Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10.1 freezing system
On Saturday 30 October 2004 10:09 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 16:15, Aron Smith wrote: > > > Seems like something is freezing your system. > > > > Seems to be something called Amarokapp using 86 yo 95% of system cpu time > > how do i kill it? > > Geesh...yer a puddle of joy today, aincha? (g) > > Amarok is a media player for KDE - maybe if you uninstall it, ya? > Seriously... done don't need another kaffene and xmms do it all > > -- > stephen kuhn > mobile: 0410-728-389 > illawarra and regional new south wales > --- > GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives > 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses > Registered Linux User # 267497 > > Windows: Where do you want to go today? > MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? > Linux: Are you coming or what? > > --- > A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are > lost. -- Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10.1 freezing system
On Saturday 30 October 2004 10:15 pm, Aron Smith wrote: > On Saturday 30 October 2004 09:40 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: > > On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 15:42, Aron Smith wrote: > > > After the last update on my primary system it has started freezing 2 > > > reboots and no joy had to revert to my old system to send message > > > system > > > AMD K6 XP2400 > > > 512 Mb RAM > > > GQ mobo > > > trouble started 12 hours after last update (urpme) > > > > Seems like something is freezing your system. > > Seems to be something called Amarokapp using 86 yo 95% of system cpu time > how do i kill it? I managed to kill it and remove the package from my system via BF&I (brute force and ignorance) > > > -- > > stephen kuhn > > mobile: 0410-728-389 > > illawarra and regional new south wales > > --- > > GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives > > 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses > > Registered Linux User # 267497 > > > > Windows: Where do you want to go today? > > MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? > > Linux: Are you coming or what? > > > > --- > > "I'd love to go out with you, but I want to spend more time with my > > blender." -- Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10.1 freezing system
On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 16:15, Aron Smith wrote: > > Seems like something is freezing your system. > Seems to be something called Amarokapp using 86 yo 95% of system cpu time > how do i kill it? Geesh...yer a puddle of joy today, aincha? (g) Amarok is a media player for KDE - maybe if you uninstall it, ya? Seriously... -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses Registered Linux User # 267497 Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? --- A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are lost. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] ProFTPD not Jiggy
On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 15:58, Eric Scott wrote: > Yo people. I've got a Mandrake Linux 9.2 server running ProFTP v1.28. > any help? >Thanx, > SigmaChi 1.) You might want to check to see if your firewall is allowing port 21/tcp to be opened at all even... 2.) Install Webmin (if not already installed) - it has great features for dealing with your ProFTP installation and configuration and allows for much more clear cut and concise changes to be made with very little knowledge necessary. Seriously. 3.) Try checking/changing the two above points, and then restart your xinetd daemon and see what happens next...ay? Cheers! -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses Registered Linux User # 267497 Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? --- Remember Darwin; building a better mousetrap merely results in smarter mice. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10.1 freezing system
On Saturday 30 October 2004 09:40 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 15:42, Aron Smith wrote: > > After the last update on my primary system it has started freezing 2 > > reboots and no joy had to revert to my old system to send message > > system > > AMD K6 XP2400 > > 512 Mb RAM > > GQ mobo > > trouble started 12 hours after last update (urpme) > > Seems like something is freezing your system. Seems to be something called Amarokapp using 86 yo 95% of system cpu time how do i kill it? > > -- > stephen kuhn > mobile: 0410-728-389 > illawarra and regional new south wales > --- > GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives > 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses > Registered Linux User # 267497 > > Windows: Where do you want to go today? > MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? > Linux: Are you coming or what? > > --- > "I'd love to go out with you, but I want to spend more time with my > blender." -- Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] ProFTPD not Jiggy
Yo people. I've got a Mandrake Linux 9.2 server running ProFTP v1.28. I thought I had it all set up to run with anonymous FTP access (Using a sample /etc/proftpd.config from proftpd.org for now), and starting through xinetd... but apparently it isn't set up right, or at least it's not wanting to be just jiggy with me. Here's my setup and what happens when I try to access the ftp site: My config file is a standard example (temporaraly) that can be found at http://proftpd.org/docs/configs/anonymous.conf After copying the above file in to /etc/proftpd.conf, I restarted xinetd. (I know next to nothing about xinetd or how to run proftpd under it, but for what it's worth, there's a 'proftpd-xinetd' file in /etc/xinetd.d/) Here's what gets my relatively-novice Linux mind boggled. Something seems to be running, but I only sorta get an ftp connection when the client connects: At this point 'netstat -a | grep ftp' gives: tcp0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN Seems chipper, from what I can gather from the limited proftpd howtos I've found. When I start to connect with a client and do netstat I get (domains are aliased): tcp0 0 [MyDomain]:ftp [ClientDomain] ESTABLISHED The client says "Connected to [MyDomain] ([MyIP]) A few seconds later it goes: 421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection Now this is probably way too much of the wrong info needed to solve my problem, which I suspect is relatively simple. I'm obviously new to FTP and fairly new to Linux; but I need this FTP server up and (eventually) configured to my requirements. any help? Thanx, SigmaChi Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10.1 freezing system
On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 15:42, Aron Smith wrote: > After the last update on my primary system it has started freezing 2 > reboots and no joy had to revert to my old system to send message > system > AMD K6 XP2400 > 512 Mb RAM > GQ mobo > trouble started 12 hours after last update (urpme) Seems like something is freezing your system. -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses Registered Linux User # 267497 Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? --- "I'd love to go out with you, but I want to spend more time with my blender." Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Mandrake 10.1 freezing system
After the last update on my primary system it has started freezing 2 reboots and no joy had to revert to my old system to send message system AMD K6 XP2400 512 Mb RAM GQ mobo trouble started 12 hours after last update (urpme) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie]{off topic} Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Saturday 30 October 2004 02:21 pm, JoeHill wrote: > On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:58:40 -0400 > > Greg Meyer disseminated the following: > > > Wow. My only question is: what's wrong with the dozens of GB of space > > > on one's HD? > > > > It's accessible from any Internet enabled computer > > So is my computer, if I so wish. POP, IMAP, whatever. This whole 'give me > convenience or give me death' thing has gone a bit far methinks... OMG I actualyagree with Joe about this one web based mail sucks -- Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] HELP...HELP...
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:00:49 -0700 Erylon Hines disseminated the following: > No, but #urpme JoeHillwould do the job. Good thing my wife doesn't know that one... -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 22:40:28 up 87 days, 22:31, 7 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 +++ "The rich control all the businesses, the newspapers and everything else. But they can no longer control the people." -- Margarita Mendoza, street vendor, Venezuela Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] HELP...HELP...
On Saturday 30 October 2004 04:24 pm, JoeHill wrote: | On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 09:44:18 +1100 | | | > JoeHill error: unable to locate any screams. | | Ya, ya, and I bet all his problems would be solved by 'urpmi xfce4' ;-) No, but #urpme JoeHillwould do the job. just kiddin' Joe e Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Saturday 30 October 2004 03:59 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Saturday 30 October 2004 02:37 pm, Carroll Grigsby wrote: >>> snip > > Greg: > > KMail has a reply-to-list feature. Just hit the L key, or you can set up a > > toolbar icon. Useful for keeping my blood pressure under control. > > -- cmg > > I knew about the reply-to-list, but not the L key. Thanks for the tip. > -- > /g > > Greg: Actually, I didn't know about the L key thing myself until earlier today when I was answering your question and looked at the options in the Message toolbar heading; I've always installed the reply-to-list icon in the toolbar. -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] (OT) Reguarding reply-to and the gmail address
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:43:32 -0700 Amy disseminated the following: > I've noticed a lot of people have been complaining about the reply-to > address issue with gmail. Looks like you may have a lot more to complain about. Webmail is not a Good Thing. I don't know what Google was thinking. http://net.nana.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=155025&sid=10 -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 20:00:12 up 87 days, 19:50, 7 users, load average: 0.18, 0.23, 0.14 +++ "Contrary to Bush's claim that his regime change in Iraq has produced a more stable Middle East, his actions have opened a hornet's nest of death and destruction." -- Marjorie Cohn, Thomas Jefferson School of Law Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] HELP...HELP...
On Saturday 30 October 2004 05:48 pm, ali tig wrote: > hello everybody, > i'm very newbie about mandrake10.0. > i installed the mandrake linux afew hours ago. but it started in text mode. > can you help me how can i start the kde (or gnome) in text mode? > > i tried the "startx" but it doesen't work. > > i'm waiting your help. > Ali TIG Ali: WIthout knowing more about your system (cpu, RAM, motherboard, video card, etc), trying to answer your question is all but impossible. -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] HELP...HELP...
On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 09:44:18 +1100 Stephen Kühn disseminated the following: > > > i tried the "startx" but it doesen't work. > > > > What error messages do you get from 'startx'? > > > > Did you configure X during installation (the 'summary' screen, IIRC)? > > > > What happens if you just log in and type 'kde'? > > I think one of the main errors he's getting is when he tries to run > "startx" that it says: > > JoeHill error: unable to locate any screams. Ya, ya, and I bet all his problems would be solved by 'urpmi xfce4' ;-) -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 19:23:32 up 87 days, 19:14, 7 users, load average: 0.02, 0.09, 0.09 +++ "He who does not put out his money at interest, and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved." -- Psalm 15 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] HELP...HELP...
On Sunday 31 October 2004 01:04, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 09:53, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > JoeHill error: unable to locate any screams. > > > (g) > > > > > > > > Careful, Stephen. > > > > The week is just 1 hour old (at least here, where we carry our > > heads upwards), and the quota for zinging Joe is 10 zings per > > week for the list as a whole, remember ? > > > > Ref.: The list etiquette. > > > > Kaj Haulrich. > > Fergot that thar rule. Solly cholly. > (at least me gots the foist one!) Sorry, Stephen... forgot the daylight savings time. You got the last one this week. Kaj Haulrich. -- *sent from a 100% Microsoft-free workstation* * http://haulrich.net * *Running Linux (Mandrake 10.1) - kernel 2.6.8* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] HELP...HELP...
On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 09:53, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > JoeHill error: unable to locate any screams. > > (g) > > > Careful, Stephen. > > The week is just 1 hour old (at least here, where we carry our heads > upwards), and the quota for zinging Joe is 10 zings per week for > the list as a whole, remember ? > > Ref.: The list etiquette. > > Kaj Haulrich. Fergot that thar rule. Solly cholly. (at least me gots the foist one!) -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses Registered Linux User # 267497 Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? --- Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death. -- James F. Byrnes Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] HELP...HELP...
On Sunday 31 October 2004 00:44, Stephen Kühn wrote: > I think one of the main errors he's getting is when he tries to > run "startx" that it says: > > JoeHill error: unable to locate any screams. > (g) Careful, Stephen. The week is just 1 hour old (at least here, where we carry our heads upwards), and the quota for zinging Joe is 10 zings per week for the list as a whole, remember ? Ref.: The list etiquette. Kaj Haulrich. -- *sent from a 100% Microsoft-free workstation* * http://haulrich.net * *Running Linux (Mandrake 10.1) - kernel 2.6.8* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] HELP...HELP...
On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 09:28, JoeHill wrote: > On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:48:28 -0700 (PDT) > ali tig disseminated the following: > > > hello everybody, > > i'm very newbie about mandrake10.0. > > i installed the mandrake linux afew hours ago. but it started in text mode. > > can you help me how can i start the kde (or gnome) in text mode? > > > > i tried the "startx" but it doesen't work. > > What error messages do you get from 'startx'? > > Did you configure X during installation (the 'summary' screen, IIRC)? > > What happens if you just log in and type 'kde'? I think one of the main errors he's getting is when he tries to run "startx" that it says: JoeHill error: unable to locate any screams. (g) -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses Registered Linux User # 267497 Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? --- Windows Airlines: The terminal is very neat and clean, the attendants all very attractive, the pilots very capable. The fleet of Learjets the carrier operates is immense. Your jet takes off without a hitch, pushing above the clouds, and at 20,000 feet it explodes without warning. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] HELP...HELP...
On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 08:48, ali tig wrote: > hello everybody, > i'm very newbie about mandrake10.0. > i installed the mandrake linux afew hours ago. but it started in text > mode. > can you help me how can i start the kde (or gnome) in text mode? > > i tried the "startx" but it doesen't work. > > i'm waiting your help. > Ali TIG If X11/XOrg is not starting, then there is a problem either with your video driver, or the monitor settings; what I would recommend is that you make sure you know what monitor you have (and it's settings) along with what video card you have; login to the system as "root", and once logged in, run XFdrake; make all the necessary changes (and test them); once that is done, you should be able to reboot the system and login to whichever desktop you so desire (or what you have installed). -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses Registered Linux User # 267497 Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? --- Feeling amorous, she looked under the sheets and cried, "Oh, no, it's Microsoft!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] HELP...HELP...
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:48:28 -0700 (PDT) ali tig disseminated the following: > hello everybody, > i'm very newbie about mandrake10.0. > i installed the mandrake linux afew hours ago. but it started in text mode. > can you help me how can i start the kde (or gnome) in text mode? > > i tried the "startx" but it doesen't work. What error messages do you get from 'startx'? Did you configure X during installation (the 'summary' screen, IIRC)? What happens if you just log in and type 'kde'? -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 18:27:34 up 87 days, 18:18, 6 users, load average: 1.10, 1.08, 1.06 +++ "It is not anti-Semitic to criticize the policies of the state of Israel." -- Colin Powell 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 Level Settings Keeps Going Back to Mute
On Saturday 30 Oct 2004 22:34, Sevatio wrote: > For some reason, Mdk10.1ce's audio level settings keep going back to > mute everytime I log back into KDE. How do you make it remember your > settings? > > Thanks, > Sevatio I think the command is alsactl -save from a root console 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 Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] HELP...HELP...
hello everybody, i'm very newbie about mandrake10.0. i installed the mandrake linux afew hours ago. but it started in text mode. can you help me how can i start the kde (or gnome) in text mode? i tried the "startx" but it doesen't work. i'm waiting your help. Ali TIG Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish.
[newbie] Sound Level Settings Keeps Going Back to Mute
For some reason, Mdk10.1ce's audio level settings keep going back to mute everytime I log back into KDE. How do you make it remember your settings? Thanks, Sevatio Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie]{off topic} Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:58:40 -0400 Greg Meyer disseminated the following: > > Wow. My only question is: what's wrong with the dozens of GB of space on > > one's HD? > > It's accessible from any Internet enabled computer So is my computer, if I so wish. POP, IMAP, whatever. This whole 'give me convenience or give me death' thing has gone a bit far methinks... -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 17:19:32 up 87 days, 17:10, 6 users, load average: 1.06, 1.04, 1.00 +++ "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." -- John Maynard Keynes Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] A short notice to gmail users
Done and Done. ^_^ Thanks for the suggestion! Meanwhile, everyone who missed my comment in the other thread I had going... please make a point to submit a feature request to the gmail team for the option of disabling the reply-to field if you haven't already! And bug your gmail using friends to do so also. ^_^ If we flood them with requests for it, they're bound to submit, yes? ~~ >^..^< ~~ I'm a gmail users! I'm still waiting on them to listen to my request to allow me to disable my reply-to field. If you get this message via a mailing list, please double check the to field before sending your reply. Thanks much! ~~ >^..^< ~~ "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." ~Rudyard Kipling Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] (OT) Reguarding reply-to and the gmail address
Okay guys, I just submitted a feature request for the option of disabling the reply-to. If those of you using gmail haven't already done so, could you do that too? If we bug them about it enough, maybe they'll fix it! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] (OT) Reguarding reply-to and the gmail address
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:43:32 -0700, Amy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've noticed a lot of people have been complaining about the reply-to > address issue with gmail. I think I've fixed it on mine. If gmail > users go into settings, there are two options for the reply-to, their > gmail address, and a blank field which one is expected to put > something in. Well, gmail seems to have accepted me selecting the > field without filling it in with anything... if anyone would like to > confirm this works correctly (try replying to my message here), we can > find out if this is indeed the correct solution to the problem and > start sharing it with other gmail users on the list. ^_^ Amy, It does not unfortunately work. (I had already tried that.) Regards, 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] (OT) Reguarding reply-to and the gmail address
Then I suppose it's time to bug the gmail team. Very weird though, considering it's let me select a blank field for the replyto address. Oh well, I'll bug them about it now. Thanks for checking for me though. ^_^ On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 16:46:40 -0400, et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Saturday 30 October 2004 16:43, Amy wrote: > > Hey everyone! > > > > I've noticed a lot of people have been complaining about the reply-to > > address issue with gmail. I think I've fixed it on mine. If gmail > > users go into settings, there are two options for the reply-to, their > > gmail address, and a blank field which one is expected to put > > something in. Well, gmail seems to have accepted me selecting the > > field without filling it in with anything... if anyone would like to > > confirm this works correctly (try replying to my message here), we can > > find out if this is indeed the correct solution to the problem and > > start sharing it with other gmail users on the list. ^_^ > > > > Hope this helps! > > > > Amy > not fixed, still goes to Amy > -- > linux counter #167806 > -- ~~ >^..^< ~~ http://deathkitten.net ~~ >^..^< ~~ "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." ~Rudyard Kipling Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] (OT) Reguarding reply-to and the gmail address
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:43:32 -0700, Amy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've noticed a lot of people have been complaining about the reply-to > address issue with gmail. I think I've fixed it on mine. If gmail > users go into settings, there are two options for the reply-to, their > gmail address, and a blank field which one is expected to put > something in. Well, gmail seems to have accepted me selecting the > field without filling it in with anything... if anyone would like to > confirm this works correctly (try replying to my message here), we can > find out if this is indeed the correct solution to the problem and > start sharing it with other gmail users on the list. ^_^ Amy, It does not unfortunately work. (I had already tried that.) Regards, 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] (OT) Reguarding reply-to and the gmail address
On Saturday 30 October 2004 22:43, Amy wrote: > Hey everyone! > > I've noticed a lot of people have been complaining about the reply-to > address issue with gmail. I think I've fixed it on mine. If gmail > users go into settings, there are two options for the reply-to, their > gmail address, and a blank field which one is expected to put > something in. Well, gmail seems to have accepted me selecting the > field without filling it in with anything... if anyone would like to > confirm this works correctly (try replying to my message here), we can > find out if this is indeed the correct solution to the problem and > start sharing it with other gmail users on the list. ^_^ > > Hope this helps! > > Amy Nope!! Doesn't work:( -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] (OT) Reguarding reply-to and the gmail address
On Saturday 30 October 2004 16:43, Amy wrote: > Hey everyone! > > I've noticed a lot of people have been complaining about the reply-to > address issue with gmail. I think I've fixed it on mine. If gmail > users go into settings, there are two options for the reply-to, their > gmail address, and a blank field which one is expected to put > something in. Well, gmail seems to have accepted me selecting the > field without filling it in with anything... if anyone would like to > confirm this works correctly (try replying to my message here), we can > find out if this is indeed the correct solution to the problem and > start sharing it with other gmail users on the list. ^_^ > > Hope this helps! > > Amy not fixed, still goes to Amy -- linux counter #167806 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] (OT) Reguarding reply-to and the gmail address
Hey everyone! I've noticed a lot of people have been complaining about the reply-to address issue with gmail. I think I've fixed it on mine. If gmail users go into settings, there are two options for the reply-to, their gmail address, and a blank field which one is expected to put something in. Well, gmail seems to have accepted me selecting the field without filling it in with anything... if anyone would like to confirm this works correctly (try replying to my message here), we can find out if this is indeed the correct solution to the problem and start sharing it with other gmail users on the list. ^_^ Hope this helps! Amy -- ~~ >^..^< ~~ http://deathkitten.net ~~ >^..^< ~~ "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." ~Rudyard Kipling Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] File associations
On Saturday 30 October 2004 21:14, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Saturday 30 Oct 2004 18:43, Trygve Seljeflot wrote: > > Can anybody help ? > > > > Brosing files w/Konqueror as root I right-clicked on on a .cfg file to > > set default acton to always open w/kedit. > > After that, when I click on a directory (as root) I get an error message > > saying that KDEinit could not launch kedit. > > Where is the right placeto correct this stupid mistake ? > > Looking thru System/Configuration/KDE/Components/File associations > > does'nt help. > > Are you sure? That's where I'd look. IIRC the last time someone had a > similar problem the solution was there under 'inode'. > > Anne Well, as a newbie i'm never sure ;-) , but you're right, after loggin in as root and doin the config everything works OK. Thanks alot. -- Trygve Seljeflot Registered Linux user #301296 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Saturday 30 October 2004 02:37 pm, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > On Saturday 30 October 2004 12:07 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > > List resend > > > > You guys with gmail addresses are a pain in the neck ;-). I know you > > cannot change the reply-to setting, so I only blame you for using the > > system, not setting it up properly. This is the third time in the last > > twenty-four > > hours > > > I have had to resend a reesponse to the list that I found in my sent > > after not seeing it show up on the list. In every case, the poster was > > sending from a gmail address. > > Greg: > KMail has a reply-to-list feature. Just hit the L key, or you can set up a > toolbar icon. Useful for keeping my blood pressure under control. > -- cmg I knew about the reply-to-list, but not the L key. Thanks for the tip. -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie]{off topic} Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Saturday 30 October 2004 02:57 pm, JoeHill wrote: > On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 09:51:41 +1300 > > shaz disseminated the following: > > 1Gb mail space > > Wow. My only question is: what's wrong with the dozens of GB of space on > one's HD? It's accessible from any Internet enabled computer -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie]{off topic} Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
> > 1Gb mail space > > Wow. My only question is: what's wrong with the dozens of GB of space on one's > HD? JoeHill, In my case, I have an old computer without dozens of GB on the HD. On the other hand, my ISP does not allow me to check my e-mail when the Internet connection is established through a different ISP... so, I cannot read my own e-mail archives when I am at work, for instance. 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] File associations
On Saturday 30 Oct 2004 18:43, Trygve Seljeflot wrote: > Can anybody help ? > > Brosing files w/Konqueror as root I right-clicked on on a .cfg file to set > default acton to always open w/kedit. > After that, when I click on a directory (as root) I get an error message > saying that KDEinit could not launch kedit. > Where is the right placeto correct this stupid mistake ? > Looking thru System/Configuration/KDE/Components/File associations does'nt > help. Are you sure? That's where I'd look. IIRC the last time someone had a similar problem the solution was there under 'inode'. 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 Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] File associations
Can anybody help ? Brosing files w/Konqueror as root I right-clicked on on a .cfg file to set default acton to always open w/kedit. After that, when I click on a directory (as root) I get an error message saying that KDEinit could not launch kedit. Where is the right placeto correct this stupid mistake ? Looking thru System/Configuration/KDE/Components/File associations does'nt help. b.t.w. Konqueror as user works as normal. I'm running 10.1 CE -- Trygve Seljeflot Registered Linux user #301296 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie]{off topic} Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 09:51:41 +1300 shaz disseminated the following: > 1Gb mail space Wow. My only question is: what's wrong with the dozens of GB of space on one's HD? -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 14:51:54 up 87 days, 14:42, 6 users, load average: 0.01, 0.01, 0.00 +++ "Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power" -- Benito Mussolini Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Saturday 30 October 2004 12:07 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > List resend > > You guys with gmail addresses are a pain in the neck ;-). I know you cannot > change the reply-to setting, so I only blame you for using the system, not > setting it up properly. This is the third time in the last twenty-four hours > I have had to resend a reesponse to the list that I found in my sent after > not seeing it show up on the list. In every case, the poster was sending > from a gmail address. > Greg: KMail has a reply-to-list feature. Just hit the L key, or you can set up a toolbar icon. Useful for keeping my blood pressure under control. -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie]{off topic} Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Saturday 30 October 2004 01:51 pm, shaz wrote: > On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 05:57, Aron Smith wrote: > > On Saturday 30 October 2004 09:07 am, Greg Meyer wrote: > > > You guys with gmail addresses are a pain in the neck ;-). I know you > > > cannot change the reply-to setting, so I only blame you for using the > > > system, not setting it up properly. This is the third time in the last > > > twenty-four hours I have had to resend a reesponse to the list that I > > > found in my sent after not seeing it show up on the list. In every > > > case, the poster was sending from a gmail address. > > > > Gmail seems to be not ready for prime time... what is so great about it? > > 1Gb mail space that's a lot of spam there. Seriously most of us have no need for that much mail space usualy I archive mine to cd when my system has about 500 megs stored. -- Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie]{off topic} Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 05:57, Aron Smith wrote: > On Saturday 30 October 2004 09:07 am, Greg Meyer wrote: > > You guys with gmail addresses are a pain in the neck ;-). I know you > > cannot change the reply-to setting, so I only blame you for using the > > system, not setting it up properly. This is the third time in the last > > twenty-four hours I have had to resend a reesponse to the list that I > > found in my sent after not seeing it show up on the list. In every case, > > the poster was sending from a gmail address. > > Gmail seems to be not ready for prime time... what is so great about it? 1Gb mail space Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie]{off topic} Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Saturday 30 October 2004 09:07 am, Greg Meyer wrote: > You guys with gmail addresses are a pain in the neck ;-). I know you > cannot change the reply-to setting, so I only blame you for using the > system, not setting it up properly. This is the third time in the last > twenty-four hours I have had to resend a reesponse to the list that I found > in my sent after not seeing it show up on the list. In every case, the > poster was sending from a gmail address. Gmail seems to be not ready for prime time... what is so great about it? -- Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
List resend You guys with gmail addresses are a pain in the neck ;-). I know you cannot change the reply-to setting, so I only blame you for using the system, not setting it up properly. This is the third time in the last twenty-four hours I have had to resend a reesponse to the list that I found in my sent after not seeing it show up on the list. In every case, the poster was sending from a gmail address. **Original Response Below** On Saturday 30 October 2004 09:15 am, Paul Smith wrote: > Is it possible to install Mandrake 10.1 Official without the ISO cds? > Or should I wait until the ISO cds are available for downloading? You can either download the entire distribution tree from an ftp mirror and install from hard disk, or you can install directly from the dist tree, which will only download the packages you are installing. To do that, there is a floppy image that will boot and start the installation process and you just point the installer to the location that contains the distribution tree. There are seperate floppy images for each kind of install you might want to do, hard disk, network, cd-rom (for machines that cannot boot from cd). There is also a small boot.iso which combines all of the features of the various floppy images. Just burn it and boot from it for any kind of install. -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Experiences Updating a 10.0 Box to 10.1 Using URPMI
On Saturday 30 Oct 2004 14:17, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Saturday 30 October 2004 06:14 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > Whilst on the subject of display drivers, could I have the benefit of > > your experience and educated guess? I want to try the ATi drivers, but > > see that on the CE disk (I still haven't completed the OE download) it > > says that it has drivers for the -10 kernel, whereas I'm running the -12 > > kernel. How likely is it that they would work? > > They work the same way the nvidia binary drivers do, in that they must be > matched to the kernel. I think the Club Downloads should have the ATI > drivers for every "officially" released Mandrake kernel, so -12mdk should > be available. If you don't have CLub access, then you might try installing > the drivers using ATI's proprietary installer. > I suspected that that would be so. OK - if I need them I'll look at club downloads. > I don't have a lot of experience with the ATI drivers, because the one > machine I own with an ATI card works satisfactorily with dri since XFree > 4.3 and any time I tried the ATI binary drivers the machine became > unstable. Using CAE's xorg packages for 10.0, everything works nicely, so > I decided to leave well enough alone. > It's just that during my collection of messages from the logs I've seen a few that suggest that all is not entirely well. It's not urgent, since I'm going to be away for at least a week, and I don't intend doing anything drastic before then, but I'll post the things that worry me to the list when I get back. > Every other machine I administer either has an nvidia graphics card, or > some other older low-end card that makes high-performance video a > non-issue. Most of those boxes run headless as a server anyway. Of my 3 Mdk boxes, one is a Matrox G400 dual-head (of which I don't use the second one), one is an NVidia, which seems to have been problematic all the way, and the third, that has the 10.1 install, is ATi. The Matrox may not be fast, but it is utterly trouble-free. 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 Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Athcool Really Works :)
I just want to recommend Athcool for you AMD users. It has cooled my AMD Athlon 2100XP by 10 Celcius while at idle. No more hot computer filled closets. Sevatio Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Saturday 30 October 2004 16:15, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > Well HarM, I've got a T1 connection here, so the download of exactly > 302 packages took about 15 minutes, at a server uploading at about > 400 kB/sec (average). But YMMV. Mine maxes at 60Kb download...so that's simple arithmetic:) Thanks. -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Saturday 30 October 2004 16:09, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > Kaj, > How long did it take at which (average) download speed? > > That's what's been stopping me until now...the prospect of > looking at a useless box hogging my bandwidth for a week or so. Well HarM, I've got a T1 connection here, so the download of exactly 302 packages took about 15 minutes, at a server uploading at about 400 kB/sec (average). But YMMV. Kaj Haulrich. -- *sent from a 100% Microsoft-free workstation* * http://haulrich.net * *Running Linux (Mandrake 10.1) - kernel 2.6.8* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
Thanks, Greg and Kaj. How long will it take to be possible to download (for free) the iso cds? Does somebody know? 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] Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Saturday 30 October 2004 15:52, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Saturday 30 October 2004 15:15, Paul Smith wrote: > > Dear All > > > > Is it possible to install Mandrake 10.1 Official without the ISO > > cds? Or should I wait until the ISO cds are available for > > downloading? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Paul > > The aboslute easiest way is to use the iso's. They are not > available for download yet, but you can get them (4 CDs) here : > http://linuxcentral.com/catalog/?prod_code=L000-296&id=C1CQEBKnWD3C > 6 > > But, here is what I did : > > 1. As root, edit the file "/etc/mandrakelinux-release" and change > Community to Official. Save it. > > 2. Download kernel-2.6.8.1-12mdk form a mirror .I used : > ftp://ftp.proxad.net/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrakelinux/official > /10.1/i586/media/main/ > > 3. Install it alongside your old one. Re-boot into the new one. > > 4. As root : "urpmi.removemedia -a" > > 5. Go here : http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ > > 6. Define your sources for 10.1 Official, and proceed as > instructed. > > 7. As root : "urpmi.update -a && urpmi --auto-select". > > 8. As root : "rpm --rebuilddb && update-menus -a -n && udpdatedb" > > That's all. When comparing my new rpms to the ones on the mirrors, > it seems that I run 10.1. Official. > > I actually don't know if step 8 is required, but it won't harm. > > HTH > Kaj Haulrich. Kaj, How long did it take at which (average) download speed? That's what's been stopping me until now...the prospect of looking at a useless box hogging my bandwidth for a week or so. -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] A short notice to gmail users
I know you can't get rid of your "reply-to" field in gmail, which causes all our relplies to go to you instead of the list. This severely handicaps you, as it hides replies from other list members, including some who might know a better answer. So, would it be very inconvenient to add a signature, something like this : "I use gmail, so if you reply, please take a look at the "To" field" Just a suggestion ? Kaj Haulrich. -- *sent from a 100% Microsoft-free workstation* * http://haulrich.net * *Running Linux (Mandrake 10.1) - kernel 2.6.8* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
On Saturday 30 October 2004 15:15, Paul Smith wrote: > Dear All > > Is it possible to install Mandrake 10.1 Official without the ISO > cds? Or should I wait until the ISO cds are available for > downloading? > > Thanks in advance, > > Paul The aboslute easiest way is to use the iso's. They are not available for download yet, but you can get them (4 CDs) here : http://linuxcentral.com/catalog/?prod_code=L000-296&id=C1CQEBKnWD3C 6 But, here is what I did : 1. As root, edit the file "/etc/mandrakelinux-release" and change Community to Official. Save it. 2. Download kernel-2.6.8.1-12mdk form a mirror .I used : ftp://ftp.proxad.net/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrakelinux/official /10.1/i586/media/main/ 3. Install it alongside your old one. Re-boot into the new one. 4. As root : "urpmi.removemedia -a" 5. Go here : http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ 6. Define your sources for 10.1 Official, and proceed as instructed. 7. As root : "urpmi.update -a && urpmi --auto-select". 8. As root : "rpm --rebuilddb && update-menus -a -n && udpdatedb" That's all. When comparing my new rpms to the ones on the mirrors, it seems that I run 10.1. Official. I actually don't know if step 8 is required, but it won't harm. HTH Kaj Haulrich. -- *sent from a 100% Microsoft-free workstation* * http://haulrich.net * *Running Linux (Mandrake 10.1) - kernel 2.6.8* --- -- *sent from a 100% Microsoft-free workstation* * http://haulrich.net * *Running Linux (Mandrake 10.1) - kernel 2.6.8* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Experiences Updating a 10.0 Box to 10.1 Using URPMI
On Saturday 30 October 2004 05:48, Greg Meyer wrote: > When you run urpmi --auto-select, the first thing urpmi does is update > itself and any dependent packages and then restart itself. Part of this > initial round is the glibc, the core of your system. I highly recommend > that you reboot after doing this. I had a lot of packages not install > properly after this and I think it is because of parts of the old glibc > being resident in memory. I solved the problem by removing and > reinstalling most of the userspace packages, but this took more time than > doing a clean install. I think I could have avoided this with a reboot. This is also avoided by "upgrading" with the install routine on CD1. Downer is that it replaces the existing urpmi database as opposed to just being added as a media-source.luckily there's still easyurpmi:) -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Importing Lotus123 data.
On Saturday 30 Oct 2004 12:10, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Saturday 30 Oct 2004 11:55, Simon Utley wrote: > > Hi, is there a program that will open Lotus 123 files. I have tried OO > > org.calc and Kspread with no joy. > > Sadly, those of us that loved SmartSuite are badly served. Few programs, > even for windows, ever had import/expert filters for it. Your choice seems > to be > > 1) export your 123 files to .xls, which is read by all spreadsheets (this > is the way I did it) > > 2) run SmartSuite under win4lin - which also works. I did this later, for > a compatibility issue with my daughter's work. I don't think you will get > it to work under wine - I looked into that a couple of years ago, and it > was said that it was well-nigh impossible. > > HTH > > Anne Thanks for your help Anne. Simon. -- Linux Counter number 359744. http://counter.li.org/ GnuPG Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xE94E2292 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Experiences Updating a 10.0 Box to 10.1 Using URPMI
On Saturday 30 October 2004 06:14 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > If you use the nvidia binary drivers, there is two things you need to > > know. > > Whilst on the subject of display drivers, could I have the benefit of your > experience and educated guess? I want to try the ATi drivers, but see that > on the CE disk (I still haven't completed the OE download) it says that it > has drivers for the -10 kernel, whereas I'm running the -12 kernel. How > likely is it that they would work? They work the same way the nvidia binary drivers do, in that they must be matched to the kernel. I think the Club Downloads should have the ATI drivers for every "officially" released Mandrake kernel, so -12mdk should be available. If you don't have CLub access, then you might try installing the drivers using ATI's proprietary installer. I don't have a lot of experience with the ATI drivers, because the one machine I own with an ATI card works satisfactorily with dri since XFree 4.3 and any time I tried the ATI binary drivers the machine became unstable. Using CAE's xorg packages for 10.0, everything works nicely, so I decided to leave well enough alone. Every other machine I administer either has an nvidia graphics card, or some other older low-end card that makes high-performance video a non-issue. Most of those boxes run headless as a server anyway. -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Installing 10.1 Official without ISO cds
Dear All Is it possible to install Mandrake 10.1 Official without the ISO cds? Or should I wait until the ISO cds are available for downloading? 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] Comparing md5sums in 10.0
Marek Pawinski wrote: I picked this up, i don't know if it pertains to the issue: Bad Md5sums? (maybe not) Just burned a CD from an ISO image and the md5sum doesn't match? The CD may be just fine... what you may be experiencing is padding which alters the md5sum. Before throwing away the CD and cursing, try this: cmp /dev/cdrom ISO_image For example, I got a bad md5sum from my 9.2beta1 CD1: $ dd if=/dev/cdrom | md5sum 1333216+0 records in 1333216+0 records out e82309091ad6b44a1218dc6f33c3b058 - It should be: 7a0479dc917d35bd822cecb558c8d432 So, I tried: $ cmp /dev/cdrom /ISO/Mandrake/MandrakeLinux-9.2beta1-CD1.i586.iso cmp: EOF on /ISO/Mandrake/MandrakeLinux-9.2beta1-CD1.i586.iso The EOF on the ISO image means that the CD image is an EXACT copy PLUS padding. An EOF on /mnt/cdrom would have meant the CD was incomplete. Just to prove the CD was really OK, I issued this piped string of commands: $ dd if=/dev/cdrom | head -c 682575872 | md5sum 1333162+0 records in 1333161+0 records out 7a0479dc917d35bd822cecb558c8d432 - Got the correct md5sum... :^) BTW, 682575872 is simply the length of that particular ISO image. So, more generically, we can use this pipe stream: dd if=/dev/cdrom | head -c `stat --format=%s ISO_image` | md5sum i.e., $ dd if=/dev/cdrom | head -c `stat --format=%s /ISO/Mandrake/MandrakeLinux-9.2beta1-CD1.i586.iso` | md5sum 1333162+0 records in 1333161+0 records out 7a0479dc917d35bd822cecb558c8d432 - For the purists, the size can be passed as an argument to dd like this (not verified): dd if=/dev/cdrom bs=`stat --format=%s ISO_image` | md5sum Marek Hi Marek, I've been giving your CL examples a try today, been a bit busy lately, anyway this is how it worked for me. cmp /dev/scd0 /mnt/Win-g/disc3.iso cmp: EOF on /mnt/Win-g/disc3.iso Now this result surprized me. I used cdrecord to create the installation CD I don't remember using any command that would of added padding to the burnt disc. I use -dao almost without exception, nothing else that adds Zero's etc between data tracks. But still this says I did. I just wondered why ? and what would it return if an exact copy ? then, dd if=/dev/scd0 | head -c 669016064 | md5sum 5ad870e696953f4bbd0a91936873890e - 1306673+0 records in 1306672+0 records out which agrees with, 5ad870e696953f4bbd0a91936873890e disc3.iso the correct md5sum I note you can pass the iso file size direct to head CL OK, so everything looks fine so far. Now for the problem, dd if=/dev/scd0 bs=`stat --format=%s /mnt/Win-g/disc3.iso` | md5sum 1+1 records in 1+1 records out 526cfebe2c2da7c6e464bed37969e4c9 - OK, I did something obvious wrong. but what ? By the way, NICE ! I like it. John Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Experiences Updating a 10.0 Box to 10.1 Using URPMI
On Saturday 30 October 2004 06:14 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm sure it will help a lot of people. > Now what was that word - 'TWiki' or something? ;-) Yes Mom I have taken this opportunity to update the main page for the new release and add a 101News page. I will add my experiences there too. Can anyone tell me what the code name for 10.1 Official is (I am running CE here) 'cat /etc/mandrake-release' -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Download vs. Powerpack
On Saturday 30 October 2004 07:21 am, Paul Kaplan wrote: > Can someone provide a list differences between the 10.1 OE Download CDs and > the Powerpack CDs? > TIA > Paul The big difference is that commercial apps like nvidia/ati drivers, winmodem modules, acrobat reader, etc. are included on Powerpack. Download is free (as in speech) software only. -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Download vs. Powerpack
Can someone provide a list differences between the 10.1 OE Download CDs and the Powerpack CDs? TIA 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] tar error when building root filesystem
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004, Russell W. Behne wrote: > Today at 00:00, Russell W. Behne wrote: > > I'm trying to follow the instructions in > > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NFS-Root-3.html to build a root filesystem for > > a pair of boxes. Under ``3.2 Creation of the root filesystem'' it says > > to do ``tar cClf / - | tar xpCf /tftpboot - '', but I get this error > > message: > > tar: Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive > > Try `tar --help' for more information. > > Now, I can't grok any help that way. What should I do instead? Is there > > some way of gettingg this done? > > Nevermind. I've decided that since the two hosts do have small hard > drives, that I'll just put the kernel there. It'll be easier that > decrypting outdated howtos, save some space on the server, and speed up > the boot process. They both boot up fine, and I have been able to get > one to mount the home directory from the server so far. After getting > all the other remote filesystems to mount I'll have to work on getting > nis going. G'night! > Think I mentioned this before, but terminal-server (drakTermServ) sounds very similar to what you're trying to accomplish. (diskless client machines using the server's filesystem) -- Stew Benedict Mandrakesoft --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Importing Lotus123 data.
On Saturday 30 Oct 2004 11:55, Simon Utley wrote: > > Hi, is there a program that will open Lotus 123 files. I have tried OO > org.calc and Kspread with no joy. Sadly, those of us that loved SmartSuite are badly served. Few programs, even for windows, ever had import/expert filters for it. Your choice seems to be 1) export your 123 files to .xls, which is read by all spreadsheets (this is the way I did it) 2) run SmartSuite under win4lin - which also works. I did this later, for a compatibility issue with my daughter's work. I don't think you will get it to work under wine - I looked into that a couple of years ago, and it was said that it was well-nigh impossible. HTH 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 Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Importing Lotus123 data.
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Re: [newbie] Reinstallation Help Required
On Saturday 30 Oct 2004 10:01, SME Server Admin wrote: > > 1. It's going to be dual boot so I'd need to install the Win98se first (in > a 20gb partition) and then install Mdk telling it to leave the 98 partition > right? This will assume that Mdk will sort it's own partitions up right. > I'd like to keep the personal files on another partition, is that feasable > or is it worth just leaving MDK to get on with it! > If you need to share data between windows and linux, create a partition formated as fat32 by the Mandrake install (choose 'expert' when you get to the partitioning - create the ones you know you need like this one and /home, which will hold all your personal config files and any data you don't direct to the shared one, and then leave the install to take care of the rest under /) > 2. Samba. Assuming I want to have a samba shared area do I need to create > that as a seperate drive?? > No. You can configure samba any way you want, after the install. Just install both server and client if you need a 2-way system. > 3. For keeping all my mail folders and everything is it OK to install the > new OS then move the info from the old hard drive to the right place on the > new hard drive?? Or do I have to do something else. I know when I last > backed up the mail folders k3b changed all the dots to underscores :( > Windows had problems recognising some files and that went a bit haywire for > a bit. > >From this I am assuming that you will be keeping the old data at least for a time on the second drive? Yes, you can copy your mail across, but copy the contents of the mail folder, rather than the folder itself. > 4. is there anything else anyone here things I should do before the > transfer?? > It's always a good idea to back up your data, of course, but then I'm paranoid ;-) The main thing seems to be to keep windows from hogging the whole drive - which can be rectified, but causes more work. Good luck. 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 Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Experiences Updating a 10.0 Box to 10.1 Using URPMI
On Saturday 30 Oct 2004 04:48, Greg Meyer wrote: > > When you run urpmi --auto-select, the first thing urpmi does is update > itself and any dependent packages and then restart itself. Part of this > initial round is the glibc, the core of your system. I highly recommend > that you reboot after doing this. I think that this may explain problems that I had when I tried the update. I'll bear it in mind for the future. > > If you use the nvidia binary drivers, there is two things you need to know. Whilst on the subject of display drivers, could I have the benefit of your experience and educated guess? I want to try the ATi drivers, but see that on the CE disk (I still haven't completed the OE download) it says that it has drivers for the -10 kernel, whereas I'm running the -12 kernel. How likely is it that they would work? Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm sure it will help a lot of people. Now what was that word - 'TWiki' or something? ;-) 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 Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Reinstallation Help Required
Hi Folks I have finally got my mitts on a replacement 80gb Hdd for this linux machine, MDK10. However, before I splash ahead I'd like some advice and stuff 1. It's going to be dual boot so I'd need to install the Win98se first (in a 20gb partition) and then install Mdk telling it to leave the 98 partition right? This will assume that Mdk will sort it's own partitions up right. I'd like to keep the personal files on another partition, is that feasable or is it worth just leaving MDK to get on with it! 2. Samba. Assuming I want to have a samba shared area do I need to create that as a seperate drive?? 3. For keeping all my mail folders and everything is it OK to install the new OS then move the info from the old hard drive to the right place on the new hard drive?? Or do I have to do something else. I know when I last backed up the mail folders k3b changed all the dots to underscores :( Windows had problems recognising some files and that went a bit haywire for a bit. 4. is there anything else anyone here things I should do before the transfer?? Cheers, Elwyn Awaiting your help before I proceed :) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] First time posting for advice.
OK, thank you all for your time. I will save my time and stick with KDE for now. /Pedro On Saturday 30 October 2004 05.38, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Sat, 2004-10-30 at 13:34, JoeHill wrote: > > On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 11:52:16 +1000 > > > > Stephen Kühn disseminated the following: > > > Although I have many MANY window manglers/desktops installed, > > > > BTW, Waimea's back: > > > > http://freedesktop.org/software/waimea > > > > Can't build it, though, I'm way behind on 9.2 methinks. Looks pretty > > cool. > > It's not XFce4.2 - so I won't bother. > If it's not XFce, then it's not worthy. > > -- > stephen kuhn > mobile: 0410-728-389 > illawarra and regional new south wales > --- > GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives > 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses > Registered Linux User # 267497 > > Windows: Where do you want to go today? > MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? > Linux: Are you coming or what? > > --- > Optimism, n.: The belief that everything is beautiful, including what is > ugly, good, bad, and everything right that is wrong. It is held with > greatest tenacity by those accustomed to falling into adversity, and > most acceptably expounded with the grin that apes a smile. Being a blind > faith, it is inaccessible to the light of disproof -- an intellectual > disorder, yielding to no treatment but death. It is hereditary, but not > contagious. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] tar error when building root filesystem
Today at 00:00, Russell W. Behne wrote: > I'm trying to follow the instructions in > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NFS-Root-3.html to build a root filesystem for > a pair of boxes. Under ``3.2 Creation of the root filesystem'' it says > to do ``tar cClf / - | tar xpCf /tftpboot - '', but I get this error > message: > tar: Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive > Try `tar --help' for more information. > Now, I can't grok any help that way. What should I do instead? Is there > some way of gettingg this done? Nevermind. I've decided that since the two hosts do have small hard drives, that I'll just put the kernel there. It'll be easier that decrypting outdated howtos, save some space on the server, and speed up the boot process. They both boot up fine, and I have been able to get one to mount the home directory from the server so far. After getting all the other remote filesystems to mount I'll have to work on getting nis going. G'night! -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Russ. Sick of democrat and republican lies? http://badnarik.org/whybadnarik.php What is freedom, really? See this great flash presentation: http://www.isil.org/resources/introduction.swf Altho' thy teacher act not as he preaches, Yet ne'ertheless, if good, do what he teaches; Good counsel, failing men may give, for why, He that's aground knows where the shoal doth lie. Sudden Pow'r is apt to be insolent, Sudden Liberty saucy; that behaves best which has grown gradually. http://www.TruthAboutWar.org Visit my nursery: http://www.angelfire.com/linux/behnesnursery/ The Behne Family Genealogy Project: http://www.usgenealogy.net/members/rwbehne/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Updates for 10.1
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 08:58:03 +0100 Inhabitant of Zion wrote: > Will your Sylpheed-Claws rpm's for 10 work with 10.1? I have not specifically tested this. Add a Contrib source for 10.1 and Claws will will be updated to the appropriate release, sylpheed-claws-0.9.12a-3mdk Charles P.S., hint. hint can you help me adapt my site for 10.1? -- "Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time." -- Steven Wright -- Mandrake Linux 10.1 on BigBoy #184142 Registered Linux user #182463 *http://www.eslrahc.com* 2.6.8.1-10mdk -- pgpKViwawHMCC.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Updates for 10.1
Hi Charles, Will your Sylpheed-Claws rpm's for 10 work with 10.1? Cheers -- John Willby Registered Linux user number 321644 ICQ: 92791912 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux is like a wigwam - No Gates, no Windows, Apache inside. 08:57:04 up 5 days, 23:25, 1 user, load average: 0.74, 0.67, 0.64 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
