Re: [newbie] OT Hardware weirdness 2

[Paul]

In reply to Stephen's mail, d.d. 26 Jan 2003 12:21:17 +1100:

>
>What if there is a mercury switch in either the PSU or somewhere within
>the casing itself that would cause this?

I have been thinking about this also, but I have not been able to find a
switch like that. More and more I feel that this is a faulty
contact/connector or something. I booted from a floppy and carefully started
fiddling with the power cables to try and track a broken/nearly broken one.
No luck there either.
(Uptime now, PC still on the side, is 11.33 hours...)

Paul

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Re: [newbie] OT Hardware weirdness 2

[Paul]

In reply to g's mail, d.d. Sun, 26 Jan 2003 00:56:31 +:

>knowledge of your back broke desktop/tower contents would be helpful.
>
>if it is still running, i would suggest 3 possible problems to go after
>first.
>
>#1 = power supply:
> does fan stop?

No, it keeps going.

> do you lose all voltages?

No. There is still power on the mainboard led and the leds of the network
cards.

>#2 = heat:
> are you testing with covers on or off?

Both. Same result.

> do you have good air circulation?
> cpu have correct heat sink and fan?

Yes and yes.

> is memory over heating?

No, it is not. I cannot imagine that it does. I can leave the PC off for 2
hours, which should be enough to cool off most parts. When I switch the PC
on in the upright position (and refrain from smoking ;) it stops within 2
minutes. The hybernate led starts blinking and that's it. Which really is
weird, since I have the BIOS set to never go into hybernate.

> does mainboard have heat sensors?

Yes, they both show on LM Sensors (through Gkrellm).
The CPU (Athlon 1200) shows 78C (149F) and something else shows 29.2C
(75.5F). I am not sure if I set the multiplier readings in Gkrellm
correctly, but this is what I also could see (plus or minus a few degrees)
when then machine was still upright. So no change there.

>#3 = harddisk:
> is drive new? if used, was it previously mounted flat or on side?

The drives (2 x 30Gb ata100) came with the system. It is a little over 1.5
years old now. The drives previously were mounted flat, now they are on the
side.

> if drive is flat and stops, flip upside down, still run?
> if drive on side and stops, flip to other side, still run?
> if drive is flat and stops, turn to side, still run?
> if drive on side and stops, turn to flat, still run?

I'd have to try these out sometime. I'll let you know. Thanks for the ideas.

Paul

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Re: [newbie] 9.0 screensavers?

[Dennis Myers]

On Saturday 25 January 2003 11:57 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote:
> On Saturday 25 January 2003 05:16 pm, Dennis Myers wrote:
> > Hey Ron, look at this googlelinux search page
> > http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=screensavers
> > see what comes up there. HTH
>
> Hey Dennis, thanks! I'll try some of these - although most look to be
> referring to KDE 3.04 and I'm still running 3.03 - I should be able to find
> something though - thanks again.
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Re: [newbie] 9.0 screensavers?

[Ronald J. Hall]

On Saturday 25 January 2003 05:16 pm, Dennis Myers wrote:

> Hey Ron, look at this googlelinux search page
> http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=screensavers
> see what comes up there. HTH

Hey Dennis, thanks! I'll try some of these - although most look to be 
referring to KDE 3.04 and I'm still running 3.03 - I should be able to find 
something though - thanks again.

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Re: [newbie] Using Mkisofs

[Damian Gatabria]

On Sunday 26 January 2003 03:11, SoloCDM wrote:
> Recently I used "mkisofs -J -o nsdownload.iso " with
> kernel 2.2.20 and mkisofs 1.13 on Mandrake 8.0, only mkisofs seemed
> to glob all the files by the results from the output.  If globing
> can be avoided, then how?  If I don't need a record of the files
> on the CD from the ISO creation, how can I stop mkisofs from adding
> the record of files?

Umm.. what's "glob the files"?

If you want to test an ISO file before you burn it, you can mount
it so you can navigate it and see how mkisofs worked out...

mount -t iso9660 -o loop nsdownload.iso /mnt/disk

and then navigate to /mnt/disk and see for yourself if the 
result is as expected.

If you find the files truncated, then you might need to pass better
switches to mkisofs, like -R, -l .. like:

mkisofs -JR -l file.iso dir/

if you find a directory called rr_moved, then that means
your directory structure is too deep for ISO9660 standards
and files that were in directory level 8 or lower were moved into
rr_moved. You will need to flatten the tree a bit.

HTH

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Re: [newbie] dd vs. cdrecord

[Damian Gatabria]

On Sunday 26 January 2003 03:29, SoloCDM wrote:
> Is it possible to use dd to burn a CD without using cdrecord?

nope.

> Does an iso need to be made first when using dd? 

What do you mean? I'm not sure of what are you
trying to do. If you want to do cd-to-cd copy, you
just insert the original CD in the tray, do a 

dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/path/to/file.iso

And, as you see, dd will create the iso for you. Then
you can burn that using cdrecord. It's a two-stage
process.



> What would the
> dd syntax be to go from the directory to the CD or from the iso to
> the CD, whichever is the most appropriate?

I'm sorry, i don't understand the question. If you are trying
to send an ISO file or a directory into de CD-RW, that's cdrecord's
job, not dd's.


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Re: [newbie] How to bring Galeon to the front when clicking inEvolution?

[Adolfo Bello]

On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 21:38, Stephen Kuhn wrote:

> My Answer: I would tend to think that there is a module problem - and if
> it doesn't turn out to be a module/driver issue, then maybe something in
> the architecture it was compiled for? What settings did you choose for
> kernel types/arch and all that jazz? Did you choose the defaults, or did
> you make changes to MMX emulation and all that cool stuff? (BTW, what
> kinda processor is it on the target machine?)
My guess is the sound system, based on Yamaha AC-XG chip. Pentium III
1.1 Toshiba laptop. No change to MMX emulation. I take this as being an
opportunity for learning: getting into the innermost details of the
operating system.
> 
> Microsoft Answer: It must be some third party software you've installed
> and therefore we are not able to support you or answer your question.
> (It's a feature, not a bug)
LOL
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Re: [newbie] ARTICLE SNIPPET: Rather amusing

[Stephen Kuhn]

On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 12:41, Adolfo Bello wrote:
> On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 20:02, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
> 
> > ''People need to do a better job about fixing vulnerabilities,'' Schmidt
> > said.
> > 
> > ...
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> >   Some of you might remember that, before taking the position of
> > cyber-security czar, Schmidt was chief security officer for Microsoft,
> > which undoubtedly explains his penchant for blaming the user, not
> > the source.
> > 
> > rday (from the RH list)
> Furthermore, given that some patches really messed up the systems they
> were supposed to fix, we know have a one month "wait-and-see" policy
> before applying any patch. Crossing the fingers and praying that within
> this month no worm-trojan-whatever appear.

What truly kills me in this whole "comedy of errors" with Microsoft is
that back in the early to mid-nineties when the Windows desktop was the
client and AIX, SunSolaris, HPUX, Netware and OS/2 were the servers,
there was never anything as frigged up as the server game that Microsoft
now plays. You could apply a fix or upgrade to a Netware server, reboot
and that was that. Fixed. No problems. Same with OS/2 and LanMan...just
worked. That was that. The UNIX based systems - well, I don't have to
say anything about them - they just worked (and still work). With the
stance that Microsoft has - especially in as much as system/software
patches is concerned, and with the discontinuation of support for NT 4.0
and Win95 - they're truly showing that they don't give a rat's ass about
anything except for "sell more software, don't fix bugs" - bug fixing is
NOT a high priority for them at all. Unless someone REALLY makes a noise
about something, they don't give a care.

(Rant is over now)

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Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)

[ThinKer]

New Error. I just tried to sync again. This time, I did the 


1. What version of Evolution are you using? I have version 1.2

Evolution 1.2.1


2. Also, at this point, you have to make yourself sure that the PDA is
trying to synchronize. In other words, press the cradle hotsync button
just before answering OK. 

I did this. I went to Tools-->Pilot Settings on Evolution and got the
wizard. When Pilot Identification asked the yes or No question I said
yes, and right before I clicked next I typed "ls dev/pilot" as root. I
got the "no such file or directory" so I typed "ln -s /dev/usb/tts/0
/dev/pilot" again as root and then I clicked next on the pilot wizard.
Now the new error says  "Failed sending request to gpilotd".

What now?

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Re: [newbie] ARTICLE SNIPPET: Rather amusing

[Adolfo Bello]

On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 20:02, Stephen Kuhn wrote:

> ''People need to do a better job about fixing vulnerabilities,'' Schmidt
> said.
> 
> ...
> 
> ---
> 
>   Some of you might remember that, before taking the position of
> cyber-security czar, Schmidt was chief security officer for Microsoft,
> which undoubtedly explains his penchant for blaming the user, not
> the source.
> 
> rday (from the RH list)
Furthermore, given that some patches really messed up the systems they
were supposed to fix, we know have a one month "wait-and-see" policy
before applying any patch. Crossing the fingers and praying that within
this month no worm-trojan-whatever appear.

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Re: [newbie] How to bring Galeon to the front when clicking inEvolution?

[Stephen Kuhn]

On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 12:31, Adolfo Bello wrote:
> On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 21:23, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
> 
> > ...and here I thought I was being a stick in the mud by setting up a
> > mail server/Samba server for a client along with trying to figure out a
> > good IMAP server...geez...guess I'm not the only "boring" person
> > here...but in reality, the kernel install does sound a bit more fun...
> 
> I am drowning in READMEs, sites, tips, tricks, Docs and, of course,
> reinstalls.
> 
> Now I am trying to figure out why after setting up the 2.4.20 the
> processor jumps to a steady workload of 100%. Lot of fun!

My Answer: I would tend to think that there is a module problem - and if
it doesn't turn out to be a module/driver issue, then maybe something in
the architecture it was compiled for? What settings did you choose for
kernel types/arch and all that jazz? Did you choose the defaults, or did
you make changes to MMX emulation and all that cool stuff? (BTW, what
kinda processor is it on the target machine?)

Microsoft Answer: It must be some third party software you've installed
and therefore we are not able to support you or answer your question.
(It's a feature, not a bug)

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Re: [newbie] How to bring Galeon to the front when clicking inEvolution?

[Adolfo Bello]

On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 21:23, Stephen Kuhn wrote:

> ...and here I thought I was being a stick in the mud by setting up a
> mail server/Samba server for a client along with trying to figure out a
> good IMAP server...geez...guess I'm not the only "boring" person
> here...but in reality, the kernel install does sound a bit more fun...

I am drowning in READMEs, sites, tips, tricks, Docs and, of course,
reinstalls.

Now I am trying to figure out why after setting up the 2.4.20 the
processor jumps to a steady workload of 100%. Lot of fun!

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Re: [newbie] MPEG2 to .AVI conversion

[Stephen Kuhn]

On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 12:16, Pilagá wrote:
> El Sáb 25 Ene 2003 21:39, Stephen Kuhn escribió:
> > On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 05:13, Andrew wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > Is it possible to convert mpeg2 to .avi with any linux programme
> > > like mencoder
> > >
> > > Andrew
> >
> > Have you tried "Audacity" ? Works wonders mate.
> 
>   Hola Stephen. I think that Audacity can only handle (convert) the audio 
> track, but not the video track of an mpeg2 file. Am I wrong?
> 
>   Anyway, it's a very friendly app, and I use it a lot to 'rip' my olds LPs.
> 
>   Saludos.

You're right. I was thinking "audio" again instead of thinking "video" -
bad me...

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Re: [newbie] How to bring Galeon to the front when clicking inEvolution?

[Stephen Kuhn]

On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 12:10, Adolfo Bello wrote:
> On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 20:47, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
> 
> > I believe that you're crossing over into the realm of window manager
> > behaviour. Being that Galeon and Evo are based on Gnome, you're going to
> > have to make modifications the Metashitty, er, Metacity - unless you can
> > manage to get Sawfish substituted for it - which is much much easier to
> > configure for such.
> I guess I can live without it for a while. Now I am in the realm of
> upgrading to kernel-2.4.20 (2 fresh reinstalls of MDK9 until now).
> Working for fun in the weekend.

...and here I thought I was being a stick in the mud by setting up a
mail server/Samba server for a client along with trying to figure out a
good IMAP server...geez...guess I'm not the only "boring" person
here...but in reality, the kernel install does sound a bit more fun...

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Re: [newbie] OT Hardware weirdness 2

[Stephen Kuhn]

On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 11:56, g wrote:
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > moment the PC is on its side again and it runs. Since 5 minutes now, but
> > I am confident that it will stay up.
> 
> knowledge of your back broke desktop/tower contents would be helpful.
> 
> if it is still running, i would suggest 3 possible problems to go after first.
> 
> #1 = power supply:
>  does fan stop?
>  do you lose all voltages?
> 
> #2 = heat:
>  are you testing with covers on or off?
>  do you have good air circulation?
>  cpu have correct heat sink and fan?
>  is memory over heating?
>  does mainboard have heat sensors?
> 
> #3 = harddisk:
>  is drive new? if used, was it previously mounted flat or on side?
>  if drive is flat and stops, flip upside down, still run?
>  if drive on side and stops, flip to other side, still run?
>  if drive is flat and stops, turn to side, still run?
>  if drive on side and stops, turn to flat, still run?
> 

What if there is a mercury switch in either the PSU or somewhere within
the casing itself that would cause this?

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Re: [newbie] MPEG2 to .AVI conversion

[Pilagá]

El Sáb 25 Ene 2003 21:39, Stephen Kuhn escribió:
> On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 05:13, Andrew wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Is it possible to convert mpeg2 to .avi with any linux programme
> > like mencoder
> >
> > Andrew
>
> Have you tried "Audacity" ? Works wonders mate.

Hola Stephen. I think that Audacity can only handle (convert) the audio 
track, but not the video track of an mpeg2 file. Am I wrong?

Anyway, it's a very friendly app, and I use it a lot to 'rip' my olds LPs.

Saludos.
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[newbie] Moving to HTTPS

[Stefano Pogliani]

What should I do to start using HTTPS **in addition to** HTTP on my site ?
I installed SquirrelMail in order to access to my mails from everywhere. But would like to do it in a secure way.
So, I installed mod_ssl. 
In Konqueror, when using HTTPS, it issues some alert but allows me to continue. In Mozilla, this does not happen (I am not able to access my site using HTTPS).

I had a quick look at the certificate and it speaks about something "for testing only".

Could someone point me to some HowTo or complete description of the process I should follow ?

Thanks a lot in advance. Best regards

/stefano

[newbie] Anyone have a working supermount cdrom?

[Charlie]

Hi;

I've been fighting with beta2 for so long I think I may have gone into 
terminal brainf@rt mode. I finally have it recognizing the cdrom, the cdrw 
and the floppy at boot (no mount point errors) but I can't for the life of me 
remember how to leave supermount enabled and still have a user accessible 
removable media drive. All three drives in fact. 

I have managed to mount the cdrom manually with the install disks inserted; 
which is weird since supermount is supposed to be on. Some of my backup data 
files are hangovers on CD-R from when I still dual booted Windows and I can't 
make the drive read them. Images saved from the past, a few directories of 
MP3s, etc.

That may be a beta problem but I won't know unless I can get consistent drive 
performance otherwise. I'll need a peak at someone's fstab (working 
supermount) to stimulate the gray matter in order to complete the job. If 
it's a beta bug I'll be able to find what so I can make a bug report.

Can anybody throw an old dog a bone? Thanks.

Regards;
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Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)

[Adolfo Bello]

What version of Evolution are you using? I have version 1.2
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Re: [newbie] How to bring Galeon to the front when clicking inEvolution?

[Adolfo Bello]

On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 20:47, Stephen Kuhn wrote:

> I believe that you're crossing over into the realm of window manager
> behaviour. Being that Galeon and Evo are based on Gnome, you're going to
> have to make modifications the Metashitty, er, Metacity - unless you can
> manage to get Sawfish substituted for it - which is much much easier to
> configure for such.
I guess I can live without it for a while. Now I am in the realm of
upgrading to kernel-2.4.20 (2 fresh reinstalls of MDK9 until now).
Working for fun in the weekend.
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Re: [newbie] OT Hardware weirdness 2

[g]

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> moment the PC is on its side again and it runs. Since 5 minutes now, but
> I am confident that it will stay up.

knowledge of your back broke desktop/tower contents would be helpful.

if it is still running, i would suggest 3 possible problems to go after first.

#1 = power supply:
 does fan stop?
 do you lose all voltages?

#2 = heat:
 are you testing with covers on or off?
 do you have good air circulation?
 cpu have correct heat sink and fan?
 is memory over heating?
 does mainboard have heat sensors?

#3 = harddisk:
 is drive new? if used, was it previously mounted flat or on side?
 if drive is flat and stops, flip upside down, still run?
 if drive on side and stops, flip to other side, still run?
 if drive is flat and stops, turn to side, still run?
 if drive on side and stops, turn to flat, still run?


peace out.

tc,hago.

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Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)

[Adolfo Bello]

On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 20:35, ThinKer wrote:

> After I answered OK to this final screen, I got the error message,
> "Could not examine the port for Cradle(/devt/pilot). The port should
> point to a USB serial port. No such file or directory (2)"

Also, at this point, you have to make yourself sure that the PDA is
trying to synchronize. In other words, press the cradle hotsync button
just before answering OK.


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Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)

[John McQuillen]

On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 06:57, ThinKer wrote:
> Sorry to be a pest by asking this again but this is really important in
> my Linux Evolution. One of the last steps in being "windows free" in my
> daily computing is my ability to sync my contacts, to-do and calendar
> with my PDA.
> I searched Google for "Treo USB to sync with Linux" and I found nothing
> useful.
> 
>  I am running Mandrake 9 (2.4.19-16mdk kernel) on a 500 Mhz PIII with
> 256MB RAM. I am using KDE 3.0.1 Desktop, Evolution 1.2.1 and would
> ultimately like to sync my Treo 180 USB with Evolution. I have Jpilot
> and KPilot installed but I haven't been able to sync with either of
> these programs.
> 
> 
> My PDA is a Handspring Treo 180 (GSM phone/PalmOS PDA hybrid). The Treo is running 
>Palm OS 3.5. 
> I need to use the USB connection to connect with my PC. 
> According to WebMin, my USB is set to start at boot and is currently running. 
>(MandrakeSoft, : usb,v 1.44) but I am not 100 % sure it is running.   
> 
> Any help/guidance/instruction on this would be greatly appreciated. 
> A step-by-step set of instructions from begining to end would be a wonderful thing.


The following is a post from the Evolution list. I know nothing about
this (I don't have a PDA), so if you need more help, try joining the
Evolution List at http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution

Note that the author reports success syncing with jpilot, which you say
fails for you, so perhaps you need to recompile the kernel with support
for this before moving on. At least you know it does work... :)


Now... let me see if I can remember how i did it ;-)

1. Syncing already worked between treo and jpilot, so the kernel
support
and pilot-link support was there and working... (that enough for
many
other e-mails).

2. downloaded gnome-pilot-0.1.71 source

3. applied the patches that came with the source rpm
(gnome-pilot-0.1.65-synctype.patch &
gnome-pilot-0.1.70-noapplet.patch)

3. ./configure

4. make

5. make install

even though I got errors on this... it did put a fresh gpilotd
up in /usr/bin

Note! I told tools/Pilot Setting/Devices that my device was a
SERIAL
device NOT a USB device ... go figure

Then I fired up evolution, attached the treo, hit the hotsync
button,
fired up /usr/bin/gpilotd (as myself... not as root)... and
watched all
my contacts, todo's and calendar items update!

-- 
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Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)

[Adolfo Bello]

On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 20:35, ThinKer wrote:
> Terry,
>  When I tried to run 'usbview' I got "command not found".
> ///
> 
> Adolfo, 
>  I tried your method. Please See results inline
> 
> > First of all, when I do a "ls /dev/usb" the only active USB port shown
> > is "hid", the one used by the mouse.
> > 
> > When I do a "ls /dev/usb" after placing the Palm on the cradle and
> > pressing the hotsync button, then two entries are shown: "hid" and
> > "tts".
> 
> This worked. I got the 'tts' when I typed 'ls /dev/usb' after I pressed
> the hotsync button.
> 
> > I make sure to create as root the symbolic link /dev/pilot with:
> > ln -s /dev/usb/tts/0 /dev/pilot
> 
> Did this(as root).
> 
> > Subdirectories 0 and 1 of tts only appear when you hit the hotsync
> > button on the cradle.
> > 
> > Next step is going to Evolution->Tools->Pilot Settings. A wizards
> > appears. Answer that this is the first time your going to use the
> > software with the Pilot.
> 
> The wizard is giving me two options.
> 1. Yes, I've used sync software with this pilot before.
> 2. No, I've never used sync software with this pilot before.
I have tried both options and they have worked nicely. Anyway, try the
YES option.
> 
> If I click the No option, it gives me a slot to put a User Name and ID.
> I am assuming I should use the 'Yes' option, since I have syncronized my
> Treo with the Palm Desktop software it came with on my Windows macine,
> and the device already has a username.
Don't worry. There must be a button "Get From Pilot" or "Get from PDA".
Just press this button.
> 
> 
> >  Press Next and press the hotsync button on the
> > cradle. It will recover the name and user id from the pilot. If it
> > fails, try again. Sometimes it takes three or four times to get this
> > info from the Pilot.
> > 
> > After passing previous step, you should see an open window where you can
> > define your conduit settings. Enable synchronizing ToDo, Calendar,
> > Contacts (I also enable Memos) and that's it.
> 
> After I answered OK to this final screen, I got the error message,
> "Could not examine the port for Cradle(/devt/pilot). The port should
> point to a USB serial port. No such file or directory (2)"
> 
> When I go back now and type 'ls /dev/pilot' I get "No such file or
> directory."
It has happened to me sometimes. Just recreate it with "ln -s ..." and
try again.


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Re: [newbie] How to bring Galeon to the front when clicking inEvolution?

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On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 07:14, Adolfo Bello wrote:
> I have set up Evolution 1.2.1-2 to open a new tab in Galeon when a link
> is clicked.
> 
> However, I would like to bring Galeon automatically to the front or
> active window after clicking the link.
> 
> Is there any way to do it?
> 
> My .gnome/Gnome is setup as:
> http-show=galeon --new-tab "%s"

I believe that you're crossing over into the realm of window manager
behaviour. Being that Galeon and Evo are based on Gnome, you're going to
have to make modifications the Metashitty, er, Metacity - unless you can
manage to get Sawfish substituted for it - which is much much easier to
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Re: [newbie] emails i am not getting

[ThinKer]

> 32.) Solar flares cause magnetic fluctuations in the Van Allen Belt's,
> hence interrupting with normal data transmission. This is solely the
> fault of the sun, and although a trouble-ticket was put in on this
> product, there has not been any resolution of the issue as of yet.
> Projected ETA ranges from 5 to 8 billion years.
> 
> 12.) Spies have infiltrated the list and are controlling who gets what
> and when they get it.

You flatter me in your assumption that my questions are valid enough to
be blocked by spies. I think I will take the Solar Flare explanantion
and attempt to troubleshoot from here (although, seeing that I can't
even sync my Palm Device with Evolution, I don't feel that I will be
effective in blocking the sun).

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Re: [newbie] Geforce Driver

[Stephen Kuhn]

On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 07:00, Russ wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I would like to install the drivers form my Nvidia Geforce 2 card but I
> think I may need a little help before I totally foul things up.
> 
> I assume I need the AMD64 driver (AMD Athalon 1ghz)
> Do I need both:
>   GLX Tar File
>   Kermel Mode Tar File
> 

Yes - and you have to install the GLX driver before you install the
actual kernel mode driver. It's best to do it OUTSIDE of XWindows - so
if you can rig yer system to boot to a console login, do it from the
console - so you can trouble shoot any possible issues without freaking
out your entire system...(hit CTL-ALT-BACKSPACE when your login screen
comes up)

> How do I know which version of XFree I am running? (MD 9.0 with all
> updates)

If you don't remember which option you chose when you were setting up
your system, it's probably defaulted to the newer version.

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Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording

[Stephen Kuhn]

On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 06:03, magnet wrote:
> Hi all, just installed xawtv on my system running mandrake 9 with a win-tv go 
> card installed. Picture quality and sound is fine, could be improved with a 
> better signal though, but I need a good reference website or manual to suss 
> out how to configure it better to get recording to harddrive working and 
> possibly scripts to allow this machine to become a virtual VCR.

Is it safe to assume that you've already been to the XAWTV homepage?

Or try:
http://www.linuxtv.org/


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Re: [newbie] MPEG2 to .AVI conversion

[Stephen Kuhn]

On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 05:13, Andrew wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Is it possible to convert mpeg2 to .avi with any linux programme
> like mencoder
> 
> Andrew
> 

Have you tried "Audacity" ? Works wonders mate.

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Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)

[ThinKer]

Terry,
 When I tried to run 'usbview' I got "command not found".
///

Adolfo, 
 I tried your method. Please See results inline

> First of all, when I do a "ls /dev/usb" the only active USB port shown
> is "hid", the one used by the mouse.
> 
> When I do a "ls /dev/usb" after placing the Palm on the cradle and
> pressing the hotsync button, then two entries are shown: "hid" and
> "tts".

This worked. I got the 'tts' when I typed 'ls /dev/usb' after I pressed
the hotsync button.

> I make sure to create as root the symbolic link /dev/pilot with:
> ln -s /dev/usb/tts/0 /dev/pilot

Did this(as root).

> Subdirectories 0 and 1 of tts only appear when you hit the hotsync
> button on the cradle.
> 
> Next step is going to Evolution->Tools->Pilot Settings. A wizards
> appears. Answer that this is the first time your going to use the
> software with the Pilot.

The wizard is giving me two options.
1. Yes, I've used sync software with this pilot before.
2. No, I've never used sync software with this pilot before.

If I click the No option, it gives me a slot to put a User Name and ID.
I am assuming I should use the 'Yes' option, since I have syncronized my
Treo with the Palm Desktop software it came with on my Windows macine,
and the device already has a username.


>  Press Next and press the hotsync button on the
> cradle. It will recover the name and user id from the pilot. If it
> fails, try again. Sometimes it takes three or four times to get this
> info from the Pilot.
> 
> After passing previous step, you should see an open window where you can
> define your conduit settings. Enable synchronizing ToDo, Calendar,
> Contacts (I also enable Memos) and that's it.

After I answered OK to this final screen, I got the error message,
"Could not examine the port for Cradle(/devt/pilot). The port should
point to a USB serial port. No such file or directory (2)"

When I go back now and type 'ls /dev/pilot' I get "No such file or
directory."

My Treo keeps displaying the error message "The connection between your
handheld computer and the desktop could not be established. Please check
your setup and try again."


> Now, press again the hotsync button on the cradle and you should get the
> data transfered to evolution.


I got nothing. Well, I am getting a little frustrated, but that doesn't
count. What should I do now?


TP 

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Re: [newbie] Installation fault

[Stephen Kuhn]

On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 01:05, Keith Powell wrote:
> I have just spent about two and a half hours downloading a package and all its 
> dependencies, using MCC Install Software.
> 
> When it tried to install the packages, it couldn't, saying that there was an 
> installation fault. It then abandoned the installation.
> 
> How can I find out what the fault was, please, in the hope that I can prevent 
> it happening in the future?
> 
> Secondly, /var/cache/urpmi/rpms is now empty. Does this mean that I have to 
> start all over again with another two and a half hours download? This second 
> download may be faulty as well.
> 
> Five hours downloading is half the weekly length of time I can be connected!
> 
> For information, the package was the Texstar Phoenix. I have heard some good 
> reports about Phoenix and would like to try it.
> 
> I am feeling very frustrated at the failure of the installation!
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Keith
> 

What I've seen - and found - is that sometimes a package THINKS it's
broken when in fact it's really not - same with dependencies - a
package, if it can't necessarily FIND it's dependencies will assume it
needs them (again) and will TRY to put itself together accordingly.

In order to fully bypass this issue, I always (recommend) that the
library paths are checked in the /etc/ld.so.conf file - and a re-run of
ldconfig be done prior to getting further.

The file, /etc/ld.so.conf contains the library paths - which programs
are dependent on. If the particular library path is NOT being searched,
logically, the program decides it can't go further.

My /etc/ld.so.conf file looks like this:

/usr/kerberos/lib
/usr/X11R6/lib
/usr/lib/qt2/lib
/usr/lib/sane
/usr/lib/qt-1.45/lib
/usr/lib/wine
/usr/lib/mysql
/usr/lib
/usr/local/lib
/usr/lib/qt-3.0.5/lib
/usr/local/java/lib
/usr/local/qt3-gcc2.96/lib
/usr/local/lib/xine/plugins/1.0.0/post
/usr/lib/OpenOffice.org1.0/program
/usr/i386-glibc21-linux/lib/
/opt/quasar/firebird/lib
/opt/quasar/sybase/lib

...the most important to have in here are /usr/lib and /usr/local/lib -
aside from the other directories. Once modifications have been made to
this file, you must run "ldconfig" to rebuild the path cache. If you can
get to that point, then you can try your package again and see if it
works better - or at least with few dependencies.

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Re: [newbie] Win98 -> Samba -> CUPS -> HPDJ540 fails

[Stephen Kuhn]

On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 04:48, Larry Williams wrote:
> On Saturday 25 January 2003 09:43, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 4:50 pm, Larry Williams wrote:
> >
> > I didn't notice the model number in your header.  I'm sorry to say that I
> > think you are unlucky here.  HP are pretty good at providing linux drivers,
> > but mainly from the 600 series onwards.  Check it out at
> >
> > http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/linux/products/printing_imaging/deskj
> >et_printers.html#supported
> >
> >
> > Anne
> 
> Hmm.  I kind of thought that.  Do you know if there is an alternative to CUPS 
> then?  I guess I can use PDQ, but I'm not sure how to tell Samba to use it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Larry
> 

Sometimes you can use WEBMIN to bypass the BS with either LPD or CUPS
printing...and it does have it's own proprietary drivers - and works
like a charm - WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS...

HTBH !!!

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Re: [newbie] MPEG2 to .AVI conversion

[Ralph Slooten]

On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 22:44:22 +
John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> What if the mpeg2 is a large .mpg file on the haddrive.
> What sort of command line would achieve conversion to .avi in mencoder
> ?


Hiya John,

Well, again you would need to know the bitrate required to get your
final size (divxcalc for example). Then you would rip it just like you
would a DVD, but instead of "mencoder-dvd 1 ", you would
"mencoder  "... nothing different ;-)


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Re: [newbie] StarOffice setup

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| When installing Star Office 6.0 what is the preferred method,
Workstation or
| Local install?  I remember this thread from quite aways back and
searched the
| archives but can't find the msg I'm looking for that explained the
| difference.  I think the correct way was to start the install as root,
select
| workstation which will allow users other than root to access SO.  Could
| someone enlighten me again.
|
|
|
| 
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Hi Chris,

The best way to install StarOffice is when issuing the install command
from the commandline to use the /net argument. That makes the program
accessible to all users on the system. That way, when you start the
program for the first time as a user you can do the "workstation"
install and the program copies only a few files to the user's home
directory.

	./setup /net

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Re: [newbie] MPEG2 to .AVI conversion

[John Richard Smith]

Ralph Slooten wrote:


On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:13:41 +
Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

 

Hello all,

Is it possible to convert mpeg2 to .avi with any linux programme
like mencoder

Andrew
   


Yeah, with mencoder (part of MPlayer)

Greetings
Ralph
 

Ralph,
What if the mpeg2 is a large .mpg file on the haddrive.
What sort of command line would achieve conversion to .avi in mencoder ?

John

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Re: [newbie] 9.0 screensavers?

[Dennis Myers]

On Saturday 25 January 2003 04:00 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote:
> Okay, I'll give. I tried searching KDE's web site, the Mandrake mailing
> list archive, and Texstar...
>
> so...where are screen savers for version 9.0? I didn't have but 4 with the
> 3 CD download edition, which is understandable...but the same 4 with the
> powerpack? What?-not enough space on 7 CD's? 
>
> Thanks all.
Hey Ron, look at this googlelinux search page
http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=screensavers
see what comes up there. HTH
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[newbie] StarOffice setup

[Chris]

When installing Star Office 6.0 what is the preferred method, Workstation or 
Local install?  I remember this thread from quite aways back and searched the 
archives but can't find the msg I'm looking for that explained the 
difference.  I think the correct way was to start the install as root, select 
workstation which will allow users other than root to access SO.  Could 
someone enlighten me again.

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[newbie] 9.0 screensavers?

[Ronald J. Hall]

Okay, I'll give. I tried searching KDE's web site, the Mandrake mailing list 
archive, and Texstar...

so...where are screen savers for version 9.0? I didn't have but 4 with the 3 
CD download edition, which is understandable...but the same 4 with the 
powerpack? What?-not enough space on 7 CD's? 

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Re: [newbie] WINE or something similar??

[Aaron Mehl]

Well
my experience has been that the only open source option is wine, however
wine is not so stable and requires a lot of fiddling to get it to work,
and it is not so fast.

VM ware is not for everyone, if you are testing on many OSes it probably
is the best choice.

I don't know all thats out there but for explorer and similar apps
Crossover office works fine.

>From what I have read on this list Win4Lin is much faster and runs more
apps.

If you must have it open then have fun with wine
Aaron
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> Here's the deal.. I have a pure Mandrake 9.0 system on this box.. No windows 
> partition at all.. now.. lets say I wanted to make a disk image inside my 
> current linux setup, and run win apps.. and I want it to be opensource.. NOT 
> vmware.



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[Chuck Burns]

Here's the deal.. I have a pure Mandrake 9.0 system on this box.. No windows 
partition at all.. now.. lets say I wanted to make a disk image inside my 
current linux setup, and run win apps.. and I want it to be opensource.. NOT 
vmware.
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Re: [newbie] Geforce Driver

[MG]

safest bet is the IA32, thats what I used on my system which is a Athlon 1.5 
XP, but view the readme first before downloading, I think the differences are
32bit and 64 bit processors but not sure. I am a newbie my self. The readme 
was not to hard to follow for me, and I dont follow so good!  LOL

(IA32=pentium[mmx,ll.lll.lV],athlon)
(IA64=Itanium or Itanium II processors)
(AMD64=AMD's Hammer chips)
version: 1.0-4191
release:12/11/2002

I used the src rpms because wasn't all that sure which rpm to use I'm running
MDK8.2 on a Athlon 1.5 on an ECS board with a Geforce4 agp.

 I pretty much followed the Readme at: 
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-4191/README
on building and installing the kernel and glx drivers,
then editing the XF86Config or on my system XF86Config-4 file.
also instructions on useing tar also.
I did all in console with the X server not running as they instructed
and worked out nice.
A forum to check also is:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=84fb0e3b9b9d47c645e96cad87e4f9e4&forumid=14

Mike


On Saturday 25 January 2003 01:00 pm, you wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I would like to install the drivers form my Nvidia Geforce 2 card but I
> think I may need a little help before I totally foul things up.
>
> I assume I need the AMD64 driver (AMD Athalon 1ghz)
> Do I need both:
>   GLX Tar File
>   Kermel Mode Tar File
>
> How do I know which version of XFree I am running? (MD 9.0 with all
> updates)


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[newbie] Installing an exe with WINE

[Russ]

Hi All,

OK, what kind of hoops do I have to jump through to install a win3.1
program to work under WINE.

I typed in wine and then the file but got alot of errors. Is there
something I need to do prior to installing it or what. Does WINE create
the necessary directories on first install or do you have to do it
manually.

Thanks
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Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)

[Adolfo Bello]

I have just reinstalled Mandrake 9 and this is the first time that I am
going to sync my Palm with Evolution. Even when you PDA is different
from mine, I guess this procedure should also work for you.

I will give you every single step that I take:

First of all, when I do a "ls /dev/usb" the only active USB port shown
is "hid", the one used by the mouse.

When I do a "ls /dev/usb" after placing the Palm on the cradle and
pressing the hotsync button, then two entries are shown: "hid" and
"tts".

I make sure to create as root the symbolic link /dev/pilot with:
ln -s /dev/usb/tts/0 /dev/pilot

Subdirectories 0 and 1 of tts only appear when you hit the hotsync
button on the cradle.

Next step is going to Evolution->Tools->Pilot Settings. A wizards
appears. Answer that this is the first time your going to use the
software with the Pilot. Press Next and press the hotsync button on the
cradle. It will recover the name and user id from the pilot. If it
fails, try again. Sometimes it takes three or four times to get this
info from the Pilot.

After passing previous step, you should see an open window where you can
define your conduit settings. Enable synchronizing ToDo, Calendar,
Contacts (I also enable Memos) and that's it.

Now, press again the hotsync button on the cradle and you should get the
data transfered to evolution.

HTH

On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 15:57, ThinKer wrote:
> Sorry to be a pest by asking this again but this is really important in
> my Linux Evolution. One of the last steps in being "windows free" in my
> daily computing is my ability to sync my contacts, to-do and calendar
> with my PDA.
> I searched Google for "Treo USB to sync with Linux" and I found nothing
> useful.
> 
>  I am running Mandrake 9 (2.4.19-16mdk kernel) on a 500 Mhz PIII with
> 256MB RAM. I am using KDE 3.0.1 Desktop, Evolution 1.2.1 and would
> ultimately like to sync my Treo 180 USB with Evolution. I have Jpilot
> and KPilot installed but I haven't been able to sync with either of
> these programs.
> 
> 
> My PDA is a Handspring Treo 180 (GSM phone/PalmOS PDA hybrid). The Treo is running 
>Palm OS 3.5. 
> I need to use the USB connection to connect with my PC. 
> According to WebMin, my USB is set to start at boot and is currently running. 
>(MandrakeSoft, : usb,v 1.44) but I am not 100 % sure it is running.   
> 
> Any help/guidance/instruction on this would be greatly appreciated. 
> A step-by-step set of instructions from begining to end would be a wonderful thing.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> TP


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Re: [newbie] Geforce Driver

[Charlie]

On Saturday 25 January 2003 01:00 pm, Russ wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I would like to install the drivers form my Nvidia Geforce 2 card but I
> think I may need a little help before I totally foul things up.
>
> I assume I need the AMD64 driver (AMD Athalon 1ghz)
> Do I need both:
>   GLX Tar File
>   Kermel Mode Tar File
>
> How do I know which version of XFree I am running? (MD 9.0 with all
> updates)

Russ since my NVidia based card is so old I've never bothered with the 
proprietary drivers. That would mean I'll be of no help. It's a Creative 
Graphics Blaster 16 MB, good in it's day but Yes you'll need both the 
kernel and GLX driver files to install as well as editing the XF86-4 
configuration file you'll find in /etc/X11. The instructions on the NVidia 
site used to be fairly clear but it's been a while since I helped anyone 
install the drivers, sorry.

A better site to get the correct drivers may be Ranger's. He's one of the 
developers that helps build what we're playing with here, you know, Mandrake? 
Here's the url:

http://ranger.dnsalias.com/mandrake/mandrake9.0/

To find the version of XFree you have the easiest way is probably to use the 
keys (simultaneously) crtl-alt-F1 and you'll drop back to the console login 
screen. The information should be there. To get back to your desktop use the 
same keys except substitute F7 for F1. HTH

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RE: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Robert Wideman]

>> > about it.  Yes i use Firewall terminology for anything 1394 as well.
Firewall should be Firewire.  Guess i typed too fast to realize it.


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[newbie] dhcpd problem "stop at Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net"

[ivo jorris]

I'm using 2 NICs and trying to make dhcpd working on
eth1.
when I start dhcpd using dhcpd -d -f, it stops at
Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net just like
these.

Wrote 0 leases to leases file.
Listening on LPF/eth1/.
Sending on   LPF/eth1/.
Listening on LPF/eth0/.
Sending on   LPF/eth0/.
Sending on   Socket/fallback/fallback-net

my /etc/dhcpd.conf is:

default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
#option domain-name-servers 192.168.29.1, 192.168.0.1;
#option domain-name "graad.org";
ddns-update-style ad-hoc;

shared-network 192_168_29 {
  subnet 192.168.29.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.29.5 192.168.29.55;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option broadcast-address 192.168.29.255;
option routers 192.168.29.254;
}
}

subnet 192.168.0.19 netmask 255.255.255.255 {}

thanks for advance

Ivo.


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Re: [newbie] OT Hardware weirdness 2

[Paul]

In reply to Anne's mail, d.d. Sat, 25 Jan 2003 20:10:26 +:

>There's only one solution, then.  Pretend your tower was a desktop all
>along :)

Woohahahahaa!!! It is a tower with a bad back! ;)

Thanks for the grin.
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[newbie] How to bring Galeon to the front when clicking in Evolution?

[Adolfo Bello]

I have set up Evolution 1.2.1-2 to open a new tab in Galeon when a link
is clicked.

However, I would like to bring Galeon automatically to the front or
active window after clicking the link.

Is there any way to do it?

My .gnome/Gnome is setup as:
http-show=galeon --new-tab "%s"
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Re: [newbie] OT Hardware weirdness 2

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 8:00 pm,  wrote:
> Okay... I tried every trick in the book (and outside of it). And it is
> still a riddle.
> I just about took the entire machine apart again, put it back together
> with basically just the video card and the mainboard. No CDRom, no
> soundcard, no nothing. Standing upright it collapses within 15 minutes.
> Most of the time I only had to wait 1 or 2 minutes, which helped speed
> up the experiments. *wry grin*
> I tried every card combination, took the power supply apart (nothing
> strange in there), and still I come up with the same thing. At the
> moment the PC is on its side again and it runs. Since 5 minutes now, but
> I am confident that it will stay up.
>
> I am at my witt's end with this.
> Thanks for all the help and suggestions. I have the impression that this
> PC will remain on its side for the rest of its life, unless someone can
> come up with the ultimate solution. I just hope I can burn legible CD's
> with this setup, for backup reasons.
>
There's only one solution, then.  Pretend your tower was a desktop all along 
:)

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Re: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 7:53 pm, Robert Wideman wrote:
> THe was a tidbit of info, kinda like an FYI if you wanna get technical
> about it.  Yes i use Firewall terminology for anything 1394 as well.
>
> What are you talking about a pass off?  I am not passing anything off.  I
> just dont know anything about it or use it.
>
Here in the UK a 'pass-off' is when someone is unfairly using a name, 'passing 
it off' as being the same product, rather than a similarity.  That is, 
deliberate trade name infringement with a desire to defraud.

I just meant that while I have sympathy where this truly is the case, I have 
none where using the weight of the law is ridiculous.  It was not meant as an 
attack on you :)

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[newbie] OT Hardware weirdness 2

Okay... I tried every trick in the book (and outside of it). And it is
still a riddle.
I just about took the entire machine apart again, put it back together
with basically just the video card and the mainboard. No CDRom, no
soundcard, no nothing. Standing upright it collapses within 15 minutes.
Most of the time I only had to wait 1 or 2 minutes, which helped speed
up the experiments. *wry grin*
I tried every card combination, took the power supply apart (nothing
strange in there), and still I come up with the same thing. At the
moment the PC is on its side again and it runs. Since 5 minutes now, but
I am confident that it will stay up.

I am at my witt's end with this.
Thanks for all the help and suggestions. I have the impression that this
PC will remain on its side for the rest of its life, unless someone can
come up with the ultimate solution. I just hope I can burn legible CD's
with this setup, for backup reasons.

Paul



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[newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux (again)

[ThinKer]

Sorry to be a pest by asking this again but this is really important in
my Linux Evolution. One of the last steps in being "windows free" in my
daily computing is my ability to sync my contacts, to-do and calendar
with my PDA.
I searched Google for "Treo USB to sync with Linux" and I found nothing
useful.

 I am running Mandrake 9 (2.4.19-16mdk kernel) on a 500 Mhz PIII with
256MB RAM. I am using KDE 3.0.1 Desktop, Evolution 1.2.1 and would
ultimately like to sync my Treo 180 USB with Evolution. I have Jpilot
and KPilot installed but I haven't been able to sync with either of
these programs.


My PDA is a Handspring Treo 180 (GSM phone/PalmOS PDA hybrid). The Treo is running 
Palm OS 3.5. 
I need to use the USB connection to connect with my PC. 
According to WebMin, my USB is set to start at boot and is currently running. 
(MandrakeSoft, : usb,v 1.44) but I am not 100 % sure it is running.   

Any help/guidance/instruction on this would be greatly appreciated. 
A step-by-step set of instructions from begining to end would be a wonderful thing.

Thank you,

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[newbie] Geforce Driver

[Russ]

Hi All,

I would like to install the drivers form my Nvidia Geforce 2 card but I
think I may need a little help before I totally foul things up.

I assume I need the AMD64 driver (AMD Athalon 1ghz)
Do I need both:
GLX Tar File
Kermel Mode Tar File

How do I know which version of XFree I am running? (MD 9.0 with all
updates)

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RE: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Robert Wideman]

THe was a tidbit of info, kinda like an FYI if you wanna get technical about
it.  Yes i use Firewall terminology for anything 1394 as well.

What are you talking about a pass off?  I am not passing anything off.  I
just dont know anything about it or use it.

Rob


>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anne Wilson
>> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 1:25 PM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394
>>
>>
>> On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 7:16 pm, Robert Wideman wrote:
>> > Not that its a big deal but Apple owns the Trademark/Patent
>> for the use of
>> > the word "Firewire" and anything else can use the word IEEE 1394
>> > compliance.
>>
>> Sure, but Hoover and Kellogs are tradenames, and everybody knows
>> what you mean
>> :-).  I can't see this as a pass-off.
>>
>> Anne
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>>
>>
>>



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Re: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 7:16 pm, Robert Wideman wrote:
> Not that its a big deal but Apple owns the Trademark/Patent for the use of
> the word "Firewire" and anything else can use the word IEEE 1394
> compliance.

Sure, but Hoover and Kellogs are tradenames, and everybody knows what you mean 
:-).  I can't see this as a pass-off.

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RE: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Robert Wideman]

Not that its a big deal but Apple owns the Trademark/Patent for the use of
the word "Firewire" and anything else can use the word IEEE 1394 compliance.

Rob

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Benjamin Jeeves
>> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 7:16 AM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394
>>
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Has anyone get firewire to work on mdk9.0 I have look at and read
>> www.linux1394.org and done what it says to do but still not work
>>
>> anyone help
>>
>> sorry for the spelling have a problem and can not spell what it is
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ben
>>
>>



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RE: [newbie] MPEG2 to .AVI conversion

[Robert Wideman]

Yes.  I have not personall done it.  But i am also in the process of
learning how to backup all my DVD's on Linux.  There are many programs that
are legal for windows boxes b/c they are closed source.  I have actually
DLed all the needed libraries from http://rpm.pbone.net and installed them.
I have ripped a DVD with DVD::Rip but for the rest of the program and other
ways of ripping it is all confusing from that point on.  I have read like 5
different tutorials and nothing goes into detail on anything.

Good luck

Rob

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ralph Slooten
>> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:44 PM
>> To: Mandrake-Newbie
>> Subject: Re: [newbie] MPEG2 to .AVI conversion
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:13:41 +
>> Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> > Hello all,
>> >
>> > Is it possible to convert mpeg2 to .avi with any linux programme
>> > like mencoder
>> >
>> > Andrew
>>
>> Yeah, with mencoder (part of MPlayer)
>>
>> Greetings
>> Ralph
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>>
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>> but I don't always agree with them." - George H. W. Bush
>>
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RE: [Fwd: NDN: Re: [newbie] emails i am not getting]

[Robert Wideman]

I have the same problem if i do not send from the correct email account.
Actually it is an email from Sympa asking for authorization to send it since
my other accounts arent part of the list.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: ThinKer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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[newbie] xawtv config and recording

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Re: [newbie] Installation fault

[Kaj Haulrich]

On Saturday 25 January 2003 04:24 pm, Keith Powell wrote:


> > >
> > > For information, the package was the Texstar
> > > Phoenix. I have heard some good reports about
> > > Phoenix and would like to try it.
> > >
> > > I am feeling very frustrated at the failure of the
> > > installation!
> > >
> > > Many thanks

>
> I have done some investigating, and it appears that
> Phoenix and Phoenix-java were not installed. The other
> packages it needed, were installed.
>
> So, I have downloaded just these two again and installed
> them separately. The Phoenix package installed, but the
> java package wouldn't install. It said that there was a
> size mismatch - whatever that means.
>
> Phoenix now runs, but I assume that it is without Java.
> I haven't had a chance to use it and find out.
>
> The installer did not mention any package by name, it
> merely said that there was a download error.
>
> I hope that Phoenix is worth trying, after all this
> trouble!
>
> Cheers
>
> Keith



Keith, out of curiosity I just downloaded Phoenix from 
Texstar. I just issued the command (as root) : 
urpmi phoenix
and watched the text scroll by. No problems whatsoever.
Then, I ran Phoenix, it seems a bit meager and not 
noticeable faster then Mozilla, but certainly slower then 
Konqueror and Opera. Then, trying to view a 
java-*enriched* page, it stopped and prompted me to 
download java, although java already resides on the box. I 
did that nevertheless ( must be done as root ! ) and again 
without any glitches. Now I have two java plugins ;-)

However, I intend to get rid of it again.

HTH

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Re: [newbie] MPEG2 to .AVI conversion

[Ralph Slooten]

On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:13:41 +
Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> Is it possible to convert mpeg2 to .avi with any linux programme
> like mencoder
> 
> Andrew

Yeah, with mencoder (part of MPlayer)

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[newbie] MPEG2 to .AVI conversion

[Andrew]

Hello all,

Is it possible to convert mpeg2 to .avi with any linux programme
like mencoder

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Re: [newbie] Win98 -> Samba -> CUPS -> HPDJ540 fails

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 5:57 pm, Larry Williams wrote:
> On Saturday 25 January 2003 09:47, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > This is better news.  Mandrake must be providing a suitable driver.  OK -
> > when I tried to print over the lan, only a couple of weeks ago, I had
> > much the same problem.  I eventually got as far as having a readable file
> > in a spool directory, but still couldn't get it to print.  On the advice
> > of Stephen Kuhn, I installed the windows driver on the windows machine,
> > saying that I wanted to install over the network.  I can't recall the
> > exact sequence, but it then allows you to browse to the printer on the
> > host machine, in my case it's //anne-linux/printer.  Go throught the
> > whole normal installation, but don't print a test page.  Take the
> > re-boot, then call up the printer in the usual My Computer/Printers
> > folder, and print a test page from there.
> >
> > It worked for me
> >
> > Anne
>
> Hi Anne.
>
> Yes, I've done this as well.  Before I installed Mandrake 9 I was using Red
> Hat 7.3.  It came with lprng and CUPS, and I couldn't get CUPS to work then
> either.  But lprng worked just fine.  I thought I could go get lprng and
> put it on Mandrake, but I ran into roadblocks: The source won't compile
> because (I believe) I'm not using an ANSI C compiler (just gcc that came
> with Mandrake) and the RPM is too specific to Red Hat and I couldn't get
> the dependencies to load (one was older than an existing package and the
> two necessary libraries aren't part of the new package).
>
> So unless I can upgrade my printer (which may happen in the next month
> along with a system upgrade), I'm open to alternative print spoolers, or
> PDQ if I can properly configure Samba.
>
Don't give up yet.  Some of our most experienced posters will be around, 
probably this evening.  There could be much better advice.

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Re: [newbie] Win98 -> Samba -> CUPS -> HPDJ540 fails

[Larry Williams]

On Saturday 25 January 2003 09:47, Anne Wilson wrote:
> This is better news.  Mandrake must be providing a suitable driver.  OK -
> when I tried to print over the lan, only a couple of weeks ago, I had much
> the same problem.  I eventually got as far as having a readable file in a
> spool directory, but still couldn't get it to print.  On the advice of
> Stephen Kuhn, I installed the windows driver on the windows machine, saying
> that I wanted to install over the network.  I can't recall the exact
> sequence, but it then allows you to browse to the printer on the host
> machine, in my case it's //anne-linux/printer.  Go throught the whole
> normal installation, but don't print a test page.  Take the re-boot, then
> call up the printer in the usual My Computer/Printers folder, and print a
> test page from there.
>
> It worked for me
>
> Anne

Hi Anne.

Yes, I've done this as well.  Before I installed Mandrake 9 I was using Red 
Hat 7.3.  It came with lprng and CUPS, and I couldn't get CUPS to work then 
either.  But lprng worked just fine.  I thought I could go get lprng and put 
it on Mandrake, but I ran into roadblocks: The source won't compile because 
(I believe) I'm not using an ANSI C compiler (just gcc that came with 
Mandrake) and the RPM is too specific to Red Hat and I couldn't get the 
dependencies to load (one was older than an existing package and the two 
necessary libraries aren't part of the new package).

So unless I can upgrade my printer (which may happen in the next month along 
with a system upgrade), I'm open to alternative print spoolers, or PDQ if I 
can properly configure Samba.

Thanks,
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Re: [newbie] Win98 -> Samba -> CUPS -> HPDJ540 fails

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 5:40 pm, Larry Williams wrote:

> According to the Mandrake Control Center (drakconf), wherein I've removed
> and reinstalled the printer without any problems, the printer is using the
> recommended Ghostscript + hpijs driver, but I've also tried the
> CUPS+GIMP-Print v4.2.2 (en) and Ghostscript + [cdj|djet]500 drivers with
> the same results (local print works, remote from Win doesn't).

BTW, I would recommend sticking with the Ghostscript + hpijs driver - I've had 
problems with others, and they generally seem to be reliable.

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Re: [newbie] Win98 -> Samba -> CUPS -> HPDJ540 fails

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 5:40 pm, Larry Williams wrote:
> According to the Mandrake Control Center (drakconf), wherein I've removed
> and reinstalled the printer without any problems, the printer is using the
> recommended Ghostscript + hpijs driver, but I've also tried the
> CUPS+GIMP-Print v4.2.2 (en) and Ghostscript + [cdj|djet]500 drivers with
> the same results (local print works, remote from Win doesn't).
>
This is better news.  Mandrake must be providing a suitable driver.  OK - when 
I tried to print over the lan, only a couple of weeks ago, I had much the 
same problem.  I eventually got as far as having a readable file in a spool 
directory, but still couldn't get it to print.  On the advice of Stephen 
Kuhn, I installed the windows driver on the windows machine, saying that I 
wanted to install over the network.  I can't recall the exact sequence, but 
it then allows you to browse to the printer on the host machine, in my case 
it's //anne-linux/printer.  Go throught the whole normal installation, but 
don't print a test page.  Take the re-boot, then call up the printer in the 
usual My Computer/Printers folder, and print a test page from there.

It worked for me

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Re: [newbie] Win98 -> Samba -> CUPS -> HPDJ540 fails

[Larry Williams]

On Saturday 25 January 2003 09:43, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 4:50 pm, Larry Williams wrote:
>
> I didn't notice the model number in your header.  I'm sorry to say that I
> think you are unlucky here.  HP are pretty good at providing linux drivers,
> but mainly from the 600 series onwards.  Check it out at
>
> http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/linux/products/printing_imaging/deskj
>et_printers.html#supported
>
>
> Anne

Hmm.  I kind of thought that.  Do you know if there is an alternative to CUPS 
then?  I guess I can use PDQ, but I'm not sure how to tell Samba to use it.

Thanks,
Larry


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Re: [newbie] Win98 -> Samba -> CUPS -> HPDJ540 fails

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 4:50 pm, Larry Williams wrote:

I didn't notice the model number in your header.  I'm sorry to say that I 
think you are unlucky here.  HP are pretty good at providing linux drivers, 
but mainly from the 600 series onwards.  Check it out at 

http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/linux/products/printing_imaging/deskjet_printers.html#supported


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Re: [newbie] Win98 -> Samba -> CUPS -> HPDJ540 fails

[Larry Williams]

On Saturday 25 January 2003 09:11, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 4:50 pm, Larry Williams wrote:
> > Hi All.
> >
> > I'm new to this list, and I've checked the archives and tried all the
> > suggestions I've found, but I am still unable to printfrom either of my
> > two Win98 boxen.
> >
> > My Mandrake 9 machine has most of the packages installed but none are
> > upgraded yet.  I'm using
> > kernel 2.4.19.16mdk
> > samba 2.2.6-1.0pre2.2mdk
> > CUPS 1.1.16-0.4mdk
> >
> > The error I get is in cups/error-log.  It states it is "unable to convert
> > file 0 to printable format" even though a raw file is sent and
> > application/octet-stream is enabled in both mime.* files.
> >
> > Any thoughts?  Should I consider PDQ or find and install some other lp
> > daemon? If so, what print system should I define in Samba?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Larry
>
> Hi, Larry.  It's usually best to fix one problem at a time :)  So, which is
> most urgent for you?
>
> I don't know much about firewall issues - my router takes care of that for
> me, so someone else will advise you there.  It sounds to me as though that
> might be a good part of the issue.
>
> Also, is the printer physically attached to the linux box or some other? 
> Can you print from the local printer?  Is there no success at all, or is it
> networked printing that's the problem?  What model printer is it. and how
> did you install it?
>
> Anne

Hi Anne.

The printer is more urgent since all three computers can access the Internet.  
I just included the ping bit in case it was related.

The printer is attached to the Linux box on /dev/lp0, it's an HP Deskjet 540.  
I installed it first during installation, where it was automatically 
detected.  I didn't make any drastic changes to the pre-definied settings 
except to force grayscale.  It does print locally and has always printed test 
pages.

According to the Mandrake Control Center (drakconf), wherein I've removed and 
reinstalled the printer without any problems, the printer is using the 
recommended Ghostscript + hpijs driver, but I've also tried the 
CUPS+GIMP-Print v4.2.2 (en) and Ghostscript + [cdj|djet]500 drivers with the 
same results (local print works, remote from Win doesn't).

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Larry


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[Fwd: NDN: Re: [newbie] emails i am not getting]

[ThinKer]

Below is the bounce I am getting when I post. My messages are still
being posted.

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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: NDN: Re: [newbie] emails i am not getting
Date: 26 Jan 2003 01:17:51 +0800

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Re: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 5:27 pm, Peter Watson wrote:
> On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 15:32, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 2:52 pm, Peter Watson wrote:
> > > To get it working I had to add
> > >
> > > raw1394
> > > video1394
> > >
> > > to my /etc/modules
> >
> > Pete - do your front panel connectors work?  Aux in and midi?
> >
> > Anne
>
> I don't have any front panel connectors, at the back I have 1394, mic.,
> line in and audio out sockets, these all work fine.
>
Ah - I forgot that there was a back firewire connector.  Ah well, all in good 
time :)

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Re: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Peter Watson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 15:32, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 2:52 pm, Peter Watson wrote:
> > To get it working I had to add
> >
> > raw1394
> > video1394
> >
> > to my /etc/modules
>
> Pete - do your front panel connectors work?  Aux in and midi?
>
> Anne

I don't have any front panel connectors, at the back I have 1394, mic., 
line in and audio out sockets, these all work fine.

Sorry

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Re: [newbie] emails i am not getting

[ThinKer]

I just looked at the archives... I am not getting all of the messages
either. (I though everyone was just ignoring my questions :-))

Also, whenever I post to the list I get a bounce message from the list
admin.

What would cause these issues?


TP

On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 07:36, Robert Wideman wrote:
> I dont know about you guys but i am not getting half the emails that are
> shown on the mailing list archives.  Like the one on SO6...i didnt get
> anything after i replied on that issue. and same for the ones that i just
> emailed out.
> 
> Anyone else have this problem?
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
> 
> __
> 
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Re: [newbie] Win98 -> Samba -> CUPS -> HPDJ540 fails

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 4:50 pm, Larry Williams wrote:
> Hi All.
>
> I'm new to this list, and I've checked the archives and tried all the
> suggestions I've found, but I am still unable to printfrom either of my two
> Win98 boxen.
>
> My Mandrake 9 machine has most of the packages installed but none are
> upgraded yet.  I'm using
>   kernel 2.4.19.16mdk
>   samba 2.2.6-1.0pre2.2mdk
>   CUPS 1.1.16-0.4mdk
>
> The network and firewall functions - all machines can use the internet
> connection on the Linux box - but pings to the linux box fail.  I don't
> know if it's related, I doubt it, but just in case...
>
> I've created smb.conf based on a message in November by Anne Wilson, and my
> cupsd.conf is based on several messages found here and elsewhere.  I can
> provide them if you like.
>
> The error I get is in cups/error-log.  It states it is "unable to convert
> file 0 to printable format" even though a raw file is sent and
> application/octet-stream is enabled in both mime.* files.
>
> Any thoughts?  Should I consider PDQ or find and install some other lp
> daemon? If so, what print system should I define in Samba?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Larry

Hi, Larry.  It's usually best to fix one problem at a time :)  So, which is 
most urgent for you?

I don't know much about firewall issues - my router takes care of that for me, 
so someone else will advise you there.  It sounds to me as though that might 
be a good part of the issue.

Also, is the printer physically attached to the linux box or some other?  Can 
you print from the local printer?  Is there no success at all, or is it 
networked printing that's the problem?  What model printer is it. and how did 
you install it?

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[newbie] Win98 -> Samba -> CUPS -> HPDJ540 fails

[Larry Williams]

Hi All.

I'm new to this list, and I've checked the archives and tried all the 
suggestions I've found, but I am still unable to printfrom either of my two 
Win98 boxen.

My Mandrake 9 machine has most of the packages installed but none are upgraded 
yet.  I'm using 
kernel 2.4.19.16mdk
samba 2.2.6-1.0pre2.2mdk
CUPS 1.1.16-0.4mdk

The network and firewall functions - all machines can use the internet  
connection on the Linux box - but pings to the linux box fail.  I don't know 
if it's related, I doubt it, but just in case...

I've created smb.conf based on a message in November by Anne Wilson, and my 
cupsd.conf is based on several messages found here and elsewhere.  I can 
provide them if you like.

The error I get is in cups/error-log.  It states it is "unable to convert file 
0 to printable format" even though a raw file is sent and 
application/octet-stream is enabled in both mime.* files.

Any thoughts?  Should I consider PDQ or find and install some other lp daemon?  
If so, what print system should I define in Samba?

Thanks in advance,
Larry


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Re: [newbie] OT - Spam at it's greatest

[Roger Sherman]

On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Anne Wilson wrote:

> On Friday 24 Jan 2003 10:31 am, Franki wrote:
> > I'd agree, except that some of them get killed from it..
> >
> > they try to get you to come over to "help get things moving" and when you
> > get there
> > they put a gun to your head and make you withdraw every cent you have and
> > hand it over..
> >
> OK - I haven't heard of that happening, but of course that's 'not acceptable'.

Yah. It's in the category of "comedy" when they lose their cash, but 
definitly "tragedy" when they lose their lives.


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Re: [newbie] Installation fault

[Keith Powell]

et  asked what package I was trying to install.

Thanks for your reply. It is Phoenix from the Texstar site.


On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 2:14 pm, David Robertson wrote:
> On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 14:05, Keith Powell wrote:
> > I have just spent about two and a half hours downloading a package and
> > all its dependencies, using MCC Install Software.
> >
> > When it tried to install the packages, it couldn't, saying that there was
> > an installation fault. It then abandoned the installation.
> >
> > How can I find out what the fault was, please, in the hope that I can
> > prevent it happening in the future?
> >
> > Secondly, /var/cache/urpmi/rpms is now empty. Does this mean that I have
> > to start all over again with another two and a half hours download? This
> > second download may be faulty as well.
> >
> > Five hours downloading is half the weekly length of time I can be
> > connected!
> >
> > For information, the package was the Texstar Phoenix. I have heard some
> > good reports about Phoenix and would like to try it.
> >
> > I am feeling very frustrated at the failure of the installation!
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Keith
>
> Did the installer not give you a reason for the failure of the
> installation, such as a package conflict? I am afraid you will need to
> download again, but you could do this from the command line and add the
> "--noclean" option: that way, the downloaded packages will stay in
> /var/cache/urpmi/rmps. For example, as root:
>
> urpmi phoenix --noclean
>
> HTH
>
> David

David.

Thanks for your reply and the --noclean information.  

I have done some investigating, and it appears that Phoenix and Phoenix-java 
were not installed. The other packages it needed, were installed.

So, I have downloaded just these two again and installed them separately. The 
Phoenix package installed, but the java package wouldn't install. It said 
that there was a size mismatch - whatever that means.

Phoenix now runs, but I assume that it is without Java. I haven't had a chance 
to use it and find out.

The installer did not mention any package by name, it merely said that there 
was a download error.

I hope that Phoenix is worth trying, after all this trouble!

Cheers

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Re: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 2:52 pm, Peter Watson wrote:
>
> To get it working I had to add
>
> raw1394
> video1394
>
> to my /etc/modules

Pete - do your front panel connectors work?  Aux in and midi?

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Re: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Gil Katz]

Yes i got Firewire IEEE1394 working on my mdk9.0
you should install 
libavc1394, libraw1394, libraw1394-devel.
after you do that you should modprobe raw1394 and video1394
i got adaptec card and Sharp MiniDV and it works fine
Gil
On Saturday 25 January 2003 16:06, et wrote:
> On Saturday 25 January 2003 08:16 am, Benjamin Jeeves wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > Has anyone get firewire to work on mdk9.0 I have look at and read
> > www.linux1394.org and done what it says to do but still not work
> >
> > anyone help
> >
> > sorry for the spelling have a problem and can not spell what it is
> >
> > Cheers
> > Ben
>
> I ain't all that sure about how well it works (not much to connect to it to
> test differnt stuff) but for me, my Audigy ieee1394 port was found and
> setup by the installer out of the box, with a clean install... can you try
> and describe your poblem? or post your /var/log/dmesg.

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Re: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Peter Watson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 14:52, Peter Watson wrote:
> On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 13:16, Benjamin Jeeves wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > Has anyone get firewire to work on mdk9.0 I have look at and read
> > www.linux1394.org and done what it says to do but still not work
> >
> > anyone help
> >
> > sorry for the spelling have a problem and can not spell what it is
> >
> > Cheers
> > Ben
>
> I have an audigy soundcard with a 1394 port which works fine under 9.0.
> I use it to upload and download DV video from my Panasoic DV camera
> using Kino.
>
> To get it working I had to add
>
> raw1394
> video1394
>
> to my /etc/modules
>

PS /etc/modules.conf already contained the following line

alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394
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Re: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Peter Watson]

On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 13:16, Benjamin Jeeves wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Has anyone get firewire to work on mdk9.0 I have look at and read
> www.linux1394.org and done what it says to do but still not work
>
> anyone help
>
> sorry for the spelling have a problem and can not spell what it is
>
> Cheers
> Ben


I have an audigy soundcard with a 1394 port which works fine under 9.0. I 
use it to upload and download DV video from my Panasoic DV camera using 
Kino.

To get it working I had to add

raw1394
video1394

to my /etc/modules

HTH

Pete
ArdnamurchanScotland


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Re: [newbie] Installation fault

[et]

what program were you trying to install? 

On Saturday 25 January 2003 09:05 am, Keith Powell wrote:

> I have just spent about two and a half hours downloading a package and all
> its dependencies, using MCC Install Software.
>
> When it tried to install the packages, it couldn't, saying that there was
> an installation fault. It then abandoned the installation.
>
> How can I find out what the fault was, please, in the hope that I can
> prevent it happening in the future?
>
> Secondly, /var/cache/urpmi/rpms is now empty. Does this mean that I have to
> start all over again with another two and a half hours download? This
> second download may be faulty as well.
>
> Five hours downloading is half the weekly length of time I can be
> connected!
>
> For information, the package was the Texstar Phoenix. I have heard some
> good reports about Phoenix and would like to try it.
>
> I am feeling very frustrated at the failure of the installation!
>
> Many thanks
>
> Keith



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Re: [newbie] KDE Panel Customization questions

[robin]

Chuck Burns wrote:

On Wed, January 22 2003 12:58 pm, mycal62 wrote:


they are located in /usr/share/icons.

right click on one and choose properties, and click the icon button it
displays, then change to your heart's content.



The only thing on the KDE menu is "Move" "Remove" "Menu Editor" and "Panel 
Menu"  There is NO properties.


True - you need to find out which icon it uses (I thought it would be 
something like /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/go.png , but that didn't 
work).  Once you've done that, you can back it up and put a different 
icon in it's place, edit it with your favourite graphic tool or whatever.

Sir Robin


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" Like these cutters, and hackers, who will take the wall of men, and 
picke quarrells."
- G. Pettie

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IDMYO
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Ankara 06533
Turkey

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Re: [newbie] Installation fault

[David Robertson]

On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 14:05, Keith Powell wrote:
> I have just spent about two and a half hours downloading a package and all its 
> dependencies, using MCC Install Software.
> 
> When it tried to install the packages, it couldn't, saying that there was an 
> installation fault. It then abandoned the installation.
> 
> How can I find out what the fault was, please, in the hope that I can prevent 
> it happening in the future?
> 
> Secondly, /var/cache/urpmi/rpms is now empty. Does this mean that I have to 
> start all over again with another two and a half hours download? This second 
> download may be faulty as well.
> 
> Five hours downloading is half the weekly length of time I can be connected!
> 
> For information, the package was the Texstar Phoenix. I have heard some good 
> reports about Phoenix and would like to try it.
> 
> I am feeling very frustrated at the failure of the installation!
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Keith

Did the installer not give you a reason for the failure of the
installation, such as a package conflict? I am afraid you will need to
download again, but you could do this from the command line and add the
"--noclean" option: that way, the downloaded packages will stay in
/var/cache/urpmi/rmps. For example, as root:

urpmi phoenix --noclean

HTH

David

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[newbie] Installation fault

[Keith Powell]

I have just spent about two and a half hours downloading a package and all its 
dependencies, using MCC Install Software.

When it tried to install the packages, it couldn't, saying that there was an 
installation fault. It then abandoned the installation.

How can I find out what the fault was, please, in the hope that I can prevent 
it happening in the future?

Secondly, /var/cache/urpmi/rpms is now empty. Does this mean that I have to 
start all over again with another two and a half hours download? This second 
download may be faulty as well.

Five hours downloading is half the weekly length of time I can be connected!

For information, the package was the Texstar Phoenix. I have heard some good 
reports about Phoenix and would like to try it.

I am feeling very frustrated at the failure of the installation!

Many thanks

Keith


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Re: [newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[et]

On Saturday 25 January 2003 08:16 am, Benjamin Jeeves wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Has anyone get firewire to work on mdk9.0 I have look at and read
> www.linux1394.org and done what it says to do but still not work
>
> anyone help
>
> sorry for the spelling have a problem and can not spell what it is
>
> Cheers
> Ben
I ain't all that sure about how well it works (not much to connect to it to 
test differnt stuff) but for me, my Audigy ieee1394 port was found and setup 
by the installer out of the box, with a clean install... can you try and 
describe your poblem? or post your /var/log/dmesg.


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Re: [newbie] Searching 101

[et]

>
> Ok, you guys brought up good points.
> NM then, hehe.
>
> But then again there are those emails like the one for Java...me and 5
> others replied with www.sun.com or sun.java.com.  These are the type of
> things that is kinda "look for yourself and come back and tell us what you
> found" type situation.
>
> Rob
yep, and the breivity and completeness makes those answers just pefect, IMHO.


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[newbie] Firewire e.g. 1394

[Benjamin Jeeves]

Hi all

Has anyone get firewire to work on mdk9.0 I have look at and read 
www.linux1394.org and done what it says to do but still not work

anyone help

sorry for the spelling have a problem and can not spell what it is

Cheers 
Ben


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