[expert] how to boot from a moved partition ?
I have installed a new disk and now my old disks/partition. I am using OSselector8.0 as bootmanager. I would like to boot again to my working system (Mdk 9.0) which was /boot on /dev/hdc7 and / on hdc8 and bootet with lilo. Now the partitions have changed: /boot is on /dev/hdf7 and / on hdf8. Is there a chance to get it work agian? Any hint appreciated. W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] cups changes SERVERNAME
On Tuesday 18 March 2003 03:11, Bill Mullen wrote: > On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 05:45, W. Kasberg wrote: > > When (re)starting cups it changes the servername witk the message: > > -- > > WARNING: Inserted "ServerName 172.16.150.1" in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf > > (to make broadcasting of printer queue info working correctly) > > --- > > the 172.16.150.1 ist the NAT for my VMware3.2. I think the servername > > should be 10.0.0.10. > > The problem is: > > If I am connected to Internet via DSL I cannot print (kprinter does not > > find/show any printer). > > After shutting down DSL I can print normally. > > My /etc/hosts shows: > > 10.0.0.10 localhost.localdomain localhost > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > > > What could be the reason? > > Well, you definitely shouldn't have the 10.0.0.10 line as above - the > 127.0.0.1 line is correct, and should be the only localhost line, AFAIK. > I would suggest something on the order of: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > 10.0.0.10 nickname.you.made.up nickname > > And then set the box's hostname in /etc/sysconfig/networking thusly: > > HOSTNAME="nickname.you.made.up" > DOMAINNAME="you.made.up" > I made the changes proposed above. And it works ok! Thanks! W. Kasberg > If need be, you could also add a line: > > DHCP_HOSTNAME="whatever.your.isp.calls.your.system" > > if your dhcp-client/dhcpcd requests (to your ISP) bomb without it ... if > you don't use dhcp for connecting to DSL, this bit doesn't apply to you. > > Then execute at a root prompt: > > service network restart > service cups restart > > This will probably sort out cups; let us know if it does. You can also > set the hostname explicitly in the /etc/cups/cupsd.conf file, as the > error indicates, but you should fix /etc/hosts anyway, as cups is not > all that may choke (to one extent or another) on the current setup. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] cups changes SERVERNAME
When (re)starting cups it changes the servername witk the message: -- WARNING: Inserted "ServerName 172.16.150.1" in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf (to make broadcasting of printer queue info working correctly) --- the 172.16.150.1 ist the NAT for my VMware3.2. I think the servername should be 10.0.0.10. The problem is: If I am connected to Internet via DSL I cannot print (kprinter does not find/show any printer). After shutting down DSL I can print normally. My /etc/hosts shows: 10.0.0.10 localhost.localdomain localhost 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost What could be the reason? Any hint ist appreciated. W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] cups printing problem while connected to DSL
I suddenly have a heavy printing problem: while beeing connected to the internet (via rp-pppoe-gui and DSL) I cannot print. kprinter does not show any printer. After closing the DSL all printers appear agian. This came up recently. I have installed: -- cups-common-1.1.18-1.1mdk cups-drivers-1.1-84.2mdk libcups1-1.1.18-1.1mdk cups-1.1.18-1.1mdk -- Urgent help needed. Thanks W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] RC1:localized OpenOffice1.0.2 not complete
This should be a hint to Mandrake team: This hold at least for localization de_DE: No help-de is installed (the rpm is not on the CDs). Instead of spellchecking de_DE myspell de_CH is installed. Also no hyphenation-de is installed. Besides: The same happened with beta3 and also OOO1.0.1 with Mandrake9.0. Maybe this can be corrected at next or (at least) the final revision. I find it very good that Mandrake the newest software. W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] how to disable a USB device to be used by vmware
I would like to disable (maybe temporary or permanent) '/dev/usb/lp1'. this is the divice of an HP OfficeJet v40 which I don't need in linux (mdk9.0) because I can use it only as printer/scanner and not to fax. I would prefer to use under VMware with Win2k as guest system. By this I could use the v40 als as fax device. Any hint is appreciated. W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] How to use/share cups printers with vmware3.2
I am using Mandrake 9.0 and vmware 3.2. On a virtual disk I have installed Win98 as guest system. Filesharing through vmware-smb works well. But I cannot use the cups printers. They are shown on my guest system but I cannot connect to them ( I am using a HP 6P on parallel port and 2 other HP printers on USB port. Any hint is appreciated W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Staroffice/openoffice problem
On Monday 03 February 2003 19:46, Praedor Tempus Atrebates wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Monday 03 February 2003 01:45 pm, et wrote: > > ok, here is the "kick in the crotch" I could not save it in SO > > powerpoint, so i created a new presentation, copy and pasted all the > > slides to the new presentation, and it saved with no problem. > > Hell's bells. Hmpf. Being an emergency, I tried other options and have > decided to go with pdf. Staroffice, I found, cannot create (in this case > at least) a valid/useable pdf file. By printing instead to a postscript > file (SO does BEAUTIFUL postscript) and then using ps2pdfwr I get an > equally gorgeous pdf file. My committee will have to make do with a pdf > file as I have already generated it and tested it. > > Thanks for the attempts (and possible answer). I will have to try the > copy-paste to a new file. Must be some wierd bit somewhere in the > presentation. > > praedor > Did you have a look on OpenOffice.org mailinglists? Maybe they know the problem or have solution. W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Beta 3 first impressions
I had also some of those problems, eg. Timezone,printers,ISDN (but DSL was configured and works).- Upto now I could not install any printer (I have LaserJet6P, HP Deskjet990c and HP OfficeJet V40). They all are recognized, I can configure them but then an error like 'add-printer fails' comes. drakconf can not be started. There comes an error that something like 'gtk2-perl is missing'. I did not figure out what exactly is missing/wrong. On Monday 03 February 2003 16:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Computer: > Pentium III 800 MHz, 256Mb Ram, Nvidia Geforce 4, two hd, installation > in hdb13 (rest of hdb for Mandrake 9.0; hda for windows (two partitions) > and two additional partitions for linux (/otros and /pelis); hdc=LG CDRW > 48x, hdd=dvd hitachi, usb printer (epson stylus color 760), parallel > printer (HPLaserJet 4L), usb scanner (epson perfection 1200U), tv: > avemediatv, ps2 weel mouse > > Installation: Well, finally you can select packages; mouse configuration > fine, not start mbr installtion if you won't it.. ^_^; but... > > - Not footmatic rpm (not printers installed); in fact the rpms were in > the cd 1 and the cd introduced was cd 3. > > - No automatic start installation of net, graphic card, time zone. BTW, > very good idea install ntp at this moment selecting a server to update > automatically the hour > > - Cable modem: not well installed; eth1 activated but net unreachable. > To run it I had to: > > a) run dhcpclient (a problem because now the bash login appears in this > way: x1-6-00-60-08-36-91-C8-login>) After that I have, after network > restart, network accesible (for example ping ... runing) but not internet. > > b) edit the /etc/resolv.conf file and add the ips of the dns servers > (nameserver ..). But still not runing after restart network. > > c) Still necessary to install the old inistcripts of 9.0 (--force > --nodeps) to have internet accesible. > > - Supermount was dissabled by default. > > - After the first star, I been able to install printers, cups, footmatic > and other packages weren't installed, so it takes a long time, but it runs. How did you install printers?? > > - Scannerdrake not runing from Mandrake Control Center (MCC is a bit > ugly, perhaps the translation to gtk2 is still not completed) but runs > from a console; nevertheless it couldn't configure my epson perfection > 1200U that xsane recognize :-(; I do it by hand and it is runing fine. > > - The geforce 4 general module of XFree86 4.2.99 still not runing fine; > I had to change it for a vesa generic and now it is runing well, but, of > course, not dri activated (acceleration). > > - Openoffice still not runing, Abort Error:-( :-( > > > This is all for now; this morning I'll done more test. > > > Francisco Alcaraz > Murcia (Spain) W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KDE 3.1 ... and cooker viability ..
On Thursday 30 January 2003 17:44, Robert Goshko wrote: > On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 09:02, Sascha Noyes wrote: > > To all those that are lusting after kde 3.1 on 9.0, word has it (from > > deno on mandrakeclub.com) that Laurent Montel (Mandrakes resident "kde > > guy") is busy building 9.0 packages but is still ironing out some bugs. > > ...and if you are a MandrakeClub member you are, aren't > you, you can get the KDE 3.1pre5 packages for 9.0. you can get those also as no Club Member over #cooker/unsupported/9.0' I got them there (and used it) before I became Club Member. W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] 9.1Beta2 not usable (for me)
I found Beta2 is not usable at my workstation. I had most problems which are already mentioned in other mails: especially I did not get installed: - printers - networking (ISDN and DSL) - could not (re-)configure X-Server But the worst thing is: After installing beta2 I could not boot to my working (9.0) partition. It complained on file system errors on my working partition. Fortunatly i could solve this by reformatting the partion where I had installed the beta2 with the bootmanager (OS Selector). I will wait till the next beta has come and try again - hopefully successfully. W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] no help, no userguide with grace/XMgrace
I am using Mdk9.0 and KDE3.1rc5. I have installed grace-5.1.10-1mdk. while using XMgrace I cannot get help or userguide. They are installed on /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/grace/doc/. But it seems that is not the correct place. Wher should they be installed? Thanks. W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] no OpenOffice help possible
I cannot get OppenOffice help. I have installed: OpenOffice.org-l10n-de-1.0.1-9mdk OpenOffice.org-libs-1.0.1-9mdk OpenOffice.org-1.0.1-9mdk OpenOffice.org-help-de-1.0.1-9mdk Is there anything missing? in Extras/Options/Path the help path is grayed (not accessible). Any hint is appreciated. Walter Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] cannot minimize KSnapshot (KDE3.1rc5)
I am using Mdk9.0 and KDE3.1rc5 and cannot minimize KSnapshot. Is this common with KDE3.1rc5 ? Does anyone know to solve this problem? W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] OpenOfice & locales
On Thursday 05 December 2002 14:49, Manuel Soto wrote: > OO included in mdk9 doesnt support international > dictionaries, manual instal or OOodi setup. OO from > .tar works. Does any body may advise me how to setup it? > I had no problems to install the german dictionary. When I remember correctly you only have to install the concerned myspell (like de_DE for german/Germany). In OO you have to marke in Options/Language/writing aids (or wordbook?) the correct language (doe not forget to mark myspell). In /usr/lib/openoffice/share/wordbook/german(or your main language) you find the file 'dictionary.lst' which you can edit as desired. I hope this will help, I had no problems. W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] ControlCenter, no services are shown (9.0)
Since some time I have a strange behaviour of ControlCenter: If I choose system/services no list of services is shown; the window is empty. Thus I cannot start/stop no service. After installing Mdk 9.0 the feature worked. Any hint to change this behaviour? W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] problem installing HP Officejet V40 with cups (Mdk 9.0)
I cannot install HP OfficeJet V40. Printerdrake cannot add printer. The printer at USB is recognized correctly. I get the following error-messages: --- [root@localhost ka]# printerdrake cupsd (PID 1502) läuft ... lpadmin: set-default failed: server-error-service-unavailable Stopping the HP OfficeJet Linux driver. rmmod: module parport_probe is not loaded modprobe: Can't locate module parport_probe modprobe: Can't locate module parport_probe rmmod: module parport_probe is not loaded Stopping the HP OfficeJet Linux driver. Starting the HP OfficeJet Linux driver. mlc:usb:OfficeJet_V40 Stopping the HP OfficeJet Linux driver. Stopping the HP OfficeJet Linux driver. Starting the HP OfficeJet Linux driver. mlc:usb:OfficeJet_V40 cupsd (PID 1502) läuft ... lpadmin: add-printer failed: server-error-service-unavailable lpadmin: add-printer failed: server-error-service-unavailable lpadmin: add-printer failed: server-error-service-unavailable lpadmin: add-printer failed: server-error-service-unavailable lpadmin: add-printer failed: server-error-service-unavailable enable: Operation failed: server-error-service-unavailable accept: Operation failed: server-error-service-unavailable [root@localhost ka]# printerdrake cupsd (PID 1502) läuft ... lpadmin: set-default failed: server-error-service-unavailable -- But after the unseccessfull printer install I can scan correctly with XSANE. Another USB printer (HP Deskjet 990cxi) works correctly. Any help is appreciated. W. Kasberg -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] odd permisions on mounted fat32 drive
On Friday 18 October 2002 09:51, James Sparenberg wrote: > This is normal... You can't set permissions on a fat32 disk... file > system won't do that. So whomever or whatever mounts the partition, > gets reported by Linux as the owner since it has to report something > when you do an ls-l As far as Linux is concerned all files are readable > and executable on a fat32 sysem. Since yours seems to get mounted > during boot root is mounting it so Linux reports root as the owner. > > James > I have a similar but more serious problem with the filesystem of win2000 (fat32) I can see all directopries. But i cannot got into some system directories (i.e. winnt and programs). They appear to be empty (but that is not true). Into all the "normal" directories can go into and work with files and subdirectories. If I boot to win2000 I don't have any problem all works fine. This behaviour (as I think) appeared at my PC since I used Mdk 8.2 and now also with Mdk9.0. The same is also with another windows partition (Win98). It would be great if I could get a hint what to do because I cant use wine. Wine does not recognize my installed window parttions and I also can't start with a 'fake wine system' any program which is in thoose directories. W. Kasberg > On Thu, 2002-10-17 at 19:09, bascule wrote: > > i have a win partition mounted with the following fstab line: > > /dev/hda6 /mnt/drivef vfat user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 > > 0 0 as i understand it all files on this drive should appear to have the > > same permissions, but i get the following, the partition is symlinked to > > be accessed at /home/bascule/mp3s/: > > [bascule@localhost downloads]$ ls -l /home/bascule/mp3s/Cher/Believe/ > > total 19184 > > -rwxrwxrwx1 root root 3852414 Mar 21 2001 01_Believe.mp3* > > -rwxrwxrwx1 root root 3782529 Mar 21 2001 02_The Power.mp3* > > -rwxrwxrwx1 root root 4586352 Mar 21 2001 03_Runaway.mp3* > > > > all the preceding have the apparent permissions that i would expect from > > the fstab line, but the following don't: > > [bascule@localhost downloads]$ ls -l /home/bascule/mp3s/Chet\ Baker/My\ > > Funny\ Valentine/ > > total 42904 > > -r-xr-xr-x1 root root 2248704 Jun 29 2000 01_My Funny > > Valentine.mp3* > > -r-xr-xr-x1 root root 2926592 Jun 29 2000 02_Someone To > > Watch Over Me.mp3* > > -r-xr-xr-x1 root root 3319808 Jun 29 2000 03_Moonlight > > Becomes You.mp3* > > > > surely this shouldn't be?, note i had this under 8.2 but due to an > > unfixable (by me) problem with xmms i decided to upgrade to 9.0 earlier > > than intended and after the upgrade turned out to be shaky i did a clean > > install just keeping /home, is there any way that accessing the same > > partition from winxp - which i have done - could have messed with it? > > > > any ideas? > > > > bascule > > -- > > 'Charity ain't giving people what you wants to give, it's giving people > > what they need to get.' > > (Hogfather) > > > > > > > > > > > > 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
Re: [expert] mysql does not start on boot (V9.0)
On Saturday 12 October 2002 21:45, you wrote: > Run LinuxConf, go into the Control Panel, and Services section - you'll > see what the problem is (hint: look at the run levels) > > N@ > Thanks, the hint worked. Now mysql is starting on boot up (in run level 5) W. Kasberg > On Sat, 2002-10-12 at 09:04, W. Kasberg wrote: > > With MKD 9.0 mysql does not start automaticall durring boot (Service is > > marked "to start on boot"). I have to start mysql manually. > > > > Has anybody a hint what do do? > > > > W. Kasberg > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > 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] mysql does not start on boot (V9.0)
With MKD 9.0 mysql does not start automaticall durring boot (Service is marked "to start on boot"). I have to start mysql manually. Has anybody a hint what do do? W. Kasberg -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] fax problem with Sedlbauer Speedfax+PCI
Installing of Sedlbauer Speedfax+PCI for ISDN use is ok. But I cannot use it for fax (with efax or hylafax). There is no device /dev/ttyl0 to make a symbolic link to /dev/modem. I know the IRQ and base adress of the card. Can I manually create the modem or ttyl0 device and how ?? W. Kasberg -- - Walter Kasberg - Stifterstraße 3 - D-52146 Würselen email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] oder [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Deleting printers
On Tuesday 23 July 2002 15:26, Praedor Tempus wrote: > Running Mandrake 8.2 with KDE 3.0.1... > > OK, this should be simple but I am finding it is not as simple as it should > be (SHAME on you KDE developers in particular). > > I want to delete a host of defunct printers (CUPS). I have tried running > kups and printerdrake and DrakConf. In no case am I given an option to > delete a printer. In kups, if I try to run it as superuser, it dies with > an inability to connect to the DCOP server or some crap, and I REFUSE to > logout and login as root to do this - this should flat-out not be required > EVER. This error - I guess - comes the (su=root) calls kups of kde2. Look on your PATH as root. You should put something like "export PATH=/opt/kde3/bin:$PATH" in .bashrc in root. I had similar problems when starting kde-programs as su and found as su/root I did not have the correct path to kde3 programs. > > In kups, the button that would otherwise permit the deletion of printers is > greyed out when I run it as user, which is apparently my only option. If I > run printerdrake, there is no option to delete printers, only add printers, > modify the printing system, etc (this appears to be an oversight by > Mandrake developers - that one might actually want/need to delete a printer > as well as add one). > > How does one go about deleting printers? > > praedor W. Kasberg -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] want no KDE on start up
On Thursday 18 July 2002 17:39, J Herzfeld wrote: > I am not sure if this is a newbie or an expert question, so apologies > if I am wrong (anyway I am not subscribed to the newbie list) > > My system (8.2) brings up KDE on boot up. > I'd rather it would stop at the console and not start up KDE or > Gnome or anything. > > After I do my console thing, I'd bring up whatever WM I wanted by > hand. I am anxious to try out some new less resource intensive > WM's. > > > Thanks. I think the easiest way (for a not so experienced user) would be: - Start Mandrake control Center - choose "start of operating system ( I am not sure on the exact english name, since I am using german language)" - unmark in the area "system mode" the option "start of X-Window automatically on boot up" ( again I am not sure on the exact english expressions, but I think the correct english issues will be easily found). Now the system will come up in console mode and you can loginin and start whatever you want. W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] no desktop anymore, no MIME types found
I am using KDE302. After trying to install Codeweaver-Wine my desktop icons vanished. While booting to KDE3 a lot of messages appear like "could not find mime type application/octet-stream" "no mime types installed" . These errors hold on still after de-installing Codeweaver and also after re-install of KDE302. Is there a chance to get it work correctly ? or will I have to install/upgrade again the full Mkd8.2 system? For the moment I can use an older mkd partition. Any help is greatly welcome. W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] problem with WIN2k system directories
After installing Mdk 8.2 I cannot look or go into windows system directories like winnt or programs. Those directories are shown to be empty (but they exist with subdirectories). This strange effect shows with a WIN2k and a Win98 partition both formatted with FAT32. And ther is no difference wether as user or root. All non-system directories can be seen and used from linux. If I boot to the windows partition the window system works without any problem. During install the following line in /etc/ fstab was automatically created for the WIN2k partition (and likewise for WIN98 partition): --- "/dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c vfat iocharset=iso8859-15,umask=0,codepage=850 0 0" --- Any hint is appreciated W. Kasberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
