night, > so it usually only runs 16 to 18 hours a day. Doing this > I don't seem to have problems, at least with Linux. > > After several years of repairing Minicomputer to the actual > bad logic gate, I have no desired to do that again. So my > question is can any recommend a good reliable fan, without > getting into the engineering specs, that will let me run > trouble free. There's no set answer John. Major considerations are ambient temp, where the box is physically located, and the wattage of heat disapation your particular cpu is rated at. For instance, my room temp is always 75 to 80F, the case is burried under the table in a kitchen booth, and I've got the hottest cpu AMD makes (1.4 Tbird, 75 watts), plus it's overclocked 11%. So the hest disapation has to be way over 75 watts. To cope with this I use a full tower case that has the side cover off. I've got a small square $10 low speed table fan blowing into the box. I hung a $5 case fan directly in front of and blowing into the cpu's heatsink/fan ($8 AMD aprv'd CoolerMaster), and onto the motherboard's chipset (kt133a) heatsink/fan. Under normal use the probe reports mid 40's C. Cpuburn's 'burnK7' will only get it into the low 50's C. Those temps are good to normal for an Athlon, not overclocked. So IMO, no special fancy heatsinks an/or fans are needed, but you must move a lot of air thru the case and have a reasonable room temp. Holds true for cpu's >= 600mhz in my experience, specially AMD's. Next thing right after overheating for causing freezes and lockups after the system been up for some time, are poor to marginal power supplies and/or motherboards. Specially if a cpu/cache/ram checker like memtest86 checks out OK. Ready mades (eg, Dell, Gateway, Compaq, etc) are a whole 'nother deal. They come brand new with poor cooling and marginal motherboards and power supplies. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Flash
Does anyone have Flash working in konqueror in Mandrake 8.2? If yes...please info how...? I don't get it working...Downloaded Flash-player and installed it as recomended in README and then opened konqueror and settings and netscape-plugins and scanned them ok,but if I go forinstance www.flash.com,flash does not work... With mozilla it does Jarmo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Linux software RAID setup
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 12:25:56 +0100, "Michal 'hramrach' Suchanek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To add last thing, you can try LVM to alocate your partitions (at least > relatively) dynamically. You wold probably have to put LVM on top of > RAID devices (and not the other way) to use both ;-) That was going to be my next question :) Thanks! -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "The "Internet" cannot be removed from your Desktop. Do you want to delete the "Internet" now?" -- Microsoft Windows 95 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] problems building the vmmon module
I am going to give vmware 3 a try but am having problems building the vmmon module - the errors below seem to indicate something is missing from my system but I cannot tell what. The kernel is one compiled for an athlon using the standard mandrake sources (tried the standard 2.4.8-26 and that fails to). Cant find anything on the web or vmware sites so hoping someone here has come across this before. BillK make[2]: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.8-34.1Amdk' : warning: "cpu" re-asserted : warning: "machine" re-asserted In file included from .././linux/driver.c:38: /lib/modules/2.4.8-34.1Amdk/build/include/linux/malloc.h:3:2: warning: #warning The Use of linux/malloc.h is deprecated, use linux/slab.h cpp: -lang-c: linker input file unused since linking not done In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.8-34.1Amdk/build/include/linux/kernel.h:10, from .././linux/driver.c:35: /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/2.96/include/stdarg.h:43: parse error before `__gnuc_va_list' /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/2.96/include/stdarg.h:43: warning: data definition has no type or storage class /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/2.96/include/stdarg.h:110: parse error before `va_list' /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/2.96/include/stdarg.h:110: warning: data definition has no type or storage class In file included from .././linux/driver.c:35: /lib/modules/2.4.8-34.1Amdk/build/include/linux/kernel.h:64: parse error before `va_list' /lib/modules/2.4.8-34.1Amdk/build/include/linux/kernel.h:64: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype /lib/modules/2.4.8-34.1Amdk/build/include/linux/kernel.h:66: parse error before `va_list' /lib/modules/2.4.8-34.1Amdk/build/include/linux/kernel.h:66: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype .././linux/driver.c: In function `Warning': .././linux/driver.c:1110: `va_list' undeclared (first use in this function) .././linux/driver.c:1110: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once .././linux/driver.c:1110: for each function it appears in.) .././linux/driver.c:1110: parse error before `args' .././linux/driver.c:1115: warning: implicit declaration of function `__builtin_stdarg_start' .././linux/driver.c:1115: `args' undeclared (first use in this function) .././linux/driver.c:1117: warning: implicit declaration of function `__builtin_va_end' .././linux/driver.c: In function `Log': .././linux/driver.c:1138: `va_list' undeclared (first use in this function) .././linux/driver.c:1138: parse error before `args' .././linux/driver.c:1143: `args' undeclared (first use in this function) .././linux/driver.c: In function `Panic': .././linux/driver.c:1176: `va_list' undeclared (first use in this function) .././linux/driver.c:1176: parse error before `args' .././linux/driver.c:1178: `args' undeclared (first use in this function) make[2]: *** [driver.o] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.8-34.1Amdk' make[1]: *** [driver] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only' make: *** [auto-build] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only' Unable to build the vmmon module. For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please have a look at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html";. Execution aborted. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Single network firewall install problem
I am trying to install the Mandrake Single network Firewall. The machine is an AMD k6-2/450 with 128 Mb Ram (2 64 MB DIMMS) and a 10 GB Hard drive. The board has video integrated on the board that uses 8 mb of Ram for video. The problem is when I start the install it gets to the loading 2nd stage ram disk and bombs with an "error creating RAM disk" error message. I have swapped the ram with ram that I know works, I have tried each stick in either slot, both together and singly. I have tried the mem=120M option as well as mem=128M. The CD will install the software on another computer so I assume the CD is good. I am able to install Mandrake 7.1 on this machine with no problem, but the SNF and 8.1 will not install Any ideas? John Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ADSL setup - first attempt (help !!!)
Ashley Moore wrote:
>hi,
>
>i've been trying to get Mdk 8.1 to connect to the internet via ADSL for
>the last 2 days on a friends computer with no luck.
>
>i installed Mdk 8.1 from the Powerpack boxed set on an old AMD-233 with
>64 MB RAM and 2Gb Hdd. the telco (TELUS in BC,canada) installed the line
>and modem before he had the computer up. (this is happening at an office
>in a garment store!!. he plans to host his own web site in a while, this
>PC will eventually function as a firewall).
>
>The ADSL modem is a D-Link DSL300i. the only ethernet device is a
>"DECchip 21041 {Tulip pass 3]"
>I finally managed to get X working on the "SiS 63xx PCI VGA" with just 2
>Mb (640x480 limit) on the card KDE is a real drag. with icewm I could
>get to the mandrake control center and to launch the wizard to configure
>the ADSL link. but the wizard failed to bring up the link.
>I used rp-pppoe as the protocol. I went thru the ADSL-HOWTO and also
>check out the rp-pppoe docs. (and followed them to the letter)
>/var/log/messages show the foll:
>
>Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/5
>Timecout waiting for PADO packets
>LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
>
>the value /dev/pts/5 changes to 6 and the same errors repeat will pppd
>dies and eventually pppoe.
>
>i also tried with 'dhcpcd' protocol. this time the link seems to come up
>with an valid ip assigned to it. 'ifconfig' shows a valid
>ip/broadcast/sunet mask, even Linuxconf shows automatically obtained
>DNS1 & 2 ip addresses. but I cannot ping any address except my own and
>the DNS servers.
>
If you can ping the DNS servers, you are done. The link works!
- try running `route' to see if you have a default router and try to
ping the router
you may be unable to ping anything outside your providers network
because they use some firewall. I have the same problem.
- try telnet(i sent `GET /' request to a web server) :
[hramrach@uvt407-5 ML]$ telnet mandrake.com 80
Trying 63.209.80.248...
Connected to smtp.mandrake.com (63.209.80.248).
Escape character is '^]'.
GET /
302 Found
Found
The document has moved http://www.linux-mandrake.com/";>here.
Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer/1.3.22 Server at mandrake.com
Port 80
Connection closed by foreign host.
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Re: [expert] Linux software RAID setup
civileme wrote: > Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > >> On Mon, 2002-03-18 at 09:51, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: >> >>> I am thinking of purchasing a new computer with two hard drives of >>> the same type >>> and size. I am interested in implementing a Linux software RAID0 >>> (striping) >>> setup. I have a few questions on this. >>> >> >> One more thing. Here are the mount points for the raid devices: >> >> [root@tamriel proc]# less mounts >> /dev/root / ext3 rw 0 0 >> /dev /dev devfs rw 0 0 >> /proc /proc proc rw 0 0 >> /dev/md0 /boot ext3 rw 0 0 >> none /dev/pts devpts rw 0 0 >> none /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0 >> /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c vfat rw 0 0 >> /dev/md3 /tmp ext3 rw 0 0 >> /dev/md5 /usr ext3 rw 0 0 >> /dev/md4 /var ext3 rw 0 0 >> /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs rw 0 0 >> /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 ro,nosuid,nodev 0 0 >> /dev/hdc /mnt/dvd iso9660 ro,nosuid,nodev 0 0 >> >> The following is not necessarily related to raid per se. The system >> here has been arranged according to file lifetimes; in other words, it's >> totally configured from the standpoint of filesystem activity. In my >> personal scheme of things, the activity categories are as follows: >> >> 1) Sacred (root/boot and associated binaries) >> >> 2) Low (Mainly the /usr directory and binaries, but not including src >> and where the source rpms are compiled) >> >> 3) Medium (/var and /home. /home is moved to /var/home and symlinked >> to ../../home. Thus essentially "home" is on the /var partition.) >> >> 4) High (/tmp directory) >> >> The philosophy behind the filesystem activity arrangement is partly >> performance and mostly safety. Filesystem performance is just a neat >> side benefit. The higher the activity of a filesystem, the greater the >> probability that something can go awry in that filesystem. By dividing >> the system up by file lifetimes, damage is contained more efficiently >> and effectively. Symlinks allow us to maintain compatibility with the >> Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. Of course the partitions are placed on >> the hard disks where activity and performance coincide, thus further >> maximizing the strategy and effects. >> >> Example: The /tmp directory has the highest level of activity, >> consequently it also carries with it the greatest level of risk. If by >> chance the /tmp directory was on the root partition, a faux pas in the >> tmp directory would possibly put the entire root partition at risk. In >> the above scenario, a /tmp blowout would be totally non fatal. Just one >> possible scenario. >> >> The partition sizes described in the first message I sent in this thread >> were derived from an experimental LM81 install and hand-picked >> packages. The size of that custom install and the directories were >> assessed, taking into account the final physical resting place and >> possible future expanded size of all the directories, including >> /home. With that information in hand, the LM81 install was wiped and the >> configuration I sent you the first time was installed. >> >> The lion's share of the space goes to the /var partition, which >> physically houses /home, /usr/local, and /usr/src dirs while maintaining >> consistency of locality (to the FHS) via symlinks. Additionally this >> means we have alot of expandability possiblilities with /home without >> having to worry with a /home partition being outstripped spacewise >> because of shortsightedness. Same for game installs in /usr/local. >> Consolidation of space ends up being efficient but not at the expense of >> cramming everything together unilaterally. >> >> >> _ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >> >> >> >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to >> http://www.mandrakestore.com >> > One thing should be obvious, since linux software RAID lets you mix > and match, is that you do _not_ need identical type and size drives. > I am running software RAIDs with one IDE and one SCSI. The indetical > type and size sort-of applies to the so-called "hardware" IDE RAID > controllers which work fine to give Windows a single RAID (which you > can partition). Those controllers are of course really BIOS > extensions secret, proprietary and so on ad nauseum, but even they > will work with different drives, just your maximum single extent will > be the size of the smaller drive. > > Civileme > To add last thing, you can try LVM to alocate your partitions (at least relatively) dynamically. You wold probably have to put LVM on top of RAID devices (and not the other way) to use both ;-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Problem with Mandrake 8.2 and ATI XPERT XL
Hi all Yesterday I installed LM 8.2, and I have a problem with my graphics card ATI XPERT XL (Match64). The display is very unstable and blinking using XFree 4.2.0 It works ok under XFree 3.3.6 but is very slow in comparison with 4.2.0 (or the 4.1.0 version that come with LM 8.1). Anybody has the same problem? If I can't solve the problem, can I install the XFree version of LM 8.1? Please, Help. Thanks. oscar. -- .-. oo| /`'\ Usuario de Linux Registrado #227443 (\_;/) http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert]How to clone a drive
On Thu, 2002-03-21 at 03:34, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: I'm amazed that this is the Expert list and yet no one in this thread as of today has suggested using plain old "dd" and the partition devices. I just completed a ghosting operation a while back on some proprietary hardware running nt4 partitions using dd and the hd devices. Example: dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/dev/hdc1 if stands for "input file". of is of course "output file". Depending on the size of these partitions it might take awhile, but it works. This does clone the partition in question; be it vfat, NT or whatever. > On Tue, 2002-03-19 at 00:44, James wrote: Ok I took the plunge and > bought a monster drive today. Which means 3 4 gig and one 6 gig drive > can semi retire (one retired itself that's why I took the plunge) What > I'm hoping is that there is a way to clone the drive that has my / and > /boot partitions. (I'm keeping the 6 as /home for myself alone) In the > windwoze world there is ghost. Is there anything like that in Linux? > Searches on Freshmeat and google haven't turned up anything in English. > (or even french or german that I can half way muddle through) Anyone > here have an answer to how to clone the drive so that I do not have to > reconfigure/install the whole mess (*grin*) all over again. I'm kinda > racing the clock on this drive as it's about 4 years old and starting to > get a bit cranky. > James HTH, LX _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] 8.2
It's running...ok... But installation didn't go here as I wished... I did fresh install...Cd1 in and start,normal beginning,but in first stage,where it startet looking PCMCIA cards...Installation hung...totally... Namely I have Lucent technology wlan adapter and orinoco silwer card.I did hear 2 peeps,when installation program regonized system But then...hung. Ok...did this test 3 times,every time same situation... Took adapter and card away...Started installation and everything went trough,except installation couldn't set my audiocard installed Creative/Ensonic pci 128...I had to aply into modules.conf alias sound-slot-0 es1370,that helped. I did wlan installation afterwards,but it was not plug-and-play... far away...More like plug-an-pray..But Did get it working It's hard to find whats wrong,because there is no logs from that.. For now I don't touch it... Jarmo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mail loop?
Dave, Yes, a batch of dupes just came through. I have seen one or two supposedly bounce which have made it OK to, so as you say, the list seems fine, but a mailserver someplace is confused. Brian On Thu, 2002-03-21 at 18:37, David Guntner wrote: > I just got several messages bounced back to me from the mailing list, > saying something about a mail loop. Since the list appears to be working, > I resent those messages (since I don't know at this point which ones > actually made it through before and which ones didn't). I apologize for > any duplicates I just sent out :-) > > --Dave > -- > David Guntner GEnie: Just say NO! > http://www.akaMail.com/pgpkey/davidg or key server > for PGP Public key > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
