Re: [newbie] The 2nd Mandrake 8 CD
On Wednesday 12 September 2001 23:08, Mr S Ganesan wrote: > dear sir, > Could u kindly give me the site from where i can download MK linux 8.1? I don't believe that 8.1 is out yet. When the *final* release is out, go to www.linux-mandrake.com or www.mandrakesoft.com. It is very big (2x650mb) if you are using a modem connection. George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] The 2nd Mandrake 8 CD
On Monday 10 September 2001 00:07, George Petri complained about Mandrake 8.0 "expert-mode" graphical installation not even prompting for the 2nd CD :). btw, I made a pure reiserfs 600 mb / partition and a 64 mb swap. I was looking at /root/ddebug.log and found this: * step `miscellaneous' finished * starting step `doPartitionDisks' * warning: bad magic number at /usr/bin/perl-install/partition_table_empty.pm line 31. * found a dos partition table on /dev/hda at sector 0 * test_for_bad_drives(/dev/hda) * win parts: hda1 * mounting /dev/hda6 on / as type reiserfs * running: /usr/bin/insmod_ 2> /dev/tty5 -f /tmp/reiserfs.o * calling mount(/dev/hda6, , reiserfs, -1058209792, ) * warning: mount failed: No such file or directory at /usr/bin/perl-install/fs.pm line 220. * step `doPartitionDisks' finished * starting step `formatPartitions' * swapon called with hda7 * mounting /dev/hda6 on /mnt/ as type reiserfs * calling mount(/dev/hda6, /mnt, reiserfs, -1058209792, ) * mounting /dev/hda1 on /mnt/mnt/windows as type vfat * running: /usr/bin/insmod_ 2> /dev/tty5 -f /tmp/fat.o * running: /usr/bin/insmod_ 2> /dev/tty5 -f /tmp/vfat.o * calling mount(/dev/hda1, /mnt/mnt/windows, vfat, -1058209792, check=relaxed) * warning: can't open /etc/raidtab for reading: No such file or directory * step `formatPartitions' finished * starting step `choosePackages' * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlists: * trying to read hdlist1.cz for medium 1 * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlist1.cz: * read 990 headers in hdlist1.cz * trying to read hdlist2.cz for medium 2 * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlist2.cz: * psUsingHdlists read 990 headers on 2 hdlists * getFile Mandrake/base/depslist.ordered: * getFile Mandrake/base/provides: * ignoring compat-glibc-7.2-2.1.3.3mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * ignoring kernel-enterprise-2.4.3-20mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * ignoring tk-8.3.2-7mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * ignoring tetex-1.0.7-21mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * ignoring libhermes1-1.3.2-5mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * ignoring MySQL-shared-3.23.36-2mdk in depslist is not in hdlist [hundreds of lines of more of the same] * ignoring zsh-doc-3.1.9-6mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * selecting default package as vim-minimal-6.0-0.16mdk.i586 * selecting default package as kernel-2.4.3-20mdk.i586 * getFile Mandrake/base/rpmsrate: * unknown package `WindowMaker' * unknown package `Epplets' * unknown package `WMRack' * unknown package `enlightenment' * unknown package `ethemes' * unknown package `gtk-themes' [more and more of the same] * unknown package `wireless-tools' * getFile Mandrake/base/compssUsers: * low memory install, using single CD installation (as it is not ejectable) * getAvailableSpace_mounted 570144 KB * available size 491MB (corrected 424MB) * selecting default package as apache-mod_perl-1.3.19_1.25-3mdk.i586 * setSelectedFromCompssList: reached size 594MB, up to indice 4 (less than 0) * setSelectedFromCompssList: Aurora These files were put in my /root folder after install: ddebug.log install.log ddebug.log1 report.bug auto_inst.cfg.pl tmp/ Things on the second CD such as Penguin Command, TiMidity and DosEMU *do* appear in the Software Manager (rpmdrake) as part of the second CD. But, does any one know why the install program didn't even prompt me for the 2nd CD? Thanks in advance, George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] The 2nd Mandrake 8 CD
On Sunday 09 September 2001 22:59, you wrote: > It depnds on the packages you choose. Likely you didn't choose anything > that was on the second disk. I wanted to install DosEMU and TiMidity and Penguin Command (2nd CD) but they weren't even one of the choices. > > I've installed and re-installed LM8 several times over the past few months > and I've noticed that a minimal install (selecting configuration and the > KDE and GNOME desktops) doesn't require the second CD at all. > > If there is the opossibility you missed something during install, it might > be the first step of choosing packages where the install program asks you > if you have the 2nd CD available for installing from. I've always > installed in the expert mode and it always asks. HTH. > I've been through the setup program three times after stuffing up the install by having the X "Test Configuraiton" crash the install program, when someone tripped over the power plug and when I forgot to choose reiserfs. Is there a single-cd version of mandrake? Perhaps my friend burnt that and the 2nd cd of the two-cd version? thanks again, george Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] The 2nd Mandrake 8 CD
A friend of mine burnt me a copy of the 2-cd version of mandrake 8. I did a full install (expert mode, medium security) and it *never* asked me to put in the 2nd cd (mandrake 7.2 does). Do I have to manually install everything on the 2nd cd (rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/*.rpm) or did I miss something in the install? TIA, George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: What is a Gateway? - WAS Re: [newbie] Internet Problems and [expert] wuftp server is unresponsive
On Wednesday 05 September 2001 20:53, etharp wrote: > that gateway is for the computer you are on, so the gateway would be the IP > your ISP assigns via dhcp, the gateway to the client computers (the rest of > your home network that is connecting to the Internet) would be the linux > box eth0 IP. > So why can't I set the gateway of my linux box (192.168.1.1) to itself? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to change default login group
On Wednesday 05 September 2001 17:03, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > On Tue, 4 Sep 2001 20:59, George Petri wrote: > > I know this is a very, very trivial question but for some reason I can't > > find the manual for it: > > > > How do I change the default login group for a user? > > > > I've looked in /etd/passwd and man -a passwd but have found nothing > > relevant. > > > > Currently, if I log in my group name is the same as my user name. > > Now, if for some reason I wanted to change the group that I start up in > > (so that new files that I make are owned by george.newgroup), > > how would I do it? > > > > Please point me to the relevant manuals or just give me the answer :) > > > > Thanks in advance, > > George > > Take a look at userdrake. The "Default group:" thing is greyed out. How do I fix this? TIA, George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] How to change default login group
I know this is a very, very trivial question but for some reason I can't find the manual for it: How do I change the default login group for a user? I've looked in /etd/passwd and man -a passwd but have found nothing relevant. Currently, if I log in my group name is the same as my user name. Now, if for some reason I wanted to change the group that I start up in (so that new files that I make are owned by george.newgroup), how would I do it? Please point me to the relevant manuals or just give me the answer :) Thanks in advance, George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] user X resolution
On Friday 24 August 2001 03:43, Norman Teferle wrote: > Hi there, > > I have got a Mandrake 8.0 PowerPack installation and would need some admin > help please. How can I set up the screen resolution for a specific user. > The PC Monitor where Mandrake is installed uses 1024x768 and all users so > far use the same. Now one new user who accesses the Linux box from his PC > using Exceed 6.1 only uses 800x600 on his PC. Now the screen picture he > gets is all "squashed" somehow. > What do I as an administrator do so that he can log on and have a nice > 800x600 display resolution. > You may be shocked but I believe that unlike Windows, X has problems changing screen resolution on the fly (without changing the virtual desktop size to equal the new screen res) i.e. I think it's currently impossible (someone correct me if I'm wrong). What you could do (although this is kind of a hack), is provide a script for an 800x600 X (with a file called /etc/X11/XF86Config-4-800x600): X -query localhost -xf86config /etc/X11/XF86Config-4-800x600 :1 And put it in a global location like /usr/local/bin. Hmm, come to think of it: by writing "new user who accesses the Linux box from his PC using Exceed 6.1 only uses 800x600 on his PC", do you mean that this is his _own_ machine on the network that no one else uses? If it is then, change _his local_ /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to force 800x600. On my system, to force X to use 800x600, here is a snipplet of my XF86Config-4: Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "RIVA128" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth16 Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "800x600" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes 800x600" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "800x600" EndSubsection EndSection George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Query: How to enable chooser in GDM, KDM, XDM under 8.0?
I have been having significant problems with the chooser as well but AFAIK: > Setting > > * CHOOSER BROADCAST #any indirect host can get a chooser > > In /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess seems to have no effect in XDM. Keep the Xaccess file like it is -- with that line -- i.e. the default settings that come with mandrake. > > Likewise in /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf even though the file points to the > chooser (as is the default) how do I get it to display? > I don't think gpm supports the chooser. > How do you enable the chooser (so it shows a list of hosts at the > console's graphical login screen) in GDM and KDM (and for that matter > xdm) in Mandrake 8.0. > You basically need kdm or xdm to be running in the background as a daemon. Then, typing X -indirect should make kdm or xdm bring up the chooser for you for that display e.g. X :1 -indirect localhost To bring up the chooser at startup, I guess, you will have to add the line "x:5:respawn:/usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -indirect localhost" just before the last line of /etc/inittab (mandrake 7.2), "x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon": No warranties, though! I have given up trying this anyway! George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] tuxracer getting bad framerates
Just a guess but have you tried running X in 16bit? Is X running in the same video mode as Tuxracer (640x480???)? Hope it helps, george On Saturday 25 August 2001 13:31, Jeremy Davidson wrote: > I finally got Tuxracer to work -- had to tell RPMDrake (Software Manager?) > to install the mesa packages. > > Now, however, it runs at about 1-2 fps. I looked around for a mesa config > program, but I haven't run across anything yet. What do I need to do to > get it working better? I've got a 1.13Ghz Athlon T-Bird system with 256MB > RAM and an Asus AGP videocard (GeForce 2 chipset). I think Mandrake (v8) > is using the generic nVidia GeForce 2 drivers. XWindows is set up to use > 1024x768@32bit. > > Thanks! > > Jeremy > > > _ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Content-Type: text/plain; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Asking too many questions!!!
Sorry everyone but I queued a lot of messages in my outbox than my drafts so a few too many messages got sent to this list. Sorry! George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Who is nobody?
From: "Dave Sherman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 12:56 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Who is nobody? > > Actually, you need to check /etc/shadow for the passwords. However, you > will find that most of the ones you are talking about have an * in the > password field. This is to disable any logins with that user id -- so > noone can crack your system by logging in as 'apache'. Here is an excerpt of my /etc/shadow file: games:*:11513:0:9:7::: named:*:11513:0:9:7::: sympa:*:11513:0:9:7::: gopher:*:11513:0:9:7::: ftp:*:11513:0:9:7::: nobody:*:11513:0:9:7::: xfs:!!:11513:0:9:7::: How come xfs has a !!, instead of a *? Thanks again, george Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Strange Disk Access Messages
On Sunday 29 July 2001 01:29, etharp wrote:
> I don't think so
>
> On Saturday 28 July 2001 11:01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I was accessing (find command) my E: a while ago (hdb6), and I got this:
> >
> > hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error
> > } hdb: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=42366,
> > sector=407538
> >
> > What is this? Is my disk stuffed?
> >
> > I saw something in the kernel (2.4.4) compile options thing (make
> > xconfig) that said it would fix something similar to this:
> >
> > "CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE:
> >
> > If you get this error, try to say Y here:
> >
> > hda: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> > hda: set_multmode: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> >
> > If in doubt, say N."
> >
> > Should I turn this on and compile? I'm currently using Mandrake 7.2's
> > 2.2.17
> > kernel.
> >
> > Thanks,
So what does this mean?:
hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
hdb: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=42366, sector=407538
thanks,
george
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Re: [newbie] Internet Problems
I'm using Windows 98, the DNS server is there but the "Default Gateway" section is blank! Why is this? Thanks again, George - Original Message - From: "Tomek Nowinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "George Petri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Problems > You need to go to windows and get connected to internet and then if you > have Win2000 or WindowsNT type > > ipconfig /all > > In Win98 you go to RUN an type winipcfg, push enter... and... > > you will find out full internet configuration > > See you, > > Tomek > > > El 20 Jul 2001 16:43:57 +0200, George Petri escribió: > > - Original Message - > > From: "Tomek Nowinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "George Petri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 10:40 PM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Problems > > > > > > > Check out your resolv.conf > > > > > > You should have before you connect to internet this kind of message: > > > > > > search unimayab.edu.mx (search domain) > > > nameserver 172.21.14.5 (nameserver yourDNS) > > > ppp 172.21.10.11 (ppp yourgateway) > > > > > > That's all you need. > > > > > > Don't forget about ping, with ping you can see if you are connected well > > > or what's going on. > > > > > > Tomek > > > > > > > How do I get my "ppp yourgateway"?...I know the DNS, but not the gateway > > address. > > > > Thanks, > > George > > > > > > > > -- > Czatuj, wyslij sms-y, sprawdz poczte > Zainstaluj OnetKomunikatora [ http://ok.onet.pl/ ] >
Fw: Re: [newbie] Internet Problems
oops, forget to send to list! > - Original Message - > From: "Tomek Nowinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "George Petri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 10:40 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Problems > > > > Check out your resolv.conf > > > > You should have before you connect to internet this kind of message: > > > > search unimayab.edu.mx (search domain) > > nameserver 172.21.14.5 (nameserver yourDNS) > > ppp 172.21.10.11 (ppp yourgateway) > > > > That's all you need. > > > > Don't forget about ping, with ping you can see if you are connected well > > or what's going on. > > > > Tomek > > > > How do I get my "ppp yourgateway"?...I know the DNS, but not the gateway > address. > > Thanks, > George > >
Re: [newbie] Internet Problems
- Original Message - From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "George Petri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 11:11 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Problems > > -- > > /etc/resolv.conf (note: I use an isp called Bigpond, which has everything > >- ip addresses, that is - starting with 139) > > -- > > # search reisersun > > # search localdomain > > search localdomain > > I think you should set the search in resolv.conf to the name of your > ISP, not localdomain. In your case the system will look for the DNS servers > on your own computer, afaik. > Paul > So, do I write "search bigpond.com" or "search 139.whateveritwas"? Thanks, George
Re: [newbie] Best browser for linux?
Please excuse me for barging into this thread :) But I just have to nominate two great browsers: konqueror and lynx. George - Original Message - From: "James S Bear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dave Sherman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Best browser for linux? > Java works fine. In fact, Opera was the first browser to support java 2, as far > as I know, but I know it was before netscape or explorer > Quoting Dave Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Opera 5 for Linux works great for me, although I think Java does not work > > yet. > > > > Dave > > > > On Thursday 19 July 2001 10:25, thus spake Ravi Malghan: > > > > > > Hello: I have Mandrake 8.0 and use the default browser Netscape which > > > comes with it. But this sucks specially on pages where there are some > > > applets. I tried installing Netscape 6.0, it works great but crashes > > > very often. Does anybody have any suggestion on which broswer works > > > great? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Ravi > > > > - > > Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="Attachment: 1" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Content-Description: > > - > > > > - -- > > "Nihil tam munitum quod non expugnari pecunia possit." (No > > fortification is such that it cannot be subdued with money.) > > - - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 B.C. > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > iD8DBQE7Vv1nOiMJhTaLf3MRArnZAKCcqjzm0FZjOdDHusa1/tdKGklNyQCfbyVC > > lISEbSzUkfKJmWJqCRMbgSc= > > =w5H9 > > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > > > > Ignorance is underrated >
[newbie] Internet Problems
Hi! I recently set up a network and fooled around with my networking config files and now DNS lookups don't appear to work :(, which explains why I have been recently using Outlook Express to send emails... Basically, I can connect to the Internet with no problems but once I'm online, I can't do a thing. If I type ping www. website>.com, this message pops up on my screen: YPBINDPROC_DOMAIN: Domain not bound And ping just sits there waiting forever. If I run Konqueror or Netscape and type in www. website>.com, they also just sit there forever and never load. Before, I changed my config files, Internet in Mandrake (I'm using 7.2) worked fine. I have always used kppp to connect to the Internet. I have always been using the LT WinModem 5.78D driver. What is wrong? I want to use the Internet in Linux, not Windows! Perhaps, my config files have something to do with this, so here they are :) --/etc/hosts: (btw, I have named my computer "tux350" and the other one on the network, "cups166", in my pretend domain "reisersun")--127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost192.168.1.1 tux350.reisersun tux350192.168.1.2 cups166.reisersun cups166 -/etc/HOSTNAME (note: this file did not exist before I made it!):-tux350 --/etc/host.conf:--order hosts, nis, bindmulti on --/etc/resolv.conf (note: I use an isp called Bigpond, which has everything - ip addresses, that is - starting with 139)--# search reisersun# search localdomainsearch localdomain # nameserver 192.168.1.1nameserver 139.134.5.51nameserver 139.134.2.190 # ppp temp entrynameserver 139.134.5.51 # ppp temp entrynameserver 139.134.2.190 # ppp temp entrynameserver 139.134.5.51 # ppp temp entrynameserver 139.134.2.190 # ppp temp entry END CONFIG FILES - I can't remember the numerous other config files that I changed so please tell me if you need any others to help diagnose my problem. Before I changed anything, my computer used to be called the default "localhost.localdomain". Please help me fix my config files so that I can use my Internet connection again in Linux! Thanks,George
Re: [newbie] Help~! Help~!
On Saturday 23 June 2001 01:31, Wing Min Ho wrote: > Help Me! > 1. when i 1st time install Linux Mandrake 7.1, i got > no problem. But i dont know how to uninstall it. There are several ways to do this -- here's one: You need a partition tool such as DOS' fdisk or Partition Magic or even Linux's fdisk or diskdrake. Use one of these to erase all your mandrake 7.1 partitions (of course, the linux ones may not help in this situation as you cannot erase the root filesystem while you are using it etc.!). DOS FDisk, however, may have trouble deleting your linux partitions. Assuming that you have finally gotten rid of all the linux partitions, type "fdisk /mbr" at a DOS prompt/command line. > > 2. Then i try to install Linux Mandrake 7.2, it still > can work. But there is a problem, i dont' want Linux > as a default OS (I have Windows 98 that is still in > the hard disk) Unfortunately, i dont' know how to set > the default. If you are using a boot manager called GRUB, I don't know. If you are using LILO, then you can edit /etc/lilo.conf and then run lilo afterwards. You could also try the program klilo in KDE. Note that you have to be root to do any of these things. If you are going to use the "edit /etc/lilo.conf" method, then put the line "default=Windows98" (without the quotes) in it, assuming your entry "other=/dev/hda1" had a line immediately before or after it looking like "label=Windows98". > 3. After i install Linux Mandrake 7.2, and i had done > something in the LILO (i dont' know what i had done > what to the LILO). When i started my computer, then i > got this message "Stage1 Geom Error". No thing moving > in my computer. Did you enable/disable LBA or some obscure disk option? Only a guess. > 4. Then i try to install Linux Red Hat 6.2(may be is > chinese version). (While installing Linux, I had some > time reset my computer.) When i reinstall the Linux > Mandrake 7.2, my computer had hanged two time(because > i install it two times.) Err... > 5. Now the problem is here, my hole hdd can't read. i > use msdos for fdisk it but cant'. At last, i use Red > Hat 7.2 to format my hdd. Now my hdd is about 2GB. My > hdd capacity is about 8GB. Err again... > Q1: How to reset my hdd to 8 GB? Could you send me the output of "cat /proc/partitions"? > Q2: Why the 'State1 Geom Error' out, nothing is moving > to my computer? don't know, sorry... > Q3: How to set my sound card so that i can listen > music? > If you are using OSS (very likely), then run the command sndconfig as root. You should avoid running it X (or so the warning says!) but it runs fine for me in X. If you are using ALSA, I point you to www.alsa-project.org :) - George
Re: [newbie] mouse in X
On Sunday 01 July 2001 05:40, Willy Sutrisno wrote: > > Have you tried mousedrake? > > I didnt install it, and may i know whats the use of that prog. > oh ya, by the way. if I shutdown the x server and press the startx command > again, my mouse will work fine. only when I load X at the first time after > the boot process, thEn my mouse will go crazy. > Do you have a PS/2 mouse? I've had horrible problems with them -- they go out of control in the same way you describe, if not configured correctly. Basically, you have to decide whether it is a PS/2 or IMPS/2 (Intellimouse? or compatible) mouse and say so in /etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. If you get the wrong one then you get funny (and annoying) mouse behaviour. I may be wrong but I guess it's worth a try :) - George
Re: [newbie] mouse single click treat as double click
On Tuesday 10 July 2001 06:21, Willy Sutrisno wrote: > hi, > > my mouse act strangely today. i have been using mandake 8.0 for about half > a year. and today my mouse act very strange, everytime i single click > using the left button, sometimes they send a double click signal. i mean, > if i click one time, almost 70% of the time the mandrake or the mouse will > take it as a double clicks. strange huh! this strange behaviour always > happen to me after i use mandrake for about quite sometime (few weeks). > this thing also happened to me before, and because i reinstalled mandrake, > all go back to normal. but after a while, the mouse will act strangely > again. any solution? > > thanks in advance Have you tried using the mouse in Windows to see if it happens there as well? Perhaps, the button is stuffed -- my Intellimouse broke after only 1 year! - George
[newbie] KDM won't start anything other than KDE
Hi! Recently, I upgraded my Mandrake 7.2 system (running XFree 3.3.6, with nvidia 128 zx chipset) to XFree 4.0.3. When the computer booted up into KDM, I got my usual choices (i.e./e.g. KDE, Gnome, IceWM, fvwm etc. etc.). But now, no matter which one I select, it boots into KDE...(with the exception of the "failsafe" option). Now this is not neccessarily a bad thing :) but some users want to use gnome and ice. So what have I done wrong? And how do I get gnome etc. back? Typing "startgnome" from failsafe does work so it's something to do with KDM and/or X. Thanks, George
[newbie] What is the MFT?
Hello everybody! Sometimes when I type mount, I get this: FilesystemSize Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda6 973M 874M 50M 95% / /dev/hdb81020M 358M 662M 35% /home /dev/hda8 806M 575M 231M 71% /mnt/d /dev/hdb6 15G 9.5G 5.5G 63% /mnt/f Trying to open MFT /dev/hda5 2.0G 1.7G 267M 87% /mnt/nt /dev/hdb7 5.2G 3.5G 1.4G 72% /usr /dev/hda1 2.0G 1.4G 643M 69% /mnt/c /dev/hdb5 15G 6.8G 8.2G 45% /mnt/e Notice the "Trying to open MFT" sandwiched in the middle? What does it mean? Is it important or a warning or something? Thanks, George
Re: [newbie] What does "Load Average" mean?
On Wednesday 04 July 2001 10:33, Paul wrote: > As ffar as I know it is the average number of jobs in the run queue over > the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes. The numbers displayed are an indication of > how many processes were competing for CPU time at any given time averaged > over "N" minutes. > > Paul So at appoximately what "load average" should I start to get worried about the system being too busy (i.e. becomes so unresponsive that I can't do any work)? Thanks, George
[newbie] What does "Load Average" mean?
Hi! I continually see something called a "Load Average" as a statistic for servers, ftp sites...and even my machine :) But what does it mean? The output from "uptime" tells me this: 11:50pm up 2:48, 2 users, load average: 0.49, 0.55, 0.51 So is this saying that my system is being "loaded" 0.49 out of 10, 1 minute ago...or is it out of 5 or what? Please help me :) Thanks, George
Re: [newbie] Groups within Groups
Hello. I actually don't have a use for it at the moment but was just wondering how I could just quickly assign a particular group to a particular set of users, instead of figuring out the groups for each user again and again e.g. an "internet" group which includes all sorts of internet-related subgroups, a "games" group which includes all multimedia and games groups etc. Thanks, George On Thursday 28 June 2001 08:10, n6tadam wrote: > Hello George, > > I apologise. I was not clear enough with my explanation!! I know what you > meant, when you referred to NT as having groups, within groups, but Unix > (and hence Linux), does not work in that way (as far as I know). > > You have separate groups, and by adding either users, or programs into a > group, you can control who can run the program. > > If you can be more specific, I might be able to help with your problem. > What exactly do you want to do with the groups??? > > HTH, > > Thomas Adam > > - Original Message - > From: George Petri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: n6tadam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 1:13 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Groups within Groups > > > Hello again! > > > > I'm sorry but I don't know what you mean by "assign a new group with the > > value". I'm pretty sure Win NT can do groups within groups...why not > > Linux > > > :(?. > > > > Thanks, > > George > > > > P.S. I don't actually have a laptop :). I just have a desktop machine > > and was just checking if that dark kdm problem couuld be related to the > > 128zx graphics chip. > > > > On Wednesday 27 June 2001 13:01, you wrote: > > > Hi George, > > > > > > This is not possible. You'll have to assign a new group with the value. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Thomas Adam > > > > > > P.S. With regards to your e-mail about your laptop.I'll get back to > > you > > > > asap > > > - Original Message - > > > From: George Petri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 11:52 PM > > > Subject: [newbie] Groups within Groups > > > > > > > Is this possible? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > George > > > > > > Please note that the content of this message is confidential between > > > the original sender and the intended recipient(s) of the message. If > > > you are not an intended recipient and/or have received this message in > > > error, kindly disregard the content of the message and return it to the > > original > > > > sender. > > > > > > If you have any complaints about this message please reply to: > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > The Purbeck School E-Mail server running: > > >users.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk > > Please note that the content of this message is confidential between the > original sender and the intended recipient(s) of the message. If you are > not an intended recipient and/or have received this message in error, > kindly disregard the content of the message and return it to the original > sender. > > If you have any complaints about this message please reply to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The Purbeck School E-Mail server running: >users.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk
[newbie] What is nsmail?
Hi! I've just noticed a new folder in my home directory, called "nsmail". What made it? What is it for? And do I need it :)? Thanks, George
Re: [newbie] Groups within Groups
Hi! Yes, I meant can I have a big group called "Power User", which contains groups within that such as "Games", "Office" etc. But you've answered my question anyway :) Thanks, George On Wednesday 27 June 2001 14:34, Michael D. Viron wrote: > George, > > If you mean, can a group be part of another group, not that I'm aware of. > If you mean, can a user be part of more than one group, then yes they can > be. > > Michael > > -- > Michael Viron > Registered Linux User #81978 > Senior Systems & Administration Consultant > Web Spinners, University of West Florida > > At 10:52 PM 06/27/2001 +, George Petri wrote: > >Is this possible? > > > >Thanks, > >George
[newbie] Groups within Groups
Is this possible? Thanks, George
[newbie] How to use the joystick
Hi! I know this may sound trivial but: How do I enable the joystick? I have an integrated ES1373 sound chip on my motherboard and I plug a cheap analog Radioshack joystick into the sound port. I am using OSS in Mandrake 7.2 (2.2-17 kernel), at the moment. Thanks, George Petri
Re: [newbie] "Windows Shutdown Problem" in Linux?
On Sunday 10 June 2001 20:27, you wrote: > On Sunday 10 June 2001 18:31, you wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Everyone knows that certain versions of Windows, when told to "Shut > > Down", actually choose to reboot instead. And it seems that my Linux > > installation has caught this horrible disease (actually it's had this > > problem ever since I first installed it). > > > > Basically, if I select "Shutdown" from kdm or type in "halt" or > > "poweroff" or "telinit 0", it gives lots of > > shutting-down-whatever-service messages and then it says: > > > > System is halted. > > > > So far so good but then it says "stopping all md devices" and reboots. > > Arggh!!! > > > > Does anyone know why this happens? > > > > Could it have something to do with this (in my /sbin directory):? > > > > -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 7548 Oct 3 2000 halt* > > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root4 Mar 30 16:03 poweroff -> halt* > > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root4 Mar 30 16:03 reboot -> halt* > > > > Thanks, > > George Petri > > Nope, more likely it is your chipset. Some KT133 and KT133A chipsets have > a problem about halting/rebooting, especially on FIC AZ11 motherboards, > limited to specific runs. There may be others as well that we don't know > about. If you can describe your system, maybe we can come up with a > workaround. If it is 7.1, I have one already. (You didn't mention your > version). > > Civileme > QA Team Hi! I have Mandrake 7.2 running on a Pentium II-350. I have no idea what type of motherboard it is except that it is from Gateway and is full of "integrated" components such as an nVidia Riva 128 zx chipset and es1373 sound card. It supports the advanced power management thing as well. I dual boot with Windows 98 and disabled the "fast shutdown" option (but more recently win98 still doesn't shutdown at all!). Thnaks, George
Re: [newbie] Who turned out the lights?
On Monday 04 June 2001 08:50, n6tadam wrote: > Hi, > > I have had a similar situation like this on my laptop. It seems that it is > linked to the framebuffer that you use to boot up, and the default colour > depth that X-window runs in. > > I would suggest, that as a test, you change your vga= in lilo.conf to > vga=normal. Save the file, and then run "lilo". > > Then, change the default colour depth in "/etc/XF86Config" to 8, and then > reboot your machine (init 6). If the colour depth displays ok, at 8 bit, > without having to "chvt" each time, then it means that most likely, it is a > problem with your graphics display. > > The fact that it restores the colour depth after you have switched to a VT > and back again, suggests that your refresh rate for your monitor maybe > inaccurate. But that is only a guess! > > If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know. > Kind Regards, > > Thomas Adam > Hi! I followed your instructions andit worked! But I don't like 8-bit colour :). Is there a way to make 16-bit work with the "darkness" (it used to work before I upgraded KDE or XFree)? I've checked the refresh rate used by X for 1024x768x16 and it's higher than what is reccommended by my manufacturer but still within the limits of my monitor (VX700). Thanks, George Petri
[newbie] Who turned out the lights?
Hi! A few weeks ago, I downloaded and installed the KDE 2.1.1 packages for Mandrake Linux 7.2 (beforehand I upgraded to XFree 4.0.3). Now, whenever I boot up using vga=0x314 or 0x315 (or any other VESA mode that I've tried) in /etc/lilo.conf, all the KDE components on the screen (starting with the KDE login screen) have a very dark background -- so dark that I can just barely read the text (the text is black too :). I've found that switching to a virtual console (CTRL+ALT+F1) and switching back to the X screen (CTRL+ALT+F7 or ALT+F7) magically fixes the situation, until the next time I boot into Linux. But why does this happen in the first place and how do I fix it, permanently? Thanks, George Petri
RE: [newbie] Sound Card Probe Problems
On Fri, 25 May 2001 19:12:38, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > For some odd reason while installing linux it did NOT probe for a sound > card and if it did it didn't find it > it's a Sound Blaster Pro. > And for some reason i can't find a place in linux to setup my sound card. > Were is the conf for sound Try typing 'sndconfig' in a console. It is a Red Hat program (that should come with your system) but it works for me in Mandrake 7.2. Avoid running it in an X Session. Hope it helps, George
