[newbie] netware and ccmail on mandrake
I second that question about netware. We have a netware network at work and I'd love to be able to retrieve my ccmail from the server here without launching win95 in vmware. That works but it's a hassle. dave w
Re: [newbie] LILO and timeout/delay
I found that boot magic will hang forever if it can't find the mouse. OS2 boot manager will self-destruct if you have a windows partition over 2 gigs. LILO is faster than boot magic. Use LILO. -- Peace, understanding, health and happiness to all beings! U U u ^^ `'U u U ''`'` _-__o|oO|o-_|o_o_-_MN[--mm@_-_--___o|o|oU_|o_o__lilypond dave N Va USADavid Raleigh Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] smbmount problems
I ran rpm -qa | grep samba, and I DID have samba, samba-common and samba-client installed. So, figuring what the heck, I uninstalled and reinstalled them. I STILL get the same problem. Thanks, though. I'm wondering if the problem could be in my shutdown scripts...I didn't change them at all, though. I couldn't find anything about this on the samba homepage...I'm at a loss here. If anyone has any other ideas, I'm ready to try just about anything. Thanks! On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, flupke wrote: I had the same problem. I made a full re-installation because I screwed up my hard drive. Since then, it works fine. (but DON'T reinstall all your system!) I'm not sure, but I think that it was solved by installing some more samba packages. Do you have samba, samba-common, and samba-client installed on your system? (check with rpm -qa |grep samba). If not, insall all these ones. "Thomas J. Boberek" wrote: Hi - I recently upgraded from Mandrake 6.0 to Mandrake 7.0. My problem comes when I use smbmount to mount a win95 drive onto my linux filesystem. I use the command smbmount //win95_drive/c$ /mnt/win95_drive, and it works flawlessly. However, whenever I shut down, the system freezes while Unmounting the filesystems. I recall that in 6.0, it unmounted the win95 drive when it shutdown the smb service...it does not do this here. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Thanks ! - T.J. -- T.J. Boberek"All I want is a warm bed and a [EMAIL PROTECTED] kind word and unlimited power." -- T.J. Boberek"All I want is a warm bed and a [EMAIL PROTECTED] kind word and unlimited power."
[newbie] Re: Fatal Server Error
Jeremy wrote: :if you "ls -laF /dev/mou*" it will show the device it actually points :to. It gave me this: mouse - psaux Let me ask another question.. I've been wanting to upgrade to 7.0 (or the very latest Mandrake) which might fix my current problem, but I have been reluctant because I had a problem installing 7.0 from the start (before installing 6.1). If I upgrade to 7.0 and have problems, is there an easy way to get back to the (partially) working 6.1? I've heard various horror stories about upgrading and I don't want to lose all I've done. Is it a simple process, or will I have to save the important files and install 7.X completely fresh? Otherwise, I guess I'll just manipulate my system without Xwindows or keep trying to figure out what is wrong. Thanks for your help.
[newbie] Security problem!!!!!
Hi all, No I have not found a security problem. Though my own lack of knowlegde (newbie) I had caused one for myself. Although Mandrake could have prevented it. I did a complete install of 7.02, this included Apache and postfix etc. This programs are started at boot up by default. Both leave ports open, which can be used by hackers to do what they do. I was not using this programs/services so I simply de-selected them in drakconf- startup services. If anyone is interested in testing their Linux box to see if they have open ports try grc.com. They have a free online util which will test your security for possible open ports. I found it very surprising to find my win98 install more secure than my Linux install. Something is definitly wrong there. I thought my Linux box was SO secure, till I found EVERY port open. Check out grc.com, ponder your finding, then bag me out if you feel you need to. I hope Mandrake pay some attention. Maybe do a how-to secure your linux box. Regards Steve Rex
[newbie] Mounting Removeables
I used to be able to mount my floppy and zip, and now I can't. What's wrong with these entries in fstab? #/dev/hdd4 /mnt/zip vfat sync,user,noauto,nosuid,nodev,unhide 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/zip vfat sync,user,noauto,nosuid,nodev,unhide 0 0 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy vfat sync,user,noauto,nosuid,nodev,unhide 0 0 -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
[newbie] Netscape
To keep this mail list related, I'm running Netscape under Mandrake Linux v7.0... Is there a way to "squash" disable child window spawning?! That is the most annoying thing in the world.. If I want to open something in a new window I'll right click and do it myself?! Thanks, bosco().
Re: [newbie] Drive Full?!? (please respond this time)
where are these two programs on 7.0 CD Jon Hunter wrote: I agree that partition magic it wonderful. I own versions 2, 3, and 4. BUTT, Please folks, run chkdsk and scandisk before messing with ANY M$ partitions. You will save yourself a lot of grief. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Linux/Mandrake 7.0 comes with Power Quest Partition Magic and Power Quest Boot Magic as well. I cannot say enough good things about Partition Magic, it performed flawlessly but I had some trouble with Boot Magic. That could be my problem. DO RECOMEND the Partition Magic though for repartitioning for a DUAL boot system with WINDOWS 98 as the other system. I did several different installs to see which one would work the best for what I wanted. Lnx4Win, LiLo, BTMagic, etcetera and found 'lilo' to install and run faster than the others and was easier to setup and use. Thank You for reading my ramblings, don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. On Tue, 14 Mar 2000 16:58:03 -0500 "Enterprise2001" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You probably have all of your drive partitioned already. (This is always the default if you don't do the partitioning yourself) Get a non destructive reparation tool (Partition Magic) and try that. "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Kyle "Orange" Spahn To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 8:16 PM Subject: [newbie] Drive Full?!? (please respond this time) Hey Everyone, I keep trying to partition my hard drive so I can use Linux, but when I do so, it says that the last cylinder of my drive is full. So it thinks my entire drive is filled up, which it isn't. I have a 27.3 GB Hard Drive which I've maybe used 5 GB of. It's definitely not full! I need help!!! PLEASE! -Kyle "Orange" Spahn Freespace 2 Coordinator Lead Reviewer Descent Chronicles - http://descent.gamestats.com News GameLordz Network - http://www.gamelordz.net News Summoner Homeland - http://www.summonerhl.com YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. -- KompuKit= [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 HomePage: http://kwg.virtualave.net/kwg Personal WebServer: http://kompukit.penguinpowered.com (Server Runs between 6pm-12am EST) KompuKit=
[newbie] realplayer7
Thanks for pointing me to the new real player. I downloaded it and loaded in with no problem. It even automatically configured my netscape browser. Great. Rick -- "I don't want to swim in a roped off Sea" JB
[newbie] driver 82810e whitney video card
I Have serious problems in Xwindows configuration. Where can I get this driver? I have Soyo motherboard Help me :-( _ http://www.latinmail.com. Gratuito, latino y en español.
RE: [newbie] Dual boot with Windows 2000
As long as you install windows first (on the first partition of your harddrive) and then install Linux you should have no problems. -Original Message- From: Ron Burns [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 10:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Dual boot with Windows 2000 How can this be done? I have tried Linux as the first installed OS and then tried Win 2k and then I tried the reverse. I cannot get Lilo to function (install). This was not a problem with '98 and worked well. Any help would be appreciated. BTW...my drive is formated fat 32 at this point. Previously, it was fat32 and I allowed Mandrake to do the rest. Thanks Ron
Re: [newbie] SB Live Configuration
The drivers for soundblaster live have been GPL'd since fall '99. This site will help anyone trying to get the card working in Linux. I just bought a new card, I'll be trying it tonight once I get home, the explanation on the site is too easy. ftp://opensource.creative.com/pub/doc/live_faq.html once you download the source, and read the README file, you should have no problem getting it working. I've compiled it for a friend in norway, while I'm in joisey :).. for more info check this out. http://www.euronet.nl/~mailme/ - Original Message - From: "Rial Juan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] SB Live Configuration Got mine running, but with a few probs too. The soundcard worked out of the box, but broke down after a kernel recompile. In the kernel-source tree (/usr/src/linux) I noticed a subdir called "emu10k1". Tried to recompile that and reinstall, no go. So I just downloaded a standard kernel from kernel.org, and compiled that one (read the kernel-HOWTO if that sounds like chinese to you), and then compiled and installed the creative labs driver I downloaded from the web. It now works like a charm. Broke automount though, since automount needs a patch applied to the kernel, and I never bothered to look for it on the net. I'm used to mount my stuff manually for more than a year with redhat, so automount is not really much of an issue to me. Perhaps more stuff is broken, but my system works without problems, so whatever... On Mar 14 Brian Sieradzki wrote: I just installed Mandrake 7.02. After a lot of effort, everything works except my sound card. When I boot up it says "Can not locate module sound." When I run /usr/sbin/sndconfig it detects my SB Live but then says "Module used for your sound card emu10k1.0 is not in your module search path. Please verify that your kernel modules are configured correctly." I've tried using the RPM that Dell has, but that failed. I then tried downloading the driver from Creative Labs. That didn't work either. Any ideas? Thanks, Brian Sieradzki __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com -- Rial Juanhttp://nighty.ulyssis.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgiumtel:(++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator http://www.ulyssis.org The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
[newbie] locate finds symlinks?
Does "locate" find symbolic links? The reason I ask is because I'm trying to install the blackdown jre so that entering just "java" will start it. I deleted all the kaffe stuff and every instance of "java" that I could find. I put the new jre on the path. But when I enter "java" I get: [root@wsrc206 bin]# java bash: /usr/bin/java: No such file or directory ..which tells me that somewhere there's a symlink pointing to /usr/bin/java. No? But a "locate" after a fresh "updatedb" does not turn up any instances of "java" other than directory names and the new "java" of the blackdown distribution. Entering the full path of the new java works fine. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
[newbie] Screen???
Hello, I am starting to get a little more acquainted with Linux now, and came across something called screen?? I was wondering where there is any documentation/how toos on this program. Thank you. Ernie
[newbie] X-Windows and Mandrake 7.0 Server
Why is it that when you perform a Server (as opposed to Developer or Workstation) install the X Windows desktop is not configured properly? How can I correct this problem without having to re-install? Conrad Lawes __ Get Visto.com! Private groups, event calendars, email, and much more. Visto.com. Life on the Dot. Check it out @ http://www.visto.com/info
Re: [newbie] BIOS, sound, and modem
This operation should be done when the VERY FIRST printing begins to show on the screen. This is the BIOS setting up of your system. DO NOT WAIT FOR ANY 'Windows' operations like 'Starting Windows 95' or 'Installing Windows 98' or even any other 'Windows' operations. If you have American Mega Trends BIOS or what ever it is this is when you need to press the 'F2', 'DEL', 'Insert' or any other keys that may require your input. Different BOIS' require different uses of keys, check your books on your system to see what is needed for your access to the BIOS setup. don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 03:08:36 -0300 "Emilio Correa" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date sent:Mon, 06 Mar 2000 19:54:43 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Matthew Loschmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] BIOS, sound, and modem I have some problems with setting up my sound card and modem, somebody emailed back and said that you have to turn off PnP in the Bios settings. I have a newer computer HP Pavilion and when it boots up it doesn't give you and option to enter into bios so How do I get into BIOS? Matt Hi, you should try press and hold on "F2" or "Del" for example when the monitor shows the first windows or shows a text: "press del if you want to run set up". Good luck!! Emilio Correa e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tuayuda.com.ar (Informática/Listas de Correo) YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
Re: [newbie] Drive Full?!? (please respond this time)
Thank You Jon, I agree, there are full instructions on using PMagic, so I just left that out. It is true though do run the 'ScanDisc' before doing any partitioning. don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. On Tue, 14 Mar 2000 21:09:08 -0800 Jon Hunter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I agree that partition magic it wonderful. I own versions 2, 3, and 4. BUTT, Please folks, run chkdsk and scandisk before messing with ANY M$ partitions. You will save yourself a lot of grief. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Linux/Mandrake 7.0 comes with Power Quest Partition Magic and Power Quest Boot Magic as well. I cannot say enough good things about Partition Magic, it performed flawlessly but I had some trouble with Boot Magic. That could be my problem. DO RECOMEND the Partition Magic though for repartitioning for a DUAL boot system with WINDOWS 98 as the other system. I did several different installs to see which one would work the best for what I wanted. Lnx4Win, LiLo, BTMagic, etcetera and found 'lilo' to install and run faster than the others and was easier to setup and use. Thank You for reading my ramblings, don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. On Tue, 14 Mar 2000 16:58:03 -0500 "Enterprise2001" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You probably have all of your drive partitioned already. (This is always the default if you don't do the partitioning yourself) Get a non destructive reparation tool (Partition Magic) and try that. "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Kyle "Orange" Spahn To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 8:16 PM Subject: [newbie] Drive Full?!? (please respond this time) Hey Everyone, I keep trying to partition my hard drive so I can use Linux, but when I do so, it says that the last cylinder of my drive is full. So it thinks my entire drive is filled up, which it isn't. I have a 27.3 GB Hard Drive which I've maybe used 5 GB of. It's definitely not full! I need help!!! PLEASE! -Kyle "Orange" Spahn Freespace 2 Coordinator Lead Reviewer Descent Chronicles - http://descent.gamestats.com News GameLordz Network - http://www.gamelordz.net News Summoner Homeland - http://www.summonerhl.com YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
[newbie] Shutdown Poweroff
Are there any quick ways of shutting down / poweroff'ing a linux box that isn`t running X? ... The machine boots at runlevel3 ... so i issue the shutdown command, which takes it to runleve1 (single user) ...then i have to issue poweroff... is this due to my AT board?... can all of this be automated? .. are there any keyboard shortcuts... etc? TIA, Gerald.
Re: [newbie] Security problem!!!!!
1. any out of the box installation of any OS is not secure. 2. Number of ports open, does not mean more or less security. I have 22, 21, 113, 80 open all the time, they are left open for a reason.. for access. If you only access your machine locally, then there is no reason to keep them open. anyway, please realize that, if u have a lot of ports open, or closed doesn't mean you're more open to hackers, or less. a hacker needs just one exploitable service(port) running, to wreak havoc, sometimes he doesn't even need a port, (I could send hidden code, to you in an email on your windows box, u open it in outlook.. and boom.. we have a little melissa clone). the security problem is the administrator.. /user. i've seen NT boxes that are rock solid(unhackable/crashable), and i've seen unix boxes that are unhackable/crackable. it's not the OS.. it's the user. - Original Message - From: "root" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 5:28 AM Subject: [newbie] Security problem! Hi all, No I have not found a security problem. Though my own lack of knowlegde (newbie) I had caused one for myself. Although Mandrake could have prevented it. I did a complete install of 7.02, this included Apache and postfix etc. This programs are started at boot up by default. Both leave ports open, which can be used by hackers to do what they do. I was not using this programs/services so I simply de-selected them in drakconf- startup services. If anyone is interested in testing their Linux box to see if they have open ports try grc.com. They have a free online util which will test your security for possible open ports. I found it very surprising to find my win98 install more secure than my Linux install. Something is definitly wrong there. I thought my Linux box was SO secure, till I found EVERY port open. Check out grc.com, ponder your finding, then bag me out if you feel you need to. I hope Mandrake pay some attention. Maybe do a how-to secure your linux box. Regards Steve Rex
RE: [newbie] Screen???
Are you talking about the big tv-looking thing that all the text and graphics "appear" on??? sorry I couldn't resist ... lol -Original Message- From: Ernie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 4:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Screen??? Hello, I am starting to get a little more acquainted with Linux now, and came across something called screen?? I was wondering where there is any documentation/how toos on this program. Thank you. Ernie
Re: [newbie] BIOS, sound, and modem
On Wed, 15 Mar 2000, you wrote: I have some problems with setting up my sound card and modem, somebody emailed back and said that you have to turn off PnP in the Bios settings. I have a newer computer HP Pavilion and when it boots up it doesn't give you and option to enter into bios so How do I get into BIOS? I have a HP Pavilion running windows. You need to hit the F1 key while booting to get into the bios setup -- Alex (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)
[newbie] Samba 2.0.6 installation problem w/ Mandrake 6.0
Dear All- I am unable to get the RPM for Redhat from samba.org to install (samba-2.0.6-19991110.i386.rpm) on my Mandrake 6.0 system. I keep getting the message "/usr/bin/make_smbcodepage: error in loading shared libraries: /lib/libreadline.so.3: undefined symbol: BC". I have tried installing readline-4.0-6mdk.i586.rpm and running ldconfig to correct the problem, but it has not worked. I have searched for help on this and have not found it, but I have found another person who had the same problem with Mandrake 6.1 (except he built the source, and gets the error when the smbd daemon tries to start). He has reverted to 6.0.5a and has no problems again. This seems to be a Mandrake specific problem maybe? Any suggestions very greatfully received! Thanks. John
[newbie] no ftp access with Netscape !!!
i´m using a NT server with wingate for connecting to the web browsing http sites works perfect !! but wehn i click on an ftp link only the error message " the port u tryed to access is vorbidden " what can i do ?? mfg max
[newbie] Terminal
dear friends... i ever post this question before but only one person who replied the answer. so i would like to ask again: Do you guys could seen colors in terminals for Lynx and Vim ? Here i have some terminal in my system: Xterm, Kvt, Konsole, Aterm Eterm. I usually use Aterm and Eterm (make them shade and transparent) with my WindowMaker, this is Mandrake 6.1 with the latest version of those terminals. Only Kvt who seems to be normal, but its nothing to be compared with Eterm/Aterm :-P (you cant see your wallpaper through it ;) i use Vim and Lynx a lot and i hate to see underline text where its supposed to be colored :-( -- Rib If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem. -- Richard Bach, "Illusions"
Re: [newbie] start imwheel automatically
On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, Claus Atzenbeck wrote: Hello, what can I do in order to avoid typing "imwheel -k" after every reboot? I want it to be started regardless which user is loggin in. It seems that there is no appropriate startup service for this. if you use init 3, put that line to your ~/.xinitrc file -- Rib If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem. -- Richard Bach, "Illusions"
[newbie] Help Please
Hello Group,I'm a newbie, so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.0.Ok...I am in the installation process and when I get to the part that askfor the following information:Please enter the following information:1. the name or IP number of your NFS server(Since I am running adsl, I choose DHCP and enter the IP numbers from theipconfig /all for my dsl server)2. the directory on that server containing Linux Mandrake for yourarchitecture(Here is my problem, that server does not contain the Mandrake files, it ison my local hard drive.)Have I done something wrong in the download process? When I downloaded thefiles, I setup a directory on my hard drive and all the files are there. Howcan I point question #2 to those files?I have also tried the static IP and the same questions are always presentedto me for the directory server containing those files.I would appreciate any help here. I am dying to try Mandrake as an OS systemThanks,Ron
[newbie] SB PCI 128 Sound Card
I can't get this card to work in MD 7.0. According to the "howto's" this card is supposed to be supported. Using Lothar the card is identified as Ensoniq ES1371. All of the settings use -1 and don't offer any other settings. Testing the card in Lothar locks up the computer. Trying to use other cards settings just says that the device or resource is busy. During boot I can see where it loads the sound module. What do I need to do? Any help appreciated. Bob
Re: [newbie] installation problems- Adaptec SCSI card
Im having the same problem.. lemme know if you get some help.. I tried reading the how -tos and i cant figure it out. Someone told me to type a command line in at the lilo boot thing, but it still doesnt work..?? any help would be appreciated!! thanks..:) Paul -- W A R N I N G ! ** Linux should not be used by those under the influence of MicroSoft. May cause dizziness or vertigo. Consult your tech support before using Linux. (note--after using Linux, you may notice extreme discomfort when using MicroSoft. Discontinue use of MicroSoft.) ** W A R N I N G ! - Original Message - From: Michael Wagg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 3:18 PM Subject: [newbie] installation problems- Adaptec SCSI card I am trying to install Linux Mandrake 7.0 using a SCSI CD-ROM drive with an Adaptec AHA-1520b host adapter (Ali Aladdin V chipset), but I'm unable to have the installer recognize my SCSI card. I realize that such ISA Plug 'N Play cards can be problematic, but am having no luck in disabling the cards Plug 'N Play settings or modifying my CMOS setup. I know this family of cards is supported by the software, but how can I get it to recognize my adapter?
[newbie] RPM
I have mandrake 6.1 installed, on an AMD 133 mhz, and everytime I try to install any rpm from the mandrake CD, with an i586 extention, it says that the package is for a different architecture. Any ideas what I can do? (i386 files install fine)
Re: [newbie] Screen???
you can look in /usr/doc/screen or do a man screen, or go to sunsite.unc.edu/pub/gnu/screen and download one of the packages and read the docs.. it's a great program. - Original Message - From: "Pittman, Merle" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 2:40 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Screen??? Are you talking about the big tv-looking thing that all the text and graphics "appear" on??? sorry I couldn't resist ... lol -Original Message- From: Ernie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 4:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Screen??? Hello, I am starting to get a little more acquainted with Linux now, and came across something called screen?? I was wondering where there is any documentation/how toos on this program. Thank you. Ernie
[newbie] 82810e driver whitney video card
I have a Soyo SY6WM, it has a intel whitney 82810e chipset I am looking for this driver help me :-( __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] 3com NIC install and then xDSL setup
I've got USWaste DSL thru datawest. I would suggest getting a static IP. It's just a bit easier. As for gcc - you just need to install the gcc rpms from the mandrake disk. do an ls gcc* in the /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS dir and you should find them (with CD in of course). Ty C. Mixon F.T.C. Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 26147713
[newbie] LinModem?
I have downloaded some software for the LinModem/WinModem and have not been able to setup or compile or anything else. Wondering if any of you have had any experience with this type of Modem? The opening line from the TXT file with the Z-Modem software is as follows: PC-TEL HSP Modem Driver Module for Linux kernel 2.2.xxx Serial Version 4.27.100 (7/16/99 Release) Linux port done by William Hsu ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) I guess the best thing would be to write to the person that did the work on creating it. But thought I would ask before I involved someone that is ttto Technically Minded for me. I need "Run Jane run" and "See Spot run?" No Jane is not running from Spot, that is a very OLD 1st Grade reader, YES I am very OLD too, George Washington was my best man when I was Married. There, don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
Re: [newbie] Dual boot with Windows 2000
First: Please use plain old ascii mail. Thanks I boot just fine w/ lilo (well, most of the time) with win2k. Most likely what you need to do is try setting the linear mode on (I had to). Then run /sbin/lilo again. That SHOULD rewrite the boot sector of /dev/hda. Ty C. Mixon F.T.C. Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 26147713
Re: [newbie] Drive Full?!? (please respond this time)
#3 CD folder PQ then BTMagic and PTMagic are subfolders (Dir's) on that one. I hope you have the #3 disc. don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 07:35:00 -0500 KompuKit [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: where are these two programs on 7.0 CD Jon Hunter wrote: I agree that partition magic it wonderful. I own versions 2, 3, and 4. BUTT, Please folks, run chkdsk and scandisk before messing with ANY M$ partitions. You will save yourself a lot of grief. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Linux/Mandrake 7.0 comes with Power Quest Partition Magic and Power Quest Boot Magic as well. I cannot say enough good things about Partition Magic, it performed flawlessly but I had some trouble with Boot Magic. That could be my problem. DO RECOMEND the Partition Magic though for repartitioning for a DUAL boot system with WINDOWS 98 as the other system. I did several different installs to see which one would work the best for what I wanted. Lnx4Win, LiLo, BTMagic, etcetera and found 'lilo' to install and run faster than the others and was easier to setup and use. Thank You for reading my ramblings, don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. On Tue, 14 Mar 2000 16:58:03 -0500 "Enterprise2001" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You probably have all of your drive partitioned already. (This is always the default if you don't do the partitioning yourself) Get a non destructive reparation tool (Partition Magic) and try that. "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Kyle "Orange" Spahn To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 8:16 PM Subject: [newbie] Drive Full?!? (please respond this time) Hey Everyone, I keep trying to partition my hard drive so I can use Linux, but when I do so, it says that the last cylinder of my drive is full. So it thinks my entire drive is filled up, which it isn't. I have a 27.3 GB Hard Drive which I've maybe used 5 GB of. It's definitely not full! I need help!!! PLEASE! -Kyle "Orange" Spahn Freespace 2 Coordinator Lead Reviewer Descent Chronicles - http://descent.gamestats.com News GameLordz Network - http://www.gamelordz.net News Summoner Homeland - http://www.summonerhl.com YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. -- KompuKit= [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 HomePage: http://kwg.virtualave.net/kwg Personal WebServer: http://kompukit.penguinpowered.com (Server Runs between 6pm-12am EST) KompuKit= YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
Re: [newbie] installing linux and windows
look on www.emuse.net and download pdf manual, therein you will find ample info all directed at Red Hat (Mandrake). There are partition examples with types/sizes etc. plus much other usefull stuff. "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message - From: "Benito Noriega" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:16 PM Subject: [newbie] installing linux and windows Hello I have been trying to install linux mandrake and windows 2000 on an athlon PC with a 20GB Hard Disk and 128MB of memory. I am only getting constant errors on the size of the partitions or that it cannot place the LILO on the MBR. Could some one indicate me the right way of partitioning the hard disk to accomodate both linux mandrake and windows 2000. Thank you very much. J. Rafael Noriega
[newbie] Help Please
Hello Group,I'm a newbie, so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.0.Ok...I am in the installation process and when I get to the part that askfor the following information:Please enter the following information:1. the name or IP number of your NFS server(Since I am running adsl, I choose DHCP and enter the IP numbers from theipconfig /all for my dsl server)2. the directory on that server containing Linux Mandrake for yourarchitecture(Here is my problem, that server does not contain the Mandrake files, it ison my local hard drive.)Have I done something wrong in the download process? When I downloaded thefiles, I setup a directory on my hard drive and all the files are there. Howcan I point question #2 to those files?I have also tried the static IP and the same questions are always presentedto me for the directory server containing those files. Also, I have tried the hd.img since my files are on my local hard drive, but when I enter the directory where the files are C:\mandrake\mandrake\rpms it still won't continue the install.I would appreciate any help here. I am dying to try Mandrake as an OS systemThanks,Ron
[newbie] Cyrix CPU problem
Just installed Mandrake 7.0.2 and it reports my cpu as a 150mhz but it's a 200mhz. It's also very slow. Any info on this ?
Re: [newbie] Help Please
Ronald Brown wrote: Hello Group, I'm a newbie, so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.0. Ok...I am in the installation process and when I get to the part that ask for the following information: Please enter the following information: 1. the name or IP number of your NFS server (Since I am running adsl, I choose DHCP and enter the IP numbers from the ipconfig /all for my dsl server) 2. the directory on that server containing Linux Mandrake for your architecture (Here is my problem, that server does not contain the Mandrake files, it is on my local hard drive.) Have I done something wrong in the download process? When I downloaded the files, I setup a directory on my hard drive and all the files are there. How can I point question #2 to those files? I have also tried the static IP and the same questions are always presented to me for the directory server containing those files. I would appreciate any help here. I am dying to try Mandrake as an OS system Thanks, Ron Ron, When asked for your IP address during install linux wants the address to be give to that machine not those of your ISP's. There are a set of IP addresses that can be assigned for a private network however I don't recall what they are off the top of my head. You should be able to search the 'net for them though. -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux is like a wigwam... No windows, no gates. Apache inside Registered linux user #1696600 ICQ #63389227
[newbie] where do I find components
Hello there I was wondering where do I find components like qt and gimp the system components. Cory
Re: [newbie] Screen???
Ernietype 'man screen' and all will be revealed. :-) Alan Ernie wrote: Hello, I am starting to get a little more acquainted with Linux now, and came across something called screen?? I was wondering where there is any documentation/how toos on this program. Thank you. Ernie
Real Player 7 problem - Re: [newbie] realplayer7
Does it work on EVERY real player video out there? Because I've installed RP7, and yet I still can't view quite a few Real Player videos. For some examples, at both http://www.sixflags.com/magicmountain/rides/goliath_ride.cfm and http://cnn.com/videoselect/ I can't view any of their movies. When I click on the links, it just says I need to download RealPlayer and takes me to the Netscape plugins page. But yet some links do work, like the one assciated with this story: http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/03/15/gas.prices/index.html When I installed RP7, I let it configure Netscape for me, and so I thought that would solve all my browser plugin problems (I had the same problem with Real Player G2 Alpha), but apparetnly it hasn't. So does anyone have a solution, or am I SOL? BTW, just to make sure someone doesn't rehash what I already did/know, in Netscape Preferences, I do have it set up so that "ra,ram" extensions, "audio/x-pn-realaudio" MIME type, are played by "/usr/local/RealPlayer7/realplay %u" (yes, it's "u" now) . And so it does work for some links, but not all. Thanks for pointing me to the new real player. I downloaded it and loaded in with no problem. It even automatically configured my netscape browser. Great. -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Press any key to continue and any other key to quit
Re: [newbie] 3com NIC install and then xDSL setup
question: Why do you need to recompile / install the driver? undert /lib/modules/2.2.14-15mdk/net be a all the compiled NIC drivers in module format. just try insmod /lib/modules/2.2.14-15mdk/net/3c59x.o is that does not give you any errors then you can proceed to linuxconf/drakxconfig etc.. to configure your networking Ron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got USWaste DSL thru datawest. I would suggest getting a static IP. It's just a bit easier. As for gcc - you just need to install the gcc rpms from the mandrake disk. do an ls gcc* in the /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS dir and you should find them (with CD in of course). Ty C. Mixon F.T.C. Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 26147713
[newbie] Caution: Macmillan/Mandrake
I posted the following message on the list several days ago and also sent same to Linuxcare (the support service for the Macmillan Software version of Mandrake). I've gotten no response from Linuxcare except the message-received acknowledgement. In the meantime, I've installed RedHat 5.2, RedHat 6.1, Turbolinux 6.0 and various Caldera distros on the same partition with no problem. I would have tried a commercial version of Mandrake if I could find one in the stores. I would recommend caution to those considering buying the Macmillan Software versions of Mandrake. In my opinion, the Macmillan distro is bad advertising for the full-blown Mandrake package! Prior posting/message to Linuxcare follows: Description: System: Pentium II, 400 MHz, 256 MB on Intel 440 BX motherboard, two scsi 9 GB drives Dual-boot Win98 and three other ext2 partitions, using Boot Magic Video chip = Cirrus Logic 5480 PCI on motherboard, 2 MB RAM scsi controller = ncr53C875 on motherboard Currently running Caldera 2.3/KDE 1.1.2 on second drive. Problem: Purchased "Deluxe Linux O/S 6.5" (from Fry's Elec.). Installation goes fine, linux runs well in run level 3. X appears broken. For example, the Mandrake login graphic window, each component of which is assembled from different layers, has portions cut up and shifted. Color block background for one window may be offset to the side, frame for a text window may be shifted down, text for two buttons may be overlapped, text for one window may be covered by the shifted color background from another button. Of course, since kde is built on X, it is an even bigger mess. For example, drag a window and it leaves a trail of pieces of itself behind. This is not an XF86Setup problem. Monitor/video card is working fine (16 bpp, 1024x768), I know my sync rates!! As a sanity check, I installed Red Hat 5.2 from an old VA Research disk circa very early 1999 which has virtually the same install package and it installs with no problem. Then upgraded it with the "6.5" disk and X is now a mess again. Incidentally, I had the exact same problem with a virtually identical Mandrake/Macmillan disk from a book "GNU C++ For Linux". What gives? Thanks in advance for your help. -- Tony Alfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'd rather be sailing"
Re: [newbie] Quick Zip question
"Michael D. Kirkpatrick" wrote: I have a 4 gig and a 27 gig hard drive on my web server. Everything is ran off of the 4 gig hard drive. The 27 gig hard drive is basically for storing daily backups (Up to 2 weeks worth). Is there a way to tell zip to treat all shortcuts (links) as only links, not as files and directories? Example, when I go to zip a directory that has multiple links it adds all the directories and files under the links as well. This makes for a rather large zip file since I can have 10-20 copies of directories and files because of all the links I have. I basically want to make mirror copy of a directory structure in a zip file. That way I can restore it in a directory on my 27 gig hard drive and move the necessary directories, sub directories, files, and links to the 4 gig hard drive (thus restoring what was messed up or lost). When I am done, I will have a zip file for each directory on the root level. That way I only would have to restore what I need. I need to be able to restore all the links as links, not as actual files and directories. If this is not possible with ZIP, could you possibly suggest a good free utility that I can use to accomplish this. I just want to use zip since I can also open the file on a windows based machine upon need and also for the space savings. Thanks in advance Mike Don't know about zip, but you can do this with tar and tell it to compress so you get a smaller archive (you hope) than the actual data. Something like: cd /27gig/week1backupdir tar --same-owner -czvpf week1.gz /whateverdir /anotherdir /etc Check out info tar. I don't remember if man tar has all the switches and what they do. I believe p is the switch you want, but check the docs.
Re: [newbie] 82810e driver whitney video card
"Jim Del Cañamo" wrote: I have a Soyo SY6WM, it has a intel whitney 82810e chipset I am looking for this driver help me :-( __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Don't know if it will work, but check intel's site for the 810 drivers (use the two rpms they have) and follow the installation instructions for the rpm sections.
[newbie] Help with Video config
Hello everyone. I am installing Mandrake on my Athlon box, and am having trouble with my video card. It is built by Biostar, who also makes my motherboard, and has the SiS 6326 chipset (win2k tells me it is an "SiS 5598/6326" card). It is an AGP card. I can't get it to give me a display - and the closest I've gotten is a full color, correctly sized desktop that doesn't allow me to read text. Anytime any texty is displayed, it appears as a black block character. How do I set up this card in the installer properly? Thanks for the help Brian
[newbie] sane help
How do I setup my my scanner, its a Acer Prizm 320P parallel.. plus I have a USB Creative Labs WebCam II that needs setup can this be done...? -- KompuKit= [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 HomePage: http://kwg.virtualave.net/kwg Personal WebServer: http://kompukit.penguinpowered.com (Server Runs between 6pm-12am EST) KompuKit=
[newbie] pcmcia cards
I have a laptop (FOSA) bought on holiday overseas to save my photos from digital camera and this uses a compact flash memory card into the pcmcia slot this is copyable in windows but I would really like to use the Mandrake 6.1 which the laptop is dualbooting. I think the laptop is recognizing the compact flash because it is beeping loudly when plugged in but i am unsure how and if i need to mount/set it up. Does anyone know if this is possible . Any help would allow me to cut down my reliance on windows even more. Thankyou duncan
[newbie] whoops messed up Xfont server
Hello all I deleted some files and have corrupted my Xserver I think. Whilst booting I get failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1' fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown) _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 Above line is repeated 8 more times then changes to run level 3 Is their a way to repair the problem I have a load of holiday photos on the system which if lost will cause my premature departure from the linux community courtesy of the wife. Any ideas Thankyou duncan
Re: [newbie] RPM
Friends of mine reported this too. Seems like the AMD's are not totally 586 (pentium) compatible. Well, that's all I know of it, perhaps somebody else might be able to tell you more about it. On Mar 15 X-Mailer wrote: I have mandrake 6.1 installed, on an AMD 133 mhz, and everytime I try to install any rpm from the mandrake CD, with an i586 extention, it says that the package is for a different architecture. Any ideas what I can do? (i386 files install fine) -- Rial Juanhttp://nighty.ulyssis.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgiumtel:(++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator http://www.ulyssis.org The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
Re: [newbie] Shutdown Poweroff
To poweroff you need to type either "shutdown -h now" or "halt". The computer then shuts down, and in the case of an ATX board, powers down (if it's built into the kernel, but stock kernel should have it). In the case of an AT board, you get the message that tells you to power off the computer, comparable to the "It is safe now to turn off your computer message" you get after a windows shutdown. On Mar 15 Gerald Davies wrote: Are there any quick ways of shutting down / poweroff'ing a linux box that isn`t running X? ... The machine boots at runlevel3 ... so i issue the shutdown command, which takes it to runleve1 (single user) ...then i have to issue poweroff... is this due to my AT board?... can all of this be automated? .. are there any keyboard shortcuts... etc? TIA, Gerald. -- Rial Juanhttp://nighty.ulyssis.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgiumtel:(++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator http://www.ulyssis.org The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
Re: [newbie] Video Card
Oh, hey. Was about to answer this, but not sure if I did already, so here goes. I installed redhat 6.1 on a laptop for a friend today, and was looking at the card list, and the mystique is definately supported. If redhat has drivers for it, surely mandrake will have them too. On Mar 14 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm just considering installing Mandrake 7.0 and have never used Linux. One of the required items for installing is a VESA 2.0 compliant graphics card. I have a Matrox Mystique card. Can someone tell me if that meets the requirement? The following is from the documentation for the card: "The MGA Windows 95 driver supports monitor profiles from either the Windows 95 monitor list or Matrox's own monitor list. It also supports Plug-and-Play monitors at the VESA DDC-2b level." Thanks, Garland -- Rial Juanhttp://nighty.ulyssis.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgiumtel:(++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator http://www.ulyssis.org The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
[newbie] DrakConf Kpakage Vs RpmDrake
Can anyone tell me what is the diference between RpmDrake and DrakConf Kpackage? Is there an advantage that one has over the other? Nev
Re: [newbie] How can I read Macintosh disks?
U Jeremy, could you please refrain from using any racial slurs here? Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Jeremy" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 9:34 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] How can I read Macintosh disks? Hershel S Robinson wrote: Does anyone know if there is a free utility to allow me to read Macintosh floppies from Linux on a PC? I have looked but I have not found. Thanks, Hershel Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, there is such a beast, but no I dont know what its called or where to find it :( Try freshmeat.net maybe there. I know you can read newer mac disks in a pc drive but OLD (very old) 400k disk and maybe 800k disks wont work no matter what 'cause they are completely different! You'd need to nigger-rig an old mac drive up to the pc somehow and write a program for that. ~Jeremy
Re: [newbie] RPM
That would not be an AMD 5x86 133 would it? I have one of those in another box. Here's the deal This is the fastest 486 chip (That I know of) that was ever made. Your system bus speed is 33mhz but the chip itself is running 133mhz. The name is a bit of "slight of hand" from AMD. It was put out when Pentiums were first coming out. To the uninformed it would look like 586 (Meaning Pentium). So if this is your chip, no you can't run mandrake. And no, you can't just "Stick a new chip in" either. To use Mandrake you will need a whole new system, (Or at least a new motherboard to go with the new processor). Don't throw this thing away though, it will make a great fileserver! I love my old 486 because: The one that I hand built and a Compaq Deskpro 2000 sitting side by side. Deskpro (Compaq's "Business Solution") = Pentium 200 64 meg ram 2.1gig Western Dig HD Homebrew = AMD 5x86 133 (A 486) 64 meg 1.08gig Both running Windows NT Server 4.0 with same services running, the 486 was faster in everything but drawing the opengl screensaver. Had I upgraded the graphics card it probably would have kicked butt there too. X-Mailer wrote: I have mandrake 6.1 installed, on an AMD 133 mhz, and everytime I try to install any rpm from the mandrake CD, with an i586 extention, it says that the package is for a different architecture. Any ideas what I can do? (i386 files install fine)
[newbie] Re: How to use a winmodem
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date sent: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 17:05:55 -0500 Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Emilio Correa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: %5Bnewbie%5D%20how%20to%20use%20a%20winmodem Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, emilio; here's the page to get you started : http://www.linuxvoodoo.org/drivers/cards/modems/beta/lintest.html also a POSSIBLY nwer source for the info can be linked to here: http://linmodems.org/ (half -way down the page...look for the heading 'Vendor Linmodems'...the click on 'Lucent PCI') I used a manual install of what SHOULD be the second source above. HOPE this helps...I can send you the ltmodem.o file if you want. Yes of course, I want it. Thanks for the info!!! Bob Finch w9ya Emilio Correa wrote: Hi, thanks and It would be very pleasure to me to receive the place where I can look for a linux driver for my PC-TEL modem. Thanks Date sent: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 23:04:26 -0500 From: root [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:%5Bnewbie%5D%20how%20to%20use%20a%20winmodem wellthe stuff about winmodems is only half true lucent technology HAS released a modem driver (for the lt - winmodem chip set, one of several types available).and YES it can (and for me does) work..i am using one right now with Mandrake 7.0 to send this to you write me for more info bob finch w9ya Emilio Correa TEL mensajes: 02932-4-21305 o 02932-4-23486 e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Emilio Correa e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tuayuda.com.ar (Informática/Listas de Correo)
Re: [[newbie] Cyrix CPU problem]
Let me guess...you have the Cyrix MX 200+ -- notice the + well the core MHz of the Cyrix is 75 X 2 = 150MHz This is normal. The CPU is internally overclocked so that the effective performance is 200 MHz. HTH Jaguar jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just installed Mandrake 7.0.2 and it reports my cpu as a 150mhz but it's a 200mhz. It's also very slow. Any info on this ? Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] problems with KDE that came with 7.0 (HELP! please)
HAs anyone else had problems with the KDE packages that came with 7? Its seems quite shitty in the stability aspect compared to the LDE in 6.0. I originally started using KDE 'cause gnome was instable back then... I never had a problem with KDE in 6.0 KFM can no longer go into .tgz's and display contents. It just has a bunch of folders that don't really exist. I really miss being able to read a text file inside a .tgz with only a few mouse clicks. Even the Archiver program sucks for this now too. It'l display the contents of the archive, but you can't read a file...it just gives an error saying the file doesn't exist. aKtion doesn't play all the same movies that the previous version. KPM doesn't display my swap. Kpackage doesn't prompt for the root passwd anymore when needed, but this is prob just a security thing and may be possible to set it up that way still. * REAL PROBLEM STARTS HERE! * I've also had serious problems with windows not being able to connect to the display. I don't think this is the server, 'cause I've tried 3 different ones! The bundled 3.3.6, the bundled 3.3.5 for 3dfx, and the slightly-newer 3.3.5 on the 3dfx website. I went back to 3.3.6 SVGA because the server on 3dfx's site was SVGA too... Left screen locked overnight, came back today to kpanel gone. Started kpanel in terminal and logged into internet. Tried to start netscape couldnt connect to display. Trying to open other windows told me KFM wasn't running. I decided to start keeping track of all this to help find the problem. I tried starting it at the prompt, as you can see here: ERROR: KFM is not running KFM NOT READY ERROR: KFM is not running KFM NOT READY ERROR: KFM is not running KFM NOT READY [jeremy@fdialup185 jeremy]$ kfm [2] 6801 [jeremy@fdialup185 jeremy]$ Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server kfm: cannot connect to X server :0 [2]+ Exit 1 kfm [jeremy@fdialup185 jeremy]$ cat xerrorlog - These are the errors displayed in the virtual console window where I started x windows in: AUDIT: Wed Mar 15 18:29:21 2000: 1709 X: client 17 rejected from local host Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server Error: Can't open display: :0 AUDIT: Wed Mar 15 18:29:55 2000: 1709 X: client 17 rejected from local host [1]+ Stopped startx [jeremy@localhost jeremy]$ cat xerrorlog -- I had to restart xwindows. I shouldn't be having to do this. I've had this probelm a few times now, usually when trying to open netscape. But not always is it netscape that screws everything up. I hate having to restart x. WTF is going on here? Is this a KDE thing or what? SOMEONE PLEASE HELP BECAUSE THIS REALLY SUCKS ~Jeremy One last gripe: Why the @#$%$ is the .kderc created by default w/ root ownership in the user's home directory AND NO WRITE ACCESS FOR THAT RESPECTIVE USER?!?! Now, I can see that if it were the system-wide one, but come on! It took a while to figure out why I couldn't change my @#$%@#$% colors! That was pure stupidity on someone at Mandrake's part...
Re: [newbie] How can I read Macintosh disks?
George Jones IV wrote: U Jeremy, could you please refrain from using any racial slurs here? Thanks. My bad...sorry...didn't mean it like that...honestly! hope noone was offended
[newbie] booting up with BootMagic?
Hi! How do i get boot magic to boot up ? i have selected what OS's i have and it doesn t load up when i boot it just goes to lilo.?? any help would be appreciated. thanks. Paul -- W A R N I N G ! ** Linux should not be used by those under the influence of MicroSoft. May cause dizziness or vertigo. Consult your tech support before using Linux. (note--after using Linux, you may notice extreme discomfort when using MicroSoft. Discontinue use of MicroSoft.) ** W A R N I N G !
Re: [[newbie] Caution: Macmillan/Mandrake]
I believe I already replied to this one...but here it is again...McM's MDK is version 6.1, with a KNOWN bug in the _KCMCLOCK RPM_, check the archives for said RPM and follow the threads. Thx. Jaguar Tony Alfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted the following message on the list several days ago and also sent same to Linuxcare (the support service for the Macmillan Software version of Mandrake). I've gotten no response from Linuxcare except the message-received acknowledgement. In the meantime, I've installed RedHat 5.2, RedHat 6.1, Turbolinux 6.0 and various Caldera distros on the same partition with no problem. I would have tried a commercial version of Mandrake if I could find one in the stores. I would recommend caution to those considering buying the Macmillan Software versions of Mandrake. In my opinion, the Macmillan distro is bad advertising for the full-blown Mandrake package! Prior posting/message to Linuxcare follows: Description: System: Pentium II, 400 MHz, 256 MB on Intel 440 BX motherboard, two scsi 9 GB drives Dual-boot Win98 and three other ext2 partitions, using Boot Magic Video chip = Cirrus Logic 5480 PCI on motherboard, 2 MB RAM scsi controller = ncr53C875 on motherboard Currently running Caldera 2.3/KDE 1.1.2 on second drive. Problem: Purchased "Deluxe Linux O/S 6.5" (from Fry's Elec.). Installation goes fine, linux runs well in run level 3. X appears broken. For example, the Mandrake login graphic window, each component of which is assembled from different layers, has portions cut up and shifted. Color block background for one window may be offset to the side, frame for a text window may be shifted down, text for two buttons may be overlapped, text for one window may be covered by the shifted color background from another button. Of course, since kde is built on X, it is an even bigger mess. For example, drag a window and it leaves a trail of pieces of itself behind. This is not an XF86Setup problem. Monitor/video card is working fine (16 bpp, 1024x768), I know my sync rates!! As a sanity check, I installed Red Hat 5.2 from an old VA Research disk circa very early 1999 which has virtually the same install package and it installs with no problem. Then upgraded it with the "6.5" disk and X is now a mess again. Incidentally, I had the exact same problem with a virtually identical Mandrake/Macmillan disk from a book "GNU C++ For Linux". What gives? Thanks in advance for your help. -- Tony Alfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'd rather be sailing" Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] RPM
But don't let that discourage you from linux too much, I think RedHat or others will work fine. Just remember it's not really a pentium, and you can't do everything a pentium will. (anyone remember the 386sx?) Jon Hunter wrote: That would not be an AMD 5x86 133 would it? I have one of those in another box. Here's the deal This is the fastest 486 chip (That I know of) that was ever made. Your system bus speed is 33mhz but the chip itself is running 133mhz. The name is a bit of "slight of hand" from AMD. It was put out when Pentiums were first coming out. To the uninformed it would look like 586 (Meaning Pentium). So if this is your chip, no you can't run mandrake. And no, you can't just "Stick a new chip in" either. To use Mandrake you will need a whole new system, (Or at least a new motherboard to go with the new processor). Don't throw this thing away though, it will make a great fileserver! I love my old 486 because: The one that I hand built and a Compaq Deskpro 2000 sitting side by side. Deskpro (Compaq's "Business Solution") = Pentium 200 64 meg ram 2.1gig Western Dig HD Homebrew = AMD 5x86 133 (A 486) 64 meg 1.08gig Both running Windows NT Server 4.0 with same services running, the 486 was faster in everything but drawing the opengl screensaver. Had I upgraded the graphics card it probably would have kicked butt there too. X-Mailer wrote: I have mandrake 6.1 installed, on an AMD 133 mhz, and everytime I try to install any rpm from the mandrake CD, with an i586 extention, it says that the package is for a different architecture. Any ideas what I can do? (i386 files install fine)
[newbie] UMAX scanners
I know that the UMAX 1220U is not supported, but the 1220S is. The 1220U is a USB interface; the 1220S is the SCSI version. Can the driver for the 1220S be used for the 1220U if the cable is converted to a SCSI connector and run through my SCSI card? Or is the device too different? Thanks. Brian
[newbie] Conf XFree86 in text mode
Hi, I want to know a text mode utility to configurate the XFree86. I have probe with xconf but it disn't run on my MDK 7.0. Thanks in advance Emilio Correa TEL mensajes: 02932-4-21305 o 02932-4-23486 e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] CHMOD - help!
I'm trying to understand chmod. There's one area I'm stuck in... How would you recursively set files to 644 and directories to 744 in one statement? -this way I don't have to go into each directory to set file chmod. Seve
Re: [newbie] RPM
oh, well, that makes sense. I read something about that on a webpage about bogomips, that said something like an AMD 5x86 is really a quad 486/33 Well, I installed Mandrake on it anyway, and its working fine for now, and it installed a bunch of RPMs during the main installing, I just can't goto install RPMs from the command line.. --- That would not be an AMD 5x86 133 would it? I have one of those in another box. Here's the deal This is the fastest 486 chip (That I know of) that was ever made. Your system bus speed is 33mhz but the chip itself is running 133mhz. The name is a bit of "slight of hand" from AMD. It was put out when Pentiums were first coming out. To the uninformed it would look like 586 (Meaning Pentium). So if this is your chip, no you can't run mandrake. And no, you can't just "Stick a new chip in" either. To use Mandrake you will need a whole new system, (Or at least a new motherboard to go with the new processor). Don't throw this thing away though, it will make a great fileserver! I love my old 486 because: The one that I hand built and a Compaq Deskpro 2000 sitting side by side. Deskpro (Compaq's "Business Solution") = Pentium 200 64 meg ram 2.1gig Western Dig HD Homebrew = AMD 5x86 133 (A 486) 64 meg 1.08gig Both running Windows NT Server 4.0 with same services running, the 486 was faster in everything but drawing the opengl screensaver. Had I upgraded the graphics card it probably would have kicked butt there too. X-Mailer wrote: I have mandrake 6.1 installed, on an AMD 133 mhz, and everytime I try to install any rpm from the mandrake CD, with an i586 extention, it says that the package is for a different architecture. Any ideas what I can do? (i386 files install fine)
[newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config
Brian I work with a SiS6323 Diamond Speed Star A50 video card whit AGP you can read the README.SiS for valid options Or if you want I will send to you my video configuration in XF86SVGA file. please send your request to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Brian Vogt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Help with Video config Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 14:25:28 - Hello everyone. I am installing Mandrake on my Athlon box, and am having trouble with my video card. It is built by Biostar, who also makes my motherboard, and has the SiS 6326 chipset (win2k tells me it is an "SiS 5598/6326" card). It is an AGP card. I can't get it to give me a display - and the closest I've gotten is a full color, correctly sized desktop that doesn't allow me to read text. Anytime any texty is displayed, it appears as a black block character. How do I set up this card in the installer properly? Thanks for the help Brian __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] CHOWN of FAT32 partition
I am not able to do a chown on a mounted fat32 partition. It is still owned by "root". Is this because it is a fat32 partition? Or is there another way to chown a fat32? Seve
Re: [newbie] Conf XFree86 in text mode
Hi, chemist!!! You must use vi vi is the most powerfull text based editor for Unix O.S. and it run on Linux. If you never run vi type: man vi or type: vi help for helps files I am biochesmistry Good Luck!!! From: "Emilio Correa" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Conf XFree86 in text mode Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 00:48:09 -0300 Hi, I want to know a text mode utility to configurate the XFree86. I have probe with xconf but it disn't run on my MDK 7.0. Thanks in advance Emilio Correa TEL mensajes: 02932-4-21305 o 02932-4-23486 e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] CHOWN of FAT32 partition
No, it's because fat32 partitions don't have any notion of "ownership". It's just not built into the filesystem. On Mar 15 Sevatio Octavio wrote: I am not able to do a chown on a mounted fat32 partition. It is still owned by "root". Is this because it is a fat32 partition? Or is there another way to chown a fat32? Seve -- Rial Juanhttp://nighty.ulyssis.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgiumtel:(++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator http://www.ulyssis.org The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
Re: [newbie] Conf XFree86 in text mode
Emilio Correa wrote: Hi, I want to know a text mode utility to configurate the XFree86. I have probe with xconf but it disn't run on my MDK 7.0. Thanks in advance Emilio Correa TEL mensajes: 02932-4-21305 o 02932-4-23486 e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] xf86config - works truely in text mode XF867Setup - works outside of x windows, but goes into a low resolution GUI for you to configure. the second is easier. the first is better for multiple resolutions.
Re: [newbie] Conf XFree86 in text mode
Help! I am trying to install Linux Mandrake 6.1 and I keep getting a Kernal panic:VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:04. Any ideas as to a possible cause? Any help would be appreciated. -Original Message- From: Jeremy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Conf XFree86 in text mode Emilio Correa wrote: Hi, I want to know a text mode utility to configurate the XFree86. I have probe with xconf but it disn't run on my MDK 7.0. Thanks in advance Emilio Correa TEL mensajes: 02932-4-21305 o 02932-4-23486 e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] xf86config - works truely in text mode XF867Setup - works outside of x windows, but goes into a low resolution GUI for you to configure. the second is easier. the first is better for multiple resolutions.
Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config
I had the same problem with the 6326. You get graphics but blacked-out text. I'm sorry but I don't believe there has been a fix for this. Xfree86.org says that the next version should resolve this situation. Look at this page for the bad news http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ/#A50 . What I did was went out and bought a better card that was compatible. Seve -Original Message- From: Jim Del Cañamo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 8:44 PM Subject: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config Brian I work with a SiS6323 Diamond Speed Star A50 video card whit AGP you can read the README.SiS for valid options Or if you want I will send to you my video configuration in XF86SVGA file. please send your request to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Brian Vogt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Help with Video config Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 14:25:28 - Hello everyone. I am installing Mandrake on my Athlon box, and am having trouble with my video card. It is built by Biostar, who also makes my motherboard, and has the SiS 6326 chipset (win2k tells me it is an "SiS 5598/6326" card). It is an AGP card. I can't get it to give me a display - and the closest I've gotten is a full color, correctly sized desktop that doesn't allow me to read text. Anytime any texty is displayed, it appears as a black block character. How do I set up this card in the installer properly? Thanks for the help Brian __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] 6.0 bug fixes
I am running mandrake 6.0. So far I haven't run into any problems, but if anyone knows of known problems/bug fixes for this release, I would be most grateful for a pointer to any relevant url's. tia russell
Re: [newbie] problems with KDE that came with 7.0 (solution?)
Jeremy wrote: [jeremy@fdialup185 jeremy]$ Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server ^^ Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server kfm: cannot connect to X server :0 - AUDIT: Wed Mar 15 18:29:21 2000: 1709 X: client 17 rejected from local host Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server Error: Can't open display: :0 AUDIT: Wed Mar 15 18:29:55 2000: 1709 X: client 17 rejected from local host [1]+ Stopped startx [jeremy@localhost jeremy]$ cat xerrorlog ^ -- I think I *finally* figured this out. Here's my hypothesis: Note my 2 different prompts with different machine names... the first was from a konsole window and the 2nd was from the virtual console. I had my machine name automatically change when I log onto the 'net (via kppp). I log onto the net from a x session I start from "localhost", but then the name changes to "fdialup185". When I then try to open a window my x server (presumably) sees the request is coming from something other than localhost and basically says "get the hell out of here, you can't use that!" I then quit X, and restart it as fdialup85. It then expects requests from fdialup85 and subsequent requests to open a window are granted. The thing is that I don't know (can't remember) if it always failed on me right away or all the time I guess time will only tell if this fixes it. I'm interested in hearing any thoughts from anyone in the meantime, like whether I am making any sense here or am just overtired. ;-) Does anyone else have their machine name change? This still doesn't explain why kpanel died, or other little things in kde like the viewing of archives... any ideas there? Man, it's midnight already, I need to get up early, and I still haven't ironed clothes for tommorrow. ~Jeremy
Re: [newbie] How can I read Macintosh disks?
It is built into the system(I believe). Although I have not done this, if I was gonna try this I would as root: insmod hfs mount -t hfs /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy Try it, can't hurt. ; Jon Hershel S Robinson wrote: Does anyone know if there is a free utility to allow me to read Macintosh floppies from Linux on a PC? I have looked but I have not found. Thanks,Hershel Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Cyrix CPU problem
A little more info please. Who made your computer? If it was done by a shop or a friend it might have been jumpered wrong. Windoze just askes the chip"Hey what kinda chip are you?" Linux actually measures it's speed... Grab your motherboard book and open the case to check jumpers. Be VERY careful if you change something... Triple check it and maybe have a friend check it too... It is way too easy to burn out a cpu! jeff wrote: Just installed Mandrake 7.0.2 and it reports my cpu as a 150mhz but it's a 200mhz. It's also very slow. Any info on this ?
Re: [newbie] Re: Fatal Server Error
If you don't have a mouse in Console mode do gpm -k (To KILL the mouse driver) gpm -h to get help Jeremy wrote: James wrote: Nightstalker wrote: :Have you looked in your /etc/X11/XF86Config file, at the Pointer section :- It should look something like this: : Section "Pointer" : Protocol"MouseManPlusPS/2" : Device "/dev/psaux" : BaudRate1200 : ZAxisMapping 4 5 : EndSection This part is ok in my XF86Config. :Are your values still valid for your hardware? (ZAxisMapping only if :wheel btw) Is your device still in the /dev directory? Do you have a :mouse in console mode? When I do an "ls mou*" I get "mouse@" but I have no mouse in console mode. Your next suggestion might be to see if the mouse is connected, but I've done that and it's connected. Though, it is connected through a switcher box so I can use the keyboard and mouse on both my NT box and my Linux box. It has worked well up until today, and I am not sure what I might have done to change things. :Running XF86Setup (as root) might help restore this file if you don't :want to do it manually. Maybe make a backup (cp XF86Config :XF86Config.backup) too before doing anything. How do I run XF86Setup? I typed XF86Setup to no avail. james "mouse@" is something called a symbolic link, its not actually the device but it points to it. Mine points to /dev/psaux 'cause its PS/2. if you "ls -laF /dev/mou*" it will show the device it actually points to. MAke sure that device is listed in /dev. Then make sure that device is what you're actually hooked up to. If its serial it will be something like ttyS0 or ttyS1 for com1/com2 respectively. I think the mandrake install programs usually setup XF86Config to the actual device and not the sym links...but I've never used 6.1 just 6.0 7 so I cant be sure. To double check the exact protocol, there is a list in the man page "man XF86Config" about a dozen pages into it. Make sure the spelling/capitalization is correct. Note that all these protocols might not show up in configuration tools. Did you _ever_ have a mouse in console mode? This could help narrow down the problem to X specific or the whole Linux box in general. XF86Setup should be in your path, but if not it is probably located in /usr/X11R6/bin. "locate XF86Setup |more" could help you find it. You could also use "xf86config", which is a text mode tool and less user friendly. Both have their strenghts, the latter is better for setting multiple resolutions and color depths. But for just changing mouse settings "vi /etc/XF86Config" would be my choice. I don't think that you would get this error if the mouse wasn't physically plugged in. You just wouldn't be able to move the pointer. You could have done something inadvertantly last time you were in X, and just didn't notice it until you tried to go back in. Take a good hard look at the /dev directory and your device line in XF86Config. It really won;t hurt to double check the protocol either. Let me know if you get it. NightStalker
Re: [newbie] Help Please
Hi Ronald! Ignorance is ok, we all start somewhere :) If you are using a floppy to boot this please check which image you used. I think you need to change your boot disk image, sounds like you are attempting to do a network install. As for the numbers: NFS stands for Network File Server (Usually a Unix / Linux server) The numbers a normal disk based install would ask for are DNS (Domain Name Server) an IP Address for the box netmask (255.255.255.0) probably gateway (your router) ipconfig /all would give your these three but not an NFS number Ronald Brown wrote: Hello Group, I'm a newbie, so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.0. Ok...I am in the installation process and when I get to the part that ask for the following information: Please enter the following information: 1. the name or IP number of your NFS server (Since I am running adsl, I choose DHCP and enter the IP numbers from the ipconfig /all for my dsl server) 2. the directory on that server containing Linux Mandrake for your architecture (Here is my problem, that server does not contain the Mandrake files, it is on my local hard drive.) Have I done something wrong in the download process? When I downloaded the files, I setup a directory on my hard drive and all the files are there. How can I point question #2 to those files? I have also tried the static IP and the same questions are always presented to me for the directory server containing those files. I would appreciate any help here. I am dying to try Mandrake as an OS system Thanks, Ron
Re: [newbie] Dual boot with Windows 2000
Almost true, What I would do if I had a clean disk is start the linux install just enough get a shell by doing alt F2 - F6 until I found a console that would allow me to type fdisk /dev/hda I would make a 16meg linux partition at the front of the disk. and then I would reboot and use Windoze fdisk to make my WinDOS partition as big as I wanted it (Fat32 doesn't care about the 1024 cylinder boundary) Set up windoze and then set up Linux. When it asked me where to put lilo I would then put it in /dev/hda1. NOT the Master Boot Record. You want to set the 16meg linux partition to mount at /boot. I say almost true because lilo wants to be within that first 1024 cylinders. "Pittman, Merle" wrote: As long as you install windows first (on the first partition of your harddrive) and then install Linux you should have no problems. -Original Message- From: Ron Burns [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 10:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Dual boot with Windows 2000 How can this be done? I have tried Linux as the first installed OS and then tried Win 2k and then I tried the reverse. I cannot get Lilo to function (install). This was not a problem with '98 and worked well. Any help would be appreciated. BTW...my drive is formated fat 32 at this point. Previously, it was fat32 and I allowed Mandrake to do the rest. Thanks Ron
Re: [newbie] booting up with BootMagic?
go into fdisk and check to make sure that the "Active" partition is the one where bootmanager resides. Funk Soul Brother wrote: Hi! How do i get boot magic to boot up ? i have selected what OS's i have and it doesn t load up when i boot it just goes to lilo.?? any help would be appreciated. thanks.Paul-- W A R N I N G ! ** Linux should not be used by those under the influence of MicroSoft. May cause dizziness or vertigo. Consult your tech support before using Linux. (note--after using Linux, you may notice extreme discomfort when using MicroSoft. Discontinue use of MicroSoft.) ** W A R N I N G !
Re: [newbie] problems with KDE that came with 7.0 (solution?)
I agree with your diagnoses doctor ; kppp has a place in setup where it ask if it should get it's domain name from DHCP. Uncheck the box and it will probably fix this problem. Jeremy wrote: Jeremy wrote: [jeremy@fdialup185 jeremy]$ Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server ^^ Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server kfm: cannot connect to X server :0 - AUDIT: Wed Mar 15 18:29:21 2000: 1709 X: client 17 rejected from local host Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server Error: Can't open display: :0 AUDIT: Wed Mar 15 18:29:55 2000: 1709 X: client 17 rejected from local host [1]+ Stopped startx [jeremy@localhost jeremy]$ cat xerrorlog ^ -- I think I *finally* figured this out. Here's my hypothesis: Note my 2 different prompts with different machine names... the first was from a konsole window and the 2nd was from the virtual console. I had my machine name automatically change when I log onto the 'net (via kppp). I log onto the net from a x session I start from "localhost", but then the name changes to "fdialup185". When I then try to open a window my x server (presumably) sees the request is coming from something other than localhost and basically says "get the hell out of here, you can't use that!" I then quit X, and restart it as fdialup85. It then expects requests from fdialup85 and subsequent requests to open a window are granted. The thing is that I don't know (can't remember) if it always failed on me right away or all the time I guess time will only tell if this fixes it. I'm interested in hearing any thoughts from anyone in the meantime, like whether I am making any sense here or am just overtired. ;-) Does anyone else have their machine name change? This still doesn't explain why kpanel died, or other little things in kde like the viewing of archives... any ideas there? Man, it's midnight already, I need to get up early, and I still haven't ironed clothes for tommorrow. ~Jeremy
Re: [newbie] Quick Zip question
WINZIP can read tar files... and they make tar for windoze also... my $02 Audrey Beck wrote: "Michael D. Kirkpatrick" wrote: I have a 4 gig and a 27 gig hard drive on my web server. Everything is ran off of the 4 gig hard drive. The 27 gig hard drive is basically for storing daily backups (Up to 2 weeks worth). Is there a way to tell zip to treat all shortcuts (links) as only links, not as files and directories? Example, when I go to zip a directory that has multiple links it adds all the directories and files under the links as well. This makes for a rather large zip file since I can have 10-20 copies of directories and files because of all the links I have. I basically want to make mirror copy of a directory structure in a zip file. That way I can restore it in a directory on my 27 gig hard drive and move the necessary directories, sub directories, files, and links to the 4 gig hard drive (thus restoring what was messed up or lost). When I am done, I will have a zip file for each directory on the root level. That way I only would have to restore what I need. I need to be able to restore all the links as links, not as actual files and directories. If this is not possible with ZIP, could you possibly suggest a good free utility that I can use to accomplish this. I just want to use zip since I can also open the file on a windows based machine upon need and also for the space savings. Thanks in advance Mike Don't know about zip, but you can do this with tar and tell it to compress so you get a smaller archive (you hope) than the actual data. Something like: cd /27gig/week1backupdir tar --same-owner -czvpf week1.gz /whateverdir /anotherdir /etc Check out info tar. I don't remember if man tar has all the switches and what they do. I believe p is the switch you want, but check the docs.
Re: [newbie] Help Please
"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: Ronald Brown wrote: Hello Group, I'm a newbie, so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.0. Ok...I am in the installation process and when I get to the part that ask for the following information: Please enter the following information: 1. the name or IP number of your NFS server (Since I am running adsl, I choose DHCP and enter the IP numbers from the ipconfig /all for my dsl server) 2. the directory on that server containing Linux Mandrake for your architecture (Here is my problem, that server does not contain the Mandrake files, it is on my local hard drive.) Have I done something wrong in the download process? When I downloaded the files, I setup a directory on my hard drive and all the files are there. How can I point question #2 to those files? I have also tried the static IP and the same questions are always presented to me for the directory server containing those files. I would appreciate any help here. I am dying to try Mandrake as an OS system Thanks, Ron Ron, When asked for your IP address during install linux wants the address to be give to that machine not those of your ISP's. There are a set of IP addresses that can be assigned for a private network however I don't recall what they are off the top of my head. You should be able to search the 'net for them though. 192.168.0 though 254.1 through254 255.255.255.0 my box is 192.168.0.1 also open is 10.0 though 254.0 though 254.1 though 254 There are others but I think the first is enough... If you are on a private network with a M$ win98se or W2k box with "Internet Connection Sharing" turned on then you can't be on 192.168.0.1 but you have 252 other addresses in that range. -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux is like a wigwam... No windows, no gates. Apache inside Registered linux user #1696600 ICQ #63389227
