[newbie] USR/3Com Sportster 005686-03 56k
I have looked at the USR page entitled Configuring U.S. Robotics Modems for use under Unix-Type Systems ... but I can't understand the instructions. I'm using kppp as the dialer, and still have the init strings that were suggested by Stephen Kuhn (btw, Stephen, I am unable to send email to you ... comes back with an error message) ...could it be that I need to change the init string to fit the external modem? Is there anyone on this list who is using this external modem, and who can suggest a workable init string? Here is what is happening: Modemconf detects the modem on ttyS0. Modem Query goes well The connection messages are as follows: ATF C1 D2 E1 Q0 V1 OK ATM0L0 OK ATDT (tel #) CONNECT 26400(or28000)/ARQ At this point, with starting pppd at the bottom of the Script Debug Window, and Logging on to Network ... on the Connecting to: window, it starts over (modem ready etc) ... continuous loop. Any ideas on solutions??? Thanks. Rita __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] USR/3Com Sportster 005686-03 56k
I made a tiny change in the modem settings ... changed it from 57600 to 38000 or therabouts ... and got online. I was happy to be surfing until I realized the persistent symtom was there ... as with the internal PCI hardware modem ... first session online for hour and 20 ... then got message operation times out attemtpting to contact ... second session, 45 minutes then no surfing ... can disconnect reconnect just fine, but it is not optimal obviously. Actually very annoying, unacceptable, yada yada .. Tried it with the 2nd of 3rd systems, so I know it's not a system problem; it's clearly linuxmandrake (was happening with redhat too) and this motherboard/modem ... The modem works fine under windows according to the modem vendor, but on a different system (don't know why I bothered with that test) The system vendor claims that the PCI modem did not work on windows, but another modem did work (who knows what these guys really found out, I can't really watch over their shoulders ... and they don't want to be responsible for any of this). I do wonder whether mandrake 9.1 will fix this problem (also I was using the core mandrake 9.0, not the boxed or cd version) Rita __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] used external modem (sportster model 0701)
Earlier on this list, I was asking many questions about my USR hardware PCI modem that was seen by Mandrake 9.0, but that acted inconsistently once online. I've had my system and modem troubleshot, but the modem works fine in windows (according to the modem vendor, but not the system vendor), so I'm stuck with a modem that may work in future versions (?), and if I buy mandrake 9.1, rather than have 9.0 downloaded (?). In the meantime, I found a used external modem ... I plugged it in as is, turned it on, and used modemconf ... it said there was no modem ... what's the initial impression? Are the 8 or so dip switches in back relevant here? I saw a thread about this earlier in February, but the solution had to do with bios/windows (?), which does not apply to my situation ... MD 9.0 installed only ... __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://platinum.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] modem/browser/genl flakiness on ONE machine
I have a general question: if I get the Mandrake 9.0 installer to reformat/erase the drive, would that get rid of any possible virus, that might be causing wierd Mozilla behavior? I've installed another PCI modem, and the flaky connections continue Also, this ISA modem is doing great under Mandrake 9.0 ... been online 20 hours ... so I looked at Control Panel/Information/Network interfaces ... on both of these machines .. This isa machine has one for PPP0 and LO ... while the PCI modem machine that's acting wierd only has LO ... is that significant? Also, is it significant that on the PCI machine, IRQ 11 is what is designated for both the modem and the video? Any solutions? Rita __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 56k modem
--- et [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see your modem and your video and share an IRQ, (11) have you considered that might be the problem? are you installing these modems in the same PCI slot? I did notice that IRQ 11 stamped twice, but didn't know what it meant; however, I took out the winmodem and put the hardware modem into the same slot, so I'm positive it's in the correct slot. I have a usr 5610 model modem, and it requires an added init string of ATS32=66, you might try looking at the USrobitics website and see if there are any strings required for your particular 5610 modem (mine is a 5610b external) I'm confused about the model number ... the model number on the back of the modem says 2977 ... yet the linux listing has both 5610 and 2977. Also, this type of problem may mot be the modem, but related to your ISP. I don't think that's the case ... the windows laptop machine upstairs stays online for days. Is this a dual boot computer? NO is it set with plug and pray aware OS set to off or no in the BIOS? OFF using the same wire from the jack as the older box with an ISA modem? YES does the new box have an ISA slot? NO FYI ... since changing the init string as was suggested, I was online for the hour and a half first try ... then recenlty was online for nearly 9 hours. That's a good sign. I'll holler if connections change back to major flakiness. Thanks. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 56k modem
For some reason, after an x amount of time, I can't surf anymore ... Let's say that it's not a bad modem ... I've gone through all the kppp settings and made the values as large as possible ... not sure what all of the values mean, but ... what command do I do to get relevant files/logs that might have information about the connection? Would that be the first step to find out? Or will I have to get some kind of log viewer downloaded and installed? I'm using Mandrake 9.0. Does this seem like a reasonable thing to try, or am I just spinning my wheels? BTW, it's not the end of the world, once I get 3 computers networked, to run downstairs and disconnect, then disconnect again (kppp won't automatically do it, because the modem's is still on ... I hear it click off when I disconnect ... and can't get back on until I disconnect ... i connect again with no problem), but it's better if it just stayed on ... Rita --- Anonymous [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- et [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see your modem and your video and share an IRQ, (11) have you considered that might be the problem? are you installing these modems in the same PCI slot? I did notice that IRQ 11 stamped twice, but didn't know what it meant; however, I took out the winmodem and put the hardware modem into the same slot, so I'm positive it's in the correct slot. I have a usr 5610 model modem, and it requires an added init string of ATS32=66, you might try looking at the USrobitics website and see if there are any strings required for your particular 5610 modem (mine is a 5610b external) I'm confused about the model number ... the model number on the back of the modem says 2977 ... yet the linux listing has both 5610 and 2977. Also, this type of problem may mot be the modem, but related to your ISP. I don't think that's the case ... the windows laptop machine upstairs stays online for days. Is this a dual boot computer? NO is it set with plug and pray aware OS set to off or no in the BIOS? OFF using the same wire from the jack as the older box with an ISA modem? YES does the new box have an ISA slot? NO FYI ... since changing the init string as was suggested, I was online for the hour and a half first try ... then recenlty was online for nearly 9 hours. That's a good sign. I'll holler if connections change back to major flakiness. Thanks. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] 56k modem
I've reinstalled mandrake 9, and now the modem works; however, the symptom (being able to surf for awhile, then for some odd reason not) remains. This happened with Redhat 8 as well ... I'm testing an old machine with Mandrake 9 -- it has an ISA internal 56k modem, and DOES NOT have that symptom...I'm using the 2 machines simultaneously (2 different phone lines, same outlet) ... I also bought and tested another modem, and the symptom began immediately when I connected. Mandrake 9 must not like PCI modems? Or what do you think? BTW, both modems are HARDWARE modems. What are the troubleshooting steps I need to take (if there are any, please be specific rather than general about how to do these tests. I'm very much a newbie). Rita __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] 56k modem problem
(I've not looked at the archives to see if this is a FAQ ... I apologize, and would like to be directed to a past thread if there is such a thing) I've used this US Robotics/3COM hardware modem (internal) with RedHat 8.0, and I know that it works ... I installed Mandrake 9.0 after having problems with internet connections (sometimes, I would be connected for 10 minutes then not be able to surf any longer .. on up to 3 hours ... very sporadic ... ) Now, when I do su - then kppp , it says that the modem does not respond, or that I need to set up the modem correctly ... What troubleshooting steps should I be taking? Rita __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] MoDeM
Diamond is having a clearance on several SupraExpress Modems, both internal and external. The external is under $50. http://www.diamondmm.com/products/current/clearance.cfm - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 27, 1999 5:23 PM Subject: [newbie] MoDeM I just installed Linux Mandrake 6.0 a few days ago. Now i found out that my modem only works in windows. What type of modem do i get that would work with linux? What brand of modem would work good with linux?
[newbie] MOdems that work with linux
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just installed Linux Mandrake 6.0 a few days ago. Now i found out that my modem only works in windows. What type of modem do i get that would work with linux? What brand of modem would work good with linux? there is a compatibility knowledge base with loasdsa comaptible/incompatible modems listed. find it here: http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
RE: [newbie] How do I burn the CD?
You need more than just the I386 folder. I would recommend you download the ISO file if yoru CD Writer will write ISO's. Rich -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Griffin, Michael Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 8:41 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [newbie] How do I burn the CD? I am downloading the i386 folder from the ftp site (a friend said that this was the right folder). I want to make a cd with it. I have a windoze machine with a cd burner and adaptec easy cd creator software. I would like to know if there are any special parameters or configurations etc. that I need to set in the adaptec software in order to get the cd to work correctly for linux. If I need to give more info let me know. thanx meg
Re: [newbie] How do I burn the CD?
Actually, an easier way (if you have the bandwidth to download the whole thing anyway) would be to go to the iso/ folder on one of the ftp sites and download the file "mandrake60-1.iso" which is an image of the whole mandrake cd (version 6 anyway, are earlier ones still available?) The ftp directory page even gives instructions on how to burn the image if you've never created a cd from an image before. No special settings needed. Erick linux newbie-in-training "Griffin, Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/28 8:40 AM I am downloading the i386 folder from the ftp site (a friend said that this was the right folder). I want to make a cd with it. I have a windoze machine with a cd burner and adaptec easy cd creator software. I would like to know if there are any special parameters or configurations etc. that I need to set in the adaptec software in order to get the cd to work correctly for linux. If I need to give more info let me know. thanx meg
Re: [newbie] How do I burn the CD?
At 09:40 28.06.99 -0400, you wrote: I am downloading the i386 folder from the ftp site (a friend said that this was the right folder). I want to make a cd with it. The easiest and safest thing is to download the ISO image, and follow the simple instructions to burn it. Find a mirror near you that carries the image (ie. ftp://linux.origo.no).
Re: [newbie] How do I burn the CD?
You can download an burn a cdrom image (prolly the best idea if your new) the image is in: /packages/Mandrake/iso/ (of your chosen download site) the image file is mandrake60-1.iso (or something like that. the readme file tells how to bur it under easy cd creator. this image is all you need. BUT! when you install it you'll have to update some packages, including the kernel, so your cd image won't realy be a perfect working copy on mandrake. ...you could just download the trees with the updates as well, but there's too much room for error if you ask me...and if your new to it all, it's more confusing than worth while. From the web page: Linux-Mandrake Downloads: distribution, iso image, updates and applications You must at least download the "Mandrake/" and "images/" trees from the "6.0/" directory. It's about 500 Mb. An iso9660 image of Linux-Mandrake is also available . You can use such a file for easy CD-burning (under Windows, you can use Easy CD Pro or Easy CD Creator, check our notice here - version en franais ici). It's about 600 Mb (one file only). Important Notes: the iso file (mandrake53-2.iso) is available in the "iso/" directory. The file "iso-md5sum" is only needed for binary integrity checking. check out: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/howtoisoen.html On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Griffin, Michael wrote: I am downloading the i386 folder from the ftp site (a friend said that this was the right folder). I want to make a cd with it. I have a windoze machine with a cd burner and adaptec easy cd creator software. I would like to know if there are any special parameters or configurations etc. that I need to set in the adaptec software in order to get the cd to work correctly for linux. If I need to give more info let me know. thanx meg
Re: [newbie] help with X11amp
Again I need help with installing X11amp. I did a reinstall to fix my glib and gtk+ problem. Now that both are installed, I go to install X11amp and it installs. But when I launch it I get this error message: /usr/X11R6/bin/x11amp: error in loading shared libraries /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0: undefined symbol: __register_frame_info As per the readme file it said to download and install these files: glib-1.2.0-1.i386.rpm gtk+-1.2.0-1.i386.rpm And it said to use the 'rpm -i' function on the above, and 'rpm -U' on X11amp. Now I followed all directions and its still not working. What gives? -- Jeremy Mann http://listen.to/sidefx icq://21081443 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] MoDeM and new question
RickStar's keys are calculated using personal info that you supply them when you register. If the info has been entered in your computer installation exactly as the info you provided them then the key works. If there's a discrepancy, then it doesn't work. Alan - Original Message - From: rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 5:04 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] MoDeM and new question On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, you wrote: I've got star office 5.0 loaded on the puter but it is asking for my key (numbers) and when I register at their website I get a number key for the 5.1 version. Does anyone have a number key for the 5.0 version? I'm wanting to compare it to wp 8.0. It will have to really shine to take Word Perfects place but who know. Anyway I'd like to find out. Try this: GNJL93Q6M59V3NTD cu Hans Thanks Hans but still a no go on the key, I'll poke around star offices site and see if I can figure it out. I'd like to download the 5.1 version but the file is simply to big to download. Rick -- "I don't want to swim in a roped off sea" JB
[newbie] Installing Mandrake using Mandrake for Windows
Hi Today I downloaded Mandrake Linux and burn the ISO to the CD. Right now i trying to install Linux in a computer with no CD. I downloaded the entire CD (via Windows network) to a subdirectory in the hard disk c:\cdrom. I began installing using Mandrake for Windows which install very easy. After the reboot the install continues but then it needs the files to continue, but after trying both obtions I cannot continue. Can anyone help me. TIA Lorenzo Jimenez [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] help with X11amp
On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, you wrote: Again I need help with installing X11amp. I did a reinstall to fix my glib and gtk+ problem. Now that both are installed, I go to install X11amp and it installs. But when I launch it I get this error message: /usr/X11R6/bin/x11amp: error in loading shared libraries /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0: undefined symbol: __register_frame_info As per the readme file it said to download and install these files: glib-1.2.0-1.i386.rpm gtk+-1.2.0-1.i386.rpm And it said to use the 'rpm -i' function on the above, and 'rpm -U' on X11amp. Now I followed all directions and its still not working. What gives? Solved the problem on my own. I uninstalled glib/gtk+ 1.2.0 and installed 1.2.1 instead. X11amp loaded up just fine. I think somebody needs to change the README file ;) -- Jeremy Mann http://listen.to/sidefx icq://21081443 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Installing Mandrake using Mandrake for Windows
On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, you wrote: I began installing using Mandrake for Windows which install very easy. After the reboot the install continues but then it needs the files to continue, but after trying both obtions I cannot continue. Can anyone help me. TIA Lorenzo Jimenez [EMAIL PROTECTED] I can tell you 'why' it happens, but not 'how' to solve it. My guess is since the CDROM image is saved on a FAT partiton, that partition needs to be mounted before Linux will see it. To mount a FAT partition type this at a prompt: mount -t vfat /dev/hdax /mnt/x Change the 'hdax' to what partiton no. it is, and /mnt/x is a directory you need to create. If you use Windows a lot, make /mnt/d for your D: partition and so on. -- Jeremy Mann http://listen.to/sidefx icq://21081443 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] MoDeM and new question
try this ...REg Key GNJ79WW710KJPLPP08IUA5Y3AV35 cus# 1003860 PER key GNJ89WWTAOKU8A8RO8I8R8 if these don't work try swaping the letter O for the Number 0 rick wrote: On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, you wrote: I've got star office 5.0 loaded on the puter but it is asking for my key (numbers) and when I register at their website I get a number key for the 5.1 version. Does anyone have a number key for the 5.0 version? I'm wanting to compare it to wp 8.0. It will have to really shine to take Word Perfects place but who know. Anyway I'd like to find out. Try this: GNJL93Q6M59V3NTD cu Hans Thanks Hans but still a no go on the key, I'll poke around star offices site and see if I can figure it out. I'd like to download the 5.1 version but the file is simply to big to download. Rick -- "I don't want to swim in a roped off sea" JB
Re: [newbie] help with X11amp
On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, J Mann wrote: /usr/X11R6/bin/x11amp: error in loading shared libraries /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0: undefined symbol: __register_frame_info By any chance, are you trying to use a Mandrake 6.0 RPM on top of Mandrake 5.3 or something similar? As per the readme file it said to download and install these files: glib-1.2.0-1.i386.rpm gtk+-1.2.0-1.i386.rpm Argh... Never believe in what READMEs say. ;) This was a big mistake. glib/gtk+ 1.2.0 are seriously broken, and the RPMs you're referring to weren't made for Mandrake. Use the 1.2.3 versions on the Mandrake CD and it'll work better. LLaP bero
[newbie] Messed up control-center
I decided to upgrade my Mandrake 6 GNOME 1.0.11 libs and 1.0.7 core. That worked all I changed was the install path to /usr/. Now when I try to change any settings in the pager it crashes and control panel comes up with the ok etc buttons but no content in all of the selections. I hope someone can give me a clue as to what I need to do to get GNOME back to working right. -- Robert Sheskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 5788323 AIM RobertLS
RE: [newbie] MoDeM and new question
Hi - just a note - this will probably NOT work unless Mike provides his entire registration information - name, address, phone, email, etc. Staroffice requires that the registration info match EXACTLY (a pain! :) the original registration. Bill -Original Message- From: Mike Julien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 1:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] MoDeM and new question try this ...REg Key GNJ79WW710KJPLPP08IUA5Y3AV35 cus# 1003860 PER key GNJ89WWTAOKU8A8RO8I8R8 if these don't work try swaping the letter O for the Number 0 rick wrote: On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, you wrote: I've got star office 5.0 loaded on the puter but it is asking for my key (numbers) and when I register at their website I get a number key for the 5.1 version. Does anyone have a number key for the 5.0 version? I'm wanting to compare it to wp 8.0. It will have to really shine to take Word Perfects place but who know. Anyway I'd like to find out. Try this: GNJL93Q6M59V3NTD cu Hans Thanks Hans but still a no go on the key, I'll poke around star offices site and see if I can figure it out. I'd like to download the 5.1 version but the file is simply to big to download. Rick -- "I don't want to swim in a roped off sea" JB
Re: [newbie] X-Server Probs...
On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, you wrote: I tried installing 6.0 today and I had some problems with my x-server setup. Basicly I couldn't find my monitor and being the stupid person as I am, i just put on a monitor that was the same brand and size as mine. Now my x-server goes all freaky. It worked fine in 5.3 when I was using a custom 1024x768 monitor. But what I was wondering is if there is a way I can change my settings before the xserver auto starts. Just run XConfigurator from a command prompt. -- Jeremy Mann http://listen.to/sidefx icq://21081443 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] MoDeM
I just installed Linux Mandrake 6.0 a few days ago. Now i found out that my modem only works in windows. What type of modem do i get that would work with linux? What brand of modem would work good with linux?
[newbie] Mount in 6 the same ?
I have a second partition on my primary drive. If I remember correctly when I had 5.3 I just created a directory in /mnt and added a line to the /etc/fstab. So when I installed 6.0 I created a directory called hda2 and added the line to fstab /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda2 ext2defaults1 1 (even tried 0 0 ) When I do this I get an error message on boot that asked my if I want to control D for normal boot (which won't work) or enter root password for maintenance. I do this and edit the fstab line I added and reboot. It works OK. I used fdisk -L to verify the partition is in fact hda2. Has mandrake 6.0 changed something that causes the automount to work different ? Thanks, Rich
[newbie] connecting to the internet
Hi I am trying to connect to my aol account using a 3 com modem. I have configured minicom to use device ttys1(com2) which is the port device to which my external modem is attached. I am trying to dial in and have entered the number and id/password in the configuration for the aol account in the dial up program. It says something like initializing modem then it says 'Setting speaker volume...' and just hangs... What is wrong? If I have to set up somthing else to do with my sound card for example where do I start? regards Mike : - ) __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] connecting to the internet
i cant give you much on the hanging altho i know lots have had trouble with that, but i can tell you this, AOL wont work with linux, it needs its software : ( sorry.
[newbie] Cant get back to KDE
While I was in KDE I clicked on something to change to a different window manager. Now when i type startx i always go into fvwm...how do I get it to start KDE instead?
[newbie] DSL and Mandrake
Hi gang, have some new info and I will recap some of the old for any newcomers. I still haven't got it to work yet, but learned a couple valuable things. First the Linux box has two network cards (eth0 and eth1) The eth0 card is configured as 192.168.1.1 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0 The eth1 card is configured as 192.168.1.2 with a netmask of 255.255.255.128 All other windows machines on the LAN are 192.168.1.X and 255.255.255.128 The router is set up as defualt. The only items I have entered into the router are: set ppp wan0-0 ipcp 0.0.0.0 set ppp wan0-0 dns 0.0.0.0 set ppp restart enabled set dhcp server enabled set nat enabled and login and passwords. This is what USWEST has in the book. This setup is currently working plugged into my hub. What I just realized doing a winipcfg in windows was the Cisco 675 router has the following. I am going to add all info beacuse I am not sur if it is relevent. Host name Rich DNS servers 207.108.32.1 and 204.147.80.5 Node type =broadcast IP address 10.0.0.2 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Default gateway 10.0.0.1 DHCP server 10.0.0.1 I think I read somewhere that NAT sets up these default address's. I am thinking this info needs to be entered under routing in netcfg?? Under routing I have : default gateway default gateway device__ And then if I click add I get Device_ Network___ Netmask___ Gateway___ Anyone care to fill in the blanks ? I have tried to ping the router at 10.0.0.1 and 2 and cant get a response. Thanks all :) Rich
Re: [newbie] Cant get back to KDE
On Sat, 26 Jun 1999, Roy Cormier wrote: While I was in KDE I clicked on something to change to a different window manager. Now when i type "startx" i always go into fvwm...how do I get it to start KDE instead? desktopcfg
Re: [newbie] Cant get back to KDE
install and/or run desktopcfg On Sat, 26 Jun 1999, Roy Cormier wrote: While I was in KDE I clicked on something to change to a different window manager. Now when i type "startx" i always go into fvwm...how do I get it to start KDE instead?
Re: [newbie] connecting to the internet
On Sat, 26 Jun 1999, Michael Asbridge wrote: Hi I am trying to connect to my aol account using a 3 com modem. I have configured minicom to use device ttys1(com2) which is the port device to which my external modem is attached. I am trying to dial in and have entered the number and id/password in the configuration for the aol account in the dial up program. It says something like initializing modem then it says 'Setting speaker volume...' and just hangs... What is wrong? If I have to set up somthing else to do with my sound card for example where do I start? I had the same problem with my Dad's computer when installing KPPP. I went in and turned the volume down on the modem and increases the connection speed. Hope this helps. Rick -- "I don't want to swim in a roped off sea" JB
Re: [newbie] DSL and Mandrake
From: Rich McCabe [EMAIL PROTECTED] The eth0 card is configured as 192.168.1.1 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0 OK, it sounds like your router is configured to be on a different network. Assuming that your eth0 card is the one that's connected to the router, set its IP to 10.0.0.x, where 2=x=254. Do likewise with all other machines on the network. Alternatively, you might try enabling dhcp on the linux box (and the other machines). default gateway default gateway device__ 10.0.0.1 for both, I believe. And then if I click add I get Device_ Network___ Netmask___ Gateway___ You wouldn't need to add another network interface, AFAIK. I have tried to ping the router at 10.0.0.1 and 2 and cant get a response. The router is at .1; 10.0.0.2 seems to be your Win box. My guess is that your Linux box doesn't know how to route to 10.0.0.1, which is why it doesn't get a response. I'm not sure, though, why you have two NICs in the Linux box. With this setup (using a separate router), you shouldn't need a second one.
RE: [newbie] DSL and Mandrake
Hi Dan, I will give that a try. I am not sure what you meant by "where 2=x=254". I think maybe a typo in there. The reason for two ethernet cards is because the Cisco 675 is an external router and it hooks up to a NIC with a crossover cable. So the first one is for the router and the second is for my small home LAN. Thank you again. I am off to try that. Rich -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Brown Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 5:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] DSL and Mandrake From: Rich McCabe [EMAIL PROTECTED] The eth0 card is configured as 192.168.1.1 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0 OK, it sounds like your router is configured to be on a different network. Assuming that your eth0 card is the one that's connected to the router, set its IP to 10.0.0.x, where 2=x=254. Do likewise with all other machines on the network. Alternatively, you might try enabling dhcp on the linux box (and the other machines). default gateway default gateway device__ 10.0.0.1 for both, I believe. And then if I click add I get Device_ Network___ Netmask___ Gateway___ You wouldn't need to add another network interface, AFAIK. I have tried to ping the router at 10.0.0.1 and 2 and cant get a response. The router is at .1; 10.0.0.2 seems to be your Win box. My guess is that your Linux box doesn't know how to route to 10.0.0.1, which is why it doesn't get a response. I'm not sure, though, why you have two NICs in the Linux box. With this setup (using a separate router), you shouldn't need a second one.
Re: [newbie] can someone tell me?
Jeanette Russo wrote: I was thinking this was a linux list, sorry Jeanette - Original Message - From: Hugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 8:28 PM Subject: [newbie] can someone tell me? Hi all, I was wondering if we had a list for linux users? I had problems but now she's a linux box :) I don't want to bother the normal list with linux questions... Thanks guys Hugh Sorry that was ment for PGP users list
Re: [newbie] Did the Lothar project get onto Mandrake's 6.0?
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, John Aldrich wrote: What's the Lothar project http://www.linux-mandrake.com/lothar LLaP bero
[newbie] generic.spec for easier RPM creation
Since a couple of people asked for it, I've put up a generic spec file for autoconfed applications on ftp://ftp.mandrakesoft.com/pub/bero/generic.spec For most stuff, filling in the empty fields should be enough to create a working RPM. LLaP bero
Re: [newbie] discovery of the boot problem--FINALLY!!!
Paul Benjamin wrote: Thanks for the hint. I don't have a turbo switch but by setting the PIO mode for the IDE channels in the BIOS setup screen I was able to boot. Now I am experimenting on how high I can set the PIO mode. So far I am up to PIO mode 3 no DMA for the hard drives PIO 0 no DMA for the CD-ROM. A case of optimization causing problems. I have a super seven motherboard based upon the VIA MVP3 chip set. PBen well, my AMI bios is ancient (1994) and doesn't support half this stuff. Check the page (man hdparm) for all the gory details.:-)
[newbie] Need a strong convincing argument
Hi All, Sorry my mail is a little long. Please be advised of that. I have got a friend whom is trying to move away from the Windows environment, but is having a lot of concerns on whether he'll succeed or not with Linux. He believes that because Linux is being developed by hackers throughout the world and it does not have a certified authentication, it will not last for longer. I've tried my best to give him an overall picture of Linux plus the many things he can with it, but don't think I was convincing enough. I even showed him some of my computational work, and the performance of Linux, and many technical details that Linux has over Windows. But because the software that I run has a Windows counterpart which does the job for him he was skeptical, although I could sense how impressed he was with Linux, Kde, Gnome , AfterStep and other things. He has asked me this simple question: Suppose that he gets some work done at work under Excel, Word or Corel and he wants to continue the same work at home where he has a Linux machine. What chances has he got in porting is work from the Dos environment to Linux. My answer to that was that he could either install Staroffice or WordPerfect in his home machine so that he could port the job. But that was all said in theory, since I do not have either of the two tools in my machine to prove a point, he did not seem very convinced. Can anybody give me more reasons to convince him. Anyway I'll install Soffice or WP to convince him. Thanks in advance for any info. Regards Bernardo
[newbie] disk druid
I am not the first to ask the question, but hope to be the first to get an answer... Where can I find disk druid? I want to use it to partition a second hard disk in my machine which has mandrake Linux already installed. fdisk is in the /sbin directory, but where do I find disk druid? Rgds Martin
RE: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL
Hi Aaron, It is not set up as a bridge, I heard from someone else the US West used to do that. Under windows the only settings are obtain IP address automatically and use DHCP for wins resolution. On the bridge they have you set. (off the top of my head and probably not exact) set ppp wan0-0 ipcp 0.0.0.0 set ppp wan0-0 dns 0.0.0.0 set ppp wan0-0 login login name set ppp wan0-0 login password my password set nat enabled set server restart enabled set dhcp server enabled I think that is it. I messed around with it most of last night and made no progress. I am condsidering going back to a more mature distribution with good documentation. Any thoughts? Thanks for your help. Rich -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Aaron LynchSent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 10:19 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL well, when I was on US West, the cisco 675 was a bridge, not a router, so it has no IP of it's own. you need to set the computer to DHCP. I dunno how to do that in Linux except at install, but I'm 99% sure if you are assigning a IP to a us west dsl bridge it's wrong. How is your win box setup? Betcha 100 bucks obtain IP address from server is checked -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rich McCabeSent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 1:19 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL Aaron do you mean all I need to do is change the eth0 interface to a DHCP protocol ? Or is there more to setting up DHCP than that. The information I have listed below regarding the Cisco is right out of the USWest book and does get the Router logged in. I just need to make the Linux box talk to the router. Thanks for the response. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Aaron LynchSent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 2:10 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL You've answered your own question, you don't have an IP so why are you setting one? You need to set up DHCP -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rich McCabeSent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 11:40 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL Can some one give me the information (step by step) to get my Linux machine hooked up to my DSL line. I am lost and have tried everything. Either it is a very complicated process or I have missed something obvious. My current setup is: Mandrake 6.0 with two ethernet cards eth1 IP address is 192.168.1.2 Subnet is 255.255.255.128 eth0 IP address is 192.168.1.1 Subnet is 255.255.255.0 I have a Cisco 675 external router. Basically all I can tell you is it is running in PPP mode, has NAT and DHCP server enabled and ipcp has been set to 0.0.0.0 and DNS has been set to 0.0.0.0. It works when I plug it into a Windows machine !! I am using USWest DSL and ISP service. I DO NOT have a static IP address. Beyond the above address's which I have entered using the netcfg what else do I need to set up ? Is there anything that needs to be configured under the routing tab. Eventually (like tommorrow.. hehe) I want to go back to IP masquerading as I have done in the past with a dial up connection. .. I guess I need to get the Linux machine to talk to the internet on its own first. Thank you very much in advance for any help you can provide. Regards, Rich
[newbie] root pppd
Sorry if this is an old question, but how do you get normal users appart from root to be able to run pppd???
Re: [newbie] Need a strong convincing argument
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Bernardo Rodrigues wrote: Linux. My answer to that was that he could either install Staroffice or WordPerfect in his home machine so that he could port the job. But that was all said in theory, since I do not have either of the two tools in my machine to prove a point, he did not seem very convinced. I have WIN95/Office pro 97, I have so far been quite unsucessfull at importing stuff from here into StarOffice5.1but I'm probably doing something stupid...and haven't tried much since.
[newbie] libjpeg6b? Can't compile anything KDE...
Hi, I know I'm probably not the first one to ask about this, but I can't find the answer anywhere. I've tried to compile some KDE apps on my Mdk6 box, but they won't. The configure scripts say I haven't got libjpeg6b, or that I haven't installed KDE-Support. What to do? Where can I find an update? Regards, Haakon Nilsen.
[newbie] Mouse doesn't get recognized
Linux loaded fine, recognized a generic 3 button ps/2 mouse when actually run linux mandrake 6.0 the pointer doesn't move can somebody help me on this?
Re: [newbie] disk druid
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Martin Cleaver wrote: I am not the first to ask the question, but hope to be the first to get an answer... Where can I find disk druid? I want to use it to partition a second hard disk in my machine which has mandrake Linux already installed. fdisk is in the /sbin directory, but where do I find disk druid? Rgds Martin Disk druid is only in the installer, I am unaware if anyway has segmented this to standalone code however it should be posible. Try cfdisk it is a little more eye pleaseing than fdisk.
[newbie] IP Masquerading and Linux Mandrake
Does anyone know of a good resource with step-by-step instructions for setting up IP masquerading on a Linux box. The HOW-TO details how to set up a proxy server and we don't need a proxy server. Principally, we just need network address translation so we can share a DSL connection with our private network. Any ideas? thanks... sanford
[newbie] UFS file system
Has anyone been able to us the UFS file system to accesss CDs? Adaptec's cdwriter 95 driver can leave its cd's in a UFS format. I was wondering the UFS support in linux is able to read those cds. If so, is there a mechanism of setting the automount for the cd to recognize if it is in the iso format, or udf? Thanks, Bill
Re: [newbie] Mouse doesn't get recognized
Fotios Moumoulidis wrote: Linux loaded fine, recognized a generic 3 button ps/2 mouse when actually run linux mandrake 6.0 the pointer doesn't move can somebody help me on this? I had the same problem ( I have a laptop ) The cure was to remove the modem during boot up... Dont know if this will help you any Hugh
Re: [newbie] Need a strong convincing argument
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, you wrote: Hi All, Sorry my mail is a little long. Please be advised of that. I have got a friend whom is trying to move away from the Windows environment, but is having a lot of concerns on whether he'll succeed or not with Linux. He believes that because Linux is being developed by hackers throughout the world and it does not have a certified authentication, it will not last for longer. I would not try to convert him. He won't be happy. Just chuckle every time he has to re-boot windows, and if he asks about Linux, just say "oh, you wouldn't like it, it isn't certified". Then continue with your work. Irv
Re: [newbie] IP Masquerading and Linux Mandrake
Hi, Sanford, Try http://jgo.local.net/LinuxGuide/. . I haven't used the document myself for IP Masquerading setup. But a quick look at the document tells me that it is possibly a good starting point. Hope this helps. Bernardo
[newbie] Networking with Mandrake (help!)
I have a working two computer network with file, print, and internet sharing in Windows. I would like to have the same thing in Linux, but I know almost nothing about networking in Linux. Both computers have 2 NIC cards. My internal IP is 192.168.244.132 and the other computer has an IP of 192.168.244.131. The card type is an "NDC 10/100 Fast Etherent PCI (MX-A)(MX987x5)". That is what shows in the Windows Network Control Panel. What are the steps that I would need to take to get a working two computer network in Linux with file, print, and internet sharing? My computer switches between Windows 98 and Mandrake 6.0. The other computer is only Windows 98. Will Linux see the other Windows computer and will the other windows computer see my Linux computer? Thanks a whole lot! The Webmonkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free web-based email, anytime, anywhere! ZDNet Mail - http://www.zdnetmail.com
RE: [newbie] Need a strong convincing argument
I just finished installing MDK6.0 on my system and then proceeded to install StarOffice5.1. I then took a Word97 doc from my windoze machine, copied it to a floppy and opened it up in StarOffice. With the exception of having to adjust some minor formatting issues, I was pleased with the results. I am not sure about saving a document in StarOffice as a ".doc" file, but I was excited to see it get as close as it did - I am trying to convince someone as well and thus my experiment. Michael -Original Message- From: Bernardo Rodrigues [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 9:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Need a strong convincing argument Hi All, Sorry my mail is a little long. Please be advised of that. I have got a friend whom is trying to move away from the Windows environment, but is having a lot of concerns on whether he'll succeed or not with Linux. He believes that because Linux is being developed by hackers throughout the world and it does not have a certified authentication, it will not last for longer. I've tried my best to give him an overall picture of Linux plus the many things he can with it, but don't think I was convincing enough. I even showed him some of my computational work, and the performance of Linux, and many technical details that Linux has over Windows. But because the software that I run has a Windows counterpart which does the job for him he was skeptical, although I could sense how impressed he was with Linux, Kde, Gnome , AfterStep and other things. He has asked me this simple question: Suppose that he gets some work done at work under Excel, Word or Corel and he wants to continue the same work at home where he has a Linux machine. What chances has he got in porting is work from the Dos environment to Linux. My answer to that was that he could either install Staroffice or WordPerfect in his home machine so that he could port the job. But that was all said in theory, since I do not have either of the two tools in my machine to prove a point, he did not seem very convinced. Can anybody give me more reasons to convince him. Anyway I'll install Soffice or WP to convince him. Thanks in advance for any info. Regards Bernardo
Re: [newbie] Mouse doesn't get recognized
I don't know if this will help..but while in console mode mode you can reconfigure the mouse anytime with the command "mouseconfig"what kind of mouse are you using...if it's 3 button mouse don't activate the "emulate 3 buttons" thingy..cuase that's only for two button mouses (or is that mice :) Hugh wrote: Fotios Moumoulidis wrote: Linux loaded fine, recognized a generic 3 button ps/2 mouse when actually run linux mandrake 6.0 the pointer doesn't move can somebody help me on this? I had the same problem ( I have a laptop ) The cure was to remove the modem during boot up... Dont know if this will help you any Hugh
Re: [newbie] StarOffice won't install on mandrake6.0
Hi, Don I've found your mail regarding the installation of Staroffice, in which you admit to have successfully installed the aforasaid software. Can you please provide me with a step-by-step guide of what you've for that installation to be successfull. I've got Mandrake6.0 and it keeps complaining about the libraries files not being existent. Thanks in advance. Bernardo
Re: [newbie] Mouse doesn't get recognized
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Hugh wrote: Fotios Moumoulidis wrote: Linux loaded fine, recognized a generic 3 button ps/2 mouse when actually run linux mandrake 6.0 the pointer doesn't move can somebody help me on this? I had the same problem ( I have a laptop ) The cure was to remove the modem during boot up... Dont know if this will help you any Hugh Does it work in console or X or niether? Before you goto removeing hardware, run /usr/sbin/mouseconfig and walk thru the settings and most likely one will work.
Re: [newbie] IP Masquerading and Linux Mandrake
"W. Sanford May" wrote: Does anyone know of a good resource with step-by-step instructions for setting up IP masquerading on a Linux box. The HOW-TO details how to set up http://members.home.net/ipmasq/ Has all the info you're looking for. -- Dan Brown, KE6MKS, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
Re: [newbie] Networking with Mandrake (help!)
I have installed linux several times. This procedure always works. 1. Edit /etc/smb.conf and change the following MAKE SURE that the line "workgroup = MYGROUP' is CHANGED to be "workgroup = (what ever you have in windows under workgroup in settings-control panel-network-identification" 2. Change the line 'security = user' to security = share' 3. Uncomment (take out the semi-colon) the section that looks like this: ;[public] ;path = /home/samba ;public = yes ;writable = yes ;printable = no 4. If you want your whole linux machine to show up in windows, change the above "path = /home/samba" to 'path = /", otherwise, only the /home/samba directory will be available to windows. 5. Shutdown and restart samba or reboot you linux machine and it will be visible in windows network neighborhood. On Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:06:51 -0700, Jason Riesa wrote: I have a working two computer network with file, print, and internet sharing in Windows. I would like to have the same thing in Linux, but I know almost nothing about networking in Linux. Both computers have 2 NIC cards. My internal IP is 192.168.244.132 and the other computer has an IP of 192.168.244.131. The card type is an "NDC 10/100 Fast Etherent PCI (MX-A)(MX987x5)". That is what shows in the Windows Network Control Panel. What are the steps that I would need to take to get a working two computer network in Linux with file, print, and internet sharing? My computer switches between Windows 98 and Mandrake 6.0. The other computer is only Windows 98. Will Linux see the other Windows computer and will the other windows computer see my Linux computer? Thanks a whole lot! The Webmonkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free web-based email, anytime, anywhere! ZDNet Mail - http://www.zdnetmail.com
RE: [newbie] Need a strong convincing argument
with the exception of star office's messed up bulleted lists (graphics have wierd off-white background) the .doc export works perfectly in my experience - I've used it extensively for business. So does it's rtf export. wordperfect's rtf is gibbled though, although I think it always has been in other versions as well (if I recall). Don -- On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, you wrote: I just finished installing MDK6.0 on my system and then proceeded to install StarOffice5.1. I then took a Word97 doc from my windoze machine, copied it to a floppy and opened it up in StarOffice. With the exception of having to adjust some minor formatting issues, I was pleased with the results.I am not sure about saving a document in StarOffice as a ".doc" file, but I was excited to see it get as close as it did - I am trying to convince someone as well and thus my experiment.Michael -Original Message- From: Bernardo Rodrigues [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 9:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Need a strong convincing argument Hi All, Sorry my mail is a little long. Please be advised of that. I have got a friend whom is trying to move away from the Windows environment, but is having a lot of concerns on whether he'll succeed or not with Linux. He believes that because Linux is being developed by hackers throughout the world and it does not have a certified authentication, it will not last for longer. I've tried my best to give him an overall picture of Linux plus the many things he can with it, but don't think I was convincing enough. I even showed him some of my computational work, and the performance of Linux, and many technical details that Linux has over Windows. But because the software that I run has a Windows counterpart which does the job for him he was skeptical, although I could sense how impressed he was with Linux, Kde, Gnome , AfterStep and other things. He has asked me this simple question: Suppose that he gets some work done at work under Excel, Word or Corel and he wants to continue the same work at home where he has a Linux machine. What chances has he got in porting is work from the Dos environment to Linux. My answer to that was that he could either install Staroffice or WordPerfect in his home machine so that he could port the job. But that was all said in theory, since I do not have either of the two tools in my machine to prove a point, he did not seem very convinced. Can anybody give me more reasons to convince him. Anyway I'll install Soffice or WP to convince him. Thanks in advance for any info. Regards Bernardo
Re: [newbie] StarOffice won't install on mandrake6.0
just download version 5.1 from the staroffice website and install it - and ignore the warnings about missing libraries (keep installing). Don On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, you wrote: Hi, Don I've found your mail regarding the installation of Staroffice, in which you admit to have successfully installed the aforasaid software. Can you please provide me with a step-by-step guide of what you've for that installation to be successfull. I've got Mandrake6.0 and it keeps complaining about the libraries files not being existent. Thanks in advance. Bernardo
Re: [newbie] Networking with Mandrake (help!)
Ok. Now what drivers do I use for my ethernet card? The autoprobe in the installation said it was a tulip card. I don't know what that is, but my card is an NDC 10/100 PCI card. After I went into Linux it seemed fine until every 10 seconds it kept popping up messages in the console saying something like "eth0 blah blah blah retrying" Are there any generic ethernet drivers available? And is it possible to share the internet connection from windows with my linux computer. Thanks. The Webmonkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free web-based email, anytime, anywhere! ZDNet Mail - http://www.zdnetmail.com
Re: [newbie] StarOffice won't install on mandrake6.0
Bernardo Rodrigues wrote: Hi, Don I've found your mail regarding the installation of Staroffice, in which you admit to have successfully installed the aforasaid software. Can you please provide me with a step-by-step guide of what you've for that installation to be successfull. I've got Mandrake6.0 and it keeps complaining about the libraries files not being existent. Thanks in advance. Bernardo Hi Bernardo, just 2 weeks ago I installed mandrake 6.0 and then I wanted to give SO 5.1 a try. After downloading and untarring I started the installation script (as user) and saw a lot of warning abouts several libs not beeing found on my system. But it also said, that I may proceed with the installation and have a good chance that it would work anyway. So did I and -surprise- it worked without any problems or complaints since that very moment. It takes some time to start on my pc (P133, 64MB RAM) but when it's up and running, it is ok. So I recommend you just to go ahead - you can't ruin anything and most probably it works! Bye, Willy
Re: [newbie] Networking with Mandrake (help!)
Your card use's the tulip driver. Go into netcfg and enter your machines IP address and the DNS. On Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:20:03 -0700, Jason Riesa wrote: Ok. Now what drivers do I use for my ethernet card? The autoprobe in the installation said it was a tulip card. I don't know what that is, but my card is an NDC 10/100 PCI card. After I went into Linux it seemed fine until every 10 seconds it kept popping up messages in the console saying something like "eth0 blah blah blah retrying" Are there any generic ethernet drivers available? And is it possible to share the internet connection from windows with my linux computer. Thanks. The Webmonkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free web-based email, anytime, anywhere! ZDNet Mail - http://www.zdnetmail.com
[newbie] Kernel Optimizations
Linux Mandrake 6.0 is said to be optimized for Pentium-type processors. This means that it was compiled using pgcc instead of gcc, correct? So if I wanted to compile a custom kernel (i.e. include NTFS support) I'm guessing that I should use pgcc instead of gcc, to keep the optimizations. On a side note, could I do the opposite to install 6.0 on a 386/486? I mean, install 6.0, including kernel sources, then boot off a floppy with a non-optimized kernel, and recompile the kernel using gcc? Also, was anything else done to Mandrake to optimize it for Pentium processors? -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Need a strong convincing argument
also, if he's desperate to run windows apps, try downloading and installing the free trial version of vmware (www.download.com's linux area) - it let's you install windows 3.1, 95, 98,. NT and DOS on your linux box that run in windows within your linux environmentthe best of both worlds Don On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, you wrote:He has asked me this simple question: Suppose that he gets some work done at work under Excel, Word or Corel and he wants to continue the same work at home where he has a Linux machine. What chances has he got in porting is work from the Dos environment to Linux. Hy, I have found it very easy to open and use Excel and Word files from windows with StarOffice in Linux. Also, Wordperfect for Linux handles Word files nicely. Haven't tried it with Excel, though. Point out to your friend how silly it is to have one company in charge of all the desktops in the world. Tell him about the viruses that rage through systems that rely on that company. adios, STeve _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] StarOffice won't install on mandrake6.0
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Steve Winston wrote: Concerning StarOffice and its humongous download time (I don't have ISDN or anything like that):Is there a downloader of some kind that allows resumption of a download after it has been interrupted? Something that resumes at the point where the connection was broken? Sure, try wget, which you should have installed already if you're using M6. It's a console program, so type 'man wget' to see instructions on how to use it. Also, if you're using KDE, there's a nice download manager called Caitoo which you can get at http://devel-home.kde.org/kget/ --- Don Kelley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: just download version 5.1 from the staroffice website and install it - and ignore the warnings about missing libraries (keep installing). _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] StarOffice won't install on mandrake6.0
Don, I tried that and ended back at the prompt without it installing. Any other ideas? Brian Don Kelley wrote: just download version 5.1 from the staroffice website and install it - and ignore the warnings about missing libraries (keep installing). Don On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, you wrote: Hi, Don I've found your mail regarding the installation of Staroffice, in which you admit to have successfully installed the aforasaid software. Can you please provide me with a step-by-step guide of what you've for that installation to be successfull. I've got Mandrake6.0 and it keeps complaining about the libraries files not being existent. Thanks in advance. Bernardo
Re: [newbie] Need a strong convincing argument
I have got a friend whom is trying to move away from the Windows environment, but is having a lot of concerns on whether he'll succeed or not with Linux. He believes that because Linux is being developed by hackers throughout the world and it does not have a certified authentication, it will not last for longer. I would not try to convert him. He won't be happy. As much as I would like to see Linux grow, I have to agree with Irv on this one. This is like trying to get a friend to dump his girlfriend and go on a blind date. The "best" operating system is the one that does what you need. I like Linux. I loved UNIX way before X-windows. I dismissed MS Windows for years until 3.11 came out. But the flat out truth is that MS Windows is pretty damned good. And taking both license costs and administration costs into consideration it's got by far the lowest "total cost of ownership" for an individual or a small to mid-sized office. While Linux is "free" there is big learning curve for most offices. That costs time, which is money. For an individual it's the same argument. If the guy really wants to be fertilizing his tomato plants instead of trying to get a letter out, then he really wants to be fertilizing his tomato plants. And pushing him into the position of having to fidget with something he isn't really interested in is a disservice to him. Of course, if he shows up at the door and says, "I've just formatted my C: drive. What do you suggest," then jump at the opportunity to push Linux. MB -- Michael R. Batchelor Industrial Informatics Instrumentation, Inc.
RE: [newbie] Need a strong convincing argument
Excellently put, and I too am a linux lover. The OS is and will always be a means to an end. A tool, what. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael R. Batchelor Sent: 25 June 1999 19:53 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Need a strong convincing argument I have got a friend whom is trying to move away from the Windows environment, but is having a lot of concerns on whether he'll succeed or not with Linux. He believes that because Linux is being developed by hackers throughout the world and it does not have a certified authentication, it will not last for longer. I would not try to convert him. He won't be happy. As much as I would like to see Linux grow, I have to agree with Irv on this one. This is like trying to get a friend to dump his girlfriend and go on a blind date. The "best" operating system is the one that does what you need. I like Linux. I loved UNIX way before X-windows. I dismissed MS Windows for years until 3.11 came out. But the flat out truth is that MS Windows is pretty damned good. And taking both license costs and administration costs into consideration it's got by far the lowest "total cost of ownership" for an individual or a small to mid-sized office. While Linux is "free" there is big learning curve for most offices. That costs time, which is money. For an individual it's the same argument. If the guy really wants to be fertilizing his tomato plants instead of trying to get a letter out, then he really wants to be fertilizing his tomato plants. And pushing him into the position of having to fidget with something he isn't really interested in is a disservice to him. Of course, if he shows up at the door and says, "I've just formatted my C: drive. What do you suggest," then jump at the opportunity to push Linux. MB -- Michael R. Batchelor Industrial Informatics Instrumentation, Inc.
Re: [newbie] Video problem
[this thread is almost a month old, but I noticed it and would be interested to hear if someone has a method that works (personal experience.] I wished that worked, but it didn't when I just tried it. I went and commented out every one of the "Virtual screen" lines in my XF85Config, and there was no change, I still had "screen missing" when I dropped from 1024x... to 800x It seems that virtual screen defaults to the highest resolution, and the lower resolutions just have to live with it. I've not seen a setup that allowed one to switch from a "full screen" 1024x... to a "full screen" 800x... without dropping out of X and changing the X's configuration..., then, again, I guess there are a whole lot of things I haven't seen - and they actually _do_ which exist g Have you been able to get it to work for you? Would you post your config file? Thanks. Gerry What is is and what isn't isn't,... 'least that's what they want me to believe. -- Mythic Folk Proverb Manny Styles wrote: you could also just edit out the virtual screen resolution line, then when you switch resolutions, everything will fit on the 'actual' screen. Manny Styles [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Bother," said Pooh, "Eeyore, ready two photon torpedoes and lock phasers on the Heffalump. Piglet, meet me in transporter room three. Christopher Robin, you have the bridge." - Original Message - From: Philip C. Hewitt II [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 6:19 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Video problem By default Xwindows takes your highest resolution you have set for the color depth you are in and makes that your virtual screen resolution...if you wish to set your virtual desktop size to something else add the line Virtual 1024 768or whatever resolution you want just below the ViewPort line...make sure your spacing lines up... Mark wrote: When i change resolution from 1280x1024 to anything lower i have to scroll off the edge of the screen to see other parts of the desktop. How can i change it so that when I change resolution I can view the whole screen whithout scrolling? Mark -- Philip C. Hewitt II Power to the Penguin
Re: [newbie] using xwindows instead of kde
two further simple questions: 1) kdm what is it and how do I 'fire it up'? what does kdm stand for? do you mean I just boot up linux and log in as root--and then what? or do I just go into the kde and do it from there? basic questions I know! 2) What other windows managers does linux-mandrake come with other than the kde? I know this is basic stuff but having used microsoft products I really need to start from scratch. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] using xwindows instead of kde
two further simple questions: 1) kdm what is it and how do I 'fire it up'? what does kdm stand for? do you mean I just boot up linux and log in as root--and then what? or do I just go into the kde and do it from there? basic questions I know! 2) What other windows managers does linux-mandrake come with other than the kde? I know this is basic stuff but having used microsoft products I really need to start from scratch. From: Axalon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] using xwindows instead of kde Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 19:34:10 -0400 (EDT) On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Michael Asbridge wrote: Hi I just installed linux mandrake including the kde. I would like to see what linux is like just using xwindows ie in some way not using the kde to see which I prefer. Is this possible? This is probably a silly question but does linux mandrake come with xwindows (maybe this is what kde uses under the covers?)? X is a server not a gui, fireup kdm as root and you will beable to select which gui/window manager combo you want. regards Michael :-) __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Core Dump
- Original Message - From: Alex Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Core Dump On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Suryo Mataram wrote: Hi all, I'm new with LINUX. Can anyone tell me what Core Dump is all about? Many thank's in advance. Suryo Mataram. When something crashes or exits abnormally it may "core dump"... I'm no expert but I think this is the programms way of trying to preserve debugging or unsaved info? ..in anycase, you'll be left with a file called 'core'which I guess is useless unless you're some kina expert. so I'd remove it. TIP it may be a good idea to serch for files called 'core' now and again and remove them as they can take up a lot of space. Just make sure you don't delete the ones that really should be there like '/proc/core' for instance - there are probably others too - imagine that could cause havoc if you got shot of them ;-) you can also add options to some programms to prevent core dumps...I'm not sure if this has to be done in the compile stage though. Al.
[newbie] pager in enlightenment
Anyone know how to get the enlightenment pager running in the mandrake gnome/enlightenment setup??? I used to use E15.5 on RH5.2, and it was there in that but not under Mandrakeis it even compiled in to the Mandrake rpm I wonder?
Re: [newbie] using xwindows instead of kde
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, you wrote: two further simple questions: 1) kdm what is it and how do I 'fire it up'? what does kdm stand for? do you mean I just boot up linux and log in as root--and then what? or do I just go into the kde and do it from there? I quote from the docs: What is KDE? KDE is a network transparent contemporary desktop environment for Unix workstations. It was written by a world-wide network of software engineers committed to free software development. KDE seeks to fill the need for an easy to use desktop for Unix workstations, similar to the desktop environments found under the MacOS or Window95/NT. We believe that the Unix operating system is the best operating system available today. (end quote) Browse over to http://www.kde.org for more info. KDM is the K Desktop Manager part of the environment - it is the Windows Explorer done right. Basically, it allows access to local files, files on other networked computers, and files on the internet directly from the desktop, in "explorer" form, or "web browser" form, without having to load Netscape or IE. In simplistic terms, everything is an internet page, so it's very easy to get used to. You'll have to boot Linux, log in as root (at first), and type startx [enter] Start browsing and clicking stuff. One of the things you should do is click on User Management and set up a regular user. Then logout, and login again as that user. By doing this, you are protecting the operating system files from accidental erasure, etc. If you don't do this, and screw up things, well, you've got the CD. No harm in reloading a few times! basic questions I know! 2) What other windows managers does linux-mandrake come with other than the kde? I know this is basic stuff but having used microsoft products I really need to start from scratch. There are several, some look very much like Windows, others are simpler, more like the early Mac's. Several others are also available for download. I personally like WindowMaker - quite elegant. The idea here is, unlike Windows, you have the freedom to choose any interface you like, and which suits your needs. Irv
[newbie] Not Mandrake Related
This is a general linux question. What does /dev/zero do? I've found that if I type in cat /dev/zero myfile.tmp it can create a very big file! Jason
Re: [newbie] using xwindows instead of kde
- Original Message - From: Michael Asbridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] using xwindows instead of kde two further simple questions: 1) kdm what is it and how do I 'fire it up'? what does kdm stand for? do you mean I just boot up linux and log in as root--and then what? or do I just go into the kde and do it from there? KDM is, basically, a graphical login prompt. When logging into your machine from KDM, you can also choose your windowing environment. I believe that 'KDM' stands for K Desktop Manager. You 'fire it up' when init changes to runlevel 5. You can set this to happen whenever your computer boots, by changing a line in /etc/inittab - if you look at the file, you should be able to figure out where. There is another graphical login, xdm, which is not specific to any window manager (as is KDM). It, however, will not let you choose your environment. I believe Gnome also has a login... probably 'gdm' or something similar. That one should let you choose an environment. basic questions I know! 2) What other windows managers does linux-mandrake come with other than the kde? Off the top of my head, I can think of WindowMaker, AfterStep, Enlightenment, Gnome (which isn't actually a window manager, just a desktop environment- it tends to like Enlightenment as a window manager), FVWM95 or 2 (not sure which), AnotherLevel, and probably one or two more that I can't think of. You certainly have a lot to choose from. Most of these contain some utility to switch from one environment to another- or you can use the command-line utility 'desktopcfg' which will change your default. Or, as mentioned above, you can choose an environment when you log in to KDM. I know this is basic stuff but having used microsoft products I really need to start from scratch. No problem. I think quite a few of us have come from Microsoft products. I also think there will be more... -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Boot disk creation
Hi, first time I've strayed from MS and I'm stuck. Six attempts to install 6.0 and they all hang at the mouseconfig screen. Apparently I have installed it but not configured it. Unfortunately I didn't get to the creation of the bootdisk so my question is how to do this from DOS in the hopes that I can then boot to Linux and try to configure it from there. Thanks, Colin. Colin Reynolds Fort McMurray Alberta Canada
[newbie] kppp callback
Hi all, i've a problem with my provider. He has installed a M$-like callback protocol. I'm not allowed to use it, but since it was installed, kppp in not more able to connect to the server. It seems that kppp receives a "^F" signal before authentication and stops connection. Any suggestion? bye, Andrea
Re: [newbie] pager in enlightenment
Alex Brown wrote: Anyone know how to get the enlightenment pager running in the mandrake gnome/enlightenment setup??? I used to use E15.5 on RH5.2, and it was there in that but not under Mandrakeis it even compiled in to the Mandrake rpm I wonder? According to what I've heard from the Enlightenment folks, a release was built of v15.5 that had paging support enabled. It was not supposed to be as it is a v16 feature that had not been tested. Therefore a replacement was made. The errant version was only up for a few hours. You (and I) just seem to have been there at the right time to get it. Mandrake, however, is generally built from the latest source they can find and therefore doesn't have that "extra" feature enabled. ~Mike
Re: [newbie] using xwindows instead of kde
I guess most of your questions will be answered if you look on the web page, or more importantly (since you have the mandrake 6 cd) by installing mandrake 6. Upon installing it I learned that it comes with kde, gnome, afterstep, ice, etc etc - all nice managers. If you did the default install you should have a graphical logic screen if I'm not mistaken, and from there be able to choose your window manager (assuming you chose to install them all - I was given the choice of installing them all or just kde, it defaulted to just kde for me - but I love to experiment so I put them all on). If you don't have these options then you will have to change your configuration files (someone else is better at describing this) and/or install more window managers from your cd-rom. Don by the way folks, thanks for the help with the kernel upgrade - it's running great now! -- On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, you wrote: two further simple questions:1) kdm what is it and how do I 'fire it up'? what does kdm stand for? do you mean I just boot up linux and log in as root--and then what? or do I just go into the kde and do it from there?basic questions I know!2) What other windows managers does linux-mandrake come with other than the kde? I know this is basic stuff but having used microsoft products I really need to start from scratch. From: Axalon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] using xwindows instead of kde Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 19:34:10 -0400 (EDT) On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Michael Asbridge wrote: Hi I just installed linux mandrake including the kde. I would like to see what linux is like just using xwindows ie in some way not using the kde to see which I prefer. Is this possible? This is probably a silly question but does linux mandrake come with xwindows (maybe this is what kde uses under the covers?)? X is a server not a gui, fireup kdm as root and you will beable to select which gui/window manager combo you want. regards Michael :-) __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Boot disk creation
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, you wrote: Hi, first time I've strayed from MS and I'm stuck. Six attempts to install 6.0 and they all hang at the mouseconfig screen. Apparently I have installed it but not configured it. Unfortunately I didn't get to the creation of the bootdisk so my question is how to do this from DOS in the hopes that I can then boot to Linux and try to configure it from there. Get the program rawrite (usually on the CDROM) and get two images: 1) the boot.img and 2) the emergency.img. You'll need two blank floppies (preferably new so you KNOW they're good!) and you just type "rawrite imagename.img a:" and it'll create that boot disk and rescue disk for you. -- John Aldrich COL Tech Support === Chattanooga Online Internet 423-267-8867
[newbie] Something to look into?
This was taken from LWN: There have been consistent reports of file corruption errors in 2.2.9 and beyond. This is a strange problem - it affects relatively few people, and has proved to be very hard to nail down. It was initially thought to be hardware-related, but enough evidence has come in to strongly indicate the existence of a kernel bug. Alan Cox is hot on the trail of this problem - see his first and second summaries of what he has turned up so far. It may well be that the problem will have been nailed down by the time you read this; if so, information can be found in the LWN daily updates page. For the links: http://lwn.net/1999/0624/a/ac-corruption1.html http://lwn.net/1999/0624/a/ac-corruption2.html http://lwn.net/daily/ - Now, I realize that this problem is supposedly encountered by a small number of people but...even if the problem only affects 90% of the users, if you happen to be that unlucky 10%, though, it would suck like rocks through a straw. (worse - if you're one of the many frontline grunts trying to convince your boss that "Linux is better!") Coupled with the many "problems" (now, I don't mean to belittle others' problems with Venus but...sometimes, the problem looks worse than it really is.) that folks seem to be having...perhaps there will be a Mandrake 6.1 in the rather near future? (I understand there's a lot of stuff in /updates as well). But maybe we'll wait for XFree86 3.3.3.2? Or (gasp!) 4.0? How about KDE 2.0? ;-) Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Python Breeder --
[newbie] Mandrake and DSL
Can some one give me the information (step by step) to get my Linux machine hooked up to my DSL line. I am lost and have tried everything. Either it is a very complicated process or I have missed something obvious. My current setup is: Mandrake 6.0 with two ethernet cards eth1 IP address is 192.168.1.2 Subnet is 255.255.255.128 eth0 IP address is 192.168.1.1 Subnet is 255.255.255.0 I have a Cisco 675 external router. Basically all I can tell you is it is running in PPP mode, has NAT and DHCP server enabled and ipcp has been set to 0.0.0.0 and DNS has been set to 0.0.0.0. It works when I plug it into a Windows machine !! I am using USWest DSL and ISP service. I DO NOT have a static IP address. Beyond the above address's which I have entered using the netcfg what else do I need to set up ? Is there anything that needs to be configured under the routing tab. Eventually (like tommorrow.. hehe) I want to go back to IP masquerading as I have done in the past with a dial up connection. .. I guess I need to get the Linux machine to talk to the internet on its own first. Thank you very much in advance for any help you can provide. Regards, Rich
RE: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL
You've answered your own question, you don't have an IP so why are you setting one? You need to set up DHCP -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rich McCabeSent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 11:40 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL Can some one give me the information (step by step) to get my Linux machine hooked up to my DSL line. I am lost and have tried everything. Either it is a very complicated process or I have missed something obvious. My current setup is: Mandrake 6.0 with two ethernet cards eth1 IP address is 192.168.1.2 Subnet is 255.255.255.128 eth0 IP address is 192.168.1.1 Subnet is 255.255.255.0 I have a Cisco 675 external router. Basically all I can tell you is it is running in PPP mode, has NAT and DHCP server enabled and ipcp has been set to 0.0.0.0 and DNS has been set to 0.0.0.0. It works when I plug it into a Windows machine !! I am using USWest DSL and ISP service. I DO NOT have a static IP address. Beyond the above address's which I have entered using the "netcfg" what else do I need to set up ? Is there anything that needs to be configured under the routing tab. Eventually (like tommorrow.. hehe) I want to go back to IP masquerading as I have done in the past with a dial up connection. .. I guess I need to get the Linux machine to talk to the internet on its own first. Thank you very much in advance for any help you can provide. Regards, Rich
RE: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL
Aaron do you mean all I need to do is change the eth0 interface to a DHCP protocol ? Or is there more to setting up DHCP than that. The information I have listed below regarding the Cisco is right out of the USWest book and does get the Router logged in. I just need to make the Linux box talk to the router. Thanks for the response. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Aaron LynchSent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 2:10 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL You've answered your own question, you don't have an IP so why are you setting one? You need to set up DHCP -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rich McCabeSent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 11:40 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL Can some one give me the information (step by step) to get my Linux machine hooked up to my DSL line. I am lost and have tried everything. Either it is a very complicated process or I have missed something obvious. My current setup is: Mandrake 6.0 with two ethernet cards eth1 IP address is 192.168.1.2 Subnet is 255.255.255.128 eth0 IP address is 192.168.1.1 Subnet is 255.255.255.0 I have a Cisco 675 external router. Basically all I can tell you is it is running in PPP mode, has NAT and DHCP server enabled and ipcp has been set to 0.0.0.0 and DNS has been set to 0.0.0.0. It works when I plug it into a Windows machine !! I am using USWest DSL and ISP service. I DO NOT have a static IP address. Beyond the above address's which I have entered using the netcfg what else do I need to set up ? Is there anything that needs to be configured under the routing tab. Eventually (like tommorrow.. hehe) I want to go back to IP masquerading as I have done in the past with a dial up connection. .. I guess I need to get the Linux machine to talk to the internet on its own first. Thank you very much in advance for any help you can provide. Regards, Rich
Re: [newbie] Boot disk creation
except generally a dos prompt won't work, you have to reboot into dos mode. It's a memory addressing problem as far as I can tell. As a result, you can't do this from NT :-( Don -- On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, you wrote: when the floppy is formatted..it won't be bootable unless you do a full format.. a quick format won't be bootable. are you doing "rawrite" from a dos promt ? if not cd to the drive that is the cdrom then cd to \dosutils ...enter ccommand "rawrite.exe" ...it will ask where the image file is...on redhat it's \images\boot.img (i don't know about Mandrake" then it will ask where to copy... just type "a:" I had just asked a similiar question and this was the answer that worked for me. Thanks to the person who enlightened me so that I am able to help you! - Original Message - From: Colin Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 3:47 AM Subject: [newbie] Boot disk creation Hi, first time I've strayed from MS and I'm stuck. Six attempts to install 6.0 and they all hang at the mouseconfig screen. Apparently I have installed it but not configured it. Unfortunately I didn't get to the creation of the bootdisk so my question is how to do this from DOS in the hopes that I can then boot to Linux and try to configure it from there. Thanks, Colin. Colin Reynolds Fort McMurray Alberta Canada
Re: [newbie] Newbie internet ????
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, jsm wrote: Being new to Linux , I've noticed ( I don't think it's my imagination ) that the internet is much faster that Win98 with the same hardware . Can someone explain why ? Easy - the TCP/IP stack of Windoze sucks as much as the rest of the OS. ;) And Windoze does not have Mandrake's Pentium optimizations neither... LLaP bero
[newbie] Did the Lothar project get onto Mandrake's 6.0?
Bero, My subject line tells it all? I still have 5.3 on my computer. Linda At 12:52 AM 6/26/99 +0200, you wrote: On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, jsm wrote: Being new to Linux , I've noticed ( I don't think it's my imagination ) that the internet is much faster that Win98 with the same hardware . Can someone explain why ? Easy - the TCP/IP stack of Windoze sucks as much as the rest of the OS. ;) And Windoze does not have Mandrake's Pentium optimizations neither... LLaP bero
Re: [newbie] Did the Lothar project get onto Mandrake's 6.0?
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Linda and Mike wrote: My subject line tells it all? No, because it's not yet generally usable. It's more likely to make it for 6.1... LLaP bero
Re: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL
Well, if the Cisco is anything like my Netgear router (ISDN) you'll need to assign an IP address to it. The IP address for my Netgear ISDN Router INSIDE is 192.168.0.1. I manage this box by telnetting to it at the aforementioned address. My Ethernet is 192.168.0.x, where x is greater than 1, but less than 255. It doesn't really matter, but probably you'll need to renumber your eth0 to be 192.168.0.2 and your eth1 to 192.168.0.3 and make your Cisco router 192.168.0.1. Check your docs though... it might be a completely different beast from my ISDN router. I'm just going by my experience with Netgear and Ascend Pipeline routers (Ascend makes routers for T-1+ down to ISDN and they all work very similar to the Netgear ISDN Router.) Why it works in Windows without an IP address, I don't know. I know that I manually configured my Windows box here so that it's default gateway is the inside IP address of my Netgear. The Netgear then automagically spits it out onto the ISDN line and on upstream to my ISP. :-) - Original Message - From: Rich McCabe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:52 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL John when you say Cisco IP, do you mean the IP that I have assigned to the eth0 in the linux box (192.168.1.1) or do I need to assign an IP internally to the Cisco ? Thank you. Rich
Re: [newbie] boot disks?
There are actually a bunch of mini-distributions that can be used for rescue/boot purposes...there are some that even run X! look for tomsrtbt and go to hteir webpage...they have links to other mini-distributions on one/two/several floppies (example : tomsrtbt, loaf, lrp, mulinux, cclinux, etc...) On 24 Jun, Don Kelley wrote: I believe there is such a thing on the cd and ftp. Take a look in the images folder for another subfolder (dont' recall what it's called, a simile to "emergency"), and in there read the readme. it's a single floppy linux if I remember correctly. If that doesn't suit your purposes, take a search through the internet for "LOAF" - linux on a floppy. it's a very tiny linux distribution that runs off a floppy. Don --- On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, you wrote: Is there a way to make a fail safe boot disk(s)? The boot disk that actually boots the hard drive only works if your setup is OK. But what if it isn't? I'm thinking more on the lines of a self-contained mini kernel and a very small editor... -- Lloyd Osten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Installing kernel RPMs
On 24 Jun, Flight16 wrote: I just upgraded my kernel via an RPM, but the old kernel still loads. How do you get the new kernel to work? Flight16 U might have to edit lilo.conf adn run lilo to let the mbr know where ur new partition is if u r not comfortable editing lilo.conf directly...use linuxconf to do it... let me know if u need more info...
Re: [newbie] kppp
Still no luck. I am using the login script that you suggested with one modification. Each time I tried to log into MSN I got a 'bad password' error. After checking and rechecking I established that the password is the same one that I use to connect to MSN through Window 98. I removed the 'expect MTU' from the end of script and got past the bad password problem. Now I get a message that says 'starting pppd' which just stays there until I timeout and the modem hangs up. I have run pppd and it appears to be up and running. So close yet so far... From: "Steve Brazelton" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] kppp Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 21:29:47 -0700 The log shows the following information... "receive serial link is not 8-bit clean" "problem: all had bit 7 to 1" This sounds like a device error. Which device are you using for the modem? I have always used a ttyS?? device. I haven't seen that error message before so I'll just list what I have found to be important. In kppp check the following for your MSN account: DNS Do you have a "DNS address list"? I use the following 2 addresses: 198.6.1.218 198.6.100.218 Make sure to check "Disable existing DNS Servers" IP Make sure "Dynamic IP Address" is checked. Do not check "Auto-configure hostname..." Gateway Check "Default Gateway" and "Assign the Default Route..." If you are currently hooked up to a network a default route may have been assigned. After you connect run "route" from a console. If default route points to another address other than your ISPs dynamically assigned IP address then this may be a problem. Stephen F Brazelton ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: [newbie] discovery of the boot problem--FINALLY!!!
Thanks for the hint. I don't have a turbo switch but by setting the PIO mode for the IDE channels in the BIOS setup screen I was able to boot. Now I am experimenting on how high I can set the PIO mode. So far I am up to PIO mode 3 no DMA for the hard drives PIO 0 no DMA for the CD-ROM. A case of optimization causing problems. I have a super seven motherboard based upon the VIA MVP3 chip set. PBen On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 22:29:11 -0500, Lloyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To everyone who had problems getting Venus to boot. I have mine booting perfectly now. Here's how it happened. I installed Venus and of course it hung at the "creating /mnt/disk" message. I don't know why (fate, maybe?) but I pressed the "TURBO" switch and it continued on. So I logged in as root. From there I went to /etc/rc.sysinit. I used vi (good thing I had some instructions on how to use it) Type vi /etc/rc.sysinit. It doesn't look like it does anything, but it does. Go down to the part where it says "hard disk optimization." Press the "i" key to start "recording". Comment out the lines by placing the "#" sign in front of them. When you're done, hit the "ESC" key. You'll see a colon. Hit "wq" (no quotes) and you're done! Shut down and reboot if you're feeling adventurous Sure hope it helps somebody.
RE: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL
well, when I was on US West, the cisco 675 was a bridge, not a router, so it has no IP of it's own. you need to set the computer to DHCP. I dunno how to do that in Linux except at install, but I'm 99% sure if you are assigning a IP to a us west dsl bridge it's wrong. How is your win box setup? Betcha 100 bucks "obtain IP address from server" is checked -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rich McCabeSent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 1:19 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL Aaron do you mean all I need to do is change the eth0 interface to a DHCP protocol ? Or is there more to setting up DHCP than that. The information I have listed below regarding the Cisco is right out of the USWest book and does get the Router logged in. I just need to make the Linux box talk to the router. Thanks for the response. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Aaron LynchSent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 2:10 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL You've answered your own question, you don't have an IP so why are you setting one? You need to set up DHCP -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rich McCabeSent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 11:40 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [newbie] Mandrake and DSL Can some one give me the information (step by step) to get my Linux machine hooked up to my DSL line. I am lost and have tried everything. Either it is a very complicated process or I have missed something obvious. My current setup is: Mandrake 6.0 with two ethernet cards eth1 IP address is 192.168.1.2 Subnet is 255.255.255.128 eth0 IP address is 192.168.1.1 Subnet is 255.255.255.0 I have a Cisco 675 external router. Basically all I can tell you is it is running in PPP mode, has NAT and DHCP server enabled and ipcp has been set to 0.0.0.0 and DNS has been set to 0.0.0.0. It works when I plug it into a Windows machine !! I am using USWest DSL and ISP service. I DO NOT have a static IP address. Beyond the above address's which I have entered using the "netcfg" what else do I need to set up ? Is there anything that needs to be configured under the routing tab. Eventually (like tommorrow.. hehe) I want to go back to IP masquerading as I have done in the past with a dial up connection. .. I guess I need to get the Linux machine to talk to the internet on its own first. Thank you very much in advance for any help you can provide. Regards, Rich
Re: [newbie] boot disks?
Jeremy Mann wrote: At 06:51 PM 6/24/99 -0500, you wrote: I'm thinking more on the lines of a self-contained mini kernel and a very small editor... Found it sooner than I thought ;) http://www.freshmeat.net/appindex/1999/05/20/927180998.html CCLinux. Just what you were looking for! Jeremy Mann ICQ # 21081443 http://listen.to/sidefx "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" http://www.linux-mandrake.com Thanks! I just d/l it. -- Lloyd Osten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Did the Lothar project get onto Mandrake's 6.0?
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Linda and Mike wrote: > My subject line tells it all? No, because it's not yet generally usable. It's more likely to make it for 6.1... LLaP bero Why was it said at the Mandrake site that it would have "Lothar" I've been looking all over my CD's for it... It looks like it has possibilities.
Re: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things
Get me off of this stupid list!! ASAP MIME:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 06/22/99 12:21:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] @ INTERNET3 cc: (bcc: Michael Thorp/NOTES) Subject: [newbie] download mess-want WP8 more than most things Dear Abby, I keep trying to download WordPerfect 8 for Linux. When I click on the download button at the site --download.com --I am switched immediately to a gray screen scrolling code. When I check this hours later, it appears downloading is complete, but damned if I can find the stuff downloaded. Shouldn't I be given a chance to name the file to which I am downloading? Am I doing something wrong? adios, Steve W. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
