Re: [newbie] SIgh...
> Martin Cleaver wrote: [...] > And linuxconf (repeatedly) wants to change file permissions: > > owner of /spool/mqueue to root:mail > permissions of /usr/sbin/pppd from 104755 to 100755 > owner of /var/spool/mqueue to root:root > permissions of /usr/sbin/pppd from 100755 to 104755 > > Very strange... This happens to me too: anything I change or add with linuxconf, it ends with this request. Anyone's got an idea why? > There are now 35 rpm upgrades available from Mandrake... Can I assume that > Venus was released a little too early... > :-( You can, but you'd be wrong :) In my (limited) experience, Linux is changing every day, with new programs, patches, etc., so its just normal that a certain number of packages appear in the 'updates' directory; I'd rather worry if it wasn't so. > Is there anyone who can put together a little faq telling us what to do with > which of the 35 rpms and when? Isn't there an 'Errata' page explaining what and why upgrade? > Rgds > > Martin > Ciao -- Roberto Rosselli Del Turco e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dipartimento di Scienze[EMAIL PROTECTED] del Linguaggio Then spoke the thunder DA Universita' di Torino Datta: what have we given? (TSE) Hige sceal the heardra, heorte the cenre, mod sceal the mare, the ure maegen litlath. (Maldon 312-3)
Re: [newbie] ghostscript, ghostview
Steve Winston wrote: > > Help, the fan on my fast pentium died and I am thrown back from linux > mandrake to RH 5.2 on an ancient compaq 486. I must must must set up > printing in Ghostview or Ghostscript so I can get instructions for my > new motherboard (damn them, they put it on CD in ps or pdf) > I try and try to read HOWTOs, etc., but it's too deep. I can't even > find devs/mak. I do know that my printer is compatible with gs or gv > and that the drivers exist. but how do I configure gs or gv to print > (they view fine, but that do me no good). > adios, Steve W > > _ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Hi, Steve, Have you checked out ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/ghost/? This has pretty good documentation on how to install Ghostscript and all of the current Ghostscript packages. I just installed v5.50 on my machine. Post back if you need more help. Good luck, Hidong
Re: [newbie] IF YOU WERE ME
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Will translated thoughts to electrons: > >%_HI, > I currently have a win98, dual booting , to LM 5.3 , and as far as I know,no >problems. > The upgrade to LM 6.0 powerpack , is in the mail , now. > Bear in mind , I don't know any commands in linux, I can startx, and thats about it. > How would you go about doing the install to 6.0? > Please give me a step by step, to try and have clean , no prob install. > thanks, > WiLL Seeing the kind of trouble that so many people here are experiencing with Venus (6.0), I think non-techies like you and me are better off with Festen (5.3) I for one, will wait for 6.1 (or 6.0.1 if they dont wait for RedHat) -- ___ Jose Alberto Abreu Executive Editor Plan B Mystical Enterprises ___ "Do or do not... fuckup you can if you try..." -attributed to Jedi Master Yoda =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Get Your Own Free Pop or Web Based Email and a 10MB Web Site for FREE at: http://www.nettaxi.com! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Re: [newbie] Sound!
> it's sndconfig No it isn't... that isn't there either (ever since I upgraded from 5.3 to 6 :-( > On Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:05:13 +0200, Martin Cleaver wrote: > > >> > Any ideas on the sound problems? > >> > >> run soundconfig > > > >My Venus doesn't have a "soundconfig" (anywhere on the disk...) > > > >??? > > > >Rgds > > > >Martin > > > > > > >
[newbie] ghostscript, ghostview
Help, the fan on my fast pentium died and I am thrown back from linux mandrake to RH 5.2 on an ancient compaq 486. I must must must set up printing in Ghostview or Ghostscript so I can get instructions for my new motherboard (damn them, they put it on CD in ps or pdf) I try and try to read HOWTOs, etc., but it's too deep. I can't even find devs/mak. I do know that my printer is compatible with gs or gv and that the drivers exist. but how do I configure gs or gv to print (they view fine, but that do me no good). adios, Steve W _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Can't mount CDROM
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > When I try to mount the CDROM or floppy drive, it says "Must specify a file > system". Can anyone tell me how to do this? Also, I have a virtual desktop > displayed, how can I change the settings for that? Thanks! > > Matt Hi, Matt, To set your virtual screen size, add a virtual line in /etc/X11/XF86Config. Here's a bit from my /etx/X11/XF86Config: Subsection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "1024x768" ViewPort0 0 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection This is from the Screen section toward the end of the file under the X server you're running. I use a screen resolution of 1024x768, so I set the virtual screen to 1024 768. To mount your CD-ROM and floppy, add these lines to /etc/fstab: /dev/fd0/mnt/floppy auto sync,user,noauto,nosuid,nodev,unhide0 0 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro0 0 Then reboot, or as root, do 'mount -a'. To unmount, do 'umount /mnt/floppy (or /mnt/cdrom)'. Remember, nothing can be accessing these mounted directories if you want to unmount them, so you can't be in these directories when issuing the umount command. Good luck, Hidong
[newbie] A Little On the Light Side
Found this on the net. This is a real pic. I think you all will like it. James J. Capone bgates.jpg
[newbie] Can't mount CDROM
When I try to mount the CDROM or floppy drive, it says "Must specify a file system". Can anyone tell me how to do this? Also, I have a virtual desktop displayed, how can I change the settings for that? Thanks! Matt
Re: [newbie] Unexpected inconsistency
I had this exact same problem! I'm 2 days old using Linux and found this out.to run fsck, you need to type "fsck /dev/hda5" (without quotes). If that doesn't work, then add "e2" in front of fsck. Good luck! Matt
Re: [newbie] Unexpected inconsistency
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, James J. Capone wrote: > /dev/hda5: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY. (i.e., without -a > or -p options) > > I log in as root and type fsck and it says fsck /dev/hda5, not just fsck. LLaP bero
[newbie] Unexpected inconsistency
Heya all, I got Mandrake 6.0 installed, and downloaded the TeamFortress Classic for Linux. While I was trying to figure out what I was doing wrong (couldn't get the program to launch) the power blinked, and now, every time I boot the system I get: Checking root filesystem /dev/hda5 contains a file system with errors, check forced. /dev/hda5: Unattached inode 16467 /dev/hda5: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY. (i.e., without -a or -p options) *** An error occurred during the file system check. *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot *** when you leave the shell. Give root password for maintenance (or type Control -D fop normal startup): I log in as root and type fsck and it says Parallelizing fsck version 1.14 (9-Jan-1999) then goes back to the prompt. However, every time I boot up I get this message. Any suggestions other than a reinstall? ==
Re: [newbie] Sound!
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, you wrote: > > > Any ideas on the sound problems? > > > > run soundconfig > > My Venus doesn't have a "soundconfig" (anywhere on the disk...) Try 'sndconfig' -- Jeremy Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 21081443 "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" http://www.linux-mandrake.com
Re: [newbie] Sound!
Martin Cleaver wrote: > > > Any ideas on the sound problems? > > > > run soundconfig > > My Venus doesn't have a "soundconfig" (anywhere on the disk...) > > ??? > > Rgds > > Martin Try the command "sndconfig" (w/o quotes).
Re: [newbie] Sound!
it's sndconfig On Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:05:13 +0200, Martin Cleaver wrote: >> > Any ideas on the sound problems? >> >> run soundconfig > >My Venus doesn't have a "soundconfig" (anywhere on the disk...) > >??? > >Rgds > >Martin > >
Re: [newbie] ftp "login failed"
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, you wrote: > Install either BeroFTPD or wu-ftpd. > > LLaP > bero Thanks. Worked like a charm!! -- Jeremy Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 21081443 "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" http://www.linux-mandrake.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with Venus
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Thomas J. Hamman wrote: > That looks a bit like the error I get when trying to run gnp (gnotepad+): > > [hawk3@localhost ~]$ gnp > BUG IN DYNAMIC LINKER ld.so: dl-version.c: 210: _dl_check_map_versions: > Assertion `needed != ((void *)0)' failed! This happens here too... Fixed now. LLaP bero
Re: [newbie] Sound!
> > Any ideas on the sound problems? > > run soundconfig My Venus doesn't have a "soundconfig" (anywhere on the disk...) ??? Rgds Martin
Re: [newbie] Kernel 2.2.9-27mdk
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > I've just finished uploading the 2.2.9-27mdk kernel to updates. It should > appear on the mirrors shortly. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Envelope-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <9906141943132268300@ebb> > > This kernel really fixes the defunct processes problem, which also caused > the "umount: device is busy" problem at shutdown. > > LLaP > bero I am looking to the directory at ftp.informatik.hu-berlim.de/pub/Linux/distributions/Mandrake/updates/6.0/RPMS. There I can find a lot of packages. How many of them am I supose to download and in Which sequence do I have to install them? I am talking just about the new kernel. The packages related to the upgrade to kernel 2.2.9 27 mdk. beste regards, rodrigo
Re: [newbie] Where are the fixes?
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Alex Brown wrote: > Where are the fixes located? > > HOw do I find out about mirror sites? > Try http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fupdates.php3 There are descriptions of the updates there, and a link to a list of FTP server mirrors where you can download the updated RPMs. -Tom
Re: [newbie] ftp "login failed"
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Jeremy Mann wrote: > Would you happen to know the name of the FTP Server program? I went to install > AnonFTP from the RPMs and it said 'ftpserver' was a depency problem. I've > looked at all the RPMS available and nothing is named ftpserver. I hope its > under another name. Install either BeroFTPD or wu-ftpd. LLaP bero
Re: [newbie] Problems with Venus
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Can Bican wrote: > Thanks for the lynx. But the error in host also happens in > /home/httpd/cgi-bin/listadm. Maybe there are more, but that's two that > happened. I installed Mandrake 6.0 from scratch, so there's no reason > for thinking about conflicting ld's of libc's. I looked at provides and > requires of rpms, and they're all fine. I had never seen this thing > before also... > > Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > > > > On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Can Bican wrote: > > > > > [root@seat log]# host 144.122.202.15 > > > BUG IN DYNAMIC LINKER ld.so: dynamic-link.h: 57: elf_get_dynamic_info: > > > Assertion `! "bad dynamic tag"' failed! > > > > I've never seen this particular problem - host works for me without > > problems. That looks a bit like the error I get when trying to run gnp (gnotepad+): [hawk3@localhost ~]$ gnp BUG IN DYNAMIC LINKER ld.so: dl-version.c: 210: _dl_check_map_versions: Assertion `needed != ((void *)0)' failed! Not a big deal since I don't use it (just wanted to take a look at it), but it bothered me a bit that the program seemed broken already right after a fresh install.. -Tom
Re: [newbie] SIgh...
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Martin Cleaver wrote: > And linuxconf (repeatedly) wants to change file permissions: > > owner of /spool/mqueue to root:mail > permissions of /usr/sbin/pppd from 104755 to 100755 > owner of /var/spool/mqueue to root:root > permissions of /usr/sbin/pppd from 100755 to 104755 > > Very strange... Linuxconf does the same thing to me as well, keeps changing the owner/permissions of those two files back and forth. -Tom
Re: [newbie] Kernel 2.2.9-27mdk
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > I've just finished uploading the 2.2.9-27mdk kernel to updates. It should > appear on the mirrors shortly. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Envelope-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <9906141943132268300@ebb> > > This kernel really fixes the defunct processes problem, which also caused > the "umount: device is busy" problem at shutdown. > > LLaP > bero I would like to take a look and possible install it. But I have to tell you the truth: I have no idea about how to do it. I have never done it. So, my question is simple: Where can I find a HOWTO about upgrading the kernel? Does it come in rpm format? Can it be upgraded as easily as any other software or do I have to compile it before? Another guy has the same doubts that I have. He has sent a message to the list today. best regards, Rodrigo
Re: [newbie] Getting confused with kernels...
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, you wrote: > Version 2.1.x kernels are all development models, and may therefore (at > least in theory) have more, and more serious, bugs than "production" > (2.0.x, 2.2.x, etc.) kernels. If you were going to upgrade, your better > bet would probably be to upgrade to 2.2.x--but if you do, you'll need to > upgrade some other utilities in your system. With the problems I had, now I understand why. Ok, where do I find a list of utilites I need to upgrade for kernel 2.2? -- Jeremy Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 21081443 "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" http://www.linux-mandrake.com
[newbie] FW: [expert] Time problems
-Original Message- From: James J. Capone Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 10:23 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject:[expert] Time problems Hello, I have this problem with the Time in 5.3. I have changed it many times to reflect the correct time and it keeps defaulting to GMT time after a day or so, Is there a setting that will keep it from doing this. Please let me know. Thanks, James
RE: [newbie] ftp "login failed"
I installed wu-ftpd i believe and that solved that problem. -Original Message- From: Jeremy Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 3:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] ftp "login failed" On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, you wrote: > Niels Larsen wrote: > > > I'm no expert, so I'm not sure that not having wu-ftp is the cause of > your problem. But if you want to install it, it should be on the > installation CD. My Mandrake 5.3 installation CD has > wu-ftpd-2.4.2b18-2.i386.rpm. I haven't tried Mandrake 6.0 yet. If you > need wu-ftpd-2.4.2b18-2.i386.rpm, I'm sure you can find it on a mirror > site. OK, good luck, Would you happen to know the name of the FTP Server program? I went to install AnonFTP from the RPMs and it said 'ftpserver' was a depency problem. I've looked at all the RPMS available and nothing is named ftpserver. I hope its under another name. -- Jeremy Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 21081443 "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" http://www.linux-mandrake.com
Re: [newbie] ftp "login failed"
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, you wrote: > Niels Larsen wrote: > > > I'm no expert, so I'm not sure that not having wu-ftp is the cause of > your problem. But if you want to install it, it should be on the > installation CD. My Mandrake 5.3 installation CD has > wu-ftpd-2.4.2b18-2.i386.rpm. I haven't tried Mandrake 6.0 yet. If you > need wu-ftpd-2.4.2b18-2.i386.rpm, I'm sure you can find it on a mirror > site. OK, good luck, Would you happen to know the name of the FTP Server program? I went to install AnonFTP from the RPMs and it said 'ftpserver' was a depency problem. I've looked at all the RPMS available and nothing is named ftpserver. I hope its under another name. -- Jeremy Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 21081443 "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" http://www.linux-mandrake.com
Re: [newbie] bttv in mandrake?
On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Alex Brown wrote: > AAAGGGHHH! > Are there any known probems with bttv in the old mandrake kernel??? > (I hope so, then I can blame the computer and not my foolishness for not > getting my TV card to work) I don't think there are. I didn't see any problem reports about it on the linux-kernel mailing list. But I can't tell for sure - I don't have a bttv card. LLaP bero
[newbie] bzip2 man pages & xman
Hi It seems like 'xman' doesn't unpack the man pages correctly (showing just garbage). Is there support for xman? Using 'man' works just fine. /Christian
Re: [newbie] Getting confused with kernels...
Jeremy Mann wrote: > Does the same thing exist between 2.0 and 2.1? I recently installed Mandrake > 5.3 (kernel 2.0.36) and I tried my hand at compiling the 2.1 kernel supplied > on the disk. Version 2.1.x kernels are all development models, and may therefore (at least in theory) have more, and more serious, bugs than "production" (2.0.x, 2.2.x, etc.) kernels. If you were going to upgrade, your better bet would probably be to upgrade to 2.2.x--but if you do, you'll need to upgrade some other utilities in your system. -- Dan Brown, KE6MKS, [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Since all the world is but a story, it were well for thee to buy the more enduring story rather than the story that is less enduring" -- The Judgment of St. Colum Cille
[newbie] Kernel update
A few days ago I installed Mandrake 6.0 on my PC and it was an almost completely painless installation, even for a newbie ;-)) However, sometimes I have a problem when shutting down - filesystems get not cleanly unmounted - which causes some delay on next startup and may (??) lead to data loss. >From reading this list I understand this maybe associated with my kernel-version (2.2.9-19mdk) and I saw some newer versions in the "updates" dir. My question is: a) would updating eliminate my problem b) if yes, how to do it, i.e. which files to download and how to proceed - I suppose this could not be done from a running system?! I did my first install from hda (with some other os on it...) and Mandrake lives on hdb, booting from diskette. Any advice or FAQ out there? Regards Willy
[newbie] IF YOU WERE ME
HI, I currently have a win98, dual booting , to LM 5.3 , and as far as I know,no problems. The upgrade to LM 6.0 powerpack , is in the mail , now. Bear in mind , I don't know any commands in linux, I can startx, and thats about it. How would you go about doing the install to 6.0? Please give me a step by step, to try and have clean , no prob install. thanks, WiLL Check this out, FEW $$ makes BIG $$$ http://www.dualmanna.com/members/pliler1394/opportunity.shtml
[newbie] Problems with Venus
Hello, I installed Mandrake 6.0 after a short run with RedHat 6.0. I am sure desktop look and feel is the best in Mandrake but here are some weird errors: Error in host: -- [root@seat log]# host 144.122.202.15 BUG IN DYNAMIC LINKER ld.so: dynamic-link.h: 57: elf_get_dynamic_info: Assertion `! "bad dynamic tag"' failed! Error in lynx, metamail and such: - [root@seat log]# lynx metamail: Can't open temporary file! They happen if the user is a normal user, and I could not figure out how the problem arose. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks for your help...
[newbie] Installation
Hi, I have got the following problems with the installation: the nessessary files for the distribution I have downloaded form the internet and burned it (with Nero on NT) on a bootable CD. The first problem was that booting from the CD dos not work. It stoped at the second line with "SysLinux ...". Thus I created a bootfloppy on NT and tryed it again. Booting was correct, but the system can't mount the CD-ROM. I solved this problem by copying the CD to a free partion and installing it from there. The installation of the packages worked. Then the installation program wanted to detect the mouse. It doesen't find one so I had to do it by myself. After I have done this the installation program stop and did nothing! I tryed this whole procedure again with the same result. At the third trial I told it that I have no mouse, but this doesen't change the result. How can I solve this problem???
