Re: [newbie] Lilo
On 22 Jun, Axalon wrote: On Tue, 22 Jun 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not sure if there is a SCSI thingg i am missing..(i have never had the fortune to work with SCSI HDD)...but i did that to myself before... I reinstalled Win95 on my system adn forgot that the mBR would be overwritten...i could not even get to my linux system to run lilo again...so i booted using a boot/rescue disk (i use tomsrtbt...tell me if u need links to it)...then i mounted my linux partition and reran lilo...(i had to chroot the lilo command so that it goes to the etc/lilo.conf on my mounted volume... hope this helps.. tomsrtbt is supplied on the cdroms (and of course on mirrors) lilo accepts a parm -r, it can cause problems useing chroot say you booted an old kernel with different lib's and such Oops .. i forgot .. i got into trouble running lilo together with chroot in the above example...u r right i remember that i subsequently used a switch (probably th e -r u said ) to specify the root dir...
[newbie] D960 problem
Bernhard I downloaded all files in /private. What shall I do now to install this rpm ? can I just copy them to a distributive disk? It's the only way I can install them because I can't boot. Am I right? Is there any other way to install them? I will be very grateful to you
Re: [newbie] HTML editors
..urr can't remember, I just got a tar file which contained a binary and readme file and all work fine. On Tue, 22 Jun 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21 Jun, Alex Brown wrote: Star office has somekinda html tool... it looked quite advanced at a glance think it may have some java script utils, dunno if it is though. But try NEdit...the best text editor in the world ever: http://www-pat.fnal.gov/nirvana/nedit.html cuts/pastes columns, macros all the usual pizzaz ..and it's fast and don't crash. ..will do you nice syntax highlighting for html, fortan, perl C, general config scripts like .Xdefaults ...etc. (no I'm not a NEdit salesman) Al. I have tried installing nedit but had problems in the past so i gave up. Does it still need Motif? Will Lesstif do? Can u install it without either?
Re: [newbie] Problem setting up new account
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Hugh wrote: I have a dumb question. I set up an account in my own name instead of root But I cant figure out how to set permission so I can connect to the internet and my mail account. I know this is a simple thing to do But I have never used Linux or Unix before. Thanks for your time Hugh You say you "have never used Linux or Unix before"... it's not like in win95/98, where you can just fire up netscape and it'll set up a connection for you.. you'll have to set up a connection first. Do you have the internet connection set up with the root account ok? (if not you've still a long way to go yet and should read the ISP how to, modem howtos and ppp howto...these are all in /usr/doc/howto HINT: browse this in netscape, it's a lot easier!) If you do it's probably that the pppd command is only executible by root or something like that...and if you're using kppp, then just read about all the trouble everyone's been having with it on this list ..I'm sure there's solutions.. I'd advise you to set up the ppp scripts and such by hand, then you know what's going on ...and you'll also learn a lot more!
Re: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things
Try right clicking on the link and saving the file as, instead of just clicking the link MIME:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 06/22/99 12:21:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] @ INTERNET3 cc: (bcc: Michael Thorp/NOTES) Subject: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things Dear Abby, I keep trying to download WordPerfect 8 for Linux. When I click on the download button at the site --download.com --I am switched immediately to a gray screen scrolling code. When I check this hours later, it appears downloading is complete, but damned if I can find the stuff downloaded. Shouldn't I be given a chance to name the file to which I am downloading? Am I doing something wrong? adios, Steve W. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
[newbie] NTFS partition access
Does anyone know if Linux 2.2 (Redhat 6.0) has support for accessing NT partitions. I have tried all permutations of the mount command to try and mount the NT partition. I keep getting the error message "fs type nfts not supported by kernel" What is going on?
Re: [newbie] NTFS partition access
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Mark A. Walters wrote: Does anyone know if Linux 2.2 (Redhat 6.0) has support for accessing NT partitions. I have tried all permutations of the mount command to try and mount the NT partition. I keep getting the error message "fs type nfts not supported by kernel" What is going on? Sorry ntfs is not compiled into 2.2.9(all releases bero?), I'm not familiar with the current state of the ntfs driver, as long as it's not a total system killer Bernard can probably include it modular the next time he repackages.
Re: [newbie] users saving to vfat dos partition
-Original Message- From: Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 12:12 AM Subject: [newbie] users saving to vfat dos partition I need to be able to save files to my DOS vfat partition as a user. Tried changing fstab to add users but does not work can someone tell me what to write for my vfat line to allow my to save files as user to VFAT TIA, Jeanette Try using this command: mount -t vfat /dev/hdx /mnt/d remember to change '/dev/hdx' to the DOS partition, AND make a directory in /mnt. Example, I have a 600mg DOS partition (D:) so I make a directory named 'd' in mnt/. Run the above command and the DOS partition is now mapped to the directory. Enjoy! Jeremy
[newbie] How to install 6.0 via smb?
Hi, The only cd drive around is the win95 machine's. The manual mentions an 'additional bootdisk'. I've booted with every image in cd/images, but never there was a smb menu option (only ftp, http and nfs) ?! Please help, can't see that cd just lying around... Tobias Weber
Re: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things
-Original Message- From: Axalon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 12:28 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things Thats cnets "autofeed" download system, hopefully it's cached still click on the "show me all sites" or something like that instead of download now To get around that autofeed crap, CNET has an option I think labeld 'Show all Download sites' or something like that. Much easier to download then;) Jeremy
Re: [newbie] Multiple questions...Personal menu....libforms...
-Original Message- From: (BXTC) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 12:44 AM Subject: [newbie] Multiple questions...Personal menulibforms... This problem also means I can't run some programs such as Licq...In RH5.1 I could type "licq" in an nxterm and it would open it up, but this is not the case hereis this me, or mandrake, or KDE? Are you using 5.3 or 6.0? If you haven't run licq before, you'd need to type 'licq' in xterm or console. It will ask you for UIN, password and alias. To start it again, either right-click the desktop and select Execute command, or make a shortcut on the desktop. Right click the desktop, select NEW, Application, select Execute, type licq, pick your icon and then OK. That's it.. Jeremy
Re: [newbie] Problem setting up new account
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 1:55 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Problem setting up new account On 22 Jun, Hugh wrote: Your question is pretty vague as I do not know what program or commands u are using to connect to the net... Creating an account on your box besides the root user is a good idea...u should always use this account for all your day-to-day things...and only su to root as and when u have to do things like install programs or run certain programs that require root access. I believe he wants to creat a new user instead of login as root. This I haven't learned yet either ;) I remember I could do it with 5.0, but after updating to Mandrake, it seems it defaults to root and gives no option (is it hidden?) to create a new user. Jeremy
Re: [newbie] Multiple questions...Personal menu....libforms...
-Original Message- From: Alex Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 5:40 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Multiple questions...Personal menulibforms... ...you could try the KDE Appfinder...this'll hunt arround for all non kde stuff and put them in a personal sub-menu. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! Man, I wonder why I didn't remember that until now? Like what Homer says, DOH! Jeremy
[newbie] kppp
Hi, I am trying to log into the internet using kppp. I have tried dialing into MSN and UUNet where I have accounts put I cannot get on the network. My modem dials in OK and the log window shows that I am "CONNECTED" at whatever speed but after getting a messagebox saying that I am logging onto the network I get an error and a suggestion to call my ISP. I have tried PAP and terminal login methods. Any suggestions...? I am using Ver. 6.0. of Linux-Mandrake. Thanks. ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
[newbie] questions: pppd/kppp; dbm and apache
Still no luck with kppp, but I have my /etc/ppp scripts working, so at least I'm not switching to win95 to get online any longer. However, I have to run the scripts as root, or else pppd tells me it does not have permission to open /dev/ttyS1. Changing permissions on ttyS1 doesn't seem to work -- it eliminates the error, but nothing happens. Any ideas on that one? It doesn't bother me too much to use root to dial in to my ISP, but I would like to keep the system pretty transparent for others who use my computer. And, one other question. I'm pretty new to apache -- do I need to recompile apache with venus to run dbm? I'm trying to run some dbm cgis, but having no luck, and I'm not familiar enough with apache to know if I need to rewrite my scripts or if I'm just not telling apache to enable dbm. (To be more specific, can I continue to use commands like "dbmopen" in my cgi files, or do I have to work with dbm files differently than I have in the past? If I can continue to work with dbms as I have been, do I need to reconfigure apache in some way?) I hope that second question makes some sense, because I'm feeling pretty inarticulate right now. Thanks in advance for a littl help. I'm thankful for you experienced folks out there; I've learned a lot reading this list the past handful of days. -alan | note my new non-Whitman email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | Bye-bye Whitman; I'll be writing from U of Arizona in August! |
RE: [newbie] Problem setting up new account
Hi. LinuxConf, either under Gnome, or KDE, provides a simple, easy way to add users. It can be found under the menus if you look for it, or type 'linuxconf' from a command line. Bill -Original Message- From: Jeremy Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 8:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Problem setting up new account -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 1:55 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Problem setting up new account On 22 Jun, Hugh wrote: Your question is pretty vague as I do not know what program or commands u are using to connect to the net... Creating an account on your box besides the root user is a good idea...u should always use this account for all your day-to-day things...and only su to root as and when u have to do things like install programs or run certain programs that require root access. I believe he wants to creat a new user instead of login as root. This I haven't learned yet either ;) I remember I could do it with 5.0, but after updating to Mandrake, it seems it defaults to root and gives no option (is it hidden?) to create a new user. Jeremy
[newbie] questions: pppd/kppp; dbm and apache
Apologies if this came through twice; I think my ISP burped, so I am re-sending. Still no luck with kppp, but I have my /etc/ppp scripts working, so at least I'm not switching to win95 to get online any longer. However, I have to run the scripts as root, or else pppd tells me it does not have permission to open /dev/ttyS1. Changing permissions on ttyS1 doesn't seem to work -- it eliminates the error, but nothing happens. Any ideas on that one? It doesn't bother me too much to use root to dial in to my ISP, but I would like to keep the system pretty transparent for others who use my computer. And, one other question. I'm pretty new to apache -- do I need to recompile apache with venus to run dbm? I'm trying to run some dbm cgis, but having no luck, and I'm not familiar enough with apache to know if I need to rewrite my scripts or if I'm just not telling apache to enable dbm. (To be more specific, can I continue to use commands like "dbmopen" in my cgi files, or do I have to work with dbm files differently than I have in the past? If I can continue to work with dbms as I have been, do I need to reconfigure apache in some way?) I hope that second question makes some sense, because I'm feeling pretty inarticulate right now. Thanks in advance for a littl help. I'm thankful for you experienced folks out there; I've learned a lot reading this list the past handful of days. -alan | note my new non-Whitman email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | Bye-bye Whitman; I'll be writing from U of Arizona in August! |
[newbie] Setting up KDM defaults
When the initial kdm login prompt appears (the graphical prompt), you can select kde, gnome, etc. Is there a mechanism where you can have a specific selection appear so all that is necessary is to type in login, password, and hit go? for example, having 'default' as the string as the default string? Bill
Re: [newbie] D960 problem
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Victor Zaitsev wrote: Bernhard I downloaded all files in /private. What shall I do now to install this rpm ? Sorry, I thought you had already installed the distrib. You'll need new boot images. I'll put them on somewhere soon. LLaP bero
Re: [newbie] Ide-scsi.o
I have some (stupid) questions.. Add the line 'alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi' to your conf.modules file. Sorry, but where are those .conf files? (if you have another adapter - in my case an aha152x - add another line 'alias scsi_hostadapter1 aha152x' followed by any options lines). I have IDE HP CDWriter+ 7200 on my Mandrake box. So far it's working only as a cdrom. How I could set it up also as a cdwriter? Which adapter should I use? Kalju
Re: [newbie] Problem setting up new account
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 22 Jun, Hugh wrote: I have a dumb question. I set up an account in my own name instead of root But I cant figure out how to set permission so I can connect to the internet and my mail account. I know this is a simple thing to do But I have never used Linux or Unix before. Thanks for your time Hugh Your question is pretty vague as I do not know what program or commands u are using to connect to the net... Creating an account on your box besides the root user is a good idea...u should always use this account for all your day-to-day things...and only su to root as and when u have to do things like install programs or run certain programs that require root access. You need to be a bit more specific before i can help u (hopefully)! I'm running mndrake 5.3 with kde. I'm useing root to send my mail now. What I need to know is how to remove the " lock " from my personal account. Kppp connects from MY account but netscape and the other software say they cant connect.. Does that help? anything else I should add? Thanks much Hugh
Re: [newbie] Multiple questions...Personal menu....libforms...
Good day! I took a stab at your questions. I hope I can be of some help: - Original Message - From: (BXTC) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Multiple questions...Personal menulibforms... First let me tell you that I have used Red Hat linux for about a year, so I am used to linux(although not KDE). My first question is how you get the "personal" menu to show upI have setup 2 machines right next to eachother, and I think I did everything the same, except one of the machines has a "personal" menu which lets me run a lot more apps. I know I have all of the same programs loaded on both machines, but can't run some of them on the machine w/o the "personal" menu. As you've probably read already, KAppFinder will hunt down some applications not in the K-menu for you. The menu it creates is called "Non-KDE Apps" (as of Mandrake 5.3, I haven't tried this in 6.0) This problem also means I can't run some programs such as Licq...In RH5.1 I could type "licq" in an nxterm and it would open it up, but this is not the case hereis this me, or mandrake, or KDE? I don't think licq is installed by default in Mandrake 5.3. You'll have to go out and download it (http://licq.wibble.net). In 6.0, I am not sure. Try 'rpm -q licq'. If it prints out something like licq-0.70.1 then licq should be installed. If licq is installed, and typing 'licq' at a command prompt does not run the program, you can search for it. On your K Menu there should be a "Find Files" entry. This will bring up a dialog similar to Windows' Find Files dialog. If you can find licq, then it's directory must not be in your path. You may want to move the executable to a directory that is in your path (like /usr/bin) or add that directory to your path- I think it's defined in /etc/profile. Also, several of the programs I try to install off the CDs (I have the powerpack) call for libs, such as libform.** I have not found these on the CDs. Am I just not looking in the right places, or what? You can use the "Find Files" to check the CD, too. They're probably in RPM format. And my last questionIn AfterStep I could make the "feel" of the desktop "windowish", which would let me "glide" from 1 desktop to another(or halfway inbetween)...is there any such feature in KDE? And if so how can I activate it? As far as I know, this feature does not exist in KDE. Thanks for any help, I hope I helped. You're welcome. (BXTC)
Re: [newbie] Ide-scsi.o
- Original Message - From: Kalju Rtli [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ide-scsi.o I have some (stupid) questions.. Add the line 'alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi' to your conf.modules file. Sorry, but where are those .conf files? This one's easy - one file '/etc/conf.modules'. Edit as root. (if you have another adapter - in my case an aha152x - add another line 'alias scsi_hostadapter1 aha152x' followed by any options lines). I have IDE HP CDWriter+ 7200 on my Mandrake box. So far it's working only as a cdrom. How I could set it up also as a cdwriter? Which adapter should I use? Not so easy (maybe) - the only experience of i HPSureStore's is with parallel port versions and i wouldn't know where to start with that (it may not even be possible yet under Linux - anybody know?). Which model do you have ? Kalju
RE: [newbie] Slow read performance.
I tried this last night and I still have the same slow read results.. Can you think of anything else it can be?? I plan to test the system on another LAN today to see if it has something to do with the network I am in now. I will post the results if I find the problem. Beach -Original Message- From: Axalon [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 12:51 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] Slow read performance. Whoops kinda forgot which was the slow side, IIRC it was from linux to windows you were haveing the problem. "route add -host 192.168.1.2 eth1" should do the trick, linuxconf has a section for doing things like this On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Beacham Tim P wrote: This is a routeing problem most likely try inserting a route to the host(not enough info for more sorry) Thanks for responding! Routing problem eh? Do you mean inserting a route on the Windows PC in the lmhosts file? If you are talking about Linux, where would one insert the route? Here is the configuration of the network. Server ETH0: IP: x.x.x.198 sub net: 255.255.255.192 gateway: x.x.x.193 dns: x.x.x.15 ETH1: IP: 192.168.1.1 sub net: 255.255.255.0 WinPC IP: 192.168.1.2 Sub net:255.255.255.0 gateway:192.168.1.1 DNS:x.x.x.15 The NICs I am using are the Realtec PCI using the NE2K-PCI module. I have taken the cards out and installed a 3Com Etherlink III with the same results. Thanks again!
Re: [newbie] Problem setting up new account
Jeremy Mann wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 1:55 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Problem setting up new account On 22 Jun, Hugh wrote: Your question is pretty vague as I do not know what program or commands u are using to connect to the net... Creating an account on your box besides the root user is a good idea...u should always use this account for all your day-to-day things...and only su to root as and when u have to do things like install programs or run certain programs that require root access. I believe he wants to creat a new user instead of login as root. This I haven't learned yet either ;) I remember I could do it with 5.0, but after updating to Mandrake, it seems it defaults to root and gives no option (is it hidden?) to create a new user. Jeremy Jeremy you hit it on the head.. I wondered if I was the only person on earth who set up a user account and then couldnt use it :) Hugh
[newbie] oh crap!!!!!!!!!!!
ok, now I'm screwed. I tried to upgrade my 2.2.9-19mdk kernel to 2.2.9-27mdk I did this by typing rpm -Uvh packagename for each of the 4 main kernel packages (kernel, kernel-headers, kernel-pcmcia, kernel-source) and for the initscripts package. I didn't update lilo, for my own experimental reasons. what I got was a pc that wouldn't boot - when lilo tried to boot the old kernel (which I presumed I still had) it would lock up immediately. So I booted from my backup boot floppy, no prob. I tried correcting the lilo.conf file to boot the new kernel (I found that most of the old kernel files were now gone from my /boot folder, although I had the impression they would still be there in case my new kernel wouldn't boot). when I rebooted I still got the same problem - locked up as soon as it said the word "linux" under the lilo prompt. So I booted from floppy again. Now I mounted the cd-rom and did the following - I removed the new (.27) kernel files by uninstalling them with rpm, and I reinstalled the old (.19) kernel files from the cd-rom. when I rebooted (after re-editing my lilo.conf file to boot the .19 kernel once again) I can now boot and run just fine, as you can see. Now, how the hell do I get the 2.2.9-27 kernel running on my stupid system now that I've returned to my old kernel again? I know there's been lots about this already, but I followed step by step what I was supposed to do and it wouldn't run. why? do I need to install the kernelcfg-0.5.6mdk package as well? did I miss something? Don
Re: [newbie] oh crap!!!!!!!!!!!
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Don Kelley wrote:
ok, now I'm screwed. I tried to upgrade my 2.2.9-19mdk kernel to 2.2.9-27mdk
I did this by typing rpm -Uvh packagename for each of the 4 main kernel
packages (kernel, kernel-headers, kernel-pcmcia, kernel-source) and for the
initscripts package. I didn't update lilo, for my own experimental reasons.
what I got was a pc that wouldn't boot - when lilo tried to boot the old kernel
(which I presumed I still had) it would lock up immediately. So I booted from
my backup boot floppy, no prob. I tried correcting the lilo.conf file to boot
the new kernel (I found that most of the old kernel files were now gone from my
/boot folder, although I had the impression they would still be there in case
my new kernel wouldn't boot). when I rebooted I still got the same problem -
locked up as soon as it said the word "linux" under the lilo prompt. So I
booted from floppy again. Now I mounted the cd-rom and did the following - I
removed the new (.27) kernel files by uninstalling them with rpm, and I
reinstalled the old (.19) kernel files from the cd-rom. when I rebooted (after
re-editing my lilo.conf file to boot the .19 kernel once again) I can now boot
and run just fine, as you can see.
Now, how the hell do I get the 2.2.9-27 kernel running on my stupid system now
that I've returned to my old kernel again?
I know there's been lots about this already, but I followed step by step what I
was supposed to do and it wouldn't run. why? do I need to install the
kernelcfg-0.5.6mdk package as well? did I miss something?
You missed one key point, when installing the kernel it's self
(kernel-%{version}) you use -i not -U, useing -U erases the old version
as you can testify to, reinstall 27 useing -i and _add_ another section
to your lilo.conf changeing just the label= and image= and run lilo
Don
Re: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things
On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, you wrote: Dear Abby, I keep trying to download WordPerfect 8 for Linux. When I click on the download button at the site --download.com --I am switched immediately to a gray screen scrolling code. When I check this hours later, it appears downloading is complete, but damned if I can find the stuff downloaded. Shouldn't I be given a chance to name the file to which I am downloading? Am I doing something wrong? adios, Steve W. Ahh... I made that mistake a time or two. :-) What you need to do is RIGHT click on it and select "save as..." and tell it where you want to save. It will likely have the correct filename already. :-) Unfortunately, Netscape for Linux often doesn't know to save instead of open. -- John Aldrich COL Tech Support === Chattanooga Online Internet 423-267-8867
Re: [newbie] Ide-scsi.o
same here, I have a parallel port hp cdr 7100e. I'd love to use it with linux. anyone know how to do this without the hp parallel port drivers (for windows)? Don -- On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, you wrote: - Original Message - From: Kalju Rüütli [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ide-scsi.o I have some (stupid) questions.. Add the line 'alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi' to your conf.modules file. Sorry, but where are those .conf files? This one's easy - one file '/etc/conf.modules'. Edit as root. (if you have another adapter - in my case an aha152x - add another line 'alias scsi_hostadapter1 aha152x' followed by any options lines). I have IDE HP CDWriter+ 7200 on my Mandrake box. So far it's working only as a cdrom. How I could set it up also as a cdwriter? Which adapter should I use? Not so easy (maybe) - the only experience of i HPSureStore's is with parallel port versions and i wouldn't know where to start with that (it may not even be possible yet under Linux - anybody know?). Which model do you have ? Kalju
Re: [newbie] oh crap!!!!!!!!!!!
- Original Message - From: Don Kelley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 1:18 PM Subject: [newbie] oh crap!!! ok, now I'm screwed. I tried to upgrade my 2.2.9-19mdk kernel to 2.2.9-27mdk I did this by typing rpm -Uvh packagename for each of the 4 main kernel packages (kernel, kernel-headers, kernel-pcmcia, kernel-source) and for the initscripts package. I didn't update lilo, for my own experimental reasons. what I got was a pc that wouldn't boot - when lilo tried to boot the old kernel (which I presumed I still had) it would lock up immediately. So I booted from my backup boot floppy, no prob. I tried correcting the lilo.conf file to boot the new kernel (I found that most of the old kernel files were now gone from my /boot folder, although I had the impression they would still be there in case my new kernel wouldn't boot). when I rebooted I still got the same problem - locked up as soon as it said the word "linux" under the lilo prompt. So I booted from floppy again. Now I mounted the cd-rom and did the following - I removed the new (.27) kernel files by uninstalling them with rpm, and I reinstalled the old (.19) kernel files from the cd-rom. when I rebooted (after re-editing my lilo.conf file to boot the .19 kernel once again) I can now boot and run just fine, as you can see. Now, how the hell do I get the 2.2.9-27 kernel running on my stupid system now that I've returned to my old kernel again? I know there's been lots about this already, but I followed step by step what I was supposed to do and it wouldn't run. why? do I need to install the kernelcfg-0.5.6mdk package as well? did I miss something? Don I did the same thing before it was addressed, so don't feel too bad. You need to 'rpm -ivh' (not -Uvh) the kernel packages. That way, if you do have a problem with the new kernel, you can still boot with the old one. Manny Styles [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- "If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either." - Dick Cavett NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [newbie] Problem setting up new account
Hugh wrote: Jeremy you hit it on the head.. I wondered if I was the only person on earth who set up a user account and then couldnt use it :) As root, do this: # useradd fred # passwd fred Next time you log in, you can login as fred, with his password. Obviously, you can change "fred" to anything you want... -- 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] error loading RAMdisk
Perhaps Bernhard can help me with this problem (or anyone else). I have had basically little problem installing Mandrake 5.3 or RedHat 6.0, but things go wrong with Mandrake 6.0 (Venus ) installation. I get through the basic questions about keyboard type and installing from harddisk up to the location of the Mandrake files. From there it says loading RAMdisk, then I get the message 'Error loading RAMdisk' and the installation halts. I have tried using the updated boot.img and even RedHat 6.0's boot.img to no avail. Does anyone know the reason for this error? Is there a way around it, or do I need to wait for another updated boot.img? Manny Styles [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." -Rich Cook (I guess Microsoft should give up) NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [newbie] switching desktops
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, John Knopp wrote: How does one change to a different window manager (i.e., Afterstep)? I have heard rumblings about something called a "desktop switcher" in 6.0 but I can't find any references to this in any manual or program menu and the Afterstep documentation is basically worthless. Run desktopcfg, that should let you choose between KDE, Gnome, Afterstep, and plain X11 as your default desktop. -Tom
Re: [newbie] switching desktops
John Knopp wrote: Hi all, I finally got the guts to install 6.0 and aside from a few petty error messages about missing MIME types on X startup all seems to be well. I still have a question if someone has some spare time: How does one change to a different window manager (i.e., Afterstep)? I have heard rumblings about something called a "desktop switcher" in 6.0 but I can't find any references to this in any manual or program menu and the Afterstep documentation is basically worthless. Thanks! John Knopp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mandrake 6.0 Hi John, first of all you should have a choice at login (if you do a graphical login, there is a selection box, giving you the choice between the WM's you installed, default is KDE). Altenatively, if you are already in X-Windows and KDE, run "switchdesk" which will give you another choice. However, you must of course have some other window manager installed... bye, willy
Re: [newbie] Ide-scsi.o
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Martin White wrote: - Original Message - From: Kalju Rüütli [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ide-scsi.o I have some (stupid) questions.. Add the line 'alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi' to your conf.modules file. Sorry, but where are those .conf files? This one's easy - one file '/etc/conf.modules'. Edit as root. I'll add on to that by mentioning that most system-wide configuration files reside in the /etc directory. :) For future reference. (if you have another adapter - in my case an aha152x - add another line 'alias scsi_hostadapter1 aha152x' followed by any options lines). I have IDE HP CDWriter+ 7200 on my Mandrake box. So far it's working only as a cdrom. How I could set it up also as a cdwriter? Which adapter should I use? Not so easy (maybe) - the only experience of i HPSureStore's is with parallel port versions and i wouldn't know where to start with that (it may not even be possible yet under Linux - anybody know?). Which model do you have ? HP 7200 is on cdrecord's list of supported drives, and he said IDE, so it should work fine with the directions you gave for setting up SCSI emulation. -Tom
[newbie] installing 6.0
Help I've tried upgrading from mandrake 5.3, clean installing 6.0 and still can't get it to work. I got the cd from cheapbytes. Everything seems to install correctly, but when it re-boots I have nothing but problems. It goes thru boot until after the hard drive optimizations then I get the following errors. Creating /mnt/disk /bin/mkdir: /bin/mkdir: cannot execute binary file [FAILED] INIT: Entering runlevel: 3 INIT: cannot execute etc/rc.d/rc INIT: Id "1" respawning to fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: Id "2" respawning to fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: Id "3" respawning to fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: Id "4" respawning to fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: Id "5" respawning to fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: Id "6" respawning to fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel Then every five minutes it repeats the INIT respawning lines The only way to exit is to do a power down. Any ideas. Do I have a bad cd? Lyndon Lininger Sr.
Re: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things
Well, here's a secret... if you have shell access, use LYNX if you can ONLY get it via HTTP, or if you know the FTP address, download it to your shell account via FTP and then back down to your system. That solves two problems: 1) what else do you do while your system is (pretty much ) tied up downloading a HUGE file (after all, do you REALLY want to share your precious bandwidth with something OTHER than that download???) 2) how to make sure you get it ALL w/o getting kicked off. BTW, it would probably be best to telnet in after establishing a PPP connection, otherwise you're still stuck doing nothing while you're downloading the file. ;-) John - Original Message - From: Steve Winston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things Hy, thanks for your reply. I finally learned to press the shift key, and that works fine. Now I just need to keep my ISP from cutting me off before the download is complete. adios, Steve W --- Irv Mullins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: subject: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things Dear Abby, I keep trying to download WordPerfect 8 for Linux. When I click on the download button at the site --download.com --I am switched immediately to a gray screen scrolling code. When I check this hours later, it appears downloading is complete, but damned if I can find the stuff downloaded. Shouldn't I be given a chance to name the file to which I am downloading? Am I doing something wrong? adios, Steve W. Actually, if you're using Netscape, you can hold down shift and click on the link, that will work. If you're useing KFM, you are out of luck. I could find no combination that would successfully download any files from them. Even setting the user agent to Mozilla didn't help. The cgi-scripts they use screw up the works. Irv _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] installing 6.0
- Original Message - From: John Knopp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] installing 6.0 On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Lloyd O. wrote: "Lyndon Lininger Sr." wrote: Help I've tried upgrading from mandrake 5.3, clean installing 6.0 and still can't get it to work. I got the cd from cheapbytes. Everything seems to install correctly, but when it re-boots I have nothing but problems. snip I have EXACTLY the same problem. I've tried to install Mandrake 6 probably 15 times, ad I've been very fortunate if I even got it to boot. Maybe you could provide your hardware specifics? Hi guys, I hate to add a "me too" but I have to. I installed 6.0 (from the Cheapbytes CD) and thought all was well until I left the machine for a few hours and upon my return the box was locked up, a la Windows 9x. After a few aborted fscks 6.0 was running again only to suffer the same failure an hour later. Venus reminds me too much of my MS beta-testing days shudder and should be considered beta software YMMV (but probably won't!) John Knopp [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Back to Festen and enjoying life again!) I installed Venus from a CD I burned myself from the .iso file. I tried doing an upgrade over 5.3 but that wasn't much of a success. When I did a clean install I had no problems at all. In fact, some things are better. I've gotten my SB AWE64 Gold to work without having to use the OSS drivers that I had bought for version 5.3. Perhaps there is something amiss with those CDs? Peace, Jonathan Dlouhy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.
[newbie] kppp and accessing the internet, help
help!!! I finally have venus 6.0 to dial out to the internet and stay connected, the only problem that I have now is when I run netscape or lynx or any K desktop window it will NOT connect to any site!!! as If I am not connected, like the browser is not finding the internet, it is quite annoying, anybody had this problem and solved it please help!!! Lance DiBitetto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] installing 6.0
I setup 6.0 from the Linux Mall CD's and it went Fine. I upgraded from 5.3 on my work computer and clean installed my home one. I think you should stick with the Linux Mall and get the CD's from there. That is where I get all of mine. I noticed that many people have had problems with LSL and CheapBytes CD's. I too bought a version of 5.3 from cheapbytes and Linux Mall to see. The Cheap Bytes one kept failing and the Linux Mall ones where fine. Goes to show you I guess. James J. Capone === Webmaster http://linuxuser.8m.com Asst. Webmaster http://www.ptm.com Co-Author - Linux Book For Newbies. "The Only Person To Hear Both Sides Of A Argument Is The Guy In The Apartment Next To Yours!"
Re: [newbie] kppp and accessing the internet, help, one more thing!!
Somewhat off subject, but I am wondering why every e-mail from you is sent as high priority? I'm sure everyone else here feels the same about their questions, but it is annoying if I expect an urgent tag to be a personal e-mail and it turns out to be from this group. Could you please send your messages to this group as normal priority please? I would appreciate it. :o) Manny Styles [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Today's subliminal thought is: - Original Message - From: Lance DiBitetto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 11:40 PM Subject: [newbie] kppp and accessing the internet, help, one more thing!! also I tried to ping a few sites and it says that it sent out but recieved nothing 100% loss, which means I guess that nothing is getting in or out through the modem - Original Message - From: Lance DiBitetto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 11:06 PM Subject: [newbie] kppp and accessing the internet, help help!!! I finally have venus 6.0 to dial out to the internet and stay connected, the only problem that I have now is when I run netscape or lynx or any K desktop window it will NOT connect to any site!!! as If I am not connected, like the browser is not finding the internet, it is quite annoying, anybody had this problem and solved it please help!!! Lance DiBitetto [EMAIL PROTECTED] NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things
If u find yourself having to download again after u have downloaded abt 99.9% adn the line gets cut off (we all know how it feels)..u can try using wget (if u know the url)...if i am not wrong wget comes with the stock red hat and thus mandrake..i hope they did not pull it out of venus/rh6...wget supports resuming so it will download from where u left off previously...(if the download site supports it).. Have fun! On 22 Jun, John Aldrich wrote: Well, here's a secret... if you have shell access, use LYNX if you can ONLY get it via HTTP, or if you know the FTP address, download it to your shell account via FTP and then back down to your system. That solves two problems: 1) what else do you do while your system is (pretty much ) tied up downloading a HUGE file (after all, do you REALLY want to share your precious bandwidth with something OTHER than that download???) 2) how to make sure you get it ALL w/o getting kicked off. BTW, it would probably be best to telnet in after establishing a PPP connection, otherwise you're still stuck doing nothing while you're downloading the file. ;-) John - Original Message - From: Steve Winston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things Hy, thanks for your reply. I finally learned to press the shift key, and that works fine. Now I just need to keep my ISP from cutting me off before the download is complete. adios, Steve W --- Irv Mullins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: subject: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things Dear Abby, I keep trying to download WordPerfect 8 for Linux. When I click on the download button at the site --download.com --I am switched immediately to a gray screen scrolling code. When I check this hours later, it appears downloading is complete, but damned if I can find the stuff downloaded. Shouldn't I be given a chance to name the file to which I am downloading? Am I doing something wrong? adios, Steve W. Actually, if you're using Netscape, you can hold down shift and click on the link, that will work. If you're useing KFM, you are out of luck. I could find no combination that would successfully download any files from them. Even setting the user agent to Mozilla didn't help. The cgi-scripts they use screw up the works. Irv _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] kppp and accessing the internet, help, one more thing!!
also when I installed 6.0 venus I configured a ethernet card, I read somewhere that will screw up your ppp through your modem...??? - Original Message - From: Lance DiBitetto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 11:40 PM Subject: [newbie] kppp and accessing the internet, help, one more thing!! also I tried to ping a few sites and it says that it sent out but recieved nothing 100% loss, which means I guess that nothing is getting in or out through the modem - Original Message - From: Lance DiBitetto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 11:06 PM Subject: [newbie] kppp and accessing the internet, help help!!! I finally have venus 6.0 to dial out to the internet and stay connected, the only problem that I have now is when I run netscape or lynx or any K desktop window it will NOT connect to any site!!! as If I am not connected, like the browser is not finding the internet, it is quite annoying, anybody had this problem and solved it please help!!! Lance DiBitetto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
