Re: [newbie] An Word on Linux Drivers for Iomega ZIP Drives?
On Sun, 28 May 2000, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Romanator wrote: Sorry. I think I should rephrase my question. Iomegaware software allows you to pick and choose what you want to and when to back up your files. How can you control the folders you require for backup? Roman.unless something has changed since its original release, it is a Win9x application. Alan... They are now offering a Linux version but their server will not download it. I tried several times. And, it's operation is not guaranteed. Sounds like they are still working on it. I could not find the webmaster's address. RomanI see. If you ever get it downloaded and are able to test it let me know what happens. Nah, all they are offering is drivers. My understanding is that they are the same drivers that ship w/ Mandrake, that Iomega had nothing to do w/ their creation (this is stated by Iomega somewhere on the site, maybe in the forum). If you go to the forum (I think its in the last thread) you will find a URL to download the drivers directly instead of coming to a dead end after filling out their form.
Re: [newbie] @home (was DSL) Correction
On Sat, 27 May 2000, Romanator wrote: Yikes. This is a case of not pasting some lines as shwon below: Under: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 DEVICE="eth0" IPADDR="24.xxx.xxx.xx" NETMASK="Subnet_mask" "255.255.254.0" ONBOOT="yes" BOOTPROTO"none" DHCP_HOSTNAME="cr123456-a" BROADCAST=24.XXX.XXX.255 NETWORK=24.XXX.XXX.0 Having 'BOOTPROTO' set to "none" is the setting so DHCP is not invoked when GNU/Linux PC boots. I am not using DHCP but static IPs. Hmm, your DHCP_HOSTNAME="cr123456-a" threw me off and where did your /etc/hostname come from...and a lot of other weird stuff (like the "Subnet_mask" and BOOTPROTO"none" above) for a simple static IP that can easily be configured w/ DrakConf...OK I'll admit it I had to re-read the help files and spend some time with it the first time through but I don't know of a better/easier way to setup networking...Another way to get to the same stuff is by typing 'netconf' from an su'd console (Basic host information, DNS and Routing should be all you need to worry about). Don't get me wrong, I know its great to get up and running, this is just to recommend to others that there's a easier/better way than manually hacking a bunch of files.
Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION RPMDrake
On Sat, 27 May 2000, Dacia and AzureRose wrote: --- Neville Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to see the RPMDrake database already loaded with the programs we can install from the six CD set. that would take an incredible amoutn of HD space. Six discs could be as much as 3900megs and the majority of that would probably be compresed! I think Neville was talking about the feature where you can keep a catalog of packages that are on CD's. I don't know how much space it takes but it doesn't put much on your HD just package descriptions and a list of files. This is _very_ handy when you need to find a package or file to install, or for just browsing. RpmDrake even has what appears to be a full text search option, there's no icon for it but you can find it in the Search drop-down menu.
Re: [newbie] UDMA/66
On Sat, 27 May 2000, Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: "pH0-tone" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have ony found a UDMA/66 Driver at promise.com for Linux RedHat. But how to make Linux Mandrake 7.0 recognizing my Ultra66 controller? install the linux mandrake 7.1 beta Hydrogen URL:http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/hydrobeta.php3, ''should'' work. What about the Promise 66 RAID cards?
[newbie] Re: D-Link Network-Card
On Mon, 22 May 2000, Thorsten Brenner wrote: Hi Dave, i am using D-Link Cards too. I have the Model called DFE 530TX a 10/100Mbit Ethernetcard. Witch kernelmodul supports this Card? (In my opinion it is the via-rhine) Is this correct. But if it is correct, why does my Computer not recognize it? When i (on installation) enable the Network, the Card will be recognized. But When i want to setup the Network after installation, there is no chance to make the computer recognize the PCI-Networkcard. Thorsten, Uh oh, I haven't installed one of the cards yet, having problems w/ my old P75. Anyway what's worked for my other cards it to use DrakConf - Networking - Basic host information - adapter X and leave the Kernel module blank. With both the cards I am currently using I believe that field was automatically filled out after hitting accept. IIRC the first was also picked up during install and the other by kudzu on boot, both still had to be configured as above. I don't remember having to select a module for either card...I did find the DFE-530TX in a list of supported cards but the module it uses wasn't mentioned.
Re: [newbie] @home (was DSL)
On Sun, 21 May 2000, Romanator wrote: Are you set up to some sort of @Home cable service? I am racking my brains trying to configure my LANcity modem with my cable service through Linux Mandrake 7.0. I can't believe it is taking so long? I am ready to give up on this!! I didn't have to do anything directly related to the modem (mine's a SURFboard). I used DrakConf - Networking - Client tasks Seting up the first 3 (Basic host information, DNS and Routing) did it.
Re: [newbie] NETWORKING
On Sat, 20 May 2000, Charles Comer wrote: Go to your local computer store (NOT Best Buy or CompUSA). Ask them, they will sell you a crossover cable. The pinouts are different compared to regular Cat. 5 cables with RJ45 jacks, but they look the same. But if you spend 15-30 bucks on a cheap hub, you will be able to expand yopu home-LAN later. Aren't cheap hubs 10mbs? Figure $67 for a 10/100 fast ethernet hub/switch. How much does it matter? I started with a couple of CNet 10/100 cards and a crossover cable from Mwave.com for less than $25. I figured I didn't want to loose the speed I had with the crossover and recently bought the D-Link 10/100 kit for $97 (10/100 switch and 2 10/100 NIC's with WOL).
Re: [newbie] ip chains (newbie confusion)
On Tue, 16 May 2000, flupke wrote: This seems weird... :-( What does it say when you try "cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward"? If that doesn't give any error, then you must be able to "echo 1 /proc/.../ip_forward" as root. If it does give an error, Check that the file exists (ls -l /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward) and that the kernel has everything he needs. Maybe you have to build a new kernel, but I doubt that this is the case. There must be another problem. I don't know which one. :-( I think I already replied to this but from the HOWTO: #CRITICAL: Enable IP forwarding since it is disabled by default since # # Redhat Users: you may try changing the options in /etc/sysconfig/network from: # # FORWARD_IPV4=false # to # FORWARD_IPV4=true # echo "1" /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
Re: [newbie] No more Mandrake.....
On Sun, 14 May 2000, Paul wrote: On Sun, 14 May 2000, X Drake wrote: I think I may finally be ready to throw in the towel on Linux. Everything is gone, and I wasn't even doing a damn thing other than browsing with Netscape. One 2nd everything was great, then for no apparent reason the browser went blank - nothing but a white screen - and it wouldn't close. So Did you have no trouble to get back into Windows? This sounds so strange... If you did not have to reformat all kinds of things, then I am puzzled. If you did have to reformat your disk, then I could imagine that the harddisk itself has a problem. Well I had similar problems with M6 on a P75 w/ MB or PS problems, the disk was fine in my case. M7 is a lot better at self recovery (same system, same errors but it fixed itself). Once I moved the disk to another system all was well (note that I also had a lot of registry errors w/ Win on that P75 system). I don't think everything is gone but I don't have any suggestions for recovery. It doesn't help now but a couple of things I do in similar situations is to use Utilities Process Management for killing a progie and ctl-alt-backspace restart X if X gets weird.
Re: [newbie] Filesystem is Read Only!
Drake X wrote: Well, I went back and played with it some more, and confirmed that the Linux filesystem is indeed, read only now. Since nobody has mentioned it this is how Mandrake starts, it first mounts the file system as read only. I wish I could help you with fsck but I just stumbled around till it worked, take a look at man fsck.
Re: [newbie] multiple xsessions
On Fri, 12 May 2000, quaylar wrote: hi all. i would like to know how to start multiple xsessions on diff. vt's. i know there is the command startx --:1 which (should) start another xserver but this produces following error : We just covered that, startx -- :1, note the added space.
Re: Re(4): [newbie] need KDE login screenshots....
On Tue, 09 May 2000, Kirk McElhearn wrote: On 9/05/00, at 3:58, james [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: ctrlaltF1 should do it Nope, that sent me to a text-only login, and after logging in, I could not startx So I had to play with it also. It looks like you can only have one incidence of X. Tried it got an error, went back to X and had no mouse. I've got to remember ctl alt backspace shuts down X (well almost, back to graphical login if that's where you started) and the use of tab and space got me around so I could restart X.
RE: Re(4): [newbie] need KDE login screenshots....
On Tue, 09 May 2000, Ron Greer wrote: startx -- :2 Well I tried that and got a fatal error, that there was already an active server on display 0 (that I needed to remove the lock if it was no longer active) OT ...hmm this time I returned and still had a mouse. Sheesh one X doesn't seem that stable, don't think I want two. I've also had my desktop icons disappear when doing something that made X unhappy. Then there's Netscape which is the only progie I run that can lock X up, though I have seen Corel Office lock up someone's Redhat system (he said it was worse trying to run it on Corel Linux) Apparently the problem w/ CO is that its basically a windows app running under wine. /OT
RE: Re(4): [newbie] need KDE login screenshots....
On Tue, 09 May 2000, Anthony Huereca wrote: That doesn't seem to be working for me. I hit altctrlf2 to switch to a new terminal, and then I login. Then when I type "startx -- :2" it gives me a list of the options, which I figure is because I never really give it an option with the space between the "-" and ":". So, I then tried "startx --:2", but then that gives me this: The same error I got so I tried again with the space I missed the first time startx -- :2 and it worked for me, 2 X's up and running KDE.
Re: [newbie] HTML Editor
On Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Andrew Scotchmer wrote: I use to use bluefish but now I use Quanta. It has all the features of Download from: http://quantaplus.spedia.net Hmm, blank page...oh one of those membership only javascript script sites, anyone have the crack/password?
Re: [newbie] How do I get my scanner to work in other then root?
On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Hugh Semmler wrote: I did get my scsi card to work under Mandrake 7. But I can only scan when Logged in as root. How can I allow all users to use the scanner. I should know this, But for some reason I cant get it to work. I've noticed that in linuxconf I can add users to user groups and that I, as a user, was automatically? added to cdrom (it would be intersting to know how and when this was done). It doesn't sound like just what you want but I wonder if the scsi card/scanner shows up in 'user groups' and if you could add a user there.
Re: [newbie] HTML Editor/Quantaplus
On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Paul wrote: On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Dave Lers wrote: On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Mike Tracy Holt wrote: Download from: http://quantaplus.spedia.net Yah, I hear its pretty easy to get in if you have/use the right browser/settings. I can get there with plain Netscape 4.7 nothing special... Try it from kfm.
Re: [newbie] Tape Backup Problems
you went about invoking those commands. I tried using them under the bash shell, but only received error messages saying those commands could not be found. As root? Just checking, that message can be misleading
[newbie] Re-install like Windoze??
I cannot tell if running install will start from scratch or leave my added progies, settings, etc. alone. I've been hacking around and made a couple messes. I also have more disk space (I mussed lilo up a bit doing the disk upgrade) now and would like the full recommended package. Running update is worthless. I really don't want to start from scratch. Thanks, Dave
