[newbie] HardDrake dependency

[Dennis Myers]

Hi folks,  I d/l'd the new version of Harddrake and then tried to
install.  I was able to take care of all of the dependencies  but one.
It needs  "detect"  ,   what ever that is.  Does anyone know what it is
looking for?  Thanks for the help,   Dennis

--
Dennis a registered linux user #180842

[newbie] Network configuration questions.

[James Laine]

I am an extreme newbie to Linux or any type of Unix, but am very experienced
with Windows networking, and have some minor experience with Netware
networking.  As a result, most of my questions will be related to the
differences between methods on the various operating systems.  I am NOT a
newbie to networking, just to Linux.

I installed Linux Mandrake 7.1 this afternoon, and all went well.  It boots
fine, and loads the KDE without issue.

However, this PC has 2 network adaptors.  The first is a 3COM 3C900B, and
the second is an Intel 82557.  When I clicked on the "Network Configuration"
under DrakConf, and went in to "Basic Host Information", I see that only
"Adaptor 1" has a "net device".

My first question then is:
   How do I activate the second network adaptor (the Intel one) ?

I decided I could deal with that later, and proceeded to configure the first
adaptor for use with my Cable Modem for internet purposes.  I entered the
appropriate host name as required by my cable internet provider, and
selected DHCP configuration mode on the first adaptor.  Then applied the
changes.  I assume that I don't need to enter any other details, as they
should be provided by the DHCP server.

>From the Konsole, I tried to PING the known gateway machine on my service
provider's network (and a few other know public IP addresses), but got a
message indicating that the network was unreachable.  The same issue
remained after a complete shutdown and re-start.

My next questions then are:
   Where can I see what network protocols are bound to the various network
adaptors?
   How can I get a quick report of the active TCP/IP configuration obtained
from the DHCP server?
 (like IPCONFIG under WindowsNT or WINIPCFG under Windows9x)
   How can I perform an on-the-spot refresh of the TCP/IP configuration from
the DHCP server?


Eventually, I want to use this Linux box as a firewall between my main PC
and my cable internet service.


Thanks in advance.
- James.

Re: [newbie] What'z zat?

[A V Flinsch]

On Fri, 01 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I was shutting down for a storm this afternoon, and accidentally I hit
> the ` key, next to the 1 on the top row. I lost my Bash prompt, and the
> screen displayed a > . I pressed the ` key again, and the bash prompt
> reappeared. Did I leave the Bash shell, and enter another command mode?

the reverse tick feeds the output of a command into another, sort of a reverse
pipe.

example, I have a file called viking.txt on my machine, I know the name of the
file, but forget exactly where it is, and I want to view it

I can do the following 
less `locate viking.txt`
and now that I know where it is, I can then take a look at it with less



 -- 
Alex
(Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)

Re: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT -- Heroes 3

[Jeff Malka]

Is this a Linux game or a DOS/Windows game in Linux?

Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Registered Linux user  183185

- Original Message -
From: Vic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT -- Heroes 3


> Still freezes
>
> On Fri, 01 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> > It is kind of wierd the way that it hangs up after the music or after
the
> > first turn ends in my case.  I can then ctrl-alt-backspace and start the
> > game again without sound (apparently the sound device is busy) and it
won't
> > hang up at all.   Well, at least for 20 minutes or so.  At any rate, I
tried
> > playing with a couple of different settings.  Try the following and see
what
> > results you guys get 
> >
> > at a terminal try
> >
> > esd  (this should make  a r2d2 like sound)
> > ctrl - c
> > then start the game   I no longer have the hang up but I'm missing
some
> > of the sound ... or so it seems
> >
> > you might also want to try
> >
> > export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=esd
> >
> > Oddly enough, most games that I've tried have tended to work better on a
> > standard Mandrake install then Caldera.  This one is the exception as it
> > seems to work fairly well on my Caldera box.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > Vic wrote:
> >
> > > Same here, I sure as heck hope that the
> > > full version does not act like that too,
> > > I think the programmers when they told me it
> > > was the sound drivers were just making dumb
> > > excuses to sit around picking their noses and
> > > not do anything about it, or goodness knows
> > > maybe they were hopefully getting something
> > > done, I sure hope so.
> > >
> > > On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> > > > Vic wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Speaking of Gaming,  has anyone had a problem with
> > > > > Heroes 3 for Linux freezing after the music stops?
> > > > >
> > > > > I downloaded the demo and after the music quit, the game
> > > > > froze and I had to get out the good ol' trusty virtual terminal
> > > > > and kill it.
> > > >
> > > > Hi Vic. I d/l'ed the Might and Magic 3 demo just the other day, and
> > > > unfortunately, I have the same problem. Whenever I exit the game,
end
> > > > turn, etc, etc, the game music stops and the game is locked at that
> > > > point, totally unresponsive.
> > > >
> > > > Hmm. I didn't kill it via terminal though. I just  
> > > > , shutting down the Xserver, then relogging back in. Guess
either
> > > > way works though, eh? ;-)
> > > >
> > > > If anybody knows a fix for this, please pass it along. Also, does
> > > > anybody know if this problem is limited to the demo? I'd really like
to
> > > > know as this is one of the games that I'd really like to purchase
the
> > > > full version of.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks! ;-)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >/\
> > > >
Dark> > > >\/
> >
> > --
> > Larry Hignight  Descent 3 Beta tester  Caldera Linux 2.4
> > 
> >  11:40am  up 28 days, 19:48,  5 users,  load average: 0.03, 0.03, 0.00
> > 
>
>

[newbie] usb cam

[Ed Santiago]

I got Mandrake 7.1 working ok with my intelli eye explorer USB mouse.
Now I need to get my 3Com USB web cam working. Has anyone had any
success with USB web cams?

Re: [newbie] Xterm Font Colors

[Shane Finn]

Yes, that is the problem I'm trying to get the answer to.  Some of the colors are hard 
to read.

Shane 



-Original Message-
From:mrc [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:Fri, 1 Sep 2000 15:19:38 -0400
To:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Xterm Font Colors


Thanks Paul for the clear lesson. And I read the relevant man page.
But my problem seems elsewhere. When I go into a directory - using ls - I find
that some files are red. But on my monitor this color is difficult to read.
So I'm trying to find out what file I can edit to change that choice of color.

Michael Coady 

> >> Use rxvt. At least as good, and you can set All color options to
> >> everything you want.
> 
> Okay, some examples (also from man rxvt):
> 
> When I run PINE: rxvt -geometry 80x34 -cr blue -e pine
>  Gives me 80 columns/34 rows of term with a blue cursor. And pine of
>  course.
> 
> rxvt -bg red -fg white gives me a 80x24 term with red background and white
> letter.
> 
> rxvt -pixmap /home/paul/src/xfce/xfce-3.4.4/icons/Camera.xpm gives me a
> term with Camera.xpm as background (makes horrible reading, but okay...)
> 
> Other things you can set:
> -cr  is cursor color
> -pr  is mouse cursor color (changes mouse cursor when over that
> term)
> 
> -bd ... bordercolor
> -fn ... fontname
> -fb ... fontname BOLD
> 
> Well, you may get the picture by now. See man rxvt and play around to your
> hearts content.
> 
> Paul
> 
> --
> When angry, count to 4.
> When very angry, swear.
> -Mark Twain
> 
> http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403
>   -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
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Re: [newbie] grub & Xserver4.0 >> Xserver3x

[GAPrichard]

Thanks for your reply, and please pardon MY late reply to you.  In my 
newly installed Xserver 4.0 (as part of my 7.1 upgrade), I had white text on 
a white background (I could SOMETIMES change part of the screen to Pumpkin 
color (the color I had set for the root toolbar in my 7.0 installation)) with 
black and blue horizontal stripes obscuring.  Working with an illegible 
screen  I screwed things up so badly I had to reinstall (this means it 
wouldn't even boot to a login screen, before somebody asks).  Since I was 
doing it over anyhow, I tried it several different ways and ended up 
patritioning / (root) much larger.  The install of 7.0 and update to 7.1 went 
smoothly and completed Thurs night.  I have 460 newbie messages to catch up 
with before I go back to set up sound and modem and begin working with it.  
-Gary-

In a message dated 8/28/2000 2:06:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< I don't think you do. Just make sure that you don't format you partions and
 things should work ok.
(snip)
 Mark Hillary >>

>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> How can I boot with grub into run level 3?  How can I change from 4.0
> back to Xserver 3.x (I can hardly see what I'm doing!)?
(snip) 
-Gary-

[newbie] What'z zat?

[Darryl Gibson]

Hi list,

I was shutting down for a storm this afternoon, and accidentally I hit
the ` key, next to the 1 on the top row. I lost my Bash prompt, and the
screen displayed a > . I pressed the ` key again, and the bash prompt
reappeared. Did I leave the Bash shell, and enter another command mode?
-- 
Darryl Gibson
Linux Neophyte (tm)
RLU # 182668
This computer is 100% Microsoft FREE

Re: [newbie] CDROM tray won't open when prompted to insert the Extension CD

[Robert Griffiths]

I can't answer your question but i've installed twice and even when i'm 
running linux normally my cd rom drawer is always slow in opening, it opens 
eventually though, the light stays on for a while then it opens. Anyway just 
to let you know your not the only one...sorry i can't help.

 Good Luck

   Robert.


>From: A V Flinsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mark Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 
>"LinuxNewbie (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [newbie] CDROM tray won't open when prompted to insert the 
>Extension CD
>Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 20:44:02 -0400
>
>On Fri, 01 Sep 2000, Mark Johnson wrote:
> > I've tried on two different machines to install 7.1 and when it gets to 
>the
> > part to insert the disk 2 Extension CD, the CDROM tray won't open up.  I
> > have to cancel out of that part of the install and continue with the 
>normal
> > one.  Has anyone had this same problem?  Any suggestions...
>
>It works, just wait a few minutes. It seems like it displays the message 
>then
>does some more processing before unmounting the cd.
>
>--
>Alex
>(Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)
>

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Re: [newbie] Gnometoaster

[Adrian Smith]

are you logged on as root or su?
i can't burn a CD as a user, so what i have been doing is opening E-term, go to 
superuser then start the CD burner from the prompt and it works fine.
that way i'm root for doing that, but not for anything else...
done had to install Linux 3 times 'cause i keep killing it.
=)
and parts of it are dead again, but i'm learning so who cares



Adrian Smith
'de telepone dude
Telecom Dept.
x 7042
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Re: [newbie] Traceroute...

[Mads Rasmussen]

It looks like a path problem, what security option did you choose when
installing?

You can change your search path in the .bashXXX files in your home
directory, just start up emacs and add /usr/sbin

Regards,

Mads Rasmussen

- Original Message -
From: "Robert Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 6:24 PM
Subject: [newbie] Traceroute...


> Hi, when i try to use the command 'traceroute' i get a command not found
> reply but i searh for traceroute i find it in /usr/sbin/traceroute, I've
> only been using linux for a couple of days so help would be great, also
does
> 'whois & nslookup' come with linux cos i get command not found with them
> aswell...i'm running mandrake 7.1. If you can help, thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers...
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Re: [newbie] linux to unix

[Mads Rasmussen]

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You have to redirect your display and allow access via xhost

lookup you IP number using ifconfig
allow access using xhost school.edu
login using telnet like: telnet scool.edu
export display to your current IP number: export $DISPLAY
:0.0
try running xterm like this: \xterm &   

The \ is to avoid aliases

Still confused???, try having a look at:
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/xwin/xnet.html

Regards,

Mads Rasmussen

- - Original Message - 
From: "Nijs, Vincent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Newbie Linux List '" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 4:55 PM
Subject: [newbie] linux to unix


> Dear Mandrake user,
> 
> I had assumed that if I would telnet to my schools Unix system from
> within Gnome i would be able to use emacs, xemacs, nedit etc.
> without needing any additional Xwindows system for the graphical
> display.
> 
> Shouldn't this be the case (?) and if not might someone suggest a
> possible solution/program ?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
Vincent

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Re: [newbie] Traceroute...

[Mads Rasmussen]

You might consider looking at
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/admin/ashell2.html#Path

Regards

Mads
- Original Message -
From: "Robert Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 6:24 PM
Subject: [newbie] Traceroute...


> Hi, when i try to use the command 'traceroute' i get a command not found
> reply but i searh for traceroute i find it in /usr/sbin/traceroute, I've
> only been using linux for a couple of days so help would be great, also
does
> 'whois & nslookup' come with linux cos i get command not found with them
> aswell...i'm running mandrake 7.1. If you can help, thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers...
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Re: [newbie] linux to unix

[Larry Hignight]

"Nijs, Vincent" wrote:

> Dear Mandrake user,
>
> I had assumed that if I would telnet to my schools Unix system from within
> Gnome i would be able to use emacs, xemacs, nedit etc. without needing any
> additional Xwindows system for the graphical display.
>
> Shouldn't this be the case (?) and if not might someone suggest a possible
> solution/program ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Vincent

I guess if they permit it then you should be capable of running those
programs.  I'm able to telnet in from one of my linux boxes to another and
run vim, zip, etc ... emacs didn't work though.  Hope this helps.

--
Larry Hignight  Descent 3 Beta tester  Caldera Linux 2.4

  1:10pm  up 28 days, 21:18,  5 users,  load average: 0.12, 0.03, 0.01

Re: [newbie] how to upgrade rpm's with mdk in the name?

[Paul]

On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Larry Hignight wrote:

>Let me first start off by saying I love Mandrake and rpm  I think both
>are great.  However, I'm getting really frustrated with the rpm's that
>Mandrake is including in their distro.  It seems like all of them have the
>syntax of rpmname-version#-mdk.  This makes a simple rpm -Uvh upgrage nearly
>impossbile without rpm -e a bunch of stuff.  For instance, the other day I
>needed to upgrade the SDL libraries, but in order to do it correctly I had
>to rpm -e probably 12 packages to install the current version of SDL.  Now I
>want to upgrade esound and I'm afraid that in order to that I'll have to
>literally remove gnome and reinstall it.  If anyone knows of a way to
>upgrade these packages please post it I'm going crazy thinking about

Is your problem that the RPM names are so long?
Have you ever heard of "file completion"? Type in 3 or 4 characters of the
name and press TAB. That will fill in as much as possible of the name.
Try it and be surprised.

Paul

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When very angry, swear.
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Re: [newbie] Adding Additional SCSI disks

[Paul]

On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Ellenbecker, Larry wrote:

>Need Help.
>
>Can anyone give me the steps for adding additional SCSI disks after you have
>Mandrake 7.1 up and running.  
>
>Thanks.

On Mandrakeuser.org I found this:

Hardware Detection
SCSI host adapters should be detected and
configured automatically. Look for an entry in
/etc/conf.modules' that starts with alias
scsi_hostadapter. If there isn't such an entry, refer to
MUOs Hardware Configuration Guide for setup
instructions.

Perhaps this helps you on. (see
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hremov5.html )

Paul

--
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When very angry, swear.
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[newbie] Traceroute...

[Robert Griffiths]

Hi, when i try to use the command 'traceroute' i get a command not found 
reply but i searh for traceroute i find it in /usr/sbin/traceroute, I've 
only been using linux for a couple of days so help would be great, also does 
'whois & nslookup' come with linux cos i get command not found with them 
aswell...i'm running mandrake 7.1. If you can help, thanks in advance.

Cheers...
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Re: [newbie] linux to unix

[Scott D. Pletcher]

Hi all,
I'm no Linux expert, but I got this working awhile back.

This is usually the case, unless your school has a firewall that blocks
X traffic (in that case I use ssh (secure shell)).  You also need to set
the DISPLAY environmental variable on the remote machine to point to
your machine.

export DISPLAY=your.machine.name.here:0

(sometimes your telnet program will set this automatically, check it
after you log in using
echo $DISPLAY)


You also need to allow the machine via xhost (see man page) (I think!).

Hope this helps.


Scott






"Nijs, Vincent" wrote:
> 
> Dear Mandrake user,
> 
> I had assumed that if I would telnet to my schools Unix system from within
> Gnome i would be able to use emacs, xemacs, nedit etc. without needing any
> additional Xwindows system for the graphical display.
> 
> Shouldn't this be the case (?) and if not might someone suggest a possible
> solution/program ?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Vincent

Re: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT -- Heroes 3

[Vic]

Still freezes

On Fri, 01 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> It is kind of wierd the way that it hangs up after the music or after the
> first turn ends in my case.  I can then ctrl-alt-backspace and start the
> game again without sound (apparently the sound device is busy) and it won't
> hang up at all.   Well, at least for 20 minutes or so.  At any rate, I tried
> playing with a couple of different settings.  Try the following and see what
> results you guys get 
> 
> at a terminal try
> 
> esd  (this should make  a r2d2 like sound)
> ctrl - c
> then start the game   I no longer have the hang up but I'm missing some
> of the sound ... or so it seems
> 
> you might also want to try
> 
> export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=esd
> 
> Oddly enough, most games that I've tried have tended to work better on a
> standard Mandrake install then Caldera.  This one is the exception as it
> seems to work fairly well on my Caldera box.
> 
> Larry
> 
> Vic wrote:
> 
> > Same here, I sure as heck hope that the
> > full version does not act like that too,
> > I think the programmers when they told me it
> > was the sound drivers were just making dumb
> > excuses to sit around picking their noses and
> > not do anything about it, or goodness knows
> > maybe they were hopefully getting something
> > done, I sure hope so.
> >
> > On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> > > Vic wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Speaking of Gaming,  has anyone had a problem with
> > > > Heroes 3 for Linux freezing after the music stops?
> > > >
> > > > I downloaded the demo and after the music quit, the game
> > > > froze and I had to get out the good ol' trusty virtual terminal
> > > > and kill it.
> > >
> > > Hi Vic. I d/l'ed the Might and Magic 3 demo just the other day, and
> > > unfortunately, I have the same problem. Whenever I exit the game, end
> > > turn, etc, etc, the game music stops and the game is locked at that
> > > point, totally unresponsive.
> > >
> > > Hmm. I didn't kill it via terminal though. I just  
> > > , shutting down the Xserver, then relogging back in. Guess either
> > > way works though, eh? ;-)
> > >
> > > If anybody knows a fix for this, please pass it along. Also, does
> > > anybody know if this problem is limited to the demo? I'd really like to
> > > know as this is one of the games that I'd really like to purchase the
> > > full version of.
> > >
> > > Thanks! ;-)
> > >
> > > --
> > >/\
> > >Dark> > >\/
> 
> --
> Larry Hignight  Descent 3 Beta tester  Caldera Linux 2.4
> 
>  11:40am  up 28 days, 19:48,  5 users,  load average: 0.03, 0.03, 0.00
> 

Re: [newbie] linux to unix

[Glen_Adams]

If I'm not mistaken, telnet isn't a graphical environment.  For you to
use the apps you mentioned, you would need to open an X-terminal
on the foreign machine.  The concept you described would only work
if you were mounting the foreign drives to your machine.




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Dear Mandrake user,

I had assumed that if I would telnet to my schools Unix system from within
Gnome i would be able to use emacs, xemacs, nedit etc. without needing any
additional Xwindows system for the graphical display.

Shouldn't this be the case (?) and if not might someone suggest a possible
solution/program ?

Thanks in advance,

Vincent

Re: [newbie] Modem help needed

[Charles A Edwards]

Verify  your BIOS is set for Non PnP OS
In Linux PCI modems are ttySs.
The setserial commands must be issued as root.
For a PCI modem use the followin directions.

. Log in as root and from terminal enter the following command
# cat /proc/pci

This will list all your PCI devices. On this list you should see either
Communication controller or Communication device,
That listing is your modem. If it shows as Comm. device you have a winmodem
and it won't work in Linux.
 If it shows as Comm. controller proceed as follows:
Write down the first I/O range. In the example I am using 0xd800  replace
that with yours.
Enter the following
# setserial /dev/ttyS3 port 0xd800 spd_vhi skip_test auto_irq autoconfig
If there are no errors, then enter
# setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550A

Select /dev/ttyS3 as the device in kppp and your modem should now initalize
and operate.
To make this perm. you will need to edit your rc.local file which is located
in the /etc/rc.d directory. Add the 2 setserial lines to the end of this
file Save the changes and reboot your system.


- Original Message -
From: "Kandace Little" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 1:24 PM
Subject: [newbie] Modem help needed


Setserial would not work for me, I take it that I type the
commands in from the console. I made some changes to
the set-up and got some funny thing happing. When I made
it Xon/Xoff it would talk to the modem but would not work.
My modem is in COM1 which is ttsyS0 but when I changed
the settings to ttsyS1 or any of the others it tells me my
modem is busy?.


Well I wrote Diamond to see if this PCI card is a winmodem
or not but have not received a answer as of yet. If any of you
have any other ideas please let me know.

Modem is: SupraMax 56i PCI V.90

Thanks again for you your great help guys

Re: [newbie] AGH!! Linux not ready for prime time (OS/2 user)

[Larry Hignight]

"Austin L. Denyer" wrote:

> 
> Maybe, but at what price?  It cost me (at the time) the equivalent of
> over six week's rent just to upgrade the machine from 4mb to 8mb RAM.
> Having to pay another three month's worth just to get to a hardware
> level that would support the OS was not economically viable - at least,
> not to me.

Wow, you guys either have really cheap rent or expensive ram!!!

> Yes, you do get what you pay for.  But, in terms of value for money, the
> cost of the OS plus hardware placed an effective OS/2 system WAY beyond
> the means of J. Random User.

Agreed.  Well, at least at first.  I never had actually had the pleasure of
trying os/2 so I can't say for sure.

> Try THAT with NT...

um ... no

> And back then, NO-ONE could live without Doom #;-D

Yeah, it helped me get over my heroin addiction.;-)

> especially when the Internet patch came out
> so that we could finally use the Internet for the REAL reason that Al
> Gore invented it. )

Now if this isn't the best reason yet to vote for Gore .

> My main concern is aimed at those who have to pay for their on-line
> time.   Too many off-topic posts used to cost me
> a fortune.

I was under the impression you could setup you email deliveray to not fetch
 mails?

> I WAS thinking of setting up a separate list for off-topic stuff once I
> got my ADSL set up, but as BellSouth (my ADSL ISP) only gave me a USB
> modem (un-supported by Linux) the only machine I have access to with
> ADSL connectivity is my Wife's Win98 box.

The bastards .. did you consider giving one of the new technology
previews a shot?  check out both Caldera an ummm RH.  

> What to you think?

A linux rants list sounds like a lot of fun :)  I guess I could run it off my dsl 
after I finish security

setup on it.  I'm currently just logging on and off in short bursts . trying to 
fly low.

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[newbie] linux to unix

[Nijs, Vincent]

Dear Mandrake user,

I had assumed that if I would telnet to my schools Unix system from within
Gnome i would be able to use emacs, xemacs, nedit etc. without needing any
additional Xwindows system for the graphical display.

Shouldn't this be the case (?) and if not might someone suggest a possible
solution/program ?

Thanks in advance,

Vincent

[newbie] Parallel port upgrade of Linux.

[Austin L. Denyer]

Hi.

I'm running Mandrake 7.0-2 on my laptop.  I would like to upgrade to 7.1
for the improved USB support.

My previous installation was done by downloading the files from their
website onto a FAT32 partition (I have a Win98 dual boot) and doing a HD
install.

Unfortunately I do not have the disk space to download the required
files for 7.1 onto the FAT32 partition, so I need to dump them onto
another PC.

Is there a way of doing a FTP install using a parallel link?  The other
PC runs (other than Win98) SlackWare 7.1 UMSDOS.

I do not have any other way of networking at the moment.

Regards,
Ozz.

[newbie] Cron job

[Richard Davies]

Hi,

I have written the following and I want cron to run it for me.  It is in a
file called /etc/cron.d/katrina

59 22 * * * root passwd -l katrina
00 23 * * * root halt
00 8 * * * root passwd -u katrina

The first line works and locks katrina's password
The second line does nothing at all.  What I really want this to do if to drop
back to the login screen but I can't find the command for that. I thought that
halt, shutdown now, shutdown -n now or poweroff, while being overkill should do
the job. They don't
The third line works.

I have checked this by logging in as user and doing su katrina at 22:59 the
command stops working and at 08:00 starts again.

Any ideas what I have done wrong?

-- 
Regards,

Richard

Tollyboy Products International
http://www.tollyboy.com

[newbie] Adding Additional SCSI disks

[Ellenbecker, Larry]

Need Help.

Can anyone give me the steps for adding additional SCSI disks after you have
Mandrake 7.1 up and running.  

Thanks.

[newbie] how to upgrade rpm's with mdk in the name?

[Larry Hignight]

Let me first start off by saying I love Mandrake and rpm  I think both
are great.  However, I'm getting really frustrated with the rpm's that
Mandrake is including in their distro.  It seems like all of them have the
syntax of rpmname-version#-mdk.  This makes a simple rpm -Uvh upgrage nearly
impossbile without rpm -e a bunch of stuff.  For instance, the other day I
needed to upgrade the SDL libraries, but in order to do it correctly I had
to rpm -e probably 12 packages to install the current version of SDL.  Now I
want to upgrade esound and I'm afraid that in order to that I'll have to
literally remove gnome and reinstall it.  If anyone knows of a way to
upgrade these packages please post it I'm going crazy thinking about
this one.  Also, does anyone have any experience using the cooker?  I'm
starting to think it may be an easier, if slightly less stable, solution.

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Re: [newbie] Netscape's midi plugin

[Paul]

On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Joan Tur wrote:

>Mozilla: subprocess diagnostics (stdout/stderr)
>playmidi: No playback device found.
>Playmidi 2.4 Copyright (C) 1994-1997 Nathan I. Laredo, AWE32 by Takashi
>Iwai
>This is free software with NO WARRANTY.
>For details please...
>
>And now i notice that midis are not played but through the external port
>-nothing connected to it- 8-?
>
>Maybe only digital sound is configured?  I've got a SB32.

To make playmidi run succesfully on an SB32 you need to run

playmidi -a 

>From the playmidi help:
 -a   output to awe32 wave synth

I use ump, and that works fine, though.

Paul

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When very angry, swear.
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http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403
  -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-

Re: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT -- Heroes 3

[Larry Hignight]

It is kind of wierd the way that it hangs up after the music or after the
first turn ends in my case.  I can then ctrl-alt-backspace and start the
game again without sound (apparently the sound device is busy) and it won't
hang up at all.   Well, at least for 20 minutes or so.  At any rate, I tried
playing with a couple of different settings.  Try the following and see what
results you guys get 

at a terminal try

esd  (this should make  a r2d2 like sound)
ctrl - c
then start the game   I no longer have the hang up but I'm missing some
of the sound ... or so it seems

you might also want to try

export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=esd

Oddly enough, most games that I've tried have tended to work better on a
standard Mandrake install then Caldera.  This one is the exception as it
seems to work fairly well on my Caldera box.

Larry

Vic wrote:

> Same here, I sure as heck hope that the
> full version does not act like that too,
> I think the programmers when they told me it
> was the sound drivers were just making dumb
> excuses to sit around picking their noses and
> not do anything about it, or goodness knows
> maybe they were hopefully getting something
> done, I sure hope so.
>
> On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> > Vic wrote:
> > >
> > > Speaking of Gaming,  has anyone had a problem with
> > > Heroes 3 for Linux freezing after the music stops?
> > >
> > > I downloaded the demo and after the music quit, the game
> > > froze and I had to get out the good ol' trusty virtual terminal
> > > and kill it.
> >
> > Hi Vic. I d/l'ed the Might and Magic 3 demo just the other day, and
> > unfortunately, I have the same problem. Whenever I exit the game, end
> > turn, etc, etc, the game music stops and the game is locked at that
> > point, totally unresponsive.
> >
> > Hmm. I didn't kill it via terminal though. I just  
> > , shutting down the Xserver, then relogging back in. Guess either
> > way works though, eh? ;-)
> >
> > If anybody knows a fix for this, please pass it along. Also, does
> > anybody know if this problem is limited to the demo? I'd really like to
> > know as this is one of the games that I'd really like to purchase the
> > full version of.
> >
> > Thanks! ;-)
> >
> > --
> >/\
> >Dark> >\/

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Re: [newbie] Voodoo3 3000

[Larry Hignight]

"J. Ricardo Rizzo" wrote:

> -- Hello everybody,
>
> I recently installed Mandrake 7.0-2(Air) on my Athlon K7-600MHz. I have
> an AGP card Voodoo3 3000. My XFree version, 3.3.5 does not recognize
> this graphic card,

You should either download/purchase Mandrake 7.1 or install XFree 4.01
otherwise you'll probably continue to have problems with the card.  Not to
mention that Mandrake 7.1 is a just a much better product then 7.0 imho.
For 2d graphics none of this probably mattters.

> and then I installed it as a Voodoo3 2000.

I think I would have tried to install it as a Banshee, but it seems to work
for you.

> Anyway, I read the on-line help and the news from
> 'linux.3dfx.com', and downloaded the driver. I installed the Xfree
> version downloaded and the driver, but never seems to happens. The
> graphic card is still installed as a Voodoo3 2000.

Do yourself a favor and get Mandrake7.1, if it isn't satisfactory then
upgrade to XFree4.1

> And finally, is it possible in the kde environment to quickly change the
> resolution and colour deepness like on startx?

If you have more then one screen resolution set in the XF86config file
(look in /etc), screen resolutions can be changed by holding down ctrl-alt
and depressing either the keypad - or + key to scroll thru the listed
resolutions.  Of course, you could also open up DrakConf and change the
resolution there as well.

> Observatorio Astronomico Nacional
> Alcala de Henares - Spain

Your a member of the National Astronomical Observatory of Spain?  Cool.

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Re: [newbie] AGH!! Linux not ready for prime time (OS/2 user)

[Austin L. Denyer]

> > Well, when I tried it (which was a good few years ago now) Windoze
> > 3.1 was king, Win95 was still a dream project called Chicago, a
> > college student called Linus Torvalds had just started releasing a
> > (then very basic) Minix/unix clone on an unsuspecting world, and
> > my 486 with 8megs of RAM made me the envy of my colleagues.  OS/2
> > was a slug on 8megs, and really needed 16megs to start performing.
> > Now, I was living in the UK at the time, with RAM costing
> > $130/meg...
>
> I seem to recall a ZD article suggesting that OS/2 was king if it had
> 16 megs of ram; however, comparing OS/2 to Win3.1 is a lot like
> comparing minix to unix.  You get what you pay for in a sense.  If
> you were to open five applications in os/2 and the same five
> applications (or close substitutes) in win3.1, I think you'd see os/2
> just beating the snot out of windows.

Maybe, but at what price?  It cost me (at the time) the equivalent of
over six week's rent just to upgrade the machine from 4mb to 8mb RAM.
Having to pay another three month's worth just to get to a hardware
level that would support the OS was not economically viable - at least,
not to me.

Yes, you do get what you pay for.  But, in terms of value for money, the
cost of the OS plus hardware placed an effective OS/2 system WAY beyond
the means of J. Random User.  It was a heavy price even for me, and I
was one of those geeks who spent every available penny on my Beloved
System.  (Which is probably why I didn't marry until I was in my
thirties, and even then, perhaps predictably, to a girl from another
continent who I met on the Internet...)

The same sort of thing could be said of NetWare vs. NT.  I used to be
the Network Administrator for a company that ran old hardware (IBM PS/2)
with a legacy DOS-based stock control system.  One of the servers was a
486 PS/2 with 32 megs of RAM, with mirrored drives and 50 users.  It ran
well using NetWare 3.12, even after I added TCP/IP support (it continued
to run IPX/SPX for the DOS app.) so that it could talk to the new
(Linux) fax server over the WAN.   Try THAT with NT...

The configuration was painful too, for anything that was not
specifically written for OS/2 (which, let's face it, was most things).
For example, Doom (which was ported to almost everything!) was a pain in
the @$$ to set up, with a list of configuration settings as long as your
arm.  And back then, NO-ONE could live without Doom #;-D  (The main
reason I decided to network the four PCs (one 486, three 386) that I had
at the time was so that my friends and I could DeathMatch at weekends.
Oh yes, those were the days, especially when the Internet patch came out
so that we could finally use the Internet for the REAL reason that Al
Gore invented it. )

> > Anyway, I'm interested in your comments, as I gave up with OS/2
> > fairly quickly and would love to hear a more informed opinion,
> > although I think we ought to take this thread to private e-mail
> > before the net.police get us #;-D
>
> Please don't ... I'll cheerfully add a  and look forward to more
> conversation on the subject.

My main concern is aimed at those who have to pay for their on-line
time.  I for one used to work overseas a lot, and connected to the
Internet using a laptop and cellphone (frequently at no better than
2400bps thanks to crap international connectivity) and was paying
$1.60/min for the International call to my ISP (thanks to the rip-off
International Roaming rates).  Too many off-topic posts used to cost me
a fortune.

I WAS thinking of setting up a separate list for off-topic stuff once I
got my ADSL set up, but as BellSouth (my ADSL ISP) only gave me a USB
modem (un-supported by Linux) the only machine I have access to with
ADSL connectivity is my Wife's Win98 box.  Call me old-fashioned, but it
just didn't seem right to host Linux lists on Micro$oft boxen.  Having
said that, if it is an off-topic list...

Once things settle down financially (i.e, the INS give me my green card
so that I can finally work again!) I'll get the necessary hardware to
network everything.  Then, assuming that no-one else has done it by
then, I'll set the other list up - unless you guys are desperate, in
which case I could set up a basic 'forward to group' rule on this
machine...

What to you think?

Regards,
Ozz.

Re: [newbie] Netscape's midi plugin

[Joan Tur]

Dennis Myers escribió:

> There is a midi plugin that is supposed to work on linux at a web site
> for "plugger" or a frederik hubbe home page, it has a ton of video
> audio capability or so it seems.  The Netscape Realplayer is
> downloadable to linux also but I don't know if it has midi
> capability.  Anyway two places to check and see if they have what you
> are looking for.  Dennis

Hallo again!!

Thanks for your answer!  I've noticed i had both plugger 3.2 and ump 1.0
installed and i've uninstalled ump; then i've shut down netscape and
opened it again.  Now when i charge a page with midi in it
(pagina.de/joan.tur) i get an error message (i got nothing before):

Mozilla: subprocess diagnostics (stdout/stderr)
playmidi: No playback device found.
Playmidi 2.4 Copyright (C) 1994-1997 Nathan I. Laredo, AWE32 by Takashi
Iwai
This is free software with NO WARRANTY.
For details please...

And now i notice that midis are not played but through the external port
-nothing connected to it- 8-?

Maybe only digital sound is configured?  I've got a SB32.
Any idea??

> Joan Tur wrote:
>
>> Hallo there!
>>
>> Is that plugin working in your computers?  If so, please, tell me a
>> web
>> address where to try...
>>
>> Thanks!  8-)
>>
>> --
>> Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Joan.Tur.pagina.de
>> Club.Ibosim.pagina.de
>
> --
> Dennis a registered linux user #180842
>
>

--
Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Joan.Tur.pagina.de
Club.Ibosim.pagina.de

Re: [newbie] Voodoo3 3000

[Mario Arcouette]

yes you can use drakconf on your dektop
click on change x configuration
furthermore i recommand linux madrake demo on
various subject these tutorial are the best i have seen on the web so far
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Demo/

Mario
- Original Message - 
From: "J. Ricardo Rizzo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: September 1, 2000 1:18 PM
Subject: [newbie] Voodoo3 3000 


> -- Hello everybody,
> 
> I recently installed Mandrake 7.0-2(Air) on my Athlon K7-600MHz. I have
> an AGP card Voodoo3 3000. My XFree version, 3.3.5 does not recognize
> this graphic card, and then I installed it as a Voodoo3 2000. I worked
> fine with almost all tasks (except with vmware, as I will refer in a
> later e-mail). Anyway, I read the on-line help and the news from
> 'linux.3dfx.com', and downloaded the driver. I installed the Xfree
> version downloaded and the driver, but never seems to happens. The
> graphic card is still installed as a Voodoo3 2000.
> 
> By the way, may I see the outputs on a TV, using the TV out connector?
> How?
> 
> And finally, is it possible in the kde environment to quickly change the
> resolution and colour deepness like on startx?
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> 
> Ricardo
> 
> 
> --
> 
> J. Ricardo Rizzo
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Observatorio Astronomico Nacional
> Alcala de Henares - Spain
> 
> -
> 

Re: [newbie] Wine: How to start?

[Goldenpi]

The file not found is most likely a file not found. It should be there,
perhaps it is related to the keyboard.

My fancy but useless keyboard runs wine perfectly. You could either download
the correct profile or you could dump the keyboard and get a plain keyboard.
The buttons dont work under linux anyway.

You do you want to run notepad? linux has some perfectly good notepad type
programs.

- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Wine: How to start?


> In a message dated 08/30/2000 10:53:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > Thanks - but here's what it says when I set the path to any Win program:
> >
> >  /usr/x11r6/bin/wine-strip: Can't exec
'/mnt/dev/hda1/windows/notepad.exe':
> >  file not found.
> >
> >  And it also says it couldn't find find my keyboard layout.
> >
>
> if you have one of those new fangled keyboards with the volume controls
and
> shortcut keys on it, thats what that error is for. I havnt figured out
> exactly how to fix that one yet.
>

RE: [newbie] Modem Trouble

[Nijs, Vincent]

Have you tried using wvdial. I think you can get the lastest version from
the Redhat site. Worked great for me!

Vincent

 -Original Message-
From:   [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent:   Friday, September 01, 2000 7:16 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: [newbie] Modem Trouble

 Setserial would not work for me, I take it that I type the
commands in from the console. I made some changes to
the set-up and got some funny thing happing. When I made
it Xon/Xoff it would talk to the modem but would not work.
My modem is in COM1 which is ttsyS0 but when I changed
the settings to ttsyS1 or any of the others it tells me my
modem is busy?.


Well I wrote Diamond to see if this PCI card is a winmodem
or not but have not received a answer as of yet. If any of you
have any other ideas please let me know.

Modem is: SupraMax 56i PCI V.90

Thanks again for you your great help guys

Stephen (the newbie) Little



- Original Message -
From: "Kelley Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 3:51 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Trouble


> It sounds like you have the wrong irq assigned.  Try to find out which
port and
> irq it uses.  I had to use windoze to set up my modem.  You can find the
> properties in windoze either by right clicking on the mycomputer icon then
> selecting properties or by using the start/programs/accessories/ menu - I
> can't remember which one offhand so try both.  In kppp you can set it by
> entering setup-modem.  Set the modem for /dev/ttyS1 if your windows was
com 2,
> /dev/ttyS2 for windows port com 3, etc.  Use setserial to set the irq:
> setserial /dev/ttyS(number) irq (number).  For example on mine it's:
setserial
> /dev/ttyS2 irq 5.  You can append this at the end of a startup file:
> /etc/rc.d/rc.local and it will be executed at system start-up.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > I have a modem, it is a Diamond SupraMax 56k v.90.
> > Linux finds the modem but it tell me the modem will
> > not respond? I was lead to believe that this modem was
> > not a WinModem, is this wrong?
> >
> > Maybe there is something that I am missing, which is
> > why I am talking to you fine people. I am real new to
> > this, I just got it up and running tonight. My eyes are
> > likely going to fall out soon so I think I may head off
> > to bed now.
> >
> > Thanks for helping me with this annoying problem.
> >
> > Stephen
> >
>
> 
> Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> Content-Description:
> 
>

RE: [newbie] DHCP fails at boot time to allocate IP address

[Nijs, Vincent]

Mark,

I was unable to get an IP on the school network (which uses DHCP). Somewhere
in the nework-howto documentation it was suggested to use the following the
Redhat, Mandrake etc. in this type of situation:

Issue the command '/sbin/pump -I eht0 -h hostname' - it worked for me.

As I am a complete newbie this reply may be of no use to you what so ever.
If so ... sorry, and good luck to you.

Regards,

Vincent

-Original Message-
From:   Mark Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent:   Friday, September 01, 2000 4:35 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject:RE: [newbie] DHCP fails at boot time to allocate IP address

I'm not trying to have the host machine assign an IP to itself.  I'm trying
to have the DHCP server give the linux machine an IP address.

-Original Message-
From: Booysen RJ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 1:00 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [newbie] DHCP fails at boot time to allocate IP address


 You can't have the host machine assign an IP address to itself.  You have
to set the IP address for that computer

R.Booysen


Mark Johnson wrote:

> >>- Original Message -
> >>From: "Mark Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>
> >> Environment:
> >> Mandrake 7.1 (CD-ROM)
> >> Linksys Router (which does DHCP)
> >> Linksys NIC
> >> CableModem
> >>
>
> I'm not sure what you are saying here.  I'm trying to get an IP
> address for my Linux box from the Linksys Router. The problem 
> is that Linux is not getting an IP address from the DHCP server 
> (ie: the Linksys Router). Consequently, I can't reach the 
> internet at all.  I can't configure the gateway either...
>
> I'm not using a plain old hub, I'm using a router that acts as 
> a hub and DHCP server.
>
>   [cable company] --> (dhcp) 24.162.94.??? --->
>--> [ linksys router (dhcp/gateway<192.168.1.1>) ]
> --> (dhcp) 192.168.1.101 --> Win2K machine
>   --> (dhcp) 192.168.1.102 --> Win2K machine
>   --> (dhcp) x --> Linux machine 
>   (linux did not get ip address from router)
>

[newbie] mandrake7.1 iso integrity

[bascule]

i just (took for ever actually) downloaded the two isos for 7.1, the
md5sums check out for both, after burning using xcdroast and verifying
the burnt image to be the same as the downloaded iso and double checking
the md5sum of the iso to be sure, there is still a discrepency between
the actual md5sum of the cdrom.img and the one quoted, this probably
explains whay installing from a floppy made from this image falls over,
but i can't see how this can be unless mandrake made an iso with a
faulty floppy image in it.

any ideas, suggestions?

the version file in the root of the burnt cdrom reads 'Linux-Mandrake
Helium 2517'

bascule

Re: [newbie] no carrier

[Hasan]

Hmmm, I am new to Linux too.First be sure to connect your line to modem
correct.If u v gone through it.check at which com is your modem.For example
mine was /dev/ttys3. When i run kppd it said /dev/modem. Change it to
correct
value.

Try this also resolv.conf file.
Try to open /etc/resolv.conf file with the editor you prefer
and add 'nameserver=ipnumber' line .Here ipnumber is the number your isp
should provide you with.
Try it out. Nothing to lose
 - Original Message -
From: "Juggernaut" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mandrake maling list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 4:56 AM
Subject: [newbie] no carrier


> Hi...
> If I want ot connect to internet, and then I get error message like this :
> " No carrier". What does it mean ? I'm using kppp. Thank's a lot.
>
> -Pungki
>
>

[newbie] Modem help needed

[Kandace Little]

Setserial would not work for me, I take it that I 
type thecommands in from the console. I made some changes tothe set-up 
and got some funny thing happing. When I madeit Xon/Xoff it would talk to 
the modem but would not work.My modem is in COM1 which is ttsyS0 but when I 
changedthe settings to ttsyS1 or any of the others it tells me mymodem 
is busy?.Well I wrote Diamond to see if this PCI card is a 
winmodemor not but have not received a answer as of yet. If any of 
youhave any other ideas please let me know.Modem is: SupraMax 56i 
PCI V.90Thanks again for you your great help guysStephen (the 
newbie) Little- Original Message -From: "Kelley 
Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Sent: 
Friday, September 01, 2000 3:51 AMSubject: Re: [newbie] Modem 
Trouble> It sounds like you have the wrong irq assigned.  
Try to find out whichport and> irq it uses.  I had to use 
windoze to set up my modem.  You can find the> properties in windoze 
either by right clicking on the mycomputer icon then> selecting 
properties or by using the start/programs/accessories/ menu - I> can't 
remember which one offhand so try both.  In kppp you can set it by> 
entering setup-modem.  Set the modem for /dev/ttyS1 if your windows 
wascom 2,> /dev/ttyS2 for windows port com 3, etc.  Use 
setserial to set the irq:> setserial /dev/ttyS(number) irq 
(number).  For example on mine it's:setserial> /dev/ttyS2 irq 
5.  You can append this at the end of a startup file:> 
/etc/rc.d/rc.local and it will be executed at system 
start-up.

Re: [newbie] Modem Trouble

[Kandace Little]

 Setserial would not work for me, I take it that I type the
commands in from the console. I made some changes to
the set-up and got some funny thing happing. When I made
it Xon/Xoff it would talk to the modem but would not work.
My modem is in COM1 which is ttsyS0 but when I changed
the settings to ttsyS1 or any of the others it tells me my
modem is busy?.


Well I wrote Diamond to see if this PCI card is a winmodem
or not but have not received a answer as of yet. If any of you
have any other ideas please let me know.

Modem is: SupraMax 56i PCI V.90

Thanks again for you your great help guys

Stephen (the newbie) Little



- Original Message -
From: "Kelley Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 3:51 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Trouble


> It sounds like you have the wrong irq assigned.  Try to find out which
port and
> irq it uses.  I had to use windoze to set up my modem.  You can find the
> properties in windoze either by right clicking on the mycomputer icon then
> selecting properties or by using the start/programs/accessories/ menu - I
> can't remember which one offhand so try both.  In kppp you can set it by
> entering setup-modem.  Set the modem for /dev/ttyS1 if your windows was
com 2,
> /dev/ttyS2 for windows port com 3, etc.  Use setserial to set the irq:
> setserial /dev/ttyS(number) irq (number).  For example on mine it's:
setserial
> /dev/ttyS2 irq 5.  You can append this at the end of a startup file:
> /etc/rc.d/rc.local and it will be executed at system start-up.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > I have a modem, it is a Diamond SupraMax 56k v.90.
> > Linux finds the modem but it tell me the modem will
> > not respond? I was lead to believe that this modem was
> > not a WinModem, is this wrong?
> >
> > Maybe there is something that I am missing, which is
> > why I am talking to you fine people. I am real new to
> > this, I just got it up and running tonight. My eyes are
> > likely going to fall out soon so I think I may head off
> > to bed now.
> >
> > Thanks for helping me with this annoying problem.
> >
> > Stephen
> >
>
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[newbie] vmware 2.0

[J. Ricardo Rizzo]

Hello,

I downloaded vmware 2.0 for linux and I could run it on my PC. I have
the two OS on the same HD, win98 and Mandrake 7.0-2 (air), kernel
2.2.14-15mdk.

I can start the virtual machine, boot but a lot o zeroes appears
when the graphic display would be there. Probably the graphic card get
the problem, as vmware support tells me. The graphic card is a Voodoo3
3000. Any help, please?

Thanks in advance,

Ricardo



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[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Observatorio Astronomico Nacional
Alcala de Henares - Spain

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[newbie] Voodoo3 3000

[J. Ricardo Rizzo]

-- Hello everybody,

I recently installed Mandrake 7.0-2(Air) on my Athlon K7-600MHz. I have
an AGP card Voodoo3 3000. My XFree version, 3.3.5 does not recognize
this graphic card, and then I installed it as a Voodoo3 2000. I worked
fine with almost all tasks (except with vmware, as I will refer in a
later e-mail). Anyway, I read the on-line help and the news from
'linux.3dfx.com', and downloaded the driver. I installed the Xfree
version downloaded and the driver, but never seems to happens. The
graphic card is still installed as a Voodoo3 2000.

By the way, may I see the outputs on a TV, using the TV out connector?
How?

And finally, is it possible in the kde environment to quickly change the
resolution and colour deepness like on startx?

Many thanks in advance,

Ricardo


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[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Observatorio Astronomico Nacional
Alcala de Henares - Spain

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Re: [newbie] Xterm Font Colors

[Paul]

On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, mrc wrote:

>Great Paul. Just how does one do that?
>
>Michael Coady
>> 
>> Use rxvt. At least as good, and you can set All color options to
>> everything you want.

Okay, some examples (also from man rxvt):

When I run PINE: rxvt -geometry 80x34 -cr blue -e pine
 Gives me 80 columns/34 rows of term with a blue cursor. And pine of
 course.

rxvt -bg red -fg white gives me a 80x24 term with red background and white
letter.

rxvt -pixmap /home/paul/src/xfce/xfce-3.4.4/icons/Camera.xpm gives me a
term with Camera.xpm as background (makes horrible reading, but okay...)

Other things you can set:
-cr  is cursor color
-pr  is mouse cursor color (changes mouse cursor when over that
term)

-bd ... bordercolor
-fn ... fontname
-fb ... fontname BOLD

Well, you may get the picture by now. See man rxvt and play around to your
hearts content.

Paul

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When very angry, swear.
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[newbie] Fwd: HardDrake 0.9.3 released

[Denis Havlik]

(forwarded from "forum")
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Sep  1 19:01:08 2000
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 09:44:39 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: HardDrake 0.9.3 released

HardDrake 0.9.3 released
(http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=2901094425)

Here is what our hardware-guru has to tell you:
 
Alex writes "Mainly a bug-fix release, a boot option configuration box has been
added. Improved boot mode. ISDNsn webcams and bridges are now handled.

GNOME support is not included in RPMS but available in sources. "


So, if you have ISDN-card, webcam or bridge, rush for latest Cooker rpm-s and
give it a try. Also, if you have experienced problems with
hardware-configuration in the past, give it a try and report what you saw. This
is allready 3-rd release of Harddrake announced here, and it is likely to
detect/configure much more than the version you will find on 7.1 CD-s!

In case You still do not know what is harddrake, please read the What is
Harddrake?article.

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[expert] Mandrake Update

[Harry Flaxman]

I have been having a problem with mandrake update.  It seems like it
won't connect to any servers.  I have tried running it out of kde and
gnome, and still get no response.  I have tried running from a terminal,
and nothing happens.  Is there a new version of the program that I'm
missing.  This is a real problem.

Thanks.

Harry


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Re: [newbie] Readline problems

[lselinger]

You may need the development packages for it as well  =o)

Lonny Selinger

[newbie] Readline problems

[Keith Irvin]

I am trying to compile ntop on my Mandrake 7.1 machine.  I get the error
that readline/history.h not such file or directory.  The file does not exist
anywhere on my drive.
I have installed the rpm of readline that came on the 7.1 iso.  I can read
the man page for readline but the actual file does not exist.  What do I
need to do to get readline installed, or is there something I am missing?

Thanks, Keith

Re:[newbie] CDROM tray won't open when prompted to insert the Extension CD

[Mike Johnston]

Here's what I get from what you are telling me. First of all, if linux mounts a drive, 
in 
this case your cdrom.. then it will not allow you access to the cdrom until it is 
unmounted. 
Ty making a boot floppy.
Go into the dosutils directory and run the windows version of rawrite. then where it 
says image source.. select /mandrake/images/boot.img. When you boot off of the 
disk.. 
Let me know if  you get confused.. it's just that it's possible there's a bug in the 
cdrom installer.. and the bootdisk one may work.. It's the same graphical install.

Original message from: Mark Johnson
>I've tried on two different machines to install 7.1 and when it gets to the
>part to insert the disk 2 Extension CD, the CDROM tray won't open up.  I
>have to cancel out of that part of the install and continue with the normal
>one.  Has anyone had this same problem?  Any suggestions...
>

[newbie] unsubscribe

[linux-kurdu]

[newbie] CDROM tray won't open when prompted to insert the Extension CD

[Mark Johnson]

I've tried on two different machines to install 7.1 and when it gets to the
part to insert the disk 2 Extension CD, the CDROM tray won't open up.  I
have to cancel out of that part of the install and continue with the normal
one.  Has anyone had this same problem?  Any suggestions...

[newbie] mandrake 7.1 bootnet.img

[Mike Johnston]

I've noticed this problem with both Redhat 6.2's bootnet.img and Mandrake 7.1's. It is 
impossible to install over FTP with this image.. (at least for me.) Everything is fine 
until it 
gets to the 24th file in the list of downloads (in the case where i ask it to install 
everything.. the file is libtermcap). However, regardless of the packages I choose.. 
it's 
always halting.. regardless of the mirror and regardless of where i get the img file 
from.

Any clue?

RE: [newbie] Is this real? ]

[Mark Johnson]

Don't know if y'all noticed or not, but this is a satire notice it reads
micORsoft, not micROsoft

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 5:12 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Re: [newbie] Is this real? ]



Original Message:
>From: kdm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [newbie] Is this real?
>Date: 08/31/00 19:51:03
>
>http://geraldholmes.freeyellow.com 
>The funniest site I have been to in a
>long time.

Created by someone with waaay too much spare time!

RE: [newbie] DHCP fails at boot time to allocate IP address

[Mark Johnson]

I'm not trying to have the host machine assign an IP to itself.  I'm trying
to have the DHCP server give the linux machine an IP address.

-Original Message-
From: Booysen RJ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 1:00 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [newbie] DHCP fails at boot time to allocate IP address


 You can't have the host machine assign an IP address to itself.  You have
to set the IP address for that computer

R.Booysen


Mark Johnson wrote:

> >>- Original Message -
> >>From: "Mark Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>
> >> Environment:
> >> Mandrake 7.1 (CD-ROM)
> >> Linksys Router (which does DHCP)
> >> Linksys NIC
> >> CableModem
> >>
>
> I'm not sure what you are saying here.  I'm trying to get an IP
> address for my Linux box from the Linksys Router. The problem 
> is that Linux is not getting an IP address from the DHCP server 
> (ie: the Linksys Router). Consequently, I can't reach the 
> internet at all.  I can't configure the gateway either...
>
> I'm not using a plain old hub, I'm using a router that acts as 
> a hub and DHCP server.
>
>   [cable company] --> (dhcp) 24.162.94.??? --->
>--> [ linksys router (dhcp/gateway<192.168.1.1>) ]
> --> (dhcp) 192.168.1.101 --> Win2K machine
>   --> (dhcp) 192.168.1.102 --> Win2K machine
>   --> (dhcp) x --> Linux machine 
>   (linux did not get ip address from router)
>

Re: [[newbie] X setup w/new install not working!!]

[Jaguar]

Is this CD from the Maximum Linux Magazine???
I get the same problem trying to install also.  I was trying to setup with a
supported AT24/3DFX video card.
I think maybe it's the media from Max. Lin. Mag.
HTH
Jaguar

"forstfed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Fresh install of drake 7.1 with a Gladiac Geforce2 32meg, xfree86 4.01 
When
> I got to the X setup towards the very end of the install, I kept getting a
> message that it wasn't working and to try a different vid crad or monitor.
> I went through evert possible combination and it wouldn't work.  This is a
> system that was working with a tnt2 ultra working.  I tried a fresh install
> with that card and got the same error, so I thought I'd try again with the
> geforce2.  After spending hours doing reinstalls and trying different
> card/monitor configs, I decided to skip the X config and try it through
cli.
> Well, with X -configure I get:
> 
> Fatal server error
> XFree86 has found a valid card configuration.
> Unfortunately the appropriate data has not been added to xf86PciInfo.h
> 
> So I try XF86Setup and get:
> 
> Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident
TGUI9660
> (generic) (line 2513)
> Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident
TGUI9680
> (generic) (line 2519)
> Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident Cyber
> 9320 (generic) (line 2537)
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> 
> So I try xf86config I get the same thing if I choose to see the vid card
> list.
> 
> If I don't choose to view the card list, I can continue.  But after saving
> and trying startx, I get "no screens found".
> 
> Any help out there???
> 
> Ed
> 
> 


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Re: [newbie] Linux & Digital Cameras II

[mrc]

My security is normal. I'm on a Pentium 333, with an SiS6326 (groan) board and
32 meg ram.

I suspect two things: 
1) the gphoto rpm installed but my system lacked some
critical files.  I shall try a .tar.gz version and see what happens. Which
version did you use?

 2) My serial com port  is not being recognized for some
strange reason that is completely beyond both me and even Win95 which I assumed
automatically found such things. 

I think I'll stick to my writing and leave the digital camera on the back
burner for a while.

Nice to hear from you.

Michael Coady


> > Thanks Alan. Did what you suggested, but got the same result. The program
> > dumped.
> > So I sent a bug report to gphoto.
> > We'll see.
> > 
> > Michael Coady
> [snip]
> 
> Mikesorry to hear that.  I'm curious abut two things. 
> Your overall security setting from setup.  Mine's set at
> normal.  Your hardware, motherboard, chipset and such.
> 
> Alan
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M.

Re: [newbie] Xterm Font Colors

[mrc]

Great Paul. Just how does one do that?

Michael Coady

> 
> Use rxvt. At least as good, and you can set All color options to
> everything you want.
> 
> Paul
> 
> --
> Why is it called tourist season
> if we can't shoot at them?
> 
> http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403
>   -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
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Re: [newbie] Modem Trouble

[John A. MacLaughlin]

If you have any Plug-n-Play devices the first thing you should do is tell
your BIOS that your OS is NOT a Plug-n-Play OS.  When you see what
an improvement this makes you will realize that it is a true statement.

Best wishes,
jam

- Original Message -
From: "Kelley Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 2:51 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Trouble


> It sounds like you have the wrong irq assigned.  Try to find out which
port and
> irq it uses.  I had to use windoze to set up my modem.  You can find the
> properties in windoze either by right clicking on the mycomputer icon then
> selecting properties or by using the start/programs/accessories/ menu - I
> can't remember which one offhand so try both.  In kppp you can set it by
> entering setup-modem.  Set the modem for /dev/ttyS1 if your windows was
com 2,
> /dev/ttyS2 for windows port com 3, etc.  Use setserial to set the irq:
> setserial /dev/ttyS(number) irq (number).  For example on mine it's:
setserial
> /dev/ttyS2 irq 5.  You can append this at the end of a startup file:
> /etc/rc.d/rc.local and it will be executed at system start-up.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > I have a modem, it is a Diamond SupraMax 56k v.90.
> > Linux finds the modem but it tell me the modem will
> > not respond? I was lead to believe that this modem was
> > not a WinModem, is this wrong?
> >
> > Maybe there is something that I am missing, which is
> > why I am talking to you fine people. I am real new to
> > this, I just got it up and running tonight. My eyes are
> > likely going to fall out soon so I think I may head off
> > to bed now.
> >
> > Thanks for helping me with this annoying problem.
> >
> > Stephen
> >
>
> 
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RE:[newbie] Mandrake Update

["JOSE A MIRLES"]

I was having the same problem, so I ran it from a xterm window. Seems, that
since I had no KDE libs installed it would not run. I was strictly sticking to
Gnome and ManDrake perfers KDE. Once I installed the required Libs, it ran
well.



José A. Mirles

[newbie] mounting win disk on linux4win

[Craig Wallace]

Hello there

A very basic question, reflecting my absolute begginer status in the world
of mandrake. I'm running linux4win, and am wanting to access my windows
files, by mounting the win disk. Only problem is that all the procedures I
have read assume you have paritioned the hard drive and are mounting hda1
to the linux tree. I haven't partioned my disk, but can I still use the
/dev/hda1 /windows...etc in the fstab file? Or will this have no effect? I
am aware partioning the drive and doing a "proper" linux instillation would
resolve this problem, but I want to learn a bit about the system before I
go full in...

Thanks in adavnce for your help

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