[newbie] Free Linux Course
Hi Folks, I'm taking a course right now that signs up at the begining of every month (first Saturday - so hurry and sign up if you are interested) http://basiclinux.hypermart.net/ there are readings, a moderated list and IRC's. It isn't specific to any particular distro. Marcel [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.island.net/~volvox
[newbie] Supported network cards??
My nettworkcard is 3Com 3c509b. The list of supported hardware contains 3c509 but not 3c509b ... is my card supported?? Egil
RE: [newbie] Supported network cards??
Yup! That's the card that I use on my system, both when I had Mandrake 6.1, and now with Mandrake 7.02 Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Egil Brodshaug [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue 02 May 2000 9:45 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Supported network cards?? My nettworkcard is 3Com 3c509b. The list of supported hardware contains 3c509 but not 3c509b ... is my card supported?? Egil
[newbie] where with sane?
Can anyone please help Have sane installed as far as kpackage is concerned but cannot do anything with it from there. Do I need to do something after the src rpm has been rebuilt.It says inreadme go to top level directory and do ./configure then make and then make installBut where is the top level directory? I have also tried downloading the tar.gz versions of sane glib and gtk but get problems with glib version not in path and so not recognized by the gtk or sane during their attempted configure and make and make install. I m surely missing something fundamental. PLease help before I am insane. Regards duncan Bayne
Re: [newbie] can't telnet
On Tue, 2 May 2000, _lee _kinkade wrote: I can't telnet into my newly configured mandrake box, but I can surf from it. I could when it was RedHet 6.0. What is likely to be the problem? --- lee If you don't want to know the answer, don't ask the question. Check that the telnet-server package is installed. (rpm -qa |grep telnet might help you...) HTH Flupke
[newbie] can't telnet
I can't telnet into my newly configured mandrake box, but I can surf from it. I could when it was RedHet 6.0. What is likely to be the problem? --- lee If you don't want to know the answer, don't ask the question.
Re: [newbie] install (+ @Home setup)
On Mon, 01 May 2000, you wrote: ok here is the thing...when the mandrake7.0 get to the recommended,customized or expert i understand it partitions and reformats my hd...but i am using partition magic 5.0 pro and i have windows...which should i choose...? My suggestion would be to resize your windows partition using Partition Magic leaving an "unused area" the size of what you'd like to use for Linux. Then when the installation program asks you where you wanna put it, just Auto-allocate the free space and be happy. Note: Beware the partition resizing feature of Mandrak 7.0, there are problems with it. Supposedly it's fixed in Mandrake 7.0-2. Happy hacking. I just installed Mandrake 7, using the 7.0-2 CD, and had no problems with the resizing. The internet setup, however I am having some serious problems with setting up @Home to work with Linux. I have a D-Link DE220 ISA PnP Ethernet card, and a Samsung cable modem. The problem seems to be with the card itself. I set it up in hardware config, then go into network config and set it up as said in a help file I found on the web (http://www.mandrakeuser.org/connect/ccable.html) However, when I restart the computer, it gives a 'FAILED' error on attempting to load eth0. Any ideas? Oh, I am using Cogeco @Home. B.J. Baye mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 1082093
[newbie] Can't connect to the internet....
I have set up a connection with Kppp. Everything goes ok, the modem connects, but the ppp demon says that it dies when the password is requested, and I get a message, from the log, saying it could not find the secret password... What's going on? Kirk vice versa Translations - French to English, English to French | Technical Writing Traductions francais-anglais, anglais-francais | Redaction technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.mcelhearn.com Kirk McElhearn | Chemin de la Lauze | 05600 Guillestre | France
[newbie] Upgrading apache to new .12-10MDK
I just got a full apache server installed capable of working with php and what not, and I found a new rpm on rpmfind.net yesterday that was from Mandrake Software. Its the new apache-1.3.12-10MDK. I am wondering with my ssl_mod and php_mod already running and operational on my server with the .3.9-17MDK version...is it worth going to the new version of apache? I would like to hear some success stories or nightmare type thingsanyone anyone??? If you got it in successfuly...what were the steps you took to get it installed? If you dont feel like typing it all, is there a HOWTO doc that you followed or some great advice from a guru to get it going. Please let me know...very interested :) Kat
Re: [newbie] See through windows?
www.vmware.com Original Message Follows From: "John McCrudden" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] See through windows? Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 12:36:02 GMT I heard that it was possible to have see throught windows in Linux. Is that true? and if it is how do you get them? Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [[newbie] Autoboot Patch]
Jaguar,
Thanks for help but yes it just locks up the PC during boot. What I am
trying to do is save the patch to my bootdisk. I go to the Mandrake web site
and have found the patch but when I try to save it to my boot disk it states
that the disk is not formatted. Not sure is this is because I am using
windows or not but I need this fix.
Matt
-Original Message-
From: Jaguar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 10:06 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [[newbie] Autoboot Patch]
Are you sure it has totaly stopped??? I know with mine on a fresh
install...it
gets to certain services (AMD, POSTFIX ( I think that one anyways) and sits
there...I guess it times out waiting for the services to start...sometimes
well over a minute. To fix these sine I don't use them...when booted...I
disable those services.
HTH
("`-''-/").___..--''"`-._
(6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`)
(_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-'
_..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,'
(il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' Jaguar
"Bailey, Matthew B." [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Help,
I have ben trying to install Mandrake 7.0 and it goes thru the setup and
say's congradulation you are done, linux will now reboot to configure
Xwindows and during the reboot it locks up my computer. I have tried to
download the patch for this to my boot disk but when I ask to save to my
disk my computer states that it has not been formated. Please help, I
bought
this for its ease of install and setup and this has been frustrating. I am
obviosly new to Linux and thought wuth this I would not nedd hand-holding
but was wrong.
Thanks
Matt
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Re: [newbie] 2 Questions about install....
Denis HAVLIK wrote: LOL! Anyway, AFAIK the 1024 cyls limit for LILO is non-issue as of 7.1 beta. It took a long time to fix this stupid problem, but it is gone at last! cu Denis -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo- Amen -- Joseph S. Gardner Director of Manufacturing Handi Krafts www.handi-krafts.com Linux is like a wigwam... No windows, no gates. Apache inside Registered linux user #1696600 ICQ #63389227
Re: [newbie] lost+found folder
now i have ot ask how old are you hehe - Original Message - From: "Hellmut" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] lost+found folder Ooops, gut you wrong. Thought you meant my "interpretation" on the lost+found folder... I'm getting old! ;) And yes, it's a cool idea to add this feature! no i'm saying its fascinating that linux takes care of itself when shut down improperly. fascinating concept on part of the authors of linus :-) kenny - Original Message - From: "Hellmut" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] lost+found folder That's just what I've been told... what's right then? now thats really a a fascinating concept - Original Message - From: "Hellmut" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] lost+found folder Hi! If your system dosn't get shutdown properly and some errors occur on the harddrive, linux puts the files there which have been damaged. What is this folder for? I've never seen anything in it. -- Michelle -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
RE: [[newbie] Autoboot Patch]
try pressing crtl+alt+F12 this is the log screen (i believe)
you can press crtl+alt+F1 to bring you back to the main console screen.
AMD is an automount for network shares, sits about on my computer for ages
as well(probably because i only have the network half setup).
-Original Message-
From: Jaguar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 02 May 2000 15:06
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [[newbie] Autoboot Patch]
Are you sure it has totaly stopped??? I know with mine on a
fresh install...it
gets to certain services (AMD, POSTFIX ( I think that one
anyways) and sits
there...I guess it times out waiting for the services to
start...sometimes
well over a minute. To fix these sine I don't use
them...when booted...I
disable those services.
HTH
("`-''-/").___..--''"`-._
(6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`)
(_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-'
_..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,'
(il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' Jaguar
"Bailey, Matthew B." [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Help,
I have ben trying to install Mandrake 7.0 and it goes thru
the setup and
say's congradulation you are done, linux will now reboot to
configure
Xwindows and during the reboot it locks up my computer. I
have tried to
download the patch for this to my boot disk but when I ask
to save to my
disk my computer states that it has not been formated.
Please help, I
bought
this for its ease of install and setup and this has been
frustrating. I am
obviosly new to Linux and thought wuth this I would not
nedd hand-holding
but was wrong.
Thanks
Matt
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Re: [newbie] blackbox
On Tue, 2 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm using it on a mandrake box ver 7.02 with a cyrix 150mhz processor 48 megs ram and 10 gigs hdd. will that run it? I have another box PII 300 128 megs ram 16 gigs but I don't want to change it till I see if I like it. You can just start an xinit session (just starting X without any window manager) by typing xinit on a command line. If you already have a running X, add the "-- :1" (without quotes) paramter to the command line. When you have your xinit running, you can run any wm you want from within the xterm displayed in it. So, if you have blackbox installed, you just type blackbox in the xterm. and what is the easiest way to install I went to the site and there's 2 kindsSource.tar.gz download Source.tar.bz2 download which do I use? Those are exactly the same. Only the method to decompress the sources will change : with the .tar.gz file, you uncompress it with : tar zxf Source.tar.gz or gunzip -c Source.tar.gz |tar xf - With the .tar.bz2 file : tar yxf Source.tar.bz2 (I'm not sure of this one) or bzcat Source.tar.bz2 |tar xf - (this one will sure work) Whatever file you choose, you will end with a directory with the sources in it. Usually, you just have to cd to that directory, then run : ./configure make su -c "make install" But it is safe to read the README or the INSTALL file provided with the sources before doing that. But if you have a mdk distro, the easiest way would be to install the rpm package. (Isn't it provided with the mdk CD? I'm not sure, since I don't use mandrake anymore). I also noticed that there are not any docs that I can see for install instructions. I hope my above instructions will help you. But if it isn't the case, go to to the blackbox site for more info (http://blackbox.alug.org/) I am a newbie but wanted a faster X session so I would like to try it. Trust me, you'll have that with blackbox! :-) HTH Flupke Any direction or suggestions with this would be greatly appreciated. many thanks MF On Mon, 1 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just saw the message about blackbox. Has anyone tried it and if so how does it compare to say a more standard X? I usually use blackbox. I like it. It's fast and light, but of course, it's a bit 'nude' in front of KDE, GNOME, or even enlightenment. I'd advice you to try it to make your own idea. If you want to start it without quitting your currently running Xwindow, just go to a console abd type : xinit -e blackbox -- :1 and it will open a new X server running blackbox. Flupke Mike Get your own free email account from http://www.popmail.com Get your own free email account from http://www.popmail.com
Re: [newbie] lost+found folder
Ooops, gut you wrong. Thought you meant my "interpretation" on the lost+found folder... I'm getting old! ;) And yes, it's a cool idea to add this feature! no i'm saying its fascinating that linux takes care of itself when shut down improperly. fascinating concept on part of the authors of linus :-) kenny - Original Message - From: "Hellmut" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] lost+found folder That's just what I've been told... what's right then? now thats really a a fascinating concept - Original Message - From: "Hellmut" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] lost+found folder Hi! If your system dosn't get shutdown properly and some errors occur on the harddrive, linux puts the files there which have been damaged. What is this folder for? I've never seen anything in it. -- Michelle -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo
Re: [[newbie] Autoboot Patch]
Are you sure it has totaly stopped??? I know with mine on a fresh install...it
gets to certain services (AMD, POSTFIX ( I think that one anyways) and sits
there...I guess it times out waiting for the services to start...sometimes
well over a minute. To fix these sine I don't use them...when booted...I
disable those services.
HTH
("`-''-/").___..--''"`-._
(6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`)
(_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-'
_..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,'
(il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' Jaguar
"Bailey, Matthew B." [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Help,
I have ben trying to install Mandrake 7.0 and it goes thru the setup and
say's congradulation you are done, linux will now reboot to configure
Xwindows and during the reboot it locks up my computer. I have tried to
download the patch for this to my boot disk but when I ask to save to my
disk my computer states that it has not been formated. Please help, I
bought
this for its ease of install and setup and this has been frustrating. I am
obviosly new to Linux and thought wuth this I would not nedd hand-holding
but was wrong.
Thanks
Matt
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Re: [newbie] blackbox
I'm using it on a mandrake box ver 7.02 with a cyrix 150mhz processor 48 megs ram and 10 gigs hdd. will that run it? I have another box PII 300 128 megs ram 16 gigs but I don't want to change it till I see if I like it. and what is the easiest way to install I went to the site and there's 2 kindsSource.tar.gz download Source.tar.bz2 download which do I use? I also noticed that there are not any docs that I can see for install instructions. I am a newbie but wanted a faster X session so I would like to try it. Any direction or suggestions with this would be greatly appreciated. many thanks MF On Mon, 1 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just saw the message about blackbox. Has anyone tried it and if so how does it compare to say a more standard X? I usually use blackbox. I like it. It's fast and light, but of course, it's a bit 'nude' in front of KDE, GNOME, or even enlightenment. I'd advice you to try it to make your own idea. If you want to start it without quitting your currently running Xwindow, just go to a console abd type : xinit -e blackbox -- :1 and it will open a new X server running blackbox. Flupke Mike Get your own free email account from http://www.popmail.com Get your own free email account from http://www.popmail.com
Re: [newbie] XFishTank :-)
Hi, I found this site that has a few additional gizmos (ants, cockroaches, hang gliders,etc)... but no "Flying through Space". I agree with you... "Flying through Space" would be really cool, let me know if you find something like it. http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/demos/!INDEX.html Aaron At 03:00 AM 4/30/00 +0400, Nickolay Belostotsky wrote: Hello! Does anyone know of other programs with the concept like XFishTank - i.e. to make the desktop background animated? The 'Fly through space' would be great! :-) Thanks, -- Koly
Re: [newbie] Re: pci 56k internal modem
I have an Actiontec PCI modem the directions for installing it in Linux can be found at www.actiontec.com/support/modems/cwifag.html . As long as yours is a hardware based modem you should be able to install it the same way. Another thing you should also check if you are using Kppp is the Authentication. It by default is set for PAP and I know with my ISP BellSouth I had to change it to CHAP and if your Auth is set wrong if if your modem is configured correctly you will not be able to connect. Charles - Original Message - From: "Cameron Fowles" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:46 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Re: pci 56k internal modem Is it a winmodem/ Cam -Original Message- From: leo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2000 1:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Re: pci 56k internal modem can somebody kindly assist me in configuring the above modem in my mandrake 7.0. i always get this message: sorry modem is busy. does it means that internal modem is unworkable in linus os?
Re: [newbie] PGP on 7.02 - need help, please!
'pgp -k' will give you a list of keyring options. You may want to go to http://geheimnis.sourceforge.net/ and check out "Geheimnis" very nice graphicall manager for all versions of pgp and gpg 1.0. Very nice. John - Original Message -- From: mendes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 20:44:36 -0300 Hello I downloaded and installed pgp soft on a Mandrake box. I couldn't quite understand what I did so I wonder whether someone could help me with the follwoing: a) ID? As far as I know I entered Eduardo M. A. M. Mendes [EMAIL PROTECTED]. I am not sure which is my ID? b) Althoguh I have run the whole pgp -kg, I have not idea what is my secret and public keys. How can I see them? Thanks a lot. Regards Eduardo
RE: [newbie] What's Mandrake 7.0 like?
Wow, thanks all for the responses..greatly appreciated. As suggested by some of you to wait till 7.1 is out that might be a long wait. One more question though, which is better for a newbie Linux-mandrake powerpack or MacMillan deluxe? Since both the same in most ways but with the soft copies of books offerred. Once again thanking you all in advance! Regards, Joe
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Re: [newbie] SMP Support
Christopher wrote: Howdy people, first off - Mandrake is my fav distro and I've tried quite a few - bravo! Now, to my prob. Does the installer for Mandrake (I have 7.0) detect for SMP support or is that something I add after installation? My hardware is a Abit BP6 with two 500 mhz Celerons, 128 megs of RAM, VooDoo 3 3000 AGP, ect. If it would work in SMP mode, I'd be very very happy :-) Thnx! ~Christopher Yes, 7.0 will detect the SMP automatically during installation and install an SMP kernel. No worries there. 7.0 doesn't, out of the box, work the with UDMA/66 interfaces on the BP6 board though. It'll make a boot disk during installation for you, but it won't let you install on those drives. A bit annoying, since the patches for the HPT366 interface have been available since the 6.1 days... -- Steve Philp, MCSE/MCP+I Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SV: [newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!
Great. But it certainly doesn't answer your problem. :) Bambi Jimmi wrote: Do you have the 32 megs of RAM needed for Mandrake Linux? Bambi Yeah. I used to have 4*16 Mb but since i had two different types of ram the ramdrive crashed. i pulled two, and have two left = 32 Mb. Jimmi Wimmersjö wrote: I've been trying to install mandrake linux for over a week now. After removing half of my RAM (Different timing caused ramdrive crash) Changing my processor from CYRIX to AMD i still cant install it. When i boot from cd (GOLDSTAR 8X ATAPI cdrom) i get halfway through the install then DrakX freezes on me. If i try the autoboot it wont detect my cd (allthough i started it from the cd), I have also tried the hd boot floppy but then in second stage install it gives me "installation exited abnormaly code 9" or something. I think i've seen an error message on one of the screens "No space left on device" which is very odd, since i have approx 15GB free discspace on the HD i wish to install to. I know my machine is old, but do i really have to buy a new one to install linux?!? Mandrake claims to support all of my hardware: AMD-k6 200MHZ ATAPI Cdrom IDE Harddrive IBM 20 GB IDE Harddrive Seagate 2 GB I have downloaded a new hd bootdisc image and will try again tonight, but if anyone can help me please let me hear from you. Jimmi J. Wimmersjö. "Ni vet, Hjärnan , den slutar aldrig att fungera!"
[newbie] MMM (more modem miseries)....
Hi all, Does anyone know if the rockwell chipset is supported for mandrake 7.0, I read it somewhere that it is, then I read that most internal modems are not, I'm confused.. I've seen the list on "linux-mandrake.com" for the supported hardware and that states it that "most modems are supported, and most winmodems are not" (huh)!!! I'm sure it could've been helpful than that thanks pR!ZnA __ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Trying to open
To consult the man pages in an X environment, I think you'd better use xman. HTH Flupke On Mon, 1 May 2000, Bob wrote: I am attempting to use the MAN files in KDE. The following popup appears. KFM Trying to open file:/usr/man/manl/ Then I am ask to OPEN WITH. If you don't know what to open with, how do you find out the answer?? :) Bob Root
RE: [newbie] What's Mandrake 7.0 like?
-Original Message- From: Joe Fernandez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 02 May 2000 05:44 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] What's Mandrake 7.0 like? G'day all, I'm pretty new in the linux world and still got a copy of RH6.1 on the pc and don't use it much at the moment. What's mandrake-linux like? RH with some extra bits Is it stable?.. is anything? i haven't had it die yet, applications and demons will crash from time to time, but i haven't had anything kill the kernel yet. Configuration easy? fairly, few points to look out for, ide cd-rw 's, if your bios manufacturer has removed support for the function that tells you how much ram is in the computer you'll have to set it buy hand. Is the powerpack worth buying? yep, 1:- you get loads of apps so you don't have to download them 2:- the howto's are included which will be a great help if your new to linux 3:- you're supporting the cause. I'd wait until 7.1 is released, the kernel should be a lot better and detect more hardware (eg how much ram you have) X windows should be quicker and less memory hungry it should have a lot of the bugs in 7.0 fixed. Thanking all in advance. Regards Joe
Re: [newbie] Keyboard Problem in X
Anders Linden wrote: Ok, I have a problem with X-Windows How can I write the $, ] and } in X? When I try I only get a 4, a 9 and a 0. I'm writing this in the console, and as you can see it works fine there. I just can't get it to work in X (Using KDE). I've already tries to change the usual rows in the XFConfig file, but that obvioustly didn't help. I'm from Sweden, so I'm using the swedish keyboard layout, only if I change to english layout nothing happens either. Help wanted! Anders I had the same trouble and resolved it as follows: In console type X /var/log/x.out 21 ( nothing will be happen so type CTRL-C) Then read this file with your tex editor. Probably there is a message : .. no access to /var/ Because you logged in as user and have no access writing to this. So, set the permissions to the dirs as owner and group.(not to root) Let me now if it worked. Eric Hmm, well, I'm sure it will work, but I havn't got a clue what you mean. Could you explain a little better how I'm suppose to do it? Anders Ok, in console (not in X) type 'X /var/log/x.out 21' w/c. Normally you can't see what it is doing and nothing will be happen (system halted) so press CTRL-C. Now start X (startx). Read the created file '/var/log/x.out' with your tex-editor. Is there a message: The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Error Cannot open "/var/tmp/server-.xkm" .. ?? Eric
SV: [newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!
Do you have the 32 megs of RAM needed for Mandrake Linux? Bambi Yeah. I used to have 4*16 Mb but since i had two different types of ram the ramdrive crashed. i pulled two, and have two left = 32 Mb. Jimmi Wimmersjö wrote: I've been trying to install mandrake linux for over a week now. After removing half of my RAM (Different timing caused ramdrive crash) Changing my processor from CYRIX to AMD i still cant install it. When i boot from cd (GOLDSTAR 8X ATAPI cdrom) i get halfway through the install then DrakX freezes on me. If i try the autoboot it wont detect my cd (allthough i started it from the cd), I have also tried the hd boot floppy but then in second stage install it gives me "installation exited abnormaly code 9" or something. I think i've seen an error message on one of the screens "No space left on device" which is very odd, since i have approx 15GB free discspace on the HD i wish to install to. I know my machine is old, but do i really have to buy a new one to install linux?!? Mandrake claims to support all of my hardware: AMD-k6 200MHZ ATAPI Cdrom IDE Harddrive IBM 20 GB IDE Harddrive Seagate 2 GB I have downloaded a new hd bootdisc image and will try again tonight, but if anyone can help me please let me hear from you. Jimmi J. Wimmersjö. "Ni vet, Hjärnan , den slutar aldrig att fungera!"
Re: [newbie] 2 Questions about install....
On Sun, 23 Apr 2000, Civileme wrote: :~Well, we are hitting limits. Some problems occur with linux :~(minor ones to be sure) when the "time since last boot" counter :~wraps around. It is only 32 bits, after all, so it happens at :~about 490 days uptime. LOL! Anyway, AFAIK the 1024 cyls limit for LILO is non-issue as of 7.1 beta. It took a long time to fix this stupid problem, but it is gone at last! cu Desni -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo-
Re: [newbie] MMM (more modem miseries)....
my chipset is the same as yours. my model is mdp3858 with fax data voice n speakerphone. there is no indication anywhere in the manual that it is a winmodem. does being microsoft pc98 and windows 98 ready mean its a winmodem. - Original Message - From: pRiZnA [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 5:33 PM Subject: [newbie] MMM (more modem miseries) Hi all, Does anyone know if the rockwell chipset is supported for mandrake 7.0, I read it somewhere that it is, then I read that most internal modems are not, I'm confused.. I've seen the list on "linux-mandrake.com" for the supported hardware and that states it that "most modems are supported, and most winmodems are not" (huh)!!! I'm sure it could've been helpful than that thanks pR!ZnA __ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Dial Up Internet
By default kppp uses /dev/modem as the default modem device. Usually this is a symlink in your /dev direcory to the ttyS* device which is the actual modem. cd to /dev and type 'file modem' make sure it is a symlink to your modem. You modem will more than likly be on ttyS1 (comm 2 in windows). If it is not there make sure you have a real modem and not a win-modem. It its a winmodem there isn't much help for you. John -- Original Message -- From: "Dreja Julag" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 17:05:31 -0700 Hi Everyone, I am using Mandrake 7 and I can't seem to get a dial up conenction going. kppp says the modem doesn't respond and the system dialer can't connect. Can anyone run the procedure by me? The documentation in Mandrake wasn't helpful at all. Thanks Drew Jackman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Computer name
/etc/HOSTNAME On Mon, 01 May 2000, you wrote: If I remember correctly there is a place in the linuxconf for changing the localhost name. Bambi Robert Trettel wrote: Hi, Ok here is a good question. How do I change the name of my host ( now called localhost )?? Also, my question about hard drive space . I checked several different commands and I still well under what my drive 's space equals. This will not allow me to add any extra software or anything else. I have 2 hard drives one for Windoze temporally and the other for Linux. I plan on staying with Linux once I get know it better. What would be a good way to go in a setup that second drive ? I want to setup separate partitions for boot,user, root and such. Please advise soon Robert F. Trettel I am getting ready to clean house again this time I hope I get these partitions right
Re: [newbie] See through windows?
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: John McCrudden [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Datum: Dienstag, 02. Mai 2000 14:39 Betreff: [newbie] See through windows? hmm...what u mean by see trough windows ?..i guess u r meaning the transparent terminal emulator eterm ?---if yes...u will find it at www.eterm.org. I heard that it was possible to have see throught windows in Linux. Is that true? and if it is how do you get them? Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] SMP Support
On Tue, 2 May 2000, Steve Philp wrote: )Christopher wrote: ) ) Howdy people, first off - Mandrake is my fav distro and I've tried quite a ) few - bravo! Now, to my prob. Does the installer for Mandrake (I have 7.0) ) detect for SMP support or is that something I add after installation? My ) hardware is a Abit BP6 with two 500 mhz Celerons, 128 megs of RAM, VooDoo 3 ) 3000 AGP, ect. If it would work in SMP mode, I'd be very very happy :-) ) Thnx! ) ) ~Christopher ) )Yes, 7.0 will detect the SMP automatically during installation and )install an SMP kernel. No worries there. hmmm. that's not my experience. on two installs to clean gigabyte smp boards i got the "standard kernel" and not the smp kernel. it's easy enough to configure after the fact though: look in lilo.conf and set the appropriate image, then run lilo. )7.0 doesn't, out of the box, work the with UDMA/66 interfaces on the BP6 )board though. It'll make a boot disk during installation for you, but )it won't let you install on those drives. A bit annoying, since the )patches for the HPT366 interface have been available since the 6.1 )days... ) )-- )Steve Philp, MCSE/MCP+I )Network Administrator )Advance Packaging Corporation )[EMAIL PROTECTED] ) /pete --- Pete Koning [EMAIL PROTECTED] System Administrator Ph:(905)528-4936 Hamilton-Wentworth CommunityNetFx:(905)528-7578 ---
Re: [newbie] lost+found folder
Grmpf... 28... and you? now i have ot ask how old are you hehe - Original Message - From: "Hellmut" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] lost+found folder Ooops, gut you wrong. Thought you meant my "interpretation" on the lost+found folder... I'm getting old! ;) And yes, it's a cool idea to add this feature! [...previous blah blah...] -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo
RE: [newbie] can't telnet
by default if you install mandrake as a workstation the installation no longer install the inetd "super server" the ftp, telnet, shell, login, talk, finger will not be avaialbe you have to install those manually -Original Message- From: _lee _kinkade [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 05:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] can't telnet I can't telnet into my newly configured mandrake box, but I can surf from it. I could when it was RedHet 6.0. What is likely to be the problem? --- lee If you don't want to know the answer, don't ask the question.
RE: [newbie] can't telnet
I can't telnet into my newly configured mandrake box, but I can surf from it. I could when it was RedHet 6.0. What is likely to be the problem? Check that the telnet-server package is installed. (rpm -qa |grep telnet might help you...) I have also seen some great things with the security settings. If you are truly new to Linux, and are just messing around with a home box, I recommmend using the crackers welcome approach for the first while. It will give you the freedom to roam through your box without having to stop and start services all the time. If you went with HIGH or PARANOID security settings you may have to make sure that telnet is not commented out in /etc/inetd.conf and that the computer you are trying to telnet from is listed in your /etc/hosts.allow file like so= in.telnetd: xxx.xxx.xxx.0/255.255.255.0 (for an entire subnet) or in.telnetd: 192.168.0.2 (for a specific computer addey) Speaking Freely: Telnet is just not a good option for any kind of computer comms. Very easy to eavesdrop on and collect information about the network you are on. Passwords and usernames are snatched with ease, and before you know it, YOU could be locked out of your box. I seriously recommend going to ssh1 or ssh2. There are quite a few programs out there (very few are free) that will allow you to do this. If you are attempting to connect from a windows box, PUTTY.exe is a great start, although not very robust...its free :) Secure CRT is my prefered ssh client from a windows enviroment..you can test it out for 30 days on www.vandyke.com If you have any more questions about this...I am not an expert, but I am learning just as you and would be happy to discuss security issues and whatnot. Kat
[newbie]
Greetings, In tryinf to get SAMBA up and running on MDK 7.0 I have run into the following situation. When I try to get it going with"/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start" I get the following error: [root@linux /root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb: [: =: unary operator expected Okay I thought there could be a problem with the network. I attemted the following and received the following error [root@linux /root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart /etc/rc.d/init.d/network: [: =: unary operator expected /etc/rc.d/init.d/network: [: =: unary operator expected Shutting down interface eth0 [ OK ] Disabling IPv4 packet forwarding [ OK ] /etc/rc.d/init.d/network: [: =: unary operator expected Enabling IPv4 packet forwarding[ OK ] Bringing up interface lo [ OK ] Bringing up interface eth0 What might this be. I changed the msec level to three and still no luck. Should I post this on the experts list? Thanks Jim
Re: [newbie] kppp or ppp
This looks like part of kppp, fill in all the boxes you list below, make sure you set up your modem to the correct terminal and it should work, some isp's require pap authentication, othrs want chap, kppp defaults to pap, if it doesn't work change it to chap and try again. you shouldn't need to go near /etc/resolv.conf On Tue, 02 May 2000, you wrote: this might be a stupid question but hey i am new to linux. when i am first installing linux and it comes up to the part to set up your modem connection and it asks to enter the following- Connection Name= Phone Number= Login Name= Login Password= Authentication= Domain Name= First Dns Server= Second Dns Server= I would like to know if that is setting up kppp or ppp? also if i dont get it set up right there would i go to /etc/resolv.conf to enter the dns server? _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
[newbie] Install Woes
Hello: I am attempting to install Mandrake on a P-266 laptop (with 32 megs of RAM). This is one in the "sub-notebook" range, so the FDD is external and I do not have it (got the unit used). I do have the external PCMCIA CD-ROM drive. But, the CD is not bootable. I tried following the directions using the RAWRITE program, but cannot seem to get that to work. Looking around on the web page I saw about Linux4Win and got that partially working (although a dual boot was not exactly what I was looking for). But when it reboots and gets to the point where it wants the PCMCIA support to load from the CD, it tells me to insert the PCMCIA support disk. I don't seem to have one that will work properly? Can anyone help me with this? As a last resort, I do have other machines set up through a hub here. Could I share the drives (FDD and CD-ROM) and load across an Ethernet link? Thanks! David -- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats. -- H.L. Mencken
Re: [newbie] mounting drives
On Sun, 30 Apr 2000, flupke wrote: When the supermount option is used there is nothing in the directory and when I try to mount by editing the fstab file I get the error mount: /dev/hdc is not a valid block device. please help /dev/hdc is the name of a whole hard drive. Instead, you have to mount a partition inside this HD. For instance : /dev/hdc1 for the first primary partition in this drive. Also take into account that, if /dev/hdc is your CDROM, you mount that through /dev/cdrom. Paul )0(---)0( Atheism: a non-prophet organization. )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-)0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] SMP Support
I hear that a lot, that its supposed to auto-detect for SMP - but in my case, it never hashuh. Dunno if its my hardware, other operating systems such as BeOS and Winblows NT detect both CPUs without a hitch. Ah wellh. ~Christopher ~Christopher Yes, 7.0 will detect the SMP automatically during installation and install an SMP kernel. No worries there. 7.0 doesn't, out of the box, work the with UDMA/66 interfaces on the BP6 board though. It'll make a boot disk during installation for you, but it won't let you install on those drives. A bit annoying, since the patches for the HPT366 interface have been available since the 6.1 days... -- Steve Philp, MCSE/MCP+I Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Keyboard Problem in X
Ok, I have a problem with X-Windows How can I write the $, ] and } in X? When I try I only get a 4, a 9 and a 0. I'm writing this in the console, and as you can see it works fine there. I just can't get it to work in X (Using KDE). I've already tries to change the usual rows in the XFConfig file, but that obvioustly didn't help. I'm from Sweden, so I'm using the swedish keyboard layout, only if I change to english layout nothing happens either. Help wanted! Anders I had the same trouble and resolved it as follows: In console type X /var/log/x.out 21 ( nothing will be happen so type CTRL-C) Then read this file with your tex editor. Probably there is a message : .. no access to /var/ Because you logged in as user and have no access writing to this. So, set the permissions to the dirs as owner and group.(not to root) Let me now if it worked. Eric Hmm, well, I'm sure it will work, but I havn't got a clue what you mean. Could you explain a little better how I'm suppose to do it? Anders Ok, in console (not in X) type 'X /var/log/x.out 21' w/c. Normally you can't see what it is doing and nothing will be happen (system halted) so press CTRL-C. Now start X (startx). Read the created file '/var/log/x.out' with your tex-editor. Is there a message: The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Error Cannot open "/var/tmp/server-.xkm" .. ??? Eric No, there's nothing like that in the file
Re: [newbie] kppp or ppp
Thank you very much. This was the answer I was looking for. Again thanks for your help - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] kppp or ppp This looks like part of kppp, fill in all the boxes you list below, make sure you set up your modem to the correct terminal and it should work, some isp's require pap authentication, othrs want chap, kppp defaults to pap, if it doesn't work change it to chap and try again. you shouldn't need to go near /etc/resolv.conf On Tue, 02 May 2000, you wrote: this might be a stupid question but hey i am new to linux. when i am first installing linux and it comes up to the part to set up your modem connection and it asks to enter the following- Connection Name= Phone Number= Login Name= Login Password= Authentication= Domain Name= First Dns Server= Second Dns Server= I would like to know if that is setting up kppp or ppp? also if i dont get it set up right there would i go to /etc/resolv.conf to enter the dns server? _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [newbie] MMM (more modem miseries)....
On Tue, 2 May 2000, pRiZnA wrote: Hi all, Does anyone know if the rockwell chipset is supported for mandrake 7.0, I read it somewhere that it is, then I read that most internal modems are not, I'm confused.. I know that Rockwell has several chipsets, they were very well known in all kinds of modems for a while. Don't know about the modem that you have. If is is a win-modem, you can pretty much forget about it... Paul )0(---)0( A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-)0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] Can't connect to the internet....
On Tue, 2 May 2000, Kirk McElhearn wrote: I have set up a connection with Kppp. Everything goes ok, the modem connects, but the ppp demon says that it dies when the password is requested, and I get a message, from the log, saying it could not find the secret password... What's going on? Kirk Did you write a /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file? The format is: login name * password The * designates the server you are logging into, if you only have 1 ISP, the * will do. Paul )0(---)0( A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-)0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
[newbie] real name and fake name
Hi there ! i am setting a apache web server and I came across a fake name and real name problem. can any one help me with it steven
[newbie] telnet- enlightment
ok I have everything up and running now..I fixed my resolution and networked mandrake..I can telnet to the box , but it wont let me loging in. what should I do? and when I try to login to enlightenment gnome or blackbox it wont let me. any ideas? thanks for all of your help
Re: [newbie] SMP Support
On Tue, 2 May 2000, Christopher wrote: )I hear that a lot, that its supposed to auto-detect for SMP - but in my )case, it never hashuh. Dunno if its my hardware, other operating )systems such as BeOS and Winblows NT detect both CPUs without a hitch. Ah )wellh. i agree. as i said previously, i've tried it with a clean gigabyte dual-board a few times. it didn't matter a fig whether i had a single or dual cpu or whether the dip switches were set for single or dual mode operation. it just wouldn't install the smp kernel. but you can set it in lilo very easily. look in lilo.conf. still, it's a pain. )~Christopher ) ) ~Christopher ) ) Yes, 7.0 will detect the SMP automatically during installation and ) install an SMP kernel. No worries there. ) ) 7.0 doesn't, out of the box, work the with UDMA/66 interfaces on the BP6 ) board though. It'll make a boot disk during installation for you, but ) it won't let you install on those drives. A bit annoying, since the ) patches for the HPT366 interface have been available since the 6.1 ) days... ) ) -- ) Steve Philp, MCSE/MCP+I ) Network Administrator ) Advance Packaging Corporation ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ) /pete --- Pete Koning [EMAIL PROTECTED] System Administrator Ph:(905)528-4936 Hamilton-Wentworth CommunityNetFx:(905)528-7578 ---
Re: [newbie] Supported network cards??
Yes it is... I had a problem with it at first.. then ended up having to manually start it each time... the second time I did a complete clean reinstall of Linux 7.0 it found the card and now it loads the drivers at boot up... if it doesn't recognize it.. I figured out.. by luck ... to type this in a command line... insmod 3c509 ifconfig eth0 up then it would come up.. then I had to do somethings in teh Drakconfig to get the server etc and all listed.. but it was working after I did that.. :) but now it does it by itself.. not sure how.. but it does.. anyway..long story short.. it is supported.. it is the same one. Rick At 09:44 AM 5/2/00 +0200, you wrote: My nettworkcard is 3Com 3c509b. The list of supported hardware contains 3c509 but not 3c509b ... is my card supported?? Egil
Re: [newbie] where with sane?
On Tue, 2 May 2000, duncan wrote: Can anyone please help Have sane installed as far as kpackage is concerned but cannot do anything with it from there. Very strange. Try logging in as root and run "xscanimage". Does that work? If so, then at least the package is properly installed. Paul )0(---)0( A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-)0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
[newbie] What's the difference between Mandrake 7.0 Powerpack and Mandrake 7.0 Deluxe???
Peter
Re: [newbie]
disregard On Tue, 02 May 2000, you wrote: Greetings, In tryinf to get SAMBA up and running on MDK 7.0 I have run into the following situation. When I try to get it going with"/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start" I get the following error: [root@linux /root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb: [: =: unary operator expected Okay I thought there could be a problem with the network. I attemted the following and received the following error [root@linux /root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart /etc/rc.d/init.d/network: [: =: unary operator expected /etc/rc.d/init.d/network: [: =: unary operator expected Shutting down interface eth0 [ OK ] Disabling IPv4 packet forwarding [ OK ] /etc/rc.d/init.d/network: [: =: unary operator expected Enabling IPv4 packet forwarding[ OK ] Bringing up interface lo [ OK ] Bringing up interface eth0 What might this be. I changed the msec level to three and still no luck. Should I post this on the experts list? Thanks Jim
Re: [newbie] Installation problems
Rodrigodownload the 486 version of the 7.0-2 iso image and install it instead. Alan wrote: Hi people! I'm new here, and, unhappily, I'm in need of some help... I tried to install Mandrake 7.02 in my 486 (yeah, believe, a 486... they still exist...) through different ways. Both failed... First I tried the graphic installation, with the cdrom.img. Setup freezes with Initialization CD... Then, the text instalation. It did very well, untill it tried to install the bootloader. I was presented with the following message: I cannot run /bin/insmod :No such file or directory Then, I go a patch at linux-mandrake page. Trying graphic install again, it gave a new error message, just after starting the second stage of install. _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno 111 _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno 111 Tue May 2 01:41:38 2000 Gtk-Warning **: cannot open display: :0 at /usr/bin/perl-install/my_gtk.pm line 239 install exited abnormally and then some kill signals and removing temporary files... Friends, if someone knows what is happenig, please, tell me as fast as possible! I had to reinstall ruindows! I'll be very grateful for those who send any suggestion! []'s! PS: Sorry if my english is so dificult to understand. Rodrigo Fontes Ribeiro mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Could not excute program Netscape
Have been over in MS trying to download the Manuals for Linux-Mandrake. MS has crashed three times since 4:00pm. I did get the manuals down as a gzip. for some reason WinZip7.0 won't allow me to read the files, frustration set in at this point. Ok, I say I can boot from the floppy, get into Linux and get necessary download using Netscape. How ever when I select Netscape I get the "Could not excute program" window. By the way still haven't gotten Lilo to function properly. Kinda up the creek and lost both paddles, if you know what I mean. Any help is most welcome.
[newbie] Ugly StarOffice Fonts!
Does anybody have an idea on how to make the look better on the screen?
[newbie] ISP NETSCAPE
I finally got my computer to dial out connect to an ISP. I used KWvDial. Two problems. I can only connect in root login. I don't know how to set permissions so I can do it as user. Then once I connect, Netscape says that I'm not connected. Any Suggestions? Thanks! mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] modems
could anyone tell me the brand of modem is best to use with both win 98 and linux also the cd player on linux will not play
[newbie] GCC is missing....grrrr
I am wondering why every time I attempt to compile something I continue to get errrors about my gcc or cc is missing. I am guessing this is my C compilerI don't get itwhere the hell is it? IF I do a locate I come up with zilch! Nothing is out there...help.. I am downloading gcc but I wonder if I can even install that without a compiler. :( Horribly frustrated tech..
Re: [newbie] What's the difference between Mandrake 7.0 Powerpack and Mandrake 7.0 Deluxe???
Hi there, With 7.0 Deluxe you get all six CDs (Installation, Sources, RPMs, Contribs and 2 Application CDS) where as I believe the plain Powerpack only carries the Installation and Sources CD) Evan I got the PowerPack I think, (It has PWP in its product code somewhere IIRC) and I got the 6 CD's, two books and a set of stickers. Thanks Andrew Edward McCall Be Developer ID : E-16721 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.h2o.demon.co.uk/ -- Get BeOS R5PE today at http://free.be.com/ for FREE! - Original Message -
Re: [newbie] Installation problems
Andy, thanks for your help, but the CD I have came with a magazine. It's called MDK 7.02, but how can I verify if it is i486iso? Andy wrote: Did you download or make sure it was the i486iso? I get that Soceket error when the resolutions are too high or some configurations arent right
Re: [newbie] Installation problems
Oh yeah if you happen to be downloading it from there as i am now and using one of those programs that save the spot at where you were at in the download go with the one from Europe i think its like ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/ because the others dont seem to reconnect if you get disconnected. - Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation problems Rodrigodownload the 486 version of the 7.0-2 iso image and install it instead. Alan wrote: Hi people! I'm new here, and, unhappily, I'm in need of some help... I tried to install Mandrake 7.02 in my 486 (yeah, believe, a 486... they still exist...) through different ways. Both failed... First I tried the graphic installation, with the cdrom.img. Setup freezes with Initialization CD... Then, the text instalation. It did very well, untill it tried to install the bootloader. I was presented with the following message: I cannot run /bin/insmod :No such file or directory Then, I go a patch at linux-mandrake page. Trying graphic install again, it gave a new error message, just after starting the second stage of install. _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno 111 _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno 111 Tue May 2 01:41:38 2000 Gtk-Warning **: cannot open display: :0 at /usr/bin/perl-install/my_gtk.pm line 239 install exited abnormally and then some kill signals and removing temporary files... Friends, if someone knows what is happenig, please, tell me as fast as possible! I had to reinstall ruindows! I'll be very grateful for those who send any suggestion! []'s! PS: Sorry if my english is so dificult to understand. Rodrigo Fontes Ribeiro mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
[newbie] ISP NETSCAPE
I finally got my computer to dial out connect to an ISP. I used KWvDial. Two problems. I can only connect in root login. I don't know how to set permissions so I can do it as user. Then once I connect, Netscape says that I'm not connected. Any Suggestions? Thanks! mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [newbie] Could not excute program Netscape
Login as root - Original Message - From: Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 5:33 PM Subject: [newbie] Could not excute program Netscape Have been over in MS trying to download the Manuals for Linux-Mandrake. MS has crashed three times since 4:00pm. I did get the manuals down as a gzip. for some reason WinZip7.0 won't allow me to read the files, frustration set in at this point. Ok, I say I can boot from the floppy, get into Linux and get necessary download using Netscape. How ever when I select Netscape I get the "Could not excute program" window. By the way still haven't gotten Lilo to function properly. Kinda up the creek and lost both paddles, if you know what I mean. Any help is most welcome. _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
[newbie] Home Network
Can anyone recommend a system I can use like Intel's Anypoint to connect my Linux and Windoze machines over my home telphone wiring?
Re: [newbie] ISP NETSCAPE
IN KDE: from a term run netcf when the screen comes up find your ppp0 adapter check its properties...somewhere in there is a checkbox that says Allow any user to disconnect/connect this service...or something like that.. another thing you can do is log in as root (stay in console) establish the connection either manually: #ifup ppp0 or via Kppp or whatever you are using in KDE shudown KDE then hit the keys CTR-ALT and F2 it should bring you to another log in screen..log in as a user and away ya go :) this assumes that you are not booting to a GUI prompt but rather a console prompt. Same problems I had when I started off with linux Kat Jeffrey Buckley wrote: I finally got my computer to dial out connect to an ISP. I used KWvDial. Two problems. I can only connect in root login. I don't know how to set permissions so I can do it as user. Then once I connect, Netscape says that I'm not connected. Any Suggestions? Thanks! mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Re: pci 56k internal modem
the modem is more than likely...a WINMODEM...and therefore can NOT be setup in linuxsorry On Mon, 01 May 2000, you wrote: can somebody kindly assist me in configuring the above modem in my mandrake 7.0. i always get this message: sorry modem is busy. does it means that internal modem is unworkable in linus os? -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
Re: [newbie] modems
I have had alot of luck with USR 56K Modems. No win modems will do. gerald green wrote: could anyone tell me the brand of modem is best to use with both win 98 and linux also the cd player on linux will not play
Re: [newbie] Installation problems
Actually im not really sure :) Does anyone know if the ones that come with magazines are i586? Id expect they would be as the "newer" computers come out. And im guessin you'll be stuck downloading the i486iso. Ive already downloaded the i586 and onto the i486 for my 486. And boy is it fun on a 56k. - Original Message - From: Rodrigo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation problems Andy, thanks for your help, but the CD I have came with a magazine. It's called MDK 7.02, but how can I verify if it is i486iso? Andy wrote: Did you download or make sure it was the i486iso? I get that Soceket error when the resolutions are too high or some configurations arent right _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [newbie] Installation problems
Oh yeah also im guessing that yours isnt in the iso format. - Original Message - From: Rodrigo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation problems Andy, thanks for your help, but the CD I have came with a magazine. It's called MDK 7.02, but how can I verify if it is i486iso? Andy wrote: Did you download or make sure it was the i486iso? I get that Soceket error when the resolutions are too high or some configurations arent right _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
[newbie] CD's
is thereor is there not...a application/program in mandrake...for creating/copying CD's using a CD-R or CD-RW ROM DRIVE? If so, what's it called...and where is it on the CD? -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
Re: [newbie] Home Network
Isnt that whats SAMBA is for? I think hehe - Original Message - From: Mike Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 8:20 PM Subject: [newbie] Home Network Can anyone recommend a system I can use like Intel's Anypoint to connect my Linux and Windoze machines over my home telphone wiring? _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
[newbie] Different Linux Headers
Hi, I need help on the Mandrake ver 7.0 that I installed on my Compaq Armada 1700 notebook. When I try to install pcmcia-cs-X.Y.Z into my notebook, the software prompt me that I have the 2.2.14-15mdk kernel headers but running 2.2.14-1linus kernel. How can I remove the later kernel and using the latest linux kernel? Thanks. Benedict Low __ Visit http://www.visto.com/info, your free web-based communications center. Visto.com. Life on the Dot.
[newbie] Trouble running programs
Here's the most frustrating aspect of Linux: In KDE (or Gnome, etc...), I will sometimes double click on something to start it and nothing happens. No error, just nothing. One incident involved the distributed.net client. Untarred and unzipped it, intalled into the home directory (I was logged in as root) and then double clicked on it. Nothing happened. I was quite frustrated. I checked top, it wasn't running. A while later, I tried running it in the console. It worked fine. Why would something run in the console, but not under KDE or Gnome? Are many programs like this? Regards, Nathan
[newbie] Applixware or StarOffice?
Hi there, I've been using Sun's StarOffice for a while and am quite pleased with it (also happy about the upcomming revision that will be comming out late summer) but then I also saw Applixware in it's shiny new box and was wondering if anyone has tried it and what they think...for just typing up casual reports and stuff..nothing heavy. Thanks in advance, Evan Holt
Re: [newbie] What's Mandrake 7.0 like?
What's mandrake-linux like? RH with some extra bits Is it stable?.. is anything? i haven't had it die yet, applications and demons will crash from time to time, but i haven't had anything kill the kernel yet. Configuration easy? fairly, few points to look out for, ide cd-rw 's, if your bios manufacturer has removed support for the function that tells you how much ram is in the computer you'll have to set it buy hand. Is the powerpack worth buying? yep, shure is 1:- you get loads of apps so you don't have to download them 2:- the howto's are included which will be a great help if your new to linux 3:- you're supporting the cause. + your getting two printed 'manuals' I'd wait until 7.1 is released, the kernel should be a lot better and detect more hardware (eg how much ram you have) The 7.0 does that - but why it detects mine 256 Mb as 254 I don't understand. X windows should be quicker and less memory hungry it should have a lot of the bugs in 7.0 fixed. That sounds great - as mentioned above I have 256 Mb (and a K6-3 400), but when I am working with photo-scans (25 - 30 Mb files) in GIMP, it constantly uses al of the ram, so I get 'delayed' in progress. Sometimes it seems as if it don't 'clear' memory when I moves on to the next picture - I have only 2 undo-levels. Regard Mogens Jæger
[newbie] CD-player kscd versus Kfind
Hello Does anyone know how to tell Kfind, to searche all partitions, but not my CD-rom drive - it's pretty anoying to have your musik cut-off, just because you have to find a file Regards Mogens Jger
Re: [newbie] Could not excute program Netscape
Thanks to all, I now have a viable LILO and Netscape up and running as browser. I run Opera, as perfered browser in Windows, and am wondering how it functions under Linux. Can anyone comment on Opera under Linux. Once again thanks for the help and your patience
Re: [newbie] GCC is missing....grrrr
Welcome to one of the 'quirks' of Mandrake 7.0 ( I presume that is what flavor you have). If I recall, if you don't select 'Custom', and 'Development' during install, or otherwise explicitly specify to install the compiler, you don't get it. If you are downloading an *.rpm file, you should be able to install that no problem, assuming you have all the dependencies (required files/libraries,etc.) satisfied. HTH Monte James McLaughlin wrote: I am wondering why every time I attempt to compile something I continue to get errrors about my gcc or cc is missing. I am guessing this is my C compilerI don't get itwhere the hell is it? IF I do a locate I come up with zilch! Nothing is out there...help.. I am downloading gcc but I wonder if I can even install that without a compiler. :( Horribly frustrated tech.. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] where with sane?
duncan wrote: Can anyone please help Have sane installed as far as kpackage is concerned but cannot do anything with it from there. Do I need to do something after the src rpm has been rebuilt.It says inreadme go to top level directory and do ./configure then make and then make installBut where is the top level directory? The 'src' indicates that you have to compile it, before you can use the program. So use Kfind or equivalent to look for anything with sane - I have 'sane-1.0.2' in my 'home-dir'. Enter that and run './configure', 'make' and as root 'make install'. When you has done, try to look at the Xsane too - most resent version is 0.58. The GIMP user manual describes rather well, how to use it under GIMP. I have also tried downloading the tar.gz versions of sane glib and gtk but get problems with glib version not in path and so not recognized by the gtk or sane during their attempted configure and make and make install. Personally I find the tar versions easyer to use - you know at once where the source is installed. I m surely missing something fundamental. Try to make a ./configure - it comes up with an error messages if it can't 'go trough' and then return them here (you can direct it to me, if you like) PLease help before I am insane. Regards duncan Bayne Mogens Jæger
[newbie] When will Mandrake 7.1 be out? Any clues?
Peter
[newbie] Mirc
Evening will mIRC run on linux.
[newbie] Help...Laptop XServer Problems
Any help??? I have recently installed Mandrake 7.0 on my HP Pavilion N3215 laptop. I can't get X to work at a resolution higher than 640x480. Mandrake automatically installed the XFree86_FBDev server which is more than RedHat 6.2 did. No matter what I try...and I have follwed the advice of two people on the Linux laptop pages (two different and unworkable solutions to boot) and to no avail. Here are my card and monitor specs. Card: Trident CyberBlade 3D 17 AGP with 4096 RAM (stolen from physical RAM) Monitor (per HP): HPA 12.1" SVGA Passive Matrix VertRefresh: 75 Mhz Horiz Sync: 85 Mhx I have tried and failed at any number of combinations with Xdrakres. Xconfigurator has let me manually input all the above info and still can't find a workable resolution. All I want is 800x600. In spite of the fact that my monitor supports 1280x768 while in Windoze. The BIOS allows me to allocate Auto, 4Mb or 8Mb to Video RAM. Any suggestions?? I'm about desperate. I wanted to get Linux running on the box so I could travel and learn with it. Karekin
Re: [newbie] GCC is missing....grrrr
is there any way to do a custom install to install various things...? cause three choices is not alot if you need various things and wanna do it why your loading mandrake...thanks === You know you've been hacking too long when... ...your digital alarm clock goes off and you think "Bloody Macs!" === - Original Message - From: "Monte Milanuk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] GCC is missingg Welcome to one of the 'quirks' of Mandrake 7.0 ( I presume that is what flavor you have). If I recall, if you don't select 'Custom', and 'Development' during install, or otherwise explicitly specify to install the compiler, you don't get it. If you are downloading an *.rpm file, you should be able to install that no problem, assuming you have all the dependencies (required files/libraries,etc.) satisfied. HTH Monte James McLaughlin wrote: I am wondering why every time I attempt to compile something I continue to get errrors about my gcc or cc is missing. I am guessing this is my C compilerI don't get itwhere the hell is it? IF I do a locate I come up with zilch! Nothing is out there...help.. I am downloading gcc but I wonder if I can even install that without a compiler. :( Horribly frustrated tech.. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [[newbie] ISP NETSCAPE]
"Jeffrey Buckley" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I finally got my computer to dial out connect to an ISP. I used KWvDial. Then once I connect, Netscape says that I'm not connected. Any Suggestions? Thanks! mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] == Edit your /etc/resolv.conf add: search your isp nameserver dns# nameserver dns# Your ISP should provide you with two dns #'s HTH, Mike ~~~ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." --Tom Waits ~~~ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] User name Password
I installed mandrake 6.0 and I forgot my user name password. Is there a way to find the above or do I have to reinstall the OS? Craig "Those who do not learn from History, are doomed to repeat it". Author unknown
Re: [newbie] Installation problems
Rodrigoit is not the i486 iso image. The i486 iso image is only available for download from Mandrake mirror sites. Nobody has commercially burned the i486 iso image onto a CD. The way you can tell if it's 486 is that is that all of the rpms will have 486 as part of their file name. for instance, here's the filename of the first rpm in the /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS/ directory on a 7.0-2 CD. AfterStep-1.7.142-5mdk.i586.rpm, but if that CD were an i486 iso image CD then the filename would be AfterStep-1.7.142-5mdk.i486.rpm instead, as would all of the binary rpms on the CD. Alan Rodrigo wrote: Andy, thanks for your help, but the CD I have came with a magazine. It's called MDK 7.02, but how can I verify if it is i486iso? Andy wrote: Did you download or make sure it was the i486iso? I get that Soceket error when the resolutions are too high or some configurations arent right
Re: [newbie] When will Mandrake 7.1 be out? Any clues?
when its finished! :-P seriously, I hope its finished soon.
Re: [[newbie] Applixware or StarOffice?]
Evan Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I've been using Sun's StarOffice for a while and am quite pleased with it (also happy about the upcomming revision that will be comming out late summer) but then I also saw Applixware in it's shiny new box and was wondering if anyone has tried it and what they think...for just typing up casual reports and stuff..nothing heavy. Thanks in advance, Evan Holt == I have been using SO for over a year (even the Win version, before I tried Linux). I've been using Applixware 5 since February. SO "feels" much larger and bloated, but does a much better job of reading, converting, and managing Excel files, especially large ones. Both do a superb job of handling Word files. Neither seems capable of reading the other's docs, unless they are saved as Word format, or RTF, or some other common form. My "guess" is that you'll like whichever you get used to. They both create their own documents very capably and offer a variety of tools to help you get work done. Mike "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -Benjamin Frankilin Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Mirc
Not that I know of. However, on the Tucows.com site, go to the Linux software section. There is a section for KDE, then a category called IRC, where you will find KVIRC. This is a very cool program, that I love (especially after I figured out how to change all the colors to what I wanted.) Very similar to mIRC but different too. .. It is for Linux :) You will also see a section under KDE, a section for messengers, etc. too. You will find similar stuff under the GNOME section. KVIRC is the best I have seen for IRC. If you like AOL's IM, there is a GAIM program you would enjoy. There is a very nice ICQ clone as well. Several of them out there. If I remember correctly each of these are available in .rpm format. Go with the most penquins. Hope that helps, Bambi Bob wrote: Evening will mIRC run on linux.
Re: [newbie] CD-player kscd versus Kfind
Mogensjust a guess here. The problem you describe sounds like an artifact of supermount. Try disabling it. Alan Mogens Jæger wrote: Hello Does anyone know how to tell Kfind, to searche all partitions, but not my CD-rom drive - it's pretty anoying to have your musik cut-off, just because you have to find a file Regards Mogens Jæger
[newbie] My keyboard and mouse wont respond
Hi I just installed Linux Mandrake 7 and my Microsoft Natural Keyboard and Generic Mouse wont respond, they are plugged in probably. Please help me. I'm new to Linux Regards Rob
Re: [newbie] Could not excute program Netscape
Bobso what worked? All the putzing around, or a re-inatall? Alan Bob wrote: Thanks to all, I now have a viable LILO and Netscape up and running as browser. I run Opera, as perfered browser in Windows, and am wondering how it functions under Linux. Can anyone comment on Opera under Linux. Once again thanks for the help and your patience
Re: [newbie] duplicate messages
On Tue, 2 May 2000, bascule wrote: i don't really mind since it's only a few so far, but if this gets worse i could be wasting valuable online time (impoverished uk pay per minute user talking!) Hi Bascule I am experiencing doubles too. I have the benefit of downloading mail and disconnecting, so I can read offline. (Holland here, paying online time per minute too. Hurray for the phone company... cuz they get rich of that) Paul )0(---)0( Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it. )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-)0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
[newbie] pppd dies
I hope you don't mind to answer this question. I know it has been answered a billion times but It's just I used to have a Cable-Modem connection, but now I have to configure my internet con. with kppp. The whole thing goes just find (the modem answers to a query) until I tried to connect... then the following message appears: localhost pppd[]: The remote system is required to authenticate itself but I localhost pppd[]: couldn't find any secret (password) which would let it use an IP address. What am I doing wrong? Could you please answer to this question one more time.
[newbie] installing LM7 from HD...help please
Getting: "An error occurred installation of rpms failed: installing package needs 555 MB on the /mnt/ filesystem." ??? WHAT I'VE DONE no burner, so I ftped mandrake et al from the FTP server to my personal machine. Then... - I rawwrote the hd.img file to a floppy and booted. - Showed the mandrake directory. - Chose customized and remaining options. - (I've got 2 HDs in the computer...the plan being to load linux onto the blank one so...) I formatted a HD, giving it everything it wanted / mount point and swap with at least 1200 MB for the / . ...but to know avail. No matter what packages I choose or how small I set the size limit, I continue to get the error above (and it's not always 555 but sometimes larger or smaller.) ??? I appreciate any help in advance, Thx, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[expert] Re: [newbie] SMP Support
Steve, I have just recently upgraded to a BP6 Motherboard and installed Mandrake 7.0, followed the instructions at this web site: http://netllama.ipfox.com/stepbystep.htm under the 'ULTRA66' section, installed without a hitch on a drive connected to the UDMA/66, no problem :) It did detect SMP and installed the proper kernel, detected my SoundBlaster Live! and USR External 56K modem also. Christopher wrote: Howdy people, first off - Mandrake is my fav distro and I've tried quite a few - bravo! Now, to my prob. Does the installer for Mandrake (I have 7.0) detect for SMP support or is that something I add after installation? My hardware is a Abit BP6 with two 500 mhz Celerons, 128 megs of RAM, VooDoo 3 3000 AGP, ect. If it would work in SMP mode, I'd be very very happy :-) Thnx! ~Christopher Yes, 7.0 will detect the SMP automatically during installation and install an SMP kernel. No worries there. 7.0 doesn't, out of the box, work the with UDMA/66 interfaces on the BP6 board though. It'll make a boot disk during installation for you, but it won't let you install on those drives. A bit annoying, since the patches for the HPT366 interface have been available since the 6.1 days... - -- Steve Philp, MCSE/MCP+I Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Tom Wike UNIX System Administration FDAO Productivity Infrastructure Texas Instruments, Inc. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regular Mail: 7839 Churchill Way Phone: (972) 917-1252 M/S 3984 Fax:(972) 917-3891 Dallas, TX 75251 Cell PH:(972) 740-7748 E-Mail my Cell Phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or: http://www.mobile.att.net/mc/pager_show.cgi --
[newbie] kppp or ppp
this might be a stupid question but hey i am new to linux. when i am first installing linux and it comes up to the part to set up your modem connection and it asks to enter the following- Connection Name= Phone Number= Login Name= Login Password= Authentication= Domain Name= First Dns Server= Second Dns Server= I would like to know if that is setting up kppp or ppp? also if i dont get it set up right there would i go to /etc/resolv.conf to enter the dns server? _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
