Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted
- Original Message - From: Elijah Jacobs To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 4:50 AM Subject: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted Hi, I am getting this error ( along with a long list of errors) on bootup. " ... dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmouted .." I checked http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/amount3.html#fsck it indicated that either 1) i haven't run shutdown before turning the machine off or 2) or were forced to reboot the machine because of a system freeze neither one is true. I was wondering how I can begin to fix this problem. thanks in advance. - eJ This sounds as though you have some conflicting software going on as / user. Have you installed all O.K? Something didn't quite finish how you wanted? Until then you will get this message. Post some of error messages , they may give more ideas as to what is wrong and i,ll try again. Regards [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] internet dialer logging option
Hello Anuerin, Tuesday, December 11, 2001, 7:13:30 AM, you wrote: AGD> hi, AGD> how do i turn on the logging option of the internet dialer? im using a dial-up connection at home to different prepaid servers and it would help a lot if i could keep track of the total time You can turn logging on thru the Internet Dialer. One of the tabs lets you set up logging. cant tell you exactly which one as I'm connected at the moment, If you can't find it, let me know and I'll give you a full description when I log off :) Colin Jenkins ICQ: 650611 registered linux user 223862 If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, obviously you have no conception of the magnitude of the problem. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kernal Panic
Well if it was me,I'd run an update and not install anything new. I've had lock ups happen here as well. I've always had much better luck just cutting the power than by using the soft boot(or reset) button :-) Lee On Sunday 09 December 2001 17:53, you wrote: > Hi list > > Oh man have I done it this time! > I am using LM 8.1. I was trying to install a local printer, went to the > printer setup in Hardrake, than half way through that when I was asked to > name the printer the system froze. I used Xkill to close the window, and > tried to start it all over again, but no luck it died again, but this time > I couldn't even use Xkill, so I hit the reset switch, and up came a bunch > of stuff starting with the word init. > Tried to reboot again and this time it said: Kernal Panic: No Init found. > Try passing init= option to Kernal. > Do I have to do a re-install without formatting, or maybe there is some > 'geeky' magic stuff I can do at the konsole eh? What do you guys think? > Please help, it was all going so well. > Mick Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] internet dialer logging option
hi, how do i turn on the logging option of the internet dialer? im using a dial-up connection at home to different prepaid servers and it would help a lot if i could keep track of the total time (per second if i can) that i spent with which ISP. i cant figure out how to use the log dialog that comes with the dialer so any tips and hints will be greatly appreciated. thanks! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back." === Anuerin G. Diaz Design Engineer 25/F Equitable-PCI Tower ADB Ave. cor. Poveda St., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines 1605 Tel no: (632) 6383070 loc 75 === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] cvs not working out of the box?
hi, im just new in the CVS business but i have successfully downloaded and compiled the transgaming WineX using the stock CVS option of LM8.1. i just followed the directions in the download page and CVS did the rest. ciao! On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 01:06:51 +0900 tek1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > just wondering if anyone's gotten cvs working right out of the box? > > here's what i did so far: > > -created a new repository in /etc/cvs/repos > -in /etc/cvs/cvs.conf, set CVSROOT=/etc/cvs/repos > > when i go to mandrake control center and click on system/services and then > on "cvs", it says "unrecognized service". cvs always appears as "stopped"... > > any recommendations? > > thanks. > > > > -- "Programming, an artform that fights back." === Anuerin G. Diaz Design Engineer 25/F Equitable-PCI Tower ADB Ave. cor. Poveda St., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines 1605 Tel no: (632) 6383070 loc 75 === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] not enough space on tmp? / archives for this list?
hi, i also met this during the installation of staroffice. tmp is usually mounted in the / partition. in my case i just gave / about 100MB and it was getting used up (the clean tmp at boot option doesnt seem to work). one work-around is to create another temporary tmp folder for your user (in your home directory if it has the space to spare) and set the TMP environment variable to point to that location so every program that the user does is placed there. when the opportunity arises (when you need to reinstall), add more space to your root partition or create a tmp partition suitable enough for big installations (a little bit overkill because the work-around provided above is more efficient since not all installations use up the tmp space.) HTH On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 00:16:45 +0900 tek1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i just tried to install jbuilder in my home dir (e.g. /home/me) and i got > the below error: > > Preparing to install... > WARNING! The amount of /tmp disk space required to perform > this installation is greater than what is available. Please > free up at least 34640 kilobytes in /tmp and attempt this > installation again. You may also set the IATEMPDIR environment > variable to a directory on a disk partition with enough free > disk space. To set the variable enter one of the following > commands at the UNIX command line prompt before running this > installer again: > - for Bourne shell (sh), ksh, bash and zsh: > $ IATEMPDIR=/your/free/space/directory > $ export IATEMPDIR > - for C shell (csh) and tcsh: > $ setenv IATEMPDIR /your/free/space/directory > > > i have a 40gb hard drive and just recently set up my system, so i don't > know how this could happen. i don't remember the allocations that i did > when i installed mandrake, but i set it up for a server configuration and > don't believe that i modified it (much) from the default settings. > > beside the solution prompted above (using the IATEMPDIR env), what are my > options? > > can i delete all the files in /tmp? i saw that some of those files had > locks on them... > > also, how can i quickly find out how much space is available on the hard > drive/partition? is there a quick command, or do i have to go to linuxconf > everytime? > > > > my apologies because i do believe that someone asked a similar question not > so long ago about this on the list. but where are the searchable archives > for this list? > > > thanks... > > > > -- "Programming, an artform that fights back." === Anuerin G. Diaz Design Engineer 25/F Equitable-PCI Tower ADB Ave. cor. Poveda St., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines 1605 Tel no: (632) 6383070 loc 75 === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Kernal Panic
Hi list Oh man have I done it this time! I am using LM 8.1. I was trying to install a local printer, went to the printer setup in Hardrake, than half way through that when I was asked to name the printer the system froze. I used Xkill to close the window, and tried to start it all over again, but no luck it died again, but this time I couldn't even use Xkill, so I hit the reset switch, and up came a bunch of stuff starting with the word init. Tried to reboot again and this time it said: Kernal Panic: No Init found. Try passing init= option to Kernal. Do I have to do a re-install without formatting, or maybe there is some 'geeky' magic stuff I can do at the konsole eh? What do you guys think? Please help, it was all going so well. Mick Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] cvs not working out of the box?
just wondering if anyone's gotten cvs working right out of the box? here's what i did so far: -created a new repository in /etc/cvs/repos -in /etc/cvs/cvs.conf, set CVSROOT=/etc/cvs/repos when i go to mandrake control center and click on system/services and then on "cvs", it says "unrecognized service". cvs always appears as "stopped"... any recommendations? thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] not enough space on tmp? / archives for this list?
Just use the df command to see the space available. /Brian On Monday 10 December 2001 2:16 am, you wrote: > i just tried to install jbuilder in my home dir (e.g. /home/me) and i got > the below error: > > Preparing to install... > WARNING! The amount of /tmp disk space required to perform > this installation is greater than what is available. Please > free up at least 34640 kilobytes in /tmp and attempt this > installation again. You may also set the IATEMPDIR environment > variable to a directory on a disk partition with enough free > disk space. To set the variable enter one of the following > commands at the UNIX command line prompt before running this > installer again: > - for Bourne shell (sh), ksh, bash and zsh: > $ IATEMPDIR=/your/free/space/directory > $ export IATEMPDIR > - for C shell (csh) and tcsh: > $ setenv IATEMPDIR /your/free/space/directory > > > i have a 40gb hard drive and just recently set up my system, so i don't > know how this could happen. i don't remember the allocations that i did > when i installed mandrake, but i set it up for a server configuration and > don't believe that i modified it (much) from the default settings. > > beside the solution prompted above (using the IATEMPDIR env), what are my > options? > > can i delete all the files in /tmp? i saw that some of those files had > locks on them... > > also, how can i quickly find out how much space is available on the hard > drive/partition? is there a quick command, or do i have to go to linuxconf > everytime? > > > > my apologies because i do believe that someone asked a similar question not > so long ago about this on the list. but where are the searchable archives > for this list? > > > thanks... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] not enough space on tmp? / archives for this list?
i just tried to install jbuilder in my home dir (e.g. /home/me) and i got the below error: Preparing to install... WARNING! The amount of /tmp disk space required to perform this installation is greater than what is available. Please free up at least 34640 kilobytes in /tmp and attempt this installation again. You may also set the IATEMPDIR environment variable to a directory on a disk partition with enough free disk space. To set the variable enter one of the following commands at the UNIX command line prompt before running this installer again: - for Bourne shell (sh), ksh, bash and zsh: $ IATEMPDIR=/your/free/space/directory $ export IATEMPDIR - for C shell (csh) and tcsh: $ setenv IATEMPDIR /your/free/space/directory i have a 40gb hard drive and just recently set up my system, so i don't know how this could happen. i don't remember the allocations that i did when i installed mandrake, but i set it up for a server configuration and don't believe that i modified it (much) from the default settings. beside the solution prompted above (using the IATEMPDIR env), what are my options? can i delete all the files in /tmp? i saw that some of those files had locks on them... also, how can i quickly find out how much space is available on the hard drive/partition? is there a quick command, or do i have to go to linuxconf everytime? my apologies because i do believe that someone asked a similar question not so long ago about this on the list. but where are the searchable archives for this list? thanks... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Whereis latest kernel?
Tom and Tek,
I did find 2.4.16 from the Cooker on rpmfind.net. I downloaded it and
the doc file but have some dependencies I need to resolve (plus the
others that you've told me about). I'll take your advice and monitor the
Cooker site for a while.
I'll also bookmark the Netherlands mirror.
Thanks.
Terry Smith
On Sun, 2001-12-09 at 21:46, Tom Brinkman wrote:
> On Sunday 09 December 2001 08:59 pm, Terry Smith wrote:
> > I know some of you have upgraded to the latest kernel (2.4.13?). Where
> > are you finding the rpm's. I don't see them on the Cooker mirrors.
> >
> > TIA.
> >
> > Terry Smith
>
>Your question brings up other cautions. From the list of mirrors
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/cookerdevel.php3 sooner or later you
> might just find that they're not all, always updated the same. I find
> the European mirrors to be the best updated. I like the Netherlands
> mirrors, YMMV.
>
>Currently, 2.4.16-6mdk is the cooker kernel. 2.4.13 is old hat, and
> dropped from the mirrors. BUT, there's other issues involved. If you
> install a cooker kernel, you'd best do well to either lurk on the cooker
> ML, or at least search the cooker ML archive first, to see what's goin on.
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker
>
>Often problems are fixed, but also introduced as the patch level (eg,
> -5mdk) increases. They are, after all, for testing purposes. I believe
> the only way you can judge for yourself when to jump in is to monitor
> cooker. Even then, it's best to make a backup of your /boot directory,
> and make sure you install the new kernel with 'rpm -ivh' so as not to
> override your current kernel. That done, you can always undo the new
> kernel if it's not workin out. You should also have handy the rpm of the
> current kernel you're runnin, as you might need to force it back in ('rpm
> -ivh --force').
>
> To save ya' a little time, 2.4.16 -2mdk thru -6mdk have some s-link
> issues with /usr/src/ and /lib/modules ... so I'd wait a bit. Specially
> since a cooker kernel will work better on a ML system than vanilla source
> (development, also for testing, and not patched for ML) from kernel.org ;>
>
> I've been usin kernel-2.4.16.1mdk for some time, no problems. BUT, it
> did also need an initscripts, setup, iptables, and lm_sensors upgrade(s)
> to go with it (on 8.1). These weren't deps that 'rpm -ivh kernel...'
> revealed, but upgrades I sort'a knew would be, and proved to be needed.
> If you're usin proprietary, closed source, binary only software or
> drivers, a kernel upgrade can likely break 'em, as will upgrades to
> other system files. That's the (bad) nature of Windoze, err I mean
> proprietary, closed source, binary only, secret stuff ;~>>
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Re: [newbie] users controlling ppp dialup scripts
OK geRcO, I installed wvdial from my 8.1 distro, typed "man wvdial", got some doco which tells me that the content of /etc/wvdial.conf is described on the wvdial.conf(5) man page. Typed "man wvdial.conf" - nuttin. What am I missing (a man page presumably)? I've never understood the significance of those bracketed numbers on man page references, so maybe that's the problem??? thanks in advance Brian On Tuesday 04 December 2001 1:47 pm, you wrote: > use wvdial > > geRcO > > El Mié 05 Dic 2001 12:31, escribiste: > > Greetings, > > > > I need to know hoe to configure my ppp dialup scripts so that a regular > > user can control internet access. > > > > I tried using netconf to setup the dial up network scripts and it breaks > > them. > > > > Also, this is for a console only machine so kppp wont work. > > > > All suggerstions appreciated! > > > > Thanks, > > Ian K. Harrell > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 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] conflict between USR modem and Com 2?
Do man cat: Name cat -- concatenate files and print on the standard output. Randy Kramer Ed Tharp wrote: > On Sunday 09 December 2001 14:44, you wrote: > > > cat is short for "catolog" like the "type" command in dos, it just shows > > > it > > > > I thought cat was for concatenate. > your Idea works as good as mine. less see if we get a "definitive" answer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Whereis latest kernel?
On Sunday 09 December 2001 08:59 pm, Terry Smith wrote:
> I know some of you have upgraded to the latest kernel (2.4.13?). Where
> are you finding the rpm's. I don't see them on the Cooker mirrors.
>
> TIA.
>
> Terry Smith
Your question brings up other cautions. From the list of mirrors
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/cookerdevel.php3 sooner or later you
might just find that they're not all, always updated the same. I find
the European mirrors to be the best updated. I like the Netherlands
mirrors, YMMV.
Currently, 2.4.16-6mdk is the cooker kernel. 2.4.13 is old hat, and
dropped from the mirrors. BUT, there's other issues involved. If you
install a cooker kernel, you'd best do well to either lurk on the cooker
ML, or at least search the cooker ML archive first, to see what's goin on.
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker
Often problems are fixed, but also introduced as the patch level (eg,
-5mdk) increases. They are, after all, for testing purposes. I believe
the only way you can judge for yourself when to jump in is to monitor
cooker. Even then, it's best to make a backup of your /boot directory,
and make sure you install the new kernel with 'rpm -ivh' so as not to
override your current kernel. That done, you can always undo the new
kernel if it's not workin out. You should also have handy the rpm of the
current kernel you're runnin, as you might need to force it back in ('rpm
-ivh --force').
To save ya' a little time, 2.4.16 -2mdk thru -6mdk have some s-link
issues with /usr/src/ and /lib/modules ... so I'd wait a bit. Specially
since a cooker kernel will work better on a ML system than vanilla source
(development, also for testing, and not patched for ML) from kernel.org ;>
I've been usin kernel-2.4.16.1mdk for some time, no problems. BUT, it
did also need an initscripts, setup, iptables, and lm_sensors upgrade(s)
to go with it (on 8.1). These weren't deps that 'rpm -ivh kernel...'
revealed, but upgrades I sort'a knew would be, and proved to be needed.
If you're usin proprietary, closed source, binary only software or
drivers, a kernel upgrade can likely break 'em, as will upgrades to
other system files. That's the (bad) nature of Windoze, err I mean
proprietary, closed source, binary only, secret stuff ;~>>
--
Tom Brinkman _ South Texas, USA_
ignorance, n.:
When you don't know anything, and someone else finds out.
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[newbie] odd message on attempted laptop installation of 8.1
i'm trying to install LM 8.1 on a Compaq Armada 1550MDT ... since i can't boot from cd, i've created a boot floppy to use in conjunction with the cd ... after booting, i begin to load from cd and get: Loading initrd.img ... Loading vmlinux after which the screen is filled with the following line: CPU#0: machine check exception ox 1CBF0(type ox9). can anyone help? thanks, kennM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Whereis latest kernel?
try: rpmfind.net At 20:59 01/12/09 -0500, you wrote: >I know some of you have upgraded to the latest kernel (2.4.13?). Where >are you finding the rpm's. I don't see them on the Cooker mirrors. > >TIA. > >Terry Smith > > >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] filesharing with windows (samba)
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stojs Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 5:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] filesharing with windows (samba) Now I have set up a samba server but there are still some problems. When I click home directory I get a network icon in the left field. Under that is ftp archive, local network and web sites. I guess my windows machine should show up under local network. But what I get there is just "could not connect to host localhost". Am I looking in the wrong place or is it a configuration problem? --- You are using Konqueror to browse your network. In turn Konqueror relies upon three things being set up properly, 1) Samba itself 2) Lisa/Reslisa 3) You user logins in the K-Control panel Komba is easier to use. --- >From the windows side I can find the linux machine and read/write in the samba-public folder.The problem is that I can not write in samba-public folder from within linux. --- Samba "folders" are merely pointers to real Linux folders you have set up. It sounds like you have not set any up yet! --- How do I share another folder? --- By adding a new entry starting with [sharename] In /etc/samba/smb.conf. --- And is it possible to get read/write access to the samba-public folder? --- You already have access to everything in Linux. Samba does NOT have it's own folders hidden somewhere. Rather you can have a share called [public] which points to a directory somewhere within your Linux machine's hard drive. Where this is, is up to you to decide. -JMS Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Whereis latest kernel?
I know some of you have upgraded to the latest kernel (2.4.13?). Where are you finding the rpm's. I don't see them on the Cooker mirrors. TIA. Terry Smith Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv - mouse kills sound
On Sunday 09 December 2001 03:44 pm, you wrote: > Richard Wenninger wrote: > > I checked, and there are no irq conflicts. EVERYTHING has it's own irq. > > Okay, then I'm sorry I couldn't help. ;-( > > Only thing else I might suggest is to see if any mouse specific programs > you are running? might be interfering...other than that, repost the > question and hope someone with better knowledge than I can help you... > > Wish I could have done more! No sweat. Thanks for the attempt. Richard Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] What are the environment variables?
environment variables store certain settings/values that are needed by programs on your machine. it allows you to specify the settings/values in a central location. environment variables are usually stored in /etc/profile (for access by all users) or /home/user/.bashrc (for access by only "user"). for example, a lot of programs that use java need to know where your java virtual machine (jvm) is located. you can store the location of your jvm in the environment variable in one of the above files as: JAVA_VM=/usr/java/jvm/sun/131_01/bin export JAVA_VM then, a program, which needs to know where you jvm is located, you can simply specify (in one that application's configuration files) $JAVA_VM. then you don't have to write out the entire path. also, when you change the path for your JAVA_VM, you won't have to update each configuration file. just the JAVA_VM "environment variable". in short, environment variables can be thought of as a type of alias... At 17:36 01/12/09 -0300, you wrote: >These days i've read about the environment variables in this list but i don't >know what they are > >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] VMware in LM8.1 still continues
Dear All, Does anyone here have vmware 2.03 working in Linux-Mandrake 8.1? If you do, would you be willing to let me know how you got it to work in 8.1? I cannot get mine to install. Thanks. Marcia Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] filesharing with windows (samba)
On Sunday 09 December 2001 14:30, you wrote: > Now I have set up a samba server but there are still some problems. > > When I click home directory I get a network icon in the left field. > Under that is ftp archive, local network and web sites. I guess my > windows machine should show up under local network. But what I get there > is just "could not connect to host localhost". Am I looking in the wrong > place or is it a configuration problem? > > From the windows side I can find the linux machine and read/write in the > samba-public folder.The problem is that I can not write in samba-public > folder from within linux. How do I share another folder? And is it > possible to get read/write access to the samba-public folder? > > Thank you all for being so helpful, > Stojs Well, you can use lisa to set up the network browsing, browse from the command line, or, you can install LinNeighborhood (on the 8.1 second disk). LinNeighborhood allows non-root users to access network shares--you will have to do a chmod +s to /usr/bin/smbmnt, /usr/bin/smbmount, and /usr/bin/smbumount, though. Once installed you will find it in Networking>Other. To allow everyone to access the /home/public share, as root#chmod 2777 /home/public. I'm not really clear where your public folder is located, so I used /home/public as my example. 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] DNS problems
On Sunday, December 9, 2001, at 07:15 PM, Dave Sherman wrote: > On Sun, 2001-12-09 at 18:09, NDPTAL85 wrote: >> After about a week of taking my Mandrake 8.1 box off of DHCP and giving >> it its own permanent IP it can no longer resolve domain names when >> using >> that IP. When I switch it back to DHCP it starts working fine again. I >> am using kernel 2.4.13-12mdk. Has anyone else come across this problem? > > My guess would be that your /etc/resolv.conf file is empty. If you were > receiving your DNS info via DHCP, then when you disabled DHCP you no > longer were receiving the IP addresses of your DNS servers. Enter them > in /etc/resolv.conf, and you should be good to go. > > If it turns out that you already have the correct IP addresses for your > DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf, I don't know what is going on. > > Dave > -- > I think that I shall never hear > A poem lovelier than beer. > The stuff that Joe's Bar has on tap, > With golden base and snowy cap. > The stuff that I can drink all day > Until my mem'ry melts away. > Poems are made by fools, I fear > But only Schlitz can make a beer. Yes I have already added the DNS servers into resolve.conf (you can actually do that via NetConf as well) and it still isn't working. It was working before on its own IP and it just decided to "stop" working for some reason. I haven't changed anything or installed anything on it to prompt it, one day SETI@HOME was just unable to retrieve anymore work units and the DNS issue was the problem. -- If God is watching us, the least we can do is be entertaining. -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] conflict between USR modem and Com 2?
On Sunday 09 December 2001 14:44, you wrote: > > cat is short for "catolog" like the "type" command in dos, it just shows > > it > > I thought cat was for concatenate. your Idea works as good as mine. less see if we get a "definitive" answer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] DNS problems
On Sun, 2001-12-09 at 18:09, NDPTAL85 wrote: > After about a week of taking my Mandrake 8.1 box off of DHCP and giving > it its own permanent IP it can no longer resolve domain names when using > that IP. When I switch it back to DHCP it starts working fine again. I > am using kernel 2.4.13-12mdk. Has anyone else come across this problem? My guess would be that your /etc/resolv.conf file is empty. If you were receiving your DNS info via DHCP, then when you disabled DHCP you no longer were receiving the IP addresses of your DNS servers. Enter them in /etc/resolv.conf, and you should be good to go. If it turns out that you already have the correct IP addresses for your DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf, I don't know what is going on. Dave -- I think that I shall never hear A poem lovelier than beer. The stuff that Joe's Bar has on tap, With golden base and snowy cap. The stuff that I can drink all day Until my mem'ry melts away. Poems are made by fools, I fear But only Schlitz can make a beer. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] DNS problems
After about a week of taking my Mandrake 8.1 box off of DHCP and giving it its own permanent IP it can no longer resolve domain names when using that IP. When I switch it back to DHCP it starts working fine again. I am using kernel 2.4.13-12mdk. Has anyone else come across this problem? My truck is not leaking, it's marking its territory. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Upgrade File Location?
it used to be /var/cache/grpmi/*.rpm now its not , don't know where its been moved to,, I can't find them either. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Brinkman Sent: Sunday, 9 December 2001 11:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Upgrade File Location? On Sunday 09 December 2001 09:25 am, Dennis Myers wrote: > On Sunday 09 December 2001 09:31, you wrote: > > Do you mean MandrakeFreq? > > > > Randy Kramer > > > > Dennis Myers wrote: > > > Ok, I give up, where is the file that has the upgrades or updates > > > from Mandrake Control Center. I've been to archives, I searched my > > > files and I thought I had kept a bookmark on it but, guess not. > > > Can someone feed me that info? I > > Hi, no I mean the folder in my computer that those updates download to > and are held on disk. I could swear I had that written in my log but > can't find it. It's something like /usr/upgrade. Thanks Well, this is all from weak memory, but with older ML versions the rpms were saved to a /...//grpmi/ folder. I don't remember the full path, just that the directory was grpmi/. Now with 8.1, I just looked and I don't have this dir. I also did a search for some rpms I know I used Mandrake Update for, and they're not saved anywhere. So it appears they were never saved, or saved to a location that is periodically cleaned out. Either way, I have the upgrade rpms installed, but they're not saved anywhere (eg, util-linux-2.11h-3.1mdk which IIRC, was a security fix, is installed, but the rpm is no where on my HDD's). -- Tom Brinkman _ South Texas, USA_ Plastic... Aluminum... These are the inheritors of the Universe! Flesh and Blood have had their day... and that day is past! -- Green Lantern Comics Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] internet sharing setup
try using wvdial,, then you don't need any connection scripts, it auto-negotiates everything.. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of magnet Sent: Sunday, 9 December 2001 11:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] internet sharing setup > Have you tried flashing your external modem? Make it current, and maybe > you'll get a faster connection. Just a thought. The modem has been "flash upgraded" twice to see if the problem was local, but it appears it is at my ISP's end. They have altered something to cause the problem with this modem and how it handshakes. I have checked my cables, power supply, dial-up connection strings and most other stuff associated and the problem still points to my ISP, as I have no problem getting fast connections to 2 other ISP's I use for updating websites I maintain. Thanks for the suggestion tho :) regards magnet Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Problems accessing Samba when having 2 mandrake servers
On Sunday 09 December 2001 23:30, you wrote: > Gidday Folks > > I'm just trying to add another linux box to our system. It's to be a samba > server. It's got 7.2 on it. Samba appears to be working ok. We have a > gateway, firewall, proxy, postfix mail server using 7.2 as well. Somehow > samba is being used for the mailboxes on this machine. > Now the problem. I can ping both to and from the win98 PCs for the new > server but I can't seem to access this PC in any other way. Something on > the original box keeps giving me "access denied" when I try to get the new > box. I've been trying to access swat, linuxconf, or webmin by typing in > something like 192.168.1.5:1 in a browser from a win98. Where do I > start to look? What other info do you need? > TIA > max Well webmin is not going to work unless the webmin daemon is running, and of course you will have to type https://192.168.1.5:1 since webmin uses ssh. Does webmin work locally? Is your Win98 an allowed host in the webmin setup? It will refuse to connect to any host not specifically allowed. Secondly are you sure your firewall is not locking you out. You can stop it with /etc/tc.d/init.d/bastille-firewall stop. How about portsentry. Is that running? Derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] filesharing with windows (samba)
If you want to see your windows network in your konqueror browser you will have to set up LISa. There is a window in the KDE Control Centre to do this, but you must start KDE Control centre as root. It will create a file called /root/.kde/share/config/.lisarc which is your LISa configuration. Then to make LISA start on boot you must put the statement lisa -c /root/.kde/share/config/.lisarc at the end of your /etc/rc.local file. Your konqueror should then browse the windows domain OK. Even without installing LISa you can browse the windows machines in Konq by typing smb://windows_hostname_or_ip_address/ in the URL line HTH Derek On Sunday 09 December 2001 22:30, you wrote: > Now I have set up a samba server but there are still some problems. > > When I click home directory I get a network icon in the left field. > Under that is ftp archive, local network and web sites. I guess my > windows machine should show up under local network. But what I get there > is just "could not connect to host localhost". Am I looking in the wrong > place or is it a configuration problem? > > From the windows side I can find the linux machine and read/write in the > samba-public folder.The problem is that I can not write in samba-public > folder from within linux. How do I share another folder? And is it > possible to get read/write access to the samba-public folder? > > Thank you all for being so helpful, > Stojs Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Updates
On Sunday 09 December 2001 16:04, you wrote: > If I apply every update there is to my Mandrake Linux 8.1 install, why > wont it be identical to the future 8.2 release? Or, what is the > difference between an updated 8.1 and 8.2 when it releases? Various differences are contained between one release and another. The updates are for bug and security fixes. New releases normaly contain new versions of software, or reconstruction of the distro and/or design. No, a fully updated, say 8.0 is not the same as 8.1. Albeit close in most "user" issues. > > Thank you, > Bob Sprowls -- Cheers Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Problems accessing Samba when having 2 mandrake servers
Gidday Folks I'm just trying to add another linux box to our system. It's to be a samba server. It's got 7.2 on it. Samba appears to be working ok. We have a gateway, firewall, proxy, postfix mail server using 7.2 as well. Somehow samba is being used for the mailboxes on this machine. Now the problem. I can ping both to and from the win98 PCs for the new server but I can't seem to access this PC in any other way. Something on the original box keeps giving me "access denied" when I try to get the new box. I've been trying to access swat, linuxconf, or webmin by typing in something like 192.168.1.5:1 in a browser from a win98. Where do I start to look? What other info do you need? TIA max Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Editors won't save file, why not?
were you root or superuser at the time?? if not, you may not have had write access. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Scottaline Sent: Sunday, 9 December 2001 10:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Editors won't save file, why not? On Sat, 8 Dec 2001 15:27:47 -0800 Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list, > I am trying to edit my lilo.conf file in order to tell the system that I have a second cdrom drive that I want detected as a scsi dev. > Each time I go to save the changes to the file in the editor it says 'cannot save file, discard?' > Whay can't I save the file changes in the editor? > I am using LM 8.1. > Thank you. > Mick = You are doing this as root, right?? Mike -- "We Americans, we're a simple people... but piss us off, and we'll bomb your cities." -- Robin Williams, _Good Morning Vietnam_ _ 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] Updates
If I apply every update there is to my Mandrake Linux 8.1 install, why wont it be identical to the future 8.2 release? Or, what is the difference between an updated 8.1 and 8.2 when it releases? Thank you, Bob Sprowls Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Upgrade File Location?
On Sunday 09 December 2001 15:23, you wrote: > On Sunday 09 December 2001 10:26 am, Dennis Myers wrote: > > On Sunday 09 December 2001 10:00, you wrote: > > > Well, this is all from weak memory, but with older ML versions > > > the rpms were saved to a /...//grpmi/ folder. I don't remember > > > the full path, just that the directory was grpmi/. Now with 8.1, I > > > just looked and I don't have this dir. I also did a search for some > > > rpms I know I used Mandrake Update for, and they're not saved > > > anywhere. So it appears they were never saved, or saved to a location > > > that is periodically cleaned out. Either way, I have the upgrade rpms > > > installed, but they're not saved anywhere (eg, > > > util-linux-2.11h-3.1mdk which IIRC, was a security fix, is installed, > > > but the rpm is no where on my HDD's). > > > > Tom, that was it, and you are right, they seem to have done away with > > it in 8.1. Bummer, as often as I try new and different ways of blowing > > my system away, it is handy to have those rpms on disk rather than have > > to re-d/l them. Thanks for looking. > > You're welcome, but I was curious myself. BUT to tell'ya the truth, I > don't bother saving that kind'a stuff anymore. By the time you might need > it again, it's old'n stale anyhow. Maybe that's why it's no longer saved > ? 'Course if you back yourself into a corner and hav'ta do a re-install, > it does save needin to do all the security/bug fix/enhancement updates > all over again. > >Jus' betch'a they're saved to a dir that's cleaned by a cron job or a > re-boot. So if any of y'all get a chance, do a 'updatedb' right after a > Mandrake Update, then 'locate -i and see for sure > whether or not the rpm was saved. If so, grab it while you can ;> > >BTW, "as often as I try new and different ways of blowing my system > away" too ;)... I don't bother archvin' rpms anymore, cept for major > stuff like Texstar's KDE2 rpms, Star Ofice, et al humongous d/l's... > stuff like that I have to agree, I was going through my CDs looking for an old download and noticed that I have three with various KDE 2.1.* files on them that will now make really good coasters with just a small swatch of duct tape to cover the hole. : ) Next time I do a d/l I'll see if I can find the file like you suggest. Later,. -- Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] filesharing with windows (samba)
Now I have set up a samba server but there are still some problems. When I click home directory I get a network icon in the left field. Under that is ftp archive, local network and web sites. I guess my windows machine should show up under local network. But what I get there is just "could not connect to host localhost". Am I looking in the wrong place or is it a configuration problem? >From the windows side I can find the linux machine and read/write in the samba-public folder.The problem is that I can not write in samba-public folder from within linux. How do I share another folder? And is it possible to get read/write access to the samba-public folder? Thank you all for being so helpful, Stojs Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] conflict between USR modem and Com 2?
On Sunday 09 December 2001 02:44 pm, Richard Wenninger wrote: > > cat is short for "catolog" like the "type" command in dos, it just > > shows it > > I thought cat was for concatenate. I'm with you Richard. BTW, I like using 'less' better Back to the original topic tho. Yes, USR invented Winmodems©, but they make many models that aren't, including internal pci hardware modems. Probly their best known, least expensive is the model #2977 56k fax/ modem, ~$38 up. OTOH, they make a lot of modems that go into 'ready made' computers, and they are almost always winmodems (if you've got a Dell with a USR modem it's a safe bet it's a winmodem). Somebody else in this thread said 'linmodems, not a winmodem'. Linmodems are winmodems, but with a software kludge that gets 'em to work with Linux about as well a fake modem ever can, and at the expense of the rest of your system. What can ya expect from a $2 winmodem (no matter what you got hoodwinked into payin for it)? -- Tom Brinkman _ South Texas, USA_ Q: Minnesotans ask, "Why aren't there more pharmacists from Alabama?" A: Easy. It's because they can't figure out how to get the little bottles into the typewriter. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] reinstall grub ... help
On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 16:22:17 -0500 chris huston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I use grub because when I try to use Lilo I get all > 777 > on my boot screen [maddening] > > Anyways, > is there any way to reinstall grub > after a corrupt [windows reinstall] mbr? > > > other than > "boot the linux installation CD. choose expert install, when it goes into the > partition manager, tell it NOT to format ANY partitions. when it asks you > which packages to install, of course, select none. right from there, you can > skip parts of the installation by clicking the column of yellow stars at > your left. go to the one that says something like "boot loader" ..and there > you go. reinstall "grub". " > the above is the method i was just going to suggest. it works rather well i might add. especially well with the 8.1 release of Mandrake. -- daRcmaTTeR =/\=??? |%C++ Registered Linux User # 186492 "We love and desire the things most that will kill us!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] oops
On Sat, 8 Dec 2001 08:19:00 -0500 Charles A Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You do not need to format anything. > Run the installation as an Expert/Upgrade. > You do not need to select any pkgs. > The whole operation will take less than 20Min and it will reinstall > tke original kernel as the default. > > >Charles I might add that this procedure is an excellent way to rescue/reinstall a failed installation of LILO. I've had a few installs recenlty where lilo didn't install and the boot disk failed. The Mandrake 8.1 install is the easiest i've seen yet to do this with. -- daRcmaTTeR =/\=??? |%C++ Registered Linux User # 186492 "We love and desire the things most that will kill us!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] mandrake xdos and vintage dos games
Hi,
I'm trying to play a few old of my favorite dos games
that i rediscovered on
www.underdogs.org
and i figured out how to get xdos to work [although in su mode]
{any way to launch it as a reg user?}
Also is there a location where i can move the dos games into
its directory structure so i can reach them via xdos?
thank you,
chris
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Re: [newbie] conflict between USR modem and Com 2?
> cat is short for "catolog" like the "type" command in dos, it just shows it I thought cat was for concatenate. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can't boot on iMac CDRW
> I have installed Mandrake Linux 8.0 on my imac and I can't get > in the boot menu. I have Boot rom version $0004.17f4 and rom > revision $77D.45F6. I have three hfs+ partitions (number > 9,10,11), an apple bootstrap partiton (number 12) and linux root > on partition no. 13. If I type this in the open firmware > > setenv boot-device hd:12,\\:tbxi > shut-down > > and restart the computer, a folder with a question mark appears > on the screen, then the question mark changes into a mac os > icon, happy mac appears and mac os starts loading. > > I also tried this (I don't know anything about the open > firmware, so I just tried typing combinations of commands that I > a saw in the installation tutorial): > > boot hd:12,\\:tbxi > boot > > and something like this flashed on the screen: > > loading elf > finished > > and then the mac os started anyway:(. I have done the exact same thing and had the same thing happening to me. No commands at Open Firmware seemed to help:-( And noone on this list could help :-(( when I asked. So I dont have any solution for you. Gunner Carstens Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted (thanks)
to Ed Tharp and to Dennis Myers, Thanks for the help - eJ - Original Message - From: "Ed Tharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 11:25 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted > On Sunday 09 December 2001 10:10, you wrote: > > Hi Ed, > > > > First a correction, the unmounting error occurs on dev/hda1 and dev/hda5 > > (not hda6). > > > > Second, to answer you questions: > > > how are you shutting down the box? > > > > 1. from the prompt (not in any windowing system) I type "exit". this > > takes me to a promp asking me for a login. > This is the problem. as root from a prompt, you must type "shutdown -h now" > > > > > > 2. i turn the computer off > > > > >what command? what is the last bit of info> on the screen as it shuts > > > down? > > > > I don't use any command to turn the computer off - so I don't get any info > > on shutdown. > > > > > > thanks > > > > - eJ > > - Original Message - > > From: "Ed Tharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:37 AM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted > > > > > how are you shutting down the box? what command? what is the last bit of > > > > info > > > > > on the screen as it shuts down? > > > > > > On Saturday 08 December 2001 23:50, you wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am getting this error ( along with a long list of errors) on bootup. > > > > > > > > " ... dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmouted .." > > > > > > > > I checked http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/amount3.html#fsck > > > > > > > > it indicated that either 1) i haven't run shutdown before turning the > > > > machine off or 2) or were forced to reboot the machine because of a > > > > system > > > > > > freeze > > > > > > > > neither one is true. > > > > > > > > I was wondering how I can begin to fix this problem. > > > > > > > > thanks in advance. > > > > - eJ > > > > -- - > >- > > > > > 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 > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie]
Hi All, I am looking for a Microsoft Publisher-like program for Linux. Gnome/GTK+ or KDE/QT only please. Do any of you have suggestions. Thanks. Craig
Re: [newbie] vmware in LM 8.1 continues
Dear Frans, Thank you for this help. I found out that I needed to install my kernel sources which I did. After that the install attempt found my C ++ header files however there were alot of error messages and it did not work. I was given a web page for downloading the pre-built modules. I did and read the instructions however I do not know which modules to install from this rpm. Suse, Redhat , and Turbo are in the package but no LM 8.1. Does anyone know which package I can use or if there is a workaround for this? Thanks for any help. Sincerely, Marcia On Sunday 09 December 2001 03:54, you wrote: > On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 03:15:01 -0500 > > Marcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Where would I find these kernel-headers and kernel-source? I am very much > > the newbie in this area. Thanks for the help. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Marcia > > [frans@amd frans]$ rpm -qa | grep kernel > kernel-doc-2.4.8-26mdk > kernel-source-2.4.8-26mdk > kernel-headers-2.4.8-26mdk > kernel-2.4.8-26mdk > [frans@amd frans]$ > > It's all on your CD's. I prefer Software Manager to install rpm's. HTH, > > -Frans Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] ltmodem initialization
Hi, I'm getting my system back into shape after the kernel mishap. The most important aspect will be the modem. On my original system (LM 8.1) and a Dell Inspiron 8000, I used the LTModem drivers to get it up and running. I thought I did the same thing this time but when I dial using kppp the modem says it is initializing but it doesn't proceed past that. Anyone with this setup? Or just any ideas. Thanks and regards, Bill W. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted
Dennis Myers wrote: > > On Sunday 09 December 2001 10:10, you wrote: > > Hi Ed, > > 1. from the prompt (not in any windowing system) I type "exit". this > > takes me to a promp asking me for a login. > > 2. i turn the computer off > There in lays the problem. When you exit from a kterm, you have to be root, > so if you are exiting as user and the command prompt comes up type "root" and > then root password, then at the prompt type "halt" . You should get a normal > shut down. HTH and sorry for butting in Ed. I have not looked at the halt command Ed but I would suggest 'man shutdown' as the command to use when you are root. As there is a fair amount there rather do a 'man shutdown | more' command. I am now using GUI shutdown but if I can remember there was a command like shutdown -o now which had to be issued. The man command will tell you what the correct syntax is though. Do not this example as I am unsure of the syntax. My 2c's thrown in, sorry. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 and cdrom
On Sunday 09 December 2001 12:05 pm, you wrote: > This machine doesn't have SCSI support, to the best of my knowledge. Why > is Mandrake seeing two RW drives and why is it seeing a SCSI device? This is a very common question, easily found in the archives. The linux burning program, cdrecord, relies on a SCSI cd burner. SCSI emulation is provided for IDE burners so that they can work with cdrecord. Matt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 and cdrom
Bob, I'm a newbie so I'll leave the experts to tell you how to 'fix' your problem. I do know, however, that creating two CD drives, one a SCSI drive, is standard LM treatment. As I understand it, LM needs to define a second drive (SCSI) to provide for write access. I've had problems with automatic ejecting... a manual 'eject cdrom' or 'umount dev/hdc' should work. Terry Smith Hatchville, MA On Sun, 2001-12-09 at 13:05, Bob Kauffman wrote: > I installed Mandrake 8.1 on my Dell Dimension (PIII) and everything went very > welluntil I tried to access my cdrom drive. > > This machine has a CD RW drive supplied by Dell, and a DVD rom installed > later by myself. > > In checking with HardDrak, I find three cdroms listed: > ATAPI 12X DVDROMdev/hdd ATAPI/IDE > LG CD-RW CED-8080B dev/hdc ATAPI/IDE > LG CD-RW CED-8080B dev/scd0 SCSI > > This machine doesn't have SCSI support, to the best of my knowledge. Why is > Mandrake seeing two RW drives and why is it seeing a SCSI device? > > I can't rouse the CD RW drive at all it won't light up and I can't eject the > tray. > > Any ideas? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 and cdrom
SCSI support is require to be able to write to the drive which is why it is installed. -JMS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bob Kauffman Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 1:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 and cdrom I installed Mandrake 8.1 on my Dell Dimension (PIII) and everything went very welluntil I tried to access my cdrom drive. This machine has a CD RW drive supplied by Dell, and a DVD rom installed later by myself. In checking with HardDrak, I find three cdroms listed: ATAPI 12X DVDROMdev/hdd ATAPI/IDE LG CD-RW CED-8080B dev/hdc ATAPI/IDE LG CD-RW CED-8080B dev/scd0 SCSI This machine doesn't have SCSI support, to the best of my knowledge. Why is Mandrake seeing two RW drives and why is it seeing a SCSI device? I can't rouse the CD RW drive at all it won't light up and I can't eject the tray. Any ideas? -- Bob Kauffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 573-874-6783 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mandrake 8.1 and cdrom
I installed Mandrake 8.1 on my Dell Dimension (PIII) and everything went very welluntil I tried to access my cdrom drive. This machine has a CD RW drive supplied by Dell, and a DVD rom installed later by myself. In checking with HardDrak, I find three cdroms listed: ATAPI 12X DVDROMdev/hdd ATAPI/IDE LG CD-RW CED-8080B dev/hdc ATAPI/IDE LG CD-RW CED-8080B dev/scd0 SCSI This machine doesn't have SCSI support, to the best of my knowledge. Why is Mandrake seeing two RW drives and why is it seeing a SCSI device? I can't rouse the CD RW drive at all it won't light up and I can't eject the tray. Any ideas? -- Bob Kauffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 573-874-6783 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Epson Printer - C80
Hi there again all, I recently asked for some info on buying an Epson printer. Thanks Carlos for you input I finally got to read it when I got home with my new printer :-) I found the site linuxprinting.org, and there it has a list of advised printers. 1 of these is the Epson C80. This is the one I bought. The only problem is I cannot get it to work properly with LM 8.1 :-( In fact, I cannot get it to work at all. The pinter works (tried in that other OS nobody likes to brag about). I have tried USB, and also the Parallel port, but CUPS / lpd can't seem to make heads or tails of it. The furthest I have got is for it to print out *greek* text (no offence to the Greeks :-)). Has anyone here the same printer? If so, have you gotten it to work, and how did you get it to work? Using what connection (usb or parallel)? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ralph Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Apache problem
Hi All I have apache setup and running fine using the default /var/www/html folder. Anything I put in there works and gets served no problem. However, I want to change the folder to /home/neil/webpages/html. The folder exists and has the relevant index.html file in it etc. So, I've used netconf to set apache to look in that folder and all I get is:- Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server. Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer/1.3.20 Server at nrpmedia.com Port 80 When I try to access the page. What is the problem? I have set the permissions to be everything! (i.e. read write and execute for all - what are the special things? I have left those unchecked anyways?), and the owner is 'neil' and goupr 'neil'. I wonder if I need to put apache in group neil? However, I also tried putting apache as the owner and that didn't work either... hmmm Please help Neil -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Building Source RPMs?
On Sunday 09 December 2001 10:38 am, you wrote: > OK, I am feeling a bit stupid right now! How do I build a source RPM? I > have been trying 'rpm --rebuild package.src.rpm', but I keep getting the > message 'package.src.rpm: no such file or directory'. > > The package *does* exist. I "installed" it, and the tarball went into > /usr/src/RPM/SOURCES, and the spec file went into /usr/src/RPM/SPECS, > like I would have expected. The source RPM itself is in /usr/src/RPM, > where I copied it before installing it. I am su'd to root. Is this a > PATH issue? You dont install the rpm then rebuild, just rebuild. So the package.src.rpm should be in your current directory, then type "rpm --rebuild package.src.rpm" Alot of text will then scroll by, in that text it will tell you where it saved the newly made rpm. It's something like usr/src/RPM/RPMS/i686. Change to that directory, then install the rpm just like any other rpm. Matt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] driver for Dell Trinitron NOW: Xwindows rectangular blue spots appear top, bottom.
have you tried to see if the problem is related to KDE or a theme you are using? have you tried Gnome? to see if it goes away? I'm using KDE ... (the version that came with mandrake 8.0). sometimes my windows do not display correctly, meaning, that rectangular blue spots would appear on the top and bottom of the window. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Building Source RPMs?
OK, I am feeling a bit stupid right now! How do I build a source RPM? I have been trying 'rpm --rebuild package.src.rpm', but I keep getting the message 'package.src.rpm: no such file or directory'. The package *does* exist. I "installed" it, and the tarball went into /usr/src/RPM/SOURCES, and the spec file went into /usr/src/RPM/SPECS, like I would have expected. The source RPM itself is in /usr/src/RPM, where I copied it before installing it. I am su'd to root. Is this a PATH issue? Dave -- The key to building a superstar is to keep their mouth shut. To reveal an artist to the people can be to destroy him. It isn't to anyone's advantage to see the truth. -- Bob Ezrin, rock music producer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] how to find major and minor numbers?
I know I have to do a mknod to get MDK to see my 3rd cdrom (really a USB CDRW) and I know I need the major and minor numbers for the device. I even know that at one time, I beleive it was Tom Brinkmna that told me where to find the info on how to figure that stuff out, but for the life of me i can not put my grubby little hands on that info now. can some one help me? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Upgrade File Location?
On Sunday 09 December 2001 10:00, you wrote: > > > Dennis Myers wrote: > > > > Ok, I give up, where is the file that has the upgrades or updates > > > > from Mandrake Control Center. I've been to archives, I searched my > > > > files and I thought I had kept a bookmark on it but, guess not. > > > > Can someone feed me that info? I > Well, this is all from weak memory, but with older ML versions the > rpms were saved to a /...//grpmi/ folder. I don't remember the full > path, just that the directory was grpmi/. Now with 8.1, I just looked > and I don't have this dir. I also did a search for some rpms I know I > used Mandrake Update for, and they're not saved anywhere. So it appears > they were never saved, or saved to a location that is periodically > cleaned out. Either way, I have the upgrade rpms installed, but they're > not saved anywhere (eg, util-linux-2.11h-3.1mdk which IIRC, was a > security fix, is installed, but the rpm is no where on my HDD's). Tom, that was it, and you are right, they seem to have done away with it in 8.1. Bummer, as often as I try new and different ways of blowing my system away, it is handy to have those rpms on disk rather than have to re-d/l them. Thanks for looking. -- Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted
On Sunday 09 December 2001 10:10, you wrote: > Hi Ed, > > First a correction, the unmounting error occurs on dev/hda1 and dev/hda5 > (not hda6). > > Second, to answer you questions: > > how are you shutting down the box? > > 1. from the prompt (not in any windowing system) I type "exit". this > takes me to a promp asking me for a login. This is the problem. as root from a prompt, you must type "shutdown -h now" > 2. i turn the computer off > > >what command? what is the last bit of info> on the screen as it shuts > > down? > > I don't use any command to turn the computer off - so I don't get any info > on shutdown. > > > thanks > > - eJ > - Original Message - > From: "Ed Tharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:37 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted > > > how are you shutting down the box? what command? what is the last bit of > > info > > > on the screen as it shuts down? > > > > On Saturday 08 December 2001 23:50, you wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am getting this error ( along with a long list of errors) on bootup. > > > > > > " ... dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmouted .." > > > > > > I checked http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/amount3.html#fsck > > > > > > it indicated that either 1) i haven't run shutdown before turning the > > > machine off or 2) or were forced to reboot the machine because of a > > system > > > > freeze > > > > > > neither one is true. > > > > > > I was wondering how I can begin to fix this problem. > > > > > > thanks in advance. > > > - eJ > > --- >- > > > 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] Upgrade File Location?
On Sunday 09 December 2001 09:25 am, Dennis Myers wrote: > On Sunday 09 December 2001 09:31, you wrote: > > Do you mean MandrakeFreq? > > > > Randy Kramer > > > > Dennis Myers wrote: > > > Ok, I give up, where is the file that has the upgrades or updates > > > from Mandrake Control Center. I've been to archives, I searched my > > > files and I thought I had kept a bookmark on it but, guess not. > > > Can someone feed me that info? I > > Hi, no I mean the folder in my computer that those updates download to > and are held on disk. I could swear I had that written in my log but > can't find it. It's something like /usr/upgrade. Thanks Well, this is all from weak memory, but with older ML versions the rpms were saved to a /...//grpmi/ folder. I don't remember the full path, just that the directory was grpmi/. Now with 8.1, I just looked and I don't have this dir. I also did a search for some rpms I know I used Mandrake Update for, and they're not saved anywhere. So it appears they were never saved, or saved to a location that is periodically cleaned out. Either way, I have the upgrade rpms installed, but they're not saved anywhere (eg, util-linux-2.11h-3.1mdk which IIRC, was a security fix, is installed, but the rpm is no where on my HDD's). -- Tom Brinkman _ South Texas, USA_ Plastic... Aluminum... These are the inheritors of the Universe! Flesh and Blood have had their day... and that day is past! -- Green Lantern Comics Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted
On Sunday 09 December 2001 10:10, you wrote: > Hi Ed, > > First a correction, the unmounting error occurs on dev/hda1 and dev/hda5 > (not hda6). > > Second, to answer you questions: > > how are you shutting down the box? > > 1. from the prompt (not in any windowing system) I type "exit". this > takes me to a promp asking me for a login. > 2. i turn the computer off > > >what command? what is the last bit of info> on the screen as it shuts > > down? > > I don't use any command to turn the computer off - so I don't get any info > on shutdown. > > > thanks > > - eJ > - Original Message - > From: "Ed Tharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:37 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted > > > how are you shutting down the box? what command? what is the last bit of > > info > > > on the screen as it shuts down? > > > > On Saturday 08 December 2001 23:50, you wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am getting this error ( along with a long list of errors) on bootup. > > > > > > " ... dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmouted .." > > > > > > I checked http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/amount3.html#fsck > > > > > > it indicated that either 1) i haven't run shutdown before turning the > > > machine off or 2) or were forced to reboot the machine because of a > > system > > > > freeze > > > > > > neither one is true. > > > > > > I was wondering how I can begin to fix this problem. > > > > > > thanks in advance. > > > - eJ > > --- >- > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com There in lays the problem. When you exit from a kterm, you have to be root, so if you are exiting as user and the command prompt comes up type "root" and then root password, then at the prompt type "halt" . You should get a normal shut down. HTH and sorry for butting in Ed. -- Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ripperX proHi,blems
On Sunday 09 December 2001 09:11 am, Mark Weaver wrote: > Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >It's been a long time since I used ripperX, as I've settled on > > Grip as a better front end. Both are just FE's for cdparanoia and > > the mp3 encoder of your choice (ought'a be, > > notlame-3.90-0.20011127.1mdk , > > http://lis.snv.jussieu.fr/~rousse/linux/plf/ , IMO ) > > > >Then I believe it's better to rip to wav's (I use xmms' diskwriter > > plugin) and use this utility, normalize-0.6.1-1mdk, to equalize the > > volumes of many wav's's and also fix 'bad pages' many contain. Then > > encode to mp3's. Best chance of ending up with 'CD quality' mp3's. > > Ok...I'll bite. Why is notlame better then bladeenc for making .mp3 > files? As I said, 'In My Opinion'. Either is fine, I believe more people prefer lame to bladeenc tho. I do. The notlame rpm I pointed to installs 'lame', is made by one of the Mandrake developers, and is the latest version (LAME version 3.90 MMX). > > as for ripping I've been using a little PERL file called RIP that works > real nice. It contacts the CDDB and renames all the files for me. I made a confusing mistake in what I wrote. I use the Xmms diskwriter plugin to convert mp3's to wav's. I use Grip to convert audio CD's to wav's, or directly to mp3's. Grip also does CDDB lookups and adds the names. Xmms has a normalize plugin, but I prefer to 'normalize -m *.wav' from the command line, doin many all at once to average the sound volume over lot'sa files. Either way I think 'normalize' is a neccessary step to produce best quality mp3's, or wav's to burn to a CD as .cda's. Specially if you d/l mp3's from various sources, or rip from multiple CD's. AFAIK, there aren't any apps that can normalize mp3's directly. -- Tom Brinkman _ South Texas, USA_ Drew's Law of Highway Biology: The first bug to hit a clean windshield lands directly in front of your eyes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Upgrade File Location?
On Sunday 09 December 2001 09:31, you wrote: > Do you mean MandrakeFreq? > > Randy Kramer > > Dennis Myers wrote: > > Ok, I give up, where is the file that has the upgrades or updates from > > Mandrake Control Center. I've been to archives, I searched my files and I > > thought I had kept a bookmark on it but, guess not. Can someone feed me > > that info? I Hi, no I mean the folder in my computer that those updates download to and are held on disk. I could swear I had that written in my log but can't find it. It's something like /usr/upgrade. Thanks -- Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] CRM
Well I'm convinced. I have managed to lock up, crash, and ruin the system to the point where my ML cd's were in danger of wearing holes in them from reinstalling, BUT never lost my newly stored data. TuxBox is now and forevermore my serious machine, with the Windows box relegated to "toy" status. I have survived enough learning to install my new Qcad, MyBooks, Opera, and Komba2. All I need now to be self-sufficient is a good CRM program. I have used Goldmine and ACT on Windows. Any suggestions? I've muddled thru Google and found a few "maybe's". TIA and thanks for tons of help, list. Lee Wiggers Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted
Hi Ed, First a correction, the unmounting error occurs on dev/hda1 and dev/hda5 (not hda6). Second, to answer you questions: > how are you shutting down the box? 1. from the prompt (not in any windowing system) I type "exit". this takes me to a promp asking me for a login. 2. i turn the computer off >what command? what is the last bit of info> on the screen as it shuts down? I don't use any command to turn the computer off - so I don't get any info on shutdown. thanks - eJ - Original Message - From: "Ed Tharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted > how are you shutting down the box? what command? what is the last bit of info > on the screen as it shuts down? > > On Saturday 08 December 2001 23:50, you wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am getting this error ( along with a long list of errors) on bootup. > > > > " ... dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmouted .." > > > > I checked http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/amount3.html#fsck > > > > it indicated that either 1) i haven't run shutdown before turning the > > machine off or 2) or were forced to reboot the machine because of a system > > freeze > > > > neither one is true. > > > > I was wondering how I can begin to fix this problem. > > > > thanks in advance. > > - eJ > > > 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] What driver to get
Hello: I have been trying to install pilot-link into my lm8.0 system. After installing the appropriate files from the distro cd's, I keep getting an error saying it could not find the device. I have a PalmIII, whose cradle is connected to my pc via a serial to usb interface. I read what little documentation came with Pilot-link, and again, each time I execute the command "pilot-xfer -l" I get a "device not found" error. I set up a link between usb0 and /dev/pilot with no luck. I was told the necessary drivers might not be installed. If so, how would I go about finding out if they are installed. If they are installed, what then am I doing wrong? In the event they are not installed, can somebody point me in the direction on how to install the drivers? Specifically, some sort of document with instructions and also, how would I go about finding out the names of the drivers needed? Thanks in advance. Dexter Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] driver for Dell Trinitron
I'm using KDE ... (the version that came with mandrake 8.0). sometimes my windows do not display correctly, meaning, that rectangular blue spots would appear on the top and bottom of the window. I thought it was similar to M$ where I had to get the proper driver for the monitor. From the letter that I got from John Rye it seems that what I need to do is to get the monitor specification, is that right? thanks - eJ - Original Message - From: "Ed Tharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] driver for Dell Trinitron > why are you looking for a "driver" for the monitor? (I generally think of > driver monitor as a M$ sort of thing) > What version of xfree86 are you using? > > On Sunday 09 December 2001 02:10, you wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Does anyone know where I can find the driver for a Dell trinitron monitor? > > > > > > - eJ > > > 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] hostname
On Sun, 2001-12-09 at 03:22, Stojs wrote: > When running the server wizard from wizdrake I get stuck on hostname. > The text sais if you will only have intranet any valid name is ok, like > company.net. I tried using that name but it was not correct. Do I have > to pick a host name from somewhere else on the system? Or does my > internet connection make the wizard assume that I am trying to configure > an internet server? > > What makes a hostname valid? > > Do I have to use a domain name as well? > > Thanks, > Stojs The hostname for a computer is a single word, like 'mycomputer' or 'frankenlinux'. The fully qualified domain name for a computer is a combination of the hostname and domain name (separated by a dot), like 'mycomputer.somedomain.org'. If you do not have a domain within your network (you're not running DNS for that network), then you can make up a domain like 'domain.com'. You must also have a hostname, and that hostname should be unique on the network. Thus, you can't (or shouldn't) have two computers called 'twins'. You could call them 'twin1' and 'twin2'. You get the idea. If I remember correctly, the wizard wants the fully qualified domain name. I could be wrong, but you should be able to figure out which one the wizard wants, and give it the "correct" answer. Dave -- Just a few of the perfect excuses for having some strawberry shortcake. Pick one. (1)It's less calories than two pieces of strawberry shortcake. (2)It's cheaper than going to France. (3)It neutralizes the brownies I had yesterday. (4)Life is short. (5)It's somebody's birthday. I don't want them to celebrate alone. (6)It matches my eyes. (7)Whoever said, "Let them eat cake." must have been talking to me. (8)To punish myself for eating dessert yesterday. (9)Compensation for all the time I spend in the shower not eating. (10)Strawberry shortcake is evil. I must help rid the world of it. (11)I'm getting weak from eating all that healthy stuff. (12)It's the second anniversary of the night I ate plain broccoli. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] SAMBA (was: internet sharing setup)
If you are having problems connecting to shares from Win2K it may be due to how Win2K handles passwords... Make sure you have encrypted passwords turned on in samba. Also make sure that the "hash level" parameter is set to 8 in Samba. This causes Samba to accept various combinations of upper case and lower case in the password. Effectively if Samba doesn't recognize the password coming from Win2, samba will try sucessive combinations of upper case and lower case letters using the password that was passed to it, in attempting to find a match. Re: Copying files Remember that the Windows browser is showing you the shares. Under Winblows it's easier to "Map" a drive letter to a share. Then most Windows programs will use the Samba share without a UNC. You can copy files via the windows browser, etc. -JMS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lee Roberts Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 11:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] SAMBA (was: internet sharing setup) At 09:01 PM 12/8/2001 -0500, Jose M. Sanchez wrote: > >I hope you set up your Win2K machine to be a member of a workgroup and >not a domain. Yes, it is a member of the workgroup. But, I get an error message, when double-clicking on the "Computers near me" icon, that states that I'm not permitted to connect to the workgroup from this location (something like that). But, I am able to connect both ways between the Linux & Win95 boxes after straightening out the user/password lists. I can connect to the Win2K machine from the Linux box. I have to figure out how to transfer files now. ls & q works but cp doesn't. And I can't seem to connect to the homes directory from the Win95 box even though the homes share icon shows up. But, as I mentioned above I can't connect to the Linux box or Win95 box from my Win2K box. Anyway, thanks for your help & the tutorial. It helps me to understand what's going on. There sure is a lot to understand about networking! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] driver for Dell Trinitron
why are you looking for a "driver" for the monitor? (I generally think of driver monitor as a M$ sort of thing) What version of xfree86 are you using? On Sunday 09 December 2001 02:10, you wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone know where I can find the driver for a Dell trinitron monitor? > > > - eJ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Pentium 4 mishaps.
On Saturday 08 December 2001 02:57 pm, Harm Bathoorn wrote: > On Saturday 08 December 2001 02:09, you wrote: > > > I swear: I will never purchase anything from Intel again if there's > > > an AMD option available!! > > > > Easy now Harm, lately AMD is the better choice, granted. Not too > > long ago Intel was. What's best next is always a toss up. Often a > > monthly moving target, sometimes even quicker. Specially > > motherboards and chipsets they use. > > > > That's sound advice:) > It was a fairly surcharged cry of frustation after a day (well almost) > of experimenting, searching, cursing (in a silent way, I've got little > people in the house:)) and hair pulling. > I can promise it won't stop me experimenting, and certainly will not > bring m$ back to this machine. That's a big period!! > > Freedom's expensive but worth it. > > Harm Bathoorn. Well, as much disdain as I have for M$ products, I still advocate keepin Winblows around. It's good for playin games, 'bout all it's good for ;) Besides, if you've already got it, you already got stuck for it. Billy doesn't give any refunds, and thinks you're a crook if you try'n sell it or give it away. I boot W98 directly to DOS (pure DOS, no windoze overhead present). That's good for flashing a motherboard bios. Better than doin it from a DOS floppy. Also, many bios upgrades for peripheals are windoze only apps. That's reason enough for me to keep a minimum winblows install around, that and flyin airplanes ;) -- Tom Brinkman _ South Texas, USA_ On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does. -- Will Rogers Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Editors won't save file, why not?
On Sat, 8 Dec 2001 15:27:47 -0800 Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list, > I am trying to edit my lilo.conf file in order to tell the system that I have a second cdrom drive that I want detected as a scsi dev. > Each time I go to save the changes to the file in the editor it says 'cannot save file, discard?' > Whay can't I save the file changes in the editor? > I am using LM 8.1. > Thank you. > Mick = You are doing this as root, right?? Mike -- "We Americans, we're a simple people... but piss us off, and we'll bomb your cities." -- Robin Williams, _Good Morning Vietnam_ _ 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] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted
how are you shutting down the box? what command? what is the last bit of info on the screen as it shuts down? On Saturday 08 December 2001 23:50, you wrote: > Hi, > > I am getting this error ( along with a long list of errors) on bootup. > > " ... dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmouted .." > > I checked http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/amount3.html#fsck > > it indicated that either 1) i haven't run shutdown before turning the > machine off or 2) or were forced to reboot the machine because of a system > freeze > > neither one is true. > > I was wondering how I can begin to fix this problem. > > thanks in advance. > - eJ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] internet sharing setup
are we rating "connection" (as reported "connected at 33600" or whatever speed or transfer speed, as seen with, say, the "details" tab of kppp? or in M$winders on the sysmon setup with bytes recieved or bytes sent? On Saturday 08 December 2001 22:45, you wrote: > > Have you tried flashing your external modem? Make it current, and maybe > > you'll get a faster connection. Just a thought. > > The modem has been "flash upgraded" twice to see if the problem was local, > but it appears it is at my ISP's end. They have altered something to cause > the problem with this modem and how it handshakes. I have checked my > cables, power supply, dial-up connection strings and most other stuff > associated and the problem still points to my ISP, as I have no problem > getting fast connections to 2 other ISP's I use for updating websites I > maintain. > > Thanks for the suggestion tho :) > > regards > magnet Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Upgrade File Location?
Do you mean MandrakeFreq? Randy Kramer Dennis Myers wrote: > > Ok, I give up, where is the file that has the upgrades or updates from > Mandrake Control Center. I've been to archives, I searched my files and I > thought I had kept a bookmark on it but, guess not. Can someone feed me that > info? I Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] conflict between USR modem and Com 2?
cat is short for "catolog" like the "type" command in dos, it just shows it to the screen (as default) unless you direct it to a printer que. in order to copy the info to a file, (without the quotes, in the text console, as root, in a users (named et for me) home directory) I do a "touch proc-pci" this creates a file named proc-pci. then I do "chmod 775" this lets everyone and everything see and write to this file (see "man chmod" for more info about that) then I do "cat /proc/pci|/home/et/proc-pci" (after the /proc/pci is a pipe (above the \ on the key board) this file you can copy (as root if root was who created the mount points (most common as is done during install)) to your windows drive with cp /home/et/proc-pci /mnt/win_c/"whatever folder in windows you want" of course you must change the folder and drive names to match whatever you have. We CAN be sure that some 3 com modem are win-modems, since the name Winmodem is a registered trademark of the 3com corp. On Saturday 08 December 2001 12:33, you wrote: > > Less see... take two aspirins, no more caffeine for 10 hours, > > No More caffeine for 10 hours, are you SICK! Someone also said I should > see a doctor after a headache lasted a week so I quit Aspirin and am now > waiting for the doctor to have an open appointment :) > > > post the output > > of (in a text console, as root, without the quotes) "cat > > /proc/pci"... > > real easy if I was sending email from my Mandrake 8 box but alas Mr > Gates seems to have partially locked me into using Windows for Netscape. > > > and the real model number of your modem would be good. > > Will have to ask the shop on Monday for the model number. Just had a > brain waveI'll check on the gromitc modem page to see if the USR > Sportster is supported or only certain model numbers. > > > the part we are looking for > > in "/proc/pci" is about a "communication controller" or something else > > about communication. > > Will do the cat command and then view it and see if I can pick anything > up about the controller. E, real newbie question: How do I view the > file I created with cat or will that let me view its contents as well? > Should I perhaps open the file in a web browser like Konquerer or > summit? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ripperX proHi,blems
On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 19:37:20 -0500 Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 07 December 2001 05:28 pm, joe wrote: > > I can't get ripperX to create mp3 files. I am working backwards and > > can create the WAV files but when I try to create mp3 direct from the > > audio cd I end up with a 0K file...even though ripperX reports > > completing the job satisfactorily... > > > > joe > >It's been a long time since I used ripperX, as I've settled on Grip > as a better front end. Both are just FE's for cdparanoia and the mp3 > encoder of your choice (ought'a be, notlame-3.90-0.20011127.1mdk , > http://lis.snv.jussieu.fr/~rousse/linux/plf/ , IMO ) > >Then I believe it's better to rip to wav's (I use xmms' diskwriter > plugin) and use this utility, normalize-0.6.1-1mdk, to equalize the > volumes of many wav's's and also fix 'bad pages' many contain. Then > encode to mp3's. Best chance of ending up with 'CD quality' mp3's. > Ok...I'll bite. Why is notlame better then bladeenc for making .mp3 files? as for ripping I've been using a little PERL file called RIP that works real nice. It contacts the CDDB and renames all the files for me. -- daRcmaTTeR =/\=??? |%C++ Registered Linux User # 186492 "We love and desire the things most that will kill us!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] hostname
According to the manual the host name has to be input in the format like this rtfm.mandrakesoft.com (I'm not being insulting it really does say that.) Derek On Sunday 09 December 2001 09:22, you wrote: > When running the server wizard from wizdrake I get stuck on hostname. > The text sais if you will only have intranet any valid name is ok, like > company.net. I tried using that name but it was not correct. Do I have > to pick a host name from somewhere else on the system? Or does my > internet connection make the wizard assume that I am trying to configure > an internet server? > > What makes a hostname valid? > > Do I have to use a domain name as well? > > Thanks, > Stojs Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] driver for Dell Trinitron
On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 02:10:48 -0500 "Elijah Jacobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: #> Hi all, #> #> Does anyone know where I can find the driver for a Dell trinitron monitor? Driver?? I suspect you actually want the specifications - Yes?? Try looking at http://www.monitorworld.com They have a pretty good index. Cheers John -- "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected" (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.) Registered Linux User: 192802ICQ#: 89345394 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Problems with ISDN-configuration
Hallo, I have just installed Mandrake 8.1. All my hardware is working OK except my ISDN-connection. I have a Teles 16.3c ISA PnP card which is in the list of known and configurable ISDN-cards. Mandrake says that it recognizes the IRQ and IO numbers by itself. But when I configure my connection (and I tried to do that many times, with several providers and in several ways) my connection will not work anyway. What can I do about it? I have already thought about buying a different ISDN-card or using a different Linux-version. I have been told that SUSE Linux is the best on ISDN. Any suggestions or solutions are welcome. Meindert Gijzen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] hostname
When running the server wizard from wizdrake I get stuck on hostname. The text sais if you will only have intranet any valid name is ok, like company.net. I tried using that name but it was not correct. Do I have to pick a host name from somewhere else on the system? Or does my internet connection make the wizard assume that I am trying to configure an internet server? What makes a hostname valid? Do I have to use a domain name as well? Thanks, Stojs Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] vmware in LM 8.1 continues
On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 03:15:01 -0500 Marcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where would I find these kernel-headers and kernel-source? I am very much the > newbie in this area. Thanks for the help. > > Sincerely, > > Marcia [frans@amd frans]$ rpm -qa | grep kernel kernel-doc-2.4.8-26mdk kernel-source-2.4.8-26mdk kernel-headers-2.4.8-26mdk kernel-2.4.8-26mdk [frans@amd frans]$ It's all on your CD's. I prefer Software Manager to install rpm's. HTH, -Frans Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
