[newbie] Matrox Millennium (TVP 3026-220 64bit RAMDAC) problems
Hi, I am having problems configuring my video card under Mandrake Linux 6.0. My card is a Matrox Millennium (TVP 3026-220 64bit RAMDAC) with 4MB of WRAM, running on an Intel 166, with 96 MB of RAM. The problem I get is that auto probing the video card during installation fails, and hence I have to configure the card manually. Although my card works under X-Windows after manual configuration, it is very slow and the screen tends to black out after heavy screen movement. In fact, after any window movement, the screen shakes somewhat. Has anyone else had similar problems, and does anyone know how to fix it? All help will be greatly appreciated. regards, Tim. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] some problems with Linux
Hi, I already have the linux installed on my pc. The problem is: I can only use the features and applications when I login as "root". During installation, I chose a user name and password for a normal user. But when I login as the non-privileged user, I cannot run ANY of the applications! What did I do wrong? Also, I read that the "usercfg" or "usercfg &" command allows you to add users. I typed that command in the x-terminal and it doesn't recognize this command. Why?? And if I want to change the monitor and video card selection after installing Linux, how would I do it?? What can I do to resolve these problems? Here is some info about my computer (hope this helps...) computer: Pentium MMX 166MHz 32Mb SDRAM OSes: Windows 98 & Mandrake-Linux 6.0(The complete Linux operating system 6.0) thanks, Brandon
[newbie] Applications from CD
Hi! The Powerpack release of Mandrake 6.0 includes a CD of personal use and demo applications. There is a folder for each application, inside each folder there is an RPM and a short text file which describes what the program does but not how to launch or use it once the rpm is installed. Is there an FAQ on the application CD somewhere that provides at least terse instructions for launching and using the applications? I have searched around on the Mandrake site and discovered descriptions of each app that match the descriptions on the CD but I haven't found any launching and using instructions anywhere. Probably a silly question but it would be nice to be able to use some of these apps. -- Traci Collins, MA Professor of Computer Education Colorado Mountain College http://www.rof.net/wp/tcollins/traci.html
Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!
to get past the 'device busy', unload the soundcore module (rmmod soundcore) and then manually reload the two modules. If you're talking about sblive, that would be : modprobe soundcore insmod -f emu10k1 sound should work ok. Patrick Putteman Internet Support Manager Net 7 www.net7.be - Original Message - From: Ian Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 10:27 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live! > > I bought an SB Live about an hour ago > > And as a followup, I also get the "device busy" on startup. > > Recompiled my kernel (2.2.9-19mdk) to make sure sound supportw as installed and > told it to include modules for every possible sound card. > > Running sndconfig doesn't seem to find anything at all. I manually select the > "Ensoniq AudioPCI 1370 (SoundBlaster 64/128 PCI)" selection and it added this > line to /etc/conf.modules: > > alias sound es1370 > > When it tries to play the sample (and also on bootup) I get this error: > > /lib/modules/2.2.9-19mdk/misc/es1370.o: init_module: Device or resource busy > > I'm *this* close to losing Windows 95/98/NT forever ... if I can only get this > sound card working. I downloaded the four updates from the linux-mandrake.com > site and installed all four, recompiled the kernel again, rebuilt the modules > and rebooted and still nothing. > > Thanks for any advice. > > --- > Ian Douglas > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: [newbie] Re: Modem Problem, HELP!!!!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am having a problem trying to dial out using my modem and KPPP. When I hit > connect it says "Modem Ready". Then after a couple seconds it says "Sorry. > The modem does not respond." My modem is an ISA PnP modem on TTYS02 at irq4. > It is not a winmodem. > typing setserial /dev/ttyS2 produced: > /dev/ttyS2, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x03e8, IRQ: 4 > > dialing with minicom did not work either. It ran through the whole 45 second > connection limit 3 times and did not do anything before I canceled it. Please > help!!! thanks Check that /dev/modem is linked to /dev/ttyS2. You can do that by: ls -l /dev/modem It should show something like this: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root5 Aug 6 23:48 /dev/modem -> ttyS2 If it doesn't, recreate the link with: rm /dev/modem ln -s /dev/ttyS2 /dev/modem Give minicom and kppp another try... -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!
Alanthere's an icon on your desktop (a gold star & magic wand) named"updates". Click it. It'll tell you what updates you haven't installed andallow you to FTP them and will auto-install what you've chosen to FTP.Specifically, from my failing memory, I believe that the sound-relatedpackages were sndconfig, sox, sox-devel, audiofile, audiofile-devel, esoundand esound-devel, but this may not be totally accurate.Alan-Original Message-From: alann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 3:47 PMSubject: Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!>Alan Shoemaker wrote: Alanhave you downloaded and installed the updates? My sb pci128>> wouldn't install (sndconfig errored out) till I installed the updates.>> After that, It installed just fine. Alan (this could get confusing)>>>Hmm, I've dloaded some things.>>Exaclty what updated did you dload and install?>( what and where )>Thanks>Alan>>>===>[EMAIL PROTECTED] ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] )>Coming to you with Linux-Mandrake 6.0>
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Re: [newbie] Laptop&Docking Station Install Problems
I have a Netgear 10/100 Fast Ethernet Card. I'm getting an ETH0 Failure at startup. I just got some drivers from the internet from www.nortel.com How do I go about installing in linux 6.0 drivers, network card setup? assume I'm a newbie and don't know anything. Thank You, Neil - Original Message - From: James Schofield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 5:03 PM Subject: [newbie] Laptop&Docking Station Install Problems > I need a real NUT cracked on this laptop install. > > What happens when Linux detects your drive.. but it has an invalid geometry > according to linux? > > Also what do you do with Linux when you have an older bios that needs a > Diskwizard or simular to recognize the full drive?? > > Mine detects my first 540 drive no problem as hda > > Dectects my second 1 gig as 535 63 63 and says.. Invalid geometry 63 > heads??? and then states hdb invalid > > It then goes to hdc and logs in a VALID configuration for the hdb 1gig drive. > > THis gets me threw the install no problem.. but the system will not run on it. > > I get it crapping out every time I get to Optimizing Drives hdb [Failed] > > Then hdc - it locks up!!! EVERY TIME. > > James > >
Re: [newbie] Laptop&Docking Station Install Problems
- Original Message - From: James Schofield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 8:03 PM Subject: [newbie] Laptop&Docking Station Install Problems > > Also what do you do with Linux when you have an older bios that needs a > Diskwizard or simular to recognize the full drive?? > > Mine detects my first 540 drive no problem as hda > > Dectects my second 1 gig as 535 63 63 and says.. Invalid geometry 63 > heads??? and then states hdb invalid > > It then goes to hdc and logs in a VALID configuration for the hdb 1gig drive. > > THis gets me threw the install no problem.. but the system will not run on it. > > I get it crapping out every time I get to Optimizing Drives hdb [Failed] > > Then hdc - it locks up!!! EVERY TIME. > > James > Does your DiskWizard show some text on the screen when your pc starts up? I use EZ-Drive, which loads and then gives me the opportunity to press CTRL key before Windows loads so that I can boot from a floppy and still have access to all of my partitions. That would be your best bet to be able to use your whole harddrive, if you can do it. Manny Styles [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
[newbie] Re: Modem Problem, HELP!!!!
I am having a problem trying to dial out using my modem and KPPP. When I hit connect it says "Modem Ready". Then after a couple seconds it says "Sorry. The modem does not respond." My modem is an ISA PnP modem on TTYS02 at irq4. It is not a winmodem. typing setserial /dev/ttyS2 produced: /dev/ttyS2, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x03e8, IRQ: 4 dialing with minicom did not work either. It ran through the whole 45 second connection limit 3 times and did not do anything before I canceled it. Please help!!! thanks
Re: [[newbie] Retrieving Hotmail E-mail]
I would love to do that, but I have the hotmail account from a long time, since before it was owned by Microshaft. The only way to close the account is to not use it for 120 days, and I can't go without checking it for that long. I wish they had a way to forward the mail to a POP3 account, but they don't, so I am stuck, right where they want me. - Original Message - From: Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [[newbie] Retrieving Hotmail E-mail] > = > Hotmail is owned by M$. Why not use "Linuxmail.org" or "linuxstart.com"? > Either can be directed to forward automagically to your popmail account, thus > right to your inbox when you check your popmail account. ;-) > Mike
Re: [newbie] Retrieving Hotmail E-mail
Yes, I installed Curl already. I have already gotten past that problem. - Original Message - From: Axalon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 8:46 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Retrieving Hotmail E-mail > > Did you install curl? > ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/contrib/libc6/i386/curl-5.4-1.i386.rpm >
[newbie] TrueType fonts
I believe that this question has been answered a couple of hundred times, so I apologize... I've been on vacation. I have just installed Mandrake 6.0 and cant see the TrueType fonts. I very much remember asking for them when i was "selecting specific packages" on the install. I even downloaded the usual fonts people use when they send you those awful word .doc's (arial, times new roman, verdana, etc...), but i dont know on which folder to put them or how to make Wordperfect see them. As always, your help is very much appreciated... --- Jose Alberto Abreu Executive Editor Plan B Mystical Enterprises --- * Add some pizzazz to your day with FREE Animated E-cards from Ynot.com.More fun than flying a kite. Click here: http://209.66.79.137/scripts/adserver/admaster/redirect.dll?AD=023002009 *
Re: [newbie] booting to GUI
If i am not mistaken I believe you have to edit your /etc/inittab file and put a 5 in place of the 3 in the runlevel line. - Original Message - From: Stephan Rex To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 8:14 PM Subject: [newbie] booting to GUI Hi all, I updated some files yesterday, and now linux only boots to the command line login prompt and not the KDE login. Some which file and what options do i need to change to fix this? TIA Stephan
Re: [newbie] booting to GUI
From: Stephan Rex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I updated some files yesterday, and now linux only boots to the command line login > prompt and not the KDE login. Some which file and what options do i need to change to > fix this? Can you get into X at all, like with startx? If that works, try running (when logged in as root) "init 5". If that gives you the KDE login, then change the initdefault line as Axalon suggested. If not, what happens?
Re: [newbie] booting to GUI
I would be interested to know the answer. I believe that you updated LILO with the Mandrake Update utility like I did ? I did the same thing to both my home and office PC. :-) Stephan Rex wrote: > Hi all,I updated some files yesterday, and now linux only boots to the > command line login prompt and not the KDE login. Some which file and > what options do i need to change to fix this? TIA Stephan
Re: [newbie] booting to GUI
Hi Stephan,
You will need to go into /etc directory and using your favorite editor
open the file inittab. change the line in that file that reads
id:3:initdefault:
to read:
id:5:initdefault:
This will tell the system to start in runlevel 5 which is Xwindow
GIF89ai
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Re: [newbie] Retrieving Hotmail E-mail
Did you install curl? ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/contrib/libc6/i386/curl-5.4-1.i386.rpm On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, John May wrote: > I would like to retrieve my Hotmail E-mail without going through the > web-browser login procedure and I found a program to do it called Hotmole. > I tried using the program, but I get an error message the following is the > last few lines: > > --- Hotmole --- > Command line processed ok. > Examining Hotmail's Front page > Redirected to http://lc2.law5.hotmail.passport.com/cgi-bin/login > loggin in ...1...1st curl failed > addr= https://lc2.law5.hotmail.passport.com/cgi-bin/dologin... > 1st phase of login failed > Error logging into Hotmail. Exiting. > > Does anybody else use Hotmole to get their Hotmail? I tried the author's > homepage, but the url ( http://www.jin-sei-kai.demon.co.uk/hugo/hotmole/ ), > doesn't work. If not, anybody have a similar program that will check and > download my Hotmail to my local inbox? I looked at the program's, skimpy > documentation and it just says that the error means to try again, and I did, > but always the same response. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > >
Re: [[newbie] Retrieving Hotmail E-mail]
"John May" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I would like to retrieve my Hotmail E-mail without going through the web-browser login procedure and I found a program to do it called Hotmole. I tried using the program, but I get an error message the following is the last few lines: --- Hotmole --- Command line processed ok. Examining Hotmail's Front page Redirected to http://lc2.law5.hotmail.passport.com/cgi-bin/login loggin in ...1...1st curl failed addr= https://lc2.law5.hotmail.passport.com/cgi-bin/dologin... 1st phase of login failed Error logging into Hotmail. Exiting. Does anybody else use Hotmole to get their Hotmail? I tried the author's homepage, but the url ( http://www.jin-sei-kai.demon.co.uk/hugo/hotmole/ ), doesn't work. If not, anybody have a similar program that will check and download my Hotmail to my local inbox? I looked at the program's, skimpy documentation and it just says that the error means to try again, and I did, but always the same response. Any help would be appreciated. = Hotmail is owned by M$. Why not use "Linuxmail.org" or "linuxstart.com"? Either can be directed to forward automagically to your popmail account, thus right to your inbox when you check your popmail account. ;-) Mike Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] booting to GUI
/etc/inittab change id:3:initdefault: to id:5:initdefault: On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Stephan Rex wrote: > Hi all, > I updated some files yesterday, and now linux only boots to the command line login >prompt and not the KDE login. Some which file and what options do i need to change to >fix this? > > TIA > > Stephan >
Re: [newbie] ram problem
On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Stephan Rex wrote: > Hi > it hangs on the following line: > > calibrating delay loop... 397.31 BogoMIPS Looks like your over clocking yes? > any ideas? > does this process take longer than 10 minutes? No it's instant > TIA > > Stephan The next step is the Ram detection, does it boot if you do not append the ram=128M? > - Original Message - > From: Axalon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 11:22 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] ram problem > > > > > > > > On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Stephan Rex wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > Since upgrading the kernel to 2.2.9-27mdk I can not get linux to > recognise anymore than 65 meg of my 128meg of ram . I fixed the problem when > using 2.2.9-19 by adding the "append = mem=128" to the lilo.conf section > for that kernel. This time however it does not work. I have also tried linux > mem=128 at the lilo prompt. This only causes the bootup sequence to hang. > Any ideas? > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > Stephan Rex > > > > > > P.S. I have also "clean" re-installed linux multiple times in an attempt > to fix this problem. > > > > > > > At what point does it stop? > > > > >
[newbie] Retrieving Hotmail E-mail
I would like to retrieve my Hotmail E-mail without going through the web-browser login procedure and I found a program to do it called Hotmole. I tried using the program, but I get an error message the following is the last few lines: --- Hotmole --- Command line processed ok. Examining Hotmail's Front page Redirected to http://lc2.law5.hotmail.passport.com/cgi-bin/login loggin in ...1...1st curl failed addr= https://lc2.law5.hotmail.passport.com/cgi-bin/dologin... 1st phase of login failed Error logging into Hotmail. Exiting. Does anybody else use Hotmole to get their Hotmail? I tried the author's homepage, but the url ( http://www.jin-sei-kai.demon.co.uk/hugo/hotmole/ ), doesn't work. If not, anybody have a similar program that will check and download my Hotmail to my local inbox? I looked at the program's, skimpy documentation and it just says that the error means to try again, and I did, but always the same response. Any help would be appreciated.
[newbie] booting to GUI
Hi all, I updated some files yesterday, and now linux only boots to the command line login prompt and not the KDE login. Some which file and what options do i need to change to fix this? TIA Stephan
Re: [newbie] ram problem
Hi it hangs on the following line: calibrating delay loop... 397.31 BogoMIPS any ideas? does this process take longer than 10 minutes? TIA Stephan - Original Message - From: Axalon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] ram problem > > > On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Stephan Rex wrote: > > > Hi all, > > Since upgrading the kernel to 2.2.9-27mdk I can not get linux to recognise anymore than 65 meg of my 128meg of ram . I fixed the problem when using 2.2.9-19 by adding the "append = mem=128" to the lilo.conf section for that kernel. This time however it does not work. I have also tried linux mem=128 at the lilo prompt. This only causes the bootup sequence to hang. Any ideas? > > > > TIA > > > > Stephan Rex > > > > P.S. I have also "clean" re-installed linux multiple times in an attempt to fix this problem. > > > > At what point does it stop? > >
Re: [newbie] Lynx: Follow Up
That's what I thought. I have been using Linux now for a couple of years, and I must say it is good to see linux maturing and the support that it has gotten, it truly is a stable OS. Now, if only that USB support would develop. - Original Message - From: Steve Philp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Lynx: Follow Up > Because you could end up creating serious security problems with /tmp. > You'll find that a number of packages are moving away from a system-wide > /tmp and are moving to user owned tmp directories. > > -- > Steve Philp > Network Administrator > Advance Packaging Corp. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Laptop&Docking Station Install Problems
I need a real NUT cracked on this laptop install. What happens when Linux detects your drive.. but it has an invalid geometry according to linux? Also what do you do with Linux when you have an older bios that needs a Diskwizard or simular to recognize the full drive?? Mine detects my first 540 drive no problem as hda Dectects my second 1 gig as 535 63 63 and says.. Invalid geometry 63 heads??? and then states hdb invalid It then goes to hdc and logs in a VALID configuration for the hdb 1gig drive. THis gets me threw the install no problem.. but the system will not run on it. I get it crapping out every time I get to Optimizing Drives hdb [Failed] Then hdc - it locks up!!! EVERY TIME. James
[newbie] My PC is possessed!
Anyone able to tell me how to get KDE to stop playing .wav files through my PC speaker? id
Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!
On Sat, 07 Aug 1999, Martin wrote: > Once you've copied the module into your '/lib/modules/2.2.x.-xxmdk/misc' > directory as 'emu10k1.o', check out > www.whitem.demon.co.uk/my_conf_modules.htm . The last four lines should be > what you will need to insert into your '/etc/conf.modules' to pull it all > together at boot time. Hi all. Did this, still doesn't work. No sound at all. Since I'm just running the stock 2.2.9-19mdk kernel that shipped with v6.0, I used Creative's EMU10k1 v2.2.5-15 module which appeared to load okay on boot-up but hey ... still pretty quiet in here. ;-) I'd appreciate any other help. Willing to take the topic off-list and go private if someone can walk me through this. Ian
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thanks ret Manny Styles wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: Fret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 5:40 PM > Subject: [newbie] REMOVE > > > REMOVE > > > It doesn't work that way. You need to go to the Mandrake site to get the > Majordomo address to remove yourself from the mailing list. > Manny Styles > [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] Sound Blaster Live!
Axalon wrote: > > Sure. > > /proc/sound does not exist. > > This will exist and contain atleast the oss and kernel version if you can > play .wav files. > I looked again to day and searched for it.. Just ain't there! > > /proc/pci exists but is empty. > > it should be 0bytes however if you cat /proc/pci you should be getting > some information wether it's relative to the soundcard or not something > should be there, maybe a bios update is in order. > > > /etc/conf.modules > > alias eth0 tulip > > alias paraport_lowlevel - paraport_pc > > alias sound es 1370 > > typo? "alias sound es1370" > Yea, I guess I did. :) Alan -- === [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Coming to you with Linux-Mandrake 6.0
[newbie] Re: Modem Problem
typing setserial /dev/ttyS2 produced: /dev/ttyS2, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x03e8, IRQ: 4 dialing with minicom did not work. It ran through the whole 45 second connection limit 3 times and did not do anything before I canceled it. Please help! thanks
Re: [newbie] REMOVE
- Original Message - From: Fret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 5:40 PM Subject: [newbie] REMOVE > REMOVE > It doesn't work that way. You need to go to the Mandrake site to get the Majordomo address to remove yourself from the mailing list. Manny Styles [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] Lynx: Follow Up
John May wrote: > > On Sat, 07 Aug 1999, you wrote: > > > I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: > > > > > > >$ lynx > > > >metamail: can't open temporary file! > > > >$ > > > > > > That's all it says then I goes back to the prompt. Anybody have any ideas? > > > > Type > > > > md ~/tmp > > > > at the command prompt. > > > > Hey, it worked. So you have to have a ~/tmp directory in your home directory. > Why couldn't this have been compiled to use the /tmp directory? Oh well.. Because you could end up creating serious security problems with /tmp. You'll find that a number of packages are moving away from a system-wide /tmp and are moving to user owned tmp directories. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [newbie] Reverse DNS?
On Sun 08 Aug, Steve Philp wrote: > James Stewart wrote: > > If my .fetchmailrc file looks like > > > > "poll britlinks.co.uk user USERNAME password PASSWORD no dns" > > > > I am told that there is a parsing error. If I make it > > > > "no dns > > poll britlinks.co.uk user USERNAME password PASSWORD" > > > > I get a similar error. > > The manpage for fetchmail says that it's a server-specific option, so > try: > > poll britlinks.co.uk no dns > user USERNAME password PASSWORD thanks. that's stopped throwing up errors, but doesn't seem to have stopped the "sender's domain must resolve" errors I was getting, that I hoped this option would fix. I'm using kppp to connect to an ISP with a dynamic IP. thanks. James. -- James Stewart |The Britlinks | The Phantom Tollbooth [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.britlinks.co.uk | http://www.tollbooth.org
Re: [newbie] Modem Problem
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 4:45 PM Subject: [newbie] Modem Problem > I am having a problem trying to dial out using my modem and KPPP. When I hit > connect it says "Modem Ready". Then after a couple seconds it says "Sorry. > The modem does not respond." My modem is an ISA PnP modem on TTYS01 at irq3. > It is not a winmodem. What's going on and how can I fix it? Thanks > At a prompt, type : setserial /dev/ttyS1 What response do you get? Can you dial out to your ISP using minicom? Hoyt
Re: [newbie] Lynx: Follow Up
Well, it is fixed in the next version of Mandrake. (This version is to find the errors in it though, not supposed to be used for daily use!) Jo John May wrote: > > On Sat, 07 Aug 1999, you wrote: > > > I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: > > > > > > >$ lynx > > > >metamail: can't open temporary file! > > > >$ > > > > > > That's all it says then I goes back to the prompt. Anybody have any ideas? > > > > Type > > > > md ~/tmp > > > > at the command prompt. > > > > Hey, it worked. So you have to have a ~/tmp directory in your home directory. > Why couldn't this have been compiled to use the /tmp directory? Oh well.. > > Thanks to everybody.
[newbie] Modem Problem
I am having a problem trying to dial out using my modem and KPPP. When I hit connect it says "Modem Ready". Then after a couple seconds it says "Sorry. The modem does not respond." My modem is an ISA PnP modem on TTYS01 at irq3. It is not a winmodem. What's going on and how can I fix it? Thanks
Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!
Ian Douglas wrote: > > > which of the three modules from Creative's tar file to use. > > K, I'll bite: where would one find this tar file from Creative Labs? http://developer.soundblaster.com/ You will find the driver here, getting it to work is another matter though :-) -- --Powered by Linux Mandrake-- Jayce Steadman ICQ:- 40694192
RE: [newbie] Questions?
The Diamond modem is a software modem, also known as a winmodem. It will only work in Windows. There is no way to make it work in Linux. The reason I know this is that I made the mistake of buying one for me and one for my wife's system a little over a year ago. Since then I have found out that virtually every internal PCI modem is a winmodem. Also, there is a website out there dedicated to letting people know which modems are real modems and which ones arent. The url is http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html Darin - > -Original Message- > From: Kenneth Efurd [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 12:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Questions? > > Has anyone gotten Mandrak 6.0 to work with a Diamon Sonic Impact S70 or a > Diamond Supra Express 56k V.90 modem, both are PCI. If you got it to work, > please let me know what you had to do? THank you
[newbie] install or update 6.0 ?
Hello, I currently am running a dual boot pc with win98 and Mandrake 5.3. Using Lilo as boot manager. 5.3 is running ok but would like to move up to 6.0. What's the best method to install? Wipe linux partitions and start fresh or run install and upgrade. Any help appreciated. Dale
[newbie] BerolFTPD
I have a Linux Mandrake 6.0 box up and running, and I am experimenting with switching over some or all of my NT servers over to Linux. I am having a problem, however, with gaining access to the box VIA FTP. I have set up the user accounts (using linuxconf) with FTP being a supplimentary group, and then set up the group FTP with the users I desire to have FTP access. When I try to FTP into the box, no matter what username and password I use it denies the access. I can, however, log in anon, but I get nothing in the files except for what appears to be about 10 linux system files in theLib directory. Otherwise when I log in anonimously the directorys are blank I have searched the man pages for: ftpd, berol, and berolftpd and I come up blank Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong ? Thanks, Ken ~~~Ken Hodges, President~~~ ACME BrainWorks, Inc. http://www.rabun.net Rabun County, Georgia Where Spring Spends the Summer Business Office Phone: 706-782-9239 24 Hour Tech Support and Signup Phone 1-800-856-4053 ~~
Re: [newbie] ram problem
On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Stephan Rex wrote: > Hi all, > Since upgrading the kernel to 2.2.9-27mdk I can not get linux to recognise anymore >than 65 meg of my 128meg of ram . I fixed the problem when using 2.2.9-19 by adding >the "append = mem=128" to the lilo.conf section for that kernel. This time however >it does not work. I have also tried linux mem=128 at the lilo prompt. This only >causes the bootup sequence to hang. Any ideas? > > TIA > > Stephan Rex > > P.S. I have also "clean" re-installed linux multiple times in an attempt to fix this >problem. > At what point does it stop?
Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!
Martin White wrote: > > > Any further problems either check out the archives, or let the list know !! > > Martin. I have followed your instructions and I am happy to say that I can no listen to audio CD's no probs. However, I can't get any system sounds (wav's etc). The problem is that I cannot find the Sound Blaster Live in Sndconfig, and to be honest I don't know if I need to use sndconfig, and if I do, how to use it :-) Any help would be appreciated, Quake refuses to run without sound :-) -- --Powered by Linux Mandrake-- Jayce Steadman ICQ:- 40694192
Re: [newbie] Reverse DNS?
On Fri 06 Aug, Steve Philp wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > On 3 Aug 99, at 18:11, Steve Philp wrote: > > > Check the manpage for fetchmail. I believe there's an option you > > > can add > > > to ~/.fetchmailrc to disable the domain checking when it pulls in > > > messages. It's been years since I've used fetchmail, but I do recall > > > fighting that particular problem once upon a time. > > > > There's a keywork 'no dns' listed in the manpage but I'm not sure > > how to use multi-word keywords. Do I need to put it in speech > > marks or something? > > Nope, you should be able to put it in bare. If my .fetchmailrc file looks like "poll britlinks.co.uk user USERNAME password PASSWORD no dns" I am told that there is a parsing error. If I make it "no dns poll britlinks.co.uk user USERNAME password PASSWORD" I get a similar error. I've spent quite some time reading the manpages but can't figure out the correct format for the file. > > Also, how do I specify an SMTP server for outgoing mail? > > Depends on the mail app and whether it can talk to an SMTP server. I want my mail to other servers to be stored up no matter what mail program it's from or which user and then transferred when I make a PPP connection. Is there a straightforward way to do this? > > Finally, can anyone point me to an explanation of how to set up > > masquerading? I want my machine's host name to be > > britlinks.co.uk but when I tried to change it, httpd kept failing on > > me, and I need httpd. > > For your mail? or the machine in general? I'd like to make the localhost name britlinks.co.uk so that calling britlinks.co.uk in a browser opens my local pages and e-mail works using britlinks.co.uk in place of localhost. I tried changing the name in linuxconf but httpd refused to work after that. James. -- James Stewart |The Britlinks | The Phantom Tollbooth [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.britlinks.co.uk | http://www.tollbooth.org
Re: [Re: [newbie] Module.]
"A.M. (Tony) Finnis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi - I have the DLINK DFE-530TX working most satisfactorily by following the instructions 'Using DFE-530TX on Linux Redhat 5.2' I obtained from the DLINK web site. On checking, it appears the these instructions are no longer accessible from this site, so I will give the basis of them below :- In the following it is assumed you have kernel 2.2.5-19. If not, change these references to the appropriate kernel version. 1. Ensure that the driver via-rhine.o is in the /lib/modules/2.2.5-19/net directory. 2. In the /etc directory, edit conf.modules to add a statement alias eth0 via-rhine 3. Use 'netconf' to setup the network configuration select 'Basic host information' Adapter 1 [X] Enabled (o) Manual ( ) Dhcp ( ) bootp specify your 'IP address' and 'Netmask' Net device eth0 Kernel module via-rhine 4. in /etc/rc.d directory, edit rc.local to add a statement insmod /lib/modules/2.2.9-19/net/via-rhine.o 5. reboot the PC Tony F Thank you for your help. It works now. But I still have problem with ppp. No compile or "unresolved symbol" problem, but kppp stop with a "launching pppd" message, then it times out. Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
Re: [[newbie] Lynx]
"John May" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: >$ lynx >metamail: can't open temporary file! >$ That's all it says then I goes back to the prompt. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks === mkdir temp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] ram problem
Hi all, Since upgrading the kernel to 2.2.9-27mdk I can not get linux to recognise anymore than 65 meg of my 128meg of ram . I fixed the problem when using 2.2.9-19 by adding the "append = mem=128" to the lilo.conf section for that kernel. This time however it does not work. I have also tried linux mem=128 at the lilo prompt. This only causes the bootup sequence to hang. Any ideas? TIA Stephan Rex P.S. I have also "clean" re-installed linux multiple times in an attempt to fix this problem.
[newbie] slight gnome problem. Help?
Gnome's taskbar and start button have disappeared. I was fiddling with gnome last night. When I logged on to gnome this morning, the taskbar and start button had vanished. I tried the user manual for help but found none. How do I get them back? Right now there is no way to log out except to type "reboot" in a terminal. Thanks in advance, Steve W. _ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Module.
Hi - I have the DLINK DFE-530TX working most satisfactorily by following the instructions 'Using DFE-530TX on Linux Redhat 5.2' I obtained from the DLINK web site. On checking, it appears the these instructions are no longer accessible from this site, so I will give the basis of them below :- In the following it is assumed you have kernel 2.2.5-19. If not, change these references to the appropriate kernel version. 1. Ensure that the driver via-rhine.o is in the /lib/modules/2.2.5-19/net directory. 2. In the /etc directory, edit conf.modules to add a statement alias eth0 via-rhine 3. Use 'netconf' to setup the network configuration select 'Basic host information' Adapter 1 [X] Enabled (o) Manual ( ) Dhcp ( ) bootp specify your 'IP address' and 'Netmask' Net device eth0 Kernel module via-rhine 4. in /etc/rc.d directory, edit rc.local to add a statement insmod /lib/modules/2.2.9-19/net/via-rhine.o 5. reboot the PC Tony F >I also have similiar problems with my via-rhine dlink dfe-530 tx NIC. I have >tried >1. using the built in driver but the card can not be found by the probe >during installation >2.downloading the driver source code compiling. > >after which I then configure the card and eth0 setting > >All of these cause errors, usually the card can not be initialised during >bootup. > >Weeks later I gave up and bought a 3com NIC and NO MORE problems. > >If you decide to continue here is the source code >http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/via-rhine.c >and a really good starting point for all NIC problems any brand or model. >http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/ >good luck > >Steve > >p.s. if you do get it to work let the list know > >- Original Message - >From: Lolo F. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 3:51 AM >Subject: [newbie] Module. > > >> Hi. >> >> I've got a problem with my net card at boot time when the system tries to >load >> the module (via-rhine.o). It isn't loaded since I get some "unresolved >symbol" >> errors. This problem appears when I also try to load ppp.o. How can I >solve >> this problem ? Thank you. >> >> >> Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 >> >
