Re: [newbie] CD's have arrived!!
On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 23:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 2 questions: are the newest gnome and kde installed with the 9.1 > beta, and has anyone heard of the status of preparing rpms for > those for 9.0? > > KDE 3.1 and GNOME 2.2.0 are on the 9.1b Now I have even more reason to hate Gnome - it's been consistently loosing it's old functionaltiy and ability to customise it. Sadly, I will no longer bother with Gnome until either they resurrect the ideas behind the 1.4.8 scheme, or start from scratch. It's slow, buggy, impossible for a newbie to configure properly, impossible for a newbie to even customise properly, and no matter what, it's gotten even more bloated and less like the desktop that it once was. KDE 3.1, on the other hand, is sweeter than a Georgia peach...really appreciating the time and effort on that desktop - just can't figure out where Gnome deviated so far from the original idea... Ah well, now I'm a confirmed KDE person (with the exception of Enlightenment and Fluxbox)... Still a bit bummed out that my scanner and printer can't work with it...(sniff)... -- Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:20:00 +1100 6:20pm up 3:26, 3 users, load average: 0.54, 0.43, 0.26 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- And here I wait so patiently Waiting to find out what price You have to pay to get out of Going thru all of these things twice -- Dylan, "Memphis Blues Again" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 23:59, Graham Watkins wrote: > Angus Auld wrote: > >Greetings, I would like to ask the list for recommendations on an "easy to > > use" HTML editor. > > > >One that is designed for beginners and is user friendly. I have Bluefish, > > and also Screem and Quanta Plus, but they don't appear to be oriented > > toward the inexperienced user. > > > >TIA for any feedback on this. > > As others here have mentioned, "easy to use" is a somewhat relative term > when dealing with html editors. If you want something with a wysiwyg > type interface, Netscape Composer is probably as good as it gets under > Linux (won't do frames, though). If you know some html and just want to > take some of the donkeywork (i.e. typing) out of it, you could do worse > than have a look at Arachnophilia - I've used it for pages with tables - > it will turn csv text into a table. This saved me a lot of work. It's a > java program which will run under Windows or Linux provided you have the > 1.4 virtual machine. > > The guy's philosophy is interesting also - see his "careware" licensing > terms and also his damning critique of Windows XP. > > Go to http://www.arachnoid.com/arachnophilia/ to find out more. > > Hope this helps Try CoffeeCup from www.coffeecup.com Gil Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] misc-fixed font?
Hello again all :) Had a bit of a problem pop up. I just installed xarchon (a game) and went to try it out. The program LOADED ok, but when I'd go to start a new game it would just close. So, to see if I could gain any insight, I started it from a terminal instead of from the menu and it gave me the error: cannot load font `-misc-fixed-medium-*-normal-*-15-0-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1' SO.. I opened up mcc and went to system/fonts to check it out. I have the fixed (misc) font and all but it only has 7,8,9,10,12,13,14,&20 pt settings, not 15. (and thinking back there was another program quite a while back that couldn't find this font. I remember i found an alternative to it and i've forgotten which it was.) SO the question is, anyone know a 1) workaround or 2) a package where i can get the font/setting it needs? TIA Jerry -- Registered linux user #300600 Registered linux machine #185855 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] compiling lame
>http://plf.zarb.org/ has Mandrake rpms for lame enc. Look for > notlame-3.93-0.20021107.1plf.i586.rpm. There's versions for 8.x and Or go totally unencumbered (isn't that like nudism?) :) by embrasing ogg and using oggenc. Pity that many devices are stuck with mp3 though, and double pity that mp3 is an encumbered technology. > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Some SAMBA Questions
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of _nasturtium Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 6:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mandrake Linux Newbie Subject: Re: [newbie] Some SAMBA Questions On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:24 pm, Marlo Montanaro wrote: > On Monday 10 Feb 2003 3:47 am, Marlo Montanaro wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've kind of got Samba working and I've got a couple of questions before > > I go further. > > > > My network is 3 computers: > > - Windows ME with my HP DeskJet 694C printer > > - Windows XP on a laptop > > - Mandrake Linux 9.0 > > > > The two Windows machines see each other fine, sharing hard drives and the > > one printer. > > > > The two Windows machines can "see" the Linux box as a Windows machine > > with Samba running. The Windows XP machine is capable of logging and > > mapping a drive to a share based on username. When I connect from the XP > > machine I get a username/password prompt. > > > > When I attempt to connect from the WinME machine, I get a different > > prompt - no username field. It just says "\\servername\IPC$" and a > > password box. Hello, [global] server string = Mandrake Linux 8.1 - Samba Server %v security = SHARE encrypt passwords = Yes log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 50 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 printcap name = lpstat dns proxy = No hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 192.168.0. printing = cups [NT] comment = NT path = /mnt/nt guest account = mountedfs guest ok = Yes Selected segments of smb.conf. In my experience "security = SHARE" is a lot more friendlier than a user system, and you don't need a samba password file. Allow guests, using a nominated account to give access privileges. Then, set up a simple firewall (which should be up anyway :-)) and block NetBIOS. I think. But the hosts allow should take care of that anyway; I'm on a 192.168.0 IP range (class C network?), and any other computers on it can access the share, so it's very convenient, and safe. This assumes, of course, you're on a home network and not in need of strict user security. HTH & Regards, _nasturtium ~~~ Hm, When I changed from "security = user" to "security = share" the Windows ME machine was instantly able to connect and see the Linux shares EXCEPT FOR the one share that was named the same as the Win ME logged in user on the Win ME machine... The strange thing is that the Win ME user was specifically created as a Samba user and has the same password as on the ME machine. Yes, I'm behind a firewall and I'm restricted by IP address to the local network- the Win ME machine is definitely allowed... I must be close to having this working... I'm sure I'm just dancing around the correct solution/configuration. Any further thoughts appreciated and thanks for all those thus far Nasturtium and Anne... Regards, Marlo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Apache and PHP variables
OK, so this is beyond the scope of a Mandrake forum, so forgive me for asking. I have transitioned my web server from Win2k to Linux. Everything seems to be working OK except I just noticed a page that is supposed to not show the banner, but does. In win2k, the PHP variable $URL was returning the name of the file for the page, and I have a structure to not display when the $URL is a certain set of values. php.ini has the global variables option turned on, so that's not the issue. Does anyone know if the variable is passed to PHP by the server or if it is strictly a PHP value? Was it an IIS varaible that's not in Apache2? Any ideas? -- A. Contreras My C&R webpages: http://www.elnonio.dns04.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] This fellow needs help. His mails are being rejected.
On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 17:40, Terry Smith wrote: > I'm the fellow that needs help :-). Or put another way, another unhappy > Adelphia customer (the only high speed access available in my > neigbborhood). > > This is a test msg, passing the email through an SMTP server at work. > > Terry Smith > Cape Cod USA > > On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 15:37, Technoslick wrote: > > On Sun, 2003-02-09 at 11:52, Greg Meyer wrote: > > > > > The same exact problem that adelphia has. Thank you very much for clarifying, > > > I now have the info that I need to speak with the ISP again. > > > - -- > > > Greg > > > > Greg, > > > > I just wanted to follow-up with you, and let everyone else one the list > > know, about my on-going battle to get any posts through from an Adelphia > > SMTP server. After a lengthy talk with a tech support personnel at > > Adelphia, yesterday (one many before), it would seem that Mandrake's > > listserv is blocking all emails sent from Adelphia's SMTP servers. Why? > > Last year, around late summer, Adelphia experienced a rash of spam > > attacks that nearly broke their system and also propagated the attacks > > to others. It was the opinion of the tech support person that Mandrake > > is blocking all email send from their servers because of this. I have > > already discussed my own problem with Mandrake, and in fairness to their > > efforts, they did try to manually add my address to their system to let > > me through. It didn't work. Reverse look-up was what was also killing > > me, as it seems to be the case in this thread. > > > > Anyway, I wanted to let everyone know that there isn't anything that can > > be done at Adelphia's end. They have nearly migrated all their several > > million customers to the new email server systems, so as it is today is > > as good as it will get from them. They are now pointing the finger to > > Mandrake and saying that Mandrake must remove Adelphia from their list > > of spam domains. > > > > How I was able to get around my problem was to use the SMTP server of my > > dial-up account (this is one reason why I am broke all the time...) by > > authenticating through my email client. It works fine, as long as the > > ISP is set up to allow this. Coincidentally, my test post triggered a > > return email from an anti-spam agent that my Dial-up ISP is using, > > forcing me to do a one-time validation. No big deal, really. > > > > While my solution is of very little help to Adolpho, it would be to > > anyone who has been trying to use an Adelphia SMTP server to communicate > > with this list (or some others?) Don't ask me why I didn't think of this > > soonersometimes I get so deep into the forest that I wouldn't know > > what a tree looked like if I bumped into it...I apologize for > > interrupting the thread, but I had hoped that this information would > > have some value to everyone. > > I'm not an Adelphia customer but I also can not send messages to the Mandrake mailing lists using my ISP's smtp server. I spent many hours on the phone with my ISP and exchanged several e-mails with Charles Davant at Mandrake who tried to help. In the end I too had to finally give up and look for an alternative means of posting. A few hours with Google led me to http://www.myrealbox.com. A free service which is run by the good folks at Novell who are using the site as test bed for their Netmail product. They had moratorium on new accounts for a while, but they are once again accepting new users. I have been using the service for nearly a year now and have had only one instance of the system being unavailable when I wanted to get my mail. I could go on about all the 'Great' features of the service, but I don't want anyone to think I'm a Novell employee, (I'm not).. While I appreciate the fact the Mandrake mailing list are spam free, it is rather irksome to not be able to use a service I am paying for. But as the French say... ceci est la vie. Hope this helps everyone. -- Chuck Stuettgen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Newbie] Windowmaker is borked on 9.0????
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 11 February 2003 06:23 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: > > Hey FF, try this. Add the following line to your ~/.bashrc file > > > > alias rpmq="rpm -qa | grep -i $1" > > Nice idea... why don't i have that on my box!? > I bet you do now ;-) - -- Greg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+SbkdwDpHP6GALAARAsRuAJ9dbrbKXG8fXTfdGYQoS/n07JFn0ACgptjo mRMSoPnyHJGe6r46dT8g5k8= =jcEf -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Strange message when posting to newbie list
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 20:34, David Reynolds wrote: > What the heck is this? I get it for the last couple weeks when > sending to this list. Sorry. Your message could not be delivered to: linux-mandrake newbie,emc (The name was not found at the remote site. Check that the name has been entered correctly.) Yes, I have been getting that lately, too. My postings do appear on the list, so I don't mind, but I have been curious why I suddenly get that every time I post. *** Powered by SuSE Linux 8.0 Professional KDE 3.0.0 KMail 1.4 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] manli TV
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 06:52, p s wrote: > Sorry if this is stupid, I am completely new to linux. > > I have tv card manli tv with chip SAA7134. It is not > automaticaly recognized by mandrake (in the hardware > list I can see the chip, with module:unknown). I wrote > by hand 'modprobe saa7134' and 'modprobe tuner' and > installed xawtv. It seems to run, but I can't see > anything. And when I run scantv, it sais some errors. > Could anybody help me? The card is not in the list of > cards supported by saa7134 (I tried to put 'card=0' > (generic card)). Well, if you saw some errors, can you post them here? It will help the list determine how best to help. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Newbie] Windowmaker is borked on 9.0????
> > Hey FF, try this. Add the following line to your ~/.bashrc file > > alias rpmq="rpm -qa | grep -i $1" > Nice idea... why don't i have that on my box!? Damian -- -- I don't want Windows to be only for the 31173. Yes, we've come a long way from all those security holes, virii, and cryptic commands like "Edit textfile.txt" (what in the hell is that supposed to mean?) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
Thanks to everyone that replied for the feedback. I guess short of sweet-talking someone else into doing the coding for me, I'll have to spend some time working my brain cells, and learn the basics of HTML. Kind of figured that was likely ;-). I have been told by others who do HTML work that a wysiwyg editor is OK to get the basics down, and then you can spruce it up with a text editor. As someone suggested though, you might as well get it right the first time. A job worth doing is worth doing right, as they say. I am not lacking a choice of text editors for Linux. I have "HTML for Dummies" on hold at the local library. :-) Thanks once again ppl. Best regards. -- Angus It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.-- Voltaire -- ___ http://www.operamail.com Now with OperaMail Premium for only US$29.99/yr Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Newbie] Windowmaker is borked on 9.0????
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 11 February 2003 07:51 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: > That will do. Thx Damian. Not that I'll remember the command cause I > don't understand grep yet... :) > So I'll just save your mail as a txt file. Hey FF, try this. Add the following line to your ~/.bashrc file alias rpmq="rpm -qa | grep -i $1" rpm = call the rpm program - -qa = list all files installed to standard output (screen) |= redirect output to grep = search input for text string - -i = ignore case $1 = variable indicating string to search for What the line I am telling you to add does is alias rpmq (or any other string you can remember for that matter) to the command rpm -qa | grep. So now when you type [greg@aurora ~]$ rpmq fluxbox You'll get (on my box anyway) fluxbox-0.1.12-2mdk Which is the same result as typing rpm -qa | grep -i fluxbox. The purpose of doing this is so you don't have to remember "rpm -qa | grep -i", just rpmq. You can do this with lot's of commands. Here is another example. I like my directory listings done to have the file size in human readable format as well as all file attributes displayed and the list displayed in color when I use the ls command. Since ls does not do this by default, I added this line to my .bashrc file: alias ls="ls -lsh --color" now when I type ls I get [greg@aurora ~]$ ls total 6.4M 20K -rw-r--r--1 greg greg17K Feb 7 23:52 blackbox-menu 4.0K drwxrwxr-x4 greg greg 4.0K Feb 11 09:00 Desktop/ 1.1M -rw-r--r--1 greg greg 1.1M Jan 26 21:31 diskoutput 4.0K -rw-rw-r--1 greg greg 1.3K Feb 2 10:11 Fix_Bug.patch 4.0K drwxr-xr-x3 greg greg 4.0K Jan 29 09:26 GNUstep/ 80K -rw-rw-r--1 greg greg73K Jan 26 22:32 ioerrors 4.0K drwxr-xr-x3 greg greg 4.0K Feb 7 07:40 iso/ 156K -rwxrwxrwx1 greg greg 151K Feb 2 10:04 kdebase.spec 156K -rwxrwxrwx1 greg greg 151K Feb 2 10:04 kdebase.spec* 156K -rwxrwxrwx1 greg greg 151K Feb 2 09:59 kdebase.spec~* 4.0K -rw-rw-r--1 greg greg972 Jan 31 07:44 kdeerror 4.0K drwx-- 18 greg greg 4.0K Feb 11 19:25 Mail/ 4.0K drwxr-xr-x2 greg greg 4.0K Jan 31 16:10 mnt/ 4.0K -rw-r--r--1 greg greg 2.6K Jan 27 11:44 partition.log 0 -rw-rw-r--1 greg greg 0 Jan 27 11:43 part.log 4.0K -rw-r--r--1 greg greg 1.6K Feb 11 12:05 qt3_build-erros 4.0K -rw-r--r--1 greg greg 1.6K Feb 11 11:33 qt3_build-erros~ 60K -rw-r--r--1 greg greg54K Jan 30 22:44 results.txt 4.0K drwxrwxr-x8 greg greg 4.0K Feb 11 08:40 RPM/ 4.0K drwxrwxr-x2 greg greg 4.0K Feb 8 12:42 scripts/ 0 lrwxrwxrwx1 greg greg 10 Feb 5 21:44 shared -> /mnt/smb/ 2.5M -rw---1 greg greg 2.5M Jan 19 23:42 shlop2.mpg 4.0K drwxrwxr-x3 greg greg 4.0K Jan 29 12:49 staroffice6.0/ 4.0K drwx--6 greg greg 4.0K Feb 7 23:52 tmp/ 4.0K drwxr-xr-x 18 greg greg 4.0K Feb 9 20:09 win/ One more note. If you want these to take effect for all users, put them in the /etc/bashrc file. If you want them to be set for certain users, put them in the ~/.bashrc files of each user. - -- Greg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+Say4wDpHP6GALAARAgzCAJ9e5GNebmN0sPp3a+KvV0pMx93oxwCdE2in UnCxxDt0han3xSBxLBTJz+E= =qRqu -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xfce in beta 3
Following up on civileme's post. I kept being really impressed w/ how well the 9.1 beta 3 installer looked and worked and was pleased to see that the MCC network setup had been fixed for those of us w/ out DNS or default gateways, *but* xfce is so borked in b3 - right mouse-button window-listing and selecting useless - that, with regret, I dropped back to 9.0, whre xfce works. This reminds me that everybody on the list who's a Mandrake Club member should remember to use their two weekly votes for the apps they want to see working in 9.1. > > > But if you have used 9.1 Beta3, you may have already discovered that > > > bleeding edge can send a wind from your terminal screen to blow your hair > > > back. I wish releases were as nice as that beta. > > > > > > Civileme > > > > > I have no idea what 9.1 final will be like, but if it is refined from the > Beta3 it is going to be great. I have seen fewer problems with that beta > than with most of the regular distro releases (except 7.1). One item of > annoyance on it is that STILL no one has taken the trouble to adapt Xfce to > Mandrake, and it functions poorly with taskbar items that make no sense and > no inherent ability to change itself. > > NO what I am saying is this Beta is the best I have seen among betas and > better than a lot of final releases. > > Civileme > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Newbie] Windowmaker is borked on 9.0????
At 10:20 PM 2/11/2003 +, you wrote: > > That will do. Thx Damian. Not that I'll remember the command cause I > don't understand grep yet... :) > So I'll just save your mail as a txt file. > - > FemmeFatale But for this kind of usage, grep is as simple as can be! the -i switch is simpy for case-INsensitivity. (so that a grep for windowmaker will return results that include "Windowmaker, WINDOWMAKER", you get the idea) In this particular example, it's not even needed, you can usually just "grep searchterm" and it will work :o) Damian -- Heh thx Damian. Your answer is just as good as Ed's. - FemmeFatale Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Newbie] Windowmaker is borked on 9.0????
At 08:01 PM 2/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: > FemmeFatale > > Good Decisions You boss Made: > "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that > character from Peanuts." > > - Source: Dilbert grep is just a way to use regular words to sort and see only certian info. in the above command, rpm -qa (asks the rpm program to Query All so -qa) then "|" is a "pipe to" or route thru, then, grep -i Windowmaker says only answers that (-i) include "WIndowmaker" so grep strips out all the answers that don't include "Windowmaker" Wow... Thx Ed! Thats the easiest answer & way to remember this stuff. :) Up till the books I'd read about using grep were very confusing. Thx - FemmeFatale Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
Robert Wideman wrote: I agree. Also there is NO "easy to use" html editor. If you need something to do the html stuff for you stick with windows programsdreamweaver or frontpage. Aaagh, not FrontPage! That program is responsible for more botched HTML than anything ever written. I go along with the consensus that Netscape/Mozilla Composer is a good WYSIWYG tool for beginners. OpenOffice also exports reasonable HTML - not exactly elegant code, but standards-compliant. Personally, I'm very happy with Bluefish. For long, multipage documents, though, I often use LyX. Sir Robin -- " Like these cutters, and hackers, who will take the wall of men, and picke quarrells." - G. Pettie Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent Univeritesi Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Fwd: NDN: Re: [newbie] File Management
What the heck is this? I get it for the last couple weeks when sending to this list. No weird email abbreviations are at fault - I'm typing the list address in raw. the message does get through after all, I just get this failure notice as well. -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: NDN: Re: [newbie] File Management Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 08:45:36 +0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry. Your message could not be delivered to: linux-mandrake newbie,emc (The name was not found at the remote site. Check that the name has been entered correctly.) --- David -- Three kinds of people worthless to they who are just and honest: the drunkard; the perjurer; the traitor. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Newbie] Windowmaker is borked on 9.0????
On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 20:01, et wrote: > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 07:51 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: > > At 09:14 PM 2/11/2003 +, you wrote: > > > > On a side note how can I tell which version of any window manager I'm > > > > using? Whats teh CLI cmd or Gui place to look? > > > > > > > > - > > > > FemmeFatale > > > > > >umm.. like this? > > > > > > > > >[root@localhost user]# rpm -qa | grep -i Windowmaker > > >WindowMaker-0.80.1-2.1mdk > > > > > > > > >HTH > > > > > >Damian > > >-- > > > > That will do. Thx Damian. Not that I'll remember the command cause I > > don't understand grep yet... :) > > So I'll just save your mail as a txt file. > > - > > FemmeFatale > > > > Good Decisions You boss Made: > > "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that > > character from Peanuts." > > > > - Source: Dilbert > grep is just a way to use regular words to sort and see only certian info. > in the above command, rpm -qa (asks the rpm program to Query All so -qa) then > "|" is a "pipe to" or route thru, then, grep -i Windowmaker says only answers > that (-i) include "WIndowmaker" so grep strips out all the answers that don't > include "Windowmaker" > Thanks, ET, explaining things is the way to go. A minor point ... the -i option for grep indicates that the search should ignore case. This is useful if you're not sure if the rpm is named WindowMaker, windowmaker, Windowmaker Cheers, Terry Smith > > 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] [Newbie] Windowmaker is borked on 9.0????
> > That will do. Thx Damian. Not that I'll remember the command cause I > don't understand grep yet... :) > So I'll just save your mail as a txt file. > - > FemmeFatale But for this kind of usage, grep is as simple as can be! the -i switch is simpy for case-INsensitivity. (so that a grep for windowmaker will return results that include "Windowmaker, WINDOWMAKER", you get the idea) In this particular example, it's not even needed, you can usually just "grep searchterm" and it will work :o) Damian -- -- I don't want Windows to be only for the 31173. Yes, we've come a long way from all those security holes, virii, and cryptic commands like "Edit textfile.txt" (what in the hell is that supposed to mean?) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Newbie] Windowmaker is borked on 9.0????
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 07:51 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: > At 09:14 PM 2/11/2003 +, you wrote: > > > On a side note how can I tell which version of any window manager I'm > > > using? Whats teh CLI cmd or Gui place to look? > > > > > > - > > > FemmeFatale > > > >umm.. like this? > > > > > >[root@localhost user]# rpm -qa | grep -i Windowmaker > >WindowMaker-0.80.1-2.1mdk > > > > > >HTH > > > >Damian > >-- > > That will do. Thx Damian. Not that I'll remember the command cause I > don't understand grep yet... :) > So I'll just save your mail as a txt file. > - > FemmeFatale > > Good Decisions You boss Made: > "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that > character from Peanuts." > > - Source: Dilbert grep is just a way to use regular words to sort and see only certian info. in the above command, rpm -qa (asks the rpm program to Query All so -qa) then "|" is a "pipe to" or route thru, then, grep -i Windowmaker says only answers that (-i) include "WIndowmaker" so grep strips out all the answers that don't include "Windowmaker" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Newbie] Windowmaker is borked on 9.0????
At 09:14 PM 2/11/2003 +, you wrote: > > On a side note how can I tell which version of any window manager I'm > using? Whats teh CLI cmd or Gui place to look? > > - > FemmeFatale umm.. like this? [root@localhost user]# rpm -qa | grep -i Windowmaker WindowMaker-0.80.1-2.1mdk HTH Damian -- That will do. Thx Damian. Not that I'll remember the command cause I don't understand grep yet... :) So I'll just save your mail as a txt file. - FemmeFatale Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] File Management
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 05:45 pm, FemmeFatale proclaimed: > At 10:41 AM 2/11/2003 -0400, you wrote: > >On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 20:23, FemmeFatale wrote: > > > On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 04:25, Adolfo Bello wrote: > > > >After 20 years using DOS/Windows I am rather used to the A;, C:, D: > >schema but after working with the file system way I recognized that the > >DOS schema is somehow like asking yourself: In what drive this part of > >my data is in this RAID? Ok, I am exaggerating but I don't know how many > >times I have lost data because I forgot to backup a directory in another > >drive. I had a weird little encounter with this problem today. Was trying to get a MS Access database to shut itself down when it was launched from the sever (front-end is too huge for transmitting forms across crappy government data lines). Came across the brilliant idea of using the "\\" prefix in the UNC server address. Then couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work. Hmmm, what does it THINK the path is? "F:\Center\...\CSS.mdb" Yaargh! Another example of the maxim: Everything in Linux, from changing a font to recompiling a kernel, takes 5 hours. It then runs forever without a problem. Everything in Windows takes 5 minutes. It then takes forever to debug it and figure out why it isn't working without a problem. David -- Three joys of the lawless: gluttony; fighting; fickleness. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Newbie] Windowmaker is borked on 9.0????
> > On a side note how can I tell which version of any window manager I'm > using? Whats teh CLI cmd or Gui place to look? > > - > FemmeFatale umm.. like this? [root@localhost user]# rpm -qa | grep -i Windowmaker WindowMaker-0.80.1-2.1mdk HTH Damian -- -- I don't want Windows to be only for the 31173. Yes, we've come a long way from all those security holes, virii, and cryptic commands like "Edit textfile.txt" (what in the hell is that supposed to mean?) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] [Newbie] Windowmaker is borked on 9.0????
I tried to run WindowMaker on 9.0 the other day. It gave strange errors & wouldn't run properly. Whats up with that? I d/led a new(er) *I hope* WMaker from the contrib or one of MDK's mirror sites. I haven't installed it yet thinkig that if I can just make the one that comes with 9.0 works I won't bother loading it. If I can't fix windowmaker as it is now, I'll try using the newer one I have. On a side note how can I tell which version of any window manager I'm using? Whats teh CLI cmd or Gui place to look? - FemmeFatale Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Evolutions Fonts
At 11:56 AM 2/11/2003 -0400, you wrote: On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 19:45, FemmeFatale wrote: > How do i set the fonts bigger in Evo? I looked through their help & > theres nothing in there about it. Any ideas??? > > > Femme Femme, if you have a wheel mouse, there is a little trick for enlarging or reducing the font size temporarily. While pressing Ctrl, scroll the wheel. Cool! Thx :) - FemmeFatale Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] File Management
At 10:41 AM 2/11/2003 -0400, you wrote: On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 20:23, FemmeFatale wrote: > On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 04:25, Adolfo Bello wrote: After 20 years using DOS/Windows I am rather used to the A;, C:, D: schema but after working with the file system way I recognized that the DOS schema is somehow like asking yourself: In what drive this part of my data is in this RAID? Ok, I am exaggerating but I don't know how many times I have lost data because I forgot to backup a directory in another drive. Or maybe I really stick a little too much to Marcel Proust's quotation at the bottom of my signature. *giggles* Well Adolfo, I wasn't criticizing you. And I know what you were driving at too. However stating things as you did *IMO* won't endear ppl who are refugees from other OS's to the linux community. And fwiw, I agree... linux's FS is somewhat more intuitive with the exception being that if you change distros some parts of the FS are (sometimes) radically different from the distro you used before! Heh see Debians & Gentoos for example as opposed to RH or MDK. - FemmeFatale Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] FW: UML, wanting to install a distro from cd's
At 07:36 AM 2/11/2003 -0600, you wrote: Resending just incase anyone can help. TIA Rob Why not use Vmware? Or something like it? - FemmeFatale Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Angus Auld wrote: > Greetings, I would like to ask the list for recommendations on an "easy to use" HTML >editor. > > One that is designed for beginners and is user friendly. I have Bluefish, and also >Screem and Quanta Plus, but they don't appear to be oriented toward the inexperienced >user. > > TIA for any feedback on this. > > Best regards to all. I'm sure this isn't what you're looking for, but I'd recommend Kwrite...the reason being is you'd have to learn HTML, which takes a couple hours, max, so long as you have a handy list which tells you what each tag does (and said lists are easily found on the web). Using this method, you will develop a much greater sense of how to design a website, even if in the end you ended up using a WYSIWYG editor. -- peace, Rog http://www.slammingrooves.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] M9.1beta3 3rd install
Anne Wilson wrote: On Tuesday 11 Feb 2003 5:35 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: Well it's my 3rd attempt and I have a working desktop with a dialup internet connection. The installer doesn't much like a usb camera being plugged in, and the boot script doesn't like it either, I get "ldm_valiate_partition_table () disk read failed. which I do not find odd since my camera is unlikely to be part of my partition table, or is it ? Since the camera is a storage device, it might be. I would guess that it isn't recognising the filesystem type. I think you have it there anne, the camera uses some newer type of filesystem type, which is why it is not currently working in linux as a mass storage device. I also get a shutdown script warning " nmb services failed" what is this about ? nmb is Network Message Block, partner to smb, or samba. HTH Anne So nmb is basically to do with networking and all I need to do is shut it down in some way. I've now got a working printer of sorts. The kde - system - printer configuration windows seems to of gone, anyway it ain't part of kde control center any more. I used MCC - hardware - printer to set up cups and foomatic etc, but there it made a bit of a hash of choosing a driver, effectively it chose without option the least best driver in ghostscript, still I found a trick is to use say kword to put up a printjob, select printer and squeezed inbetween printer and properties is a little tab which allows you to add a printer and set up a drive, and configure the backend and using that ploy all went reasonable well, all 4 available drivers were set up. There also appeared to be a page margin facility . One further disappointment is that Xsane appears to of gone backwards for me with my epsom 2400 , it don't work at all. and M9.0's was so easy to set up and run. I wonder whether the cooker updates might help here. In M9.0 xsane could not be faulted. Tomorrow I will start tofigure out all the urpmi cooker update stuff Tom Brinkman has written to us about. There were a few moments when I nearly gave up, but notwithstanding that, the easy way , via dual booting, one can mess with the cooker on one OS while maintaining a fully working Os on another makes for a bit of fun. I would recommend the experience. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] M9.1beta3 3rd install
Tom Brinkman wrote: On Tuesday February 11 2003 11:35 am, John Richard Smith wrote: Well it's my 3rd attempt and I have a working desktop with a dialup internet connection. The install is painfully slow, I wait an eon between installation windows, and I wonder whether anyone else has this problem.I certainly did not experience this with beta1 and 2. The install time is something like 2 1/2 hours against a normal 40 minuites or so. I believe just a very few people have already reported this Anyway, the problems are, installer misses off "foomatic rpm notfound", therefore no printer config, have installed foomatic on desktop via urpmi foomatic, so the rpm is there to install. I have yet to configure a printer. The installer doesn't much like a usb camera being plugged in, and the boot script doesn't like it either, I get "ldm_valiate_partition_table () disk read failed. which I do not find odd since my camera is unlikely to be part of my partition table, or is it ? The installer insists on installing supermount none of which work, and I have to re-write the fstab scripts to give me scsi-em / automount. then all works, but all media devices, roms and floppies report eror message "could not launch kfmclient" , what is this about ? I also get a shutdown script warning " nmb services failed" what is this about ? To get an internet connection I have to urpmi kdenetwork-kppp in a terminal on desktop, why the installer cannot do this I do not know, is it a fault ? I don't think any of these are catastrophic, and probably not worth reporting, anyone anything to suggest ? Yes. You should mention the hardware involved with these various issues. You can probly find fixes or work-arounds by searching the cooker ML archives, or bugzilla. A lot, if not most, will say it's fixed in newer packages SO Suggestion: You can get to current cooker where a lot of your problems have already been reported, and probly fixed ... even with a 56k dialup. I did for years. First set up urpmi sources for /RPMS/ and /RPMS2/ from a cooker mirror. Then go into /etc/urpmi/ and edit skip.list and add 'kernel', and 'kernel-source' (without the 's) to the file. The 2.4.21-1 kernel you've got is fine for now. -5 is current now, but you can get it later. Then copy skip.list to skip.mt (empty), skip.xfree, skip.kde, skip.gnome, and skip.alot. In skip.xfree add all the rpms you get when you run 'rpm -qa | grep -i xfree' in a console, but without the versioning numbers. EG, XFree86-4, not XFree86-4.3-0.20030210.1mdk. Do the same for kde, gnome. Then cat the skip.xfree, gnome and kde to skip.alot. IE, everything in each file goes into skip.alot Copy skip.alot to skip.list (overwrite, remember you've still got an empty skip list saved in skip.mt). Then run 'urpmi.update -a && urpmi --auto-select' on your cooker mirror. I guesstimate this will be less than 100MB's of updates, about 5 to 6 hours on a dialup. So start it at bedtime ;) Now you've got your base system current, you can start to get kde, gnome, and xfree current. Edit this current skip.list (really a copy of skip.alot) and remove what you want to install, eg, all the xfree entries. Run 'urpmi.update -a && urpmi --auto-select' again (maybe another night?) and you'll have xfree 4.3 current CVS. Similar for gnome and kde (other nights?). All these are fairly large updates. This jocking around of skip files lets you do it selectively at a pace a dialup can handle. Notice in the above you keep your original skip.xfree, skip.gnome, skip.mt and skip.kde files, ie, use 'cp', not 'mv'. You'll need 'em again as Laurent likes to update (specially kde pachages) alot. Often several times a day. XFree gets updated about weekly, I don't really pay a lot of attention to gnome as I don't use it. So just get current on an every week or so basis, doin it in several nightly sessions at your own pace. You don't need each successive patch level, goin from where you are to the current patch level (-__mdk) is fine. As a rule of thumb, I use to get about every 5th update of files like kdebase when I was on dialup. You could also copy the contents of the 3 CD's to create a local mirror on your harddrive, then use rsync on a mirror that supports it, to keep current. It'd be less d/l'ing, but I don't know how-to, as I've never even tried it. I use to stay cooker current with a dialup in the ol' pre-urpmi days by going to cooker mirrors and d/l by the dates shown on the mirrors, by hand, ie, anything I had installed but with a newer date and versioning number. A real PITA, specially deps ;) urpmi is your friend. With all major updates (kde, gnome), login/out a few times to settle the system. After a xfree update, also restart the X server (Crl-Alt-Backspace) before you login to X. If you do all the above, by next weekend you'll probly have 9.1 RC1 OK I will do, I'm having fun. One thing
Re: [newbie] connection sharing using static ip
On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 13:19, fifner the dragon wrote: > Hi, > > I just configured my connection sharing using drakgw in the mandrake control center. >When it finished I got the message "you may now share internet connection with other >computers on your Local Area Network, using atomatic network configuration (DHCP)." > > Hoow do I set it up to have the internet connection use the static ip numbers from >the other machine? I have only one computer as a network client and it has a dual >boot. Win 98 should be allowed to use the internet, but win2000 should not. > > Thanks in advance, > Fifner Let's see if I understood: 1.- Your Linux machine is going to be the gateway to the Internet (2 NICs: one for Internet and the other for the LAN). 2.- A second machine connected to (1) can boot either Win98 or W2K. 3.- When booting Win98 it will be allowed access to the Internet. 4.- When booting W2K, access to the Internet will be denied. 5.- Win98 and W2K will have their IP addresses statically set. -- __ / \\ @ __ __@ Adolfo Bello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\ / // // / //cel: +58 416 609-6213 /___// // / <_/ \__\\ //__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com //pager: www.tun-tun.com (# 609-6213) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
Angus Auld wrote: Greetings, I would like to ask the list for recommendations on an "easy to use" HTML editor. One that is designed for beginners and is user friendly. I have Bluefish, and also Screem and Quanta Plus, but they don't appear to be oriented toward the inexperienced user. TIA for any feedback on this. As others here have mentioned, "easy to use" is a somewhat relative term when dealing with html editors. If you want something with a wysiwyg type interface, Netscape Composer is probably as good as it gets under Linux (won't do frames, though). If you know some html and just want to take some of the donkeywork (i.e. typing) out of it, you could do worse than have a look at Arachnophilia - I've used it for pages with tables - it will turn csv text into a table. This saved me a lot of work. It's a java program which will run under Windows or Linux provided you have the 1.4 virtual machine. The guy's philosophy is interesting also - see his "careware" licensing terms and also his damning critique of Windows XP. Go to http://www.arachnoid.com/arachnophilia/ to find out more. Hope this helps -- Graham Watkins For me, morning begins when I realize that the soft warm body curled up next to me is a cat. (Kinky Friedman - Frequent Flyer) Registered Linux user number 265254 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] still hardware problems
On Tuesday February 11 2003 01:37 pm, Yaakov wrote: > Hi > i wrote some time ago about the slow handling of mandrake (i mean > that it takes too much time until the programs start up). so i > downloaded the kernel 2.4.19-24mdk as someone suggested (thank you > greg!). with this update there are some improvements!! but konquero > and the games are still slow. so anybody got an idea what to do? i > think the problem could result because of my chipset,... > > here are the information about my current system: P4 2,53GHz; Epox > 4G4A with Intel i845G chipset; Radeon 8500; Seagate Barracuda 80GB > (2x) thx for helping me > > regards Hannes kernel-2.4.21-0.pre4.5mdk is advertised to have some additional patches tryin to fix the i845's inherent problems. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] SAMBA help?
It worked! Franki - thanks thanks thanks! Regards, PM On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, "Franki" wrote: > > have you created samba users to match the win2000 > login??? > > in your console screen (terminal su to root) try this.. > > smbpasswd -a franki > > > it will prompt for a password and create a new samba > user.. > > you should be able to get in now... > > > rgds > > Franki > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 3:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] SAMBA help? > > > I have Samba running, and I can actually get a > user/password prompt when I attempt to map the share > from my Win2K box. When I enter my credentials, I get > nowhwere... > > Any suggestions? > PM > > On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > > > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 06:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > > I've never used Mandrake Update before... what is > the > > > command, or where is it in the GUI? > > > > > > Thx, > > > PM > > > > > Mandrake update : K --> Configuration --> Mandrake > > Update. > > > > However, I think your problem is your sources ( the > > places > > to get rpm's from). To that end, try *Software > Sources > > Manager* first. It's in the same menu. > > > > Or, if that doesn't solve the rpm-issues, I'll try > > something I never did before : attach a file to this > > post. > > > > It's a script, which means a series of shell-commands. > > I use it to update my sources. Try it as follows : > > > > 1. save the attached scrip (Updatescript) in your > home > > directory. > > > > 2. Open a terminal-window and su to root. > > > > 3. In your home directory, issue the command : > >*./Updatescript* (without the quotes, remember the > > ./). > > > > 4. Watch patiently as the messages scroll by. Have a > > beer > > or something. > > > > 5. Now, issue the command (still as root) *urpmi > > webmin*. > > > > That should give you the latest and greatest, > including > > dependencies. > > > > HTH > > > > Kaj Haulrich. > > > > === > > Powered by Linux- Mandrake > > 9.0 > > Registered Linux user # 214073 at href="http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.o";>http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.o > rg > > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > > === > Patrick Miller > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side > up at my desk" > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Patrick Miller "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk" - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] M9.1beta3 3rd install
On Tuesday February 11 2003 11:35 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > Well it's my 3rd attempt and I have a working desktop with a dialup > internet connection. > > The install is painfully slow, I wait an eon between installation > windows, and I wonder whether anyone else has this problem.I > certainly did not experience this with beta1 and 2. > The install time is something like 2 1/2 hours against a normal 40 > minuites or so. I believe just a very few people have already reported this > > Anyway, the problems are, > > installer misses off "foomatic rpm notfound", therefore no printer > config, have installed foomatic on desktop via urpmi foomatic, so > the rpm is there to > install. I have yet to configure a printer. > > The installer doesn't much like a usb camera being plugged in, and > the boot script doesn't like it either, I get > "ldm_valiate_partition_table () disk read failed. > which I do not find odd since my camera is unlikely to be part of > my partition table, > or is it ? > > The installer insists on installing supermount none of which work, > and I have > to re-write the fstab scripts to give me scsi-em / automount. then > all works, > but all media devices, roms and floppies report eror message "could > not launch > kfmclient" , what is this about ? > > I also get a shutdown script warning " nmb services failed" what is > this about ? > > To get an internet connection I have to urpmi kdenetwork-kppp in a > terminal on desktop, why the installer cannot do this I do not > know, is it a fault ? > > I don't think any of these are catastrophic, and probably not worth > reporting, > anyone anything to suggest ? Yes. You should mention the hardware involved with these various issues. You can probly find fixes or work-arounds by searching the cooker ML archives, or bugzilla. A lot, if not most, will say it's fixed in newer packages SO Suggestion: You can get to current cooker where a lot of your problems have already been reported, and probly fixed ... even with a 56k dialup. I did for years. First set up urpmi sources for /RPMS/ and /RPMS2/ from a cooker mirror. Then go into /etc/urpmi/ and edit skip.list and add 'kernel', and 'kernel-source' (without the 's) to the file. The 2.4.21-1 kernel you've got is fine for now. -5 is current now, but you can get it later. Then copy skip.list to skip.mt (empty), skip.xfree, skip.kde, skip.gnome, and skip.alot. In skip.xfree add all the rpms you get when you run 'rpm -qa | grep -i xfree' in a console, but without the versioning numbers. EG, XFree86-4, not XFree86-4.3-0.20030210.1mdk. Do the same for kde, gnome. Then cat the skip.xfree, gnome and kde to skip.alot. IE, everything in each file goes into skip.alot Copy skip.alot to skip.list (overwrite, remember you've still got an empty skip list saved in skip.mt). Then run 'urpmi.update -a && urpmi --auto-select' on your cooker mirror. I guesstimate this will be less than 100MB's of updates, about 5 to 6 hours on a dialup. So start it at bedtime ;) Now you've got your base system current, you can start to get kde, gnome, and xfree current. Edit this current skip.list (really a copy of skip.alot) and remove what you want to install, eg, all the xfree entries. Run 'urpmi.update -a && urpmi --auto-select' again (maybe another night?) and you'll have xfree 4.3 current CVS. Similar for gnome and kde (other nights?). All these are fairly large updates. This jocking around of skip files lets you do it selectively at a pace a dialup can handle. Notice in the above you keep your original skip.xfree, skip.gnome, skip.mt and skip.kde files, ie, use 'cp', not 'mv'. You'll need 'em again as Laurent likes to update (specially kde pachages) alot. Often several times a day. XFree gets updated about weekly, I don't really pay a lot of attention to gnome as I don't use it. So just get current on an every week or so basis, doin it in several nightly sessions at your own pace. You don't need each successive patch level, goin from where you are to the current patch level (-__mdk) is fine. As a rule of thumb, I use to get about every 5th update of files like kdebase when I was on dialup. You could also copy the contents of the 3 CD's to create a local mirror on your harddrive, then use rsync on a mirror that supports it, to keep current. It'd be less d/l'ing, but I don't know how-to, as I've never even tried it. I use to stay cooker current with a dialup in the ol' pre-urpmi days by going to cooker mirrors and d/l by the dates shown on the mirrors, by hand, ie, anything I had installed but with a newer date and versioning number. A real PITA, specially deps ;) urpmi is your friend. With all major updates (kde, gnome), login/out a few times to settle the system. After a xfree update, also restart the X server (Crl-Alt-Backspace) before you login to X. If you do all the above, by next weekend you'll probly have 9.1 RC1 -
Re: [newbie] SAMBA help?
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 07:46 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have Samba running, and I can actually get a > user/password prompt when I attempt to map the share > from my Win2K box. When I enter my credentials, I get > nowhwere... > > Any suggestions? > PM > PM, are your username/password the same on both boxes ? They should be. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll have to pass you on to others on the list. I can only help with Samba as far as installing something (I never use Samba 'cause I don't have to - you see, I never had any M$ experience. I'm an old-timer coming directly from CP/M over OS/2 to Linux). Another tip : Go to the mail archives and do a search on any subject, i.e. *samba*. There's a wealth of information there. Problably you'll find your problems solved many times :-) . Point your browser to : http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/ Good luck Kaj Haulrich. === Powered by Linux- Mandrake 9.0 Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://counter.li.org Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] SAMBA help?
have you created samba users to match the win2000 login??? in your console screen (terminal su to root) try this.. smbpasswd -a franki it will prompt for a password and create a new samba user.. you should be able to get in now... rgds Franki -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 3:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] SAMBA help? I have Samba running, and I can actually get a user/password prompt when I attempt to map the share from my Win2K box. When I enter my credentials, I get nowhwere... Any suggestions? PM On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 06:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > I've never used Mandrake Update before... what is the > > command, or where is it in the GUI? > > > > Thx, > > PM > > > Mandrake update : K --> Configuration --> Mandrake > Update. > > However, I think your problem is your sources ( the > places > to get rpm's from). To that end, try *Software Sources > Manager* first. It's in the same menu. > > Or, if that doesn't solve the rpm-issues, I'll try > something I never did before : attach a file to this > post. > > It's a script, which means a series of shell-commands. > I use it to update my sources. Try it as follows : > > 1. save the attached scrip (Updatescript) in your home > directory. > > 2. Open a terminal-window and su to root. > > 3. In your home directory, issue the command : >*./Updatescript* (without the quotes, remember the > ./). > > 4. Watch patiently as the messages scroll by. Have a > beer > or something. > > 5. Now, issue the command (still as root) *urpmi > webmin*. > > That should give you the latest and greatest, including > dependencies. > > HTH > > Kaj Haulrich. > > === > Powered by Linux- Mandrake > 9.0 > Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.o rg > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > === Patrick Miller "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk" - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SAMBA help?
I have Samba running, and I can actually get a user/password prompt when I attempt to map the share from my Win2K box. When I enter my credentials, I get nowhwere... Any suggestions? PM On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 06:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > I've never used Mandrake Update before... what is the > > command, or where is it in the GUI? > > > > Thx, > > PM > > > Mandrake update : K --> Configuration --> Mandrake > Update. > > However, I think your problem is your sources ( the > places > to get rpm's from). To that end, try *Software Sources > Manager* first. It's in the same menu. > > Or, if that doesn't solve the rpm-issues, I'll try > something I never did before : attach a file to this > post. > > It's a script, which means a series of shell-commands. > I use it to update my sources. Try it as follows : > > 1. save the attached scrip (Updatescript) in your home > directory. > > 2. Open a terminal-window and su to root. > > 3. In your home directory, issue the command : >*./Updatescript* (without the quotes, remember the > ./). > > 4. Watch patiently as the messages scroll by. Have a > beer > or something. > > 5. Now, issue the command (still as root) *urpmi > webmin*. > > That should give you the latest and greatest, including > dependencies. > > HTH > > Kaj Haulrich. > > === > Powered by Linux- Mandrake > 9.0 > Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.org > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > === Patrick Miller "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk" - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] still hardware problems
Hi i wrote some time ago about the slow handling of mandrake (i mean that it takes too much time until the programs start up). so i downloaded the kernel 2.4.19-24mdk as someone suggested (thank you greg!). with this update there are some improvements!! but konquero and the games are still slow. so anybody got an idea what to do? i think the problem could result because of my chipset,... here are the information about my current system: P4 2,53GHz; Epox 4G4A with Intel i845G chipset; Radeon 8500; Seagate Barracuda 80GB (2x) thx for helping me regards Hannes Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 04:42 am, Marc Oestreicher wrote: > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 00:13, civileme wrote: > > Large snip > > > > > > But if you have used 9.1 Beta3, you may have already discovered that > > bleeding edge can send a wind from your terminal screen to blow your hair > > back. I wish releases were as nice as that beta. > > > > Civileme > > I am having trouble understanding this statement. Are you saying that > final releases are generely not as good as the final betas and that the > final release of 9.1 will not be as good as the beta 3 and if so why? > > Marc I have no idea what 9.1 final will be like, but if it is refined from the Beta3 it is going to be great. I have seen fewer problems with that beta than with most of the regular distro releases (except 7.1). One item of annoyance on it is that STILL no one has taken the trouble to adapt Xfce to Mandrake, and it functions poorly with taskbar items that make no sense and no inherent ability to change itself. NO what I am saying is this Beta is the best I have seen among betas and better than a lot of final releases. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
Well, The problem is that the more gui the slower is the coding. I tried screem, quanta, bluefish and one from IBM. The point is that a beginner should understand that html is not programming. A good beginning is to look at some tutorials for html. I would recommend jbarta's tutorials but they don't conform to the standards. The amazing thing with html is how little you need to know to get the results you need. The issue is what tool will get you there the quickest. Any editor that gives you a list of the tags is good. I ended up using VIM with the xml editing extensions. But I first used the XHTML vim. The what you see is what you get route will only confuse you in the long run. The first step is a good tutorial. Aaron On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 19:04, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 03:50 pm, et wrote: > > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 10:31 am, Angus Auld wrote: > > > Greetings, I would like to ask the list for > > > recommendations on an "easy to use" HTML editor. > > > > > > One that is designed for beginners and is user > > > friendly. I have Bluefish, and also Screem and Quanta > > > Plus, but they don't appear to be oriented toward the > > > inexperienced user. > > > > > > TIA for any feedback on this. > > > > > > Best regards to all. > > > > > > > > > --Angus > > > > > > "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but > > > around in awareness."--James Thurber > > > > > > *** > > > *Reg. Linux User #278931* > > > *** > > > *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* > > > *** > > > > I love this thread... > > I suggest jed, kate, joe, nedit, emac or vim, and do it > > by hand so you know how to fix what ever your wsiwyg > > editor screws up. if you can't read the html produced, > > how can you fix it? > > and > > how come, if there is time to go back over it and fix it > > correctly later, how come there is not enough time to do > > it correct the first time? > > I agree completely. However, a completely newbie to html > might find it a bit hard to produce something in a hurry > using only a text-editor. Using - for example - Mozilla > Composer gets you running. That doesn't exclude reviewing > the code in a text editor and doing a tidying-up job. > > And, finally, in Konqueror there's a nifty little gadget > that lets you validate the code at W3C. > > So : try Mozilla Composer. Validate the code at W3C and > study the errors you get from there. > > HTH > > Kaj Haulrich. > === > Powered by Linux- Mandrake 9.0 > Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://counter.li.org > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > === > > > __ > > 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] SAMBA help?
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 06:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've never used Mandrake Update before... what is the > command, or where is it in the GUI? > > Thx, > PM > Mandrake update : K --> Configuration --> Mandrake Update. However, I think your problem is your sources ( the places to get rpm's from). To that end, try *Software Sources Manager* first. It's in the same menu. Or, if that doesn't solve the rpm-issues, I'll try something I never did before : attach a file to this post. It's a script, which means a series of shell-commands. I use it to update my sources. Try it as follows : 1. save the attached scrip (Updatescript) in your home directory. 2. Open a terminal-window and su to root. 3. In your home directory, issue the command : *./Updatescript* (without the quotes, remember the ./). 4. Watch patiently as the messages scroll by. Have a beer or something. 5. Now, issue the command (still as root) *urpmi webmin*. That should give you the latest and greatest, including dependencies. HTH Kaj Haulrich. === Powered by Linux- Mandrake 9.0 Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://counter.li.org Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. === Updatescript Description: application/shellscript Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] SAMBA help?
I got the webmin update from www.webmin.com... I'll try the recommendations - wish me luck. Thx, PM On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, "Franki" wrote: > > Where did you get the webmin rpm from?? > > its looking in the wrong place for smb.conf > > it should be looking in /etc/samba/smb.conf > > did you install samba from your mandrake disks or did > you get it > elsewhere??? > > you have two choices: > > 1. edit the config files for webmin in /etc/webmin > 2. uninstall the rpm you used and install the mandrake > rpm. > > actually, there is a third option, it may be that you > can go into webmin in > the config screen and choose mandrake 9 as the OS.. if > it is on the list > that should fix your problem. > > > regards > > Franki > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 2:09 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] SAMBA help? > > > OK... > > I have downloaded the most recent .rpm from > www.webmin.com and installed it. I can connect to > http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/https://localhost:1";>https://localhost:1 as root. Now when I choose the > "Servers" area and go to the "Samba Share Manager", it > gives me the following error... > > "The configuration file /etc/smb.conf was not found. > Most likely Samba is not installed on your system, or > your module configuration is incorrect." > > What now? > PM > > On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > > > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 04:06 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > > I don't think I have Samba services or Webmin > > > installed. I'll run through the re-install and make > > > sure they are enabled... > > > > > > Thx, > > > PM > > > > > > Patrick Miller > > > > > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right > side > > > up at my desk" > > > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo > > > > Wait a minute, info. - You don't have to re-install > > anything. > > > > To find out if you have webmin installed, open a > > console > > and type *rpm -q webmin*. Likewise with samba. > > > > If you don't have them, become root (su in a console) > > and > > just issue the command : *urpmi webmin*. Likewise > with > > samba. > > > > This re-install-thing is a hangover from you > > windows-days. > > In linux you can install most everything without > > rebooting. > > > > HTH > > Kaj Haulrich. > > === > > Powered by Linux- Mandrake > > 9.0 > > Registered Linux user # 214073 at href="http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.o";>http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.o > rg > > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > > === Patrick Miller "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk" - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 03:11, Robert Wideman wrote: > I agree. Also there is NO "easy to use" html editor. If you need something > to do the html stuff for you stick with windows programsdreamweaver or > frontpage. > In Linux there is nothing easy, as per your version of easy. > Rob > ...and forgot to mention that with Netscape, you have Netscape Composer - yet another GUI/WSIWYG HTML editor... -- Wed, 12 Feb 2003 05:35:00 +1100 5:35am up 4 days, 21:53, 4 users, load average: 0.36, 0.30, 0.30 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- Rule #1: The Boss is always right. Rule #2: If the Boss is wrong, see Rule #1. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 02:31, Angus Auld wrote: > Greetings, I would like to ask the list for recommendations on an "easy to use" HTML >editor. > > One that is designed for beginners and is user friendly. I have Bluefish, and also >Screem and Quanta Plus, but they don't appear to be oriented toward the inexperienced >user. > > TIA for any feedback on this. > > Best regards to all. > > > --Angus 00Writer does well enough as an HTML editor - it's GUI based !! -- Wed, 12 Feb 2003 05:30:00 +1100 5:30am up 4 days, 21:48, 4 users, load average: 0.14, 0.16, 0.29 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- Once ... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were forced to live on nothing but food and water for days. -- W. C. Fields, "My Little Chickadee" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] SAMBA help?
Its in mandrake control center... You can start mandrake control center by opening an su console and typing: mcc or you can just open mandrake update by typing: MandrakeUpdate (notice the caps, they are important.) rgds frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 2:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] SAMBA help? I've never used Mandrake Update before... what is the command, or where is it in the GUI? Thx, PM On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, "Franki" wrote: > > have you used MandrakeUpdate before??? > > I think there was an updated webmin released.. > > Start MandrakeUpdate (again from su console) and > upgrade your packages... > (mostly kernel and rpm packages and stuff.. ) > > (also if you have not used Mandrake Update before, it > will prompt for a > updates site and you can choose an update site from the > list.) > > after you have updated some stuff, go and try urpmi > webmin again... > > It will go to the update site and get the latest > version. > > > rgds > > Franki > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 1:52 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] SAMBA help? > > > Upon su-ing and entering "urpmi webmin" I get the > following errors... > > 1) unable to take medium "Updates for Mandrake Linux > 0.9(ftp1u)" into account as no list file > [/var/lib/urpmi/list.Updates for Mandrake Linux 9.0 > (ftp1u)] exists to satisfy dependencies, the following > packages are goint to be installed (36 MB): > > lsof-4.64-1mdk.i586 > perl-5.8.0-13mdk.i586 > perl-Authen-PAM-0.13.3mdk.i586 > perl-CGI-2.810-3mdk.noarch > perl-Net_SSLeay-1.18-3mdk.i586 > webmin-0.990-6mdk.noarch > > Is this OK? (Y/n) [I entered "Y" - and entered my > Install CD 1...] > > 2) unable to install package > /var/cache/urpmi/rmps/webmin-0.990mdk.noarch.rpm > > I waited for the install to finish, then I tried the > "rpm -q webmin" again. It still states "package webmin > is not installed" > > Do I need to download the Webmin .rpm? > > Thanks for all of the help, > PM > > On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > > > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 04:06 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > > I don't think I have Samba services or Webmin > > > installed. I'll run through the re-install and make > > > sure they are enabled... > > > > > > Thx, > > > PM > > > > > > Patrick Miller > > > > > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right > side > > > up at my desk" > > > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo > > > > Wait a minute, info. - You don't have to re-install > > anything. > > > > To find out if you have webmin installed, open a > > console > > and type *rpm -q webmin*. Likewise with samba. > > > > If you don't have them, become root (su in a console) > > and > > just issue the command : *urpmi webmin*. Likewise > with > > samba. > > > > This re-install-thing is a hangover from you > > windows-days. > > In linux you can install most everything without > > rebooting. > > > > HTH > > Kaj Haulrich. > > === > > Powered by Linux- Mandrake > > 9.0 > > Registered Linux user # 214073 at href="http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.o ">http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.o > rg > > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > > === > Patrick Miller > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side > up at my desk" > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Patrick Miller "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk" - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] SAMBA help?
Where did you get the webmin rpm from?? its looking in the wrong place for smb.conf it should be looking in /etc/samba/smb.conf did you install samba from your mandrake disks or did you get it elsewhere??? you have two choices: 1. edit the config files for webmin in /etc/webmin 2. uninstall the rpm you used and install the mandrake rpm. actually, there is a third option, it may be that you can go into webmin in the config screen and choose mandrake 9 as the OS.. if it is on the list that should fix your problem. regards Franki -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 2:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] SAMBA help? OK... I have downloaded the most recent .rpm from www.webmin.com and installed it. I can connect to https://localhost:1 as root. Now when I choose the "Servers" area and go to the "Samba Share Manager", it gives me the following error... "The configuration file /etc/smb.conf was not found. Most likely Samba is not installed on your system, or your module configuration is incorrect." What now? PM On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 04:06 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > I don't think I have Samba services or Webmin > > installed. I'll run through the re-install and make > > sure they are enabled... > > > > Thx, > > PM > > > > Patrick Miller > > > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side > > up at my desk" > > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo > > Wait a minute, info. - You don't have to re-install > anything. > > To find out if you have webmin installed, open a > console > and type *rpm -q webmin*. Likewise with samba. > > If you don't have them, become root (su in a console) > and > just issue the command : *urpmi webmin*. Likewise with > samba. > > This re-install-thing is a hangover from you > windows-days. > In linux you can install most everything without > rebooting. > > HTH > Kaj Haulrich. > === > Powered by Linux- Mandrake > 9.0 > Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.o rg > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] SAMBA help?
I've never used Mandrake Update before... what is the command, or where is it in the GUI? Thx, PM On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, "Franki" wrote: > > have you used MandrakeUpdate before??? > > I think there was an updated webmin released.. > > Start MandrakeUpdate (again from su console) and > upgrade your packages... > (mostly kernel and rpm packages and stuff.. ) > > (also if you have not used Mandrake Update before, it > will prompt for a > updates site and you can choose an update site from the > list.) > > after you have updated some stuff, go and try urpmi > webmin again... > > It will go to the update site and get the latest > version. > > > rgds > > Franki > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 1:52 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] SAMBA help? > > > Upon su-ing and entering "urpmi webmin" I get the > following errors... > > 1) unable to take medium "Updates for Mandrake Linux > 0.9(ftp1u)" into account as no list file > [/var/lib/urpmi/list.Updates for Mandrake Linux 9.0 > (ftp1u)] exists to satisfy dependencies, the following > packages are goint to be installed (36 MB): > > lsof-4.64-1mdk.i586 > perl-5.8.0-13mdk.i586 > perl-Authen-PAM-0.13.3mdk.i586 > perl-CGI-2.810-3mdk.noarch > perl-Net_SSLeay-1.18-3mdk.i586 > webmin-0.990-6mdk.noarch > > Is this OK? (Y/n) [I entered "Y" - and entered my > Install CD 1...] > > 2) unable to install package > /var/cache/urpmi/rmps/webmin-0.990mdk.noarch.rpm > > I waited for the install to finish, then I tried the > "rpm -q webmin" again. It still states "package webmin > is not installed" > > Do I need to download the Webmin .rpm? > > Thanks for all of the help, > PM > > On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > > > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 04:06 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > > I don't think I have Samba services or Webmin > > > installed. I'll run through the re-install and make > > > sure they are enabled... > > > > > > Thx, > > > PM > > > > > > Patrick Miller > > > > > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right > side > > > up at my desk" > > > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo > > > > Wait a minute, info. - You don't have to re-install > > anything. > > > > To find out if you have webmin installed, open a > > console > > and type *rpm -q webmin*. Likewise with samba. > > > > If you don't have them, become root (su in a console) > > and > > just issue the command : *urpmi webmin*. Likewise > with > > samba. > > > > This re-install-thing is a hangover from you > > windows-days. > > In linux you can install most everything without > > rebooting. > > > > HTH > > Kaj Haulrich. > > === > > Powered by Linux- Mandrake > > 9.0 > > Registered Linux user # 214073 at href="http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.o";>http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.o > rg > > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > > === > Patrick Miller > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side > up at my desk" > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Patrick Miller "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk" - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SAMBA help?
OK... I have downloaded the most recent .rpm from www.webmin.com and installed it. I can connect to https://localhost:1 as root. Now when I choose the "Servers" area and go to the "Samba Share Manager", it gives me the following error... "The configuration file /etc/smb.conf was not found. Most likely Samba is not installed on your system, or your module configuration is incorrect." What now? PM On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 04:06 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > I don't think I have Samba services or Webmin > > installed. I'll run through the re-install and make > > sure they are enabled... > > > > Thx, > > PM > > > > Patrick Miller > > > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side > > up at my desk" > > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo > > Wait a minute, info. - You don't have to re-install > anything. > > To find out if you have webmin installed, open a > console > and type *rpm -q webmin*. Likewise with samba. > > If you don't have them, become root (su in a console) > and > just issue the command : *urpmi webmin*. Likewise with > samba. > > This re-install-thing is a hangover from you > windows-days. > In linux you can install most everything without > rebooting. > > HTH > Kaj Haulrich. > === > Powered by Linux- Mandrake > 9.0 > Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.org > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] SAMBA help?
have you used MandrakeUpdate before??? I think there was an updated webmin released.. Start MandrakeUpdate (again from su console) and upgrade your packages... (mostly kernel and rpm packages and stuff.. ) (also if you have not used Mandrake Update before, it will prompt for a updates site and you can choose an update site from the list.) after you have updated some stuff, go and try urpmi webmin again... It will go to the update site and get the latest version. rgds Franki -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 1:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] SAMBA help? Upon su-ing and entering "urpmi webmin" I get the following errors... 1) unable to take medium "Updates for Mandrake Linux 0.9(ftp1u)" into account as no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.Updates for Mandrake Linux 9.0 (ftp1u)] exists to satisfy dependencies, the following packages are goint to be installed (36 MB): lsof-4.64-1mdk.i586 perl-5.8.0-13mdk.i586 perl-Authen-PAM-0.13.3mdk.i586 perl-CGI-2.810-3mdk.noarch perl-Net_SSLeay-1.18-3mdk.i586 webmin-0.990-6mdk.noarch Is this OK? (Y/n) [I entered "Y" - and entered my Install CD 1...] 2) unable to install package /var/cache/urpmi/rmps/webmin-0.990mdk.noarch.rpm I waited for the install to finish, then I tried the "rpm -q webmin" again. It still states "package webmin is not installed" Do I need to download the Webmin .rpm? Thanks for all of the help, PM On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 04:06 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > I don't think I have Samba services or Webmin > > installed. I'll run through the re-install and make > > sure they are enabled... > > > > Thx, > > PM > > > > Patrick Miller > > > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side > > up at my desk" > > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo > > Wait a minute, info. - You don't have to re-install > anything. > > To find out if you have webmin installed, open a > console > and type *rpm -q webmin*. Likewise with samba. > > If you don't have them, become root (su in a console) > and > just issue the command : *urpmi webmin*. Likewise with > samba. > > This re-install-thing is a hangover from you > windows-days. > In linux you can install most everything without > rebooting. > > HTH > Kaj Haulrich. > === > Powered by Linux- Mandrake > 9.0 > Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.o rg > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > === Patrick Miller "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk" - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SAMBA help?
Upon su-ing and entering "urpmi webmin" I get the following errors... 1) unable to take medium "Updates for Mandrake Linux 0.9(ftp1u)" into account as no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.Updates for Mandrake Linux 9.0 (ftp1u)] exists to satisfy dependencies, the following packages are goint to be installed (36 MB): lsof-4.64-1mdk.i586 perl-5.8.0-13mdk.i586 perl-Authen-PAM-0.13.3mdk.i586 perl-CGI-2.810-3mdk.noarch perl-Net_SSLeay-1.18-3mdk.i586 webmin-0.990-6mdk.noarch Is this OK? (Y/n) [I entered "Y" - and entered my Install CD 1...] 2) unable to install package /var/cache/urpmi/rmps/webmin-0.990mdk.noarch.rpm I waited for the install to finish, then I tried the "rpm -q webmin" again. It still states "package webmin is not installed" Do I need to download the Webmin .rpm? Thanks for all of the help, PM On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 04:06 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > I don't think I have Samba services or Webmin > > installed. I'll run through the re-install and make > > sure they are enabled... > > > > Thx, > > PM > > > > Patrick Miller > > > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side > > up at my desk" > > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo > > Wait a minute, info. - You don't have to re-install > anything. > > To find out if you have webmin installed, open a > console > and type *rpm -q webmin*. Likewise with samba. > > If you don't have them, become root (su in a console) > and > just issue the command : *urpmi webmin*. Likewise with > samba. > > This re-install-thing is a hangover from you > windows-days. > In linux you can install most everything without > rebooting. > > HTH > Kaj Haulrich. > === > Powered by Linux- Mandrake > 9.0 > Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://mail.pcmill.com/jump/http://counter.li.org";>http://counter.li.org > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > === Patrick Miller "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk" - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] M9.1beta3 3rd install
On Tuesday 11 Feb 2003 5:35 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: > Well it's my 3rd attempt and I have a working desktop with a dialup > internet connection. > The installer doesn't much like a usb camera being plugged in, and the boot > script doesn't like it either, I get "ldm_valiate_partition_table () > disk read failed. > which I do not find odd since my camera is unlikely to be part of my > partition table, > or is it ? > Since the camera is a storage device, it might be. I would guess that it isn't recognising the filesystem type. > > I also get a shutdown script warning " nmb services failed" what is this > about ? > nmb is Network Message Block, partner to smb, or samba. HTH Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] M9.1beta3 3rd install
Well it's my 3rd attempt and I have a working desktop with a dialup internet connection. The install is painfully slow, I wait an eon between installation windows, and I wonder whether anyone else has this problem.I certainly did not experience this with beta1 and 2. The install time is something like 2 1/2 hours against a normal 40 minuites or so. Anyway, the problems are, installer misses off "foomatic rpm notfound", therefore no printer config, have installed foomatic on desktop via urpmi foomatic, so the rpm is there to install. I have yet to configure a printer. The installer doesn't much like a usb camera being plugged in, and the boot script doesn't like it either, I get "ldm_valiate_partition_table () disk read failed. which I do not find odd since my camera is unlikely to be part of my partition table, or is it ? The installer insists on installing supermount none of which work, and I have to re-write the fstab scripts to give me scsi-em / automount. then all works, but all media devices, roms and floppies report eror message "could not launch kfmclient" , what is this about ? I also get a shutdown script warning " nmb services failed" what is this about ? To get an internet connection I have to urpmi kdenetwork-kppp in a terminal on desktop, why the installer cannot do this I do not know, is it a fault ? I don't think any of these are catastrophic, and probably not worth reporting, anyone anything to suggest ? John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] connection sharing using static ip
Hi, I just configured my connection sharing using drakgw in the mandrake control center. When it finished I got the message "you may now share internet connection with other computers on your Local Area Network, using atomatic network configuration (DHCP)." Hoow do I set it up to have the internet connection use the static ip numbers from the other machine? I have only one computer as a network client and it has a dual boot. Win 98 should be allowed to use the internet, but win2000 should not. Thanks in advance, Fifner -- __ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] UT2003 help
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 07:05 am, Greg Meyer wrote: > This does not solve your problem, but it runs flawlessly here on a GeForce3 > and 3123 drivers. What is the platform of the machine that is segfaulting, > AMD or Intel? If AMD, it could be a agp issue. All 3 of the machines are AMD - runs perfectly on 2 out of 3...including one with the 4191 drivers and one with the 3123 drivers...just not on my machine with any version of the drivers. Thanks for the reply. -- /\ Dark< >Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] SAMBA help?
That should make life a little easier, no? I'll try that and get back.. Thx! PM On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, "Franki" wrote: > > huh?? you are gonna reinsall to get samba and webmin??? > > don't do that.. > > open a terminal (like a linux dos prompt.. and in the > menu) > > type the following: > > urpmi webmin > urpmi samba > > service webmin start > service smb start > > > That will get you installed and going.. > > > rgds > > Frank > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 12:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] SAMBA help? > > > I don't think I have Samba services or Webmin > installed. I'll run through the re-install and make > sure they are enabled... > > Thx, > PM > Patrick Miller > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side > up at my desk" > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Patrick Miller "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk" - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SAMBA help?
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 11:19 am, Franki wrote: > huh?? you are gonna reinsall to get samba and webmin??? > > don't do that.. > > open a terminal (like a linux dos prompt.. and in the menu) > > type the following: might wanna "su" and login with the root password about right here.. > urpmi webmin > urpmi samba > > service webmin start > service smb start > > > That will get you installed and going.. > > > rgds > > Frank > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 12:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] SAMBA help? > > > I don't think I have Samba services or Webmin > installed. I'll run through the re-install and make > sure they are enabled... > > Thx, > PM > Patrick Miller > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side > up at my desk" > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
I agree. Also there is NO "easy to use" html editor. If you need something to do the html stuff for you stick with windows programsdreamweaver or frontpage. In Linux there is nothing easy, as per your version of easy. Rob >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kaj Haulrich >> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:05 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor? >> >> >> On Tuesday 11 February 2003 03:50 pm, et wrote: >> > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 10:31 am, Angus Auld wrote: >> > > Greetings, I would like to ask the list for >> > > recommendations on an "easy to use" HTML editor. >> > > >> > > One that is designed for beginners and is user >> > > friendly. I have Bluefish, and also Screem and Quanta >> > > Plus, but they don't appear to be oriented toward the >> > > inexperienced user. >> > > >> > > TIA for any feedback on this. >> > > >> > > Best regards to all. >> > > >> > > >> > > --Angus >> > > >> > > "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but >> > > around in awareness."--James Thurber >> > > >> > > *** >> > > *Reg. Linux User #278931* >> > > *** >> > > *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* >> > > *** >> > >> > I love this thread... >> > I suggest jed, kate, joe, nedit, emac or vim, and do it >> > by hand so you know how to fix what ever your wsiwyg >> > editor screws up. if you can't read the html produced, >> > how can you fix it? >> > and >> > how come, if there is time to go back over it and fix it >> > correctly later, how come there is not enough time to do >> > it correct the first time? >> >> I agree completely. However, a completely newbie to html >> might find it a bit hard to produce something in a hurry >> using only a text-editor. Using - for example - Mozilla >> Composer gets you running. That doesn't exclude reviewing >> the code in a text editor and doing a tidying-up job. >> >> And, finally, in Konqueror there's a nifty little gadget >> that lets you validate the code at W3C. >> >> So : try Mozilla Composer. Validate the code at W3C and >> study the errors you get from there. >> >> HTH >> >> Kaj Haulrich. >> === >> Powered by Linux- Mandrake 9.0 >> Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://counter.li.org >> Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. >> === >> >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] SAMBA help?
I don't think I have Samba services or Webmin installed. I'll run through the re-install and make sure they are enabled... Thx, PM Patrick Miller "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk" - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 03:50 pm, et wrote: > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 10:31 am, Angus Auld wrote: > > Greetings, I would like to ask the list for > > recommendations on an "easy to use" HTML editor. > > > > One that is designed for beginners and is user > > friendly. I have Bluefish, and also Screem and Quanta > > Plus, but they don't appear to be oriented toward the > > inexperienced user. > > > > TIA for any feedback on this. > > > > Best regards to all. > > > > > > --Angus > > > > "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but > > around in awareness."--James Thurber > > > > *** > > *Reg. Linux User #278931* > > *** > > *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* > > *** > > I love this thread... > I suggest jed, kate, joe, nedit, emac or vim, and do it > by hand so you know how to fix what ever your wsiwyg > editor screws up. if you can't read the html produced, > how can you fix it? > and > how come, if there is time to go back over it and fix it > correctly later, how come there is not enough time to do > it correct the first time? I agree completely. However, a completely newbie to html might find it a bit hard to produce something in a hurry using only a text-editor. Using - for example - Mozilla Composer gets you running. That doesn't exclude reviewing the code in a text editor and doing a tidying-up job. And, finally, in Konqueror there's a nifty little gadget that lets you validate the code at W3C. So : try Mozilla Composer. Validate the code at W3C and study the errors you get from there. HTH Kaj Haulrich. === Powered by Linux- Mandrake 9.0 Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://counter.li.org Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Evolutions Fonts
On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 19:45, FemmeFatale wrote: > How do i set the fonts bigger in Evo? I looked through their help & > theres nothing in there about it. Any ideas??? > > > Femme Femme, if you have a wheel mouse, there is a little trick for enlarging or reducing the font size temporarily. While pressing Ctrl, scroll the wheel. -- __ / \\ @ __ __@ Adolfo Bello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\ / // // / //cel: +58 416 609-6213 /___// // / <_/ \__\\ //__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com //pager: www.tun-tun.com (# 609-6213) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Evolutions Fonts
On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 19:45, FemmeFatale wrote: > How do i set the fonts bigger in Evo? I looked through their help & > theres nothing in there about it. Any ideas??? > > > Femme Femme, if you have a wheel mouse, there is a little trick for enlarging or reducing the font size temporarily. While pressing Ctrl, scroll the wheel. -- __ / \\ @ __ __@ Adolfo Bello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\ / // // / //cel: +58 416 609-6213 /___// // / <_/ \__\\ //__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com //pager: www.tun-tun.com (# 609-6213) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 12:31:19PM -0300, Angus Auld wrote: > Greetings, I would like to ask the list for recommendations on an "easy to use" HTML >editor. > > One that is designed for beginners and is user friendly. I have Bluefish, and also >Screem and Quanta Plus, but they don't appear to be oriented toward the inexperienced >user. > > TIA for any feedback on this. > > Best regards to all. What does "easy to use," "designed for beginners," and "user friendly" mean to you? ;) T Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 10:31 am, Angus Auld wrote: > Greetings, I would like to ask the list for recommendations on an "easy to > use" HTML editor. > > One that is designed for beginners and is user friendly. I have Bluefish, > and also Screem and Quanta Plus, but they don't appear to be oriented > toward the inexperienced user. > > TIA for any feedback on this. > > Best regards to all. > > > --Angus > > "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in > awareness."--James Thurber > > *** > *Reg. Linux User #278931* > *** > *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* > *** I love this thread... I suggest jed, kate, joe, nedit, emac or vim, and do it by hand so you know how to fix what ever your wsiwyg editor screws up. if you can't read the html produced, how can you fix it? and how come, if there is time to go back over it and fix it correctly later, how come there is not enough time to do it correct the first time? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SAMBA help?
On Tuesday 11 Feb 2003 4:03 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 02:48 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > A good place to start is here : > > http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/mdoc/server/service-file-sharing.html > > Enjoy. And when you've done some reading and had a stab at setting it up, come back, tell us what does work and what doesn't work, and we'll take it from there. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] easy to use HTML editor?
Greetings, I would like to ask the list for recommendations on an "easy to use" HTML editor. One that is designed for beginners and is user friendly. I have Bluefish, and also Screem and Quanta Plus, but they don't appear to be oriented toward the inexperienced user. TIA for any feedback on this. Best regards to all. --Angus "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness."--James Thurber *** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *** -- ___ http://www.operamail.com Now with OperaMail Premium for only US$29.99/yr Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?
On Tuesday February 11 2003 07:42 am, Marc Oestreicher wrote: > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 00:13, civileme wrote: > > Large snip > > > > > > But if you have used 9.1 Beta3, you may have already discovered > > that bleeding edge can send a wind from your terminal screen to > > blow your hair back. I wish releases were as nice as that beta. > > > > Civileme > > I am having trouble understanding this statement. Are you saying > that final releases are generely not as good as the final betas and > that the final release of 9.1 will not be as good as the beta 3 and > if so why? > > Marc Not to speak for Civileme, but I don't think he meant that at all. In my own words, and as I've posted recently, I believe 9.1 beta is better than 9.0 Final. I've been using cooker since about 7.1. It's usually been true that as the next release reached the beta and RC stages, it was already better than the last release. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SAMBA help?
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 02:48 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'll start by stating that I'm a newly converted > Windows user. I know.. flame me if you must. > Flame you ??? - No way. You are welcome here. I think you'll find this list very friendly. > Anyway, I am trying to get SAMBA running and I need a > little help. Where do I start? Real basic stuff - > remember, I lived in the Windows world until about > a week ago... > > I'm running Mandrake 9.0 on a Dell Latitude CPi > laptop... > > TIA, > PM A good place to start is here : http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/mdoc/server/service-file-sharing.html Enjoy. Kaj Haulrich. === Powered by Linux- Mandrake 9.0 Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://counter.li.org Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SAMBA help?
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 09:48 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'll start by stating that I'm a newly converted > Windows user. I know.. flame me if you must. no flames for that here,,, you are in the correct place. > > Anyway, I am trying to get SAMBA running and I need a > little help. Where do I start? Real basic stuff - > remember, I lived in the Windows world until about > a week ago... first place is to make sure your hardware and network is up and running? http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/hardware/hmlf_dell.html http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,224997,20271094,00.htm http://samba.linuxbe.org/ might be some links to ge tthe reading started... > I'm running Mandrake 9.0 on a Dell Latitude CPi > laptop... > > TIA, > PM > > "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side > up at my desk" > - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] manli TV
Sorry if this is stupid, I am completely new to linux. I have tv card manli tv with chip SAA7134. It is not automaticaly recognized by mandrake (in the hardware list I can see the chip, with module:unknown). I wrote by hand 'modprobe saa7134' and 'modprobe tuner' and installed xawtv. It seems to run, but I can't see anything. And when I run scantv, it sais some errors. Could anybody help me? The card is not in the list of cards supported by saa7134 (I tried to put 'card=0' (generic card)). __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] SAMBA help?
I'll start by stating that I'm a newly converted Windows user. I know.. flame me if you must. Anyway, I am trying to get SAMBA running and I need a little help. Where do I start? Real basic stuff - remember, I lived in the Windows world until about a week ago... I'm running Mandrake 9.0 on a Dell Latitude CPi laptop... TIA, PM "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk" - bumper sticker, 72 Volvo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] File Management
On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 20:23, FemmeFatale wrote: > On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 04:25, Adolfo Bello wrote: > Now now dear, that windows crap (as you call it) is still useful. > Everyone needs to learn one way or another & no way is wrong. Not even > Windows methods. They're just different, albeit some are more efficient > than others. And your linking suggestion is very good for beginners & > experts alike if it helps them get around in their preferrred > environment(s). > > :) My point, that I recognized was stated rather unpolitely, is that he better gets used to the new system instead of trying to bring his old baggage of knowledge to another land (OT: a source of conflicts and misunderstandings between different citizenships). I am myself a Windows user (lately a bit forcefully because most of my customers are using W2K networks). So I'll keep using Windows for a while (as long as they keep using it and I don't find replacements for Visio and Access Reports). I feel that I can manage Windows much better than GNU/Linux but I also know that the only way to really get into Linux will be getting used to the Linux way. Being a newbie right now most of my system management work in Linux is done through the CLI. There will be time for using graphical tools after I have learned what I am doing. After 20 years using DOS/Windows I am rather used to the A;, C:, D: schema but after working with the file system way I recognized that the DOS schema is somehow like asking yourself: In what drive this part of my data is in this RAID? Ok, I am exaggerating but I don't know how many times I have lost data because I forgot to backup a directory in another drive. Or maybe I really stick a little too much to Marcel Proust's quotation at the bottom of my signature. -- __ / \\ @ __ __@ Adolfo Bello / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\ / // // / //cel: +58 416 609-6213 /___// // / <_/ \__\\ //__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com //pager: www.tun-tun.com (# 609-6213) Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:22:35 -0400 10:22am up 31 min, 3 users, load average: 0.01, 0.05, 0.07 The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] compiling lame
On Monday February 10 2003 09:12 am, Josenildo Marques wrote: > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 01:45 am, Greg Meyer wrote: > > What went wrong. it looks like the build process finished fine. > > exit 0 means the the process finished cleanly. Did you look for > > the resulting RPM (see my arrows above) > > - -- > > Greg > > Thanks, Greg. > My mistake ! I wanted the mp3 encoder :-) > > JM Yes you were tryin Linux Administation ... something. http://plf.zarb.org/ has Mandrake rpms for lame enc. Look for notlame-3.93-0.20021107.1plf.i586.rpm. There's versions for 8.x and 9.x. This site is where rpms are kept for those that Mandrake can't ship for legal reasons. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD's have arrived!!
On Tuesday February 11 2003 06:10 am, et wrote: > hopefully you all will post problems via bugzilla AFTER checking to > see the if the bug is been reported. the reason being as while you > now have beta3, rc1 is either due out any time now, or is out by > now Yes! and that was one of the conditions for sendin 'em. RC1 is rumored to be the end of this week. Not a whole lot of change from beta3, but some bug fixes. For those runnin beta3, I'd suggest you search the bugzilla database and the cooker ML archives. You'll not only probly find an answer or workaround, you also won't be, as Ed says, filing duplicate bugs (ie, already reported). 'Course in the past when RC1 was rumored to be next, we got beta4 instead ;) -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 11 February 2003 08:42 am, Marc Oestreicher wrote: > I am having trouble understanding this statement. Are you saying that > final releases are generely not as good as the final betas and that the > final release of 9.1 will not be as good as the beta 3 and if so why? He was being sarcastic. - -- Greg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+SQADwDpHP6GALAARAldHAKCUF2yN92Wqy8AUMJwvJhWSJYqLxQCgnFoI 4Kr03GkUMdPJpGjItPpKyxs= =VHCE -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 08:42 am, Marc Oestreicher wrote: > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 00:13, civileme wrote: > > Large snip > > > > > > But if you have used 9.1 Beta3, you may have already discovered that > > bleeding edge can send a wind from your terminal screen to blow your hair > > back. I wish releases were as nice as that beta. > > > > Civileme > > I am having trouble understanding this statement. Are you saying that > final releases are generely not as good as the final betas and that the > final release of 9.1 will not be as good as the beta 3 and if so why? > > Marc I think he is saying "it gets better all the time, and this beta is about as good as the final versions just a number or 2 back Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?
On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 08:42, Marc Oestreicher wrote: > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 00:13, civileme wrote: > > > > Large snip > > > > > > But if you have used 9.1 Beta3, you may have already discovered that > > bleeding edge can send a wind from your terminal screen to blow your hair > > back. I wish releases were as nice as that beta. > > > > Civileme > > > I am having trouble understanding this statement. Are you saying that final > releases are generely not as good as the final betas and that the final > release of 9.1 will not be as good as the beta 3 and if so why? > > Marc > I would hope that the final release would be better than the beta. I am using beta 3 right now and love it but do have problems with it (it is a beta after all, lol) -- walt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 00:13, civileme wrote: > > Large snip > > > But if you have used 9.1 Beta3, you may have already discovered that > bleeding edge can send a wind from your terminal screen to blow your hair > back. I wish releases were as nice as that beta. > > Civileme I am having trouble understanding this statement. Are you saying that final releases are generely not as good as the final betas and that the final release of 9.1 will not be as good as the beta 3 and if so why? Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] FW: UML, wanting to install a distro from cd's
Resending just incase anyone can help. TIA Rob >> -Original Message- >> From: Robert Wideman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 8:23 AM >> To: Newbie >> Subject: UML, wanting to install a distro from cd's >> >> >> I have DLed and installed user_mode_linux-2.4.19.5um-0.i386.rpm >> from http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/ and have played >> with the tomsrtbt image. I am satisfied there. I am now >> wanting to install a distro from cd's inside UML. Basically i >> want to run RH 8.0 inside UML but not from a pre-made image from >> someone else. The reason is i havent messed with RH8 and want >> to play with it but i dont want to dedicate another system to >> ityes i have like 15 computers but dont want to waste one on >> RH, HEHE. I have 12g free in /home, i have UML in /home/uml so >> noone has access to it except root. I have gone to UML website >> and it suggests gbootroot for creating this image. I am just >> confused on the use/installation of it. The homepage for >> gbootroot states that i just DL the rpm so i did. It required >> ash, perl-IO-Tty, perl-IO-Stty, perl-ExpectI installed those >> just fine from the cd's provided by the MDK9 distro. I then >> tried a test install of the gbootroot rpm and it came up witht >> he followingconflicts. Any thoughts on how i can get RH8 >> installed in UML? >> TIA >> Rob >> >> >> >> [root@rwideman2 local-rpms]# rpm -Uvh --test >> gbootroot-1.4.0-1mdk.i386.rpm >> Preparing... >> ### [100%] >> file /usr/bin/tunctl from install of gbootroot-1.4.0-1mdk >> conflicts with file from package user_mode_linux-2.4.19.5um-0 >> file /usr/bin/uml_mconsole from install of gbootroot-1.4.0-1mdk >> conflicts with file from package user_mode_linux-2.4.19.5um-0 >> file /usr/bin/uml_moo from install of gbootroot-1.4.0-1mdk >> conflicts with file from package user_mode_linux-2.4.19.5um-0 >> file /usr/bin/uml_net from install of gbootroot-1.4.0-1mdk >> conflicts with file from package user_mode_linux-2.4.19.5um-0 >> file /usr/bin/uml_switch from install of gbootroot-1.4.0-1mdk >> conflicts with file from package user_mode_linux-2.4.19.5um-0 >> file /usr/lib/uml/port-helper from install of >> gbootroot-1.4.0-1mdk conflicts with file from package >> user_mode_linux-2.4.19.5um-0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Dual boot: pre-setup question
On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 10:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > G'day, > Thanks to those who answered. I followed the instructions from > Lanman and Adolpho above, and got this far: > * I disconnected my 80G HDD - better safe than sorry LOL > * I fired up Partition Magic and resized the existing NTFS partition > down to 8G, and labelled it "windoze". > * I added another 8G partition, made it FAT32 [on a guess - I figured > if Linux couldn't see files on a NTFS partition it probably couldn't > install in one either:)], labelled it "linux" > * set the remaining 22G [I wonder where the other 2G went???] as FAT32 > and labelled it "archive". > > I fired up windows and moved my data from C: to E: [the newly created > archive partition]. So far so good - windoze sees all three partitions. > > Put in Mandrake 9.0 CD1, went through the languages, kbd/mouse, security > - accepted the defaults as they seemed reasonable. > "Setup Filesystems" shows a graphical representation something like this: > +-++-+ > | || | > | /mnt/nt | /mnt/win_c |/mnt/win_d | > | || | > +-++-+ > > This **looks** right, but it's not seeing the labels, and it **seems** > to be confused: what it calls win_c is actually E and what it calls win_d > is actually F [D: is the CDROM]. To be fair, it does say "just a guess" > in the details box when I click on each partition. > But: there doesn't seem to be any way [that I can see] to be sure. > And even if I was pretty sure that the second partition is the one to > put Linux on, I don't see any way on this screen to tell it to do that. > "Auto Allocate" says: "not enough space for auto-allocating" > The wizard gives three options: > - erase the entire disk > - use the free space on the windoze partition > - use the windoze partition for loopback > > I clicked on "toggle to expert mode" [with some trepidation, because > clearly I'm not - LOL] and found a button to format the partitions, > but I chickened out, because I can't be sure which partition is which. > And anyhow, the partitions are already formatted FAT32 - do they > need to be formatted again to put Linux on them? > I guess I'm looking for some button that says "install here"... > > ...asking too much? First Partition: NT/2000/XP partition. Second One: FAT32 Last partition for Mandrake Window$ will read partition until it finds something it doesn't recognize (like Linux file system) and then it will stop. So, if you put Linux in the middle, Window$ will not read the FAT32 partition that you set for your data. Enter expert mode. You have to set 2 partitions at least for Linux: swap (let's say 512Mb) and the one where root (/) is mounted. My initial install was EXT3 for the root partition but now I have a different setup. Anyway, with the one I am giving here you can get started. Then start reading and optimize your system/setup/applications/hardware/and so on. Good luck -- __ / \\ @ __ __@ Adolfo Bello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\ / // // / //cel: +58 416 609-6213 /___// // / <_/ \__\\ //__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com //pager: www.tun-tun.com (# 609-6213) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD's have arrived!!
2 questions: are the newest gnome and kde installed with the 9.1 beta, and has anyone heard of the status of preparing rpms for those for 9.0? --- Original Message --- From: et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] CD's have arrived!! >On Tuesday 11 February 2003 01:18 am, Trevor Rhodes wrote: >> Tom, >> >> Got mine as well. Thanks. Dual boot time coming up. hehe >> >> > The beta CD's have arrived - and anyone in NZ or Australia that needs >> > copies of the 3 x CD's - gimme yer details and I'll post'em off to ya >> > mates! >> >> Stephen, >> >> > (NOTE to NZ'ers) - I can't send beer or better footy players. >> >> Beer, NO. Footy Players, most definitely. We'll be sending better footy >> players in winter when the footy season starts up again. We always send >> better footy players. That's why we keep beating them. I used to keep >> stats from the games on my Linux computer (does that keep me on topic?) >> >> Regards >> Trevor Rhodes >hopefully you all will post problems via bugzilla AFTER checking to see the= > if=20 >the bug is been reported. the reason being as while you now have beta3, rc1= >=20 >is either due out any time now, or is out by now=20=20 > > >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >> Powered by Linux- Mandrake 9.0 >> Registered Linux user # 290542 at http://counter.li.org >> Registered Machine #'s 186951, >> Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >> 5:14pm up 1:47, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] quick and dirty local mail server
On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 00:01, Franki wrote: > Mandrake set postfix up on mdk9 to run in a chroot jail... > > have a look in /var/spool/postfix/etc > > the files in there should match those in your /etc > > also look in /var/spool/postfix/lib > > There should be nine lib files in there... *.so > > There should also be sevem symlinks to other libs. *.so.2 > > Sometimes the install fails and you have to remove and reinstall postfix to > get it all sorted.. > > I know I had to do this when I started with mdk9.0 > > > rgds > > Frank Hmmm. ll /var/spool/postfix/lib total 884 -r-xr-xr-x1 root root 649584 Oct 17 07:48 libdb-3.3.so* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root41520 Oct 17 07:48 libnss_compat-2.2.5.so* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root12884 Oct 17 07:48 libnss_dns-2.2.5.so* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root36296 Oct 17 07:48 libnss_files-2.2.5.so* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root13904 Oct 17 07:48 libnss_hesiod-2.2.5.so* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root35504 Oct 17 07:48 libnss_nis-2.2.5.so* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root40532 Oct 17 07:48 libnss_nisplus-2.2.5.so* -rwxr-xr-x1 root root60716 Oct 17 07:48 libresolv-2.2.5.so* That's 8 by my count and no symlinks. I have now set this up on two machines with the same result. More and deeper Hmmm's Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] will ESS's ES1888 easily be configured for making sounds?
Hi am making footprints at the entrance of mandrake world cause my plan 4 linux @ gateway2000-solo2100(pemtium mmx150mhz 48mb-ram) is to build it as a promt mode only musical instrument as a default i chose slackware to keep things simple but am stuggling at configuring sound aspects solo2100 has ess's es1888 on it and modprobe sb seems ok to make it work but the result of mpg123 tori_amos.mp3 made her sing slowly with a male voice am wondering if mandrake will simply solve this problem even if i keep things without x if it does would love to add things at http://lulu.esm.rochester.edu/kevine/turnkey/home.html csound oriented selections of musical apps over there requires mandrake 9.0 (they tell us to make it fully installed) so i maybe to greedy but anyway would like to see somebody encourage me to step into mandrake what do you think? is my machine too old or low-spec for mandrake BUYO-BUYO-IGOR-- http://buyobuyo.isgenius.com "SaRiGaMa's Oil Vending Orchestra" http://oil.isonfire.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD's have arrived!!
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 01:18 am, Trevor Rhodes wrote: > Tom, > > Got mine as well. Thanks. Dual boot time coming up. hehe > > > The beta CD's have arrived - and anyone in NZ or Australia that needs > > copies of the 3 x CD's - gimme yer details and I'll post'em off to ya > > mates! > > Stephen, > > > (NOTE to NZ'ers) - I can't send beer or better footy players. > > Beer, NO. Footy Players, most definitely. We'll be sending better footy > players in winter when the footy season starts up again. We always send > better footy players. That's why we keep beating them. I used to keep > stats from the games on my Linux computer (does that keep me on topic?) > > Regards > Trevor Rhodes hopefully you all will post problems via bugzilla AFTER checking to see the if the bug is been reported. the reason being as while you now have beta3, rc1 is either due out any time now, or is out by now > === > Powered by Linux- Mandrake 9.0 > Registered Linux user # 290542 at http://counter.li.org > Registered Machine #'s 186951, > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > === > 5:14pm up 1:47, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] File Management
FemmeFatale wrote: On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 04:25, Adolfo Bello wrote: On Sun, 2003-02-09 at 23:56, Russ wrote: Hi All, IF what you want is to have quick access to data in a drive, you can symlink to the mount point, like: ln -s /mnt/disk /a ln -s /mnt/windows /d ln -s /mnt/cdrom /e However, I would recommend you to unlearn that Window$ crap and stay with the linux/unix file system way. Now now dear, that windows crap (as you call it) is still useful. Everyone needs to learn one way or another & no way is wrong. Not even Windows methods. They're just different, albeit some are more efficient than others. And your linking suggestion is very good for beginners & experts alike if it helps them get around in their preferrred environment(s). I usually put symlinks in all users' home directories - I think whatever file manager they are using, ordinary users should never have to go outside their home directories (of course they do go outside as soon as they click on that symlink, but it doesn't feel like that).I don't use the Windows letter system, though. There are all those people out there claiming that Windows is so "intuitive" compared to that "difficult" Linux OS, but I can't for the life of me see how "a:" is more intuitive than "floppy". Sir Robin -- " Like these cutters, and hackers, who will take the wall of men, and picke quarrells." - G. Pettie Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent Univeritesi 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] UT2003 help
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 11 February 2003 01:03 am, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > Anyone else having problems with this game under v9.0? I can play it just > -so- long then, always...it segfaults out. Whats puzzling is that this > game, running under 9.0 on my 2 sons computers runs for hours flawlessly. > We all use Nvidia Geforce cards. One is running the 4191 drivers, 2 are > using the 3123 drivers. > > Here is the error message: > > [darklord@darkforce darklord]$ ut2003 > Xlib: extension "XiG-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD" missing on display ":0.0". > > Backtrace: > [ 1] /lib/i686/libpthread.so.0 [0x40d9ae55] > Signal: SIGSEGV [segmentation fault] > Aborting. > > I've applied all 4 patches that I could find to update UT2003 (this is the > full retail game but it does it with the demo as well). > > Thanks. This does not solve your problem, but it runs flawlessly here on a GeForce3 and 3123 drivers. What is the platform of the machine that is segfaulting, AMD or Intel? If AMD, it could be a agp issue. - -- Greg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+SOcIwDpHP6GALAARAoO6AJ9/17nvFHZ+v5zzEAd/FEih/txOPACeMcdQ DeHuaWFTyHSLxfCfqdQmF8k= =JLyL -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Some SAMBA Questions
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:24 pm, Marlo Montanaro wrote: > On Monday 10 Feb 2003 3:47 am, Marlo Montanaro wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've kind of got Samba working and I've got a couple of questions before > > I go further. > > > > My network is 3 computers: > > - Windows ME with my HP DeskJet 694C printer > > - Windows XP on a laptop > > - Mandrake Linux 9.0 > > > > The two Windows machines see each other fine, sharing hard drives and the > > one printer. > > > > The two Windows machines can "see" the Linux box as a Windows machine > > with Samba running. The Windows XP machine is capable of logging and > > mapping a drive to a share based on username. When I connect from the XP > > machine I get a username/password prompt. > > > > When I attempt to connect from the WinME machine, I get a different > > prompt - no username field. It just says "\\servername\IPC$" and a > > password box. Hello, [global] server string = Mandrake Linux 8.1 - Samba Server %v security = SHARE encrypt passwords = Yes log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 50 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 printcap name = lpstat dns proxy = No hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 192.168.0. printing = cups [NT] comment = NT path = /mnt/nt guest account = mountedfs guest ok = Yes Selected segments of smb.conf. In my experience "security = SHARE" is a lot more friendlier than a user system, and you don't need a samba password file. Allow guests, using a nominated account to give access privileges. Then, set up a simple firewall (which should be up anyway :-)) and block NetBIOS. I think. But the hosts allow should take care of that anyway; I'm on a 192.168.0 IP range (class C network?), and any other computers on it can access the share, so it's very convenient, and safe. This assumes, of course, you're on a home network and not in need of strict user security. HTH & Regards, _nasturtium Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[linux] [linux] Re: [newbie] Modeline for AOC720A anyone?
Aargh! I took care this time! I know I did! Gates knows what the subject line of this one will be. It should be the same as the last, but... Normal service will be resumed as soon as I delete POPFile. It'll get better once I get my broadband connection and can read this list at home under Linux, instead of at work under Ouchlook. -- Richard Urwin, Private "No 9000 series computer has ever made a mitsake or corrubiteddatatato." This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[linux] Re: [newbie] Modeline for AOC720A anyone?
> Well... care to restate the problem for me? On or off list I reposted with a subject of "[linux] RE: [linux] [newbie] Modeline for AOC720A anyone?". POPFile and the list conspire to keep extending the subject line if I'm not on the ball. If you didn't get the post let me know and I'll repost it. -- Richard Urwin, Private "No 9000 series computer has ever made a mitsake or corrubiteddatatato." This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Some SAMBA Questions
Sorry - I forgot to put the [global] in. On Tuesday 11 Feb 2003 1:24 am, Marlo Montanaro wrote: > On Monday 10 Feb 2003 3:47 am, Marlo Montanaro wrote: > > My network is 3 computers: > > - Windows ME with my HP DeskJet 694C printer > > - Windows XP on a laptop > > - Mandrake Linux 9.0 > > > > The two Windows machines see each other fine, sharing hard drives and the > > one printer. > > > > The two Windows machines can "see" the Linux box as a Windows machine > > with Samba running. The Windows XP machine is capable of logging and > > mapping a drive to a share based on username. When I connect from the XP > > machine I get a username/password prompt. > > > > When I attempt to connect from the WinME machine, I get a different > > prompt - no username field. It just says "\\servername\IPC$" and a > > password box. > > This particular message is almost always indicative of a login problem, in > my > experience. It's usually a minute difference (check capitalisation) > between the windows login and the userlogin to Mandrake and Samba. I > presume you have set the encrypted passwords to yes in Samba? > > If you can't spot it, post your smb.conf file here. > Anne, Good thought... I've tried all the passwords that I set on the Linux machine, so I'm sure it's not that. And it works fine from the XP machine, no matter what username I pick. Here's my smb.conf file: [global] workgroup = PINECREST netbios name = DINGO server string = Samba Server %v printcap name = lpstat load printers = yes printing = cups log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 50 hosts allow = 192.168.1. security = user encrypt passwords = yes smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 dns proxy = no [homes] comment = Home Directories browseable = no writable = yes [netlogon] comment = Network Logon Service path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon guest ok = yes writable = no [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba browseable = no guest ok = yes writable = no printable = yes create mode = 0700 [print$] path = /var/lib/samba/printers browseable = yes read only = yes write list = @adm root [pdf-generator] path = /var/tmp guest ok = No printable = Yes comment = PDF Generator (only valid users) print command = /usr/share/samba/scripts/print-pdf %s ~%u %L%u %m %I & [public] comment = Public Stuff path = /home/downloads public = yes writable = no write list = @staff ~~ When I login from the XP machine, I see all of the above shares, as I'm supposed to. I've tried encryption = yes and no, to no avail from Win ME. Any other ideas? Regards, Marlo It's not immediately obvious, though it seems to me that your basic setup must be pretty close to what you need, or you wouldn't have the result on the XP machine. I know from my lan that ME doesn't need anything particularly different, so that leaves only two possibilities, I think. You are not making a connection to your linux box at all, by the look of it, so either the ME box is not within the allowed range of computers, or it has a problem with domain name or passwords. Windows does complicate matters by being unpredictable in its handling of cases. Is the workgroup capitalised on the ME box? I'll put my global section below, so that you can compare and try any amendments that look possible. It feels to me as though it couldn't be in any other section, if it is at the linux end at all. HTH Anne [global] workgroup = lydgate.net server string = Samba Server %v security = user smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd wins support = yes local master = yes domain master = yes preferred master = yes os level = 99 encrypt passwords = yes log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 50 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 printcap name = lpstat printing = cups dns proxy = no ; message command = /usr/bin/linpopup ; share modes = yes hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127. ; interfaces = 192.168.0.1/24 interfaces = eth0 password server = anne-linux username level = 3 netbios name = anne-linux load printers = yes ; username map = /etc/samba/smbusers ; name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 21:03:48 -0600 "Robert Wideman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >MDK goes in release steps like ALL of linux distros follow. There is >generally no x.3 version of any distro. RH follows this, MDK, Slackware, >Suse, etc. = Wasn't there a Mandrake 5.3? I think that was my first distro, four years ago. And I still have a laptop running RH 7.3 and an old one running Caldera 2.3. And I think there might have been a SuSE 7.3 as well... Mike -- 'Deserves [death]? I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.' --Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] RE: Problem Running 9.0...
> > Afaik it is a new standard set by the X-Free86 consortium > > for the new XWindow 4.2.x > that's about right if you have a -4 it uses that, if not it > knows you are in Xfree86 ver3x Ahh. All is clear. Thanks, both. -- Richard Urwin, Private "No 9000 series computer has ever made a mitsake or corrubiteddatatato." This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD's have arrived!!
Michael, > > (NOTE to NZ'ers) - I can't send beer or better footy players. > > Look what you Ockers have been sending our way. Smoke > http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mbadams/sunrise/sunrise.htm It's called smoke signals. It's supposed to read as follows: Pphht!!! :^) How would I code that in binary on a Linux box? (staying on topic again) Regards Trevor Rhodes === Powered by Linux- Mandrake 9.0 Registered Linux user # 290542 at http://counter.li.org Registered Machine #'s 186951, Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. === 8:44pm up 5:16, 4 users, load average: 1.17, 1.08, 0.98 -- Things are more like they are today than they ever were before. -- Dwight Eisenhower Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD's have arrived!!
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 13:10, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > Mr. Tom Brinkman - THANKS MATE > > The beta CD's have arrived - and anyone in NZ or Australia that needs > copies of the 3 x CD's - gimme yer details and I'll post'em off to ya > mates! > > (NOTE to NZ'ers) - I can't send beer or better footy players. Look what you Ockers have been sending our way. Smoke http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mbadams/sunrise/sunrise.htm -- Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
