[expert] question for 9.2 users re:htdig and kde help centre
does this feature work now? i really liked it when it used to, indexing all the documentation on my box was really useful bascule -- "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xtart and a new session
thanks everyone! now i have to find out why switching from the new session that i have started back to the first will freeze my display, not even ctrl-alt-backspace/delete will work, i have to alt-sysrq etc to reboot possibly the ati radeon drivers... bascule On Sunday 09 Nov 2003 9:27 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 10:04, Bill Mullen wrote: > > On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, bascule wrote: > > > is there a way to get xtart to start a session on another screen, > > > a-la 'startx -- :1' > > > > Yes, by using Hans Updyke's modified Xtart script, "myXtart": > > > > http://www.dimensional.com/~hansup/linux/xtart/ > > Or go here for a full explanation > http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/multiple-x.html > > -- DROP THE SCYTHE, AND TURN AROUND SLOWLY. -- Dirty Death (Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] sblive installed and usb audio
hi anne, using kernel 2.4.19-35mdk i managed to get both the usb microphone from the cam and my sblive working by launching programs that use the microphone e.g gnomemeeting with soundwrapper: i.e. $ soundwrapper gnomemeeting this allowed the microphone to work though i only have my sblive showing in kmix, since i only wanted the microphone to work in gnomemeeting i haven't tried recording using other progs, i'm not sure if i could if the prog were to want me to select a source using a mixer, using other kernels i couldn't get this to work but then i also lost access to my usb scanner so i think there was a more general problem there (even though the kernels were newer) bascule On Saturday 08 Nov 2003 6:59 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Friday 12 Sep 2003 5:52 am, bascule wrote: > > i've got my logitech quickcam pro 4000 working, after a new kernel > > compile and stuff, but i can't get the built in microphone to work, > > if i load the 'audio' module whcih i've read does usb audio stuff > > then i get a conflict with my sblivem the sblive mixer doesn't show > > up in kmix or aumix just the single slider for the cam mic, even > > then the mic doesn't record, does anyone have this setup, perhaps > > using another usb cam with built in mic? > > > > bascule > > Did you ever solve this? > > Anne -- On nights such as this, evil deeds are done. And good deeds, of course. But mostly evil deeds. (Wyrd Sisters) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] xtart and a new session
is there a way to get xtart to start a session on another screen, a-la 'startx -- :1' bascule -- "For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] screensaver in 9.0,9.1
while i wait for 9.2 to shake itself out before i install, i'd like to ask if anyone else finds that after a few days in kde whether their screensaver stops coming on? i use euphoria a gl screensaver, i have to restart kde to get it working again, it seems to take about 5 days or so for it to stop kicking in bascule -- "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Oggs to mp3
rob you're going to lose info if you don't rerip whatever you do, the way that ogg and mp3 compress audio is different in that although they both 'lose' sounds that are 'less important' they don't lose the same parts, this means that a wav decoded from an ogg has stuff missing compared to the original wav that the ogg was made from and an mp3 of the decoded wav will then lose a different set of info, your best bet is to make the highest quality mp3s you can from the oggs - space permitting - to cut down on the second lossy process bascule On Monday 20 Oct 2003 6:32 am, Rob Blomquist wrote: > Out front, let me say that I love Ogg-Vorbis, but my car audio player and > home DVD player prefer mp3s, so I am looking at converting my 10GBs of oggs > into mp3s. > > My question is how to best do it, without ripping the CDs a second time. I > am going to try to NOT use ogg2mp3 as to go from one lossy to another is > way too lossy for me. > > I am wondering if a better path would be to use oggdecode, and to pick up > the wave file in mp3encode or lame. > > Or is there a better way yet? -- - BIG FIDO? - "Yes?" - HEEL. (Men at Arms) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] wav to mp3 enmasse?
basename will remove trailing suffixes: mv $i $(basename $i .OK) this removes '.OK' from the end of filenames but nowhere else bascule On Monday 13 Oct 2003 9:15 am, Brian Parish wrote: > for i in *.OK; do mv "$i" `echo $i | tr -d '.OK'`;done; > > removes the .OK just fine, but also removes ".", "O" and "K" wherever > they occur. -- "...[Arthur] leapt to his feet like an author hearing the phone ring..." -- Who says that the character of Arthur isn't autobiographical? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] gaim compile problem
indeed but it's a 9.1mdk rpm, on my system it required an upgrade to ver 4.3 of x from 4.2, that's why i wanted to compile, since everything was working fine i didn't want to upgrade too much without good reason, in the end i upgraded x, everything broke :( so i did an upgrade to a complete 9.1 system and then installed the rpm, still, i wish i could have found out what the problem was... bascule On Wednesday 01 Oct 2003 4:47 am, James Sparenberg wrote: > Bascule, > > On the Gaim site (gaim.sourceforge.net if I remember right) there > is an rpm specifically for MDK 9.1 that just flat works right. Skip .69 > and go straight to .70 and yahoo works again. > > james -- "OK, so ten out of ten for style, but minus several million for good thinking, yeah? " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] gaim compile problem
thanks to rolf and haywiremac for replying, neither the original post or replies have made my inbox yet, i've just checked the archives bascule -- "Nac mac Feegle wha hae!" (Carpe Jugulum) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] gaim compile problem
i'm trying to compile gaim0.70 from the src rpm on their homepage i get the following error: GTK+ 2.0 is required to build Gaim; please make sure you have the GTK+ *** development headers installed. The latest version of GTK+ is *** always available at http://www.gtk.org/. error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.61678 (%build) however i believe i have the devel package installed so: [EMAIL PROTECTED] downloads-linux]$ rpm -q libgtk+2.0_0-devel libgtk+2.0_0-devel-2.0.6-8mdk so is there another devel package i need? bascule -- "He dropped his voice still lower. In the stillness, a fly would not have dared cleat its throat. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] mnf firewall list
heh! my favourite support technique, ask a question in public and the answer will appear to you as if by magic :) found the answer on the mandrakesecure site, though www.linux-mandrake.com don't mention it! bascule oh, its [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thursday 18 Sep 2003 9:07 pm, bascule wrote: > i use mnf8.2 as my firewall and when i first had snf7.2 i joined the list > for it, i haven't had any traffic on there for months and i guess that > either there is no public list for the firewal anymorel, or i need to > subscribe to a different one, which now i have a problem with gnomemeeting > whcih i think may be firewall related i need to do, can anyone enlighten me > if there is a public list for mnf? > > bascule -- And this had been the way things were for as far back as the frogs could remember [footnote: About three seconds. Frogs don't have good memories]. (Wings) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] mnf firewall list
i use mnf8.2 as my firewall and when i first had snf7.2 i joined the list for it, i haven't had any traffic on there for months and i guess that either there is no public list for the firewal anymorel, or i need to subscribe to a different one, which now i have a problem with gnomemeeting whcih i think may be firewall related i need to do, can anyone enlighten me if there is a public list for mnf? bascule -- "Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz smiled very slowly. This was done not so much for effect as because he was trying to remember the sequence of muscle movements. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] chmod adn chgrp confusion on symbolic links
i am confused as to why a chgrp command on a symbolic link will change the group of the link and not the target but a chmod command on the link will change the mode of the target and leave the link alone, i'm sure this isn't what i should expect but this seems so basic that i can't believe i have a bug, the two symbolic links are: [EMAIL PROTECTED] bascule]$ ls /dev/mix* /dev/mixer@ /dev/mixer1@ bascule -- "Zaphod grinned two manic grins, sauntered over to the bar and bought most of it." -- Zaphod in paradise. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Why is urpmi such a pain in the ...?
it may be that like me you have installed some package via cooker that might have required a later openssh? i found i had 3.6.1p2-4 and therefore 3.6.1p2-1.1 was seen as not an upgrade, i'm hopefull that there will a further cooker package with the needed patch becasue when i went to uninstall openssh and then insatll the upgrade i had problems, but you should try that too since my problems are hopefully local to me bascule On Wednesday 17 Sep 2003 4:05 am, Avi Schwartz wrote: > Today, Mandrake has issued a security update to ssh (BTW, if you did > not update it yet, you better do it soon, before the exploit starts > circulating). I updated all the sources but urpmi --update > --auto-select told me that everything is up to date. Tried the > graphical updater, the same story. I ended up downloading the new RPMs > and installing them manually. How am I supposed to trust DrakeUpdate > and urpmi? > > This is something Mandrake can learn from SuSE. Their online update > works perfectly every time. > > Avi -- "A man could go far, knowing his rights like you do," said Granny. "But right now he should go home." (Wyrd Sisters) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] sblive installed and usb audio
i've got my logitech quickcam pro 4000 working, after a new kernel compile and stuff, but i can't get the built in microphone to work, if i load the 'audio' module whcih i've read does usb audio stuff then i get a conflict with my sblivem the sblive mixer doesn't show up in kmix or aumix just the single slider for the cam mic, even then the mic doesn't record, does anyone have this setup, perhaps using another usb cam with built in mic? bascule -- "...[Arthur] leapt to his feet like an author hearing the phone ring..." -- Who says that the character of Arthur isn't autobiographical? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
opengl screensave WAS:Re: [expert] compiling kernel- what is 'vmlinuz' file?
thanks for the reminder, it may be that i need to redo the radeon driver setup, though i'm surprised ti works at all if that's the case but i'll see :) bascule On Friday 12 Sep 2003 5:04 am, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Thursday 11 September 2003 11:42 pm, bascule wrote: > > well that makes sense, thanks > > now i don't suppose you know why a 2.4.19-35 kernel would run an opengl > > screensaver like molasses while an earlier 2.4.19-16 is as smooth as > > silk? > > > :) > : > > oh well maybe 9.2 will make it go away! > > You don't have the nvidia drivers installed? -- They stared at them. Staring is one of the few things frogs are good at. Thinking isn't. (Wings) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] compiling kernel- what is 'vmlinuz' file?
well that makes sense, thanks now i don't suppose you know why a 2.4.19-35 kernel would run an opengl screensaver like molasses while an earlier 2.4.19-16 is as smooth as silk? :) oh well maybe 9.2 will make it go away! bascule On Friday 12 Sep 2003 3:48 am, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 15:05, bascule wrote: > > all the kernel compile howtos i've read refer to the bzimage file that is > > created in ../i386/boot/ as the image to boot and indeed that works for > > me, however after a compile there is a much larger 'vmlinuz' file in > > /usr/src/linux/ what is this, i can't help noticing that is the same name > > as the image file link in /boot that the mandrake kernel rpms install > > > > bascule > > I could well be wrong but I've been told that that is a large unstripped > debug kernel for developers. > > James -- I reckon that Stonehege was build by the contemporary equivalent of Microsoft, whereas Avebury was definitely an Apple circle. (alt.fan.pratchett) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] compiling kernel- what is 'vmlinuz' file?
all the kernel compile howtos i've read refer to the bzimage file that is created in ../i386/boot/ as the image to boot and indeed that works for me, however after a compile there is a much larger 'vmlinuz' file in /usr/src/linux/ what is this, i can't help noticing that is the same name as the image file link in /boot that the mandrake kernel rpms install bascule -- FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC. -- The motto of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch (Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] using kate
when using kate i can switch from the editor to the built in terminal with 'shift-tab' but try as i might i cannot find a key combo to take me back to the editor, meaning i have to reach for the mouse just to change windows! anyone know this? bascule -- Too many people want to *have written*. (alt.fan.pratchett) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Sending mail throughout several smtp servers?
francisco, i'm not surprised that you can't use either smtp server while not authenticated with it i.e. not logged on the network it's physically attached to, this is to prevent spamming activity, you may log onto your uni network from home but the smtp server will see that you are 'outside' the uni network and disallow relaying from you, all isps i know of do the same, however, why do you wish to do this? surely either server will relay all your mail whatever the 'sender' address as long as your are connected to it's local network? the windows prog you mention is probably just a windows alternative to stuff like postfix or sendmail, i use postfix on my linux box, that way i don't have to worry about smtp servers at all (except where outblaze think i'm a spammer cos i deliver direct!) bascule On Sunday 07 Sep 2003 3:12 pm, Francisco wrote: > I have two e-mail accounts, one at home ([EMAIL PROTECTED], using the > smtp.ono.com server) and other at work ([EMAIL PROTECTED], using the > correo.um.es server). The problem is that I can't send form my home > computer messages throughout the University server (correo.um.es) and > viceversa, I can't send messages from a computer located in the Uniersity > throughout the mail-server at home (smtp.ono.com). > > I have heard that under windows a package entitled mailserver could do > that, but I have not idea what programme and how I can do that under Linux. > > Any help will be welcomme. > > Thanks so much in advance. > > Francisco Alcaraz > Murcia (Spain) -- "It's a god-eat-god world." (Small Gods) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] internet printing protocol
well i found out what i was doing wrong, turned out i had made a typo in my naming of the printer in linux! so no matter how carefully i scrutinised my entries in winxp it was never going to work! using samba and browsing for the printer in winxp i didn't notice the error, turns out to be the proverbial piece once that's sorted :) bascule On Friday 05 Sep 2003 8:00 am, bascule wrote: > i've been struggling to get my winxp box to print via the printer attached > to my mandrake box, i was under the impression that using cups and ipp only > tcp/ip was necessary, however in the end i had to enable netbios over tcp > in winxp to get the printer visible via samba on the mandrake box, is this > how others do this, i googled for a combination of 'winxp linux printing' > but all the results seem to point to samba and cups and as i said this only > works by enabling netbios on the win box, am i missing something simple? > > bascule -- 'They've given us the answers,' he [Carrot] said. 'Perhaps we can find out what the questions should have been.' (Feet of Clay) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] internet printing protocol
i've been struggling to get my winxp box to print via the printer attached to my mandrake box, i was under the impression that using cups and ipp only tcp/ip was necessary, however in the end i had to enable netbios over tcp in winxp to get the printer visible via samba on the mandrake box, is this how others do this, i googled for a combination of 'winxp linux printing' but all the results seem to point to samba and cups and as i said this only works by enabling netbios on the win box, am i missing something simple? bascule -- I AM DEATH, NOT TAXES. I TURN UP ONLY ONCE. (Feet of Clay) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Change HD speed depending on HD temperature and system load
i don't have hdtemp on my system but the following should give a clue:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] bascule]$ echo /dev/hda: IC350L40AVER07-0: 42C|gawk '{print
$1,$3}'|sed 's/C//'
/dev/hda: 42
[EMAIL PROTECTED] bascule]$
bascule
On Thursday 04 Sep 2003 6:05 pm, Olaf Marzocchi wrote:
> I noticed hdparm is able to change the acoustic management value of HD (-Y
> flag) and my HD (IBM 60GXP 40 GB) is able to report it's temperature (I use
> hddtemp), so I decided it could be neat to have a script to set the HDspeed
> automatically, for example every 15 minutes.
>
> Unfortunately, I have never wrote scripts that deal with strings and I'm
> not able to extract the value of temperature and system load.
> hddtemp report this: "/dev/hda: IC350L40AVER07-0: 42C"
> and /proc/loadavg: 0.005 0.02 0.01 xx".
>
> I'd like to extract the temperature ("42") and the third value of system
> load (if I remember correctly, the first refers to the first minute, the
> second to 5 minutes and the third 15 minutes).
>
> I tried sed and gawk but without success.
>
> THX
> Olaf
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Re: [expert] Gotmail
anne my gotmail.rc looks like this: username= password= [EMAIL PROTECTED] folders=Inbox save-to-login delete #only-new folder-dir=/home/bascule/Mail/gotmail/ retry-limit=3 this creates a file called in the ../gotmail directory, i then set up a local account in kmail to fetch from the loaction ../gotmail/ obviously my hotmail address isn't but i think it's clear :) bascule On Thursday 21 Aug 2003 9:05 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > Anyone using Gotmail with KMail? I decided to use a hotmail addy for > usenet, in the hope that I would redirect spam to that account. All > the same, I'd like to monitor it for a while. I downloaded Gotmail > and the script seems to run ok, but either it is not downloading, or > it is putting the mail somewhere where I can't find it. In the > config file I have > > folder-dir=/home/anne/Mail/ > folders=Hotmail > > Does anyone know if that is right? > > Anne -- "Zaphod grinned two manic grins, sauntered over to the bar and bought most of it." -- Zaphod in paradise. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Comcast & Routing
i think it's a matter of what your switch is doing, what ips do your machines have? cos if they are on the same subnet as each other then if you have a switch then they should avoid the modem completely unless you have set each machine specifically to route all traffic via the modem! if you have a hub then i'm surprised this works at all unless you have static public ips for your machines from comcast in the same subnet as the modem, is your modem also perhaps a router? with maybe a private ip side interface and a public side interface? i'm no network guy but i think these are relevant questions bascule On Saturday 02 Aug 2003 4:19 pm, Sevatio wrote: > Hardware Scenario: 2 PCs connected to a hub/switch and the hub/switch is > connected to a Comcast cable modem that is connected to the Comcast > Cable Internet system. > > Main Question: Is it possible to route things in a manner that enables > the 2 PCs to send data (via FTP or whatever) to each other at LAN speed > (10/100mbps)? What happens now is that the data transfer is limited to > Comcast's upstream limit (256kbps) because the packets are going out to > the internet and coming back to the other PC. How would I set this up > so that the data transfer rate is in the range of a local area network > (close to 100mbps) by routing the packets to go directly through the > hub/switch to the other PC? > > Side note: I noticed that 2 PCs running Windows w/ Netbeui and file > sharing, the data transfer is that of LAN speed. > > So what is Netbeui & Windows File Sharing doing that is allowing the LAN > speed connection between the 2 PCs and how can I get my 2 Linux boxes to > ftp to each other at LAN speed given the hardware scenario? > > Thanks, > Sevatio -- - "There's a door" - "Where does it go?" - "It stays where it is, I think." (Eric) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] konqueror and streaming mp3s
hi james, i think i wasn't clear, i want to be able to play streaming mp3s not serve them, i had to play around with plugger4.0 to get links in konqueror to play in anything but xmms but even though i now get gmplayer to play them the page in konqueror also tries to load the m3u link and i get a blank page that requires a 'back' operation to return to the page with the link, when one clicks on a download link the page doesn't change, one just gets a download dialogue, playing streams should be like that, also i failed completely to get notun or any other player to play the streams from the link, it's possible that this was because the site with the links is password protected, in gmplayer you can see the user:pass in the url, but if this is not the case then i'd like to have noatun play these streaming links i've had no success using konquerors file associations and only using plugger4.0 seems to get anything done, i was surprised to see that mplayerplugin lists mp3 as a recognised file type but not m3u, since of course gmplayer will actually play m3u urls, i had hoped that mayber kmplayer woud do as well embedded in konq like its does quicktime etc. but apparently not :( i've tried adding mpegurl, x-mpeg-url to konqueror's file association list with plugger unsinstalled but this didn't work either bascule On Friday 18 Jul 2003 3:48 am, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 18:09, bascule wrote: > > having had a run in recently with plugger4.0 and trying to get streaming > > mp3s to work i 'd like to know what other konqueror users have set up, > > i'm interested in any setups that don't play using xmms and where > > clicking on the link will result in the stream being played but the page > > with the link still being displayed > > > > bascule > > Bascule, > >Although I don't have it running now, IceCast (better yet it's > successor I don't remember the name of.) worked like a dream. For a > while in an old office we had 3 simultaneous streams running (Jazz > Classic Rock and Classical) from an older pII 300. Users could use any > mp3 player they wanted that could connect to a URL and it just worked. > (Even Winders disabled boxes) shoutcast.com is a great place to start > for info on this product. > > James -- 'You're wizards!' she [Esk] screamed. 'Bloody well wizz!' (Equal Rites) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] konqueror and streaming mp3s
having had a run in recently with plugger4.0 and trying to get streaming mp3s to work i 'd like to know what other konqueror users have set up, i'm interested in any setups that don't play using xmms and where clicking on the link will result in the stream being played but the page with the link still being displayed bascule -- Crowley was in Hell's bad books. Not that Hell has any other kind. -- (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, Good Omens) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
/etc/pluggerrc WAS: Re: [expert] .m3u files in konqueror
ok i've tracked it down, i have something called 'plugger' installed, with this xmms launches on the urls wihtout i get a 'choose application' dialogue, it seems that kde file associations don't apply to web browsing, there is an /etc/pluggerrc file that has a refernce to x-mpegurl and similar and names xmms, replacing the xmms entry with gmplayer results in that app playing the link - hooray! but instead of gmplayer launching and playing the link while the original web page with the link remains in view the browser changes as if to load a new page but then stays gray and blank, perhaps there is a syntax to the /etc/pluggerrc file that someone can help me out with? bascule On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 3:20 am, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Wed, 2003-07-16 at 18:39, bascule wrote: > > james, > > i can't find an xmms file association setting in xmms' preferences, i > > have removed all references to xmms in the kde file associations dialogue > > > > bascule > > Bascule, > >what happens if you cd into the .xmms file for the user. I have a > file in there called xmms.m3u and it contains the url of the last m3u > file I listened to. Could it be a case of I did it once and I'm going > to keep doing it till you tell me something different? I moved mine to > the side and it had no affect as far as the perf of xmms is concerned. > If this site/song is in this file move it aside (like to old or > something) and see what happens. > > James > -- Vampires have risen from the dead, the grave and the crypt, but have never managed it from the cat. (Witches Abroad) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] .m3u files in konqueror
james, i can't find an xmms file association setting in xmms' preferences, i have removed all references to xmms in the kde file associations dialogue bascule On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 2:29 am, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Wed, 2003-07-16 at 18:13, bascule wrote: > > i wish to choose which application will play the following type of links > > in konqueror: > > http://192.168.0.4/music/4AD/All Virgos Are Mad/All Virgos Are Mad - 05 - > > Lisa Germano - Geek The Girl.m3u?play=1 > > > > no matter what i do xmms keeps on playing it, i have removed xmms from > > all the file associations in the config>kde>components>file associations > > and restarted and still xmms launches when i click on a link like the > > above > > > > is there somewhere esle to configure file associations feo web browsing? > > > > bascule > > Bascule, > >Assuming that you are using konqueror not Mozilla you may need to go > into xmms and remove the system file assoc with m3u from xmms file > associations. > > James -- 'Things either exist or they don't,' said Jeremy. 'I am very clear about that. I have medicine.' (The Thief of Time) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] .m3u files in konqueror
i wish to choose which application will play the following type of links in konqueror: http://192.168.0.4/music/4AD/All Virgos Are Mad/All Virgos Are Mad - 05 - Lisa Germano - Geek The Girl.m3u?play=1 no matter what i do xmms keeps on playing it, i have removed xmms from all the file associations in the config>kde>components>file associations and restarted and still xmms launches when i click on a link like the above is there somewhere esle to configure file associations feo web browsing? bascule -- I AM DEATH, NOT TAXES. *I* TURN UP ONLY ONCE. (Feet of Clay) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Internal mail
i set up a receiving account in settings>configure kmail>network thse are my details: name:bascule-local location:/var/spool/mail/bascule locking method:none destination folder:system obviously i made the 'system' folder! i didn't alter anything about sending mail is this useful? bascule On Wednesday 16 Jul 2003 1:39 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > Root is sending me messages that end up in /var/spool/mail/anne. I > would like to set up KMail to bring these messages into a new folder, > but don't know how to set up internal mail accounts. Is it possible > without using extra services? What do I need to do? What should I > read? If I can sort this out I would like to extend to internal mail > across our mixed lan. > > Anne -- "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] strange behaviour :grip
any advantage over lame on a single cpu box? bascule On Friday 04 Jul 2003 11:38 pm, KevinO wrote: > Ever use Gogo? (Based on Lame, assembly hand optimized for speed. Can use > multiple CPUs.) > > I have seen it do better than 50x compression speeds and it sounds as good > as Lame.(Which sounds better then blade, of course) > > -- "Yes," said the skull. "Quit while you're a head, that's what I say." (Soul Music) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] strange behaviour :grip
sorry no, i use lame from the plf notlame package bascule On Friday 04 Jul 2003 11:34 pm, Richard Bown wrote: > On Fri, 2003-07-04 at 22:17, bascule wrote: > > have a look in /dev/and see what you do have and try: > > $grip --device=/dev/whatever > > > > bascule > > Thanks bascule that got it sorted, just to really confuse things > /dev/cdrom =/mnt/cdrom3 > > Do you know which files I need to load to use mp3encode, drawn a blank > with rpmdrake, so it must be part of another package, which one ?? > > thanks > richard -- "Rome wasn't burned in a day. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] strange behaviour :grip
have a look in /dev/and see what you do have and try: $grip --device=/dev/whatever bascule On Friday 04 Jul 2003 11:03 pm, Richard Bown wrote: > Thanks Kevin > > > It will run from a root console, and ripping and encoding is faster than > arson or k3b > > if I try to start from a user console I get > > Unable to initialize [/dev/cdrom3] > > I hav'nt got a /dev/cdrom3, I have got a /mnt/cdrom3 > > so how do I get into its config to change that to one of the valid > cdroms, when it wont start ? > > > TIA > Richard > > O -- - "It could be a torture chamber or a dungeon or a hideous pit or anything!" - "It's just a student's bedroom, sergeant." - "You see?" (Men at Arms) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ATTN: James Sparenburg
and i spelt your name wrong, sheesh! bascule On Thursday 12 Jun 2003 10:32 pm, bascule wrote: > hi james, > i accidentally deleted your reply to my popup query, saw it on the archives > :) thanks for getting back, is it possible to block such things generally > or do i just have to either disable java or block the popup ip? > > bascule -- 'You know me,' said Rincewind. 'Just when I'm getting a grip on something Fate comes along and jumps on my fingers.' (Interesting Times) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] ATTN: James Sparenburg
hi james, i accidentally deleted your reply to my popup query, saw it on the archives :) thanks for getting back, is it possible to block such things generally or do i just have to either disable java or block the popup ip? bascule -- Ahahahahaha! Ahahahaha! Aahahaha! BEWARE! Yrs sincerely The Opera Ghost (Maskerade) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] maybe OT re:popups
a friend invited me into a room on ukchat.com and i noticed that in both konqueror and mozilla popups got past my settings, can anyone explain this? is this a browser limitation thing, i ask becasue i had java problems on that site until i stopped closing the popups and just minimised them, bascule -- "Rome wasn't burned in a day. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] hd device file doesn't get created
elPunishar, this shows that ide-scsi is being fed to the kernel at boot, from your lilo.conf that you posted previously it appears that the only boot option that doesn't have this is 'linux', therefore you must be booting one of the others perhaps 'linux-nonfb'? or you haven't run /sbin/lilo or you have run /sbin/lilo and it error'd out and you didn't notice, though i can't see anything wrong with lilo.conf, perhaps you should remove the ide-scsi references from the other entries anyway? to be honest as far as my limited understanding goes the kernel command line isn't matched by any of the lilo.conf entries you posted, it most closely resembles 'linux-nonfb' but has a 'quiet' entry which that stanza in your lilo.conf doesn't bascule snip Kernel command line: auto BOOT_IMAGE=linux ro root=305 devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi acpi=off quiet ide_setup: hdc=ide-scsi ide_setup: hdd=ide-scsi Local APIC disabled by BIOS -- reenabling. Found and enabled local APIC! On Monday 02 Jun 2003 10:02 pm, elPunishar wrote: > hi bascule, > > you mistook one of the example dmesg from other people for mine. > see my latest mail (before this) for my dmesg and lsmod outputs, please :) > -- He married that Palliard girl, remember? The one with the air-cooled teeth? (Lords and Ladies) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] hd device file doesn't get created
elpunishar, if this is from dmesg on startup then the line: hdc: UJDA720 DVD/CDRW, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive is a problem, it clearly states the finding of a cd/dvd reader, looking at your fstab from another post i suggest making it: ** fstab /dev/hda5 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/hdb1 /data ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda1 /data2 ext3 defaults 1 2 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 # none /mnt/cdrom supermount #dev=/dev/scd0,fs=iso9660,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,nosuid,nodev #0 0 #none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount #dev=/dev/scd1,fs=iso9660,ro,--,codepage=850,iocharset=iso8859-15,nosuid,umask=0,nodev #0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=vfat,--,codepage=850,iocharset=iso8859-15,nosuid,umask=0,unhide,nodev 0 0 /dev/sda1 /mnt/memory_card auto user,iocharset=iso8859-15,kudzu,codepage=850,noauto,umask=0,exec 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda7 /usr ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0 #added by bascule /dev/hdc /tempmount ext3 ** i.e. comment out all references to cd/dvd/readers, then make a temp directory e.g. /tempmount, and add an entry to mount hdc there using ext3 since you say that is the filesystem on it, also remove the hdd reader from the machine so that there is one less variable to ponder, until you get this working (jumpers may need changing) On Monday 02 Jun 2003 8:24 pm, stanly klyuhin wrote: > > ide0: BM-DMA at 0xb060-0xb067, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio > ide1: BM-DMA at 0xb068-0xb06f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:pio > hda: FUJITSU MHS2030AT, ATA DISK drive > blk: queue c02e88a0, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0x) > hdc: UJDA720 DVD/CDRW, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 > ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 > hda: attached ide-disk driver. > hda: host protected area => 1 > hda: 58605120 sectors (30006 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=3648/255/63, > UDMA(100) Partition check: > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 p2 < p5 p6 p7 p8 > -- 'On whose authority?' demanded Wert. Trymon turned his grey eyes on him. 'Mine. I need no other.' (The Light Fantastic) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] hd device file doesn't get created
the fellow below being me:) hi! adding ide hard disks should be straightforward assuming that a) it's not connected to a seperate io card but to a motherboard connector b) your cmos settings are ok - note, i've known some os's detect drives that are not shown in cmos, winxp for one and i think maybe linux too, c) you have your slave/master settings correct for your new drive, for a disk plus cdrom on the same channel i suggest making the disk master and the cdrom slave (which you seem to have if the cdrom is /dev/hdd), - note, some hard disks have different settings for master-alone and master-with-slave, i'm surprised that harddrake didn't detect the new disk and offer to run the config tool, have you tried running it within mandrake? run mandrake control centre and go to hardware>hardware list, is your new disk listed there? if so run the config tool which will be diskdrake, this will write your /etc/fstab (without which the new drive won't be mounted at start up and won't show up in file managers) and, i would have thought, set lilo.conf to rights too, though i can't be sure 'bout that come back if this doesn't help bascule On Wednesday 28 May 2003 1:53 am, elPunishar wrote: > hi all, > > i wrote to this mailing list some time ago. i had this problem that i could > not add a new harddisk to my system. > the answer of the fellow below had me confident that my problem was > solved.. temporarily i just replaced an existing harddisk with the new one. > that worked okay. > but now i want to replace one of my cd-roms with the new harddisk (as i > tried in the beginning, when my problems started) > > it seems, removing "hdc=ide-scsi" from lilo.conf doesn't quite do the > trick. (i rerun lilo and rebooted of course) > > is there anything else that i have to switch for a harddisk to be accepted > on a former scsi emulated cd-rom slot ? (ide bus) > > tnx & greetings, > le stu -- 'I'll see you all tomorrow. If there is one.' (Men at Arms) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] modules.conf being rewritten without notice
i've commented out the refence to my onboard sound in modules.conf as i have a sblive but after reboot the references are written in again (yes it is disabled in bios) but there is no 'found new hardware dialogue' upon boot, i need to do this to trouble shoot a niggling problem and i really should be able to control this aspect of my system - shouldn't i? lm9.1 plus updates bascule -- 'Today Is A Good Day For Someone Else To Die!' (Feet of Clay) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] keyboard shortcut for 'show desktop' - solved(ish)
well i eventually found the same question in a lug archive somewhere 'out there' and the answer given was ctrl-alt-d, which works, but i have to say i can't find it in the list of shortcuts so what it is calling i don't know! which means i can't set a different key combo either :) plus the add special button doesn't give the icon a preferences sheet to see what it calls, unlike the icons for 'help', 'konq' etc bascule On Saturday 12 Apr 2003 7:25 pm, J. Grant wrote: > Well, its "Desktop Access" , find that and set a short cut key, its on > the "Special Button" menu. > > Gambatte! > > JG > > on the 12/04/03 02:25, bascule wrote: > > i'm looking for a way to achieve the above, does any one know the command > > that is run by the 'show desktop' icon? unlike the other icons on the > > panel there is no 'preferences' option to check, > > i ran 'kmenuedit' from a console and although you can asign shortcuts to > > progs listed the 'show desktop' isn't there > > interestingly, alt-f2 and typing kmenuedit launches menudrake, why would > > this be if 'kmenuedit' in a console works? > > if i know the command for 'show desktop' i should be able to edit > > ~/.kde/share/config/khotkeysrc and force a shortcut > > > > bascule -- "Pride is all very well, but a sausage is a sausage." -- Gaspode, of course (Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] downloader for x
yes i've seen that option but what i get is the following: download directory is /home/bascule/mydirectory, url is www.somesite.com/path/to/the/file the file then gets saved in /home/bascule/mydirectory/path/to/file instead of /home/bascule/mydirectory/file is this supposed to happen? bascule On Monday 07 Apr 2003 4:49 am, Gary Hodder wrote: > I just updated to 2.03. > Under options>general>download>save downloads to this folder. or > Under Queue>properties>default folder to save downloads. or > Edit config file under username/.ntrc/config savepath /path-to-dir > > Gary. > > On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 03:34:03 +0100, you wrote: > >i've been searching and failed to find the answer to my query so i'm > > hoping a user of the above prog can help me, i'm using ver, 2.03 of > > downloader for x and whenever i download a file it's saved under a local > > copy of the tree it isunder on the server it is held on, i want to save > > the file as > >/downloaddirectory/filename and not > >/downloaddirectory/complete/url/to/the/file > > > >anyone know the setting for this cos i've scoured the options and nothing > >seems to apply > > > >bascule -- "Actors," said Granny, witheringly. "As if the world weren't full of enough history without inventing more." (Wyrd Sisters) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] downloader for x
i've been searching and failed to find the answer to my query so i'm hoping a user of the above prog can help me, i'm using ver, 2.03 of downloader for x and whenever i download a file it's saved under a local copy of the tree it isunder on the server it is held on, i want to save the file as /downloaddirectory/filename and not /downloaddirectory/complete/url/to/the/file anyone know the setting for this cos i've scoured the options and nothing seems to apply bascule -- The fact is that camels are far more intelligent than dolphins. Footnote: Never trust a species that grins all the time. It's up to something. (Pyramids) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] lm_sensors and i2c devices
have you tried: [EMAIL PROTECTED] sensors]# modprobe adm1021 without the '.o.gz'? bascule On Monday 24 Mar 2003 12:20 am, Rob Blomquist wrote: > On Sunday 23 March 2003 11:05 am, Jack Coates wrote: > > On Sun, 2003-03-23 at 08:44, Rob Blomquist wrote: > > > I am trying to get lm_sensors up and running on my machine. > > > Running sensors-detect, I have scratched on the number of > > > detected devices, and found that the cause is /dev/i2c has no > > > device files. > > > > > > I don't understand what package installs them on Mandrake 9.0. > > > Has anyone gotten through this problem, and can help me with waht > > > package needs to be installed? > > > > > > I am running 2.4.19-16mdk. > > > > > > Rob > > > > liblm_sensors1-2.6.4-5.1mdk > > lm_sensors-2.6.4-5.1mdk > > > > lm_sensors is quite fickle though. The best thing to do is to > > modprobe everything under > > /lib/modules/[version]/kernel/drivers/sensors one at a time and see > > if they change the 'sensors' command output. Once you find the ones > > that can detect your hardware, make sure their sections under > > /etc/sensors.cfg are correct, then make sure that > > /etc/sysconfig/sensors will load them. You might also doublecheck > > that /etc/init.d/sensorsd is looking for the right sysconfig file > > -- there were buggy versions that looked for > > /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors, not sure if it's fixed in the package. > > OK, I have found the modules in > /lib/modules/[version]/kernel/drivers/sensors and > /lib/modules/[version]/kernel/drivers/i2c. But I can't get them to be > modprobed, as in: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] i2c]# modprobe i2c-amd756.o.gz > modprobe: Can't locate module i2c-amd756.o.gz > > And > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] sensors]# modprobe adm1021.o.gz > modprobe: Can't locate module adm1021.o.gz > > What's going on? The files are right where they are said to be, and I > can use [Tab] to autocomplete them. But modprobe can't find them. > Sigh. > > I have checked out my mobo, an Asus A7N8X, and it is said to use an > ASB100 sensor chip, Asus1 case chip, and and Asus2 and W83L785T5-S > for the CPU socket and diode. -- 'A man like that could inspire a handful of broken men to conquer a country.' 'Fine. Just so long as he does it on his day off.' (Jingo) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] How to mend a stupid slip?
anne, i can't see what browser you are using but form completions in konqueror are stored in: ~/.kde/share/apps/khtml/formcompletions make a copy, edit out what you don't want, if it doesn't work put the old one back - if you're using konq that is :) bascule On Sunday 09 Mar 2003 9:35 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > Ralph, I do not allow webmin to 'remember password'. I only use webmin > when I need it - it is not normally live. I have checked the > authentication setting and it is correct. > > The whole thing is puzzling. There has to be some way of finding it. > > Anne > > On Saturday 08 Mar 2003 11:31 pm, Ralph Crongeyer wrote: > > Sorry for posting to my own post. > > > > If that doesn't work. > > > > There is a section in Webmin "Webmin Configuration -> Authentacation" > > make sure that "Always require username and password" is checked. > > > > Ralph > > > > Ralph Crongeyer wrote: > > > In webmin there is a setting to rember the password if you turned > > > this on just change the root user's password and go to webmin and when > > > prompted for the new password uncheck the "Always Rember Password" box. > > > If this is the case (Webmin I mean) youshould not let webmin run all > > > the time anyway. You should ssh into the server and type "service > > > webmin start" and when done "service webmin stop" and logout of the > > > server leaving webmin NOT running. > > > > > > Ralph -- "Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time." -- Bursar 1 - Hex 0 (Terry Pratchett, Hogfather) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Slipstreaming 9.0 Updates
hey tom, greg is referring to the practice of taking an install disk for an os or prog and also the subsequent updates for said os/prog and combining them so that one creates an install disk that installs the os/prog with the updates already applied, when service pack 1 for winxp came out there was a quite a bit of discussion (elsewhere of course!) on how to create a cd that would install winxp with the service pack already applied. greg is looking to do the same thing with lm, imho it would make a great mini-howto as with a few cd-rws one could always have an uptodate version of lm to install on a machine that might not have a broadband connection, of course it's not that hard to keep a cd of all the updates that one downloads and install and then update from that but i like the elegance of a slipstreamed install :) bascule On Thursday 27 Feb 2003 7:51 am, Tom wrote: > On Thursday 20 February 2003 12:41 am, Greg Meyer wrote: > > Does anybody know how I would create a slipstreamed set of installation > > disks for 9.0 that included all the security updates. Is it as easy as > > copying the new packages to the cd images and removing the older version? > > or is there some kind of remastering process that must happen? > > Greg,please excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean by "slipstreamed" ? I > have not heard of that term. -- The only way housework could be done in this place was with a shovel or, for preference, a match. (Witches Abroad) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] building box for sound recording studio
as an addendum to the below, if you're not that familiar with scsi remember that you won't get the full use of u160 or above bandwith if you use a scsi adapter in an ordinary 33mhz 32 bit pci slot, 32bitsx33mhz=132mb/s of course that's a peak performance not a sustained one but if you can't achieve the best peak it lessens the likelyhood of getting the best sustained:) beyond the 32bit pci are 66mhz slots and also 64bit ones, of course if you are my gran then i guess you already know about egg-sucking! bascule On Thursday 27 Feb 2003 4:45 pm, tarvid wrote: > > U160 is closer the norm now although U320 and FC would be faster (but more > expensive. UW SCSI2 is slower in some ways than ATA100 (133). > > I use 15K IBM drives. I get about 45MB actual transfer which is more than > enough for video let alone audio. I remember doing 3MB in the bad old days > and the pops were always due to the OS messing with the head. > > There are a lot of motherboards that come with U160 (Adaptec) adapters. > I've been using surplus SGI workstation boards at about $70 a pop but you > can get a decent Intel server board for $600 > > -- "You're very sure of your facts, " he said at last, "I couldn't trust the thinking of a man who takes the Universe - if there is one - for granted. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] How do I update the urpmi database for cooker?
this happens to me when the mirror i use for cooker has been updated but i haven't done: #urpmi.update my_cooker_source thus the info on my machine regarding package versions is out of date bascule On Tuesday 25 Feb 2003 1:09 am, Trevor Rhodes wrote: > Ok, I know this will be something simple, but for the life of me I can't > figure it out today. I looked in man -k urpmi but nothing. > > I got this error whilst trying to update from the cooker. > > You may want to update your urpmi database > > Regards > Trevor Rhodes -- 'Luck is my middle name,' said Rincewind, indistinctly. 'Mind you, my first name is Bad.' (Interesting Times) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] postfix rewrite, trying to rewrite email header
i am trying to get postfix to rewrite one of the headers that appears in all the emails i send, in every email i send incl. this one there is: Received: from mycroft.excession (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by host.domain.tld (Postfix) as one of the first headers, mycroft.excession is the host machine name but obviously doesn't resolve outside my local network i've tried editing /etc/postfix/main.cf to include: canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical and edited canonical to read: #lots of commented text @mycroft.excession @test.cxm this doesn't do the trick even after restarting/reloading postfix, is it that the syntax is wrong or am i barking up the wrong tree? as i understand things this particular header exists because kmail sends to postfix which then sends the mail on hence the: Received: from mycroft.excession means that postfix received the mail on port 25 on this host is it possible to rewrite this header to something else (without changing my hostname back to 'localhost')? bascule -- Crowley was in Hell's bad books. Not that Hell has any other kind. -- (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, Good Omens) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] lilo and change rules for extended partition
felix well, thanks to you i revisited my partitioning setup and of course it transpires that the partition numbers had been altered somewhere along the way due to me doing two things at once while altering the id, so xp was booting of the other drive but not mounting the other ntfs volume, i'm used to this with linux, in fact i hardly think about it if i repartition but it's a first with win since i never used junction points before with ntfs! aside: the volume name for a win ntfs volume is 46 characters long, now that's an easy to use command line! so having messed in safe mode command line i'm up and running with it, thankyou for making me look twice! :) bascule On Tuesday 18 Feb 2003 7:13 pm, Felix Miata wrote: > bascule wrote: > > thanks felix but my winxp will not see the ntfs partition that is within > > the extended partition unless the typ is other than 05, specifically it > > will not mount it onto it's filesystem and since that partition is the > > 'documents and settings' stuff i can hardly do without it :) > > if you are sure that winxp pro should be able to do this from within a 05 > > id extended partition then i shall have to double check the integrity but > > there are no signs of errors, this linux install is booted from within > > the same extended partition > > I don't have WXP to try, but W2K has no such problem, and I've never > heard of anyone else with XP unable to access logicals within a standard > 05 extended. -- The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head. (Hogfather) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] lilo and change rules for extended partition
thanks felix but my winxp will not see the ntfs partition that is within the extended partition unless the typ is other than 05, specifically it will not mount it onto it's filesystem and since that partition is the 'documents and settings' stuff i can hardly do without it :) if you are sure that winxp pro should be able to do this from within a 05 id extended partition then i shall have to double check the integrity but there are no signs of errors, this linux install is booted from within the same extended partition bascule On Tuesday 18 Feb 2003 6:25 pm, Felix Miata wrote: > bascule wrote: > > when using lilo to hide partitions in the past i have relied on the > > examples i found online and in man lilo.conf, but now that i wish to > > alter the id of the extended partition (so that both os/2 and winxp will > > both work) i can't find any confirmation of the appropriate nomenclature. > > the examples that i can find, for example: > > > > set=DOS16_big_normal > > or > > set=NTFS_normal > > > > do not actually coincide with the partition id list given by fdisk so i'm > > not sure if it is safe to just put: > > change > > partition=/dev/hda2 > > set=0x05 > > > > and so forth; the extended partition is a primary partition so i'm > > assuming it's id can be changed (i read that this can't be done for > > logical partitions) > > > > can anyone tell me what the nomenclature is for the set= line to change > > the extended partition to id 05 (Extended) and to 0f (ExtendedX) > > Use FDISK to change it to 05 and leave it that way. 0F is for W95OSR2, > W98, and WME. NT and its derivatives aren't so brain dead as to require > a non-standard extended type to know how to deal with a big disk. See > below URL for more. -- "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." -- Some wisdom from The Book. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] lilo and change rules for extended partition
when using lilo to hide partitions in the past i have relied on the examples i found online and in man lilo.conf, but now that i wish to alter the id of the extended partition (so that both os/2 and winxp will both work) i can't find any confirmation of the appropriate nomenclature. the examples that i can find, for example: set=DOS16_big_normal or set=NTFS_normal do not actually coincide with the partition id list given by fdisk so i'm not sure if it is safe to just put: change partition=/dev/hda2 set=0x05 and so forth; the extended partition is a primary partition so i'm assuming it's id can be changed (i read that this can't be done for logical partitions) can anyone tell me what the nomenclature is for the set= line to change the extended partition to id 05 (Extended) and to 0f (ExtendedX) cheers bascule -- "Ah, " said Arthur, "this is obviously some strange usage of the word safe that I wasn't previously aware of. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] lm_sensors on gigabyte ga-7zxe
just to butt in, if using gkrellm have you entered names for the temp readings? in my stock 9.0 install gkrellm wont show the readings untill you give then a label via the config dialogue sorry if this is off beam bascule On Monday 27 Jan 2003 6:15 pm, flacycads wrote: > Then after a shutdown/reboot, open gkrellm and the readouts will now > include the cpu/chassis temp, and fan speed readouts. Contrary to what's > commonly believed, I have found you sometimes need to shut down and reboot > linux when performing some prodedures, to completely flush out the Ram of > everything. If you don't, sometimes things simply will not work. While far > better than windows, linux is still not perfect in this respect. > -- Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate... (Feet of Clay) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] cd backups part deux
thanks to those who replied to my post about backing up to cds, i have found a prog called scdbackup http://scdbackup.webframe.org/scdbackup-0.7.1.tar.gz it seems to do what i want except that the searchable list of backed up files is kept on the cds which is not what exactly what i wanted, but it does do incremental backups, i found the documentation confusing - i think because it seems very exhaustive - and it installs in an odd manner compared to that which i'm used to, wherever you extract the above file to is important since you run a configuration program within that directory which although it puts scripts into /usr/local or wherever you chose, they call other scripts in that untarred directory; any way, i'm on cd 3 of 18 so i thought i'd mention this in case other folk find it useful bascule -- "`Ford, you're turning into a penguin. Stop it.'" -- Arthur experiences the improbability drive at work. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] lm_sensors on gigabyte ga-7zxe
it's true i have 9.0 with the latest lm_sensors installed, perhaps the sensors-detect in that does it for me bascule On Thursday 23 Jan 2003 10:32 pm, flacycads wrote: > All I know is I had to edit the rc.local file too, as that's what sensors > detect instructed. I'm certainly no expert, but I did have a long detailed > back and forth with "linux-phased" at the Mandrake Expert help when I got > the 8.2 Power-Pack last year regarding this lm_sensors subject. We finally > figured it out, after about 20 emails, and much hair-pulling. His procedure > worked on 9.0 also, but maybe 9.0 and the newer lm_sensors package helped > out on this. -- "Another world, another day, another dawn. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] backup for files onto cd including catalogue and incremental changes
james, hmm that makes sense, what i need now is a prog to backup to cd and do incremental backups, preferably one that would either say how much was to be written - so i could wait till there was a cds worth, - or do multisession backups any recommendations? bascule On Thursday 23 Jan 2003 7:57 am, James Sparenberg wrote: > How about this product...it reads the CD's and creates the database... > Use whatever to backup to CD then this to catalog/sort etc. > > > http://mp3db2.sourceforge.net/ > > James -- - "It could be a torture chamber or a dungeon or a hideous pit or anything!" - "It's just a student's bedroom, sergeant." - "You see?" (Men at Arms) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] lm_sensors on gigabyte ga-7zxe
i seem to remember that although i needed to put the entries in /etc/modules.conf i didn't need to add anything to any of the rc scripts, i think one of them sources /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors which is written by the sensors-detect prog bascule p.s. going to see if my bios reports temps now - cheers On Thursday 23 Jan 2003 5:49 pm, flacycads wrote: > > On the KT7, you need to run sensors-detect, and answer the prompts. Then > cut/paste or somehow copy the little sections it detects and lists into > /etc/rc.local, and /etc/modules.conf (of course file/save after editing). > Then, Sensors will show up in gkrellm config, and you can fine tune temps > to match what your bios actually reports them as. > > If you have problems, I can send you the correct sections for the KT7-raid. > (I'll have to hook it up, as I'm on a different box right now) > Robert Crawford > > On Thursday 23 January 2003 04:38 am, Simon Naish wrote: > > temp2 41.5 > > > > > temp3 26.0 -- Of course he was all in favour of Armageddon in *general* terms. -- (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, Good Omens) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] backup for files onto cd including catalogue and incremental changes
i've been looking at the best way to backup my mp3 collection onto cd, after some googling there seem to be lots of ways to simply automate burning files to cd but nothing that has my particular requirements, which are: burn in iso9660 format readable in any os; catalogue on hard disk to aid in location of named file on whatever cd; and the kicker, if i change a file, perhaps i find it's corrupted after i backup, i would wish to be able to do an incremental backup and have the new version of the file reflected in the catalogue, now i expected that any fully fledged backup prog would be able to handle this as long as it could use cds as a medium but it seems that 'as long it could use cds' is a problem so, even if you think my googling skills should be better than they are, if you know of a prog that does the above please tell me its name:) bascule -- "Zaphod grinned two manic grins, sauntered over to the bar and bought most of it." -- Zaphod in paradise. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] lm_sensors on gigabyte ga-7zxe
i have succesfully got lm_sensors installed but having used gkrellm to see the results i need some help to interpret the results, the sensors config in gkrellm allows me to show four temperature settings i have labelled them as they are in the config dialogue and they currently read: temp 127 temp1 65.2 temp2 41.5 temp3 26.0 i'm trying to work out what these temperatures are, i know that athlons run hot but i doubt its currently 127, or could it be? i'm thinking that the 65 looks more likely but then what are the other temp readings, they are coming from somewhere. this board has a via kt133a chipset and i have an athlon 1600xp (that runs at 1.4ghz i think), i wish to keep an eye on the cpu temp because i have put in some soundproofing and i'm concerned as to its effect on airflow, (scsi drives are great but noisy!) there are reading adjustments but i don't see how i would know how much to adjust them so i'm hoping someone else with this board or similar might be able to give me a pointer bascule -- "Does it worry you that you don't talk any kind of sense? " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
hardware requirements for mail server, was: Re: [expert] imap server and kmail features
well ric has it right:) what i want is to not lose the geek toy that kmail ( and one assumes, other clients) gives me which is mail identities and associating posting addresses with folders, as my original post indicated i'm aware of procmail and server filtering which, large setups aside, would be fine for myself, my daughter and a few boxes, my question was a shot in the dark really,wondering whether there was some way other than a remote session to avoid the individual client configuration so as to provide the 'geek-toys':) as i have never actually used imap and/or fetchmail with procmail and all the googling i did told me how to install them but little about what they 'couldn't do' i thought it worth asking. configuring only a few mail clients might not seem a big deal bit i won't have learnt anything new,plus there still remains the question of access from outside, vnc i think, here i come, which begs the question what is the minimum hardware to run a box that runs a vnc server and email client and precious little else? i'm hoping its not very much 'cos that's all i got! ideally i will be accessing from other machines - say, my mothers, over the net in which case i can install vnc on it, but of course i may have to install some web client for this if i want to get my mail from a mates box, features aside, what woud that do to hardware requirements? bascule On Tuesday 21 Jan 2003 5:12 pm, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > All the rest is just techno-geek toys. I, and my users, just want to > > > > > read our mail. I'm not going to go to excessive measures on the servers > > > make that happen. IMAP does the job exceedingly well, and it serves to > > > any client, be it Linux, Mac, or Windows. I can check my mail from any > > > client, anywhere in the world. As long as it properly supports IMAP > > > filtering. -- There are *no* inconsistencies in the Discworld books; ocassionally, however, there are alternate pasts. (alt.fan.pratchett) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] hostname and postfix
further to this i've dicovered something interesting: on the box that was upgraded to 9.0 hostname works like this: $ hostname sigerson.excession $ hostname -f sigerson.excession $ hostname -d excession but on the clean 9.0 install it works like this: $ hostname mycroft $ hostname -f mycroft.excession $ hostname -d excession now clearly in both cases the system is aware of the fqdn since $ hostname -f produces it, but in the former example $ hostname also produces it. checking boot messages shows the the upgraded box says 'setting hostname: sigerson.excession' as it boots, while the fresh box shows 'setting hostname: mycroft' as it boots, i suspect this is related but as related in my previous posts i have specifed the hostname including domain to the system in all the ways i know how, incl all the ways i specified it to the upgraded system now postfix is working as i altered main.cf but there still seems to be something fishy here, who knows what else might be broken over the hostname issue? bascule On Tuesday 21 Jan 2003 7:22 am, Martin Fahrendorf wrote: > postfix calculates the domainname from your hostname. so a hostname like > my.hostname.com results in a domainname hostname.com. if your hostname is > simply my, there is no way to get the domain name. so either specify your > hostname as bascule.excession or change the entries mydomain and > myhostname in /etc/postfix/main.cf. -- "`The best way to get a drink out of a Vogon is to stick your finger down his throat...'" -- The Book, on one of the Vogon's social inadequacies. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] mandrake update, arts1.0.5a, kdebase 3.0.5a, kdelibs upgrade failure - resolution?
i noticed someone had a failure trying to get mandrake update to install the above even though they were listed in the package listing, i had the same error about 'some packages were unavailable', i noticed that when trying to install arts it said that timidity++ had to be removed and only choked after i said yes, just now i upgraded kdemultimedia which also requested removing timidity++ which i agreed to and the package installed, the thing is, i can now upgrade arts and kdebase etc so for some reason the problem appears to be the order in which packages are upgraded bascule -- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, he said, BUT I COULD MURDER A CURRY. -- Death addresses his new apprentice (Terry Pratchett, Mort) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] imap server and kmail features
chuck, it's not about multiple accounts its about using multiple addresses depending on whom i'm writing to, for instance posts to mailing lists come from 'bascule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>' mail to friends comes from ' somethingelse' but messages to both these addresses go to the same isp and are collected from the same account, kmail filters them into folders so that when i reply to you from my 'mandrake;expert' folder the correct 'from' address is filled in, i find this a very useful feature, i can set up something on the server to do the filtering i'm sure but i will still need to set each client up to associate the correct 'from' address to each folder ot acceses via imap, unless there is a solution i'm missing bascule On Tuesday 21 Jan 2003 2:07 am, Chuck Burns wrote: > On Mon, January 20 2003 7:58 pm, bascule wrote: > > i've been doing some reading with the intention of setting up a box to > > *snipped stuff about multi accounts and imap* > Set up your imap server, set up fetchmail to grab mail from ALL your > accounts, voila! it's done. -- DROP THE SCYTHE, AND TURN AROUND SLOWLY. -- Dirty Death (Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] imap server and kmail features
i've been doing some reading with the intention of setting up a box to collect all my mail so that i can use imap to look at mail from any box and any os but i just thought of what for me could be a showstopper, i use the multiple identities feature of kmail a lot, mail is sorted into folders and identities associated, now maybe i could set up all my linux installs with kmailset up individualy but this seems to be missing the point, plus on win what? i have been assuming that fetchmail would be fetching mail from my isps, procmail would put it into mail folders on the server and some imap server would server them out to the lan, assuming i have this right is there a way to avoid find a client for each machine that supports the features of kmail and having to configure it seperately, is the only way to run kmail locally in an x session on the server and use vnc or something over the lan? bascule -- What our ancestors would really be thinking, if they were alive today, is: "Why is it so dark in here?" (Pyramids) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] hostname and postfix
hi todd, when i checked /var/spool/postfix/etc/hosts was a copy of /etc/hosts explicitly specifiying it in main.cf worked, in fact expliclty specifying anything in main.cf works as i simply uncommented out the examples they had there, what bothers me is what was bothering praedor last year, the documentation - inthis case the file itself - specifically says that the default is obtained from gethostname() and as far as i can see that does indeed give the full name for this box, yet postfix wasn't having any of it! so the question remains for me, is there any way that my box is not set up correctly compared to previous installs where postfix worked out of the box? i don't expect you to be able to answer that short of coming round my house and having a look! :) also once the error about hostname dissappeared i got another one about public/pickup - no such file or directory, no amount of service postfix restart or reloading would fix this, in the end i rebooted and that did it, can you say how i could have achieved this without rebooting? cheers bascule On Monday 20 Jan 2003 8:45 am, Todd Lyons wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > What about in /var/spool/postfix/etc/hosts? You do know that postfix is > now chrooted to /var/spool/postfix now... > > > [root@mycroft bascule]# send-mail: warning: My hostname mycroft is not a > > fully qualified name - set myhostname or mydomain in /etc/postfix/main.cf > > postdrop: warning: My hostname mycroft is not a fully qualified name - > > set myhostname or mydomain in /etc/postfix/main.cf > > [root@mycroft bascule]# > > When postfix starts, if it's not explicitly specified in > /etc/postfix/main.cf, it asks a DNS server for the name. Obviously, > mycroft.excession is not something that any public DNS server will > resolve. -- "Oh no, not again." -- A bowl of petunias on it's way to certain death. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] hostname and postfix
recognise this subject? poor praedor had a whole saga with this last year and now i have the same situation, i have just read the whole archived thread and i can say the following: [root@mycroft bascule]# hostname mycroft [root@mycroft bascule]# hostname -d excession [root@mycroft bascule]# hostname -f mycroft.excession [root@mycroft bascule]# i have tried both HOSTNAME=mycroft DOMAINNAME=excession and HOSTNAME="mycroft" DOMAINNAME=excession in /etc/sysconfig/network due to ambiguity in the previous thread, also: [root@mycroft bascule]# cat /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 192.168.0.2 mycroft.excession mycroft [root@mycroft bascule]# oh, and i have rebooted, several times, it's worth noting that i didn't put the 'mycroft' in /etc/sysconfig/network, that was already there, as you would expect because i did a network install and specified it as part of the install due to doing an nfs install during which the automatic dns lookup of the host being installed fails and you are asked to provide the details yourself, at least it does for me because i use /etc/hosts on all my machines for local resolution so, what have i forgotten, it's clear that #hostname -f gives the required result but i still get: [root@mycroft bascule]# mail bascule Subject: test Cc: Null message body; hope that's ok [root@mycroft bascule]# send-mail: warning: My hostname mycroft is not a fully qualified name - set myhostname or mydomain in /etc/postfix/main.cf postdrop: warning: My hostname mycroft is not a fully qualified name - set myhostname or mydomain in /etc/postfix/main.cf [root@mycroft bascule]# note i haven't touched ../main.cf or ../main.cf.default and i don't see why i should since i didn't touch them on a previous box i installed 9.0 on, the only difference here is that this is a clean install and the other install was an upgrade from 8.2 so if there any ideas beyond 'this is really simple man just issue #hostname mycroft.excession' and 'edit /etc/sysconfig/network' or 'edit /etc/hosts' or 'you can't be doing it right', i would be grateful to hear them bascule -- Smoke was coming out of the stricken piano. The Librarian's hands were walking through the keys like Casanunda in a nunnery. (Soul Music) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] web cam for linux
thanks dave, i'll take a look at that bascule On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 4:17 am, Dave Seff wrote: > I use the Philips PCA646VC. Works quite nicely. > > -Dave > > On Tue, 2003-01-14 at 19:37, bascule wrote: > > i would welcome recommendations from folk in the uk for a cheap basic > > webcam that will work with gnomemeeting etc. > > > > bascule -- We only remembers that the elves sang. We forgets what it was they were singing about. (Lords and Ladies) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] web cam for linux
i would welcome recommendations from folk in the uk for a cheap basic webcam that will work with gnomemeeting etc. bascule -- This is Art holding a Mirror up to Life. That's why everything is exactly the wrong way around. (Wyrd Sisters) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] proftpd and /etc/hosts.allow
i running proftpd on a prosuite 8.2 behind my firewall i had assumed that it was necessary to put aline in my /etc/hosts.allow to allow connections from the local network because connections are forwarded from the firewall but having discivered that a similar line for sshd isn't allowing externa; ssh connections make me wonder whether /etc/hosts.allow has any affect on proftpd connections, i start the ftp server via : #service proftpd start also hwta is the format for multiple entires in /etc/hosts.allow is the following acceptable? sshd :192.168.0. sshd : xdmcp :192.168.0. proftpd :192.168.0. bascule -- This is Art holding a Mirror up to Life. That's why everything is exactly the wrong way around. (Wyrd Sisters) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xchat and sound file in 'edit event' - solved?
after more playing around i discovered that although i couldn't get xchat to save the sound file info if i copied the ~/.xchat/pevents.conf file and edited it by hand to have lines such as: event_name=Join event_text=-%C10-%C11>%O$t%B$1%B %C14(%C10$3%C14)%C has joined $2 event_sound=roadrun.wav save it as something else and then load from that file i had a sound file associated with an event xchat would also then save the sound file info to the default pevents.conf file, i have also complied xchat 1.8.10-3xc from src http://www.xchat.org/files/binary/rpm/ though it didn't seem to make any difference in itself when i installed it bascule On Thursday 02 Jan 2003 2:04 am, bascule wrote: > i can't get a sound file to play on an event in xchat, i've entered the > path to the sounds dir in ctcp setup and specified 'play' as the player, > how exactly do i specify a sound to play, whenever i add a sound file in > the 'edit event' dialogue it isn't saved, > > bascule -- 'Vetinari isn't mad.' 'Depends how you look at it. No one can be as sane as he is without being mad.' (Feet of Clay) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] xchat and sound file in 'edit event'
i can't get a sound file to play on an event in xchat, i've entered the path to the sounds dir in ctcp setup and specified 'play' as the player, how exactly do i specify a sound to play, whenever i add a sound file in the 'edit event' dialogue it isn't saved, bascule -- 'Begone From This Place Or I Will Smite Thee!' he [the god] commanded. 'Why?' (The Last Continent) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ksirc changing ircname
hi jack i believe it is a front end yes, when it starts it says welcome to sirc or similar, i looked at xchat, this gives me the option to set ircname and ircuser before i connect, ksirc allows you to set 'realname' only with xchat i logon and i'm shown as i wish, this applies to all servers i log on to, if i use /set ircname etc this only takes efect on my next connection, anyway i make sure i'm not shown as my local user and i'm happier cheers bascule On Sunday 22 Dec 2002 6:32 am, Jack Coates wrote: > probably, but ident is still overridden by /nick. Try with another > client -- I recommend X-Chat or the classic irssi. If it works with > them, ksirc is fubar'd. > > I hesitate to ask, but the name intrigues me -- could this be a KDE > frontend to the fabulously funky Perl IRC client Sirc? > > > bascule > -- "He dropped his voice still lower. In the stillness, a fly would not have dared cleat its throat. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] ksirc changing ircname
not being a proficient irc user i've been having difficulty changing my ircname, i've got: IRCNAME=ircname export IRCNAME in my .bash_profile but whenever i connect to a server with ksirc it shows my ircname as bascule, if i try /set ircname ircname /whois still gives bascule i read something on goole about an ident daemon, is this my problem? bascule -- 'Life's like a beach. And then you die.' (Small Gods) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] timestamp info in bash script
thanks guys, stat looks like it, have to work out how to strip all those strange zeros though: 2002-12-20 04:08:37.0 + 2002-12-20 04:08:37.0 + what are those zeros after the seconds? bascule On Thursday 19 Dec 2002 4:57 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, bascule wrote: > > is there a way to obtain the time and date of a file without having to > > parse the ls command output? > > You can try using the stat(2) call. Just make the call then print only > the information that you require. -- 'I'll see you all tomorrow. If there is one.' (Men at Arms) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] timestamp info in bash script
is there a way to obtain the time and date of a file without having to parse the ls command output? bascule -- 'I think, if you want thousands, you've got to fight for one.' (Small Gods) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB Storage Device -> /dev/sd?? mappings
i wonder if it's a lun thing, like if you have multi cd changer? i know nothing about scsi devices with more than one lun in linux but maybe it's a start in a google search? bascule On Wednesday 20 Nov 2002 2:16 am, Theo Brinkman wrote: > Well, its /dev/scsi/host1/... because the laptop has a cd burner, but no > nothing extra in there either. Checked that out right away when I saw > the links. > > - Theo > > bascule wrote: > >well i can't say i know what you should do next, there's definitely > > nothing extra in /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/ ? (was wondering if it was just a > > case of missing links?) > -- 'Can't argue with the truth, sir.' 'In my experience, Vimes, you can argue with anything.' (Jingo) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] changing permissions fails quietly
hmm, i was misled by the fact that another link is shown as having mode 0755 [bascule@mycroft cron.daily]$ ls -l total 5 -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 37 Aug 10 18:10 logcheck* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 51 Aug 14 04:12 logrotate* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 402 Aug 27 14:39 makewhatis.cron* lrwxr-xr-x1 root root 27 Oct 16 21:34 msec -> /usr/share/msec/security.sh* i assumed that i could make the new link have the same permissions as the one above! cheers bascule On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 8:22 am, Christian Jul Jensen wrote: > On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, bascule wrote: > > i just made a link in cron.daily so that slocate gets run each morning, > > noting the permissions on the daily msec link i tried to set teh same for > > the slocate link but i can't, any ideas > > man chmod says: > chmod never changes the permissions of symbolic links; the >chmod system call cannot change their permissions. This >is not a problem since the permissions of symbolic links >are never used. However, for each symbolic link listed on >the command line, chmod changes the permissions of the >pointed-to file. In contrast, chmod ignores symbolic >links encountered during recursive directory traversals. -- SOME SHADOWS ARE SO LONG, THEY ARRIVE BEFORE THE LIGHT. (Soul Music) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] changing permissions fails quietly
i just made a link in cron.daily so that slocate gets run each morning, noting the permissions on the daily msec link i tried to set teh same for the slocate link but i can't, any ideas [root@mycroft cron.daily]# chmod u-w,o-w slocate [root@mycroft cron.daily]# ls -l total 5 -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 37 Aug 10 18:10 logcheck* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 51 Aug 14 04:12 logrotate* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 402 Aug 27 14:39 makewhatis.cron* lrwxr-xr-x1 root root 27 Oct 16 21:34 msec -> /usr/share/msec/security.sh* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 104 Sep 12 21:15 rpm* lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 29 Nov 19 04:10 slocate -> /etc/cron.weekly/slocate.cron* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 314 Feb 22 2002 tmpwatch* [root@mycroft cron.daily]# bascule -- The reaper does not listen to the harvest. (Reaper Man) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB Storage Device -> /dev/sd?? mappings
well i can't say i know what you should do next, there's definitely nothing extra in /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/ ? (was wondering if it was just a case of missing links?) bascule On Sunday 17 Nov 2002 7:35 am, Theo Brinkman wrote: > I mount the filesystem on the card as /dev/sda1. /dev/sda2, etc do not > exist, so it seems to be treating the CF card slot as /dev/sda, and the > partitions on the card are numbered. > Trying to mount /dev/sda2 - /dev/sda4 or /dev/sdb1 - /dev/sdd1 results > in the message "mount: special device /dev/sda# does not exist, which > makes sense because they don't exist in /dev. > > Running 'fdisk /dev/sda' with a 64M CF card, and a 128M SmartMedia card > just shows the CF card. Here's the partition table as shown: > - - - - - > Disk /dev/sda: 8 heads, 32 sectors, 490 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 256 * 512 bytes > > DeviceBootStartEndBlocksIdSystem > /dev/sda1* 1 48962576 6FAT16 > - - - - - > > It certainly *looks* like it will be /dev/sd[abcd]1 to get to the other > card slots. > > If anybody thinks it might help, I can boot into Win2K and check what > information it reports about the hardware. > -- 'It's easy to hold everything in common when no one's got anything.' (Maskerade) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB Storage Device -> /dev/sd?? mappings
when you say /dev/sda is created and that cf slot works, do you mean that you can mount the cf card as /dev/sda1? or is it that the cf card is /dev/sda and then you mount a 'partition' on the card (implying that you could have more than one partition on the cf card) have you tried mounting /dev/sda2 etc? if you have an actual scsi disk partitioned as /dev/sda1 sda2 etc it would show up under windows as seperate drives as well, it may be that you need another card plugged in to find these, if you have two cards in the reader and run: #fdisk /dev/sda what do you get? bascule On Sunday 17 Nov 2002 4:09 am, Theo Brinkman wrote: > According to the booklet that came w/ the reader, it shows up as 4 > seperate drives under windows. (one for each physical card type; CF, > SD, SmartMedia, and MemoryStick) When I plug it in, /dev/sda is created > in devfs by hotplug, and the CF card slot works as expected. I suspect > from its behavior under windows, that I need to convice hotplug to > create the other device entries in devfs so I can access the other > slots, but I don't know how to do so. > > - Theo -- 'Just because you can explain it doesn't mean it's not still a miracle.' (Small Gods) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB Storage Device -> /dev/sd?? mappings
can you clarify theo, you are supposed to be able to read more than one media card type 'at the same time'? bascule On Saturday 16 Nov 2002 10:16 pm, Theo Brinkman wrote: > Ok. I need some help with a couple USB Storage Device issues. > > First, I have a digital camera which shows up as /dev/sda1. Works > fine, but I've just bought a card reader which ALSO shows up as /dev/sda > for its CF slot. What can I do to force one to change its mapping? > > Second, the multicard reader I bought only shows its CF slot, because I > only have /dev/sda, no /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc, or /dev/sdd. How can I get > the new /dev points? -- The reaper does not listen to the harvest. (Reaper Man) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] rpm signature using sudo
er no actually, i had assumed it was because the mandrake - ad plf keys weren't in the user keyring, i read your reply as saying that using sudo the root environment and thus root's keyring was used anyway so any 'bad signature' warnings weren't due to lack of keys since i do have these keys in root. however, i just urpme'd mplayer, ran: $sudo urpmi mplayer and recieved 'bad signature' warning about all the files, which were plf ones, i chose not to install, then i su'd to root and ran : #urpmi mplayer and as root i received no warnings and the install went straight ahead so i urpme'd mplayer again, exported root's plf key to my user keyring, ran $sudo urpmi mplayer again, and this time, no bad signature warning, suggesting that i do need the user to have keys if using urpmi via sudo, so now maybe i have worked it out! :-) sorry if i've been confusing, i could have checked this earlier, i just wasn't sure what was 'supposed' to happen :-) bascule On Friday 15 Nov 2002 6:32 am, Vincent Danen wrote: > On Thursday, November 14, 2002, at 06:02 PM, bascule wrote: > > hmm, thanks for that vincent, > > glad i asked 'cos i wasn't expecting that answer :-) > > i'll pay greater attention next time i get a 'key' warning using urpmi > > and see > > if i can't find the root! cause - (i slay me sometimes!) > > =) So I assume you've got it figured out now why it wasn't working for > you before? -- "He dropped his voice still lower. In the stillness, a fly would not have dared cleat its throat. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] rpm signature using sudo
hmm, thanks for that vincent, glad i asked 'cos i wasn't expecting that answer :-) i'll pay greater attention next time i get a 'key' warning using urpmi and see if i can't find the root! cause - (i slay me sometimes!) bascule On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 11:02 pm, Vincent Danen wrote: > On Thursday, November 14, 2002, at 03:35 PM, bascule wrote: > > using urpmi via sudo, will the key checking be done as root or as the > > user > > runing sudo, that would explain some messages i get about 'bad' keys > > since i > > haven't got the mandrake ones installed as user, just wanted to check > > the > > behaviour here > > IIRC, and I've not looked to confirm this, it *should* be done as root. > Actually, I know this is the case, now that I come to think of it. > > sudo basically runs urpmi as root. To that end, it will be using > root's environment, not the user environment. > -- "You're very sure of your facts, " he said at last, "I couldn't trust the thinking of a man who takes the Universe - if there is one - for granted. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] rpm signature using sudo
using urpmi via sudo, will the key checking be done as root or as the user runing sudo, that would explain some messages i get about 'bad' keys since i haven't got the mandrake ones installed as user, just wanted to check the behaviour here bascule -- 'And trust no-- Trust practically no-one. All right? Except trustworthy people.' (Jingo) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] New Motherboard
there are also usb-ohci and plain uhci usb modules, perhaps you need to look in etc/modules.conf and/or /etc/modules and replace any reference to usb-uhci with one of those, to test do (as root): # modprobe uhci or #modprobe usb-ohci see what you get bascule On Wednesday 06 Nov 2002 8:01 pm, Lars Ole Christoffersen wrote: > Hi > I have just changed my motherboard from an old ASUS with USB to a brand > new ( ASUS P4S8X) one with USB2 i suppose. Since then the USB ports does > not work. The log give the following: > > Nov 7 20:38:48 lars_ole modprobe: > /lib/modules/2.4.19-16mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/usb-uhci.o.gz: > Nov 7 20:38:48 lars_ole modprobe: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by > incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters. > Nov 7 20:38:48 lars_ole modprobe: You may find more information > in syslog or the output from dmesg > Nov 7 20:38:48 lars_ole modprobe: init_module: No such device > > How do I get it to work again > > Thanks in advance > > /lars ole -- Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more. (Pyramids) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] scrolling with the keyboard and window focus
sorry but that's not working for me, using tab again simply selects the next 'tabable' element such as a hyperlink,in fact using tab i was able to 'scroll' down my slashdot front page and using shift-tab i was able to 'scroll' up due the list of links on one side of the page, cursor control is still not there unless i actually click in the page bascule On Friday 01 Nov 2002 12:26 pm, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 11:40 +, bascule wrote: > > alt-tab moves the focus to the window, but i still have to click in the > > window with the mouse or else scrolling wiht the cursor keys doesn't > > work, scrolling with the mouse wheel will work, but without the click in > > the window no keyboard scroll > > After you moved with Alt-Tab to the window sometimes the focus is not > in the scrollable area. Just hit Tab and you're done. > > wobo -- 'There has to be enough light,' he panted, 'to see the darkness.' (Moving Pictures) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] scrolling with the keyboard and window focus
alt-tab moves the focus to the window, but i still have to click in the window with the mouse or else scrolling wiht the cursor keys doesn't work, scrolling with the mouse wheel will work, but without the click in the window no keyboard scroll bascule On Thursday 31 Oct 2002 5:44 pm, Jayme wrote: > alt-tab works > > On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 17:03, bascule wrote: > > in my efforts to learn to to avoid the mouse i've discovered that often i > > can't get a window to scroll without clicking somewhere inside it, even > > if the window has the focus, is there some way to perform this action > > (whatever it is) using the keyboard rather than the mouse -- "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." - Some wisdom from The Book. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] scrolling with the keyboard and window focus
in my efforts to learn to to avoid the mouse i've discovered that often i can't get a window to scroll without clicking somewhere inside it, even if the window has the focus, is there some way to perform this action (whatever it is) using the keyboard rather than the mouse bascule -- "...[Arthur] leapt to his feet like an author hearing the phone ring..." - Who says that the character of Arthur isn't autobiographical? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] user sshd does not exist
hmmm, i didn't know about the 'vv' bit, that's cool! however: D: install: running %pre script(s) (if any) + /usr/share/rpm-helper/add-user openssh 1 sshd /var/empty /bin/true 1:openssh-server D: = Directories not explictly included in package: D: 0 /etc/pam.d/ D: 1 /etc/rc.d/init.d/ D: 2 /etc/ssh/ D: 3 /usr/lib/ssh/ D: 4 /usr/sbin/ D: 5 /usr/share/man/man5/ D: 6 /usr/share/man/man8/ D: 7 /var/ (i don't know what output may be significant) and i still get: [root@mycroft bascule]# service sshd restart Stopping sshd: [FAILED] Starting sshd:Privilege separation user sshd does not exist [FAILED] running: [root@mycroft bascule]# /usr/share/rpm-helper/add-user openssh 1 sshd /var/empty /bin/true gives no messages but i still get the above error on starting sshd makes me think that perhaps the problem is not the rpm installation? bascule On Tuesday 29 Oct 2002 9:55 pm, Todd Lyons wrote: > I did the following: > > service sshd stop > rpm -e openssh-server > rpm -ivvh /path/to/openssh-server* > > In the resulting output I found: > > D: install: running %pre script(s) (if any) > + /usr/share/rpm-helper/add-user openssh 1 sshd /var/empty /bin/true > > That gets run before any files get installed. %pre is a pre-install > script). Then further down, I found: > > Blue skies... Todd -- All Hell hadn't been let loose. It was merely Detritus. But from a few feet away you couldn't tell the difference. (The Fifth Elephant) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] user sshd does not exist
this is the line todd: /usr/share/rpm-helper/add-user openssh $1 sshd /var/empty /bin/true the add-user usage says that $1 is the 'num installed', can you explain that to me and expand on the /bin/true point that james raised? i figure that something is substituted for the $1 but i don't know what and thus the line doesn't do anything as it is cheers bascule On Tuesday 29 Oct 2002 7:19 am, Todd Lyons wrote: > > Run 'rpm -q --scripts openssh-server' and you'll see the command that is > normally used to create that user. Run that command (type it in > manually) and then it will start properly. > > Blue skies... Todd -- I CAN BE ROBBED BUT NEVER DENIED, I TOLD MYSELF. WHY WORRY? 'I too cannot be cheated,' snapped Fate. SO I HAVE HEARD. (Colour of Magic) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] user sshd does not exist
i've just installed openssh-server and when i try to start sshd i get privilege seperation: user sshd does not exist before i create this user, what options should i create it with, obviously it's a system user and doesn't need a home etc. but what else, after all ssh is a security minded tool, no point having it if it's not set up correctly bascule -- 'Have you lost your senses?' 'Yes, but I may have found some better ones.' (Interesting Times) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] modem woes
i have a modem in a server box that i wish to use of my cable connection goes down, i can dial out using minicom but when i launch kppp (via ssh from another box) i get 'modem doesn't respond), if i launch: #ifup-ppp0 i have to crtl-c to get a prompt back and i get error 35 lookin at /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 i see this: DEVICE="ppp0" ONBOOT="no" USERCTL="no" MODEMPORT="/dev/modem" LINESPEED="115200" PERSIST="yes" DEFABORT="yes" DEBUG="yes" INITSTRING="ATZ" DEFROUTE="yes" HARDFLOWCTL="yes" ESCAPECHARS="no" PPPOPTIONS="" PAPNAME="***" REMIP="" NETMASK="" IPADDR="" MRU="" MTU="" DISCONNECTTIMEOUT="5" RETRYTIMEOUT="60" BOOTPROTO="none" PEERDNS="yes" DNS1=194.168.8.100 DNS2=194.168.4.100 should there be a line with the tel. no in here? if not where should the no. to dial be written to launch ipup-ppp0? bascule -- 'There's something not right about this,' said Rincewind. 'What's that?' said the parrot. 'Everything.' (Eric) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] file properties viewing as in win
in win one can r.click on some files and view their properties to see who wrote them or what version they are etc. is there a way to get this info in linux bascule -- "He expanded his chest to make it totally clear that here was the sort of man you only dared to cross if you had a team of Sherpas with you. " Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Wish for 9.1
i miss this too, i did some googling and noticing a turbolinux result i checked and kdebase-3.1-0.beta2.16mdk.i586.rpm has htdig as a requires unlike kdebase-3.0.3-68mdk.i586.rpm which is what comes with my 9.0, maybe it's getting put back in? bascule On Friday 25 Oct 2002 7:58 am, Jim C wrote: > The point was that they did away with the extra functionality that made > it a really useful tool in it's own right, i.e. the ability to search > ANY documentation. > -- 'They were myths and they were real,' he said loudly. 'Both a wave and a particle.' (Guards! Guards!) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] kmail spellcheck
i get the following erro when i try to spell check in kmail 1.4.3 using kde 3.0.3: ISpell/Aspell could not be started. Please make sure you have ISpell or Aspell properly configured and in your PATH. both of these are in /usr/bin so i don't see how my path is a prob, they are all -rwxr-xr-x and are executable, what am i missing? bascule -- Worlds of belief, she [Susan] thought. Just like oysters. A little piece of shit gets in and then a pearl grows around it. (Hogfather) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] arts not working in two displays at once
also need to chmod 660 /dev/snd/* (or else no xmms!) bascule On Thursday 24 Oct 2002 9:15 am, bascule wrote: > yey! > took your advice, looked at man pam_console, i edited > /etc/security/console.perms to comment out the line for the sound > permissions: > # 0600 0600 root.audio > and made my users part of the audio group, chmod 660 /etc/sound/* > and arts works in both kde sessions, fingers crossed my alterations stay > altered upon reboot :-) -- 'On whose authority?' demanded Wert. Trymon turned his grey eyes on him. 'Mine. I need no other.' (The Light Fantastic) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] arts not working in two displays at once
yey! took your advice, looked at man pam_console, i edited /etc/security/console.perms to comment out the line for the sound permissions: # 0600 0600 root.audio and made my users part of the audio group, chmod 660 /etc/sound/* and arts works in both kde sessions, fingers crossed my alterations stay altered upon reboot :-) bascule On Thursday 24 Oct 2002 7:20 am, Martin Fahrendorf wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 24. Oktober 2002 03:09 schrieb bascule: > > this devfs thing is really starting to hack me off, i see no reason why > > the 'first' user to log on locally gets to be 'king of audio'. > > if i try to avoid using devfs will this behaviour change? > > Hi, > > this is not a feature of devfs but of a little pam-module called > pam_console (see man pam_console). > -- 'I'll tell you this!' shouted Rincewind. 'I'd rather trust me than history! Oh, shit, did I just say that?' (Interesting Times) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] arts not working in two displays at once
even logged as my daughter, ls -l /dev/sound/dsp has: crw---1 bascule audio just as mikko said in his reply to me bascule On Thursday 24 Oct 2002 3:01 am, Todd Lyons wrote: > bascule wrote on Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 02:09:03AM +0100 : > > this devfs thing is really starting to hack me off, i see no reason why > > the 'first' user to log on locally gets to be 'king of audio'. > > Logon as a user and then go do a ls -l of that file in /dev. Then open > another login session and login as a different user and then go do a ls > -l of that file in /dev. Are they both owned by the first user? Or are > they owned by the respective user who is viewing them? > > Blue skies... Todd -- 'How come you know all that stuff?' 'I ain't just a pretty face.' 'You aren't even a pretty face, Gaspode.' (Moving Pictures) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] arts not working in two displays at once
this devfs thing is really starting to hack me off, i see no reason why the 'first' user to log on locally gets to be 'king of audio'. if i try to avoid using devfs will this behaviour change? i thought groups were the way to handle this sort of thing, but my ability to customise my machine is being removed by automation that requires actual coding skills to get around limitations it's introducing 'to make things easier' i think mandrake should stop and consider the few folk for whom auto mountpoint creation for usb/removable devices is a pita and permissions getting set whether you like it or not, are not helpful, and allow us to opt out easily thanks for the info, i won't of course be doing anything about this now, i'll be too busy learning perl just to be able to understand what happens when i plug in my camera - let alone change it! (i don't think) can you tell i'm annoyed? bascule On Wednesday 23 Oct 2002 9:53 pm, Mikko Lipasti wrote: > Hi, > > When you logged in on display 0, the system (pam -> devfsd, if I recall > correctly) set you to be the owner of /dev/dsp (actually /dev/sound/dsp, > /dev/dsp is a symlink to that), hence the Permission Denied. I think > this could be fixed, but that would require giving at least group-wide > access, which would mean that any user in that group would be allowed > access to sound hardware (does DSP provide recording? Haven't tried). If > you have lots of different users logging on locally while you're in and > want everyone to have sound and all this to happen automatically and > dynamically, good luck scripting :-) > > Put short: Yes, it's normal. Can it be fixed? Hairy. But with enough > scripting and talent, perhaps not impossible. -- 'Why don't I feel angry?' GLANDS, said Death shortly. ADRENALIN AND SO FORTH. AND EMOTIONS. YOU DON'T HAVE THEM. ALL YOU HAVE NOW IS THOUGHT. (Wyrd Sisters) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
