[newbie-it] modifica caratteri netscape
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Re: [newbie-it] modifica caratteri netscape
loris gava wrote: come si fa per visualizzare le pagine web con caratteri più grandi? Grazie. _ Installi i true type fonts e poi da edit- preferences- fonts di Netscape scegli il font che preferisci. Sicuro di non avere gia` i TTF? Mandrake-7.1 li installa quasi di default "catturando" quelli presenti sulla partizione win. ciao, Andrea
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[newbie] mdk 7.1, gradient background, sawmill, gnome
I'm running Mandrake 7.1 on an X86 system. I'm using Gnome + Sawmill and have the background set to a simple vertical gradient, but whenever I restart X windows the background comes up solid in the "primary color" as reported in the Gnome configuration tool, and the selection box for the configuration tool-background-color shows "solid". ~/.gnome/Background shows [Default] color1=#303073 color2=#141328 Enabled=True simple=gradient gradient=vertical wallpaper=none wallpaperAlign=0 wallpapers=0 It's as though the configuration tool isn't reading the background color correctly from the file. I didn't find a bug report for anything like this problem at the Gnome site. Has anyone else run into this thing? thanks very much in advance, Jeff Cours
[newbie] TAR
Hello everyone, Please can you help i'm getting desprete now. I need to restore some files from a tape i have but cant workout how to do it. have done a "tar tv log.txt" toget a list of all the files and have fond it but cant get it back. the filename in the log.txt says "u5/EVOLIVE.MR/MACHINES/MACHINES" tryed to do a "tar xv u5/EVOLIVE.MR/MACHINES/MACHINES" but nothing happens please help Manuel Tuthill
[newbie] X-Windows mouse cruser
Hello To all Linux user . I am having some progblem with my mouse cruser running at Linux X-windows. My VGA card is S3 Inc.Trio3D/2X 128MB Ram Pentium III 600 10.2GB Harddisk 3Com SOHO Network Card I have done the installation in X-Windows but the mouse cruser is not a arrow but is a box shape. How to change the XF86config file at /etc/X11 to make it right. Because now my mouse is a box shape. Best Regards, SKLIM
[newbie] Best to use RPMs ???
Are particular RPMs better for Mandrake? I have done some work with Redhat and it always seemed like you had to use their RPMs. Example, if you downloaded the latest Apache server from apache.org, installed it, then downloaded the RPM from Redhat and installed you would end up with Apache installed in two different locations. Perl was a complete nightmare, and you always had to sit around a wait for the RPM to be created after a new stuff was released (and no dups) Does Mandrake require a particular approach? Are there Mandrake RPMs that install to Mandrake defined dirs as opposed to Redhat defined dirs? Thanks for insights... Justin Write __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/
[newbie] How find XFree86 version?
I am about to install some drivers that require XFree86 4.0.x How to determine the version? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Best to use RPMs ???
On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 03:46:28 -0700 (PDT), Bradford Sturtevant wrote: Example, if you downloaded the latest Apache server from apache.org, installed it, then downloaded the RPM from Redhat and installed you would end up with Apache installed in two different locations. Sounds like RedHad changed the install dir in their distribution, and then the developers RPM put it in their intended place which gave you two copies. If the code is something which Mandrake shipped on their install CD, then generally they do a good job maintaining their MDK files which you can access from the MandrakeUpdate program. It also knows what are the suppported packages which need to be updated for the package you choose. For example, I wanted to see if SAMBA 2.0.7 fixed my Win2K client problems, ran Mandrake update, selected the SAMBA files, and the update program found package requirements about three levels deep - PAM, C, and some other stuff. In short, I had SAMBA up and running in just a couple hours after a clean install of Mandrake 7.1 - very nice! Michael Lueck Lueck Data Systems http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/
Re: [newbie] How find XFree86 version?
On Friday 27 October 2000 05:30 am, you wrote: I am about to install some drivers that require XFree86 4.0.x How to determine the version? type 'XFree86 -version' (see 'man XFree86) -- Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] Best to use RPMs ???
On Friday 27 October 2000 05:46 am, you wrote: Are particular RPMs better for Mandrake? http://www.rpmdp.org/rpmbook/ will answer your questions, might even turn you into a rpm guru ;) Short answer is you can use any rpm on Mandrake as long as you understand the possible difficulties and how to work around them (ie, the link above). Most of the time it's better to use Mandrake rpms on Mandrake. I believe the problem most seem to have is finding them. For this there's many resources. I look on the mirrors in the current version (/7.1/), the current beta (/7.2beta/), and the /contrib/ and /cooker/ dirs. There's always 'rpmfind' or go to rpmfind.net. Many times I can find -mdk rpms with an ftp search when everything else fails. I use http://ftpsearch.lycos.com/?form=medium customized to list by size,date and exclude BSD files. There's also http://www.freezer-burn.org/ I've also never had any problems with 'generic' rpms, ie those which are specific to a small program from that apps website. I usually look to see where the rpm is gonna install, whether it's relocatable, other info, etc., before I install it tho. Type 'rpm -qpil rpm' to do this. I have done some work with Redhat and it always seemed like you had to use their RPMs. Example, if you downloaded the latest Apache server from apache.org, installed it, then downloaded the RPM from Redhat and installed you would end up with Apache installed in two different locations. Perl was a complete nightmare, and you always had to sit around a wait for the RPM to be created after a new stuff was released (and no dups) Does Mandrake require a particular approach? Are there Mandrake RPMs that install to Mandrake defined dirs as opposed to Redhat defined dirs? Thanks for insights... Justin Write __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ -- Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] Best to use RPMs ???
Sounds like RedHad changed the install dir in their distribution, and then the developers RPM put it in their intended place which gave you two copies. If the code is something which Mandrake shipped on their install CD, then generally they do a good job maintaining their MDK files which you can access from the MandrakeUpdate program. It also knows what are the suppported packages Mike, there are some similar problems in Mandrake (which would exist if the same developer RPMs were used with Red Hat). A good deal of the problem lies in the distro folks deciding that some of the third party stuff they're distributing is part of the operating system, not a "local install" application. Netscape is a case in point. Both RH and LM install it in /usr/bin. A default install from the developer put its in /opt/netscape. "Typically" such programs should be in /usr/local/bin but the Linux community seems unsettled in this regard. Why is unclear as the descriptions of what the directories /usr/local/bin and /usr/bin are for is stated loud and clear even within books that are explicitly about Linux. The developers don't seem to be reading these books either which is probably what drives the distros to try to solve the problems. One would expect, in a pure Unix interpretation, for Acrobat reader to be installed in /usr/local/bin. The reason is that acroread would then be on the default path set up in all Linuxes. But Adobe doesn't see it that way and instead sticks it in /usr/local/bin/Acroread4.0 (at least the rpm I had did this). which need to be updated for the package you choose. For example, I wanted to see if SAMBA 2.0.7 fixed my Win2K client problems, ran Mandrake update, selected the SAMBA files, and the update program found package requirements about three levels deep - PAM, C, and some other stuff. In short, I had SAMBA up and running in just a couple hours after a clean install of Mandrake 7.1 - very nice! SAMBA is an app that's easy to consider as part of the networking package of Linux. Thus there should not be any problems. It seems that the problem comes with programs that are applications where there are many choices (eg - browsers). The one(s) chosen by the distro to be included are often dumped into /usr/bin rather than where their developers have them set up. In the end, I haven't seen any differences between LM and RH in this regard (experience limited to RH6.2 and LM7.0, 7.1, 7.2). Cheers --- Larry
[newbie] uninstalling packages
How do I uninstall a package?? How do I know which packages are installed in a system?? Did anyone know of any How-To uninstall packages document?? OK, thats it for today!!! :) Thanks in advance... Jesse __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/
RE: [newbie] uninstalling packages
=-Original Message- =From: jesse martinez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] =Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 10:16 AM =To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =Subject: [newbie] uninstalling packages = = =How do I uninstall a package?? rpm -e packagae name =How do I know which packages are installed in a system?? rpm -qa =Did anyone know of any How-To uninstall packages document?? = =OK, thats it for today!!! :) = =Thanks in advance... =Jesse = =__ =Do You Yahoo!? =Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. =http://im.yahoo.com/ =
Re: [newbie] uninstalling packages
How do I uninstall a package?? How do I know which packages are installed in a system?? Did anyone know of any How-To uninstall packages document?? Jesse, I just load up kpackage (as root). This will give you a list of rpm packages on your system. Clicking on the ones you want to uninstall, followed by pressing the uninstall button, will do what you want. Cheers --- Larry
[newbie] Help!!!! How do you give a user rights to make them stay in his own home dir? How do you turn off services to just one user?!
How do you give a user rights to make them stay in his own home dir? How do you turn off services to just one user?
RE: [newbie] Help!!!! How do you give a user rights to make them stay in his own home dir? How do you turn off services to just one user?!
=-Original Message- =From: rharvey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] =Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 11:10 AM =To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =Subject: [newbie] Help How do you give a user rights to make them =stay in his own home dir? How do you turn off services to just one =user?! = = =How do you give a user rights to make them stay in his own =home dir? this could possible be accmplished with chroot create a simple script hat executes upon login to chroot the person to there home dir (have never tried this, but in theroy it should work) How do =you turn off services to just one user? which services? = = =
Re: [newbie] Bad Disk - need replacement
Well if you want it ASAP run down to the local Walmart or BestBuy. I've seen the retail package of Mandrake 7.1 for sale at those stores. It was running about $30. Or if you can wait, order just the CDs from Cheapbytes or the like. There you get just the CDs, but at an extremely low cost. Aaron At 08:35 PM 10/26/2000 -0500, you wrote: I was having a terrible time getting my CD-ROM to read my 7.1 install Disk. It got to the point where I thought my CD was failing. Then after a long drive of thinking it dawned on me to look at the disk. It is cracked though from the inner hole in a straight line out about 3/4". So it it needs replacing. Any ideas on how to get a replacement disk do I can install 7.1. I have a 56K connect so downloading it for 18 hours is not a real good option.
Re: [newbie] 7.1 will not load is solved---Thanks
Jim, Tell us what you tried--what didn't (quick overview) and what finally DID make for your success (and a restatement of the original problem + any refinements as you learned about your problem along the way). Such a summary helps us (newbie) [or let me speak for myself and say ME], and helps those who search the archives looking for solutions before posting a problem to newbie. Just because I haven't had the problem doesn't mean that the information isn't helpful to me, personally--and if you've been on newbie for a while you know that I will occasionally write that I have read about ...(something from months back)... as a means of pointing someone in the right direction if someone hasn't made a concrete suggestion. It might help, if not that person then another. -Gary- In a message dated 10/26/2000 9:49:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: To All: Thanks again to all on the list. You saved me again. 7.1 now loaded on the new disk. What a great group. Hope I will be able to help others in the future.. jim
Re: [newbie] kde question
And whenever a good enough change comes along, I will buy it thus supporting the Mandrake infrastructure. I'm not into this "new version every 6 months" thing, but when there is fundamental improvement (functionality or reduction of (install) problems, etc.) I will vote my approval with money. There are disadvantages to being too quick. XFree 4.0 bombed on my system, and shortly thereafter 4.0.1 came out fixing some problems. I know that this is a continuous process, but I wonder if Mandrake is sometimes too cutting edge. The "bathtub curve" is a functional reality. And the pioneers are the ones with the arrows in their backs. Dumb cliches that echo a basic truth. -Gary- In a message dated 10/26/2000 9:08:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: snip I'd also like to point out just how hard the Mandrake developers work to keep Mandrake the most up to date distro. As evidenced by the speed with which they got the kde 2.0 rpms out, and that they're workin hard thru the night to tweak and upgrade them, I'm sure the 7.2 final in a few days will be the biggest jump in performance and 'slickness', any distro has seen in some time. It's a shame they don't make any money off of cheap CD's or downloads. I'll prob'ly get the final 7.2 Cd's from lsl.com or cheapbytes, but i've made up my mind to send Mandrake a donation. They ought'a sell the cheap CD's themselves. I'd buy from them even if they wanted twice+ what cheapbytes/lsl wants. -- Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Snip I would have to agree hole heartedly on the last point. I have tried almost every flavor that I can think of including FreeBSD, Red Hat, Corel, and Caldera and I would have to say that this is by far the best kept package for installation support and just all around functionality that there is our there! I applaud the Mandrake crew and everyone on this list for there outstanding efforts. Regards Mike Freeman
Re: [newbie] Advice on Library Versioning in Linux
Colin, And please post the answer here. Now that you asked the question I'm interested. This list is about learning. -Gary- In a message dated 10/26/2000 8:39:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks to all fro the replies. I''ll try the expert list Regards, Colin Close Doug McGarrett wrote: I think you're asking on the wrong list. Try the "expert" list. Probably most of the folks reading here do not even understand the first of your questions! (I speak for myself, of coourse.) --doug At 11:48 AM 10/25/2000 +0100, you wrote: Hi, I'm new to Linux but I cut my teeth on SVR4 so I'm pretty familiar with Unix like systems; but I'm stumped on this one. I'm trying to build a program that uses the mesa3d libs the package (freedraft-0.38) uses the standard GNU configuration tools which are normally very effective. In this case however it is not finding the requisite libraries even though they exist. The problem seems to be due to library versioning I can make the configure scripts work by symbolically linking (for example) libGLU.so.1 to libGLU.so but this seems to me to be wrong in that I shouldn't have to do this if library versioning is working properly. I have run ldconfig as well as checking that /etc/ld.conf.so contains an entry for the path where the libraries are stored all to no avail. Can anyone help here??? I also have a minor configuation query. When working on SVR4 it was possible to run man on the console and then press the DEL key to kill it and get back to the command promt without the screen being cleared. This was very conveniant because the remnants of the manual page were left displayed thus making typeing the syntax of an unfamiliar command less of a memory feat. I can do this in any of the terminal windows supplied. As soon as I press q to get out of less the screen is cleared. I would like to change this behaviour but I don't know whether it is a function of man less or the terminal app. Any ideas??? Regards, Colin H. Close [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] sendmail error
I have installed sendmail on my machine. I can send mail to it but when I try to retrieve the mail from a windows machine I get the following message. Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of inactivity. Account: 'mail.server.com(example)', Server: 'mail.server.com(example)', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F it does get connected but gets the above error after about 10seconds. any help appreciated! 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
[newbie] mouse support
I have recently loaded Mandrake 7.1 which was on the cover CD of Linux Magazine. I wanted to try it out and see if I liked it before buying the full boxed version. I have tried Red Hat and Caldera but wasn't over keen with those. I had Mandrake 7.0 on my machine a while ago but cleared it when I formatted the drive. I have loaded the new cover version on my machine and apart from one problem all went well. Unfortunately the one problem is that it will not accept my mouse. It works perfectly well for Windows 95 and the other two versions of Linux I've mentioned, but not for Mandrake. It is a standard serial mouse and I can't understand why it will not accept it. I'm sure you can understand my reluctance to get the boxed version until I can get this sorted out. I also couldn't get passed the front screen using the keyboard. I thought if I could get into the system I may well be able to re-configure the mouse. Two questions. 1. Why won't it accept my standard serial mouse? 2. How can I use the keyboard to get around without the use of the mouse? I hope you can be of some help. Many thanks in advance. Les Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Compatabilty
Yes they play well together. Mind you they hate each other too!!! Install ME first and then Linux. - Original Message - From: "Scott B. Ferguson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 12:32 PM Subject: [newbie] Compatabilty To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Will LM 7.1 play nice with Windows ME? If so, which should be installed first. Thanks Scott B. Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Re: Sorry, wrong list!
Sorry, wrong list! (I had asked a SuSE question here.)
Re: [newbie] mouse support
hi -- i'm still in newbie land also -- i wasn't totally clear on your email, do you mean that you have no mouse even when you get into linux? as in after you log on? see, when i installed mandrake 7.0 and 7.1 i had no mouse in the install program. you can work around this on the keyboard (for anyone who didn't know that) but it is a MAJOR pain, especially to set mount points, and more so if you are formating partitioning. when you said "I also couldn't get passed the front screen using the keyboard" do you mean the log on screen?? now i don't know this for a fact, but i don't think one would need a mouse to log on. i may be wrong, but that doesn't seem like it would be a problem. or, do you mean the first screen of the install program?? i also have a generic seriel mouse... in linux it works just fine, only for the install could i not find it. if you still have no mouse in linux i don't know what to do 'bout that... but someone smarter than me (most anyone on the list) will be able to help you i'm sure. i am leaving work soon -- if you need the keyboard workarounds for the install program email me at home [EMAIL PROTECTED] and i will send 'em to you. i don't remember them exactly off hand, and i don't want to lead you wrong. i have an email from mandrake support that i can forward to you or at least i better still have the darn thing. of course, i'm sure some of the people here are sure of the keyboard work arounds also. as i said -- please hollar at me if you need more help installing without a mouse, i've done it 4 times =) Adrian Smith 'de telepone dude Telecom Dept. x 7042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "leslie.hamilton" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12:14:41 PM 10/27/00 I have recently loaded Mandrake 7.1 which was on the cover CD of Linux Magazine. I wanted to try it out and see if I liked it before buying the full boxed version. I have tried Red Hat and Caldera but wasn't over keen with those. I had Mandrake 7.0 on my machine a while ago but cleared it when I formatted the drive. I have loaded the new cover version on my machine and apart from one problem all went well. Unfortunately the one problem is that it will not accept my mouse. It works perfectly well for Windows 95 and the other two versions of Linux I've mentioned, but not for Mandrake. It is a standard serial mouse and I can't understand why it will not accept it. I'm sure you can understand my reluctance to get the boxed version until I can get this sorted out. I also couldn't get passed the front screen using the keyboard. I thought if I could get into the system I may well be able to re-configure the mouse. Two questions. 1. Why won't it accept my standard serial mouse? 2. How can I use the keyboard to get around without the use of the mouse? I hope you can be of some help. Many thanks in advance. Les Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Compatabilty
Yes, I mean dual boot. The reason I ask is that Win. ME has no native dos support. Another question, can LN 7.1 be installed from a dos boot or windows recovery disk? - Original Message - From: "Yacketta,Ronald J" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 1:03 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Compatabilty Play nice? do you mean dual boot? =-Original Message- =From: Scott B. Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] =Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 3:33 PM =To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =Subject: [newbie] Compatabilty = = = =To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =Will LM 7.1 play nice with Windows ME? If so, which should be =installed =first. = =Thanks =Scott B. Ferguson =[EMAIL PROTECTED] = =
Re: [newbie] Compatabilty
I'm not totally sure on the Windows ME compatibility part, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Also, I would install WinME first because knowing Microsoft they'll over write the boot sector. So if you had installed Linux first it would over write LILO/GRUB and then you couldn't get to Linux without a boot disk. So install WinME first, then Linux. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Will LM 7.1 play nice with Windows ME? If so, which should be installed first. Thanks Scott B. Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Anthony http://binaryfusion.net Press any key to continue, or any other key to quit.
Re: [newbie] grub loader
Yes, the new version of Lilo can handle placing the system files beyond the 1024 cylinder mark...but... If you partition your linux installation to include 16MB or so /boot partition below the 1024 cylinder mark, you do not have to worry about this at all. If all you are installing on this HD is linux, then make the following partitions, in the following order, and stop worrying: /boot16MB /swapTwice the size of your physical RAM /1GB or more (and, if / doesn't take up the rest of the drive...) /usrat least 1GB /homeat least 1GB The last two partitions are not necessary, but are nice to have if plan to re-install the OS and don't want to have to lose all your personal applications and configuration files. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Doug McGarrett" [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 12:27 PM 10/27/2000 -0700, domeone wrote: Hi all, Had a question about the grub bootloader, does it really work like they say it does ? I have a 20 gig drive and the linux site says that with grub your linux os can exist anywhere on the drive and grub will load it. So who has 7.1 and another os and grub and does it really work ? Would like to know. Thank you, Chronos. Supposedly the "latest" LILO can also do that. So my question: does SuSE 7.0 contain that "latest" LILO that can load anywhere? I want to put it on my new machine with the 33 GB drive. __ 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] sendmail error
Unfortunately this is not this problem. SSL is not enabled. Any other ideas? Have you double ck'd your username/passwords. What does the mail log say for your log in try? Phil Connor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #189889
[newbie] Can't get CDRW to work
I'm haveing problems accessing the CDRW on a recent install of Mandrake 7.1 on a 166Hz pentium with 64 meg ram. When I try to open the folder I receive the following message-Could not list directory contents file:/mnt/cdrom. Yes a CD is in the drive and yes it is a data CD the Linux mandrake 7.1 install disk. The following is the existing system and files. fstab /dev/hdb1 / ext2 defaults 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdb5 /home ext2 defaults 1 2 /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/scd0 0 0 0 /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/Cadillac vfat user,exec,unmask=0 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb6 swap swap defaults 0 0 I changed cdrom super mount from /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0 Conf.modules alias block-major-11 scsi_hostadapter alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc pre-install pcmcia_core /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start pre-install plip modprobe parport_pc ; echo 7 /proc/parport/0/irq post-install supermount modprobe scsi_hostadapter alias sound sb options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x300 dmesg-in part . . hdc: Hewlett-Packard CD-Writer Plus 8100, ATAPI CDROM drive . . hdc: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 1024kB Cache Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56 . . scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices scsi : 1 host. Soundblaster audio driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996 SB 4.13 detected OK (220) . . I entered the following command- cd /dev/ rm cdrom ln -s scd0 cdrom then "y" to confirm deletion of prior link. The command insmod ide-scsi resonds with Using /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/scsi/ide-scsi0 insmod: a module names ide-scsi already exits I do not use Lilo, Grub is installed as default in Mandrake 7.1 but its on the first partition not the master boot record to keep it from trashing EZ Bios on hda. I use loadlin from the DOS C: prompt via a .bat file to boot linux. Linux is on hdb. the command modprobe ide-scsi responds with- note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than /lib/modules/2.2.15.4 mdk/modules.dep the command modprobe scsi_hostadapter resonds with the same message I have finally managed with your help,I read the archives, to get my sound card and USR 56 modem working. The CDRW is my last stumbling block and I can't seem to get it on my own. thanks in advance Jim
Re: [newbie] Can't get CDRW to work
How can I get my FTP/pub dir to recognise my cdrom drive,so that people can download from off the CDbut at the same time...configure it to allow this setup automatically, instead of everytime I place a new CD in the drive...? Jim Weimer wrote: I'm haveing problems accessing the CDRW on a recent install of Mandrake 7.1 on a 166Hz pentium with 64 meg ram. When I try to open the folder I receive the following message-Could not list directory contents file:/mnt/cdrom. Yes a CD is in the drive and yes it is a data CD the Linux mandrake 7.1 install disk. The following is the existing system and files. fstab /dev/hdb1 / ext2 defaults 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdb5 /home ext2 defaults 1 2 /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/scd0 0 0 0 /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/Cadillac vfat user,exec,unmask=0 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb6 swap swap defaults 0 0 I changed cdrom super mount from /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0 Conf.modules alias block-major-11 scsi_hostadapter alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc pre-install pcmcia_core /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start pre-install plip modprobe parport_pc ; echo 7 /proc/parport/0/irq post-install supermount modprobe scsi_hostadapter alias sound sb options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x300 dmesg-in part . . hdc: Hewlett-Packard CD-Writer Plus 8100, ATAPI CDROM drive . . hdc: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 1024kB Cache Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56 . . scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices scsi : 1 host. Soundblaster audio driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996 SB 4.13 detected OK (220) . . I entered the following command- cd /dev/ rm cdrom ln -s scd0 cdrom then "y" to confirm deletion of prior link. The command insmod ide-scsi resonds with Using /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/scsi/ide-scsi0 insmod: a module names ide-scsi already exits I do not use Lilo, Grub is installed as default in Mandrake 7.1 but its on the first partition not the master boot record to keep it from trashing EZ Bios on hda. I use loadlin from the DOS C: prompt via a .bat file to boot linux. Linux is on hdb. the command modprobe ide-scsi responds with- note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than /lib/modules/2.2.15.4 mdk/modules.dep the command modprobe scsi_hostadapter resonds with the same message I have finally managed with your help,I read the archives, to get my sound card and USR 56 modem working. The CDRW is my last stumbling block and I can't seem to get it on my own. thanks in advance Jim -- 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] Best to use RPMs ???
At 06:35 AM 10/27/00, you wrote: ...(snip,snip)... The developers don't seem to be reading these books either which is probably what drives the distros to try to solve the problems. One would expect, in a pure Unix interpretation, for Acrobat reader to be installed in /usr/local/bin. The reason is that acroread would then be on the default path set up in all Linuxes. But Adobe doesn't see it that way and instead sticks it in /usr/local/bin/Acroread4.0 (at least the rpm I had did this). .(snip,snip)... Cheers --- Larry In the Nov 2000 on page 38 is an article titled: "Where to Install My Products on Linux?". According to the FHS ver1 (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard) you would expect to find acroread in /opt/Acroread4.0/bin (with symlink maybe to /opt/bin where /opt/bin is added to PATH), it's man page in /opt/Acroread4.0/man1 (with symlink maybe to /opt/man/man1 with /opt/man/man1 added to MANPATH), and any host specific config files in /etc/opt/Acroread4.0 (these could just be symlinks). That article is actually very useful for developers and sysadmins as it leads you through a sample install of "whizbang-1.2.3.i386.rpm" a fictional package and even discusses the .spec file needs. But you are correct...very few developers or distro vendors pay more than lip service to the FHS and wonder why packages step all over each other...(sigh). Regards --- Mike --- ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das blinkenlichten.
[newbie] Java Install for Star Office 5.2
I recently asked if anyone knew how to set up Java for Star Office 5.2. Since I got no reply, I assumed no one knew. I have it up and running now and it actually turns out to be fairly straight forward. 1. Download JDK118_v3-glibc-2.1.2.tar.bz from the Blackdown site. http://www.blackdown.org It is the only version that SO 5.2 will recognize. You can extract it with tar -xvvIf JDK118***.bz That is a capital "I" and not L or 1. 2. When you open SO 5.2, it looks for it automatically. Open "Bookmarks" and go to "Java Setup". You will find that it has already located it. If you click 'OK", it updates the "JAVA HOME=" line in the sofficerc and the change takes effect the next time you of SO 5.2. -- Barry :-) Registered Linux User #183879
Re: [newbie] Best to use RPMs ???
In the Nov 2000 on page 38 is an article titled: "Where to Install My Products on Linux?". Mike...what magazine are you referring to here? I've heard about the FHS but have yet to see the standard in document form. According to the FHS ver1 (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard) you would expect to find acroread in /opt/Acroread4.0/bin (with symlink maybe to /opt/bin where /opt/bin is added to PATH), it's man page in /opt/Acroread4.0/man1 I suppose I'd need to read the standard to understand the rationale for using symlinks here (why not just put the executable in /opt/bin and stuff any accessory files in Acroread4.0) but at least this would allow us to set up a separate /opt partition so that our app installations wouldn't clutter up the OS partitions. That article is actually very useful for developers and sysadmins as it leads you through a sample install of "whizbang-1.2.3.i386.rpm" a fictional package and even discusses the .spec file needs. Would love to hunt it down. We get our magazines a bit later here in Quebec so maybe, by the time you tell me what mag it is, I'll be able to pick it up. But you are correct...very few developers or distro vendors pay more than lip service to the FHS and wonder why packages step all over each other...(sigh). This really seems odd to me as it's hard to understand why the app developers would care. It seems, however, that the distro guys would push for this kind of standardization and yet they're sticking all kinds of stuff in /usr/bin that the developers are putting elsewhere. If they're going to change its location they could just as easily put into the FHS location. If I were running a distro company and claiming I wanted world domination I'd sure be standardizing how applications are handled and where they are located. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Best to use RPMs ???
At 05:39 PM 10/27/00, you wrote: In the Nov 2000 on page 38 is an article titled: "Where to Install My Products on Linux?". Mike...what magazine are you referring to here? I've heard about the FHS but have yet to see the standard in document form. ...OOPS... Mea Culpa! Mea Maxima Culpa! I've got the mag right in front of me and duh! forgot to list the mag name (the shame, the horror, the FLAMES I'LL GET...) sorry, it's the Nov 2000 issue of Linux Journal ... Penitentially---Mike ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das blinkenlichten.
Re: [newbie] Java Install for Star Office 5.2
Since I got no reply, I assumed no one knew. I have it up and running now and it actually turns out to be fairly straight forward. Thanks for the "keeper" msg. Since you're working on SO, have you figured out how to convert TT fonts to Adobe and get them into SO? Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Best to use RPMs ???
I've got the mag right in front of me and duh! forgot to list the mag name (the shame, the horror, the FLAMES I'LL GET...) Feeling the heat (grin)? sorry, it's the Nov 2000 issue of Linux Journal ... Great...My Oct issue is only a couple weeks old so it should show up soon. Cheers --- Larry
[newbie] Fw: X-Windows mouse cruser
Can some ones help me what should I configure at XF86config files ... - Original Message - From: SKLIM [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 4:08 PM Subject: X-Windows mouse cruser Hello To all Linux user . I am having some progblem with my mouse cruser running at Linux X-windows. My VGA card is S3 Inc.Trio3D/2X 128MB Ram Pentium III 600 10.2GB Harddisk 3Com SOHO Network Card I have done the installation in X-Windows but the mouse cruser is not a arrow but is a box shape. How to change the XF86config file at /etc/X11 to make it right. Because now my mouse is a box shape. Best Regards, SKLIM
[newbie] StartOffice
Hi ! I am Linux Mandrake user as well . The same problem I have when installing startoffice at mandrake 7.1 I have download the JRE and I copy in into /tmp . I have enter the command tar xvzf jre* What next ... ? Is it the startoffice will auto search for it ? Best Regards, SKLIM
Re: [newbie] after install
1) If you want to just start the GUI after you logon to a text session, run "startx" 2) If you want your system to start the GUI by default, logon text mode as root and run "Xconfigurator" - at the end of this program you can choose to start XWindows when the system boots. Kind of a good idea to have your GUI configured correctly before you set it to auto start. Michael Lueck Lueck Data Systems http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/
[newbie] Fujitsu Drives and Linux 7.1b
Hi everybody, Has any one been successful in installing Linux 7.1 on a Fujitsu drive 10 Gig.? -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293
Re: [newbie] Fujitsu Drives and Linux 7.1b
yes i have had no problems installing on that type of drive stephen - Original Message - From: "Romanator" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 12:06 PM Subject: [newbie] Fujitsu Drives and Linux 7.1b Hi everybody, Has any one been successful in installing Linux 7.1 on a Fujitsu drive 10 Gig.? -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.204 / Virus Database: 96 - Release Date: 10/23/00
Re: [newbie] No-one answers ?
Hi yoall again. Well people are alive out there and a big thank you to all who replied about my problem. Putting all answers together I have been able to get a 15" view of my 30' picture. It is great to have so many willing to assist and I can now get down to learning how to use this system and get rid of W (u-no-who). Thanks again Kev S
Re: [newbie] Fujitsu Drives and Linux 7.1b
I've got it installed on an 8.4 gig fujitsu drive. Actually, that drive has had 7.0 through 7.2 beta 1 installed on it. Romanator wrote: Hi everybody, Has any one been successful in installing Linux 7.1 on a Fujitsu drive 10 Gig.? -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293 -- The frammisgoshes should be distimmed because a frammisgosh is like a farble and distimming is like gosketing and our ancestors always gosketed the farbles. --R.A. Wilson
[newbie] 7.2
When did 7.2 come out at the stores? Just bought it and wondered how long it had been out and I didn't know about it. :) Just curious. -- Linux - The way of the future
[newbie] 7.2 Available in Stores???
Gang: I sent out a message earlier but I don't think it made it to the list. I went to Wal-Mart tonight to buy my brother Mandrake 7.0, and while looking through the software isle I found Mandrake 7.2. When was this released? I thought the beta version 3 had just been relase. Can someone tell me when the official release date was? Just curious 'cause I missed it. Riker -- Linux - The way of the future
[newbie] Re: Fit G to DT
Hi again Alan. Shows how these problems are getting to me. I have ALREADY put out a general thank you to all and sundry. That was in addition to the three I sent direct so I don't think I let anybody down. Iv'e got the thank you in my list so you should have it also. Cheers Kev Sadler
[newbie] Hawkeye Errors
Hello, I am running Hawkeye on my p75 compaq with madrake 7.0. In my messages file I am getting a couple error messgaes:Haykeke [21570]: :Error: cant bind soket to prt 80: Address already in use Hawkeye[21533]: Error: Connect to mail relay failed. I am not sure what they mean exactly and how to fix the 2 troubles I seem to have. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide, Eric
[newbie] Hawkeye Errors
Hello, I am running Hawkeye 1.3.5 on my p75 compaq with madrake 7.0. In my messages file I am getting a couple error messgaes:Haykeke [21570]: :Error: cant bind soket to prt 80: Address already in use Hawkeye[21533]: Error: Connect to mail relay failed. I am not sure what they mean exactly and how to fix the 2 troubles I seem to have. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide, Eric
Re: [newbie] Java Install for Star Office 5.2 -- WHERE?
Dear Barry and friends: Where in the world did you find JDK118_v3-glibc-2.1.2.tar.bz? The only version currently available is JDK118_v3-glibc-2.1.3.tar.bz. I downloaded it, untarred it, it installed perfectly, opened StarOffice, Bookmarks, Java, Java Setup and ... it said it couldn't find Java. So, I did a search and found an earlier JDK118_v3 (from Aug 10, 2000). That one didn't work, either. Fortunately, I have fast access and the download only took a minute or two. I hate to think of those who download the 2.1.3 version at 56k for a good two hours only to find out that StarOffice won't accept it. But all the FTP mirror sites have the same two JDK118_v3-glibc-2.1.3.tar.bz files, one dynamic and the other static. I also tried www.rpmfind.net to see if there is an rpm for your version but, nope, there isn't. Can you help? Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Gateway Preformance 500 and Drake 7.1,7.0 and any other.
I was trying to install drake on a friends system which is a gateway prefromance 500, and when we get into the X install program the keyboard and mouse no longer work, and we have tried with several diffrent keyboards. What is the problem here, is it something that gateway has against linux? Anyone know a workaround for this? Regards, Tweeter
Re: [newbie] 7.2 Available in Stores???
Riker wrote: Gang: I sent out a message earlier but I don't think it made it to the list. I went to Wal-Mart tonight to buy my brother Mandrake 7.0, and while looking through the software isle I found Mandrake 7.2. When was this released? I thought the beta version 3 had just been relase. Can someone tell me when the official release date was? Just curious 'cause I missed it. Riker -- Linux - The way of the future Say what? I don't think it has been released. I would think it would be announced. And it isn't even April first yet. -- Dennis M. a registered Linux user #180842
Re: [newbie] after install
Michael Davis wrote: After installing Mandrake 7.1 when I start my computer all I can get is the Console mode login session. How can I get a Graphical mode login session?? you may try edit /etc/inittab at the line id:3:initdefault:. change 3 to 5 then reboot. hope that help you ericlin
[newbie] RE: no driver for my scsi cd rom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
hi, i wanna install linux mandrake 7.0 onto a 486 dx2 66mhz pc which has a scsi cd rom driver by adaptec (150x model) but it seems that mandrake doesn't have this when i use linux4win install can u help? iam a novice when it comes to linux...this is my first install HELP!!! Fuad
