Re: [newbie] Installing Java 1.4.2.x
> tried that and got backbash: java: command not found > the command java --version also returnsbash: java: command not found First check your path statement with "echo $PATH" you should get the path for yourself, and it should not contain /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/bin. If it does, then something else is wrong. If it isn't, then you need to update the path statement by typing "export PATH=/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/bin:$PATH". That should fix it for you. -- Linux: For the people, by the people. Linux Counter #183693 http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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[newbie] a success story (sort of): tv-out with radeon
Found out that my radeon card can output to tv under linux if I use the vesa driver at 800x600 :-) Whoohoo! But...mplayer can't use XV anymore, so it won't display fullscreen. Xine will display full screen, but drops frames :-(. I found an rpm for the gatos ati.2 experimental driver on sourceforge, and installed it. Now what? I'm not sure how I should change the XF86Config-4, and am wondering if there are other things i must do. Any Radeon users out there with suggestions? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Fw: Mplayer sound out of sync
Tom Brinkman wrote: On Monday 24 November 2003 10:44 pm, Andrew Mann wrote: - Original Message - From: "Tom Brinkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What CL syntax are you usin with mencoder to do this? I'm mostly just curious as I only recently got a DVD/CDrom myself. The command I use is mencoder dvd://$DVDTRACK1 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vbitrate=$BITRATE -oac mp3lame -forceidx -lameopts br=96:cbr -alang en -o $FILENAME1.avi The reason for the $DVDTRACK1 etc is because i use a bash script to run it, as follows [snip] I know we linux geeks all love CLI but... using DVD::Rip is a much easier way to get a good rip in linux. If i remember correctly it detects any delay needed for the audio stream and sets it automagically, avoiding sync problems. I know rpms are out there that work for 9.2 because I used them to install it. Anyone interested in using them should be prepared to manually chase down some dependencies; IIRC I had to place some in a localRPMS folder I defined as a source for urpmi. Good luck! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] No Sound -- What' this error mean?
Raffaele, I followed what you suggested and took a look at the generated .conf file and it's documentation in isapnp.conf man page. Two cards showed up, one sound and my modem. Just when I was about to dig in and try to edit the .conf, I noticed that the .conf identified my sound card as cs4236. I never knew exactly the designation of my card. When my sound was working in the past, I specified cs4232 using harddrake, since the MDK default cs42xx did not work. This was just a guess on my part, and for some unknow reason, it woked. Buthowever this time no mater what I did 4232 would not work. Anyway I did not have to run iaspnp. All I did was use harddrake to locate and set the driver to cs4236B. Just for kicks I rebooted and when the sound card was initialized, my speckers barked (that never happened before). So I thought YAH it's going to work. When I tried my CD player, however, it did not work. But I remembered the aumix 'mute all' problem. So I ran aumix (which would never run before), unchecked 'mute all', adjusted settings to midrange. Now I have sound!!! Although I did not use isapnp, it did allow me to find the correct driver. So thanks a lot for your suggestion. mike On Tuesday 25 November 2003 04:16 am, Raffaele Belardi wrote: > You're using an ISA PnP card? I have two ISA sound cards on the home PC, > none of which was correctly set up by MDK, I had to do some manual work. > > From what I understood the card is detected by the kernel at boot (you > see a message in the syslog) but not configured or activated. To do this > you need to install the isapnp tools. pnpdump scans your ISA bus and > prints to stdout a possible configuration file for your card. You edit > this file selecting less /etc/modules.conf | soundthe settings you need, then feed it to isapnp which > configures and activates the card. > > Now you can load the kernel drivers with insmod snd-cs4232. If you don't > do the isapnp step, the insmod will fail. > > You can check if it worked with cat /proc/asound/oss/sndstat (or > something like that), it should show the soundcard status. > > I'm by no means an expert, so I cannot guarantee it will work for you > like it did for me.less /etc/modules.conf | sound > > good luck, > > raffaele > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Monday 24 November 2003 07:14 pm, Mike Adolf wrote: > >>*** > >>Sound server informational message: > >>Error while initializing the sound driver: > >>device /dev/dsp can't be opened (no file or directory) > >>The sound server will continue, using the null output device. > >>*** > >> > >>I have no sound from CD player. Just to get information, I started the > >>sound server. A reboot then gives the above message. It is probably the > >>same reason my CD doesn't work?? It sounds like there is no sound > >> driver, but harddrake says there is. A driver is also initialized in > >> boot log. > >> > >>mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] madolf] > > > > More information: The sound module doesn't seem to be there! > > > > #less /etc/modules.conf | grep sound > > alias sound-slot-0 snd-cs4232 > > # /sbin/lsmod | grep snd-cs4232 > > nothing?? > > > > # /sbin/lsmod (shows) > > snd40868 0 > > > > mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] put on your tinfoil hat
http://www.slsshdot.org Found it due to my typing error:0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing Java 1.4.2.x
- Original Message - From: "Rob Blomquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 9:09 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing Java 1.4.2.x > On Tuesday 25 November 2003 6:48 pm, Doug Roberts wrote: > > Greetings all > > > > What I did. > > Downloaded java re 1.4.2_02 and installed the RPM in the self extracting > > file. Using grpmi it seemed to install well enough into > > /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/bin.(Yeah I'm coming from a Win/Dos background and > > did everything from the KDE desktop.) > > > > How do I get the system to recognize that a new java is now ready and > > available? I do need it for another java program I need to install on the > > machine. > > If your system is like mine, and you used Mandrake's rpm, then it should be > ready and waiting for you. > > try typing "java" in a console. that should show you the error message that > java hands out when it doesn't get more info. tried that and got backbash: java: command not found the command java --version also returnsbash: java: command not found Doug Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ME? A skeptic??? I trust you have proof.. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing Java 1.4.2.x
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 6:48 pm, Doug Roberts wrote: > Greetings all > > What I did. > Downloaded java re 1.4.2_02 and installed the RPM in the self extracting > file. Using grpmi it seemed to install well enough into > /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/bin.(Yeah I'm coming from a Win/Dos background and > did everything from the KDE desktop.) > > How do I get the system to recognize that a new java is now ready and > available? I do need it for another java program I need to install on the > machine. If your system is like mine, and you used Mandrake's rpm, then it should be ready and waiting for you. try typing "java" in a console. that should show you the error message that java hands out when it doesn't get more info. -- Linux: For the people, by the people. Linux Counter #183693 http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Installing Java 1.4.2.x
Greetings all What I did. Downloaded java re 1.4.2_02 and installed the RPM in the self extracting file. Using grpmi it seemed to install well enough into /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/bin.(Yeah I'm coming from a Win/Dos background and did everything from the KDE desktop.) How do I get the system to recognize that a new java is now ready and available? I do need it for another java program I need to install on the machine. TIA Doug Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ME? A skeptic??? I trust you have proof.. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] XFce4 and gdm
Greetings,
I recently installed rpms for xfce4 from the
http://clevername.homeip.net. I followed the directions until I got to
the part on letting which kdm not my dm know where to find xfce4. I use
gdm. I tried using Fndsession and received no messages and no changes
as far as I can tell. So I da finally looked at the file:
more /usr/sbin/fndSession produced:
#!/bin/sh
# fndSession (c) MandrakeSoft, Chmouel Boudjnah
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
## FindSession for kdm and gdm.
[ -x /usr/sbin/chksession ] || {
echo "I can't find /usr/sbin/chksession"
echo "check your installation"
exit 1
}
if [ -e /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc ];then
LIST="`/usr/sbin/chksession -k`" perl -pi -e
's|^SessionTypes=.*|$ENV{LIST}|'\
/usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc
fi
if [ -d /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions ];then
/usr/sbin/chksession -g
fi
Now a man of chksession found the -g switch to look at the
/etc/X11/gdm/Sessions subdirectory and here is where I found the wm's
that gdm knows about. My question is each file listed there calls makes
a successive call of a script Xsession using the selected file as an cml
switch.
What do I need to do to insert the XFce4 start up scipt there? Is it as
easy as setting up a simple script calling startxfce4 or is it more
involved? If you require more detail I'll try to provide it, but the
deeper I got in to the scripts the more unsure I became.
Thanks,
Terry
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Soyo Dragon Plus K7VXA-ZBA2 256MB
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Maxtor 6Y080P0 80GB | Media Electronices CM8738 5 Channel Sound
VT6102 Rhine II 10/100 Ethernet | Monitor Sony CPD-A200
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Re: [newbie] Connecting From 9.2
Hi Merlin.
You said:
> in the gui, click on "setup", then the "Modem" tab, you'll see a
> horizontal slider named "Modem Volume". Slide it all the way to the
> right.
Just where in the GUI does one find the "setup" on which to click and
it's "modem tab"?
Thanks
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Re: [newbie] Visio-like software for Linux/Mandrake?
I would suggest "Dia". On Tuesday 25 November 2003 12:10 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Kirschner > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:57 PM > To: MandrakeNewbie (E-mail) > Subject: [newbie] Visio-like software for Linux/Mandrake? > > > Sorry if this is repeat, got a bounce from sympa that the original was > Interpreted to contain a command. > > > OK, I'll admit I'm just jumping a step and going right to those who have > more > time in the trenches w/ Linux. I'm taking a class that requires creation > of > > network diagrams. Recommended software (from the instructor) is Viso for > Windows. Well, I don't plan to do any coursework in Windows, so I need to > locate a similar software package for Linux. Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Mark Kirschner > > "Dia" > HTH > Dennis M. -- "MicroSoft - The company that made the internet unsafe! Linux Counter #241069 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] which laser printer
I would stick with hp if you can. On Saturday 22 November 2003 04:26 pm, Charlie wrote: > Getting a laser printer finally. I know someone who has several used ones > that her company is getting rid of. All various brands and models. Are > there any particular ones I should stay away from? > > Mandrake 9.1 > > Thanks, -- "MicroSoft - The company that made the internet unsafe! Linux Counter #241069 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Superuser
In terminal type "su" and then put in the password, On anything else I saw some references to "kdesu "program name" to run it as root. Roly On Saturday 22 November 2003 08:15 am, Cenora wrote: > Hello, > > I have just installed MDK9.2. How do I run a terminal under superuser > mode, or the file manager under this mode? They just don appear on the > menu. > > Thanks > > Thiago -- "MicroSoft - The company that made the internet unsafe! Linux Counter #241069 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Crossposting (wasRe: [newbie] How to stop Auto connect internet on boot?SOLVED)
Thanks Anne. I'll try not to let it happen again. Bob Anne Wilson wrote: Just a warning to those who haven't been around long. Sympa does not handle cross-posting well. If you send one message to newbie and expert, the list that you put first will get both copies. The only answer we have found is to send the message to one list, then re-send it to the second one. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD Player
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 04:37 pm, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > You're right...I guess I'm the waddle type: I don't check my hardware > before I buy it, 'cause I feel that's the easy way out. > I buy my hardware cheap, as anyone else wouldThen if it doesn't work I ... say Mandrake sux and I go back to windows (tongue firmly planted in cheek) -- /g The opinions expressed in this communication are my own and nobody else's, unless specifically stated. Any resemblance that I may or may not have to a real person or company is purely unintentional. This communication is void where prohibited by law, but the determination that a part of the message is invalid does not invalidate the balance of the message. By receiving this message, you agree to be bound by the terms of my end-user license agreement (EULA). Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD Player
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 09:32 pm, robin wrote: > Adam wrote: > > Tuesday, November 25, 2003, 4:14:48 PM, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > >>On Tuesday 25 November 2003 19:19, Adam wrote: > >>>Does Mandrake have a CD player? > >> > >>Do birds fly? > >>How did you install > > > > I downloaded Mandrake 9.2 last week. > > > > And today, I stick in a music CD, wait awhile, and nothing happens. > > Red Hat played the CD. > > > > So, I guess, birds waddle flightlessly. > > After sticking in the CD, you need to choose something to play it with. > Use that "K" icon in the bottom left corner of your desktop. > I am witnessing a new level of cynicism and meanness on the newbie list. I thought that this kind of lambast was reserved for Cooker. -- /g "Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read" -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Visio-like software for Linux/Mandrake?
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 02:57 pm, Mark Kirschner wrote: > Sorry if this is repeat, got a bounce from sympa that the original was > Interpreted to contain a command. > > > OK, I'll admit I'm just jumping a step and going right to those who have > more time in the trenches w/ Linux. I'm taking a class that requires > creation of network diagrams. Recommended software (from the instructor) is > Viso for Windows. Well, I don't plan to do any coursework in Windows, so I > need to locate a similar software package for Linux. Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Mark Kirschner Kivio, Dia and OpenofficeDraw even does it a bit. -- /g "Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read" -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Xscreensaver
On Tuesday 25 Nov 2003 11:42 pm, Chris Bonnell wrote: > Hello, > I know that this is probably a dumb question, but here goes. > > I've found that i rather like Xscreensaver, and it would be nice if it were > to start with kde, so that i did not need to start it myself everytime the > computer started. I know that i could add it to /etc/services, but if the > program requires X to have already started, will that actually do anything > useful? > > My question: is there a way to start programs with kde automatically? > > Thanks, > Chris > Yep To start xscreensaver with KDE first disable kde screensaver then create a script like this xscreenstart.sh #!/bin/sh xscreensaver -nosplash & Don't forget to make it executable. Now right click on your KDE desktop and select 'Create new Link to Application' Fill in the gui and select your xscreenstart.sh script as the executable. Now drag and drop the icon that appears on your desktop into ~/.kde/Autostart using konqueror (.kde is a hidden folder. Select 'View Hidden' to see it) derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Xscreensaver
Hello,I know that this is probably a dumb question, but here goes. I've found that i rather like Xscreensaver, and it would be nice if it were to start with kde, so that i did not need to start it myself everytime the computer started. I know that i could add it to /etc/services, but if the program requires X to have already started, will that actually do anything useful? My question: is there a way to start programs with kde automatically? Thanks,Chris Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now
Re: [newbie] usb iomega cdrw
On Monday 24 November 2003 11:57 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: > On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:06:53 -0500 > > Dooggie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hello > > > > i am having trouble installing my cdrw drive. when i plug it in and > > start the computer, it halts at "finding dependencies". > > i am running mandrake 9.0 with kernel 2.4.21.0.13mdk. > > > > thanks > > My box always froze at "finding module dependancies" when booting. I > waited a minute or so then hit the SysReq key and it continued (spitting > out something about hwclock line such and such rc.sysinit. > > Something about my hardwareclock it doesn't like. I ended up having to > comment out a section in rc.sysinit and halt otherwise it just plain > refused to boot/shutdown cleanly. Just out of curiosity, what > motherboard do you have? Mine's an ASUS A7V (amd 750 processor) > > Jerry I too have a ASUS A7V (amd duran processor)... I am very new to linux...where can I find rc.sysinit? Did that help? Are you able to use your cdrw? Dooggie Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD Player
Adam wrote: Tuesday, November 25, 2003, 3:45:42 PM, Greg Meyer wrote: On Tuesday 25 November 2003 01:19 pm, Adam wrote: Does Mandrake have a CD player? There is about 80 of them. Where did you look? Applications, Multimedia, Networking, Office, Terminals. Click on Multimedia, you should get a submenu that includes Sound. Click on Sound, another submenu appears with all the sound applications. This should include KsCD, Xmms and Totem. Try them all - the only one I've got working so far is Totem - you have to click on the Movie menu, then select Audio CD. If none of them work for you, get back to us - good luck! Margot Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] kmail?
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 01:34 pm, many eyes noted that Ricardo Castanho de Oliveira Freitas wrote: > On Monday 24 November 2003 22:47, Lee Wiggers wrote: > > Well, I had this kinda of trouble! > > My ISP does require auth to send email! So... using kmail was not possible > to send but I was receiving them all! > > Just after configuring postfix (for relay and auth -sasl ) and fetchmail > (and kmail) I was able to send AND receive! > > Is that the same with your brother? > > Ricardo Castanho > > > Subject kmail because I'm not sure if I have a kmail problem or not. > > > > My brother [EMAIL PROTECTED] can email > > me, [EMAIL PROTECTED], but cannot email me > > at my isp email add [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I have him set up on our lan with 9.2 using kmail. The question > > arose because he complained of most of his email not being received. > > I'm not sure what 'most' means, at this point. > > > > Any idea where to look for what? > > > > Lee If your server needs authentication:- In Kmail, go to :- Settings/Configure Kmail/Network/Modify You can enable "Server requires authentication" Charlie -- Don't be consistent, but be simply true. Oliver Wendell Holmes This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux Mandrake 9.1, Kmail v1.5 and OpenOffice.org1.1.0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Fonts
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:48:04 + Marco Verheul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I installed new fonts recently in /usr/X11R6/bin/X11/fonts. What should > I do to make the fonts available when I start my PC? Do I need to > include the xset command in some configuration file? Just add an entry to your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file: FontPath "/path/to/fonts" -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++ "True communication is possible only between equals, because inferiors are more consistently rewarded for telling their superiors pleasant lies than for telling the truth."-- The SNAFU Principle Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD Player
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:27:50 + Inhabitant of Zion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Totem is a good package for CD's - not found it any good for DVD's. Totem is way cool! Too bad I'm not such a bonghead anymore, or else those visuals while I'm listening to Streamtuner would be mind-blowing... ;-) Does seem to crash on DVD's, but I got MPlayer for dat. -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++ "Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding." -- John Kenneth Galbraith Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Fonts
Hi all, I installed new fonts recently in /usr/X11R6/bin/X11/fonts. What should I do to make the fonts available when I start my PC? Do I need to include the xset command in some configuration file? MArco -- "Tell me about these oppressed masses. What's got them so worked up ?" "They're upset, sir, because they are so poor that they are forced to have children merely to provide a cheap alternative to turkey at Christmas." Registered Linux user #268279 * This message is composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kmail: Address book import
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:04 pm, many eyes noted that Melissa Reese wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > I saw in the address book import options in Kmail that .vcf files > could be imported. So...I went to my Windows email program and > exported all the addresses to a single .vcf file. When I tried to > import that file into the Kmail address book, it would only offer to > import *one* address! What have a done wrong here? > > Thanks! > > - -- > Melissa Never done this, but would assume that you make directory and place all the addresses into it and then highlight and import them all? Assuming that each is a .vcf file? Charlie -- Our life and death are the same thing. When we realize this fact, we have no fear of death nor actual difficulty in our life. Shunryu Suzuki This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux Mandrake 9.1, Kmail v1.5 and OpenOffice.org1.1.0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD Player
On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 11:27, Inhabitant of Zion wrote: > > Probably the easiest way is to use KsCD which is in KDE's Multimedia > > Easiest? I've never manged to get any sound of that in 9.1 or 9.2! > > Totem is a good package for CD's - not found it any good for DVD's. works fine with DVD on my system Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD Player
On Tuesday 25 Nov 2003 9:10 pm, Adam wrote: > Tuesday, November 25, 2003, 3:45:42 PM, Greg Meyer wrote: > > On Tuesday 25 November 2003 01:19 pm, Adam wrote: > >> Does Mandrake have a CD player? > > > > There is about 80 of them. Where did you look? > > Applications, Multimedia, Networking, Office, Terminals. Install the kdemultimedia-kscd package and then look again. derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] which laser printer
On Tuesday 25 Nov 2003 3:15 pm, Charlie wrote: > On Sunday 23 November 2003 06:01, Lee Wiggers wrote: > > On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 21:27:58 -0500 > > Thanks for the advise. www.linuxprinting.org seems to be a good > sourse for info. I ended up with two printers out of the deal. An > HP 4+ and an HP 6L. Both seem to work fine. Could you add that to http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/PriNters please? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD Player
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 22:12, Adam wrote: > Tuesday, November 25, 2003, 4:14:48 PM, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > > On Tuesday 25 November 2003 19:19, Adam wrote: > >> Does Mandrake have a CD player? > > > > Do birds fly? > > How did you install > > I downloaded Mandrake 9.2 last week. > > And today, I stick in a music CD, wait awhile, and nothing happens. > Red Hat played the CD. You're right...I guess I'm the waddle type: I don't check my hardware before I buy it, 'cause I feel that's the easy way out. I buy my hardware cheap, as anyone else wouldThen if it doesn't work I roll up my sleeves, fire up konqueror and 'google' for solutions. If it isn't to be found, I do my best to solve it, so I can share the experience with others. You do need to install kernel-sources to do that, thoughnudge,nudge,wink,wink to the mandrake guys! That's what free software is all about. Sharing! or waddling if you prefer. > > So, I guess, birds waddle flightlessly. Good luck, HarM -- Registered Linux User #197998 FSF Associate Member #901 ICQ #146191606 Mandrake HowTo's & more: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HP PSC1110V
On Tuesday 25 Nov 2003 1:09 am, yankl wrote: > Hi All, > > Have anyone have any eperience with $subj printers on ML9.1 or 9.2? > Any place to look? Does this help? http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/HpPSCHowTo Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Bad signatures in 9.2
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 - -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 08:44:59 +, Keith Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about Re: [newbie] Bad signatures in 9.2: >> >However, if I try to install anything from the rediris "contrib" >> > mirror, I get the "Invalid Signature" message on each package. But >> > they will install if I ignore the message. I didn't get these >> > errors with 9.1 >Dick, thanks for your reply. The help is appreciated. > >I have now installed all the updates (which took several hours - hence >the delay in replying to you) and have then installed a package from >the CDs. There is still the same "bad signature" message. As I wrote >before, I haven't had this with the CDs from earlier versions. Not >tried installing any more packages from "Contrib" yet. > >So I will now go through all you have suggested and see if it can be >solved. Otherwise I will have to ignore the error messages, but I would >rather not get them! Maybe I`m daft, but I don`t understand what you`re trying to do: you say you have already installed the updates (presumably ignoring the error messages for absebce of sigs.) and now you want to check the signatures *afterward*? I understand it will give a sense of comfort afterward, but the security would be in checking during (or in my previous example before) installing the package. If rpm does not have the sig. in the keyring it must be imported, otherwise the sig. can`t be checked. You asked for the simplest way, so that`s what I gave you, IMO. But you might also manage the keys via MCC --> Software management --> Software media manager--> Manage keys. HTH regards, =Dick Gevers= .> Mandrake visibility? See header <. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Encryption is an envelope - the contents are private. iD8DBQE/w87mwC/zk+cxEdMRAuz6AKCqqq7AnNYXdsi6c9F/M/UWHKAyXwCeMgLR jSPAvxBxz7wnagi7M4QcgtA= =Uuzi -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KNode: Disabled "delete"?
On Tuesday 25 Nov 2003 10:51 am, Melissa Reese wrote: > Hi et, > > On Monday, November 24, 2003, at 9:36:21 PM PST, you wrote: > > select the headers you want to delete? > > > :-) Of course I did. I know that KNode is an online reader, but > > there must be a way to delete unwanted headers. It's important to > me at the moment because one group that I read regularly is under > attack from a silly "flooder" (is that what they're called?). > These unwanted headers are quickly filling up the message list, > making it difficult to find the worthwhile posts. > > I looked at Pan, but I think I like KNode more. I wanted to try > slrn as well, but when I try to start it, a console pops up for a > few seconds, then disappears...and no slrn shows up. I have no > idea what's going on with that. In any event, if I can sort out > the header deletion issue with KNode, that would be great! My first impression of KNode was that it was nice - but I soon found big problems with it - one of which was the same as you mention. I gave up and went to Pan. I would have preferred KNode if it had worked properly, but at least Pan does what you want/expect (not that I use a news reader very often). Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Re: CD Player
H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > On Tuesday 25 November 2003 19:19, Adam wrote: >> Does Mandrake have a CD player? > > Do birds fly? Well, not pinguins :) > How did you install /Björn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Visio-like software for Linux/Mandrake?
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 20:57, Mark Kirschner wrote: > Sorry if this is repeat, got a bounce from sympa that the original was > Interpreted to contain a command. > > > OK, I'll admit I'm just jumping a step and going right to those who have > more time in the trenches w/ Linux. I'm taking a class that requires > creation of network diagrams. Recommended software (from the instructor) is > Viso for Windows. Well, I don't plan to do any coursework in Windows, so I > need to locate a similar software package for Linux. Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Mark Kirschner Heya, I'm sure someone will have already replied before I finish typing this... but oh well :) I have never used Dia as it looks a little too outdated for me, however it may be useful to you. What I have read says that it has quite a few different stencils and such. (Looks like this is the most mentioned option as I write this...) http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/ Also of note is Kivio. http://www.koffice.org/kivio/ I believe there are options to install this seperately, however it is normally part of KOffice. Another link for this is from TheKompany. They create commercial software. Not sure which version came first, however this supposedly has more options with it (more stencils I believe too.) http://www.thekompany.com/products/kivio/ I'm sure that there are more out there, however these are the main two that I am aware of. Personally as I generally use more of the KDE software I prefer Kivio, however as KDE is not everyone's cup of tea, Dia may work out better for you. Hope that helps, Justin T Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Visio-like software for Linux/Mandrake?
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Kirschner Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:57 PM To: MandrakeNewbie (E-mail) Subject: [newbie] Visio-like software for Linux/Mandrake? Sorry if this is repeat, got a bounce from sympa that the original was Interpreted to contain a command. OK, I'll admit I'm just jumping a step and going right to those who have more time in the trenches w/ Linux. I'm taking a class that requires creation of network diagrams. Recommended software (from the instructor) is Viso for Windows. Well, I don't plan to do any coursework in Windows, so I need to locate a similar software package for Linux. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mark Kirschner "Dia" HTH Dennis M. <>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Visio-like software for Linux/Mandrake?
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 11:57:12 -0800 MK wrote: |Sorry if this is repeat, got a bounce from sympa that the original was |Interpreted to contain a command. | | |OK, I'll admit I'm just jumping a step and going right to those who |have more time in the trenches w/ Linux. I'm taking a class that |requires creation of network diagrams. Recommended software (from the |instructor) is Viso for Windows. Well, I don't plan to do any |coursework in Windows, so I need to locate a similar software package |for Linux. Any suggestions? | |Thanks, |Mark Kirschner Yes, dia is similar -- The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. - William James, 1842-1910, American Psychologist, Professor, Author 0" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Visio-like software for Linux/Mandrake?
Sorry if this is repeat, got a bounce from sympa that the original was Interpreted to contain a command. OK, I'll admit I'm just jumping a step and going right to those who have more time in the trenches w/ Linux. I'm taking a class that requires creation of network diagrams. Recommended software (from the instructor) is Viso for Windows. Well, I don't plan to do any coursework in Windows, so I need to locate a similar software package for Linux. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mark Kirschner Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD Player
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 19:19, Adam wrote: > Does Mandrake have a CD player? Do birds fly? How did you install -- Registered Linux User #197998 FSF Associate Member #901 ICQ #146191606 Mandrake HowTo's & more: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] GnuPG - getting it set up
On Monday 24 November 2003 08:44 pm, Mark Kirschner wrote: > First since I hate switching CDs: > > urpmi.removemedia -a Rather than remove all (-a) media, which usually means all the CD sources, I type 'edit-' and then hit . The CL will auto complete to 'edit-urpm-sources.pl' Then hitting will start the Software Media Manager GUI. Here you can simply uncheck sources to disable them. If you then want them back later, just reverse the process. Quick an simple. Even quicker if you make an alias for 'edit-urpm-sources.pl'. Same scenario for adding mulitple sources. You can add a lot of sources, but then use the Manager to en/unable them at will. Makes switching mirrors very easy. The Manager also has a button to select a media and then remove it, but I suggest just disabling a source. You might want it back later ;) You can also enable muliple sources for the same updates. urpmi will auto switch mirrors, if a file or dependant file is missing on one mirror, but present on another. Almost a must for running cooker as playin musical chairs to find a mirror that's up to date and reliable is always a moving target. To a lesser extent the same is true for past and current Mandrake versions and 3rd party sources. Mandrake relies on donated mirror space, sysadmin, and bandwidth so we shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth in that respect ;) -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD Player
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 01:19 pm, Adam wrote: > Does Mandrake have a CD player? There is about 80 of them. Where did you look? -- /g "Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read" -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD Player
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 10:19 am, Adam wrote: > Does Mandrake have a CD player? Probably the easiest way is to use KsCD which is in KDE's Multimedia pack. XMMS can also handle CDs it's configured properly. Rob -- Linux: For the people, by the people. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Fw: Mplayer sound out of sync
On Monday 24 November 2003 10:44 pm, Andrew Mann wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Tom Brinkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >What CL syntax are you usin with mencoder to do this? I'm > > mostly just curious as I only recently got a DVD/CDrom > > myself. > The command I use is > > mencoder dvd://$DVDTRACK1 -ovc lavc -lavcopts > vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vbitrate=$BITRATE -oac mp3lame -forceidx > -lameopts br=96:cbr -alang en -o $FILENAME1.avi > The reason for the $DVDTRACK1 etc is because i use a bash > script to run it, as follows > > echo " D I V X RIPPING TOOL" > > echo ; echo > > echo " Written by Spike (credits also to ralph)" > > echo ; echo > > echo " 1 pass rip" > > echo " Enter the details for the DVD track number" > > echo ; echo > > echo -n "Enter the DVD track number: "; read DVDTRACK1 > > echo ; echo > > echo -n "Enter a filename (no .avi): " ; read FILENAME1 > > echo ; echo > > echo ; echo > > echo " Enter the bitrate for the track"; > > echo ; echo > > echo -n "Enter the bitrate for the track: "; read BITRATE > > echo ; echo > > #1 RIP OPTION > > mencoder dvd://$DVDTRACK1 -ovc lavc -lavcopts > vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vbitrate=$BITRATE -oac mp3lame -forceidx > -lameopts br=96:cbr -alang en -o $FILENAME1.avi > > > > Thanks for the tip about +/- I didn't know you could do that. > > One other question I would kie to know the answer to is , if I > rip a dvd that is out of sync > > is it mplayer that gets out of sync or is the actual recording > out of sync > > I would like to know as I am just about to buy a divx player to > connect to the tv , and wondered what it would make of a divx > that is out of sync ?? Thanks for the mencoder CL. I'll play around with it and see what kind of results I get. As to what causes out of sync, heck I dunno, other than it's a problem with some encodes. I always figured it had something to do with the original source, since I get a lot of my movies from usenet newsgroups, and I'm then at the mercy of how the person that uploaded them, encoded them. My best suggestion is to lurk for a while on the mplayer user mailing list. Then ask there. Be ready for some rough treatment tho if you perchance ask a dumb question, or some yahoo decides it's dumb. It's a knowledgable, but not very civilized source of info. A lot of RTFM replies. A lot of "use the latest cvs source, last week's sux". Specially from the developers. Like the cooker list, support for prior versions is disdained, they want current version bug reports. I stay close to current by using cooker. There's way too many ./configure options to deal with, compling from source. Some post ./config options that are 3 to 4 lines long. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] My First Test :-)
_nasturtium wrote: Hello, I haven't received any newbie list email since the 17th, so I'm sending this to see if I'm still subscribed (if not, I should receive an email asking me to confirm this). Regards, _nasturtium P.S. Why do people still bother to read test messages?! That's nothing! Some people actually reply to them:-) -- Graham Watkins On the whole, I preferred cats to women because cats seldom if ever used the word "relationship".(Kinky Friedman - Greenwich Killing Time) Registered Linux user number 265254 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] CD Player
Does Mandrake have a CD player? -- Best regards, Adam Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] gaim-0.73
9.2 rpms of gaim-0.73 are now available from my site. Please note that gaim-encrypt and gaim-festival are now separate rpm. The only rpms actually need to use gaim are gaim amd libgaim-remote Charles -- I'm a Hollywood writer; so I put on a sports jacket and take off my brain. - Mandrake Linux 10.0 on PurpleDragon Kernel-2.4.22-21.tmb.2mdkenterprise http://www.eslrahc.com - pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] ML 9.2 News page on the twiki
> It probably would be a good idea to limit it to items that are not > in the official errata. There is also a page like this on the > Cooker TWiki. > > http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/Mandrake92#Proposed_Errata > > We could point people from the twiki page to the official errata > when one exists. That sounds like a good idea. eric -- Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] installlazione K3B 0.10
You can directly download the binary version of K3B 0.10 for Mandrake 9.1. I did this a month ago. HTH Qinghua Wang - Original Message - From: Mauro Sacchetto To: Mandrake Club Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 3:10 PM Subject: [newbie] installlazione K3B 0.10 Un saluto a tutti i neofiti come me... Sto cercando di installare K3B 0.10. Posto che ho rinunciato con rpm, che mi richiede una quantità di liberie in conflitto fra loro (chissà come si risolvono...), ho tentato col pacchetto tar.gz. Tuttavia, quando, dopo aver scompattato, lancio ./configure il programma, che parte regolarmente, mi avverte alla fine che nel prefisso non trova KDE HEADERS. Qual è la sintassi richiesta? Grazie! Mauro
[newbie] installlazione K3B 0.10
Un saluto a tutti i neofiti come me... Sto cercando di installare K3B 0.10. Posto che ho rinunciato con rpm, che mi richiede una quantità di liberie in conflitto fra loro (chissà come si risolvono...), ho tentato col pacchetto tar.gz. Tuttavia, quando, dopo aver scompattato, lancio ./configure il programma, che parte regolarmente, mi avverte alla fine che nel prefisso non trova KDE HEADERS. Qual è la sintassi richiesta? Grazie! Mauro
Re: [newbie] which laser printer
On Sunday 23 November 2003 06:01, Lee Wiggers wrote: > On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 21:27:58 -0500 > Thanks for the advise. www.linuxprinting.org seems to be a good sourse for info. I ended up with two printers out of the deal. An HP 4+ and an HP 6L. Both seem to work fine. -- 08:13:09 up 9:39, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.07, 0.07 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] file xxxx.md5sum
Hi John, "Wow" thanks for a comprehensive explanation and detailed instructions to do md5sum. This is very much appreciated. Johan *** - Original Message - From: "John Richard Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] file .md5sum > Johan wrote: > > >Hi, > >Now if you have a file named xx.md5sum and a xx.iso - is there a way that > >you can check if the download is true. > >Please some pointers how to do this. > >Thanks > >Johan > > > > > The iso's have md5sums published for them, > so, > 40c8812dce7b9f8fb0a3b364af62b974 > is the md5sum of Mandrake92-cd1-inst.i586.iso > > When you have finished your download, > cd directory Mandrake92-cd1-inst.i586.iso file, > and run, > md5sum Mandrake92-cd1-inst.i586.iso and > if your iso is all there it will return, after a fairish wait, > 40c8812dce7b9f8fb0a3b364af62b974 > > Once the iso is writen to a CD as a disc(not as an iso) > it is possible to find the md5sum of the disc which will > not be the same as the iso(after all it's not an iso now,merely > the contents) but unfortuneatly they don't publish any > md5sum of the CD which would be quick and simple > so it's not going to be possible to check the sum against > any known md5sum for the CD. > > However IF you still have the original iso image file it > can be used to check the new CD , > There are several ways. > > test1 burnt cd > = > > ls -ls .iso to find the filesize, in bytes, of > the ISO > image > > Divide that by 2048 to find the number of sectors:(xx) > > Put the CD into a drive but don't mount it. > > dd if=/dev/(x) bs=2048 count=(xx) | md5sum - > where (x) is your device(eg. hdc, or scd0), > where (xx) is the number of sectors > > They should agree. > > The principle is the same whether checking a CD or a file created > from an iso situated on the HD. Just substitute the /dev/(x) with > path to iso imagefile, not that , so far, I've had occassion to check > this with practicable examples, but I cannot see why it should not > work. > > Problems arrise where you no longer retain the the original downloaded > iso image file.Then there is nothing to work with but the original > published md5sum for the iso image file. > > In theory one ought to be able to backtrack to the original iso image > file you downloaded by creating a new iso image file from your CD > or package file, this can be done, > > test3 burnt cd > == > make an ISO of the CD, > cd (destination directory) > mkisofs -r -J -v -o temp.iso /mnt/cdrom/* (full scan) > mkisofs -v -o temp.iso /mnt/cdrom/* ( troublesome file endings) > > ls > .iso > md5sum .iso > 6c7df6cc49a7abff39558a06a4e571eb .iso > > In theory this should be the same as the published > iso md5sum, but it depends what criteria the packager used > to create the iso image file , the flags (-r, -J - for instance) make > a difference to the resuling md5sum, I guess it's a question of > what depth of read the mkisofs does ? > > > If you find a way, let me know , because I've deleted an iso image > file of the MD9.2 CD1 , but would like to check the burnt to CD > contents against the original md5sum for the iso.So far my > attemps have come to naught. All would be so much > simpler if the packagers merely published the iso and the CD > md5sums. > > John > > -- > John Richard Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 12:50, HaywireMac wrote: snipped all that > On Television . . ." Gawd, Haywire you really can be a PIA..beats watching TV though:) Good luck, HarM -- Registered Linux User #197998 FSF Associate Member #901 ICQ #146191606 Mandrake HowTo's & more: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:41:56 +0200 Void lon iXaarii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > but my tv tuner didn't work (not even one channel detected) ... Back to Windows for *TV*??!! Well, if it's worth it... ;-) "One Nation under God has turned into One Nation under the influence of one drug Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation T.V., it satellite links our United States of unconciousness Apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive the methadone metronome pumping out a 150 channels 24 hours a day you can flip through all of them and still there's nothing worth watching T.V. is the reason why less than ten percent of our Nation reads books daily Why most people think Central America means Kansas Socialism means unamerican and Apartheid is a new headache remedy absorbed in it's world it's so hard to find us It shapes our minds the most maybe the mother of our Nation should remind us that we're sitting to close to. . . Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation T.V. is the stomping ground for political candidates Where bears in the woods are chased by Grecian Formula'd bald eagles T.V. is mechanized politic's remote control over the masses co-sponsered by environmentally safe gases watch for the PBS special It's the perpetuation of the two party system where image takes precedence over wisdom Where sound bite politics are served to the fastfood culture Where straight teeth in your mouth are more important than the words that come out of it Race baiting is the way to get selected Willie Horton or Will he not get elected on . . . Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation T.V. is it the reflector or the director? Does it imitate us or do we imitate it Because a child watches 1500 murders before he's twelve years old and we wonder how we've created a Jason generation that learns to laugh rather than abhor the horror T.V. is the place where armchair generals and quarterbacks can experience first hand the excitement of video warfare as the theme song is sung in the background Sugar sweet sitcoms that leave us with a bad actor taste while pop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars You saw the video You heard the soundtrack Well now go buy the soft drink Well, the only cola that I support would be a union C.O.L.A. (Cost of Living Allowance) On Television. Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation Back again, "New and Improved", we return to our irregularly programmed schedule hidden cleverly between heavy breasted beer and car commericals CNN ESPN ABC TNT but mostly B.S. Where oxymoronic language like "virtually spotless" "fresh frozen" "light yet filling" and "military intelligence" have become standard T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined like "recession" to "necessary downturn" "crude oil" on a beach to "mousse" "Civilian death" to "collateral damages" and being killed by your own Army is now called "friendly fire" T.V. is the place where the pursuit of happiness has become the pursuit of trivia Where toothpaste and cars have become sex objects Where imagination is sucked out of children by a cathode ray nipple T.V. is the only wet nurse that would create a cripple Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation On Television . . ." -- HaywireMac ++ ICQ # 279518458 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ "The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be." -- Lao Tsu Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ML 9.2 News page on the twiki
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 01:34 am, Eric Huff wrote: > http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/FiveStarNews > > > > Hmmm. There are still missing menu items when I'm running the > > > KDE desktop, but in Gnome desktop, they're all here! > > Whoops, i hit send a little too quick. If there are still problems, > and no one posts a solution that's also worth putting there so > people know it's a tricky problem. > It probably would be a good idea to limit it to items that are not in the official errata. There is also a page like this on the Cooker TWiki. http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/Mandrake92#Proposed_Errata We could point people from the twiki page to the official errata when one exists. -- /g "Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read" -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] camera
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 12:21, philip wrote: > Well no pictures not even a whiff of a picture.still very confused. Got > to the split view but when i try to pen home directory ...nothing..There > is nothing in the pictures file or anything in the Kodak file You're using 9.1 which has certain issues concerning "supermount". What you can try is mounting it yourself...Or upgrading to 9.2!:) Supermount is supposed to atomagically mount your device as it would CDroms or floppies when/if you insert them. Alas it doesn't work 100% in 9.1 and even gets particularly messy with USB devices like camera's. The icons on your desktop are only links to the directories those devices get mounted on. With the command: "mount" (without the quotes) you'll get output of the filesystems that are loaded at that moment(so connect the cam first)...including the partitions you have access to. Send us that output as well as the content of /etc/fstab and I'll be able to be more direct in naming the files you need to mount/access. Good luck, HarM -- Registered Linux User #197998 FSF Associate Member #901 ICQ #146191606 Mandrake HowTo's & more: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] haywire's (joehill) bounce
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 06:14:37 + et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry for posting to the list, hopefully haywire will see it. > Seems someone has gotten spamcop to bounce all mail from earthlink's mail > servers... and while I am sure some spam might go thru them, they do try to > cut out a bunch of spam > > A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its > recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed: waitaminnit! that's coming from Zoneedit, the shmoe's who do my dyn DNS thang! Those buggers K, I'm unsubbing and re-subbing back to the good ol' Joe :-) -- HaywireMac ++ ICQ # 279518458 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ "The US is our trading partner, our neighbour, our ally and our friend... and sometimes we'd like to give them such a smack!" -- Rick Mercer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] haywire's (joehill) bounce
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 06:14:37 + et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry for posting to the list, hopefully haywire will see it. > Seems someone has gotten spamcop to bounce all mail from earthlink's mail > servers... and while I am sure some spam might go thru them, they do try to > cut out a bunch of spam ya, I got a bounce, but as long as my post reaches the list, all is well... uh, for me at least ;-) -- HaywireMac ++ ICQ # 279518458 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ "One of the most dangerous errors of our time is the belief that human beings are uniquely violent animals, barely restrained from committing atrocities on each other by the constraints of ethics, religion, and the state." -- Eric S. Raymond Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KDE Menu issue revisited
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 01:21:59 -0800 Melissa Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now on to other things... like why I can't use the "Delete Article" > option in Knode (option is there, just disabled). Like et said.. yeah that's for articles you post. (to cancel your post) set up your filters to catch the flooder you're having trouble with that way you won't get the headers in the first place. That's one reason I like pan over knode. Deleting the headers does keep the header window cleaned up and a little easier to keep track of what you've read, which pan allows you to do. I don't post binaries or anything so pan works fine for me. As for slrn (from another post of yours) that's a consonle newsreader so to use it you need to run it in a terminal. HTH -- _||_ Registered linux user #300600 (o_ Registered linux machine # 185855 //\at V_/_ http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mandrake 9.2 and HPT 372
Well, I did manage to narrow it down, it is definitely an issue with the HPT 372 controller card and Mandrake 9.2. 9.2 just will NOT boot with the RAID controller enabled in the BIOS, I tried just about every option that I know of on the lilo screen, including noapic, nolapic, ide=reverse, acpi=ht, acpi=off, etc. It always panics at the point where it should be loading the hde and hdf drives. When I turn the RAID controller completely off with the BIOS, it goes right to the setup screen without a hiccup. The BIOS is the newest version and I have even flashed the ROM for the HPT controller to make sure that it was at the newest revision. Mandrake had some weird issue with shipping on my DVD order for 9.2 and given my problems with the ISO images, I have just canceled the order and may wait it out until the next version which will hopefully have better support or my motherboard. -- Bryan Phinney Software Test Engineer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] haywire's (joehill) bounce
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 01:14 am, et wrote: > Sorry for posting to the list, hopefully haywire will see it. > Seems someone has gotten spamcop to bounce all mail from earthlink's mail > servers... and while I am sure some spam might go thru them, they do try to > cut out a bunch of spam > > A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its > recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT > TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: host mail.zoneedit.com [67.29.152.143]: > 554 Service unavailable; Client host [207.217.120.126] blocked using > bl.spamcop.net; Blocked - see > http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml?207.217.120.126 > > -- This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. -- > > Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Received: from user-0c8h4f2.cable.mindspring.com ([24.136.145.226] > helo=192.168.1.101) > by turkey.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) > id 1AOb1h-0006hC-00; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 03:06:37 -0800 > From: et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I hate to say this since I am SUCH a big fan of DNS BL's but any enterprise mail admin who is using Spamcop's list to block mail is a complete idiot. For Pete's sake, even Spamcop recommends against using their list to block mail at the mail server level. Oh well, I wouldn't really want to talk to anyone who uses such a clueless provider that they would place the responsibility for blocking on the numerous newbies who use spamcop to report spam anyway, so I suppose it all works out in the end. -- Bryan Phinney Software Test Engineer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Connecting From 9.2
On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 11:19, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > On Monday 24 November 2003 08:45 pm, Langsley T Russell wrote: > > Thank you John. Once again I'm in your debt. The kppp program was indeed > > what I wanted, I just didn't know where to find it. > > > > I now have it on my desktop and it is working fine. The one exception to > > that is that now I hear no sound from the modem during dial, ring, and > > "handshake".I don't know that that is necessarily a problem, it's just a > > little strange. > > in the gui, click on "setup", then the "Modem" tab, you'll see a horizontal slider named "Modem Volume". Slide it all the way to the right. -- Merlin Zener Piano, Synthesizer Thailand. registered Linux user number 328618 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Re: Wine (or others)
On Monday 24 November 2003 08:20 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Monday 24 November 2003 08:08 pm, HaywireMac wrote: > > On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:45:18 +0200 > > > > Erix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > (W)ine (I)s (N)ot an (E)mulator. > > > > Ya, just like (L)AME is not (A)n (M)p3 (E)ncoder... ;- > > And (L)inux (i)s (n)ot (u)ni(x) It has to be self-referencing. (G)nu is (N)ot (U)nix. -- Bryan Phinney Software Test Engineer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] usb iomega cdrw
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:06:53 -0500 Dooggie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello > > i am having trouble installing my cdrw drive. when i plug it in and > start the computer, it halts at "finding dependencies". > i am running mandrake 9.0 with kernel 2.4.21.0.13mdk. > > thanks > > > My box always froze at "finding module dependancies" when booting. I waited a minute or so then hit the SysReq key and it continued (spitting out something about hwclock line such and such rc.sysinit. Something about my hardwareclock it doesn't like. I ended up having to comment out a section in rc.sysinit and halt otherwise it just plain refused to boot/shutdown cleanly. Just out of curiosity, what motherboard do you have? Mine's an ASUS A7V (amd 750 processor) Jerry -- _||_ Registered linux user #300600 (o_ Registered linux machine # 185855 //\at V_/_ http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] My First Test :-)
Hello, I haven't received any newbie list email since the 17th, so I'm sending this to see if I'm still subscribed (if not, I should receive an email asking me to confirm this). Regards, _nasturtium P.S. Why do people still bother to read test messages?! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] camera
Well no pictures not even a whiff of a picture.still very confused. Got to the split view but when i try to pen home directory ...nothing..There is nothing in the pictures file or anything in the Kodak file ???On Mon, 2003-11-24 at 19:35, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Monday 24 Nov 2003 5:56 pm, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > > > > Easiest way (if you're using KDE and konqueror file manager) would > > be: In the menu bar choose "window" and then "split view > > left/right". That way you'll have 2 instances of the same > > directory. If you select the "home" icon on the tool bar, one of > > the 2 will open /home/philip where you can open "pictures". > > You can then "drag & drop" the pictures from your cam to that > > "pictures" directory. > > > As a bonus, you can set Konqueror to 'preview' all your pictures, > which will show up as large icon-size pics, and there is also a > setting which allows you to see an enlarged version and the > properties (including the date your camera put on them) when you > hover over the icon. That's all done in kde's Control Center. > > Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] haywire's (joehill) bounce
Sorry for posting to the list, hopefully haywire will see it. Seems someone has gotten spamcop to bounce all mail from earthlink's mail servers... and while I am sure some spam might go thru them, they do try to cut out a bunch of spam A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: host mail.zoneedit.com [67.29.152.143]: 554 Service unavailable; Client host [207.217.120.126] blocked using bl.spamcop.net; Blocked - see http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml?207.217.120.126 -- This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. -- Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from user-0c8h4f2.cable.mindspring.com ([24.136.145.226] helo=192.168.1.101) by turkey.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AOb1h-0006hC-00; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 03:06:37 -0800 From: et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KDE Menu issue revisited
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 09:21 am, Melissa Reese wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tuesday 25 November 2003 12:17 am, Melissa Reese wrote: > > I hope someone can help me. > > Eek! My KDE menus are back! :-) > > I went into MenuDrake once more, and this time I dealt with the "menu > style" option (I've done this before, but the changes never > stuck...this time it worked!). > > It seems that persistence, if nothing else, can eventually prevail (or > was it just dumb luck? :-)). > > Now on to other things... like why I can't use the "Delete Article" > option in Knode (option is there, just disabled). that 'delete article' only works on articles you have posted, and works on the news server, not the local files. > > Anyway...thanks, as always, for putting up with my constant questions > (and conversations with self!). > > - -- > Melissa > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/wx88jVbXUvsE8ukRAs1HAKC2D9Ze98SIVEVMHb2M4DjlfKmcIgCfWtxv > q31vhPbuitZbd6AKYt9J6R8= > =I7mO > -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KNode: Disabled "delete"?
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 10:51 am, Melissa Reese wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi et, > > On Monday, November 24, 2003, at 9:36:21 PM PST, you wrote: > > select the headers you want to delete? > > > :-) Of course I did. I know that KNode is an online reader, but > > there must be a way to delete unwanted headers. It's important to me > at the moment because one group that I read regularly is under attack > from a silly "flooder" (is that what they're called?). These > unwanted headers are quickly filling up the message list, making it > difficult to find the worthwhile posts. > > I looked at Pan, but I think I like KNode more. I wanted to try slrn > as well, but when I try to start it, a console pops up for a few > seconds, then disappears...and no slrn shows up. I have no idea > what's going on with that. In any event, if I can sort out the > header deletion issue with KNode, that would be great! > > - -- > Melissa go to settings, configure knode, clean up, and you can configure automagic clean up, and to purge every day, but I do not see how to just delete a header unless i use the filters, Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KNode: Disabled "delete"?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi et, On Monday, November 24, 2003, at 9:36:21 PM PST, you wrote: > select the headers you want to delete? :-) Of course I did. I know that KNode is an online reader, but there must be a way to delete unwanted headers. It's important to me at the moment because one group that I read regularly is under attack from a silly "flooder" (is that what they're called?). These unwanted headers are quickly filling up the message list, making it difficult to find the worthwhile posts. I looked at Pan, but I think I like KNode more. I wanted to try slrn as well, but when I try to start it, a console pops up for a few seconds, then disappears...and no slrn shows up. I have no idea what's going on with that. In any event, if I can sort out the header deletion issue with KNode, that would be great! - -- Melissa PGP public keys: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]&Body=Please%20send%20keys -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iD8DBQE/wzPYjVbXUvsE8ukRAue2AJ4k7MOF+J43qbmRsw8b0ZxqzGWbdQCeJRAZ 11XhtK0bGm/LrpgXeejN+9A= =8kQW -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] leaving linux again
well ... after like ... umm .. maybe 5-6 months of linuxing .. it seems I'm moving back to windows again ... I had really high hopes for Mandrake 9.2 ... but my tv tuner didn't work (not even one channel detected) ... though it was cool that this time I was able to quickly get all 4 speakers working ... and I saw no obvious way of getting the remote working seems I'm moving into standby again for a couple of months years ... sad news ;-( greets to everybody & thanks for all the help. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KNode: Disabled "delete"?
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 08:40 am, Melissa Reese wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Monday 24 November 2003 08:14 pm, Melissa Reese wrote: > > This seems such a basic function, so I'm sure I'll feel > > sufficiently stupid when someone points it out to me, but could you > > anyway? How do I delete unwanted headers/posts from the message > > index? > > I should add that I do indeed see the "delete" option, but it's > disabled. What do I need to do to enable "delete"? > > Thanks, > > - -- > Melissa select the headers you want to delete? > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/wxWcjVbXUvsE8ukRAuHyAKDsax1BqmN25QJWCMeF6N0kyRX99ACeOAqP > ze+Iqy2EqYTUdyfSXOf4mEI= > =hhSX > -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] nvidia fx56000 with samsung 21" lcd monitor
On Monday 24 November 2003 20:33, Albrecht wrote: > Hey, > > I have problems getting 9.2 to work with my NVIDIA FX56000 video card > and samsung 213T LCD monitor. > > I tried drakconf and xf86cfg and xf86config, but I am not that > experienced w/ the XFree setup. In my desparation I was attempting to > install the latest nvidia drivers but ran into problems getting the > kernel sources installed. I got the proper source rpm and ran "rpm > -Uvh kernel...src.rpm" but it seems that the code is not extracted > into the /usr/src/linux structure but rather only a couple of files > (tar.bz2 files, a header and two awk files) (I believe it was in > /usr/src/.../SOURCES/). You don't need the src.rpm but the kernel-source rpm corresponding to the running kernel (uname -r). > Now first my question is, which nvidia driver is included in 9.2? > Does it even make sense to try this? > Second, has anybody gotten this combination -- or each component > individually? Third, how do I get the kernel source from the tar form > into compilable form in /usr/src/linux. > > Thanks > Albrecht HTH, -Frans Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KDE Menu issue revisited
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 25 November 2003 12:17 am, Melissa Reese wrote: > I hope someone can help me. Eek! My KDE menus are back! :-) I went into MenuDrake once more, and this time I dealt with the "menu style" option (I've done this before, but the changes never stuck...this time it worked!). It seems that persistence, if nothing else, can eventually prevail (or was it just dumb luck? :-)). Now on to other things... like why I can't use the "Delete Article" option in Knode (option is there, just disabled). Anyway...thanks, as always, for putting up with my constant questions (and conversations with self!). - -- Melissa -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/wx88jVbXUvsE8ukRAs1HAKC2D9Ze98SIVEVMHb2M4DjlfKmcIgCfWtxv q31vhPbuitZbd6AKYt9J6R8= =I7mO -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] No Sound -- What' this error mean?
You're using an ISA PnP card? I have two ISA sound cards on the home PC, none of which was correctly set up by MDK, I had to do some manual work. From what I understood the card is detected by the kernel at boot (you see a message in the syslog) but not configured or activated. To do this you need to install the isapnp tools. pnpdump scans your ISA bus and prints to stdout a possible configuration file for your card. You edit this file selecting the settings you need, then feed it to isapnp which configures and activates the card. Now you can load the kernel drivers with insmod snd-cs4232. If you don't do the isapnp step, the insmod will fail. You can check if it worked with cat /proc/asound/oss/sndstat (or something like that), it should show the soundcard status. I'm by no means an expert, so I cannot guarantee it will work for you like it did for me. good luck, raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 24 November 2003 07:14 pm, Mike Adolf wrote: *** Sound server informational message: Error while initializing the sound driver: device /dev/dsp can't be opened (no file or directory) The sound server will continue, using the null output device. *** I have no sound from CD player. Just to get information, I started the sound server. A reboot then gives the above message. It is probably the same reason my CD doesn't work?? It sounds like there is no sound driver, but harddrake says there is. A driver is also initialized in boot log. mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] madolf] More information: The sound module doesn't seem to be there! #less /etc/modules.conf | grep sound alias sound-slot-0 snd-cs4232 # /sbin/lsmod | grep snd-cs4232 nothing?? # /sbin/lsmod (shows) snd40868 0 mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can't boot after install
Are you trying to boot from a SCSI disk? Reading various HOWTOs I had the impression that you need special attention for that, but I have no experience. Have you tried the "LILO Howto" or the "boot+root+raid+lilo" howto? Both can be found here:http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/pdf/ good luck, raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I have a dual Pentium 200 cpu system with 256mb ram (8 x 32Mb 30pin) 8 x SCSI HDD 4 x 4Gb 4 x 8Gb attached to an AMI Megaraid controller with 16Mb ram Matrox Millenium 4Mb video card (ex server) I have attempted to install Mandrake 9.1 many times, each time I have done a complete hardware level format of the physical drives from the RAID controller then made 2 (two) logical drives the 4 x 4Gbs together and the 4 x 8Gbs together in RAID 5 to give me approx 13Gb and approx 26Gb. I have also attempted to install Redhat 9.0 and Mandrake 9.0 It seems to go through the install process fine. Under both wizard and expert configuration. (I'm no expert, but have worked with M$ from DOS 1.1 upwards so figured I might stand a chance of understanding some of the setup in expert) Finished install and time to reboot. Remove CD from drive and reboot. Before LILO or GRUB I get: L 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 etc.. until it freezes. Usually about 1/2 screen of 40's Then no LILO or GRUB. I've tried FDISK/MBR from a win98 bootdisk then RESCUE from the Mandrake CD1 to recreate LILO. No error messages, everything fine... But still no boot. Just L 40 40 40 40 40 etc... Any help would be appreciated. TIA Shaz 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] Bad signatures in 9.2
On Sunday 23 Nov 2003 7:40 pm, Dick Gevers wrote: > On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 09:56:07 +, Keith Powell > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about [newbie] Bad signatures in 9.2: > >However, if I try to install anything from the rediris "contrib" > > mirror, I get the "Invalid Signature" message on each package. But > > they will install if I ignore the message. I didn't get these > > errors with 9.1 > > First of all you might want to check out the errata page. Then you > could use the trusted method (as root) of rpm -K foobar.rpm, which > will tell you if the signature is there or not and valid or not, and > the md5 sum is okay or not. > > If you urpmi packages, any signatures they contain should > automagically be added to the keyring, which is now in a database > managed by rpm, and no longer uses root`s GnuPG keyring. > > Moreover, it might help to update the rpm* packages, which have been > published since 9.2 was distributed, should you not have done so yet. > > Under Mandrake Control Center the keys can be managed via `Software > Manager` - --> `Software Media Manager` --> Manage keys... > > If you use rpm on the console, obtain the key (or export to file from > keyring) and import the key to the rpm-keyring with: rpm --import > foo.bar(.asc). > > HTH > =Dick Gevers= Dick, thanks for your reply. The help is appreciated. I have now installed all the updates (which took several hours - hence the delay in replying to you) and have then installed a package from the CDs. There is still the same "bad signature" message. As I wrote before, I haven't had this with the CDs from earlier versions. Not tried installing any more packages from "Contrib" yet. So I will now go through all you have suggested and see if it can be solved. Otherwise I will have to ignore the error messages, but I would rather not get them! Cheers and thanks again. Keith Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KNode: Disabled "delete"?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 24 November 2003 08:14 pm, Melissa Reese wrote: > This seems such a basic function, so I'm sure I'll feel > sufficiently stupid when someone points it out to me, but could you > anyway? How do I delete unwanted headers/posts from the message > index? I should add that I do indeed see the "delete" option, but it's disabled. What do I need to do to enable "delete"? Thanks, - -- Melissa -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/wxWcjVbXUvsE8ukRAuHyAKDsax1BqmN25QJWCMeF6N0kyRX99ACeOAqP ze+Iqy2EqYTUdyfSXOf4mEI= =hhSX -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] KDE Menu issue revisited
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I'm still trying to figure out why several menu items are missing from my "K" menu in KDE. Does the error message below give you any hints? [EMAIL PROTECTED] melissa]# menudrake ERROR: Couldn't attach to DCOP server! ERROR: Couldn't attach to DCOP server! Menudrake did open up, and after it did its scan, it did show *all* the missing menu items as "being there". "Save" acts like it's saving, but nothing is changed after that. I hope someone can help me. For a few reasons, I do feel I prefer the KDE desktop over Gnome, but Gnome doesn't have the menu problem that KDE does. Please help! Thanks! - -- Melissa -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/wxAgjVbXUvsE8ukRAsLlAKCNrmCYfU3mbmM/JG0rqq8Wjo7MkwCeJ14E G2X1d7i6iDjP5+Pgw9XJzdk= =ulud -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Opera 7.23 (Final) works out-of-the-box
I alway preferred Opera as a browser but never got Java or QT working before. Never cared much. If I had to use 'em I cranked up Moz. The latest Opera just works. Out of the box. Lee -- User #223705 Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Kmail: Address book import
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I saw in the address book import options in Kmail that .vcf files could be imported. So...I went to my Windows email program and exported all the addresses to a single .vcf file. When I tried to import that file into the Kmail address book, it would only offer to import *one* address! What have a done wrong here? Thanks! - -- Melissa -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/wwz5jVbXUvsE8ukRAhr0AKD0VFpetosDSsrXiQaglj/M2KozXQCfeH4E GtnYXXGCJnyOT5du6SHRu6k= =aX5I -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] kdeinit - configuring?
Hi Does anybody know where I go in 9.2 to turn off a kdeinit service? Mine starts a 'laptopdaemon' and I don't have a laptop. I believe it is responsible for making my screen go blank every 60 seconds or so and requiring me to use my password to get back in again. _very_ irritating. :-( Thanks -- pn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
