[newbie-it] Mandrake 8.1 e periferiche
Salve a tutti, ho un problema con mandrake 8.1 e dal momento che non so assolutamente nulla su questo SO, spero che possiate aiutarmi. Ho installato Mandrake ma non vedo i miei due CDROM e il floppy disk. Quando cerco di accedere al floppy l' errore riportato e': mount : /dev/fd0 is not a valid block device Il bello e' che non riesco a montare neanche i due CDROM. Un'altra cosa : come si fa a installare dei pacchetti per Linux ? Ad esempio ho la KYLIX trial version ma come faccio a installarla ? Grazie a tutti per l'eventuale aiuto. P.S. Per LukenShiro : sono riuscito a far funzionare l'accesso a Internet, grazie. Domenico When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. --Sherlock Holmes
Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 8.1 e periferiche
Il giorno 10:01, domenica 18 novembre 2001 hai scritto: Ho installato Mandrake ma non vedo i miei due CDROM e il floppy disk. Quando cerco di accedere al floppy l' errore riportato e': mount : /dev/fd0 is not a valid block device Il bello e' che non riesco a montare neanche i due CDROM. Ciao, prova a fare due cose: 1-disabilita devfs. Inserisci al boot una stringa devfs=nomount. Se usi GRUB, devi editare il file /boot/grub/menu.lst (tutte le stringhe devfs=mount che trovi trasformale in devfs=nomount). Se usi LiLo, invece, non posso aiutarti: ho sempre usato GRUB e non ho dimestichezza con i file di configurazione di LiLo... 2-verifica il tuo file /etc/fstab. Potrebbe contenere degli errori. Un'altra cosa : come si fa a installare dei pacchetti per Linux ? Ad esempio ho la KYLIX trial version ma come faccio a installarla ? I programmi per Linux puoi trovarli in due formati: 1-RPM. Sono i più semplici (di solito... ma con vistose eccezioni) da installare. Ti basta cliccarci sopra da un gestore grafico, o dare il comando: ' rpm -ivh NOMEFILE.rpm ' dalla console di root. (senza gli apici, ovviamente..) Verifica, però, di scaricare gli RPM giusti. Quelli generici, oppure quelli creati appositamente per Mandrake Linux. Quelli per Red Hat dovrebbero funzionare. 2-.TGZ. Sono file compressi che contengono i sorgenti del programma. Devi aprire il file ed estrarre il contenuto in una cartella (di solito il pacchetto crea automaticamente una cartella nella cartella che gli indichi, e ci mette dentro i files). Quindi cerca questi files: README ed INSTALL. Dovresti trovarne almeno uno; probabilmente ci saranno tutti e due. Leggili con molta attenzione: ti spiegano come procedere per compilare, installare e configurare il programma. Di solito (ma vale solo come regola generale!), il tutto si riduce a tre comandi: ./configure make make install Spero di esserti stato d'aiuto... Ciao! Daniele
[newbie-it] Problemi scheda grafica ATI
Salve a tutti. Ho installato Mandrake 8.1, ma al pari della 8.0, riscontro lo stesso problema con la scheda grafica, una ATI Rage 128 Pro, montata su slot AGP (Motherboard BN 780 Pro), che HardDrake mi interpreta come "generic Rage 128" con local bus PCI. Il risultato è che, sempre a detta del configuratore Mandrake la massima profondità di colore che mi viene concessa è a 16 bit, quando so che su Winz raggiunge i 32, e se provo ad apportare dei cambiamenti, una volta che resetto il computer, o riavvio successivamente, mi ritrovo con la configurazione originaria e gli stessi problemi. Questo quando tra le varie schede disponibili c'è anche la mia, che però stranamente non viene presa in considerazione dal sistema. Il monitor è un LG 775N, che non è contemplato tra le opzioni della marca; mi affido perciò ad un "generic SVGA 1280 X 1024 60Hz". Dov'è il problema? C'è un sistema per convincere Mandrake che la scheda è montata su slot AGP (che per me è l'origine delle limitazioni successive)? Ho visto che questa domanda era già stata posta ma nessuno aveva risposto; la ripropongo nel caso sia sfuggita a qualcuno dei nostri "spiriti guida". Aiuto.
Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 8.1 e periferiche
Daniele to ringrazio per l'aiuto, ora funziona ma ho un'altra domanda riguardo i pacchetti da installare come KYLIX.. questo è in formato tar.gz e non so come estarre il file. Ci ho cliccato sopra1 volta 2 volete ma nulla ... Scusa ma proprio non so come estrarlo. Ti ringrazio ancora una volta, Domenico - Original Message - From: Daniele Micci [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 8.1 e periferiche Un'altra cosa : come si fa a installare dei pacchetti per Linux ? Ad esempio ho la KYLIX trial version ma come faccio a installarla ? I programmi per Linux puoi trovarli in due formati: 1-RPM. Sono i più semplici (di solito... ma con vistose eccezioni) da installare. Ti basta cliccarci sopra da un gestore grafico, o dare il comando: ' rpm -ivh NOMEFILE.rpm ' dalla console di root. (senza gli apici, ovviamente..) Verifica, però, di scaricare gli RPM giusti. Quelli generici, oppure quelli creati appositamente per Mandrake Linux. Quelli per Red Hat dovrebbero funzionare. 2-.TGZ. Sono file compressi che contengono i sorgenti del programma. Devi aprire il file ed estrarre il contenuto in una cartella (di solito il pacchetto crea automaticamente una cartella nella cartella che gli indichi, e ci mette dentro i files). Quindi cerca questi files: README ed INSTALL. Dovresti trovarne almeno uno; probabilmente ci saranno tutti e due. Leggili con molta attenzione: ti spiegano come procedere per compilare, installare e configurare il programma. Di solito (ma vale solo come regola generale!), il tutto si riduce a tre comandi: ./configure make make install Spero di esserti stato d'aiuto... Ciao! Daniele
Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 8.1 e periferiche
Il 19:37, domenica 18 novembre 2001, hai scritto: - Original Message - Per istallare kylix non serve la procedura configure-make-make install . Devi naturalmente decomprimere il tar.gz: tar xvzf kylix_oe.tar.gz ora dovresti avere una cartella chiamata appunto kylix_oe, qui si trova lo script per istallare il programma, digita: ./setup.sh segui le istruzioni. Devi farti mandare da Borland i vari codici di attivazione, comunque, se ricordo bene, fa tutto il programma di istallazione. -- Ciao ciao
Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 8.1 e periferiche
Il dom, 2001-11-18 alle 19:37, Domenico ha scritto: Daniele to ringrazio per l'aiuto, ora funziona ma ho un'altra domanda riguardo i pacchetti da installare come KYLIX.. questo è in formato tar.gz e non so come estarre il file. Ci ho cliccato sopra1 volta 2 volete ma nulla ... Scusa ma proprio non so come estrarlo. Rubo la risposta a Daniele ^_^, spero non mi tiri peperonate roventi, eh eh! Prova, da console tar xvzf nomedelfile; questo decomprime il file e crea una directory all'interno della directory ove ti trovi; di norma, dovresti spostarti in questa nuova directory e dare i comandi come spiegato nella mail precedente (make install devi darlo come root); approfitto però per notare come a me (e chiedo se sia successo a qualcun altro) Mandrake non abbia installato nessun programma per la decompressione di qualsivoglia formato, l'ho quindi dovuto fare in seguito... se non ti succede nulla, potrebbe essere questo il problema. Corrado
Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 8.1 e periferiche
Il giorno 00:57, lunedì 19 novembre 2001 hai scritto: Rubo la risposta a Daniele ^_^, spero non mi tiri peperonate roventi, eh eh! Prova, da console tar xvzf nomedelfile; questo decomprime il file e crea una directory all'interno della directory ove ti trovi; di norma, dovresti spostarti in questa nuova directory e dare i comandi come spiegato nella mail precedente (make install devi darlo come root); approfitto però per notare come a me (e chiedo se sia successo a qualcun altro) Mandrake non abbia installato nessun programma per la decompressione di qualsivoglia formato, l'ho quindi dovuto fare in seguito... se non ti succede nulla, potrebbe essere questo il problema. Corrado AAHHH!!! Mi hanno rubato una risposta!!! Vado subito a preparare una cofana di peperoni... A parte gli scherzi, grazie per aver risposto al posto mio. Avevo scaricato questa email ma non avevo avuto il tempo di rispondere... Avete evitato a Domenico un'attesa un po' più lunga! Per quanto riguarda i programmi di decompressione, a me li ha installati... cmq, l'importante è che tu sia riuscito a installarli in seguito. Alla prossima! Daniele
[newbie-it] mandrake 8.1 e floppy
Non c'è verso di usare il floppy con mandrake 8.1. Nessun problema con mandrake 8.0, ma nell'aggiornamento non funziona. Da terminale quando faccio il mount /mnt/floppy mi da' il messaggio errore di input/output. Da Kde mi dice che è impossibile aprire ilfile. Che dite formatto il tutto? Dai, datemi lumi o madatemi a quel paese della documentazione. :-) sperem. Mauro. Ciao
Re: [newbie] Help
Hello Frank, Sunday, November 18, 2001, 2:25:33 PM, you wrote: FM Hi All, FM Can someone please tell me where I can find my Apache config file and my FM Samba log files. /var/log/samba for the log files not sure where apache config is, I just use webmin Colin Jenkins ICQ: 650611 registered linux user 223862 Flappity, floppity, flip, The mouse on the mobius strip; The strip revolved, The mouse dissolved In a chronodimensional skip. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] divx
I need something that would play divx files. The divx site offers a codec for the xmps player, but I think it looks for xmps-0.2..., and mandrake only has xmps-0.1.3-6mdk.i586.rpm. Has anyone been able to get divx to play? Please help! Meg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Re: [newbie] [ OT ] Recommended UPS for Linux Mandrake 8.1 server
tripp lite 500 internet .. with NO serial connection from/to the pc/ups and its kinda noisy, so if u like me have ur pc in ur bedroom and the power cuts out at 2/3 in the am. on the ohter hand its cool.. coz i got 2pc on it (no hub/switch) and it gives me about more than 5 minutes .. more than ample time to save and shutdown - Original Message - From: Mandrake Newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 9:55 PM Subject: Re: Re: [newbie] [ OT ] Recommended UPS for Linux Mandrake 8.1 server [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi i got a ups ... a plain old simple ups with no serial connection to the pc which works fine wiht linux. but in webmin ( https://localhost:1 ) there is support for ups and so i believe that a ups with a serial connection to the pc is supported. hoped that helped Would you mind to share the brand name and model number of your UPS? Any other info? =) __ www.edsamail.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ 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] taskbar empty
On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 07:51, Bill Winegarden wrote: | Hi, | While working on my laptop without a mouse, I somehow selected to not | show running tasks in the taskbar. I now have my mouse backhow do I | re-configure to show the tasks in the task bar? | | thanks in advance, | | Bill W. Right-click in the taskbar and select Preferences. In the window that pops up, select Taskbar on the far left. There you can choose your settings. HTH 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
Re: [newbie] divx
On Sunday 18 November 2001 04:29 pm, you wrote: that's divx.euro.ru, right? Anyway have you tried xine or mplayer? I've had some success with both. David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. --- Okay, I will try it. Thanks! :) Meg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] divx
Yeah sure :-0 There are many programs that support DivX :-) . Personally I prefer MPlayer as it supports many other formats too, including mpg, avi, asf, DivX 3 and 4 ... and so on. On Sun, 18 Nov 2001, mnu wrote: I need something that would play divx files. The divx site offers a codec for the xmps player, but I think it looks for xmps-0.2..., and mandrake only has xmps-0.1.3-6mdk.i586.rpm. Has anyone been able to get divx to play? Please help! Meg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] divx
there is also one i recently discovered that can use whatever open source format that is out there (and on ur hd) called gmerlin.sourceforge.net havent played muhc wiht it as i dont have many movie files or formats - Original Message - From: Ralph Slooten [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] divx Yeah sure :-0 There are many programs that support DivX :-) . Personally I prefer MPlayer as it supports many other formats too, including mpg, avi, asf, DivX 3 and 4 ... and so on. On Sun, 18 Nov 2001, mnu wrote: I need something that would play divx files. The divx site offers a codec for the xmps player, but I think it looks for xmps-0.2..., and mandrake only has xmps-0.1.3-6mdk.i586.rpm. Has anyone been able to get divx to play? Please help! Meg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ 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] dos2unix
Why can't I find the dos2unix in the Mandrake Software Manager? I can find unix2dos but not dos2unix. -- .. Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Søren Neigaard Registered Linux User #239437 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] installing SDL library tutorials
Hi, I tried installing an SDL library onto my machine and fouled things up bigtime. I followed the steps as outlined at http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/SDL/ but I did something wrong and I now have corrupted my kernal. has anyone done up a page showing how to properly install SDL libraries to Mandrake 8.1 including what needs to be downloaded and the order of extracting the libraries? there is 2 libraries a runtime and a developement available for SDL does this order matter?? Thanks Linux Ashton Get your Free email at http://mail.ottawa.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help
* Frank McKenna [EMAIL PROTECTED] [08 06:05]: Can someone please tell me where I can find my Apache config file and my Samba log files. /etc/httpd/conf/commonhttpd.conf Most configuration options will work out of the box if you installed Apache. You will have to make changes if you want special directory actions or restrictions. Let us know what you want to DO with Apache and we can give you some tips on setting it up to do that. -- Jan Wilson, SysAdmin _/*]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Corozal Junior College | |:' corozal.com corozal.bz Corozal Town, Belize | /' chetumal.com linux.bz Reg. Linux user #151611 |_/ Network, SQL, Perl, HTML Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] divx
I tried to install mplayer, but it warns me about using gcc-2.96 (which is the gcc version that comes with mandrake 8.1). Has anyone experienced forcing an install anyway? Were there a lot of bugs? I'm willing to downgrade to 2.95.x if it will help, but I can't seem to find it. All the sites just seem to offer the full mandrake 7.2 iso :/ Meg On Sunday 18 November 2001 06:44 pm, you wrote: Yeah sure :-0 There are many programs that support DivX :-) . Personally I prefer MPlayer as it supports many other formats too, including mpg, avi, asf, DivX 3 and 4 ... and so on. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Problem in MKL 8.1
I would proceed to inform the list as to model and cofiguration settings as best as possible to assist in troubleshooting the malfunction. I would also proceed to inform the list as to the particular timing of the hang and length of time the hang occours. Does it happen durring boot? At what Stage of boot? what does any error message say, what was happening just before the hang Does winders work OK ? On Friday 16 November 2001 23:28, you wrote: DEar Linux friends, I am having trouble in loading MKL8.1 on my Adaptec SCSI controller. The machine simply hangs!Have any idea how to proceed? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Nice new NEWBIE website for Linux users
On Sunday 18 November 2001 01:50, you wrote: Basicly all Linux's will have 99.99% the same commands. Now going to something like HP's Unix you will find that the commandline options are different sometimes. I use HP Unix at work. I'm so sorry :) really,,, you have all our sympathies, and hope,,, NEXT time it works out better,,, espeassly since your bean counter Dept. can now get HP with a rally GOOD os loaded (Mandrake now is avail on new HP, or so I read. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] installing SDL library tutorials
On Sunday 18 November 2001 07:13 am, Linux Ashton wrote: Hi, I tried installing an SDL library onto my machine and fouled things up bigtime. I followed the steps as outlined at http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/SDL/ What steps? There are rpms for Mandrake 8.1 at that link. Did you use those? It would help if you said what you were installing SDL for, ie, the app that needs them? but I did something wrong and I now have corrupted my kernal. has anyone done up a page showing how to properly install SDL libraries to Mandrake 8.1 including what needs to be downloaded and the order of extracting the libraries? there is 2 libraries a runtime and a developement available for SDL does this order matter?? Download nothin, the SDL libs are on your CD's. Try'n undo whatever you've done so far, and then just install the proper Mandrake SDL rpms. If for some reason you believe you just haft'a use the rpms at devolution.com, I'd suggest getting the src.rpm's and rebuilding them on your system. CD#1 /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS $ ls *SDL* libSDL1.2-1.2.2-1mdk.i586.rpmlibSDL_net1.2-1.2.2-1mdk.i586.rpm libSDL_image1.2-1.2.0-2mdk.i586.rpm libSDL_ttf1.2-1.2.2-3mdk.i586.rpm libSDL_mixer1.2-1.2.0-3mdk.i586.rpm CD#2 /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2 $ ls *SDL* libSDL_image1.2-devel-1.2.0-2mdk.i586.rpm libSDL_ttf1.2-devel-1.2.2-3mdk.i586.rpm libSDL_image1.2-test-1.2.0-2mdk.i586.rpm libSDL_ttf1.2-test-1.2.2-3mdk.i586.rpm libSDL_mixer1.2-devel-1.2.0-3mdk.i586.rpm SDL_mixer-player-1.2.0-3mdk.i586.rpm libSDL_net1.2-devel-1.2.2-1mdk.i586.rpm xmame-SDL-0.55.1-2mdk.i586.rpm -- Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay, USA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] mplayer won't run
Hello everyone! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction and suggesting that I use mplayer to play divx. My problem now is, when I try to run mplayer to play a divx (*.avi) file, I get the following error: mplayer: error while loading shared libraries: libdivxdecore.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory == I followed the suggestions in DOCS/CODECS, and did everything step by step (even to the point of cp'ing the commands I'm supposed to type). I'm really stumped now. what I did was, dl'd the divx4linux...zip file and extracted it to a special directory. I did a cp libdivxdecore.so.0.0.0 /usr/local/lib/ and I did remember to put usr/local/lib to your /etc/ld.so.conf. What am I doing wrong? Meg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] problem with PERL (saint)
Hi... I'm trying to install Saint... but I have a problem because I receive a message: this package needs /bin/perl... then I check out my /bin/ and I didn't see /bin/perl... I look up with my Software Mannager in ML8.1 and the package perl is installed... What do I do to resolve this??, do I need a symbolic link or something like that?? a lot of thanks -- Usuario Registrado de Linux #232544 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] All-In-Wonder tv
Hi all, I'm wondering if there's any hope getting my ATI AIW 32mb pro tv tuner to run under Mandrake 8.1? It performs great in video mode, but the tv tuner isn't being detected. Any suggestions? Regards, -jm _ 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] divx
On Sunday 18 November 2001 07:40 am, mnu wrote: I tried to install mplayer, but it warns me about using gcc-2.96 (which is the gcc version that comes with mandrake 8.1). Has anyone experienced forcing an install anyway? Were there a lot of bugs? The error you're getting is 'cause that src code is checking for RedHat's 2.96 and can't tell that Mandrake's 2.96 is a completely different animal. Mandrake version of mplayer is here mplayer-0.50-2mdk rpm (or src.rpm) http://lis.snv.jussieu.fr/~rousse/linux/plf/ or if you do use the src (note from Mandrake rpm) Note: in order to run out-of-the-box on any pentium-class computer, all optimisations have been disabled. To achieve better performances, get the source package, remove all '--disable-xxx' lines in the configuration stage, and rebuild. or you can just use the vanilla src code, but use ./configure --disable-gcc-checking So you've got 3 choices, edit the heck out'a the src code, disable gcc checking, or just install the Mandrake rpm. I used the Mandrake src.rpm, works great :) -- Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay, USA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] divx
Hi... Can you tell me how do I make a divx from my DVDs in linux ??, please I don't know how do that, and I didn't find information about that a lot of thanks El Dom 18 Nov 2001 03:31, escribió: I need something that would play divx files. The divx site offers a codec for the xmps player, but I think it looks for xmps-0.2..., and mandrake only has xmps-0.1.3-6mdk.i586.rpm. Has anyone been able to get divx to play? Please help! Meg -- Usuario Registrado de Linux #232544 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mplayer won't run
sorry for the interruption - but I noticed that the mplayer file has a bz2 extension. How do i uncompress / compile and run it ?? mnu wrote: 20081429.fAIETl701803@smtp2"> Hello everyone! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction and suggesting that I use mplayer to play divx.My problem now is, when I try to run mplayer to play a divx (*.avi) file, I get the following error:mplayer: error while loading shared libraries: libdivxdecore.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory==I followed the suggestions in DOCS/CODECS, and did everything step by step (even to the point of cp'ing the commands I'm supposed to type).I'm really stumped now. what I did was, dl'd the divx4linux...zip file and extracted it to a special directory. I did a cp libdivxdecore.so.0.0.0 /usr/local/lib/and I did remember to put usr/local/lib to your /etc/ld.so.conf.What am I doing wrong?Meg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with PERL (saint)
On Sunday 18 November 2001 09:05 am, Paúl Mancheno H. wrote: Hi... I'm trying to install Saint... but I have a problem because I receive a message: this package needs /bin/perl... then I check out my /bin/ and I didn't see /bin/perl... I look up with my Software Mannager in ML8.1 and the package perl is installed... What do I do to resolve this??, do I need a symbolic link or something like that?? a lot of thanks $ wprv `which perl` perl-base-5.601-6mdk It's on your first CD -- Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay, USA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] how do I save any html page
Hi... i want to save a html page, but when I did it with Konqueror... it only saved the text, and i need the images... I mean i need the page like in the internet but off-line... How do I do that with konqueror or any app?? thanks -- Usuario Registrado de Linux #232544 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] kernel filesystem modules
hi i am using Linux-Mandrake 8.1 with SMP-Kernel 2.4.13-6 After installing QNX 6.1 on another harddrive i would like to mount the qnx harddrive under linux. I see QNX is in the list but it seems the support needs bolted on How is this done?? cheerz David Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] how do I save any html page
Well Opera will do it There is a 'Save with images' option On Sunday 18 November 2001 15:33, Paúl Mancheno H. wrote: Hi... i want to save a html page, but when I did it with Konqueror... it only saved the text, and i need the images... I mean i need the page like in the internet but off-line... How do I do that with konqueror or any app?? thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mplayer won't run
On Sunday 18 November 2001 11:03 pm, you wrote: sorry for the interruption - but I noticed that the mplayer file has a bz2 extension. How do i uncompress / compile and run it ?? You'll need bzip2 program installed. Use the software packager to make life a lot easier. then bunzip2 filename Meg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] divx
On Sunday 18 November 2001 09:44 pm, you wrote: The error you're getting is 'cause that src code is checking for RedHat's 2.96 and can't tell that Mandrake's 2.96 is a completely different animal. Mandrake version of mplayer is here mplayer-0.50-2mdk rpm (or src.rpm) http://lis.snv.jussieu.fr/~rousse/linux/plf/ Hey, this is REALLY a big help!!! Thanks!!! I was tryng to compile it manually earlier, and it was giving me a big headache! Will try this now. Meg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] All-In-Wonder tv
Hello, On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 08:39:32 -0600 Joe Menola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I'm wondering if there's any hope getting my ATI AIW 32mb pro tv tuner to run under Mandrake 8.1? It performs great in video mode, but the tv tuner isn't being detected. Any suggestions? Go to get ati.2 binaries from http://www.linuxvideo.org or http://www.it.linuxvideo.org and download 2001.10.22 22.52 943 798 ATI-4.0.2.i386.tar.gz 2001.10.22 22.38 200 288 ATI-4.0.3.i386.tar.gz 2001.10.22 22.40 173 908 ATI-4.1.0.i386.tar.gz depend in your XFree version ie. 4.0.2 4.1.0 ungzip,untar and read instruction. ** instructions for users install XFree86 4.1.0 get ati.2 binaries from http://www.linuxvideo.org/gatos and install them Start X from command line Xx.log Wait for the picture to appear and press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to exit Xserver. Examine x.log for messages about Xv driver initialization and what hardware it detected on your system. Programs: xawtv (3.28 or later) - for viewing tv (in case you have tuner on your card) Note: you should recompile xawtv, so that Xv library is detected and xawtv knows about Xv. ati_xv/mpeg2play - you can play mpeg2 files with it. No sound. the drivers provide hardware YUV-RGB support xv_stream - useful if you have webcam. It streams YUV data from /dev/video into a window using hardware YUV-RGB conversion. Also useful as a sample program on how to use Xv extension xine - view DVD (xine.sourceforge.net) -- Qju [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=- Quality for You ! -=-=- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] how do I save any html page
On Sunday 18 November 2001 09:33, you wrote: Hi... i want to save a html page, but when I did it with Konqueror... it only saved the text, and i need the images... I mean i need the page like in the internet but off-line... How do I do that with konqueror or any app?? thanks You can do it with Quanta wich came with the OS in the last 3 distributions. Just select open withQuanta and then save as: -- Dennis M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] prefxdm just exits
Hi-- I'm trying to run the Mandrake Powerpack Edition 8.0 on my laptop, and I can't seem to get the video configured correctly for X. The latest symptom is that prefxdm runs for a while, prints Press return to continue to stdout, and then exits. Hardware: Sharp PC-BJ150M (Japanese domestic model), AMD K6-500, 64 MB RAM. Trident CyberBlade i7 AGP (8420-74) video card. Configured for 4MB system memory to be used for video. What I've done so far: Installed 8.0, selecting 800x600 generic LCD display and Trident CyberBlade (generic) as my video options. Tried all resolutions/ colordepths with no luck (Screen appears scrambled, if at all). Searched the web and found the same video card was used on the HP Pavilion N3330 Notebook. (ref www-gpsg.mit.edu/~simon/HP_N3330.html) The recommendation there (for Redhat 7.1) was to use XF86_FBDev, so I installed the rpm and edited my XF86Config file as shown in the example. Tried a bunch of different modelines, but nothing seems to work. Thanks for reading this far. Any suggestions greatly appreciated! --Cliff Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] linux facts for presentation
Hi, I have the opportunity to deliver a presentation (probably StarOffice presentation method) on the linux operating system. What I would like from the list is some information on linux facts ...more to point, some instances of successful implementation in industry and institutions such as small to medium community colleges. Cost benefits, installation and training issues shouldn't be missed. Now that I have my laptop fully functional I will be using Mandrake to showcase Mandrake. If anyone has done a similar presentation and has some tips, I'm all ears. Please note, I'll be delivering to a group that is referred to as a Technology Advisory Committee that has been thoroughly indoctrinated in MS. Presentation length is approximately 20 minutes. I have no problem putting together the presentation, I just need the backup facts. Thanks for this and all previous that got me this far, Bill W. ps...is it true that MS uses linux to run its msn mail server? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] proxy servers..squid vs. apache ?
I see apache has a proxy module..now an interesting choice here. What does the panel at large say about which one is preferable. I won't be serving any web pages,just a home network here. Any performance advantages of 1 over the other? Again,thank you all for your time,and of course..hava great week all :-) Lee Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] linux facts for presentation
Their's a site dedicated to Business cases using linux on the mandrake site if that's helpful at all. http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/ Neil -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bill Winegarden Sent: 18 November 2001 17:33 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] linux facts for presentation Hi, I have the opportunity to deliver a presentation (probably StarOffice presentation method) on the linux operating system. What I would like from the list is some information on linux facts ...more to point, some instances of successful implementation in industry and institutions such as small to medium community colleges. Cost benefits, installation and training issues shouldn't be missed. Now that I have my laptop fully functional I will be using Mandrake to showcase Mandrake. If anyone has done a similar presentation and has some tips, I'm all ears. Please note, I'll be delivering to a group that is referred to as a Technology Advisory Committee that has been thoroughly indoctrinated in MS. Presentation length is approximately 20 minutes. I have no problem putting together the presentation, I just need the backup facts. Thanks for this and all previous that got me this far, Bill W. ps...is it true that MS uses linux to run its msn mail server? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] All-In-Wonder tv
Hello and thank you for your response. The output of x.log has no reference to Xv drivers. Any thoughts? FWIW, I'm using XFree86 4.1.0. Regards, -jm On Sunday 18 November 2001 11:04 am, you wrote: Hello, On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 08:39:32 -0600 Joe Menola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I'm wondering if there's any hope getting my ATI AIW 32mb pro tv tuner to run under Mandrake 8.1? It performs great in video mode, but the tv tuner isn't being detected. Any suggestions? Go to get ati.2 binaries from http://www.linuxvideo.org or http://www.it.linuxvideo.org and download 2001.10.22 22.52 943 798 ATI-4.0.2.i386.tar.gz 2001.10.22 22.38 200 288 ATI-4.0.3.i386.tar.gz 2001.10.22 22.40 173 908 ATI-4.1.0.i386.tar.gz depend in your XFree version ie. 4.0.2 4.1.0 ungzip,untar and read instruction. ** instructions for users install XFree86 4.1.0 get ati.2 binaries from http://www.linuxvideo.org/gatos and install them Start X from command line Xx.log Wait for the picture to appear and press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to exit Xserver. Examine x.log for messages about Xv driver initialization and what hardware it detected on your system. Programs: xawtv (3.28 or later) - for viewing tv (in case you have tuner on your card) Note: you should recompile xawtv, so that Xv library is detected and xawtv knows about Xv. ati_xv/mpeg2play - you can play mpeg2 files with it. No sound. the drivers provide hardware YUV-RGB support xv_stream - useful if you have webcam. It streams YUV data from /dev/video into a window using hardware YUV-RGB conversion. Also useful as a sample program on how to use Xv extension xine - view DVD (xine.sourceforge.net) _ 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] divx
So you've got 3 choices, edit the heck out'a the src code, disable gcc checking, or just install the Mandrake rpm. I used the Mandrake src.rpm, works great :) For what it's worth, I had pretty decent results compiling with the --disable-gcc-checking switch. Of course, your mileage may vary, and the developers basically suggest you asked for it if you have problems. Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay, USA 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] how do I save any html page
I can't remember, but doesn't the wget command get the HTML and the images? Or there's an option to tell it to do so? I stopped using it since it was so darn slow, but maybe somebody else can answer that question. man wget wget --help tdh -- T. Holmes | UNIXTECHS.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | UIN: 17021091 | Hi... | i want to save a html page, but when I did it with Konqueror... it only | saved the text, and i need the images... I mean i need the page like in the | internet but off-line... How do I do that with konqueror or any app?? | | thanks | -- | Usuario Registrado | de Linux #232544 | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? | Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -Uptime --- 1:59PM up 25 days, 2:39, 1 user, load averages: 0.01, 0.03, 0.00 --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] divx
The mplayer developers are rabid about gcc 2.96 being broken -- it isn't. Mplayer should work fine if you compile with gcc 2.96. Mandrake 8.1 comes with gcc 3.01 as well, which can be installed alongside gcc 2.96. If you have any difficulty compiling something with 2.96, try with 3.01. On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 20:40:01 +0800, mnu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried to install mplayer, but it warns me about using gcc-2.96 (which is the gcc version that comes with mandrake 8.1). Has anyone experienced forcing an install anyway? Were there a lot of bugs? I'm willing to downgrade to 2.95.x if it will help, but I can't seem to find it. All the sites just seem to offer the full mandrake 7.2 iso :/ Meg On Sunday 18 November 2001 06:44 pm, you wrote: Yeah sure :-0 There are many programs that support DivX :-) . Personally I prefer MPlayer as it supports many other formats too, including mpg, avi, asf, DivX 3 and 4 ... and so on. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with your Microsoft product. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] OT M$ Win and RAM
Hello everyone OT but just thought I'd warn others who are thinking of adding more ram (in excess of iGB) and dual-booting Win95 or 98. Installing more ram, new nvidia graphics card and SB Live! 5.1 in Linux was basically trouble-free and certainly didn't break anything or prevent booting into linux. OTH it was a real headache with Win98SE! It was running slower and when I tried to install the drivers for the graphics card and rebooted it hung during the boot process. I tried all sorts of things to no avail, so I formatted the hd and reinstalled the OS. Everything seemed OK so I thought this time I'll install the sound card drivers before the graphics card - no boot: not enough memory...! After trying everything I could think of, I went through the whole reformat hd, reinstall OS, install sound/graphics drivers, no reboot process three more times - by which time I was tearing my hair out! It turns out that thats what Windoze 95 98 do if you have more than 1GB of ram! Editing the system.ini file to tell Windoze that you only have 768MB ram solves the problem. Finally got sound and the graphics going in Windoze - phew! Try to install the Adaptec scsi host adaptor drivers for my scanner: There is not enough memory... Jeez! I thought that was sorted! After more hair-pulling and gnashing of teeth, I read one of the scsi inf files only to find that installation is told to fail with that error message after the year 2000 (then I realise I haven't installed it at all this year because I hadn't been using it)! Not that I care, I've got it going in linux anyway and I only use Windoze for accounting. Configuring this hardware in linux was a breeze (well... apart from the scsi host adaptor - twas a matter of finding the right easy-to-understand howto) and the system never stopped working. And people say it can be difficult to get hardware working in linux Rant over... thanks for listening and be warned... 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
Re: [newbie] how do I save any html page
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 04:33, Paúl Mancheno H. wrote: | Hi... |i want to save a html page, but when I did it with Konqueror... it | only saved the text, and i need the images... I mean i need the page | like in the internet but off-line... How do I do that with konqueror or | any app?? Galeon has the save with content option also. 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
Re: [newbie] linux facts for presentation
On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 09:32:49 -0800, Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have the opportunity to deliver a presentation (probably StarOffice presentation method) on the linux operating system. What I would like from the list is some information on linux facts ...more to point, some instances of successful implementation in industry and institutions such as small to medium community colleges. Cost benefits, installation and training issues shouldn't be missed. Now that I have my laptop fully functional I will be using Mandrake to showcase Mandrake. If anyone has done a similar presentation and has some tips, I'm all ears. Please note, I'll be delivering to a group that is referred to as a Technology Advisory Committee that has been thoroughly indoctrinated in MS. Presentation length is approximately 20 minutes. I have no problem putting together the presentation, I just need the backup facts. Thanks for this and all previous that got me this far, Bill W. One URL: http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/ ps...is it true that MS uses linux to run its msn mail server? They use FreeBSD. They tried switching to Windows NT when they bought it, but they found it couldn't handle the load. Last year they claimed that they had switched everything to Win2K, but were forced later to publically admit that they are using BSD. Some important chunks of Win 2K and XP are simply BSD code, like the TCP/IP stack. Even then, network performance is bad in Win2K, and worse in WinXP. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan When I see any Web site claim to be only readable using particular hardware or software, I cringe--they are pining for the bad old days when each piece of information needed a different program to access it. -- Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the World Wide Web Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] how do I save any html page
On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 10:33:48 -0500, Paúl Mancheno H. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi... i want to save a html page, but when I did it with Konqueror... it only saved the text, and i need the images... I mean i need the page like in the internet but off-line... How do I do that with konqueror or any app?? Konqueror can save pages to a WAR file, which is simply a tarball with the entire page (including graphics) inside. This is good because everything is in one file, but bad because only Konq can read it without having to manually unpack it. Galeon can save pages with their related images in a subdirectory - which I think is what you want. 0.12.8 was released only today, so now micht be a good time to try it: http://galeon.sourceforge.net/. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan 133+ w1nd0z d00d Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] proxy servers..squid vs. apache ?
On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 12:57:28 -0500, lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see apache has a proxy module..now an interesting choice here. What does the panel at large say about which one is preferable. I won't be serving any web pages,just a home network here. Any performance advantages of 1 over the other? Again,thank you all for your time,and of course..hava great week all :-) Lee Apache is primarily a web server; Squid is primarily a proxy app. It sounds like you need Squid, not Apache. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected -- The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux facts for presentation
I've implemented linux for a local group called 'Web Spinners' out at the University of West Florida, initial install was back in 1997, although we've been slowly 'tweaking' things since then. Cost was a big issue for this project, since funding was either non-existant or consisted of less than $1,100 of funding. 1997-1998 - $0 budget 1998-1999 - $330 budgeted from Activity and Service Fees 1999-2000 - $650 budgeted from Activity and Service Fees 2000-2001 - $1065 budgeted from Activity and Service Fees 2001-2002 - $50 budgeted from Activity and Service Fees, $150 alumni donation Our first linux server was a P75 w/ 32 MB ram and a 540 MB hard drive (upgraded to 48 MB ram / 3.2 GB hard drive in 1998), next was a P133 w/ 128 MB ram, and 2 hard drives (a 1.2 GB and a 2.0 GB) loaned by a member in mid 1998. This lasted until mid 1999, at which point we switched over to a 486/100 w/ 128 MB ram, and a 4.0 GB hard drive. The latest one, we purchased the parts for and built it ourselves (figure we saved around $200) for around $600 . The current configuration (a little different from what we originally built) has cost us around $800 - $900 (between the original $600 for the original equipment, and around $200 - $300 for upgrades since then). The main server is a Celeron 400, 256 MB ram, 3 hard drives (1 6.4 GB, 2 20 GB) which is serving as the groups mail server, web server, database server, samba server (which also handles domain logins--something I just finished today), and ftp server (I'm sure we're using it for more, but I can't remember everything off the top of my head) Total cost of the main server to date has been between $800 and $900 US. If we had gone with the NT/2k server option, we were looking at anywhere up to $30,000 US to start (in 1998). We've initially saved between $10,000 and $29,000 US using linux instead. Total savings since 1998 have been somewhere around the $70,000 - $80,000 US range. If you would like more info, please don't hesitate to e-mail me directly. Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 09:32 AM 11/18/2001 -0800, you wrote: Hi, I have the opportunity to deliver a presentation (probably StarOffice presentation method) on the linux operating system. What I would like from the list is some information on linux facts ...more to point, some instances of successful implementation in industry and institutions such as small to medium community colleges. Cost benefits, installation and training issues shouldn't be missed. Now that I have my laptop fully functional I will be using Mandrake to showcase Mandrake. If anyone has done a similar presentation and has some tips, I'm all ears. Please note, I'll be delivering to a group that is referred to as a Technology Advisory Committee that has been thoroughly indoctrinated in MS. Presentation length is approximately 20 minutes. I have no problem putting together the presentation, I just need the backup facts. Thanks for this and all previous that got me this far, Bill W. ps...is it true that MS uses linux to run its msn mail server? 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] problem with PERL (saint)
snip receive a message: this package needs /bin/perl... then I check out my /bin/ and I didn't see /bin/perl... I look up with my snip Perl is located in /usr/bin, and in MDK8, it is linked to perl5; why is your program looking in /bin/perl, you could try to put a symbolic link in as root, ln -s /usr/bin/perl /bin/perl If this works though, it might be worth trying to find out what script has the incorrect path. Dave Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] All-In-Wonder tv
On Monday 19 November 2001 06:39 am, you wrote: there is a driver especially for the ATI AIW cards at www.linuxvideo.org/gatos site. For Mandrake 8.1, just get the latest binaries of ati.2 driver for XFree 4.1.0 and install it in the /usr/X11R6/lib/modules directory. Need to reboot before it can take any effect. I use Zapping and it works great. Hi all, I'm wondering if there's any hope getting my ATI AIW 32mb pro tv tuner to run under Mandrake 8.1? It performs great in video mode, but the tv tuner isn't being detected. Any suggestions? Regards, -jm _ 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] Java
Hi list , I am having some trouble getting java applets to work in konqueror. I have set the path in .bashrc export PATH=$PATH:'/opt/IBMJava2-13/jre/bin' and also set the path in konqueror. before i set the path in .bashrc I was getting the error unable to find java blahblah now I get loading applet in the applet window but nothing else. I am running mandrake 8.0 on 266 p2 with 320meg Ram. any help would be appreciated cheers Jason Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT M$ Win and RAM
Rant over... thanks for listening and be warned... you would be better using win2000 for dual booting, as it really is a very different beast compared to the 9x series, and as a result will give you fewer headaches Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=getsearch=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] volume
Hi All, How can I get a volume icon for adjusting the loudness of sound in the system tray of KDE? Is there a way to adjust volume? I don't see anything in the manual. Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] divx
On Sunday 18 November 2001 01:30 pm, David E. Fox wrote: So you've got 3 choices, edit the heck out'a the src code, disable gcc checking, or just install the Mandrake rpm. I used the Mandrake src.rpm, works great :) For what it's worth, I had pretty decent results compiling with the --disable-gcc-checking switch. Of course, your mileage may vary, and the developers basically suggest you asked for it if you have problems. I had mplayer compiled from the tarball, but some files, .avi's in particular ran 'fast' and/or had poor picture quality. Some, not all. After getting rid of the src version and installing the Mandrake developers rpm, al my files run perfectly. As you say tho, YMMV. Generally when I can find a Mandrake rpm or src.rpm for an app I prefer to use it, rather than vanilla tarballs. It indicates, at least to me, that it (the src) has had the attention of the Mandrake developers, and installs to LSB standard locations that Mandrakes uses. IOW's I only use vanilla src as a last resort ;) -- Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay, USA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] volume
you need to start kmix, choose settingsconfigure and select 'dock into panel' close bascule On Sunday 18 Nov 2001 9:57 pm, you wrote: Hi All, How can I get a volume icon for adjusting the loudness of sound in the system tray of KDE? Is there a way to adjust volume? I don't see anything in the manual. Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] tar command ?
On Monday 19 November 2001 11:30, you wrote: Hi! I like to zip all my /var/named files in one zip files. I need the command how to tar it. tar cvf archive.tar /var/named Can someone email me the command ? Best regards, SKLIM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Help: Linux cannot connect mail server via broadband
Hi All People, I tried several days but could not make Linux (RH 7.2) connected to ISP mail server to download emails via broadband. The cable is permanently connected to the PC. Starting Linux, broadband is automatically connected. I can only send emails but can't download emails. I tried both Kmail and Evolution to connect to ISP mail server with same result. Each time when I clicked CheckMail, following warning pop-up ... . I said pass your password And then the server said -ERR authorization failed Test on fetchmailconf Fetchmail Test Result is as follows: fetchmail: POP3 +OK 11300 [EMAIL PROTECTED] fetchmail: POP3 CAPA\r fetchmail: POP3 -ERR authorization first fetchmail: authorization first fetchmail: POP3 USER satimis \ r fetchmail: POP3 +OK fetchmail: POP3 PASS * \ r fetchmail: POP3 -ERR authorization failed fetchmail: authorization failed fetchmail: authorization failed on [EMAIL PROTECTED] fetchmail: POP3 Quit \ r fetchmail: Query status = 3 (AUTHFAIL) fetchmail: Normal termination. Status 0 Done Test ontelnetcommand telnet pop.xxx.com 110 Trying xxx.x.xxx.xxx.. Connected topop.xxx.com. Escape character is '^]'. +OK [EMAIL PROTECTED] Typing USER satimis it prompted +ok and then Typing PASS xx -ERR authorization failed Connection closed by foreign host I only use English alphabets and number (0 - 9) in password and am absolute sure the USER name and password entered are correct. With the same USER name and password I can connect the same ISP mail server in Eudora and Outlook Express to download emails. Kindly help !!! Thanks in advance. B.R. Stephen Liu Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT M$ Win and RAM
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 10:37, Rick [Kitty5] wrote: | Rant over... thanks for listening and be warned... | | you would be better using win2000 for dual booting, as it really is a | very different beast compared to the 9x series, and as a result will | give you fewer headaches | | Rick You're right. I've never used Win2000 and I guess I won't since I refuse to give billy boy another dime because of... ummm... how do I put it nicely well because of their business tactics... Thanks for the suggestion tho ; ) 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
Re: [newbie] tar command ?
Personally, after I have tar'd the files, I prefer to compress the tar with the -H option. This gives a 20% better compression. compress -H thetarfile.tar Dan B - Original Message - From: Anuerin G. Diaz To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] tar command ? tar zcvf thetarfile.tgz [insert your /var/named files here] the z in the option means that the files are to be compressed using gzip. you can omit it like tar cvf thetarfile.tar [insert your /var/named files here] and you will have one tar file containing all the specified files but no compression. fyi, the extension is not necessary. its just there as a convention in making humans be able to interpret a files function more easily. ciao! SKLIM wrote: Hi!I like to zip all my /var/named files in one zip files.I need the command how to tar it.Can someone email me the command ?Best regards,SKLIM -- "Programming, an artform that fights back." = Anuerin G. Diaz Design Engineer Millennium Software, Incorporated 25/F Equitable-PCI Tower ADB Avenue cor. Poveda St. Ortigas Center, Pasig City Tel# 638-3070 loc. 72 Fax# 638-3079 = Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Palm OS vs Windows CE
I'm planning to buy a PDA. I'm wondering which is easier to setup w/ linux, Palm OS or Windows CE? Or, is Windows CE even able to be setup for syncing? Thanx. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] tar command ?
Thank .. I have done it again. Thank for your information ... Thank U Thank U Best regards, SKLIM - Original Message - From: Dan Butler To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] tar command ? Personally, after I have tar'd the files, I prefer to compress the tar with the -H option. This gives a 20% better compression. compress -H thetarfile.tar Dan B - Original Message - From: Anuerin G. Diaz To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] tar command ? tar zcvf thetarfile.tgz [insert your /var/named files here] the z in the option means that the files are to be compressed using gzip. you can omit it like tar cvf thetarfile.tar [insert your /var/named files here] and you will have one tar file containing all the specified files but no compression. fyi, the extension is not necessary. its just there as a convention in making humans be able to interpret a files function more easily. ciao! SKLIM wrote: Hi!I like to zip all my /var/named files in one zip files.I need the command how to tar it.Can someone email me the command ?Best regards,SKLIM -- "Programming, an artform that fights back." = Anuerin G. Diaz Design Engineer Millennium Software, Incorporated 25/F Equitable-PCI Tower ADB Avenue cor. Poveda St. Ortigas Center, Pasig City Tel# 638-3070 loc. 72 Fax# 638-3079 = Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Palm OS vs Windows CE
Palm os can be use with linux. I have a palm V and a hp joranda 450. So far i can't find anything that will work with linux on the hp. Bill Nash. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Valerie Cheng Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 10:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Palm OS vs Windows CE I'm planning to buy a PDA. I'm wondering which is easier to setup w/ linux, Palm OS or Windows CE? Or, is Windows CE even able to be setup for syncing? Thanx. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Sharp's Zaurus SL-5000D Linux/Java PDA
Does anyone know when the consumer version of Sharp's Zaurus SL-5000D Linux/Java PDA will come out? Has anyone heard of its latest developements? Thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Installation and config of apache + php 4 + mod_ss
Hi All People, I am going to build apache + php 4 + mod_ss on Mandrake 8.1 to experience their installation and configuration and expecting to receive some advice from the list. I found follwoing components in the CDs. MM_VERSION=mm-1.1.3-1.i386.RPM APACHE_VERSION=apache_1.3.20-16.i386.RPM OPENSSL_VERSION=openssl-0.9.6b-8.i386.RPM MODSSL_VERSION=mod_ssl-2.8.4-9.i386.RPM MYSQL_VERSION=mysql-3.23.41-1.i386.RPM PHP_VERSION=php-4.0.6-7.i386.RPM IMAP_VERSION=imap-2000c-15.i386.RPM MODPERL_VERSION=mod_perl-1.24_01-3.i386.RPM I suppose all of them being necessary for my application. If I am wrong please correct me, thanks. Any missing ? My questions are : 1) I selected standard installation of Mandrake. I am not quite sure whether some of them having been installed. How to check them ? 2) To install those components which should come first 3) Installation starts from KDE Application -- System -- Package Manager or RPM each of them in Console Window. Which will be more convenient ? 4) To configure those components to make the server works. Which of them should be configured first. 5) Are their configuration guides in the Man file or some other place. 6) What are the difference between openssl-0.9.6b-8.i386.RPM and openssh-server-2.9p2-7.i386.rpm Kindly advise. Thanks in advance. B.R. Stephen Liu Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Java
hi newbies, I have taken your advice with some success . java is now working in netscape but not in konqueror I also have the flash plugin that works in netscape but the same deal will not work in Konqueror. has anybody got any ideas or had the same trouble , I'd love to hear about it regards Jason Pearce try adding the below linbe to your .bashrc file: PATH=$PATH:/opt/IBMJava2-13/jre/bin (in your .bashrc file, you don't need export, nor do you need the single quotes.) At 08:41 01/11/19 +1100, you wrote: Hi list , I am having some trouble getting java applets to work in konqueror. I have set the path in .bashrc export PATH=$PATH:'/opt/IBMJava2-13/jre/bin' and also set the path in konqueror. before i set the path in .bashrc I was getting the error unable to find java blahblah now I get loading applet in the applet window but nothing else. I am running mandrake 8.0 on 266 p2 with 320meg Ram. any help would be appreciated cheers Jason Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] wireless card with Dell Latitude
what driver are you using for the linksys 802.11b pcmcia card? i thought that there were no linux drivers for it...? thanks. Check out http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/ Looks like wvlan_cs is the driver being used. On a separate topic, can someone tell me the commands to mount an NFS volume on my LAN on my local machine? Andy Miller Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Help: Linux cannot connect mail server via broadband
Gee we've been here before... Assume that the error messages are all correct. For some reason you keep avoiding this conclusion. For some reason the remote server is NOT seeing the password you think you are sending. There may be various reasons for this... I.E. Linux sends NL instead of CR-NL which Winblows sends, etc. You should experiment with telnet until you get a sucessful acceptance of your password. Once you've done that, you'll know how to configure KMAIL and other programs. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stephen Liu |Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 9:39 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: [newbie] Help: Linux cannot connect mail server via broadband | | |Hi All People, | |I tried several days but could not make Linux (RH 7.2) |connected to ISP |mail server to download emails via broadband. The cable is |permanently |connected to the PC. Starting Linux, broadband is automatically |connected. I can only send emails but can't download emails. | |I tried both Kmail and Evolution to connect to ISP mail server |with same |result. Each time when I clicked CheckMail, following warning pop-up | |... |. |I said pass your password |And then the server said |-ERR authorization failed | | |Test on fetchmailconf | |Fetchmail Test Result is as follows: | |fetchmail: POP3 +OK 11300 [EMAIL PROTECTED] |fetchmail: POP3 CAPA\r |fetchmail: POP3 -ERR authorization first |fetchmail: authorization first |fetchmail: POP3 USER satimis \ r |fetchmail: POP3 +OK |fetchmail: POP3 PASS * \ r |fetchmail: POP3 -ERR authorization failed |fetchmail: authorization failed |fetchmail: authorization failed on [EMAIL PROTECTED] |fetchmail: POP3 Quit \ r |fetchmail: Query status = 3 (AUTHFAIL) |fetchmail: Normal termination. Status 0 |Done | | |Test ontelnetcommand | |telnet pop.xxx.com 110 |Trying xxx.x.xxx.xxx.. |Connected topop.xxx.com. |Escape character is '^]'. |+OK [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |Typing USER satimis |it prompted |+ok | |and then |Typing PASS xx |-ERR authorization failed |Connection closed by foreign host | |I only use English alphabets and number (0 - 9) in password |and am absolute |sure the USER name and password entered are correct. | |With the same USER name and password I can connect the same |ISP mail server |in Eudora and Outlook Express to download emails. | |Kindly help !!! | |Thanks in advance. | |B.R. |Stephen Liu | | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] tar command ?
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, SKLIM wrote: Hi! I like to zip all my /var/named files in one zip files. I need the command how to tar it. Can someone email me the command ? Best regards, SKLIM tar czvf file.tar.gz /var/named -- Linux User #195191 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installation and config of apache + php 4 + mod_ss
At 11:52 AM 11/19/2001 +0800, you wrote: Hi All People, I am going to build apache + php 4 + mod_ss on Mandrake 8.1 to experience their installation and configuration and expecting to receive some advice from the list. I found follwoing components in the CDs. MM_VERSION=mm-1.1.3-1.i386.RPM APACHE_VERSION=apache_1.3.20-16.i386.RPM OPENSSL_VERSION=openssl-0.9.6b-8.i386.RPM MODSSL_VERSION=mod_ssl-2.8.4-9.i386.RPM MYSQL_VERSION=mysql-3.23.41-1.i386.RPM PHP_VERSION=php-4.0.6-7.i386.RPM IMAP_VERSION=imap-2000c-15.i386.RPM MODPERL_VERSION=mod_perl-1.24_01-3.i386.RPM I suppose all of them being necessary for my application. If I am wrong please correct me, thanks. Any missing ? My questions are : 1) I selected standard installation of Mandrake. I am not quite sure whether some of them having been installed. How to check them ? do an 'rpm -q packagename' from the command line for each package you want to check on. 2) To install those components which should come first This depends on what kinds of dependencies each package has. Basically, put all the rpms you need in a single directory by themselves and do an 'rpm -ivh *.rpm' from the command line. 3) Installation starts from KDE Application -- System -- Package Manager or RPM each of them in Console Window. Which will be more convenient ? I've found doing these things from the console window (command line) is much more informative. 4) To configure those components to make the server works. Which of them should be configured first. You should not have to configure anything (unless you've got virtualhosts, aliases, etc that you want to add). I've got an 8.1 testbox, and the entire set was ready to go as soon as I booted into it the first time. 5) Are their configuration guides in the Man file or some other place. The docs can either be found from your local hard drive or from the following websites: Apache = http://www.apache.org OpenSSL = http://www.openssl.org Mod SSL = http://www.modssl.org MySQL = http://www.mysql.com PHP = http://www.php.net (not sure where the mm, modperl, and imap websites are, use google or try http://www.linuxdoc.org) 6) What are the difference between openssl-0.9.6b-8.i386.RPM and openssh-server-2.9p2-7.i386.rpm openssl: The openssl certificate management tool and the shared libraries that provide various encryption and decription algorithms and protocols, including DES, RC4, RSA and SSL. (basically, openssl provides encryption libraries for use with various other programs--in and of itself, it is not very useful). openssh-server: -- Ssh (Secure Shell) a program for logging into a remote machine and for executing commands in a remote machine. It is intended to replace rlogin and rsh, and provide secure encrypted communications between two untrusted hosts over an insecure network. X11 connections and arbitrary TCP/IP ports can also be forwarded over the secure channel. OpenSSH is OpenBSD's rework of the last free version of SSH, bringing it up to date in terms of security and features, as well as removing all patented algorithms to separate libraries (OpenSSL). This package contains the secure shell daemon. The sshd is the server part of the secure shell protocol and allows ssh clients to connect to your host. -- By the way, the above descriptions came straight from doing an 'rpm -qi packagename' from the command line. If you aren't sure what a particular package does, that is the best place to start. You can, of course, also do 'man rpm' if you want more information regarding rpm's command line options. Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida Kindly advise. Thanks in advance. B.R. Stephen Liu 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] proxy servers..squid vs. apache ?
--- Sridhar Dhanapalan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 12:57:28 -0500, lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see apache has a proxy module..now an interesting choice here. What does the panel at large say about which one is preferable. I won't be serving any web pages,just a home network here. Any performance advantages of 1 over the other? Again,thank you all for your time,and of course..hava great week all :-) Lee Apache is primarily a web server; Squid is primarily a proxy app. It sounds like you need Squid, not Apache. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan Lee, if it's consensus you need, I concur with Sridhar. Your question becomes interesting if you want to do both! Ron. __ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mplayer again
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, mnu wrote: Thanks again for the responses regarding mplayer :) I finally got mplayer compiled on my machine, using the the mandrake rpm and finding all the libggi (etc) dependencies. However, I still can't get it to work...when I run mplayer from a user console, I get this message: Reading /home/mnu/.mplayer/codecs.conf: 18 audio 40 video codecs font: can't open file: /home/mnu/.mplayer/font/font.desc font: can't open file: /etc/mplayer/font/font.desc Playing ccs7.avi Detected AVI file format! MainAVIHeader.dwFlags: (272) HAS_INDEX IS_INTERLEAVED VIDEO: [DIV3] 480x352 24bpp 23.98 fps 947.7 kbps (115.7 kbyte/s) [V] filefmt:3 fourcc:0x33564944 size:480x352 fps:23.98 ftime:=0.0417 Detected audio codec: [mp3] drv:1 (MPEG layer-2, layer-3) mp3lib: Processor ID: 642 mp3lib: Using Pentium optimized decore. AUDIO: srate=48000 chans=2 bps=2 sfmt=0x10 ratio: 16000-192000 Detected video codec: [divxds] drv:4 (DivX ;-) (MS MPEG-4 v3)) Loading DLL: 'divx_c32.ax' Using DirectShow codec: divx_c32.ax Decoder is capable of YUV output ( flags 0x1 ) m_bIsDivX=1 Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied. VO: [xv] 480x352 = 480x352 Packed YUY2 vo: X11 running at 1152x864 with depth 24 and 32 bits/pixel (:0.0 = local display) Sorry, Xv not supported by this X11 version/driver Try with -vo x11 or -vo sdl * FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver! === So may I ask the following questions: 1) I created a font.desc file in the required directory...but what do I *put* in it? The fonts are found on the mlayer site itself :-) You do not need to make any file, the config file comes with the fonts. This is not 100% neccessary though, however if you want a little info about the file, and to see how far you are in the film and so, you will need the font pack. 2) Do I need new drivers? Where do I get them? what if there are no new drivers? I think I'm already running Xfree86 4.1.0-17mdk. My video card is nVdia Corporation TNT2 Vanta [NV6]. Hehe, NVidia has their own drivers for the GeForce cards. I have a GeForce 2 and it runs great with the correct drivers. Please visit http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=linux to download these drivers. XFree does manage to use you card, however does not seem to be able to support any form of fullscreen aps, openGL games and such, so I do not find it surprising that mplayer bombs out on you :-) Just get the NVidia drivers to work with your computer first.. then things should be alright. There is a Mandrake tutorial for installing these drivers here : http://www.littlewhitedog.com/reviews_other_00022.asp 3) what is try -vo? -vo is specifying your vidio out. I mostly use mplayer -vo sdl -fs .. here to play films, as it gives me a very smooth full screen. Once you get your card configured, you can play around to see. Actually, I really just need to get this working. Thanks in advance! We all did :-}) LOL Good luck Ralph Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] VNC
I also am interested in this, we have servers all over the place, and all different types.. So a central admin platform would be very handy.. my question is this, does vnc send passwords as plain text? if it does, then I will immediatly distrust it for use over the internet.. if it uses some encryption, then its fantastic... wonder if it can be tunneled in SSH compressed...?? rgds frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steven Spears Sent: Sunday, 18 November 2001 7:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] VNC Marcia: VNC is like PCAnywhere, which allows you to remotely administrate a computer. You can actually see the other computer in a window on your desktop. It's pretty cool, but slow over the Internet, so it's very benificial for LANs. I can't say that I've had any luck with VNC and 8.0; I'm currently working on it. I finally achieved success with 8.1, and it works well. Let me give you a few recources and then I will tell you what I did. This is the place there it actually comes from and is a big help - http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ This site was also a help and may help you in the future for other things - http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history.php Now on to what I had to do. I will try to do this step by step. 1. Install VNCServer in the Software Manager if you haven't already. 2. Open a konsole and tye this: vncserver You will be asked for a password and then verify it. You will then see it creating directories and such. 3. This is where things are different from 8.0. I had to navagate to /etc/sysconfig in 8.1 and open the vncserver file; it will look something like this # The VNCSERVERS variable is a list of display:user pairs. # # Uncomment the line below to start a VNC server on display :1 # as my 'myusername' (adjust this to your own). You will also # need to set a VNC password; run 'man vncpasswd' to see how # to do that. # # DO NOT RUN THIS SERVICE if your local area network is # untrusted! For a secure way of using VNC, see # URL:http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/sshvnc.html VNCSERVERS=1:yourpassword (put the password you chose in place of yourpassword) Save changes. You will have to be root to do it. Now, again, if were using 8.1 all you would have to do is go to another machine that has the viewer, and open the viewer. If you are in Linux, you will probably have to open it from a command line: vncviewer. When the little windows pops up, just type in the IP address of the machine and the konsole number whish is the 1 you see in the VNCSERVER line. Like this Little windows pops up - 192.168.1.5:1 Then you will be asked for the pass word you entered and off you go! Now, with 8.0, I'm not sure. I installed the server and then went to the command line and typed in vncserver and then put in the password. I then go to my other machine and follow what I did for 8.1. Unfortunetly, It only gives me a very meek XWindow manager, not KDE which I prefer. I don't see the vncserver file like in 8.1. I'm still working on what I have to do to get the full desktop, and if I find anything else out, I will forward the information. Please let me know if this has been any help to you. Steve On Saturday 17 November 2001 03:33 pm, you wrote: Dear Steve, I am interested in using VNC. I have LM8 on my desktop and Windows 98/LM8 dual boot on my laptop. Is this like using IP masquerade or is it very different from that? Exactly what other information did you research to learn how to set it up? What line did you edit and exactly how? I am quite the newbie when it comes to any kind of networking. Thanks alot. Sincerely, Marcia On Saturday 17 November 2001 14:53, you wrote: Thanks! Actually, I found the site and some others that were helpful and now I have it up and running on my local network as well as over the net. It works pretty good for what I need it for. All I had to do was edit one line and I was up and going. Oh, yeah, had to change the router to allow outside entry. Not too difficult. Again, thanks. Steve On Saturday 17 November 2001 12:33 pm, you wrote: Hi, try this one: http://www.uk.research.att.com/ Has anyone tried running a VNC server with Mandrake 8.1? I've tried but have had no luck, not that I claim to know what I'm going. But if anyone could point me to a site or where I could find some information, I would be thankful. Ivo :) 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
RE: [newbie] linux facts for presentation
Dunno if this has been answered yet, but M$ has some freeBSD servers running behind hotmail. apparently they tried exchange, but it couldn't handle the load... freeBSD doesn't use the gpl code, so Microsoft can filtch code from it whenever they like.. which makes them happy and I believe that they have filtched code for it in nearly all versions of windows to date.. freeBSD is a cousin to linux, fairly similiar,, and it has far far more in comon with linux then it does with NT/2000/XP What sort of facts about linux do you want?? I have some books here that have sections on its development and history here.. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill Winegarden Sent: Monday, 19 November 2001 1:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] linux facts for presentation Hi, I have the opportunity to deliver a presentation (probably StarOffice presentation method) on the linux operating system. What I would like from the list is some information on linux facts ...more to point, some instances of successful implementation in industry and institutions such as small to medium community colleges. Cost benefits, installation and training issues shouldn't be missed. Now that I have my laptop fully functional I will be using Mandrake to showcase Mandrake. If anyone has done a similar presentation and has some tips, I'm all ears. Please note, I'll be delivering to a group that is referred to as a Technology Advisory Committee that has been thoroughly indoctrinated in MS. Presentation length is approximately 20 minutes. I have no problem putting together the presentation, I just need the backup facts. Thanks for this and all previous that got me this far, Bill W. ps...is it true that MS uses linux to run its msn mail server? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] OT M$ Win and RAM
Can you set your clock back to 1999 or something and try to install it, ?? i have used that method in the past.. Win95 and 98 were not designed to scale well with ram... apparently 256mb is to much for both of them,, at that point, windows wastes resources trying to manage that much ram, making it slower then a machine with less ram.. 2000 and XP do it much better, but neither can compare to linux when it comes to good memory management,, at least that is my observation,, I have a notebook here, it has 288mb of ram, and a 400MB processor,, it runs win2000SP2 slower then a 233mhz P-MMX with 64mb running 98SE, which is very annoying, in fact win98 on that same box absolutly flies,, M$'s recent OS's are a prime example of bloatware to the extreme.. apparently if I put XP on this thing, it will hardly even boot, so I never well, but this is a good notebook and not that old, I should still be able to run anything I want, (it was a 6500 dollar notebook a bit over a year ago.) NUTS! long live Linux, mandrake absolutly flies on this thing, not as fast as my Athlon1800XP, but quick nevertheless... rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of skinky Sent: Monday, 19 November 2001 3:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] OT M$ Win and RAM Hello everyone OT but just thought I'd warn others who are thinking of adding more ram (in excess of iGB) and dual-booting Win95 or 98. Installing more ram, new nvidia graphics card and SB Live! 5.1 in Linux was basically trouble-free and certainly didn't break anything or prevent booting into linux. OTH it was a real headache with Win98SE! It was running slower and when I tried to install the drivers for the graphics card and rebooted it hung during the boot process. I tried all sorts of things to no avail, so I formatted the hd and reinstalled the OS. Everything seemed OK so I thought this time I'll install the sound card drivers before the graphics card - no boot: not enough memory...! After trying everything I could think of, I went through the whole reformat hd, reinstall OS, install sound/graphics drivers, no reboot process three more times - by which time I was tearing my hair out! It turns out that thats what Windoze 95 98 do if you have more than 1GB of ram! Editing the system.ini file to tell Windoze that you only have 768MB ram solves the problem. Finally got sound and the graphics going in Windoze - phew! Try to install the Adaptec scsi host adaptor drivers for my scanner: There is not enough memory... Jeez! I thought that was sorted! After more hair-pulling and gnashing of teeth, I read one of the scsi inf files only to find that installation is told to fail with that error message after the year 2000 (then I realise I haven't installed it at all this year because I hadn't been using it)! Not that I care, I've got it going in linux anyway and I only use Windoze for accounting. Configuring this hardware in linux was a breeze (well... apart from the scsi host adaptor - twas a matter of finding the right easy-to-understand howto) and the system never stopped working. And people say it can be difficult to get hardware working in linux Rant over... thanks for listening and be warned... 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
Re: [newbie] mplayer again
On Monday 19 November 2001 06:42 am, you wrote: m 3) what is try -vo? Type mplayer and it will give list of commands. vo is for video out I guess, that is which plugin to use, to display you the video. X11 is XShm guess, and sdl is the, sdl :) These are different formats (libraries actually) of displaying, lets say. SDL will work if you have the libs installed, they are on the mdk cds. Try -vo x11 or -vo sdl means you run mplayer with that switch. Like mplayer -vo x11 or mplayer -vo sdl Though I guess all you need is the drivers from www.nvidia.com, Xv is much better than XShm, and even maybe better than sdl too. m Actually, I really just need to get this working. Thanks in advance! the command with the switch worked! I tried to download the drivers from from nvidia, but it wouldn't install because it says that I was using a different kernel, specifically: error: failed dependencies: kernel = 2.4.3-20mdk is needed by NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-1541.mdk80up and this is my current version: Linux version 2.4.8-26mdk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.96 2731 (Mandrake Linux 8.1 2.96-0.62mdk)) #1 Sun Sep 23 17:06:39 CEST 2001 It looks like mine is the later version, though. Which do you use? Are there other drivers somewhere which you used? Thanks! At least it's working now! Meg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mplayer again
On Monday 19 November 2001 06:38 am, you wrote: Try mplayer -vo x11 ccs7.avi. Hey, this worked !!! Thank you VERY very much :D It's working now. I guess it was that -vo thing that was the biggest problem of all. Meg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Does Mdk 8.1 Use OSS or ALSA for Sound?
I am having trouble getting my sound card (CS4237B + CS9236) to work. I cannot tell which sound system Mandrake 8.1 uses. Is it OSS or ALSA? How does one tell? -- Jim Marshall Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] VNC
haven't used vnc myself yet, but currently researching it. hopefully this will answer ur questions: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/faq.html#q54 http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/sshvnc.html At 14:10 01/11/19 +0800, you wrote: I also am interested in this, we have servers all over the place, and all different types.. So a central admin platform would be very handy.. my question is this, does vnc send passwords as plain text? if it does, then I will immediatly distrust it for use over the internet.. if it uses some encryption, then its fantastic... wonder if it can be tunneled in SSH compressed...?? rgds frank Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] SSH via iexplorer
Thats strange, I have done both without problems,, as a rule I tar and compress the files I want prior to downloading them via iXplorer anyway,, works fine for me. AS a test, I just logged into one of our servers, (running Mdk7.2) and downloaded named.conf,, worked fine.. as for the log files... make sure that the log names are legal in M$ os,, ie no illegal characters... rgds Frank -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of SKLIMSent: Monday, 19 November 2001 10:28 AMTo: Linux NewbieSubject: [newbie] SSH via iexplorer Hi! I have install the ixplorer in my win98 for FTP my Linux server with using SSH. I cannot tranfer a files such as named.conf and log files. I have copy my log file into /home/admin/data/log and home/admin/data/named. When I try to FTP to my win98 only the files named.conf and all the log files did not allow ..? I have no idea why ? Other files is OK ..except those files . Can someone HELP ...why ? Best regards, SKLIM
RE: [newbie] Does Mdk 8.1 Use OSS or ALSA for Sound?
Eh, both. Make sure ALL of the alsa related RPM's are installed from the CD's. By default many RPM's are skipped. Make sure you have AUXMIX installed (it appears in Multimedia). Set up your sound from within the MANDRAKE CONTROL panel. Only resort to sndconfig if you can't get very far. You might want to search for the info I posted on configuring the SBLIVE cards... -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of James F. Marshall |Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 1:47 AM |To: Mandrake Newbie List |Subject: [newbie] Does Mdk 8.1 Use OSS or ALSA for Sound? | | |I am having trouble getting my sound card (CS4237B + CS9236) |to work. I cannot tell which sound system Mandrake 8.1 uses. |Is it OSS or ALSA? How does one tell? |-- |Jim Marshall | | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] USB Camera (Sony)
Hi Newbies I can't get my usb camera to mount when I look in hard drake it tells me that it is /dev/sdb but when i try to mount it mount -t vfat /dev/sdb/ /mnt/camera it tells me that the special device sdb does not exist? does any one have any sugestions. I have the mod-usb-storage so I think I'm pretty close jason Pearce Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
