Re: [expert] SCO
Brant Fitzsimmons became daring and sent these 2.2K bytes, > Aaron Matteson wrote: > > >Lyvim Xaphir became daring and sent these 1.2K bytes, > > > >Again, value of a product is in the eye of the beholder. SuSE's > >enterprise lineup is superior to Linux Mandrake's. > > > > Not according to: > http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/08/01/30TClinux_3.html Ah, i stand corrected sir. After looking into the pro-suite a bit closer i would have to agree with infoworld's ratings. -- Aaron Matteson - http://www.loreland.com - JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Show me a man of violence that came to a good end, and i will take him for my teacher. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] SCO
Lyvim Xaphir became daring and sent these 1.2K bytes, > On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 00:14, Miark wrote: > > Red Hat has a million bucks or more to dump into this--Mandrake doesn't. > > I'm content to have Mandrake focus on it's own problems and let the > > big'uns duke it out. > > > > Miark > > > What peeves me is that IBM bailed SUSE linux out of the hole with > millions of dollars, and here Mandrake sat needing only a measly million > or so, and got passed over. Crazy. Such a waste. More to their decision then just user opinion. I can understand your scepticism, but mandrake really doesn't have the best financial track record. And with the vultures circling IBM doesn't need a bad investment. > I think Mandrake is superior to SUSE linux, and IBM could have saved > alot of money by investing in them, plus got a better product to boot. Again, value of a product is in the eye of the beholder. SuSE's enterprise lineup is superior to Linux Mandrake's. IBM doesn't view Mandrake as a serious contender in their markets of interest, at least in contrast to Red Hat and SuSE. > LX > > -- > ??? > Linux Mandrake 9.1 Kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk > "Filter That, Beach!" --Lanman, MDK Newbie List > ???? > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Aaron Matteson - http://www.loreland.com - JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Show me a man of violence that came to a good end, and i will take him for my teacher. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Problem with vanilla 2.4.21 Kernel
Sven L. became daring and sent these 0.9K bytes, > Hello, > > I have build a kernel on my Mandrake 9.1 machine from the 2.4.21 tarball > with the same configuration of my working 2.4.20 kernel. I use the > preempt-patch and the supermountng-patch with apply cleanly. After the > reboot I get 2 errors: > 1. the partition check of hdb fails. That is my ide zip-drive. > 2. the read/write remount of the / filesystem fails. And that makes > booting impossible. I have run into the preemtive patch giving me those problems, try recompiling without it. My two cents... > I hope that somebody has a hint how I can solve this problem. > > Greetings > Sven L?sekann > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- ======= | Aaron Matteson email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Forensic Administrator web: http://www.loreland.com | | Loreland Operations JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | The United States Of America ICQ: 17327509 | | = | | Geek Code: http://www.loreland.com/files/mindstorm.gc | === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] My Howto on the community page.
James Sparenberg became daring and sent these 0.7K bytes, > All, > > I've assembled my list of "Things I need and can never remember" on > the Community Twiki... it's at > > http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/QuikTips Handy > Now if ya'll don't mind, and if you have the time. Drop on over to the > page and if you see something I typo'd on or otherwise blew please let > me know. > > James > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- === | Aaron Matteson email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Forensic Administrator web: http://www.loreland.com | | Loreland Operations JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | The United States Of America ICQ: 17327509 | | = | | Geek Code: http://www.loreland.com/files/mindstorm.gc | === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Question regarding rpmbuild opts.
That did the trick, thank you for your help. On Thu, 2003-03-20 at 20:59, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Thursday 20 March 2003 11:57 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > > > > If you build your rpms as root (not recommended) create an /etc/rmrc file. > > Sorry for the typo > I meant /etc/rpmrc -- Aaron M. Matteson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.loreland.com Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GCS/GCC d s: a- C+ UL+++ P++ L+++ E W++ N o- K w-- ! M- V--PS PE+ Y+ PGP++ t+ 5+++ X+ R- tv+ b++ DI++ D++ G e* h* r++ y++ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
[expert] Question regarding rpmbuild opts.
Quick question, maybe pretty simple. Here is the scenario, I want to avoid adding --target= to the rpmbuild commandline options, how exactly can i set GCC 3.2.x to build for this arch. by default? I assume there is a config somewhere or a way at the commandline to set GCC to this. Any help is much appriciated, tia. -- Aaron M. Matteson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.loreland.com Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GCS/GCC d s: a- C+ UL+++ P++ L+++ E W++ N o- K w-- ! M- V--PS PE+ Y+ PGP++ t+ 5+++ X+ R- tv+ b++ DI++ D++ G e* h* r++ y++ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [expert] PC Chips 810
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 07:42, Anne Wilson wrote: > > Mainly stability issues, ranging from the IDE controller to the actual > > chipset. The most prevalent of the symptoms is data corruption. > > > Interesting. Several of my family have Soltek mobos, which use via chipsets. > Generally they are pretty well-behaved, but one, right from the start has had > some problems. After ruling out everything I possibly can, I began to > suspect the ide1 controller. This seems to fit with your experience, would > you say? Without knowing more of your problems, i would have to say that it would not supprise me. > Anne -- Aaron M. Matteson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.avlug.org/~mindstorm IRC: Where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [expert] PC Chips 810
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 07:19, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Wednesday 26 Feb 2003 3:14 pm, Aaron Matteson wrote: > > But the issues with > > Via are more pronounced. > > What sort of problems are you seeing, Aaron? Mainly stability issues, ranging from the IDE controller to the actual chipset. The most prevalent of the symptoms is data corruption. The good thing about Via is that they do perform a little better, but is it worth sacraficing stability for slightly faster? There are a lot of Via customers that have never had any problems, same old story with every other manufacture. I guess what i am trying to get at is buying Via is a little like russian roulette. > Anne -- Aaron M. Matteson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.avlug.org/~mindstorm IRC: Where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [expert] PC Chips 810
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 07:14, Aaron Matteson wrote: > I would have to recommend using a mainboard with an Intel chipset and at Sorry, no intel for you ...Duron > the very least an SiS chipset. Via, is largly problematic and prone to > bus problems. Working for a PC repair shop i can personally attest to > seeing many many more Via based mainboards going bad then either SiS or > Intel, true there are a hell of a lot more Via mainboards out there, so > it makes sense that there would be more coming back. But the issues with > Via are more pronounced. But one thing is for sure, steer clear of PC > Chips Mainboards, they are cheaper but they will make you pay for the > savings in price. > > In short, how much of a glutten are you for punishment? :) > Do your own research, you will come to the same conclusion. > > This is all largely my opinion developed over time, so take it as such, > but i would think it is statistically accurate. :) > > On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 07:04, Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva wrote: > > > > I intend to use my Voodoo 3 3000, perfect with Xfree 4.2. > > > > I find a site about m810 at: http://radel.inet.net.nz/m810lmr.html > > So I'm declining from m810. > > > > Asus and Via let me freak a time ago. I never used SIS but I've been > > listening good things about it. So I hope the newest Via's chipset had > > gotten stable, I'll bet on them again. > > > > UDMA wouldn't be a problem at first. Besides, I think I can update my > > kernel easily. > > > > I'll use a Duron 1.1 GHz and PC100 Ram memories. > > > > I wish I could buy a MSI. > > > > It seems that I'll buy ASRock though. > > > > > > Cheers, -- Aaron M. Matteson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.avlug.org/~mindstorm IRC: Where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [expert] PC Chips 810
I would have to recommend using a mainboard with an Intel chipset and at the very least an SiS chipset. Via, is largly problematic and prone to bus problems. Working for a PC repair shop i can personally attest to seeing many many more Via based mainboards going bad then either SiS or Intel, true there are a hell of a lot more Via mainboards out there, so it makes sense that there would be more coming back. But the issues with Via are more pronounced. But one thing is for sure, steer clear of PC Chips Mainboards, they are cheaper but they will make you pay for the savings in price. In short, how much of a glutten are you for punishment? :) Do your own research, you will come to the same conclusion. This is all largely my opinion developed over time, so take it as such, but i would think it is statistically accurate. :) On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 07:04, Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva wrote: > > I intend to use my Voodoo 3 3000, perfect with Xfree 4.2. > > I find a site about m810 at: http://radel.inet.net.nz/m810lmr.html > So I'm declining from m810. > > Asus and Via let me freak a time ago. I never used SIS but I've been > listening good things about it. So I hope the newest Via's chipset had > gotten stable, I'll bet on them again. > > UDMA wouldn't be a problem at first. Besides, I think I can update my > kernel easily. > > I'll use a Duron 1.1 GHz and PC100 Ram memories. > > I wish I could buy a MSI. > > It seems that I'll buy ASRock though. > > > Cheers, -- Aaron M. Matteson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.avlug.org/~mindstorm IRC: Where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [expert] western digital 400jd, alternate jumpersettings andmandrake
Linux pays little attention to the BIOS and its limitations, Linux with a 2.4.x kernel should have little problem recognising the full 40GB Disc. Just don't count on Windows cooperating if you still use it. On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 04:37, Arie de Waart wrote: > Hello, > > I have a i586(p166mmx,192 mb ram),mandrake 9.0 and a 40 GB harddisk. My > motherboard regnizes harddisk up to 8,4 GB. So i have to use the alternate > jumpersettings. > > Does Mandrake 9.0 recognize this or have i buy a new ide-controller?? > > > > __ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Aaron M. Matteson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.avlug.org/~mindstorm IRC: Where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [expert] Stand-alone Firewall
Yes On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 11:16, Jim C wrote: > Can the config for FreeSCO be saved? > > Franki wrote: > > sure... > > > > 1. Download FreeSCO. > > 2. plug in modem. > > 3. boot from FreeSCO disk. > > 4. use menu to configure it. > > 5. Enjoy. > > > > > > rgds > > > > Franki > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jim C > > Sent: Tuesday, 18 February 2003 12:50 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [expert] Stand-alone Firewall > > > > > > Can anyone point me towards a HOWTO that will allow me to set up a box > > without a hard drive as a stand-alone firewall for my home network? > > I have an old K6-III box I want to use for this. I figure I'll create > > an OS and firewall on a cdrom and leave it at that. > > > > Jim C, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 -- Aaron M. Matteson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.loreland.com I have a simple rule in life: If I don't understand something, it must be bad. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [expert] Network Card Recommendations
Either stick with Linksys, or i would recommend the Netgear FA311 for another low-budget card from BestBuy or something, very sturdy card. On Wed, 2003-01-22 at 22:02, David Rankin wrote: > Listmates, > > I have convinced myself that the PNIC2 eth0 messages I have been > receiving lately are signs that my Linksys LNE 100TX pci NIC is slowly > dying. It only flakes out under high load conditions like pulling a 600M > backup across the card. Anyway, after 2 years of faithfull service, I > wouldn't mind buying another one for the box, but I thought I would first > check to see if you guys had any other suggestions. My LM box still runs > Odyssey (7.2) and serves 8 clients. The only time it sees a heavy load of > throughput is when I backup to another machine on the LAN. > > At $14, it's hard to say no to another Linksys, but if I could benefit > from getting a better card, that's what I'm here trying to find out. What > are some of your favorites for a small server? > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. > Rankin * Bertin, PLLC > 510 Ochiltree Street > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 > (936) 715-9333 > > > > __ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Aaron M. Matteson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.avlug.org/~mindstorm Linux is addictive, I'm hooked! signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [expert] evolution 1.2
Tools menu -> Settings Option -> Mail Accounts -> Choose Your Account -> Edit -> Identity Tab -> Optional Information @ Bottom -> Default Signature On Wed, 2003-01-15 at 14:04, Jack Coates wrote: > upgraded to Ximian's version 1.2 today so I could use Exchange > Connector... Anyone know how to tell it that you don't want > autogenerated signatures?? -- Aaron M. Matteson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.avlug.org/~mindstorm "If obstacles are what you see in your path... Then you have lost sight of your goal! " signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
[expert] kernel panic on cardctl eject with buslink card
Hi, Last weekend I installed the 8.2 download edition. In general I am impressed. However, I can't install on my wife's machine until the following shutdown issue is addressed: I get a kernel panic when cardmgr tries to shut down. My machine is a Sony Vaio F-340, and the card in question is a BusLink wireless network card (uses the ray_cs driver). The desktop machine which I haven't tried yet has a similar card, WebGear Aviator PRO. Both cards and both machines work fine with Mandrake 8.1, except that (for both 8.1 and 8.2) I had to manually change the essid in /etc/pcmcia/config.opts despite setting it during installation. My kernel panic looks like this: - [root@grover root]# service pcmcia stop Shutting down PCMCIA services: cardmgrUnable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ccc6a0001 *pde = 0b0d4067 *pte = Oops: CPU: 0 EIP: 0010:[] Not tainted EFLAGS: 00010246 eax: ebx: caad3440 ecx: cb6bda00 edx: ccc6a000 esi: cb0fa800 edi: 0003 ebp: cb7b1c04 esp: cb6b1bb4 ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Process cardmgr (pid: 819, stackpage=cb7b1000) Stack: caad3440 0001 0003 c010836a 0003 cb6bda00 cb7b1c04 cb7b1c04 0003 c02bb960 caad3440 c01084ed 0003 cb7b1c04 caad3440 ccc5e000 0580 cabdf00c ccc5a0c8 c022af98 ccc5e000 0200 05d0 0580 Call Trace: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Code: 8a 42 01 84 c0 79 0c 89 74 24 10 5b 5e 5f e9 e8 0b 00 00 3c <0>Kernel panic: Aiee, killing interrupt handler! In interrupt handler - not syncing - I get the same thing when doing just "cardctl eject." But if I take the card out manually, the drivers clean themselves up just fine. If there's anything I can do to help track this down please let me know. I'd like to see this addressed in updates or at least have a way to hack the scripts to work around it so that my wife can start using some of the new features of 8.2 on her machine. Thanks for an otherwise great distro, Aaron Peromsik [EMAIL PROTECTED] please CC me directly on any replies Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Firewall/Gateway ?
I have 49 Windows PCs (all but 2 are running Win2k and they are 98se), 16 Macs one Win2k DC and 1 MDK 8.1 web, ftp, ssh server that I manage. They are on a Win2k domain and the DC does all the DNS, the client PCs all have static IPs. They all get there gateway out from a Novell server that I have no control of. I would like to add some firewall protection to my portion of the network (did I mention all the IPs are external!) and I want to be able to block the IM clients like Yahoo, AIM by killing their ports. Could I add a linux box to be the firewall and gateway without to much knowledge of setting this stuff up under Linux. Would it work by pointing the Linux box to the current gateway and change the clients to point to it for their gateway? Thanks,__You're just jealous because the voices are talking to me!
Re: [expert] Parallel printer over Ethernet?
it's probably cheapest to buy another computer ($20 286 with lan card) and have the software on that 286 , pass commands to the parallel device over ethernet (I'm assuming it is some home made device rather than a printer) - Original Message - From: "Andreas J. Guelzow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:47 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Parallel printer over Ethernet? > Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva wrote: > > > Hi List! > > > > I'm looking for a product (if it really exists!) to allow me to > > print via Ethernet using parallel printer. I mean, a kind of box with one > > RJ input (so I could set a IP address) and some parallel ports, where I > > would connect printers. So I would be able to set printers in my linux > > (even Winblows and Applows) to print over network. Is such a thing > > possible? Is there a such device? > > > > There are other messages telling you about some devices you can buy, but > do you really need the printer(s) separate from a computer? You could > also hook it directly to a linux machine and then print to that printer > via the network from all your other Windows and Linux machines. > > You'll save the price of those pieces of equipment. > > Andreas > > -- > Prof. Dr. Andreas J. Guelzow > http://www.math.concordia.ab.ca/aguelzow > > > > 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] ~user websites not working
I posted this to the newbie list but only got one reply so I thought i would try here. Hey yall, I have a clean install of LM 8.1 and I can not get my users web sites to come up. When you type the URL //domainname.edu/~user I get an error telling me I do not have permission to access it. I have done this before and the only thing I can think of is that this time during the install I chose medium instead of low on the security setting because this box is on the net all the time with a static IP running Apache, ProFTPd and SSH. The domain web site comes up fine it is just the users sites that are a problem. I have looked in the httpd config files and it has entries that look to me like it should work but what I know about configuring Apache is just enough to mess something up. Can any of you give me a hand? > I think your problem may simply be permissions on the files and> directories where the pages are stored.>> Keith Lynn> Systems Administrator> School of Computer and Information Sciences> University of South Alabama Well, in testing after I found it was not working with my personal login Ilogged in with my test account created the public_html directory, startedNetscape Composer typed this is a test and saved it as index.html in mypublic_html directory I just made. That has always been fine in the past.Does setting the security level to medium change the default permissions towhere that will not work?
[expert] drive not ready for command & isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=3.40, iso_blknum=151339
During install of LM 8.1 or RH7.2, not DemoLinux 3::: Unfortuantely, after the initial setup/ welcome screen using the boot disk and bootable CD-ROM, the setup said that it couldn't find an installation CD in the CD-ROM. The error message is as follows: "I can't access a Mandrake-Linux Installation disk in your CDROM Drive". By looking in the setup log I also saw some of these messages: <4>ide0: Drive 1 didn't accept speed setting, Oh well <4>hdb: Status timed-out <4>hdb: DMA Disabled <4>hdb: drive not ready for command <4>isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=3.40, iso_blknum=151339 and other stuff like this If you guys don't know of any solutions off the top of your heads then I guess I'll see if we can get it up and runing at the Installfest. Thanks. / He has a DFI motherboard with Award BIOS. bios version is current. CD rom is primary slave, HD is primary master This problem also occurs when using RedHat 7.2 and Mandrake 8.1 We tried two copies of the installmedia, so the disk wasn't bad. Demo Linux boots just fine off of the CD-Rom. / I built the computer myself and currently I have Win 98 and Win 2K on two seperate primary partitions. Then I used PartitionMagic 5.0 to create a Linux partition. Anyway, the CD-ROM is bootable, but since I was having trouble with just booting off the CD-ROM I tried it again with a bootdisk. I think that I'm using the cdrom.img file if that is what you mean by the image file - the actual CD is from MandrakeSoft. Also, windows has no trouble booting from the CD-ROM. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert]
Hello, This is a problem I haven't been able to solve. Hi. I'm very new to Linux so I bought the 3 CD pack for Mandrake 8.1 expecting the installation to be pretty much trouble free. Unfortuantely, after the initial setup/ welcome screen using the boot disk and bootable CD-ROM, the setup said that it couldn't find an installation CD in the CD-ROM. The error message is as follows: "I can't access a Mandrake-Linux Installation disk in your CDROM Drive". By looking in the setup log I also saw some of these messages: <4>ide0: Drive 1 didn't accept speed setting, Oh well <4>hdb: Status timed-out <4>hdb: DMA Disabled <4>hdb: drive not ready for command <4>isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=3.40, iso_blknum=151339 and other stuff like this If you guys don't know of any solutions off the top of your heads then I guess I'll see if we can get it up and runing at the Installfest. Thanks. / He has a DFI motherboard with Award BIOS. bios version is current. CD rom is primary slave, HD is primary master This problem also occurs when using RedHat 7.2 and Mandrake 8.1 We tried two copies of the installmedia, so the disk wasn't bad. Demo Linux boots just fine off of the CD-Rom. / First of all, thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I built the computer myself and currently I have Win 98 and Win 2K on two seperate primary partitions. Then I used PartitionMagic 5.0 to create a Linux partition. Anyway, the CD-ROM is bootable, but since I was having trouble with just booting off the CD-ROM I tried it again with a bootdisk. I think that I'm using the cdrom.img file if that is what you mean by the image file - the actual CD is from MandrakeSoft. Also, windows has no trouble booting from the CD-ROM. I got an email from Eric Sandall and I asked him what the situation is with getting rides to the Installfest and what all peripherials we need to bring. I can bring my Mandrake 8.1 CD's, but do I need to bring anything else besides my tower (i.e. monitor, keyboard, mouse)? Anyway, thanks for the help. Travis Chamberlain ====== Travis Chamberlain >From: "Aaron Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Aaron Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Travis Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LUG] Mandrake 8.1 installation problem >Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 03:36:29 -0800 > >boot disk and bootable > > CD-ROM, > >a boot disk is not required with a bootable CD-ROM > >newer Computers can boot from the CD-rom. > >go into the bios to enable boot off CDt. >delete or a function key will get you into the bios. > >(good stuff to include in any request for help) >What disk image did you use? >What kind of computer do you have? > >-installfest is on 11-14-2001 we can help more then. > >Oh, for trouble shooting... does your windows cd boot? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] SSH differences
- Original Message - From: "Vincent Danen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Franki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Linux Mandrake Expert Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [expert] SSH differences On Fri Nov 09, 2001 at 03:43:51PM +0800, Franki wrote: > Does anyone know if 8.1 openssh packages do anything differently to 7.2 ?? > > for some reason, my win32 client for scp doesnt' work in 8.1 (the prog is > called iXplorer) > iXplorer uses putty and even getting the cvs version of putty didn't help. [...] Never seen/heard of this problem before, but why don't you try using 2.9.9p2 from updates? -- I am using 8.1 and have updated openssh and it works fine with Putty 0.51 for Win32 (if they make it for others). I am pretty sure it worked before the update also. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] xhost problem
Going slightly O/T Is there a way of setting up dedicated X-terminals using SSH? I can see security and compression benefits over conventional X-terminals. Has anyone given it a try? Aaron > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 10:43 AM > To: DStevenson > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] xhost problem > > On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, DStevenson wrote: > > I put the xhost 192.168.0.10 into the file as you suggested, no change > in > > problem. I put it before the xsession command. > > > > What files are associated with the xhost system? The program xsane > returns > > the message 'Gtk cannot open display on xyz'. The other machine can open > > > windows in the other direction though. It is just the one machine. > > The way I run X programs remotely is using OpenSSH's built-in X > forwarding. > > Under most setups, it should take no more than: > > ssh -l user server.foo.com > > Then, at the prompt: > > $ xsane > > If you echo the display on the machine you've ssh'd to, it should already > have DISPLAY set to something. eg: > > server:12.0 > > That way, you not only get pain-free X forwarding, it's wrapped in an > ironclad encryption. You also don't need the X ports on your workstation > open to any other machines, which can be a considerable security benefit. > (since X runs as root and is a large and complex program read: more > likely to have a vulnerability somewhere than a small, simpler program ) > > To explicitly allow X support on the remote side, you may need to say: > > X11Forwarding yes > > And, using windows programs like SecureCRT, etc, the ones that do port > forwarding generally have a checkbox for 'forward X11 packets' or somesuch > in the port forwarding configuration section. > > For a unix client (the one you initiate the ssh session on) > ForwardX11 yes (default in mandrake) > > And explicit command-line arg is -X to enable ssh forwarding. i.e., > ssh -X -l user host.foo.com > > There are also helpful things such as Compression that ssh can do if you > ask it. Compression can be useful when your systems have fast CPU's, but > their network connection is not as good as you'd like. > > Hope this helps! > > > -pete > >
RE: [expert] dual Athlon CPU not recognised under Mandrake 7.2?
Otherwise www,amndrakeforum.com has an article (somewhere) that Mandrake 8.0 works flawlessly with the Tyan board on dual-Athlons. Maybe give 8 a go. > -Original Message- > From: Brandon Caudle [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 2:28 AM > To: Nathan Callahan > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] dual Athlon CPU not recognised under Mandrake > 7.2? > > When did they release Smp Amds? You probablely neeed to upgrade to the > latest and greatest kernel if they where just released? Or the kernel may > not have support for smp amd, don't really know though. > > Brandon Caudle > - Original Message - > From: "Nathan Callahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Peter Varnai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 6:27 AM > Subject: Re: [expert] dual Athlon CPU not recognised under Mandrake 7.2? > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at 07:10 PM, Peter Varnai wrote: > > > > > Dear Experts, > > > > > > I installed Mandrake 7.2 on a test machine: > > > Tyan thunder k7 board + 2 Athlon 1200 MHz > > > Mandrake 7.2 > > > > a) Bastard :-) If you can't get it to work, send it here and I > will. > > > > > /proc/cpuinfo: only CPU 0 recognised ... > > > > > > JHow can I get the kernel notice the second CPU? > > > Any help would be appreciated! > > > > b) Checking the bleedingly obvious, I'm assuming that you do have an SMP > > (Symmetric Multi Processing) enabled kernel installed. > > > > c) If so, try the very latest kernel sources that you can lay your hands > > upon. This is a very new board, and I reckon that linux support is only > > just appearing. > > > >
RE: [expert] anyone get kword 1.1-2.3mdk to build?
Well I'm definitely not a programming guru - not even close. I did notice that you posted earlier on this - I'm running on memory here but I think the sample you placed with your first post included remarks about KPrinter. In your current post there are a few remarks like "no matching function call to KPrinter" (or something similar). Now I may be completely wrong, but I think KPrinter (or is it KPrint) is a relatively new development and that KDE 2.2 is the first release to include it. It may be that you need some KDE 2.2 packages (which is in alpha at the moment) in order to compile KOffice apps. So I guess the starting point might be - are you using KDE 2.2? (like I said definitely no expert) Aaron > -Original Message- > From: Praedor S. Tempus [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 12:25 PM > To: Mandrake Expert > Subject: [expert] anyone get kword 1.1-2.3mdk to build? > > I have been trying to get koffice 1.1-2.3mdk to build (from cooker) but > find > it is impossible. I am trying to build it because the pre-compiled rpms > don't work very well and I hoped that building it would correct SOME > problems. > > For instance, krayon is DOA. I try to start it and it crashes without > even a > hint of trying to start. I thought that if I built koffice on my system, > it > would work on my system, including krayon. Nope - can't get the package > to > build: > > g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I../lib/kofficeui -I../lib/kofficeui > -I../lib/kofficecore -I../lib/kofficecore -I../lib/store -I../lib/store > -I../lib/kformula -I../qt3stuff -I/usr/include -I/usr/lib/qt2/include > -I/usr/X11R6/include -O2 -fno-exceptions -fno-check-new -O2 -march=i686 > -DQT_CLEAN_NAMESPACE -DQT_NO_COMPAT -DQT_NO_ASCII_CAST -frtti -c > libkwordpart_la.all_cc.cc -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/libkwordpart_la.all_cc.o > In file included from libkwordpart_la.all_cc.cc:24: > tabledia.cc:239:2: warning: #warning TODO > In file included from libkwordpart_la.all_cc.cc:4: > kwview.cc: In method `void KWView::setupPrinter (KPrinter &)': > kwview.cc:684: no matching function for call to > `KPrinter::setCurrentPage (int)' > In file included from libkwordpart_la.all_cc.cc:5: > kwcanvas.cc: In method `void KWCanvas::print (QPainter *, KPrinter *)': > kwcanvas.cc:130: no matching function for call to `KPrinter::pageList > ()' > make[3]: *** [libkwordpart_la.all_cc.lo] Error 1 > make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/RPM/BUILD/koffice-1.1/kword' > make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/RPM/BUILD/koffice-1.1/kword' > make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/RPM/BUILD/koffice-1.1' > make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2 > Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.77734 (%build) > > Any programming gurus have an answer to this problem? What does it take > to > make it build. SOMEONE got it to build at least once since binary rpms > are > available. > > praedor
RE: [expert] 2 X-terminals from a single machine.
I've tried this, but failed. Apparently for this to wrok you need ot install two versions of X, one patched so that it accpets input from USB k/board only. There is a link to a How-to type document on the mandrake forum somewhere. It is quite a bit of work to get going, and there's no guarantee that it will work with your particular hardware setup. In the end I gave up on the idea and converted an old P133 box into a dedicate X-terminal. It will provide the same solution, but will be a lot easier to set up. I'll try and find that How-to URL for you. Aaron > -Original Message- > From: James Little [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 10:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [expert] 2 X-terminals from a single machine. > > I have recently acquired an Abit VP6 with two PIII 700s and 512MB RAM. > Here's what I'd like to do if it's possible. Two keyboards. PS/2 for > primary and USB for secondary. Two meeces :). PS/2 for primary and USB > for > secondary. 2 video cards AGP for primary and PCI for secondary. Two > sound > cards. PCI for primary and ISA for secondary. > I'd like to setup the primary monitor/KB/mouse/speakers in one room with > the > case, and then put the other monitor/KB/mouse/speakers in an adjacent > room. > Neither of the people in these rooms have a machine of their own, and this > will keep them off my machine. Is it possible to get the machine to > recognize all this hardware? I'd like to set it up so that there are some > fast drives raided for the important partitions, and have each of their > home > partitions on its own disk on seperate IDE channels so there is no > fighting > for the disk. Neither are power users, and don't do much more than play > MP3's, surf the web, and write the occasional paper. Both can use linux > as > long as there is Window manager running now, because I've forced them to > if > they use my machine. Any help is appreciated.
RE: [expert] KDE and Qt apps refused access to X server
I'll have a look at echo $DISPLAY when I get back home. In the meantime I've got a workaround, placing a script in ./kde/Autostart that basically does #!/bin/bash xhost + This allows all apps to work properly, but is really just addressing the symptoms and not the cause of the problem. Thanks for the pointer. Aaron > Aaron deRozario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ... > > > > Can anyone out there give me some tips on where to start looking for the > > cause of the problem? > > What is the result of saying: > > echo $DISPLAY > > in an xterm window? > > My guess is that it will not be ':0.0' or ':0'. > > rc > > > Rusty E. Carruth Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Voice: (480) 345-3621 SnailMail: Schlumberger ATE ___ > FAX: (480) 345-8793 7855 S. River Parkway, Suite 116 \e/ > Ham: N7IKQ @ 146.82+,pl 162.2 Tempe, AZ 85284-1825V > ICBM: 33 20' 44"N 111 53' 47"W http://tuxedo.org/~esr/ecsl/index.html
[expert] KDE and Qt apps refused access to X server
I'm running Mandrake 7.2, and have just tried upgrading XFree to 4.0.3 and KDE to 2.1.1. The packages I used for the upgrade come from APCmags Advanced Linux Pocketbook (any Australians or New Zealanders on the list may have seen this about). I don't doubt the legitimacy of the packages - APCmag tend to be quite good, especially with their Pocketbook series. With the exception of some dependency problems (libfreetype.so.6 and libmng.so), which were quickly sorted out using rpmfind.net, the upgrade (rpm -Uvh etc) seemed to go quite smoothly. I was able to log into KDE 2.1.1 quite nicely and played around with the Control Centre, konqueror etc. All running smoothly - "well done" - I thought. But no sooner had I patted myself on the back when some problems arose. While konqueror will display pdf and Postscript fine by embedding kghostview, when I tried viewing files using kghostscript by itself (rather than embedded in konq) it would not fire up. I tried launching kghostview inside a terminal and the programme stated that the X server refused the connection, before seg faulting. I did a telinit 3, and did a startx - I still experienced the problem, and could see from the console that X was indeed refusing connections. On trying other programmes it appears that a large number of Qt (e.g. qtcups) and KDE apps, but not all, are being refused access to the X-server. This occurs whether I run the apps as a user or as root. Interestingly, if I su in a terminal the applications can be launched. Non-qt and kde apps don't seem to be affected (netscape works fine, gv etc). Can anyone out there give me some tips on where to start looking for the cause of the problem? TIA Aaron
RE: [expert] CUPS again ...
It might be possible that the pages continuing to print are those that have already been sent to the printer. A home inkjet (Epson 660) seems to hold about half a page in its own internal memory - so if I cancel a job after it has started printing, it usually has about another half page to print before it stops. If you are printing to a laser printer, it might hold a great deal more in its own RAM therefore the printer might keep printing for a while after you cancel the print job. You may need to cancel the job at the printer as well if this is the case. Hope this helps Aaron
RE: [expert] Anyone running 8.0 and play heretic2?
I can't say I've tried Heretic 2 so I don't know how applicable this advice is. Under Mandrake 7.2 I couldn't get sound working for Quake III - same reason No available audio device. Instead of killing artsd I disabled it from the Control Panel, then logged in again. I had no sound problems wth Quake, or a couple of other non-artsd aware applications. The other possible solution might come from the artsd FAQ's, which if i remember rightly can be accessed from www.kde.org. Apparently there is a command line parameter that makes artsd release the /dev/dsp. Have a look there - the problem might be solved by adjusting the way the games are launched. Like I said, I've had similar problems with games to you - but I had them under 7.2. Hopefully they are easily solved under 8.0 as well. Aaron > -Original Message- > From: Praedor Tempus [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 4:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Anyone running 8.0 and play heretic2? > > Crap. I simply cannot get soundfx working with heretic2 under MD 8.0. It > > will not do it. > > I have libSDL and all that installed and sound works fine in KDE but the > game > only provides CD music, no soundfx and it gives me this: > > Initializing SDL sound > Cmd_AddCommand: play already defined > Cmd_AddCommand: stopsound already defined > Cmd_AddCommand: soundlist already defined > Cmd_AddCommand: soundinfo already defined > Couldn't open SDL audio: No available audio device > > I checked /dev/dsp and it has rw permissions set for everyone (I even did > a > chmod 666 on it to make sure). I did not have this problem with Mandrake > 7.2. What has changed, presumably in artsd, which prevents it from > allowing > anything but itself from accessing/using the sound system? What else can > be > done? It is NOT a proper or good option to have to kill artsd every time > you > want to play a game, but this is what I am left with, it seems. > > On Sunday 29 April 2001 06:28, Jerry Sternesky wrote: > > I don't have heretic, but with Solider of Fortune, I had to change > > permissions on /dev/dsp to get sound working. > > > > I did a chmod 666 /dev/dsp > > > > From a security stand point I honestly don't know if this is the best > > approach or not. Before doing this check to make your users are in the > > audio group, that fixed the problem for me when I had the same issue > under > > 7.2. > > > > Jerry > > > > On Saturday 28 April 2001 22:52, Praedor Tempus wrote: > > > I have Heretic2 from Loki. Under 7.2 I was able to play this game > fine > > > and had sound. Now, since installing Mandrake 8.0, I no longer have > game > > > sound. > > > > > > I have posted to the Loki games newsgroup but get no help. I have > libSDL > > > installed and the game recognizes this (just as with 7.2) but I get a > > > message: "Couldn't open SDL audio: No available audio device" > > > > > > What is this? Artsd didn't used to completely monopolize my soundcard > > > under 7.2. Now under 8.0, it appears to be unwilling to release the > card > > > for use. > > > > > > Anyone have 8.0 and heretic2 with properly working sound? Is there > > > something I need to do to my system like make /dev/dsp read-writeable > for > > > users? > > -- > Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.
Re: [expert] 2.2.19 kernel with Mandrake 8.0?
I'm not really trying to back out of the 2.4 kernel. If I have to, I will simply reinstall Mandrake 8.0. If nothing else, I'll go back to 7.2. What I want to know is, is there an option to select the 2.2.19 kernel on Mandrake 8.0, and if so, how do I go about installing it? Thanks, Aaron John Wolford wrote: > > Aaron, you'll probably have to "downgrade" manually. You can install kernels through >doing some > rpm work or by installing it manually from a .tar.gz file or some such thing. > > There are numerous howtos for this. You shouldn't need to up/downgrade anything else >to do it > (does anyone else know about this?) so it should just be a "simple install". > > %->, > j > > --- "Aaron J. Ginn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I finally installed Mandrake 8.0 last night. I intended to install the > > 2.2.19 kernel with it because I have a legacy application that the 2.4 > > kernel is incompatible with. Unfortunately, I never saw a dialog box > > asking me which kernel I wanted to install. I did choose expert > > install, but I didn't see any place where I could specify what kernel to > > use. Did I just miss it? How do you select the 2.2.19 kernel with > > Mandrake 8.0? Right now I have a nice-looking box that I really can't > > use because my primary application, a VPN client, won't work with it. > > > > Thanks, > > Aaron > > -- Aaron J. GinnPhone: 480-814-4463 Motorola SemiCustom SolutionsPager: 877-586-2318 1300 N. Alma School Rd. Fax : 480-814-4058 Chandler, AZ 85226 M/D CH260 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[expert] 2.2.19 kernel with Mandrake 8.0?
I finally installed Mandrake 8.0 last night. I intended to install the 2.2.19 kernel with it because I have a legacy application that the 2.4 kernel is incompatible with. Unfortunately, I never saw a dialog box asking me which kernel I wanted to install. I did choose expert install, but I didn't see any place where I could specify what kernel to use. Did I just miss it? How do you select the 2.2.19 kernel with Mandrake 8.0? Right now I have a nice-looking box that I really can't use because my primary application, a VPN client, won't work with it. Thanks, Aaron -- Aaron J. GinnPhone: 480-814-4463 Motorola SemiCustom SolutionsPager: 877-586-2318 1300 N. Alma School Rd. Fax : 480-814-4058 Chandler, AZ 85226 M/D CH260 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [expert] Serial port/mouse problems - need debugging suggestions (solved)
Thanks for the various suggestions. I have finally managed to solve the problem. As usual when something sounds like a hardware problem - it probably is a hardware problem. Whether the problem was dodgy serial ports on the motherboard, conflicts between the ISA i/o card and the sound card I don't know. What I do know is that after a day of messing around I got the mouse working (disabled on bord serial and floppy controllers) and used the ISA card. The ISA card had a floppy controller on it that may was causing problems with the on board controller. While this was giving certainly giving Floppy Device errors on bootup, it might also have been interfering with the serial ports (I have no idea as to why though) It took me another couple of hours to get the machine working as an X-terminal. I did spent several hours working out why the performance was unusably bad and eventually found a resource conflict between the network card and a sound card. Why did I put a sound card in a machine that will be used solely as an X-terminal? Buggered if i know. I do know this though... Human stupidity (mine) and computer hardware can waste your time. Aaron
[expert] Serial port/mouse problems - need debugging suggestions
I am having a problem getting a mouse to work on an old machine, which I intend to use as an X-terminal. When I did the network install, I could use the graphical install, but the mouse wouldn't work. At the time I thought that poerhaps the serial cable between the 9 pin port and the motherboard was on incorrectly - quite possible as I did not have a motherboard manual to check that cables were all set up properly. Having completed the installation I tried to get the mouse working (played around with the cables on the motherboard, BIOS settings etc). In the end I decided bugger it, and added in an old ISA I/O card that I knew had a working serial port. Dmesg indicates that the kernel is seeing the serial ports (ISA card has ttyS0 & 1, while the onbord are now ttyS2 & 3), but I am still not getting any mouse activity in X. I've checked and played around with XF86Config-4 - in case my understanding of the port numbers was wrong and ensured that there is no hardware fault with the serial mouse (standard 2 button serial). I'm starting to think that perhaps the kernel isn't loading the necessary module to use the mouse (standard 2 button serial Microsoft mouse). I do know that I did insmod generic_serial.o (I think that is how it was spelt) and the module loaded (it didn't say already loaded). I am assuming that this module is the kernel driver for serial ports (but I could be wrong). Is there a kernel module for using serial mice? Otherwise, are there any diagnostic tools I might be able to use to see if it is possible to communicate in any way with the serial port, or mouse? Any help would be appreciated. In all other respects the machine works fine, X runs without incident - but given it will become a dedicated X-terminal, the mouse problem is somewhat of an issue!!! Aaron
Re: [expert] apt
Sheldon Lee Wen wrote: > > Hi, > > I was wondering that now that apt has RPM support if there are any plans > to incorporate apt and dselect into Mandrake? This, in my estimation would > be the last good reason to switch to debian. The reason I'm asking is that > redhat and mandrake esp. have great install programs with really nice tools. > However, maintainability is a s.o.b. This is debian's great strength and it > would be nice to have an OS that's both easy to install and easy to > maintain. > > Anyone else like to see apt on mandrake? > > Cheers, > Sheldon. As I understand it, Mandrake is incorporating apt into 8.0, so this process is already underway. Aaron -- Aaron J. GinnPhone: 480-814-4463 Motorola SemiCustom SolutionsPager: 877-586-2318 1300 N. Alma School Rd. Fax : 480-814-4463 Chandler, AZ 85226 M/D CH260 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [expert] stopping the cups printer
Is the problem from a print job that has gone bad? On my Epson 660, for some reason, some print jobs go haywire and the printer prints pages of rubbish. I'm not sure of the cause as there does not appear to be a pattern - though it occurs more often from KDE 2 apps with the hardwired lpd print dialogue. I have also tried killing the printer buffer by turning off the printer to no avail. For me the problem was solved by running the command fuser /dev/lp0 (as root). This gives you the PID of the process using the parallel port. Give that process number a kill -9 eg kill -9 pidnumber. This should free up your printer and stop the crap. (empty the print queue first though). Hope this helps Aaron > -Original Message- > From: Bill Barnes [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 3:45 AM > To: mdk-expert > Subject: [expert] stopping the cups printer > > short of reinstalling the system or deleting the > printer is there *any* way to stop a runaway printer. > > lpstat -o reports no jobs. > Cups admin says printer idle, accepting jobs > no active jobs > printer queue is empty > lpc status says no entries. > I've turned the printer off to kill its buffer. > > Where is this crap coming from. > > Thanks for help. > > BTW, the cups drivers do a beautiful print job on my > Epson Stylus Color 800. Just clean up the > administration headaches. > > -Bill > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [expert] How to enable telnet in 7.2?
Exactly correct. Insert your install CD and go into the RPMS directory. Scroll down to the telentdrpm and install it and you're worries should be over. Also you want to verify the your /etc/hosts.deny isn't setup for ALL:ALL. This will also keep people from being able to telnet into a box. Good luck > > I think that you only have to install the telnetd package. It's a stupid mistake > that I did, and I was breaking my mind trying to know what was happen and the > error was obvious. > > > Best regards, > > Leo > > Tom Eastman wrote: > > > Sorry, > > > > I hate having to ask stupid simple questions but I can't seem to work it out! > > > > How do I allow people to telnet to my computer? > > > > This is what is in my inetd.conf file: > > # > > # These are standard services. > > # > > ftp stream tcp nowait root/usr/sbin/tcpd in.ftpd -l -a > > telnet stream tcp nowait root/usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd > > # > > > > telnet is uncommented... so why doesn't it work? > > > > There must be something simple I'm missing... anyone have any ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > Tom > > > > > > > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > > > Content-Type: text/plain; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: -- Aaron M. Hirsch Ameren/UE Project Lead Schlumberger RMS 11146 Thompson Ave. Lenexa, KS 66219 Mobile/Pager: 913.208.9806 Phone: 913.312.4717 Fax: 913.312.4701 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] inetd
I wish! Unfortunately all my rules are set to allow...no firewalling setup yet. It's interesting, but I am not able to find the in.telnetd in /usr/sbinvery interesting! > Is IPCHAINS running with a deny all rule? > > *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** > > On 11/10/2000 at 2:37 PM Aaron M. Hirsch scribbled: > > >I have recently installed 7.2 on a couple of boxes at work, possibly 20 > >in the near future if I can correct this problem. I am unable to use > >any of the inet/inetd/xinetd services, such as telnet, ftp, rsh > >I do have inet/inetd/xinetd in the startup services, and have my desired > >services uncommented in inetd.conf. However whenever I attempt to > >telnet,rsh,ftp into one of the newly configured boxes I get the > >following: > >Trying ... > >Connected to . > >Escape character is '^]'. > >Connection closed by foreign host. > > > >I have put ALL:ALL in /etc/hosts.allow and emptied /etc/hosts.deny. > > > >I have run out of ideas and am looking for some extra insight. > > > >Thanks in advance!:) Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
[expert] inetd
I have recently installed 7.2 on a couple of boxes at work, possibly 20 in the near future if I can correct this problem. I am unable to use any of the inet/inetd/xinetd services, such as telnet, ftp, rsh I do have inet/inetd/xinetd in the startup services, and have my desired services uncommented in inetd.conf. However whenever I attempt to telnet,rsh,ftp into one of the newly configured boxes I get the following: Trying ... Connected to . Escape character is '^]'. Connection closed by foreign host. I have put ALL:ALL in /etc/hosts.allow and emptied /etc/hosts.deny. I have run out of ideas and am looking for some extra insight. Thanks in advance!:) Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] Perl scripts won't work???
junkmail wrote: > Hey, so I'm having a weird problem maybe someone can help me with. > I have a simple perl script named test.cgi that generates html (ie a cgi > script) which looks like > > #!/usr/bin/perl > # hello.pl -- my first perl script! > print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"; > print <<"EOF"; > > > Hello, world! > > > Hello, world! > > > EOF > > If I type "perl test.cgi" (minus the quotes) the perl script runs. If I > type "./test.cgi" I got the error "bash: ./test.cgi: No such file or > directory" > If I remove the #!/usr/bin/perl line from the beginning of the perl script > and "./test.cgi" again it runs but gives a lot of file not found errors. > I'm guessing that somewhere there is an environment variable I am missing or > something... I have perl 5.6 installed and Mandrake 7.1 with the 2.2.16 > kernel. > Any suggestions??? > > Thanks > > Sam > > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. Oh I forgot remember to make your script executable chmod a+x test.cgi Aaron Dancygier Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] Perl scripts won't work???
from the command line type which perl and make sure you have the correct path
in your script.
Try running the program from your web browser (assuming your webserver is
properly set up).
As a side note for a cgi script I'd recommend using CGI.pm.
with cgi.pm this script would become
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use CGI;
my $q = new CGI;
print $q->header(),
$q->start_html(-title=>'Hello world!'),
$q->h1('Hello world'),
$q->end_html;
neater and cleaner without here docs.
CGI.pm is an awseome module It gives great insight into learning basic object
use in perl.
Aaron Dancygier
junkmail wrote:
> Hey, so I'm having a weird problem maybe someone can help me with.
> I have a simple perl script named test.cgi that generates html (ie a cgi
> script) which looks like
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> # hello.pl -- my first perl script!
> print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
> print <<"EOF";
>
>
> Hello, world!
>
>
> Hello, world!
>
>
> EOF
>
> If I type "perl test.cgi" (minus the quotes) the perl script runs. If I
> type "./test.cgi" I got the error "bash: ./test.cgi: No such file or
> directory"
> If I remove the #!/usr/bin/perl line from the beginning of the perl script
> and "./test.cgi" again it runs but gives a lot of file not found errors.
> I'm guessing that somewhere there is an environment variable I am missing or
> something... I have perl 5.6 installed and Mandrake 7.1 with the 2.2.16
> kernel.
> Any suggestions???
>
> Thanks
>
> Sam
>
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Re: [expert] hard shutdowns
If you turn off xfs, you probably won't be able to run X correctly (That's your X Font Server) You can check for the exisitance of NFS running by looking in /etc/rc.d/rcx.d (Where x is your default run level) Look for something like S##NFS. You can shut it down manually if it is running by doing a /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs stop Good luck -Aaron You can also try "Bruce E. Harris" wrote: > Ok, checked everything in rc.d and found no tilde. > This system is a desktop, with 1 hda one 4GB (IDE) split into two VFAT > partitions for win95 with one ext2 boot partition and one 9 GB sda split into > three ext2 partitions. No RAID or NFS used. Oh it does have a zip and that does > hang during boot up if empty, so I keep a disk in it. > > fstab follows: > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/DOS_hda1 vfat user,exec,conv=auto 0 0 > /dev/hda5 /mnt/DOS_hda5 vfat user,exec,conv=auto 0 0 > /dev/sda5 /pix ext2 defaults 1 1 > /dev/hda2 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 > /dev/sda6 / ext2 defaults 1 1 > /dev/sda7 swap swap defaults 0 0 > /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0 > none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 > /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0 > /mnt/zip /mnt/zip supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/zip 0 0 > ~ > ~ > I never modified fstab, install default. > > Is it possible NFS is started by default and I need to turn it off? Where could > I check for it? I have looked into DrakConf under services, and NFS is not > running but XFS is, whatever that is, external file system? if so what is that > and could that be the problem? > > On Fri, 19 May 2000, you wrote: > > OK 7.0 > > > > I have seen no problems here except I do remember someone's complaining about the > > shutdown trying to shutdown his computer and instead producing some interesting >races > > of characters across his screen. I suggested he edit a file which was a symlink to > > another file and he did and the system kept reading the backup version of the > > symlinked script until he deleted it. > > > > SO > > > > next step is to check for any files in any of the subdirectories of /etc/rc.d that > > have a tilde (~) on the end. If there is one, something has been done with a >script. > > > > After that, you might clue us in on what sort of filesystem you are > > running--processes and scripts take different paths for RAID for example. > > > > Civileme > > > > > -- > Best Regards, Bruce > > Father to Bruce, Maverick & Aleister 1 Feb 2000 > Akina, age 14, Misa, age 12, Miyuki age 10 > My website: http://harrisherd.ahv.cx > Tired of computer viruses or crashes? > Check out Linux: http://www.linux.org begin:vcard n:Hackney;Aaron tel;pager:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;fax:309-634-2335 tel;home:309-346-2927 tel;work:309-634-2235 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:aaron.heart.net org:Heart Communications adr:;;221 Hillside Ct. ;Pekin;IL;61554;USA version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Network Engineer x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Aaron Hackney end:vcard
Re: [expert] virtual domains same ip address
Depends on what you are asking. Are you wwanting MAIL and WEB services? Web, yes it's quite easy to use 1 ip address Use apache and the vhosts module For mail: well, I use qmail.You can get away with only using 1 ip address IF you are willing to live with your users appending their domain name to their pop login. See ww.qmail.org for more information.. On Thu, 18 May 2000 02:08:19 +0800 "Edwin Casimero @PLUG" wrote: > Questions: > How can I have multiple domain names using 1 IP Address? > We have some around 5 companies. > I have a linux server. > I have 1 assigned IP address. > > #1) > I want the 5 companies with registered domains to share the > 1 IP address. (we don't receive that much traffic.) > How? > > #2) > I'm thinking of 3rd level domains. Say dept1.mycompany.com, > dept2.mycompany.com. That way I don't need to pay the > internic fee. Can I also do the same in my Linux Machine? > > Need expert help. > I don't think this is a newbie question. > > Thanks in advance. > * Aaron Hackney* * CCNA, MCSE, A+ * * (309) 634-2235 * - This message sent using EMUmail -- http://www.emumail.com - Looking for the best deals available on the Net? Try the Valet: http://valet.flycast.com/valet/info/fc0494/?53107
Re: [expert] apache ...PLEASE help
Hi hans.. Look at your /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file. Make sure you have YOUR ip address specified there and make sure that you have port 80 set as the port to use. Then, restart the server and try telnetting to the ip/port and see if there is any response.. hans wrote: > hi, > have posted now 2 or 3 mails, because have some hard problems. It's very > > urgent in the meanwhile. > Here is, what I've done : > the need was : php3, mysql, unixodbc and apache on V7 (Air) > now I've deleted mandrakes apache, php-modules and mysql-GPL. > > I Then have installed apache, mysql-3.22.27, php30.16, iodbc, unixodbc > as tar.gz.-files > All was going well, but now I started apache and NO localhost, no IP, no > > domain appears. The connection has been refused. > > Think, it would be an apache-configuration-problem. But where I have to > start to look for ? > Anybody there in this list, who could give some hints or help ? > > Thanks in advance > Hans Schneidhofer begin:vcard n:Hackney;Aaron tel;pager:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;fax:309-634-2335 tel;home:309-346-2927 tel;work:309-634-2235 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:aaron.heart.net org:Heart Communications adr:;;221 Hillside Ct. ;Pekin;IL;61554;USA version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Network Engineer x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Aaron Hackney end:vcard
Re: [expert] NS Communicator Java crashes
I have the same problems with OPERA... Gary Bunker wrote: > > Alexander- > > Yeah, pretty much EVERYBODY has the same problem. Netscape doesn't > handle Java very well. Nearly everyone I know of that uses Linux turns > off Java support in Netscape to avoid having to kill the rogue process > every 30 minutes or so. > > On 10 May, Alexander Feigl wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I have problems using Java pages with Netscape Communicator and MDK 7.0. (also > > tried downloaded browser). NS crashes when loading a page with Java. > > > > Anybody have the same problem? Fixes? > > > > Alexander > > -- > > --- > Nil Carborundum Illegitimi > http://andysocial.com
Re: [expert] Kmail-SMTP
Wayne, try telnetting to port 25 your IP address It would be like this telnet 205.287.45.3 25 If you get no response, your sendmail SMTP server is not responding. (Assuming you are firing it up at start-up) Also try /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail restart (or status) See what happens and check your logs.. Good Luck -Aaron Wayne Petherick wrote: > > Tom, > I had the same problem as you. Unfortunately I couldn't fix mine either, > except by doing exactly what you did and setting it to sendmail. My IT > department couldn't help me because they don't support linux. WHat did I > do? Switeched to Pine, and haven't looked back. Took a while to set up, > but what an e-mail prog! You should check it out. > > Wayne > > On Wed, 10 May 2000, Tom Brinkman wrote: > > > > >Last Saturday I when I tried to send email using Kmail with > > File|Settings|Network set to SMTP, localhost, port 25, I got an > > error message "Cannot open SMTP connection to host localhost for > > sending". For quite some time (years) I've been using Kmail/SMTP. > > > >I changed Kmail's option from 'SMTP' to 'Sendmail' and was > > immediately able to send mail. I have no idea what caused SMTP > > to suddenly stop working, or even where to look to fix it. I > > have read the 'mail' howto, and searched the Mdk mailing list > > archives to no avail. > > > >Can somebody point me in the right direction for getting SMTP > > working again. I have a problem with using the 'sendmail' option > > in Kmail because it instantly puts mail in the 'sent mail' box, > > even if I don't have a connection to my ISP. IOW's there's no > > indication that the mail is being sent, or queued for later as > > there is with Kmail's SMTP option. Besides, it's bothering me > > what I might've done to break SMTP. > > > >FWIW, I use Staroffice for reading news groups. It's set to > > SMTP for mail, and it hasn't had any problems. > > > >TIA, > > > > -- > * > * > Wayne Petherick > Criminology Department > Bond University > * > *
[expert] "fixed" my sound card troubles
Ok...I got back to work here Monday. Here is what I found: When I log in with KDE as my desktop, VIOLA! Sounds work It's when I log in under Enlightenment or Gnome I get the problems..cannot play wav files from xmms, system sounds, etc After doing some reading, I noticed that the esd (Enlightenment Sound Daemon) was not being started. I put the following in my rc.local file: echo "Starting Enlightenment Sound Daemon" /usr/bin/esd & Enabled "Sound server at startup and system sounds" under gnome and "Enable sounds in enlightenment" and rebooted. viola! I now have sound under gnome/enlightenment Whoohoo! This was my workaround for this..anyone else have any other ideas? begin:vcard n:Hackney;Aaron tel;pager:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;fax:309-634-2335 tel;home:309-346-2927 tel;work:309-634-2235 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:aaron.heart.net org:Heart Communications adr:;;221 Hillside Ct. ;Pekin;IL;61554;USA version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Network Engineer x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Aaron Hackney end:vcard
[expert] I deserve to be shot....nevermind my HP 8200 CDRW question!
DOH! I feel like a total JAckass. Found my problem. Interface between the keyboard and the mouse. ie: ME! nuff said... Thanks anyway -Aaron
[expert] AWE 64 sound card help please...tried the usual....
OK...I have researched this until I am sick of trying :) I have an AWE64 Creative PNP ISA card. ISAPNP works fine The "LOADING SOUND" in DMESG reports no errors under sndconfig I can hear the sound file and the midi file no problem I *CAN* play MP3's and the like But when I attempt to do system sounds or play a wav file or anythingnadda In fact, when I try and enable sounds under enlightenment, it says "Cannot connect to sound server" or some such nonsense. /dev/sndstat reports that the hardware is found ok under "Audio Devices" but there are NOT the usual drivers listed (or any for that matter) under "Installed Drivers" This card worked fine under the Redhat 6.0 and 6.1 installs I did, but I cannot get it configure under Mandrake 7.0. Anyhelp greatly appriciated! -Aaron
Re: [expert] Removing Sendmail completely
Just a thought Vic, any mail server is going to need some hard drive space...if you don't have enought to compile, you probably wont have enough for an incoming and outgoing mail que or user mailboxes... Again, on www.qmail.org there is a link for an RPM as well as the tarball. Vic wrote: > What I would like to do is find the rpm for q mail instead > of the stupid tarball I don't have enough room to compile. > > On Thu, 04 May 2000, James wrote: > > I have decided to drop sendmail and go with qmail. I am using Mandrake > > 7.02 and I wish to wipe sendmail from my system completely. How can I > > remove every trace of sendmail from my system? > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > james > -- > > S begin:vcard n:Hackney;Aaron tel;pager:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;fax:309-634-2335 tel;home:309-346-2927 tel;work:309-634-2235 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:aaron.heart.net org:Heart Communications adr:;;221 Hillside Ct. ;Pekin;IL;61554;USA version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Network Engineer x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Aaron Hackney end:vcard
Re: [expert] Removing Sendmail completely
There is a very good document on wiping Sendmail and setting up QMAIL. It is called LIFE WITH QMAIL by Dave Sills and it is linked from the Q-Mail site at http://www.qmail.org James wrote: > I have decided to drop sendmail and go with qmail. I am using Mandrake > 7.02 and I wish to wipe sendmail from my system completely. How can I > remove every trace of sendmail from my system? > > Thanks for any help. > > james begin:vcard n:Hackney;Aaron tel;pager:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;fax:309-634-2335 tel;home:309-346-2927 tel;work:309-634-2235 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:aaron.heart.net org:Heart Communications adr:;;221 Hillside Ct. ;Pekin;IL;61554;USA version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Network Engineer x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Aaron Hackney end:vcard
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[expert] MDK 6.1 ISO bootable by default?
I am going to burn the 6.1 ISO image tonight under windows with easy cd creator and need to know if the iso is bootable or if I need to make any changes? Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] Dual Monitor support
>On Mon, 04 Oct 1999, you wrote: >> Does MDK 6.0 support dual monitors? If not is there an update to XFree >> to support them? If it does not support it can I still have 2 video cards ( >> for Photoshop, Illustrator pallets)? If so how does XFree decide which card >> to use? >> >IIRC, X does not yet support dual-headed monitors. If you >want multi-head support, you can purchase Accelrated-X from >Xi Graphics (www.xig.com) > John Does anyone know what will happen if I add another card in my system to use dual under Win98. Will X still use the same card? Does it use the first one it finds? If so how does it look for them? Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] Dual Monitor support
Does MDK 6.0 support dual monitors? If not is there an update to XFree to support them? If it does not support it can I still have 2 video cards ( for Photoshop, Illustrator pallets)? If so how does XFree decide which card to use? Thanks, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] Kernel panic cant find hd
>On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, you wrote: >> After compiling a new kernel (2.2.12 from kernel.org) on reboot I get an >> error that the root file system can not be found. It looks like it can not >> find anything on my hd not just the root filesystem. When it is booting it >> lists all my ide devices and says something on the line with my hd about >> getting the irq latter loads ppp a couple other things and then kernel >> panic can't find root filesystem. >>I am running MDK 6.0 on a PII system with 1 IDE hd and one UW SCSI on a >> Adaptec 2940UW. I have made sure the root filesystem is listed in lilo, >> turned off scsi support to see if that helped but it did not. I have tried >> turning off ide-2 in the config but that made no difference either. I had >> hi hopes for this kernel because I got no warnings during compile and i >> usually do but I guess thats the way it goes. >> >Did you remember to copy /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/vmlinuz >to /boot??? If not, that's the problem. Also, did you >remember to copy /usr/src/linux/System.map to /boot as >well? (not positive about the path.) > >Unfortunately, when compiling, the new kernel doesn't >automatically get moved. If you have an old boot disk, try >booting to that, moving/copying the two files indicated to >the /boot directory, re-running LILO and see if that helps! > John I did move the kernel, I used bzImage named it /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12, made a new initrd with /sbin/mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.12.img 2.2.12, added it to lilo (keeping my old one 2.2.9-27mdk), ran /sbin/lilo, it added them fine. I did not move the system.map file though. What does it do? can I name it something different and add that to the line in lilo soI can keep my system.map for 2.2.9-27mdk or will the new one work for both? I read the kernel how-to and it did not say anything about system.map that I remember though the one I have is a little old it talks about 2.0 being new. Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] Kernel panic cant find hd
After compiling a new kernel (2.2.12 from kernel.org) on reboot I get an error that the root file system can not be found. It looks like it can not find anything on my hd not just the root filesystem. When it is booting it lists all my ide devices and says something on the line with my hd about getting the irq latter loads ppp a couple other things and then kernel panic can't find root filesystem. I am running MDK 6.0 on a PII system with 1 IDE hd and one UW SCSI on a Adaptec 2940UW. I have made sure the root filesystem is listed in lilo, turned off scsi support to see if that helped but it did not. I have tried turning off ide-2 in the config but that made no difference either. I had hi hopes for this kernel because I got no warnings during compile and i usually do but I guess thats the way it goes. Any ideas Thanks, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] Kernel and Tar file ?
>On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: >> I am downloading the latest kernel (2.2.12) from kernel.org. I am >> putting it on a MDK 6.0 system that has 2.2.9-27mdk on it. When I untar & >> bzip it will it won't overwrite the other kernel will it? Will it put it in >> /usr/src/linux/2.2.12? When I go to build the kernel I need to go to the >> directory with the version of the kernel I want to build to run xconfig and >> all don't I not just /usr/src/linux right? Is there a argument I need to >> add to put things in the correct place or can I use kpackage? I don't know >> much about tar. >> >You probably have a symlink to /usr/src/linux which points >to 2.2.9-27. The tarball *will* overwrite 2.2.9-27 files. > John Is this because of the symlink? Can I remove the symlink so it wont overwrite the 2.2.9-27? If this does work do I need to make a new one to the sources I want to compile? Why is the link there? ?s?s?s Thanks, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] Kernel and Tar file ?
I am downloading the latest kernel (2.2.12) from kernel.org. I am putting it on a MDK 6.0 system that has 2.2.9-27mdk on it. When I untar & bzip it will it won't overwrite the other kernel will it? Will it put it in /usr/src/linux/2.2.12? When I go to build the kernel I need to go to the directory with the version of the kernel I want to build to run xconfig and all don't I not just /usr/src/linux right? Is there a argument I need to add to put things in the correct place or can I use kpackage? I don't know much about tar. Thanks, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] Suggestion for Mandrake
>On Wed, 08 Sep 1999, Aaron W. wrote: >> I looked on the web site (briefley) and did not see a suggestions link so I >> am posting it here. I think it would set Mandrake apart from Red Hat and >> others even more to have a fully optimized Pentium II distro. I think that >> having the Pentium version is great but it misses several of the PIIs >> features. I took a look at "Lorax" and all I saw was i386 rpms. This would >> just add to the list as to why Mandrake kicks ass. > >But some of use don't have Pentium II's! > >The pentium optimization of Mandrake is good, but only because i486's and less >are getting rarer. However, straight Pentiums are still common. > >I have a friend that is thinking of using Linux because he is sick to death of >always having to upgrade his machine for EVERY new Windows release. He has >heard stories of people running Linux servers with 16Mb and a i386. He >realizes >he will need more than that for a typical desktop/productivity setup, but >if he >has to upgrade to a PII, a lot of the Linux advantage just evaporated for him. > >A PII distro would work, but only if a i586 and i386 versions were still >available. Mandrake should be more than just a Redhat for Pentium II's. > > -- >Arandir... >___ ><http://www.meer.net/~arandir/> To clairify, I did not mean to remove the pentium version. The boxed version could have 2 CDs. I don't think that would make Mandrake have to up the price very much. If you are using a PIII or Zeon are you loosing that much by running PII optimized code? Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] Suggestion for Mandrake
>Bruce Endries wrote: >> >> Why couldn't the installation program be written to either (a) detect >> the type of processor, or (b) ask which type of processor is being >> used? >> >> Then install the proper pre-compiled kernel package which would >> be included in the distribution. >> >> Am I way out in left field? It doesn't seem like this should be to >> awfully hard to do, and would be a big boost to the distribution. >> > > >Only if we'd decide to deliver it on a DVD *grin*(6 different optimizations, >size of kernel-packages around 30MB, 6 times 30 and to get maximum effect >you'd >have to recompile some major apps - or even more - as well). But what >keeps you >from doing it on your own? > >tom > >[snip] I would not know where to start! I know *very* little about compiling programs, hell I have not been able to get the 2.2.x kernel to recompile and work correctly yet much less everything. Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] SCSI & modules probs after recompile
I am running MDK 6.0 with the init scripts update, kernel 2.2.9-27mdk, Adaptec 2940UW, IBM Ultrastar 9es ddrs-39130 and an ide hd and cd-rom. Shuttle 639 (I think) atx PII 266 with 96 megs of ram. System was running fine but I wanted a more customized kernel ( can't leave things alone ). I installed the headers and source rpms, did xconfig, make dep, make modules, make modules_install, made a new initrd file and updated lilo. All that went fine. On restart with new kernel all looks the same, it finds my 2940 gives the message I get every time about auto termination laods the instructions and a few other kernel related things then it seems to find another 2940?. It gives the termination warning says it found 2 scsi busses then gives this error: SCSI host 1 abort (pid 19) timed out SCSI bus is being reset for host 1 bus 0. Then it gives the same error but adds -trying harder after SCSI host 1 abort (pid19) timed out and repeats that error endlessly. I restarted with my old "stock" 2.2.9-27mdk kernel and now it gives an unresolved symbol error on what looks like every module ( because there is alot of these errors ). Sytem booted fine otherwise. I did not use it much to see what was not working, just shut down in disgust. Any ideas, I hope?! Later, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] What rpms for kernel compile
>On Tue, 07 Sep 1999, you wrote: >> I am running mdk 6.0 and have updated my kernel to 2.2.9-27mdk. I want >> to compile a more customized kernel so I went to download the source and >> there are several rpms for the kernel. I know I need the source and headers >> rpm but do I need the rest of them, like boot, smp, fb, ibcs and pcmcia. I >> don't use pcmcia or smp but does the compile process need or expect them to >> be there? >Nope...shouldn't need anything but the plain headers and >plain source RPMs. You might consider fb if you think your >video card might take better advantage of it Also, my >boss seems to think that something in PCMCIA helps PCI, so >I usually add it in...shouldn't hurt anything. :-) > John I don't know what all the diiferent rpms are for besides the obvious ones. What is the fb rpm for, what does it have to do with video cards? What are the ibcs and boot ones for? Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] Suggestion for Mandrake
I looked on the web site (briefley) and did not see a suggestions link so I am posting it here. I think it would set Mandrake apart from Red Hat and others even more to have a fully optimized Pentium II distro. I think that having the Pentium version is great but it misses several of the PIIs features. I took a look at "Lorax" and all I saw was i386 rpms. This would just add to the list as to why Mandrake kicks ass. Later, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] What rpms for kernel compile
I am running mdk 6.0 and have updated my kernel to 2.2.9-27mdk. I want to compile a more customized kernel so I went to download the source and there are several rpms for the kernel. I know I need the source and headers rpm but do I need the rest of them, like boot, smp, fb, ibcs and pcmcia. I don't use pcmcia or smp but does the compile process need or expect them to be there? Thanks, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager Garner Printing. http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] Problem with glibc binaries?
I just recently switched from Slackare 3.6 to Mandrake 6 (clean format and install), and I'm very impressed. Everything's going smoothly, but I've got one major problem: some glibc-based programs refuse to run (e.g. freeamp, oss, q3test), and I get a "command not found error". It's as if I'm trying to run glibc-dependent programs on a libc system. I can't figure this one out at all. Suggestions anyone? --- aaron j. barnes part-time dork [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[expert] Problem with glibc binaries?
I just recently switched from Slackare 3.6 to Mandrake 6 (clean format and install), and I'm very impressed. Everything's going smoothly, but I've got one major problem: some glibc-based programs refuse to run (e.g. freeamp, oss, q3test), and I get a "command not found error". It's as if I'm trying to run glibc-dependent programs on a libc system. I can't figure this one out at all. Suggestions anyone? --- aaron j. barnes part-time dork [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[expert] What files to upgrade XFree86
I would like to upgrade XFree86 to 3.3.4. I am running Mandrake 6. What files do I need to get? I know I need the server for my card (SVGA). Do I need the fonts? What else? Do I do a rpm -Uvh XFree...rpm to install them? Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] OT Wiring ethernet
At 09:24 PM 8/9/99 -0400, you wrote: >You should keep the pairs together, but other than that, no, AFAIK, it >doesn't matter which order the pairs are in, as long as you keep 'em >together. >- Original Message - >From: Aaron W. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 6:51 PM >Subject: [expert] OT Wiring ethernet > > >> I know this is off topic but I need an answer and I know yall can help :) >> Does it matter what order you put the wires in the rj45 as per color as >> long as it is the same on both ends of the cable? I am having hell getting >> a cable to work! The cable is going from computer to hub and id cat5 wire. >> The link leds on my hub blink for both speeds (outosensing) as if it can >> not determin the speed. I have looked at other wires on the hub and they are >> different in color order but like I asked does it matter as long as both >> ends are the same? >> Thanks, That is what I thought. But, It would not work. The way that did work is, and this is from memory after messing with it for a while plus I'm home now trying to forget :) (OW=orange&white) OW,O,GW,Bl,BlW,G,BrW,Br. Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager Garner Printing. http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] OT Wiring ethernet
I know this is off topic but I need an answer and I know yall can help :) Does it matter what order you put the wires in the rj45 as per color as long as it is the same on both ends of the cable? I am having hell getting a cable to work! The cable is going from computer to hub and id cat5 wire. The link leds on my hub blink for both speeds (outosensing) as if it can not determin the speed. I have looked at other wires on the hub and the are different in color order but like I asked does it matter as long as both ends are the same? Thanks, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] Anything in system depend on cron or at?
I do not use at or cron for anything and before I dissable them I was courious if the system needs them for its own use. Thanks, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] Diamond Viper V770
>On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Aaron W. wrote: > >>Thanks, it's sometimes the easy things we miss but yes I did check. It >> is not listed, only the 550. The 550 uses the svga server so I tried that. >> Thats why I was wanting to know if anyone had found a way to make it work. > >You might want to try XFree86 3.3.4 - it has some more drivers and some >general updates. > >The problem is it's not yet officially released (despite there's a full >freeze [not even obvious bugfixes can be put in right now - the state is >called "wait for binary packagers"]). > >If you're interested, let me know and I'll tell you where you can download >the 3.3.4 RPM. (The XFree86 developer license permits distributing >unreleased stuff to testers...) > >LLaP >bero I would like to take a look at it. Do you lnow if it is stable at all yet? I am running Mandrake 6.0 is there an rpm for it or do I need to compile it from a atr ball? Thanks, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] Diamond Viper V770
>On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, you wrote: >> Has anyone got this card to work under LM6 in X/KDE? I can get X to run >> in 8bit but the resolution is at something like 320x400 and so I can not do >> anything (including shutdown). I have checked in XF86Config and it is not >> using the generic so that must mean there is a problem with drivers I would >> think. >> >Silly question, but did you check >www.xfree86.org/cardlist.html to make sure you've got the >right X-server for that card? Thanks, it's sometimes the easy things we miss but yes I did check. It is not listed, only the 550. The 550 uses the svga server so I tried that. Thats why I was wanting to know if anyone had found a way to make it work. Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] Diamond Viper V770
Has anyone got this card to work under LM6 in X/KDE? I can get X to run in 8bit but the resolution is at something like 320x400 and so I can not do anything (including shutdown). I have checked in XF86Config and it is not using the generic so that must mean there is a problem with drivers I would think. Thanks, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] Do I enable sound support in kernel for a isa pnp SB16 (? IRQ,DMA)
I am running LM 6 and have a isa pnp SB16. If I enable sound support and the SB driver it needs the irq, dma and soforth information. I do not know since it is pnp. What is the proper way to set this up? Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] What happens to old modules after "makemodules_install"
>Short answer here: > >Modules for a newly compiled kernel will be put in a separate directory. > >Have a look at /lib/modules > >You'll find a dir there named after the version number of your kernel. >Compile a new kernel and modules will be put in a dir named after that new >kernel's version number. > >Patrick > But what if you have not updated the kernel and are simply compiling the same one again with different options? Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] What happens to old modules after "makemodules_install"
>"Aaron W." wrote: > >> If I use a kernel with modules what happens to the modules for the >> old kernel after I make the new ones? If it overwrites the old modules what >> will happen to the old kernel when and if I try to use it? > >When you compile new modules (with 'make modules modules_install'), the .o >files which are the modules go to '/lib/modules/%VERSION%'. For instance, >compiling modules for 2.2.10 creates a directory /lin/modules/2.2.10. Nothing >will happen to you old existing modules, which would be located in >/lib/modules/2.2.9-19 if you use Mandrake-6. I have not upgraded the kernel so it would be the same version so would it overwrite my modules in this case? I just want a more customized kernel without a bunch of stuff I don't need using memory. >Tip : you should compile your new modules while running the new kernel in >order everything to go fine : >uncompress new model What new model? Are you talking about upgrading the kernel? >make (menu|x)config >make dep clean zImage >install with lilo or loadlin or floppy or whatever >reboot with the new kernel >make modules modules_install > do a 'depmod -a' to check everything's fine... You could then, >either reboot a second time with your definitely new kernel, or do an 'init 1 >... init 3' to reload default modules > >I want to use a monolithic kernel but (I don't remember who) said that they >could not get a >2.2.X kernel to compile without modules. > >Never heard of such a thing, but modules are a godd thing, so why not use them >? > >Didier I don't really have any use for them. I either want something or I don't. This system is at my house and does not need alot as far as the kernel goes. Is there still a need for modules in a case where you have nothing that you might need loaded sometimes but not others? Later, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
[expert] What happens to old modules after "make modules_install"
I am running LM 6 with the kenel that was installed at at install. All is working but if things are the same as they were in LM 5.2 I can save some memory by compiling my own kernel. I have only used a monolithic kernel and copied it to a floppy to boot from as lilo would always hang on my old system. I have got a new system and lilo is working fine now. With lilo I can boot from more than 1 kernel if the new kernel has a problem (never done anything with lilo either so tips about that would be helpfull also). If I use a kernel with modules what happens to the modules for the old kernel after I make the new ones? If it overwrites the old modules what will happen to the old kernel when and if I try to use it? I want to use a monolithic kernel but (I don't remember who) said that they could not get a 2.2.X kernel to compile without modules. Thanks, Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] UDMA timeout
>Hello, > >I installed Mandrake 6.0 some weeks ago. Everything >(excepted sound...) works fine, but yesterday I noticed that >I am running with DMA disabled (dmesg excerpt reported below). > >I checked the BIOS setup, and it says something like >"AUTO detection of HDD features enabled". > >The MB is a FIC with VIA chipset, unfortunately I forgot to write >it down.. > >Note: this machine has only MANDRAKE installed: WIN98 was >installed by the vendor just to check that all HW was ok, >but the whole HDD was reformatted during Mandrake installation. > >Any idea about why this is happening, and how to fix it? >(different configurations, LILO parameters, etc...) > >Thank you in advance, >Marco Fioretti I had the just about the same thing happen and it turned out to be a cable that was not very good. It also happens if I try to overclock my bus ro 75MHz. I am not running a VIA chipset but you may check it out anyway. Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner http://camalott.com/~kaw
Re: [expert] A very Good VGA Card- Recomend ?
>On Fre, 14 Mai 1999, you wrote: / Am Fre, 14 Mai 1999 schrieben Sie: >> Can u guy recommend a good display Card / chipset that work VERY stable >> under KDE ? >> I'm using S3 Virge GX/2 4 MB AGP now and i found it not stable with KDE >> XFree86 3.3.3-1 (rpm). The card only run quite well on 16bits colour, when >> switch to 24bit color, it will hang after i try to maximize the windows ! >> BTW,this is card problem of XFree86 ? >> >> > >Hm, the S3 chipset is commonly known to be very reliable under X. I am >still suspecting there is something odd about the AGP implementation >because I get complete freezes with my Matrox G200 AGP card from time to >time, too. >Haven't that investigated until now, though. Maybe you should go to >www.dejanews.com and do a search like 'linux & Virge'. Or go at the XFree >main site (www.xfree86.org) and have a look at what they have over there. > >tom Try turning the 2x or 4x agp mode off in your bios and see if that helps. You might also try turning down the agp aperature down some. Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager. Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner
Re: [expert] Problems with 2.2.3 and modules
>Hoyt wrote: >> >> I have compiled the 2.2.3 kernel (Mandrake 5.3 using 2.2.3 and related >>update rpm's from Mandrake) with no errors, However, on booting, it hangs >>at "Finding module dependencies". If I comment out that part of the >>rc.sysinit script, it will boot but, of course, I don't have any module >>support. >> >> But I didn't think I needed it. I deliberately compiled the kernel with >>_no_ modules. Yet , modules are created with "make modules". Huh? Even >>though I select "y" instead of "m" are some things still handled as >>modules? Or am I selecting something wrong? I didn't have this problem >>with the 2.0.34 kernel and I am stumped. Is the 2.2.x kernel compile different than 2.0.x as far as modules go? When I compile my kernel (2.0.36) I do not use any modules and do not include kerneld support and I scip "make modules" "make modules install". Aaron Winters Electronic Imaging Manager Garner Printing http://camalott.com/~garner
[expert] Upgrading KDE 1.0 to 1.1 on 5.2
I am running Mandrake 5.2 and want to go to KDE 1.1 since it has been out a while. Has anyone had success doing this? The rpm packager at kde said I should get the rpms from Mandrake. Are the rpms in the 5.3 directory the ones I need? Also can I install on top of 1.0? Any info to help smooth the process would be appriciated. Thanks, Aaron Winters Electronic Imaging Manager Garner Printing http://camalott.com/~garner
