Re: [newbie] A good Motherboard

2001-06-10 Thread civileme

On Monday 11 June 2001 02:21, OOzy Pal wrote:
> Ok now after I got my motherboard, I am trying to make
> linux detect the built-in Promise Fasttrack card in my
> motherboard MSI K7T Turbo-R. I don't want the card to
> work as a raid. I want to just to work as a normal
> IDE. Hard Drake is detecting the Promise card under
> Other Devices. How can I get it to work?

Short answer:  One channel and one drive--maybe.  The Promise FastTrak is 
basically unsupported thanks to the secrecy from Promise.  Andre did the best 
he could wih the info they gave but it isn't enough.

Civileme
QA/Software Testing
>
> --- Shawn Dolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm using a promise ATA 33/66/100 driver from
> > www.linhardware.com
> >
> > direct link:
> >
> > http://lhd.zdnet.com/db/dispdriver.php3?DISP?1069
> >
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > Civileme
> > Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 11:07 AM
> > To: OOzy Pal; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Cc: Brandon Caudle; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] A good Motherboard
> >
> > On Friday 01 June 2001 17:45, OOzy Pal wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Are you saying that this motherboard will not work
> > > with Linux? If this true then I am screwed.
> >
> > http://www.promise.com/PDF/FastTrak100.pdf
> >
> > Look at operating systems--No linux available...
> > The driver we have to run
> > it as a regular controller (not RAID) makes one
> > channel for one device,
> > maybe.
> >
> > Civileme
>
> http://tw.msi.com.tw/showroom/mainboard/eng/k7tturbo-R.htm
>
> > > --- Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > On Friday 01 June 2001 01:25, OOzy Pal wrote:
> > > > > I have already ordered my system with
> > > > >
> > > > > MSI K7T Turbo-R
> > > > >
> > > > > I hope it works fine. Even though it is RAID
> >
> > but I
> >
> > > > am
> > > >
> > > > > running it as a normal IDE.
> > > >
> > > > I hope you realize you have the right to turn it
> > > > around unopened and I
> > > > STRONGLY recommend you do so.  I can more or
> >
> > less
> >
> > > > guarantee it will NOT work.
> > > >
> > > > Make it the manufacturer's problem not
> >
> > yours--you
> >
> > > > bought a board with WinIDE.
> > > >
> > > > Civileme
> > > >
> > > > > --- Tim Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > *sigh*  HTML in email is EVIL!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But back to the point... the ASUS A7V133, is
> >
> > a
> >
> > > > VERY
> > > >
> > > > > > NICE motherboard.  That's what I'm running
> >
> > right
> >
> > > > > > now.
> > > > > > It supports 266 FSB, it has a Promise ATA
> > > >
> > > > Controller
> > > >
> > > > > > on board, which will handle 4 IDE devices.
> >
> > IT
> >
> > > > then
> > > >
> > > > > > comes with the regular IDE controller that
> >
> > all
> >
> > > > > > motherboards come with.  So you could have 8
> >
> > IDE
> >
> > > > > > devices
> > > > > > in the machine provided you have the room in
> >
> > the
> >
> > > > > > case and then room on the power supply for
> >
> > the 8
> >
> > > > > > devices.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But if you want recommendations for a
> > > >
> > > > motherboard,
> > > >
> > > > > > you really need to know what kind of
> >
> > processor
> >
> > > > > > you're
> > > > > > looking to go with.  The A7V133 is a AMD
> > > > > > motherboard.  I'm not sure if they make a
> > > > > > motherboard like that,
> > > > > > that supports Intel.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The motherboad is about $150-$160, but it's
> > > >
> > > > worth
> > > >
> > > > > > it!
> > > > > > tdh
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > T. Holmes
> > > > > > UNIXTECHS.org
> > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > -
> > > > > > "Real Men Us Vi!"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > | hy,
> > > > > > | i dont know if there are special drivers
> >
> > for
> >
> > > > linux
> > > >
> > > > > > but the asus a7v133 has
> > > > > >
> > > > > > | 4 ide channels. 2 are normal ide's, so
> >
> > they
> >
> > > > work
> > > >
> > > > > > under linux for sure.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > | the other 2 are controlled by a promise
> >
> > chip
> >
> > > > (for
> > > >
> > > > > > win98 you need a driver
> > > > > >
> > > > > > | from promise for them).
> > > > > > | the connectors can be used to access 4 ide
> > > > > >
> > > > > > peripherals, or the
> > > > > >
> > > > > > | 2 primary ide's can be used to build a
> >
> > raid-0
> >
> > > > > > array.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > | regards
> > > > > > | mp
> > > > > > |
> > > > > > |
> > > > > > |
> > > > > > |
> > > > > > | Am Montag, 28. Mai 2001 00:37 schrieb
> >
> > Brandon
> >
> > > > > > Caudle:
> > > > > > | > 
> > > > > > | > the maximumis 4 ide devices/
> > > > > > | >  
> > > > > > | > brandon caudle
> > > > > > | > 
> > > > > > | > >From: "Pauwel Demeyer"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > | > >To:
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > > > > > | > >Subject: Re: [newbie] A
> >
> > good
> >
> > > > > > Motherboard
> > > > > >
> > > > > > | > >Date: Sat, 26

RE: [newbie] A good Motherboard

2001-06-10 Thread OOzy Pal

Ok now after I got my motherboard, I am trying to make
linux detect the built-in Promise Fasttrack card in my
motherboard MSI K7T Turbo-R. I don't want the card to
work as a raid. I want to just to work as a normal
IDE. Hard Drake is detecting the Promise card under
Other Devices. How can I get it to work?




--- Shawn Dolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm using a promise ATA 33/66/100 driver from
> www.linhardware.com
> 
> direct link:
> 
> http://lhd.zdnet.com/db/dispdriver.php3?DISP?1069
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Civileme
> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 11:07 AM
> To: OOzy Pal; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: Brandon Caudle; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] A good Motherboard
> 
> 
> On Friday 01 June 2001 17:45, OOzy Pal wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Are you saying that this motherboard will not work
> > with Linux? If this true then I am screwed.
> >
> 
> 
> http://www.promise.com/PDF/FastTrak100.pdf
> 
> Look at operating systems--No linux available... 
> The driver we have to run
> it as a regular controller (not RAID) makes one
> channel for one device,
> maybe.
> 
> Civileme
> 
> >
>
http://tw.msi.com.tw/showroom/mainboard/eng/k7tturbo-R.htm
> >
> > --- Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Friday 01 June 2001 01:25, OOzy Pal wrote:
> > > > I have already ordered my system with
> > > >
> > > > MSI K7T Turbo-R
> > > >
> > > > I hope it works fine. Even though it is RAID
> but I
> > >
> > > am
> > >
> > > > running it as a normal IDE.
> > >
> > > I hope you realize you have the right to turn it
> > > around unopened and I
> > > STRONGLY recommend you do so.  I can more or
> less
> > > guarantee it will NOT work.
> > >
> > > Make it the manufacturer's problem not
> yours--you
> > > bought a board with WinIDE.
> > >
> > > Civileme
> > >
> > > > --- Tim Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > *sigh*  HTML in email is EVIL!
> > > > >
> > > > > But back to the point... the ASUS A7V133, is
> a
> > >
> > > VERY
> > >
> > > > > NICE motherboard.  That's what I'm running
> right
> > > > > now.
> > > > > It supports 266 FSB, it has a Promise ATA
> > >
> > > Controller
> > >
> > > > > on board, which will handle 4 IDE devices. 
> IT
> > >
> > > then
> > >
> > > > > comes with the regular IDE controller that
> all
> > > > > motherboards come with.  So you could have 8
> IDE
> > > > > devices
> > > > > in the machine provided you have the room in
> the
> > > > > case and then room on the power supply for
> the 8
> > > > > devices.
> > > > >
> > > > > But if you want recommendations for a
> > >
> > > motherboard,
> > >
> > > > > you really need to know what kind of
> processor
> > > > > you're
> > > > > looking to go with.  The A7V133 is a AMD
> > > > > motherboard.  I'm not sure if they make a
> > > > > motherboard like that,
> > > > > that supports Intel.
> > > > >
> > > > > The motherboad is about $150-$160, but it's
> > >
> > > worth
> > >
> > > > > it!
> > > > > tdh
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > T. Holmes
> > > > > UNIXTECHS.org
> > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > -
> > > > > "Real Men Us Vi!"
> > > > >
> > > > > | hy,
> > > > > | i dont know if there are special drivers
> for
> > >
> > > linux
> > >
> > > > > but the asus a7v133 has
> > > > >
> > > > > | 4 ide channels. 2 are normal ide's, so
> they
> > >
> > > work
> > >
> > > > > under linux for sure.
> > > > >
> > > > > | the other 2 are controlled by a promise
> chip
> > >
> > > (for
> > >
> > > > > win98 you need a driver
> > > > >
> > > > > | from promise for them).
> > > > > | the connectors can be used to access 4 ide
> > > > >
> > > > > peripherals, or the
> > > > >
> > > > > | 2 primary ide's can be used to build a
> raid-0
> > > > >
> > > > > array.
> > > > >
> > > > > | regards
> > > > > | mp
> > > > > |
> > > > > |
> > > > > |
> > > > > |
> > > > > | Am Montag, 28. Mai 2001 00:37 schrieb
> Brandon
> > > > >
> > > > > Caudle:
> > > > > | > 
> > > > > | > the maximumis 4 ide devices/
> > > > > | >  
> > > > > | > brandon caudle
> > > > > | > 
> > > > > | > >From: "Pauwel Demeyer"
> > > > >
> > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > >
> > > > > | > >To:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > | > >Subject: Re: [newbie] A
> good
> > > > >
> > > > > Motherboard
> > > > >
> > > > > | > >Date: Sat, 26 May 2001
> > >
> > > 20:04:41
> > >
> > > > > +0200
> > > > >
> > > > > | > >
> > > > > | > >The problem is there are
> no
> > >
> > > MB's
> > >
> > > > > who have more than 2
> > > > >
> > > > > | > IDE-connectors >(as far
> > > > > | > >as I know, so the best is
> > >
> > > getting
> > >
> > > > > an extra card with again
> > > > >
> 
=== message truncated ===


=
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OOzy

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Re: [newbie] where to get themes?

2001-06-10 Thread Charles A. Punch

Sam wrote:

> I went to http://kde.themes.org/ to download a couple of themes for KDE. But 
> I get a page saying "404 Not Found". In fact, it appears to be the same with  
> www.themes.org Does anybody know what's happened to the site, and any other 
> good sources of themes? Thanks

There is a link at

http://kde.themes.org/ 

called "Sourceforge mirrors," which will take you here 
ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/mirrors/themes.org

to a list of themes.

> 
> 
> 
> 
> 






Re: [newbie] LM8.0

2001-06-10 Thread Charles A. Punch

I think 8.0 is better. On my box, it was harder to install. I tried 
several times before it succeded in fully instaling. Configuring my 
modem and zip drive had to be done after installation, whereas in 7.2, 
they were configured during installation. All things considered, 8.0 is 
worth the trouble. I even have a trimmed down (1GB) 8.0 on my laptop.

Greg G wrote:

> I was thinking about buying  8.0 but wanted to hear
> from some who already have it Is it worth the
> money or should i wait
> thanks
> greg
> 





Re: [newbie] "Windows Shutdown Problem" in Linux?

2001-06-10 Thread Charles A. Punch

George Petri wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> Everyone knows that certain versions of Windows, when told to "Shut Down", 
> actually choose to reboot instead.  And it seems that my Linux installation 
> has caught this horrible disease (actually it's had this problem ever since I 
> first installed it).
> 
> Basically, if I select "Shutdown" from kdm or type in "halt" or "poweroff" or 
> "telinit 0", it gives lots of shutting-down-whatever-service messages and 
> then it says:
> 
> System is halted.
> 
> So far so good but then it says "stopping all md devices" and reboots.
> Arggh!!!
> 
> Does anyone know why this happens?
> ..

I haven't the foggiest why this happens, but  I have the same problem 
(sometimes). I can shutdown normally twice, but the third time, it will 
reboot instead.

ShalomOut
   Chal

Registered Linux user 217118

> 
> 
> 
> 






Re: [newbie] isdn + lm 8

2001-06-10 Thread Paul

It was Sun, 10 Jun 2001 17:32:07 -0300 when Diego wrote:

>How I configure my isdn card (a teles pci) to work with LM8 ?

After booting, check /var/log/messages if the ISDN support has been enabled
(you can set that up with install)

Then type in this:

modprobe hisax io=0x180 irq=10 type=3 protocol=2 id=line0

replace io and irq with what you have set up (should not be too difficult)
For more info: http://www.wurtel.demon.nl

Paul

--
Grelb's Reminder:
Eighty percent of all people consider themselves
to be above average drivers.

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[newbie] Kernel mdoules for burning

2001-06-10 Thread Canek\ Peláez Valdés

Hi; I've been using LM for a couple of years, and I love it. I've a HP
CD-Writer (7200i), and always work fine, until LM 8.0.

First I believe I was doing something wrong; but I've revised all twice and
the problem continues; it burns the CD ok, but it fails when fixing.

The only difference from previous versions of LM is all the new modules (sg,
sr_mod, sd_mod, etc.); when I began to burn CDs, there's only one, the
ide-scsi. I believe that the order when modprobe'ing each is important, but
I'm not sure.

Someone has a clue?

Canek
-- 
What's the MATTER Sid? ... Is your BEVERAGE unsatisfactory?




Re: [newbie] Determining ip information for eth0 failed

2001-06-10 Thread Ralph Brown

Thanks for the heads up on html mail...i just installed this new email
client on my MAC and forgot to set the preferences.

The router is a DHCP server which provides dynamic ip#s to the clients.

I did not set up a "route"(not sure how to do that).

All of the clients are behind the router, which is the firewall.

How do I tell if the DHCP / bootp is running?

I do try to ping the router, but get "host unreachable"

Thanks!
ralph


> Ralph, 
> 
> First, please try not to post htmlized e-mails to the list.  Some e-mail
> clients add all kinds of extra html tags, reduce the size of the font such
> that it is unreadable, or change the color to a grayish color, making it much
> more difficult to read.
> 
> There are several other questions that people on the list are going to need to
> know to help to resolve the problem -- for example, are these static or
> dynamic IPs (dynamic as in provided by dhcp or bootp)?  Do you have a route
> set up on the linux boxes that is the IP of the router?  Is any of this behind
> a firewall?  Have you made sure that your dhcp / bootp server is in fact
> running?  And if it is, can you get from the linux box to the dhcp / bootp
> server? 
> 
> All of these questions will help the people on this list to give you advice
> targeted for your situation.
> 
> Michael 

-- 
Ralph Brown
[EMAIL PROTECTED]







Re: [newbie] Determining ip information for eth0 failed

2001-06-10 Thread Michael D. Viron
Ralph,

First, please try not to post htmlized e-mails to the list.  Some e-mail clients add all kinds of extra html tags, reduce the size of the font such that it is unreadable, or change the color to a grayish color, making it much more difficult to read.

There are several other questions that people on the list are going to need to know to help to resolve the problem -- for example, are these static or dynamic IPs (dynamic as in provided by dhcp or bootp)?  Do you have a route set up on the linux boxes that is the IP of the router?  Is any of this behind a firewall?  Have you made sure that your dhcp / bootp server is in fact running?  And if it is, can you get from the linux box to the dhcp / bootp server?

All of these questions will help the people on this list to give you advice targeted for your situation.

Michael

--
Michael Viron
Senior Systems & Administration Consultant
Web Spinners, University of West Florida

At 07:54 PM 06/10/2001 -0700, Ralph Brown wrote: 

Determining ip information for eth0 failed Help please

I installed Mandrake8 on a Celeron box with much success, but I cant connect to my router. I have a 6 station network with windoze boxes, all of which work great. The Mandrake box is plugged directly into the SMC router..bypassing the hub (which the others are plugged into). Previously I had it plugged into the hub with the others.

Suggestions?

Thanks in advance!
-- 
Ralph Brown
[EMAIL PROTECTED]









Re: [newbie] mandrake 8 installation lock up during configure x

2001-06-10 Thread Randy Kramer

Noah,

I had similar problems installing beta 3 of Mandrake 8, and then (with
the same machine) similar problems with Mandrake 7.2.  Finally I managed
to install Mandrake 7.2 by using the "text" install.  Even in the text
install, the system would hang if it tested X, so I told it not to text
X.

I suspect that I could have installed Mandrake 8.0 using the text
install, and will find out in the next week or so when I retry the
install.

Hope this helps,
Randy Kramer



Noah Richards wrote:
> 
>  Over the past few days, I have been attempting to install Mandrake
> 8 on a system which will only use mandrake.  After all downloads (i am
> doing it via ftp) complete without a problem, the last step, configure
> x, causes drakx to lock up.  I have tried to install several different
> times with varied results.  The freeze happens usually after I select
> the video card and monitor, and then when it goes to test the selected
> resolution, the mouse freezes in place, the keyboard is unresponsive,
> the menu on the left disappears, and the text box in the middle
> disappears.  The only exception to this was the last time I attempted
> installation, and when it tried to test it, drakx gave an error that
> /dev/mem was not found.  Since I am a complete newbie at linux, any help
> would be appreciated.  Thanks!




Re: [newbie] XML Resources

2001-06-10 Thread Randy Kramer

Dan,

I'm sure this isn't what you had in mind, but just for your information,
AbiWord uses (a subset of) XML as its native file format.  It might
serve you well as an editor at times.

Randy Kramer

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Anybody heard of some cool XML tools for Linux?  Other than Amaya, I haven't
> found any other XML-capable browsers for it.I'm learning XML now and
> haven't seen many resources for it until now




[newbie] Determining ip information for eth0 failed

2001-06-10 Thread Ralph Brown
Title: Determining ip information for eth0 failed



Help please

I installed Mandrake8 on a Celeron box with much success, but I can’t connect to my router. I have a 6 station network with windoze boxes, all of which work great. The Mandrake box is plugged directly into the SMC router..bypassing the hub (which the others are plugged into). Previously I had it plugged into the hub with the others.

Suggestions?

Thanks in advance!
-- 
Ralph Brown
[EMAIL PROTECTED]








Re: [newbie] Networking problem

2001-06-10 Thread Michael Lewis

When I start portmap, everything is fine.  When I start netfs, (nfs) is not 
in init.d, it says other filesystems mount: fs type nfs not supported by 
kernel.  Does this mean I have to re-configure my kernel or up-grade?

Portmap is not in init.d on 7.2, netfs is.  When I started it, it said 
mounting other file systems mount: nfs  [ok}  But all it did was place a 
text file in my nfs directory telling me how to configure a server to serve a 
number of clients.  I just want to share files between clients.  Is this even 
possible?

Thanks,

Totally Lost

On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Jim Kershner wrote:
> Under Mandrake 7.1 the two daemons I had to start were portmapp and nfs.
> You can manually start them by cd'ing to /etc/rc.d/init.d
>  and typing:
>
> ../portmap start
> ../nfs start
>
> To make them automatically start include them in the rcX.d directories for
> the run level you wish them to be running in. For example, on my backup
> server I have them in the rc3.d directory.
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Michael Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Franki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: Linux Newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 9:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Networking problem
>
> > I installed every option on 7.1 and 7.2   That file does not exist on
>
> either
>
> > machine.  Could it be called something else?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, you wrote:
> > > Try going here.. Mandrake has that file,,
>
> http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=rpc.nfsd&submit=Sear
>
> > >c h+...
> > >
> > > did you install nfs-utils ???
> > >
> > > regards
> > >
> > >
> > > Frank
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Lewis
> > > Sent: Sunday, 10 June 2001 10:08 PM
> > > To: Linux Newbie
> > > Subject: [newbie] Networking problem
> > >
> > >
> > > I have networked my two machines together and can ping each of them
> > > successfully.  I'm trying to set up network file sharing and have
> > > edited the /etc/exports file to read
> > > /usr *.localdomain  and
> > > /home *.localdomain
> > >
> > > I have also edited the  /fstab files to read:
> > > machinename:/usr/usr  nfs   defaults  and
> > > machinename:/home/home  nfs  defaults
> > >
> > > The problem i have is the book I'm using, which is the only one I could
> > > find to tell me how to enable network file sharing without setting up a
> > > network file server, says to run the rpc.nfsd daemon  and to edit the
> > > startup file to
> > > do it automatically.  The problem is I cannot find rpc.nfsd.  The book
>
> was
>
> > > written for Slackware, but that's all I could find.  Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > michael




[newbie] Xnews type program for Linux?

2001-06-10 Thread Leif Madsen

I am wondering if there is a good newsgroup program for Linux that 
automatically converts all the multipost messages in the binary newsgroups to 
single files like in a program I used to use called Xnews?  I'm using KNode 
now, but it seems a lot like Free Agent.  Any suggestions?

Thanks




RE: [newbie] Can't get on-line

2001-06-10 Thread Jose M. Sanchez


Before you do anything else from a console prompt type in

Ping 207.25.71.5

If you get back a reply, then your internet connection is set up and you
are having DNS problems which is likely.

-JMS

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ken Knecht
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 7:39 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] Can't get on-line


I'm using MD 8, KDE 2, and kppp. The modem is an external US Robotics
56k. 
Kppp says it has logged on successfully. However, I can't go anywhere
after 
logging on with a browser. I tried Netscape and Konqueror and Mozilla.
None 
seem to be able to go anywhere on the net. I tried addresses I know are 
good like Google and addresses from their bookmark list.

I use the same primary and secondary DNS IPs that I use in W98's DUN
where 
they work fine.

I wrote about this earlier and was told to try:

1) Adding CR at the end of /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
2) Commenting out 'Gateway' line in /etc/sysconfig/network

I used a '#' for the comment symbol and followed these instructions.

I haven't tried e-mail or news aps yet.

Any suggestions? Another modem program?

TIA

Ken






[newbie] Printing with 8

2001-06-10 Thread Ken Knecht

I can't seem to get my HP LJIII to print. The printer and cable work fine 
under DOS. It's connected to the only parallel port (lp0? - LP1 in DOS).

I try to set up printing from KDE 2 and I get a choice of Postscript, a 
Deskjet series, or text-only. I choose text-only but can't print a test 
page. It doesn't even try - no blank page, no garbage, nothing. I can't 
print from Kmail either.

In another thread someone suggested using Kups (Configuration -> Printers 
-> Kups. There is no 'Kups' choice on my system. I had told the original MD 
8 install to load everything for a workstation.

Any suggestions appreciated. In previous versions I selected my printer 
from a long list, told the computer which port, a printcap entry was made 
for me and I was printing in no time. I was disappointed in this new 
no-printer-choice set-up in MD 8.

TIA

Ken





[newbie] Can't get on-line

2001-06-10 Thread Ken Knecht

I'm using MD 8, KDE 2, and kppp. The modem is an external US Robotics 56k. 
Kppp says it has logged on successfully. However, I can't go anywhere after 
logging on with a browser. I tried Netscape and Konqueror and Mozilla. None 
seem to be able to go anywhere on the net. I tried addresses I know are 
good like Google and addresses from their bookmark list.

I use the same primary and secondary DNS IPs that I use in W98's DUN where 
they work fine.

I wrote about this earlier and was told to try:

1) Adding CR at the end of /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
2) Commenting out 'Gateway' line in /etc/sysconfig/network

I used a '#' for the comment symbol and followed these instructions.

I haven't tried e-mail or news aps yet.

Any suggestions? Another modem program?

TIA

Ken





Re: [newbie] Fwd: OT:Mayor problems with MBR need help desp.

2001-06-10 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan

The fdisk /mbr command sets your MBR to refer to the boot record on 
the active partition. If you change the active partition later, this 
is the partition that will boot at startup.

The WinNT loader is stored on the boot record of the partition that 
WInNT is installed, not on the MBR. You can do the same with other 
boot loaders like LILO and GRUB. When you configure these, write to 
your GNU/Linux partition and not to then MBR. Use a tool like fdisk to 
set your active partition to the one with that boot loader installed 
and then in DOS issue a fdisk /mbr. This method is much more flexible 
than writing to your MBR since the partition to be booted from can be 
changed simply by changing the active partition. If you are having 
problems with LILO or GRUB starting (preventing you from booting 
GNU/Linux), you can change the active partiton to your Windos 
partition using fdisk and then try to fix the problem from there.


On Sun, 10 Jun 2001 14:33, Romanator wrote:
> Nope. It puts it back to it original state before Linux was
> installed. I tried it on NT4  machine with no problems.
>
> Roman
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> Michael Spivak wrote:
> > if you'll do 'fdisk /mbr' you'll erase all your mbr data,
> > including the WinNT OS Loader.

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[newbie] Sound Dies in Enlightenment, Gnome and then KDE in LM8

2001-06-10 Thread Romanator

I'm not getting any failed messages during boot up. I have too many
audio packages installed. I think the basic installation CD installs too
many options. Having about 10 audio tools is a bit much.
I have noticed during the graphical boot up, whenever I see an unhappy
face next to the star, it usually is followed by some sort of error. Is
this true? This is strange, as I've never had problems with 7.0, 7.1 and
7.2. I'll keep every one posted. Oh yeah, on several occasions, when I
logged out to console and typed in" shutdown all, LM8 ran a systems
performance check and froze at anacron. But that could be something
else.

I know the sound dies if I update libarts. Should I update kdelibs?

Gnome and Enlightenment
Has LM8 introduced a gremlin to my Linux box? Anyways, I have to go look
for my can of Raid. Maybe it will help. I'll try your suggestions first
as sound has never been a problem until libarts and too many sound
modules came into the picture.

Thanks for the tips.

Roman


civileme wrote:
> 
> On Sunday 10 June 2001 12:19, Romanator wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Argh.. Now my sound is gone in Gnome and KDE!! Enlightenment again.
> > Which file configuration is causing this?
> > Should I remove Gnome and Enlightnement and reinstall?
> >
> > Roman
> > Registered Linux User #179293
> > Email Powered By Tux Email Utility
> 
> If sound is dying, then it has to be a program that uses sound.  Start with
> your mixers--test each one individually, then if they are good, your players,
> etc.
> 
> One has to be bad, or perhaps evil.  At one time we had sound dying if people
> touched gmix (like about 6.0, I think), but only with SB PCI 128s.
> 
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Re: [newbie] Internet Connection Problems

2001-06-10 Thread Benjamin Bayer

I am getting here late, but have you tried, prior to using kppp to connect,
modprobe ppp_async?  Your situation sounds like the one I was in with LM8.0b1,
the ppp0 module didn't exist, ppp_async didn't load for some reason, I had to
load it manually everytime.  I got the pppd server died unexpectedly
right after the connection should have been established.  modprobe ppp_async (as
su of course) also loads ppp_generic.

Hope this helps,

Ben



On Wed, 06 Jun 2001, you wrote:
> 
> Okay I'm using Mandrake 7.2 with the kppp (kde) dial frontend,
> 
> I can`t connect to the internet, I keep 
> getting pppd server died 
> unexpectedly errors?...I`ve gone into 
> /etc/ppp/options and looked at the 
> file. I have been told to change the 
> `auth` command to `#auth` or `noauth` 
> but to no avail. Also when I ran 
> `ifconfig` in the terminal I got the 
> following but no `ppp0` entry? 
> 
> [palisade@localhost palisade]$ su - 
> Password:[Root@localhost /root]# 
> ifconfig 
> eth0 Link encap: Ethernet HWaddr 
> 00:A0:CC:D3:62:8F 
> inet addr:172.0.0.1 Bcast:172.0.0.225 
> Mask:255.255.255.0 
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 
> Metric:1 
> RX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 
> overruns:0 frame:0 
> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 
> overruns:0 carrier:0 
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 
> Interrupt:10 
> 
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback 
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1 
> RX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 
> overruns:0 frame:0 
> TX packets:14 erros:0 dropped:0 
> overruns:0 carrier:0 
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
> 
> [root@localhost /root]# if config a 
> a: error fetching interface information: 
> Device not found 
> [root@localhost /root]# 
> 
> I get ppp errors, timeouts and a connection that isn't really a connection!
> 
> This is really getting me down.
> 
> Please help.   
> 
> My pc spec follows:
> 
>Desktop - Custom  
>CPU  : Athlon - 1.2Ghz Overclocked to 1425Mhz  
>Manufactuer  : Amd - Thunderbird  
>RAM (Mo)  : 256 - 133cas2 Crucial running at 152 
>Hard disk  : I.B.M. - 46.1Gb Deskstar  
>Video card  : No record - 3dfx Voodoo 5500 AGP  
>Sound card  : Creative labs - SB Live Platinum  
>CD / DVD ROM  : No record - 54x cheapo  
>Operating System : Mandrake - 7.2  
>  
>Modem : Us Robotics - Sportster Flash 56k  
>Printer  : Epson - Colour Stylus 440  
>
> Also have Win98se Installed, managed by lilo boot manager 
> 
> In case you havn't noticed I am new to linux and need quite a but of help!
> 
> Regards
> 
> Chris Keegan
> 
> 


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[newbie] isdn + lm 8

2001-06-10 Thread Diego

How I configure my isdn card (a teles pci) to work with LM8 ?





Re: [newbie] Networking problem

2001-06-10 Thread Michael Lewis

I installed every option on 7.1 and 7.2   That file does not exist on either 
machine.  Could it be called something else?

Thanks

On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, you wrote:
> Try going here.. Mandrake has that file,,
> http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=rpc.nfsd&submit=Sear
>c h+...
>
> did you install nfs-utils ???
>
> regards
>
>
> Frank
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Lewis
> Sent: Sunday, 10 June 2001 10:08 PM
> To: Linux Newbie
> Subject: [newbie] Networking problem
>
>
> I have networked my two machines together and can ping each of them
> successfully.  I'm trying to set up network file sharing and have edited
> the /etc/exports file to read
> /usr *.localdomain  and
> /home *.localdomain
>
> I have also edited the  /fstab files to read:
> machinename:/usr/usr  nfs   defaults  and
> machinename:/home/home  nfs  defaults
>
> The problem i have is the book I'm using, which is the only one I could
> find to tell me how to enable network file sharing without setting up a
> network file server, says to run the rpc.nfsd daemon  and to edit the
> startup file to
> do it automatically.  The problem is I cannot find rpc.nfsd.  The book was
> written for Slackware, but that's all I could find.  Any suggestions?
>
> michael




RE: [newbie] Networking problem

2001-06-10 Thread Franki

Try going here.. Mandrake has that file,,
http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=rpc.nfsd&submit=Searc
h+...

did you install nfs-utils ???

regards


Frank

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Lewis
Sent: Sunday, 10 June 2001 10:08 PM
To: Linux Newbie
Subject: [newbie] Networking problem


I have networked my two machines together and can ping each of them
successfully.  I'm trying to set up network file sharing and have edited the
/etc/exports file to read
/usr *.localdomain  and
/home *.localdomain

I have also edited the  /fstab files to read:
machinename:/usr/usr  nfs   defaults  and
machinename:/home/home  nfs  defaults

The problem i have is the book I'm using, which is the only one I could find
to tell me how to enable network file sharing without setting up a network
file server, says to run the rpc.nfsd daemon  and to edit the startup file
to
do it automatically.  The problem is I cannot find rpc.nfsd.  The book was
written for Slackware, but that's all I could find.  Any suggestions?

michael





[newbie] Networking problem

2001-06-10 Thread Michael Lewis

I have networked my two machines together and can ping each of them 
successfully.  I'm trying to set up network file sharing and have edited the 
/etc/exports file to read 
/usr *.localdomain  and  
/home *.localdomain

I have also edited the  /fstab files to read:
machinename:/usr/usr  nfs   defaults  and
machinename:/home/home  nfs  defaults

The problem i have is the book I'm using, which is the only one I could find 
to tell me how to enable network file sharing without setting up a network 
file server, says to run the rpc.nfsd daemon  and to edit the startup file to 
do it automatically.  The problem is I cannot find rpc.nfsd.  The book was 
written for Slackware, but that's all I could find.  Any suggestions? 

michael




[newbie] LM8.0

2001-06-10 Thread Greg G

I was thinking about buying  8.0 but wanted to hear
from some who already have it Is it worth the
money or should i wait
thanks
greg

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RE: [newbie] XFree 4.0.6 looks worse with KDE

2001-06-10 Thread Pablo García Durán

RDSI means ISDN in Spanish.


- Original Message -
From: Paul Rodríguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 6:42 PM
Subject: RE: [newbie] XFree 4.0.6 looks worse with KDE


José Maria wants to know if there is an "rdsi" modem that will work in
Mandrake 7.2.  (not a windmodem)
I have no idea what an "rdsi"modem is, so maybe someone can help him out.

-Paul R


Hola estoy hasta los cojones de ver correo en ingles yo he gastado 17000 pts
en una version de mandrake 7.2 y no tengo soperte de ningunna forma en
español y eso que solo quiero saber si hay algun moden rdsi que funcione con
mandrake 7.2 es decir que no sea winmoden pues no me importa comprar otro
moden rdsi si en verdad esiste un moden rdsi que funciona con mandrake


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Re: [newbie] mutiple moniters

2001-06-10 Thread Tim Holmes

Meanwhile, I've not actually done this myself, nor have I seen it
outside of a magazine, but yes it can be done.  It's something I've
wanted to do, but becomes an expensive project if erally done right.

But Maximum Linux magazine did an article in their March/April 2001
edition about it.

The article was a review for the Matrox G200-MMS VGA card, but it can
be done with another Matrox card that has dual head technology.  I
think I read in the article on the web page that you could actually
hook up 16 different monitors to the machine.  The picture here in the
magazine shows 4 monitors.  The Desktop was stretched to 2048x1536 so
there was one desktop displayed by 4 monitors.  Icons in KDE were in
the top left monitor, while the time and date were in the lower right
monitor.

You may want to try the Matrox web site, or the Maximum Linux website
and check things out.  I know the Matrox site was helpful when I looked
into it. However I ddn't have the $$$ at the time to buy a new monitor
and a $150 video card.

The mag said that hte highs for the card and this project were
"Unmatched capabilities for a single slot card.  Easy configurations."
The lows were "Steep cost.  Closed-source binaries."  The card they
were talking about is a $700 card.  But checking out the site there
is/was a card that was only $150 to the door I believe.

Hope that helps.
tdh

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RE: [newbie] XFree 4.0.6 looks worse with KDE

2001-06-10 Thread Paul Rodríguez

José Maria wants to know if there is an "rdsi" modem that will work in
Mandrake 7.2.  (not a windmodem)
I have no idea what an "rdsi"modem is, so maybe someone can help him out.

-Paul R


Hola estoy hasta los cojones de ver correo en ingles yo he gastado 17000 pts
en una version de mandrake 7.2 y no tengo soperte de ningunna forma en
español y eso que solo quiero saber si hay algun moden rdsi que funcione con
mandrake 7.2 es decir que no sea winmoden pues no me importa comprar otro
moden rdsi si en verdad esiste un moden rdsi que funciona con mandrake


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[newbie] mandrake 8 installation lock up during configure x

2001-06-10 Thread Noah Richards

 Over the past few days, I have been attempting to install Mandrake 
8 on a system which will only use mandrake.  After all downloads (i am 
doing it via ftp) complete without a problem, the last step, configure 
x, causes drakx to lock up.  I have tried to install several different 
times with varied results.  The freeze happens usually after I select 
the video card and monitor, and then when it goes to test the selected 
resolution, the mouse freezes in place, the keyboard is unresponsive, 
the menu on the left disappears, and the text box in the middle 
disappears.  The only exception to this was the last time I attempted 
installation, and when it tried to test it, drakx gave an error that 
/dev/mem was not found.  Since I am a complete newbie at linux, any help 
would be appreciated.  Thanks!





Re: [newbie] SCSI emulation

2001-06-10 Thread civileme

On Sunday 10 June 2001 06:37, Roberto Herrero wrote:
> SCSI emulation doesn't work in my Macmillan LM 7.2 distribution because the
> module sr_mod.o is missing. As a consequence, my CD-burner is not
> operative.

Sorry but that analysis is incorrect.  sr_mod.o is not needed. Access it 
through /dev/scd0.  There could be several other reasons your CD-R is not 
working in 7.2.  I would have to see setup information for your specific 
machine but if it is not an LG and it is not sharing an IDE channel with a 
DVD or a CDROM, it will work, almost always.  In those cases mentioned, an 
installation of kernel 2.2.19 is required and still some LGs don't work.

Civileme

>
> Please can anybody tell me if that module is loaded by LM 8.0, or it is
> still missing in that version? Check out in
> /lib/modules/(mandrake_kernel_version)/scsi

FWIW, it is there, but at file:/lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/scsi.  
And it still is not needed.
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Roberto Herrero




Re: [newbie] Total System "Lock-up" with MD 7.2

2001-06-10 Thread civileme

On Saturday 09 June 2001 06:31, Gordon Stewart wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> My "lock-up" problem has been evident in every attempt over the last few
> weeks to Install MD 7.2 "lock-up" occurs only in the X-windows system and
> occurs in both Gnome and KDE. It is a TOTAL System "lock-up" and the entire
> system just freezes. A reboot is necessary to continue.
>
> My Configuration is:-
> TI6NL Pentium II 233MHz 440LX ATX Motherboard, chip set Intel 82440LX.
> 72MB SDRAM
> S3 Virge GX2 Video card with chip set 86C357 and installed in AGP slot.
> Creative Soundblaster PCI 128 in PCI slot ( and it works very nicely)
> LT Win Modem in PCI slot (it has not been configured)
>
> My efforts to date:-
> I have tried many different types of MD 7.2 Installation, all have
> proceeded very well with no problems. The end result is a very nice
> installation of MD 7.2, but NO change to my Lock-up problem. I have tried
> some variations with Partitioning during Install, but NO change. I have
> tried various XFree86 Server combinations for my S3 Virge video card
> including the S3V server. No change to my problem.
> I have looked through the Mailing list archives for this problem, but while
> there has been a few close and similar problems, the solutions offered have
> not cured my problem. I have removed my Ethernet card and a serial comms
> card (Comms 3 and 4) both were PCI, but neither were next door to the AGP
> card. The PCI slot next to the AGP slot is vacant. I thought I had made
> some improvement when I removed these last two cards, possibly the
> incidence of "lock-up" is somewhat less, but it still happens.
> I have looked through all of the .log files I can find, not a mention
> anywhere.
>
> Exactly what happens:-
> I can move around quite freely in KDE opening various files and programs.
> Netscape opens and I can load many thing into this.
> However my standard test now is to open the Xterm in KDE. This opens OK,
> but as soon as I attempt to re-size it MANUALLY, the system will "lock-up".
> I can use Xterm and open it to a full size window, it is only the MANUAL
> resizing of this and other terminal windows in KDE and Gnome that results
> in system "Lock-up"
> I also have random Lock-ups,  always when I am changing the Window
> content.
>
> I would appreciate some assistance in resolving this irritating problem.
>
> Gordon Stewart


Just for laughs, see if you can duplicate this behavior with the SB removed.  
It sounds like an overload on the PCI bus from what you have described.  

Also you might try updating with MandrakeFreq and then also installing kernel 
2.2.19 out of the security updates to have the most current software.

Civileme
QA Team


Civileme




Re: [newbie] LM8.0 installation

2001-06-10 Thread civileme

On Sunday 10 June 2001 00:46, ivan miranda wrote:
> I ordered a LM8.0,however to my dismay,I could not proceed form one step
> of installation.The boot CD will boot ,after loading the Ram disk and it
> gives error and aborts the installation.I confirmed that it was a CD
> problem.However  LM support choose to ignore all my e-mails and
> fax asking for a replacement CDnot even a reply in spite of  quoting
> my registration ID.Then i spent three full days trying to down load
> cd1...and finally suceeded.
>   My next problem is that ,the software cannot mount the SCSI cd
> drive.The SCSI card i have is BUSlogic BT-946C.The CD boots from the
> drive,BUs logic card is detected then it gives me an error saying "no
> Cdrom device found".I tried to boot from  a boot
> disk made with windoz and booted from it.Here also the SCSI card was
> detected,then i get an error saying"I could not mount a CD on device
> /dev/scd0".The CDrom i have is plexter PX-8XCS.However LM7.2 loads and
> runs verywell in this same setup.
>   I need some help on this.
>
>

OK as soon as you boot, hit ctrl-alt-f2 and "modprobe BusLogic" without the 
quotes.

If that doesn't work, you will need to put the BusLogic driver (a kernel 
module) on a floppy and hit F1 at the splash screen then type "expert" 
(without the quotes) and put the floppy in at the next screen.

Civileme
QA Team

>
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[newbie] re-install

2001-06-10 Thread johnix

One problem I have ran into when re-installing mandrake 7.2 is that whatever problems 
I had with the first install would ocour again when I tried to re-install a second 
time.
I am dual booting win95. I found that if I went into dos and typed
fdisk /mbr then did a fresh install it went well. I don't know why but it worked.
Also I had to use text mode as linux or lin4win would give me a message saying my 
system resources were low.

This may help someone who is haveing trouble with a re-install or a system with low 
resources.

Also I have an SB16 sound card. I could't get it to work as SB16 so I tried Ensonic 
soundscape vivo. This worked.

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[newbie] Icons in Konq? And other Konq questions

2001-06-10 Thread Dr. Evil


Konqueror is the coolest browser I've ever seen, and one of the neat
features is that it seems to pick up icons from the websites it
visits.  How do I get it to do that with my website?

Second question: How do I get Java to work with it?  This is LM8.0 on
i386.  Java just doesn't seem to run when I visit Java pages.

Third question: Any hope for Shockwave?  Unfortunately, an increasing
number of companies have abandoned using HTML entirely, and no longer
have websites, but have Shockwave sites.  This is lame, but that's how
it is.  Any way to view it with LM8.0?

Thanks