[newbie] What is the best?
Hello Guys What is the best HTML editor program? Is there anyone that is similar to Dreamweaver? OOzy __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
[newbie] Re: Supermount problems
Hmm, I didn't mention my cd-roms. But, I do have a problem with the one that's a burner; if I try to access it my machine locks up. Hard. The only way to break out of it is a cold boot (power switch). Civileme tried to help me with it but I never did get it to work. As far as the fd* entries in /dev, there are a lot of them. I only have one floppy, and it's called /mnt/floppy, linked to /dev/fd0. It is the only device attached to the floppy bus, so you would think that fd0 would be correct. The fstab entry for the floppy and zip are as follows: /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0 /mnt/zip /mnt/zip supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/zip 0 0 /dev/zip is a link to hdd4. Is that correct? I know that the zip drive is connected to the EIDE bus at hdd, but why would it be hdd4? Thanks Jay > But the other thing to do is check your symlinks. > Make sure the devices are linked properly. I know > there is an issue with burners not linking properly. > By any chance is one of these cd-roms a burner? > > A quick way to check for this is to look in your /dev > directory and ls -l cdrom* > > If you see cdrom, cdrom1, and cdrom2, then that's > likely a problem. > > For example, I have my DVD player as master of my > second IDE and my burner as slave on the second IDE. > Therefore I deleted my bad links (rm /dev/cdrom*) and > created new ones: > > ln -s hdc cdrom > ln -s scd0 cdrom1 > > I then updated /etc/fstab changing all references of > cdrom2 to cdrom1. I removed cdrom2 from /mnt and > created /mnt/cdrom1. Then I was good to go. > > Maybe that's the issue you are having with your > cdroms. I have never owned a zip drive so I have no > idea of how they are supposed to be set up. But if > you know how it should look, make sure it is linked > properly as well. > > If the link is bad, you will get that EXACT error that > you are having. That is what it would say to me until > I fixed my cdrom links. > > Hope that helps. Write again with more detail if this > doesn't fix the problem. -- There is a fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'.
Re: [newbie] Telnet
> You can find shareware, freeware, or purchase some sort of remote connection > software. There are tons of them. Personally, I use SecureCRT. They make > software that will allow you to SFTP from a Windows machine to a UNIX/Linux > box, as well as it supports SSH very well. (I would suggest you move to > SSH for various reasons.) Ditto on the SSH recommendation. One wonders why telnet is still used, except on MS platforms where telnet.exe is touted as "new technology the gods invented" or some such :). Luckily, there is a *very nice* set of tools for Win32 platforms that do telnet/ssh, scp and sftp, called PuTTY. These are very small utilities that can fit easily on a floppy and are free to use. It doesn't do X, though. PuTTY can be found at: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Luckily also, with Unix there is little need for hacks like PC Anywhere. > T. Holmes David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. ---
[newbie] Is my hosts.deny working??
Hi: I use my system as a simple desktop machine & connect to the internet through a ppp line & a 56K modem. Does this mean that I connect to the internet and no one needs to connect to me?? In my hosts.deny file I have: ALL: ALL: DENY In my hosts.allow file I have nothing: # there are no entries in my hosts.allow file I can still connect to the internet and all works fine. Is my hosts.deny file working? Do I have a deamon turned off? How can I test if hosts.deny is working?
[newbie] gcc++ question
I was trying to configure ddd and while running configure, I got this error checking whether the C++ compiler (c++) compiles a simple program... no configure: error: You must set the environment variable CXX to a working C++ compiler. Also check the CXXFLAGS settings. See the file 'config.log' for further diagnostics. This is a regular 7.1 Mandrake installation. Any ideas what I need to do here? Thanks! Barbara
[newbie] two easy questions for talented linux peoples////
Hi all, got two quick questions... One, how do I run programes only after pppd dials up? Two, If I set my security to 5, what are the steps to getting services working and ports open again? IE how to get sendmail fired up and working, ditto apache, ditto SSH. thanks everyone for all your assistance in the last 6 months on this list. regards Frank Perth WA - Original Message - From: "ai4a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Newbie Mandrake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 10:59 PM Subject: [newbie] How much internet security do I need? > Hi All: > I am using ML 7.2 for a home desktop system. I only browse the internet > using a 56K modem. How much internet security do I need? Do I need > ipchains or whatever? I am only on the internet 3 to 4 hours a day. I > have ML set to medium security!! Thanks > Charles >
[newbie] Modem Busy
Hi Folks, Ok..the specs 1st. Zoom isa 5919. I have 2 drives w/grub as a bootloader. I have 98se on 1 drive and LM7.2 on the other. Modem is fine in 98. I still cannot get this modem to be seen by LM7.2. I've tried moving to different irq's,com ports and I get "modem is busy" This is with the modem set to com2,irq3. Tried initializing it in harddrake,kppp,control center,and probably a few others. When I had the modem set to com 3, irq 5 I got the message "modem is not responding" I need to have this modem working in both 98 and LM7.2 Is this being done by anyone here ? I'm not sure where to go from here as I'm going in circles. Any tips,suggestions,or free external modems :) to try will be greatly appreciated. Thank you and hava great wknd !! Lee
Re: [newbie] Failed to update from 7.2 to 8.0
On Friday 20 April 2001 21:54, you wrote: > Hello, > > I tried to update my MDK 7.2 setup to 8.0 and > encountered some problems during the installation. > Here's what happened: > > a) Downloaded both 8.0-inst and 8.0-ext and burned > them on CDs. > > b) Booted with the 8.0-inst CD and got into the > GUI installation interface. All my hardware seemed > to be recognized correctly during the boot process. > > c) Selected the "Expert/Update" option. > > d) Went through the first few steps (language, > keyboard, mouse etc.), but in the "Format Partitions" > step I kept getting "Cannot mount device" error. > It didn't say which device it couldn't mount (the > down side of GUI installation, I guess). This step > could not be skipped and the only way to quit the > installation is to press the reset button. > > > Thanks a lot, > > - Steve > -- If this sort of thing happens you can run through the text consoles usingand get all the info there is on what exactly is going on. The command line on a free console is usable too, to change or mount settings. -- Semper avanti,sailing on Linux, Harm Bathoorn Free evermore. Hoek. NL. |~> | _ ___|__.__\_|_||_... \___\_|__||_|__|__ _\_Triade__NL__/ --- www.elv-transport.nl ---
Re: [newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info
Adam, For the beta's plus rc1 i used expert mode for install. I was then able to choose which boot loader, Grub LILO with Graphics, LILO with regular menu, or other. Hopefully this will work for you too. Steve - Original Message - From: Adam Willcox To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 4:17 AM Subject: [newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info The betas of 8.0 have been using lilo as a bootloader... but one of the things I liked about LM 7.2 was that it used grub as it's primary boot loader and all I had to do was tell it where my other os was and it loaded neccesary files with a chainloading system. Lilo cannot do this. So did they switch to grub for the full release? Also, it looks like they completely re-vamped bootdrake making it completely worthless. Is there anyway that I can install GRUB from the getgo during the install process and use the same easy-to-use front-end that the 7.2 install had?... for me it was such an easy way to dual boot rather than copying all of these image output files and what not. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Re: [newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info
On Saturday 21 April 2001 08:17, you wrote: > > The betas of 8.0 have been using lilo as a bootloader... but one of the > things I liked about LM 7.2 was that it used grub as it's primary boot > loader and all I had to do was tell it where my other os was and it loaded > neccesary files with a chainloading system. Lilo cannot do this. So did > they switch to grub for the full release? No, Grub was included in the betas, I don't know if it was an option with "recomended" install but I used it every time with "expert" install > Also, it looks like they completely re-vamped bootdrake making it > completely worthless. Is there anyway that I can install GRUB from the > getgo during the install process and use the same easy-to-use front-end > that the 7.2 install had?... for me it was such an easy way to dual boot > rather than copying all of these image output files and what not. > .. Yes ,if it isn't an option during "recomended" install just use DrakConf to configure your bootloader post install, Grub & Lilo are there (also Aurora is in there), if you are using a beta, the boot options in DrakConf don't work but it is straightforward to resolve:- Download (I got mine from rpmfind.net) the latest versions of DrakConf and it's dependencies which are:- drakfont drakfloppy harddrake drakxtools drakxtools-newt upgrade these first, then upgrade DrakConf, it's straightforward as they are rpms
Re: [newbie] more upgrading madness ...
You can go with the route the other guy mentioned, or you could do what I do at times. First step, find out what's installed. rpm -qa | grep kdelibs >From that output, then uninstall those RPMS. rpm -e kdelibs- After it's done removing those packages, you don't have that crazy mess about "failed dependencies" since you no long have them. You can then do your rpm -ivh kdelib*.rpm to install your software. I would say this more of a boarder line expect move. So if you're not comfortable with removing something like sound and devel-sound packages, the I would not go with this. But I will say I've had good success with doing that. Hope that was helpful. tdh T. Holmes Unixtechs.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Real Men use Vi." * Michel Clasquin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010419 18:08]: | To continue my ongoing battle with MandrakeUpdate and rpm, have a look a this | lot, cut 'n pasted straight from my terminal: | | [root@localhost grpmi]# rpm -Uvh kdelibs-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm | error: failed dependencies: | kdelibs = 2.0 is needed by kdelibs-sound-2.0-5mdk | kdelibs = 2.0 is needed by kdelibs-devel-2.0-5mdk | kdelibs = 2.0 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0-5mdk | [root@localhost grpmi]# rpm -Uvh kdelibs-devel-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm | error: failed dependencies: | kdelibs = 2.0.1 is needed by kdelibs-devel-2.0.1-2mdk | kdelibs-devel = 2.0 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0-5mdk | [root@localhost grpmi]# rpm -Uvh kdelibs-sound-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm | error: failed dependencies: | kdelibs = 2.0.1 is needed by kdelibs-sound-2.0.1-2mdk | kdelibs-sound = 2.0 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0-5mdk | [root@localhost grpmi]# rpm -Uvh kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm | error: failed dependencies: | kdelibs-sound = 2.0.1 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0.1-2mdk | kdelibs = 2.0.1 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0.1-2mdk | kdelibs-devel = 2.0.1 is needed by kdelibs-sound-devel-2.0.1-2mdk | | It's a perfect vicious circle - you can't install a until b is present, but b | requires c, which needs a. The only way I can see to install this lot is for | something, somewhere along the line, to be forced to install. Which is | supposed to be a Bad Thing (tm). Any guesses on which one to force first? My | guess is kdelibs, but that's just because it has the shortest name ... | | Maybe there is something to this Debian stuff after all ... | | -- | Michel Clasquin | [EMAIL PROTECTED]/unisa.ac.za | http://www.geocities.com/clasqm | | This message was posted from a Microsoft-free PC
[newbie] 7.2 install problem - Cdrom & X-server
I finally took the plunge and installed 7.2. Installation was uneventful other than the soundcard not being found. that was fixed without hassle. However. there are two problems .. Problem A) Cdrom is inaccessible despite running through the Cdburner tutorial pages. Error message as user or root: [john@john john]$ ls /mnt/cdrom ls: /mnt/cdrom: Input/output error [john@john john]$ Permissions from /dev [root@john /dev]# ls -l cdr* lrwxrwxrwx1 root root9 Apr 21 20:19 cdrom -> /dev/scd0 lrwxrwxrwx1 root root9 Apr 21 15:09 cdrom1 -> /dev/scd0 [root@john /dev]# ls -l scd* brw-rw1 john cdrom 11, 0 Sep 27 2000 scd0 brw-rw1 john cdwriter 11, 1 Sep 27 2000 scd1 brw-rw1 john cdwriter 11, 2 Sep 27 2000 scd2 brw-rw1 john cdwriter 11, 3 Sep 27 2000 scd3 brw-rw1 john cdwriter 11, 4 Sep 27 2000 scd4 brw-rw1 john cdwriter 11, 5 Sep 27 2000 scd5 brw-rw1 john cdwriter 11, 6 Sep 27 2000 scd6 brw-rw1 john cdwriter 11, 7 Sep 27 2000 scd7 I don't understand why user john should own /dev/scd(?), so far I haven't dared to change the ownership Fstab as follows: - /dev/hdc5 / ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda7 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hda9 /home ext2 defaults 1 2 /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0 /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c vfat user,exec,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hda5 /mnt/win_d vfat user,exec,umask=0 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda8 /root/ ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdd5 /usr ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda10 /usr2 ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda11 /usr3 ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0 - Problem B) X-Server (I think) - I cannot see where the issue is: My Vidcard is an S3 Virge DX with 4mb Ram, the monitor a CTX 1451, resolution 16-bit 800x600; these two have been working together without fault thru LM6.x and until I installed LM7.2, (and obviously with that other opsys). I think (grin), that I selected XFree 4, can't be sure as I have both XF86Config AND XF86Config-4 in /etc/X11. I cannot start X automatically (init 5) as the monitor (Or vidcard) goes directly to a ?powersave? mode. When I login to the CLI (init 3), I can startx and run KDE without problems, however if/when I exit from KDE I have the same problem as above and the only way I can regain control is either a three-finger-salute or hard reset. Ctrl-Alt-Del restarts without causing me any hassles. Can someone point me to some help here, I know I've seen it covered before but haven't been able to find the references. Cheers John --- "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected" (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.)
[newbie] How much internet security do I need?
Hi All: I am using ML 7.2 for a home desktop system. I only browse the internet using a 56K modem. How much internet security do I need? Do I need ipchains or whatever? I am only on the internet 3 to 4 hours a day. I have ML set to medium security!! Thanks Charles
Re: [newbie] Windows hates Linux
Why are you trying to install 7.0? Just curious. I have heard and experienced once myself, where the CD will not eject and then wouldn't let me do it manually. I had to reboot the machine and start the install all over again. I do not *THINK* this is caused because of lack of HDD space. It should give you an error when you select packages if you don't have enough space. I'm starting to think it's due to slow CD-ROMs, but I'm not entirely sure of that. I was first having this problem with a 6X DvD drive, that later spritzed out on me, so I think it was reading things really weird, and caused that problem. The other CD-ROM I saw it happen with, it was a 12X I think... if that. If you go with 7.2, KDE and GNOME should be installed automatically. If you wait for Mandrake 8, which is coming this month I believe, you will have the updated KDE and GNOME. Mandrake 7.2, and higher now auto-mounts file systems. 7.1 may have as well, but I don't remember it doing so off the bat. Windows however, especially Windows9x, can not, and does not read any other file systems other then FAT. (16 or 32.) I have heard of applications that will allow Windows to read EXT2 file Systems, but I have never tried them myself. I don't even think Win2K will read EXT2. But as the other gentleman mentioned, you can install Tweak, or TweakUI. You can search for a "NEWER" version at www.download.com/ or you can use the one that comes on the Windows9x CD that you have. Just search the cd for tweak and you should find a *.inf file I believe. RIGHT-MOUSE click it, select Install and it will do the rest. Check your Control Panel and you can then use that to hide the drive all together. Hope that helps you out! tdh T. Holmes Unixtechs.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Real Men use Vi." * Ciro Durán <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010418 22:54]: | Well, after installing a thounsand times Mandrake 7.0 (and Corel AND Debian), |finally I make it work... and now I have two issues: | | 1) I couldn´t install completely KDE. When it is installing there´s a moment when |it asks me to insert the other CD but it doesn´t open the CD drive and the button |doesn´t work. I have to open manually and when I hit Ok it hangs... I have to |cancel the installation in order to finish it...Any suggestions? One is trying |to finish it by Drakconf, but I don´t know, i must buy a bigger HD... | | 2) I had to install GNOME without almost anything (just The Gimp and the |configuration packs), and it works right... even I enter the windows partition and it |can read anything... But if I boot from Windows, if I try to open Explorer or ANY |program tries to see the HD, or in DOS I enter the partition linux uses, it hangs, it |simply stops working, not even the ctrl-alt-del responds...What it causing this? |is there any way to "hide" the partition from Windows? | | Thnx | | El Ciro
Re: [newbie] Telnet
Well you have a few options. 1) Remote Connections: You can find shareware, freeware, or purchase some sort of remote connection software. There are tons of them. Personally, I use SecureCRT. They make software that will allow you to SFTP from a Windows machine to a UNIX/Linux box, as well as it supports SSH very well. (I would suggest you move to SSH for various reasons.) There's QVT/Term, which was my first VT100 emulations software when I first started working at an ISP almost 4 years ago. It's very customizable, and I believe it is FREEWARE. There's also Hummingbird, which makes create software, and even comes with an X Serve app, but is very pricey. Last I heard it prices around $700. SecureCRT is about $50 I believe, check their website for information. www.vandyke.com/ But those are some options for connecting to other UNIX/Linux boxes. If you can't find QVT/Term, let me know. I may have it stored some place and can make it available via my webserver. 2) Remote Control: There are applications like VNC that will give you access to other OS systems. I have installed and tried VNC, and over all it's a good application. But I think it's more for somebody trying to control an Windows machine from a Linux box. You can control a Linux box from the Windows box, however it doesn't let you take over a current X session. (Or if it does, I'm not sure how to do it.) You are given TWM by default, but you can comment that out an add startkde to run KDE instead. However, it sounds like you just want a way to access a command line from a UNIX/Linux box. So applications like SecureCRT and QVT/Term are the way to go. If you would rather stick with telnet, then I think QVT/Term will be great for you, however I strongly suggest you visit www.openssh.com/ and start working with SSH. At which point SecureCRT would be a better application. Hope that helps! tdh T. Holmes Unixtechs.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Real Men use Vi." * Mcintosh, Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010419 03:14]: | HI there | | Iv got Linux running on a HP Vectrea VL5 It works just fine | I am currently accessing this box via telnet. However the screensize of | telnet is limited and I'm looking for someother kind of | tools that lets me work from a windows machine. | Something like PCanywhere. | I dont want to use X as I'm a newbie and want to practice the command in | shell. | Anybody got any ideas?
Re: [newbie] intel modem
Have you tried using HardDrake? You may be able to configure it further there so it will then recognize your modem. However, is it possible this is a configuration problem in the dialer yo'ure using? When I was dialing in via modem, I used kppp. In kppp there's an option to test the modem, and it will tell you if it will be able to dial and send the appropriate commands. Have you attempted something like that? tdh T. Holmes Unixtechs.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Real Men use Vi." * Slayer ! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010420 04:20]: | | Hi I have a intell datafax modem, I download the driver from Intell | webpage ( V.90 or something), I didi exavtly what it says, (clean, make, | install)- and everything its allright except it still not working or | detecting it... | | it someway to set it up or something??? | | | thanx | | Josue | _ | Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
[newbie] 2nd cd of Mandrake8?
I got installed Mandrake8 beta 3 instaled only the first cd and its rocks :) it takes me 4 days to download it maybe someone know where i can find the second cd??
[newbie] Epson 600 printing prob -CUPS in Mandrake 8
Hello all, I have just installed Mandrake 8 and have set up an SMB printer (the printer is on a networked Windows 98 machine). The printer is an Epson Stylus Color 600. It is detected fine and I can send print jobs. However, I am facing 2 issues with it right now that I hope somebody can help me: 1) the printing comes out very jerkily. This is to say that the printer would print 1-2 lines and then halt for a few seconds before printing another 1-2 lines and so on. I am using the "CUPS+GIMP-print v4.1.5" driver with dither set to "very fast" and resolution at 180 DPI. This did not happen with Mandrake 7.2, nor with printing from windows (my PC dual boots at times). 2) The print output is simply sub-par even if I switch to 720dpi and toggle between the different rendering options. It has been like this in Mandrake 7.2 but it irks me now as I'd hoped to print something other than "drafts" from linux. Moreover, I'd also been convincing friends to give Mandrake 8 a go. A problem like this would turn them away from linux most definitely. :( I hope somebody can advise me here. Thanks in advance! :)
RE: [newbie]LM 8.0
As of this past Thurs. Mandrake 8.0 Is officially out. See http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/pr-80us.php3 for the press release. Charles (-: Forever never goes beyond tomorrow. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Weaver > Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 5:04 AM > To: Newbie List > Subject: Re: [newbie]LM 8.0 > > > Marcia, > > I think the latest release of Mdk8.0 is beta 3. Last I heard the final > release was scheduled for June. > > -- > > Mark > * > > "what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years > at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast > emotional onslaught of my children. You never finish being a > parent. :)" > On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, marcia wrote: > > > Dear All, Is LM 8 officially out yet? What is different about it and > > would it be worth upgrading from 7.2 to 8? Thanks for your info. > > Sincerely, Marcia > > > > >
[newbie] kapm-idled, 8.0, can't rebuild kernel, locking up.
what is this kapm-idled thing and why can I not kill it? Why can I not disable it? Why is it absolutely there against my will? It takes up between 50 and 100% of my cpu on all monitoring progs making them USELESS and eventually causes my system to lock and crash. I uninstalled ALL kde packages since I don't particularly like kde and still there is kapm-idled mocking me. How can I make this go away? Oh yea, the system kernel panicks off of ANY newly built kernel and in most cases is actually unable to complete rebuilding a kernel. So don't tell me all I need to do is uncheck a box in make xconfig and recompile. I've read the kernel devel mailing lists and the mandrake expert lists in regards to this. "Just rebuild your kernel" is not an option on a system that is incapable of rebuilding a kernel if you use any of the default install options. I'm really pissed off about 8.0 right now. It's a lot faster then 7.2 when it works but hardly anything that I do with linux works in 8.0. I did an expert install and installed everything (20 gig HD the whole disk got installed) and I still had to hunt down extra packages just so I could rebuild RPMs. WTF is that? Then the kapm-idled thing starts up and my system starts locking up. ug. Why did all the install options go away? Does it have to be only "Expert" or "I'm an idiot" options? "I'm an idiot" won't even let me name a partition anything but what is in the drop down box. WTF is that? Why is the "Expert" install basically the normal install from 7.2? Anyway, if anyone can help with my questions I appreciate it and if anyone actually read this whole email I congratulate you on your perseverence. Sorry to bitch so much but I traded a functioning mandrake 7.2 for a worthless 8.0 today and I'm pissed off about it. I've been working on this for almost 12 hours now. Abe = Jesus saves. Allah forgives, Cthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich. -- See my digital art at: http://www.foramenmagnum.net/images.html __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie]LM 8.0
Marcia, I think the latest release of Mdk8.0 is beta 3. Last I heard the final release was scheduled for June. -- Mark * "what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast emotional onslaught of my children. You never finish being a parent. :)" On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, marcia wrote: > Dear All, Is LM 8 officially out yet? What is different about it and > would it be worth upgrading from 7.2 to 8? Thanks for your info. > Sincerely, Marcia >
[newbie] VIA 686B southbridge problem
Hi all, I recently installed a new motherboard from FIC. It has the VIA 686B southbridge chip and according to the Register it has a bug in it. I have found fixes for windows on the FIC and VIA websites but cannot find a way to fix the bug for Linux. My Mandrake is acting strange and I haven't changed anything except the motherboard and cpu (AMD 850Mhz) . Any help would be greatly appreciated. I really want to get rid of windows but can't until I can fix the bug.Thanks Below is the article I read. Sorry this is so long. VIA, as of today, has not posted anything regarding a fix. Either that or I was looking in the wrong place on there web site. Data-corruption bug hits VIA chipsets By: Tony Smith Posted: 12/04/2001 at 11:52 GMT VIA has confirmed a data-damaging glitch in its 686B Southbridge chip - a major part of the Taiwanese company's KT-133A chipset - and is working with mobo makers to prepare BIOS updates to fix the problem. The southbridge part is used in the vast majority of AMD Athlon-oriented mobos, primarily the KT-133, but it can be used with northbridge parts from the Apollo Pro 133, KX-133A and AMD-76x chipsets too. VIA said it is investigating the problem to see how many chipsets are affected. The bug was uncovered by German hardware site Au-Ja! It's not exactly a common problem: the date corruption affects large, 100MB and up file transfers between two hard drives connected to separate IDE channels exchanging the data by DMA. Having a Creative Labs Soundblaster Live card in place seems to exacerbate the problem. VIA's BIOS fix works by adjusting a number of PCI settings, which, according to Tecchannel, suggests the problem is a result of competitive PCI access. VIA told The Register that it is a BIOS issue, and it will be posting a fix on its Web site sometime next week. ® Related Links Au-Ja's initial report (in German) Tecchannel's summary (in German)
[newbie] System sounds with LM 7.2 and KDE 2.1
I've just installed LM 7.2 with KDE 2.1 from Mandrake Freq. All is OK but I cannot get system sounds to work in KDE. They do with Gnome, and I can play CDs etc with no trouble. I had to download and install "arts-2.1-2 mdk.rpm" as it wasn't on the CD but this hasn't fixed the problem . Also arts does not start on KDE start up, even though this option is selected in the KDE sound server control centre.
[newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info
The betas of 8.0 have been using lilo as a bootloader... but one of the things I liked about LM 7.2 was that it used grub as it's primary boot loader and all I had to do was tell it where my other os was and it loaded neccesary files with a chainloading system. Lilo cannot do this. So did they switch to grub for the full release? Also, it looks like they completely re-vamped bootdrake making it completely worthless. Is there anyway that I can install GRUB from the getgo during the install process and use the same easy-to-use front-end that the 7.2 install had?... for me it was such an easy way to dual boot rather than copying all of these image output files and what not. Any help is greatly appreciated.
[newbie] disk quota and ftp welcome message.
Hello all I have disk Quotas for some of my users. I was wondering if there was a way to insert a line in the FTP welcome message that would let the user know how much diskspace they are using and how much is left? (sort of like geocities and similar hosts do) I am running mandrake 7.2 and the default ftp client thanks for any help. Luc http://www.viperws.com -->> FREE Perl CGI scripts add WEB ACCESS to your -->> POP E-Mail accounts! Download today!! http://www.adjeweb.com
