[newbie-it] Mago Gnomo Nuovo
Ciao Magi :o), Ci siete? Ed io, sono sulla lista giusta? Io ho installato Mandrake 8.1 e come interfaccia ho scelto Gnome. La presenza di Gnome nella suddetta distro è come si deve o mi conviene operare un qualche aggiornamento specifico? Sto avendo spesso dei problemi o all'avvio, o all'arresto del sistema. Si blocca e devo resettare o spegnere via pulsante sul computer. A parte quest'inconveniente, ora vorrei imparare a farci qualcosa. Per esempio, mi piacerebbe imparare a rimaneggiare i sorgenti di qualche gioco. Per esempio del gioco NetHack Falcon's Eye, che ho trovato appunto nella Mandrake 8.1. Vabbhè, diciamo che mi piacerebbe farlo io un mio gioco, ma credo mi convenga incominciare studiando e rimaneggiando materiale che c'è già. :o) Purtroppo sono profano e spaesato e linux mi sembra ancora un labirinto. Quali sono gli strumenti che devo usare? Dove li trovo? E sorgenti, annessi e connessi dove stanno? Assodati questi punti fondamentali, dovrò imparare a leggere e capire il codice sorgente :o) Esistono aiuti per questo? Cioè cose tipo un programma che a partire da un sorgente crea un flow chart? Se proprio non c'è (nè su linux, nè su qualche OS di ripiego temporaneo), dovrò farne a meno. Ma mi serviranno in ogni caso un dizionario enciclopedico ed una grammatica della lingua del sorgente, altrimenti, mi resta geroglifico :o) Dizionario e grammatica che devono essere in italiano, altrimenti mi resta ostrogoto, che conosco quanto il geroglifico :o) Qualcuno può informarmi in merito? Grazie e Buon Anno a tutti i Magi ed a tutti gli Gnomi. -- Lunga Vita T'Puffosita' :o) La T'Puffo-Forza sia con te :o) Francesco Tiahuanaco Vinci
Re: [newbie-it] ADSL e Linux
Rispondo all'indirizzo della lista e non direttamente pensando che il mio problema ( e la sua auspicata soluzione) possa interessare anche altri visto che il modem 3com dual link viene fornito direttamente da Infostrada. Nel pannello di controllo di Win rilevo due diverse nuove componenti hardware (oltre una scheda di rete prima non evidenziata): - Home connect ADSL modem USB driver - 3com dual link Mgmt Adapter Nell'archivio della lista ho nel frattempo rinvenuto una e.mail del 31\10\01 (relativa allo stesso tipo di modem) che rinviava ad un sito : http://planynet.hypermart.net/adsl/faq/note.htm La pagina inizava con questa indicazione Il modem 3COM ADSL DualLink presenta sia un'interfaccia USB che una Ethernet La pagina stessa, ritengo, contiene la soluzione al mio problema ma formulata in modo per me assolutamente incomprensibile. Grazie ancora NG - Original Message - From: Marco Summo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 3:31 AM Subject: Re: [newbie-it] ADSL e Linux | Alle 17:08, sabato 29 dicembre 2001, hai scritto: | Sono piu' che newbie... Ho appena installato Mandrake 8.1 che so utilizzare | (male) solo con KDE. Dopo numerosi tentativi ho installato il tutto senza | riuscire a configurare la connessione via Internet con linea ADSL | Il modem e' un 3com Home Connect Dual link modem (modello 0788). Ho | | Non vorrei essere pessimista ma ho paura che il tuo modem non sia ancora | supportato da linux. | Riesci a essere piu' preciso sul tipo di modem che hai? (usb o ethernet?) | | un saluto e a presto | Marco |
[newbie-it] Iconcine
Ciao, quando creo un'icona sul desktop, in modo tale che quando ci clicco sopra mi parta un'applicazione, ho imparato che devo mettere l'icona che voglio in /usr/share/icons (se già non c'è), che viene letta dal tool di creazione. Quando il programma è in azione, sulla barra in fondo allo schermo, nella sezione relativa alle finestre aperte, compaiono i nomi delle applicazioni lanciate, con una piccola icona per ciascuno di essi. Per le applicazioni standard ci sono le apposite iconcine, ma per quelle aggiunte da me (ed anche per kppp, a dir la verità) compaiono solo punti di domanda. Come faccio ad indicare le mini-icone che voglio associare alle applicazioni ? Ho provato a mettere in /usr/share/icons/mini una mini-icona con lo stesso nome di quella che metto nel link sul desktop, ma non ha funzionato. Suggerimenti ? Grazie anticipate, a presto. Alberto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie-it] Registrazione da dischi in vinile
Quale programma posso usare per registrare su hd da dischi in vinile e poi masterizzare? Grazie
Re: [newbie-it] Materizzatore
Alle 10:39, domenica 30 dicembre 2001, hai scritto: Grazie mille per l'aiuto, dunque cdrecord l'ho installato, ma come faccio a dire a Lilo di caricare l'emulatore scsi. Scusami ma sono un megapivellolinuxquasidipendente. Ciao Milko Da Control Center vai in boot config e fai conto che devi modificare il boot loader. Edita l'opzione che si chiama linux e nella sezione append dovresti avere devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi così che verrà caricato all'avvio il modulo che ti serve. -- saluti Giovanni Mazzamati mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Linux Mandrake 8.1 KDE 2.2 user Registred User #183142 Un giorno le macchine riusciranno a risolvere tutti i problemi, ma mai nessuna di esse potrà porne uno. Albert Einstein
Re: [newbie-it] Registrazione da dischi in vinile
Alle 18:54, domenica 30 dicembre 2001, hai scritto: Quale programma posso usare per registrare su hd da dischi in vinile e poi masterizzare? Grazie Nel menu Multimedia non dovresi vederlo ma nel pacchetto multimedia di Gnome c'e' il programma grecord. Prova a lanciarlo da terminale e vedi se fa al tuo caso. Io l'ho usato per rivercare un vecchio LP su CD creando i file WAV per poi masterizzarli con XCDRoast. -- saluti Giovanni Mazzamati mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Linux Mandrake 8.1 KDE 2.2 user Registred User #183142 Un giorno le macchine riusciranno a risolvere tutti i problemi, ma mai nessuna di esse potrà porne uno. Albert Einstein
[newbie-it] Piccola indagine di mercatato..
Mi chiedevo.. ci sarebbero degli interessati a partecipare ad un corso on-line per amministratori di sistema? Ancora da definire Saluti e buon anno
Re: [newbie-it] epson_stylus_c60
Il ven, 2001-12-28 alle 11:40, manolo simoni ha scritto: grazie in anticipo ho installato una epson stylus c60 che dovrebbe essere ottimale con la mia mandrake 8.1 qualcuno mi sa dire quale driver dovrei utilizzare sul sito di mandrake non e' indicato o perlomeno non l'ho trovato quello proposto da hard-drake (non mi pare presente un driver per la stampante in oggetto) non mi pare che stampi in maniera ottimale particolarmente i colori forse devo cambiare qualche impostazione? rigrazie Non garantisco nulla perchè con la mia Stylus Photo 810 ho qualche problema, ma qui http://www.epkowa.co.jp/english/linux_e/pips_e.html potresti trovare il driver adeguato. Sono closed source, ma è incoraggiante sapere che ci stanno lavorando... :) Corrado
Re: [newbie-it] Materizzatore
Grazie Mille per l'aiuto, Funzionatutto perfettamente. Ciao Milko Giovanni Mazzamati wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Alle 10:39, domenica 30 dicembre 2001, hai scritto: Grazie mille per l'aiuto,dunque cdrecord l'ho installato, ma come faccio a dire a Lilo dicaricare l'emulatore scsi.Scusami ma sono un megapivellolinuxquasidipendente.Ciao Milko Da Control Center vai in boot config e fai conto che devi modificare il boot loader. Edita l'opzione che si chiama linux e nella sezione append dovresti avere devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsicos che verr caricato all'avvio il modulo che ti serve.
Re: [newbie-it] Piccola indagine di mercatato..
Mi chiedevo.. ci sarebbero degli interessati a partecipare ad un corso on-line per amministratori di sistema? Ancora da definire Saluti e buon anno Sisi.. io sarei anche interessato.. solo se gratis cmq saluti
Re: [newbie-it] Piccola indagine di mercatato..
anchio solo se e gratis :) saluti e buon anno - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 1:49 AM Subject: Re: [newbie-it] Piccola indagine di mercatato.. Mi chiedevo.. ci sarebbero degli interessati a partecipare ad un corso on-line per amministratori di sistema? Ancora da definire Saluti e buon anno Sisi.. io sarei anche interessato.. solo se gratis cmq saluti
Re: [newbie-it] Piccola indagine di mercatato..
anchio solo se e gratis :) saluti e buon anno anch'io, come sopra ... ;-) Auguri a tutti! Marco
Re: [newbie] Alias question...
*Slight* correction. :0) In bash you need quotes if the alias includes spaces. Example: alias z=zwrite That DOES NOT need quotes. alias mp='mplayer -vo x11' This alias DOES need quotes. I know... I'm nit-picking, just giving away free information! :0) tdh -- T. Holmes | UNIXTECHS.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | UIN: 17021091 | On Saturday 29 December 2001 17:06, you wrote: | Hi. I'm trying to get to alias's (pleural sp?) to work and am having | a problem. Here is what I put into /home/darklord/.bashrc: | | alias diablo2=winex /mnt/windows/Program\ Files/Diablo\ II/Game.exe | alias starcraft=winex /mnt/windows/Program\ | Files/Starcraft/starcraft.exe | | Bash always complains that it can not find either of the *.exe files. | It doesn't complain about the path to them... | | In bash you need quotes around the aliased command if it consists of | more than one word. | | S | | -- | Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines | Remove the fruit to obtain reply address: | spencer at lasermount satsuma dot uklinux dot net | 5:57pm up 35 days, 3:57, 13 users, load average: 0.05, 0.12, 0.20 | Registered Linux User #232457 | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? | Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com - Uptime --- 6:06PM up 66 days, 6:45, 3 users, load averages: 0.02, 0.02, 0.00 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] linux on a Netvista
from a cold boot on ur ibm netvista .. press f1 u can also make a boot floppy to access ur lm cd. under windows theres an .exe that will rawwrite a boot floppy for u. enjoy. - Original Message - From: Franki [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 4:46 PM Subject: [newbie] linux on a Netvista Hi all, I have an IBM Netvista 1 gig Athlon with that dumbass bios that IBM's have.. It won't boot from the CD-RW (or at least I can't get it to). It fails on cdrom.img and other.img telling me to change disks and continue. So I am at a loss as to how to get 8.1 installed on this thing. So my Questions are thus: 1. How do I specify this thing to boot from the CDROM, I can't find the entry in Bios. 2. I saw something in the list recently about what to do with systems that use shared memory.. but I can't find it, something like: linux memory=(memory - video memory.) 3. Has anyone else got this working on a Netvista? 4. Is there a problem getting 8.1 to boot from the CDRW ?? ie do I need to add another CDROM to get it to read from it??? 5. This thing has a USB keyboard, is that likely to cause a problem? I have the proper MDK8.1 Powerpack disks that have worked fine on other PC's... so its not the disks. Any tips, help or anything else would be much appreciated. If I can't get this thing running 8.1, then I have to load win2000 on it, and I don't want to do that.. rgds Frank 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] problem with Software Manager
This appears to be a common problem in 8.1 software manager. I have used the following solution after wasting 2 days of reinstalling, searching, reinstalling: delete all references to the ftp site in: /var/lib/urpmi Software manager should work again. Reload the list of security sites, and don't choose the offending site (nor the one I choose : ftp. club-internet.fr ...) Good luck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of mr_tortoise (Nathan Pryor) Sent: sábado 29 de diciembre de 2001 18:19 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] problem with Software Manager Hello. The Mandrake Software Manager freezes on startup when it attempts to refresh the security update source I defined (ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu). I have checked the ftp site and can logon anonymously with no problem. I did not provide a username and password for the security update source thinking it would logon anonymously by default. Is there any way I can delete me current settings without running the Software Manager? -thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] headers and kernel not matching..
On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 01:46:32 +0800 Franki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I just looked at the cooker site at: ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/Mandra ke/RPMS/ and I downloaded the latest kernel (2.4.16.11mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm) then I went to download the headers and they are a completely different version: kernel-headers-2.4.16-18mdk.i586.rpm to be exact. Why are they no longer the same? I heard that the headers were gonna not be a seperate RPM, but included elsewhere, is this the first step to that?? or am I just looking at the FTP site at the wrong time? (ie while its updating?) I have just joined the cooker list to see if lurking can help with my cooker issues The basic kernel headers are now part of the glibc pkg which for 2.4.16.11mdk-1-1mdk is glibc-2.2.4-18mdk. If you will notice -18 in glibc matches -18 in kernel-headers-2.4.16-18mdk. The headers now will no longer be changed with each new kernel but only when it is necessary to update glibc. Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Make : tex Command
Hi All People, When I rebuild src.rpm it prompted Make : tex : can't find command What is this command ? Thanks B.R. Stephen Liu Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Alias question...
Spencer Collyer wrote: In bash you need quotes around the aliased command if it consists of more than one word. Thank you! -- /\ DarkLord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Alias question...
On Saturday 29 December 2001 19:06, Ronald J. Hall wrote: Hi. I'm trying to get to alias's (pleural sp?) to work and am having a problem. Here is what I put into /home/darklord/.bashrc: alias diablo2=winex /mnt/windows/Program\ Files/Diablo\ II/Game.exe alias starcraft=winex /mnt/windows/Program\ Files/Starcraft/starcraft.exe PS Program Files and Diablo II have blank spaces in them, so I had to use the \ character, right? If I enter either of these commands as is from a shell, they execute just fine... Instead of using the \ escape character, try encasing the whole thing in double quotes: alias diablo2=winex /mnt/windows/Program Files/Diablo II/Game.exe Sometimes one method works better than the other, dunno why -- Michel Clasquin, D Litt et Phil (Unisa) [EMAIL PROTECTED]/unisa.ac.za http://www.geocities.com/clasqm This message was posted from a Microsoft-free PC f u cn rd ths, u cn gt a gd jb n nx dmnstrtn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Firewall Configuration
Don't know if this question is appropriate here, but here goes! I want to configure the Mandrake Single Network Firewall in my LAN. We have cable-modem access (cisco router) with a fixed ip address (212.51.61.xxx) Internet access is acquired with a second ip address on the server/gateway 212.51.61.xxy) connected to the cisco router We want to run various servers (an IIS/NT4 box and Linux-Mandrake) We use a LAN config... 10.10.10.1 etc. connected to a second NIC on the server and a switcher. Present setup: Internet ROUTER (212.51.61.xxx) --- NT Server NIC 1 (212.51.61.xxy) NT Server NIC 2 (10.10.10.1) --- Linux/PCs(10.10.10.n) (Windows NT is running WINROUTE lite to handle portmapping) Desired: Internet ROUTER (212.51.61.xxx) --- Linux FIREWALL NIC 1 (212.51.61.xxy)All servers/PCs (10.10.10.n) Question: Is it absolutely necessary to have two NICs in my firewall box? One for the outside connection (212. etc) and another to handle the LAN (192.168. etc)? Or can I manage the entire steup with one NIC? Thanks, in advance for any advice or direction to some documentation on configurations for Firewalls Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Make : tex Command
On Sunday 30 December 2001 08:26 am, Stephen Liu wrote: Hi All People, When I rebuild src.rpm it prompted Make : tex : can't find command What is this command ? ~ $ which tex /usr/bin/tex ~ $ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/bin/tex tetex-1.0.7-31.1mdk Note: the -31.1mdk means this was probly a security update -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] RE: Office Suites
On Sat, 2001-12-29 at 20:32, daRcmaTTeR wrote: On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 09:17:59 +0900 Doug Lerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sunday, December 30, 2001): One of the things that _no_one_ should be concerned about any longer is compatibility with MS Office. This is absolutely impossible for me. I exchange so many files (spreadsheet, doc and presentation) with so many customers and other staff members that unfortunately Office has become the standard by which we exchange compatible files. Not being compatible with MS Office - at least in my case - is unthinkable. I know I'm coming in late on this thread, but Star Office handles this very thing beautifully. ALL of it. I think Civileme's point was that if/when the UCITA law passes in Washington, USA, then Microsoft (headquartered in Washington) will be able to make a minor change to their proprietary .doc/.xls/whatever file formats, and it will be illegal for Sun or anyone else to reverse-engineer that file format to create a new filter for their competing office suite. And if anyone DOES reverse-engineer the file format, then MS can sue them to smithereens, and even try to go for a prison sentence, since their EULA will carry the force of law. Civileme's further point, to which Doug balked, was that we should all be looking to move away from MS' (or anyone else's, for that matter) proprietary file formats, as a pre-emptive move so that we are not locked into yet another MS monopoly if/when UCITA passes. In our own self-interest, we should be changing to open file formats, like xml (which StarOffice 6.0 uses, by the way). Dave -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and good with ketchup. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Must get my iMac running Linux b4 the New Year!
Please help... Can't get openfirmware to boot into Mandrake. Don't know how to tell what version of OpenFirmWare the iMac is running (did it say 1.0?), or exactly what to type in and how to shutdown after entering into the openfirmware screen... Help me start the New Year with Linux? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] OT: OpenBios?
I know nothing about BIOS, but my question would be can openBios be installed on any computer? -- 010101010010010111001101001110001110010100 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT: OpenBios?
On Sunday 30 December 2001 10:50 am, Jon Doe wrote: I know nothing about BIOS, A fairly simple explaination http://www.cnet.com/Resources/Info/Glossary/Terms/bios.html (also read the ROM and EEPROM links) but my question would be can openBios be installed on any computer? Well, you got me curious since I haven't looked at their page in a very long time.http://www.freiburg.linux.de/openbios/ It's evident they're still warning that the project is a long way from being ready for prime time. and A lot of work has to be done on the development environment. Also, my own take on this is that with rapid changes in motherboard hardware and bios requirements for ever changing cpu-cache-ram-peripheals, it's gonna be very difficult for them to ever get current. I would think compatibility with other bios' (eg, video card) that load during the boot process could also be a major obstacle. To me, their reference to using dosemu to flash is less than confidence inspiring also. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] bash prompt
On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 06:33:33PM -0500, Jon Doe wrote: On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 23:24:04 + Robin Ballantine [EMAIL PROTECTED] grumbled this: This isn't a question or request, just a small offering that someone might find useful. It's a couple of entries for your .bashrc files that will give you coloured prompts that bightens things up a bit and helps to keep track of where you are. snip Awesome, how do I find out what each of these components are and what I can change them to? I looked at the bash howto and was lost allmost immediantly. snip Oh, oh, I know this one! pick me! I ran across a link to this awhile ago and have used a cyan colored prompt with the time and working directory for a few months now. The link to the specific section of the bash prompt HOW-TO is: http://www.ibiblio.org/mdw/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/x343.html This explains the codes for each color to put in your bashrc. This is what I use: PS1=\[\033[0;36m\][\u time: \t \w]\\$\[\033[0m\] This gives me a prompt like: [mark time: 11:12:30 ~] $ I hope this helps. --Mark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] CPU Speed Question
Although I am rather new to Linux, I go back to before the CP/M days in computing. However, I have a question pertaining to the CPU requirement for Mandrake V8.1 vs other distributions, Specifically SuSE V7.3. The systems I run here on Linux are based on the old AMD K6-2/300 CPU. I've noted that Mandrake V8.1 runs quite a bit slower than SuSE V7.3 on the same platforms. I know Mandrake was optimized for Pentium CPUs, whereas the SuSE distribution still specifies a 486DX CPU as its minimum spec processor. Any comments, and has anyone else seen similar results? Tnx, Don Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] RE: Office Suites
On 30 Dec 2001 09:27:29 -0600 Dave Sherman [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: On Sat, 2001-12-29 at 20:32, daRcmaTTeR wrote: On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 09:17:59 +0900 Doug Lerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sunday, December 30, 2001): One of the things that _no_one_ should be concerned about any longer is compatibility with MS Office. This is absolutely impossible for me. I exchange so many files (spreadsheet, doc and presentation) with so many customers and other staff members that unfortunately Office has become the standard by which we exchange compatible files. Not being compatible with MS Office - at least in my case - is unthinkable. I know I'm coming in late on this thread, but Star Office handles this very thing beautifully. ALL of it. I think Civileme's point was that if/when the UCITA law passes in Washington, USA, then Microsoft (headquartered in Washington) will be able to make a minor change to their proprietary .doc/.xls/whatever file formats, and it will be illegal for Sun or anyone else to reverse-engineer that file format to create a new filter for their competing office suite. And if anyone DOES reverse-engineer the file format, then MS can sue them to smithereens, and even try to go for a prison sentence, since their EULA will carry the force of law. Civileme's further point, to which Doug balked, was that we should all be looking to move away from MS' (or anyone else's, for that matter) proprietary file formats, as a pre-emptive move so that we are not locked into yet another MS monopoly if/when UCITA passes. In our own self-interest, we should be changing to open file formats, like xml (which StarOffice 6.0 uses, by the way). Dave -- I whole-heartedly agree with that. The last thing we need is for MS to bring yet another monopoly situation down upon a computing public make us more and more dendant upon them for everything. Their craddle-to-grave mentality leaves me with a sour taste in my mouth. -- daRcmaTTeR - If at first you don't succeed do what your wife told you to do the first time! Registered Linux User 182496 Mandrake 8.1 - 1:05pm up 14 days, 4:54, 1 user, load average: 0.77, 0.81, 0.65 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with Software Manager
Here is something that I have noticed about software manager. It only works until the next reboot. Then you have to remove the old source and pick an new one that you have not used before. Oh, and when it says 'Updating Lists' it doesn't. It only gets that information once. When you try to install a package that has been upgraded on the server SM can't find it. Say if SM was looking for package1_3_1 and it was now package1_3_2 it would just say that the package couldn't be found. So far I havn't found the Get off your butt and recheck the server you stupid piece of crap button. I mean really, I have to wait while it reloads the information that it already has and is out of date. On Sunday 30 December 2001 02:32, you wrote: This appears to be a common problem in 8.1 software manager. I have used the following solution after wasting 2 days of reinstalling, searching, reinstalling: delete all references to the ftp site in: /var/lib/urpmi Software manager should work again. Reload the list of security sites, and don't choose the offending site (nor the one I choose : ftp. club-internet.fr ...) Good luck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of mr_tortoise (Nathan Pryor) Sent: sábado 29 de diciembre de 2001 18:19 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] problem with Software Manager Hello. The Mandrake Software Manager freezes on startup when it attempts to refresh the security update source I defined (ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu). I have checked the ftp site and can logon anonymously with no problem. I did not provide a username and password for the security update source thinking it would logon anonymously by default. Is there any way I can delete me current settings without running the Software Manager? -thanks Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] [Newbie] Need to install my USB Printer HP656c
I'm new at this, but i like very much themandrake 7.1, so i need your help. Mandrake does not recognize my USB Printer, it is an HP 656c. I need all the steps and suport you can give to me. Bye the Way, Good New Year for all off you guys. Tks.Ass: TiagoYahoo! GeoCities Tenha seu lugar na Web. Construa hoje mesmo sua home page no Yahoo! GeoCities. É fácil e grátis!
[newbie] KDE Dialogs Too BIG!
Some of my program boxes in KDE are too big. For example in KDE ~ LooknFeel ~ Style, I can only see the top part of the box. I know I can resize it to some extent. I shrank it from the top down as far as it would let me (a good bit) and moved the box back to the top of the screen. It was still too big to see the options at the bottom of the screen or the ok/apply/cancel/help checkboxes. Means I can't change anything that I _can_ see, as I can't apply them. This is at 800*600, my highest resolution. Thanks, Wes Gregg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User # 252649 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Firewall Configuration
On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:59:05 +0100 Jamie Fowlie [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: Don't know if this question is appropriate here, but here goes! I want to configure the Mandrake Single Network Firewall in my LAN. We have cable-modem access (cisco router) with a fixed ip address (212.51.61.xxx) Internet access is acquired with a second ip address on the server/gateway 212.51.61.xxy) connected to the cisco router We want to run various servers (an IIS/NT4 box and Linux-Mandrake) We use a LAN config... 10.10.10.1 etc. connected to a second NIC on the server and a switcher. Present setup: Internet ROUTER (212.51.61.xxx) --- NT Server NIC 1 (212.51.61.xxy) NT Server NIC 2 (10.10.10.1) --- Linux/PCs(10.10.10.n) (Windows NT is running WINROUTE lite to handle portmapping) Desired: Internet ROUTER (212.51.61.xxx) --- Linux FIREWALL NIC 1 (212.51.61.xxy)All servers/PCs (10.10.10.n) Question: Is it absolutely necessary to have two NICs in my firewall box? One for the outside connection (212. etc) and another to handle the LAN (192.168. etc)? Or can I manage the entire steup with one NIC? Thanks, in advance for any advice or direction to some documentation on configurations for Firewalls while you can run that setup with just one nic in the Mandrake box your performance will naturally improve with the second nic. One in and one out. -- daRcmaTTeR - If at first you don't succeed do what your wife told you to do the first time! Registered Linux User 182496 Mandrake 8.1 - 1:05pm up 14 days, 4:54, 1 user, load average: 0.77, 0.81, 0.65 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] MIDI Keyboard
I have a MIDI keyboard that I was playing with awhile back on WIndows. I was looking at plugin it in to Mandrake. Anybody played with this before? I am also looking for programs for score writing, and music manipulation, like Acid. Thanks Bob Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] bash scripting for beginners
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 12:26:07 -0900 tester [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: Andrei Raevsky wrote: Hello, I am looking for a good bash scripting tutorial/manual for BEGINNERS who are new Bash, Linux and scripting. Ideally - a book in PDF format or something in HTML. Please let me know if you know were I could find such an item. Thanks! Andrei _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com I think there is probably an ebook on it in your install or one you can access by update selecting the documentation package. I learned from O'Reilly's Linux in a Nutshell plus sturfdying the initscripts for Mandrake.(no joke). Civileme sturfdying ??? -- daRcmaTTeR - If at first you don't succeed do what your wife told you to do the first time! Registered Linux User 182496 Mandrake 8.1 - 1:05pm up 14 days, 4:54, 1 user, load average: 0.77, 0.81, 0.65 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] editing $PATH
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 19:31:25 -0600 Michael Viron [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: Andrei, Edit ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile (or ~/.bash_profile) -- I can't remember which one the PATH variable itself is found in. Michael You could also enter this command in a terminal. PATH=$PATH:/some/path/to/be/added example: PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin -- daRcmaTTeR - If at first you don't succeed do what your wife told you to do the first time! Registered Linux User 182496 Mandrake 8.1 - 1:05pm up 14 days, 4:54, 1 user, load average: 0.77, 0.81, 0.65 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] editing $PATH
On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 13:45:16 -0500 daRcmaTTeR [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 19:31:25 -0600 Michael Viron [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: Andrei, Edit ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile (or ~/.bash_profile) -- I can't remember which one the PATH variable itself is found in. Michael You could also enter this command in a terminal. PATH=$PATH:/some/path/to/be/added example: PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin you know...now that we're on the subject i'm a little unclear as to just how this PATH thing works. for a bit I couldn't remember how I could get to the screen exactly what my path was until I typed this in a terminal: which path this is what was returned: [mdw1982@mdw1982 mdw1982]$ which path which: no path in (/usr//bin:/bin:/usr/bin::/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/home /mdw1982/bin) what I don't understand is just how this all works. I've always brought things into my path by issuing the statement above since using export PATH=$PATH:/some/path/statement pnly enters the path statement temporarily whereas the former enters the path permenantly. can some shed a little more light on this? this has really got my curiosity peaked. -- daRcmaTTeR - If at first you don't succeed do what your wife told you to do the first time! Registered Linux User 182496 Mandrake 8.1 - 1:05pm up 14 days, 4:54, 1 user, load average: 0.77, 0.81, 0.65 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Unable to browse via Netscape
I having problems browsing the Internet using Netscape. I have Linux Mandrake 7.1 and can connect to my ISP using my external 56k modem. Everytime I browse the Internet, I receive a message saying the home.netscape.com cannot be found. I can browse using web IP addresses, such as Yahoo.com (216.32.74.51) using Netscape, but when I enter www.yahoo.com, I receive the above error message. I am not sure if I need any details in my file etc\resolv.conf. Can any one help me with this problem, please ? Minhaz Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Sound, ethernet, and Print problems(Was- No Printing in LM8.1)
Dear All, I have bought a new HP Deskjet 940c after giving up on my very old Epson Stylus Color. I still could not print until I reinstalled. Then printing worked until I installed sound. I am using LM8.1. When I had LM8 my printing, internet, and sound worked right away without my intervention. Now with 8.1 I have discovered that I have to configure my ethernet (SMC EZcard ) after install to make it work and I have to add sb to /etc/modules to get my sound card to work. After that my printing stops working. I checked on all ioports and interrupts to see if there is a conflict but cannot find the conflict so far. I have reinstalled several times the past few days to isolate the problem and discovered some interesting things: My sound card and ethernet card both insist on using irq 5 and io port 0x220. These settings are supposed to be for my soundcard and the ethernet worked through LM 7, 7.2, and 8, with irq 9 and 0x280 ioport. Now, when I try to set this up I cannot get the ethernet to work with those settings or any others that I have tried except for the ones reserved for my sound card. In other words I have to make the choice of sound or internet. When I finally did get the sound and internet both working a few times then the printing stopped working. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? I have read everything about ethernet and soundcards that I can and have configured as much as I can however I cannot get my ethernet on any other setting except for the irq 5 and ioport 0x220 which is again supposed to be for my sound card. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I would like to have the internet, sound , and printing all working as they did in previous LM distros. Thanks for the help. Sincerely, Marcia Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Unable to browse via Netscape
On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:17:48 +, minhaz_islam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you add your DNS server IP addresses to /etc/resolv.conf? nameserver 11.22.33.44 nameserver 55.66.77.88 (of course you use the real numbers, not these) That would help, I think. Paul I having problems browsing the Internet using Netscape. I have Linux Mandrake 7.1 and can connect to my ISP using my external 56k modem. Everytime I browse the Internet, I receive a message saying the home.netscape.com cannot be found. I can browse using web IP addresses, such as Yahoo.com (216.32.74.51) using Netscape, but when I enter www.yahoo.com, I receive the above error message. I am not sure if I need any details in my file etc\resolv.conf. Can any one help me with this problem, please ? Minhaz -- Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies. -Honore de Balzac http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 8.0 - Sylpheed 0.6.5 claws Open Source, Open Minds. Linux. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] MIDI Keyboard
On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:38:36 -0600 Bob Bomar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a MIDI keyboard that I was playing with awhile back on WIndows. I was looking at plugin it in to Mandrake. Anybody played with this before? I am also looking for programs for score writing, and music manipulation, like Acid. Thanks Bob This seems just the link for you: http://www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad/user.php3 -Frans Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] problem with Software Manager
yeah, My opinion is pretty similiar.. I was rather fond of Redhats update tool, and mandrake 7.2's, it was faster and while it had its flaws, was simplier and cleaner and faster then 8.1's versions. (actually, mandrake should make a webmin module or similiar for both rpmdrake and MandrakeUpdate, it would make remote updates much better, it would probably be faster, and it would very likely be easy since the framework is already there. It would also remove the overhead of all the GUI crap.. I would have prefered that mandrake had kept that as its base and extended upon it rather then start from scratch as they did. now we have a whole new prog to debug, and its got its own set of unique problems. the old KISS standard went out the window with the 8.1 version... its getting bigger, slower and that in itself is introducing more problems that its fixing. All you really need is a patched 7.2 version, and when it gets kernel anything in it, and the kernel is selected, it pops up a second application dedicated to just that, installing the kernel. lets look at an example shall we? Postfix is as good as any. Postfix is broken into many parts, all working together. and it is faster, more secure (each part only has the permissions to do what it needs to and no more.) its faster because only the bit that needs to be running is running. as a result it uses less memory and CPU and is faster to boot.. Thats what mandrake need to do, break some of thier bigger apps up into smaller bits working together... and for gots sake simplify the method that rpmdrake/MandrakeUpdate categorises the available packages and sources. personally I wish the 7.2 version worked on 8.1, I'd be there in a shot. (even faster if it was the Redhat version.) Mandrake is great, but its not perfect yet, I'm hoping they don't start taking a leaf out of Microshafts book. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Grant Fraser Sent: Saturday, 29 December 2001 10:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] problem with Software Manager Here is something that I have noticed about software manager. It only works until the next reboot. Then you have to remove the old source and pick an new one that you have not used before. Oh, and when it says 'Updating Lists' it doesn't. It only gets that information once. When you try to install a package that has been upgraded on the server SM can't find it. Say if SM was looking for package1_3_1 and it was now package1_3_2 it would just say that the package couldn't be found. So far I havn't found the Get off your butt and recheck the server you stupid piece of crap button. I mean really, I have to wait while it reloads the information that it already has and is out of date. On Sunday 30 December 2001 02:32, you wrote: This appears to be a common problem in 8.1 software manager. I have used the following solution after wasting 2 days of reinstalling, searching, reinstalling: delete all references to the ftp site in: /var/lib/urpmi Software manager should work again. Reload the list of security sites, and don't choose the offending site (nor the one I choose : ftp. club-internet.fr ...) Good luck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of mr_tortoise (Nathan Pryor) Sent: sábado 29 de diciembre de 2001 18:19 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] problem with Software Manager Hello. The Mandrake Software Manager freezes on startup when it attempts to refresh the security update source I defined (ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu). I have checked the ftp site and can logon anonymously with no problem. I did not provide a username and password for the security update source thinking it would logon anonymously by default. Is there any way I can delete me current settings without running the Software Manager? -thanks Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] info on what is on the drive,
Hello, I am using ver 8.1 and have horrible problems to ever find any file on my discs. Especially my CD/DVD-Rom seems to just not be there. I am new to Linux and , i know, used to Windows. I am wondering if there is a good introduction to the way the Linux filesystem (i.e. Konqueror) works for Windows-users? Surely there are loads more (newbie) people like me wondering where their CD-rom has dissapeared to. thanks .i.a, Tim Zijlstra Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] HELP! WinXP
Guys, i didn't find any other place to post this, so if anyone can help me here.. My new computer came with Windows XP (Pro) installed. It was running fine till suddenly, somethings began not to work. The search (F3) only showed a blank area, User Accounts under control panel would no longer work (Blank area again), and even the Check All Delete buttons (yahoo) among others won't work anymore. This is stressing me, obviously. I've mailed microsoft but they replied with the usual contact computer manufacturer or check this site, so no much help from them. Ultimately, could any one help on how to create a bootdisk for ntfs ? i'm getting tired of XP anyway so if i can't fix it.. Thanks in advance __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KDE Dialogs Too BIG!
Two things. Change your screen resolution up one level with mandrake control center. You can test before applying. If your fonts are then too tiny you can make them bigger. Or Click the arrow on the bottom left or right of the screen to move the toolbar out of your way. On Sunday 30 December 2001 10:37, you wrote: Some of my program boxes in KDE are too big. For example in KDE ~ LooknFeel ~ Style, I can only see the top part of the box. I know I can resize it to some extent. I shrank it from the top down as far as it would let me (a good bit) and moved the box back to the top of the screen. It was still too big to see the options at the bottom of the screen or the ok/apply/cancel/help checkboxes. Means I can't change anything that I _can_ see, as I can't apply them. This is at 800*600, my highest resolution. Thanks, Wes Gregg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User # 252649 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; 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] HELP! WinXP
remember that XP is a hackers wet dream.. switch to linux and slove your problems roy On Sun, 2001-12-30 at 15:18, Hugo Saro wrote: Guys, i didn't find any other place to post this, so if anyone can help me here.. My new computer came with Windows XP (Pro) installed. It was running fine till suddenly, somethings began not to work. The search (F3) only showed a blank area, User Accounts under control panel would no longer work (Blank area again), and even the Check All Delete buttons (yahoo) among others won't work anymore. This is stressing me, obviously. I've mailed microsoft but they replied with the usual contact computer manufacturer or check this site, so no much help from them. Ultimately, could any one help on how to create a bootdisk for ntfs ? i'm getting tired of XP anyway so if i can't fix it.. Thanks in advance __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com =_1009744640-11608-2421 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] info on what is on the drive,
Well first of all there should be an icon on your desktop marked 'Documentation' click on it and you will see the Mandrake Installation Guide, and the Mandrake Reference Manual. This is an excellent place to start learning about your new system. Also take a walk over to Mandrake Campus you can find it by right clicking anywhere in your desktop and Selecting 'BookmarksMandrake SoftMandrake Campus' here you can take an online course in how to use Linux. There you will learn that in Linux everything is a file. So your CD drive itself is a file, and that file has to be 'mounted' before it can be read. To 'mount' a CD all you have to do is click on the CD icon on your desktop. This should have the action of mounting the CD and will open up a konqueror window at the cd mount point which should be /mnt/cdrom. Before the CD can be removed it must be 'unmounted'. to do this first any application using the CD must be terminated (i.e. close your konqueror window if it is pointing at the CD drive), and then right click on the CD icon on your desktop and select 'unmount' or 'eject'. If your CD icon does not work then let us know and we will talk you through how to make it work. BTW: Audio CD's do not need to be mounted. They do not contain a file system. All you need to play an audio CD is to start the CD player application and press the Play button. As you learn linux you will discover that that are always multiple ways of doing the same thing. So for example you can mount/unmount CDs using console commands, or by an application calle kwikdisk. derek On Sunday 30 December 2001 20:18, you wrote: Hello, I am using ver 8.1 and have horrible problems to ever find any file on my discs. Especially my CD/DVD-Rom seems to just not be there. I am new to Linux and , i know, used to Windows. I am wondering if there is a good introduction to the way the Linux filesystem (i.e. Konqueror) works for Windows-users? Surely there are loads more (newbie) people like me wondering where their CD-rom has dissapeared to. thanks .i.a, Tim Zijlstra Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with Software Manager
On Sunday 30 December 2001 12:34, you wrote: snip Must just be me then, I've had no problems with SoftwareManager in 8.1 at all. Yes it refreshes the headers when I choose Reload Lists and Mandrake Update works fine as well. More than I can say about it in 8.0 where I had lots of issues. One thing, that is with all rpm based update/pkg managers I've used so far, if your doing several pkg install/updates, you need to (on the command line as root) rpm --rebuilddb frequently ( I do it after each pkg or two ). This makes sure that the rpm database has all the current headers of installed pkgs up to date. This is done on a daily cron job as well _I think_. So doing it manualy just keeps you fresh right away. Just my 2-cents Cheers deg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! WinXP
On Sunday 30 December 2001 13:18, you wrote: Ultimately, could any one help on how to create a bootdisk for ntfs ? i'm getting tired of XP anyway so if i can't fix it.. Sounds like some internal XP links are messed up somehow... You could try inserting the XP CD, and choosing boot from CD after restarting your system, then choosing Repair option at installation question. I have a machine here dualing Linux and XP. I've not had any problems yet, coarse, I've not used XP much either so... Cheers deg __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] iMac install blues....
Where can I find someone who has had experience of installing Mandrake on an early iMac? It's still sitting here all installed and ready to boot up, and here I am seriously considering trying to solve this problem with a paper clip? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CPU Speed Question
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Although I am rather new to Linux, I go back to before the CP/M days in computing. However, I have a question pertaining to the CPU requirement for Mandrake V8.1 vs other distributions, Specifically SuSE V7.3. The systems I run here on Linux are based on the old AMD K6-2/300 CPU. I've noted that Mandrake V8.1 runs quite a bit slower than SuSE V7.3 on the same platforms. I know Mandrake was optimized for Pentium CPUs, whereas the SuSE distribution still specifies a 486DX CPU as its minimum spec processor. Any comments, and has anyone else seen similar results? Tnx, Don Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com It is all a matter of the vm in the kernel. SuSE has 4 updates a year and I think their kernel has significantly later vms than the 8.1. If you use the updated kernel, you may find it improved, but obviously the 8.2 version will be much better. I am finding significant improvement on K6-2 platforms with kernel 2.4.16. If you install 8.1 with kernel22 you should find pervormance quite snappy. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Unable to browse via Netscape
minhaz_islam wrote: I having problems browsing the Internet using Netscape. I have Linux Mandrake 7.1 and can connect to my ISP using my external 56k modem. Everytime I browse the Internet, I receive a message saying the home.netscape.com cannot be found. I can browse using web IP addresses, such as Yahoo.com (216.32.74.51) using Netscape, but when I enter www.yahoo.com, I receive the above error message. I am not sure if I need any details in my file etc\resolv.conf. Can any one help me with this problem, please ? Minhaz Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Well, in kppp you need to specify the IP addresses of your ISP's nameservers If your address is one that is part of your ISP, the nameserver is 194.164.117.2 Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! WinXP
Hugo Saro wrote: Guys, i didn't find any other place to post this, so if anyone can help me here.. My new computer came with Windows XP (Pro) installed. It was running fine till suddenly, somethings began not to work. The search (F3) only showed a blank area, User Accounts under control panel would no longer work (Blank area again), and even the Check All Delete buttons (yahoo) among others won't work anymore. This is stressing me, obviously. I've mailed microsoft but they replied with the usual contact computer manufacturer or check this site, so no much help from them. Ultimately, could any one help on how to create a bootdisk for ntfs ? i'm getting tired of XP anyway so if i can't fix it.. Thanks in advance __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Well you are not the only XP user to show here. We had one whose Microsoft keyboard and mouse disappeared after an upgrade.. and also after a fresh install of XP. This disappearance suggests a likely hardware problem. If you can give us the make and model of computer, we may be able to get the right contact point for you if it is hardware. Generally any computer manufacturer has a vested interest in solving your problem the first time you call, because three calls kill all the profit in selling you the system. It is not possible to make a dual-boot linux with windows XP running ntfs and having the whole disk to start with. If you want to try linux you will either have to reinstall XP with FAT32 or install it on a partition less than the whole disk leaving a space unpartitioned or use partition magic or a similar tool to work with the partitions. One of the disadvantages of using free software is that it deals mostly with formats that are not secret or priprietary or for which one must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement to obtain information. With all of that said, yes we are willing to help anyone with any system here, but some systems we know more about than others. The more we know about your hardware setup and system, the better positined we will be to help you. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] RPM or just a script?
I am trying to make some sort of package for a friend who is new to linux. Basically I want replace the KDE splash screen with different screens. I made a script that will move the default png's to a new folder called old. This is as far as I got, I wasn't sure how an rpm worked, if it reads a script or what. What would everyone suggest to accomplish this? The easiest way for the newbie to get the pics in the right place. -- 010101010010010111001101001110001110010100 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Welcome Picture
Heyo, Just a frivulous question, the picture that is shown @ boot time that has the 50 different ways to say hello, where is it located? I would like to change this to something different. NB Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Make : tex Command
Hi Tom, Thanks for your advice. Tried at root / ~ $ which tex bash : /root is not a directory also tried at root / ~ $ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/bin/tex bash : /root is not a directory Where shall I execute those commands. Thanks B.R. Stephen At 09:05 AM 12/30/2001 -0500, you wrote: On Sunday 30 December 2001 08:26 am, Stephen Liu wrote: Hi All People, When I rebuild src.rpm it prompted Make : tex : can't find command What is this command ? ~ $ which tex /usr/bin/tex ~ $ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/bin/tex tetex-1.0.7-31.1mdk Note: the -31.1mdk means this was probly a security update -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] problem with Software Manager_ Possible Easy Fix
I have used the Software manager without problems for quite some time, thinking I was lucky to have had none of the problems I've read about. I had a lockup of SM (while installing some rogue rpm that failed) Thereafter, when SM would connect to the ftp update site it would stall with no network traffic indefinitely. I found in my home directory (root) a file called .rpmdrakrc with the following text: # Remove next line to be asked for an update source when running rpmdrake updates-source-already-installed I did that and voila! The next time I launched, SM allowed me to set the sources again and yes I picked a different ftp site. Worked for me! Good luck and have a happy new year! -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= = Eric McRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] = = The More I learn The Less I Know! = = = =Registered Linux User #248078= = = = Please removenospam.to reply by email = =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] USB smart media reader
I've seen several threads concerning people trying to make USB compact flash/smart media readers work, but this hasn't been fully resolved in all cases. I have been reading this thread because I have a USB microtech compact flash card reader and I have been having the same problem attempting to mount it as others have. Here's the information from Harddrake: Vendor: eUSB Model: Compact Flash Device: /dev/sda Bus Type: SCSI Capacity: 1047 MB Heads: 64 Sectors: 32 Cylinders: 1023 Here's my fstab entry: /dev/sda /media/camera vfat ro,noauto,user 0 0 This is the response I get when attempting to mount this device: mount -t vfat /dev/sda /media/camera mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda, or too many mounted file systems I hope someone can shed some light on why this won't mount. Thanks for the help. TC __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Make : tex Command
Hi Tom, Further to my late posting Sorry, I made a mistake adding '~$' to the command line Tried at root / # which tex /usr/bin/tex /usr/bin/which: no tex in (/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/root/bin)... what I have been missing ? B.R. Stephen At 09:05 AM 12/30/2001 -0500, you wrote: On Sunday 30 December 2001 08:26 am, Stephen Liu wrote: Hi All People, When I rebuild src.rpm it prompted Make : tex : can't find command What is this command ? ~ $ which tex /usr/bin/tex ~ $ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/bin/tex tetex-1.0.7-31.1mdk Note: the -31.1mdk means this was probly a security update -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Make : tex Command
Install tetex-1.0.7-31.1mdk.i586.rpm from the updates section of the ftp site. Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 12:27 PM 12/31/2001 +0800, you wrote: Hi Tom, Further to my late posting Sorry, I made a mistake adding '~$' to the command line Tried at root / # which tex /usr/bin/tex /usr/bin/which: no tex in (/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bi n:/root/bin)... what I have been missing ? B.R. Stephen At 09:05 AM 12/30/2001 -0500, you wrote: On Sunday 30 December 2001 08:26 am, Stephen Liu wrote: Hi All People, When I rebuild src.rpm it prompted Make : tex : can't find command What is this command ? ~ $ which tex /usr/bin/tex ~ $ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/bin/tex tetex-1.0.7-31.1mdk Note: the -31.1mdk means this was probly a security update -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas, USA 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] USB smart media reader
On Sunday 30 December 2001 22:27, you wrote: I've seen several threads concerning people trying to make USB compact flash/smart media readers work, but this hasn't been fully resolved in all cases. I have been reading this thread because I have a USB microtech compact flash card reader and I have been having the same problem attempting to mount it as others have. Here's the information from Harddrake: Vendor: eUSB Model: Compact Flash Device: /dev/sda Bus Type: SCSI Capacity: 1047 MB Heads: 64 Sectors: 32 Cylinders: 1023 Here's my fstab entry: /dev/sda /media/camera vfat ro,noauto,user 0 0 This is the response I get when attempting to mount this device: mount -t vfat /dev/sda /media/camera mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda, or too many mounted file systems I hope someone can shed some light on why this won't mount. Thanks for the help. TC Dont mount as /dev/sda, mount as /dev/sda1. /dev/sda is the, as I see it, top of the sda device list, the header, and sda1, sda2, are the devices. __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Make : tex Command
On Sunday 30 December 2001 10:27 pm, you wrote: # which tex /usr/bin/tex /usr/bin/which: no tex in (/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bi n:/root/bin)... what I have been missing ? Installing it? -s Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] editing $PATH
On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:27:08 -0600 Michael Viron [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: You could also enter this command in a terminal. PATH=$PATH:/some/path/to/be/added example: PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin You can do so, or you can use 'export' in front of it. The command above will work in bash1 / bash2 and zsh, not sure about csh, ksh. you know...now that we're on the subject i'm a little unclear as to just how this PATH thing works. for a bit I couldn't remember how I could get to the screen exactly what my path was until I typed this in a terminal: which path Nope. What that is doing is looking for a program called 'path' in your $PATH. In order to see what your $PATH is, type 'echo $PATH' at the command line. this is what was returned: [mdw1982@mdw1982 mdw1982]$ which path which: no path in (/usr//bin:/bin:/usr/bin::/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/home /mdw1982/bin) this is correct, since the program 'path' does not exist in your $PATH (the shell variable). It's the same as trying to use a program not in your path. For example, if you installed staroffice into /opt/soffice, then since '/opt/soffice' isn't in your $PATH, you'd have to specify specifically where the file is until you added the command 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/soffice' to your the .bashrc / .profile / .bash_profile file. what I don't understand is just how this all works. I've always brought things into my path by issuing the statement above since using export PATH=$PATH:/some/path/statement pnly enters the path statement temporarily whereas the former enters the path permenantly. Nope. Actually, neither adds it 'permanently'. The only way to do so is edit the .profile or .bashrc or .bash_profile file and add it to the setting for PATH. -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida Interesting! very good info. thanks -- daRcmaTTeR - If at first you don't succeed do what your wife told you to do the first time! Registered Linux User 182496 Mandrake 8.1 - 11:05pm up 14 days, 14:54, 2 users, load average: 0.05, 0.14, 0.14 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Make : tex Command
Thanks Michael B.R. Stephen At 10:41 PM 12/30/2001 -0600, you wrote: Install tetex-1.0.7-31.1mdk.i586.rpm from the updates section of the ftp site. Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 12:27 PM 12/31/2001 +0800, you wrote: Hi Tom, Further to my late posting Sorry, I made a mistake adding '~$' to the command line Tried at root / # which tex /usr/bin/tex /usr/bin/which: no tex in (/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bi n:/root/bin)... what I have been missing ? B.R. Stephen At 09:05 AM 12/30/2001 -0500, you wrote: On Sunday 30 December 2001 08:26 am, Stephen Liu wrote: Hi All People, When I rebuild src.rpm it prompted Make : tex : can't find command What is this command ? ~ $ which tex /usr/bin/tex ~ $ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/bin/tex tetex-1.0.7-31.1mdk Note: the -31.1mdk means this was probly a security update -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] USB smart media reader
Dont mount as /dev/sda, mount as /dev/sda1. /dev/sda is the, as I see it, top of the sda device list, the header, and sda1, sda2, are the devices. I don't have a /dev/sda1, but just to make sure I changed fstab to reflect /dev/sda1 and then tried mounting it: mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /media/camera and received this response: mount: special device /dev/sda1 does not exist Thanks for assisting me with this. TC __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] USB smart media reader
On Sunday 30 December 2001 23:06, you wrote: Dont mount as /dev/sda, mount as /dev/sda1. /dev/sda is the, as I see it, top of the sda device list, the header, and sda1, sda2, are the devices. I don't have a /dev/sda1, but just to make sure I changed fstab to reflect /dev/sda1 and then tried mounting it: mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /media/camera and received this response: mount: special device /dev/sda1 does not exist Thanks for assisting me with this. TC try this, MAKDEV /dev/sda1 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] How to correctly change Lilo Configuration
Awhile back a few users where asking about changing their lilo configurations and I remember some other users suggesting that they VI their lilo config. This in itself does not work. I knew that but had to get caught up with other things before looking further. Anyway, to change the default OS that lilo boots up in while in a root status in a shell type in this line: lilo -D Windows this will change lilo from it's default Linux boot up to Windows. The lower case d can be important too, but that's another email. Happy New Year to all. Dan B Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] USB smart media reader
I'm following this too. On my system there is no SCSI. Does this matter? I wonder if this might not be the problem... Dan B On Monday 31 December 2001 12:11 am, you wrote: On Sunday 30 December 2001 23:06, you wrote: Dont mount as /dev/sda, mount as /dev/sda1. /dev/sda is the, as I see it, top of the sda device list, the header, and sda1, sda2, are the devices. I don't have a /dev/sda1, but just to make sure I changed fstab to reflect /dev/sda1 and then tried mounting it: mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /media/camera and received this response: mount: special device /dev/sda1 does not exist Thanks for assisting me with this. TC try this, MAKDEV /dev/sda1 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] MIDI Keyboard
has anybody got a MIDI keyborad working on thier system? If so, can somebody point me in the right direction. Thanks bob Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] USB smart media reader
MAKDEV, or makdev, or mkdev don't seem to be the correct commands. I just keep getting command not found. TC try this, MAKDEV /dev/sda1 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] USB smart media reader
On Sunday 30 December 2001 23:38, you wrote: MAKDEV, or makdev, or mkdev don't seem to be the correct commands. I just keep getting command not found. TC try this, MAKDEV /dev/sda1 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com its MAKEDEV Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] where is source code go after I untar patch.bz2
Dear mandrake programmes: after I tar xfvj ...patch.bz2, where is the source code go? sincer eric lin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
