Re: [newbie] rsync..
On Friday 01 November 2002 07:42 pm, Damian wrote: > hi. > uhm.. kinda embarassed here, but i think i don't quite > get the man page and dunno what i'm supposed to do here. > ( i lost my mail archive recently so i have no choice > but to ask.. ) > > what parameters do i use to rsync a file? i mean, > i have a partial/corrupt/whatever ( it's a Mandrake ISO, > and the md5 does not match the server's ) and i want > to use rsync to "correct" it.. ? what would the switches > be? > > thanks a lot in advance! > > Damian Ok, I found the article that helped me get rsync. Or at least understand the method of using it. find it here:http://cybercfo.gkmweb.com/rsync-mandrakeiso.html HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] how to copy a svcd?
I haven't had any luck using X-cdroast to copy a svcd. I get some kind of read error.Here is all the feedback it gives me. Capacity: 357081 Blocks = 714162 kBytes = 697 MBytes = 731 prMB Sectorsize: 2048 Bytes Copy from SCSI (0,2,0) disk to file '/home/joe/incoming/svcdimagecd3-01.img' Time total: 0.336sec Read 600.00 kB at 1785.7 kB/sec. Capacity: 357081 Blocks = 714162 kBytes = 697 MBytes = 731 prMB Sectorsize: 2048 Bytes Copy from SCSI (0,2,0) disk to file '/home/joe/incoming/svcdimagecd3-02.img' readcd: Input/output error. Cannot read source disk readcd: Retrying from sector 450. . ~ Is there another program I should be trying for this? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Dog-slow networking
Miark, On Sat, 2002-11-02 at 22:02, Miark wrote: > I have four machines on my home network: a routing machine, and > three boxes. When I download from the Internet to my laptop, it's > as fast as my cable service: 180KB/sec. When I download to > my desktop, it's 4.5KB/sec, and stalls frequently. I thought it was > a fluke. So when I FTPed from the laptop to my desktop--yes, across my network--it's >4.5K and stall frequently. Have you tried disconnecting the desktop box and placing the connector into the laptop? If so, does the slowness follow to the laptop? If not, what is the difference in the NICs used--10/100? Are you sure you are using the best match in drivers for the NIC in the desktop machine? Ethernet? Cat 5 cable? or you are using BNC connector? If so, what is the length of the cable run from the router (or hub) to the destop box? Is each box plugged into a port on the router, or are they plugged into a hub, which is plugged into the router? Route table? DNS service? Netmask? Gateway IP the same or both desktop and laptop? Is your local network set up on the entire class C or is it subnetted? Are your base IP and your broadcast IP totally free or does one or the other share an IP with the router or a box? (no router or box on xxx.xxx.xxx.0 [presuming the subsnet begins with .0 and whatever IP you are using for broadcast])--and does the subnet mask match or did you use 255.255.255.0? Did you accidently put two boxes on the same IP? I'll do the best I can to assist, but I need information, information and more information. One inconsistency can hose connectivity, or just slow it down greatly. -- Erik Linux User 288105 = Bill who? Micro what? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Sylpheed again
On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 07:15:04 -0600 Steve Jeppesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am using Galeon as my web browser, and have this; > > galeon '%s' > > snip - > > Getting used to Sylpheed now. It still seems a bit awkward compared Thanks Steve. Did not know about tabbing. And the 'other' tab in common preferences was hidden. The default entry "mozilla -remote 'openURL(%s,raise)'" corrupts the URL. "mozilla '%s'" works fine. -- Len Lawrence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] test
Tab - taht's it! -- Len Lawrence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Dog-slow networking
what is the network card in the desktop? and have you tried swapping ports on your hub/switch??? rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Miark Sent: Sunday, 3 November 2002 12:03 PM To: Newbie Subject: [newbie] Dog-slow networking I have four machines on my home network: a routing machine, and three boxes. When I download from the Internet to my laptop, it's as fast as my cable service: 180KB/sec. When I download to my desktop, it's 4.5KB/sec, and stalls frequently. I thought it was a fluke. So when I FTPed from the laptop to my desktop--yes, across my network--it's 4.5K and stall frequently. There's obviously something _seriously_ wrong with my desktop, but what could it be? Both it and my laptop are running 9.0. I tried rebooting, but it made no difference. Help! Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Pentium 133 mhz laptop installation
you don't mention how much ram you have... if you have 32 mb, try mdk7.2, it was long a fav of mine.. if less then 32, try 7.0 or something even earlier, (civilme said something about a 5.x version that was available for download online, (check the archives), it was made to run on 486's, so it should fly on your system. 9.0 will be fairly slow on a 133, (I know, I have it on a couple of 233mmx's and its slowish on them for X stuff). rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of harry Sent: Sunday, 3 November 2002 11:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Pentium 133 mhz laptop installation hi, I want to get ride of Windows 3.1 from my laptop and replace with Mandrake running X-Windows should I go with Mandrake 9.0? or should I go with earlier versions of Mandrake? I bought Mandrake 7.0 and still love it! how do we install it without CD-ROM nor Network capabilities? I have a link that connects to my printer port and can transfer files under dos... thanks so much for your help! Harry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Dog-slow networking
I have four machines on my home network: a routing machine, and three boxes. When I download from the Internet to my laptop, it's as fast as my cable service: 180KB/sec. When I download to my desktop, it's 4.5KB/sec, and stalls frequently. I thought it was a fluke. So when I FTPed from the laptop to my desktop--yes, across my network--it's 4.5K and stall frequently. There's obviously something _seriously_ wrong with my desktop, but what could it be? Both it and my laptop are running 9.0. I tried rebooting, but it made no difference. Help! Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Pentium 133 mhz laptop installation
hi, I want to get ride of Windows 3.1 from my laptop and replace with Mandrake running X-Windows should I go with Mandrake 9.0? or should I go with earlier versions of Mandrake? I bought Mandrake 7.0 and still love it! how do we install it without CD-ROM nor Network capabilities? I have a link that connects to my printer port and can transfer files under dos... thanks so much for your help! Harry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] MP3 & Mini Disc Plays which ones work with Mandrake
I am thinking of buying a portable MD player Sony MZN707 and was wondering if it will work in mandrake 9? I had a look at the Iriver IFP-180 128 MP3 player but it seems it will not work under linux and the company does not intend to support linux. So that rules it out. Are there any info sites which specifically deal with portable devices such as these in linux? I am presuming that the usb port will read device when connected but is there any problems recording data or transfering the data I should be aware of? Thanks Mark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Wireless
Thanks derek for that have all installed as far as i can tell. Cardmanager reports No pcmcia driver in Proc/devices on start. What did I do wrong - Original Message - From: "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 12:20 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Wireless > BTW: I should have also said. If your pcmcia card is not detected then look at the file /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia It should read > > PCMCIA=yes > PCIC=yenta_socket > > derek > > > On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 13:04:37 + > Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 13:06:50 +1100 > > "Patrick Griffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > Running mandrake 8.2 and I'm trying to install a plx wireless carrier with an Orinoco wireless card. Tried reading the how to's with no success. Can any one step me through how to add this module. Hardware reports an unknown device. > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > Regards pat > > > > You need to install the pcmcia_cs and wireless-tools RPMS from your CDs > > Then next time you reboot yor pcmcia sockets should be detected and become active. You will hear two beeps from your computer when the pcmcia slots are enabled. Two beeps of different tone means your oricoco card was detected OK. Two beeps of same tone means it was not. > > > > Go through the Mandrake Control Centre Networking wizard. It should have detected your card and installed the 'wvlan_cs' driver. In the wizard you can set the wireless parameters (encryption key rate etc) after you complete the wizard with OK, DO NOT exit the GUI with OK. A bug means that it will write your old configuration back again. You must exit the GUI with 'Cancel' > > > > Your card should now be working. If it is not it is most likely a problem with encryption key or essid (Note ASCII encryption keys have to be entered in the format s:key_name ) > > You can use the command 'iwconfig eth0' in a root terminal window to set up the wireless card by hand, and 'man iwconfig' will give you all the parameters. > > > > HTH > > > > derek > > > > > > > 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] M9.0
On Friday 01 November 2002 05:38 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: > Mozilla 1.1 > Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.1) Gecko/20020826 > > Anyone know how to get rid of that irksome red star that follows > the cursor around in mozilla? KDE Control Centre > LookNFeel > Launch Feedback Uncheck "Enable busy cursor". This will get rid of the loading icons that follow the mouse around. > KDE > Does anyone know how to reduce the amount of times kde plays > a jingle everytime you click on something ? KDE Control Centre > LoonKFeel > System Notifications Click on the + next to "The KDE Window Manager". Choose the actions where you don't want a sound to play, by unchecking the Play sound check box under each action. HTH, John Drouhard Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Scanner probs
El Sáb 02 Nov 2002 12:55, L.V.Gandhi escribió: > On Saturday 02 Nov 2002 7:01 am, Derek Jennings wrote: > > Well if it is not able to install all the SANE RPMs then of course it > > will not capture images. You may have a bad update source defined. > > Take a look at the sources in Mandrake > > ControlCentre>Software>SoftwareSources Try replacing your update source > > with this one . > > ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/9.0/RPMS > > > > You might also like to install the libsane, sane-backends, xsane and > > xsane-gimp RPMS from the software manager instead of letting scannerdrake > > do it. > > I have umax astra 2000P. I installed using control center/hardware. Still I > can't use my scanner. I get error no device found with xsane. What to do? > in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf > # enable the next line if you want to allow access through the network: > #net > umax_pp > I edited line in umax_pp.conf file also for port. Initially it was > port /dev/usb/scanner0 > Since it is a parallel port scanner attached to lp1, I used as follows > port 0x378 > Even after restarting linux, xsane couldn't find scan device. What to do? Hola, Gandhi. MDK xsane, and all related stuff (for UMAX Astra, and compatibles) are broken. Justo go to http://umax1220p.sourceforge.net/ and follow instructions. Works fine here. Suerte. -- Pilagá GNU/Linux Mandrake 9.0 9:44pm up 53 min, 2 users, load average: 0.36, 0.16, 0.05 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Scanner probs
On Saturday 02 Nov 2002 7:01 am, Derek Jennings wrote: > Well if it is not able to install all the SANE RPMs then of course it will > not capture images. You may have a bad update source defined. > Take a look at the sources in Mandrake > ControlCentre>Software>SoftwareSources Try replacing your update source > with this one . > ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/9.0/RPMS > > You might also like to install the libsane, sane-backends, xsane and > xsane-gimp RPMS from the software manager instead of letting scannerdrake > do it. I have umax astra 2000P. I installed using control center/hardware. Still I can't use my scanner. I get error no device found with xsane. What to do? in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf # enable the next line if you want to allow access through the network: #net umax_pp I edited line in umax_pp.conf file also for port. Initially it was port /dev/usb/scanner0 Since it is a parallel port scanner attached to lp1, I used as follows port 0x378 Even after restarting linux, xsane couldn't find scan device. What to do? -- L.V.Gandhi 203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam, 530017 MECON, 5th Floor, RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam AP 530020 INDIA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] M9.0 / NMB Services
I keep getting error messages in the shutdown script for NMB Serices. I cannot find any references to NMB services, so unable to tackle the problem. What are NMB Serices and any ideas as to what I should do. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] M9.0 , two more problems
Mandrake 9.0 I've been configuring printers all day. There are 4 possible drivers, I have 2 working quite well, 1 works but has a serious problem, the 4th not at all. The driver that works but has problems is:- Lexmark Z53 CUPS+GIMP-print-v4.2.2 using that difficult to use "Adjust margins+offsetsof printed page" programme, with settings, ML=1.0 ins. MB=0.5 ins. MT=0.5 ins. MR=0.5 ins X=10 Y=110 the page is centered right enough, but the headers and footers of any test page are cut off. I have in kde control center - system - printing manager image set at 100% of page, with margins T0.988 cm B0.988 cm L2.505 cm R0.988 cm I don't think these settings should chop the headers and footers off but something does when I use kword to send a test page to printer, and the same test page in the other 2 working drivers print fine, so it has to be either something to do with the driver itself or some setting in the spooling I haven't got right. This driver is worth getting set up as it worksquite well with Z53 printer in past experience. I've run out of ideas Help appreciated John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] M9.0
Angus Auld wrote: John Richard Smith wrote: Mozilla 1.1 Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.1) Gecko/20020826 Anyone know how to get rid of that irksome red star that follows the cursor around in mozilla? KDE Does anyone know how to reduce the amount of times kde plays a jingle everytime you click on something ? -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm not sure, but I think what you are looking for is: 'K' Start Application > Control Center > LookNFeel > Launch Feedback . If that's not it, someone more knowledgable may help you. ;-) All the best to you. --Angus Oh , thanks Angus , that did the trick , I must of scanned that setting 2 or 3 times during the course of the day. -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] M9.0 and Supermount
As root, run "drakxservices". If it's on, you'll see it on the list with an asterisk by it. Miark On Sat, 02 Nov 2002 10:04:30 + John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Miark wrote: > > >Works fine for me :-) > > > >Do you have autofs running by any chance? > > > >Miark > > > > > > > How do I check ? > > John > > -- > John Richard Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] tar again
In reply to root's mail, d.d. Sat, 2 Nov 2002 13:57:59 -0500: >this is the name of the tar file exactly that I'm trying to do >"mldonkey-2.00.shared.i586-Linux.tar.bz2.tar" tar xfvj mldo* The j will handle the bz2 part Paul -- Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will. -Jawaharlal Nehru http://nlpagan.net-Linux Mandrake 8.2 - Sylpheed 0.8.3 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
[newbie] tar again
ok I tried to run the command to a tar file mldonkey in particular and I got this error. It makes no sense to me tar: This does not look like a tar archive tar: Skipping to next header tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors this is the name of the tar file exactly that I'm trying to do "mldonkey-2.00.shared.i586-Linux.tar.bz2.tar" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] wine
I tried to install wine with rpm -ivh wine-20021007.i386.rpm error: cannot open package index using db3 - operation not permitted (1) error: cannot open package database in /var/lib/rpm then logged on as root user and got message similar >From Eric NO ATTACHMENT WAS SENT WITH THIS EMAIL, IF THERE IS ONE, IT IS A UNDETECTED VIRUS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. Black text on white background HTML Emails and replied with white text on white. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of JOE BARRON Sent: 03 November 2002 14:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] wine It looks like everything installed but the doc I,m reading isn,t the same as the wine help.I,m getting a "could not find config [Drive x] entry for current working dir y/home/joe:starting in windows dir Thanks Joe Barron --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 31/10/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 31/10/02 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] M9.0
How strange I have Mozilla 1.0.1 on Mandrake 9 and can not see anything wrong, >From Eric NO ATTACHMENT WAS SENT WITH THIS EMAIL, IF THERE IS ONE, IT might not be A UNDETECTED VIRUS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. Black text on white background HTML Emails and replied with white text on white. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Angus Auld Sent: 03 November 2002 04:07 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] M9.0 John Richard Smith wrote: > Mozilla 1.1 > Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.1) Gecko/20020826 > > Anyone know how to get rid of that irksome red star that follows > the cursor around in mozilla? > > > KDE > Does anyone know how to reduce the amount of times kde plays > a jingle everytime you click on something ? > > > -- > John Richard Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I'm not sure, but I think what you are looking for is: 'K' Start Application > Control Center > LookNFeel > Launch Feedback . If that's not it, someone more knowledgable may help you. ;-) All the best to you. --Angus "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness."--James Thurber *** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *** -- ___ Get your free email from http://mymail.operamail.com Powered by Outblaze --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 31/10/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 31/10/02 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 3D Graphics card for 9.0? (3 questions)
On Tuesday 29 October 2002 05:03 pm, budest wrote: Same here GeForce 4. Just make sure you follow the Readme to the letter. > I am operating in Mandrake with a GeForce4 and all is well. > > On Tuesday 29 Oct 2002 9:05 pm, Paul Rodriguez wrote: > > Hi, I purchased an ATI Radeon 8500 for my dad's machine thinking it > > would have good 3D acceleration support, being that it wasn't the latest > > 9000 and that it's on the Mandrake supported hardware list. Plus, I > > like to use open source drivers. As it turns out, the 8500 does not > > seem to have any 3D Acceleration support in Mandrake 9.0 according to > > those who I have talked to, and won't for some time. The ATI supplied > > drivers are also incompatible with 9.0. > > > > As I just got my RMA approved, I need to find a substitute. > > > > 1) What other options do I have? Should I go with another ATI, or > > something else? I hear Nvidia's are good. > > > > 2) Who makes a good Nvidia card? > > > > 3) Should I go with a Geforce3 or a Geforce4? > > > > I have a Hercules Geforce3 at home, and I am not happy with it. I hear > > that people are very happy with Geforce3's from other manufacturers. > > > > > > - Paul Rodriguez Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD-Writing.
On Saturday 02 November 2002 08:49 am, Malcolm Candlish wrote: > Dear Charlie, Hello Malcolm; (interspersed) > > It's getting worse! 'cdrecord -scanbus' seems to have lost the plot. I > have copied the results as follows:- > > [root@localhost malcolm]# cdrecord -V speed=0 dev=0,3,0 -eject > /home/malcolm/mtdir-25oct02.raw That capital V is incorrect, it should be -v for "verbose." Also 'speed=0' isn't going to do a thing you want. You'll have to change that to a value of 1,2,3 or4 to fit the capabilities of the Mitsumi. It actually won't burn anything at zero ya know. As far as writing a raw file from a mount directory goes I've never tried it. RAW is supposed to be one of the supported formats but I'll have to find what flags to use with it. I'll get back to you on that. Have you neglected your daily caffeine intake? "speed=0"??? ;) > Cdrecord 1.11a32 (i586-mandrake-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg > Schilling > scsidev: '0,3,0' > scsibus: 0 target: 3 lun: 0 > cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/pg3'. Cannot open > SCSI driver. Because you gave it conflicting commands. > cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'. Make sure you > are root. > [root@localhost malcolm]# cdrecord -scanbus > Cdrecord 1.11a32 (i586-mandrake-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg > Schilling > cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/pg*'. Cannot open > SCSI driver. Conflict because it's still trying to execute the previous command maybe? > cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'. Make sure you > are root. > [root@localhost malcolm]# ##What on earth is /dev/pg3, I have no > /dev/pg files! Interesting question here. I'm on a research run looking for a reason for this. I'll let you know when I find something unless one of the people that _know_ what the devil they're about are willing to throw us a bone? It would help (probably) to check /etc/fstab to see whether it's recognized as a valid drive. Also check /etc/mtab (mount table) and /etc/lilo.conf. Maybe post those here? If you have posted them in the past sorry, I'll have to read through the whole thread again to be sure I don't duplicate previous efforts. It almost seems the scsi emulation module (or kernel driver, I can never remember which it is) isn't loading, or the cd-rw can't be mounted any longer; maybe because of of the conflicting command you used. If that's the case a reboot may take care of it. Or is it just displaying all of this 'cause you told it to burn at zero burn speed? If so it may be that simply logging out and back in may do it. Honest Malcolm, I ain't givin' you a hard time about that speed=0 thing! Much. :-) > > Before I reinstall Mandrake 9.0 to get back where I was, I am wondering > if my file system which is ext3 may make a difference. Is that your > system? I have /boot, and /root mounted ext3 but the rest of my drives and partitions are XFS. Shouldn't make a difference since ext3 is mostly journalling and a few other goodies tacked onto ext2 (linux native) anyway. I don't think it would make a difference anyway. > > I am grateful for your help, this is driving me crazy and pleased to > recompense you for your trouble; after all I would have to pay with > MandrakeExpert and this I will do for you. Please let me know your > postal address. We can correspond here or via off list e-mail or by snail mail all you like and thank you, but recompense isn't being sought, nor would it be accepted in any event Malcom. I am not an expert at anything more technical than twisting words into funny patterns; and refuse to recognise any such characterization of myself. If I have ever helped anyone my only request would be that the beneficiary pass it on in the same spirit it's offered. Free; and happily so. Free advice is worth what you pay for it most times. > > The file:/usr/doc/cdrdao-1.1.6/README was not installed on my system. Probably 'cause you don't have cdrdao installed. My bad, sorry. -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org f u cn rd ths, u cn gt a gd jb n cmptr prgrmmng. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] rsync..
On Friday 01 November 2002 07:42 pm, Damian wrote: > hi. > uhm.. kinda embarassed here, but i think i don't quite > get the man page and dunno what i'm supposed to do here. > ( i lost my mail archive recently so i have no choice > but to ask.. ) > > what parameters do i use to rsync a file? i mean, > i have a partial/corrupt/whatever ( it's a Mandrake ISO, > and the md5 does not match the server's ) and i want > to use rsync to "correct" it.. ? what would the switches > be? > > thanks a lot in advance! > > Damian Here's a good tutorial I found while trying to figure out rsync a while back: http://www.palatialpond.com/rsync-mandrakeiso.html HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Sylpheed again
On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 12:28:15 + (GMT) Len Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Getting used to Sylpheed now. It still seems a bit awkward compared > with the facility of pine and there is one feature (from pine) which I > really miss; the ability to double-click on a web link and spawn a > browser to access it. In sylpheed the links come up in green, but > nothing happens when you click or double-click on them, and there does > not seem to be any way to define a default browser in the configuration > menu. Perhaps somebody knows a way? The Help option does not - > probably still to be written. > > Using version 0.7.3 under Mandrake 8.2. > > When I tried to send this using the alias "newbie" from the address book > sylpheed failed to translate to [EMAIL PROTECTED] but wrote > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pine does alias translation without a > problem, so I am being forced to revert to pine. Your version of sylpheed is pretty old--can you upgrade? You can get 0.8.3 from rpmfind. IIRC, there were problems with the address book in 0.7.x. Aliases work fine for me. Just type the alias and hit the tab key and it will auto complete for you. If you have more than one alias that begins with the same characters, tabbing will give you a drop down list to choose from. So, if I have aliases marka, markb, and markc, typing mark and then hitting tab will bring up a drop down menu including all three marks. Pretty handy. As for the browser, Configuration > Common Preferences > Other and type the path to the browser you want to use, or choose a common one from the drop-down menu (in Claws 0.8.3). HTH, Todd -- Todd Slater The current tune is Stevie Wonder - You are the Sunshine of My life Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education. (Mark Twain) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD-Writing.
Dear Charlie, It's getting worse! 'cdrecord -scanbus' seems to have lost the plot. I have copied the results as follows:- [root@localhost malcolm]# cdrecord -V speed=0 dev=0,3,0 -eject /home/malcolm/mtdir-25oct02.raw Cdrecord 1.11a32 (i586-mandrake-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg Schilling scsidev: '0,3,0' scsibus: 0 target: 3 lun: 0 cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/pg3'. Cannot open SCSI driver. cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'. Make sure you are root. [root@localhost malcolm]# cdrecord -scanbus Cdrecord 1.11a32 (i586-mandrake-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg Schilling cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/pg*'. Cannot open SCSI driver. cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'. Make sure you are root. [root@localhost malcolm]# ##What on earth is /dev/pg3, I have no /dev/pg files! Before I reinstall Mandrake 9.0 to get back where I was, I am wondering if my file system which is ext3 may make a difference. Is that your system? I am grateful for your help, this is driving me crazy and pleased to recompense you for your trouble; after all I would have to pay with MandrakeExpert and this I will do for you. Please let me know your postal address. The file:/usr/doc/cdrdao-1.1.6/README was not installed on my system. On Thu, 2002-10-31 at 19:45, Charlie wrote: > Interspersed. > On Thursday 31 October 2002 10:03 am, Malcolm Candlish wrote: > > Hi Charlie, > Howdy! :-) > > > > Your material was very useful and indicates a divergence in the > > 'cdrecord' debug notices, > > > > This was apparent in:- > > > > ATIP info from disc > > Indicated writing power 5 (mine 3) > > Reference speed 2 (mine 6) > > Speed low 0 high 4 (mine 4 & 8) > > Power multi factor 5 & 6 (mine 4 & 8) > > Recommended erase speed 3 (mine 5) > > This information is read from the "blank" CD-RW in the drive. It's the main > reason I told you what I was using for the test. To minimize misunderstanding > about the displayed differences but I think I screwed up. Did you notice that > mine says "Illegal Manufacturer code?" It isn't, it's just a rather old 650 > MB -RW that has a Windows back-up on it from 3 years ago. It was written in > Windows 98 SE using Adaptec (Roxio now) 4 Easy CD Creator. Or was it Direct > CD? One or the other. The UDF file placed on the disk by that software gives > Linux a mild headache. :-( It can be overcome with simple mounting flags so > you can read what you need most of the time. > > >From your previous message: > > > ATIP start of lead in: -11745 (97:25/30) > > > ATIP start of lead out: 359848 (79:59/73) > > > speed low: 4 speed high: 8 > > > power mult factor: 1 5 > > > recommended erase/write power: 5 > > > A2 values: 26 B2 4A > > > Disk type:Phase change > > > Manuf. index: 40 > > > Manufacturer: INFODISC Technology Co., Ltd. > > > Blocks total: 359848 Blocks current: 359848 Blocks remaining: 275767 > > > cdrecord: Trying to use high speed medium on low speed writer. > > > cdrecord: fifo had 0 puts and 0 gets. *NO DATA TRANSFER* > > > cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 0 times full, min fill was 0%. *NO > DATA TRANSFER* > > cdrecord seems to not be reading the ISO file you want to copy at all Malcolm. > Why? Have you tried in a terminal, > @localhost malcolm]# cd (to the directory containing the ISO) > @locahost (that directory)]# cdrecord -v speed=4 dev=0,3,0 -eject > /directoryname/isoname > > and _is the CD-RW you're using blank?_ Have you added your user to the cdrom > and cdwriter groups yet? > > Are you trying to burn a back-up from October 25 direct to CD-RW? Or is it > already made and you just want to copy it to the CD? Either way the following > "how-to" article may be of some benefit to you: > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5327 > > > > > I still get:- 'cdrecord: Trying to use high speed medium on low speed > > writer'. > > That ain't an error my friend, it's a warning. Theory says that you should use > media that is compatible (speed rating for one) with the drive you're using > to minimize the risk of damage. Your drive (and mine) maxes at 4x4x24 and the > media is rated for higher speed. Most of the time it won't matter but you may > want to think about verifying the burn before you need it. For example all of > the blank CD-Rs (spindle of 50 90 minute and a box of ten 80 minute) I have > are rated at "up to 40x certified" but there's slim chance I'll buy a new > burner before I'm forced to. I probably wouldn't burn at that high speed > anyway since I don't need any more coasters/ornaments. I made enough under > Windows for a lifetime. ;-) The Mitsumi still makes usable install disks or > anything else I need. I'll worry when it doesn't. > > > > It looks as if I need to rewrite some 'cdrecord' files to get your > > values. Hav'nt found the files yet, if you know what file please let me > > know.The /usr/bin/cdrecord is not a script file, ref
Re: [newbie] Shorewall vs. Bastille
Ok, I was trying the newer 2.0 version, I'll give the older 1.3 a try, thanks for the info. On Saturday 02 November 2002 03:33 am, Frans Ketelaars wrote: > I have Bastille-1.3.0-3mdk.noarch.rpm and > Bastille-Tk-module-1.3.0-1.0.i386.rpm installed in ML9.0 and uninstalled > shorewall. It works OK. > > On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 07:48:55 -0800 > > "Myers, Dennis R NWO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So far Paul I can not get Bastille to run in 9.0, not even the latest and > > greatest, compiles to the end then says 9.0 is not currently supported. > > So Shorewall or IPCOP are your current choices. Shorewall is "in there" > > so that is the one I would try first. HTH > > Dennis M. > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Paul Rodriguez > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:39 AM > > To: newbie > > Subject: [newbie] Shorewall vs. Bastille > > > > > > If I upgrade my Mandrake box from 8.2 to 9.0 what steps should I take to > > integrate these 2 firewalls. Since I am currently running Bastille, can > > I turn of bastille and turn on shorewall? Absent the hardening > > features, will this present me a good firewall? Will turning "off" > > bastille, and the changes it makes to iptables have any effect on > > shorewall? Thank you. > > > > - Paul > > HTH, > > -Frans -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] M9.0
John Richard Smith wrote: > Mozilla 1.1 > Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.1) Gecko/20020826 > > Anyone know how to get rid of that irksome red star that follows > the cursor around in mozilla? > > > KDE > Does anyone know how to reduce the amount of times kde plays > a jingle everytime you click on something ? > > > -- > John Richard Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I'm not sure, but I think what you are looking for is: 'K' Start Application > Control Center > LookNFeel > Launch Feedback . If that's not it, someone more knowledgable may help you. ;-) All the best to you. --Angus "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness."--James Thurber *** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *** -- ___ 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
[newbie] Konsole Help
Help! For some reason Konsole has stop working. Both the regular and SU terminals. I get the following message: "Could not fine service 'Terminals/knonsole.desktop'." I'm using MDK 9.0 and I did check under hidden files to see if the konsoles were still there, and they are. -- J. Kelley Jernigan The Hovercrafters Resource http://www.hovercraftersresource.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD-Player
Thank you very much. With xmms everything works fine now. HGM Am Sam, 2002-11-02 um 14.54 schrieb Derek Jennings: > On 02 Nov 2002 14:27:08 +0100 > hgm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Can somebody please help me. I just installed Mandrake 9.0 and nearly > > everything went ok. But now I detected that I can't hear any sound from > > the GNOME CD player. This is true also for Grip, which is by the way > > otherwise functioning properly.Sound with any other device like XMMS, > > Xine and xawtv is ok. > > Regards > > HGM > > > > I expect you will also have trouble playing CDs with kscd the KDE CD player as well. >This link ought to help you. > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/djennings/ > > > Derek > > > > > > 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] CD-Player
On 02 Nov 2002 14:27:08 +0100 hgm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Can somebody please help me. I just installed Mandrake 9.0 and nearly > everything went ok. But now I detected that I can't hear any sound from > the GNOME CD player. This is true also for Grip, which is by the way > otherwise functioning properly.Sound with any other device like XMMS, > Xine and xawtv is ok. > Regards > HGM > I expect you will also have trouble playing CDs with kscd the KDE CD player as well. This link ought to help you. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/djennings/ Derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mandrake 9.1 Wishlist
Top of my mandrake 9.1 wishlist would be a decent printer page alignment and offsetts programme like we used to have in qtcups, the thing we have now in M8.2 and M9.0 is a complete hit and miss waste, of ink cartridges + paper, programme and takes all day to get right. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Later, == I take it back, hidden away in KDE-Control Center - System _ Pinting Manager - instances - Settings - text is the old familiar, thanks to those responsible, it is appreciated. John Later Still === Well what I said above is true but for margins but not for pag alignment and offsets, which it appears you still have to use the old trial and error programme. John Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] CD-Player
Can somebody please help me. I just installed Mandrake 9.0 and nearly everything went ok. But now I detected that I can't hear any sound from the GNOME CD player. This is true also for Grip, which is by the way otherwise functioning properly.Sound with any other device like XMMS, Xine and xawtv is ok. Regards HGM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mandrake 9.1 Wishlist
Top of my mandrake 9.1 wishlist would be a decent printer page alignment and offsetts programme like we used to have in qtcups, the thing we have now in M8.2 and M9.0 is a complete hit and miss waste, of ink cartridges + paper, programme and takes all day to get right. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Later, == I take it back, hidden away in KDE-Control Center - System _ Pinting Manager - instances - Settings - text is the old familiar, thanks to those responsible, it is appreciated. John Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Win98 / Mandrake8.2 dual boot question
On Friday 01 November 2002 01:48 pm, Michael wrote: > After 4 years of trying to get my wife to try Linux, I finally have the > chance. Her Win98 box is hosed and she can't even get in in safe mode to > fix it because of some security login feature she installed. I told her if > she had Linux on there too, she could at least access it via wine. > > My question is: it has been 4 years since I did any dual boot installs and > i want this to go right. Will the basic 8.2 install handle the > repartioning and boot information itself, or should I do a custom install? > I wanted her to do most of it by herself just to see how easy Linux > installs. > > TIA, > > Michael well... since it is _your_ wife my advice would be; get a pizza, a bottle of wine, put the kids over at grammy's, give her the first cd, look her in the eyes, tell her to "put it in" but do the "expert" as oppossed to recomended, and set up the partitions you want, without hosen the winparts, and you won't really need to have wine, you can prolly fix the thing from accessing the hosed win-drive from inside kde Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Wireless
BTW: I should have also said. If your pcmcia card is not detected then look at the file /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia It should read PCMCIA=yes PCIC=yenta_socket derek On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 13:04:37 + Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 13:06:50 +1100 > "Patrick Griffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > Running mandrake 8.2 and I'm trying to install a plx wireless carrier with >an Orinoco wireless card. Tried reading the how to's with no success. Can any one >step me through how to add this module. Hardware reports an unknown device. > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Regards pat > > You need to install the pcmcia_cs and wireless-tools RPMS from your CDs > Then next time you reboot yor pcmcia sockets should be detected and become active. >You will hear two beeps from your computer when the pcmcia slots are enabled. Two >beeps of different tone means your oricoco card was detected OK. Two beeps of same >tone means it was not. > > Go through the Mandrake Control Centre Networking wizard. It should have detected >your card and installed the 'wvlan_cs' driver. In the wizard you can set the wireless >parameters (encryption key rate etc) after you complete the wizard with OK, DO NOT >exit the GUI with OK. A bug means that it will write your old configuration back >again. You must exit the GUI with 'Cancel' > > Your card should now be working. If it is not it is most likely a problem with >encryption key or essid (Note ASCII encryption keys have to be entered in the format >s:key_name ) > You can use the command 'iwconfig eth0' in a root terminal window to set up the >wireless card by hand, and 'man iwconfig' will give you all the parameters. > > HTH > > derek > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Sylpheed again
I am using Galeon as my web browser, and have this; galeon '%s' in my config for launching an external web browser. >From what I understand, "galeon" launches the web browser, and "'%s'" adds the link you click on. Hope this works! Myself, am using Sylpheed claws version 0.8.5 As for your address problem, just a guess - but it seems you might already have a newbie entry for @tarazed.demon.co.uk in your address book. Good Luck! Steve On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 12:28:15 + (GMT) Len Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Getting used to Sylpheed now. It still seems a bit awkward compared > with the facility of pine and there is one feature (from pine) which I > really miss; the ability to double-click on a web link and spawn a > browser to access it. In sylpheed the links come up in green, but > nothing happens when you click or double-click on them, and there does > not seem to be any way to define a default browser in the > configuration menu. Perhaps somebody knows a way? The Help option > does not - probably still to be written. > > Using version 0.7.3 under Mandrake 8.2. > > When I tried to send this using the alias "newbie" from the address > book sylpheed failed to translate to [EMAIL PROTECTED] but > wrote [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pine does alias translation without > a problem, so I am being forced to revert to pine. > > > -- > Len Lawrence > > > > > -- Linux user #280097 Machine #162480 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Wireless
On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 13:06:50 +1100 "Patrick Griffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > Running mandrake 8.2 and I'm trying to install a plx wireless carrier with >an Orinoco wireless card. Tried reading the how to's with no success. Can any one >step me through how to add this module. Hardware reports an unknown device. > > > Thanks in advance > > Regards pat You need to install the pcmcia_cs and wireless-tools RPMS from your CDs Then next time you reboot yor pcmcia sockets should be detected and become active. You will hear two beeps from your computer when the pcmcia slots are enabled. Two beeps of different tone means your oricoco card was detected OK. Two beeps of same tone means it was not. Go through the Mandrake Control Centre Networking wizard. It should have detected your card and installed the 'wvlan_cs' driver. In the wizard you can set the wireless parameters (encryption key rate etc) after you complete the wizard with OK, DO NOT exit the GUI with OK. A bug means that it will write your old configuration back again. You must exit the GUI with 'Cancel' Your card should now be working. If it is not it is most likely a problem with encryption key or essid (Note ASCII encryption keys have to be entered in the format s:key_name ) You can use the command 'iwconfig eth0' in a root terminal window to set up the wireless card by hand, and 'man iwconfig' will give you all the parameters. HTH derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mandrake 9.1 Wishlist
Top of my mandrake 9.1 wishlist would be a decent printer page alignment and offsetts programme like we used to have in qtcups, the thing we have now in M8.2 and M9.0 is a complete hit and miss waste, of ink cartridges + paper, programme and takes all day to get right. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] M9.0
Mozilla 1.1 Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.1) Gecko/20020826 Anyone know how to get rid of that irksome red star that follows the cursor around in mozilla? KDE Does anyone know how to reduce the amount of times kde plays a jingle everytime you click on something ? -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Two questions:
On Saturday 02 Nov 2002 9:17 am, you wrote: > Replies inline: > > OK, I’ve downloaded the ISO files from one of the mirrors of the Mandrake > > Linux site, and I checked the three files with the md5sum file and > > everything is OK. Then I burned the three files and restart my computer > > with the CD that has the first Mandrake Linux file and guess what?... My > > computer didn’t boot from the CD. I know that my computer can boot from a > > CD, but it doesn’t want to boot from a CD that has an ISO file. > > > > The ISO file is not burned to a CD the same way you would a data or > music file. In your burning software, you will need to find the option > "burn from ISO" (or something similar) and then point the software to > each ISO file (one at a time). When burned as an ISO (file type set to > ISO 9660, if there are other choices), the first CD should boot. > If you use Nero I think it is called 'Burn an image' (which confused me, but it works) > > Well, that’s the first question, now the second one. > > > > I have a HD with the following partition: > > > > C:\ File System: FAT32 Size: 15.5 GB Free Space: > > 6.86 GB D:\ File System: NTFSSize: 40.2 GB > > Free Space: 19.8 GB > > > > OK, that is just one hard disk with two partitions :). I've read > > somewhere that I can't do a new partition in a NTFS file system because > > I'm going to loose all my information :( and I really don't want this to > > happen. > > > > So, can I do a partition JUST in the C:\ partition? I really don't > > understand how partitions work, but if I can do a new partition in the > > C:\ partition... Do I have enough space (Free Space: 6.68 GB) to do a > > partition for Mandrake? > > Partition Magic will resize an NTFS partition without losing data, > provided that you have defragmented the drive first and that the new > partition is put at the end of the drive, AFTER the resized NTFS > partition. A word of caution: The remaining NTFS partition must be > larger than the total amount of data stored on the original partition > plus 25%. To operate properly, an NTFS partition that also contains the > OS needs to have a minumum overhead of 25% to accommodate page-filing > (virtual memory/swap).(Example: if you have 20GB used on an NTFS > partition, then the resized partition must be a minimum of 25GB for the > OS to operate properly.) > > I used Partition Magic 7.x quite sucessfully when I set up an XP and > Mandrake dual boot machine. > I have read that there are problems with PM earlier than 7 for ntfs partitions. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Sylpheed again
Getting used to Sylpheed now. It still seems a bit awkward compared with the facility of pine and there is one feature (from pine) which I really miss; the ability to double-click on a web link and spawn a browser to access it. In sylpheed the links come up in green, but nothing happens when you click or double-click on them, and there does not seem to be any way to define a default browser in the configuration menu. Perhaps somebody knows a way? The Help option does not - probably still to be written. Using version 0.7.3 under Mandrake 8.2. When I tried to send this using the alias "newbie" from the address book sylpheed failed to translate to [EMAIL PROTECTED] but wrote [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pine does alias translation without a problem, so I am being forced to revert to pine. -- Len Lawrence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] clock help
On Friday 01 November 2002 08:59 am, Bob Read wrote: > Sounds like the system clock is set for 50Hz power line frequency, > and you are using 60Hz power line. > > Bob if this were to happen,,, first time I ever saw a system clcok using line voltage, most every one I ever saw used mother board voltage from the power supply (that was dc). and the times i have been stupid enough to try either there was no boot up, or on bootup,,, the smoke was let out of the mother board little black smoke holders. it is a config with some part set to gmt and some part set to est. > Richard Urwin wrote: > > Three hours a day sounds like Linux is mis-understanding some clock rate > > on your system. Maybe a mismatch between some motherboard part and the > > corresponding driver. I should check the motherboard manufacturer's > > web-site and do a web search with Linux and the motherboard model. Have > > you over-clocked the CPU? > > > > Background: The hardware clock is only used while the machine is > > switched off. It is too slow to use during normal running and OSs do not > > do so. Linux reads it at start-up and writes it at shutdown. During > > running OSs set up a regular interrupt and count them to keep track of > > the current time. > > > > -- > > Richard Urwin, Private > > "No 9000 series computer has ever made a mitsake or corrubiteddatatato." > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of windwalker > > Sent: 31 October 2002 21:06 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [newbie] clock help > > > > I Installed mandrake. > > NOW I have to reset taskbar clock twice daily !! > > its gaining three hours a day.. > > It didnt do that when I only had win 98 on box > > any thoughts on how to correct? > > Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Writing W2K NTFS partition?
On Friday 01 Nov 2002 10:11 pm, you wrote: > At 03:49 PM 11/1/2002 +, you wrote: > >On Friday 01 Nov 2002 12:11 pm, you wrote: > > > technically you can, but by all accounts you still might as well throw > > > a d12 to determine if your files remain uncorrupted! mount read only > > > and use a shared fat partition if you wish to transfer files between > > > os's > > > > > > bascule > > > > > > On Friday 01 Nov 2002 7:21 am, Markus Bela wrote: > > > > Can I write W2 NTFS file system with MADK 9.0? Eralier this was > > > > poaaible to read only. > > > >I strongly support this statement. True, W2K is very much more stable > > than Win98, but after a long period of use I suddenly had a massive BSOD > > from which I could not recover, and I could not even re-install W2K > > again. I don't believe Linux was in any way responsible for this, but > > the point is that all my data was in fat32 partitions, and therefore > > safe. So, for my money, whether windows only or dual boot, I would use > > separate partitions for data always, and fat32 are the most useful if > > dual booting. I have a good many partitions, and have had no problems > > whatsoever with this. > > > >Anne > > Ironically (?) for me the one partition that corrupted was my FAT32 > partition with a bunch of info/personal stuff I was going to burn that > week for safe keeping :( > > Sigh > --- > Femme Grin - my argument is that fat32 partitions are so easy to back up from either os, but human frailty persists Which reminds me, how long is it since I did a backup - 3 weeks, 4? Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Unwanted modules
On Friday 01 Nov 2002 5:01 pm, you wrote: > In reply to Anne's mail, d.d. Fri, 1 Nov 2002 16:37:42 +: > > You can find most logs in /var/log > I thought I had checked this, but now I've found the relevant lines: Nov 1 10:13:12 anne-linux ups: upsmon shutdown succeeded Nov 1 10:13:12 anne-linux ups: upslog shutdown succeeded Nov 1 10:13:12 anne-linux ups: upsd shutdown succeeded Nov 1 10:13:12 anne-linux ups: smartups shutdown failed So now it looks as though I have installed most but not all of the relevant modules. > When you run mcc (mandrake control center) you can find the services that > run in the services area of the "system" part of the program. There you can > enable and disable things, also for boot. > I didn't find anything there about these ups modules. I think for the moment my best bet is to look for smartups in software manager or package manager and see if it thinks it is installed. Thanks Anne > >During bootup and shutdown I am getting messages about failures to > > start(?) > > > >smartups and shutdown smartups tools. This may be garbled, as I can't > > find > > > >the log that would give me the wording. > > > >I do have a fairly old ups installed, and I suppose I must have come > > across > > > >something like ups tools when browsing the packages and installed them, > >incompletely. It would be nice if I could ensure a safe shutdown if I > > were > > > >out when problems occur, but if not I would like to get rid of them. > > > >So - where do I find the startup/shutdown logs that show pass/fail, so > > that I can identify the packages? > > > >I presume that the actual package names will appear in the log? If not, > >can anyone help? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Problems Installing Python2.2.2
On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 02:45:38 + yaya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all! > > I just downloaded the 'Python2.2.2.tar' file and as I am a new user I have no > idea on how to install it. I have successfully extracted the compressed file. > > The Readme file that came along with states the following: > > "To start building right away (on UNIX): type "./configure" in the > current directory and when it finishes, type "make". This creates an > executable "./python"; to install in /usr/local, first do "su root" > and then "make install". > > This confuses me as it doesn't explain in any depth what one is supposed to > do. I don't understand what confuses you :) Could you clearify? > Can anyone assist me? > > Regards > budest I have the python-2.2.1-13mdk RPM installed in Mandrake 9.0. It's on the CD's. HTH, -Frans Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] M9.0 and Supermount
Miark wrote: Works fine for me :-) Do you have autofs running by any chance? Miark How do I check ? John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Two questions:
Antonio R. wrote: Hi again: OK, I’ve downloaded the ISO files from one of the mirrors of the Mandrake Linux site, and I checked the three files with the md5sum file and everything is OK. Then I burned the three files and restart my computer with the CD that has the first Mandrake Linux file and guess what?... My computer didn’t boot from the CD. I know that my computer can boot from a CD, but it doesn’t want to boot from a CD that has an ISO file. So, what do I have to do? The file has the name: Mandrake90-cd1-inst.i586.iso Looks like you wrote the iso file to CD instead of writing the contents of the iso file to disc. I'm guessing you used a windblows programme like easy CD writer, or nero. You have to make sure you write the iso file in the correct manner to disc. What do I have to do? Do I have to change the name? Do I have to change the extension? Do I have to buy a new computer? ☺ Well, that’s the first question, now the second one. I have a HD with the following partition: C:\ File System: FAT32 Size: 15.5 GB Free Space: 6.86 GB D:\ File System: NTFSSize: 40.2 GB Free Space: 19.8 GB OK, that is just one hard disk with two partitions :). I've read somewhere that I can't do a new partition in a NTFS file system because I'm going to loose all my information :( and I really don't want this to happen. So, can I do a partition JUST in the C:\ partition? I really don't understand how partitions work, but if I can do a new partition in the C:\ partition... Do I have enough space (Free Space: 6.68 GB) to do a partition for Mandrake? Well, that is all; I hope I can do a new partition, because I will not format my computer. I read that there is a program called Partition Magic... does this program really works? Once again I will not format my computer, not because I don't want, but because I can't... My computer is the server of my house; there are 5 more computers connected to it. Nobody here knows how to set up a server, so if I have to format my computer everybody here will hate me, and will start making plans of how to kill me :). OK, CYA guys and TIA. Antonio R. If you have Partition Magic , fine, PM can repartition without loss of data on either fat32 , ntfs or any other file sytem. If not , mandrake's diskdrake can repartition vfat(fat32) partitions but not ntfs. looks to me as though you created the dual boot windblows OS's, what partition tools did you use ? Also you have a something like 80gig hard drive, why not partition it up into some usful chunks, then use those spare partitions as usful storage partitions, or change the use to anything you want, it seems pointless to have C: of 15gigs, and a D: of 40gigs, if these contain as I assume, winblows OS's then 5gigs each would be ample. So if you have Partition Magic , start making use of it. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Shorewall vs. Bastille
I have Bastille-1.3.0-3mdk.noarch.rpm and Bastille-Tk-module-1.3.0-1.0.i386.rpm installed in ML9.0 and uninstalled shorewall. It works OK. On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 07:48:55 -0800 "Myers, Dennis R NWO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So far Paul I can not get Bastille to run in 9.0, not even the latest and > greatest, compiles to the end then says 9.0 is not currently supported. So > Shorewall or IPCOP are your current choices. Shorewall is "in there" so that > is the one I would try first. HTH > Dennis M. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Paul Rodriguez > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:39 AM > To: newbie > Subject: [newbie] Shorewall vs. Bastille > > > If I upgrade my Mandrake box from 8.2 to 9.0 what steps should I take to > integrate these 2 firewalls. Since I am currently running Bastille, can > I turn of bastille and turn on shorewall? Absent the hardening > features, will this present me a good firewall? Will turning "off" > bastille, and the changes it makes to iptables have any effect on > shorewall? Thank you. > > - Paul HTH, -Frans Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Problems Installing Python2.2.2
yaya wrote: Hi all! I just downloaded the 'Python2.2.2.tar' file and as I am a new user I have no idea on how to install it. I have successfully extracted the compressed file. The Readme file that came along with states the following: "To start building right away (on UNIX): type "./configure" in the current directory and when it finishes, type "make". This creates an executable "./python"; to install in /usr/local, first do "su root" and then "make install". This confuses me as it doesn't explain in any depth what one is supposed to do. Can anyone assist me? Regards budest You downloaded a tar ball and if you have successfully decompressed and detarred it you ought to be left with a Python2.2.2 file . Your system needs a compiler, these will usually be on your CD's 1-3 and go by various versions beginning gcc , you need to have this installed. Provided that you gcc compiler is the correct version and it is installed you merely follow the commands listed above in a bash shell terminal, best to do it as root. So, [root@localhost root]#cd directory sources [root@localhost python2.2.2]#./configure this command makes the compiler look at all your computer setup and look to see what is there and what is not there.Watch closely the error messages, to help me I divert the error messages, like this [root@localhost python2.2.2]#./configure 2> /roor/Desktop/errorlog1 then, [root@localhost python2.2.2]#make this command attempts to build the executable, special watch should be made to see what fails, indeed to help me I divert error messages like this [root@localhost python2.2.2]#make 2> /root/Desktop/errorlog2 because I'm not very experienced at judging what is an error message and what is not.Then depending on what happens here you proceed to the install, [root@localhost python2.2.2]make install In your info above I'm not sure what ./python does , looks like you replace ./configure with ./python, but just experiment, it will either work or it will not, you cannot do too much harm. Be warned , once installed tar balls don't usually come with any automatic means of removal. So if possible look for rpm versions of the same programme as these are easy to remove.Take a look at www.rpmfind.net to see if there are any available in thecorrect versions, I happen to know that there are many Python versions there, indeed you should also checkout your mandrake CD's 1-3 because you almost certainly have a good Python choices there as well. So you are interested in learning python scripting then ? John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Two questions:
Replies inline: On Sat, 2002-11-02 at 03:23, Antonio R. wrote: > Hi again: > > OK, I’ve downloaded the ISO files from one of the mirrors of the Mandrake Linux >site, and I checked the three files with the md5sum file and everything is OK. Then I >burned the three files and restart my computer with the CD that has the first >Mandrake Linux file and guess what?... My computer didn’t boot from the CD. I know >that my computer can boot from a CD, but it doesn’t want to boot from a CD that has >an ISO file. > > So, what do I have to do? > > The file has the name: Mandrake90-cd1-inst.i586.iso > > What do I have to do? Do I have to change the name? Do I have to change the >extension? Do I have to buy a new computer? ☺ The ISO file is not burned to a CD the same way you would a data or music file. In your burning software, you will need to find the option "burn from ISO" (or something similar) and then point the software to each ISO file (one at a time). When burned as an ISO (file type set to ISO 9660, if there are other choices), the first CD should boot. > > Well, that’s the first question, now the second one. > > I have a HD with the following partition: > > C:\ File System: FAT32 Size: 15.5 GB Free Space: 6.86 GB > D:\ File System: NTFSSize: 40.2 GB Free Space: 19.8 GB > > OK, that is just one hard disk with two partitions :). I've read somewhere that I >can't do a new partition in a NTFS file system because I'm going to loose all my >information :( and I really don't want this to happen. > > So, can I do a partition JUST in the C:\ partition? I really don't understand how >partitions work, but if I can do a new partition in the C:\ partition... Do I have >enough space (Free Space: 6.68 GB) to do a partition for Mandrake? Partition Magic will resize an NTFS partition without losing data, provided that you have defragmented the drive first and that the new partition is put at the end of the drive, AFTER the resized NTFS partition. A word of caution: The remaining NTFS partition must be larger than the total amount of data stored on the original partition plus 25%. To operate properly, an NTFS partition that also contains the OS needs to have a minumum overhead of 25% to accommodate page-filing (virtual memory/swap).(Example: if you have 20GB used on an NTFS partition, then the resized partition must be a minimum of 25GB for the OS to operate properly.) I used Partition Magic 7.x quite sucessfully when I set up an XP and Mandrake dual boot machine. You did not tell us how you plan to use Mandrake (replacement server; just something to play with to see if you want to switch to it; a way to learn a new OS so it's difficult to say how much disk space would be adequate for your purpose. However, linux will read, but not write (safely) to an NTFS partition, so keep in mind that you need the FAT32 partition to hold data to be used by both OSes. HTH -- Erik Linux User 288105 = Bill who? Micro what? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] rsync..
hmmm, off the top of my head (you have been warned!) rsync -av ::module/path/to/filename /path/to/local/directory/ will put 'filename' in 'directory' make sure that the partial file you already have is named the same as that you are rsyncing from, remove any .part or whatever, if you do: rsync :: you will be shown a list of modules, rsync ::modulename/ will show the contents of that module and so on, you can keep adding to: rsync ::modulename/path/ to discover what you will need to put in the example i gave at the top, rsync -avr ::module/path/to/files/ /local/path/ will put all the files in directory 'files' into the local drectory 'path', notice the use of leading /'s compared to rsyncing just one file there are lots of rsync options, '-a' substitutes for a whole raft of these and essentially means 'archive', '-v' means verbose, and '-r' will recurse down into subdirectories if you need to do this, else ignore it verbose is useful because you will see if it is rsyncing your file or not bascule On Saturday 02 Nov 2002 1:42 am, Damian wrote: > hi. > uhm.. kinda embarassed here, but i think i don't quite > get the man page and dunno what i'm supposed to do here. > ( i lost my mail archive recently so i have no choice > but to ask.. ) > > what parameters do i use to rsync a file? i mean, > i have a partial/corrupt/whatever ( it's a Mandrake ISO, > and the md5 does not match the server's ) and i want > to use rsync to "correct" it.. ? what would the switches > be? > > thanks a lot in advance! > > Damian -- "Oh no, not again." - A bowl of petunias on it's way to certain death. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: sorry bjc2000sp printer RE: [newbie] printer problem
I had similar problems with my Canon 610. When I could get it to work, all it would print is garbage. The problem lies with Canon. If you follow the link I've posted you can read about my experience, And how it was solved. It might help you as well. http://twiki.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/view/Wikilearn/PolCanonBJC610Printer On Saturday 02 November 2002 03:16 am, you wrote: > How come when you set up your printer, it does a perfect test page, > > But when you go to print a page from a standard text page it prints nothing > but jumbled rubbish > > I tried all three print options still the same, > > > Also I did a buffer clean out with > lpq List jobs in the print queue. > lprm [job number] Remove job from printer queue. > lprm -a or lprm Remove all jobs from printer queue. > > but that did not work either. > > > > On Mandrake 9 with, Cannon Bjc2000sp > > > From Eric > > > NO ATTACHMENT WAS SENT WITH THIS EMAIL, > IF THERE IS ONE, IT IS might be A UNDETECTED VIRUS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. > > Black text on white background HTML Emails and replied with white text on > white. > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 31/10/02 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Two questions:
Hi again: OK, I’ve downloaded the ISO files from one of the mirrors of the Mandrake Linux site, and I checked the three files with the md5sum file and everything is OK. Then I burned the three files and restart my computer with the CD that has the first Mandrake Linux file and guess what?... My computer didn’t boot from the CD. I know that my computer can boot from a CD, but it doesn’t want to boot from a CD that has an ISO file. So, what do I have to do? The file has the name: Mandrake90-cd1-inst.i586.iso What do I have to do? Do I have to change the name? Do I have to change the extension? Do I have to buy a new computer? ☺ Well, that’s the first question, now the second one. I have a HD with the following partition: C:\ File System: FAT32 Size: 15.5 GB Free Space: 6.86 GB D:\ File System: NTFSSize: 40.2 GB Free Space: 19.8 GB OK, that is just one hard disk with two partitions :). I've read somewhere that I can't do a new partition in a NTFS file system because I'm going to loose all my information :( and I really don't want this to happen. So, can I do a partition JUST in the C:\ partition? I really don't understand how partitions work, but if I can do a new partition in the C:\ partition... Do I have enough space (Free Space: 6.68 GB) to do a partition for Mandrake? Well, that is all; I hope I can do a new partition, because I will not format my computer. I read that there is a program called Partition Magic... does this program really works? Once again I will not format my computer, not because I don't want, but because I can't... My computer is the server of my house; there are 5 more computers connected to it. Nobody here knows how to set up a server, so if I have to format my computer everybody here will hate me, and will start making plans of how to kill me :). OK, CYA guys and TIA. Antonio R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 18319148 "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." James Dean (1931-1955) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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Re: [newbie] The attachments
goodaye eric, you will probably find that the attachement is just a plain text promotion from mandrake soft. ie.. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com cheers, russell. * --- Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 02 November 2002 01:25 am, Eric Richards > wrote: > > Hi I joined the group today, why do all Emails > have attachments? > > > > From Eric > > > > > > NO ATTACHMENT WAS SENT WITH THIS EMAIL, > > IF THERE IS ONE, IT IS A UNDETECTED VIRUS, > PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. > > > > > > > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release > Date: 31/10/02 > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release > Date: 31/10/02 > > The attachment is harmless as it is added as a > footer by the MandrakeSoft mail > server. Just ignore them, they say the same thing as > the footer you see on > any email from the list. > -- > Dennis M. linux user #180842 > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > http://careers.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Careers - 1,000's of jobs waiting online for you! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
sorry bjc2000sp printer RE: [newbie] printer problem
How come when you set up your printer, it does a perfect test page, But when you go to print a page from a standard text page it prints nothing but jumbled rubbish I tried all three print options still the same, Also I did a buffer clean out with lpq List jobs in the print queue. lprm [job number] Remove job from printer queue. lprm -a or lprm Remove all jobs from printer queue. but that did not work either. On Mandrake 9 with, Cannon Bjc2000sp >From Eric NO ATTACHMENT WAS SENT WITH THIS EMAIL, IF THERE IS ONE, IT IS might be A UNDETECTED VIRUS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. Black text on white background HTML Emails and replied with white text on white. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 31/10/02 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] The attachments
On Saturday 02 November 2002 01:25 am, Eric Richards wrote: > Hi I joined the group today, why do all Emails have attachments? > > From Eric > > > NO ATTACHMENT WAS SENT WITH THIS EMAIL, > IF THERE IS ONE, IT IS A UNDETECTED VIRUS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. > > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 31/10/02 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 31/10/02 The attachment is harmless as it is added as a footer by the MandrakeSoft mail server. Just ignore them, they say the same thing as the footer you see on any email from the list. -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Properties, permissions
Hi Also how would one change the Properties, permissions of a file in a KDE "text window" by logging on a root user with "su" >From Eric NO ATTACHMENT WAS SENT WITH THIS EMAIL, IF THERE IS ONE, IT might be A UNDETECTED VIRUS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 31/10/02 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] printer problem
How come to set up your printer it does a test page perfect, But when you go to print a page it prints nothing but jumbled rubbish I tried all three print options still the same, Also I did a buffer clean out with lpq List jobs in the print queue. lprm [job number] Remove job from printer queue. lprm -a or lprm Remove all jobs from printer queue. but that did not work either. On Mandrake 9 with, Cannon Bjc200sp >From Eric NO ATTACHMENT WAS SENT WITH THIS EMAIL, IF THERE IS ONE, IT IS A UNDETECTED VIRUS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. Black text on white background HTML Emails and replied with white text on white. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 31/10/02 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
