Re: [expert] Photo Printing
On Friday 01 February 2002 09:56, you wrote: > On Fri, 2002-02-01 at 00:15, Harm Bathoorn wrote: > qtcups? That's the cups printing gui. Shouldn't you use the inline > version: lpr-cups? Yes, but I like the extra options that gives me and at least it tells me something is happening:) > > Changing it to qtcups, does what I would expect, and calls the gui. It's > redundant. What's interesting is that gimp never seems to pass the print > off to the printer. It does the pre-processing, then ... nothing. it > just never goes anywhere. There HAS to be something really simple wrong. > > > I'm not sure of the other packages (GIMP rulez!:)) but I know Staroffice > > handles .tif images well --so if you've got it installed you could use > > that. I always use it's vector graphics capabilties to 'lay out' > > printable pages with multiple graphics on them. Works like charm:) > > Hadn't thought about SO. I have it. Kind of a MAC truck for a shovel > full fo dirt. True! Just drag&drop the saved file to the printer. I always use that to print out recieved faxe's cause the faxviewer (on my machine) has the same problem. I like gimp, and it would just be nice if I could get it > to print. Frankly I'm not really impressed by the quality of the GIMP printer output, but that could be printer specific. I prefer Cups for that. -- Harm Bathoorn. "Sudden Death!! Microsoft Office demands it's serial-code AGAIN!!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Photo Printing
On Friday 01 February 2002 08:27, you wrote: > Ok, I'll try changing the question. > Since I can't seem to get gimp to print (it processes the pic, it just > never seems to send it to the printer. I'll take suggestions on that > too). > > Is there another package out there that can print photos? (tif files > usually). > Currently, I have to reboot into windows to do this. > The set up detected the printer just fine, and I ran a test print (the > photo), and it came out great. but gimp refuses to send anything to the > printer. So bag that. > > I know the printer works. I just need a graphics package that will allow > me to print photos. > > Any suggestions? > > TIA! -- This might sound stupid but did you check the command that GIMP isues to print? It defaults to "lpr" so if you're using Cups you'll have to point it to that, using "qtcups' instead. I'ts to be found under the button. Also be sure that papersize is set right, it doesn't default to A4. I'm not sure of the other packages (GIMP rulez!:)) but I know Staroffice handles .tif images well --so if you've got it installed you could use that. I always use it's vector graphics capabilties to 'lay out' printable pages with multiple graphics on them. Works like charm:) Good Luck, Harm Bathoorn. "Sudden Death!! Microsoft Office demands it's serial-code AGAIN!!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] AAAaaaargh!!! M$madness!!!
On Wednesday 30 January 2002 22:10, you wrote: > > Alright let me ask you this, are your kids going to grow up to work in > the IT field? Are they going to be programmers or system administrators > or network engineers? If not then what does it matter what OS is used in > their schools? If they grow up to be doctors or lawyers or singers or > social workers where is the relevance of OS concerned? Let's do a relay here:) My children are: 6, 8 and (almost)12 and thankfully I don't have a clue what they are going to be or I want them to be. I just want them to have every oportunity they can get. -Freedom of choice!- and not a disguised straightjacket which M$windows and a lot more in modern society is. And of course my children can boot and work Linux, they take to that easier than I did and I saw to it that they would. Lucky them! But there are more kids out there who need a hand. -- Good Luck, Harm Bathoorn. "Sudden Death!! Microsoft Office demands it's serial-code AGAIN!!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] AAAaaaargh!!! M$madness!!!
On Wednesday 30 January 2002 13:00, you wrote: > Hello, > > I think that in this thread, the problem of teaching Windows at school has > been misunderstood. I'm disagreeing that professors teach at school about a > system of Windows or Linux or anyother. That is NOT the school matter. > School has been made to learn students methods. Then, once the student > arrive in the real world, he will apply all this generic method and will > manage what ever the situation is, the systems or the tools to solve > problem or to choose a good solution. > Learning how to use a specific software is like learning how to solve a > specific mathematical problem. You can throw away that lesson after as in a > problem with different parameters (but the same method to slove) you'll NOT > be able to solve it. > So teaching Windows at school is a bad idea, and also teaching Linux! How > to use Windows or Word or Linux or whatever you like should be the personal > choice of the student for it's own (nothing to do with school!) > After for people who don't have access to technology because of financial > problems, the school should be delivering some optional extra Practical > Classes, where you could go kind of freely. There, they would be able to > get familiar with internet, with a word processing, etc. but they should be > trying different ones, see what they would prefer... Which means also to > have competent teachers in different systems and softwares. > > Jean-Christophe Point taken! It's all about freedom of choice. -- Good Speed, Harm Bathoorn. "Sudden Death!! Microsoft Office demands it's serial-code AGAIN!!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] AAAaaaargh!!! M$madness!!!
On Tuesday 29 January 2002 22:27, you wrote: > Dont worry its part of the learning processfor children. > its to teach them how to deal with disapointment. > > > > you know just as they've typed 3 hours of homework, they get the blue > screen, and have to start all over again. > > > It also trains them to be able to cope with traffic police when they are > older. > > > you have performed an illegal action > > It could also be used as a training tool for young offenders, get them > used to gates and windows. > > :) > > bg > richard > > Hey guys, Don't take me too seriously! I just sat there talked, was mister nice guy, promised a demo cdrom (again) made an appointment with the principal again, etc... all for the good cause (my children and linux, in that order). I'm not just M$ bashing, I'm against being brainwashed into stupidity. M$Office isn't that bad, it's the rest! I just had to get all the cropped up anguish and frustation out:) I needed a cheering up and you lot did a fine job:) Thanks very, very much. Especially Pierre, I've been to your page quite a few times last year. Chappeau! End of thread, Please! -- Good hunting, Harm Bathoorn. "Sudden Death!! Microsoft Office demands it's serial-code AGAIN!!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] AAAaaaargh!!! M$madness!!!
Hello all, Just wanted to scream, sorry about that:) I've been to an IT evening at my children's (primary) school witnessing how the teachers think they can turn my children into braindead M$windows consumers. The principal even came over to ask (he'd heard I was in computers) if I felt like helping out in teaching the kids how to use Word , excel and powerpoint. hence the shriek. He didn't even understand when I told him I hardly had any windows apps knowledge, he thought I was talking DOS. I already wrote an article for them on the subject but aparently nobody's read it. Maybe it wasn't braindead enough:( Look like I'll have to go for it a second time, and hope I get my message across this time. I doubt it though, they've already got the local IT vultures all over them. What a waste of resources:( -- Good luck, Harm Bathoorn. "Sudden Death!! Microsoft Office demands it's serial-code AGAIN!!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Mdk8.2 trouble avant la lettre:(
Hi all, I'm in a bit of a spot here, here's the dreary story: I downloaded the 8.2 beta disk 1 and wanting to download disk 2 decided to tranfer the first .iso image to the pc with the burner in it. I use Gftp for that transfer. I had to make some room on the remote PC and wanted to delete an old .iso (mdk7.0) image already there. So great big clumsy me deleted the 8.2 image localy:( This was all done using Gftp and the deleted .iso image being kept on a seperately mounted partition. The deletion was done in a second, giving me the idea that it's not really deleted (yet). I mean the file wasn't that small! Anybody got any idea's on where to look? The .gftp/cache directory doesn't show anything nor do the /temp directories. I'd hate to download the lot a second time so I'll jump at any straw. -- TIA, Harm Bathoorn. "Sudden Death!! Microsoft Office demands it's serial-code AGAIN!!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xircom 10/100/56 and m8.1
On Sunday 27 January 2002 10:58, you wrote: > Do a 'cardctl info' to see if it gets recognized as it should. Ummh sorry, that should've been 'cardctl ident' -- Harm Bathoorn. "Sudden Death!! Microsoft Office demands it's serial-code AGAIN!!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xircom 10/100/56 and m8.1
On Sunday 27 January 2002 02:25, you wrote: > Can't seem to get my Xircom RBEM56G-100BTX 10/100/56k pcmcia card to work.. > > The pcmcia howto (http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/doc/PCMCIA-HOWTO) > says that I should use the tulip driver. > > When I do so in hardrake autoprob I get a failure and prompted to inter the > following settings: > > tulip_debug (i) > may_ierrupt_work(int) > rx_copybreak(i) > csrd(i) > options(1-8i) > full_duplex(i) > > Any help in what vaules I should set these to would be greatly appreciated > > (by the way this is an HP omnibook 2150 P2 128mb ram new 8.1 install from > cd kernal2.4.8-26mdrk to be patched after I can get online with id dammit!) > > TIA, > > Greg > > > > > _ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- That's funny I never did anything: Just installed linux (mdk7.0 upto 8.1 and now slackware7.1) with pcmcia support (pcmcia cd-rom!). After completed installation just stuck the xircom card in as well (credit card version:)) and it worked with no additional drivers or modules needed. Do a 'cardctl info' to see if it gets recognized as it should. Is there any difference with the credit card version xircom560 10/100/56? I shouldn't really think so. Good Luck, Harm Bathoorn. "Sudden Death!! Microsoft Office demands it's serial-code AGAIN!!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Euro problem, only Spanish locale? --> THE SOLUTION
On Friday 25 January 2002 23:42, you wrote: > The problem isn't at the locales, the problem is well, i don't know > where the problem is exactly, but i know the solution"It works for me" > (tm) > > Edit your /etc/sysconfig/i18n. > Add the .ISO-8859-15 suffix to all entries. > Logout, login, if you have the iso-8859-15 selected in kde and if your font > has the ¤ (euro) your should be able to type and display it. > > My /etc/sysconfig/i18n looks like this: > SYSFONT=lat0-sun16 > LC_MONETARY=pt_PT.ISO-8859-15 > #LC_CTYPE=en_IE.ISO-8859-15 > LC_NUMERIC=pt_PT.ISO-8859-15 > LC_MESSAGES=en_IE.ISO-8859-15 > LANG=en_IE.ISO-8859-15 > LC_TIME=pt_PT.ISO-8859-15 > LC_COLLATE=pt_PT.ISO-8859-15 > SYSFONTACM=iso15 > > ATTENTION: do NOT use the @euro suffix, it DOESN'T work!!! Could someone at > Mandrake check this? If i use the @euro suffix i can see but i can't type > the ¤, but if i use the .ISO-8859-15 suffix kde works like it should. > > You're right it works for me too, that is using ie_IE.ISO-8895-15 allround (I'm not Portuguese:) Good Luck, Harm Bathoorn. "Looking for kicks? Try digital Russian Roulette; Use Outlook Express" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] floppy access in 8.1
On Friday 25 January 2002 22:38, you wrote: >My fstab entry looks like this: > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto > user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 > >-- and it works fine! I opened a terminal, typed mount /mnt/floppy , > did an ls on it, and so on. Could umask be the "missing link"? Is your > user in the "group" with access to the floppy? > > Doug Gough wrote: > > Is it just me, or is floppy disk usage under Linux an unadulterated pain > > in the ass? I'm really not a newbie, but I can't get it done. I've > > formatted it with Gnome Floppy, with a Linux Native (ext2) file system. > > It formats successfully, and then I try to mount it as follows: mount > > /mnt/floppy and I get this message: > > > > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many > > mounted file systems. > > > > I've run mke2fs on it, to make sure that the disk has the correct file > > system. That seems to work. I've checked my fstab file, and the floppy > > entry looks like this: > > > > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto > > user,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 > > > > I don't know alot about this, but from what I've read, this seems like a > > perfectly valid fstab entry for my floppy drive. > > The drive works properly under Windows, and in fact, it seems that I have > > this problem with numerous different Linux computers. I must be doing > > something wrong, and I won't be surprised if it's simple and obvious, but > > I can't figure it out. Please help. > > > > Doug Gough > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- My fstab entry includes umask=0 but I've noticed the same pains. Using different floppy drives to no avail. If I want a stable and sure floppy I first go and format it on a DOS box (does it quicker too) or with my Slackware7.1 laptop. I've had the problem since mdk7.2 and tried everything in the book. Good luck, Harm Bathoorn. "Looking for kicks? Try digital Russian Roulette; Use Outlook Express" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Euro problem, only Spanish locale?
On Friday 25 January 2002 16:08, you wrote: > > > > > > > > Be asured though: KDE and the euro are stumping people all over > > > > Europe -all with various degree's of non success. Maybe KDE3 will > > > > solve all this. > > > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > > > Harm Bathoorn. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Maybe we must specify to ghostscript, in some way, that it must use > > > iso8559-15 fonts... > > > Any idea? > > > óscar. > > > > -- > > Well I tried 'printing to file' with Star6. The thus made .ps file showed > > the Euro and printed it fine. > > If you really need the Euro badly, you could try Star6.0. It's a lot > > faster than 5.2 and hasn't crashed on me yet. I recommend it fot normal > > office use. > > > > Maybe somebody else has some more idea's:) > > > > Good luck, > > Harm Bathoorn. > > I'm agree with you, but I'm afraid Star6.0 does not have support for > spanish (still)-: > Thank you > óscar Yes, It does! I just checked:) Staroffice6.0 Betaversion -- Good Hunting, Harm Bathoorn. "Looking for kicks? Try digital Russian Roulette; Use Outlook Express" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Euro problem, only Spanish locale?
On Friday 25 January 2002 12:24, you wrote: > El vie, 25-01-2002 a las 11:52, Harm Bathoorn escribió: > > On Friday 25 January 2002 10:22, you wrote: > > > El jue, 24-01-2002 a las 23:18, Harm Bathoorn escribió: > > > > On Thursday 24 January 2002 22:58, you wrote: > > > > > Ok. Kde is a nightmare. I can't configure it and the euro symbol is > > > > > currently a "?" symbol. OTOH, I can see the euro symbol in gnome > > > > > apps and staroffice 5.2. But I can't print it. > > > > > Can somebody print the Euro ¤ symbol? > > > > > Maybe the euro symbol will print in 8.2? > > > > > > > > I've been able to print for over a year now using staroffice (5.0 > > > > through 5.2 to 6.0) with starcalc to create the bills I send. > > > > Admittedly at the time I first needed Window$ to put it in the > > > > template:) > > > > > > > > If you can see the it symbol in gnome you can copy it with cut & > > > > paste to KDE configuration centre > valuta symbols making it usable > > > > in kspread. -- Harm Bathoorn. > > > > > > Thank you, Harm > > > But then, why I can't print the symbol that I can see in the screen? > > > It happens with my two systems, both with LM8.1 > > > One printer is hp laserjet 1200 series. The other is Lexmark Z22 with > > > the lexmark's drivers. I have tried with lprng and cups. > > > Can you Help? > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > Well frankly you just made me discover that 5.2 defacto does not print > > the symbol any more. I hadn't noticed as I use 6.0 for my facturations > > and installed it around the same time as mdk8.1. > > Why it does that I'm not sure, as I have set my locale to iso8559-15 > > in kde. Still staroffice 6.0 does the job so it has nothing to do with > > the printerdrivers as staroffice uses the default ones on the machine. > > > > Be asured though: KDE and the euro are stumping people all over Europe > > -all with various degree's of non success. Maybe KDE3 will solve all > > this. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Harm Bathoorn. > > Thanks, > Maybe we must specify to ghostscript, in some way, that it must use > iso8559-15 fonts... > Any idea? > óscar. -- Well I tried 'printing to file' with Star6. The thus made .ps file showed the Euro and printed it fine. If you really need the Euro badly, you could try Star6.0. It's a lot faster than 5.2 and hasn't crashed on me yet. I recommend it fot normal office use. Maybe somebody else has some more idea's:) Good luck, Harm Bathoorn. "Looking for kicks? Try digital Russian Roulette; Use Outlook Express" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Euro problem, only Spanish locale?
On Friday 25 January 2002 10:22, you wrote: > El jue, 24-01-2002 a las 23:18, Harm Bathoorn escribió: > > On Thursday 24 January 2002 22:58, you wrote: > > > Ok. Kde is a nightmare. I can't configure it and the euro symbol is > > > currently a "?" symbol. OTOH, I can see the euro symbol in gnome apps > > > and staroffice 5.2. But I can't print it. > > > Can somebody print the Euro ¤ symbol? > > > Maybe the euro symbol will print in 8.2? > > > > I've been able to print for over a year now using staroffice (5.0 through > > 5.2 to 6.0) with starcalc to create the bills I send. > > Admittedly at the time I first needed Window$ to put it in the template:) > > > > If you can see the it symbol in gnome you can copy it with cut & paste to > > KDE configuration centre > valuta symbols making it usable in kspread. -- > > Harm Bathoorn. > > Thank you, Harm > But then, why I can't print the symbol that I can see in the screen? > It happens with my two systems, both with LM8.1 > One printer is hp laserjet 1200 series. The other is Lexmark Z22 with > the lexmark's drivers. I have tried with lprng and cups. > Can you Help? > Thanks -- Well frankly you just made me discover that 5.2 defacto does not print the symbol any more. I hadn't noticed as I use 6.0 for my facturations and installed it around the same time as mdk8.1. Why it does that I'm not sure, as I have set my locale to iso8559-15 in kde. Still staroffice 6.0 does the job so it has nothing to do with the printerdrivers as staroffice uses the default ones on the machine. Be asured though: KDE and the euro are stumping people all over Europe -all with various degree's of non success. Maybe KDE3 will solve all this. Good luck, Harm Bathoorn. "Looking for kicks? Try digital Russian Roulette; Use Outlook Express" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] What now with konqueror?
On Friday 25 January 2002 02:58, you wrote: > On Thursday 24 January 2002 01:58 pm, you wrote: > > On Thursday 24 January 2002 19:42, you wrote: > > > OK, I gave up on my system and wiped it and then reinstalled 8.1 from > > > scratch AGAIN (3 times in so many days). It booted up, identified my > > > pcmcia 3c589 OK and got me a connection. Sound still dead. I just > > > can't get konqueror to startup as a user - I CAN start it as root. > > > > I got the same 'problem' after installing java-plugins. > > Doesn't bother me enough to repair yet though. > > What helps in my case: Do a login again and it > > works. Funny thing: if I logout 'normally' my wacom pad stops functioning > > this way all goes well. > > Reeks heavily of X or NVidia (in my case) doesn't it? > > FWIW, after installing Flash 5 and JRE 1.1.3 Konqueror wouldn't start as > either file manager or web browser as normal user after loging out and back > in. I didn't try it as root.. I finally had to remove KDE and > reinstall the whole shootin' match... > I tried this twice to make sure I hadn't messed up the first time and then > just installed JRE 1.1.3 and everything seems OK niw.. Must have > been Flash 5 that trashed it.. -- That's interesting, my experience is the either way round. Had Flash working great but not Java. After the JRE1.1.3 install these symptoms appeared. I still think it reeks of X because of the strange behaviour of my Wacom. On the other hand it's user specific KDE settings that do this. Using another Windowmanager like windowmaker enabled me to open konq as filemanager no problem as did any other user on the machine. I haven't retried yet, but next time I do I'll create a 'test'user first. Good Luck, Harm Bathoorn. "Looking for kicks? Try digital Russian Roulette; Use Outlook Express" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Euro problem, only Spanish locale?
On Thursday 24 January 2002 22:58, you wrote: > Ok. Kde is a nightmare. I can't configure it and the euro symbol is > currently a "?" symbol. OTOH, I can see the euro symbol in gnome apps > and staroffice 5.2. But I can't print it. > Can somebody print the Euro ¤ symbol? > Maybe the euro symbol will print in 8.2? I've been able to print for over a year now using staroffice (5.0 through 5.2 to 6.0) with starcalc to create the bills I send. Admittedly at the time I first needed Window$ to put it in the template:) If you can see the it symbol in gnome you can copy it with cut & paste to KDE configuration centre > valuta symbols making it usable in kspread. -- Harm Bathoorn. "Looking for kicks? Try digital Russian Roulette; Use Outlook Express" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] What now with konqueror?
On Thursday 24 January 2002 19:42, you wrote: > OK, I gave up on my system and wiped it and then reinstalled 8.1 from > scratch AGAIN (3 times in so many days). It booted up, identified my > pcmcia 3c589 OK and got me a connection. Sound still dead. I just can't > get konqueror to startup as a user - I CAN start it as root. > > I got the same 'problem' after installing java-plugins. Doesn't bother me enough to repair yet though. What helps in my case: Do a login again and it works. Funny thing: if I logout 'normally' my wacom pad stops functioning this way all goes well. Reeks heavily of X or NVidia (in my case) doesn't it? -- Good luck, Harm Bathoorn. "Looking for kicks? Try digital Russian Roulette; Use Outlook Express" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ppp/modem blues secondtime DONE!
On Tuesday 22 January 2002 11:14, you wrote:> > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > It might help to have a look at the "include port" lines as well. If > those lines exclude the ioports normally reserved for serial ports 1-4 > then we may have an explanation. The only thing that occurs to me in > regard to 3rd party kernels is that there may be other floppy images on > CDs 2 and 3. Good luck with the install > > Best regards, > Arnold That did the trick, thanks a lot:) There weren't any differences in the pcmcia.config files (both Slack and mdk only excluded irq 4) so I just excluded irq 3 as well. Result: modem worked fine but a lost interrupt on the cdrom. After removing exclude irq 4 they both function well. -- Harm Bathoorn. "Looking for kicks? Try digital Russian Roulette; Use Outlook Express!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ppp/modem blues secondtime
On Tuesday 22 January 2002 09:55, you wrote: > Assuming you have Mandrake installed, we need to get the resource > conflict handled. In /etc/pcmcia/config.opts you should see "exclude > irq 4", "exclude irq 3", "exclude port 0x2f8-0x2ff", and "exclude port > 0x3f8-0x3ff". That should prevent the pcmcia card from getting > resources the serial ports need. > > Best regards, > Arnold Well actually Slack was still installed. The only exclude mentioned in config.opts is irq 4 for the first built in serial port.. I copied the the relevant config files to a floppy and started re-installing mdk7.2. Interesting to see if and which diffs there are. It'l take a while with the p133 though:) After that's worked out I'l be giving 8.1 a try. On installing 8.1 with 'expert' option the first demand is about optional 3rd party kernels on specific floppys. I'm not quite in the clear as to exactly which floppies are meant and how to acquire them. -- Harm Bathoorn. "Free software is changing global economy the same way trade guilds did in the middle ages" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ppp/modem blues secondtime
On Tuesday 22 January 2002 05:21, you wrote: > Harm Bathoorn wrote: > > > I've got a problem here. > > I want to install Mandrake on my thinkpad(P133, 40m ram, 1 gbHD) -no > > problem at all using 7.2 > > Here's the but: My gsm serial connection will not work and I realy need > > it to. symptoms: > > If/when the pcmcia card (cdromdrive) is in the socket I get 'sorry the > > modem is busy' on a query (it's on ttyS1) > > On removing the cdrom card I get a lot of gibberish on a query but at > > least the modem is found. > > Slowing down the modem to 2400 k reduces the gibberish that's all. > > > > The exact same configuration using Slackware7.2 works flawlessly. > > Anybody got any hints how to get this out of the way? > > > > I also have a Thinkpad (TP600E) and I have had an interesting time > configuring it. In regards to the problem with the pcmcia card, it > really sounds like a resource conflict; either IRQ or io address. There > is a way to tell the pcmcia card manager to not use a particular > resource range. You need to add the resources you want excluded to the > /etc/pcmcia/config.opts file. Do you have Mandrake 8.1 installed > already, or are you trying to install it? > > Best regards > Arnold Well actually I'm not having any problems with the pcmcia slots. They work fine with Mandrake, even the cdrom-card and the xircom-network card simultaniously (which gave win98 quircks). The gsm I use now (alas,the one with the pcmcia got stolen) has a dierct connection to the serial port with an internal hardmodem in the phone, making it defacto an external modem. Using the 'Hayes' standard protocoll works fine under with Slackware but doesn't give the response it should with Mandrake. It probably is a resource conflict, but I can't find the difference in the use of them tween Mdk and Slack at a first check. That's why I'm asking, it's fairly time consuming re-installing again and again so I want to check as much as possible beforehand. In regards to Mdk8.1 install, I got a working install using the 'vgalo expert' option but the result was s-l-o-w due to the 'overweight' kernel. Using the second disk for an alternative kernel doesn't work straight out due to the pcmcia cdrom needing a boot-floppy. There are various ways to get around this methinks but as long as I don't get the modem going it's not worth trying. It's the essential tool in my case when I'm 'on the road' (actually rivers and canals) to keep in touch with my home-network. -- Harm Bathoorn. "Free software is changing global economy the same way trade guilds did in the middle ages" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] ppp/modem blues secondtime
Hi all, This is the second time I'm sending this question. I'm sorta dissapointed at the silence. Does this mean that you all, despite all the noise you make don't really know the difference between the slack PPP and the Mandrake PPP (I certainly don't, but then I'm just a skipper trying to get his loaded barge from Amsterdam to Paris and Vv--but I'm willing to learn, only I do need help!) ..if so, that's just as bad as Windoze. Simply accepting all that's delivered with the PC (or the cdrom) as the 'walhalla' and no (real)questions asked! Frankly I'm heavily dissapointed.:( - I've got a problem here. I want to install Mandrake on my thinkpad(P133, 40m ram, 1 gbHD) -no problem at all using 7.2 Here's the but: My gsm serial connection will not work and I realy need it to. symptoms: If/when the pcmcia card (cdromdrive) is in the socket I get 'sorry the modem is busy' on a query (it's on ttyS1) On removing the cdrom card I get a lot of gibberish on a query but at least the modem is found. Slowing down the modem to 2400 k reduces the gibberish that's all. The exact same configuration using Slackware7.2 works flawlessly. Anybody got any hints how to get this out of the way? I badly want Mandrake on the laptop as I use it a lot to show off to windoze users how linux makes old hardware look goood;) -- Thanks in advance, Harm Bathoorn. "Free software is changing global economy the same way trade guilds did in the middle ages" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Is it possible to make it work??????
On Tuesday 22 January 2002 00:33, you wrote: > Hi Everybody, > > I'd like to ask you for help. > > I have an old 486 (25Mhz) laptop with 190 MB HDD, 4 MB in RAM and floppy > (there is no cd-rom). > > I was trying to "use" it. And the only thing I can put there is Windows > 3.1 with Word and Excell 95. > > I was wondering if there is any possibility to put there instead of > Windows kind of "small" Linux with reduced KDE or GNOME (It would be > nice to have just a KWord, Anjuta and Mozilla to surf on the net). > > I can imagine I would need a special linux distribution, kernel > compilation, etc... > > Could someone tell me if it is possible??? Could you help me to make > this instalation It certainly is! but depends on the trouble you want to take and what you're after. On the one hand if it's a standalone PC you'd have to be to real clear as to what you exactly want it to do -once that's clear it's only a case of 'being bothered'. On the other hand if it's a PC that can be connected to a server in a lan configuration the ltsp-project is something worth looking at (http:/www.ltsp.net). Frankly 486PC's have enough life in them yet, as long as you're sure to as what you want to achieve. -- Greetings, Harm Bathoorn. "Free software is changing global economy the same way trade guilds did in the middle ages" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] ppp/modem blues
Hi all, I've got a problem here. I want to install Mandrake on my thinkpad(P133, 40m ram, 1 gbHD) -no problem at all using 7.2 Here's the but: My gsm serial connection will not work and I realy need it to. symptoms: If/when the pcmcia card (cdromdrive) is in the socket I get 'sorry the modem is busy' on a query (it's on ttyS1) On removing the cdrom card I get a lot of gibberish on a query but at least the modem is found. Slowing down the modem to 2400 k reduces the gibberish that's all. The exact same configuration using Slackware7.2 works flawlessly. Anybody got any hints how to get this out of the way? I badly want Mandrake on the laptop as I use it a lot to show off to windoze users how linux makes old hardware look goood;) -- Thanks in advance, Harm Bathoorn. "Free software is changing global economy the same way trade guilds did in the middle ages" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] cdRW in ext3
hallo all, I'm a bit at a loss at the moment. I changed over to ext3 and I like it. But I can't get my cd burner going properly. It jams practically the whole machine, recovers and then just keeps on burning to no avail. No way of stopping except by hitting the 'power' or 'reset' knob. It was working before (though flaky) on my P4 mobo. Sound familiar to anyone? Good hunting, Harm Bathoorn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Shopping for Motherboard for Linux
On Saturday 15 December 2001 08:57, you wrote: > On Friday 14 December 2001 06:18 pm, you wrote: > > On Friday 14 December 2001 06:10 pm, Felix Miata wrote: > > > Time to move past socket 7. I > > Is everyone getting new mobos for Christmas? 8) > > Hoyt Well, over here in Europe (mainland) we're moving on to the Euro. All those 'old socks' stashed away with local currency suddenly have to see daylight. A taxcollector's wetdream! So you might as well buy a mobo and a chip or two, if it has to go anyway:) Good hunting, Harm Bathoorn. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] urpmi
On Friday 07 December 2001 03:24 am, you wrote: > is it possible to use urpmi to install a package from a particular source > -not necessarily the most up-todate, rpmdrake offers the option to deselect > sources and it lists all versions of a package to choose from, but i can't > see if this can be done from the command line, man urpmi doesn't list > anything that looks like what i want > > bascule As root/su use 'urpmi.addmedia' and/or 'urpmi.removemedia' on the commandline. Good hunting, Harm Bathoorn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
