RE: [newbie] defrag and linux
I don't know if this was luck, but I reinstalled w2k on my dual boot mdk/w2k, and had to do nothing with the mbr. It just booted as normal. Tony. -Original Message- From: Richard Holt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 8:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] defrag and linux Hello, On Tue, 03 Sep 2002 13:21:13 -0400, Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daniele de Sanctis wrote: didn't try anything yet, but i'd like to say that that happened also on another laptop with windows98 and another question: i'm thinking of installing windows 2k on my windows partition. that installation could produce problem to the linux partition (maybe in principle not, but.)thank u daniele daniele, Win2K and Mandrake should get along just fine. I've got XP and Mandrake running on a workstation at home and play real nice together. The only time I've heard of folks having trouble with those two or others similar as in NT and Linux is with bootloaders other then LILO. That is not to say that the other BL's aren't any good or you shouldn't use them. Thats just the only instance that i've heard of that being a problem. I had a similar situation. Only booted to Windows once in the last couple of weeks but it hung and stepped on the registry. Quickest solution was just Reinstall. Worked fine for Windows but overwrote the MBR. Reboot with CD#1 in the drive choosing repair. Read the directions about using mount /mnt or some such and then running /sbin/lilo. Exit, Exit, Reboot and all was fine again. regards, Richard. So...load away. Mark -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify either Tony S. Sykes or the postmaster mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com http://www.bcpsoftware.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Where is everyone?
No mandrake mailings (newbie or expert) since Friday. I don't see anything new on the archives, either, but then I'm not certain how current they are. -- cmg (aka Lonely in Raleigh) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] tar hep
Hello everyone. Im having trouble with creating a tar file out of a directory that I have made filled with Icons so that I can install it on my computer. If anyone knows how to make a tar file please tell me.Anthony VDo You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes
[newbie] RC1
Hi all, Quiet couple of days--wow. Anyway, the first release candidate of 9.0 is available. Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] java
I am trying to get java to run in Konq and Mozilla... I have the permissions setup ok but Konq tells me java applet is loading and then sticks and Mozilla tells me I need a Netscape plugin...I d/load the plugin and it fails to install with an error 202 message.. Anyone tell me where I am going wrong please Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] ????
i've been getting no messages from either newbie or expert list for almost two days now. is my subscription to the lists cancelled or expired in some way? is the list dead? am *I* DEAD???!! weird. -- boot into windows? what has smashing glass with footwear got to do with Operating systems? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] OMFG the internet is broken!!
is it??? if averyone else is reading the list messages with no problems ( and laughing at my stupidity ) please let me know on a private message!! thanks. Damian -- boot into windows? what has smashing glass with footwear got to do with Operating systems? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] ADSL - starting at boot
I have a server using 8.2 running as a ADSL firewall. Works very nicely. When I run Mandrake Control Center System Services, I can see adsl listed as a service and can start it successfully from there. Clicking on the on boot button also works, but it doesn't stick. i.e. Running MCC again shows it not selected to start at boot time and true enough - it doesn't. I have put a one line script in /etc/rc3.d to make it start, but it would appear to be a more elegant solution if the services panel did its job. Am I missing something here? TIA Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] How to trace a samba printing problem
I have just set up a new server using 8.2. Samba is installed with the appropriate security updates. File shares work just fine. The printer share is seen by an XP client, put prints sent to it disappear without trace. Can someone point me in the right direction as to how to attack this problem? TIA Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] test
Maybe it's a cross between White Eagle and some christian thing. Certainly doesn't sound zen. I'll see what the I Ching has to say! On Wed, 04 Sep 2002 15:44, rob wrote: huh??? On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 23:43, Sean Goh wrote: -- = === Let each one ask himself, Has not the Lord entrusted me with means for the advancement of His cause? ..Nothing saps spirituality from the soul more quickly than to enclose it in selfishness and self caring. - Counsels on Stewardship, E.G.White = === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] defrag and linux
On Wed, 04 Sep 2002 05:26, Mark Weaver wrote: Angus Auld wrote: Hi there, I've been running a dual-boot on my Dell Dimm for a few months now w/Mdk 8.2 and WinMe, and they seem to cohabitating peacefully on my hd. I have defragged my Win partition a few times and it hasn't caused any problems for Mdk. Am I courting disaster and holding out on luck alone?? I hardly use ME at all anymore, and I've thought about just dumping it and letting Mdk have the whole drive. Is this particular to laptops or are desktops involved too? Any further info about possible problems caused by Win defrag would be greatly appreciated. TIA for any feedback. --Angus Hi Angus, Maybe you're just one of the lucky few. If so, we'll just take comfort in the fact that there are actually folks out there that haven't been bitten by the ME dragon. Frankly, ME is THE worst thing to ever come out of Redmond, Washington. I can't believe they actually released that mess and called it an Operating System. The only thing worse then that is the fact that they actually got paid money by people for the thing. The old adage is still true however. If it isn't broke then don't fix it. If you're not having any trouble then leave it be. I wouldn't do any extensive system or disk maintainence on it though using _any_ tools native to ME though. Not with it's current track record of misfortune and dataloss. If, on the other hand you were to go out and purchase a Windows XP Home edition, (however, the professional edition is much perfered if you've got to), I'm sure your computer would be far happier and your data MUCH safer. Mark MUCH safer, yeah right. It would then belong to Micro$oft. If you have no further use for ME Angus by all means trash it. Me, i still resort back to my Windows to get screen shots for manuals, etc. -- Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] java again
Hi.. Following advise from the list I d/loaded as root and installed the Netscape java plugin for Mozilla and it works fine in Mozilla.. I have put the path into Konq and I get the java applet message but nothing comes up the path I entered is.. .../usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/java2/lib/i386/libjavaplugin_jni.so Can anyone advise why this does not work ??? Regards Ted Wager Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] defrag and linux
On Wed, 2002-09-04 at 09:12, Miark wrote: Where? Miark Brian Parish [EMAIL PROTECTED] saith: Well at the risk of being drawn and quartered, note that you can download a free version of Diskkeeper for 98/ME... Here: http://www.executive.com/downloads/menu.asp cheers Brian P.S. This is the defragger that M$ licenses for 2K and XP, so it may look familiar ;-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] P4 problem with 845gl graphics and CMI9738 sound
Not to disapoint but there is no way to get the version of XFree that came w/ 8.2 to work w/ the new intel graphics on the i845G chipsets. In theory when 9.0 comes out the latest patches to XFree86 will be available as well as a very basic driver for the i845g, however from reading the [EMAIL PROTECTED] maillinglist there is little hope for 8.2 to support the card. Sorry My friend. NB On Wed, 2002-09-04 at 00:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have P IV 1.5GHz with 256 MB DDR RAM on KOB 845GL NDSMx Motherboard. When I installed Mandrake 8.2 I got only 640x480 at 16 bit for X and sound not working. on board sound is C-Media CMI9738. If any body is working already with these kindly mail how to get it work X properly and get sound . L.V.Gandhi 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] Nomad IIc connectivity
Hi Guys, Just a quick question. I've got a nomad IIc USB based MP3 Player. I want to know if it can be mounted under linux, and if so are there any websites / tutorials that explain how this can be done. (I haven't had time to try it yet, will do it on weekend. I'm gonna feel really stupid if it does everything automagically :) NB Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] test
On Tuesday 03 September 2002 11:43 pm, you wrote: - Let each one ask himself, Has not the Lord entrusted me with means for the advancement of His cause? ..Nothing saps spirituality from the soul more quickly than to enclose it in selfishness and self caring. - Counsels on Stewardship, E.G.White boy, you take away the right to walk and chew gum and they get all rightous and spirtual on you don't they... /grin (in Singapore, I hear it is against the law to chew gum on the public transportation services) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] test
On Thu, 2002-08-15 at 14:39, Anne Wilson wrote: On Wednesday 14 Aug 2002 9:22 pm, you wrote: This was cleary an essay-test... -Original Message- From: et [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 4:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] test On Wednesday 14 August 2002 04:05 pm, you wrote: This is a test message because two of my postings have not been presented. But then I never saw the original post of this thread. As for posts not showing up generally, I check my sent-mail folder and usually find that the post had gone back to a poster rather than the list. HTH Anne Unfortunately that is not always the case. There are many many emails that peeps here have posted that never have made it to the list. If you are in a serious discussion and this occurs on one of your replies repeatedly (as has happened to me), then it turns into a majorly aggravating problem. One case in point was when I was posting job leads to some of the IT peeps on the expert list; namely Civileme, Dr Jung, and Mike Holt. After multiple postings to the list under various subject headings, body changes, and message id's, the email still never made it; a total of at least 15 transmissions. At different times (and different days), I should mention. In another case there was a discussion involving sound cards and hardware; my replies never made it back to the list on that one either. There are several other examples and I have run other tests but...you get the idea. Lately the problem has not been as bad, perhaps it was fixed over the holidays, or the person responsible was terminated. We can only hope. LX -- °°° Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdkEvolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°° Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] nis password change doesnt work
I have a network that has a samba serving as the pdc, manages my windows logins, roaming profiles and all. I have recently finished configuring nfs/nis over mandrake 8.1 as the server and SuSE linux 7.2 on the client side. all my exports are working fine and nothing could be better, except that i cant change the passwords over nis. whenever i try to using "yppasswd" i get the reply as Changing NIS account information for mKwatampora on tech.mak.ac.ug. Please enter old password: Sorry. mkwatampora@tech:~> the password information isnt changed. when i change the password in linuxconf, i can login only when using a windows machine, but cant login with the new password on any linux machine. the troublesome bit comes in because on the linux machines, i can login with the old password that i have just changed over linuxconf. I have tried to merge the smbpasswd and passwd files but some daemons dont take of when i do this. i have tried creating a new password list to work from but still no hope. Is there anything i am missing? are there any bugs with these two distributions because im thinking of kicking on of the two out. I have the latest version of ypserv, ypbind and yptools and nfs-utils. i really dont know why it doesnt work. help anybody. Thanks Mike ___Be Unique! Get your personalized email address at www.NamePlanet.com
[newbie]
Can any one tell me how i can setup Konqueror so I can browse the local network like you do under ms windows. Or is that not possable Thanks David Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mailserver down?
Please excuse this e-mail, if it comes through... but I think the Mandrake mailserver is down, or for some unknown reason there is like 0,0 traffic. Greetings Ralph -- Homepage: http://tuxpower.f2g.net/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] my turn to test
hmmm twenty hours with no mail from the list 1. the first president of the US was? 2 the president of the US lives in what city? 3 why are you reading this? 4 why am I typing this? 5 what is the meaning of lfe? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Re: How to associate Opera w/Mdk (Thx Joan Tur!)
Greetings, Thanks for the replies to my post. Thank you Joan Tur, Opera is now set as my default browser 8) The procedure was as follows: Start Menu=Control Center=FileBrowsing=File Associations=text=html=then, in the application list click 'add'. In the application box type in, /usr/bin/opera -newwindow '%u'. Highlight the new entry and move it to the top of the list. Done! All the best. Linux empowers! --iswn Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.--James Thurber Reg. Linux User #278931 -- ___ Get your free email from http://mymail.operamail.com Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] ????
Nope, I think its a general problem -Message d'origine- De : Damian G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyé : lundi 2 septembre 2002 03:28 À : lista-linux-newbie Objet : [newbie] i've been getting no messages from either newbie or expert list for almost two days now. is my subscription to the lists cancelled or expired in some way? is the list dead? am *I* DEAD???!! weird. -- boot into windows? what has smashing glass with footwear got to do with Operating systems? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mouse problem
This might not have made it to the list, sorry if it is a dup: On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:27:58 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I installed Mandrake8.2 and when i start my computer the mouse if fine but sometimes when im working the mouse pointer isnt in the right place like ill click and the pointer will be where i want to click but the click will be like 1 inch to the left..any idea how i can fix this? Thanks Try uncommenting (remove the # sign) this option in your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file: # Option sw_cursor It is in the # ** # Graphics device section # ** of the file. Then restart the xserver (if you boot into the gui, there should be an option somewhere in the log-in screen to restart the server). I had a similar problem with my laptop and this solved it. Hope it works for you too. -- Chris Spackman gpg: 9B6B 860E 7C06 787F 366F 5D3E 7152 DCB2 FC51 51B9 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] help please, keyboard rreeppeeaattiinngg
Hi all, I was given a new computer at work and they allowed me to put linux on it (they don't care what i use as long as the work gets done). They were even nice enough to get starsuite for me. :-) (The computer guy said that starsuite is selling like crazy - one of the most popular programs at the moment.) Anyhow, I put mandrake 8.2 on it and it works fine except for one or two things. The major problem is that the keyboard repeat rate is totally f**ked up. Typing quickly (normal speed for someone used to typing) causes a large number or double or triple letters, like `mman kbbdrate'. It does not seem to be affected by changing kbdrate or by changing the settings in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Changing those settings works for the regular repeat, but does nothing to prevent the annoying semi-random repeats. I found something on google about commenting out some code in some file in (from memory, I am not at work nor on the net as I write this) /usr/src/?/arch/i386/??. Anyhow, I commented out the relevant section in whatever file that was, but the keyboard still repeats. Does that file (whose name I cannot remember) affect anything, or would I have to recompile the kernel or something first? Any ideas? Could it be a hardware problem? I have found that it is less likely to happen if I pound the keys (imaging typing on an old, non-electric typewriter). Needless to say, that solution is almost as bad as the problem. tia -- Chris Spackman gpg: 9B6B 860E 7C06 787F 366F 5D3E 7152 DCB2 FC51 51B9 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] kde_greet not starting - help
Hi, I have done somthing to my set up and don't know how to fix it, (otherwise this email is a bit pointless :-) ) I hope someone can help. I think that I have pinned it down to kde_greet not starting on boot, I have compared two machines installed the same way and this is the process that is missing. I have checked /etc/inittab and that is set to run-leve5 and that it has the right incantation for starting x ie. x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon In fact the /etc/inittab on each machine is identical. startx works AFTER I have logged in, the bit that is missing from the startup process, is the intial login screen to X, where the user chooes which window manager they want to use etc Clearly /usr/bin/kdm_greet is run as part of the kde start up as I get the error message This program is part of kdm and should not be run manually. But where the call to this program is located I cannot find. Can someone help please ? All help appriciated. -- Stephen Kitchener The best way to accelerate a Win9x machine is at 9.81m/s2. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Firestarter questions...
On Tuesday 03 September 2002 01:43 am, you wrote: I get lots of errors with Firestarter too, but it _operates_ like a charm. I'd suggest not worrying about unless it's actually malfunctioning. I dunno about auto-starting it. Miark Yes, it does seem to work OK. I was just looking for some handier way to have it running. Yeah, call me lazy. grin BTW, thanks for the reply - didn't think the list was ever gonna come back up! -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] md9.0rc1: mandrake control center not appearing
Does this happen when in Gnome or any other Window Manager other than KDE, but KDE works OK? And do you get the same symptom when trying to open any other 'drak' tool? If so it is a bug I reported to Cooker in 9.0Beta2 but no one else seemed to have a problem with it. When I upgraded to Beta 3 it went away, and I have not tried Beta4 or RC1. If this describes your symptoms I suggest a clearly worded post to the Cooker list might be in order. derek On Wednesday 04 Sep 2002 3:49 am, Miark wrote: That happens to me, too. My feeling is that it's a result of one of two things: 1) Upgrading to KDE 3.0.2, or 2) messing with Ximian Gnome before there were Mandrake-specific RPMs available. I can still run the M. Control Center from a terminal after I su to root, so I'm just waiting for 9 final to start afresh. Miark tek1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] saith: i installed 9.0rc1 and tried accessing mandrake control center. after inputting the root pw, the dialog box for mandrake control center disappears and nothing happens. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] md9.0rc1: mandrake control center not appearing
thanks for your reply. i tried su'ing to root, even logging in as root, but couldn't access the mdr ctrl ctr. fortunately, 9.0rc1 was a clean install (not upgrading a system currently is use), so i'll use 8.2 until 9.0 final is released. thanks again for your help. At 20:49 02/09/03 -0600, you wrote: That happens to me, too. My feeling is that it's a result of one of two things: 1) Upgrading to KDE 3.0.2, or 2) messing with Ximian Gnome before there were Mandrake-specific RPMs available. I can still run the M. Control Center from a terminal after I su to root, so I'm just waiting for 9 final to start afresh. Miark tek1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] saith: i installed 9.0rc1 and tried accessing mandrake control center. after inputting the root pw, the dialog box for mandrake control center disappears and nothing happens. 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] test
1 Corinthians 2:14 -Original Message- From: rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 11:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] test huh??? On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 23:43, Sean Goh wrote: -- === = Let each one ask himself, Has not the Lord entrusted me with means for the advancement of His cause? ..Nothing saps spirituality from the soul more quickly than to enclose it in selfishness and self caring. - Counsels on Stewardship, E.G.White === = 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] permissions hell
That doesn't really help - but other unices have a 'wheel' but Linux doesn't really have it per se. It can no doubt be added, or even faked, if need be. Actually, linux does have a wheel group, as shown below. mviron@server ~ $ more /etc/group | grep wheel wheel:x:10:root mviron@server ~ $ If you need something owned by root to be accessible to the wheel group, you'd change the settings from root:root to root:wheel. Michael -- Michael Viron Project Manager / Primary Developer / Manager of Online Operations General Education Online Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Weird lockup solved
Hi all, About a month ago my machine locked up bigtime. It just stopped responding, and I could not find out what had happened. Just that a tremendous amount of processes were running under root. Loads of shells, vi's and crond's. I could only think huh and press ctrl-alt-del (which then locked up everything, leaving RESET as last resort). Now I found out what was the problem. Never, but I mean NEVER, put something stupid in root crontab like 55 11 * * * crontab -e /backup/crontab.root crontab -l is much smarter... Ur Hurray for typos... Paul -- Confuscius say: Man who stands on toilet is high on pot. http://nlpagan.net-Linux Mandrake 8.2 - Sylpheed 0.8.2 Help Microsoft combat software piracy: give Linux to a friend today! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] permissions hell
On Friday 30 Aug 2002 10:27 pm, you wrote: Hello, I'm running Mandrake 7.1 (I know I know, long story..) and I'm having what I think is a permissions problem. Its the cdrom and floppy drives, specificly unless I'm logged in as root I can't get to 'em. This is, a super pain. I want to be a good doobie and not play around with stuff while logged in as root, but if I want to move stuff between machines I need the floppy drive(No network yet, coming soon) So smarty that I am I pull out the books. Yes books. Then I edit /etc/group and make my user part of all the groups that look entertaining, disk,cdrom,floppy,users. Doesn't help a bit. Finally in a fit of desparation I add myself to root. Which also doesn't help a bit. Oh, I do log out between tries, but I presume theres some way around that, which I'd appreciate knowing So I'm stumped, I can mount and unmount but not use... HELP! -Curt Things are quiet at the moment - I think people are on holiday, so I'll try to help although I'm not an expert. Have you got 'user' in the definition lines in your /etc/fstab? If not, add 'user,' (without quotes of course) after the mount bit dev=/dev/whatever and before the fs=iso9660 bit. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] md9.0rc1: mandrake control center not appearing
hi dale and all. yes, the pathname was wrong. thank you for your help. :) At 11:15 02/09/04 -0500, you wrote: Hope I'm not missing the point, or saying something obvious, but I've had a similar problem in several incarnations of Mandrake. The problem (in my case, at least), is that the pathname is wrong. The pathname I found was /usr/X11R6/bin/drakconf, but it should be /usr/sbin/drakxconf. Note the pathname difference *and* the difference in filenames, drakxconf instead of drakconf (which is the command-line version). I fixed it by right-clicking on the menu-entry, going down to properties, clicking on that, and changing the path-name. Then I opened menudrake, changed the pathname there, and saved. Finally, I trashcanned the old desktop icon and dragged a new one from the menu. Presto! Mandrake Control Center works. Dale Huckeby ps. I had a lot of frustration with menudrake until I realized that you have to rightclick on the menu-item, choose properties and change the pathname *there* in addition to changing it in menudrake. On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Derek Jennings wrote: Does this happen when in Gnome or any other Window Manager other than KDE, but KDE works OK? And do you get the same symptom when trying to open any other 'drak' tool? If so it is a bug I reported to Cooker in 9.0Beta2 but no one else seemed to have a problem with it. When I upgraded to Beta 3 it went away, and I have not tried Beta4 or RC1. If this describes your symptoms I suggest a clearly worded post to the Cooker list might be in order. derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] glib dependency hell
8.2 download edition. Trying to upgrade some packages, need glib2/libglib2. I can't install via rpm because it conflicts with glib1.3x. I can't uninstall glib1.3x because it wants to uninstall everything else. Tried compiling glib2, even followed the instructions in install, but no happiness. Has anybody on the list been able to upgrade glib that can share any tricks? Todd -- Todd Slater Not currently listening to tunes There is no human reason why a child should not admire and emulate his teacher's ability to do sums, rather than the village bum's ability to whittle sticks and smoke cigarettes. The reason why the child does not is plain enough - the bum has put himself on an equality with him and the teacher has not. (Floyd Dell) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ????
On Mon, 2 Sep 2002 14:52:20 +0200 MELEAN Yasmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope, I think its a general problem wow.. i sent that message days ago... Damian -- boot into windows? what has smashing glass with footwear got to do with Operating systems? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ????
On Sunday 01 September 2002 09:27 pm, you wrote: i've been getting no messages from either newbie or expert list for almost two days now. is my subscription to the lists cancelled or expired in some way? is the list dead? am *I* DEAD???!! weird. well.. at this point... let's blame YOU! Ha... oh wait aren't we 'spossed to blame someone who just left the room? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mailserver down?
On Saturday 31 August 2002 12:21 pm, Ralph Slooten wrote: Please excuse this e-mail, if it comes through... but I think the Mandrake mailserver is down, or for some unknown reason there is like 0,0 traffic. Greetings Ralph Gee, Ralph, it only took 4+ days to show up here. What's your problem? Don't feel bad, though, I still haven't seen a message that I posted on the same subject about the same time as yours. Got some replies, but no original. Gotta love it. It would be nice if someone at Mandrake would give us an explanation as to what went wrong. Hacked? Massive equipment failure? Bad test installation of Lindows? Solar flares? -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mailserver down?
On Wed, 4 Sep 2002 22:12:49 -0400 Carroll Grigsby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 31 August 2002 12:21 pm, Ralph Slooten wrote: Please excuse this e-mail, if it comes through... but I think the Mandrake mailserver is down, or for some unknown reason there is like 0,0 traffic. Greetings Ralph Gee, Ralph, it only took 4+ days to show up here. What's your problem? Don't feel bad, though, I still haven't seen a message that I posted on the same subject about the same time as yours. Got some replies, but no original. Gotta love it. It would be nice if someone at Mandrake would give us an explanation as to what went wrong. Hacked? Massive equipment failure? Bad test installation of Lindows? Solar flares? It's those teenage immigrant welfare mothers on drugs! T -- Todd Slater Not currently listening to tunes Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. (Stephen Vizinczey) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mailserver down?
On Wednesday 04 September 2002 10:21 pm, Todd Slater wrote: On Wed, 4 Sep 2002 22:12:49 -0400 Carroll Grigsby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 31 August 2002 12:21 pm, Ralph Slooten wrote: Please excuse this e-mail, if it comes through... but I think the Mandrake mailserver is down, or for some unknown reason there is like 0,0 traffic. Greetings Ralph Gee, Ralph, it only took 4+ days to show up here. What's your problem? Don't feel bad, though, I still haven't seen a message that I posted on the same subject about the same time as yours. Got some replies, but no original. Gotta love it. It would be nice if someone at Mandrake would give us an explanation as to what went wrong. Hacked? Massive equipment failure? Bad test installation of Lindows? Solar flares? It's those teenage immigrant welfare mothers on drugs! T Sounds to me like they have all of the credentials to administer a Linux maillist. Oh wait, they're not MSCE's, are they? -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie]
Can any one tell me how i can setup Konqueror so I can browse the local network like you do under ms windows. Or is that not possable You should be able to click on Services (the yellow star) and then go to lan browser and then (if things are set up correctly) view the other systems on the network. On mine - I don't have a network, but strangely enough it tells me that it can't connect to localhost. That of course is defined elsewhere (/etc/hosts). I can of course ping localhost so some- where there is a miscommunication between konqueror and the services it uses to go to the LAN. Konqueror does use a special notation lan:// to denote machines on the local area network. David Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] bringing up and interface
Hello Mandrake godz, I am running Mandrake 8.2. Is there any way I can statically assign an IP to an eth interface and bring the interface online without having to reboot ? Thanks, Duke Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Cleaning up
On Wed, 2002-09-04 at 15:31, Anne Wilson wrote: My new broadband working, I need a cleaning up operation. Old scenario: Mdk as dhcp server for lan, masquerading two W98 boxes over my modem connection. New scenario: All boxes using static IP over router for Internet connection. How do I get stop dhcp? If you are asking how to stop Linux dhcp services immediately, then it's service dhcpd stop If you want to edit how the service loads at boot time, then run the chkconfig command... chkconfig --help chkconfig --list The winblows boxen will set themselves up on some kind of freaky 169 subnet or some crap like that if you don't have a dhcp server on the lan for them to talk to. I assume you have gone into the network setups for the winblows boxen and set everything to static instead of dhcp, since it sounds like you are putting the Mandrake dhcp service to rest. How do I turn off the connection sharing? For a winblows ICS server, you can remove the internet sharing icons from the network icon under control panel. That effectively uninstalls ICS. For Mandrake you just go into mandrake control center (mcc) and down to internet stuff, and you should be able to disable it's Internet Connection Sharing from there. Anything else I should do? If it's workingNo. ;) Anne HTH! LX -- °°° Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdkEvolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°° Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
it was Re: [newbie] a test message
On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Mark Weaver wrote: Hi, it seems that the blackhole was big enough to cover Europe and Brazil! Here I could see the same effect on many servers. I just though the whole internet was down! At least the big connections!! Does anyone know about the sun eletromagnetic radiation over the weekend? It used to affect Ham radios BTW, on the very same period by ADSL ISP was down for unkown resons!?! Cheers from Brazil! Nice to have you all back! ed tharp wrote: On Monday 02 September 2002 04:28 pm, you wrote: Just a test to see if my messages are getting through .. I sent 3 emails over yesterday and today, and have yet to see any of them. Thanks! oh,,, so it was _yOUr_ fault.. Good heavens no... There was a black-hole centered over the list servers over the weekend and there was heavy interference from the even horizon. It appears to have since cleared now. Mark Esta mensagem foi verificada pelo E-mail Protegido Terra. Scan engine: VirusScan / Atualizado em 28/08/2002 / Versão: 1.3.13 Proteja o seu e-mail Terra: http://www.emailprotegido.terra.com.br/ -- == 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] Mailserver down?
Yeah 4 bloody days. One the one side I'm happy it came through, but on the other hand I'd like to know where it's been hiding all this time ;-) According to the headers it's been at smtp.mandrakesoft.com for these 4 days.. so maybe it was taking a holliday ;-) Yeah, it would be nice to know what's up at Mandrake.. even if it was a stupid reason (coffee machine was broken)... ;-) Greetings Ralph On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Saturday 31 August 2002 12:21 pm, Ralph Slooten wrote: Please excuse this e-mail, if it comes through... but I think the Mandrake mailserver is down, or for some unknown reason there is like 0,0 traffic. Greetings Ralph Gee, Ralph, it only took 4+ days to show up here. What's your problem? Don't feel bad, though, I still haven't seen a message that I posted on the same subject about the same time as yours. Got some replies, but no original. Gotta love it. It would be nice if someone at Mandrake would give us an explanation as to what went wrong. Hacked? Massive equipment failure? Bad test installation of Lindows? Solar flares? -- cmg -- Homepage: http://tuxpower.f2g.net/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
