Re: [newbie] Installing VMware
You might have done this, and I may be misinterpreting your email, but I'll send this out anyway: the license file needs to be place in the .vmware (not the fullstop at the start) directory that exists in the home directory of the user that will be using vmware. eg, user jbloggs wants to run vmware, copy the license file to /home/jbloggs/.vmware/license.file this is how I've set up the license on my PC at home, and works just fine for vmware2.0.3 hope this helps Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/21 3:01 pm Hello again everyone. I have installed a trial version of VMWare at work under Windows 2000 professional, and it works quite nicely. However, I am having some difficulty with the trial version of VMWare for LM7.2 The version that came on the cd's wouldn't install, said the package was corrupt. So, I downloaded it over again. That went ok, and I installed the .rpm ok, then ran the vwmare-config.pl file with minimal incident (needed to compile a new module for my kernel) and I even setup like I did at work to boot into windows under Linux, but, it says I don't have a valid key. I have the trial key, and i put the file in the vmware directory, and i tried renaming it to just say license, but nothing is working for me. Is quite annoying. I even made the vmware folder hidden, which seemed to be what the instructions wanted. So, I just don't know what to do at this point. Maybe someone can give guidence? Thanks in advance, Joe
Re: [newbie] Kernel-2.4-2 vs VMware
Hi again, Not sure how modules work exactly, but in vmwares case I guess they are like drivers that allow the virtual machine to access various resources (screen, harddisk, cdroms etc). I've had a look at vmwares site, in their required software section ( http://www.vmware.com/support/linux/doc/sysreqs_linux.html ), they state that a kernel version 2.0.32 or higher in the 2.0.x series or in the 2.2.x series is required, and that glibc version 2 or higher is needed. Perhaps vmware simply wont work with 2.4.x kernels yet, but you can try other ways of setting it up: if you're installing from an RPM, try installing the tar.gz file instead, or vice versa. At some point in the installation it will say "Checking modules against kernel version" or something similar. If it tells you that it needs to build custom modules, say yes and see what the output says. Are there any failure messages at all? Hope this helps... Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/15 8:01 am At 09:49 14/03/2001 +1100, you wrote: Hi there, vmware makes use of prebuilt modules that suit most kernel versions, but when you recompile a new kernel, the modules that vmware uses may not match the kernel. To update the vmware modules (not real clear as its been some time since I've done this) you need to re-install vmware and let it build custom modules based on your new kernel. More info on how this works should be found on the vmware website. Cheers Dave Thank's Dave I agree whit you... I do uninstall and I reinstall it in new kernel but the problems continued. Do You knows how modules are necessary to install VMware ??? ( I know it's hard question ) So don't hurry about it !!! Lcio Costa - WARNING: This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential/privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation. You should scan any attached files for viruses. -
Re: [newbie] Kernel-2.4-2 vs VMware
Actually, I've just delved deeper into the VmWare site, and found the release notes for 2.0.3 - as of this release, it does have support for 2.4.x kernels... [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/15 1:50 pm Hi again, Not sure how modules work exactly, but in vmwares case I guess they are like drivers that allow the virtual machine to access various resources (screen, harddisk, cdroms etc). I've had a look at vmwares site, in their required software section ( http://www.vmware.com/support/linux/doc/sysreqs_linux.html ), they state that a kernel version 2.0.32 or higher in the 2.0.x series or in the 2.2.x series is required, and that glibc version 2 or higher is needed. Perhaps vmware simply wont work with 2.4.x kernels yet, but you can try other ways of setting it up: if you're installing from an RPM, try installing the tar.gz file instead, or vice versa. At some point in the installation it will say "Checking modules against kernel version" or something similar. If it tells you that it needs to build custom modules, say yes and see what the output says. Are there any failure messages at all? Hope this helps... Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/15 8:01 am At 09:49 14/03/2001 +1100, you wrote: Hi there, vmware makes use of prebuilt modules that suit most kernel versions, but when you recompile a new kernel, the modules that vmware uses may not match the kernel. To update the vmware modules (not real clear as its been some time since I've done this) you need to re-install vmware and let it build custom modules based on your new kernel. More info on how this works should be found on the vmware website. Cheers Dave Thank's Dave I agree whit you... I do uninstall and I reinstall it in new kernel but the problems continued. Do You knows how modules are necessary to install VMware ??? ( I know it's hard question ) So don't hurry about it !!! Lcio Costa - WARNING: This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential/privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation. You should scan any attached files for viruses. -
Re: [newbie] Excessive NAKs
I had this exact same problem. I'm using a USB keyboard, although my system has provision for PS/2 connections - I only get the NAKS error when the USB keyboard is plugged in, although the keyboard itself works fine in Linux. I got around the "can't type during install" thang by using a PS/2 keyboard during the install then switching the the USB after the install completes. Not sure if it helps. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/13 5:07 am Alan- I too am getting excessive NAKS though the keyboard seems to work fine in Windows. I changed to a plain jane keyboard, also from Microsoft, and got the same problem. I am using a 3 month old Dell XPS B1000 1 GHz machine, though I stole the plain jane from a brand new 1.4GHz Dell machine. I have a probably related question. When I installed Mandrake 7.2 I saw the NAK messages. Eventually the system got to the point where it asks for the name and password of the root user. I could not type in anything--no repsonse to the keyboard. So I clicked " no password" and proceeded--apparently leaving root as the user with no password. When the installation finished I was able to type at will. I would also like to be able to correct the "root" problem. Is there a way at this point to do so? I did a renistall by the way that went the same way and left me in the same state. Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS-- I lofet phone messsages and email on other probelms last MOnday and never heard back from your support folks. - WARNING: This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential/privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation. You should scan any attached files for viruses. -
Re: [newbie] Good word for Mozilla .8
ASP is MS technology (as Micheal wrote below) - similar in idea to PHP, Coldfusion etc. It's basically server side scripting (ie all the code is executed on the server and the output - usually straight HTML but can also include all the other things you find on web pages - is delivered to the browser) and should be viewable across all browsers/platforms if properly used [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/12 4:18 pm .ActiveServerPages ( i think) is proprietary microsnot technology designed to hide scripts and zoomy stuff so you have to pay for it. BTW it reenders perfectly in Windows' Netscape 4.76--since i can't seem to load linux on my box Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: snip But Mozilla .8 renders this .asp format SUPERBLY, at least on this page. Really astonished. What, by the way, is this .asp format that eludes Konqueror and Opera? Whatever it is, Mozilla does a great job at rendering it. Yours, Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] - WARNING: This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential/privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation. You should scan any attached files for viruses. -
Re: [newbie] **offtopic** JavaScript
Regarding my last post with the meta tag solution, I've just re-read your post and it clicked that you are linking a js file, not embedding the script within the page - in which case the meta tags won't stop the js files from being cached. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a solution for this that doesn't involve user intervention (don't quote me on that and by all means, keep looking :) - Mark Johnson mentioned holding the shift key while clicking reload (control - r in most browsers works also), probably the best solution would be to include a note on the page asking visitors to press ctrl-r to ensure they receive the most up to date version of the page hth Dave --- David Grubb - Internet / Intranet Content Officer [EMAIL PROTECTED] +61 2 9895-7408 Department of Land and Water Conservation Sydney, Australia --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/24 4:16 am I made a web page that calls a JavaScript file. My problem is when I change the JavaScript file, the browser not download the new archive. I think if I delete my history, the problem desapear for me. But what happen with the other users? Anybody knows how can I solution this problem for final users? -- dison Andrs Rivera Norea Ingeniero de Sistemas Departamento de Informtica Universidad de San Buenaventura Medelln - Colombia [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.usb-med.edu.co/~neos - WARNING: This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential/privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation. You should scan any attached files for viruses. -
Re: [newbie] **offtopic** JavaScript
Put the following tags in the head /head section of your webpage - may not work for every browser, but should for most. Effectively, it tells the browser to get the page from the server every time, and not cache the page to the local computer... META HTTP-EQUIV="Cache-Control" CONTENT="no cache" META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no cache" META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="0" Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: dison Andrs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 11:17 AM To: Linux Novatos Subject: [newbie] **offtopic** JavaScript I made a web page that calls a JavaScript file. My problem is when I change the JavaScript file, the browser not download the new archive. I think if I delete my history, the problem desapear for me. But what happen with the other users? Anybody knows how can I solution this problem for final users? -- dison Andrs Rivera Norea Ingeniero de Sistemas Departamento de Informtica Universidad de San Buenaventura Medelln - Colombia [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.usb-med.edu.co/~neos --- David Grubb - Internet / Intranet Content Officer [EMAIL PROTECTED] +61 2 9895-7408 Department of Land and Water Conservation Sydney, Australia --- - WARNING: This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential/privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation. You should scan any attached files for viruses. -
Re: [newbie] Windows 98 Second Edition Removes MultiPartitions
Hi Lance, I've a dual-boot 98se/Linux box at home, and I didn't have this problem. Are you using a system restore version of 98SE (perhaps one that came with your computer) - the restore may be re-imaging the HD, partitions and all. A way around this my be to start with a clean HD, install 98se on a single partition, then use FIPS or similar to repartition the drive without losing the 98 install. You can then install linux on the new partitions. Hope this helps Dave --- David Grubb - Internet / Intranet Content Officer [EMAIL PROTECTED] +61 2 9895-7408 Department of Land and Water Conservation Sydney, Australia --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/15 12:12 pm When I install Windows 98 Second Edition it runs a test to see if the primary master hard drive is partitioned into 2 or more drives. I have a 40 GB which I split up into 2 20GB drives. When I install windows it erases the 2 partitions and creates one large 40 GB making it impossible for me to dual boot. Is there a way I can make windows install without erasing that second partition? To try to fix this problem I installed my old 10 GB drive, put win on that and tried to put linux on the full 40. When I ran the cooker (From Linux Mandrake 7.1) and get to the partition check spot it will only read about 8 GB worth of information. I can not make the drive bigger. I just paid 180 for this drive and I am really getting mad that I cant get it to work. If someone knows a way around either one of these errors(or purhaps both) I would really really appriciate it.! Thanks in advance! ~Lance
Re: [newbie] gates gets Linux
I was under the impression that the fee was paid in order for the manufacturer to put an MS logo on their product saying "Yes it will work with MS crap". Even if it doesn't have the "MS Approved" propaganda plastered across the box, as long as the company provides drivers in some form, the product should still (theoretically) work on any OS that the drivers are written for. Got me thinking (don't know how accurate/realistic this is) - Manf A pays fee to MS - MS includes drivers in their OS but excludes from others Manf B flips bird at MS - writes their own drivers (for various OSs) and supplies them with product If the above is accurate, wouldn't it be more cost-effective for manufacturers to supply drivers straight to the end-user, rather than paying MS to deliver them through costly OSs? Not only would MS get less money, but HW manufacturers may gain revenue from users purchasing a product that will work for them on whatever platform they want to use. I'm sure there are many sound reasonings (financial and otherwise) why companies opt for the MS way of doing things - but it doesn't really make any sense to me Apologies for the drivel just waiting on that next hit of caffeine [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/07 12:29 am Tom Brinkman wrote: On Tuesday 05 December 2000 05:34 pm, Romanator wrote: Hey Tom, Is it true about hardware providers paying fees to M$ so that Windows supports or approves their hardware? In other words, no fee - no drivers. Have you ever heard about this? I just wanted to clear that up. I have no idea, and I've never heard that. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay I spoke with other programmers/chip designers and it appears that a fee must be paid out to have your hardware MS approved. That is, if you want to have the drivers included and supported by the operating system.
Re: [newbie] Tripwire ??
a google search returned http://www.tripwire.org might be a good starting point Hi all I was wondering if anyone here uses tripwire and if so where can i get it and how hard is it to install. thanks all . Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
Re: RE: [newbie] gates gets Linux
snip I am of the feeling that if Linux, no matter what flavor, were to become "more" new user friendly, or to put it a better way, extreme novice user friendly, then it would no longer "be" linux. It would be Microsoft...or very much like it and not much at all like Linux. snip I can understand what you are saying here, that the face of Linux will change and it will no longer be recognised as the free OS it is now. I disagree as I don't understand how simplifying the installation and use of Linux for basic home users will dramatically alter the foundations of the Linux OS. As mentioned previously by others on the list, Windows is a very easy to use OS - partly the reason why it is so popular with the masses (that and most computer retailers won't provide a system with anything but) - but instability issues are rooted in poor development processes - not useability features. MS's goal is to make sh*tloads more money than anyone, and rush out platforms with the "ehhh, that's good enough, we'll come back later and do some patches" attitude. I don't see Linux being as susceptible to such practices, nothing has to be rushed to meet a deadline, and plenty of damn fine software has come out of it. There's no justifiable reason why Linux can't be more novice-friendly. There's also no reason it should be either, but it cannot be treated as a serious contender in the home PC market if it isn't easily accessible by the general public. Just another 2c worth (have I got enough to buy the car yet?) PS - I know many people may disagree with my comments, and discussion is expected, but hey, Linux isn't about conformity, it's about freedom...
Re: [newbie] help
Try startx, but you may have to run xf86setup first - never having used lin4win before I'm not sure if it would have already setup X Windows for you. Also, have a look at the HOW-TO docs (should be able to find them at www.linux.com) if you need any reference material for xf86setup, and let us know how it turns out :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/04 1:04 pm i've just installed linux 4 windows! after installation i clicked the icon from the desktop and then windows boot to linux with a lot of text coming then afterwards asked me for the login name then password, i entered the username and password then a word localhost with my username on bracket and i'm wondering if what command to be used so that i can enter to the linux desktop please help. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Linux v Windows
I'd just like to add my $0.02 here, at the risk of heading OT and being inundated with flames. I whole-heartedly agree Linux is a far-better, quality system than certain other OSs, and I have enjoyed many months of learning and working with it, and I look forward to many more years of learning. But (there always has to be a 'but', doesn't there :) - I'm a computer enthusiast - I work with computers: fixing problems, deploying systems, supporting users etc. I go home and I play with my computer - the case is never bolted on coz I'm forever pulling out cards and trying different hardware. I have stacks of CDs spread across the room coz I'm forever trying new OSs, apps and games - and when something breaks I enjoy fixing it. Trouble is, not everyone out there is an enthusiast like those on this mailing list - I've seen this analogy elsewhere many times, but I think it is worth repeating: Most people buy a car simply so they can drive around - they don't care what is under the hood. A lot add ornaments or extra bits because thats what they like. Very few actually care what is under the hood, let alone have any idea how to tinker with it. Most computer users (note: users, not enthusiests) just want the computer to work - it needs to be easy for them to stick their ornaments or extra bits in - but they're not interested in "tricky" things like dependancies, command lines etc (personnally I would prefer if everyone in the office were forced to use a command line once in a while...) At present, Linux is still relatively complex to set up and use, however it is progressing at a rapid pace. But until it reaches the point that your average Joe Bloggs (sorry Joe, just picking a name out of the air :) who works in the bakery down the street, can go home, turn on his Linux box that he picked up from his local electrical store, stick in a new game and be up and running in 5 minutes - it just isn't going to be popular to the mainstream public. My apologies for the rant peoples, just been seeing red over this sort of thing for a while. ------- David Grubb - Internet / Intranet Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] +61 2 9895-7913 Department of Land Water Conservation Sydney, Australia --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/04 2:53 pm it _has_ an "install-shield". It just doesn't happen to look like the one thats in windows. Nor should it. there are some things, I would agree, that need to change, but one of them isn't becoming windows, or even Windows-like. Since I became a Linux user two years ago I've watched first RedHat progress forward with their presentation and the installation methods employed by their developers and now Mandrake for the past 9 months. I'd say that they've come a long way in a short time. I for one am glad that they spend more time on making sure that the product that they're releasing to the public is coded and working correctly rather than making sure its a hands-off breeze to install and get working. Reading is fundamental. that used to be a famous little slogan that everyone was familiar with on Saturday mornings while watching cartoons and in the Linux world it is still very true. Linux may not jump out-a the box and onto your harddrive ready for you to cruise the internet with "no" effort, but then again it doesn't need rebooted 2-3 times a day and doesn't cost between $300 and $700 per copy per machine either. Lets remember that what you've got on your computer is one of the most stable operating systems that many of us have ever seen and most of us haven't paid a penny for, but "many" have spent Lng hours coding, debugging, checking and rechecking...I could go on and on, but I need to get down off this soap box before I get a nose bleed. I think these few reasons are more than enough to bring Linux to a place of world domination. All that is needed is that intelligent folks first need to stop fearing what they aren't able to readily understand in a few seconds, and be willing to put in a little time and effort to get completley configured. What you end up with in the end is a machine that is as solid as a rock provided the user did a little planning ahead of time and made sure all their "hardware" ducks are in a row thereby avoiding any unpleasant surprises. -- Mark / * Sometimes it becomes necessary to rock the boat * in order to get the rats up from below decks * so they can be kicked over the side and drowned! * * REGISTERED LINUX USER # 182496 */ *REPLY SEPERATOR* On Sat, 2 Dec 2000 onepatrick had this to say! Mr Monster wrote: Right, Ive been reading the mails about the pros and cons of Linux/Windows... Im running Mandrake 7.2 now, with not so much as a hiccup, everything is doing what it should, when it should
Re: [newbie] Source for newest 7.2 CD
Can't help on the where to buy cds, but I also received an error when attempting to burn the ISO (using EZCD) - something along the lines of "this cd is not suitable for the image you are about to write" I went ahead and burnt it anyway (both the install and extns) and had no problems with the machine booting from the CD and installing - if you've got the spare blanks, burn it despite the error and try it out PS - don't know what causes the error, don't care, as long as it works "Michael Lueck" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/22 10:31 am With the talk of different cuts of 7.2 out there - version of KDE included - is there a list of places to get Mandrake (buy the CD's), and what version of 7.2 they offer? I've tried to DL the ISO file to build my own CD - can't keep a connection up long enough, and FTP Restart somewhere along the way let me down as Adaptec EZCD says the ISO file is invalid - I asume there is some sort of CRC check. I do have the last beta downloaded - is there a way to completely upgrade to the 7.2 release? TIA Michael Lueck Lueck Data Systems http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/
[newbie] Cable Modems
Hi all, Loaded 7.2 onto the box at home last night, and apart from one glitch, had no problems. The one glitch is this: Have cable internet connection through Optus@Home (the Aussie arm of Excite@Home) which I cannot get to work via DrakConf - after stuffing around in drakconf for a couple of hours configuring the network card (realtek chipset using ne-2k driver module) I gave up trying to automagically configure the internet connection in drakconf - went to the shell and ran dhcpcd -h myhostname eth0 and all was up and working. My question is: can someone tell me a simple, straightforward method of connecting to the internet via cable modem at system startup? All the FAQs, NHFs, HOW-TOs etc I've found all suggest different methods, and none of these work Cheers Dave
