Re: [newbie] cannot mount ZIP
random try this: insmod parport insmod ppa mount -t filesystemtypehere /dev/sda1 /mnt/zip filesystemtypehere for dos put vfat for linux put ext2 happy joy joy Dave On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, Vic wrote: Is this a brand new disk? If so you should format it as such: mkfs.vfat /dev/sda4 then try to mount it Thanks for your mail! It is a disk formatted vfat. Another guy was putting some stuff on in using Mandrake as well. Therefore the prolbem cannot be the disk by itself... Best regards, Claus. -- Atzenbeck. Data structures design http://www.atzenbeck.de Lazlo's Chinese Relativity Axiom: No matter how great your triumphs or how tragic your defeats -- approximately one billion Chinese couldn't care less. -- "Beware the fury of a patient man." - John Dryden Absalom and Achitophel, pt. I 1680
Re: [newbie] cannot mount ZIP
I ran into a small problem like this before... try running the mount -t vfat .. etc etc but instead of sda4 use sda1. it may work for some reason. i had to do this when i was swaping out devices alot.. Dave Claus Atzenbeck wrote: I did a clean install of Mandrake 7.0, but I cannot mount my SCSI Zip drive. This is the alias in /dev: /dev/zip - sda4 Here one line of fstab: /dev/zip /mnt/zip auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev 0 0 This is what happens: [root@thor /root]# mount /mnt/zip /dev/zip: Eingabe-/Ausgabefehler mount: you must specify the filesystem type [root@thor /root]# mount -t vfat /dev/zip /mnt/zip mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/zip, or too many mounted file systems I would appreciate any help... Thanks a lot!! Regards, Claus. Claus, I'm not really sure, but since nobody else has had an answer yet, I'll give it a shot. Does your alias mean that you can replace '/dev/sda4' with '/dev/zip'? I figure that's what you mean. In your first example, shouldn't that be reversed? That is, isn't the command #mount /dev/zip /mnt/zip? Another thing I checked...my fstab file doesn't have the 'exec' that yours does. Don't know if it belongs there or if it would make a difference... Lance -- "Beware the fury of a patient man." - John Dryden Absalom and Achitophel, pt. I 1680
Re: [newbie] How to config sound on Mandrake 7.0?
Yup, try running "sndconfig" in a terminal window. Just follow the steps from there. I recomend using the old dma irq etc settings you had before and it should work. if you are running windows, do a full print of the system profile in ( control panel system devices ) that way you have a run down of everything... Dave Hello I am running both Manrake 7.0 and Caldera 2.3 on the same machine (not simultaneously, of course!). I did not have probelm to config the ISA Sound blaster AWE 64 withtin Caldera but when I try to do the same on Mandrake 7.0 it won't work and sometimes wreckes the modem configuration (when I use lothar?). Any suggestions on how to configure the sound? Thanks a lot. Eduardo -- "Beware the fury of a patient man." - John Dryden Absalom and Achitophel, pt. I 1680
[newbie] Anyone out here own an X-10 mouse remote?
Title: Anyone out here own an X-10 mouse remote? I have an x10 mouse remote ( www.x10.com ) that i bought a few months ago. I was wondering if anyone out there owns one or knows of any software to utilize the remote. I know of one for xmms, but I would preferre a wider base of control of the linux environment through my remote control. If anyone has any info on this .. please drop me a line. Dave Ps: A tip i dropped before to the masses on this list for xmms, you can take any winamp skin and use it in your xmms skin by just renaming the extension from wzs ( or whatever it is ) to zip. It works like that, then just drop it into the xmms skin dir.
Re: [newbie] Sound Card Cinfiguration
Try running sound config. If you windows 95/98 installed print up the complete system summary from the control pannel system. devices thing ( it lists all your devices ) just choose to print and it will give you the optiion of printing a full thing. Then just run sound config, you will probably have to enter this info from the print outs once you select what sound card is installed. Cherio! Dave On Sun, 20 Feb 2000, "FlipZ" wrote: Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 00:53:00 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "FlipZ" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Sound Card Cinfiguration I was wondering if anyone had any success with installing a Monster MX300 sound card? If maybe there is other drivers that I could use? It is on the unsupporteed list but i figure someone might have had luck. It Lothar it shows up as "Aureal Semi-Conducter" in "Other devices" are. I am runing 7.0 and it is great. 25 minute install. Thanks in advance, FlipZ
[newbie] Zip Drive Woes cannot mount it...
When i followed the how to ( use modprobe ppa , created /dev/zip and /mnt/zip included it in fstab ( i followed the howto from mandrakeuser.org ) it still does not work The error it states the kernel cannot recognize the device as a block object. I have my computer contected to my zip drive ( parallel ) to my scanner, to my rio mp3 port to my printer, is it possible the daisy chain is screwing this up?
Re: [newbie] Forgiveness??
Well sorry for not answering directly, but i think its smart to clarifiy this list to people who are either new or don't under stand the nature of this list and most others like it. This list is not a help service ran by mandrake staff... it is hosted by them and watched by thembut ANSWERS are left up to the people who use linux and are on the list. If we don't know the answer...then don't expect a response...or it just may be the thread was ignored for some reason by the people on the list. If you want actual technical support mandrake offers it but I think it costs money unless you bought a copy of linux-mandrake directly from them, then you get about 3 months of free technical support... Happy campin! Dave On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, ken wrote: Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 14:00:44 -0900 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Forgiveness?? I've e-mailed this list twice recently with what I thought were problems with my linux. Twice, no answers. I see answers to unsubscribes, answers to spam, answers to wonderful questions that help me avoid future problems (I've got a wonderful start on my own answer file, thank you). I can only assume I've grievously insulted the list by my ignorance. Would someone be so kind as to answer (directly to free others from unneeded mail) what my sin has been? [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ken Fisher Loving Linux but clumsy as all
[newbie] Weather Background in Gnome....
I was wondering if anyone has that code for making the background of their desktop the current weather map? I know someone was working on this... Please send me a copy of whatever if you could ; ) the script etc.. :) Thanks, Dave
Re: Re: [newbie] telnet
telnet-0.14-2mdk.i586.rpm - telnet client telnet-server-0.14-2mdk.i586.rpm - telnet server these are the two rpm's that come w/ mandrake 7... It took me a while to putz around but i got mine working, I cannot log in as root, but i can as another user so this may be your problem as well. It took me a week to figure it out. Dave Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:12:31 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: David Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] telnet Ahh. No go. No telnetd running. Why, then, can I telnet out if telnet client/server are the same install package. Additionally, I'm not getting _no_ telnet, more, connection refused or session time out. My guess is the telnet daemon is starting, but not completely starting up so it must start and then shut down before even getting to the login. -David sure it will, if you do ps -e that's how you have a gander at all those wacky daemons. -fish From: David Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:18:54 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] telnet I know this is a lame question, but how? Search for telnetd? It won't be listed as a process. That's interesting that it's not default. However, in the inetd.conf file, the ftp and telnet lines are uncommented. -David check whether your telnet-server package has been installed. It doesn't come as a default when I did the installation. David Russell David_R@mindsTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] pring.com cc: Subject: [newbie] telnet 02/15/00 07:43 AM Please respond to newbie I'm having some problems enabling telnet on a 2.2.9-19mdk version. The appropriate lines in inetd.conf are uncommented, but when I try to telnet from a Mac, WinNt, or LinuxPPC, I get a "Connection closed by foreign host" or a time-out. Ant thoughts? -David -- -- --
Re: [newbie] what did i do?
Don't know Erik, need more information here; are both modem and sound card pnp ? they might have a irq or dma conflict. if not .? anyone here? Dave Erik Nugent wrote: hi all my modem was working fine until... i set up my sound card...now neather work.
Re: [newbie] Internet HOWTO?
Lothar Mandrake wrote: A couple of days ago somebody posted an address to a page with instructions on how to get out on the internet with Linux. I have lost that link. Could you please post it again. Thank you. /Ian __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com The internet how to is located @ www.linuxnewbie.org under NHF's ( newbie help files ) if this is not the website try www.mandrakeuser.org both sites have walk throughs ;) Cherio! Dave
[newbie] Email Programs
What email program does everyone use? I am using csc mail for now until i can find something better, netscape doesn't do it for me and i need filtering... any ideas? Dave -- http://www.schur.net/owp Once was Producitons, A Schur Associates Company
[newbie] Confuguring wu-ftp
I have wu-ftp installed yet i cannot get it to function as an ftp server, the same thing for telnet? any clues on this? When i attempt to login to the ftp server i get no response from it. the telnet access it connects, asks for a password and user name, but it doesnt accept any of those i have established :P Dave -- http://www.schur.net/owp Once was Producitons, A Schur Associates Company
Re: [newbie] blackbox/kde
Brent Timmer wrote: I like to log on using blackbox, and then go under themes and select blackbox/kde. Does anyone know how to either make blackbox/kde a log on choice, or to automatically choose it after getting into blackbox? If you haven't figured it out by now, configuring this is a very simple task. Just do the following: KDE Menus Settings Applications Login Manger go to the last tab and add blackbox.. that should work. Dave
Re: [newbie] LILO probs
Hey, sorry for not replying quicker. I am running into similar type errors with my mbr, and i have had 0 luck with lilo, so i just use a boot disk for now. untill i figure something out, as for getting windows back, just use a windows book disk, restart your computer insert it before the beep, and just get to a dos prompt under your A:\ drive and type fdisk /mbr this should remove lilo from your boot record and windows should load fine from now on, i just suggest you make a few copies of your boot disk until you figure out how to make things work right... Dave Paul Marriott wrote: Hi there the story so far goes like this, Box2: One newish HP pavilion PC with windows gets a magazine cover CD version of Corel Linux installed.(which on first and subsequent boots hangs whilst booting). Windows could still be booted normally at that point, so then the Corel directory installed in the Windows C: directory is deleted .and next a CD installation of Mandrake 7.0 is performed. OK ,At this point DiskDrake has done its work and hacked the windows partition to shreds..oops! never mind. OK methinks, but just for a while at least Im going to need Windows so I'll restore from the HP restore CD. That done windows doesnt boot. By exploring through linux the DOS partition clearly has the full and correct Windows98 installation. The problem is that on booting the LILO hangs right at the bit where it starts..."LILO" etcbut it only gets as far as the "LI" and then hangs. Linux Mdk boots up just fine with the boot diskette., so i tried reconfiguring lilo and save to the MBR with klilo AND also Linuxconf to no avail. I got various error messages like "syntax error near line 17 in file /etc/lilo.conf added windows*ERROR: lilo died" and the prob continues... So, what can I do to remedy this?.. a) what do I do to get use of windows back? and how do I then configure lilo right. Thanks for your patience people. Paul
[newbie] Lilo accidental install on C:\ drive and not mbr...
I am running a 2 hd computer 1st is all windows ( c ), 2nd is 1/2 linux 1/2 vfat partition. ( broken into two more drives a primary and a logical - d/e ) Ok i Did the stupid mistake and installed it to hda1 instead of hda yea stupid me, now i don't know how to remove it! Any Ideas ? I tried fdisk /mbr but i know that won't work cause I am not trying to fix the mbr...sohelp! Thanks Dave
[newbie] Modem Response Problem
I have a CPI Viva 56k LC-SM and am trying to get it to work, I have all the init commands etc but cannot get it to work. I can query it and get a response, the ATI's have no information...and the ATZ string doesn't work, i tried another init string called ATI and that did not work either.. It is set to the right port and everything it just doesn't respond...any clue on this one? I have heard that CPI is more software driven so maybe this cpi modem is winmodem-ish Any clues? Dave
RE: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k? - DVD
I think I can cover that DVD Issue.. I think there MAY be a DVD player for linux...if you remeber the DECSS scandal that has been going on with the MPAA so there may be one for linux check www.2600.com *captincrunch* they are currently at the center of it ). found possible DVD resource: http://linuxvideo.org/ Cherio! Dave -Original Message- From: TRUB [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 7:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k? - Original Message - From: Richard M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Linux Mandrake (E-mail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 12:40 AM Subject: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k? Partial answers Here are my questions, 1) If I let linux install lilo. It should have two options it can boot to, right? Linux and DOS. If I let it boot to DOS, will it, in actuality, load the windows 2k boot loader? This would be ideal to me. Would the windows 2k boot loader survive having been moved by Lilo? Yes, there are other methods but this would work 2) How do I get linux to recognize the drives on the Promise card, I was under the impression it had built in support for the Ultra66... During install from floppy MDK 7 will ask if it can copy addidional information to the boot floppy, then reboot. After installation check syslinux.cfg on the floppy. there should be lines like " append ramdisk=32000 initrd=hd.rdz mdkinst hd ide2=0xb000,0xb402 ide3=0xbc00,0xc002" ensure that /etc/lilo.conf contains the "ide2=etc and the ide3= portions 3) Is there a DVD player for linux? someone else ? Thanks everyone!
RE: [newbie] problems
cheap-bytes.com ( i think it might be cheapbytes.com .. ) 2 bucks for a MD7 air CD. Dave -Original Message- From: Vic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 4:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] problems If you want the CD only, then you can order it from http://www.lsl.com for like $10.00, and thats just the shipping, well at least here in the states I ordered it for that, and they did not seem to charge anything for the CD just the shipping. On Tue, 08 Feb 2000, Kyle Filipski mewed: How do I get the 7.0 CD? How much is it...is it cheaper for those of us that have 6.1? Kyle -Original Message- From: george jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 9:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] problems H. You could try updating from the 7.0 CD (which takes forever!). That should get it going. - Original Message - From: "Kyle Filipski" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 12:01 AM Subject: [newbie] problems I have the 6.1 version, tried to install it a few months ago. It didn't work with my ATI Rage 128 video card, not supported then. Now I hear that it is...how do I go about updating this??? I take it I should re-install it from the CDRom and then what? Should I download the new Xfree86 version 3.3.6 ? (which supports ATI Rage 128) And if I do, I'd have to do it through Windoze...how will I be able to get at this file after I install Linux? Help... C-Ya Flip -- Linux Cat
RE: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k? - DVD
Yea.. I was looking into that. That is why I pointed him to the linuxvideo.org they are implimenting some stuff towards the kernell and software to decode DVD's so they can be played...from what I gather. Dave -Original Message- From: Cameron Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 7:34 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k? - DVD Well that would be strange, since DVD is not _YET_ supported by the kernel. -Original Message- From: David Schur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2000 11:36am To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k? - DVD I think I can cover that DVD Issue.. I think there MAY be a DVD player for linux...if you remeber the DECSS scandal that has been going on with the MPAA so there may be one for linux check www.2600.com *captincrunch* they are currently at the center of it ). found possible DVD resource: http://linuxvideo.org/ Cherio! Dave -Original Message- From: TRUB [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 7:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k? - Original Message - From: Richard M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Linux Mandrake (E-mail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 12:40 AM Subject: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k? Partial answers Here are my questions, 1) If I let linux install lilo. It should have two options it can boot to, right? Linux and DOS. If I let it boot to DOS, will it, in actuality, load the windows 2k boot loader? This would be ideal to me. Would the windows 2k boot loader survive having been moved by Lilo? Yes, there are other methods but this would work 2) How do I get linux to recognize the drives on the Promise card, I was under the impression it had built in support for the Ultra66... During install from floppy MDK 7 will ask if it can copy addidional information to the boot floppy, then reboot. After installation check syslinux.cfg on the floppy. there should be lines like " append ramdisk=32000 initrd=hd.rdz mdkinst hd ide2=0xb000,0xb402 ide3=0xbc00,0xc002" ensure that /etc/lilo.conf contains the "ide2=etc and the ide3= portions 3) Is there a DVD player for linux? someone else ? Thanks everyone!
[newbie] hello! I got a problem with MD-7 (air)
I am just trying to install a new version of it, and it is asking for a CDROM drive. I know i have an ATAPI drive. its not listed, so i dont have a clue! I tried all the modules but no luck.. Dave PS: I am trying to install it off of a downloaded and burnt CD ...
