Re: [expert] Modem Problem
I just thought I mention this: Actually, it doesn't have to be a WinModem (although this one probably is) to have this problem. I had (just sold it today) a Diamond SupraExpress PCI modem, which is not a winmodem, yet I had the same problems as I did with winmodems. It is heavily dependant on full plug'n'play support because of the way it communicates through the PCI port. On the RedHat hardware compatibility list it is listed as non-compatible. But I have found a file VERY hidden on the modem's driver disk which had a few lines on how to use it under Linus. This involved the use of the DOS driver (which I coud not fin anywhere) and LOADLIN and a few changes in autoexec.bat. So, in short, I would have had to 'warm boot' Linux. Istvan Ramon Gandia wrote: > "Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D." wrote: > > > > I've just reinstalled Mandrake Helios on my pentium platform. I have a > > Zoom 56K PCI Faxmodem that used to work. The boot process sets up the ISA > > PnP devices, but when I look for the modem with kppp I get a message that > > the modem is busy. > > It used to work? In Windows 95/98 maybe. The Zoom PCI modem, > as with 99.99% of all PCI modems, is a WinModem. In other words, > the parts are stripped out of it, and the functions are in a > Win95 "driver program" that is proprietary and does not work > in Linux. You need a new modem. It will also improve the > performance under Windows. Trust me, I am an ISP. -- ___ POWERED BY L | Istvan Bronowiecki|_ I | Melbourne, Australia | http://me.alphalink.com.au | N |___| [EMAIL PROTECTED]| U |_| X MANDRAKE 7
Re: [expert] Adding ttf fonts
Andrea Celli wrote: > "Istvan B." wrote: > > > > I don't seem to have this. What do you mean by "use the ttf-package" > > on the CD? You mean the font collection? What does mkttfdir do > > exactly? Does it only make the fonts.dir? > > I know only that: > - I choose to install ttf during Mandrake-6.1 (custom) installation; > - I ran mkttfdir; > - true type fonts work right on my Linux box; > - I upgraded to M-7.0 and ttf support still works. I found it. It is basically the same as ttmkfdir. I did have tt fonts when Installed Mandrake (the ones that come with the system) I just wanted to add more. It is so much better when using text in Gimp, as I have over 300 fonts that I can use now! :-) It helps with web design. > May be, during installation a "configuration procedure" starts, > I don't know what exactly mkttfdir does. > But it works. -- = | === Istvan Bronowiecki - Melbourne, Australia | Powered by Linux 2.2.14 = | === Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends (G. Bernard Shaw)
Re: [expert] Adding ttf fonts
I don't seem to have this. What do you mean by "use the ttf-package" on the CD? You mean the font collection? What does mkttfdir do exactly? Does it only make the fonts.dir? But, I fixed it now. I even wrote a kind of HOW-TO, just in case anyone has the same complications as I did. I have already done what everyone else suggested before I wrote here, but after I ran "chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/truetype" it seemed to have changed the default font dir as well, because after that X would not start, it complained about not being able to find the default font. Anyway, I've written down everything I did, and I think I will put it on my website. Just in case nothing else works. Thanks for all the help! Andrea Celli wrote: > "Istvan B." wrote: > > > > I hev just signed up to this list, although I've been using > > Mandrake for about 8 months now (RedHat before), so I'm not > > really sure if this is an already over-discussed issue (I could > > imagine it to be). I've also sent this message to both expert and > > newbie, because I haven't receive enough mails yet to find out > > which is more useful. > > I have downloaded ttf fonts from the web, > > You can use the ttf-package on Mandrake's CD and then > run "mkttfdir". > > The mkttfdir command is into a strange package: perlftlib. > > bye, Andrea -- = | === Istvan Bronowiecki - Melbourne, Australia | Powered by Linux 2.2.14 = | === Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends (G. Bernard Shaw)
