Re: [expert] 9.1: Icons for Removable Devices
On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 07:52:24 -0600 Norman Carver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, but 9.1 does not work the same as 9.0. In particular, you > cannot rename or change these icons (or even delete them). > You can 'delete' them with KDE control center, under LookNFeel-Behavior unset "Display devices on desktop". Or make a choice there. Marc. > On Wednesday 02 April 2003 10:49 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Wednesday 02 Apr 2003 11:51 pm, Norman Carver wrote: > > > Using KDE with 9.1, I have some questions about the new approach > > > for automatically creating desktop icons for removable devices. I > > > don't care for how this shows up on my desktop--with each drive > > > having 3 lines of text like: CD-ROM > > > mounted on /mnt > > > /cdrom2 > > > > > > This takes up a lot of space since I have a floppy, zip, cdrom, cd > > > burner, and dvd burner. Furthermore, the cdrom, cd burner, and > > > dvd burner all show up with identical icons, and can be > > > distinguished only via the mount point. This is not how I want to > > > remember which is which. So, what can I do about this? How can I > > > change the names/text and icon for each of the drives? > > > > > > Also, how are these icons being generated? (I haven't tried > > > tracking it down as of yet.) > > > > Haven't got 9.1 yet, so answer is based on 9.0. First, I would not > > worry about how they are generated. You can decide later whether to > > experiment with putting them in a folder on the desktop if that's > > what you want. > > > > Have you tried right-click on one of the icons, > properties? You > > should be able to change both the name and the icon there. To > > change the icon you click on the icon shown and a list of available > > ones should show up. > > > > Anne > > -- > > --- > Norman Carver > Associate Professor Phone: (618) 453-6048 > Computer Science Department Fax: (618) 453-6044 > Southern Illinois UniversityEmail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Carbondale, IL 62901WWW: http://www.cs.siu.edu/~carver/ > --- > > > > -- Marc Berenschot Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNIX Systeembeheerder Phone: 053 4894615 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] class hash not available
On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 07:06:35 -0800 (PST) Tru64 User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Having a difficult time upgrading sendmail on Mandrake > 9.0 (works like a charm on my other 8.2 machines) > > Sendmail just came up with 8.12.9 > Ran the usual sendmail "sh Build", and it works ok. > But then, when I try "service start sendmail" i get an > error:: > Starting sendmail: makemap: Need to recompile with > -DNEWDB for hash support > make: *** [access.db] Error 73 > 554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 152: readcf: map > access: class hash not available > 554 5.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 158: readcf: map > authinfo: class hash not available Another way to solve this (depending on the size of your mailserver) is not use hash on these two lines but dbm. Do this by putting FEATURE(`access_db', `dbm -T /etc/mail/access')dnl in your sendmail.mc (and the same for the authinfo). Marc. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Is it possible to run a webserver with a stealth port 80??
Hi, I currently have Installed Mandrake 9.0 and pureftp and apache up and running. Is it possible that customers can connect to my site while my ports are stealthed (as in not detectable by portscans?). My internet connection dials out via a 4-ports-lanswitch and an ADSL router, and all traffic for port 80 and 21 are routed to the correct Ip adress on my LAN. Still I wonder how save this is. Even though I am reasonably secure (router blocks DOS attacks and has firewall as well), I want some extra security. Especially with the many known security issues for port 80 and 21. How can I tighten up security, or should I just choose another port number for the 2 services currenly open to the internet? Regards, Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Anonymous ftp server with restricted area how to handle this??
kewl, I downloaded pureftp which works pretty kewl. It indeed cages all users except for certain groups (i.e. my unix users group). Thanks for the help. I was even able to make upload directories and it also has NoWarez support. Only problem is I do not know how to validate the files which are uploaded, so no one is able to download uploaded files yet. But I will try to find some documentation on that part. Thanks for the help. Wish I discovered this tool earlier. BTW is there a webmin module for pureftp. the gui tools do not seem to work with kde 3.x (needs it is complaining that it wants 2.x) Marc - Original Message - From: "Salane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Anonymous ftp server with restricted area how to handle this?? > do your self a favor check out pure-ftp. It can do anon as well as logins but > chroots the direcories and is much safer. > > On Saturday 09 November 2002 10:22 pm, Marc wrote: > > Hi, > > I am busy with an ftp server (it is already running). The ftp server has > > anonymous access. > > /var/ftp/pub directory is used as directory. > > > > Now I want a restricted area on the server so I created a members_only > > directory with ownership 770. Owner = root, group=Membersonly. > > /var/ftp/pub/members_only. > > > > How can I set up Unix users in the members_only group. I know how to set > > up users but I only want the users to move around > > in /var/ftp/pub/ and /var/ftp/pub/members_only no other directorys on my > > system. Just these 2 directories (And subdirs if there should be any). > > Actually I do not want to create unix users at all but I guess I have to, > > dont see how else it is possible. > > > > Anyone have experience setting up such a server or know where to find good > > documentation on it. > > BTW I run WU-FTP with (anonftp installed of as well ofcourse) on Mandrake > > 9. > > > > Marc > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Anonymous ftp server with restricted area how to handle this??
Hi, I am busy with an ftp server (it is already running). The ftp server has anonymous access. /var/ftp/pub directory is used as directory. Now I want a restricted area on the server so I created a members_only directory with ownership 770. Owner = root, group=Membersonly. /var/ftp/pub/members_only. How can I set up Unix users in the members_only group. I know how to set up users but I only want the users to move around in /var/ftp/pub/ and /var/ftp/pub/members_only no other directorys on my system. Just these 2 directories (And subdirs if there should be any). Actually I do not want to create unix users at all but I guess I have to, dont see how else it is possible. Anyone have experience setting up such a server or know where to find good documentation on it. BTW I run WU-FTP with (anonftp installed of as well ofcourse) on Mandrake 9. Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ISP specific list
I guess you can take a peek in the newsgroups of the particular ISP?? - Original Message - From: "Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 4:22 PM Subject: [expert] ISP specific list > Does anyone know if there is an ISP specific list for Mandrake or > > 1)It's cool to post questions here > > 2)I should start a new list on my Mandrake servers here :) > > I have more questions about Mandrake as I replace my BSDI boxes > at the ISP I am running, but not sure if it is cool to post those questions > on this list. > > -Scott > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.391 / Virus Database: 222 - Release Date: 9/19/2002 > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Mandrake 8.2 and "trying to kill init, kernel panic during installation"
Hi, I recently downloaded Mandrake 8.2. Bummer during installation it said: .< lots of debug crap about IDE> and then: trying to kill init, kernel panic. Looks like it doesn't like my IDE drivers or somthing. When I boot from floppy with a 2.2 kernel it works ok. Anyone have any clue how to "cleanly" install 8.2 with a 2.4 kernel? I am sure there must be some kind of woraround or kernel option at the bootloader to make it work. Any ideas?? Marc
[expert] lost sound on iBook 600
Hey Gang, The first time I booted up my iBook with Mandrake 8.2 on it, I got a loud (distorted) opening theme. I opened up the sound server (Config->KDE->sound server). I didn't see any volume there, but I did see a place to tweak the buffer. I increased it, and had to restart the sound server. Here's the error I got Error while initializing the sound driver: SNDCTL_DSP_SETFMT failed - invalid argument. The sound server will continue, using the null output device. Any ideas? M Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] no job control errors during compile src.rpm
Do you think an upgrade of RPM and RPM-BUILD would solve the problem as well? Sometimes rpm changes some things, for whatever reason, including incompatibility with certain packages. Regards, marc Brian Schroeder wrote: > I have found this by trial and error, so I don't know if my solution > is valid or if it will break something else - however it appears to > work. > > The cooker rpm stuff seems to have some new things that are not > present in the default 8.1 distro. > > Look in the spec file for the string%makeinstall_std > and change it to %makeinstall > > This will probably fix it (although there may be other problems > in the spec file as well). > > Brian. > > >> From: Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: [expert] no job control errors during compile src.rpm >> Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 13:27:04 +0100 >> >>> >>> >>>> Sometimes during a compile of a mandrake (cooker) src.rpm package I >>>> get the error: >>> >>> >> no job control: fg >> >> Looks like a shell problem but cannot find what's wrong, Already >> upgraded latest fileutils and bash, but this does not solve the >> probl;em, also installed tsch , but still have errors. >> >> Any one seen this during compiling. BTW I am running MDK 8.1 with >> gcc-2.96-0.74 >> >> regards, >> marc >> >> >> >> >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > _ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] no job control errors during compile src.rpm
> > >> Sometimes during a compile of a mandrake (cooker) src.rpm package I >> get the error: > no job control: fg Looks like a shell problem but cannot find what's wrong, Already upgraded latest fileutils and bash, but this does not solve the probl;em, also installed tsch , but still have errors. Any one seen this during compiling. BTW I am running MDK 8.1 with gcc-2.96-0.74 regards, marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] xine problems.
I downloaded everything I need to install xine 0.9.7-3 (cooker rpms). Installed all the plugins etc. now when I want to play a divx file sometimes the frames just hang during a video. Also sometimes it takes 10 secons or so before I hear sound, if I get any sound at all that is. Also have similar problems with other types of files like mpeg. Is anyone else having the same problem?? I run MDK 8.1 i used to have xine 0.9.6 that worked like a charm and never had problems. Now with 0.9.7 all kinds of weird things are happening. cannot even compile the darn thing from source, gives errors no job control fg. Well the bg & fg work perfectly fine because I use that once in a while. I wanted to download 0.9.6 again but Can find it anywhere on the net, Not for Intel mandrake anyway. Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Mandrake 8.1 is eating memory
Chaps, Is Mandrake 8.1 eating memory? First I only had 128MB of ram in my AMD K6-500 Mhz system. When I booted linux and Xhad started all of the 128 Ram was used. So It had to swap a lot when I worked on Linux. Today I upgraded my ram to a total of 384MB ram and a swap of 360 MB. At first it looked like Mandrake was happy with this. But after an hour or two more and more memory was used as it eventually began swapping to disk using 95MB of swap. My goodness, Waht the heck is mandrake doing with all that memory, Even wind&^s does not need that much memory. I did not even do a lot with Mandrake. Only playing some mp3 and movies, and trying out vmware 3.0. Here is a report of the free command. total used free sharedbuffers cached Mem:384488 380700 3788 2000 43288 242512 -/+ buffers/cache: 94900 289588 Swap: 361420 66824 294596 This is an extract from top -i: 30322 root 14 0 162M 161M 161M R54.0 43.0 20:36 vmware 6303 root 18 0 1124 1124 844 R 2.7 0.2 0:01 top 6353 root 19 0 784 784 428 R 2.0 0.2 0:00 modprobe 6825 marc 9 0 5872 4888 3972 D 0.0 1.2 0:30 xmms Eventhough VMware uses 161MB of ram it is still bizar that linux consumes that much RAM? is there a known memory leak somewhere? Greetings Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] WMA in Linux?
I believe Xmovie also supports quicktime. Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] WMA in Linux?
> Marc, are you sayin currnet xine will play .wma and .mov files? > Tho I haven't tried it in a few weeks, it wouldn't then. I really only > care about .mov's. I've been using wine to play them, sort'a kludgy. > Why don you just download quicktime for linux if all you need is .mov http://heroinewarrior.com/quicktime.php3 Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] WMA in Linux?
I thought that xine supported wmf as well. At least that is what they say at their homepage. http://xine.sourceforge.net/ mandrake has xine packages for the latest version (0.9.7), that can be found at http://rpmfind.net BTW. Is rpmnet slower these days ?? Downloads are not thta smooth anymore lately. Marc On Saturday 12 January 2002 03:31 pm, you wrote: > On Monday 17 December 2001 09:54 am, Larry Sword wrote: > > Tobias Marx wrote: > > > imho mplayer can play wma files, too (besides divx, mpeg, avi and > > > mostly everything you throw at it). you can get rpms for mandrake > > > 8.1 here: http://lis.snv.jussieu.fr/~rousse/linux/plf/ > > > get all the mplayer and the win32-codecs rpm > > > > I just received this. > > > > MPLAYER: THE PROJECT FROM HELL > > (Source: LinuxWorld.com) MPlayer is a fine video player, but > > you need to work through an amateur-written installation, docs > > that exemplify how not to communicate, and boorish developers who > > think of themselves as a sort of intellectual jeunesse dorée. > > http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=619032 > > I just read that article and it's right on target. I've used both > the tarballs and GR's PLF rpms (link Tobias posted above). I like to > use mplayer on the CL. It does better than anything I've found at > playing .avi and .mpg files. The PLF Mandrake rpms are quicker, > simpler, and even seem to produce a better mplayer than the tarballs. > Tho I did still need to copy 'codecs.conf' to my user .mplayer/ dir. > > Recently, mplayer-0.60 claims to support QuickTime (.mov) files. > Again I've tried both the tarballs and mplayer-0.60-2mdk with the > additional .60 win32 dll's from mplayers site. Close but no cigar. > Running 'mplayer xxx.mov' produces a blank (black) screen, but the > output in the console indicates it's running normally with no error > mesg's. Anybody have mplayer .60 playing .mov's ? > > Gettin back to the topic, I doubt M$'s EEE .wma files will ever be > supported. at least anytime soon, on anthing but Windoze. That is after > all, the intent of Embrace Extend Extingui$h. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV
Yeah, Fuck you too. On Wednesday 09 January 2002 11:50 am, you wrote: > Excuse my ignorance here, is "STFW" short for Search The F..king Web or > typo for Shut The F..k Up or some other meaning. > > Robin > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of J. Craig Woods > > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 3:36 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to > > watch movies on my TV > > > > At 06:14 AM 1/8/2002 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >And you expect people to answer your question!!! > > > > > >The best way to get help on this list is to be polite and cordial. > > > > > >A member. > > > > > >Original Message: > > >- > > >From: Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 11:03:01 +0100 > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch > > > > movies on my > > > > >TV > > > > > > > > >What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV > > >In other words. Which video card has the best tv-out > > > > support in Linux? > > > > >Please do not reply with theoretical bullshit, but would > > > > like to hear > > > > >some practical examples. > > > > > >Marc > > > > You guys are so polite ([EMAIL PROTECTED] & > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]). I would simply respond to this > > clown with the > > traditional "STFW". > > > > > > J. C. Woods > > UNIX/NT SA > > -Art is the illusion of spontaneity- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV
Apperently it is very hard for some people on this list to answer a simple question. On Tuesday 08 January 2002 09:50 pm, you wrote: > --- Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What video card > to use in Linux to watch movies on > > > my TV > > In other words. Which video card has the best > > tv-out support in Linux? > > > > Please do not reply with theoretical bullshit, but > > would like to hear some > > practical examples. > > IF you say so, why not buy one (any ) and test by > yourself, it is REALLY Pratical, as you may not > believe in others , it is still not Practical! > > > Marc > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from > > MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > = > S.KIEU > > http://my.yahoo.com.au - My Yahoo! > - It's My Yahoo! Get your own! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV
What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV In other words. Which video card has the best tv-out support in Linux? Please do not reply with theoretical bullshit, but would like to hear some practical examples. Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] I'm impressed with ATI!
Yeah, I bought Matrox. Also was impressed by their website and thought that they had support for Linux. In practice it is only half as good as it seems to be. i.e. My G450 does not have tvout support in Linux. You only can find that out after surfing for hours on the internet, because they do not teel you that on the website! So Matrox sucks. It doesn work in windows at my pc. Well I hardly use windows so no problem, but support in Linux could be much better. On Monday 07 January 2002 07:27 pm, you wrote: > Also, take a look at the Matrox site. They actually provide software! > The Matrox PowerDesk is an excellent utility for setting up displays and > muli-displays in linux, plus they have their own, easy to install XFree86 > server. I only use ATI and Matrox in my PC's for these reasons. > > Hero > > --- Matthew Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has anyone searched for "Linux" on ATI's web site? I did and found a > > decent 45 hits... one lead me to their Linux FAQ. In the FAQ they > > answer a lot of questions honestly and fairly. Where some vendors would > > simply state that their hardware has been known to work with Linux but > > they don't provide support, their FAQ gives quite a bit of details about > > where to find help, what does work and what is being worked on. While > > they don't directly support Linux (which of course would be better), the > > treat it much like they do. They give links to OpenSource sites for > > support and suggest(mildly) that users contribute at XFree86.org. > > > > As a strong Linux user/supporter, I like to see the kind of information > > that they make available. I will definitely be purchasing ATI hardware > > in the near future, as I am interested in video capture and conversion. > > AIW seems to be the way to go. I am interested in others' input about > > this topic. > > > > Thought I'd let you know. > > > > Matt > > > > -- > > Matthew Carpenter > > CNI, CNE, CCNA, MCP, J2CP, WP > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.e-i-s.cc/ > > > > Enterprise Information Systems > > *Network Consulting, Integration & Support > > *Web Development and E-Business > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > = > ^C > quit > > :q > > exit > ? > help > shit > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! > http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable
Unstable?? Are you kidding? My windows installation had all kinds of problem not recoqnicing hardware, conflicting irq etc etc. MDK 8.1 runs very smooth without any prblem at all. So MDK 8.1 is very stable. marc On Monday 07 January 2002 06:59 pm, you wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Davor Cengija wrote: > > I'm having a really hard time with this new 8.1 > > distribution. It is very unstable and unpredictable (something > > I wouldn't expect from Mandrake Linux). Anyone experienced > > similar problems, say: > > > > - kicker dies without obvious reason > > - konqueror segfaults with libstdc++ errors in debug stack trace > > - the X server freezes while the rest of the system works fine (say, > > internet connection). However, mouse and keyboard are dead (since > > they're controlled by X, of course) > > - xemacs segfaults with different errors, in different states > > > > There are some other problems as well. I'll skip pasting stack > > traces, etc for now. > > > > The strange thing is that everything works just fine after > > reboot (like in windows :-). So, I'd say that either kernel or > > some standard lib (glibc, libstdc++ or whatever) is > > broken. Sometimes one error in say konqueror is followed by > > xemacs' segfault. > > Check your hardware. This sounds suspiciously like a failing CPU or case > fan. I've been running 8.1 for about two months now and it has been > solid. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Config for ADSL and SNF 7.2
I use ADSL in Holland. I have only 1 ethernet card but I used the folowing configuration: eth0 ip adress=10.0.0.150, netmask=255.255.255.0 That is all I fille din, no gateways or DNS etc. Then I choose a (A)DSL modem setup during installation. Most important is that you fill in your DNS servers and your login name and password. I believe this is all you need, since the modem is directly connected to the ethernet card I don think you have to fill in the ip adress of the modem (10.0.0.138 in my case). Marc On Monday 07 January 2002 01:36 pm, you wrote: > Hi ! > I'm trying to get my new ADSL connection and SNF 7.2 working together. I > have no problems getting the "eth0" (for the internal network..) up and > running, but it's impossible to get the connection to my ISP to work. Does > anyone have any experience from the config of "eth1" (ext network) and an > Alcatel Speed Touch ADSL modem? My ISP is Telia in Sweden. Should I use the > "ADSL"-config or the "Cable/LAN"-config (some other similar S/W's like > Smoothwall use "LAN" as I/F for this ADSL-modem connected to my second NIC > eth1..)? Any comments much appreciated !! > Thanks ! > BR,Jan-Erik Persson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] offset on system clock
Well although you don want to. NTP is the answer to all problems regarding time. It works perfect. On Saturday 05 January 2002 08:48 pm, you wrote: > I must be missing something obvious, but I'm at my wits end. > > My hardware clock (in BIOS) is set to local time. When system boots up, it > says "Setting clock (localtime) : Correct_date Correct_time *PST*. (I live > on the west coast in US). "hwclock -r --localtime" shows correct time, > and "date" shows correct time (PST). > > They system runs for an hour or so. I type "date" on command line. It > shows an exact integer difference of 9 hours behind the hwclock, i.e "date" > gives hwclock time-9 hours *PST*. I look at my logs, and it doesn't say > anything about the system time being reset. > > I use linuxconf, MCC, and hwclock to change system clock back to correct > hwclock time, but this pattern repeats itself. If I don't change the sytem > time, on subsequent reboot, rc.sysinit says "Setting clock (localtime): > bad_date bad_time *UTC*." I've even tried deleting /etc/adjtime, but this > doesn't work either. > > What's going on here and how do I go about solving this? (And please don't > suggest NTP!) > > Thanks, > Mark > > /etc/sysconfig/clock: > ARC=false > UTC=false > ZONE=US/Pacific > > diff > /etc/localtime==/usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Pacific==/usr/share/zoneinfo/SystemV >/PDT8PST I'm using MDK 8.0, with latest official updates > (kernel-2.4.8-31.2mdk and glibc-2.2.2-6.1mdk) > > > > _ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Log in remotely without logging in locally
maybe it is possible to configure one of your virtual consoles as a login screen on the remote machine. This way you can login to the remote machine without local login. I am not sure if it is technically possible. But I Think this is the way I would do it. Only problem you have then is that you can only login on a predefined remote machine and not on a random machine. But as I said. Don know if this is possible because I never tried, and probably never wiil. marc On Friday 04 January 2002 05:48 pm, you wrote: > On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, pesarif wrote: > > Hello again! > > > > Is it possible to login to a remote system (console login only because it > > doesn't have X), without having to login locally (as with telnet and > > ssh)? > > > > Because with X terminals, you are actually logging in to the remote > > system; While with telnet/ssh, you have to login to the system you're > > sitting in front of first, before you can actually telnet into the remote > > system and then log into that. > > Not really. If I understand you correctly, you want to login to a remote > machine without logging into a local one? Though you can do this with > xdm and its variants, I don't know of a way to do this from the shell. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] gcc-2.96 vs gcc3.x
Hi, I am not a developer but reguralarly compile src.rpm packages on my Mandrake 8.1 system. I was wondering what the difference is between gcc-2.96 and gcc 3.0. Is it save to remove gcc-2.96 and install gcc3. Or is it saver to stick with the old gcc-2.96. Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] PLEASE HELP! Bad bridge mapping
Hi,
Please, please, help me! I posted this at several places and
I still have no answer.
I would like to know if the problem I encounter can be
fixed:
I upgraded the system memory from 192 MB to 512 MB.
The system clearly detected the upgrade and linux booted.
However, at the cardmgr step, cardmgr complains not
finding an entry in /proc/devices for pcmcia (which is
correct). I checked with /var/log/syslog and apparently
the problem appears before, because of a bridge mapping problem.
in syslog:
kernel: Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.25
kernel: kernel build: 2.4.3-20mdk #1 Sun Apr 15 23:03:10 CEST 2001
kernel: options: [pci] [cardbus] [apm]
kernel: Intel PCIC probe: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:03.0
kernel: PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:03.1
kernel: PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:07.2
kernel:
kernel: Bad bridge mapping at 0x17ff!
kernel: not found
kernel: ds: no socket drivers loaded
This problem occurs with 256+64,256+128,256+256, but not 192 or
256 MB. The Multifunction Card I have is the
XIRCOM Realport Ethernet 10/100-56K, known as REM56-100BTX
With 192 MB (when it's OK), the syslog message goes like this:
kernel: Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.25
kernel: kernel build: 2.4.3-20mdk #1 Sun Apr 15 23:03:10 CEST 2001
kernel: options: [pci] [cardbus] [apm]
kernel: Intel PCIC probe: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:03.0
kernel: PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:03.1
kernel: PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:07.2
kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:03.1
kernel: PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:03.1
kernel: PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:07.2
kernel:
kernel: TI 1420 rev 00 PCI-to-Cardbus at slot 00:03, mem 0x1000
kernel:hos opts [0]: [ring] [serial pci & irq] [pci irq 11] [lat 32/32] [bus 2/5]
kernel:hos opts [1]: [ring] [serial pci & irq] [pci irq 11] [lat 32/32] [bus 6/9]
kernel: spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7
kernel:ISA irqs (scanned) = 3,4,7,10 PCI status changes
kernel: cs: memory probe 0xa000-0xa0ff: clean
kernel: xirc2ps_cs.c 1.31 1998/12/09 19:32:55 (dd9jn+kvh)
kernel: cs: IO probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding 0x378-0x37f
etc...
Thanks for any help,
Regards,
Marc
[expert] PCMCIA not mounted after memory upgrade
Hi,
Could somebody help me? I upgraded my laptop's memory from
192 MB to 512 MB, and this has the effect that the PCMCIA
card is not mounted anymore!
cardmgr complains not finding the driver in /proc/devices,
which is true. How can I deal with this???
Thanks a lot,
Marc
[expert] cardmanager doesn't find PCMCIA
Hi, After putting more memory on my laptop (512 MB), the card manager doesn't want to to load my PCMCIA card anymore. Apparently, it complains that there is no pcmcia entry in the /proc/devices file (which is true indeed). I think that it is due to the upgrade, but I wouldn't put my hand into fire here. I think that I made some time ago an unwanted ifconfig eth0 up, but I wouldn't see why this is causing the problem. Before trying to put the old soDIMMS back to see if this is indeed the memory upgrade, I would like to see if somebody knows a solution. Can folks help me? Thanks, Marc
[newbie] multiple network environment
Hi, I would like to have a ``receipt'' on the best way to define a network environment. I work at 2 different institutes, with each different domain names and different way of setting the IP address. The first uses a fix IP address and hostname, while the second uses a fix hostname, but a DHCP-based IP address. I can't manage the Mandrake Control Center to deal with this, because it always keeps memory of the hostname (which is different for each network). I found that netconf is much better, although DHCP_HOSTNAME and DOMAINNAM in /etc/sysconfig/network is not updated correctly. Could somebody give advices? Thanks, Marc
Re: [expert] ping from outside to my laptop
Hi, I resolved it with the help of our helpdesk. Apparently, the firewal (iptables/ipchain/bastille-firewall) were set too high to allow incoming X-windows. We set all entries (0123456) to off, and it then worked, although I find the option a bit too ``welcome to crackers''. I'll probably reconfigure the firewall. Marc
Re: [expert] temporary lines in Nedit when DRI enabled
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Try to update tk and tcl, you can find the updated files in cooker > > Francisco Alcaraz > Murcia (Spain) > > - Mensaje Original ----- > Remitente: Marc Audard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Fecha: Miércoles, Mayo 30, 2001 8:35 am > Asunto: [expert] temporary lines in Nedit when DRI enabled > > > Hi, > > > > When DRI is enabled and I use a Nedit window, every time I click > > (with my touchpad) in the Nedit window, the line is underlined > > (for a very short time). This behaviour disappears when DRI is > > disabled. > > > > Graphic card: ATI Rage Mobility 128 M3 (8MB), DefaultColorDepth 16. > > > > > > Marc > > > > Hi, This didn't work out. This wasn't the origin of the problem. Note that this problem not only occurs in Nedit. I know write in a Netscape window (not run on my Linux box, but on another machine that displays on my laptop), and I have the same effect. Marc
[expert] Floppy device: mount/umount
Hi, I have a DELL Inspiron 4000 coming with a hot swapable CD-RW and FD. During the installation, I had the CD_RW in the swap bay and the FD attached to the parallel port. When later I removed the FD, a df -k made the shell hang, waiting to reach /dev/fd0. Similar was during shutdown, where it was waiting for fd0. In both cases, after a minute or so, FAT bread failed and the system went on. TO remove this problem, I have changed the /etc/fstab such that /dev/fd0 is not mounted (noauto keyword). However, when I want to use the FD, if I change the swap (during the laptop is down) and boot, and then mount -t vfat /dev/fdo0 /mnt/floppy, the FD is not detected. However, if I remove the noauto keyword in /etc/fstab, it is detected. This is a bit annoying to always change the /etc/fstab file (though I rarely use the FD). However, is there a cleaner way to do? Marc
[expert] temporary lines in Nedit when DRI enabled
Hi, When DRI is enabled and I use a Nedit window, every time I click (with my touchpad) in the Nedit window, the line is underlined (for a very short time). This behaviour disappears when DRI is disabled. Graphic card: ATI Rage Mobility 128 M3 (8MB), DefaultColorDepth 16. Marc
[expert] Login problem when DRI enabled
Hi, DRI work well on my laptop, however I noticed a small problem. Whenever I start the computer, after all the loading and checks, X is started, then comes the graphical user login. When I login (WM: Gnome), the graphical login disappears, and instead of to be logged, the graphical login comes again. This only appears at the first login after a shutdown/reboot. In the /var/log/messages (?), there were these lines: May 29 22:37:37 localhost kde(pam_unix)[1031]: session opened for user audard by (uid=0) May 29 22:37:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt- May 29 22:37:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt- May 29 22:37:39 localhost kde(pam_unix)[1031]: session closed for user audard May 29 22:37:46 localhost kde(pam_unix)[1081]: session opened for user audard by (uid=0) May 29 22:37:46 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt- May 29 22:37:46 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt- May 29 22:37:53 localhost gnome-name-server[1224]: starting One can see that the first session is closed after 2 seconds. Actually, where can I get the apparently missing modules? Marc
Re: [expert] Can't create a database with Oracle
Hey Guy, dbassist hangs for the 2 minutes as well and then reports not being able to create the database. Only the crdb1.log (shown below) has anything other than Oracle is not available messages. Using svrmgrl and doing a 'connect internal' works, I get the ORA-00445 after a 'startup' command. -- Marc - Original Message - From: Zelck, Guy Sent: April 20, 2001 5:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [expert] Can't create a database with Oracle Marc,Its easier to use dbassist cause the scripts they make sometimes containerrors.You did start svrmgrl and connected as internal I suppose?What's in your logs?Guy.-----Original Message-From: Marc Tremblay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: woensdag 18 april 2001 22:03To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [expert] Can't create a database with OracleHi,I've been trying to get Oracle 8.1.7 working on Mandrake 7.2 for the pastfew days and I can't seem to get past the problem I'm having. I installedOracle without creating a database at install time, and everything appearedto work fine. The problem is when I run the database creation script I madewith dbassist I get the following in$ORACLE_HOME/admin/orcl/create/crdb1.log...Connected.ORA-00445: background process "PMON" did not start after 120 secondsCREATE DATABASE "orcl"*ORA-03114: not connected to ORACLEDisconnected.After this point everything else just spews ORA-03114 messages. Has anyoneelse come across this?My machine is as follows:AMD duron 750256MB RAM9GB available on the ORACLE_HOME partition, plenty of space elsewhereI didn't recompile the kernel as the values in the headers the Oracle docssaid to look at seemed appropriate.Any ideas?-- Marc _Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com . Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
Re: [expert] Can't create a database with Oracle
> On Wednesday 18 April 2001 16:02, you wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've been trying to get Oracle 8.1.7 working on Mandrake 7.2 for the > > past few days and I can't seem to get past the problem I'm having. I > > installed Oracle without creating a database at install time, and > > everything appeared to work fine. The problem is when I run the > > database creation script I made with dbassist I get the following in > > $ORACLE_HOME/admin/orcl/create/crdb1.log... > > > > Connected. > > ORA-00445: background process "PMON" did not start after 120 seconds > > CREATE DATABASE "orcl" > > * > > ORA-03114: not connected to ORACLE > > Disconnected. > > > > After this point everything else just spews ORA-03114 messages. Has > > anyone else come across this? > > > > My machine is as follows: > > > > AMD duron 750 > > 256MB RAM > > 9GB available on the ORACLE_HOME partition, plenty of space elsewhere > > > > I didn't recompile the kernel as the values in the headers the Oracle > > docs said to look at seemed appropriate. > > > > The stock 7.2 kernel works just fine, no need to recompile. > IIRC, what needs to happen is that oracle must be started in order to > create the database. > > so > su oracle > export ORACLE_HOME=whatever > /ORACLE_HOME/bin/svrmgrl > SVRMGR> connect internal > (enter oracle password if needed, you should not need it as the oracle > user however) > SVRMGR> startup > system will crank away for a bit > SVRMGR> exit > > then run dbassist as the oracle user > > andsee if that works > > > Failing the above, just unintsall and reinstall and make sure to run > dbassist from the installation. With 256M of ram it will work, with 128M > it can be a bit dicey, with less than 128, you need to do it outside of > the install process. It's actually on the startup command that I get ORA-00445: background process "PMON" did not start after 120 seconds after a 2 minute pause with very little disk activity and very little CPU activity. I'm gonna give RedHat and maybe Debian a try to see if Oracle will work for me on one of them. Thanks. -- Marc
[expert] Can't create a database with Oracle
Hi, I've been trying to get Oracle 8.1.7 working on Mandrake 7.2 for the past few days and I can't seem to get past the problem I'm having. I installed Oracle without creating a database at install time, and everything appeared to work fine. The problem is when I run the database creation script I made with dbassist I get the following in $ORACLE_HOME/admin/orcl/create/crdb1.log... Connected.ORA-00445: background process "PMON" did not start after 120 secondsCREATE DATABASE "orcl"*ORA-03114: not connected to ORACLEDisconnected. After this point everything else just spews ORA-03114 messages. Has anyone else come across this? My machine is as follows: AMD duron 750 256MB RAM 9GB available on the ORACLE_HOME partition, plenty of space elsewhere I didn't recompile the kernel as the values in the headers the Oracle docs said to look at seemed appropriate. Any ideas? -- MarcGet Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
Re: [expert] Using .rpm files to upgrade from kde 2.0.1 to kde 2.1
Problem is that kdesu is needed by some packages, but kdesu application is already included in kdebase as well. Ans there some other packages that overlap eachother. You should upgrade the packages with the options: rpm -Uvh --nodeps --force *.rpm I worked for me. Althoug it is not the most clean way of installing it worked and I read this in a README.INSTALL on kde.org . - Original Message - From: "Alan Shoemaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Using .rpm files to upgrade from kde 2.0.1 to kde 2.1 > Eric Krout wrote: > > Myself and many others have had problems upgrading to kde > > 2.1 from 2.0.1, even though we're all using .rpm files. I > > have seen a few FAQs on the web on how to do this, but none > > that I've seen remarked about getting any errors that > > prevent such an upgrade. > > > > I run a mailing list on my machine and cannot afford any > > downtime that could happen as a result of screwiness with a > > kde upgrade; however, I *really* want the newest version of > > Konqueror ;) > > > > So, does anyone have a solution to these problems with > > dependencies and symlinks that myself and many others have > > been getting? I don't have enough spare time and can't > > interrupt my uptime, so I'm looking for the easy way out > > since I can't experiment much on my own. > > > > Thank you *very* much. > > > > Sincerely, > > Eric > > Ericthe most painless method is to do an upgrade install > of MandrakeFreq. The iso is available on the mirrors or you > can by the CD (real cheap) from either: > > http://www.cheapbytes.com/ > or > http://www.lsl.com/ > -- > Alan > >
[expert] problems with compiling kde
Hi, I downloaded the kde source rpms from kde 2.1.1 When I did a rpm --rebuild kdevelop-1.xx.src.rpm (for example) the compile aborted during the configuration part. First I get a whole bunh of stuff like checking gcc, checking qt blablabla etc. but at some point it aborted because it said it could not find the important file kde-config. When I check my harddisk I noticed the file was there. It is located in /usr/share/config/kde-config. Can someone explain to me why it cannot find the kde-config file? Regards, Marc
[expert] Apache and Security high level in Mandrake.
Hi, I just installed Linux Mandrake 7.2 and was planning to run a webserver on this machine. I put the security to high level (recommended for servers according to mandrake documentation). However, if I want to configure Apache during startup it does not work. I select: startup services -> and select httpd in drakconf but if I reboot the computer the system just starts with it's own default predefined services. If I select any other services in drakconf it does not start after a reboot (i.e. httpd, webmin, zope, ). If high-level security is recommended for servers how come you can not load any servers during boot inits?? I am totaly lost here. I am sure there are other people with a server up and running in secure mode out there so can someone explain to me what I do wrong? Thanks Marc
Re: [expert] Can't Login as ROOT!, Can SU to ROOT
Did you check your pam configuration (personal authentication modules). Correct version? Is something changed iin the configuration?? - Original Message - From: "David Rankin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "mandrake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Andrew Bartlett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 8:52 AM Subject: [expert] Can't Login as ROOT!, Can SU to ROOT > I did it to myself again :-( I don't know how I did it, but I did it > and I need Help. > > Here is the situation. I must like to torture myself. After getting my > office server set up, I find I have an old 486 w/32 meg and 3Gig lying > around and I thought it would make a good name server/mail server or > whatever. So I loaded Mandrake 7.0 (Air) i486 on it. > > Everything was going fine. I shut the machine down a day or so ago. When > I fired the box back up today, I could not log in as root. So I decided > to try to log in as another user. I did -- it worked fine. Next I > decided to see if I had a root password problem, so I tried su and > entered the root password. It worked fine! > > So I spend another 10 minutes with modprobe trying to figure out what > type of ethernet card I have in the box (no markings on card) and find > the 82596 module works just fine. > > So now back to my root login problem. I still can't login as root! No > matter what I try the following is what happens: > > login: root > password: (I enter the root password - I know it works because su works) > > login incorrect > > So I need to know: > (1) Am I totally whosed? (reload required) > (2) If not, is there a way to fix this? > (3) If so, what's the fix? > > Any advise would be welcomed. I don't want to have to torture myself > reloading the entire system on a 486 -- It takes a long time with an 8x > CDROM, but not near as long as it did with a 4x. > > -- > David Rankin > Nacogdoches, Texas > > > >
Re: [expert] where to get kernel upgrades for 7.2
For A nice resource of RPM's go to http://rpmfind.net - Original Message - From: "Steven Taetzsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [expert] where to get kernel upgrades for 7.2 > Since I'm responsible for starting this, I guess I'll add my comments > after seeing the replies. First thanks to all of you for your input. > > I am a hardware engineer, so I do have an understanding of what goes > on inside a PC. I use to re-compile the kernel often, but after it > became more modular I stopped. Although I like to configure and try > new things, re-compiling a kernel is not where I want to spend a lot > of time to save a few or even 100K of RAM. > > Re-compiling a kernel is not that difficult once you have a config > file that works. I think it would be great to have a tool create a > config file from the current working kernel. Maybe that tool exists > and I don't know about it. I downloaded the source tarball yesterday > and played with compiling it on my pc at work. Not my home pc where I > am having the problems. I haven't opened the box of my work pc, so I'm > not exactly sure of what is inside. After a few tries, I still don't > have a working kernel. I'm sure I can correct this, but it will take a > couple of more tries. I'm missing devpts and I have to find the > CONFIG_PACKET (Packet socket) and CONFIG_FILTER options in the IP area > I guess. And some other usb stuff seems to be missing. > > It seems to me that it wouldn't be that difficult for the people at > Mandrake to create rpms for the updated kernels. I guess there is > always the danger that the new kernel will break something so it has > to be qualified. But kernel updates can be required for hardware > reasons, so I believe it would be worthwhile for them to do this for > their customers. > > One of the biggest problems I have had with Mandrake is getting rpms > for packages I want. It seems as soon as a release is made, people > stop creating rpms for that release and start working on rpms for the > next release (currently cooker) that may or may not work with current > release. My machine at work is still 7.1, because the 7.2 install > fails, which after running 7.2 at home, may be a good thing :-). Since > 7.1 is based on version 3 of rpm, there are even more rpms that I > can't install. No one creates rpms for 7.1 anymore. Well ok some do > like helix gnome. I am seriously thinking of trying a debian based > distro. I hear the debian updater is far superior. We all know how > well the MandrakeUpdate works! > > Just my 0.02 and I'll be waiting for the 2.2.19 rpms. > > Steve > > Dave writes: > > PMFJI (a long lost acronym from my Compuserve [gah!] days ... Pardon Me > > For Jumping In), but.. > > In the last 12 hours there was discussion on the security-discuss > > list where Vincent mentionned that, due a security hole in 2.2.18 and > > below, they were preparing 2.2.19 kernel rpms for LM 7.2. Any delay would > > be due to the fact that it's a lot of work (the new kernels will be > > needed for LM 6.0 to 7.0, as well as Corporate Server), and they are > > waiting on some 3rd party patches. > > > > This would be a great kernel rpm upgrade as 2.2.18 and up (thanks > > to Alan Cox & friends) contains tons of the goodies that were first > > introduced onto 2.4.x. I believe there is some merrit in wanting to stick > > with Mandrake kernel rpms as there are patches included that, AFAIK, > > enhance the Mandrake distribution as a whole. This is *not* to say that > > compiling your own kernel is a bad idea; indeed it's a wonderful > > experience, and done properly, rebooting into the original kernel should > > be trivial. On a system with limited hardware resources, or a system that > > serves a specific duty, then a custom kernel is the way to go, if only for > > the principle of the whole thing; this is Linux after all :-). > > > > Peace > > Dave. > > > > On 28-Mar-2001 Marc wrote: > > > I do not agree with your statement that kernel loads them all... > > > > > > Most kernels that are in the binary RPM use modules. I tried to make > > > my ownb kernel a few times but it only saved me about 50k or so. It's > > > not worth all the trouble (unless you really have a shortage of RAM in > > > your system). The modules will only be loaded if they are needed. You > > > can see the modules that are loaded with lsmod. You see that not > > > everything is loaded then, but only a few modules.
Re: [expert] where to get kernel upgrades for 7.2
I do not agree with your statement that kernel loads them all... Most kernels that are in the binary RPM use modules. I tried to make my ownb kernel a few times but it only saved me about 50k or so. It's not worth all the trouble (unless you really have a shortage of RAM in your system). The modules will only be loaded if they are needed. You can see the modules that are loaded with lsmod. You see that not everything is loaded then, but only a few modules. Modules are one of the strongest features of the linux kernel so why not use it. Recompiling the whole thing is only needed when you need something really special. In 95% of the cases you can just install the kernel rpm and load the system. I don't believe that a custom kernel is really faster then a customized kernel. Marc - Original Message - From: "FreezeR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 3:32 AM Subject: Re: [expert] where to get kernel upgrades for 7.2 > i think for a kernel upgrade you should compile the source by ur self > not from the rpm... > download the new kernel at www.kernel.org > unpack the kernel, and go into the kernel directory > make menuconfig > make dep > make clean > make bzImage > make bzlilo > then edit your lilo.conf > > one of the reason why people do a kernel upgrade is to optimized their > kernel... > there are many options that your system dont need, but unfortunately > the kernel load'em all if we boot the machine > so..take sometimes to compile your kernel... > trust me it wont useless at all... > > > On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Steven Taetzsch wrote: > > > Where do I find kernel rpms for 7.2, not cooker? I've downloaded 2.4 > > rpms, but they have other dependencies required. I didn't want to get > > into a chain of this package requires this update which requires this > > update and so on. I just want to upgrade to 2.2.18 or 2.4 on my stock > > 7.2 system. > > > > My usb zip drive works fine on 7.1 with an upgrade to 2.2.16-9mdk, but > > doesn't work on my 7.2 machine. I thought I'd try a newer kernel with > > better usb support. > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > >
Re: [expert] Linux RAID capabilities
Linux Mandrake supports Software RAID, I don't know about the hardware raid devices but that probabaly works as well.. You can do RAID 0, RAID 1 (miror), RAID 4 and RAID 5 (maybe other RAIDs as well). It is not diffelcult to set it up. An example for a mirror (RAID 1) is: In a simpel basic explation you do: - Install Linux like you do normaly - Create a New partion on you second drive (type RAID Linux auto) - Format the RAID partition - Copy your files to the raid partition - Configure your /etc/fstab and /etc/raidtab - Boot From your new Linux Raid Partition - If this works Make the old Partition type Linux RAID auto, format it and mount it in your RAID1 array. - The new disk will automatically sync with the other disk, Like I said this was a implified form of RAID setup. To read all the details please read the Software RAID howto documentation. There is a lot of documentation on the web as well so look around and you will find what you need. Tip!: You can use webmin to create RAID arrays, format the Array etc... I don't have RAID running anymore so I cannot give you examples. But I know it works because I had it runnning a while back. And with either Redhat or Mandrake it is fairly easy to set it up. Marc - Original Message - From: "Lyric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Expert Linux Mandrake Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 3:31 PM Subject: [expert] Linux RAID capabilities > > Sirs, > > I am currently planning out a machine to be used when Mandrake 8.0 appears > in full. In addition to the standard SCSI drives I will be using, I want > to toss in two IDE 20 GB drives in a mirrored RAID. > > Basically, what I want to know is does Linux support a software RAID? If > so, how do I configure it? > > If someone here could let me know of this, I would greatly appreciate it. > > Thanks > > >
Re: [expert] XF86 Mdk 8.0 - OOOPS!
The so called autoupdate tool from mandrake is pretty dangerous if you ask me. Some of my updates screwed up as well. I stick with the manual updates. Marc - Original Message - From: "Ron Heron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 7:00 PM Subject: [expert] XF86 Mdk 8.0 - OOOPS! > Hello, > > I did a dev update via MandrakeUpdate, and hosed my XF86. I tried > configuring via xf86config, but no worky, keep getting a "unable to load > default font "fixed". > > What's the best way to get X up and running again, and does anyone know > how this could have happened? > > Thanks, > > Ron > > = > ^C > quit > :q > exit > ? > help > shit > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > >
Re: [expert] Upgrade from 7.2 to 8.0 Beta???
I installed it from scratch. Or I should say, I made the effort. But installation failed over and over again. I downloaded the two ISO images from Mandrake 8 beta1 but with installation of the packages I got several interrupt at instalation stating: "Some important packages could not be installed , do you wnat to continue anyway". I tried the installation a few times but everytime i got the error and eveytime it failed at different packages. I now installed MDK72 again and I will try to upgrade manually to the packages I want. I had similar problems when I installed (some time ago) Mandrake 7.2 Beta. When the beta it is installed it works usually fine , but I always have lots of problems with installation. Marcus On Thursday 15 March 2001 02:56, you wrote: > I'm sorry if this has been addressed on the list already. I have not seen > it and have not been able to find it in the archives. > > I know that in the past there have been issues with upgrading from one > release to another. I want to know if this is again the case with 8.0. I > have a box running 7.2 and I want to try 8.0 Beta. I know the risks > involved with beta software. I'm not too concerned about that right now. > I just don't want to install from scratch right now. I want to attempt to > upgrade _if_ the system is designed to do so. > > Any thoughts on this? > > Thank you, > > Scott Patten
Re: [expert] 8Beta
Found the correct link. It should be: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/80beta.php3 Marcus - Original Message - From: "piritta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [expert] 8Beta > This is the first beta you can get it from all mandrake ftp mirrors i think > but check www.mandrake.com/en where they anounce it they give you links where > you can get it. > Have fun > > On Sunday 11 March 2001 14:18, you wrote: > > Simple quetion? > > > > Where can I download mandrake 8 Beta? > > And are there different BETA versions? > > > > Greetings > > Palito > > - Original Message - > > From: "piritta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 1:57 PM > > Subject: [expert] 8Beta > > > > > Ok i got the beta running for a few days now. > > > > > > AMD ATHLON 700 > > > GeForce2 gts Asus > > > 192 MB RAM > > > Herkules firewirecard (not working) > > > creative sondblaster pci 128 > > > HP cdrw (working only as reader) > > > > > > It is surprisingly stable the only instabillitys that i have seen are the > > > usual =) > > > 1. Konqueror crashes after exiting if you have the "show terminal > > > > emulator" > > > > > active > > > 2. Drakconf crashes kde after exiting (fixed after installing nvidia > > > > drivers > > > > > from source). > > > 2. Bad link for desktop "zip" icon (is /mnt.zip should be /mnt/zip) no > > > big deal. > > > 3. Cdrom doesnt work cause its a cdrw (have to link /dev/cdrom to > > > /dev/hdd > > > > or > > > > > whatever the cdrom is but burning will not work =( ) > > > > > > btw. i installed the latest kde2.1x cooker rpms (work great) =). > > > > > > Now one request to the MAKERS : > > > > > > IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC IF YOU COULD INCLUDE FIREWIRE SUPPORT IN THE FINAL > > > !! > >
Re: [expert] Easy fonts question
Drakfont won't run - when I run it from a terminal, I get [msiegel@static-243 msiegel]$ drakfont Gtk-ERROR **: Unable to load default font. aborting... Aborted What the hell? What is wrong with my fonts? -Marc On Saturday 10 March 2001 07:39 pm, you wrote: > Marc Siegel wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I am using Mandrake 7.2, with KDE 2.1. > > I wanted anti-aliased fonts, so I upgraded to XFree 4.02 > > from unsupported (yes I have a Matrox G400), and to Qt 2.3. > > I also installed freetype2. > > > > Now my fonts are nicely antialiased, but I only have like 6 > > fonts. And, being an 'expert', I've already looked a lot of > > places like xfs config and whatnot, and I have no clue how > > to get the rest of the fonts back into Qt. > > > > In addition, does anyone know how to use true-type fonts > > from the windows partition in this setup, or even if this > > would still be desirable? > > > > Thanks for any help, > > Marc > > Marcuse the DrakConf icon on your desktop and choose Font > manager which will bring up DrakFont. On the bottom of the > DrakFont window there's a 'Get Windows fonts' button which > will copy and install any (or all of them at once) of the > fonts located on the windows partition to your Linux Mandrake > system. -- "Little prigs and three-quarter madmen may have the conceit that the laws of nature are constantly broken for their sakes." -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Re: [expert] 8Beta
Simple quetion? Where can I download mandrake 8 Beta? And are there different BETA versions? Greetings Palito - Original Message - From: "piritta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 1:57 PM Subject: [expert] 8Beta > Ok i got the beta running for a few days now. > > AMD ATHLON 700 > GeForce2 gts Asus > 192 MB RAM > Herkules firewirecard (not working) > creative sondblaster pci 128 > HP cdrw (working only as reader) > > It is surprisingly stable the only instabillitys that i have seen are the > usual =) > 1. Konqueror crashes after exiting if you have the "show terminal emulator" > active > 2. Drakconf crashes kde after exiting (fixed after installing nvidia drivers > from source). > 2. Bad link for desktop "zip" icon (is /mnt.zip should be /mnt/zip) no big > deal. > 3. Cdrom doesnt work cause its a cdrw (have to link /dev/cdrom to /dev/hdd or > whatever the cdrom is but burning will not work =( ) > > btw. i installed the latest kde2.1x cooker rpms (work great) =). > > Now one request to the MAKERS : > > IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC IF YOU COULD INCLUDE FIREWIRE SUPPORT IN THE FINAL > !! > >
[expert] Easy fonts question
Hi all, I am using Mandrake 7.2, with KDE 2.1. I wanted anti-aliased fonts, so I upgraded to XFree 4.02 from unsupported (yes I have a Matrox G400), and to Qt 2.3. I also installed freetype2. Now my fonts are nicely antialiased, but I only have like 6 fonts. And, being an 'expert', I've already looked a lot of places like xfs config and whatnot, and I have no clue how to get the rest of the fonts back into Qt. In addition, does anyone know how to use true-type fonts from the windows partition in this setup, or even if this would still be desirable? Thanks for any help, Marc -- Ten persons who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. -- Napoleon I
Re: [expert] KDE 2.1 final
> KDE 2.1 final binary RPMs for Mandrake 7.2 are now in the > mandrake-devel/unsupported/KDE-2.1 directory on the mirrors. > > I wish I knew who to give credit to for this work ... > > I am glad they are in a subdirectory of their own; it makes updating > so easy. How does this make updating easy? What program do you use to upgrade? -Marc -- Why would anyone want to be called "Later"?
Re: [expert] urpmi, apt-get
Thanks for the response, > In my experience, there are just some things you have to update manually. > Like MandrakeUpdate! I had problems with that too, until i updated it How did you update it manually, and to what version? I was asking the question because i want to figure out how to get urpmi or other auto-dependance-resolution installer up to speed to make this sort of thing easier. Cmon, SOMEONE here must use such a program, instead of manually resolving all dependencies? Thanks -Marc
Re: [expert] KDE 2.1 final
I think this will be a short-lived policy, I think. KDE 2.1 is the sort of important enough component of a system that, unless a Mandrake 7.3 comes out soon, thousands of users will be installing it or switching distros or what-have-you. I imagine a support-KDE-latest-stable policy will emerge at any rate. On Tuesday 27 February 2001 08:10 pm, you wrote: > That's probably for the best. Currently Mandrake only supports what > gets released on "final" CD's and bug fixes released via > Mandrake-Update. Something like KDE2.1 would fall under the > "unsupported" category. This will probably continue until MandrakeSoft > can afford to support non-bugfix updates to their packages. > > "Yacketta,Ronald J" wrote: > > BUM link! > > > > there is nothing under either directory > > SRPMS and i586 directories are _empty_ > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Cecil Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 11:41 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [expert] KDE 2.1 final > > > > http://ftp.sourceforge.net/pub/mirrors/kde/stable/latest/distribution/rpm > >/Ma ndrake/7.2/ > > > > Ron Stodden wrote: > > > KDE 2.1 final in binary form for the various distributions was > > > promised on the KDE site by Monday February 26. > > > > > > It is now 3.5 hours into Tuesday GMT and there is no sign of the KDE > > > 2.1 final update to Mandrake 7.2. > > > > > > Where is it? What is happening? When and where will it appear? -- Let him choose out of my files, his projects to accomplish. -- Shakespeare, "Coriolanus"
[expert] urpmi, apt-get
Hi all, I am a user of Mandrake 7.2 and i would like an easier time upgrading things. For some reason I've never been able to get MandrakeUpdate to work, btw. I was wondering if someone could help me figure out a good use of urpmi or apt-get or whatnot, for instance using the hard-to-find kde 2.1 release as an example? Thanks, Marc
Re: [expert] RPM Error: Wrong Architecture in LM 7.1
- Original Message - From: "palito" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [expert] RPM Error: Wrong Architecture in LM 7.1 > Mandrake 7.1 is made for i586 and higher only. However you can compile your > sources again, and then change the architecture in the .rpmrc file. i586 > packages will not work on a i586 (at least that is what mandrake says on Of cousre I mean i586 will not work on i486 architecture. > there website). > It is also possible to download .i486.rpm packages fom the mandrake > website/ftp server. > > > - Original Message - > From: "Bob Puff@NLE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 8:11 AM > Subject: [expert] RPM Error: Wrong Architecture in LM 7.1 > > > > Help! I have put together a small masq box, and now whenever I try to add > a RPM package, I get the error "Incorrect Architecture!" (or something > similar). I can use the switch to ignore this, but > > that doesn't help when using Webmin or Mandrake Update. There must be a > config file that is messed or missing somewhere. Where can I look? > > > > This is pretty much a stock install from a 7.1 disk (on a 486 system). > > > > Bob > > > > > > > -- -- > > > > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > > > > > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] modify the boot.img
Well, That is not that difficult as it looks like. One can mount one of the images located on the installation cdrom as a loopback filesystem. You do this like this: Create a temporary directory. (I.e. mkdir /mnt/loopback ) copy an installdisk images to your harddisk from the install cdrom to your /tmp directory: cp /mnt/cdrom/images/cdrom.img /tmp (make sure the images has write permissions on the image in the /tmp directory). mount your image with this command: mount -o loop /tmp/cdrom.img /mnt/loopback now cd into your boot floppy image with command: cd /mnt/loopback if you do an ls you can see the contents of the install floppy (image). You will see a kernel images there also. Now you can create your own kernel and after that copy it to the image file by just doing a: cp vmlinuz /mnt/loopback after that do a: cd /;umount /mnt/loopback If everything worked as planned your /tmp/cdrom.img contains your new kernel. Now you should create a new boot floppy with command: dd if=/tmp/cdrom.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k. You can do a df to check how much space is left on the images: in my case: /dev/hda3 4348448 2898456 1229100 70% / /dev/hda215554 1567 13184 11% /boot /dev/hdd1 2511008263916 2247092 11% /mnt/data /mnt/cdrom/images/hd.img 1436 1415 21 99% /mnt/loopback If your new kernel is smaller than the one on the boot-image than everything should fit. You can use the mount -o loop for all your bootimages to see what is on it and you can use it for iso images as well. Hope it works for you. never needed to adjust a bootimage myself but I know what to do if I need it. Let us know if it worked for you. I used cdrom.img in this example but you can use any other image as well. Marcus On Sun, 12 Nov 2000, you wrote: > > hi, > > quite some time back i had seen a document on modifying the initrd file on > a boot disk to include a module that is not present by default. I don't > remember where :-( > the reason i want to do this is because I want to install LM 7.0 (i486) on > an old laptop from the paralled port (OnSpec drive). After I get to the > screen where I choose the 'backpack' option the install fails. Alt-F4 > (ithink)displays a message 'on26.o' cannot be found. so my guess is that > the required module is missing. > > Thanks in advance, > Ashley Moore. > > > ***Disclaimer*** > Please note the following points: > > * This message and any attachments thereto may contain > privileged or proprietary information, and are intended > for the sole use of the addressee(s). Total or partial > reproduction, communication, distribution or use of this > information by persons other than the addressee(s) is > prohibited. > * If you have received this message in error, please notify > the sender either by telephone or message and delete the > message from any computer. > * This message and any attachments have been scanned by > Batelco for malicious code on best efforts basis for your > protection. > > Thank you for your cooperation. > Content-Type: text/plain; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
[expert] using a parportide device to install
I'm attempting to install mandrake on a old 486 laptop for a friend of mine. The problem is that it doesn't have a cdrom of its own, so I'm trying to use a parallel port CDRom(backpack). Any ideas where i can get a special bootdisk? or what i need to do to make on? I've personally used linux for about 4 years so I can figure it out if you can just give me a few pointers. thanks, marc britten Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] Netscape 4.75 plugin
I am experiencing the same issue. Fabrice SERVANT wrote: Hi everyone, I've updated (with rpm) my netscape because of security hole when you enable java (brown orifice). The thing is that plugger seems to be installed but I can't install other plugins. When I copy the files into the pluggin directory and restart netscape, I can't see them installed and flash pluggin for example is not working. If someone has an idea ? thanks Fabricio _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. -- Marc Handelman MSCS, OCDBA, MCSE, MCDBA, SCDBA
Re: [expert] Netscape Corrupting the mailrules file?
Netscape 4.74 appears to contain a bug in the mail filter configuration function. I have experienced this, when an exception is thrown by the calling of the mail filters dialog. The error specifically relates to an invalid parameter in the child process when calling the dialog. The only fix I have time for is to deinstall the rpm, and reinstall. Pierre Fortin wrote: > Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > > > Mark Weaver wrote: > > [snip] > > > Might someone on here have any idea what could be causing Netscape to corrupt > > > its mailrule file? > > [snip] > > > > MarkI'm using 4.74 and have not had any such problems with > > it. But I did have problems with the message filters (I guess > > this is what you mean by a mailrule file) getting screwed up > > (I actually lost all of the rules completely) a few releases > > of Netscape back. What seemed to cure it for me was this. > > > > I noticed that the corruption/loss seemed to occur when I was > > cutting (actually copying) info from messages and pasting this > > info into a filter (either into a new one or editing an old > > one). So, I quit cutting (copying) and pasting when creating > > and maintaining filters and the problem stopped. Hope this > > helps. > > > > Alan > > You can copy/paste if you remember to delete the whitespace that NS puts in > front of the pasted text; this can include a newline character. At worst, edit > the mailrule file with your favorite text editor and look for a wrapped > "condition=" line... remove the linewrap & unnecessary whitespace and save it. > No need to restart Netscape. > > HTH, > Pierre > > -- > Linux (Up 28 days) -- Reboots are for system upgrades... > Currently running 222 processes; CPU activity: user=0.2%, system=1.4% > Last reboot reason: Installed new BackUPS power supply.
Re: [expert] Anti-Virus for Linux
Kikta LCpl Jason M wrote: > This may be a stupid question, but are there any anti-virus programs > avalible for Linux? I've looked but never found any and never seem to even > hear mention of any. Is it necessary? If not, why? Thanks. > > Jason Jason, Try:http://linuxberg.linuxwired.net/conhtml/sys_scanners.html Of course this is but one of many sites!!! Regards
Re: [expert] Oracle Installation
Mike, Oracle writes a log file in the base oracle installation directory. In addition, look in the /root file system for a file named install.log. Also peruse the message logs, and/or syslogs in the /etc file system. Unfortunately for folks that use Mandrake, Oracle states the following on their site, monikered http://platforms.oracle.com/linux : "Oracle currently certifies its products on Intel architecture versions of Red Hat, Caldera, TurboLinux and SuSe. There are no plans to support any additional architectures at this time". Notwithstanding the 99% compatibility with RedHat that Mandrake claims on their site, Oracle will not support Oracle 8i R2 on Mandrake Linux. The Oracle/Linux platform specific software req page is: http://technet.oracle.com/doc/oracle8i_816/linux_816/unixdoc/a82848/a82846/index.htm#87912 It states: OS Software Requirements :Operating System :Linux kernel, version 2.2 or higher Operating System Libraries:GLIBC package version 2.1, Window Manager:Use any supported window manager that supports Motif version 1.2, such as fvmw. Character mode installations are not supported". Hope this helps. I have reinstalled my test server with RedHat 6.2 to make this thing work quickly, rather than taking the time to make the Oracle install on Mandrake 7.1 function correctly. Oh well, and so it goes. Marc Handelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am using glibc 2.1.3-4mdk and I have also tried to start the installation > from various different windows managers... > I even tried to uninstall Enlightment because I have heard that it may > cause problems with Oracle. > >From where should I try to find error logs? > > |+----> > || Marc Handelman| > || || nk.net> | > || Sent by: | > || [EMAIL PROTECTED]| > || thlink.net| > ||| > ||| > || 27.07.2000 06:34 | > || Please respond to | > || Expert| > ||| > |+> > >>---| > | > | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > | cc: > | > | Subject: Re: [expert] Oracle Installation > | > >>---| > > What version of glibc are you utilizing? > The following was gleaned from technet.oracle.com, and I quote: > "Note: Use only glibc 2.1for both Oracle 815 SE and Oracle 815 EE.". > > Have you examined any orther error logs? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I am trying to install Oracle 8.16 enterprise edition into my system but > > when I execute the command > > runInstaller > > I will only get a text > > "Initializing Java Virtual Machine from > > > ../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/bin/jre. > > > > > Please wait..." > > and after that I will only get a gray window and nothing happens. > > > > Any ideas what is going wrong in my system? > > > > Mika
Re: [expert] Oracle Installation
What version of glibc are you utilizing? The following was gleaned from technet.oracle.com, and I quote: "Note: Use only glibc 2.1for both Oracle 815 SE and Oracle 815 EE.". Have you examined any orther error logs? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am trying to install Oracle 8.16 enterprise edition into my system but > when I execute the command > runInstaller > I will only get a text > "Initializing Java Virtual Machine from > ../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/DataFiles/Expanded/linux/bin/jre. > > Please wait..." > and after that I will only get a gray window and nothing happens. > > Any ideas what is going wrong in my system? > > Mika
[expert] Upgrade on Software root RAID
Hi, I'm trying to upgrade MDK 7.0 system with a software raid0 root. It seems that everything is in place to do it since I manadged to manually start and mount the array. The problem is that the installer dont offer you any choice over choosing a root on an md device. Did someone managed to do it automaticly or even manually. I wold really apreciate some help on this thing since the only other way I have is to reinstall everything from scratch. (We all know this is a bad thing!) -- _ Marc Bourget
[expert] Fwd: help: PCMCIA modem trouble
[expert] What about upgrades
Hello, I am currently using Debian/GNU-Linux and may switch to Mandrake. Mandrake seems to be easy to update, but what about upgrades from 7.0 to its successor. Debian provides a very elegant way to do this. Is upgrading Mandrake a easy job or complicated. Marc -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net
RE: [expert] ld-linux.so.2
I have "upgraded" netscape with the mk6.1 package and now, it segfault every time!!! good luck for me...i only use kfm ;) > :>it's already zombied... > :> > :>> > > :>> > And further along the same line... > > > > I KNOW THE GOD DAMN NETSCAPE IS OFFICIALLY DEAD > (i.e. zombi/defunct/whatever) I JUST HATE TO WORK WITH A > PROGRAM WHICH IS > SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. I ALSO HATE THE IDEA OF HURTING ITS > RELATIVES IF I > WANT IT TO FINALY DISAPPEAR. .-) > > > > I mean, come on - how would you feel to work with someone who is > officially dead?:-O > Like - you see someone you work with beeing run-over by a > train, and next > morning - there he is, drinking coffee and reading slashdot. Would you > consider this normal?:-( > > > Now, what is going on with netscape? I thought I have seen just about > every stupid surprise this program can give, yet there comes > another one. > > What is it doing with this ld-linux library (normally, one > would expect a > program to LOAD a shared library, not to start as a child of > it, or have I > missed something?) > I know how it happens (a "netscape" script does it), I would like to > understand WHY. For instance, why does the netscape use > compat-glibc at > all - is there some reason against compiling it with glibc > 2.1? It is a > 4.61 version I am talking about... > How about the 4.7 version? Is it linked against glibc 2.1? > Does it behave > better or worse than 4.61? In my expirience every version of netscape > since some 3.x was less stable than the previous one. This is a great > achivement considering the fact that its functionality does not seam > to grow (Oh, yes it got a "shopping" button...). > > > > By the way: Has anyone tried the mozzila lately? Last time I tried it > (july) it was still very messy, but I have heard some claims > of M11 beeing > "allmost usable". That would be about the same as my netscape .-) > > Same question, but concerning the wine - anyone gave it a try > lately? > > good night to everyone > > cu > Denis >
RE: [expert] A new problem with linux (all of 'em)
Yes but Mr Virus would say exactly the same thing to Mr BIOS! > -Message d'origine- > De: Denis Havlik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > :~> It doesn't label LILO a virus, per se. It labels > anything it doesn't > :~>recognize as a virus. Granted, that's sloppy of them, but > there's about a 99% > :~>chance the thing would treat any other bootloader (NT, > System Commander) the > :~>same way. > > I simply cannot believe that there is no way to tell the BIOS: "listen > dummy! This is what my MBR should look like - now be silent > until you see > some changes..." > > This would make the BIOS virus-check actually usable. As it > is, i do not > see what is it good for. > > cu > Denis >
RE: [expert] Keeping correct time?
I have the same problem. i think that it is because my PC is dual boot with Win95 Is yours dual boot too? > -Message d'origine- > De: Clyde J. Kell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: mercredi 24 novembre 1999 09:57 > À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet: [expert] Keeping correct time? > > > Hello Everyone, > I'm really beginning to wonder if maybe I should dump this > particular Linux distribution! Linux-Mandrake 6.0 > > I've recently noticed that the clock doesn't stay set. > The time displayed on the launch bar in the KDE window manager. > It seems to run about 14 hours ahead! I leave my system up 24/7 and > usually connected to the net about 10 hours per day. > > When I installed Mandrake, I picked the Central time zone for > my clock. > I'm running on an AMD K6-2 400mhz with 64 meg rams. > > Any suggestions? > > Regards, > Clyde J. Kell >
RE: [expert] PPP over serial line (without a modem)
As X can be exported over IP networks i cannot see wait this shouldn't work... you just have to set up pppd + inet in the notebook and the PC , and configure the adress of the net in both ... The PC should be configured to accept incoming connection of course > -Message d'origine- > De: Marion Krahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: lundi 22 novembre 1999 10:01 > À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet: [expert] PPP over serial line (without a modem) > > > Hello, > I try to connect my notebook with my PC over a null-modem > cable (without a > modem). On my PC I start a getty and with the help of this > getty, I'm able > to login via serial line e.g. with minicom. That works very fine. > But my problem is, that I will have a PPP-connection (to export my > display over this serial line network...). > Can anybody give me a hint? > Marion >
RE: [expert] kfm problems
Yes i have that problem too with kde 1.1.1, i guess that switching to kde 1.1.2 could lessen it but i think that kde 2.0 will be the real solution ... > -Message d'origine- > De: webmedic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: lundi 22 novembre 1999 02:08 > À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet: [expert] kfm problems > > > Has anyone else had a problem with kfm just crashing all of > a sudden. This > happens most often when I am using it as a web browser. the > only way to restart > it is to type kfm into a terminal. Is there a better way around this? >
RE: [expert] Switch Hub
Hello ! It might just be marketing s..t! I mean, every corp. is trying hard to find out new concepts, but more than often they find new names for old ones! A Hub may be able to switch Layer 2 (ethernet) frames. For that purpose it analyses either the IP destination address (layer 3 say)of the packet within the frame or the MAC destination address (Layer 2)of the frame itself (or a specific tag in there in case of 802.1q). Lets call the first kind of stuff a switch, and the second one a switched hub...or the other way around that is just a matter of terminology...the best way to decide here is to read the documentation of the product as to how it is configured (based on L2 or L3 informations)... > -Message d'origine- > De: Singer XJ Wang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: mardi 16 novembre 1999 03:48 > À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet: RE: [expert] Switch Hub > > > I know what the different between a HUB and a SWITCH is, but > Acer offers > something called a SWITCHED HUB, not a HUB, not a SWITCH, any > idea what that > does? > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bug Hunter > > Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 8:37 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [expert] Switch Hub > > > > > > > > A hub is like a wire splitter that connects all the wires > together. > > > > a switch has a computer that only connects the wires > together for the > > data packets that matter. > > > > > > > > On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, 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? > > > > > > > > >
[expert] Update: Helios & TNT2
On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, I wrote: > OK, I've got a Diamond V770, and Mandrake 6.1. > I got it working just fine with the included > SVGA driver for 2D, but no 3D. So I tried > getting the drivers off nvidia.com, and installed > them, and they work... kinda :( > > I noticed that the nvidia drivers were 3.3.3.1 > and the Helios drivers were 3.3.5. Now I know > that I probably don't need to replace my > XF86_SVGA, I just need the glx.so for 3.3.5 > to get everything working OK. > > I have a slow connection, so d/l'ing the > XFree86 source would be a pain. > > So I was wondering, has anybody out there > compiled the nvidia glx module against > 3.3.5, and if so could I have a copy. > > Marc OK, I've got it working now. I got an srpm from http://bismarck-ent.com/~stiletto/ and modified it for TNT hw accel, and I've been running the stock Mandrake XF86_SVGA with the newly compiled glx.so & libGL.so.1.0. I've put up some rpms at http://www.ados.com/~marxom for anybody that doesn't want to compile it themselves. I've included an i586 and an i686 version, plus rpms for Matrox hw accel also (I no idea if they work, but if they do, great :). Hope this helps some people out, so they don't have the same problems I did. Marc
Re: [expert] TV PCI
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, you wrote: > Marion Krahn wrote: > It is kind of you to offer your help on this matter. I have installed kwintv and > the video portion works beautifully. I still cannot figure out how to get the > sound to work. I am fairly new to the linux scene so please bear with me :) This > is what I have done so far- > > Edited my /etc/conf.modules by adding > > pre-install bttv /sbin/modprobe tuner > options -k bttv card=3 > options -k tuner type=2 > > Then I do a "modprobe bttv" and start kwintv. > > Am open for any suggestions or advice as I am still learning. I am using an STB > PCITV card with a Brooktree 878. It also has an FM tuner that I would like to get > working after I tackle the TV's sound problem! Thanks again, Marion, and may God > bless you! > > John To get radio to work change: options -k bttv card=3 to: options -k bttv card=3 radio=1 Marc
Re: [expert] TV PCI
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, you wrote: > I have an STB Bt878 TV PCI card on my system that I would love to get > working in Mandrake. The problem is I have absolutely no idea where to begin > to set this thing up. I have dl'd bttv (not installed it) I have read > everything I could find in reference to setting this thing up but the more I > read the more confused I become! I have managed to set up everything else on > this box and this is my last hurdle to jump. Any help or instruction on how > to do this would be awesome, I would appreciate it more than you could > know! TIA! > John Connell It's rather simple. bttv is already included in the kernel, if you roll your own, select bttv under Video for Linux. Edit your /etc/conf.modules and add: pre-install bttv /sbin/modprobe tuner options -k bttv card=3 options -k tuner type=2 then go get xawtv-2.46-11mdk.i586.rpm from any MandrakeCooker mirror site, I believe it's in the contrib area. modrpobe bttv and start up xawtv, and you should be set to go. Marc
RE: [expert] Disallowing ping requests to a specific machine
Well, quite frankly, if the T1 is located in front of the firewall (as it should be ;-)) I can't see how this firewall could prevent that T1 from being saturated...The best thing to do would, IMHO, be to act on the source(s) of the ping... > -Message d'origine- > De: Lee Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: lundi 18 octobre 1999 22:30 > À: linuxisp; expert Mandrake > Objet: [expert] Disallowing ping requests to a specific machine > > > I have a machine that is getting flooded with ping > requests to the point > where it's saturating our T1 line. I don't want to turn off > pings to the > entire class C IP block with our firewall, but I'm not sure > > 1) how to turn off pings to a single IP address > 2) if turning off pings at a single IP address will stop our > T1 from being > saturated anyway. > > Anyone have any advice on how to handle the problem? > >
[expert] Helios & TNT2
OK, I've got a Diamond V770, and Mandrake 6.1. I got it working just fine with the included SVGA driver for 2D, but no 3D. So I tried getting the drivers off nvidia.com, and installed them, and they work... kinda :( I noticed that the nvidia drivers were 3.3.3.1 and the Helios drivers were 3.3.5. Now I know that I probably don't need to replace my XF86_SVGA, I just need the glx.so for 3.3.5 to get everything working OK. I have a slow connection, so d/l'ing the XFree86 source would be a pain. So I was wondering, has anybody out there compiled the nvidia glx module against 3.3.5, and if so could I have a copy. Marc
RE: [expert] Mandrake as a Server?
OK but what's the use of FPU for a server ??? -Message d'origine- De: Mark Holloway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Date: lundi 11 octobre 2027 16:14 À: Mandrake Expert Objet: [expert] Mandrake as a Server? Ok, this is going to sound lame, but since I was using OpenVMS for a while I'm not totally up on Linux..so if someone could fill me in that would be great.. I installed Mandrake on my PII/300 and it works great. On the Mandrake home page it says the Mandrake distro is the most "user friendly" Linux and is a great workstation. However, if this is Red Hat under the hood then why can't Mandrake be pushed for a server as well? Installing Apache, QPopper, or whatever else isn't hard and I think Mandrake would make an ideal box in that repect...any thoughts? If Mandrake was on Alpha that would be even better..as the new Compaq Alpha machines are screaming fast! The SpecFPU on a 21264/600mhz Alpha is triple a Pentium III. You can get a Compaq Alpha 21264/2MB Cache SCSI server running Linux for less than $4k. Throw Mandrake on their and you'd have a super-fast server! Mark
RE: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility
I've been told that the price rise has something to do with the earth quake in taiwan a few days ago... > -Message d'origine- > De: Alex ZIJDENBOS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: samedi 9 octobre 1999 13:55 > À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet: Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] vmware hardware compatibility > > > On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 10:56:08AM +0200, Patrick Putteman wrote: > | I've ran VMWARE on a P233 and ran Win95 quite happily. > Don't think about > | running WIN98 or NT because that will be just too slow. > > Possibly NT running off an existing disk partition will work; at least > in my case that runs a lot faster than running it off a virtual > disk. If you do want to run win98, you probably want to get 98lite > (www.98lite.net) to remove Internet Explorer. It'll speed it up > noticeably. > > | [...] > | I recently read in a leading UK PC magazine (PCPLUS) that > Vmware was a > | clever but stupid and useless product. I don't agree! Its > the Ideal way of > | developing and testing cross-platform applications (or > webpages for that > | matter) without the need of several expensive machines. But > then PCPLUS only > | talks about Redhat, Suse and Debian as being THE linux distro's > > Yeah... I find too many of these PC magazines biased to one thing or > the other (usually M$). Personally, I've found vmware worth every > penny I paid for it. Being able to run windoze on top of linux without > rebooting, to look at the occasional word document or powerpoint file, > is great. Even better: we have a linux box in the office which is used > for CD burning and some web serving tasks; during the day, it is now > also used by our administrative assistant, who is happily running NT > through VMware in full-screen mode, without interrupting the other > functions of the box... > > Make sure you have enough memory though. Since you will be running two > (or perhaps more) OSs at the same time, you'll also need memory for > both of them (this doesn't appear to be the right time to buy memory > though - I have no clue what is happening to memory prices, but it > ain't good...). > > -- Alex >
RE: [expert] 6.1: KMP3 - what happened to X11AMP?
So what ? this is still random... but the probability of that to occur is just really weak (just joking... ;) > -Message d'origine- > De: Vanco, Donald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: mercredi 6 octobre 1999 13:31 > À: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Objet: [expert] 6.1: KMP3 - what happened to X11AMP? > > > I'm playing a playlist with KMP3 - when I set it to "random" > it picks one or > two songs (out of a list of 50 or so) and plays those two > over and over, > sometimes repeating the same song a few times before playing > the "other" > song a few times. Nice. > > What happened to X11AMP on the install CD? Did I just miss > it? What's the > RPM? I've pulled the old one of 6.0. > > Thanx > Don > :=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: > Donald R. Vanco Voice: 440-498-6793 > Consulting Services FAX: 440-498-5317 > callwave.comFAX-to-E-Mail: 209-315-8510 > Pioneer-Standard, Inc. pager: 888-773-0845 > 6675 Parkland Blvd. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Solon, Ohio 44139 http://www.pios.com > :=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: > LINUX - it's not just better.. it's good. > HEAR ME>> http://pagoo.com/signature/vancod >
[expert] Problem with kdsu
Hello! I am (still!) running M6.0. When i select kdsu from the KDE menu, i get a dialog box that tells me to enter the root password...unfortunately, it seems that each character is echoed three (!) times ...the result is that it is never accepted and that i must su through a console... Does anyone else have that problem too?
RE: [expert] bugs in 6.1 ?
This is true for me too, i always get the message (Power down) but no error afterwards...the fact is that is have suppressed apmd from the init files...quite strange... > -Message d'origine- > De: Jean-Louis Debert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: jeudi 23 septembre 1999 07:16 > À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet: Re: [expert] bugs in 6.1 ? > > > John Aldrich wrote: > > > Unable to virtual memory paging at 0B68ED (etc) > > > and its dump me a few HEX numbers. > > > So, is it 6.1 bugs or my hardware fault ? > > > > > Neither. It's the AMPD. I had the same problem in Mandrake > > 5.3 and RedHat 6.0, so I just don't use APMD. > > Same here, but ... I _explicitly_ disabled the APMD daemon when > the install asked me about what daemons should run at boot time. > So, why is the APMD still running ??? > > > -- > Jean-Louis Debert[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 74 Annemasse France > old Linux fan >
[expert] Error message at boot time
Hello there! When I run lilo, i have the following messages "partition check hdb : set multimode : status=0x51 (Drive ready SeekComplete Error) hdb : set multimode : error=0x04 (drive status error) hdb1, hdb2 (the drive is an ST 34321A, 4.6 Gb w/128kb cache, CHS=523/255/62) I must say that these things already happened when i was under RH5.1 Except for that everything goes well and the partitions are correctly mounted even the vfat ons...quite strange anybody any idea??? Thanx
RE: [expert] 6.1 Helios observations
Indeed for a private desktop user (mono-user home station if you like) it is a real pin in the A.. to have to make a complete reinstall...I mean, when you have to recompile all the apps you didn't find in the the distro (or that were not working ;)) or make a complete backup of your files and the sources as well...A private user may not be a system administrator (or may not want to become one or to act as one in is every day life...)..A private system is most of the time highly customized. Now we're coming back to the main issue : what is the market segment ? Private users or net admins in enterprise? Obviously, priorities are not the same for them. We are back to the bug fixing priority again... Just some thoughts... > -Message d'origine- > De: Harald Schreiber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: mardi 14 septembre 1999 15:36 > À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet: Re: [expert] 6.1 Helios observations > > > Gael Duval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [] > > > > We have already told the users that it was really better to > reinstall > > everything instead of upgrading. For a clean, complete > upgrade, you'll > > have to wait for Panoramix, in Mandrake 6.2 or more. > [...] > > Every serious Linux Distribution like Debian or RedHat can be > upgraded from its predecessor without any problems since many > years. > > Harald > > -- > --- > Harald Schreiber,Nizzaalle 26,D-52072 Aachen, Germany > Phone: +49-241-9108015, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- >
RE: [expert] GnomeRPM
I always thought KDE is kind to the poor user ;) (just kidding...) > -Message d'origine- > De: allxsan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: mardi 14 septembre 1999 20:00 > À: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet: [expert] GnomeRPM > Importance: Haute > > > On my system GnomeRPM 0.9.xx package does not work. > I have downloaded about 25!!! packages from RedHaT, > Mandrake... also in sources > without results. > The source seems to be not compilable. The console RPM from > RedHat include > rpmlib... but not Mandrake. (also "dev" package) > If I try the Mandrake source using the script the compile > process ends with > FtpOpen > FtpGetFileDesc > FtpGetFile > FtpClose.. > multiple definition !!! > > At the first installation GnomeRPM works... but not for the > WebUpdate, when I > select something to download gnorpm exits with core dump!!! > At this point I have done every kind of attempts and the only > one that works is > 0.8.1 from some archive. Too much older and lacks some feature. > Now I have this software working but. when WebUpdate > window comes up I can > see absolutely nothing!!! and the preference are not saved!!! > > I have tried to remove the old database and everything > (gnorpmrc ...), I have > configured gnorpmrc with a text editor but I can't see nothing. > The search run and I think that this is a display problem. > > Why I can't compile? Why the window is blank? > > Ahh, I can compile any other thing: KDE, CDR software ( console and X > interface ), kernel, WMaker snapshots, XClasses and XC-MAIL... > > Many thanks. > Allx > > > > >
RE: [expert] Bug Reports...
Quite true! I issued the same remark on the french list and I got the reply that :"Not every body uses KDE after all..." (dixit) Personnaly, i'd rather wait a few days and get the final release of KDE rather get a pre-something Too bad -Message d'origine- De: Ron Stodden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Date: mardi 14 septembre 1999 05:44 À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet: Re: [expert] Bug Reports... Vincent Danen wrote: > But you're coming damn-near to assuming > Mandrake is going to pull a Mickeysoft and release 6.1 without fixing the > bugs first. Confidence misplaced. 6.1 (Helios) is already released and downloadable from the mirrors. And this without even waiting for KDE 1.1.2, due next week! -- Ron Stodden
RE: [expert] Boot Managers
Absolutely correct! i used Partition Magic when i started from a pure (???) WinPC to reach the Limbo of a Linux/win$ PC (awaiting tio go paradise yet ;0) -Message d'origine- De: Charles Radding [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Date: mardi 14 septembre 1999 02:47 À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet: Re: [expert] Boot Managers Windows is going to disable the Boot Manager anyway, and it has to have a primary partition to itself; so I would start with that. OS/2 will do fine in an extended partition, so from that point of view it does not greatly matter whether you install it before or after linux; but the OS/2 fdisk seems to be touchier than linux which might make it good idea to install it second. Also, be aware that if the extended partition itself goes beyond the 1024 cylinder limit OS/2 will not be able to boot. If you have Partition Magic, which started life as an OS/2 program, that might be a good way to make all the partitions. Then it wouldn't matter whether you installed OS/2 or linux first. Charles Radding Michigan State University
RE: [expert] Boot Managers
Hello ! I am presently using OS/2 Boot manager for a PC with Win95 and Linux...it calls either Win$ or Lilo... that one handles Linux afterwards...everything works quite well!!! Happy Boot! -Message d'origine- De: Felipe Almeida [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Date: mardi 14 septembre 1999 00:55 À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet: [expert] Boot Managers I'm planing to install OS/2 in a computer with Linux and Windows. What is the best boot manager to use? The one that came with OS/2 or LILO? I read at some place that there is a boot manager for Windows based systems also. Which one should I use? It's more reasonable to install the systems in these orders: OS/2, Windows & Linux or it doesn't matter? Sorry if this is a stupid question but I tried to ask this at the beginners list but I got none of answers Thank you all!! Felipe Almeida - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Juiz de Fora - MG - Brazil
RE: [expert] just wondering...
The problem is just that ...i'm not always cooencted to the internet!...before i installed M6.0 i was running RH5.1 and everything was al right...the time was ok under Win$ as well as under Linux which no additional on-line command...i think i must set up correctly some variable somewhere in /etc Thanx anyway Marc On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, you wrote: > Hello every body ! > I have a PC dual Boot M6.0/Win95 and i corrupted the clock settings of > Linux...can someone tell me what is to be set in the init files please ?... > at the moment, every time i log on, the clock gives a wrong value...I know > that Win56 write the RTC but can't find the correct programming for Linux... Whoops...make that "rdate -s " :-) John
RE: [expert] just wondering...
Hello every body ! I have a PC dual Boot M6.0/Win95 and i corrupted the clock settings of Linux...can someone tell me what is to be set in the init files please ?... at the moment, every time i log on, the clock gives a wrong value...I know that Win56 write the RTC but can't find the correct programming for Linux... ThanX Marc
RE: [expert] core dumps in mandrake6.0
Indeed x11amp works very fine...The kernel is 2.2.9-27 (found in login august)... Hello , Which type of kernel have you got ??? The basic kernel include with the Mandrake 6 ( 2.2.9 ) . For x11amp , have a look on XMMS web site , the version include with Mandrake 6 have some bugs ( because beta ), Upgrade to the last version . It works fine. Marc Mourier wrote Hello there! Speaking about core dumps...I notice a core dump in root every time i boot up. it seems that the kaudioserver is having troubles at that time although it is correctly working after that when i use x11amp for instance...or may be am i mistaken on this point and the later doesn't use kaudioserver...any one knows about that?.. ThanX
[expert] core dumps in mandrake6.0
Hello there! Speaking about core dumps...I notice a core dump in root every time i boot up. it seems that the kaudioserver is having troubles at that time although it is correctly working after that when i use x11amp for instance...or may be am i mistaken on this point and the later doesn't use kaudioserver...any one knows about that?.. ThanX
[expert] egcs
hi, does anyone know what the story is about pgcc, I saw that gcc en egcs are reunited. Does this mean that all the pentium opitimizations are support in the new gcc on cooker ? thx
Re: [expert] Emergency exit ??
>Great, but I didn't understood thoroughly: >- Does it read altgr+screenprint+s...u...b ? >- Is it valid only for Mandrake or for all Linux distributions? > >ciao, andrea > this is an option when you compile a (new) kernel, I think it's compiled in the supplied Mandrake kernel. Don't know for sure, I always compile a new one. marc
Re: [expert] compiling for pentium
>On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Marc Indekeu wrote: >> Hi, >> can anyone point me to a doc or howto about compiling a tar ball for pentium >> ? >> Lets say I want to compile the latest Alan Cox patch 2.2.11-ac3. What do I >> need to change ? I'd rather not dowload all the new rpm's. >> thx > >That's a pretty big question. Untar it and read any information contained. You >also want to look at the Kernl HOWTO. > >-- >Arandir... I already tried to modify the top Makefile and the one in arch/i386, but it still doens't do the same when compared to the 2.2.9 mdk rpm's. Who makes those rpms's for Mandrake ? Any idees ? thx
[expert] compiling for pentium
Hi, can anyone point me to a doc or howto about compiling a tar ball for pentium ? Lets say I want to compile the latest Alan Cox patch 2.2.11-ac3. What do I need to change ? I'd rather not dowload all the new rpm's. thx
[expert] unknown host and dns
hi, when switching to Mandrake 6.0 from RH 6.0 the dns isn't working properly anymore (I think). A nslookup works fine, but a ping, or telnet give's me an unknown host ... I changed in /etc/nsswitch the line with host: dns files I've got still one pc with Rh 6.0 wich does the job the right way. Is this a bug, or did a mis something ? btw I'am using the supplied bind rpm's and tried the bind 8.2.1 tar file as well. What did I miss ? thx
