Re: [newbie] Stopped printing.
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 06:56, Glenn wrote: On Wednesday 04 August 2004 00:17, Frank wrote: Thank you right now my printer has fired up and is printing. Any idea how that 'filter' got set in the first place? Not necessary, be great to pass on the next time someone asks is all. I never did figure out why it happened. It just popped up on me when I did a re-install to fix some Cooker hiccups once upon a time. I dont know why but it shows up after a reinstall of my turboprint driver, I just delete it and go on. -- Regards; Hoyt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Cron doesn't run for user
Hello All, I'm on mdk 10 OE. I've put a little bash script in /home/ger/bin/, added that directory to my path, created a crontab for myself with crontab (it's now /var/spool/cron/ger), added my whole $PATH to it, created /etc/cron.allow and even /var/spool/cron/cron.allow with my user name in it, restarted cron with /etc/rc5.d/S90crond restart (even though I don't think that's even necessary), the woiks. I even added a line to /etc/crontab (now removed). I've read all I can find on cron, and it should be running my script. Well, it an't. The script works, I can run it from the command line. But I don't want that, I need it to work at specified times on it's own. What am I missing? Thanks for your help, Germán. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] PHP and Mysql Question
Tony S. Sykes wrote: Not so much a Mandrake question, but I collect data off of a server and I want to show the data in a graph on the web. I assume the best way is import the data into mysql and present it using PHP. Does anybody do this at the moment? How easy difficult is it to show the data in a graph. Any links are much appreciated. Thanks, Tony. Hi Tony: I regularly use PHP/MySQL for my web-db work, but when it comes to graphics, I routinely use Perl because it just seems to have a richer library of read-to-use scripts. That may have changed, however. Here's one brief example: http://penguinsolutions.org/mathematics.png There are many good resources on the web for Perl's graphics scripts, and one really good book to take a peek at: Perl Graphics Programming, 1st edition, by Shawn Wallace http://www.penguinsolutions.org/books/bookdetail.php?book_id=2 This text actually is the second book related to Perl's graphics capabilities that Wallace has done, but this one is full of the details you need. Here are some web resources: http://www.devpapers.com/article/128 http://forums.devshed.com/archive/t-11416 http://linuxgazette.com/issue83/padala.html http://www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Languages/Perl/Weave/chart1-4.html http://gdchart.freeservers.com/gdchart/docs/pie_chart.html http://www.devchannel.org/devtoolschannel/04/04/13/1429242.shtml Hope this helps, Clint Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] PHP and Mysql Question
Thanks Clint, it looks like I could be learning Perl now. Thanks, Tony. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Clint Harshaw Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 1:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] PHP and Mysql Question Tony S. Sykes wrote: Not so much a Mandrake question, but I collect data off of a server and I want to show the data in a graph on the web. I assume the best way is import the data into mysql and present it using PHP. Does anybody do this at the moment? How easy difficult is it to show the data in a graph. Any links are much appreciated. Thanks, Tony. Hi Tony: I regularly use PHP/MySQL for my web-db work, but when it comes to graphics, I routinely use Perl because it just seems to have a richer library of read-to-use scripts. That may have changed, however. Here's one brief example: http://penguinsolutions.org/mathematics.png There are many good resources on the web for Perl's graphics scripts, and one really good book to take a peek at: Perl Graphics Programming, 1st edition, by Shawn Wallace http://www.penguinsolutions.org/books/bookdetail.php?book_id=2 This text actually is the second book related to Perl's graphics capabilities that Wallace has done, but this one is full of the details you need. Here are some web resources: http://www.devpapers.com/article/128 http://forums.devshed.com/archive/t-11416 http://linuxgazette.com/issue83/padala.html http://www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Languages/Perl/Weave/chart1-4.html http://gdchart.freeservers.com/gdchart/docs/pie_chart.html http://www.devchannel.org/devtoolschannel/04/04/13/1429242.shtml Hope this helps, Clint -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify either the sender or [EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Cron doesn't run for user
German Guillot wrote: Hello All, I'm on mdk 10 OE. I've put a little bash script in /home/ger/bin/, added that directory to my path, created a crontab for myself with crontab (it's now /var/spool/cron/ger), added my whole $PATH to it, created /etc/cron.allow and even /var/spool/cron/cron.allow with my user name in it, restarted cron with /etc/rc5.d/S90crond restart (even though I don't think that's even necessary), the woiks. I even added a line to /etc/crontab (now removed). I've read all I can find on cron, and it should be running my script. Well, it an't. The script works, I can run it from the command line. But I don't want that, I need it to work at specified times on it's own. What am I missing? Thanks for your help, Germán. You might want to try adding a PATH=whatever your path is before the first command in the script. I am not sure how you added the path to the crontab entry, but it doesn't sound like your script is using it. If it is using the default path, then it will not find any programs that are not in /bin or /usr/bin. A couple of other things to be carefull of - some programs do not work well if you do not have an active ternimal. - when run by crontab, you have a very limmited set of varables set. If you would post your crontab entry, and your script, we may be able to give you more specific help. (Any error mail from crontab also...) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] Cron doesn't run for user
Have you got your scripts path explicit in the crontab? Tony. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of German Guillot Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 4:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Cron doesn't run for user On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 10:07:58 -0400, JoeHill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was having the same problem, turned out it was that in the crontab entry I did not put the full path the script. Even though it was in *my* PATH, cron still needed the full directions. Thanks Joe. I had it like that to start with, and it didn't work. That's when I added the path to the script in the crontab PATH variable. Still no banana. So I added my whole path, just in case it needed it for the commands in the script. Nyet. I'm all confused. By rights it _should_ work. Starting to lose my sense of humour here - better go brew some caffeine. Germn. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify either the sender or [EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Can't install Mandrake-Linux?
Greg Meyer wrote: On Tuesday 03 August 2004 11:43 pm, Lanman wrote: Greg Meyer wrote: On Tuesday 03 August 2004 06:22 pm, Lanman wrote: Has anyone heard of a Mandrake install causing a black-screen right at the beginning of the install? I've been trying to install Mandrake 10.0 and 9.2 on an ECS K7VMM board with a Duron 650 CPU and 512MB of ram, and right after I press the Enter button to start the install, the screen goes black, and nothing else happens. Just to make sure, I installed Fedora Core 2 without a single problem. I thought I'd try it because it has a 2.6 kernel, and I was concerned that the kernel was the problem. FC2 installed without a single problem - Video and Monitor were properly detected by Anaconda, and all my hardware was detected and set up without any grief at all. Any thoughts? Suggestions? I've tested the Ram and it's fine, and I've checked and rechecked the BIOS which is also set properly. Try starting the install kernel with noapic nolapic boot parameters. Thanks Greg! That did the trick! First time in 8 or 9 years that this has been a problem for me! Who'd a thunk it, except you! Mandrake is one of the few kernels that has apic enabled by default on UP kernels. I've run into this a bazillion times, so it is always the first thing I try when a machine won't boot, oir boots with certain hardware not working. Greg; Go Figure! It's a first for me! But I won't forget it from now on! Thanks again, Dude! Lanman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Thight VNC server
Hallo guys, I want install thight vnc server but I dont know how to setup thight vnc with an dynamic IP. Neither I do know if linux has an special program for these kind of services(if you know please tell me). I do have an NO-IP subscription (my dynamic ip services provider). Do someone know something about this? Gregory Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Cron doesn't run for user
On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:34:36 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You might want to try adding a PATH=whatever your path is before the first command in the script. Yep, I did that. I tried PATH=/home/ger/bin and when that didn't work PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11: etc, the whole bash environment variable. I am not sure how you added the path to the crontab entry, but it doesn't sound like your script is using it. I created a file in my home dir called crontab, and then did crontab crontab. The new generated file appeared as /var/spool/cron/ger, and crontab -l showed its contents properly. If it is using the default path, then it will not find any programs that are not in /bin or /usr/bin. A couple of other things to be carefull of - some programs do not work well if you do not have an active ternimal. - when run by crontab, you have a very limmited set of varables set. Just to see, I made another script to open a browser window. All it has is this: #!/bin/bash galeon It's called /home/ger/bin/gal and works from the command line. But not from cron. Those things you point out might be the reason... I'll use a command that always works and check it. Any suggestions? If you would post your crontab entry, and your script, we may be able to give you more specific help. (Any error mail from crontab also...) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ger]$ crontab -l # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall. # (crontab installed on Wed Aug 4 18:50:32 2004) # (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 2.13 1994/01/17 03:20:37 vixie Exp $) SHELL=/bin/bash MAILTO=ger PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/X11R6/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/usr/lib/jre-1.4.2_04/bin:/home/ger/bin */15 * * * * /home/ger/bin/gal That's the current content. Tha actual script I'm trying to run is an adaptation of Todd Slater's recently posted script to check a web page for new content. The only differences being that wget reads my galeon cookie file (it's a site that requires login) and that if there is any change Galeon opens a tab in the background. As I said, from the command line it works. Incidentally, about the mail. I've been looking for it, but I didn't want to ask different kinds of questions in the same email. The directory /var/spool/mail/ is empty and there's no mail-related stuff in my home dir. I've never yet read system mail so I don't know if there's a deamon that should be running and isn't, or something. Anyway, good pointers there, I'll try with other simple commands to see what happens. Thanks a lot. Germán. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Thight VNC server
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 12:41 pm, Gregory Croes wrote: Hallo guys, I want install thight vnc server but I dont know how to setup thight vnc with an dynamic IP. Neither I do know if linux has an special program for these kind of services(if you know please tell me). I do have an NO-IP subscription (my dynamic ip services provider). Do someone know something about this? Yes I have just set this up myself with a no-ip account and it works well. What you need to do is start the vnc server should be in InternetRemote accessVirtual network connection, then make sure you select allow control of my machien, supply a password then click connection. Now from the computer you want to use to connet from start the same program, in the remote server box put your no-ip address in the display number put 0 zero and enter the password you supplied for the server and click connection. Thats about all there is too it. Oh if you are firewalled on the server you will need to open port 5900. HTH Regards, Dan Gordon -- Wed Aug 4 13:19:12 EDT 2004 13:19:12 up 16:54, 0 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00 A fail-safe circuit will destroy others. -- Klipstein Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Cleaning after urpmi
Is there a way to tell if you have packages that are unused on your system? I, like many, prefer to use urpmi to install software where possible, the problem I'm concerned about is uninstalling packages that got installed as dependencies when I remove the package. In other words: I may install: urpmi foo foo requires bar bar-devel Whatever the exact dialog is (Y/n) then later I realize foo doesn't meet my needs cause I want to install fubar from CVS. So I urpme foo which gets rid of foo, but how can I tell that bar and bar-devel are still out there and unused? What sort of 'clean up' programs does Linux have, perhaps analogs to Quartdeck's (Now Norton's) CleanSweep for the Window's platforms? Thanks, -Ry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Thight VNC server
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 12:41 pm, Gregory Croes wrote: Hallo guys, I want install thight vnc server but I dont know how to setup thight vnc with an dynamic IP. Neither I do know if linux has an special program for these kind of services(if you know please tell me). I do have an NO-IP subscription (my dynamic ip services provider). Do someone know something about this? You should consider tunneling TightVNC through SSH for improved security. http://www.vanemery.com/Linux/VNC/vnc-over-ssh.html Using a dynamic IP service like NO-IP is very easy, you simply connect to your NO-IP name rather than directly to an IP address. -- Bryan Phinney Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Visor suddenly not syncing
On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:06:57 -0400, JoeHill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Up until 5 days ago, my Visor was syncing no problem with J-Pilot, now it just gives me the error: Syncing on device /dev/pilot Press the HotSync button now pi_bind Illegal seek Check your serial port and settings Exiting with status SYNC_ERROR_BIND 'modprobe visor' returns no errors, and 'lsmod' shows: visor 12520 0 usbserial 21564 0 [visor] usbcore74988 1 [visor usbserial usb-uhci] I've not changed anything, no new kernel, no reboot, nuthin'. Any way I can troubleshoot this further? -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 17:59:25 up 20 days, 10:14, 4 users, load average: 0.22, 0.14, 0.10 +++ Athens built the Acropolis. Corinth was a commercial city, interested in purely materialistic things. Today we admire Athens, visit it, preserve the old temples, yet we hardly ever set foot in Corinth. -- Dr. Harold Urey, Nobel Laureate in chemistry When you press the sync button on your visor (button for lack of a better word) have a terminal window open and running (as root) tail -f /var/log/messages this will show you what it is doing. It could be just not creating /dev/pilot in which case you would need to try and and connect to the actual port, which for my Sony Clie is /dev/ttyUSB0. This would be due to usb hotplug having gone sideways, I can't help you fix that, but I may be able to help you connect to your device again. Just let us see the messages from /var/log/messages when you click sync on the device and we can go from there. -- This is me with the words on the tip of my tongue and my eye through the scope down the barrel of a gun, remind me not to ever act this way again - Taking Back Sunday -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBBqeVfHXjcMfoResRAkEAAKCJYsCJa72nJMEk8tS5IC75SOyIbgCfaH5N gXAle9QDujbcMcHVOEiS6UY= =oaCY -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Re: Bad signatures
Eric Huff disseminated the following: That should be added to the list etiquette thingie :-D http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MandrakeMailingListEtiquette ROFL! Thanks Eric, but 10 *per list member*??!! I figured 10 *total* was plenty. I should have made that more clear. :) But it is the TWiki, so it can be changed, even by the zingee... eric Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] slow network transfer
On Thu, 2004-08-05 at 02:22, JASON JESSO wrote: I am at work where I use a PC with Mandrake Linux 10 on it. I am connected to a switch which is set to auto negotiate and my network card seems to be at 10 half duplex. My sysadmin does not know linux, but says that I should be at 100 full duplex. In linux, how do I configure things to be 100 full duplex? thanks Depending on your particular ethernet card, you should be able to either modify the module's params when loading (/etc/modules.conf) or use ethtool or mii-tool to adjust the ethernet params. stephen kuhn - proprietor __ illawarra computer services :: a kuhn media australia venture http://kma.0catch.com :: mobile 0410.728.389 Serving Sydney, The Illawarra, South Coast and Rural NSW __ * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents __ Mandrake GNU/Linux 10.0 OE/Kernel 2.6.3-7/ No Viruses here. I'm having an emotional outburst!! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Venom V2MDMP mobo...compatible?
Venom V2MDMP mobo...compatible? Hello, Can anyone tell me if this motherboard (Venom 2MDMP)has any compatibility issues with Linux specifically with Mandrake 10 Powerpack. I recently built a computer with this board and have had many problems (see threads). Just wondering if this may be the issue. Thanks in advance. tsw http://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...threadid=212447 http://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...threadid=211689 Machspeed 2.0 Venom V2MDMP MATX Socket A (462) CPU Support: AMD, Socket A, Up To AMD Athlon XP 3000+ Bus Speed: 200/ 266/ 333 MHZ Expansion Slots: 1-4X AGP, 3 PCI Max Memory: 2DDR 2 GB Chipset: VIA KM266 Pro IDE Controller: Supports ULTRA ATA 133 Additional Features: Micro-ATX Formfactor, 4x AGP Slot, Onboard UniCrome, RAMDAC, 16/ 32/ 64MB Shared Video, AC97, 6 Channel 3D Surround Sound Positioning Audio, VIA VT 6103, Full and Half Duplex Operation and 2 Ports On board with 4 Headers On board for an additional 4, Total 6 USB __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Visor suddenly not syncing
On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 13:46:19 -0500 flesh.99 disseminated the following: When you press the sync button on your visor (button for lack of a better word) have a terminal window open and running (as root) tail -f /var/log/messages this will show you what it is doing. It could be just not creating /dev/pilot in which case you would need to try and and connect to the actual port, which for my Sony Clie is /dev/ttyUSB0. This would be due to usb hotplug having gone sideways, I can't help you fix that, but I may be able to help you connect to your device again. Just let us see the messages from /var/log/messages when you click sync on the device and we can go from there. Hey, thanks for replying, but I got all petulant and impatient (shirley not me!) and rebooted and it 'solved' the problem sigh. Anyhow, I did some digging after I posted, subscribed to the JPilot list and checked out their archives, and there was a suggestion to unload and reload the visor module, ie. 'rmmod' (new one to me) and then 'insmod' or 'modprobe'. That did not work for me, hence the knee-jerk reaction to reboot. Of course, following your suggestion now, all is peachy-keen: Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-2, assigned address 5 Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x converter detected Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: visor.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x: Number of ports: 2 Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: visor.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x: port 1, is for Generic use and is bound to ttyUSB0 Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: visor.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x: port 2, is for HotSync use and is bound to ttyUSB1 Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x converter now attached to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs) Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x converter now attached to ttyUSB1 (or usb/tts/1 for devfs) Aug 4 15:53:14 node1 /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup visor for USB product 82d/100/100 When you say 'This would be due to usb hotplug having gone sideways', is this a fault in devfs? In the future (if this ever happens again, knock wood), would be possible to 'restart' just devfs? Or does that in itself require a reboot? Is there a kernel version less prone to this problem (other than 2.6, tried that with monumental failure)? I am currently running 2.4.22-21.tmb.1mdk. In any case, many thanks for the reply! I will make a greater effort at patience next time...really ;-) -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 15:47:04 up 15:28, 6 users, load average: 2.13, 2.11, 2.10 +++ Apartheid will be dismantled, and its victims will remember those who helped to destroy this evil system. And President Reagan will be judged harshly by history. -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu, after Reagan vetoed a measure by Republicans and Democrats to impose economic sanctions on the government of South Africa Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Re: Bad signatures
On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 11:52:43 -0700 (PDT) Eric Huff disseminated the following: But it is the TWiki, so it can be changed, even by the zingee... Oh, you don't want me messing with that ;-) -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 16:03:01 up 15:44, 6 users, load average: 1.15, 1.69, 1.94 +++ If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged. -- Noam Chomsky Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Cron doesn't run for user
German Guillot wrote: On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:34:36 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You might want to try adding a PATH=whatever your path is before the first command in the script. Yep, I did that. I tried PATH=/home/ger/bin and when that didn't work PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11: etc, the whole bash environment variable. Did you add the full path in the script, or in the crontab entry? I find specifing the path the script expects in the script itself cuts way down on problems, especialy if you later change your path from what it was when you wrote the script. You can usualy depend on /bin;/usr/sbin, but anything else depends on how the script is being run. I am not sure how you added the path to the crontab entry, but it doesn't sound like your script is using it. I created a file in my home dir called crontab, and then did crontab crontab. The new generated file appeared as /var/spool/cron/ger, and crontab -l showed its contents properly. If it is using the default path, then it will not find any programs that are not in /bin or /usr/bin. A couple of other things to be carefull of - some programs do not work well if you do not have an active ternimal. - when run by crontab, you have a very limmited set of varables set. Just to see, I made another script to open a browser window. All it has is this: #!/bin/bash galeon It's called /home/ger/bin/gal and works from the command line. But not from cron. Those things you point out might be the reason... I'll use a command that always works and check it. Any suggestions? I bet it will not work from the command line if you are at the command line interface, instead of the command line in an xterm. Any command that needs X to run will NOT work in a cron job. This is because it can not connect to an X server - at least not with the default security settings. It is not a good idea to change the settings to allow this, unless you are on an isulated machine. (I remember playing tricks on people running an open X server...) ;) If you would post your crontab entry, and your script, we may be able to give you more specific help. (Any error mail from crontab also...) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ger]$ crontab -l # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall. # (crontab installed on Wed Aug 4 18:50:32 2004) # (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 2.13 1994/01/17 03:20:37 vixie Exp $) SHELL=/bin/bash MAILTO=ger PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/X11R6/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/usr/lib/jre-1.4.2_04/bin:/home/ger/bin */15 * * * * /home/ger/bin/gal That's the current content. Tha actual script I'm trying to run is an adaptation of Todd Slater's recently posted script to check a web page for new content. The only differences being that wget reads my galeon cookie file (it's a site that requires login) and that if there is any change Galeon opens a tab in the background. As I said, from the command line it works. Incidentally, about the mail. I've been looking for it, but I didn't want to ask different kinds of questions in the same email. The directory /var/spool/mail/ is empty and there's no mail-related stuff in my home dir. I've never yet read system mail so I don't know if there's a deamon that should be running and isn't, or something. Anyway, good pointers there, I'll try with other simple commands to see what happens. Thanks a lot. Germán. I hope this helps... Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Cron doesn't run for user
On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 15:07:43 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, I did that. I tried PATH=/home/ger/bin and when that didn't work PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11: etc, the whole bash environment variable. Did you add the full path in the script, or in the crontab entry? I added it only in the crontab entry, both in the PATH variable and in the line to be executed. I find specifing the path the script expects in the script itself cuts way down on problems, especialy if you later change your path from what it was when you wrote the script. You can usualy depend on /bin;/usr/sbin, but anything else depends on how the script is being run. Hm. With a script such as: #!/bin/bash cat /home/ger/test.1 /home/ger/test.2 you mean I should write: #!/bin/bash /bin/cat /home/ger/test.1 /home/ger/test.2 right? Well, darn it, yes! I just tried it (that very example with cat, which was not working either) and now it works. That was really mystifying me, because I reckoned cat should always work. Of course it does. Just to see, I made another script to open a browser window. All it has is this: #!/bin/bash galeon It's called /home/ger/bin/gal and works from the command line. But not from cron. Those things you point out might be the reason... I'll use a command that always works and check it. Any suggestions? I bet it will not work from the command line if you are at the command line interface, instead of the command line in an xterm. Any command that needs X to run will NOT work in a cron job. This is because it can not connect to an X server - at least not with the default security settings. It is not a good idea to change the settings to allow this, unless you are on an isulated machine. (I remember playing tricks on people running an open X server...) ;) Right again! :) If I try to run my little program gal from a login shell and not an xterm, I get and error message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ger]$ gal (galeon-bin: 13165): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: I hope this helps... It does indeed, thank you. All the mysteries have been explained. I still can't do what I was trying to do, but now I know why. It was only to learn, so I can count the whole thing a success after all. Thank you again. Germán. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Visor suddenly not syncing
On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 16:02:23 -0400, JoeHill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 13:46:19 -0500 flesh.99 disseminated the following: When you press the sync button on your visor (button for lack of a better word) have a terminal window open and running (as root) tail -f /var/log/messages this will show you what it is doing. It could be just not creating /dev/pilot in which case you would need to try and and connect to the actual port, which for my Sony Clie is /dev/ttyUSB0. This would be due to usb hotplug having gone sideways, I can't help you fix that, but I may be able to help you connect to your device again. Just let us see the messages from /var/log/messages when you click sync on the device and we can go from there. Hey, thanks for replying, but I got all petulant and impatient (shirley not me!) and rebooted and it 'solved' the problem sigh. Anyhow, I did some digging after I posted, subscribed to the JPilot list and checked out their archives, and there was a suggestion to unload and reload the visor module, ie. 'rmmod' (new one to me) and then 'insmod' or 'modprobe'. That did not work for me, hence the knee-jerk reaction to reboot. Of course, following your suggestion now, all is peachy-keen: Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-2, assigned address 5 Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x converter detected Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: visor.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x: Number of ports: 2 Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: visor.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x: port 1, is for Generic use and is bound to ttyUSB0 Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: visor.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x: port 2, is for HotSync use and is bound to ttyUSB1 Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x converter now attached to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs) Aug 4 15:53:09 node1 kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Clié 4.x converter now attached to ttyUSB1 (or usb/tts/1 for devfs) Aug 4 15:53:14 node1 /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup visor for USB product 82d/100/100 When you say 'This would be due to usb hotplug having gone sideways', is this a fault in devfs? In the future (if this ever happens again, knock wood), would be possible to 'restart' just devfs? Or does that in itself require a reboot? Is there a kernel version less prone to this problem (other than 2.6, tried that with monumental failure)? I am currently running 2.4.22-21.tmb.1mdk. In any case, many thanks for the reply! I will make a greater effort at patience next time...really ;-) -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 15:47:04 up 15:28, 6 users, load average: 2.13, 2.11, 2.10 +++ Apartheid will be dismantled, and its victims will remember those who helped to destroy this evil system. And President Reagan will be judged harshly by history. -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu, after Reagan vetoed a measure by Republicans and Democrats to impose economic sanctions on the government of South Africa Well I don't know if it is actually devfs related. I use Sony Clies so I have had to become familiair with the visor module due to the fact that they are never supported quickly, usually two kernel releases out. I had to hack in support and usb hotplug of course didn't know what to do with the module, so I stopped using /dev/pilot on any system and simply use the ttyUSB0 as it is created upon the module recognizing the device and not on usb hotplug. Usb hotplug creates /dev/pilot but not the other. The reason for this is if you multiple devices you sould end up with jpilot no knowing where to look for them so a central /dev/pilot makes it very easy. I wouldn't think it was devfs issue, but can't be certain as we didn't see the log output prior to the reboot. Thanks for letting us know it was fixed though, that's a;ways nice. I am using kernel 2.6.3 right now and it seems to be fine for what I need, and the module recognized my Clie with no issues, of course I am about to upgrade my PDA again so it may mean more module hacking for me. -- This is me with the words on the tip of my tongue and my eye through the scope down the barrel of a gun, remind me not to ever act this way again - Taking Back Sunday -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBBqeVfHXjcMfoResRAkEAAKCJYsCJa72nJMEk8tS5IC75SOyIbgCfaH5N gXAle9QDujbcMcHVOEiS6UY= =oaCY -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Program to convert wma files into mp3 ones
Dear All Is there some program to convert wma files into mp3 ones? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] Cron doesn't run for user
Try putting in the script: DISPLAY=:0.0 at the top after #!/bin/sh HTH, Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of German Guillot Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 4:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Cron doesn't run for user On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 15:07:43 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, I did that. I tried PATH=/home/ger/bin and when that didn't work PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11: etc, the whole bash environment variable. Did you add the full path in the script, or in the crontab entry? I added it only in the crontab entry, both in the PATH variable and in the line to be executed. I find specifing the path the script expects in the script itself cuts way down on problems, especialy if you later change your path from what it was when you wrote the script. You can usualy depend on /bin;/usr/sbin, but anything else depends on how the script is being run. Hm. With a script such as: #!/bin/bash cat /home/ger/test.1 /home/ger/test.2 you mean I should write: #!/bin/bash /bin/cat /home/ger/test.1 /home/ger/test.2 right? Well, darn it, yes! I just tried it (that very example with cat, which was not working either) and now it works. That was really mystifying me, because I reckoned cat should always work. Of course it does. Just to see, I made another script to open a browser window. All it has is this: #!/bin/bash galeon It's called /home/ger/bin/gal and works from the command line. But not from cron. Those things you point out might be the reason... I'll use a command that always works and check it. Any suggestions? I bet it will not work from the command line if you are at the command line interface, instead of the command line in an xterm. Any command that needs X to run will NOT work in a cron job. This is because it can not connect to an X server - at least not with the default security settings. It is not a good idea to change the settings to allow this, unless you are on an isulated machine. (I remember playing tricks on people running an open X server...) ;) Right again! :) If I try to run my little program gal from a login shell and not an xterm, I get and error message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ger]$ gal (galeon-bin: 13165): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: I hope this helps... It does indeed, thank you. All the mysteries have been explained. I still can't do what I was trying to do, but now I know why. It was only to learn, so I can count the whole thing a success after all. Thank you again. Germán. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Mail Server/Virus Protection
Sort of off topic, but no more so than zings and seasons so I'm going for it. My whole reason for installing Drake 10 was because my current virus protection vendor did another price hike and I decided to bail... I've pretty much decided to do clam (my mail server is qmail), but I thought the nice, intelligent people on this list could shed some light on the alternatives. To be quite frank, looking for a replacement is a pain and I haven't got the brain cells to weed through 5000 Google hits. Any recommendations? Brenda Bell Henniker (the only one on earth) New Hampshire (the state with 5 seasons: black fly, tourist, foliage, ski and mud) ... but we're not allowed to shoot the tourists :) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] PRBOOM -- Now Descent clone won't compile!! hoorah! no Blaaa :(
List, First Thanks to: Ronald Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] for their interest and assistance with respect to my PRBOOM thread. Stephen, I found a (decent?) Descent clone d2x. I downloaded the source and attempted a compile. I have attached the results in a file below. To make a long story short, when I do a ./configure --with-opengl, configure fails: with a message that I can't use opengl that has something to do with GLU. Perhaps it has something to do with the following libraries: [EMAIL PROTECTED] d2x-0.2.5]$ rpm -qa | grep GLU libMesaGLU1-devel-5.0.2-2mdk libMesaGLU1-5.0.2-2mdk [EMAIL PROTECTED] d2x-0.2.5]$ If I left something out let me know and well, I'll post it if I can. Thanks, Terry Terry Golightly ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Pittsburgh, Pa Mandrake Linux release 10.0 (Official) for i586 kernel 2.6.3-15mdk-i686-up-4GB 19:28:25 up 4 days, 22:58, 3 users, load average: 0.16, 0.47, 0.33 The chat program is in public domain. This is not the GNU public license. If it breaks then you get to keep both pieces. (Copyright notice for the chat program) [EMAIL PROTECTED] d2x-0.2.5]$ ./configure --with-opengl checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes checking for style of include used by make... GNU checking for gcc... gcc checking for C compiler default output... a.out checking whether the C compiler works... yes checking whether we are cross compiling... no checking for suffix of executables... checking for suffix of object files... o checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3 checking for strerror in -lcposix... no checking for gcc... (cached) gcc checking for ranlib... ranlib checking for strip... strip checking for ar... ar checking for gcc... (cached) gcc checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... (cached) none needed checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc3 checking for g++... g++ checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes checking dependency style of g++... gcc3 checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E checking for egrep... grep -E checking for ANSI C header files... yes checking for nasm... no checking for nasmw... no checking whether byte ordering is bigendian... no checking whether nanosleep is declared... yes checking for sys/types.h... yes checking for sys/stat.h... yes checking for stdlib.h... yes checking for string.h... yes checking for memory.h... yes checking for strings.h... yes checking for inttypes.h... yes checking for stdint.h... yes checking for unistd.h... yes checking for struct timespec... yes checking for struct timeval... yes checking for sdl-config... /usr/bin/sdl-config checking for SDL - version = 1.1.0... yes checking netipx/ipx.h usability... yes checking netipx/ipx.h presence... yes checking for netipx/ipx.h... yes checking for IMG_ReadXPMFromArray in -lSDL_image... yes checking for main in -lGL... yes checking for main in -lGLU... no configure: error: GLU not found, --with-opengl cannot be used [EMAIL PROTECTED] d2x-0.2.5]$ ./configure --with-opengl checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes checking for style of include used by make... GNU checking for gcc... gcc checking for C compiler default output... a.out checking whether the C compiler works... yes checking whether we are cross compiling... no checking for suffix of executables... checking for suffix of object files... o checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3 checking for strerror in -lcposix... no checking for gcc... (cached) gcc checking for ranlib... ranlib checking for strip... strip checking for ar... ar checking for gcc... (cached) gcc checking whether we are using the
Re: [newbie] Mail Server/Virus Protection
On Thu, 2004-08-05 at 08:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sort of off topic, but no more so than zings and seasons so I'm going for it. My whole reason for installing Drake 10 was because my current virus protection vendor did another price hike and I decided to bail... I've pretty much decided to do clam (my mail server is qmail), but I thought the nice, intelligent people on this list could shed some light on the alternatives. To be quite frank, looking for a replacement is a pain and I haven't got the brain cells to weed through 5000 Google hits. Any recommendations? Brenda Bell I use ClamAV, F-Prot and Panda, along with MailScanner, procmail recipes, html-trap.procmail and YARV recipe. Works great. stephen kuhn - proprietor __ illawarra computer services :: a kuhn media australia venture http://kma.0catch.com :: mobile 0410.728.389 Serving Sydney, The Illawarra, South Coast and Rural NSW __ * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents __ Mandrake GNU/Linux 10.0 OE/Kernel 2.6.3-7/ No Viruses here. Concerning the war in Vietnam, Senator George Aiken of Vermount noted in January, 1966, I'm not very keen for doves or hawks. I think we need more owls. -- Bill Adler, The Washington Wits Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] How to set up a wireless router?
This simpleton needs help again! desktop: Mandrake 9.2 PowerPack - stock kernel 2.4.22-10 laptop: Mandrake 9.2 download edition - empkernel 2.4.22 I have a desktop system connected via a D-Link cable modem to BlueYonder and an EmperorLinux laptop with an Orinoco wireless network card. In nine months I have never got round to networking the laptop but I did get a Belkin broadband/DSL gateway router. After nine months I think it is time I used it. The problem is I cannot find any simple instructions anywhere to guide me through the install and I have spent many hours googling, and checking archived emails and HOWTOs on the disk. The first step would be to connect the desktop through the router but what is required? Would DrakConnect help? I don't want to try it until I am sure what to do otherwise I could be cut off from the list. I believe that the desktop should be assigned a local inet address - I don't know what configuration file to edit for this or what address range to use. The router has its own inet address which can be used to access the onboard web based interface and I assume it would need the inet and MAC addresses of the network cards. I am hoping that the new MAC address will be registered with BlueYonder automatically when the router is plugged in (?). -- Len Lawrence -- The two things that can get you into trouble quicker than anything else are fast women and slow horses. -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Sound is missing from MDK 9.0
I guess my I borked my system subj just didn't cut it :( so I'll try with this one. The other night the system went to hell in a handbasket for some reason. Couldn't get anything to work right. I did an 'upgrade' from the MDK 9.0 cds and then reloaded my backed up KDE setup. However, now I have no sound and XMMS won't load. When booting I get Error while initializing the sound driver: Device: default can't be opened for playback (no such file or directory) The sound server will continue, using the null output device. Output of lsmod is below: [EMAIL PROTECTED] chris]# lsmod Module Size Used byTainted: P snd-pcm-oss36932 0 (unused) snd-pcm55808 0 [snd-pcm-oss] snd-timer 9964 0 [snd-pcm] snd-mixer-oss 9016 0 [snd-pcm-oss] snd24804 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm snd-timer snd-mixer-oss] via686a 8512 0 (unused) eeprom 3476 0 (unused) lm753232 0 (unused) i2c-proc7088 0 [via686a eeprom lm75] i2c-viapro 3920 0 (unused) agpgart31840 3 (autoclean) lp 6720 0 parport_pc 21672 1 parport23936 1 [lp parport_pc] sr_mod 15096 0 (autoclean) (unused) floppy 49340 0 (autoclean) via82cxxx_audio19036 0 uart401 6628 0 [via82cxxx_audio] sound 55732 0 [via82cxxx_audio uart401] es1371 26568 0 soundcore 3780 0 [snd via82cxxx_audio sound es1371] ac97_codec 9928 0 [via82cxxx_audio es1371] gameport1660 0 [es1371] af_packet 13000 1 (autoclean) ip_vs 74328 0 (autoclean) ipt_ttl 600 0 (autoclean) ipt_limit856 0 (autoclean) ipt_unclean 6616 0 (autoclean) ipt_TOS 984 0 ipt_REDIRECT 760 0 (unused) ipt_REJECT 2744 0 (unused) ip_conntrack_irc3056 0 (unused) ip_conntrack_ftp3952 0 (unused) i2c-isa 1224 0 (unused) i2c-core 15332 0 [via686a eeprom lm75 i2c-proc i2c-viapro i2c-isa] ipt_LOG 3384 0 (autoclean) ipt_state568 0 (autoclean) iptable_filter 1644 0 (autoclean) ipt_MASQUERADE 1272 0 (autoclean) iptable_nat15224 0 (autoclean) [ipt_REDIRECT ipt_MASQUERADE] ip_conntrack 18400 4 (autoclean) [ipt_REDIRECT ip_conntrack_irc ip_conntrack_ftp ipt_state ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat] iptable_mangle 2072 0 (autoclean) ip_tables 11672 14 [ipt_ttl ipt_limit ipt_unclean ipt_TOS ipt_REDIRECT ipt_REJECT ipt_LOG ipt_state iptable_filter ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat iptable_mangle] 8139too14472 1 (autoclean) mii 1152 0 (autoclean) [8139too] ide-cd 28712 0 cdrom 26848 0 [sr_mod ide-cd] ide-scsi8212 0 scsi_mod 90372 2 [sr_mod ide-scsi] NVdriver 1065920 10 usb-uhci 21676 0 (unused) usbcore58304 1 [usb-uhci] rtc 6560 0 (autoclean) ext3 74004 3 jbd38452 3 [ext3] Also, when trying to run xmms from the cli it shows: ** WARNING **: snd_mixer_attach: No such device Also, under system services, I've got Alsa set to start at boot, however, it shows it stopped. If I click 'start' it says Alsa driver isn't running. No kidding, I knew that. Any ideas anyone? It wouldn't be so bad but I miss my streaming audio from Virgin Radio, UK. -- Chris Registered Linux User 283774 http://counter.li.org 5:53pm up 15 min, 2 users, load average: 0.18, 0.12, 0.10 You won't skid if you stay in a rut. -- Frank Hubbard Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mail Server/Virus Protection
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sort of off topic, but no more so than zings and seasons so I'm going for it. My whole reason for installing Drake 10 was because my current virus protection vendor did another price hike and I decided to bail... I've pretty much decided to do clam (my mail server is qmail), but I thought the nice, intelligent people on this list could shed some light on the alternatives. To be quite frank, looking for a replacement is a pain and I haven't got the brain cells to weed through 5000 Google hits. Any recommendations? Brenda Bell Henniker (the only one on earth) New Hampshire (the state with 5 seasons: black fly, tourist, foliage, ski and mud) ... but we're not allowed to shoot the tourists :) Check out amavis-new. For high performance, spam and virus filtering, amavis-new is the glue between nearly every Linux antivirus app and the MTA itself. Many members on the amavis mailing list work for ISP's that are running amavis with postfix or qmail or Exim or Sendmail. Its a daemon that works via content filter in Postfix or milter in sendmail. bascically, with amavis-new, you have one daemon that can handle the spam filtering, (spamassassin) and virus filtering as well as extension blocking, protection against things like mailbombs. (like 42.zip) and many other features. I personally run many amavis-new boxes, all with Postfix, spamassassin, Clamd and trophie, (an open source daemonised program that runs Trends antivirus engine.) The performance is great, since everything is daemonised there is no startup delays, its never lost me an email for of my clients and blocks a ton of virus's. plus it supports nearly every antivirus product that is available for Linux. Check it out. http://www.ijs.si/software/amavisd/ Don't be put off by the plain website, this program has a huge following. The reason I run it, more then any other, is because its a central point to mail processing, it doesnt' require that you mess with a ton of different many of which need seperate configuration. best of all its already packaged up and available on mdk10 contrib, you can have it up in running in about 10 minutes. (I know because I've done it over a dozen times now.) regards Franki Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mail Server/Virus Protection
On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 18:20:20 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] disseminated the following: Sort of off topic, but no more so than zings and seasons so I'm going for it. Not offtopic at all AFAIC, but, you know... My whole reason for installing Drake 10 was because my current virus protection vendor did another price hike and I decided to bail... I've pretty much decided to do clam (my mail server is qmail), but I thought the nice, intelligent people on this list could shed some light on the alternatives. To be quite frank, looking for a replacement is a pain and I haven't got the brain cells to weed through 5000 Google hits. Any recommendations? I second Stephen's rec for YAVR, if you are relatively familiar with Procmail, it's as easy to implement as falling off a chair, plus it catches a bunch of other nasties as well, like porn spam, free money scams, etc. *Very* frequently updated as each new bit of malware appears on the scene. Coupla links: http://agriroot.aua.gr/~nikant/nkvir/ http://www.ii.com/internet/robots/procmail/qs/ (just in case you need it) Only limitation is this doesn't scan *existing* data on your server for viruses, only incoming mail. That's where you want to get into something like fprot (which again Stephen wisely recommended) for scanning a system for data files that may contain viruses. -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 19:14:05 up 18:55, 5 users, load average: 1.11, 1.19, 0.93 +++ 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 Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mail Server/Virus Protection
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 17:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sort of off topic, but no more so than zings and seasons so I'm going for it. My whole reason for installing Drake 10 was because my current virus protection vendor did another price hike and I decided to bail... I've pretty much decided to do clam (my mail server is qmail), but I thought the nice, intelligent people on this list could shed some light on the alternatives. To be quite frank, looking for a replacement is a pain and I haven't got the brain cells to weed through 5000 Google hits. Any recommendations? Brenda Bell Henniker (the only one on earth) New Hampshire (the state with 5 seasons: black fly, tourist, foliage, ski and mud) ... but we're not allowed to shoot the tourists :) I like kmail, tried evolution(sp) and mozilla mail but didn't care for either. -- Regards; Hoyt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Sound is missing from MDK 9.0
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 18:08, Chris wrote: I guess my I borked my system subj just didn't cut it :( so I'll try with this one. The other night the system went to hell in a handbasket for some reason. Couldn't get anything to work right. I did an 'upgrade' from the MDK 9.0 cds and then reloaded my backed up KDE setup. However, now I have no sound and XMMS won't load. When booting I get Error while initializing the sound driver: Device: default can't be opened for playback (no such file or directory) The sound server will continue, using the null output device. Output of lsmod is below: [EMAIL PROTECTED] chris]# lsmod Module Size Used byTainted: P snd-pcm-oss36932 0 (unused) snd-pcm55808 0 [snd-pcm-oss] snd-timer 9964 0 [snd-pcm] snd-mixer-oss 9016 0 [snd-pcm-oss] snd24804 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm snd-timer snd-mixer-oss] via686a 8512 0 (unused) eeprom 3476 0 (unused) lm753232 0 (unused) i2c-proc7088 0 [via686a eeprom lm75] i2c-viapro 3920 0 (unused) agpgart31840 3 (autoclean) lp 6720 0 parport_pc 21672 1 parport23936 1 [lp parport_pc] sr_mod 15096 0 (autoclean) (unused) floppy 49340 0 (autoclean) via82cxxx_audio19036 0 uart401 6628 0 [via82cxxx_audio] sound 55732 0 [via82cxxx_audio uart401] es1371 26568 0 soundcore 3780 0 [snd via82cxxx_audio sound es1371] ac97_codec 9928 0 [via82cxxx_audio es1371] gameport1660 0 [es1371] af_packet 13000 1 (autoclean) ip_vs 74328 0 (autoclean) ipt_ttl 600 0 (autoclean) ipt_limit856 0 (autoclean) ipt_unclean 6616 0 (autoclean) ipt_TOS 984 0 ipt_REDIRECT 760 0 (unused) ipt_REJECT 2744 0 (unused) ip_conntrack_irc3056 0 (unused) ip_conntrack_ftp3952 0 (unused) i2c-isa 1224 0 (unused) i2c-core 15332 0 [via686a eeprom lm75 i2c-proc i2c-viapro i2c-isa] ipt_LOG 3384 0 (autoclean) ipt_state568 0 (autoclean) iptable_filter 1644 0 (autoclean) ipt_MASQUERADE 1272 0 (autoclean) iptable_nat15224 0 (autoclean) [ipt_REDIRECT ipt_MASQUERADE] ip_conntrack 18400 4 (autoclean) [ipt_REDIRECT ip_conntrack_irc ip_conntrack_ftp ipt_state ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat] iptable_mangle 2072 0 (autoclean) ip_tables 11672 14 [ipt_ttl ipt_limit ipt_unclean ipt_TOS ipt_REDIRECT ipt_REJECT ipt_LOG ipt_state iptable_filter ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat iptable_mangle] 8139too14472 1 (autoclean) mii 1152 0 (autoclean) [8139too] ide-cd 28712 0 cdrom 26848 0 [sr_mod ide-cd] ide-scsi8212 0 scsi_mod 90372 2 [sr_mod ide-scsi] NVdriver 1065920 10 usb-uhci 21676 0 (unused) usbcore58304 1 [usb-uhci] rtc 6560 0 (autoclean) ext3 74004 3 jbd38452 3 [ext3] Also, when trying to run xmms from the cli it shows: ** WARNING **: snd_mixer_attach: No such device Also, under system services, I've got Alsa set to start at boot, however, it shows it stopped. If I click 'start' it says Alsa driver isn't running. No kidding, I knew that. Any ideas anyone? It wouldn't be so bad but I miss my streaming audio from Virgin Radio, UK. No clue but if it helps: [EMAIL PROTECTED] hoyt]# lsmod Module Size Used by sg 38044 0 st 38616 0 sr_mod 17028 0 sd_mod 16832 0 scsi_mod 114648 4 sg,st,sr_mod,sd_mod binfmt_misc 9960 1 autofs414656 2 lp 12200 0 parport_pc 32832 1 parport38952 2 lp,parport_pc snd-seq-oss31232 0 snd-seq-midi-event 7552 1 snd-seq-oss snd-seq51024 4 snd-seq-oss,snd-seq-midi-event snd-pcm-oss51812 0 snd-mixer-oss 17952 1 snd-pcm-oss snd-via82xx24128 1 snd-pcm93156 2 snd-pcm-oss,snd-via82xx snd-timer 24484 2 snd-seq,snd-pcm snd-ac97-codec 58148 1 snd-via82xx gameport4480 1 snd-via82xx snd-page-alloc 11972 2 snd-via82xx,snd-pcm snd-mpu401-uart 7072 1 snd-via82xx snd-rawmidi23616 1 snd-mpu401-uart snd-seq-device 8008 3
[newbie] No sound MDK 9.0
Well, I yelled too damm soon I guess. I should have RTFArchives first then I would have gotten a clue. As it was when I did the 'update' it didn't put the right entry in my /etc/modules.conf. As it was luckily I back up /home and /etc and I just copied the working modules.conf file back to /etc. All is well now with the sound. Thanks to any who were going to reply. -- Chris Registered Linux User 283774 http://counter.li.org 8:04pm up 24 min, 1 user, load average: 0.81, 0.60, 0.38 Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need more. -- Addison H. Hallock Live - From Virgin Radio UK Stephen Stills - Love the one you're with Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Cron doesn't run for user
German Guillot wrote: I find specifing the path the script expects in the script itself cuts way down on problems, especialy if you later change your path from what it was when you wrote the script. You can usualy depend on /bin;/usr/sbin, but anything else depends on how the script is being run. Hm. With a script such as: #!/bin/bash cat /home/ger/test.1 /home/ger/test.2 you mean I should write: #!/bin/bash /bin/cat /home/ger/test.1 /home/ger/test.2 Or you script can start something like: #!/bin/bash # PATH=/bin;/usr/bin;/home/ger/bin Another way you can do it is to define variables for all your commands at the start of the script, and then use the variable where you would use the command. MYCOMMAND=/home/ger/bin/command INFILE=/home/ger/infile.txt OUTFILE=/home/ger/outfile.txt $MYCOMMAND $INFINE $OUTFILE right? Well, darn it, yes! I just tried it (that very example with cat, which was not working either) and now it works. That was really mystifying me, because I reckoned cat should always work. Of course it does. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Cron doesn't run for user
Bill Shirley wrote: Try putting in the script: DISPLAY=:0.0 at the top after #!/bin/sh HTH, Bill This only works if you are running the X server. If another user is running X, you will not be able to connect to the X server, unless you turn off security. It also fails if you are not running an X server. Also, if you are running more then one X server, the DISPLAY setting may be different for your X server. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?
Len Lawrence wrote: This simpleton needs help again! desktop: Mandrake 9.2 PowerPack - stock kernel 2.4.22-10 laptop: Mandrake 9.2 download edition - empkernel 2.4.22 I have a desktop system connected via a D-Link cable modem to BlueYonder and an EmperorLinux laptop with an Orinoco wireless network card. In nine months I have never got round to networking the laptop but I did get a Belkin broadband/DSL gateway router. After nine months I think it is time I used it. The problem is I cannot find any simple instructions anywhere to guide me through the install and I have spent many hours googling, and checking archived emails and HOWTOs on the disk. The first step would be to connect the desktop through the router but what is required? Would DrakConnect help? I don't want to try it until I am sure what to do otherwise I could be cut off from the list. I believe that the desktop should be assigned a local inet address - I don't know what configuration file to edit for this or what address range to use. The router has its own inet address which can be used to access the onboard web based interface and I assume it would need the inet and MAC addresses of the network cards. I am hoping that the new MAC address will be registered with BlueYonder automatically when the router is plugged in (?). You may have to go to the setup screen on the router, and tell it to mimic the MAC address of the desktop. This is covered in the router instructions. If your desktop is set up to use DHCP, (it probably is.), you should be all set. The desktop will get its settintgs from the router instead of from the cable modem. The wireless setup should be easy as well. Make sure you can connect from the laptop first, before playing with WEP. It makes troubleshooting easyer if you do things one step at a time. Besides, if you log into the router from the laptop, and then generate the key, you can cut and past the key before sctivating it, so you don't have to type it. (I hate it when I mistype a 128bit key!) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?
Hi Mate I'm with blueyonder, register your wireless router on blueyonder, before you use it. I guess you have Modem --- router lan setup or something like that. Me Cable Modem -- router -- lan | | wireless accesspoint. Works a treat for me. If your router is allocating ip address via dhcp you should be alright. Can you tell me what the name of the router you are using. Failing that get me on gaim doggieukD. I'll try and talk you throuh the process. I'm working nights and come off my shift Friday morning before I can help you out. Kevin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Len Lawrence Sent: Thu 8/5/2004 12:04 AM To: newbie Cc: Subject:[newbie] How to set up a wireless router? This simpleton needs help again! desktop: Mandrake 9.2 PowerPack - stock kernel 2.4.22-10 laptop: Mandrake 9.2 download edition - empkernel 2.4.22 I have a desktop system connected via a D-Link cable modem to BlueYonder and an EmperorLinux laptop with an Orinoco wireless network card. In nine months I have never got round to networking the laptop but I did get a Belkin broadband/DSL gateway router. After nine months I think it is time I used it. The problem is I cannot find any simple instructions anywhere to guide me through the install and I have spent many hours googling, and checking archived emails and HOWTOs on the disk. The first step would be to connect the desktop through the router but what is required? Would DrakConnect help? I don't want to try it until I am sure what to do otherwise I could be cut off from the list. I believe that the desktop should be assigned a local inet address - I don't know what configuration file to edit for this or what address range to use. The router has its own inet address which can be used to access the onboard web based interface and I assume it would need the inet and MAC addresses of the network cards. I am hoping that the new MAC address will be registered with BlueYonder automatically when the router is plugged in (?). -- Len Lawrence -- The two things that can get you into trouble quicker than anything else are fast women and slow horses. -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] PHP and Mysql Question
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 06:42 am, Tony S. Sykes wrote: Not so much a Mandrake question, but I collect data off of a server and I want to show the data in a graph on the web. I assume the best way is import the data into mysql and present it using PHP. Does anybody do this at the moment? How easy difficult is it to show the data in a graph. Any links are much appreciated. Thanks, Tony. PHP and GD library search internet for that. -- Yankl Tiny IT guy. 100 % Micro$oft free. Registered linux users 181086 URL: http://yankele.com --- To mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows box, you just need to work on it. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Upgrading 10 CE to 10 Official ?
I want to upgrade one of my computers from 10 CE to 10 Official. Should I just change the sources at easy urpmi to do this or is there somthing else i should do ? TIA Regards, Dan Gordon -- Wed Aug 4 22:38:42 EDT 2004 22:38:42 up 1 day, 2:14, 0 users, load average: 0.01, 0.29, 0.20 I have had my television aerials removed. It's the moral equivalent of a prostate operation. -- Malcolm Muggeridge Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Sound is missing from MDK 9.0
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 08:04 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Wednesday 04 August 2004 18:08, Chris wrote: I guess my I borked my system subj just didn't cut it :( so I'll try with this one. The other night the system went to hell in a handbasket for some reason. Couldn't get anything to work right. I did an 'upgrade' from the MDK 9.0 cds and then reloaded my backed up KDE setup. However, now I have no sound and XMMS won't load. When booting I get Thanks Hoyt, I figured it out. -- Chris Registered Linux User 283774 http://counter.li.org 9:47pm up 2:07, 2 users, load average: 0.68, 0.71, 0.88 You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do. -- Olin Miller. Live - From Virgin Radio UK Virgin Radio Classic Tracks - The original classic rock station Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 10:42 pm, you wrote: On Tuesday 03 August 2004 07:52 pm, Dan Gordon wrote: You could check with one of the many online security scanners like www.grc.com I run firestarter here and it only shows itself when you call up the graphical interface. But it does run fine and quietly in the background. Regards, Dan Gordon Dan, I too run FS, no problems with it except that after a boot I have to goto MCC System Services and start it for some reason. When you goto GRC, what does your port scan show? Mine shows all ports closed except for 21, 23 and 80 which for some reason I can't get to close. I think my DSL modem has something to do with that. I've got the docs for the modem but I don't really want to mess with it and possibly bork the whole thing. If you have ports that show stealth how did you do it.? Im sending this back to the list in case anyone else is having problems. First start firestarter from a term, then use the wizzard to set it up. On the first screen make sure the device says eth0 and then check the box that says IP address is assigned via DHCP. Click forward, unless you are sharing this connection you dont need to change this screen. Click forward, this screen alows you to set up any network services you may need for this computer its pretty self explanatory, click forward then click save. You need to use this wizard at least once to make firestarter write the rules to iptables. Now when you check with grc.com you should see most if not all ports stealthed. I have used a dsl modem with firestarter and it should not matter, you are still using eth0 and getting your ip from dhcp. Regards, Dan Gordon -- Wed Aug 4 22:43:35 EDT 2004 22:43:35 up 1 day, 2:18, 0 users, load average: 0.06, 0.15, 0.16 How many Bavarian Illuminati does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Three: one to screw it in, and one to confuse the issue. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 09:54 pm, Dan Gordon wrote: Dan, I too run FS, no problems with it except that after a boot I have to goto MCC System Services and start it for some reason. When you goto GRC, what does your port scan show? Mine shows all ports closed except for 21, 23 and 80 which for some reason I can't get to close. I think my DSL modem has something to do with that. I've got the docs for the modem but I don't really want to mess with it and possibly bork the whole thing. If you have ports that show stealth how did you do it.? Im sending this back to the list in case anyone else is having problems. First start firestarter from a term, then use the wizzard to set it up. On the first screen make sure the device says eth0 and then check the box that says IP address is assigned via DHCP. Click forward, unless you are sharing this connection you dont need to change this screen. Click forward, this screen alows you to set up any network services you may need for this computer its pretty self explanatory, click forward then click save. You need to use this wizard at least once to make firestarter write the rules to iptables. Now when you check with grc.com you should see most if not all ports stealthed. I have used a dsl modem with firestarter and it should not matter, you are still using eth0 and getting your ip from dhcp. Regards, Dan Gordon I've done that many a time in the couple of years I've been running FS and the result is always the same, closed but not stealthed. Now correct me if I'm wrong but FS writes its own rules files in the /etc/firestarter/firewall.sh script, correct? Therefore does iptables need to be running or not? -- Chris Registered Linux User 283774 http://counter.li.org 10:03pm up 2:24, 2 users, load average: 0.65, 0.68, 0.77 One thing they don't tell you about doing experimental physics is that sometimes you must work under adverse conditions... like a state of sheer terror. -- W.K. Hartmann Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 11:06 pm, Chris wrote: I've done that many a time in the couple of years I've been running FS and the result is always the same, closed but not stealthed. Now correct me if I'm wrong but FS writes its own rules files in the /etc/firestarter/firewall.sh script, correct? Therefore does iptables need to be running or not? Yes firestarter will not be efective without iptables running, the script it writes is for iptables to know what to open, close, or steath. iptables is the firewall, firestarter does nothing more than tell it what to do. Regards, Dan Gordon -- Wed Aug 4 23:13:56 EDT 2004 23:13:56 up 1 day, 2:49, 0 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 It just doesn't seem right to go over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's condo. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] tools for partitioning and formatting hard drive
I'm auctioning some hard drives and I want to wipe them and format them. I had all kinds of trouble creating boot floppies for some reason--even though no errors were reported I couldn't boot them. I ended up having success with making a bootable cd. So I'm using autoclave to wipe the hard drive; is there a linux-based tool (bootable floppy or cd) I can use to format the hd? What flavor should I format it as? Do I need anything other than fdisk? Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] tools for partitioning and formatting hard drive
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 10:11 pm, Todd Slater wrote: I'm auctioning some hard drives and I want to wipe them and format them. I had all kinds of trouble creating boot floppies for some reason--even though no errors were reported I couldn't boot them. I ended up having success with making a bootable cd. So I'm using autoclave to wipe the hard drive; is there a linux-based tool (bootable floppy or cd) I can use to format the hd? What flavor should I format it as? Do I need anything other than fdisk? Todd Why not just hook them up to one of your ide cables with the jumpers set to a slave and run harddrake. you can just set them as a windows fat32 partition and reformat from there. ?? -- Dennis M. Linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] tools for partitioning and formatting hard drive
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On August 4, 2004 21:11:09, Todd Slater wrote: I'm auctioning some hard drives and I want to wipe them and format them. I had all kinds of trouble creating boot floppies for some reason--even though no errors were reported I couldn't boot them. I ended up having success with making a bootable cd. So I'm using autoclave to wipe the hard drive; is there a linux-based tool (bootable floppy or cd) I can use to format the hd? What flavor should I format it as? Do I need anything other than fdisk? Todd Most of the manufacturers have their own utilities package for formatting and diagnosing their drives. For example Maxtor has their Max Blast that's available as an ISO that burns fine under Mandrake and the resulting CD includes Dr-DOS to run on. With that tool you can even do a deep format to totally randomize the drives but be careful with that! I found some old drives don't take too well to this procedure, plus it's very time consuming. I'm fairly sure all the other manufacturers have similar tools but lately I haven't had to bother looking. So that memory has been flushed. (-: For hard drives that I'm not terribly worried about any forensic analysis being applied I usually just slave them to a working Linux install and format them, then change the file system type to something other than what was there originally and format them again. By the time the next OS is booted and formats to load on that drive the chances of any of your data still being susceptible to anything less than a tunnelling/scanning electron microscope or other *very expensive* tools are probably slim. I could be wrong but probably not. Sure I'm paranoid, but am I paranoid _enough?_ I've also used Knoppix or PCLinuxOS (livecd distributions) to do the deed when I was in a hurry. Lots of tools, just pick what's easiest for you. Good luck; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User #244963 at http://counter.li.org Mandrakelinux release 10.1 (Beta 1) for i586 kernel 2.6.8-0.rc2.2mdk 21:29:16 up 2:09, 1 user, load average: 0.23, 0.31, 0.23 God is dead and I don't feel all too well either -- Ralph Moonen -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBEa0RZqvqlrLPr5YRAin3AJ0W598FnH66NRS0FJ6Hoz9DIjFg+gCeNanj sXJd2meO/G+b+9SQEFzeorY= =PSK6 -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Thight VNC server
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 02:24 pm, Bryan Phinney wrote: You should consider tunneling TightVNC through SSH for improved security. http://www.vanemery.com/Linux/VNC/vnc-over-ssh.html Using a dynamic IP service like NO-IP is very easy, you simply connect to your NO-IP name rather than directly to an IP address. Thanks Bryan, I will have a look at this when I have a little more time. Regards, Dan Gordon -- Thu Aug 5 00:28:16 EDT 2004 00:28:16 up 1 day, 4:03, 0 users, load average: 0.12, 0.14, 0.18 A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy. -- Nietzsche Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Program to convert wma files into mp3 ones
Paul Smith wrote: Dear All Is there some program to convert wma files into mp3 ones? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com #!/bin/bash mplayer $1 -ao pcm -vc null -vo null lame --r3mix audiodump.wav `basename $1 .wma`.mp3 rm audiodump.wav Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
