[expert] Errors in /var/log/messages on LM7.2

[John LeMay]

All,

I'm seeing a lot of these messages in my log on an older LM7.2 machine.
There have been a very few updates to this machine in a long time. Can't
find anything real useful on Google about the message though. And ideas?

Jul 10 09:08:30 cyclops rpc.statd[713]: gethostbyname error for
cyclops.njmc.com
Jul 10 09:08:30 cyclops rpc.statd[713]: STAT_FAIL to cyclops.njmc.com for
SM_MON
 of 192.168.2.51



John LeMay
Senior Consultant
NJMC, LLC.




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Re: [expert] How is 8.0 on laptops?

[John LeMay]

On Thursday 09 August 2001 15:58, you wrote:
> Hello,
>  I am thinking of upgrading the RedHat 6.1 on my laptop to Mandrake 8.0.
> However, with the RH I could not get X working properly without a lot of
> trouble.  The laptop is a Gateway 9300XL. It supports the same X as the
> Dell inspiron 7500.  Anyone out there running Mandrake 8.0 on one of these
> laptops?  Did you get X working?

It would be great here on my Thinkpad T20 if it supported my wireless 
ethernet controller.

-- 
John LeMay
Senior Enterprise Consultant
NJMC, LLC.

Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.0 for Sparc

[John LeMay]

On Thursday 09 August 2001 12:01, you wrote:
> Is anyone interested in helping me create a Mandrake 8.0 CD for the
> Sparc
> machines?  Since RedHat has dropped it's support for the Sparc machines

I would be willing to help out with my little Ultra 5. Although at 270 MHz, 
I'm not sure how helpful I can be! 

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Re: [expert] Anti-virus software

[John LeMay]

On Friday 27 July 2001 20:58, you wrote:
> Hello,
> I am looking at getting a anti-virus program fo rmy LM8.0 machine.
> Would it be possible to get a few recommendations?  I am continually
> forwarding mail out to others, and I would hate to be the one to pass on
> a virus.  I don't want to push my luck to far.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Darcy Brodie

Hi Darcy,

I use McAfee here on my LM72 file and mail server, however I don't really 
expect it to catch email viruses since that's not what it was really designed 
for. In this case I use it primarily to scan the filesystem in case one of my 
Windows machines has become infected and is storing viruses on the server. Of 
course since I am running McAfee on the Windows clients as well, I haven't 
had a problem yet!

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Senior Enterprise Consultant
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[expert] Keyboard Problems with X and LM80f1

[John LeMay]

Hi all,

Could someone point me in the right direction to determine why certain keys 
on my 101 key IBM keyboard (the big one - PS/2 style) do not work? 
Specifically, keys like home, end, the arrow keys, and some others do not 
work most noticably in Netscape.

I've checked in XF86config-4 and had to change the keyboard def from 105 key 
to 101, but it didn't seem to make a difference.

help!

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Senior Enterprise Consultant
NJMC

Re: [expert] linux/unix administrator

[John LeMay]

On Friday 20 July 2001 00:57, you wrote:
> Well Although i am a Windows NT/2000 Administrator but i have learn quiet a
> few skill of Unix/linux administration ..
> And learning day by day ... now all i want to know that as a unix admin is
> it my respinsibility to know all the command switches all the time can i
> get help from a manual book or man page from time to time ...???
> lets face it i am having sme problem remembering all of them ... a part
> from that Unix/linux isnt that diffecult ...
>
> thanks
> Faisal

Civilme did a good job explaining a lot of what a good admin should know and 
do. The important thing to remember is where to go to find the appropriate 
info if you don't recall it immediately. This is true no matter what you are 
supporting.

Knowing how to really *USE* man pages and search engines is much of the 
difference between a good administrator and a not so good one.

Another point is that while you may not remember all of the switches for a 
given command - ls is a perfect example - you will probably find that you 
will remember many of them in the format that you find them most usefull. 
Some examples for ls that I use daily include ls -l, ls -Rl, or ls -al. I 
rarely use ls without using the -l switch, so it's easy for me to remember. 

Like coding, you will tend to associate "blocks" of characters with a given 
task. For example, how many times did you have to read the "rm" man page 
before learning that "rm -rf /" is a bad thing (most of the time)?

-- 
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Senior Enterprise Consultant
NJMC

[expert] Looking for Wireless Support

[John LeMay]

All,

Does anyone have any info on when we may see support for the 3Com AirConnect 
(Spectrum24) wireless network adapter built into a 'Drake distro? I just 
installed Freq1 on my Thinkpad and I'm looking at the driver for the Spectrum 
(at it's Sourceforge home). It doesn't look hard to integrate, so I may give 
it a shot.

Just curious as to when we could see an out of the box solution.

BTW, I was quite impressed when lilo was automatically configured to also 
boot my existing Windows 2000 partition.

-- 
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Senior Enterprise Consultant
NJMC

Re: [expert] One-time passwd -- how?

[John LeMay]

On Friday 06 July 2001 20:10, you wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 05:38:03PM -0400, Michael Scottaline wrote:
>
> No! You're missing the point. This works in a small network, but what
> happens if you want to change lots of people's passwords? Simply use a
> random password generator, print out each password on a small piece of
> paper and expire the passwords. The user must change the password on
> first use, so it's (relatively) secure. It also means that the only
> person that knows the password is the user. If you didn't expire the
> password, a lazy user could keep the first password, which someone
> else may have discovered in transit to the user, giving this third person
> account access - bad.
>

I was looking for an easy way to do this and never found it. What I've 
resulted to doing is to leave the account with no password (by deleting the 
password field in /etc/shadow). This forces the user to set a password at 
next login.

-- 
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Senior Enterprise Consultant
NJMC

[expert] Script Errors with LM7.2 & 8 with ksh

[John LeMay Jr]

Has anyone else noticed the script problem when using ksh as the login 
shell with either LM7.2 or 8? Is there an explanation for this? I can 
provide more details if needed, however I believe anyone with ksh as 
their login shell has probably seen this.

[expert] theme-selector-applet still Segfaulting with LM7.2

[John LeMay Jr]

I've rerolled my machine back to LM7.2, however I maintained my home 
directory. Just like in LM8, the Gnome theme-selector-applet causes a 
segfault as soon as it is selected. 

Could someone point me to what file – most likely in my ~/ - may be causing 
this? I've tried doing an ls -Rl >> out right before and one right after 
attempting to use theme-selector-applet and comparing them with diff, but I 
haven't been sucessful in figuring this out. I've also tried mv'ing 
~/.gnome – again to no avail.

Help!

Thanks!

Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.0 and aic7xxx

[John LeMay Jr]

If I run the install with an IDE CDROM, I would like to switch back to my 
SCSI cdrom at some point. Has a later version of the kernel been 
Drake-packaged with a good fix yet?

Thanks for the input so far folks!

>> Original Message <<

On 6/5/2001, 2:55:06 PM, Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote 
regarding Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.0 and aic7xxx:

> Or use an IDE CDROM.  The problem is with Adaptec controllers and SCSI 
CDROMs.

Re: [expert] Article about Mandrakesoft's "new direction"

[John LeMay]

You didn't miss anything, but I was reading between the lines a bit.

- Original Message - 
From: "Wolfgang Bornath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] Article about Mandrakesoft's "new direction"


> 
> Did I miss something? I thought there was a remark about
> Mandrake *will* keep up making distros and searching an extra
> way to make money.
> So, no reason to turn the clock back to the awful days where
> there was no Linux-Mandrake...
>  
> wobo

Re: [expert] No WM with LM 7.2 VNC Package

[John LeMay]

It seems odd here since I can't start any xclient apparently. I've been
running my own install of vnc on several boxes with no problem for ages.
I'm wondering if something needs to be chmod'd to get it to work right,
although I've tried as a normal user and as root.

On Sun, 14 Jan 2001, Mark Belanger wrote:

> I'm positive that vnc works with windowmaker and kde in
> Mandrake 7.2
> 
> -Mark
> 
> "John J. LeMay Jr." wrote:
> > 
> > I cannot seem to get a window manager to start with the VNC package that
> > shipped with LM 7.2. I've tried using gnome-session and twm & in
> > ~/.vnc/xstartup, but neither will start. Ever tried starting gnome-terminal,
> > that didn't work either. Here's a copy of the log:
> > 
> > 13/01/01 19:03:30 Xvnc version 3.3.3
> > 13/01/01 19:03:30 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge.
> > 13/01/01 19:03:30 All Rights Reserved.
> > 13/01/01 19:03:30 See http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc for information on VNC
> > 13/01/01 19:03:30 Desktop name 'X' (cyclops:1)
> > 13/01/01 19:03:30 Protocol version supported 3.3
> > 13/01/01 19:03:30 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
> > 13/01/01 19:03:30 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801
> > 13/01/01 19:03:30   URL http://cyclops:5801
> > X connection to cyclops:1.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
> > 
> > 13/01/01 19:03:57 Got connection from client 192.168.2.51
> > 13/01/01 19:03:57 Protocol version 3.3
> > 13/01/01 19:04:00 Pixel format for client 192.168.2.51:
> > 13/01/01 19:04:00   32 bpp, depth 24, little endian
> > 13/01/01 19:04:00   true colour: max r 255 g 255 b 255, shift r 16 g 8 b 0
> > 13/01/01 19:04:00 Using hextile encoding for client 192.168.2.51
> > 13/01/01 19:04:04 Client 192.168.2.51 gone
> > 13/01/01 19:04:04 Statistics:
> > 13/01/01 19:04:04   key events received 1, pointer events 45
> > 13/01/01 19:04:04   framebuffer updates 47, rectangles 96, bytes 410268
> > 13/01/01 19:04:04 hextile rectangles 96, bytes 410268
> > 13/01/01 19:04:04   raw bytes equivalent 3225900, compression ratio 7.862909
> > 
> > Looks like X is lost right after starting the http listener.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > John LeMay Jr.
> > Senior Enterprise Consultant
> > NJMC, LLC.
> 

Re: [expert] Having problems with Napster clients

[John LeMay]

I was on with Gnapster last night myself, so it seems to be working here.
You could try logging in a few times - Napster uses dns round robin for
loab balancing, so if one of the servers was down a timeout could occur
that may not happen the next time you try. 

On Sun, 14 Jan 2001, Vincent Danen wrote:

>  
> We may have to wait for a new version of gnapster if they did change
> something that makes the current gnapster incompatible.
>

Re: [expert] Printer Problem

[John LeMay]

Sounds like lpr is trying to use lp instead of lp0. Try lpr -Plp0
test.txt.

On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, mcoady wrote:

> Installed Mandrake 7.1 along with HPLaserjet 4l printer (non-postscript).
> 
> WordPerfect runs the printer without a problem. But, when I try to print a test.txt 
>file
> 
> $lpr text.txt
> 
> I get: 
> 
> lpr: lp:: printer unknown.
> 
> #printtool reveals that the printer is indeed there at lp0.
> It prints a  Ascii test file directly to port, but nothing happens when I simply run 
>the Print Ascii test page.
> 
> Even installing PDQ and running it does not solve the problem.
> 
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.. (Yes, the printer is connected.)
> 
> Michael Coady
> 

Re: [expert] High level SMP systems...

[John LeMay]

Matthew Hart wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know of any board manufacturer who makes a quad way SMP intel
> P2/3 motherboard?
> 
> Thx

No luck with Tyan, Asus, Abit, or SuperMicro? They would be my first few
to look at.

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Re: [expert] info needed

[John LeMay]

Either download a network analyzer such as Ethereal for Linux or Sniffer
Pro (nai.com) for Windows and drop it on the appropriate box. Either
should tell you exactly what you need to know!


Jack Malone wrote:
> 
> Ok i installed corel linux yesterday an when it booted I get lots of
> traffic showing up on my hub from the linux box an win98 box.
> i then blew away corel an put mandrake on the linux box an i get the same
> thing. nothing it going out over the cable modem just between the two boxes
> but I can not determin what is causing the traffic. I have sygate running
> on the win98 box for now to share the net access from the cable modem, it
> is supplying an ip go the linux box via dhcp. Can someont tell me where to
> look to see what is causing all this traffic. the lights on the hub are
> going 90 to nuthing. i can unplug one cat5 cable from hub an in a littlw
> while hook it back an the traffic is stopped an i have internet access.
> then sometimes even that will not work. Im at a loss for now as what to
> look for
> thanks in advance for helping
> 
> jack
> Jack Malone
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.ballistic.com/~jemalone
> 
> Luke 4:18-19
> "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach
> good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
> and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,
> to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
> (NIV)

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[expert] Newbie Question

[John LeMay]

I'm actually not a newbie, and this is embarrasing to ask, but here
goes. I added the following to /etc/rc.d/rc.local:

PILOTRATE=115200
export PILOTRATE

However env does not show this var as being set after I login. Why???
Shouldn't this var now be set for every user unless it is overwritten by
something like the user's .bash_profile?

Thanks!

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Re: [expert] Wierd X Operation

[John LeMay]

I actually decided to try stopping X properly, stopping everything else
I had running, logging out and back in, however this resulted in my not
being able to run pine either as my normal self nor as root. No response
or error, just a flashing cursor after I typed "pine". Same
effect when I attempted to use "startx" to restart my session! I
actually had to reboot!


Denis Havlik wrote:
> 
> :>appears to be console-like in that mouse movement activates gpm. After
> :>about 10 seconds of "oh crap" and fiddling around I found my X session
> :>on virtual console 8.
> :>
> :>When did this change? Where is it docuemnted? Did it not change and
> :>something else changed in Mandrake 6.1? I'm running with the 3.3.5-3mdk
> :>build of xfree, the shipped one!
> 
> Probably your  X session has died with "unnatural death" at some point,
> and the next X has started on a next free console, which way "8".
> 
> Nothing to worry about - it will return to "7" sooner or later...
> 
> Denis
> ---
> Denis Havlik  |||   http://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik
>  (@ @)  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -oOO--(_)--OOo-

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[expert] Wierd X Operation

[John LeMay]

I just noticed that if I switch from my X session to another virtual
console (via ctrl-alt-F2, for example) ALT+F7 no longer returns me to my
X session. Instead, I am presented with a plain black screen which
appears to be console-like in that mouse movement activates gpm. After
about 10 seconds of "oh crap" and fiddling around I found my X session
on virtual console 8.

When did this change? Where is it docuemnted? Did it not change and
something else changed in Mandrake 6.1? I'm running with the 3.3.5-3mdk
build of xfree, the shipped one!


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Re: [expert] Switch Hub

[John LeMay]

I would guess one of the adapters is incorrectly negotiating it's speed
and or duplexity. Try hard coding both cards to 10/hdx or 100/fdx and
see if that fixes the problem.

Sevatio Octavio wrote:
> 
> So many more questions...
> 
> Hi, I just got on this thread because I get tons of collisions using 2 Realtek NICs, 
>a Linksys 5 port hub and factory-sealed cables
> less than 10' (3.1m) in length.  NICs and Hubs are autosensing 10/100.  My 
>throughput is no more than 0.6Mbps.  What could be wrong
> here?  Is it the brand name?  Is it the limitations of the type of equipment?  Are 
>there some inherent slowdowns with autosensing
> devices?
> 
> And finally, if a switch is so much better than a hub for reduced collision and they 
>are roughly the same price, why should anyone
> buy a hub?
> 
> Seve
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Stephen Carville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:41 PM
> Subject: RE: [expert] Switch Hub
> 
> >On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> >-thanks, that's teh last straw for me. I'm getting myself a SMC 8 Port 10/100
> >-Full/Half Switch hehe :)
> >-
> >-sure hope it improves performance over my 10BaseT Dumb HUB :)
> >
> >I hope so too.  However, remember the First Most Neglected Law of
> >Network Design:  More bandwidth will not cure a configuration problem.
> >
> >--
> >Stephen Carville
> >
> >A well educated citizenry, being essential to the maintenance of a free
> >society, the right of the people, to keep and read books shall not be
> >infringed.
> >

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Re: [expert] Switch Hub

[John LeMay]

A switch is really nothing more than a bridge anyway. Everyone decided
that bridges are bad, so the marketing folks renamed them and
repositioned them in the market.

Stephen Carville wrote:
> 
> A switched hub is a multiport bridge.  IOW the same thing as a
> switch.   Why it is called a 'switched hub' instead of a 'switch?'
> Dunno.   Someone in marketing probably thought it would sell better.
> 

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Re: [expert] Switch Hub

[John LeMay]

If you had been keeping up with earlier posts to this thread you should
have realized that switches and hubs are two different things. A
"switched hub" is an oxymoron, IMHO.


Singer XJ Wang wrote:
> 
> I still havn't gotten answer to my big question:
> 
> I see Switched HUBS and SWITCHES
> 
> what's the diff between those or are they teh same but some wierd
> marketing scheme?

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Re: [expert] Switch Hub

[John LeMay]

This is an extremely poor and technically incorrect explanation, however
I understand what the writer was attempting. 

Full duplex is defined as the ability to transmit and receive data
simultaneously. Half duplex is defined as the ability to transmit or to
receive data at any moment at time.

Telephones are typically full duplex. Even if you talk while the other
person is talking, you can hear that other person. You may not
understand them, but you hear them. Simple two-way radio systems such as
CB or common ham radios operate in half duplex mode. When the microphone
is keyed, the receiver is automatically disabled. This prevents the user
from destroying the front end of the receiver, amongst other things.
More sophisticated two-way radio systems such as cellular phones and
some systems used by emergency services personal operate in full duplex
mode.

In the networking world, network adapters are capable of transmitting
and receiving data simultaneously in a switched environment. In a shared
environment, such as that where a hub is utilized, the ability is
disabled primarily to minimize collisions.




Marco Ciampa wrote:
> 
> On lun, 15 nov 1999, Pastor Torrente, Guillermo wrote:
> >What does exactly mean full duplex and half duplex?
> >
> >TIA
> When you talk at the phone it is full-duplex
> When you talk by radio it is half duplex
> --
> Marco Ciampa
> 
> c:\winnt> secure_nt.exe
>   Securing NT.  Insert Linux boot disk to continue..

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Re: [expert] fax (fwd)

[John LeMay]

By "typical" I meant that once the data was collected (ie who to send
the fax to, the number to dial, the cover sheet to add, etc) that it was
most likely nothing more than could be done by lpd. Therefore, we need
someone with some programming knowledge to check out the data stream
sent by a Winfax client to a Winfax server and (a) replicate this stream
in a Linux app and (b) put together a gui that can capture a print
stream from a Linux app, setup all the fax info, and shoot it to the
Winfax server.


Denis Havlik wrote:
> 
> > :>I have a request, since we are talking about fax solutions for Linux. I
> > :>would like to see a fax client for Linux capable of working with a
> > :>Winfax Pro 9 fax server. Since this works as the typical "print driver"
> > :>format of fax client/server, I'm sure it wouldn't be too be of a chore
> > :>for a skilled developer to come up with a gui and get the print stream
> > :>correct.
> 
> What is a "typical client-server format" for you? For me, "typical" is
> what "lpd" does, but i do not think windows printing system comes anywhere
> near to it - can you be more specific on "typical"?
> 
> In particular, what is a difference between a "normal" print-job and a
> "fax" print job on windows clients? I.e., how is the info on tel-number &
> co. sent to fax-server.
> 
> cu
> Denis
> -
> Mag. Denis Havlik  
> University of Vienna||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Austria(@ @)   tel: (++431) 4277/51179
> ---oOO--(_)--OOo-

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Re: [expert] Web Benchmarking Software

[John LeMay]

Andy,

Have you tried Apache Bench? It ships with Apache web server and it
provides all the typical web server benchmarking features. Other
Windows-based options include WebBench or the Microsoft Webserver
Benchmarking tool.


Andy Abshagen wrote:
> 
> I am looking for a program that will benchmark a web server.  I have found a
> few but nothing that really works.
> Preferably I would something that would run off of a Linux Mandrake 6.1 box.
> However I do have both NT and 98 available if I have to.
> 
> Suggestions anyone?
> 
> Thanks
> Andy Abshagen

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Re: [expert] printer

[John LeMay]

That's a lot more features for less money than the 1120!


Civileme wrote:
> 
> I have had good luck with the HP OfficeJet 630.  SANE will run it as a
> scanner, and the HP 6xxC driver runs it.  It sells for about $300.  Also have
> done well with HP 850 and 870 using the same driver.  HP 612/712 etc, the
> driver supplied is so alpha the printer doesn't notice it.  100% unresponsive
> for B&W, Color, and combined drivers.  BAsically avoid winprinters and stick
> to those that
> 
> http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor lists in his database as "works perfectly"
> 
> Civileme
> 
> John LeMay wrote:
> 
> > I'm doing well using the HP1200/1600 filter on a new HP1120C printer.
> > Haven't tried 11x7, but 8.5x11 works well in color and b/w.
> >
> > Alain Ayerra wrote:
> > >
> > > Im looking for a new inject printer for my computer,but i don know what
> > > brand/model work best under Linux.
> > >
> > > I want to buy a printer that is suppoterd with black and color printing.
> > >
> > > Best regards:
> > >   Alain.
> >
> > --
> > John J. LeMay Jr.
> > NJMC, LLC.
> > http://www.njmc.com

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Re: [expert] Making a new kernel?

[John LeMay]

You make no mention of actually moving the new kernel from
/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot to /boot, but I assume you did that. I do
not believe make mrproper or make clean are necessary any longer. Don't
forget to run /sbin/lilo after you edit /etc/lilo.conf and move the new
kernel. The steps:

make xconfig
make dep
make bzImage
make modules
mv /lib/modules/current /lib/modules/modules.old
make modules_install
vi /etc/lilo.conf
mv /boot/bzImage /boot/oldimage
cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage
/sbin/lilo

Reboot.


Joseph Chen wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The kernel I compiled of the src with Mandrake 6.1 CD is always not
> working properly, either freezing when "Finding module dependencies"
> occurs or crashing when runing.  I suspect that the new modules screws up
> the existing ones there, but I'm not quite sure.  Should I delete all the
> existing modules in /lib/modules/ before do "make modules_install"?
> 
> All I did is
> make mrproper
> make xconfig
> make dep
> make clean
> make bzImage
> make modules
> make modules_install
> 
> What else do I need to do?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Joe

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Re: [expert] printer

[John LeMay]

I'm doing well using the HP1200/1600 filter on a new HP1120C printer.
Haven't tried 11x7, but 8.5x11 works well in color and b/w.


Alain Ayerra wrote:
> 
> Im looking for a new inject printer for my computer,but i don know what
> brand/model work best under Linux.
> 
> I want to buy a printer that is suppoterd with black and color printing.
> 
> Best regards:
>   Alain.

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Re: [expert] Two Questions

[John LeMay]

You don't mention if you have tried this, so here goes...

Have you tried inserting a final "return" or "enter" after the last
character in the last line of /etc/fstab?

Don't know about the other!



"Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D." wrote:
> 
> After an abortive two weeks trying to implement v6.1 I have reverted (with
> sighs of relief) to v6.0,  I'm facing two boot messages at the present time
> that I don't understand. or know what to do about.
> 
> The first message is:
> 
> [mntent]: warning: no final new line at end of /etc/fstab
> 
> Here's my fstab file:
> 
> /dev/hdb7   /   ext2defaults1 1
> /dev/hdb9   swapswapdefaults0 0
> /dev/fd0/mnt/floppy autosync,user,noauto,no
> /dev/fd0/mnt/floppy auto
> sync,user,noauto,nosuid,nodev,unhide 0 0
> /dev/cdrom  /mnt/cdrom  auto user,noauto,nosuid
> /dev/cdrom  /mnt/cdrom  auto
> user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0
> none/proc   procdefaults0 0
> none/dev/ptsdevpts  mode=0622   0 0
> /dev/hdc10  /Apollo ext2defaults 0 0
> /dev/hdc11  /programs   ext2defaults 0 0
> /dev/hda1   /msdos/cvfatdefaults 0 0
> /dev/hdb1   /msdos/dvfatdefaults 0 0
> /dev/hdb5   /msdos/evfatdefaults 0 0
> /dev/hdb6   /msdos/fvfatdefaults 0 0
> /dev/hdb8   /msdos/gvfatdefaults 0 0
> /dev/hdc5   /msdos/hvfatdefaults 0 0
> 
> The second boot problem is that the boot hangs on finding  module
> dependencies.  I've found that CTRL-C will restart the boot without any
> apparant effects from the delay.
> 
> Insights about these two problems will be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance.

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[expert] Mandrake 6.1 rev of libpthread-0.8.so questioned relative to IBM JDK

[John LeMay]

The following exchange has popped up in ibm.software.java.linux, the
group for info about the IBM JDK rev 1.1.8. Could anyone explain this
huge difference in file sizes? Perhaps it will help with some of the
compatibility issues with the JDK and Mandrake 6.1 which are not
apparent in a RedHat 6.0 and JDK enviro.

=
Thanks for the insight. I'm wondering what Mandrake 6.0 has done to
libpthread-0.8.so. The RedHat 6.0 lib is 235,419 bytes and the Mandrake
6.1
lib is only 79,218. Whoa! I've tried it here, and it has helped greatly
reduce
the SIGSEGVs (w/o JIT) and hangs (w/ JIT) on Mandrake 6.1. However, I
agree
"Use at your own risk."
-

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Re: [expert] Entry in messages file

[John LeMay]

Thanks for all the info folks - I had no idea!


Bug Hunter wrote:
> 
>   About 3 years ago, my system was compromised.  The loggins system was
> replaced and generated NO logs.  My manager at the time didn't think about
> it.   We now run logcheck, and know if no logs are generated, something is
> wrong.
> 
> On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Fred Frigerio wrote:
> 
> > Yes it's a mark. =) Just to let you know that it's logging I guess
> >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: John LeMay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 8:17 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: [expert] Entry in messages file
> > >
> > >
> > > Every 20 minutes - to the second - a new entry pops up in
> > > /var/log/messages that say simply "MARK", like so:
> > >
> > > Nov  1 06:17:15 logan -- MARK --
> > > Nov  1 06:37:15 logan -- MARK --
> > > Nov  1 06:57:15 logan -- MARK --
> > >
> > > Anyone have any idea what this may be?

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[expert] Entry in messages file

[John LeMay]

Every 20 minutes - to the second - a new entry pops up in
/var/log/messages that say simply "MARK", like so:

Nov  1 06:17:15 logan -- MARK --
Nov  1 06:37:15 logan -- MARK --
Nov  1 06:57:15 logan -- MARK --

Anyone have any idea what this may be?

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[expert] Dump of some sort - kernel 2.2.12

[John LeMay]

Since a system "crash" Friday, I've been trying to restabilize my box. I
just noticed the error below in my messages log. Thought someone may be
able to provide some insight as to a meaning. I'm hoping it leads to the
real problem here! (I posted another message captured earlier today
regarding the same problem, different error though.)

Quick background - system is a PPro 200, 128M RAM, running Mandrake 6.0
with updates and kernel 2.2.12. I accidentally sent a sigterm to X on
Friday hanging the box completely. Upon reboot, I noticed several errors
regarding deleted inode's. asclock seemed to have disappeared - no trace
of the binary. Since then, the machine has been dumping out of X and
hanging itself completely with no notice and no errors in the logs. 

This message comes about an hour or so after I completed a restore of
/usr and a couple other dirs. The system had been error free prior to
Friday.


Oct 30 22:11:45 logan -- MARK --
Oct 30 22:31:45 logan -- MARK --
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel: divide error:  
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel: CPU:0 
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel: EIP:0010:[sys_select+1224/1336] 
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel: EFLAGS: 00010246 
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel: eax:    ebx: 0024   ecx:
0001   edx:  
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel: esi: c72a7e2c   edi: b9bc   ebp:
   esp: c5b47f78 
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel: ds: 0018   es: 0018   ss: 0018 
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel: Process rxvt (pid: 583, process nr: 47,
stackpage=c5b47000) 
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel: Stack: b9b4 ba3c 0001 c72a7e2c
541b  c5706c00 c5b47fa8  
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel:0001 c5b46000 c72a7e20 
c72a7e20 c72a7e24 c72a7e28 c72a7e2c  
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel:c72a7e30 c72a7e34 c0107994 0005
b9bc   b9b4  
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel: Call Trace: [system_call+52/56]
[startup_32+43/286]  
Oct 30 22:45:03 logan kernel: Code: f3 a5 89 c1 f3 a4 89 f6 8b 54 24 48
89 54 24 14 83 7c 24 5c  
Oct 30 22:59:56 logan PAM_pwdb[487]: (login) session opened for user
root by (uid=0)
Oct 30 22:59:56 logan  --
root 


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Re: [expert] netscape install

[John LeMay]

Netscape will tend to freeze when it is trying to resolve a hostname. I
see it immediately upon starting Netscape. Once the drowser is up I
typically start Messenger by selecting Communicator - Messenger. I get
as far as clicking Communicator, then nothing for about 10 seconds while
the query kicks off my dod ISDN device, the connection is made, and the
nameserver responds. After that I'm usually good as far as
hangups!"Herman Van Keer (softouch)" wrote:
> 
> John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> > I remember having. Although I will say, that today, I've
> > had problems with it being unresponsive, and had to open up
> > a Konsole window and kill it :-)
> > John
> 
> I remember when it freezes... It often had to do with the network being
> unavailable.
> For instance: being on a dialup - the modem dropped and there is Netscape...
> 'hanging' instead of telling:
> 'he the network is down'
> 
> I still try to find out why it suddenly dies on me...
> 
> TTYL
> Herman



"Herman Van Keer (softouch)" wrote:
> 
> John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> > I remember having. Although I will say, that today, I've
> > had problems with it being unresponsive, and had to open up
> > a Konsole window and kill it :-)
> > John
> 
> I remember when it freezes... It often had to do with the network being
> unavailable.
> For instance: being on a dialup - the modem dropped and there is Netscape...
> 'hanging' instead of telling:
> 'he the network is down'
> 
> I still try to find out why it suddenly dies on me...
> 
> TTYL
> Herman

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Re: [expert] Tulip Full Duplex

[John LeMay]

I'd try the tulip diag tool on Don Beckers site first. He has some great
info for the 3com cards including a util for the vortex chipset that
will tell you about anything! If the tulip version is half as good, you
should be set!

http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/diag/


Marion Krahn wrote:
> 
> Sridhar G wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a Compex NIC which is using the tulip driver. I've connected the
> > linux box with my win95 with a crossover cable.
> >
> > I think the card is capable of 100Mbps.
> >
> > How can I find out the speed the connection is made?
> > How can I force the tulip driver to connect at 10/100 Mbps Full duplex.
> >
> > I've tried tulip.c file and the documentation file, but could not find any
> > way of passing the parameters to the driver.
> >
> > Any help
> >
> > Thanks & Cheers
> > Sridhar
> 
> IMHO you can specify an option-Parameter option=2 means autodetection. I have
> only heard it, so I can't tell you, where to find dokumentation.
> Marion

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Re: [expert] Problem compiling kernel

[John LeMay]

Are you sure you copied the correct bzImage file from
/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot to /boot? Sounds like you may have brought
over the wrong file.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> I´m running Linux Mdk 6.1 on a Pentium 166 MMX with 128 Mb of RAM and a IDE
> HD of 3,2 Gb for linux (another 2Gb IDE disk contains a DOS partition).
> I´ve recompiled Linux kernel several times with other distributions. After
> recompiling it with modules support in my Mandrake system (I´ve tried both
> "make zImage" and "make bzImage"), I get a kernel a bit smaller than the
> one installed by default (480k more or less) which is normal, but when I
> try to update the MBR with lilo (at the prompt or via Klilo), it "usually"
> gives me the following message: "kernel is too big" and I cannot update the
> boot list (which by now contains two options: old linux kernel and dos).
> I said "usually" becuase once lilo could update the boot list, but when i
> choosed the new kernel to boot (at the beginnig of the boot sequence, i.e.
> lilo prompt), the system rebooted again (and again if i had choosed the
> same option).
> Does anybody has had the same problem? Any idea about the reason why lilo
> doesn´t work?

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Re: [expert] netscape install

[John LeMay]

"Herman Van Keer (softouch)" wrote:
> 
> ken nightingale wrote:
> 
> > John Aldrich wrote:
> >
> >  Has this happened to anyone else?
> > thanks,
> > ken nightingale
> 
> Yep - unfortunately: netscape quits on me now and then without any reason.
> It dies - finished
> 
> I used 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 on different machines - keeps on doing it - withouth any
> reason (as far as I can test)
> 
> Herman

Been using 4.7 here under Mandrake 6.0 since it was released (4.7, that
is). Only time I have it quit is when I'm "doing java" or occasionally
when I login to a secure site. Never happens twice, though. That's a
plus.
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Re: [expert] IBM JDK 1.1.8 does not run with Mandrake 6.0

[John LeMay]

Go to rpmfind.net and grab the latest mdk build of glibc-2.1.2. This
fixed it here. Also follow ibm.software.java.linux on
news.software.ibm.com. I've documented this fairly well there.


Alwyn Schoeman wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> Same thing happens under Mandrake 6.1
> 
> > I've just installed the IBM Java Development Kit 1.1.8 with
> > native thread support und JIT compiler. IBM says they have
> > tested it with RedHat 6.0.
> >
> > I can compile applets with javac but as soon as I start
> > the appletviewer nothing happens (with the exception of about
> > 10 appletviewer threads in the process table).
> >
> > After replacing the glibc-2.1.1 from Mandrake 6.0 with the glibc-2.1.1
> > from RedHat 6.0 everything works fine.
> >
> > By the way, the same happens with JDK 1.1.7v3 from blackdown.org
> > if I use native thread support instead of green threads.
> >
> > Is the the thread support of the Mandrake 6.0 glibc-2.1.1 somehow broken ?
> >
> > Has anyone tested the IBM JDK 1.1.8 with Mandrake 6.1 ?
> > (Haven't got my 6.1 CDs yet)
> >
> > Regards
> > Harald
> >
> > --
> > ---
> >  Harald Schreiber,Nizzaalle 26,D-52072 Aachen, Germany
> > Phone: +49-241-9108015, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ---
> 
> --
> ~~
> Alwyn Schoeman
> Systems Engineer
> Prism Secure Solutions

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Re: [expert] Re:

[John LeMay]

BTW, the first URL should be:

http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/

follow the "Network Device Diagnostics and Setup Utils" link from
there...


"Herman Van Keer (softouch)" wrote:
> 
> Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Herman Van Keer (softouch) wrote:
> > >
> > > There are Linux config utilities for network cards.  ;-)
> > > Herman
> > >
> >
> > Could you posible point me at a few?
> 
> One I found for 3com:
> cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/misc/NWay.html
> www.national.com/pf/DP/DP83840.html
> The program is called vortex-diag.c -> compile it and at least there is
> a diagnosis - never tried to setup though
> 
> There is another one for ne-compatibles
> I lost that one -  sorry...
> 
> Herman

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Re: [expert] Re:

[John LeMay]

vortex-diag is a great util for monitoring your Vortex chipset based
3Com cards. I just discovered it recently myself, however it has been
quite a great util!

"Herman Van Keer (softouch)" wrote:
> 
> Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Herman Van Keer (softouch) wrote:
> > >
> > > There are Linux config utilities for network cards.  ;-)
> > > Herman
> > >
> >
> > Could you posible point me at a few?
> 
> One I found for 3com:
> cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/misc/NWay.html
> www.national.com/pf/DP/DP83840.html
> The program is called vortex-diag.c -> compile it and at least there is
> a diagnosis - never tried to setup though
> 
> There is another one for ne-compatibles
> I lost that one -  sorry...
> 
> Herman

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Re: [expert] Problem with KDE Upgrade

[John LeMay]

I have no clue about the color issue (unless the default setup of X
misdetected your video adapter and/or monitor), but as for the
sluggishness of the apps problem, does the kernel see all of your
memory? Try typing "free" at a console and see how much mem is reported.
(Of course I realize this is a problem that was fixed back around 2.0.34
or so, but it's worth a shot!)

"Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D." wrote:
> 
> I am in the process of upgrading my Mandrake 6.0 partition to 6.1 on a
> K6-2/300/128 MB RAM and have encountered several problems with XWindows.  I
> have been running v6.0 fo some time now without any problems.
> 
> I tried upgrading and wasn't satisfied with that so I did a new install on
> one of my Linux partitions.  The install went perfectly without any error
> messages.  However. when I started kde I ran into problems.  All four
> default desktops have the same dark blue, almost black, color making it
> hard, if not impossible for my tired old eyes, to read anything on the
> desktop.  In addition, the execution of apps within kde has become very
> sluggish.
> 
> Has anyone else encountered problems with the latest version of kde, and
> what are the solutins?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> ---
> Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D.Life is a fuzzy set
> Foundation for ChemistryStochastic and multivariant
> 614.486.4076

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Re: [expert] SCSI hd & controler

[John LeMay]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> I am currently moving from IDE to SCSI and I would like to know which card
> and eventually hd I should get. Right know I am looking at a Quantum
> Fireball 4.3 and a Adapted 2940AU (2nd hand). Are these ok?
> 
> mihnea

I have been running on an Adaptec 2940 series with a Quantum and a
Seagate (lost the Quantum once in 3 years) since I started running
RedHat 4.2. Never had a problem. Watch your termination though!
Terminate the devices if you can, if not enable auto-termination on the
card and you should be golden. I have no hardware termination here -
just the auto on the card.

Here's the important stuff from my config, if anyone is interested:

(scsi0)  found at PCI 10/0
(scsi0) Wide Channel, SCSI ID=7, 16/255 SCBs
(scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 413 instructions downloaded
scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.1.19/3.2.4
   
scsi : 1 host.
(scsi0:0:0:0) Synchronous at 20.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 8.
  Vendor: QUANTUM   Model: XP34301   Rev: 1071
  Type:   Direct-Access  ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
(scsi0:0:1:0) Synchronous at 20.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 8.
  Vendor: SEAGATE   Model: ST15150W  Rev: 0012
  Type:   Direct-Access  ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0
(scsi0:0:2:0) Synchronous at 5.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 8.
  Vendor: HPModel: C1533ARev: 9608
  Type:   Sequential-Access  ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi tape st0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 2, lun 0
(scsi0:0:6:0) Synchronous at 5.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 15.
Vendor: TOSHIBA   Model: CD-ROM XM-6401TA  Rev: 1009
  Type:   CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 6, lun 0
scsi : detected 1 SCSI tape 1 SCSI cdrom 2 SCSI disks total.
Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.55
SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 8410200 [4106 MB] [4.1
GB]
SCSI device sdb: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 8388315 [4095 MB] [4.1
GB]

Typical SCSI rules apply - keep the faster devices (drives) at the top
and the slower (tape, CDROM) toward the end. I suppose my tape shouldn't
be ID2. Tough. It works! ;)


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Re: [expert] SCSI Emulation for Burners

[John LeMay]

David,

While a better explanation would have been helpful, I'll shoot from the
hip.

su to root and cd to /usr/src/linux (hopefully you installed the kernel
source!)

execute 'make menuconfig' or, if you are running in X, 'make xconfig'

Under "Block Devices", enable 'Enhanced IDE/MFM/RLL disk/cdrom/floppy
support'

Below that enable 'SCSI emulation support'

Back at the main menu, save and exit. Now recompile. In case you are new
at that...

make dep
make bzImage(bzImage is the most compressed option, AFAIK.)
make modules
mv /lib/modules/ /lib/modules/(replace "current" and
"old" with whatever your modules are)
make modules_install
edit lilo.conf  (if necessary)
mv /boot/ /boot/
cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage  (assuming you are
running on x86)
/sbin/lilo

Reboot.


> David Dameron wrote:
> 
> Can anyone tell me how to compile scsi support in the kernal?
> 
> I did not find the README.APATI file very helpful.
> 
> 

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[expert] HP Laserjet 4+ Problems

[John LeMay]

I seem to have narrowed down my problems with my HP Laserjet 4+
significantly. It appears that enabling the duplex option on the printer
(menu - printing menu - duplex = on) has an adverse effect on the
ability of the printer to process form feeds. I would assume the printer
must be stripping these in some fashion to enable the duplex feature.
Either way, after disabling this feature, things seem better!

Has anyone else seen this? Has anyone found a workaround? Is anyone
interested in fixing it?

Thanks!

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[expert] Samba and printtool: Mandrake 6.0

[John LeMay]

Can anyone tell me why printtool complains that Samba is not installed
upon startup (of printtool)? I am running Samba 2.0.5a and it is
installed in it's default /usr/local/samba. This was not an rpm install,
it was compiled locally and installed.

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Re: [expert] Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key (john)

[John LeMay]

I found this very problem to be a major obstacle when I migrated to
Mandrake 6.0 from RedHat 5.1. I put "xhost +machine_name" in my .xinitrc
file (I only use a single account on this machine - at least relative to
X.) and all my problems went away.

John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 06 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > Not exactly. As axalon has already said, it's a security feature that should
> > prevent intruders from gaining access to the Xserver. *If* you want to turn it
> > off, it's more convenient to put the line 'xhost +127.0.0.1' in your .xinitrc or
> > .xsessionrc (or to set the variable XAUTHORITY).
> >
> Well, OBVIOUSLY you wouldn't execute this every time you start X.
> However, there are some occasions when one needs to have this, such
> as when running Printtool, etc.
> John

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Re: [expert] Updates broken

[John LeMay]

I seem to have a problem updating as well, but not exactly the same.
Wu-ftpd seems to be a problem. If I attempt to update this package, I
receive errors indicating incompatabilities with BeroFTPd.

Ken Archer wrote:
> 
> I seem to have broken Mandrake Updates.  I installed 6.0 last week and used
> Update to ... update it.  It worked without a hitch.  I have since updated
> the kernel to 2.2.11 and XFree to 3.3.5 with rpms and added some more KDE
> programs.
> 
> Now, when I try Update, I get the error message "Error while fetching the list
> of upgrade packages.  Try another mirrow."  I've tried several other mirrors
> with the same result.
> 
> Overall, however, I must say I am impressed with Mandrake after using
> Slackware, Redhat, SuSE and Caldera.  It just takes some of us longer to get
> there :-)
> 
> --
> Kenneth Archer + San Antonio, Texas
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]   ICQ #24980801
> Powered by Linux ++ Mailed by Kmail

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Re: [expert] Printer Problems with 6.0

[John LeMay]

This seems to have fixed most problems here - I also had to recreate the
queue because my apps didn't seem to want to take a parameter passed to
lpr regarding the print queue name.

One issue remains - if my users print to the printer from Win machines
via Samba, paper ejects properly, including the last page. When I print
from the local Linux box, the last page (or only page) never ejects. I
have enabled EOF in printtool, but this feature seems broken. I can
uncomment the lines in the filter which will append the eof to the job,
but this effects my Win users as well and ejects a blank page at the end
of their docs. Is this a known problem or am I missing something? This
always worked in RH 4.x and 5.0/5.1.


Harald Schreiber wrote:
> 
> John LeMay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > Ever since upgrading from RH 5.1 to Mandrake 6.0, I have had print
> > problems with my HP Laserjet 4+. When I attempt to print from Star
> > Office 5.x, or Netscape 4.61, or WordPerfect 8, the printer displays a
> > message asking me to load A4 paper. I am in the US and we use "letter"
> > size paper, which is what I selected in printtool when I setup the
> > printer. I have attempted a "clean load" of the OS - reformatted
> > everything
> > and tried again, but I have the same problem.
> >
> [...]
> 
> Start printtool, select your printer, click on "edit",
> in the new window click on select, in the window
> "Filter Settings" choose "letter" as papersize
> and in the last line called "Extra GS Options" you type:
> 
> -dFIXEDMEDIA
> 
> Now Ghostscript will overwrite any papersize information
> in postscript documents with the papersize you have selected.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Harald
> 
> --
> ---
>  Harald Schreiber,Nizzaalle 26,D-52072 Aachen, Germany
> Phone: +49-241-9108015, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ---

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Re: [expert] Power failure, Mandrake failure, dead ?

[John LeMay]

While I agree a UPS is the way to go, the original post from this user
stated that in his opinion, Windows handled loss of power better than
Linux and that if he needed to have a UPS because Linux didn't take well
to having it's lifeline cut (aka AC), Windows would be an overall
cheaper solution. Please note I do not agree that Windows is any better
in this situation. After rolling out several thousand NT boxes, I know
just how well NT handles power outages. It doesn't. Win95/98 may be
better in this respect, but who wants to run Win95/98 when you can run
Linux?

John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 05 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> >
> > No offense meant, but if you want protection from power failures, get UPS.
> >
> AMEN!!! And, Windows is JUST as bad about being powered down
> unexpectedly. The ONLY thing I can think of is to constantly flush
> the buffers of your Linux system so that if you're running w/o a UPS
> (C'mon...you can get a GOOD one that'll last you 5 minutes or so
> for about $150 US or less!) it'll do less damage to your file system.
> Even if you aren't specifically running any programs, there's ALWAYS
> something going on in Linux!
> John

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Re: [Fwd: [expert] Printer Problems with 6.0]

[John LeMay]

Just checks those files (actually they are in lp0, not lp here) and two
of the files - general.cfg and postscript.cfg - define the papersize
variable as "letter". See below:

PAPERSIZE=letter

That's the only "clue" I found!



Steve Philp wrote:
> 
> John LeMay wrote:
> >
> > I haven't seen any takers on trying to solve this. Don't want to gen
> > extra traffic, but I would love to figure this out.
> >
> > Ever since upgrading from RH 5.1 to Mandrake 6.0, I have had print
> > problems with my HP Laserjet 4+. When I attempt to print from Star
> > Office 5.x, or Netscape 4.61, or WordPerfect 8, the printer displays a
> > message asking me to load A4 paper. I am in the US and we use "letter"

> > size paper, which is what I selected in printtool when I setup the
> > printer. I have attempted a "clean load" of the OS - reformatted
> > everything
> > and tried again, but I have the same problem.
> >
> > Also, it is necessary for me to manually form feed the printer to eject
> > the last page of print jobs, even though I've enabled the EOF feed in
> > printtool. It is interesting to note that I have this printer defined in
> > my smb.conf file and none of my Windows machines have a problem printing
> > - those jobs autofeed fine. I'm including the printcap file below. Any
> > help would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Actually, the files that you'll want to configure are the *.cfg files in
> /var/spool/lpd/lp/.  Each of them seem to contain a paper size
> reference.  Hope this helps!
> 
> --
> Steve Philp
> Network Administrator
> Advance Packaging Corporation
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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Re: [expert] setting up printers?

[John LeMay]

The simplest way is probably to use the gui tool, printtool. You can
access this either directly or from the control-panel application, but
you need to be root to add a printer either way.


John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> I've got an existing Mandrake 6.0 system I'd like to add a printer
> to. It's a plain dot-matrix 24-pin printer. How do I go about setting
> it up in Linux?
> Thanks
> 

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[Fwd: [expert] Printer Problems with 6.0]

[John LeMay]

I haven't seen any takers on trying to solve this. Don't want to gen
extra traffic, but I would love to figure this out.

 Original Message 
Subject: [expert] Printer Problems with 6.0
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 22:23:51 -0400
From: John LeMay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


Ever since upgrading from RH 5.1 to Mandrake 6.0, I have had print
problems with my HP Laserjet 4+. When I attempt to print from Star
Office 5.x, or Netscape 4.61, or WordPerfect 8, the printer displays a
message asking me to load A4 paper. I am in the US and we use "letter"
size paper, which is what I selected in printtool when I setup the
printer. I have attempted a "clean load" of the OS - reformatted
everything
and tried again, but I have the same problem. 

Also, it is necessary for me to manually form feed the printer to eject
the last page of print jobs, even though I've enabled the EOF feed in
printtool. It is interesting to note that I have this printer defined in
my smb.conf file and none of my Windows machines have a problem printing
- those jobs autofeed fine. I'm including the printcap file below. Any
help would be greatly appreciated!

##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL lj4dith 600x600 letter {} LaserJet4dither Default 1
hp4:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:


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[expert] Printer Problems with 6.0

[John LeMay]

Ever since upgrading from RH 5.1 to Mandrake 6.0, I have had print
problems with my HP Laserjet 4+. When I attempt to print from Star
Office 5.x, or Netscape 4.61, or WordPerfect 8, the printer displays a
message asking me to load A4 paper. I am in the US and we use "letter"
size paper, which is what I selected in printtool when I setup the
printer. I have attempted a "clean load" of the OS - reformatted
everything
and tried again, but I have the same problem. 

Also, it is necessary for me to manually form feed the printer to eject
the last page of print jobs, even though I've enabled the EOF feed in
printtool. It is interesting to note that I have this printer defined in
my smb.conf file and none of my Windows machines have a problem printing
- those jobs autofeed fine. I'm including the printcap file below. Any
help would be greatly appreciated!

##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL lj4dith 600x600 letter {} LaserJet4dither Default 1
hp4:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:


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[expert] Re:

[John LeMay]

The 6.1 cd image is in the neighborhood of 650 Mbytes, as I recall. The
"tree" needed for installation probably isn't that much smaller. Not
really something you want to download. You could always grab a cheap 6.1
cd from www.cheapbytes.com.

"Jerome SEVEAN (VIAMEDIA)" wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I'm young on linux system and i have already a problem
> 
> What is the best solution to upgrade a system from Mandrake 6.0 to 6.1
> Notes: I have a 128Kb ISDN connection on Internet, also I can download a lot
> of ftp files
> Thank's

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Re: [expert] KDE with 8 bits display

[John LeMay]

That is about the only good thing one can say about CDE. Personally, I
find it horribly ugly and not nearly as intuitive as other wm's such as
WindowMaker or Afterstep. (I'm not really a KDE fan, either.)


"Pastor Torrente, Guillermo" wrote:
> 
> * Note that CDE is a pretty good few-color handler
> 

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Re: [expert] X and 3Com

[John LeMay]

I was going to suggest getting the newer driver. Mandrake 6.1 shipped
with version 1.0 of the 3com driver for the late 905b and the 905c, but
version 1.1 is available from 3com now.  Note this driver replaces
Becker's.


"S. Newhouse" wrote:
> 
> Got it fixed!  The card is actually a 3c905C, not 3c905B as originally
> posted.
> 
> I learned from Dell support that the video card needs IRQ 11 to start
> up.  Then, releases it.  The 3c905C was grabbing IRQ 11, too.  If the
> NIC was initialized first, the video card could not get its IRQ 11
> and would not start.  The solution is to force the NIC to take another
> IRQ.  Since it is a pci card, this must be done in the BIOS.  Thus, I
> reserved IRQ 11.  At boot up time the NIC grabs IRQ 10 and the video
> starts up just fine.  Also, I had to get the driver available at 3Com,
> 
> http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linuxdownload.htm
> 
> and recompile for the Mandrake-6.1 kernel.  How to do this is in the
> instructions shipped in the tarfile from 3com.
> 
> Things seem to work fine now.  Thanks to those who responed.
> 
> -sen
> 
> Singer XJ Wang writes:
>  > I've delt a lot with Dells, are teh XPS600T using the Small NIC? the card
>  > looks between 1 1/2 to 2" square and fits into a wierd slot or is it
>  > intergrated? If it is the above two, no luck cuase its somewhat wierd in
>  > design.
>  >
>  > On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, S. Newhouse wrote:
>  >
>  > > Hi,
>  > >  I noticed some problems with X-windows and the 3Com905C card. I am using
>  > > KDE and a Dell XPS600T, with the stock Mandrake 6.1.
>  > >
>  > > 1. The card is not recognized at installation.
>  > > 2. I loaded the shipped 3c90x.o module after installation, but it
>  > > would not stay alive. It come up and then go down.
>  > >
>  > > 3. I downloaded the 3c90x.c and 3c90x.h from 3Com's web site, compiled
>  > > it, and things seem to work only if X is started first and then
>  > > modprobe and ifconfig.  If I load 3c90x.o and fire up eth0 "before"
>  > > starting X, then X will sometimes not start. Other times it will take
>  > > several minutes to start.  In particular, KDM will not start or takes
>  > > a long time to start if the
>  > > ethernet module is loaded and ifconfig has been run. I'm inclined to
>  > > replace the 3Com905C.
>  > >
>  > > Anyone else using the 3c905C successfully?
>  > >
>  > > TIA,
>  > >  -sen
>  > >
>  >

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Re: [expert] fax

[John LeMay]

I have a request, since we are talking about fax solutions for Linux. I
would like to see a fax client for Linux capable of working with a
Winfax Pro 9 fax server. Since this works as the typical "print driver"
format of fax client/server, I'm sure it wouldn't be too be of a chore
for a skilled developer to come up with a gui and get the print stream
correct.


"Herman Van Keer (softouch)" wrote:
> 
> Denis Havlik wrote:
> 
> > :~>I am sorry for not replying to your problems:
> > :~>I just wanted to point you to:
> > :~>www.hylafax.org - a complete fax solution
> >
> > I have heard of the hylafax before, but i do not know anybody who is
> > using it. As hylafax is not a part of the distribution, i decided to give
> > the mgetty+sendfax a try (besides, "linuxconf" offers
> > sendmail+mgetty/sendfax integration, which is something i would like to
> > have.
> >
> > Is hylafax "better" than mgetty+sendfax and in which respect?
> 
> Well to be honest - I have no idea. I know I once installed it and it just
> run perfectly:
> Sending and receiving faxes
> It has some nice web-based interfaces (you have to look for it - but their
> sites gives enough hints)
> On top of that - Windows based applications - from a German company - do not
> recall the name right now
> Lot's of information on their website...
> 
> I can not compare to mgetty+sendfax, because I never used it
> 
> Would be interested in some feedback too...
> 
> mfg
> Herman

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Re: [expert] realtech 39 fast eithernet card

[John LeMay]

Cisco isn't exactly known for delivering hardware that can perform at
line speed. Throw an Extreme, Foundry, HP, or something decent in there
and drive it with a Netcom or Ixia box (instead of application traffic)
and you'll see a big difference. 100 Mbps full duplex can potentially
deliver 200 Mbps - 100 Mbps in either direction.


Stephen Carville wrote:
> 
> Pedant point.  I have run actual tests on my employer's network using
> Cisco 5500 switches and Intel Ether Express 100 Mbps cards.  The
> difference in file transfer rates between full and half duplex is
> about 20% max.
> 
> Stephen Carville
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> There are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those
> who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less
> competition there.
> Indira Gandhi

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