Re: [newbie] X and nVidia under 8.2
Sure - send it on down. I'll try anything. I'm sure I rebooted at least once during the cycle of try this - try that, but maybe not when everything was supposedly in place. I'll play some more including a reboot. The error consists of words to the effect that the nvidia kernel module failed to load. I was getting an error on the GLX part, but a remove/reinstall fixed that. thanks and regards Brian On Mon, 2002-04-29 at 16:26, FemmeFatale wrote: > Brian Parish wrote: > > > > OK, I'm about ready to strangle a small furry creature here! > > *grabs her small furry animal out of sight* On second thought... He's a > neurotic bundle of nerves & yappiness. *hands the animal over* > Strangle away! ;) > > > I have > > installed the rpms, no probs. Updated my XF86config-4 file to include > > loading glx and changed the nv to nvidia, but it refuses to load the > > nvidia kernel. Looks like I'll have to start insmoding or modprobing or > > mindreading unless anyone has any suggestions. > > > > Brian > > > > Reboot. That worked for me. Failing that... I have an Nvidia install > script recently put out on LM's site for just such stupidity as the > driver being fooked or something like that I'd guess. > > Want it? I've not tried it but you're welcome to give it a shot. > > What's the error now btw? > > > -- > Femme > > Good Decisions You boss Made: > > "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that > character from Peanuts." > > - Source: Dilbert > > > > > 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] Install CDRW on M 8.1 ?
--- dbota <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> &eacgr;&ggr;&rgr;&agr;&psgr;&egr;: > I have ordered a Sony CDRW to install on a > windows/Mandrake 8.1 machine. > How do I go about getting 8.1 to recognize and use > the drive once I install > it? Can anyone tell me where I find out this info? > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > When you have it in your box (I believe it's going to be an ATAPI thing) su to root from console and open with vim or pico or vi (text editors) /etc/lilo.conf write on the append line "devs=mount hdc=ide-scsi quiet" save it close the text editor after saving the changes and from console type /sbin/lilo. You're done. Reboot. When your box is up again from console type cdrecord -scanbus. You will see your recorde there recognized under Linux. If you have any further question don't hesitate the list is here. Greetings Dimitris Ioannou-Greece Do You Yahoo!? &Agr;&pgr;&ogr;&kgr;&tgr;&eeacgr;&sgr;&tgr;&egr; &tgr;&eegr; &dgr;&ohgr;&rgr;&egr;&aacgr;&ngr; @yahoo.gr &dgr;&igr;&egr;&uacgr;&thgr;&ugr;&ngr;&sgr;&eegr; &sgr;&agr;&sfgr; &sgr;&tgr;&ogr; http://www.otenet.gr Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] pop before smtp
On Sun, 28 Apr 2002, Norman Zhang wrote: I have a **possible** solution but I use fetchmail to open the relay and then fetch them all as well as send! I use a combination o postfix, procmail, fetchmail and PINE! If you want to open the relay... fetchmail can do it for you! Ricardo C O Freitas >Just tried it. It does not work. I still get RCPT 550 error: No relay. >Norman >> On Sunday 28 April 2002 08:53 am, you wrote: >> > On Saturday 27 April 2002 23:18, Norman Zhang opened a general hailing >> > frequency and transmitted to all open stations: >> > > Hi, >> > > My mail server is setup to stop open relay. So I need to supply a >> > > password before sending mail through SMTP. In KMail there's no option >> > > that I supply a password before sending mail. I only can retrieve mail >> > > via POP but cannot send. Does anyone know if there's a fix to this? Or >is >> > > there an another email client I can use with support this feature? >> > i think most other mail clients do. this has been a short coming for >kmail >> > for awhile but the newest version in KDE 3 solves it, so try just about >any >> > other linux mail program or try KDE 3. >> > >> > i doubt (but don't know) that you can get the new kmail without a full >KDE >> > upgrade though. >> >> erps... sorry to say.. you can do it with kde 2's kmail >> >> I have the same setup... gotta check pop, before I can send mail... >> >> you can find the setting: >> settings-->configure kmail-->miscellaneous-->folders >> and check the option: send mail in outbox folder on check >> >> this will send mail to mail server immediattly after a pop check -- == Linux user # 102240 => Machine # 96125 => Seti@home user == Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Re: KDE 3.0 - question on installation
Assuming you are using KDM login shell, login with the default session. Hopefully, that will open up either KDE or Gnome. Next go to the K or foot menu and go to Configuration. Go to KDE, then System, the Login Manager. There should be a tab called Sessions. At the bottom, there should be a section called Session Types. Manually add Gnome and KDE back to the list. Capitalization is important so it must be exactly "Gnome" and "KDE" (without the quotes of course). Joe On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 03:44:52 -0700 "Eric Estes -=RCN Mail=-" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Question regarding install of KDE 3.0 on Mandrake 8.2 > > I followed your instructions of: > > cd /home/"MyName"/kde3 > urpmi.addmedia kde3 file:///home/"MyName"/kde3 > > And I logout and when I get to the login screen I only have 2 options in > my Session Type drop down box. The first option is "default" and the > second option is "failsafe". I should have Gnome in here as well as the > other window makers since I have them installed. > > Another question while I'm at it. When I start up Mandrake 8.2 it never > asks me what user I want to login and automatically logs me in. I would > rather be prompted as to which user I want to login with. I used to know > how to do this but I don't remember. > > Thanks for your time, > Eric > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alastair Scott > Sent: April 26, 2002 2:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE 3 > > > On Friday 26 April 2002 7:10 pm, you wrote: > > While we are on the topic, I also installed KDE3, and it rocks. Played > > around with some of the icon settings and it looks great (Screen shot > > http://nixit.ca/KDE3.png ). Definitely making the switch (at least > > until Gnome 2 comes out). > > It's strangely similar to my desktop :) > > http://www.thebrixton.btinternet.co.uk/kde3desktop.png > > (the font is Frutiger Linotype; you get it installed with Microsoft > Reader www.eu.microsoft.com/reader). > > > One thing tho, everytime I login, the KDE startup wizard loads up and > > asks me a bunch of questions, how can I disable this. I tried through > > the wizard but it still loads up everytime I start KDE3. (THis is not > > the mandrake first time startup wizard). > > This is a 'known bug' and the fix is near the bottom of this excellent > guide to KDE3 quirks: > > http://mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=2048 > > "Create or edit the file '~/.kde3/share/config/kpersonalizerrc'. Put > this line into it: > > FirstLogin=false" > > Alastair > -- > Alastair Scott (London, United Kingdom) http://www.unmetered.org.uk/ > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Word processor question.
FemmeFatale wrote: > > shane wrote: > > > > On Saturday 27 April 2002 15:22, Gerald Waugh opened a general hailing > > frequency and transmitted to all open stations: > > > > > women! > > > I love em!, but her box rules! ;-) > > > > the funny thing is i tried to get her to try linux for over 18 months. "no! > > i don't like it the mouse feels all wrong." turns out it is my roller ball > > she desn't like. > > > > after 3 weeks on linux her only coments were "wish it handled MSOffice files > > better, but it sure is fast!" > > > > 2 weeks later she spends a full day at work with high ups at IBM (she is a > > senior VP in tech audit at a major bank, IBM listens to her, why don't they > > listen to me?) telling them they should push linux on the desktop not just > > server cause she hates the man hours wasted on crashes in windows, and > > comes home to find i rebooted into windows to use the scanner. she sits > > down and says "why is my computer in windows? i _hate_ windows!" and > > reboots. > > > > women.. ;-) > > > > -- > > Yes don't bother trying to understand us. I'm convinced we're a new > species ;p > > That or we're just so highly evolved you can't hope to understand where > we're coming from Shane. > > And fwiw, my own lover has driven me nuts too...mostly b/c she acts more > like a man than anything else. Go figure. > > Femme > The solution, shane is to discuss upgrading her machine either to 8.2 with more scanner compatability (if it isn't already) or buy a Linux compatible scanner. 2 incomes should handle that. Michael -- Seleznick's Theory of Holistic Medicine: Ice Cream cures all ills. Temporarily. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Install Debian Package?
On Sunday 28 April 2002 08:30 pm, you wrote: > Is there a good (reasonable?) way to install .deb packages on > Mandrake 8.1? > > Is it easier or practical to copy an installed directory and then sweat > out the > dependancies, etc.? > > The first one I have in mind is: > > wp_ful_8.1-12_i386.deb > > TIA > > Bob I'm thinking there is a little tool called "alien" to help with debian packages. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Crashes
On Sunday 28 April 2002 06:39 pm, you wrote: > On Sunday 28 April 2002 03:47 pm, you wrote: > > To reveal what a newbie I am... what's a restore and how do I do it? > > Pointing me to a URL would suffice. > > > > By the way, I have 3 sticks of DIMM memory. I've tried removing one stick > > at a time, and shuffling the memory around to different slots, but the > > problem remains. I suspect that we can rule out memory problems. > > > > Perhaps the CPU is running hot? My motherboard can be monitored for > > temperature and voltage. Can anyone recomend a program and instructions > > on how I can monitor these things? > > Hi Warren, to get some idea of temp and fan speeds (just to make sure they > are running) I use Gkrellm. If you load "lm-sensors" and then in console > do "sensors detect" you can configure Gkrellm to show the cpu temp and > such. It is convenient though probably not super accurate. HTH Sorry, that should have been "sensors-detect" IIRCC. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] FreeDOS problem
Hello,
I've installed freeDOS 1.1.2.4
("SPEARS") on to a FAT partition. However, whenever I try to write to my primary
FAT partition, it has an error
"write protection violation".
Why does this happen? It's quite
hard to write protect a hard disk and it works otherwise - i have plenty of free
disk space.
Thanks,
_nasturtium
Re: [newbie] pop before smtp
Just tried it. It does not work. I still get RCPT 550 error: No relay. Norman - Original Message - From: "drwhat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] pop before smtp > On Sunday 28 April 2002 08:53 am, you wrote: > > On Saturday 27 April 2002 23:18, Norman Zhang opened a general hailing > > > > frequency and transmitted to all open stations: > > > Hi, > > > > > > My mail server is setup to stop open relay. So I need to supply a > > > password before sending mail through SMTP. In KMail there's no option > > > that I supply a password before sending mail. I only can retrieve mail > > > via POP but cannot send. Does anyone know if there's a fix to this? Or is > > > there an another email client I can use with support this feature? > > > > i think most other mail clients do. this has been a short coming for kmail > > for awhile but the newest version in KDE 3 solves it, so try just about any > > other linux mail program or try KDE 3. > > > > i doubt (but don't know) that you can get the new kmail without a full KDE > > upgrade though. > > erps... sorry to say.. you can do it with kde 2's kmail > > I have the same setup... gotta check pop, before I can send mail... > > you can find the setting: > settings-->configure kmail-->miscellaneous-->folders > and check the option: send mail in outbox folder on check > > this will send mail to mail server immediattly after a pop check > > > > > 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] Let Us Part
> Damn, that lot made my head spin... I will read it again in the morning. ;) > > /home), it creates it as a directory. If it does exist, it gets treated Well, /home would already exist. Of course, that's assuming the directory is created first. If nothing is mounted there, it's empty, of course. It doesn't create the directory, because that's already been done. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] kernel panic - why?
Sounds like you have disk problems again. Try booting from the install CD, press F1 and type RESCUE. It will allow you to mount your files systems under /mnt. First question then is: can you mount them? If so, try fsck. That should at least give you more data to come back to the list. HTH Brian On Sun, 2002-04-28 at 19:26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi newbies & non-newbies (may your tribe increase) > Well, this is the second time (original install November 2001 - panic Jan > 2001), So ... It may have been 'cos the 12yo exceeded his winME > partition size (around 10goig), or the (apparently) faulty power source ... > anyway, the hd was unable to be formatted or partitioned (needed 3 > days & $299 to be fixed) , so was factory formatted ... and new power > supply, and the hd worked. > Yay! > Reinstalled Feb 21 2002, another kernel panic 28 April 2002. remember > we have a new power supply and this time ample (over 2 gigs) left on > WinME partition, so why did I get a "kernel panic: unable to mount root > fs on 03:05" this time? Is it *time* related ... can't be space or power > supply related ... can it? > The system (dual boot M8.0 and WinME, has been fine, until this) > Pentium III 866, 256 RAM, 20 gig hd, LILO, KDE, non-graphical login, > nvidia card (tnt2 riva), external dynalink rural modem ... sheesh is that > enough? - Oh, it is the powerpack, but registered in Jan or Dec so can't > do the expert thingy.. > Help ... please, I want to go to Linux only (yes, I'll do the Transgaming > thing and the CodeWeavers, and TurboPrint thing (printer is Epson > 480) ... I'm lacking in $ but prepared to pay for service .. despite being > in NZ - where USD mean big bucks), and my 12yo is prepared to > sacrifice some short term goodies for longevity. > -- > Cheers and TIA and I'll remember your help UTDSFOATCCSK (Until > The Desert Sands Freeze Over And The Camels Come Skating Home - > old invocation from my student nursing days) > Helen > > > > > 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] Where has hdparm gone in 8.2?
It was there a minute ago! Right before I did that clean install of 8.2 Is there some new all singing all dancing app to replace it? Can't find it in software manager. TIA Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Word processor question.
Michael Scottaline wrote: > On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:18:21 -0400 > Randy Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: > >Not to get too technical, but AbiWord will actually export in rtf > >format, but with a .doc extension -- Word can handle that quite well > >(for the things which AbiWord supports, so far). > == > > Yes, yes. AbiWord can export as either .rtf or .doc. It was kword that I > was pointing out can NOT export in .doc (though I believe it will in > .rtf). Mike, Sorry, what I said was poorly phrased. Actually, AFAIK, AbiWord cannot export .doc, but exports .rtf. IIRC, users on the abiword lists requested that the .rtf be given a .doc extension by default so that Word can import what AbiWord exports. It's a pretty technical distinction that won't make any difference in most cases. Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Install Debian Package?
Is there a good (reasonable?) way to install .deb packages on Mandrake 8.1? Is it easier or practical to copy an installed directory and then sweat out the dependancies, etc.? The first one I have in mind is: wp_ful_8.1-12_i386.deb TIA Bob
Re: [newbie] Word processor question.
On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:18:21 -0400 Randy Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >Michael Scottaline wrote: >> While Kword can IMPORT .doc files reasonably well (if they're not to >> complex), I don't believe it can export in .doc format. The others do >it> well, especially Star and Open Office. > >Not to get too technical, but AbiWord will actually export in rtf >format, but with a .doc extension -- Word can handle that quite well >(for the things which AbiWord supports, so far). == Yes, yes. AbiWord can export as either .rtf or .doc. It was kword that I was pointing out can NOT export in .doc (though I believe it will in .rtf). Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD UDF format query
> I've been able to mount them read-only and copy data from them to other > media. The command and output I get is as follows: > > [root@graham graham]# mount -t udf /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom2 > mount: block device /dev/scd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only > > > The device and mount point may be different on your system. You will > > probably need to be root to do this. > > > Having done this, you can access this as you would any other cdr. > > Ah, so, desuka... Many thanks, this looks like just what I needed. I'll give this a try first thing in the morning here. First, I have to wade through moving the entire Linux setup to a new HD, and getting rid of all the stuff I installed to play around with initially. Belgarius "Without the player, there is no game..." Registered Linux User #271587 http://counter.li.org --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 4/19/02 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Install CDRW on M 8.1 ?
On Sunday 28 April 2002 06:32 pm, you wrote: > No specific drivers are necessary. If it is an IDE drive you will have to > enable SCSI emulation if you want to use its burning capabilities. The > documentation that comes w/XCDROAST is excellent. Being more of a SuSE user > I don't know whether or not KUDZU would set up the proper settings. Just my > 2cents worth. > > On Sunday 28 April 2002 12:07, you wrote: > > I have ordered a Sony CDRW to install on a windows/Mandrake 8.1 machine. > > How do I go about getting 8.1 to recognize and use the drive once I > > install it? Can anyone tell me where I find out this info? Actually 8.1 should pick it up as a CDRW once you put it in the box. Mandrake is getting really good at that as evidenced by 8.2. Any way, once it is in, try a console line "cdrecord -scanbus" and it should show you the recorder as a something or another scilly. Like this: [root@dennis dennis]# cdrecord -scanbus Cdrecord 1.11a19 (i586-mandrake-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg Schilling Linux sg driver version: 3.1.22 Using libscg version 'schily-0.6' scsibus0: 0,0,0 0) 'IOMEGA ' 'ZIP 100 ' '14.A' Removable Disk 0,1,0 1) 'LG ' 'CD-RW CED-8080B ' '1.06' Removable CD-ROM 0,2,0 2) * 0,3,0 3) * 0,4,0 4) * 0,5,0 5) * 0,6,0 6) * 0,7,0 7) * Let us know, there is more help if I am wrong. -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] tar/zip then untar/unzip (in detail though )
Many Thanks Darwin & Robin ...and they say Linux lacks the support !! cheers - Hanan AL-Shargi Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Crashes
On Sunday 28 April 2002 03:47 pm, you wrote: > To reveal what a newbie I am... what's a restore and how do I do it? > Pointing me to a URL would suffice. > > By the way, I have 3 sticks of DIMM memory. I've tried removing one stick > at a time, and shuffling the memory around to different slots, but the > problem remains. I suspect that we can rule out memory problems. > > Perhaps the CPU is running hot? My motherboard can be monitored for > temperature and voltage. Can anyone recomend a program and instructions on > how I can monitor these things? Hi Warren, to get some idea of temp and fan speeds (just to make sure they are running) I use Gkrellm. If you load "lm-sensors" and then in console do "sensors detect" you can configure Gkrellm to show the cpu temp and such. It is convenient though probably not super accurate. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Servce file
On Saturday 27 April 2002 11:50 pm, Brian York wrote: > Whats the file that defines the services that start on > boot? As with most all things in Linux, there's several ways. I do it in a terminal, su to root, and type 'mcc'. That'll bring up Mandrake Control Center with root aurthority. Then click on 'System' , then 'Services' and check the 'info' buttons before you shut off somethin you might need ;* For more in depth explaination, visit http://www.mandrakeuser.org/index.php and specifically http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/index.html#ss Get to know this site, look around, there's a lot there ;) -- Tom BrinkmanCorpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Install CDRW on M 8.1 ?
No specific drivers are necessary. If it is an IDE drive you will have to enable SCSI emulation if you want to use its burning capabilities. The documentation that comes w/XCDROAST is excellent. Being more of a SuSE user I don't know whether or not KUDZU would set up the proper settings. Just my 2cents worth. On Sunday 28 April 2002 12:07, you wrote: > I have ordered a Sony CDRW to install on a windows/Mandrake 8.1 machine. > How do I go about getting 8.1 to recognize and use the drive once I install > it? Can anyone tell me where I find out this info? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I can't get stupid nimda off of my server
Ibly Piblo wrote: > > Hmm, firewall, good idea, > do you mean the one which > is in my router or use ipchains? > > I think ipchains or uhh whats > the other software firewall- > would work better because I don't > think my router's firewall has > ip blocking, its a Linksys---. > > Many thanks for all the responses, > much appreciated. > > Signed > > Ibly A Linksys AFAIK will discard packets though if you tell it to. At least thats what I remember readin froma friends post on a Forum. New firmware apparently though your router may not support it, its wortha shot looking into firmware upgrades. Femme -- Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Cannot install 8.2 - strange !
For K6s and Pentium 1s. I have an old Pentium 200 that I'm commissioning as a small server/firewall. Too slow for the desktop, but perfect for that. BTW, I had previously discarded the idea of using this machine because the bios wouldn't support a disk larger than 8GB and there are no updates available, but plug in a $35 PCI IDE controller and you have a machine that can handle 130GB plus drives at ATA100. Not bad to turn what was otherwise a box too slow for anything useful into a server suitable for a small LAN. As for the pun - a big no comment :-) cheers Brian On Mon, 2002-04-29 at 09:06, FemmeFatale wrote: > Brian Parish wrote: > > > > Kaj, > > > > Having just done this one myself and feeling very proud to have found > > the solution in the errata without Femme having to tell me first, I can > > assure you that geekiness is not a requirement. Just download the patch > > from: > > > > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/patches/8.2/k6/patch.pl > > > > copy it to a DOS floppy, press F1 at the start of the install, type > > "patch" with the floppy in the drive and it all works. > > > > No beers required, but one wouldn't hurt! > > > > cheers > > Brian > > > > OK & I assume this only works for K6's? If so... HM... thx for the info > :) > > *files it away for future use* > > Btw I don't know everything... I Just try to point ppl in the right > direction so they can help themselves a bit. ;p > > We should call you Mr. Perish :P Because you seem to Perish the thought > of having to reinstall & get a system going again. > > Femme > -- > Good Decisions You boss Made: > > "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that > character from Peanuts." > > - Source: Dilbert > > > > > 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] Re: KDE 3.0 - question on installation
Eric Estes -=RCN Mail=- wrote: > > Ok, I found the where to change the boot configuration when I logged in > under root and changed it so I wouldn't auto login but I still have the > problem of only having "default" and "failsafe" under my options for > "Session Type". > Precisely why is this a problem? What other session type would you prefer to have available? That is a normal option set. I have them too. I also have "Boot from Floppy". Not much difference. More info please! Femme -- Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Word processor question.
shane wrote: > > On Saturday 27 April 2002 15:22, Gerald Waugh opened a general hailing > frequency and transmitted to all open stations: > > > women! > > I love em!, but her box rules! ;-) > > the funny thing is i tried to get her to try linux for over 18 months. "no! > i don't like it the mouse feels all wrong." turns out it is my roller ball > she desn't like. > > after 3 weeks on linux her only coments were "wish it handled MSOffice files > better, but it sure is fast!" > > 2 weeks later she spends a full day at work with high ups at IBM (she is a > senior VP in tech audit at a major bank, IBM listens to her, why don't they > listen to me?) telling them they should push linux on the desktop not just > server cause she hates the man hours wasted on crashes in windows, and > comes home to find i rebooted into windows to use the scanner. she sits > down and says "why is my computer in windows? i _hate_ windows!" and > reboots. > > women.. ;-) > > -- Yes don't bother trying to understand us. I'm convinced we're a new species ;p That or we're just so highly evolved you can't hope to understand where we're coming from Shane. And fwiw, my own lover has driven me nuts too...mostly b/c she acts more like a man than anything else. Go figure. Femme -- Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with Savage4 Graphic_Tuxracer doesn't load!!
Dimitris Ioannou wrote: > > Hello list > > I keep having problems with my second PC running LM 8.2 as well as my first > one. It has a Savage 4 16MB graphical adapter and refuses to start Tuxracer > and Chromium games which happens to be my two sons favorites. So I'm forced > to let them play on my PC while I can't work myself there. Whenever I try to > start each of the games mentioned I get the following message: > > Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0" > Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0" > *** tuxracer error: Couldn't initialize video: Couldn't find matching GLX > visual (Success). > > Any hints? > > TIA > > Dimitris Ioannou > Did you try adding to your XF86Config-4 file under the "freetype" entry: Load glx ? If not, try that. If that fails... I suspect your card may have to use the 3.3.6 driver that is an option. I seem to remember that card having problems with framebuffers. Femme -- Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Ham Modem (chipset Intel) and MDK 8.2
> Frank Cukerman wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm a new Linux user, beginning directly with MDK8.2.(kernel 2.4.18-6) > No pb with the install, only to compile driver for Ham modem (Intel > chipset). > > I have downloaded the driver from the Intel site > (http://developer.intel.com/design/modems/support/drivers.htm), but > this > driver has been created for MDK 8.1. > make install gives no error msg, seems to do what he has to do. > > Third , in the syslog, at boot : > localhost hamboot : Warning : loading > /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/hamcore.o will taint the > kernel > : no license > localhost hamboot : Warning : loading > /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/hamcore.o will taint the > kernel > : forced load > localhost hamboot : Using > /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/hamcore.o > localhost kernel : hamcore module init > localhost hamboot : Warning : loading > /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/ham.o will taint the > kernel : > no license > localhost hamboot : ham : loading HaM Release 4.40 INT > (kern:2.4.18-6mdk) > localhost kernel : PCI : Enabling device 01:09.0 (0100 -> 0103) > localhost kernel : PCI : Found IRQ 9 for device 01:09.0 > localhost kernel : PCI : Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:1f.3 > localhost kernel : PCI : Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:1f.5 > localhost kernel : ham : IRQ: 9, DSP-Base : 0xf410 (phys) > 0xc8956000 > (virt) (range: 4k), DSP-Port: 0x2000 (rang: 256b) > localhost hamboot : Using > /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/ham.o > localhost hamboot : Warning : loading > /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/ham.o will taint the > kernel : > forced load > localhost rc:Lancement de hamboot : suceeded. > > each time I try to do something with the modem, the machine freezes I > have > to reboot > > Where am I wrong ? > > Thanks for your help, > Regards, > Frank I'd gather you've got an IRQ conflict judging by the bit about the IRQs found & what its trying to share. Its trying to share a serial IRQ (com 1) & Com 2 (another serial IRQ). Do you have anything on those serial ports? Other than that I am kinda wondering myself whats wrong. This thread should be interesting. Femme -- Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Cannot install 8.2 - strange !
Brian Parish wrote: > > Kaj, > > Having just done this one myself and feeling very proud to have found > the solution in the errata without Femme having to tell me first, I can > assure you that geekiness is not a requirement. Just download the patch > from: > > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/patches/8.2/k6/patch.pl > > copy it to a DOS floppy, press F1 at the start of the install, type > "patch" with the floppy in the drive and it all works. > > No beers required, but one wouldn't hurt! > > cheers > Brian > OK & I assume this only works for K6's? If so... HM... thx for the info :) *files it away for future use* Btw I don't know everything... I Just try to point ppl in the right direction so they can help themselves a bit. ;p We should call you Mr. Perish :P Because you seem to Perish the thought of having to reinstall & get a system going again. Femme -- Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mandrake 8.2 Install Problem
I am trying to install Mandrake 8.2 onto my system to make a dual boot sytem with Win XP. I put the CD in and restart and start the install. But I get this error: Unable to handle Kernel paging request at virtual address 00030002 printing eip: c02195e6 *pde= Oops: CPU:0 EIP: 0010:[] Not tainted EFLAG6: 00010292 <0>Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! I am running: Athlon XP 1800+ 256MB PC2700 Via KT333 GeForce 4 MX 440 I am very new to linux, and I dont know what to do. Any help will be apreciated. Thanks.
Re: [newbie] Re: KDE 3.0 - question on installation
Eric Estes -=RCN Mail=- wrote: > > Another question while I'm at it. When I start up Mandrake 8.2 it never > asks me what user I want to login and automatically logs me in. I would > rather be prompted as to which user I want to login with. I used to know > how to do this but I don't remember. > > Thanks for your time, > Eric > > Go into the control centre & there should be a place for Logging in. Poke around abit you'll find it. Theres a check box "automatically log me in as Blah User." Uncheck that. Femme -- Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] X and nVidia under 8.2
Brian Parish wrote: > > > H. I must be particularly impervious to the obvious today. Can you > point me a little more pointedly in the direction of that info? > > TIA > Brian This is the page I referred to: http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/hardware/index.html#nom I hope it helps, If not um re-post to the list pls. Femme -- Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] X and nVidia under 8.2
Brian Parish wrote: > > > > Look at LM's site for nvidia instructions they have special ones there > > for your card. > > > > Femme > > > Thanks Femme, and also for not adding the obvious "Why didn't you do > that first bonehead?" > > Brian > Brian! I'm shocked! I'd never do such a thing! :) well I would, but you get 2 chances & thats it :P Consider yourself warned. ;p Enjoy Love Femme -- Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] tar/zip then untar/unzip (in detail though )
On Monday 29 April 2002 01:32, Hanan Shargi wrote: > Hi, > > Hi All, > > On my machine that dual boots Linux 8.1 and Win89 ( which I have no CD > burner on ) > I need to do the following: > > 1- tar and zip my /home folder and save it on the D: partition ( a win > fat32 partition ) > > 2- I'll split the partition I have linux on right now into two partitions: > / and /home > > 3- I'll do a fresh install > > 4- then I want to restore the /home I just saved on the win partition to > the new /home I just created. > > I need somebody to tell me what are the commands I need to run for the > taring and zipping, and then untarring and unzipping into the new /home > directory :) > > ( in details please, but not with the regular: do a "command -x option" > without the quots thing ) I don't know what you mean by that, but here goes su cd /home tar -cvf * home.tar # the -v option is not necessary, but I find it reassuring to see all those file names! gzip home.tar #actually, you can do these as one command, I think, but I always prefer the long way mv home.tar.gz /mnt/win_d # or whatever your D: drive is called after install ... mv /mnt/win_d/home.tar.gz /home tar -zxvf home.tar.gz Create a user for each home directory, then (as root, of course) for each directory chown -R fred /home/fred # or whoever chgrp -R fred /home/fred If you have a lot of users, it would be better to do this as a shell script > And If everything went fine,will my mail that I saved in a folder under KDE > be saved as well ? or no ? Yes Sir Robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Crashes
To reveal what a newbie I am... what's a restore and how do I do it? Pointing me to a URL would suffice. By the way, I have 3 sticks of DIMM memory. I've tried removing one stick at a time, and shuffling the memory around to different slots, but the problem remains. I suspect that we can rule out memory problems. Perhaps the CPU is running hot? My motherboard can be monitored for temperature and voltage. Can anyone recomend a program and instructions on how I can monitor these things? -- Warren Post Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras http://www.srcopan.vze.com/ On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 07:24:24 -0400 Gerald Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Warren Post wrote: > > >%_Top sez: Swap: 248968K av, 0K used, 248968K free > > > > Memtest86 shows zero errors after doing three passes. > > > > So, if it's not a too-small swap and my memory appears good, what else might it be? > > -- > > Could be a hardware problem, > You might consider doing a restore and see if that will fix it. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Word processor question.
There are several, but I've been happiest with Open Office, at openoffice.org. I should warn you that the Spanish version is on a slw server. Saludos, Warren Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras http://www.srcopan.vze.com/ On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 21:13:56 +0200 Javier de Lázaro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi you all! > > I´m looking for a Linux word processor that is able to save documents as > Word format so I can print them under Windows without loosing format. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mandrake 8.2 / Gnome-terminal / Background changes on the fly
Hi, Everyone seems to be telling me this isn't possible, I thought I might try here as a last ditch effort. I'm running mandrake 8.2 and using gnome-terminal for a shell. I want to be able to ssh into remote-pc#1 and have .bashrc on that remote system configure my background color of gnome-terminal. Likewise, if I ssh into remote-pc#2, have .bashrc set my background color to something different. Or even, when I login as fred in my local system my background color will be red, but when I su'd into root - it'd change to blue. I am not looking for the gnome-terminal --background=red option. I want to configure the shell I am already in, via a command line, not open a new shell. regards, T. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] tar/zip then untar/unzip (in detail though )
On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:32:05 -0400 Hanan Shargi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > I need somebody to tell me what are the commands I need to run for the > taring and zipping, and then untarring and unzipping into the new > /home directory :) as root, cd / tar -cWvf home.tar home/ && gzip -v home.tar && gzip -vt home.tar.gz All three commands provide verification. Alternatively you could do a bzme home.tar.gz as well, which will compress to a .bz2 saving (most of the time) some more space yet. -- Cheers dg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Word processor question.
Michael Scottaline wrote: > While Kword can IMPORT .doc files reasonably well (if they're not to > complex), I don't believe it can export in .doc format. The others do it > well, especially Star and Open Office. Not to get too technical, but AbiWord will actually export in rtf format, but with a .doc extension -- Word can handle that quite well (for the things which AbiWord supports, so far). Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] tar/zip then untar/unzip (in detail though )
Hi, Hi All, On my machine that dual boots Linux 8.1 and Win89 ( which I have no CD burner on ) I need to do the following: 1- tar and zip my /home folder and save it on the D: partition ( a win fat32 partition ) 2- I'll split the partition I have linux on right now into two partitions: / and /home 3- I'll do a fresh install 4- then I want to restore the /home I just saved on the win partition to the new /home I just created. I need somebody to tell me what are the commands I need to run for the taring and zipping, and then untarring and unzipping into the new /home directory :) ( in details please, but not with the regular: do a "command -x option" without the quots thing ) And If everything went fine,will my mail that I saved in a folder under KDE be saved as well ? or no ? thanks for your patience :) - Hanan AL-Shargi Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Let Us Part
Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > Something else that may help is a quick perusal of the Filesystem > Hierarchy Standard. > > http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ Or twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Wikilearn/FHS for an online readable version. Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I can't get stupid nimda off of my server
Hmm, firewall, good idea, do you mean the one which is in my router or use ipchains? I think ipchains or uhh whats the other software firewall- would work better because I don't think my router's firewall has ip blocking, its a Linksys---. Many thanks for all the responses, much appreciated. Signed Ibly __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Install CDRW on M 8.1 ?
On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 10:07:27 -0700 "dbota" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have ordered a Sony CDRW to install on a windows/Mandrake 8.1 machine. > How do I go about getting 8.1 to recognize and use the drive once I install > it? Can anyone tell me where I find out this info? > > recognize it? the drive should be recognized automatically. however, in order to get it to burn, you will have to add scsi emulation for it. it's quite simple, it /etc/lilo.conf you have to look for a line that reads append="devfs-nomount" or something like it. you have to add the parameter "hd*=ide-scsi" ( replace the * with the letter your computer will assign to the drive. now it should look like this, for example: append="devfs-nomount hdd=ide-scsi" until you do this, your drive will work only as a regular CD-ROM HTH Damian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Anti-Virus Software
On Sunday 28 April 2002 01:54 pm, you wrote: > The previous posts on nimba bring up a very good > question. What's good antivirus software for Linux? > > TIA > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > http://health.yahoo.com You don't need one unless you're running a server serving M$ boxes. Virus checker? I don't need no steenkin virus checker! No M$ here! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] pop before smtp
On Sunday 28 April 2002 08:53 am, you wrote: > On Saturday 27 April 2002 23:18, Norman Zhang opened a general hailing > > frequency and transmitted to all open stations: > > Hi, > > > > My mail server is setup to stop open relay. So I need to supply a > > password before sending mail through SMTP. In KMail there's no option > > that I supply a password before sending mail. I only can retrieve mail > > via POP but cannot send. Does anyone know if there's a fix to this? Or is > > there an another email client I can use with support this feature? > > i think most other mail clients do. this has been a short coming for kmail > for awhile but the newest version in KDE 3 solves it, so try just about any > other linux mail program or try KDE 3. > > i doubt (but don't know) that you can get the new kmail without a full KDE > upgrade though. erps... sorry to say.. you can do it with kde 2's kmail I have the same setup... gotta check pop, before I can send mail... you can find the setting: settings-->configure kmail-->miscellaneous-->folders and check the option: send mail in outbox folder on check this will send mail to mail server immediattly after a pop check Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Anti-Virus Software
The previous posts on nimba bring up a very good question. What's good antivirus software for Linux? TIA __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD UDF format query
Belgarius wrote: > Simple and no doubt stupid question, but, does ML support the UDF format > used by CD/RW discs? For instance, I presently am using Roxio CD creator on > my winbox, and have found that when I plop the disc into a system that > doesn't have the reader installed, it is installed from the CD, to allow the > box to read the files. Does this hold true under Linux, or is there another > method of installing the reader? > The reason I ask is that I have several megs of user files that I need to > transfer over from the winbox to the new Linux server, and this method would > be much preferred over having to set up Samba to establish file sharing and > so forth... > > TIA, > > Belgarius Hi Y'all, I've been able to mount them read-only and copy data from them to other media. The command and output I get is as follows: [root@graham graham]# mount -t udf /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom2 mount: block device /dev/scd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only The device and mount point may be different on your system. You will probably need to be root to do this. Having done this, you can access this as you would any other cdr. -- Graham Watkins For me, morning begins when I realize that the soft warm body curled up next to me is a cat. (Kinky Friedman - Frequent Flyer) Registered Linux user number 265254 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD UDF format query
On Sunday 28 April 2002 7:18 pm, Belgarius wrote: > Simple and no doubt stupid question, but, does ML support the UDF > format used by CD/RW discs? For instance, I presently am using Roxio > CD creator on my winbox, and have found that when I plop the disc > into a system that doesn't have the reader installed, it is installed > from the CD, to allow the box to read the files. Does this hold true > under Linux, or is there another method of installing the reader? > The reason I ask is that I have several megs of user files that I > need to transfer over from the winbox to the new Linux server, and > this method would be much preferred over having to set up Samba to > establish file sharing and so forth... Not a stupid question - it appears to be a fairly elementary omission from LM :) Things are halfway there - the kernel (8.2) appears to be set up but you need command-line tools to format CDRWs and set up the appropriate device. Download and install udftools-1.0.0b2.tar.gz from: http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-udf After a lot of fiddling with parameters I've got it to recognise the drive and format CDRWs (via cdrwtool) but reading and writing files (via pktsetup) ... not yet. Alastair -- Alastair Scott (London, United Kingdom) http://www.unmetered.org.uk/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I can't get stupid nimda off of my server
On Sunday 28 April 2002 01:34 pm, Belgarius wrote: > On Sun, 2002-04-28 at 11:16, Ibly Piblo wrote: > > Please help me make the nimda > > quit hitting my server. > > > > I don't know how to do it. > Try blocking the offending IPs with your firewall -- Gerald Waugh : Registered Linux user # 255245 http://www.frontstreetnetworks.com Front Street Networks LLC - ph. 203.785.0699 229 Front Street, Ste. #C, New Haven, CT, United States of America 3:21pm up 37 days, 22:49, 3 users, load average: 0.86, 1.07, 1.26 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Portmapper (111) Running
I noted that my portsentry startup logs in Syslog show port 111 in use. I am trying to decide if there is a reason to have it running. Before I shut it down in start up services, I thought I would ask. Barry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] pop before smtp
On Saturday 27 April 2002 23:18, Norman Zhang opened a general hailing frequency and transmitted to all open stations: > Hi, > > My mail server is setup to stop open relay. So I need to supply a > password before sending mail through SMTP. In KMail there's no option > that I supply a password before sending mail. I only can retrieve mail > via POP but cannot send. Does anyone know if there's a fix to this? Or is > there an another email client I can use with support this feature? i think most other mail clients do. this has been a short coming for kmail for awhile but the newest version in KDE 3 solves it, so try just about any other linux mail program or try KDE 3. i doubt (but don't know) that you can get the new kmail without a full KDE upgrade though. -- "After you install Windows XP, you have the option to create user accounts. If you create user accounts, by default, they will have an account type of Administrator with no password." -- Microsoft KnowledgeBase article Q293834 shane Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 Mandrake Users Club Member http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/club/ Registered linux user #101606 @ http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] InteractiveBastille - CPU cycles
Thanks for your reply Paul. I had solved the problem by rebooting, but I guess it would have been better to just kill the process. I now remember playing around a bit with InteractiveBastille some time ago. I thought closing the Konsole window ended the program, but I guess not. Anyway, thanks for your help. Mike Larson Paul Cox wrote: >On Thursday, Apr 25, 2002, Mike Larson wrote: > >>LM 8.2 - After running top, I see that my CPU is 0.0% idle and that >>InteractiveBastille seems to be the offending program. I chose the >>"standard" security setting during installation, but never set up >>Bastille. The system seems to run OK, but why the heavy CPU usage? >>--- >>2:51pm up 6 days, 5:32, 2 users, load average: 1.36, 1.25, 1.22 >>112 processes: 96 sleeping, 3 running, 13 zombie, 0 stopped >>CPU states: 96.2% user, 3.7% system, 0.0% nice, 0.0% idle >>Mem: 513816K av, 506624K used,7192K free, 0K shrd, 97300K >>buff >>Swap: 248968K av, 10340K used, 238628K free 185432K >>cached >> >> PID USER PRI NI SIZE RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM TIME COMMAND >>3497 root 15 0 4868 4868 1704 R94.4 0.9 6974m >>InteractiveBast >>10492 mike 9 0 111M 111M 25420 S 3.7 22.2 79:55 mozilla-bin >>1964 root 5 -10 82592 32M 9300 S < 1.2 6.4 26:15 X >> > >InteractiveBastille is only run when you run it by hand, AFAIK. That's >just what you use to set it up, not what actually does the firewall. >And all that does is load some rules into iptables and some other stuff. > >Long story short, it's a runaway... kill it now. =) > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Servce file
On Sunday 28 April 2002 01:50 am, Brian York wrote: > Stupid question > > Whats the file that defines the services that start on > boot? /etc/services Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Ham Modem (chipset Intel) and MDK 8.2
Hello,I'm a new Linux user, beginning directly with MDK8.2.(kernel 2.4.18-6)No pb with the install, only to compile driver for Ham modem (Intelchipset).I have downloaded the driver from the Intel site(http://developer.intel.com/design/modems/support/drivers.htm), but thisdriver has been created for MDK 8.1.First question : is this directly usable with MDK8.2, or should I changesomething ?Second : when I compile (make ham), I've got these messages :[root@localhost Intel-v92ham-440-M81]# make hamif [ -a /boot/vmlinuz.version.h ]; then \ cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include/linux/version.h; ficd coredrv; make \ "PSTN_DEF=-DTARGET_HAM -DDSP_CODE_800_SERIES -DTARGET_LINUX -DLINUX"\ ham;make[1]: Entre dans le répertoire `/drivermodem/Intel-v92ham-440-M81/coredrv'cc -DTARGET_HAM -DDSP_CODE_800_SERIES -DTARGET_LINUX -DLINUX -Wall -O -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include -I../inc -c -o coredrv.o coredrv.ccc -DTARGET_HAM -DDSP_CODE_800_SERIES -DTARGET_LINUX -DLINUX -Wall -O -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include -I../inc -c -o clmmain.o clmmain.ccc -DTARGET_HAM -DDSP_CODE_800_SERIES -DTARGET_LINUX -DLINUX -Wall -O -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include -I../inc -c -o rts.o rts.ccc -DTARGET_HAM -DDSP_CODE_800_SERIES -DTARGET_LINUX -DLINUX -Wall -O -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include -I../inc -c -o task.o task.ccc -DTARGET_HAM -DDSP_CODE_800_SERIES -DTARGET_LINUX -DLINUX -Wall -O -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include -I../inc -c -o uart.o uart.cuart.c: In function `UART_dte_to_char':uart.c:630: warning: operation on `uart_rx_put_index' may be undefineduart.c: In function `UART_dce_to_char':uart.c:672: warning: operation on `uart_tx_put_index' may be undefineduart.c: In function `UART_dce_from_char':uart.c:710: warning: operation on `uart_tx_get_index' may be undefineduart.c: In function `UART_dte_from_char':uart.c:755: warning: operation on `uart_rx_get_index' may be undefinedcc -DTARGET_HAM -DDSP_CODE_800_SERIES -DTARGET_LINUX -DLINUX -Wall -O -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include -I../inc -c -o wwh_dflt.owwh_dflt.cld -r coredrv.o clmmain.o rts.o task.o uart.o wwh_dflt.o hamcore.lib -ohamcore.omake[1]: Quitte le répertoire `/driver modem/Intel-v92ham-440-M81/coredrv'cp coredrv/hamcore.o .cd serialdrv; make \ "PSTN_DEF=-DTARGET_HAM -DDSP_CODE_800_SERIES -DTARGET_LINUX -DLINUX"\ ham;make[1]: Entre dans le répertoire `/drivermodem/Intel-v92ham-440-M81/serialdrv'cc -DTARGET_HAM -DDSP_CODE_800_SERIES -DTARGET_LINUX -DLINUX -Wall -O -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include -I ../inc -c -o clmdrvr.o clmdrvr.cclmdrvr.c:260: warning: static declaration for `rs_init' follows non-staticclmdrvr.c:380:22: warning: multi-line string literals are deprecatedld -r clmdrvr.o -o ham.omake[1]: Quitte le répertoire `/driver modem/Intel-v92ham-440-M81/serialdrv'cp serialdrv/ham.o .[root@localhost Intel-v92ham-440-M81]#make install gives no error msg, seems to do what he has to do.Third , in the syslog, at boot :localhost hamboot : Warning : loading/lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/hamcore.o will taint the kernel: no licenselocalhost hamboot : Warning : loading/lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/hamcore.o will taint the kernel: forced loadlocalhost hamboot : Using/lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/hamcore.olocalhost kernel : hamcore module initlocalhost hamboot : Warning : loading/lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/ham.o will taint the kernel :no licenselocalhost hamboot : ham : loading HaM Release 4.40 INT (kern:2.4.18-6mdk)localhost kernel : PCI : Enabling device 01:09.0 (0100 -> 0103)localhost kernel : PCI : Found IRQ 9 for device 01:09.0localhost kernel : PCI : Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:1f.3localhost kernel : PCI : Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:1f.5localhost kernel : ham : IRQ: 9, DSP-Base : 0xf410 (phys) 0xc8956000(virt) (range: 4k), DSP-Port: 0x2000 (rang: 256b)localhost hamboot : Using /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/ham.olocalhost hamboot : Warning : loading/lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/char/ham.o will taint the kernel :forced loadlocalhost rc:Lancement de hamboot : suceeded.each time I try to do something with the modem, the machine freezes I haveto reboot Where am I wrong ?Thanks for your help,Regards,Frank
Fw: [newbie] Let Us Part
Thanks for this link, It was very Helpful Roy - Original Message - From: "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 7:03 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Let Us Part > dfox wrote: > > > > > *click* Ahh, now it all makes sense. If I'm understanding you and Randy > > > correctly, there's always a folder within / called usr. If I wish, I can > > > mount a partition as /usr and that hides the contents of the 'real' usr > > > > Essentially. But /usr is there, at least if the directory entry for > > it is created. The 'hiding' isn't really an intention, but it's a > > side effect. If you have your normal usr on another partition, then you > > have just a directory entry 'usr' on that partition. Once it's mounted > > at /usr, tnen the previously (usually) empty directory gets 'replaced' > > with what's at the mount point. The idea is not necessarily to hade > > any existing contents in /usr, but of course if you were to stuff a > > few files in there, and then mounted a partition at /usr, and then > > unmounted it - guess what -- :) your original contents at /usr would > > still be there. > > > > Another example -- most people put /home on a separate partition. As > > an example, my physical partition /dev/hdb1 is just a filesystem with > > a couple of entries (dfox root and others) in it. /hone is not there. > > But /home is a directory entry on the / partition. Without that partition > > mounted, I would not be albe to go to my home directory (/home/dfox) because > > /home contains no files (and thus no directory 'dfox'). But if I take > > that partition and put it at /home by mounting it, then (voila) I get > > /home/dfox, /home/root, /home/ftp and the others. > > > > And if I had a partition with /home in it, I'd end up with /home/home/dfox, > > which is obviously not what is needed :). > > > > By extension, '/' (the root) doesn't really exist, then. I have a > > partition that contains directories such as bin, usr, etc, var > > perhaps, lib, and so forth, and I mount that on /, and I get /bin, > > /usr, /lib, and so forth. / isn't physically at least, a partition. > > > > Damn, that lot made my head spin... I will read it again in the morning. > > I thought that during initializing if a partition didn't exist (i.e. > /home), it creates it as a directory. If it does exist, it gets treated > like a directory. If a partition fits inside a directory (i.e. /home/http) > it creates the directory /home and just points the pointer for /http to the > partition. > > Michael > > -- > Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it's hard to get it back in. > -- H.R. Haldeman > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > message.footer Description: Binary data Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Cannot install 8.2 - strange !
Kaj, Having just done this one myself and feeling very proud to have found the solution in the errata without Femme having to tell me first, I can assure you that geekiness is not a requirement. Just download the patch from: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/patches/8.2/k6/patch.pl copy it to a DOS floppy, press F1 at the start of the install, type "patch" with the floppy in the drive and it all works. No beers required, but one wouldn't hurt! cheers Brian On Fri, 2002-04-26 at 08:26, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Thursday 25 April 2002 11:41 pm, civileme wrote: > > Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > >Hello list. > > > > > >Now I'm having a problem. Hitherto every Mandrake install from 7.0 --> 8.1 > > >succeeded flawlessly (..well, sort of). Yesterday I received my > > > pre-ordered set of 8.2 (7 CD's). As usual (after backing up everything to > > > CD), I shuffled the first CD into the cupholder and invited some friends > > > to watch the best distro ever doing an install of a full-featured > > > linux-sytem. > > > > > >Well, I have to admit that the laughing were on their side ! > > > > > >About 1 minute into the install-process, after deleting the old > > > partitions, and allocating new ones as usual, the message appears : > > > > > >"depslist.ordered mismatch against hdlist files" > > > > > >Certainly a very informative statement, eh ? > > > > > >Well, I handed my friend a round of cool beers and proclaimed : > > > > > >"No problem, I'll just let it check for bad blocks : same result ! > > >Then I tried ALL the filesystems : Reiser, XFS, JFS, ext3 and finally, > > > ext2. To no avail. Still the same depslist-stopper. > > > > > >Hmmm... maybe a bad CD ? - Well , out went the CD and into my laptop. And > > >you know what ? - No problems ! - Only my laptop is from the jurassic age > > > and accordingly a bit reluctant. But it works. Conclusion : the CD is OK > > > ! > > > > > >Another round of beers. > > > > > >Then another try at the workstation : somehow I succeded in getting past > > > the "informative" message and into the part where one can select the > > > packages. And guess what : I was offered to install 4 MB ! - Nothing > > > else, nill, nada, zero ! > > > > > >Now, after another round of beers, I figured that somehow the hardware was > > >exhausted and had died Nope ! > > > > > >Just to prove my point I injected the Mandrake 8.1 CD : What a relief ! > > >-Everything installed in about 20 minutes. - Everything ! > > > > > >Well, now I'm back in ye ole 8.1 and happy again. But my friends will > > > never - ever - convert to linux. They prefer free beers. > > > > > >Kaj Haulrich > > >Denmark > > > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > See 8.2 errata. Someone inadvertantly put i686 architecture > > designatrors on a batch of rpms and it causes problems. > > > > www.linux-mandrake.com click on security then click on errata. > > > > Civileme > > Good heavens, Civileme ! - But thank you anyway. Maybe I'll give it a try > when nobody watches. Right now i'll stick with 8.1 and keep a very low > profile. > > Kaj Haulrich > Denmark > > > > 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] Email Client
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 18:52:48 -0400 Jesse Angell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >What is a good KDE email client, other then Kmail... ... >Free is a necessity. == sylpheed.good-day.net Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Word processor question.
On 27 Apr 2002 20:14:13 -0400 Terry Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >Javier, > >Supposedly Kword, Abiword, StarOffice and OpenOffice can all do that. >I've used them all with mixed success. Currently I would recommend >OpenOffice...it's quite powerful and will handle MS Excel and Powerpoint >files as well. It's on the 8.2 distro or you can get the latest build >from www.openoffice.org. === While Kword can IMPORT .doc files reasonably well (if they're not to complex), I don't believe it can export in .doc format. The others do it well, especially Star and Open Office. Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with Savage4 Graphic_Tuxracer doesn't load!!
On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 13:49:29 +0300 Dimitris Ioannou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello list > > I keep having problems with my second PC running LM 8.2 as well as my first > one. It has a Savage 4 16MB graphical adapter and refuses to start Tuxracer > and Chromium games which happens to be my two sons favorites. So I'm forced > to let them play on my PC while I can't work myself there. Whenever I try to > start each of the games mentioned I get the following message: > > Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0" > Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0" > *** tuxracer error: Couldn't initialize video: Couldn't find matching GLX > visual (Success). There is currently no DRI driver for the Savages for XFree86 4.x, which means that OpenGL applications are entirely simulated in software. There was work going on at one time to add this support, by the same fellow who did the UtahGLX driver for XFree86 3.3.6, but his e-mail address no longer responds. You can install the mesa and libMesa rpms this should allow you to at least start the games but I am afraid they will be so slow and jerky that they will not be playable. Any chance that you might could switch vid cards between the 2 systems. Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Let Us Part
Michael wrote: > > dfox wrote: > > > > > *click* Ahh, now it all makes sense. If I'm understanding you and Randy > > > correctly, there's always a folder within / called usr. If I wish, I can > > > mount a partition as /usr and that hides the contents of the 'real' usr > > > > Essentially. But /usr is there, at least if the directory entry for > > it is created. The 'hiding' isn't really an intention, but it's a > > side effect. If you have your normal usr on another partition, then you > > have just a directory entry 'usr' on that partition. Once it's mounted > > at /usr, tnen the previously (usually) empty directory gets 'replaced' > > with what's at the mount point. The idea is not necessarily to hade > > any existing contents in /usr, but of course if you were to stuff a > > few files in there, and then mounted a partition at /usr, and then > > unmounted it - guess what -- :) your original contents at /usr would > > still be there. > > > > Another example -- most people put /home on a separate partition. As > > an example, my physical partition /dev/hdb1 is just a filesystem with > > a couple of entries (dfox root and others) in it. /hone is not there. > > But /home is a directory entry on the / partition. Without that partition > > mounted, I would not be albe to go to my home directory (/home/dfox) because > > /home contains no files (and thus no directory 'dfox'). But if I take > > that partition and put it at /home by mounting it, then (voila) I get > > /home/dfox, /home/root, /home/ftp and the others. > > > > And if I had a partition with /home in it, I'd end up with /home/home/dfox, > > which is obviously not what is needed :). > > > > By extension, '/' (the root) doesn't really exist, then. I have a > > partition that contains directories such as bin, usr, etc, var > > perhaps, lib, and so forth, and I mount that on /, and I get /bin, > > /usr, /lib, and so forth. / isn't physically at least, a partition. > > > > Damn, that lot made my head spin... I will read it again in the morning. > > I thought that during initializing if a partition didn't exist (i.e. > /home), it creates it as a directory. If it does exist, it gets treated > like a directory. If a partition fits inside a directory (i.e. /home/http) > it creates the directory /home and just points the pointer for /http to the > partition. > > Michael > And to add one more slight thing. I read somewhere that in Linux everything is a file. Thus /home is a file of type directory in the root directory whether it be a partition or not. 2 B or not 2 B a partition or directory Yeah its lame... I is warped sometimes Michael -- Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it's hard to get it back in. -- H.R. Haldeman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Servce file
On Sunday 28 April 2002 01:50 am, Brian York wrote: > Stupid question > > Whats the file that defines the services that start on > boot? > inittab also runs everything in /etc/rc.d/rc3.d for run level 3 -- Gerald Waugh : Registered Linux user # 255245 http://www.frontstreetnetworks.com Front Street Networks LLC - ph. 203.785.0699 229 Front Street, Ste. #C, New Haven, CT, United States of America 7:16am up 37 days, 14:43, 3 users, load average: 0.98, 0.95, 1.06 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] FAQ Listing / why I've not been here
Michael Viron wrote: > > Don't worry fellow list members, I've not gone missing > > I recently managed (finally) to get some time to start using towards > updating / revising my FAQ site (some of it posts to the Redhat lists, some > of it on the Mandrake lists). > > For quite a while now (until recently), I've been without a Mandrake box to > actually use to assist in answering questions, since the linux box I was > handling administration for has departed. > > Anyways, since my parents purchased a new dell PC, I now (finally) have my > own linux workstation / server, where I can actually take a look / > investigate problems again. > > My latest project is to try to get a linux server installed at work to > handle centralized user authentication, and possibly to replace the > existing firewall. I've probably convinced my supervisors 99%+ to do it - > just a matter now of locating hardware to run it on. > > The primary reason that I've not been regularly posting to the list is > because I've been very busy since I am now working 3 jobs. One is > full-time as an IT Manager (ending my 11 month job search), another is > part-time somewhere else for benefits (small companies tend not to have > heavy benefits packages), and of course, various consulting gigs that I'm > trying to finish from before I got hired on. > > Of course, this doesn't include my "after-hours" work on stuff like General > Education Online (http://www.findaschool.org), the Pensacola Linux Users > Group, Academic Web Information Repository (http://www.webspinners.org), > Simple End User Linux (http://www.seul.org), and various other projects. > > Anyways, in the coming days, you'll start seeing posts from me again as I > can manage. > > Michael > -- > Michael Viron > Core Systems Group, Simple End User Linux (Database & Web Statistician Admin) > Project Manager / Primary Developer, General Education Online > Founding Member, Schoolforge > President / Founder, Academic Web Information Repository > Glad to see you back Michael. Are you a bleeding Capricorn... looks like you are trying to work yourself into the grave (or the Matrix?). Don't overdo it man, make sure you have a life. Even if it is just to watch the odd moonrise or sunset. ;-) Cheers. Michael -- Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it's hard to get it back in. -- H.R. Haldeman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Let Us Part
dfox wrote: > > > *click* Ahh, now it all makes sense. If I'm understanding you and Randy > > correctly, there's always a folder within / called usr. If I wish, I can > > mount a partition as /usr and that hides the contents of the 'real' usr > > Essentially. But /usr is there, at least if the directory entry for > it is created. The 'hiding' isn't really an intention, but it's a > side effect. If you have your normal usr on another partition, then you > have just a directory entry 'usr' on that partition. Once it's mounted > at /usr, tnen the previously (usually) empty directory gets 'replaced' > with what's at the mount point. The idea is not necessarily to hade > any existing contents in /usr, but of course if you were to stuff a > few files in there, and then mounted a partition at /usr, and then > unmounted it - guess what -- :) your original contents at /usr would > still be there. > > Another example -- most people put /home on a separate partition. As > an example, my physical partition /dev/hdb1 is just a filesystem with > a couple of entries (dfox root and others) in it. /hone is not there. > But /home is a directory entry on the / partition. Without that partition > mounted, I would not be albe to go to my home directory (/home/dfox) because > /home contains no files (and thus no directory 'dfox'). But if I take > that partition and put it at /home by mounting it, then (voila) I get > /home/dfox, /home/root, /home/ftp and the others. > > And if I had a partition with /home in it, I'd end up with /home/home/dfox, > which is obviously not what is needed :). > > By extension, '/' (the root) doesn't really exist, then. I have a > partition that contains directories such as bin, usr, etc, var > perhaps, lib, and so forth, and I mount that on /, and I get /bin, > /usr, /lib, and so forth. / isn't physically at least, a partition. > Damn, that lot made my head spin... I will read it again in the morning. I thought that during initializing if a partition didn't exist (i.e. /home), it creates it as a directory. If it does exist, it gets treated like a directory. If a partition fits inside a directory (i.e. /home/http) it creates the directory /home and just points the pointer for /http to the partition. Michael -- Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it's hard to get it back in. -- H.R. Haldeman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Problems with Savage4 Graphic_Tuxracer doesn't load!!
Hello list I keep having problems with my second PC running LM 8.2 as well as my first one. It has a Savage 4 16MB graphical adapter and refuses to start Tuxracer and Chromium games which happens to be my two sons favorites. So I'm forced to let them play on my PC while I can't work myself there. Whenever I try to start each of the games mentioned I get the following message: Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0" Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0" *** tuxracer error: Couldn't initialize video: Couldn't find matching GLX visual (Success). Any hints? TIA Dimitris Ioannou ### Dimitris Ioannou LM 8.2 Registered Linux User 217321 Warning: This is a Microsoft-Free PC 1:48pm up 4:57, 1 user, load average: 0,02, 0,06, 0,01 80 processes: 79 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped CPU states: 6,1% user, 0,5% system, 0,0% nice, 93,2% idle Mem: 771860K av, 261956K used, 509904K free, 0K shrd, 19856K buff Swap: 1044184K av, 0K used, 1044184K free 139868K cached ### Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Nvidia Gforce
On Sun, 2002-04-28 at 16:05, Dennis Myers wrote: > Hi all, I just installed a new video card with the Nvidia GForde 2 MX400 64mb > DDR. It seems to have loaded fine and I have installed the Nvidia drivers > and changed the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file as has been advised on the list. > Now the fun begins. I have a folder in kmail that is labeled "nvidia" and it > is the only folder that I click on and Kmail crashes and won't start again > without a reboot. I can find no hint of what is happening in syslog. > Tuxracer runs very well. > Oh, also when kmail crashes so konqueror also ceases to function. If I try to > look at /home/dennis files in konqueror it has a blank screen, shows no > files. Does anyone have an idea of where to start looking. The archives > don't mention anything like this. TIA for any help. If more info is needed > I will be happy to send it. > -- > Dennis M. linux user #180842 > Dennis, I have the same card, but different probs. Femme said: Look at LM's site for nvidia instructions they have special ones there for your card. I haven't found them yet, but then I'm obviously looking in the wrong place ;-) If you find them, let me know. If not, we can both blame Femme :-) Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie]To Civ! You folks are great
&Sgr;&tgr;&igr;&sfgr; &Pgr;&agr;&rgr; 26 &Agr;&pgr;&rgr; 2002 23:50, &ogr;/&eegr; civileme &eacgr;&ggr;&rgr;&agr;&psgr;&egr;: > Congratulations, newbie list members. You have kept a civil list > compared to the other linux help lists extant, and it has been a > pleasure being here. > > It appears there are enough people answering questions--a critical mass > of them, in fact, that I can feel comfortable leaving here to attack a > huge backlog of questions on MandrakeExpert. > > Diane Marie Montesa, Sridhar, Lyvim, Charles Edwards, Etharp, s, Tom, > Ronald J Hall. and all the other wonderful helpers, you are doing great. > Steer the really weird questions toward www.mandrakeexpert.com, if you > will, or email me privately. I like weird ones as you well know. > > Anyway, please don't read anything negative into my departure. I just > need to be full-time on MandrakeExpert for the forseeable future, and > that means the spare time past my normal working day as well. > > Civileme Dont you leave us for too long. We are all going to miss you my friend. Weird stuff has it's beuty but this list has energy, good people, and really "alive" and "kicking" stuff. I'm missing you already. Dimitris Ioannou. from Greece P.S. I've done as you suggested and now my DVD-ROM works fine and it's identified by the graphical front ends for cdrecord. Once again thank you! I'll keep mailing you privately though. Dimitris Ioannou LM 8.2 Registered Linux User 217321: Warning: This is a Microsoft-Free PC. 1:37pm up 4:45, 1 user, load average: 0,00, 0,00, 0,00 80 processes: 79 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped CPU states: 1,5% user, 1,7% system, 0,0% nice, 96,6% idle Mem: 771860K av, 260800K used, 511060K free, 0K shrd, 19500K buff Swap: 1044184K av, 0K used, 1044184K free 139712K cached # Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mandrake 8.2 install problems
Hello I just bought a new computer and Mandrake 8.2 - but I am not able to install Mandrake! The install is locked during what looks like a check of the devices in the computer. The last line written is: "Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 01:03" I have tried to start the installation on my sons old PC, and there seems to be no problems, so it is related to my PC. The computer has a M810LS motherboard (www.pcchips.com.tw). Mvh Anders Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] X and nVidia under 8.2
On Sun, 2002-04-28 at 16:42, FemmeFatale wrote: > Brian Parish wrote: > > > > OK, my powerpack arrived! A fresh install does all the things I would > > hope and expect it to do, but for a glitch with my graphics card. I > > have an nVidia GEforce 2 MX400. Chose the lastest Xfree with > > acceleration during the install. Login and type startx > > > > Screen goes blank for about 30 seconds, then I get an nVidia splash > > screen, then finally KDE comes up. Acceleration is obviously working as > > Tux zooms very nicely after those herring, but the entire system will > > hang to the point where Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does nothing and I can't even > > ping the machine. Reset button time! > > > > OK, so I get rid of xfree 4.2.whatever, go back to the previous > > 4.something-else without acceleration and everything is stable. But Tux > > of course is a major casualty. :-( > > > > Can anyone offer a way to make it stable AND accelerated? > > > > TIA > > > > Brian > > > > Look at LM's site for nvidia instructions they have special ones there > for your card. > > Femme > H. I must be particularly impervious to the obvious today. Can you point me a little more pointedly in the direction of that info? TIA Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Epson Stylus C60 print problems with LM 8.2 download edition
On Tuesday 23 April 2002 3:48 am, Jules Verne wrote: > Yesterday I did a fresh install of LM 8.2 (download edition) and > now I cannot get my printer to work correctly. The test page prints, > but there is no blue and no black in the output, so the color wheel > test page comes out in various shades of red and pink! I am using > CUPS and GimpPrint (tried the other available choice with no luck > there, either). I tried both "3 color composite" and "4 color" > choices in printer options, neither works properly. Curiously, I have almost the same problem with my Lexmark Z42 and a new install (only red and black print; no blue or yellow). This is using CUPS. I can't find anything specific on Google (put 'mandrake color print problem' in groups.google.com) although there seems to be every other printing problem imaginable there. Will keep trying ... Alastair -- Alastair Scott (London, United Kingdom) http://www.unmetered.org.uk/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] X and nVidia under 8.2
On Sun, 2002-04-28 at 16:42, FemmeFatale wrote: > Brian Parish wrote: > > > > OK, my powerpack arrived! A fresh install does all the things I would > > hope and expect it to do, but for a glitch with my graphics card. I > > have an nVidia GEforce 2 MX400. Chose the lastest Xfree with > > acceleration during the install. Login and type startx > > > > Screen goes blank for about 30 seconds, then I get an nVidia splash > > screen, then finally KDE comes up. Acceleration is obviously working as > > Tux zooms very nicely after those herring, but the entire system will > > hang to the point where Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does nothing and I can't even > > ping the machine. Reset button time! > > > > OK, so I get rid of xfree 4.2.whatever, go back to the previous > > 4.something-else without acceleration and everything is stable. But Tux > > of course is a major casualty. :-( > > > > Can anyone offer a way to make it stable AND accelerated? > > > > TIA > > > > Brian > > > > Look at LM's site for nvidia instructions they have special ones there > for your card. > > Femme > Thanks Femme, and also for not adding the obvious "Why didn't you do that first bonehead?" Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] kernel panic - why?
Hi newbies & non-newbies (may your tribe increase) Well, this is the second time (original install November 2001 - panic Jan 2001), So ... It may have been 'cos the 12yo exceeded his winME partition size (around 10goig), or the (apparently) faulty power source ... anyway, the hd was unable to be formatted or partitioned (needed 3 days & $299 to be fixed) , so was factory formatted ... and new power supply, and the hd worked. Yay! Reinstalled Feb 21 2002, another kernel panic 28 April 2002. remember we have a new power supply and this time ample (over 2 gigs) left on WinME partition, so why did I get a "kernel panic: unable to mount root fs on 03:05" this time? Is it *time* related ... can't be space or power supply related ... can it? The system (dual boot M8.0 and WinME, has been fine, until this) Pentium III 866, 256 RAM, 20 gig hd, LILO, KDE, non-graphical login, nvidia card (tnt2 riva), external dynalink rural modem ... sheesh is that enough? - Oh, it is the powerpack, but registered in Jan or Dec so can't do the expert thingy.. Help ... please, I want to go to Linux only (yes, I'll do the Transgaming thing and the CodeWeavers, and TurboPrint thing (printer is Epson 480) ... I'm lacking in $ but prepared to pay for service .. despite being in NZ - where USD mean big bucks), and my 12yo is prepared to sacrifice some short term goodies for longevity. -- Cheers and TIA and I'll remember your help UTDSFOATCCSK (Until The Desert Sands Freeze Over And The Camels Come Skating Home - old invocation from my student nursing days) Helen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Software Manager crashing.
On Saturday 27 April 2002 07:44 am, Seedkum Aladeem wrote: > On Friday 26 April 2002 01:00 pm, civileme wrote: > > Seedkum Aladeem wrote: > > >Hi, > > > > > >I have multiple version of some packages installed. I want to uninstall > > > the older version but the KDE "Software Manager" crashes when trying > > > to do that.. I have, for example, the "e2fsprogs-1.27-1.1mdk.i586.rpm" > > > and the "e2fsprogs-1.26-1.1mdk.i586.rpm" on my system by the "Software > > > Manager". When I select the 1.26 version in "Software Manager" and > > > click uninstall, the "Software Manager" program just disappears from > > > the screen and I do not have any error messages from it. > > > > > >When I use the "Package Manager" to do the uinstall instead, it does not > > >crash but it gives me the following message : > > >[root@grumpy seedkum]# rpm -e e2fsprogs;echo RESULT=$? > > >error: "e2fsprogs" specifies multiple packages > > >RESULT=1 > > > > > >When I give the rpm command from the command line I get the following > > >[root@grumpy seedkum]# rpm -e e2fsprogs-1.26-1.1mdk.i586.rpm > > >error: package e2fsprogs-1.26-1.1mdk.i586.rpm is not installed > > > > > >How do I go about cleaning the mess I have? > > > > > >Thanx, > > > > > >Seedkum > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > rpm --rebuilddb > > > > abd if that doesn't work > > > > urpmi rpm > > > > and install every package that comes up then it will work > > > > Civileme > > I tried the first suggestion above and it came to an end without printing > any messages, but it failed to remove the unwanted packages. I tried the > second suggestion. It gave me the error message below. The file tout was > not created. > > The unwanted packages remain in the system. Any more suggestions will be > greatly appreciated. > > > Seedkum > > > [root@grumpy seedkum]# urpmi rpm tee tout > unable to take medium "disc 1 Download Edition Installation CD (x86) > (cdrom1)" into account as no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.disc 1 Download > Edition Installation CD (x86) (cdrom1)] exists > unable to take medium "disc 1 Download Edition Installation CD (x86) > (disk1)" into account as no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.disc 1 Download > Edition Installation CD (x86) (disk1)] exists > unable to take medium "disc 2 Download Edition Second Installation CD (x86) > (cdrom2)" into account as no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.disc 2 Download > Edition Second Installation CD (x86) (cdrom2)] exists > unable to take medium "disc 2 Download Edition Second Installation CD (x86) > (disk2)" into account as no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.disc 2 Download > Edition Second Installation CD (x86) (disk2)] exists > unable to take medium "disc 3 Download Edition Contributions CD (x86) > (cdrom3)" into account as no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.disc 3 Download > Edition Contributions CD (x86) (cdrom3)] exists > unable to take medium "disc 3 Download Edition Contributions CD (x86) > (cdrom4)" into account as no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.disc 3 Download > Edition Contributions CD (x86) (cdrom4)] exists > unable to take medium "disc 3 Download Edition Contributions CD (x86) > (disk3)" into account as no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.disc 3 Download > Edition Contributions CD (x86) (disk3)] exists > unable to take medium "disc 3 Download Edition Contributions CD (x86) > (disk4)" into account as no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.disc 3 Download > Edition Contributions CD (x86) (disk4)] exists > unable to take medium "Updates for Mandrake Linux 8.2 (ftp1u)" into account > as no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.Updates for Mandrake Linux 8.2 > (ftp1u)] exists > curl: (7) Couldn't connect to host > installing /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/kdetoys-2.2.2-8mdk.i586.rpm > Installation failed, some files are missing. > You may want to update your urpmi database > [root@grumpy seedkum]# I tried to install the kdetoys-2.2.2-8mdk.i586.rpm using urpmi it would not get installed. urpmi just gave the error message that an error occurred without any explanation. I then used rpm to install it. This time the installation was successful. I checked the installed packages using "Software Manager" and the extraneous packages did not show up. It looks like the problem is solved. No compilation was necessary. Thanx to everyone. Seedkum Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] NAT x SNAT
Hi, I'm using VNC but, I can't get it 'MASQUERADE'. Can anybody help me on this iptables rules? I'm using this one: #iptables -t nat POSTROUTING -o eth1 192.168.0.0/24 -j SNAT --to my_IP(static) comp1: (linux only) eth0:ADSL (my_IP) static eth1:192.168.0.2 comp2: (windows only) eth0:192.168.0.3 TIA Ricardo Castanho -- == Linux user # 102240 => Machine # 96125 => Seti@home user == Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] FAQ Listing / why I've not been here
Don't worry fellow list members, I've not gone missing I recently managed (finally) to get some time to start using towards updating / revising my FAQ site (some of it posts to the Redhat lists, some of it on the Mandrake lists). For quite a while now (until recently), I've been without a Mandrake box to actually use to assist in answering questions, since the linux box I was handling administration for has departed. Anyways, since my parents purchased a new dell PC, I now (finally) have my own linux workstation / server, where I can actually take a look / investigate problems again. My latest project is to try to get a linux server installed at work to handle centralized user authentication, and possibly to replace the existing firewall. I've probably convinced my supervisors 99%+ to do it - just a matter now of locating hardware to run it on. The primary reason that I've not been regularly posting to the list is because I've been very busy since I am now working 3 jobs. One is full-time as an IT Manager (ending my 11 month job search), another is part-time somewhere else for benefits (small companies tend not to have heavy benefits packages), and of course, various consulting gigs that I'm trying to finish from before I got hired on. Of course, this doesn't include my "after-hours" work on stuff like General Education Online (http://www.findaschool.org), the Pensacola Linux Users Group, Academic Web Information Repository (http://www.webspinners.org), Simple End User Linux (http://www.seul.org), and various other projects. Anyways, in the coming days, you'll start seeing posts from me again as I can manage. Michael -- Michael Viron Core Systems Group, Simple End User Linux (Database & Web Statistician Admin) Project Manager / Primary Developer, General Education Online Founding Member, Schoolforge President / Founder, Academic Web Information Repository Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Re: KDE 3.0 - question on installation
Question regarding install of KDE 3.0 on Mandrake 8.2 I followed your instructions of: cd /home/"MyName"/kde3 urpmi.addmedia kde3 file:///home/"MyName"/kde3 And I logout and when I get to the login screen I only have 2 options in my Session Type drop down box. The first option is "default" and the second option is "failsafe". I should have Gnome in here as well as the other window makers since I have them installed. Another question while I'm at it. When I start up Mandrake 8.2 it never asks me what user I want to login and automatically logs me in. I would rather be prompted as to which user I want to login with. I used to know how to do this but I don't remember. Thanks for your time, Eric -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alastair Scott Sent: April 26, 2002 2:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE 3 On Friday 26 April 2002 7:10 pm, you wrote: > While we are on the topic, I also installed KDE3, and it rocks. Played > around with some of the icon settings and it looks great (Screen shot > http://nixit.ca/KDE3.png ). Definitely making the switch (at least > until Gnome 2 comes out). It's strangely similar to my desktop :) http://www.thebrixton.btinternet.co.uk/kde3desktop.png (the font is Frutiger Linotype; you get it installed with Microsoft Reader www.eu.microsoft.com/reader). > One thing tho, everytime I login, the KDE startup wizard loads up and > asks me a bunch of questions, how can I disable this. I tried through > the wizard but it still loads up everytime I start KDE3. (THis is not > the mandrake first time startup wizard). This is a 'known bug' and the fix is near the bottom of this excellent guide to KDE3 quirks: http://mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=2048 "Create or edit the file '~/.kde3/share/config/kpersonalizerrc'. Put this line into it: FirstLogin=false" Alastair -- Alastair Scott (London, United Kingdom) http://www.unmetered.org.uk/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
