Re: [newbie-it] Partizoni FAT 32
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:56:31 +0100 La x serve per entrare nella directory. Daniele Micci [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Alcune annotazioni: * la x indica il permesso di esecuzione, non di accesso alla directory. L'effetto è molto simile: $ mkdir prova $ ls -l totale 4 drwxr-xr-x2 celliuser 4096 nov 19 09:52 prova/ $ touch prova/pippo $ chmod -x prova $ ls -l totale 4 drw-r--r--2 celliuser 4096 nov 19 09:52 prova/ $ cd prova prova: Permission denied. $ ls prova ls: prova/pippo: Permission denied $ rm -rf prova rm: impossibile entrare nella directory `prova': Permission denied La differenza tra eseguire una directory e accederne al contenuto è molto sottile e senza x non entri. :-) ciao, Andrea
Re: [newbie-it] Re: update mdk9
carmine de pasquale ha scritto: - Original Message - From: gianni piazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 4:45 PM Subject: [newbie-it] Re: update mdk9 Qualcuno mi sa spiegare come mai non riesco a scaricare gli aggiornamenticon mandrake update? Grazie!! questo succede anche a me, li scarico a mano come rpm e quindi li istallo.ovviamente mi tocca istallare anche le dipendenze E'successo anche a me, partendo (ho KDE) da K-Configurazione-Gestione Pacchetti. Quando ho provato da MCC non ho avuto alcun problema. Fammi sapere Franco
Re: [newbie-it] Re:cambiare directory
cominciano con #!/usr/bin/perl che è il percorso indicatomi da which perl nella shell bash.Come mai non li legge?Grazie in anticipo Andrea, spero tu sappia la soluzione al problema. Che errore ti dà? ciao, Andrea PS. Ovviamente, presumo che tu li abbia resi eseguibili prima di lanciarli.
Re: [newbie-it] Partizoni FAT 32
Alle 10:04, martedì 19 novembre 2002, Andrea Celli ha scritto: La differenza tra eseguire una directory e accederne al contenuto è molto sottile e senza x non entri. :-) ciao, Andrea OK... grazie per i chiarimenti. Pensavo fossero due cose diverse, e che l'accesso alla directory dipendesse dal permesso di lettura, non da quello di esecuzione... probabilmente dipende dal modo in cui sono organizzati gli oggetti nel file system di Linux! Ciao... Daniele
Re: [newbie-it] Partizoni FAT 32
On Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:35:55 +0100 Daniele Micci [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alle 10:04, martedì 19 novembre 2002, Andrea Celli ha scritto: La differenza tra eseguire una directory e accederne al contenuto è molto sottile e senza x non entri. :-) ciao, Andrea OK... grazie per i chiarimenti. Pensavo fossero due cose diverse, e che l'accesso alla directory dipendesse dal permesso di lettura, Avevi ragione, dipende principalmente da quello! Però, se non hai la x a monte, ... fai poco. ;-) ciao, Andrea
Re: [newbie-it] xine
Alle 22:56, lunedì 18 novembre 2002, paolo brusasco ha scritto: le librerie le trovi su http://plf.zarb.org/ libdvdnav-ecc libdvdread-ecc xine-d4d-plugin-ecc Grazie Paolo, adesso xine funziona, ho un solo problema non di poco conto.. il dvd parte il lingua originale e non so come settare la lingua italiana e finché si tratta di francese o inglese, con grandi difficoltà ma qualcosa qua e là la capisco, ma ieri ho provato Gatto bianco gatto nero di Kusturica, la lingua originale dovrebbe essere lo slavo dico dovrebbe perché potrebbe anche essere il dialetto zingaro slavo!! :) A parte gli scherzi... sai come si setta la lingua ?? Ciao e grazie
Re: [newbie-it] Re:cambiare directory
Alle 11:16, martedì 19 novembre 2002, Andrea Celli ha scritto: cominciano con #!/usr/bin/perl che è il percorso indicatomi da which perl nella shell bash.Come mai non li legge?Grazie in anticipo Andrea, spero tu sappia la soluzione al problema. Che errore ti dà? ciao, Andrea PS. Ovviamente, presumo che tu li abbia resi eseguibili prima di lanciarli. Ciao Andrea! Si, gli ho dato i permessi ma...niente!Mi dice command not found, ma il piu' bello è che ,inizialmente li avviava poi non so perchè il giorno dopo ho riacceso il computer e non li ha avviati piu'. Ciao Gianni
[newbie-it] Scanner LG600U
Qualcuno e' riuscito a configurarlo \ | / (@ @) -o00-(_)-00o Benedetto Santarella -- Home Page == http://www.santarella.too.it Email : ( Per scrivermi togli -NOSPAM- ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fwd: Re: [newbie-it] Il server x e' morto
alle 23:18, domenica 10 novembre 2002, hai scritto: devi darci qualche messaggio di log var/log/syslog /var/log/messages magari anche i log di Xfree... il file /var/log/messages e' il seguente Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost syslogd 1.4.1: restart. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.4.19-16mdk nov 16 18:33:23 localhost partmon: Checking if partitions have enough free diskspace: Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Loaded 16805 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.4.19-16mdk. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.4.19. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Loaded 443 symbols from 23 modules. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Linux version 2.4.19-16mdk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.2 (Mandrake Linux 9.0 3.2-1mdk)) #1 Fri Sep 20 18:15:05 CEST 2002 Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map: Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: - 0009fc00 (usable) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 0009fc00 - 000a (reserved) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 000f - 0010 (reserved) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 0010 - 0fff (usable) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 0fff - 0fff3000 (ACPI NVS) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 0fff3000 - 1000 (ACPI data) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: ffb0 - 0001 (reserved) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: 255MB LOWMEM available. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Advanced speculative caching feature not present Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: On node 0 totalpages: 65520 Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: zone(0): 4096 pages. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: zone(1): 61424 pages. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: zone(2): 0 pages. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=linux ro root=301 devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi quiet Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: ide_setup: hdc=ide-scsi Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: No local APIC present or hardware disabled Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Initializing CPU#0 Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Detected 1500.073 MHz processor. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Console: colour dummy device 80x25 Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Calibrating delay loop... 2994.99 BogoMIPS Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Memory: 256688k/262080k available (1176k kernel code, 5004k reserved, 444k data, 136k init, 0k highmem) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Dentry cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Inode cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 5, 131072 bytes) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Mount-cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Buffer-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Page-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: CPU: L1 I cache: 12K, L1 D cache: 8K Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: CPU: L2 cache: 256K Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Intel machine check architecture supported. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Intel machine check reporting enabled on CPU#0. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1500MHz stepping 0a Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... done. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK. Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: mtrr: v1.40 (20010327) Richard Gooch ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: mtrr: detected mtrr type: Intel Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfb0f0, last bus=2 Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: PCI: Using configuration type 1 Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Unknown bridge resource 2: assuming transparent Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: PCI: Using IRQ router PIIX [8086/2440] at 00:1f.0 Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards... Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: isapnp: No Plug Play device found Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4 Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Initializing RT netlink socket Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.16) Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: Starting kswapd Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.5.0 initialized Nov 16 18:33:23 localhost kernel: devfs: v1.12a (20020514) Richard Gooch ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Nov 16
[newbie-it] Kylix 3
Salve a tutti, ho scaricato il seguente file dal sito della borland kylix_install_source-3_0_tar.gz che dovrebbero essere i srogenti di Kyliz 3 (se non mi sbaglio), li ho decompressi, ma non ci ho capito niente sul come installarlo, c'e' qualche anima buona che mi vuole aiutare? \ | / (@ @) -o00-(_)-00o Benedetto Santarella -- Home Page == http://www.santarella.too.it Email : ( Per scrivermi togli -NOSPAM- ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie-it] xine
sulla seconda riga del pannello di xine c'e' una scritta AUD; provare a cliccare le freccioline su e giu davanti alla scritta (ed attendere un attimo); dovrebbe valere anche per i sottotitoli (SUB) se poi riesci a far funzionare anche altri plugin per favore dimmelo, potrebbe dipendere da sistema a sistema, io ho mand 9.0 download p.s. forse Kusturica parla anche italiano, non mi ricordo se l'ho letto.. ciao. Emiliano La Licata ha scritto: omissis
Re: [newbie-it] mplayer e la GUI (per ora)
* tom wrote: [snip] da shell ho provato a dare un gmplaier command not found! [snip] Lo hai creato gmplayer? gmplayer e' un link che punta a mplayer: 2008 - ~ vladimir$ ll /usr/bin/gmplayer lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 16 ott 19 09:58 /usr/bin/gmplayer - /usr/bin/mplayer -- syd - LU 285930 * LM 167646 msg09436/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie-it] xine
Alle 19:53, martedì 19 novembre 2002, paolo brusasco ha scritto: sulla seconda riga del pannello di xine c'e' una scritta AUD; provare a cliccare le freccioline su e giu davanti alla scritta (ed attendere un attimo); dovrebbe valere anche per i sottotitoli (SUB) Tutto a posto! se poi riesci a far funzionare anche altri plugin per favore dimmelo, potrebbe dipendere da sistema a sistema, io ho mand 9.0 download Naturalmente, ci mancherebbe... p.s. forse Kusturica parla anche italiano, non mi ricordo se l'ho letto.. ciao. Probabilmente sì, sono io ad essere in difetto e a non conoscere nulla delle lingue slave... ciao e grazie
Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie-it] Che caldo!!
Alle 22:26, lunedì 18 novembre 2002, miKe ha scritto: è un problema comune anche ad altri portatili. credo dipenda proprio da un supporto imperfetto di apm/acpi Caro miKe, ogni tanto dimentichi chi hai davanti... ti ringrazio per la fiducia nelle mie conoscenze, però ti ricordo che ho installato per la prima volta linux, credo a Gennaio o Febbraio... per favore dimmi dove leggo qualcosa su apm/acpi... così studio un po' prof. miKe :)) ecco il mio output Administrator@mdk:~$ apm -mv APM BIOS 1.2 (kernel driver 1.16) AC on-line, battery status high: 100% (240 min) a te che dice? APM BIOS 1.2 (Kernel driver 1.16) AC on-line no system battery vedi su internet se esistono problemi simili e se qualcuno ha rilasciato pezze ad hoc.. Dove posso cercare?? Ciao
Re: [newbie-it] Kylix 3
Alle 19:25, martedì 19 novembre 2002, hai scritto: A costo di sembrare pedante, file tipo README, INSTALL e simili sono presenti? SI, ma poco comprensibili!!! Che dimensioni ha questo file? 3MB circa In linea teorica si deve passare per la trimurti ./configure ./make ./makeinstall Non Funziona non prima di avere attentamente letto i file suddetti per la verifica della presenza di eventuali librerie necessarie per una corretta installazione. Credo che il problema sia propio questo -- \ | / (@ @) -o00-(_)-00o Benedetto Santarella -- Home Page == http://www.santarella.too.it Email : ( Per scrivermi togli -NOSPAM- ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie-it] mplayer e la GUI (per ora)
On Tuesday 19 November 2002 5:29 pm, tom wrote about [newbie-it] mplayer e la GUI (per ora): Salve alla lista. Ho scaricato mplayer di cui si parla un gran bene, L'ho scompattato poi: ./config make (qui ci ha messo un eternita circa 10 min) make install da shell ho provato a dare un gmplaier command not found! in poche parole la versione grafica non parte!! mh l'hai configurato con la gui? cioe' hai dato configure --enable-gui, o qualcosa del genere? perche' di default e' disabilitata. il configure, alla fine ti da' dei messaggi, cosa ha trovato e cosa no. Li' c'e' qualcosa? ho contollato bene ri compilando eee..mi manca il supporto di GTK.ho controllato ne gli installabili (MDK9.0) e di GTK ne ho una marea hai anche i pacchetti devel? Qualcuno mi da una mano a risolvere questo primo problema? poi ci sara anche da settare l'audio :)) lancia configure --help li' vedi tutte le opzioni che puoi passargli, e cosa abilita di default e cosa no. Puo' sembrare una palla ma alla fine l'mplayer si configura prima. Cioe' se lo compili senza l'audio non c'e' verso poi di farlo suonare, dovrai riconfigurarlo e ricompilarlo. bye -- Devil Inside Experiment - C'era un bambino che odiava la polizia http://www.acidlife.com/mayhem/freefred/ Davide Banda Partial Arts [2000] - http://web.genie.it/utenti/f/freefred/ ICQ uin 5887365 - PGP key available on keyservers
Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie-it] Che caldo!!
Alle 20:44, martedì 19 novembre 2002, Emiliano La Licata ha scritto: ... per favore dimmi dove leggo qualcosa su apm/acpi... così studio un po' .. .. nei man di apm e apmd trovi un sacco di informazioni interessanti, che credo pure su mandrakkia siano tradotte in italiano.. per il resto, usando google, puoi cercare se sul tuo portatile sono state scritte cose relative al supporto apm o acpi puoi provare semlicemente digitando apm linux marcaportatile modello poi affini pian piano su linux laptop poi, se è un problema conosciuto, potresti pure trovare le soluzioni.. ... a te che dice? APM BIOS 1.2 (Kernel driver 1.16) AC on-line no system battery hai capito... nn vede proprio la batteria.. e magari la lascia sempre sotto carica credo che non faccia troppo bene ai tuoi elementi, se la corrente li attraversa di continuo, pure se sono carichi.. Ciao bye miKe ___ Slackware 8.1 GNU/Linux 2.4.19 @ hp Xe3 R.U.#219755 - S.R.U.#705 - R.M.#110932
Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie-it] Che caldo!!
Alle 23:42, martedì 19 novembre 2002, miKe ha scritto: APM BIOS 1.2 (Kernel driver 1.16) AC on-line no system battery nn vede proprio la batteria.. e magari la lascia sempre sotto carica infatti sul desktop c'è l'icona che segnala sempre e comunque il fatto che sono attaccato alla corrente... ti ripeto può dipendere questo dal fatto che in fase di installazione di linux la batteria era staccata del tutto dal resto dei componenti??
Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie-it] Che caldo!!
Emiliano La Licata wrote: Alle 23:42, martedì 19 novembre 2002, miKe ha scritto: APM BIOS 1.2 (Kernel driver 1.16) AC on-line no system battery nn vede proprio la batteria.. e magari la lascia sempre sotto carica infatti sul desktop c'è l'icona che segnala sempre e comunque il fatto che sono attaccato alla corrente... ti ripeto può dipendere questo dal fatto che in fase di installazione di linux la batteria era staccata del tutto dal resto dei componenti?? sul forum si dice che il nuovo kernel dovrebbe risolvere il bug anche a me capita sul portatile ho sempre l'iconcina della corrente non ho provato ancora il nuovo kernel non ho avuto il coraggio... ciao vete
Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie-it] Che caldo!!
Alle 23:42, martedì 19 novembre 2002, miKe ha scritto: portatile sono state scritte cose relative al supporto apm o acpi puoi provare semlicemente digitando apm linux marcaportatile modello Allora, ho trovato cose mooolto interessanti sul mio modello di portatile... dunque pare che l'acpi sia sconosciuto e che non lavori correttamente finché non viene configurato al kernel 2.4.19 che include l'acpi supporto. Quando ciò è fatto allora l'uso dello C states fa decrescere la temperatura della CPU ad un livello accettabile. Quando il sistema è al minimo il raffreddamento attivo è spento. Il tipo che ha scritto l'articolo continua dicendo che il monitoraggio della batteria è scarso, ma se si leggono più volte i file contenuti in /proc/acpi/battery/0/status allora ogni tanto qualche messaggio sulla batteria si recupera. Aggiunge inoltre che un problema al quale non è riuscito a trovare soluzione è che la batteria se inserita quando il sistema al boot non la possiede non verrà più vista dal sistema stesso... Questo nel mio caso non vale perché ho fatto partire linux con la batteria inserita quando ho dato apm -mv e nonstante tutto come hai visto il sistema mi ha risposto no system battery UHm
Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie-it] Che caldo!!
Alle 00:26, mercoledì 20 novembre 2002, francesco.melo ha scritto: sul forum si dice che il nuovo kernel dovrebbe risolvere il bug anche a me capita sul portatile ho sempre l'iconcina della corrente non ho provato ancora il nuovo kernel non ho avuto il coraggio... Ho appena visto!! Si parla proprio di un acer laptop!! con il nuovo kernel l'acpi funziona correttamente senza dovere ricompilare il kernel come suggeriva il tipo che aveva provato linux sul portatile in questione... Se ti viene il ghiribizzo di installare il nuovo kernel mi dici come fai?? Non ho idea almeno per il momento... domani leggo un po'... ciao
[newbie-it] OT (Fwd) Re: richiesta info linux
Giro per conoscenza --- Forwarded message follows --- Send reply to: Informazione Clienti [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Informazione Clienti [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: richiesta info linux Date sent: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 22:43:48 +0100 Organization: Lytech srl Gent. Cliente normalmente sono gli utenti linux che si ingegnano di far riconoscere le periferiche USB dal loro s/o. Per il prodotto in questione in particolare non abbiamo dati, è una classica periferica USB che da Win ME in poi e Mac OS X non richiede driver, per analogia anche Linux da Kernel 2.4.0 in su dovrebbe (condizionale) supportarla . Cordiali saluti Assistenza Clienti Lytech S.r.l. Via Risorgimento 84 20017 Rho (MI) tel. 0293901383 fax 0293901384 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.magnex.it - Original Message - From: Claudio Duchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:30 PM Subject: richiesta info linux dato che devo procedere all'acquisto il vostro: LETTORE per Porta USB - 2 in 1 - PC/MAC Compact Flash - Smart Madia Flash è compatibile con Linux? grazie Claudio Duchi --- End of forwarded message ---
[newbie] stupid Kyro video card
Hi All I have a Kyro video card (more fool me). Under 8.2 everything was crappy then powervr released a Linux driver (they even had a rpm for Mandrake). Installed that and all was good. Then i upgraded to 9.0. 9 recognises my Kyro however it doesnt seem to have installed openGL. When I execute glxinfo from console I can see that direct rendering = No. Being a user who like their eye candy this means that any openGL screensaver runs like a dog (1 frame per second). I have tried downloading the powerVR rpm again but it wont install (it wants an earlier kernel) have also tried downloading the source and installing that way however it fails at the make stage with Makefile:26: *** kernel source not found in $KERNELROOT, /usr/src/linux-2.4.19-1 6mdk, or /usr/src/linux. Stop. Has anyone had a similar problem or maybe suggest where I go to from here? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Downloading packages.
On Monday 18 November 2002 6:51 pm, Michel Clasquin wrote: On Monday 18 November 2002 14:34, Keith Powell wrote: Should I have been connected to the Internet when I first entered the sources in the command line? Yes, and running console or xterm as root. Thanks Michel. I thought that the sources were entered when not connected, as they are in APT. All is now working correctly. Cheers Keith Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Lilo problems - almost there
On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 1:41 am, Terry Smith wrote: Excellent Anne! Good job. Why don't you post your new lilo.conf file and we'll see if folks can deduce what's wrong with the 8.2 stanza. boot=/dev/hde map=/boot/map vga=normal default=Mandrake_8.2 keytable=/boot/uk.klt prompt nowarn timeout=100 message=/boot/message menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw disk=/dev/hde bios=0x80 image=/boot/vmlinuz label=Mandrake_9.0-2. root=/dev/hdf1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append=nobiospnp devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19-16mdk label=failsafe root=/dev/hdf1 initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.19-16mdk.img append=failsafe devfs=nomount hdc=ide-scsi read-only other=/dev/hde1 label=windows table=/dev/hde map-drive=0x80 to=0x81 map-drive=0x81 to=0x80 other=/dev/fd0 label=floppy unsafe image=/boot/vmlinuz label=Mandrake_8.2 root=/dev/hde6 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append=nobiospmp devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi vga=normal read-only I have learned a lot, but over the next day or so, I'll be asking questions about the bits that are still unclear. Thanks for your help. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] SIS 300
Have a SIS 300 graphic device. Mandrake 9.0. While installing screen freezes after testing image. Have to reboot and can't get into graphic mode, even when I use FXdrake or drakxconf. Any ideas? _ Surf voor nieuws, fileinformatie entertainment naar MSN http://www.msn.nl/intmap/default.asp Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Min spec
I hope to rebuild an elderly pc with my grandson, who is now showing interest iin migrating. He knows that at best it will be dog-slow, but is happy to use it as a learning situation. I would like to install 9.0, but what, in terms of cpu and ram would you consider absolute minimum - remember that ti doesn't have to be a really useable speed. Also, would I be likely to have problems with a pci video card? I intend checking out the options this week. I have a fair computer graveyard, so I'm hopeful of being able to do something with it. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] M$ and 85%
According to yesterdays FT, Operating system division supports other arms which show heavy losses Windows OS enjoys 85% profit margins, while remaining business enjoy losses. The client division made a profit of $2.48bn on revenue $2.89bn amoungst M$ 's other businesses , Home entertainment(XBox) lost$177M thought to be a loss of $120 per box MSN lost$97M Business solutions lost$68M CE/Mobility lost $33M If anything happens to windblows OS (XP sales) this business is going down fast.Strange no mention of what level XP is selling at. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Lilo problems - almost there
Anne Wilson wrote: On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 1:41 am, Terry Smith wrote: Excellent Anne! Good job. Why don't you post your new lilo.conf file and we'll see if folks can deduce what's wrong with the 8.2 stanza. boot=/dev/hde map=/boot/map vga=normal default=Mandrake_8.2 keytable=/boot/uk.klt prompt nowarn timeout=100 message=/boot/message menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw disk=/dev/hde bios=0x80 image=/boot/vmlinuz label=Mandrake_9.0-2. root=/dev/hdf1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append=nobiospnp devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19-16mdk label=failsafe root=/dev/hdf1 initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.19-16mdk.img append=failsafe devfs=nomount hdc=ide-scsi read-only other=/dev/hde1 label=windows table=/dev/hde map-drive=0x80 to=0x81 map-drive=0x81 to=0x80 other=/dev/fd0 label=floppy unsafe image=/boot/vmlinuz should be image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk label=Mandrake_8.2 root=/dev/hde6 initrd=/boot/initrd.img should be initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-6mdk.img append=nobiospmp devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi vga=normal read-only I have learned a lot, but over the next day or so, I'll be asking questions about the bits that are still unclear. Thanks for your help. Anne You are not telling the system which kernel and initrd file to use, and it's best to define both kernels and initrd files for both Mandrake OS , even though it has booted one OS on the one ill defined version. When you get used to this you can download other peoples amended kernel versions and install them in /boot partition, and write a new stanza to boot on it, without removing anything of the old setup, that way you can test things out easily. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] stupid Kyro video card
On Sunday 10 November 2002 04:52 pm, david wrote: Hi All I have a Kyro video card (more fool me). Under 8.2 everything was crappy then powervr released a Linux driver (they even had a rpm for Mandrake). Installed that and all was good. Then i upgraded to 9.0. 9 recognises my Kyro however it doesnt seem to have installed openGL. When I execute glxinfo from console I can see that direct rendering = No. Being a user who like their eye candy this means that any openGL screensaver runs like a dog (1 frame per second). I have tried downloading the powerVR rpm again but it wont install (it wants an earlier kernel) have also tried downloading the source and installing that way however it fails at the make stage with Makefile:26: *** kernel source not found in $KERNELROOT, /usr/src/linux-2.4.19-1 6mdk, or /usr/src/linux. Stop. Has anyone had a similar problem or maybe suggest where I go to from here? Would the Kyro Linux Tools, available at Sourceforge help out any? I never dealt with a Kyro card, so if it does, please let us know. -- Jose [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Mandrake, Redhat and SuSE user Children - the most commonly transmitted sexual disease Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] spell check in open office
joe wrote: On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 16:00, Matt Harrison wrote: I do have aspell running and my OO still has crappy spell check. Mine is so bad it is even missing words I misspell on purpose to test it. -Matt I also have aspell and 3 kinds of English dictionaries installed. I also purposely misspelled word to check, ie corrporration, was not picked up. It says spell check complete...but it isn't. Once I got an error message saying something about checking my settings under tools/options/language settings/writing aides, which I did and everything looks good. Myspell spell checker is there, looks enabled, thesaurus is there... What else could I check? I cant seem to get the same error message again, now it always says spell check complete. There's a good dictionary with a spellchecker attatched called kdict which looks to me like the webster's dictionary that was part of M8.2 incorporated into kde and it works but the disadvantage is that it has to be online, and of course it isn't intergrated into either Mozilla which is where I want one most of all, nor anywhere else as far as I can see. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] spell check in open office
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 21:03:36 -0700 joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 16:00, Matt Harrison wrote: I do have aspell running and my OO still has crappy spell check. Mine is so bad it is even missing words I misspell on purpose to test it. -Matt I also have aspell and 3 kinds of English dictionaries installed. I also purposely misspelled word to check, ie corrporration, was not picked up. It says spell check complete...but it isn't. Once I got an error message saying something about checking my settings under tools/options/language settings/writing aides, which I did and everything looks good. Myspell spell checker is there, looks enabled, thesaurus is there... What else could I check? I cant seem to get the same error message again, now it always says spell check complete. Currently OO still uses myspell not aspell/pspell for spell checking. Charles Many aligators will be slain, but the swamp will remain. -- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Min spec
Anne, I have a box running 8.2 for my daughters when they are home to visit, and for any guest that would want to get on-line. It's a Intel P133 MHz, 128 MB RAM running two 3 GB HDs. I can't recall the video card, off-hand. KDE starts up slow as molassas in January, but once up, is adequate for what the box is used for. If you think he is going to need a powerful GUI that looks and functions more like Windows on this old box, I think that 8.2 would run better for him. If he would be more interested in roughing it, as most young men like to, and sans a GUI, or work with a lighter version, I don't see why 9.0 wouldn't be a great choice. The RAM has to be up around the 128 MB mark, in my opinion, where 64 MBs of RAM will work OK for 8.2. The more RAM the better, as you well know. If you have to pick the best of anything in your spare parts bin, make it the video card! Keep in mind that the video card and ability of the monitor to go hi-freq without destroying itself are important. I have already ruined one older monitor by running X-windows too 'hot' for the monitor's capabilities. You are definitely going to want to load XFree86 3.3.6 instead of 4.2.2, Xconfigurator, and your favorite text editor. I also would recommend that you both do the X-windows testing after installation, not during. Tell us more about the specs for this older box, Anne. This the perfect place to find if anyone has had any problems with older components in Linux. T - Original Message - From: Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 4:38 AM Subject: [newbie] Min spec I hope to rebuild an elderly pc with my grandson, who is now showing interest iin migrating. He knows that at best it will be dog-slow, but is happy to use it as a learning situation. I would like to install 9.0, but what, in terms of cpu and ram would you consider absolute minimum - remember that ti doesn't have to be a really useable speed. Also, would I be likely to have problems with a pci video card? I intend checking out the options this week. I have a fair computer graveyard, so I'm hopeful of being able to do something with it. Anne 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] spell check in open office
On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 9:33 am, joe wrote: On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 16:00, Matt Harrison wrote: I do have aspell running and my OO still has crappy spell check. Mine is so bad it is even missing words I misspell on purpose to test it. -Matt I also have aspell and 3 kinds of English dictionaries installed. I also purposely misspelled word to check, ie corrporration, was not picked up. It says spell check complete...but it isn't. Once I got an error message saying something about checking my settings under tools/options/language settings/writing aides, which I did and everything looks good. Myspell spell checker is there, looks enabled, thesaurus is there... What else could I check? I cant seem to get the same error message again, now it always says spell check complete. I also did spell check. Though I installed English UK as default language, I changed it using tools/options/language settings/languages/ default to English USA. Still It checks the following sentence and says spell check complete without pointing out errors. This is tst messege. -- 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] perl cgi problem
Tripod site doesn't allow send mail. Instead they have module TripodMail using
which mails can be sent. As they have explained I used the module and wrote
the script. Script is as follows.
# Mail Option
require TripodMail;
$MAIL = new TripodMail;
if ($mail eq '1') {
#mail to self
$mail_template1 = ./infomail.txt;
%variables1 = ('guestemail' = $FORM{'username'},
'guestname' = $FORM{'realname'},
'comment' = $FORM{'comments'},
'date' = $date,
'recipient' = $recipient);
$MAIL-sendMail($mail_template1, \%variables1);
}
if ($remote_mail eq '1' $FORM{'username'}) {
#mail to visitor
$mail_template2 = ./thankmail.txt;
%variables2 = ('guestemail' = $FORM{'username'},
'guestname' = $FORM{'realname'},
'comment' = $FORM{'comments'},
'date' = $date,
'recipient' = $recipient);
$MAIL-sendMail($mail_template2, \%variables2);
}
This script I am using in my guest book. mail to the visitor(later part of
script works). But first part is not working.
Where I am wrong?
--
L.V.Gandhi
203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam, 530017
MECON, 5th Floor, RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam AP 530020 INDIA
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Re: [newbie] cdr/rw no longer reading
Joe, Back when supermount was really a topic of discussion, I played around a bit to see what the fuss was all about. I came up with a whole list of results based on trying different ways to look at a diskette, CD disc or Zip disk. What I found was that as long as I backed out of the volume I was changing (click on the parent directory, /mnt, or some other directory outside of /mnt) and then went back to /mnt/device name after the new one was inserted, I was fine. You know, Win 98's Windows Explorer has a similar problem with removable media. It was finicky about removing media while its focus was still on it (speaking only of CDs, now.) To be sure not to lock it up, I would either force an eject by right-clicking on the CD drive and choosing 'eject', or just click on a local folder to change its focus away from the CD drive. As long as I follow this rule, supermount works fine for me in Konqueror under both 8.2 and 9.0. T - Original Message - From: joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 12:51 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] cdr/rw no longer reading From comparing my fstab to yours I can't see any (important) differences. here is mine: /dev/hdb1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdb8 /fat vfat umask=0 0 0 /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb7 swap swap defaults 0 0 Occasionally in the past I had a similar problem where konquerer would show my cd as having 0 files, but I just hit refresh a couple of times and my files would appear.No longer. What would make supermount stop working like this? On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 21:41, Dennis Myers wrote: On Monday 18 November 2002 10:32 pm, joe wrote: I have no idea where to even start looking for my problem on his one. Cdr/rw worked like a dream, and is currently burning a cd as i write this. But it will not read a cd in konqueror.When I try to install a package from my mandrake 9 cd it spins up,then opens and asks for cd1 again when it is already in the drive. This is a brand new lite-on 40x cdr/rw. when I type mount i get: none on /mnt/cdrom type supermount (ro,dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0) I know other people have had supermount problems but it always worked for me. I can't think of anything I might have changed that would cause my problem. Suggestions? should I remove - none on - from my fstab? I would first try removing the -none on- and also have a look at my fstab below cdrom is my burner, cdrom2 is a plain old CD reader. HTH /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdc1 /extfiles ext3 user 1 2 /dev/hda6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount dev=/dev/hdd,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hda10 /mnt/windows vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hda9 /obj xfs defaults 1 2 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda7 /usr ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda8 /var ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/sda1 /mnt/memory_card auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,kudzu,codepage=850,noauto,umask=0,exec 0 0 -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to test new PC?
On Monday November 18 2002 06:04 pm, RichardA wrote: Hi all, I've just bought some new hardware. Plugged it all together, installed MDK 8.2, booted and it locked up. I added 'mem=nopentium' to lilo.conf, it booted to KDE, I opened a terminal and ran 'top' overnight. So that's fine, yes? Except that it has embedded graphics and uses 8 MB of system memory, according to the BIOS messages. Doesn't that mean I should tell the kernel to only use 248 MB? I'd suggest addingmem=247M to you lilo.conf append line, if you also have onboard sound usemem=245M That prevents the kernel from trying to use memory that's not really there (available). What if it's only running while nothing overwrites that 8 MB? Has anyone got a script that will stress-test it? Or alternatively, can someone tell me to pull myself together and not worry about crashes that aren't happening? RichardA 'urpmi memtest86' will install it from your CD's, and add it as a boot option. Reboot and choose memtest86-xxx. Let it run over night. You should see -0- errors collected. It's a fairly mild stress test. If you pass it then get http://users.ev1.net/~redelm/ and run the appropriate module for your cpu, eg, 'burnK7' for an athlon. There might be a cpuburn rpm (cpuburn-1.4-2mdk.i586.rpm) on your CD's, so try 'urpmi cpuburn'. The system should be able to run cpuburn for at least an hour. If it can, your system is damn near bulletproof. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] PHP on mdk9
Hello all, I'm having trouble to get PHP-file read by my browser on Mandrake 9.0. Installed: - PHP4 - Apache - Mysql in /etc/httpd/conf/commonhttpd.conf I comment out: AddType application/x-httpd-php .php AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps restarted httpd but konqueror or mozilla keeps trying to save to file instead of viewing. What am I doing wrong? Fab Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re[2]: [newbie] GKRELLM and LM_SENSORS
The same here. Mine is a K7VTA PRO + XP 1700. Pilagá Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] font size in konqueror
is the minimum font size set in konqueror overidable by individual web sites? i've set my minimum to be 11 with a 17 crt, my eyesight can't really cope with less, however often i have to use the 'increase font size' button to be able to read! fonts and stuff always went over my head, is it just that 11 point in one font can be a lot smaller than 11 point in another? bascule -- 'They were myths and they were real,' he said loudly. 'Both a wave and a particle.' (Guards! Guards!) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv
Every once in a while, I get a bounced email from the Mandrake Newbie listserv telling me that a post could not make it to its destination. The funny part is that the post made it alright...about two days before I get this notification! Here's what is coming to me: This is the Postfix program at host smtp2.mandrax.org. I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned below could not be delivered to one or more destinations. For further assistance, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your own text from the message returned below. The Postfix program [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mail forwarding loop for [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any of you Postfix gurus out there want to explain to Mandrake how to get their email server running properly? It really is so frustrating to find replies on the listserv and I never got the originals, or see that my post never makes it back to me in the listserv, yet someone replies to me,obviously having received it. I use to think that it was my end, but I really can't believe that when everything else is working fine here. BTW, I have notified MDK about this in the past. They are clueless. All I get is a 'virtual' shrug of the shoulders. :-( T Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] M$ and 85%
Hell, if the government really finds out how shody their paperwork was... that would do the trick... here's hoping.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Richard Smith Sent: Tuesday, 19 November 2002 6:24 PM To: NEWBIE 1 Subject: [newbie] M$ and 85% According to yesterdays FT, Operating system division supports other arms which show heavy losses Windows OS enjoys 85% profit margins, while remaining business enjoy losses. The client division made a profit of $2.48bn on revenue $2.89bn amoungst M$ 's other businesses , Home entertainment(XBox) lost$177M thought to be a loss of $120 per box MSN lost$97M Business solutions lost$68M CE/Mobility lost $33M If anything happens to windblows OS (XP sales) this business is going down fast.Strange no mention of what level XP is selling at. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] M$ and 85%
I think the loss in XBox for MS will be a strategic gain in the long run... it is just my opinion... because they are lossing so much money in the hardware ... all that for $200, but the games they sell each cost nearly $60!!! ... just like PS2 or GameCube... it probably will not take long to turn this into a profit, as long the console itself sells well but that is really just my opinion... From: Franki [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NEWBIE 1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] M$ and 85% Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 23:20:24 +0800 Hell, if the government really finds out how shody their paperwork was... that would do the trick... here's hoping.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Richard Smith Sent: Tuesday, 19 November 2002 6:24 PM To: NEWBIE 1 Subject: [newbie] M$ and 85% According to yesterdays FT, Operating system division supports other arms which show heavy losses Windows OS enjoys 85% profit margins, while remaining business enjoy losses. The client division made a profit of $2.48bn on revenue $2.89bn amoungst M$ 's other businesses , Home entertainment(XBox) lost$177M thought to be a loss of $120 per box MSN lost$97M Business solutions lost$68M CE/Mobility lost $33M If anything happens to windblows OS (XP sales) this business is going down fast.Strange no mention of what level XP is selling at. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv
I just got exactly the same thing makes you wonder if they can't figure out how to configure postfix, how are we supposed to? All of a sudden I feel a lot smarter! ;-) Jordan - Original Message - From: Technoslick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 9:49 AM Subject: [newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv Every once in a while, I get a bounced email from the Mandrake Newbie listserv telling me that a post could not make it to its destination. The funny part is that the post made it alright...about two days before I get this notification! Here's what is coming to me: This is the Postfix program at host smtp2.mandrax.org. I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned below could not be delivered to one or more destinations. For further assistance, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your own text from the message returned below. The Postfix program [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mail forwarding loop for [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any of you Postfix gurus out there want to explain to Mandrake how to get their email server running properly? It really is so frustrating to find replies on the listserv and I never got the originals, or see that my post never makes it back to me in the listserv, yet someone replies to me,obviously having received it. I use to think that it was my end, but I really can't believe that when everything else is working fine here. BTW, I have notified MDK about this in the past. They are clueless. All I get is a 'virtual' shrug of the shoulders. :-( T 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] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv
Technoslick wrote: Every once in a while, I get a bounced email from the Mandrake Newbie listserv telling me that a post could not make it to its destination. The funny part is that the post made it alright...about two days before I get this notification! Here's what is coming to me: This is the Postfix program at host smtp2.mandrax.org. I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned below could not be delivered to one or more destinations. For further assistance, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your own text from the message returned below. The Postfix program [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mail forwarding loop for [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any of you Postfix gurus out there want to explain to Mandrake how to get their email server running properly? It really is so frustrating to find replies on the listserv and I never got the originals, or see that my post never makes it back to me in the listserv, yet someone replies to me,obviously having received it. I use to think that it was my end, but I really can't believe that when everything else is working fine here. BTW, I have notified MDK about this in the past. They are clueless. All I get is a 'virtual' shrug of the shoulders. :-( T I had 5 such supposedly return emails today. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Autostart for VNC
I downloaded and installed the TightVNC rpm for VNC. It's up and running but there are a few things I want to fix. I wanted TightVNC to start when the system reboots. So I added lines to /etc/sysconfig/vncservers, following the example given in that file and the great information I got here. Those lines read: VNCSERVERS=1:vncusername VNCSERVERS=2:vncusername Where vncusername is the name of the person who is starting the sessions. I rebooted but nothing was started. I checked my syntax, made sure I got it in the file and got it saved ... all the stupid errors; but I couldn't see anything. It does start fine from the command line. I can start and stop the processes at will. Where might I look next? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv
umm, before you suggest its easy to setup a massive listserv and several MTA's to support it.. Try doing it yourself.. all the mandrake lists put together probably equals 50,000 or more members.. All it takes is some DNS resolving lag, and you get problems like this.. especially since mandrake resolves mail server domains to reduce spam... all that overhead is bound to sometimes produce unwanted results. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Richard Smith Sent: Tuesday, 19 November 2002 11:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv Technoslick wrote: Every once in a while, I get a bounced email from the Mandrake Newbie listserv telling me that a post could not make it to its destination. The funny part is that the post made it alright...about two days before I get this notification! Here's what is coming to me: This is the Postfix program at host smtp2.mandrax.org. I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned below could not be delivered to one or more destinations. For further assistance, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your own text from the message returned below. The Postfix program [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mail forwarding loop for [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any of you Postfix gurus out there want to explain to Mandrake how to get their email server running properly? It really is so frustrating to find replies on the listserv and I never got the originals, or see that my post never makes it back to me in the listserv, yet someone replies to me,obviously having received it. I use to think that it was my end, but I really can't believe that when everything else is working fine here. BTW, I have notified MDK about this in the past. They are clueless. All I get is a 'virtual' shrug of the shoulders. :-( T I had 5 such supposedly return emails today. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] running linux from a windows box via cygwin/XFree86
Greetings. I want to access my linux box from my windows computer using X ... I've installed cynwin/XFree86 but i'm unclear how to actually start a session of X from my windows computer ... what am i missing? can anyone point me in the right direction? thanks. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv
umm, you are right. However..all the listservs that I subscribe to do not give me the same results. T - Original Message - From: Franki [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 10:52 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv umm, before you suggest its easy to setup a massive listserv and several MTA's to support it.. Try doing it yourself.. all the mandrake lists put together probably equals 50,000 or more members.. All it takes is some DNS resolving lag, and you get problems like this.. especially since mandrake resolves mail server domains to reduce spam... all that overhead is bound to sometimes produce unwanted results. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Richard Smith Sent: Tuesday, 19 November 2002 11:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv Technoslick wrote: Every once in a while, I get a bounced email from the Mandrake Newbie listserv telling me that a post could not make it to its destination. The funny part is that the post made it alright...about two days before I get this notification! Here's what is coming to me: This is the Postfix program at host smtp2.mandrax.org. I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned below could not be delivered to one or more destinations. For further assistance, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your own text from the message returned below. The Postfix program [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mail forwarding loop for [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any of you Postfix gurus out there want to explain to Mandrake how to get their email server running properly? It really is so frustrating to find replies on the listserv and I never got the originals, or see that my post never makes it back to me in the listserv, yet someone replies to me,obviously having received it. I use to think that it was my end, but I really can't believe that when everything else is working fine here. BTW, I have notified MDK about this in the past. They are clueless. All I get is a 'virtual' shrug of the shoulders. :-( T I had 5 such supposedly return emails today. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] running linux from a windows box via cygwin/XFree86
Kenn, Do you really want to go to all this trouble, tightvnc is a lot simpler. Tony. -Original Message- From: Kenn Murrah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 4:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] running linux from a windows box via cygwin/XFree86 Greetings. I want to access my linux box from my windows computer using X ... I've installed cynwin/XFree86 but i'm unclear how to actually start a session of X from my windows computer ... what am i missing? can anyone point me in the right direction? thanks. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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
Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate for settingup amailserveron9.0?
- Original Message -
From: John McQuillen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate for settingup
amailserveron9.0?
SNIP
Try this (attached)
OK, I installed the perl moduls (this was especially cool as I was doing
this via a telnet session from work to home - knowing that my mandrake
machine was going over the net to somewhere to download packages while I am
miles away !)
I then installed the rpm.
Now, I am reading the installation instructions:
2. Edit the pop-before-smtp-conf.pl file to customize it for your system.
***
I assume it the one in /etc.
***
Look for this:
# Set the log file we will watch for pop3d/imapd records.
#$file_tail{'name'} = '/var/log/maillog';
If the mentioned file is not the correct one that your email server uses to
log when someone has authenticated, you can uncomment the second line and
tweak its value (note that the code immediately following these lines might
find your logfile automatically -- it searches for several other values).
***
I could not find any file that looks likely... I am running postfix, but
could not find maillog in var/log or anywhere else! Do I need to
reconfigure something in postfix?
***
thanks,
Jordan
Regards,
John...
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RE: [newbie] running linux from a windows box via cygwin/XFree86
trust me ... i want the simplest solution i can find :-) i presume i need to install tightvnc server on my linux box ... will multiple people be able to login that way simultaneously? as though they were linux users (which they are?) ??? thanks, kenn --- Tony S. Sykes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kenn, Do you really want to go to all this trouble, tightvnc is a lot simpler. Tony. -Original Message- From: Kenn Murrah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 4:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] running linux from a windows box via cygwin/XFree86 Greetings. I want to access my linux box from my windows computer using X ... I've installed cynwin/XFree86 but i'm unclear how to actually start a session of X from my windows computer ... what am i missing? can anyone point me in the right direction? thanks. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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 __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv
Most of them likely don't do dns lookups on all posting mailservers... I don't agree with mandrakes decision to do that.. but you must admit, there is not alot of spam on the list... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Technoslick Sent: Wednesday, 20 November 2002 12:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv umm, you are right. However..all the listservs that I subscribe to do not give me the same results. T - Original Message - From: Franki [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 10:52 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv umm, before you suggest its easy to setup a massive listserv and several MTA's to support it.. Try doing it yourself.. all the mandrake lists put together probably equals 50,000 or more members.. All it takes is some DNS resolving lag, and you get problems like this.. especially since mandrake resolves mail server domains to reduce spam... all that overhead is bound to sometimes produce unwanted results. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Richard Smith Sent: Tuesday, 19 November 2002 11:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Postfix problems with Mandrake Newbie Listserv Technoslick wrote: Every once in a while, I get a bounced email from the Mandrake Newbie listserv telling me that a post could not make it to its destination. The funny part is that the post made it alright...about two days before I get this notification! Here's what is coming to me: This is the Postfix program at host smtp2.mandrax.org. I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned below could not be delivered to one or more destinations. For further assistance, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your own text from the message returned below. The Postfix program [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mail forwarding loop for [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any of you Postfix gurus out there want to explain to Mandrake how to get their email server running properly? It really is so frustrating to find replies on the listserv and I never got the originals, or see that my post never makes it back to me in the listserv, yet someone replies to me,obviously having received it. I use to think that it was my end, but I really can't believe that when everything else is working fine here. BTW, I have notified MDK about this in the past. They are clueless. All I get is a 'virtual' shrug of the shoulders. :-( T I had 5 such supposedly return emails today. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] is this list appropriate for settingup amailserveron9.0?
OK, so maybe its /var/log/mail/info (I'm guessing.) Next it says to set the $pat variable: Take a look at the $pat definitions in the pop-before-smtp-conf.pl file and uncomment the one for the mail server that you're running - if you're running Linux it's probably going to be the $pat denoted by: # For UW ipop3d/imapd (this is also the default if no $pat is uncommented in the config file). Make sure you uncomment all the lines from the $pat = start down to the nearest ';' for your pattern of choice (this is usually 2-3 lines). If you're using Postfix and need to use a custom DB style or a different dbfile path, feel free to edit that into the file as well. *** OK, I'm lost. I am using Postfix, and have no idea what the custom DB style or dbpath is. I also don't get what I am supposed to do with the $pat variable. Here's what my pop-before-smtp-conf.pl file has: # For UW ipop3d/imapd and their secure versions. This is the DEFAULT. #$pat = '^(... .. ..:..:..) \S+ (?:ipop3s?d|imaps?d)\[\d+\]: ' . #'(?:Login|Authenticated|Auth) user=\S+ ' . #'host=(?:\S+ )?\[(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\]'; 1; What am I supposed to do with that!? thanks for your help, Jordan *** Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] running linux from a windows box via cygwin/XFree86
yep... vncserver rules.. I have a window open on my win2000 box, that window is my linux server.. logged in as my normal user.. works great, I am gonna start fiddling soon and see if i can't get it to tunnel via ssh... then i can use it on remote servers.. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kenn Murrah Sent: Wednesday, 20 November 2002 12:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] running linux from a windows box via cygwin/XFree86 trust me ... i want the simplest solution i can find :-) i presume i need to install tightvnc server on my linux box ... will multiple people be able to login that way simultaneously? as though they were linux users (which they are?) ??? thanks, kenn --- Tony S. Sykes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kenn, Do you really want to go to all this trouble, tightvnc is a lot simpler. Tony. -Original Message- From: Kenn Murrah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 4:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] running linux from a windows box via cygwin/XFree86 Greetings. I want to access my linux box from my windows computer using X ... I've installed cynwin/XFree86 but i'm unclear how to actually start a session of X from my windows computer ... what am i missing? can anyone point me in the right direction? thanks. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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 __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] stupid Kyro video card
On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 08:52:38 +1100 david [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All I have a Kyro video card (more fool me). Under 8.2 everything was crappy then powervr released a Linux driver (they even had a rpm for Mandrake). Installed that and all was good. Then i upgraded to 9.0. 9 recognises my Kyro however it doesnt seem to have installed openGL. When I execute glxinfo from console I can see that direct rendering = No. Being a user who like their eye candy this means that any openGL screensaver runs like a dog (1 frame per second). I have tried downloading the powerVR rpm again but it wont install (it wants an earlier kernel) have also tried downloading the source and installing that way however it fails at the make stage with Makefile:26: *** kernel source not found in $KERNELROOT, /usr/src/linux-2.4.19-1 6mdk, or /usr/src/linux. Stop. Has anyone had a similar problem or maybe suggest where I go to from here? You have to install the kernel-source-2.4.19-16mdk RPM from the third CD. It has the kernel source corresponding to the kernel you are running. HTH, -Frans Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] spell check in open office
with MySpell dictionary and hyphenation dictionary installed (en_US) [mdk 9.0 CD 3], in OO.o, open: Tools Options Language Settings Writing Aids and then check the first box in the top section (turning on MySpell spell checker). In other sections of that window, you can set the options, including automatic spell checking (incorrectly spelled words will be underlined in red). It works fine for me. HTH. On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 06:43, L.V.Gandhi wrote: On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 9:33 am, joe wrote: On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 16:00, Matt Harrison wrote: I do have aspell running and my OO still has crappy spell check. Mine is so bad it is even missing words I misspell on purpose to test it. -Matt I also have aspell and 3 kinds of English dictionaries installed. I also purposely misspelled word to check, ie corrporration, was not picked up. It says spell check complete...but it isn't. Once I got an error message saying something about checking my settings under tools/options/language settings/writing aides, which I did and everything looks good. Myspell spell checker is there, looks enabled, thesaurus is there... What else could I check? I cant seem to get the same error message again, now it always says spell check complete. I also did spell check. Though I installed English UK as default language, I changed it using tools/options/language settings/languages/ default to English USA. Still It checks the following sentence and says spell check complete without pointing out errors. This is tst messege. -- L.V.Gandhi 203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam, 530017 MECON, 5th Floor, RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam AP 530020 INDIA -- Erik Linux User 288105 = Bill who? Micro what? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] 8.0 to 9.0 upgrade
I would like to update a Squid Server which has Mandrake Linux 8.0 and with Squid-2.3.STABLE4-5mdk on it. I have also been asked to put updated versions of php and apache on the machine. As this is being used by a school and it is some 50 miles from my home I feel I need to be sure I do have everything I need when I go. I have downloaded the 3 Mandrake 9.0 isos and burned the CD's I have installed this on my home machine. Can I safely choose to do an update rather than an install? Or can I use Mandrake Update over the internet? If so, are there any files I should back up to floppy before I start? The school has a fast internet connection not just a modem Once it is installed I would allow it to do the updates it requests especially the security and bug-fixes? Any help would be much appreciated. tia Norm -- Noose Head? Lambs Slaughter? Lemmings Cliff? Link? Oh, silly me, could it be Microsoft Software users?:) registered Linux user 277766 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] laptop cd drive mount
Today after not using it for several months I attempted to plug my cd drive in my laptop. I could hear the drive spin up but the it wasn't mounted. So I rebooted thinking that would automatically mount it but still no joy. Is there any way to do get my computer to know that it has a cd drive? This is the current result of the mount command: [noah@localhost noah]$ mount /dev/hda5 on / type ext2 (rw,noatime) none on /proc type proc (rw) none on /dev type devfs (rw) none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620) /dev/hda1 on /mnt/windows type vfat (rw,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0) none on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw,devmode=0664,devgid=43) [noah@localhost noah]$ Any pointers? Thanks -Noah Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Lilo problems - almost there
On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 10:20 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: snip label=Mandrake_8.2 root=/dev/hde6 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append=nobiospmp devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi should be: append=nobiospnp devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi Sharrea -- Help Microsoft stamp out piracy - give Linux to a friend today Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Lilo problems - almost there
On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 8:12 pm, Sharrea wrote: On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 10:20 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: snip label=Mandrake_8.2 root=/dev/hde6 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append=nobiospmp devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi should be: append=nobiospnp devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi Sharrea Oops - typos are so much harder to spot on screen than on paper. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] PPPoE and Modem in tandem
I used MCC to set up the modem, since I occasionally need to send a fax. In fact I don't want it connected most of the time - just the ability to get it working quickly when I do need it. At the end of the process I was told that both the lan connection and the modem connection were configured, and asked which one I wanted to use. Naturally I chose the lan connection (my adsl) as default, but now I can't see how I can get to the modem connection. I need an icon somewhere linked so that I can use dial-up when I need it. Under 8.2 there was a desktop icon automatically. How can I set up a similar easy access? Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Instruction needed (was: Lilo problems - almost there)
Anne Wilson wrote: John is telling me that I need to specifically tell the bootup which img and initrd versions I'm using. I understand his point, but before I do that I would like to understand a little better just what is happening here. In the directory that has the 8.2 boot, subdirectory /boot, I have initrd-2.4.18-6mdk.img (size 218,650) and one that has an icon looking like a link, called initrd.img which is also 218,650 long. In the directory with the 9.0 boot there is a similar pair of files, relating to 2.4.19-16mdk. If I open them in an editor and scan the first few lines (I haven't done more than that) the pairs look identical. Are they? Are they interchangeable - they would have to be, I guess, to do as John suggests. Are they there for just this situation? There are similar pairs for vmlinuz - so I expect the answer will be the same for these. But why is one of each pair looking like a link? How are these files actually used at bootup? Anne On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 10:40 am, John Richard Smith wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 1:41 am, Terry Smith wrote: image=/boot/vmlinuz should be image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk label=Mandrake_8.2 root=/dev/hde6 initrd=/boot/initrd.img should be initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-6mdk.img append=nobiospmp devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi vga=normal read-only You are not telling the system which kernel and initrd file to use, and it's best to define both kernels and initrd files for both Mandrake OS , even though it has booted one OS on the one ill defined version. When you get used to this you can download other peoples amended kernel versions and install them in /boot partition, and write a new stanza to boot on it, without removing anything of the old setup, that way you can test things out easily. John I always use the actual kernel and intrd.img files not any links. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker.
Title: RE: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker. Hi There, I asked that question before. Not many people were forthcoming with suggestions. It seems like the spellchecker in Mandrake9.0 is corrupted. There is no possible way that I know to get it working. Redhat8.0's OpenOffice spellchecker had the same problem, but running the repair tool fixed this up. Mandrake's repair tool does not fix the problem. Just off topic, the Mandrake guys may have done this on purpose (as a ploy) to put you onto StarOffice (i.e. buy the PowerPack). I actually e-mailed the openoffice mailing list as well and their suggestion was to blow away the Mandrake version, and grab the 'official' version from the openoffice.org site. Hope this helps. Craig -Original Message- From: Malcolm Candlish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 20 November, 2002 8:56 AM To: Mandrake List Subject: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker. Hello, Can any one suggest a method of getting OO Spell Checker in Mandrake 9.0 working. I have looked around without finding information, except at www.openoffice.org from whence I downloaded 'OOodi-static-0.55-0.i386.rpm'. However I simply cannot get it to run! I expect this has come up some where before, if so please let me know. With thanks in advance of your kind reading. Malcolm Candlish.
Re: [newbie] spell check in open office - solution
When I first checked out OOwriter, I found that a default language had yet to be set. Curious. So I set it US English. Spell checking still wasn't working. I checked if MySpell was installed. Sure enough, but Canadian English. WTF?! I didn't do that. So I installed US en package. Still didn't work. So I uninstalled the Canadian English--bingo! Spell checking is working. I wonder if others have experienced the same thing? Miark On 19 Nov 2002 11:50:04 -0600 Erik Farnsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: with MySpell dictionary and hyphenation dictionary installed (en_US) [mdk 9.0 CD 3], in OO.o, open: Tools Options Language Settings Writing Aids and then check the first box in the top section (turning on MySpell spell checker). In other sections of that window, you can set the options, including automatic spell checking (incorrectly spelled words will be underlined in red). It works fine for me. HTH. On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 06:43, L.V.Gandhi wrote: On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 9:33 am, joe wrote: On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 16:00, Matt Harrison wrote: I do have aspell running and my OO still has crappy spell check. Mine is so bad it is even missing words I misspell on purpose to test it. -Matt I also have aspell and 3 kinds of English dictionaries installed. I also purposely misspelled word to check, ie corrporration, was not picked up. It says spell check complete...but it isn't. Once I got an error message saying something about checking my settings under tools/options/language settings/writing aides, which I did and everything looks good. Myspell spell checker is there, looks enabled, thesaurus is there... What else could I check? I cant seem to get the same error message again, now it always says spell check complete. I also did spell check. Though I installed English UK as default language, I changed it using tools/options/language settings/languages/ default to English USA. Still It checks the following sentence and says spell check complete without pointing out errors. This is tst messege. -- L.V.Gandhi 203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam, 530017 MECON, 5th Floor, RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam AP 530020 INDIA -- 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] running linux from a windows box via cygwin/XFree86
On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 5:06 pm, Franki wrote: yep... vncserver rules.. I have a window open on my win2000 box, that window is my linux server.. logged in as my normal user.. works great, I am gonna start fiddling soon and see if i can't get it to tunnel via ssh... then i can use it on remote servers.. rgds Frank I run VNCServer on my 2 home computers and have a firewall with only ports 80, 25 and 22 open. When I want to check my e-mail, I tunnel 110 over SSH. Also, I tunnel 5901 and 5902 over SSH to access my 2 desktops using VNC. Works great, especially with the -C option. :) Barry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
SV: [newbie] 8.0 to 9.0 upgrade
Can I safely choose to do an update rather than an install? Even though I have not updated from 8.0, only 8.2 I would say go for it, the plusside is that you will keep all old and updated programs the same way as before, configurationwise Or can I use Mandrake Update over the internet? I have never used it so i can't say, this is one side where rpm-based distros IMO can't compete with Debian-based, I love the easy way I can upgarde a Debian based distro If so, are there any files I should back up to floppy before I start? You should always back up your important files in case anything breaks down, it might not be on the software side but on the hardware side. /Anders Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker.
Craig, you can't be serious. Miark Mandrake's repair tool does not fix the problem. Just off topic, the Mandrake guys may have done this on purpose (as a ploy) to put you onto StarOffice (i.e. buy the PowerPack). Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate forsettingup amailserveron9.0?
On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 03:32, Jordan R. Thompson wrote:
Now, I am reading the installation instructions:
2. Edit the pop-before-smtp-conf.pl file to customize it for your system.
***
I assume it the one in /etc.
***
Look for this:
# Set the log file we will watch for pop3d/imapd records.
#$file_tail{'name'} = '/var/log/maillog';
If the mentioned file is not the correct one that your email server uses to
log when someone has authenticated, you can uncomment the second line and
tweak its value (note that the code immediately following these lines might
find your logfile automatically -- it searches for several other values).
***
I could not find any file that looks likely... I am running postfix, but
could not find maillog in var/log or anywhere else! Do I need to
reconfigure something in postfix?
***
No, uncomment the second line, as mentioned and it will find your
logfile automatically, or else set it to /var/log/mail/info which is
your mail log file.
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RE: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker.
Title: RE: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker. Hi There, I can't be 100% certain about this. I know that the mandrake guys are really clued up about what they do, maybe they did disable the spell checker on purpose, maybe it was a genuine mistake. If they did it on purpose, they would most likely try and push the fix to the solution as StarOffice (hence the powerpack statement) or possibly even the Mandrake Club. If true, it smells of a Microsoft tactic. Disable an important feature in a cheaper program, and push the solution as the more expensive option. It could also be a mistake, no bodies perfect. In my experiences with Mandrake9.0, there are a lot of bugs that keep me from completely dropping windows. This problem is pretty big for a lot of people, and I am sure that if Mandrake didn't ship StarOffice as well, OpenOffice would have been working correctly. Any comments? Craig -Original Message- From: Miark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 20 November, 2002 10:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker. Craig, you can't be serious. Miark Mandrake's repair tool does not fix the problem. Just off topic, the Mandrake guys may have done this on purpose (as a ploy) to put you onto StarOffice (i.e. buy the PowerPack).
[newbie] remote access to mail for m$ users???
Okay, gang ... I've won most of the battles here ... Thanks in no small part to the help I've received from this list, I have a Postfix/IMAP mail server up and running and all is well with the world ... The rub comes in trying to set up my Windows computers to access their mail ... Outlook and Outlook Express are out (per an edict from The Head Boss), and no one really likes using Eudora ... and I'm having trouble finding much of anything else. So I was thinking ... Would it be possible (or even practical) for Windows users to access my server via cygwin/XFree86, so that they could use a linux mail client instead? (I'm rather partial toward Evolution, due to its simple interface that would hopefully keep the troops from screaming every 3 minutes for help.) And for security's sake, would it be possible to mirror my EngardeLinux email onto my Mandrake box, so that I wouldn't have to run X on my EngardeLinux but rather on a box with no exposure to the Internet? I've already set up cygwin/XFree86 on my test box and tested its connectivity to the box I hope to use as a mirror, so if you folks tell me i'm not entirely off my rocker --- I need you to point me in the right direction to learn about how to mirror (if that's the correct word here) my EngardeLinux mail to the intermediate box ... Of course, I'm a true newbie here, so feel free to tell me i'm nuts and suggest a better way to accomplish my goals. thanks, kenn __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Cloning Stuff
Hi all, I am just curious as to the existance of PC deployment software that will run in Linux such as ImageCast of Ghost. I am looking to convert my workstation to 100% linux based but I need to be able to clone windows machines (yes I know it would be easier to switch them to linux, but that is not my call to make) and my research has found nothing. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. -Matt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] OT? Tech Support Letter - A good laugh
Dear Tech Support: This year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0. I soon noticed that the new program began unexpected child processing that took up a lot of space and valuable resources. No mention of this was included with the product information. In addition, Wife 1.0 installed itself into all other programs and now launches during system initialisation, where it monitors all other system activity. Applications such as Guys Night Out 10.3, Baseball 5.0, Fishing 7.5, and Hockey 3.6 no longer run, crashing the system whenever selected. I can't seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background while attempting to run my favourite applications. I'm thinking about going back to Girlfriend 7.0, but the uninstall doesn't work on Wife 1.0. Please help!! Thanks, A Troubled User. REPLY: Dear Troubled User, This is a very common problem that men complain about. It is due to a primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0, thinking that it is merely a Utilities and Entertainment program. Wife 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its Creator to run EVERYTHING It is also impossible to delete Wife 1.0 and to return to Girlfriend 7.0. Hidden operating systems files cause Girlfriend 7.0 to emulate Wife 1.0, so nothing is gained. It is impossible to uninstall, delete, or purge the program files from the system once installed. You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is designed to not allow this. Some have tried Girlfriend 8.0 or Wife 2.0 but end up with more problems than in the original system. Look in your Wife 1.0 manual under Warnings-Alimony/Child Support. I recommend that you keep Wife 1.0 and work on improving the situation. I suggest installing the background application Yes Dear to alleviate software augmentation. Having installed Wife 1.0 myself, I also suggest that you read the entire section regarding 'General Partnership Faults' (GPFs). You must assume joint responsibility for any faults and problems that occur, regardless of their cause. You will also find that GPFs are cyclical. The best course of action is to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE. Avoid excessive use of C:\YESDEAR because ultimately you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the system will return to normal anyway. Remember the system will run smoothly as long as you share the blame for all GPFs. Wife 1.0 is a great program, but it tends to be very high maintenance. Wife 1.0 comes with several support programs, such as Clean and Sweep 3.0, Cook It 1.5 (which replaces Burn It 1.0), and Do Bills 4.2. You must, however, be very careful how you use these programs. Improper use will cause the system to launch the program Nag Nag 9.5. Once this happens, the only way to improve the performance of Wife 1.0 is to purchase additional software. I recommend Flowers 2.1 and Diamonds 5.0 should this happen. WARNING! DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Secretary With Short Skirt 3.3. This application is not supported by Wife 1.0 and will cause irreversible damage to the operating system. Best of luck, Tech Support Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] cdr/rw no longer reading
Joe, when I look at the fstab below it strikes me that there are commas just in front of the fs-statement. I think you should try to replace those commas with an empty space. Furthermore, I've replaced the fs=auto with fs=iso9660. Works for me. HTH Kaj Haulrich On Tuesday 19 November 2002 07:40 pm, Technoslick wrote: Hey, Joe, WellI took a look at the fstab on my MDK 9.0 box and it's practically identical to yours. If you had told me that it wasn't burning CD-Rs either, I would have said that your drive had crapped out. BTW, I have 'none' in front of the line representing my CD-ROM drive, as well and mine works fine. It has to be something else that is causing your difficulties, but unfortunately, the answer is beyond me. Sorry T I have noticed that mandrake wont let me eject if a process like say konqueror is using it. The question is my drive wont read anything now, do I have to reinstall or is there another option? You know, Win 98's Windows Explorer has a similar problem with removable media. It was finicky about removing media while its focus was still on it (speaking only of CDs, now.) To be sure not to lock it up, I would either force an eject by right-clicking on the CD drive and choosing 'eject', or just click on a local folder to change its focus away from the CD drive. As long as I follow this rule, supermount works fine for me in Konqueror under both 8.2 and 9.0. T - Original Message - From: joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 12:51 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] cdr/rw no longer reading From comparing my fstab to yours I can't see any (important) differences. here is mine: /dev/hdb1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdb8 /fat vfat umask=0 0 0 /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepa ge=850,umask=0 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codep age=850,umask=0 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb7 swap swap defaults 0 0 Occasionally in the past I had a similar problem where konquerer would show my cd as having 0 files, but I just hit refresh a couple of times and my files would appear.No longer. What would make supermount stop working like this? On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 21:41, Dennis Myers wrote: On Monday 18 November 2002 10:32 pm, joe wrote: I have no idea where to even start looking for my problem on his one. Cdr/rw worked like a dream, and is currently burning a cd as i write this. But it will not read a cd in konqueror.When I try to install a package from my mandrake 9 cd it spins up,then opens and asks for cd1 again when it is already in the drive. This is a brand new lite-on 40x cdr/rw. when I type mount i get: none on /mnt/cdrom type supermount (ro,dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,c odepage=850,umask=0) I know other people have had supermount problems but it always worked for me. I can't think of anything I might have changed that would cause my problem. Suggestions? should I remove - none on - from my fstab? I would first try removing the -none on- and also have a look at my fstab below cdrom is my burner, cdrom2 is a plain old CD reader. HTH /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdc1 /extfiles ext3 user 1 2 /dev/hda6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,code page=850,umask=0 0 0 none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount dev=/dev/hdd,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codep age=850,umask=0 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,cod epage=850,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hda10 /mnt/windows vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hda9 /obj xfs defaults 1 2 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda7 /usr ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda8 /var ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/sda1 /mnt/memory_card auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,kudzu,codepage=850,noauto,u mask=0,exec 0 0 -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 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] OpenOffice Spell Checker.
On November 19, 2002 01:47 pm, Craig Williamson (ENZ) wrote Before anyone makes wild assumptions about what Mandrake did or did not do, please ensure that you have the appropriate OO help rpm installed, such as; file:/Cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/OpenOffice.org-help-en-1.0.1-9mdk.i586.rpm All spellchecking is enabled with installation of this rpm. Please ensure that myspell is also installed. For some reason, these are not installed automatically when OO is originally installed. I included this rpm when I did the first install and spellchecking has worked properly since. Spence Hi There, I can't be 100% certain about this. I know that the mandrake guys are really clued up about what they do, maybe they did disable the spell checker on purpose, maybe it was a genuine mistake. If they did it on purpose, they would most likely try and push the fix to the solution as StarOffice (hence the powerpack statement) or possibly even the Mandrake Club. If true, it smells of a Microsoft tactic. Disable an important feature in a cheaper program, and push the solution as the more expensive option. It could also be a mistake, no bodies perfect. In my experiences with Mandrake9.0, there are a lot of bugs that keep me from completely dropping windows. This problem is pretty big for a lot of people, and I am sure that if Mandrake didn't ship StarOffice as well, OpenOffice would have been working correctly. Any comments? Craig -Original Message- From: Miark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 20 November, 2002 10:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker. Craig, you can't be serious. Miark Mandrake's repair tool does not fix the problem. Just off topic, the Mandrake guys may have done this on purpose (as a ploy) to put you onto StarOffice (i.e. buy the PowerPack). Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker.
But runing properly the spell checker is as easy as to have the appropriate files in the wordbook directory and with the dictionary.lst well configured!; if you need some help about how to do it manually, ask me. Also the OOo-dicinstaller could do that automatically. I have OOo 1.0.1 runing fine under Mandrake 9.0, in fact in our laboratory we use it as major word-processor. El Mar 19 Nov 2002 22:28, Miark escribió: Craig, you can't be serious. Miark Mandrake's repair tool does not fix the problem. Just off topic, the Mandrake guys may have done this on purpose (as a ploy) to put you onto StarOffice (i.e. buy the PowerPack). -- Francisco Alcaraz Ariza Departamento de Biología Vegetal Universidad de Murcia E-30100 Murcia España (Spain) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] PPPoE and Modem in tandem
Anne Wilson wrote: I used MCC to set up the modem, since I occasionally need to send a fax. In fact I don't want it connected most of the time - just the ability to get it working quickly when I do need it. Does anyone know if there's a way to send faxes via an ethernet connection? At the end of the process I was told that both the lan connection and the modem connection were configured, and asked which one I wanted to use. Naturally I chose the lan connection (my adsl) as default, but now I can't see how I can get to the modem connection. I need an icon somewhere linked so that I can use dial-up when I need it. Under 8.2 there was a desktop icon automatically. How can I set up a similar easy access? Just set up an icon to execute kppp Sir Robin -- Do unto others what you would like others to do unto you. And have fun doing it. - Linus Torvalds Robin Turner IDMYO, Bilkent University Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate forsettingup amailserveron9.0?
On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 04:04, Jordan R. Thompson wrote: OK, so maybe its /var/log/mail/info (I'm guessing.) Next it says to set the $pat variable: OK, I'm lost. I am using Postfix, and have no idea what the custom DB style or dbpath is. I also don't get what I am supposed to do with the $pat variable. Here's what my pop-before-smtp-conf.pl file has: # For UW ipop3d/imapd and their secure versions. This is the DEFAULT. #$pat = '^(... .. ..:..:..) \S+ (?:ipop3s?d|imaps?d)\[\d+\]: ' . #'(?:Login|Authenticated|Auth) user=\S+ ' . #'host=(?:\S+ )?\[(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\]'; 1; What am I supposed to do with that!? Leave it at the default. ie. don't uncomment any of the pat lines and you should be right. Nearly there :) Regards, John... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker.
I think we are infinitely more likely to fix such a problem than we are to upgrade ourselves out of it. And I think Mandrakesoft knows it. So if this were a tactic on MDK's part, it's a poor one. Also, a set-up like this would give fodder to anti open source factions, and propel the myth that proprietary apps are better. We all know that MDK lives and breathes the open source philosophy. They stand alone in that respect, I think. So I have to believe that MDK just made a mistake. They're smarter and more circumspect than to do this deliberately. Miark On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 08:47:03 +1100 Craig Williamson (ENZ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi There, I can't be 100% certain about this. I know that the mandrake guys are really clued up about what they do, maybe they did disable the spell checker on purpose, maybe it was a genuine mistake. If they did it on purpose, they would most likely try and push the fix to the solution as StarOffice (hence the powerpack statement) or possibly even the Mandrake Club. If true, it smells of a Microsoft tactic. Disable an important feature in a cheaper program, and push the solution as the more expensive option. It could also be a mistake, no bodies perfect. In my experiences with Mandrake9.0, there are a lot of bugs that keep me from completely dropping windows. This problem is pretty big for a lot of people, and I am sure that if Mandrake didn't ship StarOffice as well, OpenOffice would have been working correctly. Any comments? Craig -Original Message- From: Miark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 20 November, 2002 10:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker. Craig, you can't be serious. Miark Mandrake's repair tool does not fix the problem. Just off topic, the Mandrake guys may have done this on purpose (as a ploy) to put you onto StarOffice (i.e. buy the PowerPack). Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker.
Miark wrote: Craig, you can't be serious. Miark Mandrake's repair tool does not fix the problem. Just off topic, the Mandrake guys may have done this on purpose (as a ploy) to put you onto StarOffice (i.e. buy the PowerPack). They also force OO to use Canadian English by default. Why? Mandrake is a French company, and they are in league with French Canadians who want to make the world use Canadian English as a prelude to using Canadian French. It's all a Bonapartist conspiracy. I said it before and you all laughed at me. But they laughed at Galileo. They laughed at Niels Bohr. They laughed at Homer Simpson ... Blame Canada, blame Canada ... Sir Robin -- Do unto others what you would like others to do unto you. And have fun doing it. - Linus Torvalds Robin Turner IDMYO, Bilkent University Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] flash
Hi, It's me with the functioning, on line system. I am curious as to if there is a plug in for flash that I could download? Does flash work on linux? Alexa Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker.
Thanks for the 'heads-up, Robin! For the longest time, I have been trying to fugure out why whenever I misspelled 'he' as 'eh', the spell checker never picked it up as a mistake! T :-) - Original Message - From: Robin Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 5:52 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker. Miark wrote: Craig, you can't be serious. Miark Mandrake's repair tool does not fix the problem. Just off topic, the Mandrake guys may have done this on purpose (as a ploy) to put you onto StarOffice (i.e. buy the PowerPack). They also force OO to use Canadian English by default. Why? Mandrake is a French company, and they are in league with French Canadians who want to make the world use Canadian English as a prelude to using Canadian French. It's all a Bonapartist conspiracy. I said it before and you all laughed at me. But they laughed at Galileo. They laughed at Niels Bohr. They laughed at Homer Simpson ... Blame Canada, blame Canada ... Sir Robin -- Do unto others what you would like others to do unto you. And have fun doing it. - Linus Torvalds Robin Turner IDMYO, Bilkent University Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin 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] Cloning Stuff
On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 09:07, Matt Harrison wrote: Hi all, I am just curious as to the existance of PC deployment software that will run in Linux such as ImageCast of Ghost. I am looking to convert my workstation to 100% linux based but I need to be able to clone windows machines (yes I know it would be easier to switch them to linux, but that is not my call to make) and my research has found nothing. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. -Matt Check out parted: http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/ HTH Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] flash
On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 11:08, Alexa Pongracz wrote: Hi, It's me with the functioning, on line system. I am curious as to if there is a plug in for flash that I could download? Does flash work on linux? Alexa Right here: http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlashP5_Language=English Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ECS K7S5A mobo
Sevatio wrote: Have any of you used the ECS K7S5A mobo with Mandrake? Are there any known problems? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com I have one with a 900MHz Duron and 392 Meg SDRam Had Mandrake 8.0 running and could not get the onboard NIC to work. Bought a PCI NIC for it. Installed Mandrake 9.0 a few weeks ago and decided to see if the onboard NIC would now work. It does ( sis900 module ) Haven't tried the onboard sound, I had already a SoundBlaster 128 which I knew had a better spec. Had some problems with my ImmoVision NVidia GForce2 200MX card under 8.0 but it does work better with 9.0 using supplied drivers. Haven't tried it on 9.0 with the driver from NVidia site. Norm -- Noose Head? Lambs Slaughter? Lemmings Cliff? Link? Oh, silly me, could it be Microsoft Software users?:) http://www.nelliott.co.uk registered Linux user 277766 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] PPPoE and Modem in tandem
Anne, I share your pain. I was running MDK8.1 with ASDL as my default on a Compaq laptop. But I take my show on the road quite a bit and needed to use the dialer. Problem was, while the dialer would connect, the browser, email program or whatever wouldn't see the connection. I later ran into the same problem with Windows 98 and found that I had to shut down my ADSL software before I could get a dailup connection that the computer would recognize. So if I may rephrase your question: How can one deactivate pppoe once it's started so that ppp can have a clear shot at the connection in a way the software will recognize? Right now, because of my inability to figure that one out, I'm using WinXP on one partition and Linux on another on a new laptop... Best regards, Pete -- ~~~ Peter N. Spotts Science and technology correspondent | The Christian Science Monitor One Norway Street, Boston, MA USA 02115 Office: 1-617-450-2449 | Office-in-home: 1-508-520-3139 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.csmonitor.com ~~~ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] flash
- Original Message - From: Alexa Pongracz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 16:08:29 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] flash Hi, It's me with the functioning, on line system. I am curious as to if there is a plug in for flash that I could download? Does flash work on linux? Alexa ** Hi Alexa, great that your on-line w/Linux! Yes, Flash will work on Linux. You can get an rpm to install and instructions on how to do it here: http://mdkxp.by-a.com/htm/tutorials/flashrpm.php There's lots of other great stuff at DOlson's site too. Hope this helps some. All the best to you. Mandrake rocks! --Angus How do you destroy a righteous person? Give him or her one follower! --ancient Cherokee saying (fr. Earth Medicine by Jamie Sams) *** *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] No battery message with Gkrellm/wmapm/wmapci
Folks, I've just installed Mdk8.1 on a Toshiba 1905-S303 laptop and find that battery monitors don't seem to see the battery-charge status. I've tried Gkrellm's monitor, as well as two windowmaker doc apps -- wmapm and wmacpi. They all seem to compile properly. And yes, I do have a battery in the compartment ;-). Toshiba's built-in LED indicator seems to work just fine, although it's not as informative. Are laptop makers changing their battery configurations on us, or am I missing something in the configuration-install department? Best regards, Pete -- ~~~ Peter N. Spotts Science and technology correspondent | The Christian Science Monitor One Norway Street, Boston, MA USA 02115 Office: 1-617-450-2449 | Office-in-home: 1-508-520-3139 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.csmonitor.com ~~~ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Openoffice and .doc files
Hi, Quick question...LM 9.0 and OO were a fresh install. I received an email with a .doc extension but OO won't open it under any MS (or other) extension label. I get pages of codes but at the top is the statement'This file must be converted using Binhex 4.0' Any thoughts? There is nothing on this in the OO mailing list archive. tia, Bill W. "education was never meant to be efficient. It was meant to be difficult, interesting, pleasurable, errant, prodigal in every respect, transgressive, personal, lengthy, demanding and hospitable - but not efficient" - St. Augustine
Re: [newbie] Instruction needed (was: Lilo problems - almost there)
Anne, To your last question...yes. The vmlinuz file is the kernel. You now have two specific kernel files vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk on the hde6 /boot partition and vmlinuz-2.4.19-16mdk on the hdf1 /boot partition. Vmlinuz is a generic link that will work with the existing lilo.conf file. That's why you have the line in lilo.conf image=/boot/vmlinuz You could instead have a line image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19-16mdk The initrd files are RAM disk images that hold modules that must be loaded to the kernel on startup but the construct is the same, the links used in the same way, etc. The problem is that you have two different /boot directories on different drives. It would be better to move the specific vmlinuz and initrd images to hde6 /boot and then amend your lilo.conf file to look something like this snip default=Mandrake-9 (if that is what you want as default) snip,snip image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19-16mdk label=Mandrake-9 root=/dev/hdf1 initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.19-16mdk append etc. image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk label=Mandrake-8.2 root=/dev/hde6 initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-6mdk append etc. the next stanza is for failsafe. If you're going to use 9.0 use the 9.0 vmlinuz and initrd filenames. Leave everything else as is. The last two stanzas (windows and floppy) don't depend on your linux kernel. Terry Smith Cape Cod USA On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 14:43, Anne Wilson wrote: John is telling me that I need to specifically tell the bootup which img and initrd versions I'm using. I understand his point, but before I do that I would like to understand a little better just what is happening here. In the directory that has the 8.2 boot, subdirectory /boot, I have initrd-2.4.18-6mdk.img (size 218,650) and one that has an icon looking like a link, called initrd.img which is also 218,650 long. In the directory with the 9.0 boot there is a similar pair of files, relating to 2.4.19-16mdk. If I open them in an editor and scan the first few lines (I haven't done more than that) the pairs look identical. Are they? Are they interchangeable - they would have to be, I guess, to do as John suggests. Are they there for just this situation? There are similar pairs for vmlinuz - so I expect the answer will be the same for these. But why is one of each pair looking like a link? How are these files actually used at bootup? Anne On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 10:40 am, John Richard Smith wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 1:41 am, Terry Smith wrote: image=/boot/vmlinuz should be image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk label=Mandrake_8.2 root=/dev/hde6 initrd=/boot/initrd.img should be initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-6mdk.img append=nobiospmp devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi vga=normal read-only You are not telling the system which kernel and initrd file to use, and it's best to define both kernels and initrd files for both Mandrake OS , even though it has booted one OS on the one ill defined version. When you get used to this you can download other peoples amended kernel versions and install them in /boot partition, and write a new stanza to boot on it, without removing anything of the old setup, that way you can test things out easily. John 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] Autostart for VNC
Not cooking yet but at least a slow poaching. I looked in the /etc/rc.d/rc5.d directory and found a pointer file (K35vncserver@) pointing to ../init.d/vncservers. I assume that the rc5 refers to a boot-level 5 maybe? This looked sorta promising so I checked out ../init.d/vncservers and inside that bash script are a couple of lines that look promising: VNCSERVERS= [ -f /etc/sysconfig/vncservers] . /etc/sysconfig/vncservers I checked my bash reference but I couldn't find anything that could tell me exactly what those two lines ought to do. /etc/sysconfig/vncservers is where I put my two commands that I hoped would automatically start the vncservers. What do those two lines do ... and talk slow, I live in the South. Kidding aside, thanks for your help Steven. -Original Message- From: Stephen Kuhn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 2:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Autostart for VNC On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 02:38, Carter Harris wrote: I downloaded and installed the TightVNC rpm for VNC. It's up and running but there are a few things I want to fix. I wanted TightVNC to start when the system reboots. So I added lines to /etc/sysconfig/vncservers, following the example given in that file and the great information I got here. Those lines read: VNCSERVERS=1:vncusername VNCSERVERS=2:vncusername Where vncusername is the name of the person who is starting the sessions. I rebooted but nothing was started. I checked my syntax, made sure I got it in the file and got it saved ... all the stupid errors; but I couldn't see anything. It does start fine from the command line. I can start and stop the processes at will. Where might I look next? VNCserver should be started via init script in either your /etc/rc.d/rc3.d or your /etc/rc.d/rc5.d directory - that's what allows it to startup on boot - as well, did you already set the passwords for each of the servers/users? Other than that, you should be cooking. -- Wed Nov 20 06:15:00 EST 2002 |____ | | / \ /| |'-. | | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | | | / \__.`=._) (_ |kuhn media australia | |/ ._/ || |http://kma.0catch.com | |'. `\ | | |stephen kuhn | ;/ / | | |email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | smk ) /_/| |.---.| |mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' |linux user:267497 The big problem with pornography is defining it. You can't just say it's pictures of people naked. For example, you have these primitive African tribes that exist by chasing the wildebeest on foot, and they have to go around largely naked, because, as the old tribal saying goes: N'wam k'honi soit qui mali, which means, If you think you can catch a wildebeest in this climate and wear clothes at the same time, then I have some beach front property in the desert region of Northern Mali that you may be interested in. So it's not considered pornographic when National Geographic publishes color photographs of these people hunting the wildebeest naked, or pounding one rock onto another rock for some primitive reason naked, or whatever. But if National Geographic were to publish an article entitled The Girls of the California Junior College System Hunt the Wildebeest Naked, some people would call it pornography. But others would not. And still others, such as the Spectacularly Rev. Jerry Falwell, would get upset about seeing the wildebeest naked. -- Dave Barry, Pornography Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Autostart for VNC
In that case do it from the command line service vncserver start (and service vncserver status) derek On Wednesday 20 Nov 2002 2:55 am, you wrote: Thanks for the reply, Derek. I'm working on the machine using VNC and for some reason I can't get the Mandrake Control Center to execute ... it asks me for the root password, then give me the loading message and then the little meter on the task bar stops working and nothing is displayed. I'll get in front of the box in the morning and see if I can see anything then drop you a note if that is okay ... thanks again. -Carter -Original Message- From: Derek Jennings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 6:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Autostart for VNC On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 3:38 pm, Carter Harris wrote: I downloaded and installed the TightVNC rpm for VNC. It's up and running but there are a few things I want to fix. I wanted TightVNC to start when the system reboots. So I added lines to /etc/sysconfig/vncservers, following the example given in that file and the great information I got here. Those lines read: VNCSERVERS=1:vncusername VNCSERVERS=2:vncusername Where vncusername is the name of the person who is starting the sessions. I rebooted but nothing was started. I checked my syntax, made sure I got it in the file and got it saved ... all the stupid errors; but I couldn't see anything. It does start fine from the command line. I can start and stop the processes at will. Where might I look next? Is the vncserver Service set to run at boot? Mandrake ControlCentreSystemServices derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Cloning Stuff
I've been using InstantRecovery from Novastor with good success. It's actually a bootable linux distro that then reads the drive partitions and lets you write them to CD, CDRW, tape or other partitions (than the one being backed up). I personally write to CDRWs and it automatically spans them and they are bootable. Works great. I'm not sure if it's exactly what you are looking for or not, but you can check it out at www.novastor.com. On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 16:07, Matt Harrison wrote: Hi all, I am just curious as to the existance of PC deployment software that will run in Linux such as ImageCast of Ghost. I am looking to convert my workstation to 100% linux based but I need to be able to clone windows machines (yes I know it would be easier to switch them to linux, but that is not my call to make) and my research has found nothing. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. -Matt __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Joseph Braddock [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker.
What dictionary did you install? My OO spell checks quite well. Is it possible that you didn't install myspell and the dictionary for your language? They don't install by default. Joeb On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 15:47, Craig Williamson (ENZ) wrote: Hi There, I can't be 100% certain about this. I know that the mandrake guys are really clued up about what they do, maybe they did disable the spell checker on purpose, maybe it was a genuine mistake. If they did it on purpose, they would most likely try and push the fix to the solution as StarOffice (hence the powerpack statement) or possibly even the Mandrake Club. If true, it smells of a Microsoft tactic. Disable an important feature in a cheaper program, and push the solution as the more expensive option. It could also be a mistake, no bodies perfect. In my experiences with Mandrake9.0, there are a lot of bugs that keep me from completely dropping windows. This problem is pretty big for a lot of people, and I am sure that if Mandrake didn't ship StarOffice as well, OpenOffice would have been working correctly. Any comments? Craig -Original Message- From: Miark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 20 November, 2002 10:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker. Craig, you can't be serious. Miark Mandrake's repair tool does not fix the problem. Just off topic, the Mandrake guys may have done this on purpose (as a ploy) to put you onto StarOffice (i.e. buy the PowerPack). -- Joseph Braddock [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker.
You need to go back and install myspell and the appropriate dictionary for you language. Joeb On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 13:55, Malcolm Candlish wrote: Hello, Can any one suggest a method of getting OO Spell Checker in Mandrake 9.0 working. I have looked around without finding information, except at www.openoffice.org from whence I downloaded 'OOodi-static-0.55-0.i386.rpm'. However I simply cannot get it to run! I expect this has come up some where before, if so please let me know. With thanks in advance of your kind reading. Malcolm Candlish. __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Joseph Braddock [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] remote access to mail for m$ users???
Why not a port of a linux client, say a sylpheed windows based application. try here http://claws-w32.sourceforge.net/ Jayme On Tue, 19 Nov 2002 13:49:39 -0800 (PST) Kenn Murrah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, gang ... I've won most of the battles here ... Thanks in no small part to the help I've received from this list, I have a Postfix/IMAP mail server up and running and all is well with the world ... The rub comes in trying to set up my Windows computers to access their mail ... Outlook and Outlook Express are out (per an edict from The Head Boss), and no one really likes using Eudora ... and I'm having trouble finding much of anything else. So I was thinking ... Would it be possible (or even practical) for Windows users to access my server via cygwin/XFree86, so that they could use a linux mail client instead? (I'm rather partial toward Evolution, due to its simple interface that would hopefully keep the troops from screaming every 3 minutes for help.) And for security's sake, would it be possible to mirror my EngardeLinux email onto my Mandrake box, so that I wouldn't have to run X on my EngardeLinux but rather on a box with no exposure to the Internet? I've already set up cygwin/XFree86 on my test box and tested its connectivity to the box I hope to use as a mirror, so if you folks tell me i'm not entirely off my rocker --- I need you to point me in the right direction to learn about how to mirror (if that's the correct word here) my EngardeLinux mail to the intermediate box ... Of course, I'm a true newbie here, so feel free to tell me i'm nuts and suggest a better way to accomplish my goals. thanks, kenn __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] StarOffice vs. openoffice
My apologies if this topic has been covered recently. I like openoffice basically, but it is very slow to lauch and the fonts in the program itself, like on menus etc., are not nearly as sharp as it seems they ought to be. That being said, is it worth the few extra $$ to get StarOffice, or can I at least fix the font weirdness in openoffice? Thanks, -- Jonathan Dlouhy Tuesday, November 19, 2002 I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded. Registered Linux user #264482 Powered by Mandrake Linux 9 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] kppp help required
We are now the proud owners of three Mandrake-Linux computers in a two person house. My trusty P3-500 on 8.2, the old p1-100 on 7.1, and now a new cheap preloaded beast (well kitty) from DSE here in New Zealand running 9.0 download. Tried connecting the new one to the net and am having results sort-of. It connects but refuses to load a web page. I am resonably certain it is not DNS resolution because the reported automatic servers both match the ones i am using on this box. From this /var/log/syslog (below) i wonder if the fault may be that the address supplied by the ISP over the 56k link is not being used when requesting pages and that the default localhost address is? Any ideas apreciated. Nov 20 12:01:05 localhost pppd[9589]: pppd 2.4.1 started by gaeil, uid 1001 Nov 20 12:01:05 localhost pppd[9589]: Using interface ppp0 Nov 20 12:01:05 localhost pppd[9589]: Connect: ppp0 -- /dev/ham Nov 20 12:01:05 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp0 is already up Nov 20 12:01:09 localhost pppd[9589]: not replacing existing default route to eth0 [192.168.0.1] Nov 20 12:01:09 localhost pppd[9589]: local IP address 203.79.98.188 Nov 20 12:01:09 localhost pppd[9589]: remote IP address 203.96.152.70 Nov 20 12:01:09 localhost pppd[9589]: primary DNS address 203.96.152.4 Nov 20 12:01:09 localhost pppd[9589]: secondary DNS address 203.96.152.12 Nov 20 12:03:42 localhost pppd[9589]: Terminating on signal 15. Nov 20 12:03:42 localhost pppd[9589]: Connection terminated. Nov 20 12:03:42 localhost pppd[9589]: Connect time 2.7 minutes. Nov 20 12:03:42 localhost pppd[9589]: Sent 87 bytes, received 106 bytes. -- Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] installation help PLEASE
I have recently downloaded mandrake 9.0 from an ftp site. I am having some problem getting my machine to install the software. I have made 3 cd's but none seem to boot? I am trying to install it on a machine that has no previous os and I am using a boot floppy, but when I put the floppy in and reboot is tells me that there is no Mandrake installation disk in the cdrom? I was wondering if some one could point me to some cd's that boot or help me get an install. I really would like to try this software out!!! Thank you in advance www.mackinc.com http://www.deanliou.com/WinRG/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] kppp help required
On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 15:21, Michael Adams wrote: We are now the proud owners of three Mandrake-Linux computers in a two person house. My trusty P3-500 on 8.2, the old p1-100 on 7.1, and now a new cheap preloaded beast (well kitty) from DSE here in New Zealand running 9.0 download. Tried connecting the new one to the net and am having results sort-of. It connects but refuses to load a web page. I am resonably certain it is not DNS resolution because the reported automatic servers both match the ones i am using on this box. From this /var/log/syslog (below) i wonder if the fault may be that the address supplied by the ISP over the 56k link is not being used when requesting pages and that the default localhost address is? Any ideas apreciated. Nov 20 12:01:05 localhost pppd[9589]: pppd 2.4.1 started by gaeil, uid 1001 Nov 20 12:01:05 localhost pppd[9589]: Using interface ppp0 Nov 20 12:01:05 localhost pppd[9589]: Connect: ppp0 -- /dev/ham Nov 20 12:01:05 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp0 is already up Nov 20 12:01:09 localhost pppd[9589]: not replacing existing default route to eth0 [192.168.0.1] Try replacing GATEWAYDEV=eth0 in /etc/sysconfig/network to GATEWAYDEV=ppp0 and remove GATEWAY=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx altogether. Regards, John... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
