Re: [expert] mayday! mayday! mayday!
It's possible the mount failed and you actually did the copy to local hard drive / instead of the remote drive On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 01:35:03 -0500 David Rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Help!! > > I think I killed it! LM 7.2. I was dorking around with a backup script > and I innocently made a few modification and I filled the / partition up > to the MAX. Specifically, df showed the following (before and after): > > [david@Nemesis david]$ df > Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/hda1 241116 94480134188 41% / > /dev/hda8 22580208613160 20820012 3% /home > /dev/hda6 3020140921856 1944868 32% /usr > /dev/hda7 18081960 65116 17098332 0% /var > /proc/bus/usb 4520490 4520490 0 100% /proc/bus/usb > > [root@Nemesis david]# df > Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/hda1 241116241116 0 100% / > /dev/hda8 22580208613940 20819232 3% /home > /dev/hda6 3020140921856 1944868 32% /usr > /dev/hda7 18081960 65116 17098332 0% /var > /proc/bus/usb 4520490 4520490 0 100% /proc/bus/usb > > Somehow I lost 134 Megs on the / mount point??? Where in the Sam Hill > did it go? I've looked and I can't find it (#$#%%^) The modified script > I ran was as follows: > > echo \ > echo Starting Rankin*Bertin, PLLC Backup.. > echo \ > smbmount //tripod/c /mnt/tripod -o password= > cp -Ruvf /home/samba/rbpllc /mnt/tripod/rbpllcbackup > /home/david/log > umount /mnt/tripod > > Oh, it freaking died in the cp action and never got to "umount > /mnt/tripod" > > The echo \ was all that was added in trying to put line feeds in the > script. (I now know that doesn't do it) The log file is no help. > > Anyway, I have looked and looked for some file that I created that was > over 50M but I can't find shi%. Oh, I've found "core" and "kcore" but I > don't think those memory files are doing it. Are they? > > Help!!! Am I screwed? Did I do something really really bad? How do I > get my 134M back? Where in the hell is the file I created that sucked > all my disk space up? > > Uh, it goes without saying that any help will be GREATLY > aprectiated! > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. > ASEL -- Instrument > Nacogdoches, Texas > N31 34.7 W094 42.6 > 355 MSL > -- Brian - [EMAIL PROTECTED] My Home Page: http://www.brimac.com/~brianmac Fine Photos: http://www.brimacphotography.com Art for Sale: http://www.artbrowser.com Classified Advertising: http://www.sellit2000.com A farmer is always going to make it rich the next year. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] mayday! mayday! mayday!
/mnt/tripod was not mounted when you ran the script... df would show /mnt/tripod if it was mounted. Since the directory /mnt/tripod is in / you filled up slash. not whatever /mnt/tripod is supposed to be... as it's not mounted. your script should attempt to mount /mnt/tripod then verify if it was successful or not. If so, then copy the files. On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 23:35, David Rankin wrote: > Help!! > > I think I killed it! LM 7.2. I was dorking around with a backup script > and I innocently made a few modification and I filled the / partition up > to the MAX. Specifically, df showed the following (before and after): > > [david@Nemesis david]$ df > Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/hda1 241116 94480134188 41% / > /dev/hda8 22580208613160 20820012 3% /home > /dev/hda6 3020140921856 1944868 32% /usr > /dev/hda7 18081960 65116 17098332 0% /var > /proc/bus/usb 4520490 4520490 0 100% /proc/bus/usb > > [root@Nemesis david]# df > Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/hda1 241116241116 0 100% / > /dev/hda8 22580208613940 20819232 3% /home > /dev/hda6 3020140921856 1944868 32% /usr > /dev/hda7 18081960 65116 17098332 0% /var > /proc/bus/usb 4520490 4520490 0 100% /proc/bus/usb > > Somehow I lost 134 Megs on the / mount point??? Where in the Sam Hill > did it go? I've looked and I can't find it (#$#%%^) The modified script > I ran was as follows: > > echo \ > echo Starting Rankin*Bertin, PLLC Backup.. > echo \ > smbmount //tripod/c /mnt/tripod -o password= > cp -Ruvf /home/samba/rbpllc /mnt/tripod/rbpllcbackup > /home/david/log > umount /mnt/tripod > > Oh, it freaking died in the cp action and never got to "umount > /mnt/tripod" > > The echo \ was all that was added in trying to put line feeds in the > script. (I now know that doesn't do it) The log file is no help. > > Anyway, I have looked and looked for some file that I created that was > over 50M but I can't find shi%. Oh, I've found "core" and "kcore" but I > don't think those memory files are doing it. Are they? > > Help!!! Am I screwed? Did I do something really really bad? How do I > get my 134M back? Where in the hell is the file I created that sucked > all my disk space up? > > Uh, it goes without saying that any help will be GREATLY > aprectiated! > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. > ASEL -- Instrument > Nacogdoches, Texas > N31 34.7 W094 42.6 > 355 MSL > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] mayday! mayday! mayday!
Help!! I think I killed it! LM 7.2. I was dorking around with a backup script and I innocently made a few modification and I filled the / partition up to the MAX. Specifically, df showed the following (before and after): [david@Nemesis david]$ df Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda1 241116 94480134188 41% / /dev/hda8 22580208613160 20820012 3% /home /dev/hda6 3020140921856 1944868 32% /usr /dev/hda7 18081960 65116 17098332 0% /var /proc/bus/usb 4520490 4520490 0 100% /proc/bus/usb [root@Nemesis david]# df Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda1 241116241116 0 100% / /dev/hda8 22580208613940 20819232 3% /home /dev/hda6 3020140921856 1944868 32% /usr /dev/hda7 18081960 65116 17098332 0% /var /proc/bus/usb 4520490 4520490 0 100% /proc/bus/usb Somehow I lost 134 Megs on the / mount point??? Where in the Sam Hill did it go? I've looked and I can't find it (#$#%%^) The modified script I ran was as follows: echo \ echo Starting Rankin*Bertin, PLLC Backup.. echo \ smbmount //tripod/c /mnt/tripod -o password= cp -Ruvf /home/samba/rbpllc /mnt/tripod/rbpllcbackup > /home/david/log umount /mnt/tripod Oh, it freaking died in the cp action and never got to "umount /mnt/tripod" The echo \ was all that was added in trying to put line feeds in the script. (I now know that doesn't do it) The log file is no help. Anyway, I have looked and looked for some file that I created that was over 50M but I can't find shi%. Oh, I've found "core" and "kcore" but I don't think those memory files are doing it. Are they? Help!!! Am I screwed? Did I do something really really bad? How do I get my 134M back? Where in the hell is the file I created that sucked all my disk space up? Uh, it goes without saying that any help will be GREATLY aprectiated! -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. ASEL -- Instrument Nacogdoches, Texas N31 34.7 W094 42.6 355 MSL Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Disk corruption+A7V266-E+NFS+ext3
Jose M. Sanchez wrote: >Just to chime in on this subject... > >The AliMagic and VIA based motherboards have "broken" chipsets. > >I've spoken to both companies engineers about this issue. > >This discussion arose because both chipsets have problems with DMA >overlays when using the BT8xx type TV tuner cards... > >The problem is with clock timing (the famous broken clock timer chip!!!) >and DMA xfers. As you push the udma speed the spurious clock pulses >wreak havoc with the memory writes. > >The Windows drivers try to make the OS work around the problem... > >This may be why people are seeing corruption. Couple this with Civilme's >statement on WD drives and lack of CRC DMA data checking, and it's a >wonder that Linux even runs on these systems. > >Turning OFF DMA or reducing UDMA to 33 seems to help with this >problem... > >Your milage may vary though... > >-JMS > > Hi, Valuable input. I've got an Intel chipset but indeed a bttv tv tuner and a Firewire card from VIA technologies and suffer the same problems. Guy. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Disk corruption+A7V266-E+NFS+ext3
Mark Williamson wrote: >I have seen this problem so many times.. you will have to switch off >DMA on the IDE devices.. this is done by editing the /etc/lilo.conf >file and by adding "ide=nodma" to the append line.. > >e.g > >image=/boot/vmlinuz > label=linux > root=/dev/hda2 > initrd=/boot/initrd.img > #this is were the change is made >append="quiet devfs=mount ide=nodma" >vga=788 >read-only > > >Once you have edited the lilo.conf don't forget to run the lilo command, >or the changes will do nothing.. > >Cheers >Mark > >Thanks, easy to apply. > Guy. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Fwd: Re: [newbie] How to for FTP server
Are you using a firewall? Make sure the ftp port is open (port 21), or for passive ftp (port 20). It is safter to use passive mode. -Jay Quoting Duke Glover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello Mandrake gods, > > I have tried, tried, and tried some more and have so far been unsuccessful > at getting an FTP server up and running. I've read the how-to's (most make > no since) and have tried enough different configurations that they could > fill two pages of typing. > > I am running Mandrake 7.1 on an X86. The box is on my LAN so network > connectivity is not an issue. I simply cannot get FTP to work. Does > anyone > have a step-by-step how to for morons such as myself that explains how to > setup an FTP server. > > Thanks, > > Duke > > > - This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ - End forwarded message - - This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Fwd: Re: [newbie] How to for FTP server
Are you using a firewall? Make sure the ftp port is open (port 21), or for passive ftp (port 20). It is safter to use passive mode. -Jay Quoting Duke Glover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello Mandrake gods, > > I have tried, tried, and tried some more and have so far been unsuccessful > at getting an FTP server up and running. I've read the how-to's (most make > no since) and have tried enough different configurations that they could > fill two pages of typing. > > I am running Mandrake 7.1 on an X86. The box is on my LAN so network > connectivity is not an issue. I simply cannot get FTP to work. Does > anyone > have a step-by-step how to for morons such as myself that explains how to > setup an FTP server. > > Thanks, > > Duke > > > - This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ - End forwarded message - - This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Is the Promise PDC20276 ATA133 RAID controller chipset supported byMDK8.2
I have a MSI Ultra-ARU motherboard, which has the Promise PDC20276 ATA133 RAID controller chipset on the mainboard, I've checked the Promise website and they list the controller as being supported by RedHat Linux, http://www.linux-ide.org/chipsets.html also lists the chipset as supported. When I hook up IDE drives to the onboard connectors controlled by the PDC20276 Hardrake doesn't see them. Has anybody got any suggestions on what to try next? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] japanese Konsole error
Hi, I hope someone can offer some insight to the problem I have. I have 2 mdk8.1 machines, 1 always gives errors when i type "man gcc" unless i type "LANG=en" first. The other works fine, i can not find any differences, this is the error: $ man gcc /usr/bin/groff: can't find `DESC' file /usr/bin/groff:fatal error: invalid device `nippon' I get this on the bottom of the screen, until i press Q. lines ?-?/? (END) Anyone else encounted this problem? Its strange it works fine on one machine and not on the other, even though they have the same config IMO. Regards JG this is the locale infomation LANG=ja_JP LC_CTYPE=ja_JP LC_NUMERIC=en_GB LC_TIME=en_GB LC_COLLATE=en_GB LC_MONETARY=en_GB LC_MESSAGES=en_GB LC_PAPER="ja_JP" LC_NAME="ja_JP" LC_ADDRESS="ja_JP" LC_TELEPHONE="ja_JP" LC_MEASUREMENT="ja_JP" LC_IDENTIFICATION="ja_JP" LC_ALL= $ locate DESC warning: locate: warning: database /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db' is more than 8 days old /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devX100-12/DESC /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devlatin1/DESC /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devX100/DESC /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devhtml/DESC /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devutf8/DESC /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devps/DESC /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devX75/DESC /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devdvi/DESC /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devlbp/DESC /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devlj4/DESC /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devascii/DESC /usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devX75-12/DESC Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Firewalling [was dhcp]
I'm pretty sure that most of what ICS accomplishes is done through iptables, and from what I saw not in too secure a manner (at least it doesn't in the "high" level security setting). For the most part, if you know what you are doing, you can replace /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall script with your own. I'm not too sure how the Mandrake configuration tools are affected by such a move (I find GUI tools sometimes frustrating), but I haven't had any problems so far -- probably because I haven't tried to further alter anything with the tools. FYI, one of the nicer iptables firewalling scripts I've found for a connection-sharing gateway machine can be obtained here: http://www.linuxguruz.org/iptables/scripts/rc.firewall_023.txt You can find a lot of other good scripts at the same site (http://www.linuxguruz.org/iptables) which makes it a great site for studying how to configure packet filtering and NAT. For those familiar with shell scripting, the above script should be pretty self-explanatory (it actually has decent comments embedded for your learning pleasure), and with a few mods here and there, you should be able to generate a halfway decent firewall. Note that this one allows external machines to ping the firewall, which I prefer to disable. Please make sure that you review these scripts and understand them before blindly using them! It is probably wise to just use them as a guide to writing your own script. Finally, a few good places to test your firewall configuration after you have it set: http://www.dslreports.com/tools http://crypto.yashy.com/nmap.php https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/norisk_index.html Happy firewalling! ROB Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > >Now, the downside to this is of course that you cannot access the >internet directly through one of these private addresses. In order to >do that, you must "translate" your local ip addresses into a bona fide >*public* type IP address. This is what's called Network Address >Translation, or NAT. There are several options for installing NAT on >your system such that anyone on your local net can access the internet >thru a system that's connected to the internet. Such a connected system >in this case is called a gateway. One way I do it here (because it's >quick and dirty) is by using the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS for >short) option in the Mandrake Control Panel. The advantage is that if >you have 98 or winblows machines (like I do here), ICS on Mandrake is an >excellently compatible way to get them on the internet all at the same >time, transparently. > >There are probably more superior ways to do this. For example, with the >use of iptables (supposedly an ipchains replacement) you are able to run >a script and instantly set up both NAT, packet filtering, and packet >mangling rules at the same time. (if you know what you are doing.) This >is what I've been interested in. There are alot of scripts out there to >accomplish this, but a lot of it still seems to be sort of bleeding >edge. Some scripts work, others don't, it's kind of like russian >roulette. In the meantime I've stuck with Mandrake Control Center ICS >until I get an iptables script ready. > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mandrake Club advocates: Post Positive
On Mon, 2002-04-08 at 22:49, daRcmaTTeR wrote: > good heavens! who got this one started!?! ;) > > Mark > a.k.a. daRcmaTTeR Hoyt is a *real* journalist (one of the good ones) and I used to contribute a computer column to a local business newspaper. So when we ran into each other critical mass was exceeded and there was a thermonuclear word explosion. ;) L8R, LX >>> :) thats awesome! keep it going. fallout and all. Mark a.k.a. daRcmaTTeR -- °°° Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 Enlightenment 0.16.5Evolution 1.02 Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°° _ 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 > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] SAMBA and msec help!
Hi everyone,
I've been reading through various docs, but haven't been able to find a solution to my problem:
I set up a SAMBA server on Mdk Linux 8.2 and it works fine as long as I have msec level 3. When I change it to msec level 4
("msec -o log=stderr 4") it doesn't work and I guet a message:
"tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME"
I did do the "chkconfig -add smb" for samba to be allowed to the list of allowed services... and I did add smb in /etc/security/msec/server.4
So I am clueless as to why it doesn't work (even connecting from localhost). I looked at the logs during the change.
Please help! Thank you in advance!
gikoreno
[expert] xscreensaver questions
Hi, I have xscreensaver configured to randomly pick a new screensaver every 5 minutes and I have two questions. 1 - Some of the screensavers are very, very nice. Is there any way to determine which screensaver is being run? If a record was kept to a /tmp file or a logfile, that'd be fine by me. 2 - Sometimes a screensaver doesn't exist or bombs. Is there any way to make xscreensaver smart enough to not run that one ever again? Thanks. David Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] HP 1200 and Mdk 8.2
El jue, 11-04-2002 a las 12:16, S. Moreau escribió: > > What is your seccurity level in msec? In level >3, only root and lp > > group members can read /etc/printcap. Try adding yourself to the 'lp' > > group. > > BTW, I use a HP 1200 whit LM8.2 and is running ok. > > saludos, > > oscar. > > > > El mié, 10-04-2002 a las 13:50, S. Moreau escribió: > > Ok That's a good new, it should run. I am on run level 5, I will try 3. But > Whem I am log as root I still have the sma epb with the HP1200. I suppose you are speaking about msec level, not run level. Anyway, you can run userdrake and add yourself to the lp group. And of course the lpd (or cups) service must be always running (it may be stopped by default if you are in msec 4 or 5). Hope this help you. Saludos 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] Limiting users menus
On April 11, 2002 17:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have checked the archives and found some messages related to this > question but none that gave me a definitive answer. > > I am running LM 7.2, KDE 2.0, with msec = 3 (for the time being -- I am > thinking of switching to msec = 4 though) and would like my "users" (my > children in fact!) to NOT have sensitive system menus available to them, > just to be on the safe side [for example, I do not want them to fool around > with boot and init stuff and the like]. > I'm not sure about your menu problem, but I thought you might be interested in this article about msec. http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/msec.php I'm not sure what your reason is for wanting to switch from msec3 to msec4 but the above article describes how to custom configure msec to allow or disallow any of the options to suit your needs. ( see the section "Customizing msec With Overrides" ) . For a complete list of settings that can be configured enter "man mseclib" in a terminal, or "man:/mseclib" in your browser. -- Tim C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] GnomeCC & Evo hang on stock 8.2?
By choosing all packages available except: non-US language-specific stuff wu-ftpd anonftp I can consistently get an 8.2 that will not display gnomecc, and Evolution hangs as well on the summary page. For grins, I've tried upgrading to the latest cooker non-GNOME2 packages (libgal, libgtkhtml, oaf, bonobo, ORBit, etc) and Evolution 1.0.3, but still no go. I can, however, ssh into the target machine, fire up gnomecc (with or without the upgraded packages) with an exported display, and it comes right up. I've done this three times in a row on three separate (but identical) machines. Has anyone else observed this behavior? -- Brad Felmey Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Limiting users menus
Hi all: I have checked the archives and found some messages related to this question but none that gave me a definitive answer. I am running LM 7.2, KDE 2.0, with msec = 3 (for the time being -- I am thinking of switching to msec = 4 though) and would like my "users" (my children in fact!) to NOT have sensitive system menus available to them, just to be on the safe side [for example, I do not want them to fool around with boot and init stuff and the like]. I tried deleting these menus under their usernames [ K --> Panel menu --> Configure --> Menu editor] and they did indeed vanish from the left side of the editor window, but were still visible as available on the right side of the editor window. I logged out and back in and checked that the "deleted" menus were still listed as available on the right-hand side of the editor window (although they are indeed gone from the K panel). What is the best way to make sure these sensitive menu items are NEVER seen as available? Remove them from the individual .kde/share/applnk directory of each user? Change the permissions of the corresponding files in the /usr/share/applnk directory so regular users do not have access to them? I do not mind working from the shell as opposed to clicking icons (in fact, I usually prefer the shell as it is easier to see the consequences of waht one does), so feel free to make suggestions of any type, clicking or non-clicking! Thanks in advance, Serge Pineault P.S. Incidentally, the guide and installed setup of KDE do not agree on the steps to take to edit the menus (I do not seem to have a K menu installed -- I can only guess that menudrake is a somewhat different, yet similar, beast...). I seem to recall something about K menu and menudrake being at odds with one another. What is this all about (if it is indeed the case...)? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ps2pdf problem in Mandrake 8.2
On 11 Apr 2002, Laura Conrad wrote: > > "kwan" == kwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > kwan> The Sourceforge project for Ghostscript shows at least 5 bug reports > kwan> similar to what you experienced. For now I'm dropping back to the > kwan> version shipped with 8.1, since that one seems to be free of the > kwan> problems. > > I thought about doing that, but "rpm -e ghostscript" shows a lot of > dependencies. Did you find a magic way around that? > You should be able to use the --oldpackage option to RPM to downgrade. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ps2pdf problem in Mandrake 8.2
> "kwan" == kwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: kwan> The Sourceforge project for Ghostscript shows at least 5 bug reports kwan> similar to what you experienced. For now I'm dropping back to the kwan> version shipped with 8.1, since that one seems to be free of the kwan> problems. I thought about doing that, but "rpm -e ghostscript" shows a lot of dependencies. Did you find a magic way around that? -- Laura (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (801) 365-6574 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Printer Setup HP LaserJet 4
On Wednesday 10 April 2002 01:41 pm, Andreas Müller wrote: > Well, it's just an old plain HP LaserJet 4 (no extensions in name), uses > PCL5e. > > I have no idea what can be wrong with the settings. I selected the LJ 4 > driver. Can it be something with hte dither algorithm which can be > selected? Or the gs resolution? > > It seems that it just prints 1/4 of the actual page on a A4 page. I have a okipage 6e that has a similar problem if I overload the memory. On a graphics intensive page at 600 dpi only a portion prints out then the other pages are garbage. Try lowering the resolution to something like 300 dpi to see if that solves the problem. -- It said use windows 95 or better so I loaded linux! In a world without walls and fences who needs windows and gates? Kelley Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Disk corruption+A7V266-E+NFS+ext3
Thank you for your advice (all of you). We actually used hdparm to put it into pio mode, but your suggestion will be a more permanent solution. However, it looks as if there may be two mechanisms in play. The copy from one computer to another one over NFS came to a stop after a few files (of 16 Mb each), but we had no disk corruption. Then we discovered that alsa could not be stopped. It actually turned out that any attemp to stop alsa would hang the PC to such a degree that we had to press reset. We then brought it up without starting alsa. We then tried to copy many files over the net, and now it worked without any disk corruption or system hang-up. There seems to be a connection between the alsa sound system and DMA. We would like to see if the dma mode will work when the alsa system is not started. Has anybody had a bad expirience with alsa and DMA corruption? -- Bjarne Thomsen On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 09:51, Mark Williamson wrote: > I have seen this problem so many times.. you will have to switch off > DMA on the IDE devices.. this is done by editing the /etc/lilo.conf > file and by adding "ide=nodma" to the append line.. > > e.g > > image=/boot/vmlinuz > label=linux > root=/dev/hda2 > initrd=/boot/initrd.img > #this is were the change is made > append="quiet devfs=mount ide=nodma" > vga=788 > read-only > > > Once you have edited the lilo.conf don't forget to run the lilo command, > or the changes will do nothing.. > > Cheers > Mark > > On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 04:21, Bjarne Thomsen wrote: > > I have a colleague who has just gotten a PC > > based on the ASUS A7V266-E motherboard and > > an 80GB IBM IDE disk for fast numerical work. > > He is running LM 8.2 without modifications. > > The IDE disk is partitioned into ext3 and xfs > > partitions. / and /usr are ext3 are ext3, > > the rest are xfs. In addition he has mounted > > file systems on two different computers (A and B) using NFS. > > > > He has 3 times consistently been able to crash the > > OS resulting in a file corruption on the IDE disk. > > > > This happened 3 out of 3 times when he copied a 16Mb > > file from the file system on computer A to the file > > system on computer B by the program cp on the PC > > running LM 8.2. It has every time been an ext3 or ext2 > > file system that has been corrupted (maybe a coincidence). > > > > Ist this problem caused by > > (a) the VIA chipset? > > (b) the AMD processor? > > (c) the UDMA setting? > > (d) the IDE driver? > > (e) the ext2/ext3 FS? > > (f) the NFS system? > > (g) or something else? > > > > We should appreciate very much if any of you > > could give us any advice on how to proceed. > > > > We have the advantage that we know how to > > produce the corruption? > > > > -- Bjarne Thomsen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] xcdroast and 'modprobe sg'
i have doscovered that to get xcdroast to work in my 8.2 (upgraded from 8.1) i have to issue #modprobe sg, what is the correct way to ensure that this is done at boot, do i just add an entry to /etc/modules i.e. # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file should contain the names of kernel modules that are # to be loaded at boot time, one per line. Comments begin with # a `#', and everything on the line after them are ignored. scsi_hostadapter sg - or is there perhaps some more fundamental misconfiguration that i need to fix, i am burning a cd right now after issuing the above and all seems to work ok bascule -- "You're very sure of your facts, " he said at last, "I couldn't trust the thinking of a man who takes the Universe - if there is one - for granted. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] configuring Samba
Many thanks to everyone that help me in my samba issues, but the solution I got was to upgrade my samba, now it's working nice. However, I have to set samba users access. Is there a way of setting every linux user account to have samba account directly instead of having to use 'smbpasswd' for every user? I saw, with samba new files, some intrigrating commands like 'convert_smbpasswd' and 'mksmbpasswd.sh', but no help nor man. Thanks for any idea. --- 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] LTSP
Hello, For obvious reasons, I have recently decided to research possibly replacing our current infrastructure (Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Citrix Metaframe, Exchange, etc.) with Linux! To accomplish this task I am looking into Linux Terminal Server Project. While the server end appears to be progressing fairly smoothly I have some questions regarding the client end. I would be especially interested in speaking with any of you that have been successful on the client end and how you did it. Currently we have old and dying WinTerm products that will likely be replaced by Neoware's Capio 508 series. The Capio 508 has been the best unit I've found so far, and it even has a copy of Linux burned right into it (allow access to a bash prompt) !! I have been told that since this Capio unit has an Quasi-Award BIOS, it is possible that "Etherboot" or modules could be used? So in a nutshell, how can I get this Capio to boot to the LTSP? If there is a better client I would also like to know that as well... This whole question may seem a little off, but I plan to utilize Mandrake 8.1 ad the core of my new infrastructure if it goes... Also, I have already tried other resources so this is pretty one of my last areas to look. Thank you
RE: [expert] turnoff monitor after 5 minutes
"man xset" Pay attention to the +dpms switch too. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of faisal gillani |Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:40 PM |To: Mandrake |Subject: [expert] turnoff monitor after 5 minutes | | |i am using mandrake 8.2/gnome 1.4 & i would like to |turn off my monitor after 5 minutes of inactivity ... |i know how to do it in windows but not on linux can |you tell me how ? | |thanks |faisal | |= |*º¤., ¸¸,.¤º*¨¨¨*¤ Allah-hu-Akber *º¤., ¸¸,.¤º*¨¨*¤ | |__ |Do You Yahoo!? |Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] Disk corruption+A7V266-E+NFS+ext3
I don't know how you do it. Answering the same questions over and over hits my tolerance levels after a while then I must take a sabatical. Often responses and debugging sessions by e-mail are long and drawn out, and comsume far more time than the recipient suspects. So I drift in and out every few months or so. You seem to be a relative fixture. Is there a halo around your head? Do you give off light at night? ;) Amazing... -JMS [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of J. Craig Woods |Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 11:11 AM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [expert] Disk corruption+A7V266-E+NFS+ext3 | | |Jose M. Sanchez wrote: |> Just to chime in on this subject... |> |> |> Your milage may vary though... |> |> -JMS |> | |Well, well, welcome back Mr. Sanchez. Maybe I have been here too long |but it seems I have not seen your sagacious responses in quite a long |time. Did you do a "civileme", and take a sabatical? At any |rate, it is |good to see you back. Heaven knows the list can use your inputs... | |J. Craig Woods |UNIX S/A | | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Disk corruption+A7V266-E+NFS+ext3
Jose M. Sanchez wrote: > Just to chime in on this subject... > > > Your milage may vary though... > > -JMS > Well, well, welcome back Mr. Sanchez. Maybe I have been here too long but it seems I have not seen your sagacious responses in quite a long time. Did you do a "civileme", and take a sabatical? At any rate, it is good to see you back. Heaven knows the list can use your inputs... J. Craig Woods UNIX S/A Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Bug ?!
Hi i installed a while ago Mandrake 8.2 on a gericom laptop for a friend of mine the problem is that he is still waiting for his dsl connection so he cant access the updates and mailing lists so i got to speak for him, since he is in berlin 600 km away from me i cant fix his problem either, but i try to get him the infos. Problem description: After installing a usb wheelmouse with the draktool his keyboards dissappears ! means combination: 1.) Internal keyboard + external keyboard + internal mouse (touchpad)... all work fine together 2.) usbmouse + internal keyboard ... only usbmouse works all other keyboards and the touchpad dissappear. Anyone had this? Thanx for tips Florian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] How to print to pdf ?!
On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 14:37:23 +0200, Joan Tur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Es Dijous 11 Abril 2002 13:50, en Joan Tur va escriure: > > I need to print from openoffice to a pdf file but I cannot set pdf > > pseudo-printer to be the default one... any idea?? > Now I've found the "print to file" option, then I've choosen "to PDF" and > printed to file... > > But the PDF I get is wrong. I cannot open it with xpdf nor Adobe Acrobat > Reader 5 (for windows) 8-? I don't know how OpenOffice.org does it, but I can give you a generic method to create a PDF. In your application (not necessarily OpenOffice.org), choose to print to a postscript file. Then open a console and use ps2pdf (or ps2pdf13) to convert the postscript file to a PDF. Be careful not to specify any filenames that contain spaces -- GhostScript (the app that does the conversion) will choke on them. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan 4|)V4|\|C3D l3e+ $peA|< i$ whEn J00 +4lK L!K3 t|-|15. t0 u|\|d3r$+@|\|D jOo |\/|u5+ be 1337. 1f J00 4r3 NO+ lEe+ jOO C@|\|N07 5p3A|< 0r ReAd +|-|I5 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] expert] OT: M$ Word on MDK
Yes, you are absolutely correct Wolfgang. As much as I would love SO to be 100% foolproof in handling M$ formats, I get problems on even reasonably simple files. SO6 beta was better and maybe SO 6 final has got it right, but even if the problems you referred to have been adressed, as soon as you have a file with macros included...that's all folks. Sure you can preserve the macros when saving, but you sure can't use them! Embedded graphs in Excel also screw up big time - at least in SO 6 beta. In 5.2 they didn't make it to the screen at all. Despite this, I use SO almost exclusively, cause I'd rather the grief it causes than the grief the M$ products bring. Brian On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 05:59, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 21:10 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > But Wolfgang, OOo and Staroffice 6 are fully compatible with Microsofts > > Office files; you can read or save files in powerpoint, word or excel > > format. Perhaps more problems about access. > > > > And you can share files between computers runing linux, macs, solaris > > and windows. > > > > In our laboratory all we work with latex or with OOo/Staroffice; some of > > the documents need to be saved in M$Office formats (mainly word) and we > > have not problems to do that. > > More often than not I try it with the new versions: Get a spreadsheet > created in Excel, consisting of several sheets which are connected > through formulas and links. Import it into StarCalc, edit some links and > export it again as Excel file. As soon as you open it with Excel and > start working with it some links are broken. > > Get a Word doc with footnotes and images. Import it into StarWriter, edit > some footnotes and insert a page or two. Export it as a Word file and > open it with Word. You'll have to do a lot of editing to get it right > again. > > I don't say it's StarOffice's fault. It may rather be M$ Office to blame > but who cares? > > The problem is NOT the ability of StarOffice to import and edit M$ Office > files. The problem is the ability of M$ Office to import StarOffice > files. And guess who gets the blame? > > wobo > -- > Registered Linux User 228909 Powered By Mandrake Linux 8.1 > --- > PDAs? Laptops? Linux? UnddasallesineinemWort? http://www.xtops.de ! > > > > 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] Printer Setup HP LaserJet 4
I have my HP LaserJet 4L runing without problems. If you are susing cups you can configure it opening a navigator (konqueror, netscape, mozilla, opera) and put as url: localhost:631; you will be able to configure, delete add printers and so one. In my case 8.1 and 8.2 both detected my two printers: Epson Stylus Color 760 conected to usb and the HPLaserJEt 4L in a parallel port, but the second wasn't configured; nevertheless I could easily select the driver and runed fine in both Mandrake distributions. Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Lucent WinModem Problems
Le 11/04/2002 à 11:58 +0100, Sevatio a bien voulu m'écrire : >How can I keep /dev/modem pointing at /dev/tts/LT0 after each reboot? >And how do I keep /dev/tts/LT0 from disappearing? What about the ln command ? Hasn't this question already discussed in the newbie list ?... N. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Printer Setup HP LaserJet 4
On Wednesday 10 April 2002 22:41, you wrote: > Well, it's just an old plain HP LaserJet 4 (no extensions in name), uses > PCL5e. > > How can I see the driver it's using? The CUPS webinterface tells me > Foomatic + gimp-print. > Andreas If you use mdk 8.2 open K-panel->what to do->administer your system-> configure your printer(s)... There you can select different drivers and test them Jarmo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mandrake and msproxy
Try this, if you have a Windows system around then get Netscape Navigator/Communicator working with the proxy. If this works then Communicator/Konqueror will work too and the admin has to support it since you tested it via Windows. On Wednesday 10 April 2002 09:42 am, Tony S. Sykes wrote: > I have set it up at the application level putting in the proxy server, > etc. I am getting a proxy error page telling me that it could not > authenticate me. HTTP 407 Proxy Authentication Required. The proxy admin > is anti Linux, and won't help what so ever, unless I can tell him what > needs to be done. > > -Original Message- > From: Lars Nordin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 10 April 2002 14:22 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tony S. Sykes > Subject: Re: [expert] Mandrake and msproxy > > > I have that situation with my ISP and I have to configure proxying at > the > application level - so I have to configure netscape/konqueueror for web > and > ftp proxy. > > On Wednesday 10 April 2002 03:23 am, Tony S. Sykes wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: civileme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 09 April 2002 20:27 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake and msproxy > > > > Tony S. Sykes wrote: > > > I am using Mandrake 8.1 behind a ms proxy server. How do I get it to > > > authenticate my user ID and password to allow me out onto the net? > > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- > This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you > have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not > use or disclose the information in any way, and notify me immediately. > The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not > necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd, unless > specifically stated. > Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their > attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) > to verify the integrity of such emails. > > Business Computer Projects Ltd > BCP House > 151 Charles Street > Stockport > Cheshire > SK1 3JY > > Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 > Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 > Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ps2pdf problem in Mandrake 8.2
> "Laura" == Laura Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Laura> Is anyone else having problems with ps2pdf in Mandrake 8.2? I have Laura> some files that aren't converting right. I don't think I had a Laura> problem like this before I upgraded. I can email a pointer to the Laura> files to anyone who wants to look at them. I found a workaround: ps2ps file.ps tmp.ps ps2pdf tmp.ps file.pdf This is undesirable, since the file ends up a lot bigger, but it seems to fix the problems with the display of the ps2pdf output. The person who suggested the workaround was running Debian, so it's undoubtedly a Ghostscript problem, not a Mandrake problem. -- Laura (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (801) 365-6574 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Need a recording utility !!!
On 11 Apr 2002 03:36:50 -0400 Lyvim Xaphir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, I'm asking for some help now. I've got to record sound coming from > the sound card into wav or mp3 format. I've looked at krecord but I > can't install it on this LM81 system; it won't recognize my artsd > library as valid. > > Has anybody else got some recommendations for something that will work? > It would be nice to get it recording into mp3 format so that the hard > drive won't be filled with one big wav. > > Does Xmms have a recording plugin that I've missed? Info? Suggestions? > Anybody? > > > Tanks, > > LX > to record an external source, assuming that /dev/dsp is your device: dd foo.au you can test like this. first connect a microphone and have a look at your mixer. then type "dd bs=8k count=4 foo.au" to record your voice. if right, maybe you could use lame in a pipe. try this: "dd bs=8k count=4 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] How to print to pdf ?!
Es Dijous 11 Abril 2002 13:50, en Joan Tur va escriure: > I need to print from openoffice to a pdf file but I cannot set pdf > pseudo-printer to be the default one... any idea?? Now I've found the "print to file" option, then I've choosen "to PDF" and printed to file... But the PDF I get is wrong. I cannot open it with xpdf nor Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 (for windows) 8-? Thanks in advance. -- Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain AOL quini2k ICQ 11407395 www.ClubIbosim.org Linux: usuari registrat 190.783 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Printer Setup HP LaserJet 4
> Exactly which model of laserjet 4? There is some...I have 4L... > And in mdk8.1 there was some difficulties to get proper driver > working... > With this 8.2 more easyAlmost at once what printerdrake succested > Only set papersize from letter to a4. > > I have HP LaserJet 4L CUPS+Gimp-print v. 4.2.0 driver in use... Well, it's just an old plain HP LaserJet 4 (no extensions in name), uses PCL5e. I have no idea what can be wrong with the settings. I selected the LJ 4 driver. Can it be something with hte dither algorithm which can be selected? Or the gs resolution? It seems that it just prints 1/4 of the actual page on a A4 page. How can I see the driver it's using? The CUPS webinterface tells me Foomatic + gimp-print. Hope someone can help. TIA Andreas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] HP 1200 and Mdk 8.2
Le 11/04/2002 à 11:52 +0100, S. Moreau a bien voulu m'écrire : > > What is your seccurity level in msec? In level >3, only root and lp > > group members can read /etc/printcap. Try adding yourself to the 'lp' > > group. > >Ok That's a good new, it should run. I am on run level 5, I will try 3. But Run level and msec level (wich means Mandrake Security level) are different things. You'll find all explanations is the manual... But there is something I don't understand... I thought it was the expert mailing-list... These questions are for newbies... N. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] How to print to pdf ?!
Hallo! I need to print from openoffice to a pdf file but I cannot set pdf pseudo-printer to be the default one... any idea?? THANKS!;) -- Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain AOL quini2k ICQ 11407395 www.ClubIbosim.org Linux: usuari registrat 190.783 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Lucent WinModem Problems
OS: LM8.2 Driver: ltmodem 6.00c2 I installed the Lucent Modem driver from RPM. But after a reboot, kppp is not able to contact the modem because /dev/modem keeps pointing back to /dev/ttyS0. How can I keep /dev/modem pointing at /dev/tts/LT0 after each reboot? And how do I keep /dev/tts/LT0 from disappearing? Sevatio Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] HP 1200 and Mdk 8.2
> What is your seccurity level in msec? In level >3, only root and lp > group members can read /etc/printcap. Try adding yourself to the 'lp' > group. > BTW, I use a HP 1200 whit LM8.2 and is running ok. > saludos, > oscar. > > El mié, 10-04-2002 a las 13:50, S. Moreau escribió: Ok That's a good new, it should run. I am on run level 5, I will try 3. But Whem I am log as root I still have the sma epb with the HP1200. >> Does anyone try to use the HP 1200 printer with mdk 8.2 ? >> >> my printer worked perfectly with 8.1 Under 8.2 it is also easily install and >> the printer test pages are fine. However I am unable to print another file >> following this test. Apparently the job is in queue and I can only start the >> printer with the w3 administarion tool (log as root). Then the file is >> printed. As expected then the printer is not available for another job. I >> have to start the printer with the w3 tools at each job. I upadte my 8.2 >> printerdrake according to mandarke (bufix) but I am still unable to run >> properly my printer. >> >> Has somebody any solution before I come back to 8.1 !!! >> >> >> >> >> > >> 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] HP 1200 and Mdk 8.2
What is your seccurity level in msec? In level >3, only root and lp group members can read /etc/printcap. Try adding yourself to the 'lp' group. BTW, I use a HP 1200 whit LM8.2 and is running ok. saludos, oscar. El mié, 10-04-2002 a las 13:50, S. Moreau escribió: > Does anyone try to use the HP 1200 printer with mdk 8.2 ? > > my printer worked perfectly with 8.1 Under 8.2 it is also easily install and > the printer test pages are fine. However I am unable to print another file > following this test. Apparently the job is in queue and I can only start the > printer with the w3 administarion tool (log as root). Then the file is > printed. As expected then the printer is not available for another job. I > have to start the printer with the w3 tools at each job. I upadte my 8.2 > printerdrake according to mandarke (bufix) but I am still unable to run > properly my printer. > > Has somebody any solution before I come back to 8.1 !!! > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- .-. 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] Need a recording utility !!!
> On 11 Apr 2002 04:35:16 -0400 > Lyvim Xaphir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote and hopefully I read right: > >> On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 02:20, S. Moreau wrote: >> >>> try gramofile (mdk 8.1 distribution), very easy to use >> >> I did; but the sound output was uncontrollable for either channel; > I >> can't get the level down. The sound quality coming from the > speakers is >> excellent, and they are using the same source. Volume level stays >> highest on both left and right channels no matter what source I > choose. >> It messes up the sound quality pretty bad. >> >> Any ideas on what I could do to make this work? >> >> Thanks, >> >> LX > > Lyvim > > Although I haven't used it myself Audacity has recieved rave reviews > in a number of publications (LINUXformat for one) as a really class > professional grade product. > > James >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> °°° >> Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 >> Enlightenment 0.16.5Evolution 1.02 >> Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ >> °°° >> >> >> _ >> 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 > There is actually a bug in the recorder of audacity cant record more than a few min. But the management of wave files from gramofile are excellent. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] OT: M$ Word on MDK
Well, I did get Word to run on wine once, though it had a number of problems which ment it was not 100% useful, but thats for the future, CrossOver is now. I didn't mean to imply that this would give Word access to the kernel, I was only asking the question, is all my user stuff is now at risk? Obviously the scope of corruption would be limited to my /home and maybe some /tmp stuff, but this is enough to bring my session down and make it unusable. Worse, a macro virus could infect my other Word docs in a uncontrolled way (no virus protection) and all my collegues will start to hate me for sending them on. I don't even have a way to disinfect myself after the fact. civileme wrote: > Nick Thompson wrote: > >> So lets say that I get M$ Word running under wine, or I spash out on >> CodeWeavers Crossover Office. If Word is running correctly, I assume >> my pristine MDK installation has suddenly become vunerable to Word >> Macro viruses. The Linux kernel doesn't have windows anti-virus >> protection to save me from this, so is there anything I can do to >> protect myself? I could backup each time I want to run it I suppose >> ;-) Or maybe I've got it all wrong... Any ideas? > > VERY wrong... > First of all, you won't get word to run on WINE because WINE handles > only standard APIs, not the secret ones that Microsoft uses, which > gives word and its macro facility DIRECT access to the Windows kernel. > > Crossover only emulates the access, certainly gives no access to the > linux-kernel because it has only the privileges of the user running > it... And unless you are running as root, you CAN'T WRITE TO /bin > /usr/bin or anything else sitting in your executable path except > perhaps your home directory. You might get a virus but > it couldn't propagate. > > EVEN IF you were able to run as root (and deal with the poison red > screen), and you were running Word, and you had a macro virus, it > couldn't do very much because it isn't the windows kernel. The most > likely result would be a segfault/kernel oops or a message about > privilege violation. > > True, the linux kernel has no anti-virus features. They aren't > needed. viruses are theoretically possible, and a few have been > written, but they can't propagate, so they remain academic > curiosities. Worms are theoretically possible, and a few have been > written and they have played nasty games with systems that didn't stay > updated (Yes, you can update easily without rebooting), but usually > those exploits come out about 6 months after the fix is available. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] PS2 mouse: spurious clicks
On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:54:31 +0200 "Michal 'hramrach' Suchanek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote and hopefully I read right: > I have a PS2 M$ mouse. > I get these both on console and in X: when the mouse button is down and > the mouse moved it is not unlikely to generate clicks. > I'm not sure what may cause this. I'll try to exchange the mouse if I > get anoter one. Try using the KDE control center to adjust the time between clicks. What seems to be happening is that the mouse you are using has a certain amount of mechanical "bounce" in the switch (they all do) that is being read by your system as a double click. James > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Need a recording utility !!!
On 11 Apr 2002 04:35:16 -0400 Lyvim Xaphir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote and hopefully I read right: > On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 02:20, S. Moreau wrote: > > > try gramofile (mdk 8.1 distribution), very easy to use > > I did; but the sound output was uncontrollable for either channel; I > can't get the level down. The sound quality coming from the speakers is > excellent, and they are using the same source. Volume level stays > highest on both left and right channels no matter what source I choose. > It messes up the sound quality pretty bad. > > Any ideas on what I could do to make this work? > > Thanks, > > LX Lyvim Although I haven't used it myself Audacity has recieved rave reviews in a number of publications (LINUXformat for one) as a really class professional grade product. James > > > > > > -- > °°° > Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 > Enlightenment 0.16.5Evolution 1.02 > Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ > °°° > > > _ > 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
Re: [expert] Need a recording utility !!!
> On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 02:20, S. Moreau wrote: > >> try gramofile (mdk 8.1 distribution), very easy to use > > I did; but the sound output was uncontrollable for either channel; I > can't get the level down. The sound quality coming from the speakers is > excellent, and they are using the same source. Volume level stays > highest on both left and right channels no matter what source I choose. > It messes up the sound quality pretty bad. > > Any ideas on what I could do to make this work? > > Thanks, > > LX > > > > Control the level and input with Kmix, you can directly see the effect in the vumeter of gramofile. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Unfixable RPM DB corruption in 8.2
On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 09:06:47PM -0400, A V Flinsch wrote: > I have had this happen in the past, and to avoid it in the future I do > regular backups of /var/lib/rpm Good idea for future reference, but I think there needs to be some sort of validation step added prior to backup, or it would be easy to end up with a useless backup. > What I did to fix the problem was the following (found thru lots of trial > and error) > > 1 - backup /var/lib/rpm --- just to be safe > 2 - run 'rpm -qa | sort | less ' -- take a look at the output and see if > there were any "funky" named packages -- packages named with all sorts of > odd symbols I don't see any oddly named packages, but then rpm -qa is core dumping, presumably due to the RPM DB corruption and possibly before finishing the list. Maybe you've been seeing a different sort of DB corruption. Jon Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ps2pdf problem in Mandrake 8.2
I have no problems with the ps2pdf command in Mandrake 8.2.. and I always check my converted files using acroread.. the onlyting that I have noticed this are a couple on new commands added as well.. ps2pdf12 and ps2pdf13.. What didn't work was the StarOffice6 print to a file PDF.. Cheers Mark On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 06:03, Laura Conrad wrote: > > Is anyone else having problems with ps2pdf in Mandrake 8.2? I have > some files that aren't converting right. I don't think I had a > problem like this before I upgraded. I can email a pointer to the > files to anyone who wants to look at them. > > -- > Laura (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) > (617) 661-8097fax: (801) 365-6574 > 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 > > > > > 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] Disk corruption+A7V266-E+NFS+ext3
I have seen this problem so many times.. you will have to switch off DMA on the IDE devices.. this is done by editing the /etc/lilo.conf file and by adding "ide=nodma" to the append line.. e.g image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda2 initrd=/boot/initrd.img #this is were the change is made append="quiet devfs=mount ide=nodma" vga=788 read-only Once you have edited the lilo.conf don't forget to run the lilo command, or the changes will do nothing.. Cheers Mark On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 04:21, Bjarne Thomsen wrote: > I have a colleague who has just gotten a PC > based on the ASUS A7V266-E motherboard and > an 80GB IBM IDE disk for fast numerical work. > He is running LM 8.2 without modifications. > The IDE disk is partitioned into ext3 and xfs > partitions. / and /usr are ext3 are ext3, > the rest are xfs. In addition he has mounted > file systems on two different computers (A and B) using NFS. > > He has 3 times consistently been able to crash the > OS resulting in a file corruption on the IDE disk. > > This happened 3 out of 3 times when he copied a 16Mb > file from the file system on computer A to the file > system on computer B by the program cp on the PC > running LM 8.2. It has every time been an ext3 or ext2 > file system that has been corrupted (maybe a coincidence). > > Ist this problem caused by > (a) the VIA chipset? > (b) the AMD processor? > (c) the UDMA setting? > (d) the IDE driver? > (e) the ext2/ext3 FS? > (f) the NFS system? > (g) or something else? > > We should appreciate very much if any of you > could give us any advice on how to proceed. > > We have the advantage that we know how to > produce the corruption? > > -- Bjarne Thomsen > > > > > > > > > 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] PS2 mouse: spurious clicks
I have a PS2 M$ mouse. I get these both on console and in X: when the mouse button is down and the mouse moved it is not unlikely to generate clicks. I'm not sure what may cause this. I'll try to exchange the mouse if I get anoter one. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Need a recording utility !!!
On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 02:20, S. Moreau wrote: > try gramofile (mdk 8.1 distribution), very easy to use I did; but the sound output was uncontrollable for either channel; I can't get the level down. The sound quality coming from the speakers is excellent, and they are using the same source. Volume level stays highest on both left and right channels no matter what source I choose. It messes up the sound quality pretty bad. Any ideas on what I could do to make this work? Thanks, LX -- °°° Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 Enlightenment 0.16.5Evolution 1.02 Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°° _ 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] Re: mozilla .99 - mail opens in new window
Michal 'hramrach' Suchanek wrote: > After upgrade to .99-mdk2 I noticed that when I (single)click a mail > message/folder it often opens in new window. I didnt have such problem > in .98-mdk and didnt notice any problems with .99 from mozilla.org but > I did not use it often. > I discovered it is a mouse problem: I get additional clicks when mouse button is down. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] External screen in laptop
Hi Rodolfo, I have a Notebook with a similar problem.. I solve the problem via using the Frame buffer server.. I found only after then I was able to switch between screens.. but I also found the Frame buffer server a fair amount slower.. Cheers Mark On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 00:38, Rodolfo Canet-Castelló wrote: > Hi experts: > > I'd like to start using my Toshiba Satellite 1800-750 to give > presentations without reverting to Windows, but the Fn-F5 key > combination does not work under Linux. Did anyone of you a similar > problem and knew how to solve it? > > Thanks. > -- > Rodolfo (Linux user #172687) > > > > > 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] popup local chat
On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 19:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Try Jabber. I heard from some reputable magazines *Notably Linux > Journal* that it's very good. > > HTH > Femme > I heard good reports about Jabber also; from, of all people, a Windoze XP friend of mine; and I did'nt even know they were doing a windoze client. Been trying to convert him for at least 2 years now. Man, is he ever a stubborn cuss. :) L8R, LX -- °°° Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 Enlightenment 0.16.5Evolution 1.02 Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°° _ 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
