Re: [newbie-it] remove
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RE: [newbie] Network Devices
Arlie, The 'dev' directory doesnt contain any information about your network card. The network card or cards information is in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts There should be a file called "ifcfg-eth0". it should contain information about your card. My ifcfg-eth0 file for example looks like this:- DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes Hope that helps TiGereYe - Accept No Substitues - --Original Message-- From: "Arlie E. Phillips" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 12, 2000 2:15:51 AM GMT Subject: [newbie] Network Devices My 'dev' directory does not contain any 'eth' devices. The system can identify my NIC but can't give it a device name and therefore can't get on the network. Do I need to reinstall Mandrake? Suggestions?? [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
Re: [newbie] wp8
I disagree. The fonts look awful (why can't WP just use the fonts provided by the OS? I've got my truetype fonts working now and they look fine in other applications). WP also insists on using its own printer drivers (what's the OS for guys?), and my printer isn't listed (works with other apps via pdq/ghostscript though). Then there are other minor irritants that help explain why Word captured the market: you can't open two documents at once, scrolling moves the cursor so you have to press page up or page down twice if its in the wrong position. But the fonts and the printer support are the real downsides in my opinion. Totally unnecessary too, having your own fonts and printer drivers was a big asset in the DOS days but has no place in a modern OS. --- Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It was Oct 12, 2000, 10:58, when Pungki keyboarded: WP8 is indeed free, works great, is fast, and has all the features you can dream of :) Paul Hi. I'm using StarOffice (SO) in my LM 7.1. But my SO was running slow (but not too slow). So, I want to change SO to WP8. Anyone here using WP8 ? If yes, please share me about your experience, and then, is WP8 freeware program ? Thanks for your help. -Pungki -- RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID Honk if you're Scottish. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=- __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Can not boot to windows after installation
I had a similar problem last weekend. Windows was on my primary-master, linux on my primary-slave. I installed a second version of Linux 7.0 on my master and after that Windows wouldn't boot and I couldn't boot from a DOS floppy, even though Linux recognized my Windows files and could read and write them. The problem turned out to be that I had overlapping partitions. "sfdisk -V /dev/hda" can verify if your partitions are as they should be. In my case, deleting the Linux partions on the master using fdisk in Linux fixed the problem. I didn't really need the second Linux installation since I had Linux on my slave disk, so I could take a rather radical course. Afterwards, I used DOS fdisk to recover the partition. So try "sfdisk -V /dev/hda", see if your partition table is correct. You could probably resize one of the overlapping partitions with fdisk, but I'm not sure that wouldn't cause data loss. Partition magic would be useful for a situation like this if you have it. Good luck, John Hendrickx --- Ercan Solak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi bascule, I tried removing the line you mentioned in lilo.conf and when I run lilo it complained about having a large disk and such stuff and adviced I put the line back so I did. Anyway thanks for answering. regards. On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, bascule wrote: hi, i'm no expert but i noticed in your lilo.conf the line 'lba32'if this refers to what i think it does you might try leaving this out, i think it refers to some sort of hard drive optimisation and although it may only affect the booting of linux and have nothing to do with windows i can't see the harm in trying, if i'm talking rubbish i'm sure some soul will jump in and educate us both! bascule [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, just installed LM-7.1 in automatic installation mode, installation went smoothly (as implied by the term "automatic") but after I reboot I noticed that I had some problems ranging from desperate to minor. I have been reading previous archives for two days and after trying suggested methods and failing I decided to post this one. Thanks for your patience and answers. Before I installed LM-7.1 I had a system running Win98-SE and a harddisk (20 GB) with 1 primary (5 GB) partition and 3 logical drives in the extended partition (each about 5 GB). During the installation I removed the partition corresponding to the last logical drive and installed linux and swap partitions instead. Now after installation I have the following problems. 1. After I reboot the machine LILO asks which OS to boot, when I choose windows it just hangs while the HDD redlight remains on. Linux boots normal, though. Somebody suggested using DOS' fdisk /mbr but I can not boot the machine from startup floppy either. From linux I can access windows partitions and seems there is no data loss in them. In short, LM (or LILO) does not permit me in anyway to boot to win98. In desperation, I did a reinstall of LM but it did not work. This one is my most urgent problem. How can I bring my WIN98 back? I attached my lilo.conf file and the output from fdisk -l zzz 2. Less urgent; I have a monitor LG 795FT Plus, video card Creative VANTA 16 MB, and sound card Creative Vibra 128. How can I get linux to detect those devices? Currently I can use 1280x1024 16bpp resolution but I know it is able to give true color even in higher resolutions. It detects sound card as es1371, videocard as RIVA TNT2 and monitor as SVGA high-frequency. How can I get linux to correctly recognize my hardware configuration? Any help is greatly appreciated. Ercan Solak Name: lilo.conf lilo.conf Type: unspecified type (APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM) Encoding: BASE64 Description: lilo.conf Name: zzz zzz Type: unspecified type (APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM) Encoding: BASE64 Description: zzz Ercan Solak --- Electrical Eng. Dept., Bilkent University, 06533 Ankara, Turkey. [EMAIL PROTECTED],http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~ercan phone : +90-312-290 2618 __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [[newbie] wp8]
"Pungki" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. I'm using StarOffice (SO) in my LM 7.1. But my SO was running slow (but not too slow). So, I want to change SO to WP8. Anyone here using WP8 ? If yes, please share me about your experience, and then, is WP8 freeware program ? Thanks for your help. -Pungki I use both and find both useful. For me SO does a better job of importing complex M$ Word docs and keeping the formatting straight. WP8 is free for download, and unlike its more recent update runs natively w/o wine. May as well give it a try. YMMV, Mike "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing and dreadful idolatry took place there!" Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, 16th century Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
[newbie] wordperfect-8 for linux
FYI, I came across this in pcworld november 2000, if you are using wordperfect go to : linux.corel.com/support/wp_8linuxfix.htm,else delete this message. Regards
[newbie] rc file for windowmaker?
I cannot seem to find an "rc" (configuration) file for windowmaker (similar to .kderc) . Anyone know where it is and what it is called in Mandrake 7.1? The only file I can find that could be it is .wmrc which only contains one line "kde" which makes me think that is not it. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854
Re: [newbie] wp8
I just started looking at it and it looks very good indeed. There is a free version available for download (or in the CDs of several books on it) which is very functional and only lacks a very few items available in the paid version. Jeff On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, you wrote: Hi. I'm using StarOffice (SO) in my LM 7.1. But my SO was running slow (but not too slow). So, I want to change SO to WP8. Anyone here using WP8 ? If yes, please share me about your experience, and then, is WP8 freeware program ? Thanks for your help. -Pungki -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854
[newbie] Re: X Server Connection Error
"Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero" wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (2000-10-11 at 1756.13 -0600): I keep getting the following 0.0 error. I need to remove it from the configurations . . . how? Gdk-ERROR **: X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). There are some apps with problems, so you have to fix the apps. Or clos e the apps correctly. Or maybe get out of graphic mode properly. There are not configuranble, they are info reports, some apps are being closed incorrectly (due direct kill or graphic system death). I'd like to fix the apps., but the default directories and configuration files keep changing. If anyone knows where the default directories and configuration files exist that would produce the Gdk-ERROR, would you send me the paths? Note: When you reply to this message, please include the mailing list and my email address. * Signed, SoloCDM
Re: [newbie] jvm staroffice
On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, you wrote: If you have installed Java and StarOffice it did not find it during the install. You will need to edit the ~/Office52/user/config/javarc file. Just remove the offending version from the "ExcludeVersion" line. Then restart StarOffice and select bookmarks - Java - Java Setup and then pick the install. -- Alex (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life) I gather that you need the full jdk version rather than just the jre. I am using jre1.1.8 (it's my java runtime env. for Moneydance). StarOffice5.2 wouldn't recognize the jre executible. you need the jdk for development, the jre should work for running java applets from the browser. You might need to tweak the javarc file that SO uses for any particular version to work. -- Alex (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)
[newbie] removing NT
Hello, I've removed my NT partition and It's now impossible to reboot my linux system... Thank you for your help. Pierre
Re: [newbie] wp8
On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Pungki wrote: I'm using StarOffice (SO) in my LM 7.1. But my SO was running slow (but not too slow). So, I want to change SO to WP8. Anyone here using WP8 ? If yes, please share me about your experience, and then, is WP8 freeware program ? WP8 is NOT freeware. I have been trying to use it, and have had no luck: I bought Corel Linux for the included WP8, but the *** thing wont install under a Mandrake installation, can only install it as part of a complete Corel Linux install. And I found thet the Corel Linux install is rather crippled when compared to Mandrake 7.1. (lots of options missing, they dont want you toupgrade/add from anywhere but their own site, and the .deb file for WP8 is not recognized as such buy either Kpackage or even Debian's own DPKG) I contacted them a number of times for help installing it, and they were most reluctant to answer, and did not give me any valid advice. All in all, a complete loss of time. Cheers, Ron the Frog, on the sunny banks of the Paraguay River. -- Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. -- James M. Barrie --- http://personales.conexion.com.py/~rolgiati ---
Re: Re: [[newbie] wp8]
On Mon, 17 Nov 2036, Michael Scottaline wrote: I use both and find both useful. For me SO does a better job of importing complex M$ Word docs and keeping the formatting straight. WP8 is free for download, and unlike its more recent update runs natively w/o wine. Did youmanage to find a download in a usable (=.rpm ;-) form ? If so, please let us know where ! TIA, Ron the Frog, on the banks of the Paraguay River. -- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. -- Salvor Hardin --- http://personales.conexion.com.py/~rolgiati ---
[newbie] ReiserFS or ext2 ?
Hallo! I've read about reiserfs and it seems to be better than ext2... can anyone tell me it's experiences with this file system?? Any problems i could get?? 8-? Thanks! -- Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 11407395 Joan.Tur.pagina.de Club.Ibosim.pagina.de Linux: usuari registrat 190.783
[newbie]
I recently installed a copy of mandrake linus 7.1 onto my 533 thalon K-6 machine,,Compaq..having problems with sound card config..it an ESS Allegro PCIand modem..a PCtel HSP 56 micromodem...I think I found the right settings in KPP, but when I try it says modem is busy..which it isn'tsuggestions to fix these two things,,also..tried to use open sound from CD, but couldn't get install program to run...did get it on my local root in tmp..click on install..no go..if I can do this , might fix sound... Thanks
[newbie] identd fails on shutdown
The system is running LM 7.1, version 2.2.16-9mdksecure.
When the system is shutdown or reboot identd does not close properly.
Looking in the syslog I find:
identd: fopen("/proc/net/tcp", "r"); permission denied.
Its a stock identd, no modifications. I am certainin it has something
to do with the secure kernel as this does not happen if I bootup a
non-secure kernel.
I do not know exactly what the error is telling me or how to correct
it. Anyone with some thoughts?
[newbie] Mandrake support
I had a problem installing 7.1 and as I had bough a package which came with support I emailed mandrake about the problem. I have not had a response from them and its now been four days. Has anyone out there had any experience of their support? I think four days is much too long. Incidentally, I finally got around the problem, but I would still like to hear from Mandrake. Rod
RE: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting
I was able to blow the extended dos partition by using a shareware program called Efdisk. It is awesome! It didn't even think twice about it, it just blew it away. Rod, if you want it I can send the file to you. Thank for your help, Chris Kelly Registered Linux user 185775 -Original Message- From: Rod Baxter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting Try my method. If it still plays up at 94% you may have a media problem. But with a new master boot record it should go OK. - Original Message - From: "Ty Hunt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:25 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting I'm also Having problems Formatting my HD. I installed 7.1 on it(1.2 Gig), it ran fine, I wanted to reclaim the HD for Windows and re-install Mandrake on my larger 10 gig. I Fdisk'ed the 1.2 gig and then rebooted to Format and at 94% it stops and says 'Format Terminated', no error or anything. now when I try to boot the linux drive I get some weird Grub prompt. I was thinking of hooking the 1.2 gig up as a slave then formatting it from windows but if there is a easier way then that would be great -Original Message- From: John Rye [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting Rod Baxter wrote: Easy. Boot from a dos boot disk and use dos fdisk. Delete all partitions and reboot from the floppy. Then type fdisk /mbr which will rewrite a standard master boot record. But, (as allways!!) if you cannot delete an extended partition because it says 'cannot delete while logical drives exist' and when you go and look there are no logical drives you need to cheat a bit. Go into the bios and change the disk drive settings. If its running LBA, change it to normal. Reboot and you will find the logical drives will have dissapeared. Delete everything, then reboot and put it back to LBA mode. Then go through the loop again, and finish with the fdisk /mbr command. If its a small disk and you are not running LBA, then just change the drive type to something else. Rod - Original Message - From: "Kelly, Christopher" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'Newbie'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 9:23 PM Subject: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting Anybody know how to completely wipe a HD clean?? I am having major problems and need to start over. I need to blow away partitions and all. Make it just like new. There is a rather smart wee utility called ZeroDisk out there somewhere which rewrites every sector. I have used that to do Security Wipes. I may have a copy here somewhere - whant to check thru the floppy box? Cheers -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected" (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.)
Re: [newbie] wp8
I'm using StarOffice (SO) in my LM 7.1. But my SO was running slow (but not too slow). So, I want to change SO to WP8. Anyone here using WP8 ? If yes, please share me about your experience, and then, is WP8 freeware program ? Thanks for your help. I'm using WP Office, which comes with WP9. It's pretty nice, with some warts caused by the fact that the programs are running under Wine. You can download a freeware version of WP but in my experience it's not as functional as their commercial product. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Release date for 7.2
Well I am running Mandrake 7.1 I downloaded the rpm version of the "statically linked" Opera version for Linux from their website. It installed without a wimper in Mandrake. Hmmm...curiouser and curiouser. I tried again last night with the same result. BTW, the errors I got were apparently because I was not online when I first started it up and it was trying to get on line. When I went online, these Yep...that'll generate some errors :-) Still got some bugs though. It's also still a beta so it's somewhat bloated over what the release will be. As for bugs, if it can manage to function without crashing it's head and shoulders above Netcrash. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] wp8
WP8 is indeed free, works great, is fast, and has all the features you can dream of :) Depends on who's doing the dreaming Paul :-) WP running under Wine is no dream come true. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] wp8
I disagree. The fonts look awful (why can't WP just use the fonts provided by the OS? I've got my truetype fonts working now and they I agree with everything you've said. I wonder, however, if you're not describing the downloadable version as, while I found the font selection to be abyssmal with that version, there's a ton of fonts available in WPOffice. It also comes with Fontastic which makes it a piece of cake to import fonts from Word. As for printing, it uses system printing so there's nothing new to set up and I've had no problems in that area. The apps do load somewhat slowly because of Wine I guess. I also get some glitches from time to time in the loading process that I attribute to Wine. Other than that, it's not bad. Still, I'd buy MS Office in a heartbeat if it were available. downsides in my opinion. Totally unnecessary too, having your own fonts and printer drivers was a big asset in the DOS days but has no place in a modern OS. Your "own" is a funny construct here as most people's frustration when moving from MS Office to somewhere else is that MS has its "own" fontset and that's the one we want. Truth is, the publishing industry doesn't much like true-type fonts as most of the prepress and print stuff thinks in Adobe. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Problems compiling 2.4.0
Here is how I do it: 1. su root 2. cd /usr/src 3. rm the symlink named "linux" it points to the old kernel source. 4. extract new kernel to /usr/src 5. cd /usr/src 6. mv linux linux-2.4.0-test9 7. ln -s linux-2.4.0-test9 linux 8. cd linux 9. make xconfig (configure the kernel the way I want) 10. Exit and save. 11. make dep make clean make bzImage make modules make install make modules_install 12. If you use lilo type "lilo" to make it work. If you use grub your good to go. Step 11 is all done on one line. This will setup the 2.4.0 kernel to boot by default by making /boot/vmlinuz and point to it. Depending on your requirements you will want to make changes to either /etc/lilo.conf or /boot/grub/menu.lst to add an entry for you old kernel (cut and past the current default and where it says vmlinuz put vmlinuz-2.2.7 or whatever the other kernel name is in /boot) re-run lilo if you use it and reboot. Have fun and good luck John -- Original Message -- From: Synapse [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 22:50:32 -0400 (EDT) After a four month war to get linux installed and running, I found that I needed a 2.3 or higher kernel to recognize my modem. I've extracted and configured the 2.4.0-test9 kernel, and I'm now attempting to compile it. I have had to change the links in some of the included files to direct it to the correct place on the drive, as well as move a few .o files into the right places. The final error I have come to has brought me to a halt. I will save the lengthy explanation and simply show you. # make dep gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -o scripts/mkdep scripts/mkdep.c /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lc collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [scripts/mkdep] Error 1 I'm new enough to the environment that I have run out of ideas. If it is relevant at all linux is currently running the 2.2.14-15mdk kernel. If there is anyone in the ocean of minds who has further ideas, I would be most grateful for any help. Thank you all for the time you have put into helping others via this list. First Law of Optimization: The speed of a nonworking program is irrelevant . __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
[newbie] Problems with Video card
Hello, I just tried to install linux 7.1 on my computer but it won't work. When I boot in a textmode I have no problems, but when I boot with the KDE or any other GUI I get no image and the system hangs up. I think my videocard is the problem. I have a Guillemot 3D prophet II GTS 265 32MB. The installation program detects the videocard, give me the correct type and possible settings for the videocard, but nome of them work. Thanks Luc Van Cauwenberghe __ Luc Van Cauwenberghe - RM Electrical Test\/ ___\ /___ \/ Equipment Engineer ALCATEL Microelectronics Tel: 32-55-33 27 79Westerring 15 Fax: 32-55-33 22 64 9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium \/ \ / Internet : [EMAIL PROTECTED]\/ \ / \/
[newbie] help ineed to connect to the internet as user
HII need some help i have been using linux mandrake 6.1 for some time now but i am still not so great at the command line things like chmod and stuff. Here is the problem, i have been dialing out as root and it is the family computer. I use it to use the net in my room using ip masq through the network but recently i have been told i should not use the net as root chat lines and stuff so i tried to dial out and connect as a user. So i make a user account and try to dial out as using kwvdial and it gives the error [Cannot open /dev/ttyS1: Permission denied] Is there an easy way to fix this and have the permissions set and stay like that for life. Someone on the net a while back told me how to do it and it worked, but when it had dialed out it could not alter the /etc/ppp/chap something and something, and also when i was told how to fix that it died at the end when starting pppd at time whatever. So if some one can help me that would be excellent thanks. Also is there any thing i should also fix so i can use my box as a user normally, and not have to change some permissions when ever i use the box. thanks. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] wp8
Dear Pungki, Having used WP for many years, I have it on my Linux box. WP8 is almost as good as the last DOS version. Turbolinux 3.6 had a "lite" version of WP8 included with the distro. Others may have as well. I did buy the full version, which is ok, but a few things like printing envelopes and labels don't work on Mandrake 7.1. What will happen with WP8 now that Microsoft bought Corel last week? barton Hi. I'm using StarOffice (SO) in my LM 7.1. But my SO was running slow (but not too slow). So, I want to change SO to WP8. Anyone here using WP8 ? If yes, please share me about your experience, and then, is WP8 freeware program ? Thanks for your help. -Pungki
[newbie]
I want to use the PowerSave - functions my machine got, but do not know any programs / configurations who let me do it. Do anybody know about such things? I have a Compac Presario 5726, with ability to "sleep" when it run Windows, si I hope there is anything like it in Linux. __ Denne eposten er sendt ved hjelp av http://www.Organizer.net - Norges ledende webbaserte kommunikasjonsløsning. Is there PowerSave mode somewhere in Mandrake 7.1?
[newbie] COMPUTONE INTELLIPORT INSTALLATION
I INSTALL THE COMPUTONE MULTIPORT WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF COMPUTONE BUT THE LOGIN NEVER COME IN SOME PORT. HELP. THANKS. CARLOS. __ E-mail y acceso gratis a la Internet en http://www.Tutopia.com
Re: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting
that's easy. Just use the partitioning utility in the setup program that runs when you install Mandrake on your computer. That can do anything you could think of to do to a HDD. -- Mark ...Larry isn't a cucumber. He's a PICKLE... ...WITH WARTS! Surprisingly on Wed, 11 Oct 2000 Kelly, Christopher had this to say! Anybody know how to completely wipe a HD clean?? I am having major problems and need to start over. I need to blow away partitions and all. Make it just like new. Thanks, Chris Kelly Registered Linux user 185775
[newbie] COMPUTONE INTELLIPORT INSTALLATION
I INSTALL THE COMPUTONE MULTIPORT WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF COMPUTONE BUT THE LOGIN NEVER COME IN SOME PORT. HELP. THANKS. CARLOS. __ E-mail y acceso gratis a la Internet en http://www.Tutopia.com
Re: [newbie] 3comUSR56K faxmodem -was Lilo configuration
This particular modem must be configured manually. Which means you must set the COM port jumper manually. When you do this Mandrake will pick it up just fine. I'm using the same modem and that's how I had to set it up for Windows. The PnP software didn't even WORK in windows. I had to follow the setup for an NT installation. Which involves manually setting up the jumpers by hand. As soon as I did this it was fine. Windows found it and all was well. When I booted into Mandrake it didn't even hicup. It found the modem on Com2 (ttyS1) and made the connection without even missing a beat. that's all there is to it. -- Mark ...Larry isn't a cucumber. He's a PICKLE... ...WITH WARTS! Surprisingly on Wed, 11 Oct 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] had this to say! Newbies, I have an ISA internal 3com U.S.Robotics 56K faxmodem that I know is not a winmodem, and I have had a problem with Linux Mandrake's isapnp not assigning IRQs to it [error message re what to do about ...(series of IRQ #s.)..]. It is PnP, and on COM2 in Windon't. I set up the symbolic link in LM. I can get a dialtone with minicom (I assume because of the link) but it's basically useless. How do I straighten out the IRQs assignments for PnP devices? I'm wondering if this person's problem is similar [see below]. TIA -Gary- In a message dated 10/10/2000 10:06:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now, I can´t use Linux because it doesn´t seem to like my modem I can´t surf internet, I have a 3com U.S. Robotics 56k Faxmodem, maybe is set as a winmodem, I don´t have any idea, it looks just if it didn´t exist. Typically a winmodem reports busy rather than being "nonexistent." Maybe you need to check the port you think it's using. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Fastest X for linux to use?
MarkO I've found IceWM to be very easy on resources and is quite nice to look at and operate. -- Mark ...Larry isn't a cucumber. He's a PICKLE... ...WITH WARTS! Surprisingly on Wed, 11 Oct 2000 markOpoleO had this to say! I was wodnering which uses less resources for linux, i heard Windowsmaker used only a few megs, while KDE used like 20 megs to run. I am planing on running some Memory intensive stuff in Linux and would like the fast most Resource freindly one out there. Also a few suggestions of web browsers that are good to use for my likes would be helpfull. markOpoleO
Re: [newbie] Power Save
I want to use the PowerSave - functions my machine got, but do not know any programs / configurations who let me do it. Do anybody know about such things? I have a Compac Presario 5726, with ability to "sleep" when it run Windows, si I hope there is anything like it in Linux. I have an Atlas Flyer 4700 laptop, and Mandrake 7.0 automagically detected powersaving stuff at installation, and set up the relevant goodies. Regards, Ozz.
Re: [newbie] Fastest X for linux to use?
I was wodnering which uses less resources for linux, i heard Windowsmaker used only a few megs, while KDE used like 20 megs to run. I am planing on running some Memory intensive stuff in Linux and would like the fast most Resource freindly one out there. Also a few suggestions of web browsers that are good to use for my likes would be helpfull. markOpoleO I have found that Blackbox is the fasted X session out there. As to for size, I think its entire source is less that 14000 line of code. Regards Mike Freeman Embrace the Penguin. Give Bill the cold shoulder! Linux Registered User #190770 (10/02/2000) Get your own free email account from http://www.popmail.com
Re: [newbie] Can not boot to windows after installation - solved
Hi, first of all I am grateful to everybody who took time to suggest solutions to my problem with booting to windows after LM installation. Finally I found a solution. Here is how: First, the worst part of the problem was that I could not even boot with a floppy disk. So no way to restore mbr with windows startup disk and fdisk. I could not even boot from CD-ROM, it just hangs when trying to read from hard disk. I checked from linux that I do not have any overlapping partitions. The problem was elsewhere. I had partitioned my disk with DOS fdisk with one partition and three logical drives. When installing linux I deleted (using the graphical interface of LM install) the last of these logical drives and setup linux and swap there. My guess is that when trying to boot to windows from /dev/hda1 it somehow tries to verify that the extended partition created using DOS fdisk is not tampered with. I rebooted with linux bootdisk, run fdisk and removed all the partitions in the extended partition, including /dev/hda2, ending up with only /dev/hda1 which contains windows system. After that I could boot with a floppy disk and restore mbr with fdisk /mbr. Now I will try installing linux on primary partition made by linux fdisk. Again, thank you all for suggesting ways out. regards. Ercan Solak On 10/12/2000 - 17:40, Mark Weaver wrote: Ercan, I'm curious. Have you tried using your windows startup disk, booting to an A: prompt, navigating to C:windows and then typing "win" ENTER on the command line yet? If you haven't give this a try and if you can windows started this way see if you can determine with scandisk what has happened to your FAT table and if there is any damage to your partition table. That's what it sounds like is going on. If that doesn't work...boot your computer using the windows CDROM setup disk, insert your windows CD into the CDROM and reinstall windows down over top of the Already existing windows installation. This will not harm your data in anyway, nor will it change your partition info. All it will do is refresh your system information and repair any damage that may exist. I'm betting though that your partition tables and or your FAT tables have been damaged some how. You may even want to try running scandisk from a DOS prompt when you boot with the windows start disk first before you do anything else. This may find the problem and fix it. Let me know how you make out. -- Mark ...Larry isn't a cucumber. He's a PICKLE... ...WITH WARTS! Surprisingly on Thu, 12 Oct 2000 Ercan Solak had this to say! Hi bascule, I tried removing the line you mentioned in lilo.conf and when I run lilo it complained about having a large disk and such stuff and adviced I put the line back so I did. Anyway thanks for answering. regards. On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, bascule wrote: hi, i'm no expert but i noticed in your lilo.conf the line 'lba32'if this refers to what i think it does you might try leaving this out, i think it refers to some sort of hard drive optimisation and although it may only affect the booting of linux and have nothing to do with windows i can't see the harm in trying, if i'm talking rubbish i'm sure some soul will jump in and educate us both! bascule [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, just installed LM-7.1 in automatic installation mode, installation went smoothly (as implied by the term "automatic") but after I reboot I noticed that I had some problems ranging from desperate to minor. I have been reading previous archives for two days and after trying suggested methods and failing I decided to post this one. Thanks for your patience and answers. Before I installed LM-7.1 I had a system running Win98-SE and a harddisk (20 GB) with 1 primary (5 GB) partition and 3 logical drives in the extended partition (each about 5 GB). During the installation I removed the partition corresponding to the last logical drive and installed linux and swap partitions instead. Now after installation I have the following problems. 1. After I reboot the machine LILO asks which OS to boot, when I choose windows it just hangs while the HDD redlight remains on. Linux boots normal, though. Somebody suggested using DOS' fdisk /mbr but I can not boot the machine from startup floppy either. From linux I can access windows partitions and seems there is no data loss in them. In short, LM (or LILO) does not permit me in anyway to boot to win98. In desperation, I did a reinstall of LM but it did not work. This one is my most urgent problem. How can I bring my WIN98 back? I attached my lilo.conf file and the output from fdisk -l zzz 2. Less urgent; I have a monitor LG 795FT Plus, video card Creative VANTA 16 MB, and sound card Creative Vibra 128. How can I get linux to detect those devices? Currently I can use 1280x1024 16bpp resolution but I know it is able to give
[newbie] slow internet connection
I am one of these poor slobs still using a modem to get onto the internet. I am running Mandrake 7.1 and KDE. I noticed that even though my modem connects at 115,000 and email is down and uploaded fairly fast, Netscape (I am not ready to use a text browser) seems to take forever to bring pages up. Are there tools to use that would allow me to see why that might be so? Thanks. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185
Re: [newbie] wp8
What will happen with WP8 now that Microsoft bought Corel last week? They didn't "buy" Corel, they bought some of its stock. As for WP8, Corel's selling WP9 so maybe that's an answer to your question, though I doubt it. Cheers --- Larry
[newbie] localhost.localdomain
This is a standalone PC. When I ask "uname -a" it tells me my hostname is "Linux localhost.localdomain". Now, it would make sense to change that to something else. However, I am concerned that if I did, it might mess up some apps (mail programs?) that might depend on it somehow. Is that concern realistic? Does the new name have to be something with 2 words separated by a dot or can it be just onw word? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854
Re: [newbie] Problems compiling 2.4.0
OK, what does the beginning of your message about having to have an updated kernel to recognize your modem mean? What type of modem to you have? I am beginning to try to configure a USR3com 56K faxmodem, ISA, PnP, no jumpers. I'm wondering if what you've said about needing a new kernel applies to me also. I'm using LM7.1, and I think the kernel is 2.2.15 (it's stock at any rate, and handles UDMA/66 hard drives with no problems). -Gary- In a message dated 10/11/2000 10:55:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: After a four month war to get linux installed and running, I found that I needed a 2.3 or higher kernel to recognize my modem. snip
Re: [newbie] 3comUSR56K faxmodem -was Lilo configuration
Charles, Mine is ISA not PCI. And I don't remember the exact model number! Since I know my problem is the PnP and the IRQ assignments, do please let me know what you found, if it's not too much problem (and don't go to much trouble since it may or may not apply to mine). I've been asking for help on newbie since trying to search with no model number is likely to be fruitless. When I was a computer technician I used to like Phoebe modems. They used to make a jumpered modem that solved a lot of problems for me as a technician. I'm thinking about upgrading my computer and don't want to buy anything until I sort some things out. And I'll learn a lot once I get down to working on this problem. I'm sure your information will help considerably, even if it isn't the exact solution I need. And maybe I'll discover something to help you (if I know what you've done). Thanks! -Gary- In a message dated 10/11/2000 4:52:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: snip next modem I buy will be an external modem. Again if you need the info I will send it to you but it would be better if you found the source on the internet as the solution is quite detailed. Have a nice day. Charles
Re: [newbie] Can not boot to windows after installation
Ercan, It sounds like Win is still there, it's just a matter of getting to it. Two issues: #1) Are you using a shim program? These are variously known as disk manager programs and designed to allow an older motherboard bios to use the full capacity of a large hard drive when the motherboard cannot see the full capacity itself. If so there is a special method to boot from floppy (which varies). You MUST use that method, and do NOT fdisk/mbr that hard drive! If you have a shim, it lives in the mbr area and Lilo or Grub try to install themselves there, hence your problems ... the shim is damaged and he Windon't bootloader can't find the rest of the files without it. Don't use Linux Mandrake's automatic install, let Lilo or Grub write to the front of a Linux partition, and boot Linux Mandrake from the floppy you make during the install (you may or may not have to use whatever the special method is (but it often involves pressing the spacebar at a certain point during bootup) since Lilo does find Linux). If you have a shim, it sounds like Lilo overwrote it, and you will need to repair the boot manager to gain access to Windon't and boot Linux from floppy. If you don't have a shim you will need to go into etc/lilo.conf (if I remember right) and repair the error in the Windows section. 2) If you are not using a shim program, and the floppy is not being sought during boot you need to change the boot sequence in CMOS (the motherboard bios configuration). Do you know how to get into CMOS? It is often delete, but can be F1 F10 or others. VERY IMPORTANT once you are at the first CMOS screen determine how to get out without "saving changes". This is almost always possible. If you are not completely comfortable that you have changed exactly the right thing (and nothing else!), then exit without saving and do it again. Bioses vary, but in general you will find what you need on the second configuration page. Look for an entry about boot sequence, and change it (usually F1 shows the possible choices and pageuppagedown will change the setting, but it will say on the edge of the screen) so that A: is first, C: is next, etc. Back out, usually esc, and exit saving your changes. Confirm that "Y"es you want to save the changes. You should now be able to boot to floppy. -Gary- In a message dated 10/11/2000 3:30:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: snip Somebody suggested using DOS' fdisk /mbr but I can not boot the machine from startup floppy either snip Ercan Solak
Re: [newbie] localhost.localdomain
It was Oct 12, 2000, 12:12, when Jeff Malka keyboarded: This is a standalone PC. When I ask "uname -a" it tells me my hostname is "Linux localhost.localdomain". Now, it would make sense to change that to something else. However, I am concerned that if I did, it might mess up some apps (mail programs?) that might depend on it somehow. Is that concern realistic? Does the new name have to be something with 2 words separated by a dot or can it be just onw word? Hi Jeff, As root you can run linuxconf, and in the 'basic' configuration you can change the name of your machine to anything you like. A name can be just one word, so that would be fine. Perhaps even 1 letter would do already, never tried that ;-) Mail programs react differently to stuff, but when you are on localhost.localdomain and your mailer sends from [EMAIL PROTECTED] without assistance on your end, then a machine named "jeffsbox" or so would not change that behaviour. Paul -- RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID Honk if you're Scottish. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie]
It was Oct 12, 2000, 15:22, when Ketil Vestby keyboarded: I want to use the PowerSave - functions my machine got, but do not know any programs / configurations who let me do it. Do anybody know about such things? I have a Compac Presario 5726, with ability to "sleep" when it run Windows, si I hope there is anything like it in Linux. You probably need to install dpmsrpm Paul -- RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID Honk if you're Scottish. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: Re: [[newbie] wp8]
It was Oct 12, 2000, 07:22, when Renaud OLGIATI keyboarded: I use both and find both useful. For me SO does a better job of importing complex M$ Word docs and keeping the formatting straight. WP8 is free for download, and unlike its more recent update runs natively w/o wine. Did youmanage to find a download in a usable (=.rpm ;-) form ? I downloaded the big guil00.gz file and that worked fine. I did a tar -xvzf on it, ran "runme" and it went like butter down a hot plate. Paul -- RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID Honk if you're Scottish. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Fastest X for linux to use?
It was Oct 12, 2000, 09:50, when Mark Weaver keyboarded: MarkO I've found IceWM to be very easy on resources and is quite nice to look at and operate. I was wodnering which uses less resources for linux, i heard Windowsmaker used only a few megs, while KDE used like 20 megs to run. I am planing on running some Memory intensive stuff in Linux and would like the fast most Resource freindly one out there. Also a few suggestions of web browsers that are good to use for my likes would be helpfull. I use xfce, which is very easy on resources also. And highly configurable. www.xfce.org Paul -- RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID Honk if you're Scottish. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Installation Question
When I get to specifying the partitions, I select auto-allocate and everything looks okay (does not alter hda) but when I click done I get: "Partition table of drive hda(which is my win2k partion) is going to be written to disk!" . I think you're getting confused by the difference between "Drive hda" and partition hda1, which is probably your win2k partition. I'm presuming that your Linux install is working on the same physical drive as your win2k installation. If so, each drive has only one partition table so if you want multiple partitions, and/or are changing them, it's got to write that table to hda. Is this normal or will I lose my win2k if I click okay? I just don't recall seeing this message last time I installed it. If the situation is as I described, then yes, it's normal. Cheers --- Larry
[newbie] Burning ISO image to CD
Hi all, Yesterday, I downloaded the Beta3.iso image from the Mandrake ftp site. When I go burn it to the CD. It doesnt read the data and expands the folders and files to the CD. it just copy the iso image as a file to the CD. I've tried various ways to try to get that ISO open up and expands it's roots to the CD.Well, what am I doing wrong is there something missing there. I've noticed that there's a sum. something file in with the other two iso files. Does that have anything to do with it? Help me! Rob
Re: [newbie] Burning ISO image to CD
Yesterday, I downloaded the Beta3.iso image from the Mandrake ftp site. When I go burn it to the CD. It doesnt read the data and expands the folders and files to the CD. it just copy the iso image as What is "it"? If CD Creator you need to go into the advanced options and tell it you want an iso image write. If you're using something else, you'll have to find the analog to this option. Otherwise, as you say, it will treat the iso file as a file, not an iso9660 image. Cheers --- Larry
[newbie] OOPS: Help a dumbie please
My system: AMD K6-2 500MHZ 64Mb ram 10 Gb drive Mandrake 7.0 using KDE netscape a modem What I did (what a dumb thing to do): I got some info from the internet about stopping all unused daemons with a recommend list of daemons to remove. I deleted the ones they recommended (using DrakConf). Then I restarted my system. The problem: The system boots up to the penguin logon prompt the tries to got to the Xwindows ? logon screen. the monitor makes a click, goes blank, returns to the Penguin logon screen for a half second. Then loops in this click, goes blank, return to the penguin. What I have tried! I have the same Mandrake installed on my old machine. Cyrix 133 Mhz, 48 Mb, 2Gb drive, no modem. I looked on this machine at /etc/rc.d/rc5.d (run level 5 I hope). I was able to logon the new (failing) machine as linux level: 3 as root. Went to /etc/rc.d/rc5.d and checked the files between the two machines. The following files were missing on the failing machine: S50inet S25netfs S10network S05kudzu I tried using linuxconf (on both machines), but I could not get it to work (sorry I am a newbie). I noticed that all the files were symbolic links so I did .. ln -s ../init.d/inet for all the missing files (changing the /inet as needed). I can see some of the daemons start during boot (maybe all of them, I do not know), How can I look at the boot messages. I looked at dmesg but that does not have all the messages. I can boot to level 3 so I can logon as root and do things, but I have no idea what to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Charles
Re: [newbie] OOPS: Help a dumbie please
As root, you can view the /var/log/messages file in a text editor (vi, or your favourite), or cat the file piping it through more: cat /varlog/messages |more Do you have a list of the daemons you "deleted", and a description of the fashion in which you achieved this? Actually removing things is not always a good idea...whoever you got the instructions from might need a spanking. Renaming is the better way to stop services, or linuxconf and setup would do a fine job of the same. But, since you don't seem to have linuxconf (have you tried typing the word "linuxconf" at a command prompt? Of course, without the quotes!) we might need to get this back. From the command line once logged in init3 you can try the command: startx to attempt returning to XWindows. Let me know where you went to get this info, and I'll check it out to see where we can go from here. --Greg - Original Message - From: "ai4a" [EMAIL PROTECTED] My system: AMD K6-2 500MHZ 64Mb ram 10 Gb drive Mandrake 7.0 using KDE netscape a modem What I did (what a dumb thing to do): I got some info from the internet about stopping all unused daemons with a recommend list of daemons to remove. I deleted the ones they recommended (using DrakConf). Then I restarted my system. The problem: The system boots up to the penguin logon prompt the tries to got to the Xwindows ? logon screen. the monitor makes a click, goes blank, returns to the Penguin logon screen for a half second. Then loops in this click, goes blank, return to the penguin. What I have tried! I have the same Mandrake installed on my old machine. Cyrix 133 Mhz, 48 Mb, 2Gb drive, no modem. I looked on this machine at /etc/rc.d/rc5.d (run level 5 I hope). I was able to logon the new (failing) machine as linux level: 3 as root. Went to /etc/rc.d/rc5.d and checked the files between the two machines. The following files were missing on the failing machine: S50inet S25netfs S10network S05kudzu I tried using linuxconf (on both machines), but I could not get it to work (sorry I am a newbie). I noticed that all the files were symbolic links so I did .. ln -s ../init.d/inet for all the missing files (changing the /inet as needed). I can see some of the daemons start during boot (maybe all of them, I do not know), How can I look at the boot messages. I looked at dmesg but that does not have all the messages. I can boot to level 3 so I can logon as root and do things, but I have no idea what to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Charles __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie]
You've got a winmodem. Not good, but not necessarily fatal. Winmodems are stripped down units that use the CPU to process the data using a special software driver. There is a performance hit, but with a modern CPU (your's certainly fits into that category), and simple surfing, most people probably don't notice it. They are used because they a lot cheaper than real modems. Unfortunately, most of the manufacturers of these modems only provide drivers for windows, not for Linux. (Sometimes its fear of open software, sometimes its just a question of going where the big bucks are.) However, some people have had some success getting these things to work under Linux. An excellent source of information is: www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html You may find that someone has a workaround, or even that a Linux driver is available. I hope so. If not, and you really want to use Linux, you consider replacing the HSP modem with a real modem -- an external modem connected to a serial port is considered the best choice by many, but a lot of us happily use internal ISA bus modems. (Before you lay out any cash, though, make sure that your motherboard has an unused ISA slot. A lot of new systems don't.) I don't know anything about PCI bus modems, but I understand that many, and perhaps all, of them are winmodems. Again, caveat emptor. Regards, Carroll jfking wrote: I recently installed a copy of mandrake linus 7.1 onto my 533 thalon K-6 machine,,Compaq..having problems with sound card config..it an ESS Allegro PCIand modem..a PCtel HSP 56 micromodem...I think I found the right settings in KPP, but when I try it says modem is busy..which it isn'tsuggestions to fix these two things,,also..tried to use open sound from CD, but couldn't get install program to run...did get it on my local root in tmp..click on install..no go..if I can do this , might fix sound... Thanks
Re: [newbie] OOPS: Help a dumbie please
Greg Stewart wrote: As root, you can view the /var/log/messages file in a text editor (vi, or your favourite), or cat the file piping it through more: cat /varlog/messages |more Do you have a list of the daemons you "deleted", and a description of the fashion in which you achieved this? Actually removing things is not always a good idea...whoever you got the instructions from might need a spanking. Renaming is the better way to stop services, or linuxconf and setup would do a fine job of the same. But, since you don't seem to have linuxconf (have you tried typing the word "linuxconf" at a command prompt? Of course, without the quotes!) we might need to get this back. From the command line once logged in init3 you can try the command: startx to attempt returning to XWindows. Let me know where you went to get this info, and I'll check it out to see where we can go from here. --Greg - Original Message - From: "ai4a" [EMAIL PROTECTED] My system: AMD K6-2 500MHZ 64Mb ram 10 Gb drive Mandrake 7.0 using KDE netscape a modem What I did (what a dumb thing to do): I got some info from the internet about stopping all unused daemons with a recommend list of daemons to remove. I deleted the ones they recommended (using DrakConf). Then I restarted my system. The problem: The system boots up to the penguin logon prompt the tries to got to the Xwindows ? logon screen. the monitor makes a click, goes blank, returns to the Penguin logon screen for a half second. Then loops in this click, goes blank, return to the penguin. What I have tried! I have the same Mandrake installed on my old machine. Cyrix 133 Mhz, 48 Mb, 2Gb drive, no modem. I looked on this machine at /etc/rc.d/rc5.d (run level 5 I hope). I was able to logon the new (failing) machine as linux level: 3 as root. Went to /etc/rc.d/rc5.d and checked the files between the two machines. The following files were missing on the failing machine: S50inet S25netfs S10network S05kudzu I tried using linuxconf (on both machines), but I could not get it to work (sorry I am a newbie). I noticed that all the files were symbolic links so I did .. ln -s ../init.d/inet for all the missing files (changing the /inet as needed). I can see some of the daemons start during boot (maybe all of them, I do not know), How can I look at the boot messages. I looked at dmesg but that does not have all the messages. I can boot to level 3 so I can logon as root and do things, but I have no idea what to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Charles __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif Thanks Greg: As luck would have it I thought of trying to startx as root. It failed, but it gave me some messages. One message pointed to xfs (which was one of the daemons I deleted (by using DrakConf- therefore I had no idea what files it changed). So I did ln -s ../init.d/xfs S90xfs and all is fine now. EVERYTHING WORKS The info that I have said "xfs is not necessary for X to function... it should be safe to chkconfig this one off" I sure like the idea about the spanking (me first I think). Yes I have a list of the daemons I turned off. That was the only intelligent thing I did in this whole process. You were right on the button about how to fix the problem. Maybe one day I will know a little about linux. I am going to cp -R /etc/rc.d/rc5.d /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/old so I will never do this again. But at least I sure learned a lot about linux and where things are. Maybe I should just do dumb things twice a day =:). When my nerves calm down I will try to see what is wrong with linuxconf and learn how to use it. Thanks very much Greg. Have a nice day Charles
Re: [newbie] Mandrake support
- Original Message - From: "Rod Baxter" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 5:22 AM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake support I had a problem installing 7.1 and as I had bough a package which came with support I emailed mandrake about the problem. I have not had a response from them and its now been four days. Has anyone out there had any experience of their support? I think four days is much too long. Incidentally, I finally got around the problem, but I would still like to hear from Mandrake. Rod I also have been having problems with support form Mandrake. I have never really gotten a response from them. Even after several e-mails. Robert C. Abbott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Montana, The Big Sky Country
Re: [newbie] OOPS: Help a dumbie please
a recommend list of daemons to remove. I deleted the ones they recommended (using DrakConf). Then I restarted my system. I don't believe you deleted any files. My interpretation of this statement is that you went into Startup Services and deselected these daemons. All this does is affect whether they are loaded, not whether they are still on your hard drive. They should all still be in /etc/rc.d/init.d. What I have tried! You're on the right track. I was able to logon the new (failing) machine as linux level: 3 as root. Went to /etc/rc.d/rc5.d and checked the files between the two machines. The following files were missing on the failing machine: S50inet S25netfs S10network S05kudzu Were these the only ones you deselected in Drakconf? I tried using linuxconf (on both machines), but I could not get it to work (sorry I am a newbie). Check to see if it's there. The executable is called linuxconf and it's in /bin. It could be that your path is messed up. You are trying to do this as root, right? If you can get it going you can go to ControlPanel-systems services and set the daemons back to automatic as they should show up there as "manual". I noticed that all the files were symbolic links so I did .. ln -s ../init.d/inet You're heading down the right road. When Linux boots those links execute the processes (executables in /etc/rc.d/init.d).What you'll find is that many of the ones in rc3.d are replicated in rc5.d, or should be. Depending on what you've actually deleted, you may be able to get rebooted into X by simply making sure that what's in rc3.d is also in rc5.d. for all the missing files (changing the /inet as needed). I can see some I don't know if its just the shorthand of your msg but that syntax won't make a link. What you need is: ln -s ../init.d/inet S50inet I can boot to level 3 so I can logon as root and do things, but I have no idea what to do. Any help would be appreciated. I'm fairly confident that if you create identical links in rc5.d that you have in rc3.d, you'll be back in business. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Mandrake supportI
In the U.S., support for Mandrake is supposed to come from the distributor - Macmillan. After purchasing the Deluxe version of Mandrake 7.1, I went through the process of getting the Macmillan support ID number, etc. Never heard from them at all. I also noticed a phone number available for a very limited number of hours -- but the printout says there is no support offered by phone. My installation problem turned out to be a common one, experienced by other users. It was legitimate, but not difficult for someone familiar with the specifics of verision 7.1. Why don't they simply set up an installation troubleshooting web site, instead of a registration process they cannot adequately respond to? Robert On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, you wrote: I had a problem installing 7.1 and as I had bough a package which came with support I emailed mandrake about the problem. I have not had a response from them and its now been four days. Has anyone out there had any experience of their support? I think four days is much too long. Incidentally, I finally got around the problem, but I would still like to hear from Mandrake. Rod
Re: [newbie] Mandrake supportI
I totally agreehey Mandrake...whats up with this? This isn't good for Mandrake...and I care about this distribution alot... I've even gone as far as setting up a message board on my server to help with questions...(link in my signature below) maynord wrote: In the U.S., support for Mandrake is supposed to come from the distributor - Macmillan. After purchasing the Deluxe version of Mandrake 7.1, I went through the process of getting the Macmillan support ID number, etc. Never heard from them at all. I also noticed a phone number available for a very limited number of hours -- but the printout says there is no support offered by phone. My installation problem turned out to be a common one, experienced by other users. It was legitimate, but not difficult for someone familiar with the specifics of verision 7.1. Why don't they simply set up an installation troubleshooting web site, instead of a registration process they cannot adequately respond to? Robert On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, you wrote: I had a problem installing 7.1 and as I had bough a package which came with support I emailed mandrake about the problem. I have not had a response from them and its now been four days. Has anyone out there had any experience of their support? I think four days is much too long. Incidentally, I finally got around the problem, but I would still like to hear from Mandrake. Rod -- Registered Linux User:167369 =KompuKit= Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lowell, Mass. Web Designerhttp://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer: http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M - F 6pm-12am, S S 12pm-12am EST) =KompuKit=
Re: [newbie] Newbie: Windows Opera3 bookmarks to Linux Netscape
Paul wrote: It was Oct 10, 2000, 07:26, when Larry Marshall keyboarded: Does anybody know how I convert the Opera3.add win bookmark file into Netscape 4.73 linux mandrake 7.1 I've had no success but then I hardly know what I am doing in Linux. I don't know anything about the format of Opera files but why don't you just use Opera for Linux? I bet if you do those files will just copy across. They have a Linux port? KEWL!! Paul -- You have triggered an idiot-alarm. Please step away from the computer. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=- Ok, I know I saw the question asked before, but can't find an answer in the archives, how do you d/l Opera and not get an error message about it being the wrong architecture for my machine? I'm missing something? -- Dennis M. a registered Linux User #180842
[newbie] DVD
I have installed Mandrake 7.1, everything went smoothly. Recognized everything, even my two video cards (ati xpert 2000, and Voodoo2). Now I would like to watch movies on my DVD player. I have heard that there is softwear somewhere out there on the web, that will allow this. Has anyone heard about this. Thanks, Frank
Re: [newbie] Newbie: Windows Opera3 bookmarks to Linux Netscape
It was Oct 13, 2000, 02:44, when Dennis Myers keyboarded: They have a Linux port? KEWL!! Ok, I know I saw the question asked before, but can't find an answer in the archives, how do you d/l Opera and not get an error message about it being the wrong architecture for my machine? I'm missing something? Make sure you do not try to install an i686 (pentium II) on an i586 (pentium) machine. Or a i586 on a 486 machine. Alpha and PPC are not for intel platforms either. Paul -- RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID Honk if you're Scottish. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: Re: [[newbie] wp8]
It was Oct 12, 2000, 19:20, when Renaud OLGIATI keyboarded: On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Paul wrote: I downloaded the big guil00.gz file and that worked fine. I did a tar -xvzf on it, ran "runme" and it went like butter down a hot plate. Paul, por favor, WHERE did you download it from ? I went to www.download.com, found the Linux section and searched for 'wordperfect'. And there it was. Should still be there, so go and have fun! Paul -- RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID Honk if you're Scottish. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] OOPS: Help a dumbie please
If ya have any questions about what certain services are just ask. Generally a home machine will want about a dozen things running but you should try doing a port scan on your machine to make sure you don't have a lot of weird ports open. Using tcp wrappers is at least as important as shutting down unused services. Also most of the worst danger services are in inetd so edit those out. If you screw your Linux box you can always (usually, unless you go totally psycho w/ security) use 'single' as an argument to lilo or grub and it'll put you into 'save your ass' mode even if you can't do a normal login. *^*^*^* Have the courage to take your own thoughts seriously, for they will shape you. -- Albert Einstein On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, ai4a wrote: Greg Stewart wrote: As root, you can view the /var/log/messages file in a text editor (vi, or your favourite), or cat the file piping it through more: cat /varlog/messages |more Do you have a list of the daemons you "deleted", and a description of the fashion in which you achieved this? Actually removing things is not always a good idea...whoever you got the instructions from might need a spanking. Renaming is the better way to stop services, or linuxconf and setup would do a fine job of the same. But, since you don't seem to have linuxconf (have you tried typing the word "linuxconf" at a command prompt? Of course, without the quotes!) we might need to get this back. From the command line once logged in init3 you can try the command: startx to attempt returning to XWindows. Let me know where you went to get this info, and I'll check it out to see where we can go from here. --Greg - Original Message - From: "ai4a" [EMAIL PROTECTED] My system: AMD K6-2 500MHZ 64Mb ram 10 Gb drive Mandrake 7.0 using KDE netscape a modem What I did (what a dumb thing to do): I got some info from the internet about stopping all unused daemons with a recommend list of daemons to remove. I deleted the ones they recommended (using DrakConf). Then I restarted my system. The problem: The system boots up to the penguin logon prompt the tries to got to the Xwindows ? logon screen. the monitor makes a click, goes blank, returns to the Penguin logon screen for a half second. Then loops in this click, goes blank, return to the penguin. What I have tried! I have the same Mandrake installed on my old machine. Cyrix 133 Mhz, 48 Mb, 2Gb drive, no modem. I looked on this machine at /etc/rc.d/rc5.d (run level 5 I hope). I was able to logon the new (failing) machine as linux level: 3 as root. Went to /etc/rc.d/rc5.d and checked the files between the two machines. The following files were missing on the failing machine: S50inet S25netfs S10network S05kudzu I tried using linuxconf (on both machines), but I could not get it to work (sorry I am a newbie). I noticed that all the files were symbolic links so I did .. ln -s ../init.d/inet for all the missing files (changing the /inet as needed). I can see some of the daemons start during boot (maybe all of them, I do not know), How can I look at the boot messages. I looked at dmesg but that does not have all the messages. I can boot to level 3 so I can logon as root and do things, but I have no idea what to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Charles __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif Thanks Greg: As luck would have it I thought of trying to startx as root. It failed, but it gave me some messages. One message pointed to xfs (which was one of the daemons I deleted (by using DrakConf- therefore I had no idea what files it changed). So I did ln -s ../init.d/xfs S90xfs and all is fine now. EVERYTHING WORKS The info that I have said "xfs is not necessary for X to function... it should be safe to chkconfig this one off" I sure like the idea about the spanking (me first I think). Yes I have a list of the daemons I turned off. That was the only intelligent thing I did in this whole process. You were right on the button about how to fix the problem. Maybe one day I will know a little about linux. I am going to cp -R /etc/rc.d/rc5.d /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/old so I will never do this again. But at least I sure learned a lot about linux and where things are. Maybe I should just do dumb things twice a day =:). When my nerves calm down I will try to see what is wrong with linuxconf and learn how to use it. Thanks very much Greg. Have a nice day Charles
