[newbie-it] aiuto con Xwindow e un Thinkpad iseries
Perchè non riesco afar riconoscere a Xwindow il monitor LCD TFT del mio Notebook Thinkpad?Vi prego aiutatemi. Francesco Sarli _ Scarica GRATUITAMENTE MSN Explorer all'indirizzo http://explorer.msn.it/intl.asp
[newbie-it] VIA 82C686B AIUTO!!!
Ho un problema che mi affligge dalla 7.2! Il kernel non riconosce perfettamente la mia scheda madre AOPEN AX34 con il Chip VIA VT82C686B. L'Hardware monitor di Mandrake mi visualizza con il punto interrogativo i 3 Bridge tra cui quello dell'agp e il CHIP VT82C686. E' per questo motivo che Xfree non si installa con la versione ACCELLERATORE 3D? Giustamente Tuxrace non parte, sono disperato! Ho letto qualcosa sull'aggiornamento del kernel ma non sono riuscita ad installarlo. Ho scaricato la versione 2.4.13 in rpm per MDK ma mia ha bloccato la macchina. Da quello che ho letto questo problema c'è l'hanno tutti i possessori di MB con chipset VIA 82C. Grazie a tutti per la vostra pazienza. P.S. Ho provato Windows XP, è bellino ma MDK sfreccia al doppio della velocità. Forza Linux!
Re: [newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length)
Quoting liberally from Ethernet Networks by Gilbert Held: The IEEE 8023 standard for 10BASE-T using unshielded twisted pair at 10 Mbps, maximum segment length is 100 meters or 328 feet... Now if you want to get really technical, the 100 meters was originally meant to consist of 3 segments. The first segment can be up to 90 meters from a patch panel to a wall plate. Segments 2 and 3 which can be up to 10 meters in length allow for patch cables at each end of the link. You are well within the maximum length and it's a lot cheaper than a wireless solution. At 05:37 PM Saturday, 11/10/2001, Paul wrote -= Hi, everybody. I have a DSL connection coming in to the upstairs computer. I'd like to connect (withought having to get a new modem) a computer downstairs to the same connection. Can I send a cat5 cable down throught the wall from the router to the downstairs computer? (approx. 30-40 feet) Is there a limit to cat5 length in order to remain effective? Do I need a wireless solution? is that even safe? Ed Kasky Los Angeles, CA . . . . . . . . My friend has a baby. I'm recording all the noises he makes so later I can ask him what he meant. --Steven Wright Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length)
No trouble at all with CAT5 at that distance. If you do not want to drill holes wireless is good. (but cables are cheaper) I use wireless at 11Mbps from Melco/Buffalo I have a PCMCIA adapter with a Melco wireless card in the desktop PC upstairs and a wireless hub colocated with my cable modem. Mandrake 8.1 recognises the Melco PCMCIA wireless card automagically. The only issue I had was configuring the PCI-PCMCIA adapter. This is a common issue with several makes of wireless PCI-PCMCIA adapters, but there is an excellent HOWTO available, and of course advice available from other users. The Lucent Orinoco wireless system is very popular with Linux users, and there are tools developed specially for it. useful links are http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/korinoco/ There are 11 wireless channels to choose from to avoid interference (Microwave ovens can be an issue on some channels) The data is encrypted and so is safe, only computers in your workgroup can decode it. Of course passing blackhats with a supercomputer in their car could crack the encryption, but is your data really worth stealing? Range can be an issue. The Meco system I use has an integral antenna which is not really up to going through more than 1 or 2 walls. The manufacturers quote range as 300ft, but that is in clear air. Where the target device is more than 2 walls away I have to use an external antenna which adds to the cost. Other manufacturers such as cisco have a better (larger) antenna on the PCMCIA card HTH Derek On Saturday 10 November 2001 22:37, you wrote: Hi, everybody. I have a DSL connection coming in to the upstairs computer. I'd like to connect (withought having to get a new modem) a computer downstairs to the same connection. Can I send a cat5 cable down throught the wall from the router to the downstairs computer? (approx. 30-40 feet) Is there a limit to cat5 length in order to remain effective? Do I need a wireless solution? is that even safe? -Paul Rodríguez _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] good clear home networking documentation?
anybody know of any good, easy to understand home networking documentation? Specifically for connecting two Linux computers through a hub or router? -Paul Rodríguez _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie]
Hello, This is a problem I haven't been able to solve. Hi. I'm very new to Linux so I bought the 3 CD pack for Mandrake 8.1 expecting the installation to be pretty much trouble free. Unfortuantely, after the initial setup/ welcome screen using the boot disk and bootable CD-ROM, the setup said that it couldn't find an installation CD in the CD-ROM. The error message is as follows: I can't access a Mandrake-Linux Installation disk in your CDROM Drive. By looking in the setup log I also saw some of these messages: 4ide0: Drive 1 didn't accept speed setting, Oh well 4hdb: Status timed-out 4hdb: DMA Disabled 4hdb: drive not ready for command 4isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=3.40, iso_blknum=151339 and other stuff like this If you guys don't know of any solutions off the top of your heads then I guess I'll see if we can get it up and runing at the Installfest. Thanks. / He has a DFI motherboard with Award BIOS. bios version is current. CD rom is primary slave, HD is primary master This problem also occurs when using RedHat 7.2 and Mandrake 8.1 We tried two copies of the installmedia, so the disk wasn't bad. Demo Linux boots just fine off of the CD-Rom. / First of all, thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I built the computer myself and currently I have Win 98 and Win 2K on two seperate primary partitions. Then I used PartitionMagic 5.0 to create a Linux partition. Anyway, the CD-ROM is bootable, but since I was having trouble with just booting off the CD-ROM I tried it again with a bootdisk. I think that I'm using the cdrom.img file if that is what you mean by the image file - the actual CD is from MandrakeSoft. Also, windows has no trouble booting from the CD-ROM. I got an email from Eric Sandall and I asked him what the situation is with getting rides to the Installfest and what all peripherials we need to bring. I can bring my Mandrake 8.1 CD's, but do I need to bring anything else besides my tower (i.e. monitor, keyboard, mouse)? Anyway, thanks for the help. Travis Chamberlain == Travis Chamberlain From: Aaron Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Aaron Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Travis Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LUG] Mandrake 8.1 installation problem Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 03:36:29 -0800 boot disk and bootable CD-ROM, a boot disk is not required with a bootable CD-ROM newer Computers can boot from the CD-rom. go into the bios to enable boot off CDt. delete or a function key will get you into the bios. (good stuff to include in any request for help) What disk image did you use? What kind of computer do you have? -installfest is on 11-14-2001 we can help more then. Oh, for trouble shooting... does your windows cd boot? _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length)
Heh, I've run many single drops of over 200 meters on Cat-5e using 100BaseT w/o problems to connect buildings together. Everything is in the shielding. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ed Kasky |Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 6:19 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length) | | |Quoting liberally from Ethernet Networks by Gilbert Held: | |The IEEE 8023 standard for 10BASE-T using unshielded twisted |pair at 10 Mbps, maximum segment length is 100 meters or 328 feet... | |Now if you want to get really technical, the 100 meters was originally |meant to consist of 3 segments. |The first segment can be up to 90 meters from a patch panel to a wall |plate. Segments 2 and 3 which can be up to 10 meters in |length allow for |patch cables at each end of the link. | |You are well within the maximum length and it's a lot cheaper than a |wireless solution. | |At 05:37 PM Saturday, 11/10/2001, Paul wrote -= |Hi, everybody. I have a DSL connection coming in to the upstairs |computer. I'd like to connect (withought having to get a new |modem) a |computer downstairs to the same connection. Can I send a cat5 cable |down throught the wall from the router to the downstairs computer? |(approx. 30-40 feet) Is there a limit to cat5 length in order to |remain effective? Do I need a wireless solution? is that even safe? | |Ed Kasky |Los Angeles, CA |. . . . . . . . |My friend has a baby. I'm recording all the noises |he makes so later I can ask him what he meant. |--Steven Wright | | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] good clear home networking documentation?
On Sat, 2001-11-10 at 17:56, Paul Rodríguez wrote: anybody know of any good, easy to understand home networking documentation? Specifically for connecting two Linux computers through a hub or router? The networking HOWTO? Dave -- An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing. PGP signature
Re: [newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length)
There's a limit of 100 meters (over 300 feet). So, 40 feet is no problem. At 05:37 PM 11/10/2001 -0500, you wrote: Hi, everybody. I have a DSL connection coming in to the upstairs computer. I'd like to connect (withought having to get a new modem) a computer downstairs to the same connection. Can I send a cat5 cable down throught the wall from the router to the downstairs computer? (approx. 30-40 feet) Is there a limit to cat5 length in order to remain effective? Do I need a wireless solution? is that even safe? -Paul Rodríguez Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] w.xplorer slow because linux ext2 ?
Yulliansyah wrote: I want to install Mandrake 8 to my 2ND Harddisk and here's the problem : data : I have 2 HARDDISK with partition like this : HD 1 : 20 GB (Windows 98) C: FAT32 - 8 Gb - Primary - Active *. Ext E: FAT32 - 6Gb - Logical F: FAT32 - 6Gb - Logical HD 2 : 4.2 GB (plan for Linux Mandrake 8.0 in drive G: ) D: FAT32 - 1.5 Gb - Primary - Active *. Ext G: Linux Ext. - 3Gb - Logical problem : When run windows Explorer it become very slow. Drive G: in theorycal should be invisible but it Visible and have an icon like a CDROM icon. question : - how to make windows normal again ? - look like linux partition cause windows explorer slow when reading all drive (my computer), is it true ? - is it windows 98 can't support 2 OS ? Not quite answering your question. But perhaps you could look at moving all off D: to E: or F:. Then linux would have a whole physical drive to itself that windows wouldn't even lookat. I think windows should rename E: and F: to D: and E: on next boot up - but not totally sure. Perhaps someone else could confirm. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] thanks / linksys wireless card on linux/mandrake
first, thanks to all of those who kindly answered my question abt linux working on athlon-based systems. :) second, has anyone gotten their linux system (on a laptop) to work in a wireless networked environment, particularly using linksys' wireless router + wireless pcmcia card? thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing WordPerfect 8.0 under Mandrake 8.1
On Fri, 9 Nov 2001 19:52:30 -0800, shane wrote: ld.so-1.9.5-13.i386.rpm and libc-5.3.12-35mdk.i586.rpm were both needed to install wp 8 under 8.0. Yep, they did the trick. -- Jim Marshall Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Sourcing Linux Journal
\ Paul, you might want to pick up this months Linux Journal (you can get it at most Barnes Nobles). The cover article is on building the ultimate Linux box - it will probably help a good bit. peace, Rog Roger Could you send me publisher/subscription details of Linux Journal. I would like to try to source it in New Zealand. TIA Michael --- Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease - accept this and get on with it. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] w.xplorer slow because linux ext2 ?
On Sun, 11 Nov 2001 14:27:46 +1300 Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Yulliansyah wrote: | When run windows Explorer it become very slow. Drive G: in theorycal should be |invisible but it Visible and have an icon like a CDROM icon. It sounds really odd for Windows to even notice your Linux partitions without an extra program. Personally, I'd be worried about Windows playing with my Linux partitions, especially when it's basically suggesting that a portion of the hard drive is a CD-Rom. | HD 1 : 20 GB (Windows 98) | C: FAT32 - 8 Gb - Primary - Active | *. Ext | E: FAT32 - 6Gb - Logical | F: FAT32 - 6Gb - Logical | | HD 2 : 4.2 GB (plan for Linux Mandrake 8.0 in drive G: ) | D: FAT32 - 1.5 Gb - Primary - Active | *. Ext | G: Linux Ext. - 3Gb - Logical Drive D: doesn't need to be active when your core Windows files are on drive C:. Taking a stab in the dark, I myself would be wondering that having an active partition that's used as a logical one (drive D:) would confuse Windows a bit. Perhaps It's checking drive C: drive D: for system files, when it should just be checking drive C:? If you absolutely must have drive D: on that physical disk, I'd move everything off of it into a folder on one of the other partitions, then reformat that space as an extended partition then place the logical partition (as opposed to active) there, then transfer the files back to the partition. | Not quite answering your question. But perhaps you | could look at moving all off D: to E: or F:. | Then linux would have a whole physical drive to itself | that windows wouldn't even lookat. Definitely not a bad idea, especially if you ever have to reinstall Windows. I can't speak about Win98, but I couldn't get WinME's fdisk, from the floppy, to even work with Linux partitions on the drives. This matters if you can't boot into Windows when something goes wrong and you HAVE to start from scratch. | I think windows should rename E: and F: to D: and E: | on next boot up - but not totally sure. Perhaps | someone else could confirm. You're right on this. If Yulliansyah reformated drive D: as a logical drive, then the letters would change this way: E: - D: F: - E: D: - F: Hope my guesses help :^) Sincerely, Hans Nielsen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [ OT ] Recommended AMD Athlon 1.x Motherboard
Anyway, I would like to ask your opinion to what Socket A Motherboard for AMD Athlon 1.x Ghz would you like to recommend to me? I recommnend Asus K7V - mine's a K7V133 - zero problems since I put it in back in March. I haven't been successful at lm-sensors but I haven't had any heat problems either :). David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Kmail cannot receive email but can send email
Stephen, I am a newbie, but from what I know it is perfectly possible that you cannot receive your mail but at the same time you can send. The problem is that each task is performed by different protocols. You need a SMTP server for sending mails and ussually a POP server for recieving. And, as long as a passwor is not needed for an SMTP server (whenever it is an open realy) you will be able to send your mails without problems. In the other hand, you will need a password to download your messages from your POP server, and if it doesn't match you'll get an error message. I recommend you to check your Kmail configuration, and if you are not including capitals letters. I hope this helps :-) Rafael Lepra -Mensaje original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]En nombre de Stephen Liu Enviado el: viernes, 09 de noviembre de 2001 14:01 Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: [newbie] Kmail cannot receive email but can send email Hi All People, I encounter another problem in running Mandrake 8.1 Each time when I check mail in Kmail, a warning pop-up saying Error, incorrect password. But it can send emails without problem. I am quite sure the password entered in configuration is correct. Any guy on the list came across such strange thing ? B.R. Stephen Liu Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problems with staroffice6beta
On Sat, 2001-11-10 at 20:56, tek1 wrote: i installed staroffice6beta in /usr/bin/staroffice6beta/ when logged in as root. when i log in using my (non-root) normal user account to try to run staroffice, i get the following message: the program cannot be started. the configuration file '.sversionrc' does not support the current version. start setup application to check installation? Yes/No also, when i install staroffice, is it suppose to automatically create a program group called staroffice on the kmenu (for kde desktops)? if not, how should i do this? Did you install Star Office with the /net switch? That is, did you run the installer from the command line, like this: # so-6_0-beta-bin-linux-en.bin /net Using the /net switch will setup Star Office in network mode, so that each user may then have their own personal configuration of Star Office. You may then run Star Office from the link in the staroffice6.0/ directory, which resides in your home directory. Star Office tries to create menu items in your KDE menu, however because Mandrake uses a special menu system, Star Office menu items will not appear -- you need to create them yourself, with Mandrake's menu editor. I should mention that in Gnome, a Star Office sub-menu with several items did appear, under the Favorites menu (which is part of Gnome, and not related to the special Mandrake menu system). Dave -- I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. -- August Strindberg PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Delete dead Nautilus?
On Thu, 8 Nov 2001 18:17:01 -0800, Gregory Margo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 04:45:41AM +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: On Tue, 30 Oct 2001 09:12:40 -0800, Gregory Margo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use the Gnome desktop w/sawfish under LM 8.1. For the first few days I was really annoyed at Nautilus because it would bring up a new filesystem browser everytime I inserted a CDROM. I was installing packages so it was happening quite frequently. (And frankly Nautilus seems like incredibly slow bloatware to me.) I could not figure out how to tell Nautilus to not autorun. I don't use autorun under Windows and don't want to use it under Linux either. Then one day, Nautilus simply quit showing up. I have no idea why, although I was delighted because it made the autorun problem go away. However, now I have no icons on the desktop. I don't really care about that either since I never used those icons for anything. So Nautilus is obviously not necessary for running Gnome. How do I remove it? Rpm reports that the nautilus package provides the gnome-desktop capabilty, which is required by the gnome-core package. Is it improper for gnome-core to depend on Nautilus? Can Nautilus be deleted? Can Nautilus be instructed how to behave? Can Nautilus be brought back from the dead? thanks in advance, gm A great thing about GNOME is its flexibility. For example, you can have either GMC or Nautilus to manage your desktop, or you can choose to have neither. Nautilus is still very much a work in progress, and at present it is quite slow and heavy. Nautilus 1.0.5 is a little faster than the 1.0.4 included in Mandrake. Disabling it, as you have inadvertantly done, is the best way to speed up GNOME. There is an option in the Preferences to tell it to manage your desktop (you need to be in Advanced mode) or not. You can then use Nautilus as a standalone file manager. Now, you can either have GMC (which is much faster) managing your desktop or nothing at all. To remove Nautilus entirely, you need to uninstall the nautilus, nautilus-mozilla and the nautilus-devel (if present) packages. However, I would advise against it since it is a major part of GNOME. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody. -- Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux Where is this Advanced Preferences menu to let me configure what program handles the desktop? There should be a picture of a black diamond along the top of your Nautilus window. Click it and you'll be in Advanced mode. Now I've managed to get gmc configured as the desktop, but that's not working right either. I can't kill it (it keeps restarting.) And clicking on a desktop link just brings up an open with dialog. The GNOME Session Manager is set to restart gmc in case it crashes or is killed. Go to a terminal and type session-properties (this is also available from the GNOME Control Centre). Look for gmc and change the Style (the drop-down box along the top of the window) to Trash. Now you can kill gmc. Once gmc has been killed, you won't have anything managing your desktop, which can bring a speed boost on some systems. To save your GNOME session like that, either exit GNOME and check the Save current setup option, or type save-session in a terminal window. thanks, gm -- Sridhar Dhanapalan Ok, the guy who made the netfilter Makefile was probably on some really interesting and probably highly illegal drugs when he wrote it. -- Linus Torvalds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] w.xplorer slow because linux ext2 ?
hi Michael, my windows normal now let me share my experience : first condition that cause windows slow was : HD 1 : plug in to PRIMARY MASTER CDROM : PRIMARY SLAVE none : SECONDARY MASTER HD 2 : SECONDARY SLAVE second condition --- Normal now : HD 1 : PRIMARY MASTER HD 2 : PRIMARY SLAVE none : SECONDARY MASTER CDROM : SECONDARY SLAVE perhaps any expert or hardware technician will never false plug the IDE cable, but for beginner who manually install their HD this is possible to happen. thank you. yull On Sun, 11 Nov 2001 14:27:46 +1300 Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yulliansyah wrote: I want to install Mandrake 8 to my 2ND Harddisk and here's the problem : data : I have 2 HARDDISK with partition like this : HD 1 : 20 GB (Windows 98) C: FAT32 - 8 Gb - Primary - Active *. Ext E: FAT32 - 6Gb - Logical F: FAT32 - 6Gb - Logical HD 2 : 4.2 GB (plan for Linux Mandrake 8.0 in drive G: ) D: FAT32 - 1.5 Gb - Primary - Active *. Ext G: Linux Ext. - 3Gb - Logical problem : When run windows Explorer it become very slow. Drive G: in theorycal should be invisible but it Visible and have an icon like a CDROM icon. question : - how to make windows normal again ? - look like linux partition cause windows explorer slow when reading all drive (my computer), is it true ? - is it windows 98 can't support 2 OS ? Not quite answering your question. But perhaps you could look at moving all off D: to E: or F:. Then linux would have a whole physical drive to itself that windows wouldn't even lookat. I think windows should rename E: and F: to D: and E: on next boot up - but not totally sure. Perhaps someone else could confirm. ___ Get FREE Email, Chat Rooms and Games at http://www.lovemail.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] problems with staroffice6beta
i installed staroffice6beta in /usr/bin/staroffice6beta/ when logged in as root. when i log in using my (non-root) normal user account to try to run staroffice, i get the following message: the program cannot be started. the configuration file '.sversionrc' does not support the current version. start setup application to check installation? Yes/No also, when i install staroffice, is it suppose to automatically create a program group called staroffice on the kmenu (for kde desktops)? if not, how should i do this? thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problems with staroffice6beta
thx dave. i'll try the installation with the /net switch. thx again. :) At 21:27 01/11/10 -0600, you wrote: On Sat, 2001-11-10 at 20:56, tek1 wrote: i installed staroffice6beta in /usr/bin/staroffice6beta/ when logged in as root. when i log in using my (non-root) normal user account to try to run staroffice, i get the following message: the program cannot be started. the configuration file '.sversionrc' does not support the current version. start setup application to check installation? Yes/No also, when i install staroffice, is it suppose to automatically create a program group called staroffice on the kmenu (for kde desktops)? if not, how should i do this? Did you install Star Office with the /net switch? That is, did you run the installer from the command line, like this: # so-6_0-beta-bin-linux-en.bin /net Using the /net switch will setup Star Office in network mode, so that each user may then have their own personal configuration of Star Office. You may then run Star Office from the link in the staroffice6.0/ directory, which resides in your home directory. Star Office tries to create menu items in your KDE menu, however because Mandrake uses a special menu system, Star Office menu items will not appear -- you need to create them yourself, with Mandrake's menu editor. I should mention that in Gnome, a Star Office sub-menu with several items did appear, under the Favorites menu (which is part of Gnome, and not related to the special Mandrake menu system). Dave -- I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. -- August Strindberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Sourcing Linux Journal
On Saturday 10 November 2001 19:55, you wrote: \ Paul, you might want to pick up this months Linux Journal (you can get it at most Barnes Nobles). The cover article is on building the ultimate Linux box - it will probably help a good bit. peace, Rog Roger Could you send me publisher/subscription details of Linux Journal. I would like to try to source it in New Zealand. TIA Michael --- Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease - accept this and get on with it. Michael, here is the online URL tor Linux Journal, http://www2.linuxjournal.com/cgi-bin/frames.pl/index.html HTH, -- Dennis M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] RE: AMD boxes
I run an AMD 850MHz box that I built myself. I used a FIC motherboard and 512 MB ram. Used my old modem an action tec PCI and it had built in audio. I still dual boot (trying to remedy that) and everything works better and faster in Mandrake than in winblows. The video is better, speed is excellant. I did use a front case fan, a PCI slot fan and a rear case fan, as well as the fan that came with my AMD chip. I don't believe I will go back to Intel. It's a Duron chip by the way. Just my 2 cents worth. Maureen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mail Folder Lost in Transition from Netscape to Mozilla
Hi! When I upgraded from Mandrake 7.2 to 8.1 I kept my /home tree intact and reformatted all the other partitions for a complete re-install. One of my most important goals was to keep the mail folders that I had established to hold on to important old mail. In several of my accounts everything worked perfectly, even though Mozilla came up when I hit the icon to launch Netscape Communicator there was no problem once i chose tasks mail and news - my mail folders and all the old mail was there. Unfortunately in one account this didn't happen. The .nsmail directory is still there and seems to have all the folder files just like it should, unfortunately Mozilla's mail and news section doesn't seem to be able to access them. I checked out the import options but the wizard has no provision for migrating Communicator Mail to Mozilla. Is there some way to tell Mozilla in that account to look at .nsmail for the mail folders and boxes? Is there some repair facility that will reindex the mailboxes and make their contents visible to Mozilla? I'm not sure what is needed but I think I have all my old mail, that it is just invisible to Mozilla. I would appreciate getting pointed in the right direction. Thanks. Traci Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Sourcing Linux Journal
On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, Michael wrote: \ Paul, you might want to pick up this months Linux Journal (you can get it at most Barnes Nobles). The cover article is on building the ultimate Linux box - it will probably help a good bit. peace, Rog Roger Could you send me publisher/subscription details of Linux Journal. I would like to try to source it in New Zealand. Judging from some letters I've seen in there, I think LJ is available in New Zealand...anywho, you can just go to their website at www.linuxjournal.com. TIA Michael --- Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease - accept this and get on with it. peace, Rog Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] WordPerfect 8.0 Font Installer Crashes
I have WP 8.0 (commercial CD) on Mandrake 8.1. I have gotten past the problem requiring libc5 and ld.so2.0, and I have been able to get xwp running with the small number of fonts installed by default. However, I am having a serious problem trying to install additional adobe type 1 fonts. In short, xwpfi crashes when it tries to update wp.drs, shuts down with no error messages, and leaves xwp unstartable. I have reinstalled from CD several times, and the same thing occurs each time I try to install more fonts. When I try to delete fonts, I get and error message stating that the .all file or wp.drs is missing or corrupted. It appears to be a problem with wp.drs. Is this a known problem? Is there a fix? I have figured out that for any given font, I need both the .afm and .pfb files for that font. So long as I have both, I should be able to install any adobe type 1 font, right? I don't know if this is related, but I also am having printer problems. During installation, I cannot chose the installed system printer which works with, e.g., Netscape and the print test. The only printer choices are $PRINTER and saving to a text file. When I try to assign a destination to $PRINTER, I get an error messages that there are no destinations available. Is this a known problem? Is there a fix for it? -- Jim Marshall Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problems with staroffice6beta
david, thx again for your suggestion. :) i installed staroffice (under root) with the /net switch. when i logged out of root and logged back in under a normal user and tried running s.o. from the home directory, the same message (as before) was displayed. however, this time when i proceeded, it asked me if i wanted to do a workstation install (1mb) or local install (256mb). am i correct in assuming that the workstation install is what i should select when each user wants to run his/her own s.o.? thx. At 21:27 01/11/10 -0600, you wrote: On Sat, 2001-11-10 at 20:56, tek1 wrote: i installed staroffice6beta in /usr/bin/staroffice6beta/ when logged in as root. when i log in using my (non-root) normal user account to try to run staroffice, i get the following message: the program cannot be started. the configuration file '.sversionrc' does not support the current version. start setup application to check installation? Yes/No also, when i install staroffice, is it suppose to automatically create a program group called staroffice on the kmenu (for kde desktops)? if not, how should i do this? Did you install Star Office with the /net switch? That is, did you run the installer from the command line, like this: # so-6_0-beta-bin-linux-en.bin /net Using the /net switch will setup Star Office in network mode, so that each user may then have their own personal configuration of Star Office. You may then run Star Office from the link in the staroffice6.0/ directory, which resides in your home directory. Star Office tries to create menu items in your KDE menu, however because Mandrake uses a special menu system, Star Office menu items will not appear -- you need to create them yourself, with Mandrake's menu editor. I should mention that in Gnome, a Star Office sub-menu with several items did appear, under the Favorites menu (which is part of Gnome, and not related to the special Mandrake menu system). Dave -- I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. -- August Strindberg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mandrake linux on athlon-based systems?
Athlon works just great with Mandrake as does K6. You do not have to do anything. Any applications you compile on your Athlon will by default get compiled as i686 architecture and will include extensions to the instruction set like 3dNow This is why for example the developers of mplayer encourage users to compile for their individual machines rather than use a generic i386 or i586 RPM (Note: The mplayer developers depracate the gcc2.96 compiler that ships with Mandrake because it leaves out the 3DNow optimisations. The alternative gcc3.01 will compile for 3DNow) If you look at /usr/src/linux/.config you can see which processor features were used to compile your current kernel. You will notice there are specific switches to compile in K6 or K7(Athlon) optimised code. The default i586 optimised kernel works just fine with Athlon and you are unlikely to notice any benefit if you recompile for Athlon. However graphics intensive applications such as kde or mplayer should show a benefit because of the i686 extended instruction set and 3DNow optimisations. On Friday 09 November 2001 9:55 am, tek1 wrote: just wondering how well mandrake/linux works on athlon-based systems? are there any issues which i need to be careful about? thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] w.xplorer slow because linux ext2 ?
I want to install Mandrake 8 to my 2ND Harddisk and here's the problem : data : I have 2 HARDDISK with partition like this : HD 1 : 20 GB (Windows 98) C: FAT32 - 8 Gb - Primary - Active *. Ext E: FAT32 - 6Gb - Logical F: FAT32 - 6Gb - Logical HD 2 : 4.2 GB (plan for Linux Mandrake 8.0 in drive G: ) D: FAT32 - 1.5 Gb - Primary - Active *. Ext G: Linux Ext. - 3Gb - Logical problem : When run windows Explorer it become very slow. Drive G: in theorycal should be invisible but it Visible and have an icon like a CDROM icon. question : - how to make windows normal again ? - look like linux partition cause windows explorer slow when reading all drive (my computer), is it true ? - is it windows 98 can't support 2 OS ? note : -I'll success install Mandrake 8.0 so nothing to do with linux I think. -when change the drive G: partition to FAT32 it become normal again. thank you. ___ Get FREE Email, Chat Rooms and Games at http://www.lovemail.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] mandrake linux on athlon-based systems?
While you may have experienced this, it's NOT symptomatic of Athlon systems, or even 750's. It's more likely you were running into another problem preventing the first stage kernel load... I.E. it wasn't finding the partition table, etc. At Init you didn't even have a running kernel. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Epicurus |Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 12:58 AM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [newbie] mandrake linux on athlon-based systems? | | |On Friday 09 November 2001 04:55, you wrote: | just wondering how well mandrake/linux works on athlon-based |systems? | are there any issues which i need to be careful about? | | thanks. | |I've got Mandrake 8.0 runing on an Athlon-750 and can point you to one |problem which you might want to watch out for--appearantly |there was some |sort of problem between the kernel and the BIOS which caused |it to fail |booting; it'd lock up right after the INIT 2.78 message. |Easy enough to |fix; just make sure you install the older version of the |kernel as well and |if the new kernel turns out to be a problem, go for the old one. :) | |N. | |Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name=message.footer |Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit |Content-Description: | | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] mandrake/linux and upgrading cpu+motherboard
I upgraded my mb and cpu from a celery 450 to a athlon 1.4 gig and it worked flawlessly, just make sure that your hard disks are in the same positions they were before, ie if it was a primary master before, it must be a primary master after the upgrade. rgds frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of tek1 Sent: Saturday, 10 November 2001 2:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] mandrake/linux and upgrading cpu+motherboard i currently have mandrake8.1 running on a very old system (emachines cyrix mII 366 processor) and was wondering if my existing mandrake installation will work as is if i upgrade the cpu to say a athlon1600+ (and appropriate motherboard)? my windows system (sorry) didn't work when i tried this before b/c the existing windows installation seemed to have been bound to the specific cpu/motherboard. just wondering if this is also the case with mandrake8.1/linux systems? thanks. :) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Re[2]: [newbie] intruder? or FFE?
Just to make sure there is no way Samba could be advertising your shares over the internet you should use the 'hosts deny' facility of Samba (Globals page in SWAT) to exclude the IP address of your internet gateway. If you have more than one network interface (like for example a dial up internet connection) you should set the 'interfaces' field in SWATGlobalsbase_options to run samba ONLY over your local ethernet, and not the internet interface. Derek On Saturday 10 November 2001 6:54 am, Colin Jenkins wrote: Hello PBN, Friday, November 09, 2001, 9:10:37 PM, you wrote: P Did you read the log files? P could be savegames or similar P from the excellent old classic game First Encounters P aka Elite 3. I think the default commander name P in that game is James. Nope, dont have any games installed ( this box operates as a logon server, print server and internet gateway, but is only a 686 with 80M ram... havn't found any games that will run on it yet :) Anyway, I have just formatted and reinstalled, and have Bastille running correctly now, I'll just wait and see what hppens in the next few days. P --- - Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Colin Jenkins ICQ: 650611 registered linux user 223862 Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.-- Lily Tomlin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing new hardware incl. RAM
On Sat, 10 Nov 2001 16:31, Dennis Myers wrote: | On Friday 09 November 2001 16:11, you wrote: | | Other relevant bits are: Soltek SL-KAV75 mobo and Athlon TBird | 1.0GHz CPU. | | If this is the same board as listed on the soltek site as a SL-75KAV | then as you look at the attached URL you see that your board will take | up to 1.5G. I see three slots so that means you can put all of the | sticks in and have a screamer. HTH | http://www1.soltek.com.tw/English/home/01.htm Yes its the same board and the manual says it can take 1.5gb, but going by what Tom says, I'm not sure if putting in more ram than linux can handle is such a good idea : (. I don't want to break anything. I'll try the 128mb stick and one of the 512mb sticks. Like I said earlier, I should have done my homework before rushing and buying stuff so I've got no-one to blame but myself ; ) skinky -- But what ... is it good for? (Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Procmail question: timed checks?
Hi everyone, Is there a way to make procmail do certain rule-checks on certain times? I set it up to forward specific things to my work mail address, but it does not need to do that in the weekend. Wat I can think of is 2 INCLUDERC files and a cronjob that sets up one or the other. One empty for the weekend, one geared up to do the forwards during the weekdays. Anyone know a better option? Paul -- Birthdays are healthy. The more you have, the longer you live! http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 8.0 - Sylpheed 0.6.3 claws Open Source, Open Minds. Linux. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing new hardware incl. RAM
On Sat, 10 Nov 2001 17:44, Tom Brinkman wrote:
| On Friday 09 November 2001 06:34 pm, skinky wrote:
| On Sat, 10 Nov 2001 11:09, Tom Brinkman wrote:
|
| Regular' kernels will only address 'bout
|
| | 900+ mb of ram. So if you want to use all that ram, you'll need
| | to install a -enterprise kernel (it's on your CD's or you can get
| | the latest from cooker).
|
| Firstly, Dennis, Jose and Tom thanks to you all for your replies.
| Tom, when you say 'regular' kernels will only address 'bout 900+
| mb of ram does that mean I can install all of the ram but only
| 900+ mb will be recognised
|
| Yes
|
| - or is LM8.1 ('regular' kernel) not
| likely to work anymore?
|
| The regular kernel will work as always, it just won't see more'n
| about 900+mb of ram.
Oh heck! hehe... I've been playing around with my filters in kmail and it
looks like I'm reading email in the wrong order : )
Well anyway, thats good news Tom, thanks. I'll put the two new 512mb
sticks in slots 2 3 like you said, and leave the 128mb stick in the
first slot... then I'll hold my breath while I wait to see if anything
breaks!
skinky
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commenting on the microchip)
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Re: [newbie] re: staroffice
Still on the general topic of StarOffice. I am using the 6.0 beta and I seem to have messed up the database integration some how, or perhaps I'm just not sure what I should look for if it is working properly. I went through the StarOffice installation prior to doing the Adabas installation. The StarOffice installer told me it couldn't find the database and that if I wanted those features I should run that installation. I ran the database installation the same way I ran the StarOffice installation but I can't detect any evidence from inside StarOffice that I have added the database. There isn't a menu option for a new data file under the file menu. I have no idea what I should be looking for but it seems like it ought to be a little more obvious than this. I originally did a /net install of both programs and then ran a user install from the directory I created during the /net install. Any advice on how to get back on track would be appreciated. Thanks. Traci Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 'Lost' Win95 FAT32 partition
Dear All, After re-installing the system several times, I finally figure out tht the problem is due to the LILo. After I remover the MBR under DOS and reset the partition type by Linux fdisk, I can get back the partition under Windows again. I think the problem is specific to the LILo version that ML8.1 use because this problem does not recur even I write the MBR again using LILo that are in RedHat 7.2 Does anyone had similar experience? Is this a bug in the LILo that ML 8.1 use? Is there a work around? Regards. KC - Original Message - From: King C Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 1:44 AM Subject: [newbie] 'Lost' Win95 FAT32 partition Dear all, I am new to Linux and installed ML the first time. I do it on a 40G hard disk with 20G divided into two Win95 FAT32 partitions with Windows Me installed. After installation of ML 8.1, I cannot access the second Windows partition from Windows. However, I can have access to its content under Linux. Windows fdisk reported that this pratition is non-DOS while Linux fdisk reported an id of 1b 'Hidden Win95 FAT32'. I manage to change the id to b 'Win95 FAT32'. However, I still cannot see it under Windows. When I check again in Linux, it changed back to 1b automatically. Can anyone help, please!! Regards Chung Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] The votes so far for my easier reading poll
So far the would like to see more top posting folks have the lead: OK-// No Way-// Either Way-// Against changing the topic of a thread w/o changing subject line-// Please snip replies-/// The third vote on pls snip is from me. It's a good idea, so could you please snip unnecessary pieces of the original message? Keep the votes coming in, I'm still keeping track. I don't really think I can make concrete changes to the way we all post, but when you don't have time to go through all of the content of hundreds of msgs a day, it may help you get an answer to your question Diesel Dan http://DieselDan.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] GRUB
Can someone familiar with GRUB please tell me how to alter the MENU.LST file to make windows the default OS? I cannot use linux for internet access, so until then, I'd like to make windows the dedfault OS. Here is the file as I know it: timeout 30 color black/cyan yellow/cyan i18n (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/grub/messages keytable (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/us.klt altconfigfile (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/grub/menu.once default 0 title linux kernel (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-21mdk root=707 mem=256M initrd (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/initrd-2.2.17-21mdk.img title failsafe kernel (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-21mdk root=707 mem=256M failsafe initrd (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/initrd-2.2.17-21mdk.img title windows root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1 title floppy root (fd0) chainloader +1 Thank you in advance, Diesel Dan http://DieselDan.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mandrake/linux and upgrading cpu+motherboard
windows would have worked if you would have gone into the device mangler, err... manager and deleted the info about the old MB and stuff, and let winders discover the new hardware. I have a computer that I have upgraded since it was a 286/10 with 2.5 megs mem. and a 30 meg hd. copies the files to new HD upgrade winders since 3.1, (95,98, now ME) runs 2 HDs (c: and /home on one, d: and / on the other, has had a 486/25(sx), p100/50, a few amd and Cyrix up to 266, now has a celery 366 winders never had much choking when I upgraded. as long as I deleted all the old MB info before setting the drives to a new MB. and Mandrake is MUCH better than winders I do believe. - Original Message - From: tek1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 1:00 AM Subject: [newbie] mandrake/linux and upgrading cpu+motherboard i currently have mandrake8.1 running on a very old system (emachines cyrix mII 366 processor) and was wondering if my existing mandrake installation will work as is if i upgrade the cpu to say a athlon1600+ (and appropriate motherboard)? my windows system (sorry) didn't work when i tried this before b/c the existing windows installation seemed to have been bound to the specific cpu/motherboard. just wondering if this is also the case with mandrake8.1/linux systems? thanks. :) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] GRUB
Can't you just do it from the Mandrake Control Center? Dan Jacobs wrote: Can someone familiar with GRUB please tell me how to alter the MENU.LST file to make windows the default OS? I cannot use linux for internet access, so until then, I'd like to make windows the dedfault OS. Here is the file as I know it: timeout 30 color black/cyan yellow/cyan i18n (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/grub/messages keytable (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/us.klt altconfigfile (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/grub/menu.once default 0 title linux kernel (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-21mdk root=707 mem=256M initrd (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/initrd-2.2.17-21mdk.img title failsafe kernel (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-21mdk root=707 mem=256M failsafe initrd (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/initrd-2.2.17-21mdk.img title windows root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1 title floppy root (fd0) chainloader +1 Thank you in advance, Diesel Dan http://DieselDan.net - Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Pine Crystal Sound Card on LM 8.0?
Dear friends: My SoundBlaster Awe64 card is apparently dead or dying. I happen to have a Pine Crystal Chipset PCI Sound Card (CS4281, 3D Spatialization, AC '97 Codec). It came with my new IBM 667 NetVista computer. Is this supported by LM 8.0? Please remember that I am still using LM 8.0. Thanks so much in advance. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] [ OT ] Recommended AMD Athlon 1.x Motherboard
Sorry for this OT. Anyway, I would like to ask your opinion to what Socket A Motherboard for AMD Athlon 1.x Ghz would you like to recommend to me? I am planning to build my all-in-one server for my small Internet cafe. Also, what UPS is good for this kind of server would you like to recommend to me? By the way, I am planning to install Linux Mandrake 8.1 in that server and probably I'll make it also as the Linux Terminal Server http://www.ltsp.org/, that is if I can make it. Thanks in advance. __ www.edsamail.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mandrake linux on athlon-based systems?
On Saturday 10 November 2001 12:57 am, Epicurus wrote: On Friday 09 November 2001 04:55, you wrote: just wondering how well mandrake/linux works on athlon-based systems? are there any issues which i need to be careful about? thanks. I've got Mandrake 8.0 runing on an Athlon-750 and can point you to one problem which you might want to watch out for--appearantly there was some sort of problem between the kernel and the BIOS which caused it to fail booting; it'd lock up right after the INIT 2.78 message. Easy enough to fix; just make sure you install the older version of the kernel as well and if the new kernel turns out to be a problem, go for the old one. :) There's no kernel problem. What you experienced is indicative of marginal or misconfigured hardware or bios version (Phoenix?). Most likely problem is marginal cpu/cache/ram subsytem, ie, your motherboard, or next, a marginal or misconfigured bios. The kernel's already booted when you see that INIT mesg. /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS $ rpm -qpil SysVinit-2.78-11mdk.i586.rpm Name: SysVinit Relocations: (not relocateable) Version : 2.78 Vendor: MandrakeSoft Release : 11mdk Build Date: Wed 22 Aug 2001 12:27:35 PM EDT Install date: (not installed) Build Host: no.mandrakesoft.com Group : System/Configuration/Boot and Init Source RPM: SysVinit-2.78-11mdk.src.rpm Size: 160842 License: GPL Packager: Chmouel Boudjnah [EMAIL PROTECTED] Summary : Programs which control basic system processes. Description : The SysVinit package contains a group of processes that control the very basic functions of your system. SysVinit includes the init program, the first program started by the Linux kernel when the system boots. Init then controls the startup, running and shutdown of all other programs. -- Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay, USA chmod +x /bin/Laden.al-Qaeda.Taliban Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Here is an odd one for ya... ;-)
I'm running v8.1 (d/l version). I have a 52x CD-ROM as /mnt/cdrom and a Plextor CDRW as /mnt/cdrom2 (/dev/scd0). As my normal user, I can open a shell and type in df /mnt/cdrom2 and it gives the normal results. As -root-, I can do the same thing, and it never gives a result. Also, the usual control-c won't kill it. Any ideas? PS I've tried it mount/unmounted, while actually in the /mnt/cdrom2 dir and not... -- /\ DarkLord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] BT Alcatel adsl modem - help please anyone who got it to work
Neil I don't have the BTOpenworld service (NTL Cable is a breeze), so I cannot help directly, but just in case you do not get any first hand help from this list you might have luck with the linux-usb pages at http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/ Do a search on Alcatel and you will get a list of posts from people having trouble like youself, and with success stories. There is one guy in particular Brian Jones (brianjjones at pobox.com) He has managed to get it working with Mandrake 8.1. If he has put his mail address on the list, I am sure he would not mind corresponding about it :-) Good luck Derek On Saturday 10 November 2001 15:34, Neil R Porter wrote: Hi all I've got a 3 comp setup... 2xwindows and 1 mandrake 8.1 box. I am a complete linux newbie. I want to use the linux box as a server for the net/printer etc etc. They are all connected through a switch and at the moment one of the windows comps is connected to the net and serving the others (through ICS) with a net connection. I want to get it so I can use the modem with the linux machine. However, even though the drivers are installed (including the extra file mgmt.o that I had to d/l and stick in the correct folder) I can't seem to connect at all. In fact I'm not at all sure what to put in the top box for the server name even (btopenworld.com?), nor the DNS servers 1 and 2... I am really stuck. I did install everything from the 3 disc distribution and selected all options. Perhaps I have a conflict? I'd really appreciate some help. I've fallen at the first hurdle.. Lord knows how I will get them all talking properly and being served from the linux machine if I can't even get the net connection to work! Lol Neil Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] GRUB
In the readme that comes with Grub, it explains how to change the default os - Yours is set to 0 right now. To make windoze the default, change the line from: default 0 - default 2 Ed At 04:07 AM Saturday, 11/10/2001, you wrote -= Can someone familiar with GRUB please tell me how to alter the MENU.LST file to make windows the default OS? I cannot use linux for internet access, so until then, I'd like to make windows the dedfault OS. Here is the file as I know it: timeout 30 color black/cyan yellow/cyan i18n (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/grub/messages keytable (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/us.klt altconfigfile (hd0,4)/lnx4win/boot/grub/menu.once default 0 Ed Kasky Los Angeles, CA . . . . . . . . What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens. --Benjamin Disraeli Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [ OT ] Recommended AMD Athlon 1.x Motherboard
On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, Mandrake Newbie wrote: This is a multi-part message in MIME format... =_1005399492-1851-1381 Content-Type: text/plain Sorry for this OT. Anyway, I would like to ask your opinion to what Socket A Motherboard for AMD Athlon 1.x Ghz would you like to recommend to me? I am planning to build my all-in-one server for my small Internet cafe. Also, what UPS is good for this kind of server would you like to recommend to me? I just picked up an Abit KG-7. I haven't actually installed it yet, but the reviews are excellent. By the way, I am planning to install Linux Mandrake 8.1 in that server and probably I'll make it also as the Linux Terminal Server http://www.ltsp.org/, that is if I can make it. Thanks in advance. __ www.edsamail.com =_1005399492-1851-1381 Content-Type: text/plain; name=message.footer Content-Disposition: inline; filename=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com =_1005399492-1851-1381-- peace, Rog Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] lack of real estate (screen res. problems)
Okay, this seems like the place for someone with relatively little Linux experience to go with base maddening problems. I've worked with computers for years but finally made the plunge to Linux a month or so ago. The monitor I'm using is ancient, but worked fine at 800x600, 16M colors on both Win95 and Win98SE with both my previous computers; it's an ASTVision 4i. The tech who loaded my system didn't have the monitor there, so he set it up as a default SVGA monitor and it loaded fine at 800x600. However, not liking generic settings, I tried to locate the AST monitor in (I believe it was MCC, or Harddrake). Even though I went back to a default generic setting, my real estate has been screwed ever since! I cannot get more than 640x480 screen dimensions, and the computer thinks this is the _only_ setting available for a Nvidia Geforce2 MX-200 3d accelerator card (except it's listed as Geforce2 DDR (Generic) - this strikes me as a potential problem). I'm extremely reluctant to accept that I paid for a 3d card that doesn't work with this computer, so it must be operator error. I cannot even access all of the menus in MCC, etc, because the screen size is so small the control buttons (apply/try, ok, cancel, save, etc) run off the edge of the screen, and control panels cannot be resized. A console solution may be necessary for that reason, but please, go easy on the newbie. *sigh* Thanks in advance, David Reynolds -- A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, write a sonnet, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, solve equations, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -- Robert Heinlein Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] imwheel
this is what I have LM 8.1 d/l version, MS optical wheel mouse. tryin to install imwheel 9.9.1mdk I assume that is the one from the install CD. it says sorry can not procees request all packages returned errors Is there a way to see those errors? any sugjestions on how to fix this? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mandrake linux on athlon-based systems?
just wondering how well mandrake/linux works on athlon-based systems? are there any issues which i need to be careful about? thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com I sincerely hope so! I have mandrake 8.0 running on 6 1.2ghz systems and it's a peach compaired to my windowz laptop :) magnet Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mandrake linux on athlon-based systems?
just wondering how well mandrake/linux works on athlon-based systems? are there any issues which i need to be careful about? thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com I sincerely hope so! I have mandrake 8.0 running on 6 1.2ghz systems and it's a peach compaired to my windowz laptop :) magnet Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] lack of real estate (screen res. problems)
In reply to David Reynolds's words, written Sat, 10 Nov 2001 12:12:54 -0600 I cannot get more than 640x480 screen dimensions, and the computer thinks this is the _only_ setting available for a Nvidia Geforce2 MX-200 3d accelerator card (except it's listed as Geforce2 DDR (Generic) - this strikes me as a potential problem). I'm extremely reluctant to accept that I paid for a 3d card that doesn't work with this computer, so it must be operator error. You should drop to a command level, leaving X. Then run Xconfigurator: [root@tbird paul]# which Xconfigurator /usr/X11R6/bin/Xconfigurator There is a text interface when run outside of X, and that should get you going. Good luck! Paul -- Birthdays are healthy. The more you have, the longer you live! http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 8.0 - Sylpheed 0.6.3 claws Open Source, Open Minds. Linux. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kmail cannot receive email but can send email
Hi I supposse that you're using a pop3 server and another smtp server in wich you don't need the password or the password is fine... check very well the configuration of you Kmail 'cause It with me works very well bye El Vie 09 Nov 2001 12:01, escribió: Hi All People, I encounter another problem in running Mandrake 8.1 Each time when I check mail in Kmail, a warning pop-up saying Error, incorrect password. But it can send emails without problem. I am quite sure the password entered in configuration is correct. Any guy on the list came across such strange thing ? B.R. Stephen Liu -- Usuario Registrado de Linux #232544 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help Required
1.How will you eliminate duplicate rows from file 'a' and store the same in file 'b'? First - it's best to use a subject line that's descriptive. Saying help required doesn't really help much. Better to say something like 'help with filtering' or something. There is a Unix tool called 'uniq' (for unique) that does what you want. But the file needs to first be sorted. So: $ sort a | uniq b does what I think is required. That'll return the file with the duplicate rows taken out. 2.What is special about /dev/null file ? It's a special device (nearly everything in /dev are 'files' that inter- face with the kernel and, ultimately, hardware) that simply discards anything sent to it. KIRAN K L David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] file access speed
I have a directory on a windows partition that currently contains thousands of very small files that I need to routinely access. Will My guess is that migrating them to a reiserfs partition would improve both access time and space utilization. VFAT is still a big space waster with small files on large partitions and slogging through files is quite slow with vfat. Linux does significantly better at file operations than Windows. -Paul Rodr=EDguez David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] lack of real estate (screen res. problems)
In reply to David Reynolds's words, written Sat, 10 Nov 2001 13:29:42 -0600 You should drop to a command level, leaving X. Then run Xconfigurator: [root@tbird paul]# which Xconfigurator /usr/X11R6/bin/Xconfigurator There is a text interface when run outside of X, and that should get you going. Good luck! It seems like i recall trying that, and it gave me refresh rate/screen size combination is not possible for this hardware or something similar. I may have done it from a console, not a true command level though. Am I off-base then in thinking there is a problem with detecting the 3d accelerator card? I am not a videocard specialist. I think you should try and get 800x600 running with 256 colors. See if that works. Then try moving up gradually. And check the specs for the card against what Xconfigurator shows. Hope this gets you somewhere.. Paul -- Birthdays are healthy. The more you have, the longer you live! http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 8.0 - Sylpheed 0.6.3 claws Open Source, Open Minds. Linux. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kmail cannot receive email but can send email
On Saturday 10 November 2001 12:40, you wrote: Hi I supposse that you're using a pop3 server and another smtp server in wich you don't need the password or the password is fine... check very well the configuration of you Kmail 'cause It with me works very well bye El Vie 09 Nov 2001 12:01, escribió: Hi All People, I encounter another problem in running Mandrake 8.1 Each time when I check mail in Kmail, a warning pop-up saying Error, incorrect password. But it can send emails without problem. I am quite sure the password entered in configuration is correct. Any guy on the list came across such strange thing ? B.R. Stephen Liu Password is case sensitive. You might try reentering your password under settings and see if that changes anything. Make sure if it is capitalized to your service provider that is the way it is entered or on the other hand if it is all lower case to the provider that is the way you enter it. -- Dennis M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mandrake linux on athlon-based systems?
So have I with LM 7.2 and 8.0 and although there is still a big question with the VIA chipset everything works as it should. I have no problems at all. On Friday 09 November 2001 08:54 pm, you wrote: El Vie 09 Nov 2001 04:55, escribiste: just wondering how well mandrake/linux works on athlon-based systems? are there any issues which i need to be careful about? I dont think so, I have an Athlon 700 in a Gigabyte motherboard and it works OK. I have read about some bug affecting VIA KT133 chipset, but till now I didn't notice any problem. By the way, I installed Mandrake 8.0 Rafael Lepra Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] motherboard suggestion for stable system
I am building a system for the doctor's private practice. Stabillity is the number one concern. We will have windows and linux running on separate hard drives untill we can tansition the database to Linux, after which, I'd like to have a RAID system for increased data reliabillity. Do you have any suggestions on hardware I should be looking for or staying away from? I'd like to use an AMD chip. Are there any special considerations for having a mroe reliable system? -Paul Rodríguez _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] motherboard suggestion for stable system
On 10 Nov 2001, Paul [ISO-8859-1] Rodríguez wrote: I am building a system for the doctor's private practice. Stabillity is the number one concern. We will have windows and linux running on separate hard drives untill we can tansition the database to Linux, after which, I'd like to have a RAID system for increased data reliabillity. Do you have any suggestions on hardware I should be looking for or staying away from? I'd like to use an AMD chip. Are there any special considerations for having a mroe reliable system? -Paul Rodríguez \ Paul, you might want to pick up this months Linux Journal (you can get it at most Barnes Nobles). The cover article is on building the ultimate Linux box - it will probably help a good bit. peace, Rog Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [ OT ] Recommended AMD Athlon 1.x Motherboard
On Sunday 11 November 2001 12:39 am, you sent me this message: Sorry for this OT. Anyway, I would like to ask your opinion to what Socket A Motherboard for AMD Athlon 1.x Ghz would you like to recommend to me? I built my system using the AMD 1Ghz processor in a AOpen AK73 series MB (1394 AK73). I've had no problems as of yet and the speed is incredible. I found that the bus speed is 133mhz but when peripherals are made for 266mhz, then this board can handle it as well, IMHO! While putting it together, I did find the CPU fan was a bit difficult to install. The socket is surrounded by components that can be scratched very easy. But then again, I bought a dual-fan system to cool my cpuvery large! Have fun! Roger I am planning to build my all-in-one server for my small Internet cafe. Also, what UPS is good for this kind of server would you like to recommend to me? By the way, I am planning to install Linux Mandrake 8.1 in that server and probably I'll make it also as the Linux Terminal Server http://www.ltsp.org/, that is if I can make it. Thanks in advance. __ www.edsamail.com Content-Type: text/plain; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: -- Computers are like air conditioners..they stop working properly if you open windows! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length)
Hi, everybody. I have a DSL connection coming in to the upstairs computer. I'd like to connect (withought having to get a new modem) a computer downstairs to the same connection. Can I send a cat5 cable down throught the wall from the router to the downstairs computer? (approx. 30-40 feet) Is there a limit to cat5 length in order to remain effective? Do I need a wireless solution? is that even safe? -Paul Rodríguez _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] How do I make a DivX ??
Hi... How do I make a DivX from my DVDs?? and What Software i need for that thanks -- Usuario Registrado de Linux #232544 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length)
On Sat, 2001-11-10 at 16:37, Paul Rodríguez wrote: Hi, everybody. I have a DSL connection coming in to the upstairs computer. I'd like to connect (withought having to get a new modem) a computer downstairs to the same connection. Can I send a cat5 cable down throught the wall from the router to the downstairs computer? (approx. 30-40 feet) Is there a limit to cat5 length in order to remain effective? Do I need a wireless solution? is that even safe? Cat 5 cable does have a range limit, but it something like 100 meters, so you are well within its capabilities. I am currently looking into wireless for my home, because my wife can't stand the cables I have running between the network hub and three computers, across our living room. The only downside I can see is the initial cost... and even that's not too bad, but my expendable cash at the moment is nil :-( Dave -- Fourth Law of Revision: It is usually impractical to worry beforehand about interferences -- if you have none, someone will make one for you. msg81299/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
