Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem
Sam-- Your mail was misdirected to my account: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You probably should try resending it. Actually, I just noticed that this message is addressed to the original recipient! I clicked on "Reply to Author." Go figure! If someone gets this message, please let me know. Our server here in Austin has had a nervous breakdown--and I feel one coming on, myself! Ciao, Scarlett -Original Message- From: Sam Bonham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 12:38 AM Subject: [newbie] ext2 filesystem I let "Making ext2 filesytem on /dev/hdb1" run for an hour and a half on a new 3.2G. I have a P166, 48 RAM, Ultra HD. The filesystem never did finish, it continued to read "Runnng". Did I wait long enough, if so what can I do to fix the problem? In the two books and Mandrake user guide and HOWTO, I can't find the answer to the question? Will all the directories be made automatically when the programs are installed during setup or do they need to be made manually when partitioning the root? As always thanks for the help Sam
Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem
it just doesnt that i dont know why just try again you should see the hard drisk indicator steady on it should take at the most i guess about 15 minutes, Tom
Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem
I would agree with everyone else that an hour and a half seems a bit excessive, but things can take a VERY long time if you tick the option to check for bad blocks during format (which incidentally i would recommend the first time you create an EXT2 partition). I would also agree that just retrying it should do the trick. As for the directory situation, yes, everything will be created for you. Martin. - Original Message - From: Sam Bonham To: newbie Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 7:08 AM Subject: [newbie] ext2 filesystem I let Making ext2 filesytem on /dev/hdb1 run for an hour and a half ona new 3.2G. I have a P166, 48 RAM, Ultra HD. The filesystem never didfinish, it continued to read Runnng. Did I wait long enough, if sowhat can I do to fix the problem? In the two books and Mandrake user guide and HOWTO, I can't find theanswer to the question? Will all the directories be made automaticallywhen the programs are installed during setup or do they need to be mademanually when partitioning the root?As always thanks for the helpSam
Re: [newbie] IRC Chat room for Mandrake.
Rick Keefer wrote: Hello all from a real newbie. Is there an IRC chatroom for Mandrake users? If so what is the server name and the # chat name. Thanks. hello, not yet but this could be a good idea... :-) Greets, Gael. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://linuxmandrake.com QPL : "With the release of this license, KDE and the Qt Free Edition are truly Open Source(tm)". Bruce Perens, Opensource.org.
Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem
Ummm It took me bout 30mins or so atleast to make the ext 2 partition of 1GIG on my HDD it did take a very long time shrug - ponder ANdrew At 02:47 18/02/99 -0500, you wrote: it just doesnt that i dont know why just try again you should see the hard drisk indicator steady on it should take at the most i guess about 15 minutes, Tom
[newbie] 2.2 kernel upgrade?
I currently have mandrake 5.3 installed on my IBM 380D Thinkpad and want to upgrade to the 2.2 kernel in order to get PCMCIA working (I need it compiled in the kernel and I figure I might as well upgrade while I'm at it). From the mandrake site, it sounds like the 2.2 source should be in the install, or at least on the CD (I burned an image myself), but I can't seem to find it. Where is the source hiding in the default install, so I can recompile and get this guy on the network? (yes /usr/src/linux is not there) Thanks, -Nic
[newbie] Better Newsreader-? and mail client?
upgrade to the latest kde 1.1 it has a newer news client, or there is kexpress it looks a lot better then krn... on this note, anyone know of a nicer email client? kmail seems flaky at times. like for some reason it stop sending my mail, but then that could be my isp...hmmm also i want to get email from diffent accouts and send them with diffent names, that is Mr. foo , email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and zipht email [EMAIL PROTECTED] kmail seems to make me use Mr. foo for all out going mail. what are some other email clients out there? (and no i can't use wine to use a win9x one wine is ALPHA and doesnt werk well... ) tanks are fun... zipht On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Carter Ledbetter wrote: I'm really tickled with the entire Mandrake package; it reminds me of starting computing in the early 80s with a Mac! Just one problem.. the news client...well, it sucks! I use Forte Agent on WinNT/98; that beats anything else that I've seen or used... any suggestions for a similar LINUX solution? Thanks Carter Ledbetter Cincinnati Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
[newbie] OK - Mandrake 5.2 and KDE
Thanks to all of you that graciously helped me out with my previous problems. I've asked folks on #kde and #linux (EFnet IRC), but I can't get a straight answer, and since Mandrake's support area is seriously lacking (unless I'm missing something)... I currently have 5.2 installed as follows: /win98 on /dev/hda1 (VFAT compiled into 2.0.36) / on /dev/hdb1 (ext2) /swap on /dev/hdb2 KDE runs well, even though I can't run it as root! I for-some-reason get a fatal error #11when I 'startx.' I'm trying to upgrade my K to 1.1 - for the themes, etc... (plus the allied menubar looks neat) - I downloaded the ca. 30 megs of RPMs from the FTP site. My problem is this: - qt 1.40 is installed, as you know, by default on a KDE 1.0 installation. I'm trying to RPM -Uvh the qt1.42 files, but I get an error to the effect of qt 1.40 is needed by (kvt, kconsole, aktion, kzip, etc.) I have also tried RPM -i. When I got frustrated and tried to --force it with --nodeps, I got error msgs. galore, and my 'startkde' was somehow deleted. I know the correct order to install KDE 1.1 is QT -- KDESUPPORT -- KDEBASE -- KDEAPPS. When I try to install qt 1.40 again from my Mandrake CD, RPM says 1.40 is already installed! What gives? Has anyone else here had a similar problem? Thanks, Paul
Re: [newbie] 2.2 kernel upgrade?
Nicolas Pottier wrote: I currently have mandrake 5.3 installed on my IBM 380D Thinkpad and want to upgrade to the 2.2 kernel in order to get PCMCIA working (I need it compiled in the kernel and I figure I might as well upgrade while I'm at it). From the mandrake site, it sounds like the 2.2 source should be in the install, or at least on the CD (I burned an image myself), but I can't seem to find it. Where is the source hiding in the default install, so I can recompile and get this guy on the network? (yes /usr/src/linux is not there) Nope, You can find in in /apps/kernel-2.2 on the CD Suc6, Bob Thanks, -Nic -- Linux Mandrake release 5.3 (Festen) Online as on , my i686 which was to ^#!^% Expensive ;-) , 9:40pm up 3:08, 2 users, load average: 1.20, 0.72, 0.31 And doing NOTHING as You can see!
[newbie] thanks
thanks for help on makingwin98 partition usable in linux after posting I soon found a utility called fsconf that works under X its an easy graphical way to mount drives again thanks for your help
[newbie] running video in 16 mil colors ? and modem question
using mandrake 5.2 with susconfig and renditon rpm from xservers from mandrake cd I have a diamond stealth s220 and it says its capable of running in 16 and 24 bpp but it always shows in 8 bpp i tried running startx --bpp 16 but that didnt work either also when i try to dial it always says my modem is busy it set on the correct com (cua2) I am pretty sure that its not a winmodem If you can help please respond thanks
Re: [newbie] running video in 16 mil colors ? and modem question
On Thu, 18 Feb 1999 17:15:47 -0500, you wrote: using mandrake 5.2 with susconfig and renditon rpm from xservers from mandrake cd I have a diamond stealth s220 and it says its capable of running in 16 and 24 bpp but it always shows in 8 bpp i tried running startx --bpp 16 but that didnt work either The command is startx -- -bpp 16 (dont forget the ^^) (two dashes followed by -bpp 16 two dashes followed by one dash and bpp 16 also when i try to dial it always says my modem is busy it set on the correct com (cua2) I am pretty sure that its not a winmodem cua2 is com3. If your modem is on com3 than its correct. However I suspect your modem is on com2 which would be cua1. Understandable mistake and one many newbies can make. If you can help please respond thanks Hope I have been of some help. Dennis
