[newbie] cdrw
this is a bit off topic here but, when i was in wondows i could use my cdrw drive to make cdr and cdrw. now that i am in linux, i only see mentions of cdr. has anyone successfully written a cdrw in linux? how? have you rewritten one as well? do i write it like a cdr, or is there a special method? thanks for any tips or links to howtos. the current cd-writing howto doesnt mention cdrw. :P
[newbie] X-Windows problem
This specifically deals with KDE.
I can't start it up. Here are the messages:
/**
{all sorts of graphics card startup stuff}
(--) Mach64: Font cache: 0 fonts
_FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1'
Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
giving up
xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno3): Server error
/**
Obviously, it has something to do with the fonts! Maybe I'm missing
some?
Suggestions?
Thanks!!
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[newbie] StarOffice Browseing
I have had Star Office 5.1 for a while now and just thought about posting this to the listserv. I can not browse my windows directories under Star Office for some reason. They are mounted for sure. My friends does and we can not seem to find a reason why. If anybody could help me with this problem. Sean [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] RLilo and Win98
I am getting ready in my clutzy ignorant way to try to rewrite lilo so that I gives me choice between Linux Mandrake 6.0 and Win98. Does anyone have any suggestions? Linux is on the master hard drive and win98 is on the slave. I notice that linux recognizes the win98 drive on boot-ing up although it doesn't seem to any but the first partition on the windows drive. Any recommendations will be appreciated. thanks, steve = __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
[newbie] Supra Express internal modem.
I read it is incompatible with RedHat... damn... any way out of this ? I dont want to buy a new modem (I'm on a ADSL 960k connection, but I need a modem for tests) Thanks (Please reply to list and to me directly...) Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Office Suites
It works fine for me. El vie, 15 oct 1999, escribiste: > So what is the general opinion of Star Office? Does anyone recommend it > seriously or is there something that would do the job just as well? Thanks all! > > -- > > Seth Gibson > www.mp3.com/PSM0x2710 > members.tripod.com/cybernetic_thunder (Under Construction) > To paraphrase my friend stephen: > "life can be like ifs. . .random garbare goes in and beautiful things come > out."
[newbie] writing lilo for choice to boot either linux or win98
I just set things up with Mandrake 6.0 on one hard drive and win98 on the other. I used to have lilo set up to give me the choice of one or the other. Does anyone know how to do this? The mandrake disk will do it if I reinstall, but I don't want to do that. adios, STeve = __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] (not so) Incompatible Hardware
-Original Message- From: Manny Styles < > >- Original Message - >From: Ripcrd6 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> -Original Message- >> From: Manny Styles < >> >> > >> >Because I have such an old computer, I can't upgrade the CPU >without >> >upgrading the whole motherboar (I asked someone in Comp USA about >my >> >particular system a while ago), plus my power source is not >compatible >> >with newer boards (verifying some of what you stated). I have a >> >Genuine Intel Pentium 60 MHz processor. I contacted PB support a >> >while ago about my system (which is past waranty), and I was told >that >> >it can be upgraded to a Pentium 120/133 MHz processor. I have >> >upgraded my modem, which is connected to the same riser card as the >> >soundcard, and even moved both of them to better slots for me to >> >access; they are the only two things connected there. The original >> >CD-ROM drive was connected to the soundcard, but I attached the new >> >one directly to the IDE controller. I have not upgraded my video >> >card, but the current one is built into the motherboard. As far as >> >the soundcard, I did a ROM upgrade to make it full-duplex. It's an >> >Aztech Sound Galaxy Washington 16, which is practically a >SoundBlaster >> >16. All that to basically say that there has been no need (yet) >for >> >me to upgrade that. >> > >> >Manny Styles >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> >> Manny, >> I guess I have the same old PBell. Where did you get the upgrade >for the >> sound card? I never could get my sound card recognized under Linux, >I >> wondered if that upgrade helped or how you did it. I replaced the >card w/ >> a real SB 16 I got used. I do still have it and would like to use >it. >> As for the CPU upgrade, I occasionally see the right chips on eBay, >but >> they are something like $120-175.A bit too much for that old PC. >If >> you are interested it is the Intel Pentium Overdrive processor >#PODP5v133 >> . That will take yours to 120 MHz. >> Later, >> Brian Kelsay >> Y2K Flunky >> >> >I found the Aztech website, and from there found the upgrade (after >much searching) in their support area (of course it's a Windows >executable). I could send you the file directly if I still have it. >I believe it also gives you sound tools to do wav. recording and such. >If I ever find over $100 lying around and can sneak it out of the >house (hehe), I might consider that processor upgrade. There is much >to be said for some extra RAM though, even my little 40MB worth. > >Manny Styles >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Even just the URL would be nice. Thanks, Brian Y2K Flunky
Re: [newbie] Winmodem can work with VMWARE?
Lorenzo Jimenez wrote: > > Hi there. > > Recently looking VMWare I am wondering if winmodems can work with VMWARE in > Linux as a host and winxx as a guest? And if I have WinNT as a host an Linux > as a guest will work? With Linux as host and Windows as guest, no the modem will not work. It has to be supported and working in the host environment to even have a chance at working in the guest. With NT as host and Linux as guest, that's anyone's guess. Give it a try and let us know! -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] configure modem
Oder Santos wrote: > > What should I do to configure a modem in Mandrake 6.0? > The command dmesg showed only: > Serial driver version 4.27 with Many_Ports... > ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq=4) is a 16550A > In windows my pcmcia is COM 3 IRQ 10. I don't know how to manage setserial > to inform that the serial port in a non standard irq. > Any help would be really appreciate. Oder setserial /dev/ttyS0 irq 10 If your modem works after that, put that command at the end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local Good luck! -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] system crash after installation on AMD K7
Paul-Henri 's Heeren wrote: > > Hello, > > I am trying to install Mandrake 6.0 on this system: >AMD K7-600 >128 MB RAM >disk1: WD AC29100D (Western Digital, 8.5 Gb) as master on IDE1 > * disk2: ST 36531A (Seagate, 6 Gb) as master on IDE2 > * Diamond Viper V770 AGP (32 Mb) >Sony DC_RW CRX-120 as slave on IDE2 >soundblaster 128 PCI > * modem Rockwell HCF 56K PCI > The components marked with (*) were in my previous PC (DELL PII-400) > on which I could install Mandrake 6 without problems. > > Disk1 contians a primary NTFS partition (which contains WinNT4) and an > extended partition which is divided into two NTFS logical drives. > Disk2 contains a primary FAT partition that contains Win98, and extented > partitions for win98 data (fat) and Linux > > The installation runs without problems. After the reboot, however I get a > system crash (every time). The last lines before the crash occurs are: > checking POSIX conplyance > mttr At the LILO: prompt try typing: linux nomtrr and see if that will allow you to boot. If it's getting stuck trying to assign mtrr's, explicitly telling it not to should help. Good luck! -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] KDE help files are missing Kmail app won't start
Frank Geter wrote: > > I recently purchased a CD-ROM of Mandrake 6.1 from Linux Mall. I did a > workstation install (not an upgrade) to my Gateway Pentium 100 PC. To my > delight this fixed my video problems with my monitor that I was having under > 6.0 but now Kmail will not start and KDE help files are missing. In > addition the icons on the KFM viewer are screwed up. It appears that the > necessary files to define the icons are missing as well. I makes me wonder > if Linux Mall sent me a beta of 6.1 instead of the final version of 6.1. This problem has been hitting alot of people lately. The first thing you should try is reinstalling the kdelib package from the CDROM. Does anyone from MandrakeSoft have a clue about why this is happening? What's wrong with these CDs that people are getting broken installs? -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] system crash after installation on AMD K7
I don't have a K7 but I read an article at www.cpureview.com/rev_k7-linux1_a.html. It appears that the Pentium optimization specifically the MTRR prevent it from loading. I guess until an Athlon specific compilers come out, the only way to use an Athlon is with a kernel compiled for use on a 386. Richard Paul-Henri 's Heeren wrote: > > Hello, > > I am trying to install Mandrake 6.0 on this system: >AMD K7-600 >128 MB RAM >disk1: WD AC29100D (Western Digital, 8.5 Gb) as master on IDE1 > * disk2: ST 36531A (Seagate, 6 Gb) as master on IDE2 > * Diamond Viper V770 AGP (32 Mb) >Sony DC_RW CRX-120 as slave on IDE2 >soundblaster 128 PCI > * modem Rockwell HCF 56K PCI > The components marked with (*) were in my previous PC (DELL PII-400) > on which I could install Mandrake 6 without problems. > > Disk1 contians a primary NTFS partition (which contains WinNT4) and an > extended partition which is divided into two NTFS logical drives. > Disk2 contains a primary FAT partition that contains Win98, and extented > partitions for win98 data (fat) and Linux > > The installation runs without problems. After the reboot, however I get a > system crash (every time). The last lines before the crash occurs are: > checking POSIX conplyance > mttr > > These are the things that I have tried: > - replace the CR-RW with the CD_ROM from the DELL PC > - remove the HDD on IDE 1 > - empty the HDD on IDE 2 (no win98). So the problem has nothing to do with > the presence of Win98 on disk2. It occurs also if Linux has the disk all to > itself. > > Anyone out there have any idea what goes wrong? > > Thank you > > Paul-Henri 's Heeren > > __ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] system crash after installation on AMD K7
For the record, I did not (try to) use the modem under Linux. But it was in the Pc when I successfully installed Mandrake 6 on the DELL PC. Paul-Henri >From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] system crash after installation on AMD K7 >Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 14:06:33 -0400 > >On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, you wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am trying to install Mandrake 6.0 on this system: > >AMD K7-600 > >128 MB RAM > >disk1: WD AC29100D (Western Digital, 8.5 Gb) as master on IDE1 > > * disk2: ST 36531A (Seagate, 6 Gb) as master on IDE2 > > * Diamond Viper V770 AGP (32 Mb) > >Sony DC_RW CRX-120 as slave on IDE2 > >soundblaster 128 PCI > > * modem Rockwell HCF 56K PCI > > The components marked with (*) were in my previous PC (DELL PII-400) > > on which I could install Mandrake 6 without problems. > > >Don't know how you managed to get an HCF modem working >'cause that's a "Windows modem." __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] XF86Config? Where is it?
Also xconf works as well. John Aldrich wrote: > On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, you wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I can't find XF86Config. Where would this program reside? Does it get > > installed with the standard Workstation install? > > > XF86Config is NOT a program. It's a config file. If you > want the exe file, it's xf86config (all lower case.) In any > event, XF86Config (the config text file) is in > /etc/X11. > John
Re: [newbie] XF86Config? Where is it?
On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, you wrote: > I guess my problem is that I did a "workstation" install which doesn't > include X86 config utility. > Try /etc/X11R6/bin/xf86config (all lower case.) John
Re: [newbie] Changing Graphics and setup programs
I'd have to disagree with youwhen I start the installation of Linux-Mandrake the installer says RedHat. Now I wonder why that would be if there was no connection between the two. In the Introduction on page 4 of the Getting Started Manual it says "This award-winning distribution of Linux is based on the popular Red Hat 6.0 distribution and is 100% compatible with the Red Hat distribution." It also states "Linux-Mandrake has been customized by MandrakeSoft S.A. to be easier to install and use, without sacrificing any of the distribution's capabilities. Jim Vaughan Simon Norris wrote: > Please excuse me if I'm wrong, but isn't Linux-Mandrake=Red Hat Linux + > KDE+Pentium enhancements?? I thought that was the biggest selling point of > Mandrake? > - Original Message - > From: Ernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 12:30 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Changing Graphics and setup programs > > First, and please do not take this offensively, but Linux-Mandrake is not > RedHat Linux. They are two entirely individual distributions, with no > connection to each other. > > As for changing your video driver, you can run Xconfigurator to accomplish > that. Also, I think there an other configuration tool for the X-windows > system as well, but I can't remember the name at this point. Hope this is > useful, > > Ernie > > - Original Message - > From: Tony Zocolillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 5:29 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Changing Graphics and setup programs > > > Hello, > > > > Thanks for the reply. I found some Q/A on the internet stating that SiS > > chips don't run with Linux. I'll probably just get another video card > that > > does work. I see 2Mb ATI PCI cards on eBay for $10. > > > > How do I re-run the setup to install a new video driver? (or anything > > else...I still need to load my sound card module) I don't have a bood for > > Red Hat...I do have SuSE but I couldn't get past partitioning with it so I > > put Mandrake on instead. The books I have on SuSE and Caldera describing > > the setup utility don't seem to work with Mandrake RedHat. > > > > regards, > > Tony Z. > > > > - Original Message - > > From: Jesse Royall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 3:55 PM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Changing Graphics card config and SiS5597 problems > > > > > > > Tony > > > > > > I got the same problem. And have been working on it for about 2 weeks > now > > > with nothing to show. I thought that it might have been my Network Card > > > since I had problems with it when I ran Windows 98 and the N-Card in > that > > > they were trying to use the same IRQ. well i uninstalled the card and I > > > still have the same problems. Glad to see I am not the only one though! > > > If ya come up with any thing let me know and I will do the same for > > > you... > > > > > > This is a message I recieved the other day... as for what it means I > have > > > no idea. I have yet to figure out where to get to these settings. I have > > > used the Linux install disk and SETUP to change my settings and XE86conf > > > and none of these help anything out. > > > > > > Jess > > > > > > >
Re: [newbie] Shuttle Hot 161 (SiS6326) AGP
I have (I should say I had) the same prob as you. To solve it, tweak with the file /etc/X11/xf86config file. U need to do it manually b/c Xconfigurator is uselss when it comes to configuring Sis6326. For example, u'll see that the Option "no_accel" is commented out. Uncomment it. There's few others u need to tweak. But I warn you even with the tweaking, u will gete very bad performance (ex. color and refresh rate) for some odd reason. --- peacemkr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mandrake 6.1 .. > using xconf > I can't get beyond the background and a bunch of > white squares where the icons > should be. any right clicks bring up the menus but > with blacked out lines. > I have used the proper Horz & Vert info for monitor. > I have been trying the generic SiS6326 video card. > > Is it possiable I should use one of the other 6326 > cards instead? > Anyone else running the hot 161 card? What did you > choose as the vidio cards? > > Thanks, > Sam > = __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
[newbie] Thanks for the font tips
Hey I love this list. Thanks for the tips on increasing my font size. I've wrestled with this ever since my switch to linux. Netscape look pretty good now. Rick -- "I don't want to swim in a roped off sea," JB
Re: [newbie] XF86Config? Where is it?
I guess my problem is that I did a "workstation" install which doesn't include X86 config utility. TZ - Original Message - From: M Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] XF86Config? Where is it? > If you see graphis displayed on your screen, it's running. It's location is > "/etc/X11/XF86config" > > For more information about XF86Config, a great page is > http://www.mandrakeuser.org/xwin/index.html. > > > HTH, > Matt >
[newbie] problems!!
Hi everyone, this is the first time I get on list. I have tried to install Mandrake 6.0 on my Pentium, 2Gb, computer without success. Two main problems occcur me: first - when the installation process gets to the rescue disk step it doesn't seem to find a diskette driver (the light doesn't turn on at any moment) and then obliges me to ommit this step. Second - After the diskette driver problem has occured LILO is not able to install itself, I have tryed all possible options given in the installation menus. My hard disk is recognized by LBA mode. So, after all these things I have all inside but I'm not able to reboot because I have no LILO installed nor a system disk to boot from. Can anyone help me?? I guess I will have tu put on some more information in order to bring you a consistent clue, but at the moment my knowledge about Linux is limited so when you were so kind to do so ask me whatever you find necessary. Thank you very much in advance
Re: [newbie] Moving files
On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, you wrote: > John: > > Ok.. thanks for the input... That is kinda what I was figuring...I don't > think straight till about 24 hours later and 2 questions on how to fix > the problem when I have had the time to think and realize what a bonehead > I was asking when it was so simpleHowever I am getting better using > the command line since my desktop still isn't working. > Well, I'm an old "DOS" person, so I'm used to thinking about the CLI (Command-Line Interface.) John
[newbie] Multiple package services
When going to clean out my new installation of stuff I don't use I notice lots of packages are duplicated. Guess it's part of the problems I had. The thing I need help with is getting rid of the duplicate packages. And, as a side note, how can I get my backspace key to work again? Thanks! -- Ty Mixon e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ:26147713
Re: [newbie] StarOffice net installation
Hi, Ernie, Thanks for the tip. The included documentation is what I followed. I can't find any explicit mention of multiple machines in the docs. I guess I could install StarOffice on each individual machine. But that would be so Microsoft Wrod! Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Hidong Ernie wrote: > > I don't know the answer to this, but in the StarOffice tarball you > extracted, there is a .pdf file with fairly complete instructions to guide > you. I can not remember the file name, but it is a .pdf file. Maybe what you > need to know is in there. > > Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > - Original Message - > From: Hidong Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 9:26 PM > Subject: [newbie] StarOffice net installation > > > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to install StarOffice 5.1 on a network of three Mandrake 5.3 > > machines. I did the net installation as root on one of the machines, > > installing to an nfs mounted directory. Then I did a user workstation > > installation on that machine. StarOffice is working fine on that one > > machine. The question is, do I have to go through the installation > > again on the other two machines? I tried running StarOffice right away > > on the other two machines after installing on the first machine. I was > > able to get the StarOffice window up, but when I tried to open a file, I > > got an error message saying that an unrecoverable error occurred, and > > StarOffice shut down. So then I tried to do the user workstation > > installation on the other two machines, but it detected that StarOffice > > was already installed, so it'll only let me deinstall or repair. > > Repairing still gives me that unrecoverable error message. How to I run > > StarOffice from my other two machines? Thanks, > > > > > > > > Hidong > >
Re: [newbie] system crash after installation on AMD K7
On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, you wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to install Mandrake 6.0 on this system: >AMD K7-600 >128 MB RAM >disk1: WD AC29100D (Western Digital, 8.5 Gb) as master on IDE1 > * disk2: ST 36531A (Seagate, 6 Gb) as master on IDE2 > * Diamond Viper V770 AGP (32 Mb) >Sony DC_RW CRX-120 as slave on IDE2 >soundblaster 128 PCI > * modem Rockwell HCF 56K PCI > The components marked with (*) were in my previous PC (DELL PII-400) > on which I could install Mandrake 6 without problems. > Don't know how you managed to get an HCF modem working 'cause that's a "Windows modem."
Re: [newbie] XF86Config? Where is it?
On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, you wrote: > Hello, > > I can't find XF86Config. Where would this program reside? Does it get > installed with the standard Workstation install? > XF86Config is NOT a program. It's a config file. If you want the exe file, it's xf86config (all lower case.) In any event, XF86Config (the config text file) is in /etc/X11. John
Re: [newbie] Moving files
Aaron: 1 problem though... KDE doesn't work on my computer.. I have a display card problem (SiS) so no desktops work with my current setup. Everthing here is command line for awhile till I get the right fix for it. I downloaded the files need for the display driver under windows and those are the files I am trying to move...But you might be able to answer this.. can I mount all my windows drives (4 of them) under the same directory in Linux or does each drive need its own mount? something like this: /mnt/windowsC: this is where C: shows up... I was thinking something like this /mnt/windows/C for the c drive /mnt/windows/D for the d drive /mnt/windows/E for the e drive /mnt/windows/F for the f drive or how do I move drive to drive under linux. in all actuallity all I need is one drive and that is F where all my files go when I download anyways... I think I can figure that one out. appreciate the help Jess ___ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.
Re: [newbie] Shuttle Hot 161 (SiS6326) AGP
Sam: >From my understanding and alot of reading and e-mail. there is a driver problem with the SiS drivers. Or atleast in my case the 5597/5598. XFree.org told me 3.3.5 was the newest and SiS drivers are good there. but someone e-mailed me said that they upgraded to 3.3.5 and that is when they started having the problems. I don't know what version mandrake 6.1 (helios) comes with yet but that is what I have been using having the same problems you are. I downloaded the 3.3.5 of Xfree but I have not installed it yet. So I don't know as of yet if it is a fix. Jess ___ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.
Re: [newbie] Moving files
John: Ok.. thanks for the input... That is kinda what I was figuring...I don't think straight till about 24 hours later and 2 questions on how to fix the problem when I have had the time to think and realize what a bonehead I was asking when it was so simpleHowever I am getting better using the command line since my desktop still isn't working. jess ___ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.
Re: [newbie] color_ls.sh file
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
>
> ... Wheres is the output from under X? i assume your shell is bash also?
>
Yes, indeed... I launch rxvt
I found that if I launch rxvt with the -ls option, my colors appear
"This option indicates that the shell that is started in the xterm window will
be a login shell (i.e., the first character of argv[0] will be a dash,
indicating to the shell that it should read the user's .login or .profile)."
(taken from the xterm manual page, basically the same...)
In my .bashrc I see the lines
# Need for a xterm & co if we don't make a -ls
[ -n $DISPLAY ] && {
. /etc/profile.d/alias.sh
export XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority
}
Is this related ? I don't see the relationship with color_ls.sh...
Thanks for your help.
Re: [newbie] system crash after installation on AMD K7
From: Ronald A. Yacketta I am haveing a similar problem with the new AMD 700 chip :( "Paul-Henri 's Heeren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/15/99 02:05:55 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Ronald A. Yacketta/958157/EKC) Subject: [newbie] system crash after installation on AMD K7 Hello, I am trying to install Mandrake 6.0 on this system: AMD K7-600 128 MB RAM disk1: WD AC29100D (Western Digital, 8.5 Gb) as master on IDE1 * disk2: ST 36531A (Seagate, 6 Gb) as master on IDE2 * Diamond Viper V770 AGP (32 Mb) Sony DC_RW CRX-120 as slave on IDE2 soundblaster 128 PCI * modem Rockwell HCF 56K PCI The components marked with (*) were in my previous PC (DELL PII-400) on which I could install Mandrake 6 without problems. Disk1 contians a primary NTFS partition (which contains WinNT4) and an extended partition which is divided into two NTFS logical drives. Disk2 contains a primary FAT partition that contains Win98, and extented partitions for win98 data (fat) and Linux The installation runs without problems. After the reboot, however I get a system crash (every time). The last lines before the crash occurs are: checking POSIX conplyance mttr These are the things that I have tried: - replace the CR-RW with the CD_ROM from the DELL PC - remove the HDD on IDE 1 - empty the HDD on IDE 2 (no win98). So the problem has nothing to do with the presence of Win98 on disk2. It occurs also if Linux has the disk all to itself. Anyone out there have any idea what goes wrong? Thank you Paul-Henri 's Heeren __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re[2]: [newbie] panoramix must change its name
> > YOU HAVE ONLY 24h to answer before the choice is done... > > so answer fast :) > > > > the panoramix name is unfortunately copyrighted (wishing there were only > GPL ;-) > > so i'm making a poll here to know which name it will change to! > > > > some ideas: > > - pearl (perl+a, maybe too generic) > > Marguerita - derived from the Spanish word for pearl I am told. > > Hoyt > >Sorry, but the spanish translation of pearl is 'perla'. Margarita is a >flower, I think the english name of that flower is 'daisy' >Saludos :) >Toshiro. Yes, Margarita is daisy, but if we trace backwards the latin roots means pearl, and margarita flower is named after that (pearl). Saludos de Mexico. Hugo
Re: [newbie] XF86Config? Where is it?
If you see graphis displayed on your screen, it's running. It's location is "/etc/X11/XF86config" For more information about XF86Config, a great page is http://www.mandrakeuser.org/xwin/index.html. HTH, Matt >From: "Tony Zocolillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Linux Mail List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [newbie] XF86Config? Where is it? >Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 10:25:25 -0400 > >Hello, > >I can't find XF86Config. Where would this program reside? Does it get >installed with the standard Workstation install? > >Thanks, >Tony Z. > __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] KDE help files are missing Kmail app won't start
I recently purchased a CD-ROM of Mandrake 6.1 from Linux Mall. I did a workstation install (not an upgrade) to my Gateway Pentium 100 PC. To my delight this fixed my video problems with my monitor that I was having under 6.0 but now Kmail will not start and KDE help files are missing. In addition the icons on the KFM viewer are screwed up. It appears that the necessary files to define the icons are missing as well. I makes me wonder if Linux Mall sent me a beta of 6.1 instead of the final version of 6.1. Frank Geter USDA NRCS ITC 2625 Redwing Road, Suite 110 Fort Collins, CO 80526 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph# 970-282-2482
Re: [newbie] Moving files
I will only add one thing to the other comments already mentioned. The following web page is excellent: http://www.mandrakeuser.org/admin/amount.html#Handling Alright, one more thing: If the Windows partition is listed in the fstab file, you can mount it by typing "mount /mnt/windows". If it's not setup in fstab, then you'll have to mount it using the command, "mount /dev/hda1 -t vfat /mnt/windows". Hope that helps, Matt >From: Jesse Royall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [newbie] Moving files >Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 20:50:02 -0500 > > I need to get some files from windows to Linux. the only way I have of >updating anything in mandrake is to download it under windows and move it >over to the linux drive.. now I need to know how to do that > >I used the /mnt/windows to get files I needed from linux to windows so >that I could send a file or 2. that worked with no problem.. but when I >try to go from windows back to Linux I got kinda lost. Now, do I need to >do the /mnt command again like I did before? becuase I have a >/mnt/windows directory and when I went there I didn't see the files I >moved to there from linux but under windows I see them now. > >Jess > >___ >Get the Internet just the way you want it. >Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! >Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Upgrade to Octuber Gnome.
On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Ernie wrote: > I'm not sure, but I would think that it is not a wise choice to mix distros. > Mandrake does some stuff it's own way, and so I would think does RedHat. > These are not the same distributions any more. I think that is why all the > Mandrake packages have the "mdk" in the filenames, just to remind us. Hehe, well, I sure learned the hard way if that is the case. It does seem logical. But now how do I fix it? :) Brent Metzler [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.twistedpair.net/bmetzler ICQ #:2454084 AIM: bmetzl1999
Re: [newbie] Free internet phone- open source!
I would be interested in the GUI version. Please let the list know if you hear anything further about a GUI version for Linux. Matt >From: Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Darrel Manley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Kelly Work <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lee Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >Nathan & Wanda Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [newbie] Free internet phone- open source! >Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 23:54:46 -0600 > >Hi, > >If you'd like a truly FREE internet phone service, go to this link. the >developer has released this as opensource, so it'll keep getting better. >Both Windows & Unix versions are available. > >http://www.speakfreely.org/ > >Sam > __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [newbie] XF86Config? Where is it?
Hi it resides in /etc/X11 directory. -Original Message- From: Tony Zocolillo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 October 1999 15:25 To: Linux Mail List Subject:[newbie] XF86Config? Where is it? Hello, I can't find XF86Config. Where would this program reside? Does it get installed with the standard Workstation install? Thanks, Tony Z.
[newbie] configure modem
What should I do to configure a modem in Mandrake 6.0? The command dmesg showed only: Serial driver version 4.27 with Many_Ports... ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq=4) is a 16550A In windows my pcmcia is COM 3 IRQ 10. I don't know how to manage setserial to inform that the serial port in a non standard irq. Any help would be really appreciate. Oder
[newbie] system crash after installation on AMD K7
Hello, I am trying to install Mandrake 6.0 on this system: AMD K7-600 128 MB RAM disk1: WD AC29100D (Western Digital, 8.5 Gb) as master on IDE1 * disk2: ST 36531A (Seagate, 6 Gb) as master on IDE2 * Diamond Viper V770 AGP (32 Mb) Sony DC_RW CRX-120 as slave on IDE2 soundblaster 128 PCI * modem Rockwell HCF 56K PCI The components marked with (*) were in my previous PC (DELL PII-400) on which I could install Mandrake 6 without problems. Disk1 contians a primary NTFS partition (which contains WinNT4) and an extended partition which is divided into two NTFS logical drives. Disk2 contains a primary FAT partition that contains Win98, and extented partitions for win98 data (fat) and Linux The installation runs without problems. After the reboot, however I get a system crash (every time). The last lines before the crash occurs are: checking POSIX conplyance mttr These are the things that I have tried: - replace the CR-RW with the CD_ROM from the DELL PC - remove the HDD on IDE 1 - empty the HDD on IDE 2 (no win98). So the problem has nothing to do with the presence of Win98 on disk2. It occurs also if Linux has the disk all to itself. Anyone out there have any idea what goes wrong? Thank you Paul-Henri 's Heeren __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Moving files
On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, you wrote: > Steve. > So I need to do the /mnt/windows everytime I restart Linux to have access > to my windows drive then. Correct? Also, how do I navigate through dos? > my files I need are on F: drive (under dos) and when I did that > /mnt/windows it wrote everything to C: . This is not a problem however, > it i have multiple files this could become a problem remembering what > files I need to move over to Linux. Which partition is your F: drive on? Just change your "mount" statement to reflect /dev/hdXX as your new "/mnt/windows" area. > > Another thing. what about my zip drive. would it be > easier to move my > Linux files that I donwload to the zip > dirve and mnt it and access the > zip drive under linux or > will that throw everything out since those disks a Vfat > or whatever for windows? > > Zip drives have their own problemsif you know how to mount ONE Windows drive, you can mount any Windows drive just be sure to specify which partition and drive you want to mount. John
Re: [newbie] network adapter
On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, you wrote: > > I'm quite new to Linux and I just installed Mandrake 6.0. During the install >process I bypassed things such as setting up the video card, as I was under the >impression that it could be done later. Is there another information such us this >can be added without going through the entire setup process. > > *If* I have to go through the entire setup process again what network pieces should >I select? I'm running a Novell/Anthem Ne2000 card set at 5/320 under 802.2 on an NDS >tree (4.12). > Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: First, PLEASE lose the HTML it's considered poor manners to post to a list in HTML. Second, get all the information you have on your monitor/video card maximum resolution, refresh rate, scan rate (horizontal/vertical scan rates, etc.). Then, once you have all that information, try running (as root) xf86config (notice, all lower case!!!) If that's too technical, try "XF86Setup". John
Re: [newbie] Moving files
On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, you wrote: > I need to get some files from windows to Linux. the only way I have of > updating anything in mandrake is to download it under windows and move it > over to the linux drive.. now I need to know how to do that > > I used the /mnt/windows to get files I needed from linux to windows so > that I could send a file or 2. that worked with no problem.. but when I > try to go from windows back to Linux I got kinda lost. Now, do I need to > do the /mnt command again like I did before? becuase I have a > /mnt/windows directory and when I went there I didn't see the files I > moved to there from linux but under windows I see them now. > Do you have it defined in your FSTAB? If not, you'll have to specify the whole thing. Here's what I have (it auto-mounts my Windows partition): /dev/hda1 /mnt/dosvfatdefaults0 0 When I want to get a file off my Windows partition, I just type "cd /mnt/dos" and then cd to the directory where I have the file located! It really sounds like you haven't mounted your windows partition. Type "mount /mnt/windows" at the prompt (as root, minus quotes) and see if it works. If it doesn't, you'll have to specify the partition to mount, the filesystem type and where to mount it. Good luck! John
[newbie] XF86Config? Where is it?
Hello, I can't find XF86Config. Where would this program reside? Does it get installed with the standard Workstation install? Thanks, Tony Z.
[newbie] Winmodem can work with VMWARE?
Hi there. Recently looking VMWare I am wondering if winmodems can work with VMWARE in Linux as a host and winxx as a guest? And if I have WinNT as a host an Linux as a guest will work? TIA Lorenzo Jimenez
[newbie] Shuttle Hot 161 (SiS6326) AGP
Mandrake 6.1 .. using xconf I can't get beyond the background and a bunch of white squares where the icons should be. any right clicks bring up the menus but with blacked out lines. I have used the proper Horz & Vert info for monitor. I have been trying the generic SiS6326 video card. Is it possiable I should use one of the other 6326 cards instead? Anyone else running the hot 161 card? What did you choose as the vidio cards? Thanks, Sam
Re: [newbie] Netscape Tinytype
On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, you wrote: > John, > > I have this same problem with Linux Netscape. Very s-m-a-l-l print. What > do you mean about 'swap the order of the "75dpi" and "100dpi" fonts? How > does this give 100 dpi fonts? > > Richard > > Swap the order of the 75dpi and 100 dpi fonts in the XF86Config file. This will call the 100dpi fonts insteadlarger fonts. You should be able to go in and manually select larger fonts anyway... John
Re: [newbie] StarOffice net installation
I don't know the answer to this, but in the StarOffice tarball you extracted, there is a .pdf file with fairly complete instructions to guide you. I can not remember the file name, but it is a .pdf file. Maybe what you need to know is in there. Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Original Message - From: Hidong Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 9:26 PM Subject: [newbie] StarOffice net installation > Hi, > > I'm trying to install StarOffice 5.1 on a network of three Mandrake 5.3 > machines. I did the net installation as root on one of the machines, > installing to an nfs mounted directory. Then I did a user workstation > installation on that machine. StarOffice is working fine on that one > machine. The question is, do I have to go through the installation > again on the other two machines? I tried running StarOffice right away > on the other two machines after installing on the first machine. I was > able to get the StarOffice window up, but when I tried to open a file, I > got an error message saying that an unrecoverable error occurred, and > StarOffice shut down. So then I tried to do the user workstation > installation on the other two machines, but it detected that StarOffice > was already installed, so it'll only let me deinstall or repair. > Repairing still gives me that unrecoverable error message. How to I run > StarOffice from my other two machines? Thanks, > > > > Hidong >
Re: [newbie] Upgrade to Octuber Gnome.
I'm not sure, but I would think that it is not a wise choice to mix distros. Mandrake does some stuff it's own way, and so I would think does RedHat. These are not the same distributions any more. I think that is why all the Mandrake packages have the "mdk" in the filenames, just to remind us. Ernie - Original Message - From: Brent Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Upgrade to Octuber Gnome. > On Thu, 14 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Somebody knows how to upgrade to Octuber Gnome from the Gnome version > > coming with Mandrake 6.1? Can I do that with RedHat Packages or I must > > wait for Mandrake's updates? > > For what I can say, my experience with upgrading to October Gnome from > Mandrake 6 with the Red Hat packages was not pleasent. > > One of the packages I needed to update was pam. After installing all the > packages that were a part of gnome and the requires dependencies, I could > no longer su, or log in. > > Not sure if this is a problem trying to use the Red Hat packages. I > woulnd't think so. It might not have been a problem if I had 6.1. It's > probably more of a problem that I goofed with th dependencies, especially > updating pam. > > Brent Metzler > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://users.twistedpair.net/bmetzler > ICQ #:2454084 AIM: bmetzl1999 > >
Re: [newbie] Moving files
Go to a konsole screen or window in Linux and use the command mount -t vfat /dev/hd#%/Windows . The "#" sign is replaced with the HD designation (a, b, ... ) and the "%" sign is replaced with the partition number ( 1,2, ... ) on which your windows partition resides. The Folder name /Windows is the folder in your Linux filesystem under which you wish to access the DOS partition. For myself, I do not want to have the DOS partition mounted all the time, so I never tried to learn how to do this, but I think there must be a way. Then when you are finished with your DOS partition, you can use the command: umount -t vfat /dev/hd#%/Windows I hope this is clear and helpful, Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Original Message - From: Jesse Royall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 9:50 PM Subject: [newbie] Moving files > I need to get some files from windows to Linux. the only way I have of > updating anything in mandrake is to download it under windows and move it > over to the linux drive.. now I need to know how to do that > > I used the /mnt/windows to get files I needed from linux to windows so > that I could send a file or 2. that worked with no problem.. but when I > try to go from windows back to Linux I got kinda lost. Now, do I need to > do the /mnt command again like I did before? becuase I have a > /mnt/windows directory and when I went there I didn't see the files I > moved to there from linux but under windows I see them now. > > Jess > > ___ > Get the Internet just the way you want it. > Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! > Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. >
Re: [Re: [newbie] dual boot setup]
No, I expect you're right. After all I am a living example as to why this would not be good for them! Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Original Message - From: Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [Re: [newbie] dual boot setup] > "Ernie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I must confess however, that I do like my IE5 and the OutLook Express > e-mail > > reader in Windoze better than the Netscape Communicator provided with > Linux. > > This is a personal preference, and in no way should be construed as any > kind > > of an endorsement for the former. If they (the guys in Redmond) would > > produce a version of IE5 for Linux, I most likely would not use Win for > > anything, and remove it from my system. > === > I also liked IE5 and Outlook Express better. I've learned to adjust to k-mail > (quite good actually) though I can't get it to read html. IE5 (IMHO) is > superior to Netscape4.x..., but not enough to persuade me to boot into > Windoze. > I sincerely doubt you'll be seeing a M$ producted ported to Linux anytime > soon. > Mike > > ++ > Michael Scottaline > > COL 2.2 Linux 2.2.5 > * * * * * * * * * * * > It's a fresh wind that Blows Against the Empire > > > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. >
Re: [newbie] dual boot setup
Hrmm..., sounds like LILO is trying to boot Linux through DOS, as you surmised. If you can boot Linux with a boot disk, try editing your /etc/lilo.conf file with a text editor from within Linux. To do this, use either a konsole window from X-windows or run the following command from the Console screen outside of X: pico /etc/lilo.conf This will start the pico editor with the /etc/lilo.conf file loaded. Pico is quite simple to use, it's about on a par with the DOS edit command, however it is a keyboard oriented editor. I think you will have to do this as "root". Then check the file to be sure that LILO is loading Linux from the partition on which you have installed it. I'd almost bet that for some reason, the configuration file is pointing to the DOS partition. Then in any case, when you are sure that the configuration file is pointing to the Linux partition, quit pico (the exit options are at the bottom of the display), saving any changes you may have made there, and run the LILO tool by simply entering the command lilo [ENTER] at the prompt. This will rewrite the LILO boot loader to the MBR with your new configuration, or with the configuration in the lilo.conf file. I do not know if this will work, but it sure sounds better than another re-do! Let me know how it works out, Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Original Message - From: Tony Zocolillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] dual boot setup > Ernie, > > Thanks. I'm doing everyting the same as you did. I set LILO loader from > linuxconfig program in KDE, but I'm not going into Linux when I choose Linux > from the menu during boot. I think the problem may be that lnx4Win.exe > (which was installed in Windows98) is in the autoexec.bat and still trying > to install Mandrake (even though it's already installed...thus, your right, > not partition space left and I crash). I'm going to try unistalling > lnx4Win.exe in Win98 and clear the line from the autoexec.bat and see if > that helps. I think my mistake was installing lnx4win.exe and not having > enough partition space available for the parameter I set at the start of > lnx4Win.exe...now, lnx4Win.exe is still trying to do that load, but can't > because I already have the partitions full. Since lnx4Win.exe never > finished it operation...the start is still in the bat file trying to > finishI think? > > Thanks again, > Tony Zoccolillo > > > - Original Message - > From: Ernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 11:53 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] dual boot setup > > I did not want to mess around with Linux for DOS or anything like that, as > I > > wanted my Linux installation to be as simple and straight forward as > > possible. I do a dual-boot with the LILO loader, and all works for me > > without problems. > > >
[newbie] Weird PPP problem
Hi I've been using Mandrake for quite a while, and recently upgraded to 6.1 While I was adding some RPM's that didn't go in from the CD during my install, I've noticed something odd has started happening Kbiff, Kmail (actually all of the internet programs) don't seem to want to use pppd if I connect to the internet after I've started the program. What I mean is...I usually leave KBiff running in my in tray..when I connect to the internet, what used to happen was when Kbiff did it's usual poll, it would see it could connect to my POP3 mailbox and just do what it's supposed to. Now..even when I force it to check, it dosn't seem to do anything (and I can't see any network traffic happening during the checks). If I start a new copy of KBiff...it works like a dream I've checked KPP and theres nothign weird there in teh setup (changed all the options and checked just in case). Looked at /etc/ppp/conf and removed the lock option. Deleated and Reinstalled the kdenetwork RPM. I'm basically out of ideas anybody got any suggestions on where else I could look? Andrew
