Re: [newbie] Failed Installation
Run PM5 and use it to check your partitions for errors. From: "Mark Lilly" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Linux MailList" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Failed Installation Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:58:04 -0500 Hello, I successfully installed Linux in the following configuration: 1. Make:IBM Thinkpad laptop 2. Model: 600 E 3. Processor: Intel PII 366 MHz 4. RAM: 64 MB 5. Video:NeoMagic MagicMedia256AV 6. Audio:Cirrus Logic CS4610 (per Linux Probe) 7. Kernal Version: 2.2.13-7mdk This was on my work laptop in a dual-boot configuration with Win98 and NT 4.0 using System Commander on a 4 partition, 6 GB hard drive. I had not booted into Linux for about 3 weeks but I recently tried to boot and found that I am not only unable to boot the system, I can't even re-install Linux. The installation gets to the "Setup filesystems" part of the installation and then fails. If I try to use Disk Druid to configure the ext2 partition, I get the error message "Fdisk error: An error occurred reading the partition table for the block device /tmp/hda. The error was: Device not configured". If I use fdisk to configure the partition I get "Partition Disks: /dev/hda - Model (none) - Model (none)" and, upon hitting Return, the Installation process gets stuck. Additionally, after attempting a partition creation using fdisk, I get an error message "Reboot Needed: The kernal is unable to read your new partitioning information, probably because you modified extended partitions...". Note: Both the System partition and the Swap partition were placed in an extended partition in the original installation that worked. This appears to be a problem with the partition table. The only thing I can think that I changed since I last booted into Linux was that I installed Partition Magic 5.0 on the NT partition. The weird thing is that Partition Magic could see the Linux System partition as well as the Swap partition from inside NT. However, Linux cannot see the partitons even after I deleted them to "Free Space" and attempted a new installation. Any help with getting Linux to see this Free Space again so that I can re-install would be greatly appreciated. - Mark __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] Mandrake 7.0 install bombs.
I keep getting this: an error occured all:can't open dir /tmp/rhimage/Mandrake/RPMS no such directory right after the partitions are created and formated. It is trying to go to packages to install. Any Ideas?? I am installing on a Dell duel processor Poweredge SP5166-2 with 256m of ram and 2 RAID 5 arrays.
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: I had something like this happen, under NT 4. The only difference is it worked fine (showed my root NT drive as D:) for a while, then quit. I have NO idea how to change the drive designation. You can try using something like Partition Magic to move the Windows Partion to what is now the c: drive tho, maybe. Hmm...Typically the "boot" drive is C:. Is your machine booting off the "SLAVE" hard drive for Windows purposes? John
Re: [newbie] Anyone local
No way! I am in Rochester, NY born and raised in Syracuse. wife is from Colton, NY (outside of Potsdam)! On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Tony Watts wrote: Hey all you Linux fansIf there is anyone local to me, That would be great...we could get together and use mutual resources..if so please contact me...the area is UPSTATE NEW YORK, particularly WATERTOWN, NEW YORKif anyone out there is from here or somewhat close contact me...Tony..
Re: [newbie] ISDN card
-Original Message-From: David Tabachnikov [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 3:19 PMSubject: Re: [newbie] ISDN card Marc Herms wrote: Besides all my probs (see other mails in this newsgroup), I cannot get my ISDN card (Fritz! card) to work with Linux. I tried ttsy0 or whatever this is .. don`t remember.. for the internal ISDN card, but it doesn´t dial!! Further more, is USB now supported with the new Kernel? Mandrake 7.0 and new kernel. About ISDN, go to freshmeat.net and search for kISDN, it is a great app thatdoes all the config for you, and does everything for you... You just run it.And as far as I know USB is supported only in the development kernels (2.3.x)not in the stable ones (2.2.x) so wait for 2.4.x for full USB support, or getyourself a development one and prepere to crash... From Linux Central: DrakConf is the new desktop configuration panel which enables users to easily configure and modify hardware devices such as video cards, keyboard, mouse and even USB devices. Mark P
Re: [newbie] Failed Installation
Did that before I sent this e-mail. No errors. -- From: M Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed Installation Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 5:01 PM Run PM5 and use it to check your partitions for errors. From: "Mark Lilly" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Linux MailList" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Failed Installation Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:58:04 -0500 Hello, I successfully installed Linux in the following configuration: 1. Make:IBM Thinkpad laptop 2. Model: 600 E 3. Processor: Intel PII 366 MHz 4. RAM: 64 MB 5. Video:NeoMagic MagicMedia256AV 6. Audio:Cirrus Logic CS4610 (per Linux Probe) 7. Kernal Version: 2.2.13-7mdk This was on my work laptop in a dual-boot configuration with Win98 and NT 4.0 using System Commander on a 4 partition, 6 GB hard drive. I had not booted into Linux for about 3 weeks but I recently tried to boot and found that I am not only unable to boot the system, I can't even re-install Linux. The installation gets to the "Setup filesystems" part of the installation and then fails. If I try to use Disk Druid to configure the ext2 partition, I get the error message "Fdisk error: An error occurred reading the partition table for the block device /tmp/hda. The error was: Device not configured". If I use fdisk to configure the partition I get "Partition Disks: /dev/hda - Model (none) - Model (none)" and, upon hitting Return, the Installation process gets stuck. Additionally, after attempting a partition creation using fdisk, I get an error message "Reboot Needed: The kernal is unable to read your new partitioning information, probably because you modified extended partitions...". Note: Both the System partition and the Swap partition were placed in an extended partition in the original installation that worked. This appears to be a problem with the partition table. The only thing I can think that I changed since I last booted into Linux was that I installed Partition Magic 5.0 on the NT partition. The weird thing is that Partition Magic could see the Linux System partition as well as the Swap partition from inside NT. However, Linux cannot see the partitons even after I deleted them to "Free Space" and attempted a new installation. Any help with getting Linux to see this Free Space again so that I can re-install would be greatly appreciated. - Mark __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] Bad Video
I'm using a Compaq Deskpro 2000. I selected the correct Cirrus Logic video and also selected a Compaq 1024 monitor. (I had a Compaq 150 monitor connected at the time I made the selections.) Now, after connecting the correct monitor (Compaq 1024), I still can hardly see the gui screens. How can I get into the setup (DOS-like screen) to check all the video settings?
RE: [newbie] graphics
Mine is a RIVA TNT 2 and works fine. Mine is set @ 1028 x 768 @ 60Mhz. Perhaps, for some reason, that it was configured improperly. -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 7:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [newbie] graphics On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Alan Pitts wrote: Do I have a similar problem with my nvidia TNT Graphics card ? Could this be why I cannot achieve the proper resolution on my screen when I have installed Linux-Mandrake 6.0Does 7.0 support this card ? No it IS supported should work with the SVGA server, AFAIK. If you want, you can go get an updated X server from nVidia, I think or from Creative Labs, for that matter. John
Re: [Re: [newbie] Re: Internet method reset???]
Gateway set to Cable setting's. 255.255.252.0 ---correct from @Home Is it common for the modem to take over to any other Internet connection. The second NIC is not in use YET (configured but no network setup) for my internal network...still trying to get all my other hardware working. TIA Jaguar John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 08 Mar 2036, you wrote: I used to have a working cable modem in MDK6.0, I installed a jumpered ISA Magitronic 33.6 modem...it sees the modem fine. However NOW I can't surf with the cable modem??? I didn't change anything else, anyone know what the problem is??? Both NIC's in my Linux box are setup ok...both return correct info using "ifconfig", and the modem returns correctly in KPPP. What's your default gateway set to? John Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] @home connection
Try Drake /network select the 1st adapter and fill in the boxes as per the help select your card from the list...is it shown that worked fine for me. if you get the 1st up then do the second I picked up my information to fill in from my @home receipt my 1st nic worked and had my @home running from the original installation Local and host = computer name.@home computer name eg. susan.cr614883 Your IP address for the nic is the one assinged to you from @ home eg. 24.113.165.109 gate way is on the receipt eg. 24.113.164.1 dns server they gave you 2 eg. 24.112.33.4 eg. 24.112.33.5 - Original Message - From: Christopher Molnar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] @home connection You may have to get the DOS driver dsk and boot on DOS and run the setup. There is an FAQ someplace that talks about this. I do not have it in front of me right now, but there is a FULL/HALF mode setting that may need to be changed. Also, if you have 2 cards than you will need to add them to conf.modules. The boot process only finds 1 card. - Christopher Molnar New Enland Business Services, LLC Aetna, Inc. Hartford, CT USA Middletown, CT USA [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Eric wrote: I am on athome and having one hell of a time getting the thing to recognize my 3com509b isa card. HELP... - Original Message - From: "TRUB" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 6:43 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] @home connection I am on @home and have no problems with it. 2 nics 1cable 1 internal if you still have problems let me know I will walk you through it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul Longchamps - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 6:47 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] @home connection If your provider is like mine, you should let DHCP handle the info for the EXTERNAL card(ip, host, etc.). You should only have to configure the internal cards information. If you haven't already, try this and see if that helps. Bryan Raymond Wells [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 01/29/2000 02:23:31 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: [newbie] @home connection I have installed Mandrake 7, expert/normal install... install detected both NIC cards and when asked, I input ip, host, gateway and name servers but I have no joy connecting to my tv/cable internet provider. Anyone have any hints about connecting via a cable modem?? Ray Wells
[newbie] Text Mode and an error
I hate to be so very persistent about this, but I had sent this to the list over the
weekend, and had not received any answers... since this is something I'd like to
rectify, I'm sending it again in an attempt to find a solution
Hi, I'm brand new to Linux, and have just recently installed Mandrake Linux version
7.0... a friend of mine had helped me install it, and then just left me here to figure
out what he's done... mostly, it's pretty cool with the exception of two things...
In text mode, my fonts are real small. In searching around I found a reference that
said to include in the lilo.conf file a line stating vga=normal or vga=ask... when I
try this, I still get the real small text... I had thought the ask option would
display the different modes and allow me to choose, but it never asks, it's always
real small...
and secondly, upon bootup, I get an error stating:
hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
ide0: unexpected interrupt, status=0x80, count=2
ide0: reset: success
and then it sits there until I hit Ctrl-C... after hitting Ctrl-C I can still operate
the system...
Anyone know what I should do to resolve either of these? I'm on an Dell Celeron 686
with a TSeng ET6000 video card...
thanx
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[newbie] gnome-terminal
Hi there, Just out of curiosity, has anyone tried the --display flag in gnome-terminal on Mandrake 7.0 ... Im trying to specify this on the command line... It worked fine in Mandrake 6.1 and since installing Mandrake 7.0 it doesnt work... It seems to use the shell environment variable regardless of what I set on the command line: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: gnome-terminal --display biergarten:1 [1] 1644 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Seems to work fine...right? It pops it up onto :0 ... Im using VNC for :1 so it should work... Ive tried piping the display to other machines (NT boxes using Reflection) and no luck. If I unsetenv DISPLAY and then try it I get the following [EMAIL PROTECTED]: gnome-terminal --display biergarten:1 [2] 1677 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: [2]Exit 1gnome-terminal --display biergarten:1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I even try this to :0 and the same message... Bottom line is I think this flag is ignored Any insight anyone? Thanks Werner
[newbie] install errors with LILO
I am having trouble installing Air and I think its because of the 1024 cylinder issue. I have a 10gig harddrive. I purchased v6.1 of mandrake and installation went through ok. I would have either had the one complete c driver or c partition plus another primary partition d: at the end of the drive. I am now trying to install v7 and I get errors on creating a boot disk and installing LILO. I have tried various different ways of setting up my harddrive and none are working. No matter what I try I keep getting errors installing LILO and creating a boot disk. One example Ive tried: Ive set this up using Partition Magic 5 and I was so sure it would work: type total used free Pri/Log Cylinder C:FAT32 5859.6 31169.6 2629.0 Primary 0-746 * linux Ext2 2000.3 628.0 1372.3 Primary 747-1001 *:linux swap 133.4 0 133.3 Primary 1002-1018 Extended 1741.4 1741.4 0 Primary 1019-1240 d:spare FAT32 1741.4 13.5 1729.9 Logical 1019-1240 NOTE: D;SPARE IS AT THE END TO PUSH ALL OTHERS UP "BEFORE" THE 1024 BORDER D drive goes through the border. ALl partitions above it are well clear. Gone through the install and in Disk Druid reports: hda1 5859 Win98 hda2 133 Linux Swap hda3 2000 Linux Native hda5 1741 win 98 Looking like the D:Spare at the end is doing its job keeping the linux partitions clear from the 1024 cylinder. How ever, later in the install it gives an error on creating a boot disk and on installing LILO. Then when I finnish and go back into partition magic it gives: type total used free Pri/Log Cylinder C: FAT32 5859.6 31169.6 2629.0 Primary 0-746 Extended 3875.1 2133.6 1741.4 Primary 747-1240 * linux Ext2 2000.2 2000.2 0 Logical 747-1001 *:linux swap 133.3 133.3 0 Logical 1002-1018 unallocated 1741.4 0 0 Logical 1019-1240 I did my own partition prep as the "d:spare" partition has to be at the end to use up the cyliners from 1023 up. But when I go through the install it seems to ignore what Ive done, does what it wants to do clears my empty d:spare partition and uses all free space left, doing this it obviously fails because of this cylinder border. In this attempt. the install changed to an extended partition including d:spare which it changed to "unallocated". Perhaps because its included in the extension the 1024 issue fails it. I read that as long as I have the boot sector well clear of the 1024 cylinder border then I should be ok. Well, in this attempt the linux native has cylinders 747-1001. Well clear. I dont understand why its not working. What am I missing or doing wrong? Ive also used the partition tool that comes with linux mandrake v6.1 and it does the same. I kept teh spare dir at the end, went through the prop using that and it simply merged everything together. since Ive got it installed but cant get in as LILO wouldnt install, what can I do to still boot into linux since its there on my hardrive and I simply cant use LILO?. Ive installed and installed so many times trying so many other partition setups to allow for this 1024 cylinder border and Ive had no luck. Even if I can get into booting linux another way, Im not happy. There is obviously a reason why LILO wont install and Id like to get it sorted out rather than detouring around it. Is there anyone who can give me a suggestion on a partition setup like the one Ive shown that may work? Ive tried both disk druid and fdisk. When I use fdisk I then get an error booting back into windows saying invalid partition. I then have to go back into setup upto disk druid, delete what fdisk did, including all the linux partitions so I can then get back into windows. Oh, and the install fails on creating a boot disk. Every time. It doesnt even look like it reads from the floppy drive at all My pc is a Pentium III, 500mHz, 64MG Ram, one 10Gig drive. It does use On-Board integrated sound and graphics but they are seperate issues yet again, and I got v6.1 installed on here ok. I really would appreciate any suggestions. regards Gina
Re: [newbie] DrakConf in 7.0
I had the same problem when I upgraded and when I tried the xterm window, DrakConf was not found. I tired the kde find utility and DrakConf was also not found. I used Kpackage to reinstall the Drakconf rpm and then the icon worked fine! On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: On Sun, Jan 30, 2000 at 10:57:40PM +0100, Paul Marriott wrote: Hi: TOTAL newbie less than a month ago...managed to install Mandrake 6.1...ok.ish Just upgraded Mandrake 7.0 Air and see that LinuxConf has been changed for DrakConf on the desktop. Clicking it does nothing ( and yes, I AM logged on as root)... Any ideas? Thanks in advance folks Could you try to open an xterm (or a kterm, or whatever you like to use...) and enter DrakConf at the prompt. If it still doesn't run, I'm pretty sure it will give you some errors messages. I'm very interested in these messages as I'm the guy who made DrakConf, so please send them to me. Thanks, DindinX
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Re: [newbie] StarOffice can't access win98 partitions?
Hi! it works! tx folks! the bad side: this is a win-like bug -- the very mandrake created the mount points with uppercases! tx again Júlio Younes Zouhair wrote: I've just send it yasterday, and it works for me Younes Zouhair Le Sun, 23 Jan 2000, vous avez écrit : Somebody said the mount points for your Win98 partitions have to be all lowercase. Example: use "/mnt/dos_hda1" instead of "/mnt/DOS_hda1" I haven't tried it myself, so YMMV HTH, Matt BTW - please let me know if that suggestion works. I hope to get more time to spend on Linux and would appreciate your input. From: Julio Sameiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newPenguins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] StarOffice can't access win98 partitions? Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 17:16:17 + Hi, With StarOffice i can't acess my mounted win98 partitions... same as root, same as "normal" user. The StarOffice explorer only shows the directories but do not show the contents. With the progs that come with KDE or Gnome i have no such problem. Any tip? Tx, Julio __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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Re: [newbie] Failed Installation
Try using disk manager form NT, delete the partition, and then execute linux install again. Mark Lilly wrote: Did that before I sent this e-mail. No errors. -- From: M Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed Installation Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 5:01 PM Run PM5 and use it to check your partitions for errors. From: "Mark Lilly" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Linux MailList" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Failed Installation Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:58:04 -0500 Hello, I successfully installed Linux in the following configuration: 1. Make:IBM Thinkpad laptop 2. Model: 600 E 3. Processor: Intel PII 366 MHz 4. RAM: 64 MB 5. Video:NeoMagic MagicMedia256AV 6. Audio:Cirrus Logic CS4610 (per Linux Probe) 7. Kernal Version: 2.2.13-7mdk This was on my work laptop in a dual-boot configuration with Win98 and NT 4.0 using System Commander on a 4 partition, 6 GB hard drive. I had not booted into Linux for about 3 weeks but I recently tried to boot and found that I am not only unable to boot the system, I can't even re-install Linux. The installation gets to the "Setup filesystems" part of the installation and then fails. If I try to use Disk Druid to configure the ext2 partition, I get the error message "Fdisk error: An error occurred reading the partition table for the block device /tmp/hda. The error was: Device not configured". If I use fdisk to configure the partition I get "Partition Disks: /dev/hda - Model (none) - Model (none)" and, upon hitting Return, the Installation process gets stuck. Additionally, after attempting a partition creation using fdisk, I get an error message "Reboot Needed: The kernal is unable to read your new partitioning information, probably because you modified extended partitions...". Note: Both the System partition and the Swap partition were placed in an extended partition in the original installation that worked. This appears to be a problem with the partition table. The only thing I can think that I changed since I last booted into Linux was that I installed Partition Magic 5.0 on the NT partition. The weird thing is that Partition Magic could see the Linux System partition as well as the Swap partition from inside NT. However, Linux cannot see the partitons even after I deleted them to "Free Space" and attempted a new installation. Any help with getting Linux to see this Free Space again so that I can re-install would be greatly appreciated. - Mark __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [[newbie] Desktop window sizes.]
"Andrew J Scotchmer" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Sir, I have recently installed my Linux-Mandrake 6.2 version onto my PC and I am delighted with it. However there appears to be a problem with some of my window displays, for example my Gimp installation window and my K Panel configuration window. Both appear far to long for the desk top, even after hiding the lower panel. As I was intending to use smaller panels and task bar I opened this window only to find that after selecting the necessary changes, the apply and ok buttons were off the screen and out of the range of my mouse. Too the Gimp installation window is so long that I can't read all of the text and again have no buttons to select my choice. Do you please have any suggestions so that these windows open at a nice useable size. Is there a way to maybe change the opening default size for these and maybe other windows so that I can acheive the neatness of appearance that is displayed in you manuals. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Andrew Scotchmer If the option windows are too large (video config problem?), just hold down the alt key while using the left mouse button to drage the window around the screen. You'll be able to reach "apply" and "OK". HTH, Mike ## Michael Scottaline Linux 2.2.13 ## Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
Marcyou were supposed to have made a rescue diskette (actually a pair of them) when you installed PM. Disc 1 of the pair is bootable. You need to boot that diskette and then set your original drive c: partition as bootable, then windows will again call it drive c: and should be able to boot. Alan Marc Herms wrote: MarcWhat version of windows are you running? How is your Windows 98 bios set for booting, scsi or IDE? Dual booting from both scsi IDE drives may not work well, or at all, on some systems. How was the bios set before you dedicated space on your IDE drives to Linux? no idea. All worked fine until this morning, when I udated from Mandrake 6.1 to 7.0 !! Maybe because I chose "server" installation...?! Do you have access to a full copy of Partition Magic (4.0 or 5.0)? yes, full version, but 3.0 I think ! If so, one of the things I suspect might be wrong on your system is the the bootable status of your bootable windows partition may have inadvertantly gotten toggeled off. I've never changed that, except with PM, so if you can, try it, and read the docs for PM too, the info there is invaluable. yes, but HOW can I access partition Magic or Boot magic when I cannot boot to windows marc
Re: [newbie] Tape drive won't work
On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, John Aldrich wrote: On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Michelle Schneider wrote: I have not been able to get my tape drive to work. I have read the How-To and the FAQ. No matter what I try, I get a message "device not found." I have a Conner tape drive that uses TR-1 cartridges. It works in dos but not in linux. Any suggestions? Is this SCSI or Floppy-based? John Sorry, I forgot that in my original message. It is Floppy-based. Michelle -- "Just because kittens are born in the hearth oven, that doesn't make them muffins." Kahlan Amnell in _Temple of the Winds_ by Terry Goodkind.
[newbie] Cool email client
A few months back someone posted a url to a new cool email client that was due to be released in Dec 99 as I remember. I cannot seem to find the message in the archives. This program seemed to be as elegant as Emailer and full featured as Outlook Express on the Mac, and was supposed to be able to archive messages among other things. Anyone have an idea what I am talking about and the url? Thanks much. Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D. .~. /V\ //.\\ /( )\ ^^-^^
[newbie]
Hello. I just recently installed 7.0 and now my hard drive is trash. "Physically damaged" is what the diagnostics said. Also I can't access my modem. the PCMCIA demon loads but there are no beeps to indicate they are recognised. This is the same when I tried to reinstall 6.1. Also there is no /var/run/stab flie or other modem associated stuff that used to be there. MS scandisk found thirty bad clusters and then quit. please send any comments, suggestions, or donations ($300 needed) to Ivan trail po box 1472 liberal ks 67901. ps don't try to e-mail because it obviously DOESN'T WORK!!
Re: [newbie] Failed Installation
MarkI'll bet you have unpartitioned space inside an extended primary partition. If this is so, then you need to delete that extended partition as well, so that the Linux partitioning tools can use the space. Alan Mark Lilly wrote: Hello, I successfully installed Linux in the following configuration: 1. Make:IBM Thinkpad laptop 2. Model: 600 E 3. Processor: Intel PII 366 MHz 4. RAM: 64 MB 5. Video:NeoMagic MagicMedia256AV 6. Audio:Cirrus Logic CS4610 (per Linux Probe) 7. Kernal Version: 2.2.13-7mdk This was on my work laptop in a dual-boot configuration with Win98 and NT 4.0 using System Commander on a 4 partition, 6 GB hard drive. I had not booted into Linux for about 3 weeks but I recently tried to boot and found that I am not only unable to boot the system, I can't even re-install Linux. The installation gets to the "Setup filesystems" part of the installation and then fails. If I try to use Disk Druid to configure the ext2 partition, I get the error message "Fdisk error: An error occurred reading the partition table for the block device /tmp/hda. The error was: Device not configured". If I use fdisk to configure the partition I get "Partition Disks: /dev/hda - Model (none) - Model (none)" and, upon hitting Return, the Installation process gets stuck. Additionally, after attempting a partition creation using fdisk, I get an error message "Reboot Needed: The kernal is unable to read your new partitioning information, probably because you modified extended partitions...". Note: Both the System partition and the Swap partition were placed in an extended partition in the original installation that worked. This appears to be a problem with the partition table. The only thing I can think that I changed since I last booted into Linux was that I installed Partition Magic 5.0 on the NT partition. The weird thing is that Partition Magic could see the Linux System partition as well as the Swap partition from inside NT. However, Linux cannot see the partitons even after I deleted them to "Free Space" and attempted a new installation. Any help with getting Linux to see this Free Space again so that I can re-install would be greatly appreciated. - Mark
[newbie] Crash - Please help to rescue some file
Hi, I have a problem with a hard drive, I can no longer boot on my mandrake. Hopefully, I have a second drive where I will install the mandrake 6.1, but I would like to mount my hold partition (/root) trough my new installation in order to save my configuration files and all my download. Do you have an idea how to do that, Thanks for help Franck
[newbie] Help Me test a theme please!
Greets all. . .Inspired by the rather excellent article in the recent Linux Journal on creating KDE themes i went ahead and gave it my hand. I was wondering if some of you would mind giving it a look and offering some input as to appearance. . .a little background. The theme is called Cyber Space (i actually had no idea there was a theme based on the matrix when i started designing it so im not trying to bite off of anyone else's work:), and basically my inspiro for it was back in the days of green screen terminal command line based internet, tho with linux i can relive those days all owver again(: The theme is in what i would call its first acceptable beta and as such lacks things like Wallpaper, preview and sounds. My main concern is with the gfx looking decent and the color scheme coming up properly. I apologize for forwarding it to the list, but its only like a ~2k attachment so i hope it wont cause any major problems. Thanks all! CSpace.tar.gz
[newbie] I Really like the concepts behind LINUX!
Hello! I'm trying to figure out HOW to boot from a FLOPPY ALONE. I'm in the process of checking file sizes to see if "DOSUTILS" will fit on a floppy and then try to boot to the HD in DOS mode. WILL IT WORK??? I HOPE so. I'm so sick of WINDOWS!!! Can you maybe please forward this to someone who knows?...and Please put me on your Mailing List or I guess I'll just do that at the subscription site... I just know I'm going to have to burn a CD. My friend has one - that's a last resort however, because I'm anxious to check it out! Thanks, Rich Quirk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] file permissions and pppd
Hello, I would like for a user to be able to use the /usr/sbin/pppd command .. this is so that the user can connect to the internet via a modem using custum scripts. Now .. when i am logged in as user and I issue the command ./usr/sbin/pppd i get the following error: ./pppd: must be root to run ./pppd, since it is not setuid-root. Now, i have tried giving the user permission to execute the pppd command using chmod 555 .. but I can still not execute the command as the user. I then tried to create a group by editing the /etc/passwd file and the /etc/group giving both root and the user permission to execute this file .. i then changed the group for the file by typing in the following command: chgrp .newgroup pppd .. i still could not execute the pppd as user .. i then tried chgrp newgroup .newgroup pppd .. i still could not execute pppd. I do have linuxconf installed on my system .. now after i had changed the group settings manually and then started linuxconf .. when i went to exit linuxconf it said that it wanted to set the group settings for pppd back to root.root. Is there some sort of file that linuxconf keeps that is overriding what i am doing .. or am i doing somehthing wrong??? any help would be greatly appreciated =)
[newbie] zip plus with Mandrake 7.0 (Air)
Thank you for all the input of the memory problem. I got it fix - Mandrake detects 128Mb Ram now. Another problem that I have no solutions yet is Mandrake detected my Zip Zoom Card but not my 100MB Zip Plus. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks again for all the input to help me out. Nathan. ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freeworld.excite.com
RE: [newbie] unsubscribe
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Re: [newbie] DrakConf in 7.0
On Sun, Jan 30, 2000 at 10:57:40PM +0100, Paul Marriott wrote: Hi: TOTAL newbie less than a month ago...managed to install Mandrake 6.1...ok.ish Just upgraded Mandrake 7.0 Air and see that LinuxConf has been changed for DrakConf on the desktop. Clicking it does nothing ( and yes, I AM logged on as root)... Any ideas? Thanks in advance folks Could you try to open an xterm (or a kterm, or whatever you like to use...) and enter DrakConf at the prompt. If it still doesn't run, I'm pretty sure it will give you some errors messages. I'm very interested in these messages as I'm the guy who made DrakConf, so please send them to me. Thanks, DindinX -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] DOOM
On Mon, Jan 31, 2000 at 01:29:12AM +, Josh McCaffrey wrote: Well, in the quest to install Doom on my Linux-box, I downloaded lxDoom from tuxgames.com, and in the process have learned a bit more about how Linux works... After a little trial and error, I've gotten as far as 'make install', and get the msg "make: ***No rule to make target 'install'. stop" What rule do I need to make target install? This is not mentioned in the README's w/ lxDoom, but is maybe some syntax I need to learn for make? i'm entering all commands from the working directory (lxdoom-1.4.0) Though not an emergency, if I could get some clues as to what I need to do, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! Later. I guess you have to run the ./configure script before doing the 'make install'. This script will create the Makefile you're needing. Regards, DindinX -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] FTP Question
I cannot find where to change the "Welcome" message that appears when someone connects to my ftp server. The existing message contains my computer name, and my address. I would like to not display this information, although I realize they already have the site address if they have connected. Where and how can I modify it. I tried changing /etc/rc.d/rc.local with little success, and cannot find a /welcome.msg file anywhere?
RE: [newbie] how do i get off this list
This is a email list, not a stupid list, if you haven't time for read all the messages the problem is you!! :-) -Original Message- From: Scott Stone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: sábado, 29 de janeiro de 2000 23:39 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] how do i get off this list please tell me how to get off this stupid list, i'm sick of getting all this waste of time mail!!
Re: [newbie] LNX4WIN install fails
Heres an idea do a real install :-P
Re: [newbie] @home connection
If your provider is like mine, you should let DHCP handle the info for the EXTERNAL card(ip, host, etc.). You should only have to configure the internal cards information. If you haven't already, try this and see if that helps. Bryan Raymond Wells [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 01/29/2000 02:23:31 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: [newbie] @home connection I have installed Mandrake 7, expert/normal install... install detected both NIC cards and when asked, I input ip, host, gateway and name servers but I have no joy connecting to my tv/cable internet provider. Anyone have any hints about connecting via a cable modem?? Ray Wells
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation
It is really very similar to how you subscribed to this stupid thing. You should know this unless a "friend" signed you up. Try going to www.linux-mandrake.com Look for something on the left side of the screen that says "mailing list" Click on it. The rest is self-explanatory. Bryan "Scott Stone" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 01/29/2000 02:55:01 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation how do i unscubscribe to this stupid thing!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: jeff fernandes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 10:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation use rawwrite from within dos and of course use the non windows version with the cd-image... it works just keep trying. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't have the answer but the same thing happend to me V delephimne -Original Message- From: Antoniou, Stylianos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 12:10 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation Hi there, I downloaded Mandrake 7.0 iso image file, burnt the installation CD but when I tried the installation, after the first successful step of recognizing my hardware, it could not intialize the CD-ROM. After the 'Intializing CD-ROM...' message it gave me: 'mount failed. Invalid argument; and then 'Error mounting ramdisk. This shouldn't happen. I am rebooting your system now' I then tired to make a boot floppy with rawwritewin.exe. However, when I tried to open it (following the orders of install.htm) I got the message: F:\dosutils\rawwritewin.exe is not a valid Win32 application' This made me suspicious whether the CD was created correctly. Does anybody know if it is a problem with the new version of Mandrake or with the program that I used to burn the CD (Easy-CD creator 4.0, which very rarely gave problems, anyway). Thank you in advance S. Antoniou = Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] FTP Question
Look in the /etc/ftpaccess file and find what file it is being pointed to. - Christopher Molnar New Enland Business Services, LLC Aetna, Inc. Hartford, CT USA Middletown, CT USA [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, TRUB wrote: I cannot find where to change the "Welcome" message that appears when someone connects to my ftp server. The existing message contains my computer name, and my address. I would like to not display this information, although I realize they already have the site address if they have connected. Where and how can I modify it. I tried changing /etc/rc.d/rc.local with little success, and cannot find a /welcome.msg file anywhere?
[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!
Please help me VERY soon, this is urgent, because I cannot use my Windows anymore! I have updated Linux to Mandrake 7.0. There have been NO problems with the installation. Then, I started my PC, but it didn`t start Windows (as it did before). I have the Boot Manager installed and it should start Windows. So, I tried to boot to a dos disk and I ran fdisk. There are several partitions, but ALL are "NON-DOS" partitions!!! When loading Linux, I can see my hard drives (hda1 + sda1) where I have my Windows system. I think that all this could have been changed by the LILO, but I don`t know HOW to reconfigure it or WHAT to do. Please, let me know what I have to do in order to use my Windows again! I want that the pc boots to Windows, using the Boot Manager, as default. how come I don`t have a valid DOS partition anymore?? Please help as soon as possible! thanks, Marc
Re: [[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!]
Marc Herms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please help me VERY soon, this is urgent, because I cannot use my Windows anymore! I have updated Linux to Mandrake 7.0. There have been NO problems with the installation. Then, I started my PC, but it didn`t start Windows (as it did before). I have the Boot Manager installed and it should start Windows. So, I tried to boot to a dos disk and I ran fdisk. There are several partitions, but ALL are "NON-DOS" partitions!!! When loading Linux, I can see my hard drives (hda1 + sda1) where I have my Windows system. I think that all this could have been changed by the LILO, but I don`t know HOW to reconfigure it or WHAT to do. Please, let me know what I have to do in order to use my Windows again! I want that the pc boots to Windows, using the Boot Manager, as default. how come I don`t have a valid DOS partition anymore?? Please help as soon as possible! thanks, Marc === Marc, My guess is that you exercised the otion to put LILO in the MBR, instead of the first linux partition (e.g., hda, instead of hdax (probably 5). When the lilo prompt comes p, try hitting the tab button. You should then see the to options: linux dos (or win). Type dos (or win if that's it) ad you should boot into windows. HTH, Mike ## Michael Scottaline Linux 2.2.13 ## Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] @home connection
I am on @home and have no problems with it. 2 nics 1cable 1 internal if you still have problems let me know I will walk you through it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul Longchamps - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 6:47 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] @home connection If your provider is like mine, you should let DHCP handle the info for the EXTERNAL card(ip, host, etc.). You should only have to configure the internal cards information. If you haven't already, try this and see if that helps. Bryan Raymond Wells [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 01/29/2000 02:23:31 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: [newbie] @home connection I have installed Mandrake 7, expert/normal install... install detected both NIC cards and when asked, I input ip, host, gateway and name servers but I have no joy connecting to my tv/cable internet provider. Anyone have any hints about connecting via a cable modem?? Ray Wells
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!
first of all, you should use the linux fdisk, as using the one that comes with DOS is nothing else than SUICIDE if you have ext2 partition on your HD. It already has destroyed some of my partitions while I didn't ask him anything. Normally, if you let the installation program handle the LILO installation, you should just type DOS at the boot prompt, and it should boot your window partition. if it doesn't (and that your windows partition hasn't been destroyed!!!), you have to configure lilo, by editing the /etc/lilo.conf file. If you don't know how to do it, juste type man lilo.conf, and it will give you all the help you need to do that. When you have finished to configure your /etc/lilo.conf file, you run lilo to install it, then everything should work fine. PS : if you REALLY urgently need to boot your windows, you can boot with a DOS floppy disk and type fdisk /mbr to restore a windows MBR. But then you'll have to boot your linux with a LILO floppy or something to reinstall lilo and be able to boot both win and linux. HTH Marc Herms wrote : Please help me VERY soon, this is urgent, because I cannot use my Windows anymore! I have updated Linux to Mandrake 7.0. There have been NO problems with the installation. Then, I started my PC, but it didn`t start Windows (as it did before). I have the Boot Manager installed and it should start Windows. So, I tried to boot to a dos disk and I ran fdisk. There are several partitions, but ALL are "NON-DOS" partitions!!! When loading Linux, I can see my hard drives (hda1 + sda1) where I have my Windows system. I think that all this could have been changed by the LILO, but I don`t know HOW to reconfigure it or WHAT to do. Please, let me know what I have to do in order to use my Windows again! I want that the pc boots to Windows, using the Boot Manager, as default. how come I don`t have a valid DOS partition anymore?? Please help as soon as possible! thanks, Marc
Re: [newbie] modules.dep
I think that if you run loadlin with the kernel that is in your /boot directory, it should solve your problem Abdoul Da Man wrote : I used loadlin to boot my Linux Mandrake 6.1 and it always have this error: Finding module dependencies Can't open /lib/modules/2.2.5-15BOOT/modules.dep[FAILED] What's funny is that when I log on: when I do an 'ls' on '/lib/modules' there is only one file called '2.2.13-7mdk' Please somebody help, thanks
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Mailling-list in German
I would really like to see it. Ein Deutsches List wird viel spaB machen. I could practice written German and learn more about Linux at the same time! -Josh Gael Duval wrote: Hello there, we have been asked several times for new Mandrake lists in German language. How many people here would be interested in such new lists? Thanx to answer me privately. Gaël Duval. -- Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] DOOM
"David Odin (aka DindinX)" wrote: On Mon, Jan 31, 2000 at 01:29:12AM +, Josh McCaffrey wrote: Well, in the quest to install Doom on my Linux-box, I downloaded lxDoom from tuxgames.com, and in the process have learned a bit more about how Linux works... After a little trial and error, I've gotten as far as 'make install', and get the msg "make: ***No rule to make target 'install'. stop" What rule do I need to make target install? This is not mentioned in the README's w/ lxDoom, but is maybe some syntax I need to learn for make? i'm entering all commands from the working directory (lxdoom-1.4.0) Though not an emergency, if I could get some clues as to what I need to do, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! Later. I guess you have to run the ./configure script before doing the 'make install'. This script will create the Makefile you're needing. Yeah, I did all that... I'll try again... Hey, it worked! Regards, DindinX -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Postscript on Network Printer Solved
I solved my problem with getting Postscript on my printer connected to a network print server. It seems all I had to do was to add a line to printcap pointing to the passthru port on the server. Wendell
[newbie] Strange Message On Bootup
I get to work this morning, reboot my Linux box and get the following at the login prompt: Jan 31 08:38:54 babylon kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out: status 0090 at 0/12 command 0001a000. I press enter and can log in as usual. However, I must admit that I get a little uneasy when weird messages start popping up without a know cause. Network is fine, I can telnet, ftp. Samba is fine. All seems to be well except for this message. Any ideas? My work box is a P-100, 64mb RAM, IntelPro100 NIC if that helps Thanks, Bryan
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:28:39 -0800 (PST) From: MERCATOR GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jpgois [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! First of all, thanks for your FAST response! I would REALLY appreciate, if you could give me a hand in solving my problem. I will explain at what point I am... DOS is nothing else than SUICIDE if you have ext2 partition on your HD. It already has destroyed some of my partitions while I didn't ask him anything. HOW do I use the Linux fdisk program? Normally, if you let the installation program handle the LILO installation, you should just type DOS at the boot prompt, and it should boot your window partition. I tried this, but it doesn`t work. I can ONLY boot Linux with the floppy and then I have the choice between "Linux" and "rescue"! if it doesn't (and that your windows partition hasn't been destroyed!!!), you have to configure lilo, by editing the /etc/lilo.conf file. PLEASE do NOT say those things... :-)) I hope it has NOT been destroyed!! I have already edited/viewed the lilo.conf file. I will write farther down what I have in this file. PS : if you REALLY urgently need to boot your windows, you can boot with a DOS floppy disk and type fdisk /mbr to restore a windows MBR. But then you'll have to boot your linux with a LILO floppy or something to reinstall lilo and be able to boot both win and linux. I already tried this, but it does NOT work !!! :-(( so, here is what I have in my lilo.conf: __ boot=/dev/hda3 read-only pompt (and so on)... other=/dev/hda1 label=windows table=/dev/hda other=/dev/sda1 label=windows2 table=/dev/hda image=/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 label=linux append="" and then the stuff for old_linux,floppy etc. _ so... HOW can I get my Windows to work??? Can I create a new partition from Linux for Windows? I can access and see ALL my files from Linux! I have two icons on my desktop, for hda1 and sda1 (my Linux is on hda3 by teh way..) and clicking on these icons, I see all my Windows stuff. Please help me!! Thanks Marc ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
Did you use a "server" install or a "custom" isntall when you where installing Linux? This is really importnat to know. The server install and custom install will wipe all existing partitions. The Workstation install will leave any existing DOS partitions. Please let us know what you used during the install process. - Christopher Molnar New Enland Business Services, LLC Aetna, Inc. Hartford, CT USA Middletown, CT USA [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, MERCATOR GmbH wrote: -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:28:39 -0800 (PST) From: MERCATOR GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jpgois [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! First of all, thanks for your FAST response! I would REALLY appreciate, if you could give me a hand in solving my problem. I will explain at what point I am... DOS is nothing else than SUICIDE if you have ext2 partition on your HD. It already has destroyed some of my partitions while I didn't ask him anything. HOW do I use the Linux fdisk program? Normally, if you let the installation program handle the LILO installation, you should just type DOS at the boot prompt, and it should boot your window partition. I tried this, but it doesn`t work. I can ONLY boot Linux with the floppy and then I have the choice between "Linux" and "rescue"! if it doesn't (and that your windows partition hasn't been destroyed!!!), you have to configure lilo, by editing the /etc/lilo.conf file. PLEASE do NOT say those things... :-)) I hope it has NOT been destroyed!! I have already edited/viewed the lilo.conf file. I will write farther down what I have in this file. PS : if you REALLY urgently need to boot your windows, you can boot with a DOS floppy disk and type fdisk /mbr to restore a windows MBR. But then you'll have to boot your linux with a LILO floppy or something to reinstall lilo and be able to boot both win and linux. I already tried this, but it does NOT work !!! :-(( so, here is what I have in my lilo.conf: __ boot=/dev/hda3 read-only pompt (and so on)... other=/dev/hda1 label=windows table=/dev/hda other=/dev/sda1 label=windows2 table=/dev/hda image=/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 label=linux append="" and then the stuff for old_linux,floppy etc. _ so... HOW can I get my Windows to work??? Can I create a new partition from Linux for Windows? I can access and see ALL my files from Linux! I have two icons on my desktop, for hda1 and sda1 (my Linux is on hda3 by teh way..) and clicking on these icons, I see all my Windows stuff. Please help me!! Thanks Marc ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!]
the first linux partition (e.g., hda, instead of hdax (probably 5). When the lilo prompt comes p, try hitting the tab button. You should then see the to options: linux dos (or win). Type dos (or win if that's it) ad you should boot into windows. it might be that I put Linux in the mbrr, don't remember. BUT.. I cannot boot Linux WITHOUT the floppy !!! And the floppy gives me just the options "linux" and "rescue" !!! HOW can I get this fixed?? I can see all the content of my hard drives withe the Windows stuff (hda1 + sda1), but cannot access them (only via Linux). In another reply to this mailing list, I have posted the content of my lilo.conf. thanks, marc
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
first off, your lilo.conf does show your windows partitions other=/dev/hda1 label=windows table=/dev/hda do not boot from a floppy, but when you receive the LILO boot prompt type in "windows" without the quotes of course, hitting the tab key should give you something like this; linuxwindows windows2 based on your lilo.conf. so you should be ok. jon MERCATOR GmbH wrote: -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:28:39 -0800 (PST) From: MERCATOR GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jpgois [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! First of all, thanks for your FAST response! I would REALLY appreciate, if you could give me a hand in solving my problem. I will explain at what point I am... DOS is nothing else than SUICIDE if you have ext2 partition on your HD. It already has destroyed some of my partitions while I didn't ask him anything. HOW do I use the Linux fdisk program? Normally, if you let the installation program handle the LILO installation, you should just type DOS at the boot prompt, and it should boot your window partition. I tried this, but it doesn`t work. I can ONLY boot Linux with the floppy and then I have the choice between "Linux" and "rescue"! if it doesn't (and that your windows partition hasn't been destroyed!!!), you have to configure lilo, by editing the /etc/lilo.conf file. PLEASE do NOT say those things... :-)) I hope it has NOT been destroyed!! I have already edited/viewed the lilo.conf file. I will write farther down what I have in this file. PS : if you REALLY urgently need to boot your windows, you can boot with a DOS floppy disk and type fdisk /mbr to restore a windows MBR. But then you'll have to boot your linux with a LILO floppy or something to reinstall lilo and be able to boot both win and linux. I already tried this, but it does NOT work !!! :-(( so, here is what I have in my lilo.conf: __ boot=/dev/hda3 read-only pompt (and so on)... other=/dev/hda1 label=windows table=/dev/hda other=/dev/sda1 label=windows2 table=/dev/hda image=/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 label=linux append="" and then the stuff for old_linux,floppy etc. _ so... HOW can I get my Windows to work??? Can I create a new partition from Linux for Windows? I can access and see ALL my files from Linux! I have two icons on my desktop, for hda1 and sda1 (my Linux is on hda3 by teh way..) and clicking on these icons, I see all my Windows stuff. Please help me!! Thanks Marc ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!]
you need to boot with the bootdisk you made during install, you did make one didn't you? just let it boot from that and it should boot correctly, do not use the resue boot img do not use the bootdisk that came with the distro. Jon MERCATOR GmbH wrote: the first linux partition (e.g., hda, instead of hdax (probably 5). When the lilo prompt comes p, try hitting the tab button. You should then see the to options: linux dos (or win). Type dos (or win if that's it) ad you should boot into windows. it might be that I put Linux in the mbrr, don't remember. BUT.. I cannot boot Linux WITHOUT the floppy !!! And the floppy gives me just the options "linux" and "rescue" !!! HOW can I get this fixed?? I can see all the content of my hard drives withe the Windows stuff (hda1 + sda1), but cannot access them (only via Linux). In another reply to this mailing list, I have posted the content of my lilo.conf. thanks, marc
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
You probably did it already but did you run lilo after editing the lilo.conf? On Mon, Jan 31, 2000 at 06:36:10AM -0800, MERCATOR GmbH wrote: -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:28:39 -0800 (PST) From: MERCATOR GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jpgois [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! First of all, thanks for your FAST response! I would REALLY appreciate, if you could give me a hand in solving my problem. I will explain at what point I am... DOS is nothing else than SUICIDE if you have ext2 partition on your HD. It already has destroyed some of my partitions while I didn't ask him anything. HOW do I use the Linux fdisk program? Normally, if you let the installation program handle the LILO installation, you should just type DOS at the boot prompt, and it should boot your window partition. I tried this, but it doesn`t work. I can ONLY boot Linux with the floppy and then I have the choice between "Linux" and "rescue"! if it doesn't (and that your windows partition hasn't been destroyed!!!), you have to configure lilo, by editing the /etc/lilo.conf file. PLEASE do NOT say those things... :-)) I hope it has NOT been destroyed!! I have already edited/viewed the lilo.conf file. I will write farther down what I have in this file. PS : if you REALLY urgently need to boot your windows, you can boot with a DOS floppy disk and type fdisk /mbr to restore a windows MBR. But then you'll have to boot your linux with a LILO floppy or something to reinstall lilo and be able to boot both win and linux. I already tried this, but it does NOT work !!! :-(( so, here is what I have in my lilo.conf: __ boot=/dev/hda3 read-only pompt (and so on)... other=/dev/hda1 label=windows table=/dev/hda other=/dev/sda1 label=windows2 table=/dev/hda image=/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 label=linux append="" and then the stuff for old_linux,floppy etc. _ so... HOW can I get my Windows to work??? Can I create a new partition from Linux for Windows? I can access and see ALL my files from Linux! I have two icons on my desktop, for hda1 and sda1 (my Linux is on hda3 by teh way..) and clicking on these icons, I see all my Windows stuff. Please help me!! Thanks Marc ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) == E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ No.: 38756924 Public GPG Key : http://germany.keyserver.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=getsearch=0xA5D29407 You have a deep appreciation of the arts and music. ===
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
Did you use a "server" install or a "custom" isntall when you where installing Linux? This is really importnat to know. The server install and custom install will wipe all existing partitions. The Workstation install will leave any existing DOS partitions. ARG I DID "server" and "custom" install, yes !! :-(( and now?? What now? Can I SAVE my data and/or can I recover this ?? If yes, HOW? If not, What can I do? Can I copy my data to another drive (I can see and access my data via Linux, I have two icons there, hda1 + sda1) and rebuild the DOS partitions? thanks, marc
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
first off, your lilo.conf does show your windows partitions yes, I know do not boot from a floppy, but when you receive the LILO boot prompt type in "windows" without the quotes of course, hitting the tab key should give you something like this; linuxwindows windows2 I can ONLY boot from a floppy! When booting without a floppy, it tells me "disk not readable, change disk and hit enter" or something like that... when I boot from floppy, I can only choose "linux" or "rescue"... :-( marc
Re: [[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!]
you need to boot with the bootdisk you made during install, you did make one didn't you? just let it boot from that and it should boot correctly, do not use the resue boot img do not use the bootdisk that came with the distro. yep, I made one! :-) I can boot with that floppy and get to linux.. but then??? I cannot restore the mbr to boot to windows! :-( tried to change the lilo.conf now.. without much success :-( hh any other idea?
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
HOW do I use the Linux fdisk program? When logged in as root in linux, you type fdisk /dev/hda (or /dev/sda if you want to check your scsi disk) Then to see the state of your drive's partition, you type p. It will give you the different partition on your drive, their size, their type, ... If you want to have further details or modify your partitions, you type m and it will give you an index of the command you can use. While in fdisk, you should maybe check that the bootable flag is on the partition you need. (usually the first partition of /dev/hda) PS : if you REALLY urgently need to boot your windows, you can boot with a DOSfloppy disk and type fdisk /mbr to restore a windows MBR. But then I already tried this, but it does NOT work !!! :-(( really? Weird... This is maybe a "missplaced bootable flag" problem but by editing your lilo.conf, everything should come back in order : If you change the line 'boot=/dev/hda3' by 'boot=/dev/hda', lilo will install itself on the MBR and not on the master record of your linux partition. That will solve your problem, I think. When your lilo will be reinstalled this way, you will be able to boot your windows by typing windows or windows2 at the lilo prompt. (depending on the partition on which your windows is installed) so... HOW can I get my Windows to work??? Can I create a new partition from Linux for Windows? I can access and see ALL my files from Linux! I have two icons on my desktop, for hda1 and sda1 (my Linux is on hda3 by teh way..) and clicking on these icons, I see all my Windows stuff. You can create windows partitons from linux, but if you still can read your windows drives, it means that apparently, they have not been destroyed (yoopie! :-D ) Please help me!! I hope that's what I just did... Thanks My pleasure! flupke
[newbie] BOOT DISK-partition problems
Find another pc and create a win98 boot disk and copy a copy files onto it also, you probably already know this but I'll state it for those who may not know. Create a boot disk for the appropriate OS, copy some additional files such as edit.com, qbasic.exe, fdisk.exe, format.exe, and so forth, insert and attempt to boot, fdisk to verify partition is intact, reboot and try to start windows from the boot disk, you'll have to create an autoexec.bat and a config.sys, but this is rather simple, add a few lines such as path, mscdex..etc and see if you can boot to windows, then go into boot magic or whatever boot loader you are using and disable it so you can only boot to windows, then do a good backup and reinstall windows and other services to help have a dual boot system.hope this helpedTony
Re: [newbie] DOOM
On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, you wrote: Well, in the quest to install Doom on my Linux-box, I downloaded lxDoom from tuxgames.com, and in the process have learned a bit more about how Linux works... After a little trial and error, I've gotten as far as 'make install', and get the msg "make: ***No rule to make target 'install'. stop" What rule do I need to make target install? This is not mentioned in the README's w/ lxDoom, but is maybe some syntax I need to learn for make? i'm entering all commands from the working directory (lxdoom-1.4.0) Though not an emergency, if I could get some clues as to what I need to do, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! have you tried "make config" FIRST What does the readme say about how to install? John
Re: [newbie] DOOM
John Aldrich wrote: On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, you wrote: Well, in the quest to install Doom on my Linux-box, I downloaded lxDoom from tuxgames.com, and in the process have learned a bit more about how Linux works... After a little trial and error, I've gotten as far as 'make install', and get the msg "make: ***No rule to make target 'install'. stop" What rule do I need to make target install? This is not mentioned in the README's w/ lxDoom, but is maybe some syntax I need to learn for make? i'm entering all commands from the working directory (lxdoom-1.4.0) Though not an emergency, if I could get some clues as to what I need to do, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! have you tried "make config" FIRST What does the readme say about how to install? John I sent the INSTALL readme as another post just now, couldn't seem to cutpaste from Kedit to Netscape and I'm too lazy to type the whole thing. -Josh
Re: [newbie] @home connection
I am on athome and having one hell of a time getting the thing to recognize my 3com509b isa card. HELP... - Original Message - From: "TRUB" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 6:43 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] @home connection I am on @home and have no problems with it. 2 nics 1cable 1 internal if you still have problems let me know I will walk you through it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul Longchamps - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 6:47 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] @home connection If your provider is like mine, you should let DHCP handle the info for the EXTERNAL card(ip, host, etc.). You should only have to configure the internal cards information. If you haven't already, try this and see if that helps. Bryan Raymond Wells [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 01/29/2000 02:23:31 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: [newbie] @home connection I have installed Mandrake 7, expert/normal install... install detected both NIC cards and when asked, I input ip, host, gateway and name servers but I have no joy connecting to my tv/cable internet provider. Anyone have any hints about connecting via a cable modem?? Ray Wells
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
You said you can "see and access your data via Linux." If you are able to see all the directories on your Windows partition, then "it is a great day!" yep, finally something great today! :-) I can see ALL my partitions, actually, using a Windows boot floppy, I can also ACCESS them, but my old C: is now D: and vice versa, so I cannot boot Windows !! If the above is true, then LILO has replaced the generic Microsoft IPL (initial program loader) with the LILO IPL. 2) Install and setup a boot manager (I recommend XOSL) I HAVE already a boot manager (Boot Magic), but I cannot access it.. that means, it does NOT start. I had installed it under Windows. But I didn`t know I could install it under Linux, as well... ?! so, my main problem is now to EXCHANGE the current drive D: with the drive C: so that I could run windows. My partitions seem fine... I can see PRI-DOS using fdisk. marc
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone
Marc...I'm not sure what version of linux you are using, but I'm using Linux mandrake complete 6.5, and I did a server install, and all of my exhisting dos and windows partitions are still there and I port data back and forth between them, I had no problems with losing partitions or anything like that. In fact it couldn't have worked better. and that is on a Winbook laptop. perhaps its the version of software that is the prob...I'm not sure anyone have any other suggestions...Tony Mandrake 7.0
[newbie] ISDN card
Besides all my probs (see other mails in this newsgroup), I cannot get my ISDN card (Fritz! card) to work with Linux. I tried ttsy0 or whatever this is .. don`t remember.. for the internal ISDN card, but it doesn´t dial!! Further more, is USB now supported with the new Kernel? Mandrake 7.0 and new kernel. Thanks, marc
Re: [newbie] @home connection
You may have to get the DOS driver dsk and boot on DOS and run the setup. There is an FAQ someplace that talks about this. I do not have it in front of me right now, but there is a FULL/HALF mode setting that may need to be changed. Also, if you have 2 cards than you will need to add them to conf.modules. The boot process only finds 1 card. - Christopher Molnar New Enland Business Services, LLC Aetna, Inc. Hartford, CT USA Middletown, CT USA [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Eric wrote: I am on athome and having one hell of a time getting the thing to recognize my 3com509b isa card. HELP... - Original Message - From: "TRUB" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 6:43 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] @home connection I am on @home and have no problems with it. 2 nics 1cable 1 internal if you still have problems let me know I will walk you through it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul Longchamps - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 6:47 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] @home connection If your provider is like mine, you should let DHCP handle the info for the EXTERNAL card(ip, host, etc.). You should only have to configure the internal cards information. If you haven't already, try this and see if that helps. Bryan Raymond Wells [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 01/29/2000 02:23:31 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: [newbie] @home connection I have installed Mandrake 7, expert/normal install... install detected both NIC cards and when asked, I input ip, host, gateway and name servers but I have no joy connecting to my tv/cable internet provider. Anyone have any hints about connecting via a cable modem?? Ray Wells
RE: [newbie] URGENT eth0 init. failed
Eric, Make sure that card has PnP disabled... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- George Nussbaum 444 Washington Street Network/System Engineer Suite 210 Exodus Communications Inc Woburn, MA 01801 V-(617) 616-4348 www.exodus.net F-(617) 616-4201 [EMAIL PROTECTED] P-(800) 581-8672 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -Original Message-From: Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 1:19 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [newbie] URGENT eth0 init. failed I have tried linuxconf, netcfg, netconfig, Etherconfig and Mandrake 7.0 Lnx4win will not initilize my NIC card. I am using an isa 3com 509b nic card. Please if there are any gurus who have a solution please let me know. eric
Re: [newbie] Strange Message On Bootup
On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: I get to work this morning, reboot my Linux box and get the following at the login prompt: Jan 31 08:38:54 babylon kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out: status 0090 at 0/12 command 0001a000. I press enter and can log in as usual. However, I must admit that I get a little uneasy when weird messages start popping up without a know cause. Network is fine, I can telnet, ftp. Samba is fine. All seems to be well except for this message. Any ideas? My work box is a P-100, 64mb RAM, IntelPro100 NIC if that helps It seems that at some point since you last logged in, the ethernet card lost the connection, at least temporarily... John
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
I had something like this happen, under NT 4. The only difference is it worked fine (showed my root NT drive as D:) for a while, then quit. I have NO idea how to change the drive designation. You can try using something like Partition Magic to move the Windows Partion to what is now the c: drive tho, maybe. Ty Original Message On 1/31/00, 11:39:39 AM, Marc Herms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd): You said you can "see and access your data via Linux." If you are able to see all the directories on your Windows partition, then "it is a great day!" yep, finally something great today! :-) I can see ALL my partitions, actually, using a Windows boot floppy, I can also ACCESS them, but my old C: is now D: and vice versa, so I cannot boot Windows !! If the above is true, then LILO has replaced the generic Microsoft IPL (initial program loader) with the LILO IPL. 2) Install and setup a boot manager (I recommend XOSL) I HAVE already a boot manager (Boot Magic), but I cannot access it.. that means, it does NOT start. I had installed it under Windows. But I didn`t know I could install it under Linux, as well... ?! so, my main problem is now to EXCHANGE the current drive D: with the drive C: so that I could run windows. My partitions seem fine... I can see PRI-DOS using fdisk. marc
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
MarcWhat version of windows are you running? How is your bios set for booting, scsi or IDE? Dual booting from both scsi IDE drives may not work well, or at all, on some systems. How was the bios set before you dedicated space on your IDE drives to Linux? Do you have access to a full copy of Partition Magic (4.0 or 5.0)? If so, one of the things I suspect might be wrong on your system is the the bootable status of your bootable windows partition may have inadvertantly gotten toggeled off. I've never changed that, except with PM, so if you can, try it, and read the docs for PM too, the info there is invaluable. Alan MERCATOR GmbH wrote: -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:28:39 -0800 (PST) From: MERCATOR GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jpgois [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! First of all, thanks for your FAST response! I would REALLY appreciate, if you could give me a hand in solving my problem. I will explain at what point I am... DOS is nothing else than SUICIDE if you have ext2 partition on your HD. It already has destroyed some of my partitions while I didn't ask him anything. HOW do I use the Linux fdisk program? Normally, if you let the installation program handle the LILO installation, you should just type DOS at the boot prompt, and it should boot your window partition. I tried this, but it doesn`t work. I can ONLY boot Linux with the floppy and then I have the choice between "Linux" and "rescue"! if it doesn't (and that your windows partition hasn't been destroyed!!!), you have to configure lilo, by editing the /etc/lilo.conf file. PLEASE do NOT say those things... :-)) I hope it has NOT been destroyed!! I have already edited/viewed the lilo.conf file. I will write farther down what I have in this file. PS : if you REALLY urgently need to boot your windows, you can boot with a DOS floppy disk and type fdisk /mbr to restore a windows MBR. But then you'll have to boot your linux with a LILO floppy or something to reinstall lilo and be able to boot both win and linux. I already tried this, but it does NOT work !!! :-(( so, here is what I have in my lilo.conf: __ boot=/dev/hda3 read-only pompt (and so on)... other=/dev/hda1 label=windows table=/dev/hda other=/dev/sda1 label=windows2 table=/dev/hda image=/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 label=linux append="" and then the stuff for old_linux,floppy etc. _ so... HOW can I get my Windows to work??? Can I create a new partition from Linux for Windows? I can access and see ALL my files from Linux! I have two icons on my desktop, for hda1 and sda1 (my Linux is on hda3 by teh way..) and clicking on these icons, I see all my Windows stuff. Please help me!! Thanks Marc ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [newbie] zip plus with Mandrake 7.0 (Air)
This is a sticky one but I think I can hepl. First I would make a directory under /mnt if there is not one that you wish to be there for the zip100 to mount under. For example I have /mnt/zip250 for my zip 250 drive. Then in my /etc/fstab file I have a line defining what the mount point is, if you don't understand about the fstab file, please write back saying this. In my fstab file I have a line that looks like this. /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip250 auto sync,user,noauto,nosuid,nodev 0 0 the /dev/sda4 is the device what the zip drive actually uses. the /mnt/zip250 is the actual mount point. auto means "automatically mount any kind of file system" sync I forgot but it needs to be there, user means that any user can mount, unmount, read, and write to the zip drive, noauto means do not try to mount the zip drive at boot time, nosuid I forgot but it needs to be there, nodev, forgot, but needs to be there and 0 0 also need to be there. Hope this helps On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: Thank you for all the input of the memory problem. I got it fix - Mandrake detects 128Mb Ram now. Another problem that I have no solutions yet is Mandrake detected my Zip Zoom Card but not my 100MB Zip Plus. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks again for all the input to help me out. Nathan. ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freeworld.excite.com -- Linux Cat
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
I am writing as if you only have access to your Linux system. If you have access to another Windows PC, you can accomplish the following tasks on your Windows PC. Format a diskette with the MSDOS (or VFAT) filesystem. Copy the following files from your Windows partition to this disk: Command.com, IO.sys, and Msdos.sys. Download and extract Ranish Partition Manager 2.38 onto this diskette. Keep this disk in the drive and reboot the PC. Type "part" to run Ranish Partition Manager. Choose the option to save your MBR to diskette. Now you have your safety net! Format another diskette with the MSDOS (or VFAT) filesystem. Copy the following files from your Windows partition to this disk: Command.com, IO.sys, and Msdos.sys. Download and extract the XOSL files onto this diskette. Keep this disk in the drive and reboot the PC. Type "install" to install XOSL. Reboot the PC and setup XOSL to boot both Windows and Linux. HTH, Matt From: Marc Herms [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd) Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:39:39 +0100 You said you can "see and access your data via Linux." If you are able to see all the directories on your Windows partition, then "it is a great day!" yep, finally something great today! :-) I can see ALL my partitions, actually, using a Windows boot floppy, I can also ACCESS them, but my old C: is now D: and vice versa, so I cannot boot Windows !! If the above is true, then LILO has replaced the generic Microsoft IPL (initial program loader) with the LILO IPL. 2) Install and setup a boot manager (I recommend XOSL) I HAVE already a boot manager (Boot Magic), but I cannot access it.. that means, it does NOT start. I had installed it under Windows. But I didn`t know I could install it under Linux, as well... ?! so, my main problem is now to EXCHANGE the current drive D: with the drive C: so that I could run windows. My partitions seem fine... I can see PRI-DOS using fdisk. marc __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] printing problem(s)
Have a minor g printing problem with 6.1, using my Panasonic KX-P2130
dot matrix printer ('cause my Lexmark 3200 is not supported). I have it
set up as an Epson 24-pin, and it works fine with all of the text
editors and Maxwell; using printtool, I generate both text and
postscript test pages without a problem. But when I try and print email
from Netscape, or anything from Corel WP8 or StarOffice 5.1, all Iget is
(are? whatever) reams of paper with what looks like a couple of
postscript symbols at the top of each page. Not exactly helpful, to say
the least -- I have set up the printers (I think) in each applicartion
in a number of permutations, with no success.
Netscape acknolwledges printing problems in Linux, but doesn;t say what
to do about 'em (guess that's one of the reasons AOL bought Netscape,
not vice versa... g). Corel and Sun offer generic information, and
after a week, haven't responded to emailed requests for help :( . I'd
be grateful if anyone could point me to a detailed HOWTO (I've checked
the ones with the distribution...nada), or better yet G, suggest
how to set up that printer in any one of those applications.
Thanks in advance -- got to say I have quickly bcome addicted to Linux.
I have kept a DOS 6.22 partition and a separate Win98 partition on my PC
for games only :) :) :), and everything else is now Linux. No more
"broken windoze" for this old puppy!
Alan sabrosky
Re: [newbie] URGENT eth0 init. failed
Sorry I'm not a guru, but I can TRY to help you. As the 'automagical' tools don't seem to work, you should try to configure your card 'by hand' : first, you have to load the apropriate driver of your card into the kernel. As I never worked with 3com cards, I couldn't tell you wich one you have to choose. But you will surely find some information in the documentations provided with your card or in /usr/src/linux/Documentations/. Once you know which driver you have to choose, you load it into the kernel by simply typing 'modprobe name_of_the_driver' Then, you have to configure its IP address and netmask. To do this, type : ifconfig eth0 1.2.3.4 to set the card's ip address to 1.2.3.4, and bring it up ifconfig eth0 netmask 255.255.255.0 to set the net mask Then, your card should work ok. HTH Eric wrote : I have tried linuxconf, netcfg, netconfig, Etherconfig and Mandrake 7.0 Lnx4win will not initilize my NIC card. I am using an isa 3com 509b nic card. Please if there are any gurus who have a solution please let me know. eric Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description:
Re: [newbie] screen blanking in X
Speaking of screen blanking, I wonder if someone has developed a little program/app that will use dpms when no one is logged in, the login mask will not just blank but save power with the monitor? On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: I'm not really sure what happened to make it stop screen blanking in X. It just stopped doing it after I upgraded to 3.3.6 of XFree. If someone could be so kind as to point out the method to get X screen blanking automagically again, I'd appreciate it. TIA ++ | d a v i d @ m i h m reality.sys corrupt! | | dmihm @ rchitecture.comreboot universe(y,n)? | | dmihm @ swbell.net | | webmaster @ afterstep.org ICQ:906859 | | ftpmaster @ afterstep.orgwww.rchitecture.com | ++ -- Linux Cat
Re: [newbie] ISDN card
Marc Herms wrote: Besides all my probs (see other mails in this newsgroup), I cannot get my ISDN card (Fritz! card) to work with Linux. I tried ttsy0 or whatever this is .. don`t remember.. for the internal ISDN card, but it doesn´t dial!! Further more, is USB now supported with the new Kernel? Mandrake 7.0 and new kernel. Thanks, marc About ISDN, go to freshmeat.net and search for kISDN, it is a great app that does all the config for you, and does everything for you... You just run it. And as far as I know USB is supported only in the development kernels (2.3.x) not in the stable ones (2.2.x) so wait for 2.4.x for full USB support, or get yourself a development one and prepere to crash...
[newbie] Adaptec 1505 SCSI card detection
Hi, Does anyone use this card or know how I can get it detected so I can use my cdr in linux? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- George Nussbaum 444 Washington Street Network/System Engineer Suite 210 Exodus Communications Inc Woburn, MA 01801 V-(617) 616-4348www.exodus.net F-(617) 616-4201[EMAIL PROTECTED] P-(800) 581-8672 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
[newbie] Failed Installation
Hello, I successfully installed Linux in the following configuration: 1. Make:IBM Thinkpad laptop 2. Model: 600 E 3. Processor: Intel PII 366 MHz 4. RAM: 64 MB 5. Video:NeoMagic MagicMedia256AV 6. Audio:Cirrus Logic CS4610 (per Linux Probe) 7. Kernal Version: 2.2.13-7mdk This was on my work laptop in a dual-boot configuration with Win98 and NT 4.0 using System Commander on a 4 partition, 6 GB hard drive. I had not booted into Linux for about 3 weeks but I recently tried to boot and found that I am not only unable to boot the system, I can't even re-install Linux. The installation gets to the "Setup filesystems" part of the installation and then fails. If I try to use Disk Druid to configure the ext2 partition, I get the error message "Fdisk error: An error occurred reading the partition table for the block device /tmp/hda. The error was: Device not configured". If I use fdisk to configure the partition I get "Partition Disks: /dev/hda - Model (none) - Model (none)" and, upon hitting Return, the Installation process gets stuck. Additionally, after attempting a partition creation using fdisk, I get an error message "Reboot Needed: The kernal is unable to read your new partitioning information, probably because you modified extended partitions...". Note: Both the System partition and the Swap partition were placed in an extended partition in the original installation that worked. This appears to be a problem with the partition table. The only thing I can think that I changed since I last booted into Linux was that I installed Partition Magic 5.0 on the NT partition. The weird thing is that Partition Magic could see the Linux System partition as well as the Swap partition from inside NT. However, Linux cannot see the partitons even after I deleted them to "Free Space" and attempted a new installation. Any help with getting Linux to see this Free Space again so that I can re-install would be greatly appreciated. - Mark
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
MarcWhat version of windows are you running? How is your Windows 98 bios set for booting, scsi or IDE? Dual booting from both scsi IDE drives may not work well, or at all, on some systems. How was the bios set before you dedicated space on your IDE drives to Linux? no idea. All worked fine until this morning, when I udated from Mandrake 6.1 to 7.0 !! Maybe because I chose "server" installation...?! Do you have access to a full copy of Partition Magic (4.0 or 5.0)? yes, full version, but 3.0 I think ! If so, one of the things I suspect might be wrong on your system is the the bootable status of your bootable windows partition may have inadvertantly gotten toggeled off. I've never changed that, except with PM, so if you can, try it, and read the docs for PM too, the info there is invaluable. yes, but HOW can I access partition Magic or Boot magic when I cannot boot to windows marc
Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
Format a diskette with the MSDOS (or VFAT) filesystem. Copy the following files from your Windows partition to this disk: Command.com, IO.sys, and Msdos.sys. Download and extract Ranish Partition Manager 2.38 onto this diskette. Keep this disk in the drive and reboot the PC. Type "part" to run Ranish Partition Manager. Choose the option to save your MBR to diskette. Now you have your safety net! I will try this tomorrow (I am NOT in my office now). I have Partion Magic (and Boot Magic). Can I do this with Partition Magic as well?? Thanks, marc
[newbie] error in shared library libstdc++.so.29
When booting to Linux, it does NOT start X Windows, but instead it gives me the error message: KDM: error in shared libraries libstdc++.so.29 Cannot open shared object file. No such file or directory. It gives this error about 10 times, then, at the end: INIT: Id "x" respawning to fast: disabled for 5 min. WHAT does this mean and how can I resolve this? thanks, marc
Re: [newbie] URGENT eth0 init. failed
try modprobe 3c509 then try ifconfig if you see a eth0 more than likely you hit pay dirt now you can go into linixconf and tell it which kernel modual to use for eth0 On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, jpgois wrote: Sorry I'm not a guru, but I can TRY to help you. As the 'automagical' tools don't seem to work, you should try to configure your card 'by hand' : first, you have to load the apropriate driver of your card into the kernel. As I never worked with 3com cards, I couldn't tell you wich one you have to choose. But you will surely find some information in the documentations provided with your card or in /usr/src/linux/Documentations/. Once you know which driver you have to choose, you load it into the kernel by simply typing 'modprobe name_of_the_driver' Then, you have to configure its IP address and netmask. To do this, type : ifconfig eth0 1.2.3.4 to set the card's ip address to 1.2.3.4, and bring it up ifconfig eth0 netmask 255.255.255.0 to set the net mask Then, your card should work ok. HTH Eric wrote : I have tried linuxconf, netcfg, netconfig, Etherconfig and Mandrake 7.0 Lnx4win will not initilize my NIC card. I am using an isa 3com 509b nic card. Please if there are any gurus who have a solution please let me know. eric Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description:
Re: [[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!]
reinstall partition magic. It should have asked you to make a rescue floppy. If not, there should be the option to create a rescue disk on the cd if you can access it under DOS boot floppy. MERCATOR GmbH wrote: you need to boot with the bootdisk you made during install, you did make one didn't you? just let it boot from that and it should boot correctly, do not use the resue boot img do not use the bootdisk that came with the distro. yep, I made one! :-) I can boot with that floppy and get to linux.. but then??? I cannot restore the mbr to boot to windows! :-( tried to change the lilo.conf now.. without much success :-( hh any other idea?
[newbie] Anyone local
Hey all you Linux fansIf there is anyone local to me, That would be great...we could get together and use mutual resources..if so please contact me...the area isUPSTATE NEW YORK, particularly WATERTOWN, NEW YORKif anyone out there is from here or somewhat close contact me...Tony..
Re: [newbie] Re: Internet method reset???
On Sat, 08 Mar 2036, you wrote: I used to have a working cable modem in MDK6.0, I installed a jumpered ISA Magitronic 33.6 modem...it sees the modem fine. However NOW I can't surf with the cable modem??? I didn't change anything else, anyone know what the problem is??? Both NIC's in my Linux box are setup ok...both return correct info using "ifconfig", and the modem returns correctly in KPPP. What's your default gateway set to? John
Re: [newbie] DOOM
Hi Josh! Am Mon, 31 Jan 2000 schrieb Josh McCaffrey: and get the msg "make: ***No rule to make target 'install'. stop" What rule do I need to make target install? This is not mentioned in I think the solution is very easy. You must type the full path or "./make" if you are in the directory of the installprogramm. CiaoThomas -- Bitte E-Mail an: Thomas Wegner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
I did not know that you had BootMagic. Follow the instructions for backing up your MBR (a safety net is always a good thing). If you insist on BootMagic, then boot your PC using the BootMagic rescue disk. Restore BootMagic and all is well! (If you didn't create a BootMagic rescue disk, then use the boot disk that I instructed you to create in a previous E-mail and boot your PC with it. Next, change to the BootMagic directory on your Windows partition. Finally run the BootMagic executable file. Once the BootMagic program is loaded, enable the option to load the BootMagic IPL code to the MBR.) HTH, Matt From: Marc Herms [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd) Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 22:05:56 +0100 Format a diskette with the MSDOS (or VFAT) filesystem. Copy the following files from your Windows partition to this disk: Command.com, IO.sys, and Msdos.sys. Download and extract Ranish Partition Manager 2.38 onto this diskette. Keep this disk in the drive and reboot the PC. Type "part" to run Ranish Partition Manager. Choose the option to save your MBR to diskette. Now you have your safety net! I will try this tomorrow (I am NOT in my office now). I have Partion Magic (and Boot Magic). Can I do this with Partition Magic as well?? Thanks, marc __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
