Re: [expert] Using an XP dialup session from Mandrake
On 04 Jul 2002 14:58:27 +1000, Brian Parish wrote: >On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 10:01, Matthew O. Persico wrote: >> >>My XP Pro and Mandrake 8.2 boxes are on the same network. I usually >>telnet into MD from XP, I have samba set up - theytalk to each >>other. And my DSL connection is shared by both. >> >>Due to the security setup used at my job, I have to connectto my >>via modem and it has to live on XP. I cannot plug the modem into >>MD and dial from there. >> >>What I'd LIKE to do, however, is dial in via XP, but use the >>connection from my MS box. >> >>I guess I need to tell XP to share the connection and tell MD to >>route requests withthe address myjob.com to the XP box. >> >>I obviously haven't been looking in the right places. Can anyone >>point me at a good resource for this? >> >>Thanks >>-- >>Matthew >> >Matthew, > >Just switch on Internet Connection Sharing on the XP box. It will >need >the IP address set at 192.168.0.1 subnet 255.255.255.0 for that to >work. When I set ICS on, I lost access to my DSL connection. It's not that big a tragedy. In theory, I should stop the DSL connection anyway when logged into work- it's safer that way. > Then on your LM box run the Control Center > Network and >Internet >>Connection wizard. Set your IP to say 192.168.0.2 (same subnet) and >set the gateway to 192.168.0.1 I'll try this later. If this all works, I'll have automate switching the addresses back and forth somehow. I currently use hardcoded IP addresses in 'hosts' on both boxes. I may need to turn on DHCP. OR I may need to add extra routes dynamically. Anyway, I'll stop rambling. Thanks for the start. -- Matthew O. Persico Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Using an XP dialup session from Mandrake
On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 10:01, Matthew O. Persico wrote: > > My XP Pro and Mandrake 8.2 boxes are on the same network. I usually telnet into MD >from XP, I have samba set up - theytalk to each other. And my DSL connection is >shared by both. > > Due to the security setup used at my job, I have to connectto my via modem and it >has to live on XP. I cannot plug the modem into MD and dial from there. > > What I'd LIKE to do, however, is dial in via XP, but use the connection from my MS >box. > > I guess I need to tell XP to share the connection and tell MD to route requests >withthe address myjob.com to the XP box. > > I obviously haven't been looking in the right places. Can anyone point me at a good >resource for this? > > Thanks > -- > Matthew > Matthew, Just switch on Internet Connection Sharing on the XP box. It will need the IP address set at 192.168.0.1 subnet 255.255.255.0 for that to work. Then on your LM box run the Control Center > Network and Internet > Connection wizard. Set your IP to say 192.168.0.2 (same subnet) and set the gateway to 192.168.0.1 You can enter the address of the primary DNS server at this point as well. If there are more DNS servers (secondary etc) the easiest way to add them is to edit /etc/resolv.conf and add more nameserver entries. That should get you up and running. cheers Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Trek 64MB thumbdrive
On Wednesday 03 July 2002 11:36 pm, you wrote: > Hello experts! > I just acquired a thumb-drive (one of those USB gadgets that > "doesn't require any drivers"), and tried it out on my mdk 8.2 laptop, but > *oops* it doesn't get recognized. The light is on on the unit itself and > I did some snooping around the web but didn't come across anything special > to get it to work - anyone else have one of these gadgets and care to > share the secret? > > Thanks, Mike I don't know if it works with this device, but the principal is the same... Have a look at my Lexar Media JumpShot cable tutorial. http://mdkxp.by-a.com/ Go to Tutorials, then Lexar Media blah blah... It should be easy from there. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Trek 64MB thumbdrive
Hello experts! I just acquired a thumb-drive (one of those USB gadgets that "doesn't require any drivers"), and tried it out on my mdk 8.2 laptop, but *oops* it doesn't get recognized. The light is on on the unit itself and I did some snooping around the web but didn't come across anything special to get it to work - anyone else have one of these gadgets and care to share the secret? Thanks, Mike -- Michael Holt Banning, CA(o_ [EMAIL PROTECTED](o_ (o_ //\ www.holt-tech.net(/)_ (/)_ V_/_www.mandrake.com < "AOL for Dummies" is kind of redundant, don't you think? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Fwd: Using an XP dialup session from Mandrake
My XP Pro and Mandrake 8.2 boxes are on the same network. I usually telnet into MD from XP, I have samba set up - they talk to each other. And my DSL connection is shared by both. Due to the security setup used at my job, I have to connect to my via modem and it has to live on XP. I cannot plug the modem into MD and dial from there. What I'd LIKE to do, however, is dial in via XP, but use the connection from my MD box. I guess I need to tell XP to share the connection and tell MD to route requests withthe address myjob.com to the XP box. I obviously haven't been looking in the right places. Can anyone point me at a good resource for this? Thanks -- Matthew O. Persico Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Using an XP dialup session from Mandrake
My XP Pro and Mandrake 8.2 boxes are on the same network. I usually telnet into MD from XP, I have samba set up - theytalk to each other. And my DSL connection is shared by both. Due to the security setup used at my job, I have to connectto my via modem and it has to live on XP. I cannot plug the modem into MD and dial from there. What I'd LIKE to do, however, is dial in via XP, but use the connection from my MS box. I guess I need to tell XP to share the connection and tell MD to route requests withthe address myjob.com to the XP box. I obviously haven't been looking in the right places. Can anyone point me at a good resource for this? Thanks -- Matthew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Miscellaneous 8.2 Terminal Hangs
What services are running? Are you running NIS? If so are you a client of a server? Also, are you running a firewall of any kind? Does the IP address on your machine match the name on your machine? (Do you call your machine monkey.foorbar.com but cannot do a dns lookup?) Also, how large is your log files? the delay might be the logging of a succesful login to files that take to long to append too... Rob Gillen wrote: > I believe that all the users on my system (there are only a handful) use > the default shell (bash) that would be set by using the useradd command. > > And as far as restricting the users that can login via ssh, well, I > haven't used the "AllowUsers" keyword in sshd_config, if that is what > you mean. > > Is any of that related to the problem that I've been experiencing? By > the way, I've checked the system memory using memtest-x86 and came out > with flying colors, so I guess that would most likely eminate that as a > potential source of problems. > > ROB > > > J. Craig Woods wrote: > >> et wrote: >> >>> what shell are you using? (bash? korn?) what Msec level are you at? >>> >> >> And just as importantly: what shell have you set up for the users that >> you are trying to su to? Make sure all user that ssh in, and users you >> might su to, are setup with a default shell... >> >>> On Wednesday 03 July 2002 01:35 pm, you wrote: >>> I've tried to query all of you gurus before regarding various hangs on my system, but as far as I can tell, nobody has replied to my question. So, I'll give it a go again. I've read everything on the mailing list that was written in the last three months about system hangs and freezes with both 8.1 and 8.2, but none have addressed the problem that I have been seeing. Most have described complete system freezes where nothing could be done besides a reboot, but what I am seeing is a bit different. >> >> drjung >> >> >> >> >> 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 -- Bryan Whitehead SysAdmin - JPL - Interferometry Systems and Technology Phone: 818 354 2903 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] FooBar install, can't mount root from CDROM
On Wednesday 03 July 2002 10:32 am, et wrote: > On Wednesday 03 July 2002 12:21 pm, you wrote: > > On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 10:18:38 -0600 > > > > Ken Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > I'm trying to get 8.2 b4 to install on an Amptron *all in 1* board and > > > it keeps getting a kernel panic mesage something to the effect of: > > > Kernel panic, can't mount root fs at 1:03. > > > The system locks at this point and needs a hard reset. > > > Never seems to make it to the stage of locating the CD drive or > > > loading into memory. I've tried using the boot disk also. > > > I have also tried different HDDs, same result. > > > Basic hardware: > > > Amptrom MainBoard W/modem, NIC, video and sound. > > > 256Mb RAM PC-133 > > > Maxtor 40Gb HDD > > > Win XP Home on 20GB of drive. > > > MDK 8.1 installs without a hitch. > > > Any ideas??? > > > > F1 at the splash screen and at the boot prompt enter > > > > linux mem=(total ram-video ram) > > > > If your vid is say 16mb then you need to enter linux mem=240M > > > > > >Charles > > > > -- > > Troglodytism does not necessarily imply a low cultural level. > > -- > > Charles A Edwards > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > > why would this be different between 8.1 and 8.2? > "MDK 8.1 installs without a hitch". Ya got me, but that's how it is.. 8.1 goes right in with no problems other than not being able to use the "logitech" wheel mouse but 8.2 foo-bar's on it... -- Ken Thompson, North West Antique Autos Payette, Idaho Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nwaa.com Office Phone: 208-642-0785 Cell Phone: 208-642-0223 Sales and brokering of antique autos and parts. Linux- Coming Soon To A Desktop Near You Registered Linux User #183936 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Miscellaneous 8.2 Terminal Hangs
I believe that all the users on my system (there are only a handful) use the default shell (bash) that would be set by using the useradd command. And as far as restricting the users that can login via ssh, well, I haven't used the "AllowUsers" keyword in sshd_config, if that is what you mean. Is any of that related to the problem that I've been experiencing? By the way, I've checked the system memory using memtest-x86 and came out with flying colors, so I guess that would most likely eminate that as a potential source of problems. ROB J. Craig Woods wrote: >et wrote: > >>what shell are you using? (bash? korn?) what Msec level are you at? >> > >And just as importantly: what shell have you set up for the users that >you are trying to su to? Make sure all user that ssh in, and users you >might su to, are setup with a default shell... > >>On Wednesday 03 July 2002 01:35 pm, you wrote: >> >>>I've tried to query all of you gurus before regarding various hangs on >>>my system, but as far as I can tell, nobody has replied to my question. >>> So, I'll give it a go again. I've read everything on the mailing list >>>that was written in the last three months about system hangs and freezes >>>with both 8.1 and 8.2, but none have addressed the problem that I have >>>been seeing. Most have described complete system freezes where nothing >>>could be done besides a reboot, but what I am seeing is a bit different. >>> > >drjung > > > > >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] Miscellaneous 8.2 Terminal Hangs
et wrote: > > what shell are you using? (bash? korn?) what Msec level are you at? And just as importantly: what shell have you set up for the users that you are trying to su to? Make sure all user that ssh in, and users you might su to, are setup with a default shell... > > On Wednesday 03 July 2002 01:35 pm, you wrote: > > I've tried to query all of you gurus before regarding various hangs on > > my system, but as far as I can tell, nobody has replied to my question. > > So, I'll give it a go again. I've read everything on the mailing list > > that was written in the last three months about system hangs and freezes > > with both 8.1 and 8.2, but none have addressed the problem that I have > > been seeing. Most have described complete system freezes where nothing > > could be done besides a reboot, but what I am seeing is a bit different. > > drjung -- J. Craig Woods UNIX/NT Network/System Administration http://www.trismegistus.net/resume.html Character is built upon the debris of despair --Emerson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] pybliographic broken?!
I had to download the source rpm, fix a braindead inability to find librecode (I installed the mandrake rpms for recode and recode-devel but it installs the devel libs in /usr/local/lib! What other Mandrake-native rpm does this? None. Why does recode-devel and only recode-devel want to install there?) Rebuilding pybliographic seems to have fixed the problem as I am now once again able to edit reference db entries. Whew! Was worried there for a minute. Cannot live without a decent reference manager. praedor On Wednesday 03 July 2002 02:33 pm, Praedor Tempus wrote: > I absolutely NEED pybliographic. I have been using it for years to handle > my references for scientific writing. I just installed the 8.2 version of > pybliographic (pybligrapher-1.0.11) and find it appears broken. It will > open up reference databases OK but it will not permit editing or adding to > the database. > > What has been done to this beautiful, one-of-a-kind app to break it in > Mandrake 8.2? > > praedor Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] pybliographic broken?!
I absolutely NEED pybliographic. I have been using it for years to handle my references for scientific writing. I just installed the 8.2 version of pybliographic (pybligrapher-1.0.11) and find it appears broken. It will open up reference databases OK but it will not permit editing or adding to the database. What has been done to this beautiful, one-of-a-kind app to break it in Mandrake 8.2? praedor Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] FooBar install, can't mount root from CDROM
On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 12:32:04 -0400 et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > F1 at the splash screen and at the boot prompt enter > > > > linux mem=(total ram-video ram) > > > > If your vid is say 16mb then you need to enter linux mem=240M > why would this be different between 8.1 and 8.2? > "MDK 8.1 installs without a hitch". It is not really different. But Any changes to an OS can and often will affect how that OS will install on any particular system irregardless of how previous version installed on the Same system. It is just a hardware/software fact of life. Charles -- innovate, v.: To annoy people. -- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Does mandrak support the FireWire technology to add storage units on the fly
Hi all... I was passed by ciruit city yesterday and saw a little kit using FireWire technology that would allow the addition of harddrives and cd roms on the fly. I know Mac and windows have support fot this. Does linux have support for this technology? In case it does, what procedure should I follow to install it? I would really appreciate your help. Thanks a lot Roberto... __ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] openssh Update Broken!!
On Wed, 3 Jul 2002, Ralph Crongeyer wrote: > Sorry for posting a second time but the e-mail subject was week. > > The Update "openssh-server-3.4p1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm" is broken. > After the update, I can connect to the server but I cannot transfer files!! > > Any one else having this problem? Working fine here. What do your server side logs say? Is scp in your path? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Miscellaneous 8.2 Terminal Hangs
bash and msec level = 3 If I remember, I'll try using a different shell to see if that makes a difference. Rob et wrote: >what shell are you using? (bash? korn?) what Msec level are you at? > > >On Wednesday 03 July 2002 01:35 pm, you wrote: > >>I've tried to query all of you gurus before regarding various hangs on >>my system, but as far as I can tell, nobody has replied to my question. >> So, I'll give it a go again. I've read everything on the mailing list >>that was written in the last three months about system hangs and freezes >>with both 8.1 and 8.2, but none have addressed the problem that I have >>been seeing. Most have described complete system freezes where nothing >>could be done besides a reboot, but what I am seeing is a bit different. >> >>I have installed 8.2 on a Dell Precision 410 (Pentium III - 500). >> Everything works fine for a while, and then within a period of 24 to 72 >>hours, the system develops a strange disregard for any terminal / shell >>sessions. Interestingly, I had a similar problem with 7.2 on the same >>model machine, and it went away, but I have no idea what cured it. The >>strange thing about this is that any current terminal sessions that are >>in progress have no problems, and I can do any normal command-line work >>without problems. If I am logged into a window manager such as KDE, I >>also have no problem starting applications from icons as long as they do >>not require a shell to begin or to work properly. If I am using a shell >>when this anomaly occurs, and I try to su to another user, it will try >>to start another shell, but will hang. At first I thought that the >>problem might be related to something with the network. But when I am >>waiting for the hanging shell, I can browse the web, etc. Another >>interesting bit is that I can ssh into the machine, and will be given a >>login prompt, but as soon as ssh tries to invoke a shell, the login hangs. >> >>I am really at a loss as to what the problem might be. It seems to be >>related to shells acquiring a tty, but I'm not sure about that. Now >>that I think of it, next time this happens, if I have a terminal open, >>I'll try to do a strace on a new shell session to see where the hangup >>occurs. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. One other thing >>that might be related is the fact that I've had problems shutting the >>system down cleanly. The entire shutdown process gets hung up when it >>tries to umount the /net subdirectory. I turned off amd, and so far >>that seems to have helped, but I only made that change yesterday, so I >>cannot be completely sure. >> >>I'm not sure how experienced some people on this list are with deep >>problems like this. The silence from the last one leaves me to believe >>that either nobody has a clue or that nobody is interested (because >>nobody else has experienced the same problem -- at least nobody has >>described the same problem). Either way, if I figure it out, I'll try >>to detail what the problem was and how to resolve it. >> >>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
[expert] openssh Update Broken!!
Sorry for posting a second time but the e-mail subject was week. The Update "openssh-server-3.4p1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm" is broken. After the update, I can connect to the server but I cannot transfer files!! Any one else having this problem? Ralph Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Miscellaneous 8.2 Terminal Hangs
what shell are you using? (bash? korn?) what Msec level are you at? On Wednesday 03 July 2002 01:35 pm, you wrote: > I've tried to query all of you gurus before regarding various hangs on > my system, but as far as I can tell, nobody has replied to my question. > So, I'll give it a go again. I've read everything on the mailing list > that was written in the last three months about system hangs and freezes > with both 8.1 and 8.2, but none have addressed the problem that I have > been seeing. Most have described complete system freezes where nothing > could be done besides a reboot, but what I am seeing is a bit different. > > I have installed 8.2 on a Dell Precision 410 (Pentium III - 500). > Everything works fine for a while, and then within a period of 24 to 72 > hours, the system develops a strange disregard for any terminal / shell > sessions. Interestingly, I had a similar problem with 7.2 on the same > model machine, and it went away, but I have no idea what cured it. The > strange thing about this is that any current terminal sessions that are > in progress have no problems, and I can do any normal command-line work > without problems. If I am logged into a window manager such as KDE, I > also have no problem starting applications from icons as long as they do > not require a shell to begin or to work properly. If I am using a shell > when this anomaly occurs, and I try to su to another user, it will try > to start another shell, but will hang. At first I thought that the > problem might be related to something with the network. But when I am > waiting for the hanging shell, I can browse the web, etc. Another > interesting bit is that I can ssh into the machine, and will be given a > login prompt, but as soon as ssh tries to invoke a shell, the login hangs. > > I am really at a loss as to what the problem might be. It seems to be > related to shells acquiring a tty, but I'm not sure about that. Now > that I think of it, next time this happens, if I have a terminal open, > I'll try to do a strace on a new shell session to see where the hangup > occurs. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. One other thing > that might be related is the fact that I've had problems shutting the > system down cleanly. The entire shutdown process gets hung up when it > tries to umount the /net subdirectory. I turned off amd, and so far > that seems to have helped, but I only made that change yesterday, so I > cannot be completely sure. > > I'm not sure how experienced some people on this list are with deep > problems like this. The silence from the last one leaves me to believe > that either nobody has a clue or that nobody is interested (because > nobody else has experienced the same problem -- at least nobody has > described the same problem). Either way, if I figure it out, I'll try > to detail what the problem was and how to resolve it. > > Rob Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Configuring Mandrake for a multiheaded Sun (Ultra2) configuration
I have just recently installed and configured my Sun Ultra2 with Mandrake 7.1 (great, easy install). The only thing left is to configure X such that it uses both screens/monitors. I have a Creator3D for display 0 and a regular cg6 for display 1. Can anyone help me with this? I am very familiar with Solaris configs for multi-headed X (Xservers config etc...), but am relatively new to X under Linux. Any help would be welcome Unix, the choice of a GNU Generation <> Roland Gabriel.vcf Description: Binary data Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] FooBar install, can't mount root from CDROM
On Wednesday 03 July 2002 01:27 pm, you wrote: > On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 12:32:04 -0400 > > et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > F1 at the splash screen and at the boot prompt enter > > > > > > linux mem=(total ram-video ram) > > > > > > If your vid is say 16mb then you need to enter linux mem=240M > > > > why would this be different between 8.1 and 8.2? > > "MDK 8.1 installs without a hitch". > > It is not really different. > But Any changes to an OS can and often will affect how that OS will > install on any particular system irregardless of how previous version > installed on the Same system. > It is just a hardware/software fact of life. > > > Charles > > -- > innovate, v.: > To annoy people. > -- > Charles A Edwards > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- gee, I would not make such a sweeping statement, under most conditions anyway, (hope that sounded wishy-washy enough) as "Any changes to an OS" at least in Linux. I do agree that the shared mem would normally be the case, and maybe the way the kernel gets the mem info from the Motherboard BIOS is different enough to cause the change, I just did not know if you had some info about that that I did not have. but hmm "irregardless of how previous version" is kind of a "closed source" perspective, if you don't mind my saying so. I like to think there are folks out in "open source land" that do have some concept of the different ways different changes in the OS reacts to different changes in configuration, and that they will share the info. a little different than trying to get M$ to explain why my pcmcia card reader will work under win 98 but not ME. ( I do "understand" their explanation, but I wish they would share a lot more info instead of expecting me to accept as fact certain propositions without allowing me to confirm independently the basics of the propositions.) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Miscellaneous 8.2 Terminal Hangs
I've tried to query all of you gurus before regarding various hangs on my system, but as far as I can tell, nobody has replied to my question. So, I'll give it a go again. I've read everything on the mailing list that was written in the last three months about system hangs and freezes with both 8.1 and 8.2, but none have addressed the problem that I have been seeing. Most have described complete system freezes where nothing could be done besides a reboot, but what I am seeing is a bit different. I have installed 8.2 on a Dell Precision 410 (Pentium III - 500). Everything works fine for a while, and then within a period of 24 to 72 hours, the system develops a strange disregard for any terminal / shell sessions. Interestingly, I had a similar problem with 7.2 on the same model machine, and it went away, but I have no idea what cured it. The strange thing about this is that any current terminal sessions that are in progress have no problems, and I can do any normal command-line work without problems. If I am logged into a window manager such as KDE, I also have no problem starting applications from icons as long as they do not require a shell to begin or to work properly. If I am using a shell when this anomaly occurs, and I try to su to another user, it will try to start another shell, but will hang. At first I thought that the problem might be related to something with the network. But when I am waiting for the hanging shell, I can browse the web, etc. Another interesting bit is that I can ssh into the machine, and will be given a login prompt, but as soon as ssh tries to invoke a shell, the login hangs. I am really at a loss as to what the problem might be. It seems to be related to shells acquiring a tty, but I'm not sure about that. Now that I think of it, next time this happens, if I have a terminal open, I'll try to do a strace on a new shell session to see where the hangup occurs. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. One other thing that might be related is the fact that I've had problems shutting the system down cleanly. The entire shutdown process gets hung up when it tries to umount the /net subdirectory. I turned off amd, and so far that seems to have helped, but I only made that change yesterday, so I cannot be completely sure. I'm not sure how experienced some people on this list are with deep problems like this. The silence from the last one leaves me to believe that either nobody has a clue or that nobody is interested (because nobody else has experienced the same problem -- at least nobody has described the same problem). Either way, if I figure it out, I'll try to detail what the problem was and how to resolve it. Rob Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] FooBar install, can't mount root from CDROM
On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 12:32:04 -0400 et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > F1 at the splash screen and at the boot prompt enter > > > > linux mem=(total ram-video ram) > > > > If your vid is say 16mb then you need to enter linux mem=240M > why would this be different between 8.1 and 8.2? > "MDK 8.1 installs without a hitch". It is not really different. But Any changes to an OS can and often will affect how that OS will install on any particular system irregardless of how previous version installed on the Same system. It is just a hardware/software fact of life. Charles -- innovate, v.: To annoy people. -- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] GDM doesn't remember default/last desktop
Well, shucks. :) - Kathy On Tue, 2002-07-02 at 22:35, J. Craig Woods wrote: > Kathy you are the woman! And another satisfied customer returns to his > keyboard. > > drjung Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Does mandrak support the FireWire technology to add storage units on the fly
Thansk kevin!!! --- Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 03 July 2002 04:48 am, Roberto > Armenteros wrote: > > Hi all... > > I was passed by ciruit city yesterday and saw a > little > > kit using FireWire technology that would allow the > > addition of harddrives and cd roms on the fly. I > know > > Mac and windows have support fot this. Does linux > have > > support for this technology? In case it does, what > > procedure should I follow to install it? > > > > I would really appreciate your help. > > > > Roberto, > > Try checking out http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/ > > Kevin > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] FooBar install, can't mount root from CDROM
On Wednesday 03 July 2002 12:21 pm, you wrote: > On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 10:18:38 -0600 > > Ken Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm trying to get 8.2 b4 to install on an Amptron *all in 1* board and > > it keeps getting a kernel panic mesage something to the effect of: > > Kernel panic, can't mount root fs at 1:03. > > The system locks at this point and needs a hard reset. > > Never seems to make it to the stage of locating the CD drive or > > loading into memory. I've tried using the boot disk also. > > I have also tried different HDDs, same result. > > Basic hardware: > > Amptrom MainBoard W/modem, NIC, video and sound. > > 256Mb RAM PC-133 > > Maxtor 40Gb HDD > > Win XP Home on 20GB of drive. > > MDK 8.1 installs without a hitch. > > Any ideas??? > > F1 at the splash screen and at the boot prompt enter > > linux mem=(total ram-video ram) > > If your vid is say 16mb then you need to enter linux mem=240M > > >Charles > > -- > Troglodytism does not necessarily imply a low cultural level. > -- > Charles A Edwards > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- why would this be different between 8.1 and 8.2? "MDK 8.1 installs without a hitch". Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] FooBar install, can't mount root from CDROM
On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 10:18:38 -0600 Ken Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > I'm trying to get 8.2 b4 to install on an Amptron *all in 1* board and > it keeps getting a kernel panic mesage something to the effect of: > Kernel panic, can't mount root fs at 1:03. > The system locks at this point and needs a hard reset. > Never seems to make it to the stage of locating the CD drive or > loading into memory. I've tried using the boot disk also. > I have also tried different HDDs, same result. > Basic hardware: > Amptrom MainBoard W/modem, NIC, video and sound. > 256Mb RAM PC-133 > Maxtor 40Gb HDD > Win XP Home on 20GB of drive. > MDK 8.1 installs without a hitch. > Any ideas??? F1 at the splash screen and at the boot prompt enter linux mem=(total ram-video ram) If your vid is say 16mb then you need to enter linux mem=240M Charles -- Troglodytism does not necessarily imply a low cultural level. -- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] FooBar install, can't mount root from CDROM
Hi All, I'm trying to get 8.2 b4 to install on an Amptron *all in 1* board and it keeps getting a kernel panic mesage something to the effect of: Kernel panic, can't mount root fs at 1:03. The system locks at this point and needs a hard reset. Never seems to make it to the stage of locating the CD drive or loading into memory. I've tried using the boot disk also. I have also tried different HDDs, same result. Basic hardware: Amptrom MainBoard W/modem, NIC, video and sound. 256Mb RAM PC-133 Maxtor 40Gb HDD Win XP Home on 20GB of drive. MDK 8.1 installs without a hitch. Any ideas??? -- Ken Thompson, North West Antique Autos Payette, Idaho Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nwaa.com Office Phone: 208-642-0785 Cell Phone: 208-642-0223 Sales and brokering of antique autos and parts. Linux- Coming Soon To A Desktop Near You Registered Linux User #183936 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Does mandrak support the FireWire technology to add storage units on the fly
Hi all... I was passed by ciruit city yesterday and saw a little kit using FireWire technology that would allow the addition of harddrives and cd roms on the fly. I know Mac and windows have support fot this. Does linux have support for this technology? In case it does, what procedure should I follow to install it? I would really appreciate your help. Thanks a lot Roberto... __ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Does mandrak support the FireWire technology to add storage units on the fly
On Wednesday 03 July 2002 04:48 am, Roberto Armenteros wrote: > Hi all... > I was passed by ciruit city yesterday and saw a little > kit using FireWire technology that would allow the > addition of harddrives and cd roms on the fly. I know > Mac and windows have support fot this. Does linux have > support for this technology? In case it does, what > procedure should I follow to install it? > > I would really appreciate your help. > Roberto, Try checking out http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/ Kevin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Does mandrak support the FireWire technology to add storage units on the fly
Hi all... I was passed by ciruit city yesterday and saw a little kit using FireWire technology that would allow the addition of harddrives and cd roms on the fly. I know Mac and windows have support fot this. Does linux have support for this technology? In case it does, what procedure should I follow to install it? I would really appreciate your help. Thanks a lot Roberto... __ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] NFS Permissions on Mandrake 8.2
Hello, Didn't know about /var/lib/nfs/xtab, so it isn't what I expected. Only familliar with fstab. This xtab must have been automatically generated by something. $ cat /var/lib/nfs/xtab /home/kmcgladr/images mabeline.localdomain(ro,async,wdelay,hide,secure,root_squash,no_all_squash,subtree_check,secure_locks,mapping=identity,anonuid=-2,anongid=-2) /home/kmcgladr/images mabeline.localdomain(ro,async,wdelay,hide,secure,root_squash,no_all_squash,subtree_check,secure_locks,mapping=identity,anonuid=-2,anongid=-2) - I don't know how to check the suid bit. I do know how to set it, but not how to test for it. from the server: $ id jennifer uid=502(jennifer) gid=502(jennifer) groups=502(jennifer),100(users),501(kmcgladr) from the client $ id jennifer uid=502(jennifer) gid=502(jennifer) groups=502(jennifer),100(users),501(kmcgladr) - No, I'm not running quotas (to the best of my knowledge). - Using diskdrake /home is ext3 /home/kmcgladr/images is listed as "linux native". Would that be ext2? I initially tried setting this up using the right-click "Share" menu item (in Konqueror). Only after that did not work did I attempt to configure NFS, based on the NFS-howto at the Linux Documentation Project. The manuals that shipped with the Power Pack didn't go into anywhere near this much detail. Is the source of my problems that the images volume is using another filesystem? And does that "share" menu item work for other end users? As for Samba, I'm already running it so VMWare has access to the host filesystem. I'm trying to not run it on my real network card in order to prevent any configuration conflicts. Thanks, Kayne On Monday 01 July 2002 11:55 pm, you wrote: > Kayne McGladrey wrote on Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 09:54:32PM -0700 : > > Hi, > > > > Here's that output. I appreciate the continuing help. > > np > > Back to basics. What is in /var/lib/nfs/xtab? Is it what you expected? > If you run 'exportfs -r' does it stay the same? I don't expect this to > solve the problem, just making sure it's consistent. > > What is the suid bit set on that directory? > > Put the user in the same groups on both machines. > > Are you running quotas? > > What filesystem is /home? > > If it comes down to it, I suggest you: > 1) make a directory in / and make it owned by you > 2) put a symlink in your home dir if you like that points to it > 3) export THAT directory > > You know you do have another option. You can start a samba server on > one machine share the directory. Then she can use samba to mount the > directory from the other linux box. Always an option... > > Blue skies... Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] NVidia GeForce MX200 w/K7S5A Mdk8.2
On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, civileme wrote: > >My box boots without framebuffer (different video card) and the setting > >I use in lilo.conf is vga=normal rather than vga=none. could > >help? > > > >James Thanks -- just checked this and I had vga=normal in the system (must have had some other setting in mind when I was typing my reply). > You should(tm) have a linux-nonfb choice in the boot menu. It runs > without framebuffer and has an _informative_ startup scroll. > > Civileme There is one, but it looks like the only difference is that the stanza doesn't have a vga= line to enable the framebuffer. It's calling the same vmlinuz as the default kernel. Unfortunately, I haven't used this kernel since the day of the install so I'm beginning to suspect that I really misconfigured my custom kernel. Thanks again for the help. Kwan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mandrake in an ISP environment
Thanks to everyone who made great comments on the list and also to me directly. The BSD boxes are being retired, they are well past their prime and are struggling to keep up, so the new boxes will be running Linux. It does come down to what you are comfortable with in the long run. They all are the same under the hood, Mandrake, Red Hat, Suse, etc. The difference being what comes with them. Red Hat seems to be more of roll your own vs. Suse and Mandrake that do a wonderful job of giving you a system with all the bells and whistles! So, again, thank you. I will let you know how it goes! -Scott At 05:29 PM 7/2/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > Scott, > > Consider this move carefully. FreeBSD is more than just reliable. > > Like Linux it is a Unix clone, but instead of being designed to mimic > > minux it grew from ATT Unix. (not better or worse just different roots) > > I recently decommissioned a FreeBSD Firewall / file server in an office > > we closed that had 622 days uptime. The last time it had been rebooted > > was due to an extended power outage (2 days) due to an exploding power > > transformer (Lightning strike) in the neighborhood. In fact the last > > time the box had been accesed was 6 months ago to open a port on the > > Firewall for VNC routing. I love my Linux desktop. Over the years it's > > served me well and it has all the bells and Whistles I could desire. > > But if you've got FreeBSD working and running well why change. A > > friend of mine runs a server serving websites for about 30 organizations > > and e-mail to over 200 users . one box, for years it was running > > 2.2.1 BSD and he finally upgraded it when the hardware decided to crap > > out. (Mobo developed a crack in one of the power couplings and > > died. Unless you held it down just right) Any of the software running > > on the BSD box should be convertible to Linux just by compiling on a > > Linux box. (sometimes you can just move the binaries and it works) So > > at least 95% of the software should be an easy transfer. Otherwise I > > would recommend only switching to Linux if: > > > > 1. Your really need something and there is no way FreeBSD can offer it. > > 2. You are adding a new server and really want to run Linux. > > 3. Hardware is dieing and you are building a replacement box and you > > really want to run Linux. > > > > For the boxes that run and run well. Leaving well enough alone is my > > advice, since you aren't loosing security, reliability or choice. > > > > James > > > > PS hope no one takes offense but to me Open Source and Reliability are > > more important than brand on servers. Just don't expect me to run > > anything but Mandrake on my workstation except under gunpoint. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
