Re: [newbie] Forcing 100dpi fonts in X...?
Axalon wrote: > > On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, drek wrote: > > > I just did this. I'm assmuming you're using mdk6 from a cheapbytes.com CD. > > > > First, back up the configuration file /etc/X11/XF86Config. Something like this: > > > > cp /etc/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config.original > > > > My install left me hanging with only the 75dpi fonts, install the 100dpi fonts. > > Make sure your mdk distro is in the CD drive, mount it, then change to > > > > cd /Mandrake/RPMS > > > > List the font files like Wa-La: > > > > ls *font* > > > > You'll get all the font files. The first one for me happens to be one I want: > > > > rpm -Uvh XFree86-100dpi-fonts-3.3.3.1-58mdk-i586.rpm > > > > Do the same for all the others that have 100 in them. > > > > Now, you did back up that file, didn't you? > > > > vi /etc/X11/XF86Config > > > > You're in the editor. Press the Insert key. Scroll down two PageDowns, you'll > > see some FontPath entries. Mine had anything containing 100 commented out with > > a leading # on the line. Remove those. Place a leading # on any line with a > > 75. Save the file by pressing Esc:wq. Remember, the colon is the shifted > > semicolon. > > > > Back up your work: > > > > cp /etc/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config.mod1 > > > > Now, the crafty will change the order of those FontPath lines. Get the ssc > > cheatsheet that shows you how to cut and paste in vi. > > > > I hope I don't have any typos. > > > > Mark > > Follow these dirctions, however if your useing the x font server like > everyone else you'll be modifying /etc/X11/fs/config not XF86Config > the fontpath in XF86Config should be "unix/:-1" > I followed the instructions. (well, except for the vi ones...I prefer pico, myself) But it does not seem to work...I've included my /etc/X11/fs/config file... I don't know what I'm doing wrong but kde's control panel's information (X Server) says I'm still using 75x75 dpi fonts.. My problem is really in Netscape (mostly) I can display kanji but it's all smudgy and looks low res...and I need better fonts for kfm as well... TIA. -- - Kuraiken - Python fanatic. - Python. Try it. It'll swallow you whole! - # # Default font server configuration file for Red Hat Linux 6.0 # # allow a max of 4 clients to connect to this font server client-limit = 4 # when a font server reaches its limit, start up a new one clone-self = off # alternate font servers for clients to use #alternate-servers = foo:7101,bar:7102 # where to look for fonts # Some of these are commented out, i.e. the TrueType and Type1 # directories in /usr/share, because they aren't forced to be # installed alongside X. # catalogue = /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled, # /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled, # /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled, # /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc, # /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1, # /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ttfonts, # /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi, # /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic, # /usr/share/fonts/ISO8859-2/misc, /usr/share/fonts/ISO8859-2/100dpi, /usr/share/fonts/ISO8859-2/Type1, /usr/share/fonts/ISO8859-9/misc, /usr/share/fonts/ISO8859-9/100dpi # in 12 points, decipoints default-point-size = 120 # 100 x 100 default-resolutions = 100,100 # how to log errors use-syslog = on
Re: [newbie] one more time!- dont i feel dumb- argh!
Jose Alberto Abreu wrote: > > On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] translated thoughts to electrons: > > when i type in startx :) my monitor goes blank just after the screen scrolls > > with some stuff. then nothing. ay! el diablo tene mi computadora! I don't fully understand it but it seems something about devils in your computer? That's a tough one that...first you need a super sharp knife, a white chicken, some brown rice...heh, just kidding. :-) > > No se preocupe m'ijo... teclee "xconfigurator" y exorcisele todos sus > demonios... ;^) > > > dont worry son... type "xconfigurator" and exorcise all the demons... > > -- It should be "Xconfigurator" with a capital X. Also, do you know your hardware settings? Entering wrong ones can be...disastrous. You'll want to know your monitor brand and model or at least the timing info... Speaking of demons..."Inside every PC is a daemon waiting to be set free...unleash it with FreeBSD" I thought it's a nice "slogan". Err...OT, I know...been a long day. -- - Kuraiken - Python fanatic. - Python. Try it. It'll swallow you whole! -
[newbie] kfm's ftp is definitely broken
Hello all, There is something wrong with kfm's ftp function. It used to be (in mandrake 5.3) that I can do: ftp://myusername@myserver/ And I'd be able to ftp to and fro with impunity - as long as I stuck to my user's access rights. However, in mandrake 6.0, this is broken. I can point kfm to the desired remote dir, and I can ftp _from_ that dir but I cannot ftp _to_ the dir. (yes, I have read/write rights) Using cli ftp, I can both "put" and "get" with no problems. I'm writing about this again because the first time I wrote in about it, I only got another user's reply - he recommended re-installing. I did. Same problem. I even updated to the latest kdebase rpm on /updates (so I'm now at kdebase-1.1.1final-11mdk). Folks at mandrakesoft, could you please fix this. It does not seem like a difficult problem (since ftp from remote dir works just not to - with kfm, that is) but it's a showstopper for me since I use this kfm feature a lot in my work (and play). Or at least, I used to while on Festen :-( Regards, Kuraiken
[newbie] Followup to Weird hdd bug in Venus
Okay, I've tried to re-install Venus in the seagate drive which I had a running (fresh) install of Festen. And...it still does not work. At install time, after choosing "server" default install, it gives me this error: An error occurred while reading the partition table for the block device hda. The error was input/output error. [retry or skip drive] Incidentally, this input/output error was the same cascading errors I wrote about in the previous mail... Is there anymore information that would be useful? Thanks. -- ----- Kuraiken - Python fanatic. - Python. Try it. It'll swallow you whole! -
[newbie] Weird hdd bug in Venus
Hello folks, I've recently encountered a very strange bug in Venus. I was trying to install as /home (total of hdb) during install...and it installed fine. (or so it seemed). But at bootup, it dies with a veritable waterfall of repeated weird errors. Reboot. Still the same. Then I thought, rats...my hdd is gone? Tried to use "server-default" install. It installs on hda as expected. hdb is left alone. Then, I try to fdisk hdb and that cascading weird error message thingie strikes again. After that, I can't even get a "du" or "df" without the same error messages. (only ctrl-c ends it and gives me the command line) Rebooting enables me to log on...but as soon as I try to do anything with hdb, it goes nuts again. So, I try a different tact. Removed all drives, installed the offending (Seagate ST32532A) drive as hda and cdrom drv as hdb. It boots the CD and upon trying to install, it gave me something about partition invalid or something. Or partition record invalid or something like that. Basically, it says I do not have a valid drive/partition to install. Hmm...okay, so maybe my disk is all messed up? Tried booting Win98's boot disk. Then, using (MS) fdisk /mbr, then (MS) fdisk to partition...then reboot with floppy and format c:/s. Success! No errors, no bad sectors, nothing. I thought..what the fsck?!? Tried to install Venus again on that seagate drive...but it STILL gave me the same error as above. No valid device to install. Then...I decided to try Festen (Mandrake 5.3) just to see if it's a Venus only bug...and what do you know? It installs without a hitch. I honestly have no idea what the problem is. The seagate drive has been performing without any problems whatsoever ever since I bought it 1 year ago. And I've used it with NT, Win98, Festen with no probs. Oh, I also tried installing FreeBSD 3.2 and it also works. I don't know if this problem exists for RedHat 6.0 (I don't have a copy) but I don't really care about Red Hat...it's Mandrake that I want to use. Strangely enough, Venus installs with no problems on the other drives I have. (a number of Seagate and Quantum drives of various denominations) For your info, the 'problem' hdd is: Seagate ST32532A LBA, UDMA 2, 2.5 gig. Now that I have Festen up and running on this drive, I'll try to install Venus on it... Regards, -- - Kuraiken - Python fanatic. - Python. Try it. It'll swallow you whole! -
Re: [newbie] shell scripts
Yants wrote: > > how do i write shell scripts..? > can someone please show me an example... You know what shell script is, right? Well, the question of how depends on the shell you're using. pdksh, csh (c shell), bash all have slightly different err...dialects. Also, you can right "shell" scripts using perl or python. Here's an example in python: Argh...I cannot cut and paste from kedit to netscape messenger...rats...it's the multiple file rename script I wrote a long time ago...it's simple enough to understand. If you're interested, please mail me. (don't want to flood the list with silly hacks :-\) -- - Kuraiken - Python fanatic. - Python. Try it. It'll swallow you whole! -
[newbie] kfm's ftp disabled in MDK6?
Hello folks, I've just moved to Venus. Everything looks fine. Everything works. Or so it seemed. I think there's something wrong with kfm's ftp function. It seems broken. I can download from ftp sites ok. But I cannot upload. (yes, I have upload rights to the destination) This used to be my "show off" piece to people. "See? I can upload this bunch of files from my home dir to my remote website with simple drag and drop!" Using kfm. Now I cannot. It just seems to hang for an eternity. It did not take anywhere near that long before. What's happened? I have updated to the kdenetwork and kdebase packages on the /updates site. I tried ftp-ing (upload) via plain ol' CLI ftp (put) and it works - very well. But, what's happened to kfm? Anyone have this problem? What do I do? TIA -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
[newbie] Someone wanted a web editor?
Freshmeat is worth visiting once a day...like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. :-) Ariel Rios - July 01st 1999, 01:12 EST Galway is a GTK Web editor that supports HTML, JavaScript, VRML 97 and Script-Fu specifications. It is programmed with the guile-gtk bindings and has English, Italian and Spanish versions. Changes: The Italian and Spanish languages libraries were updated. Urgency: medium [ details (0) ] License: GPL Category: Web/Tools go to this page to find out more: http://apps.freshmeat.net/homepage/917800250/ -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
[newbie] Good modem news.
Looks like the "All PCI modems are winmodems! Does not work in Linux!" line may soon be inaccurate. My, the times, they are a-changin'. 01:37 EST [Dolph] 56K modem handles variety of OS Actiontec Electronics Inc. has announced a 56K PCI controller-based fax/modem that can run on DOS, Windows, UNIX, OS/2, and ***Linux***. The modem can also accomodate both single and multi-processor computers. Because the modem incorporates an on-board controller, the physical modem operation is independent of the host CPU. No processor cycles are spent for communication control, and the modem operation is independent of the choice of the operating system. The new modem supports both the V.90 and K56flex standard, which the modem automatically selects when it connects to an Internet Service Provider. It operates up to 56 kbps, incorporating both MNP5 and V.24bis data compression with MNP2.4, V.42, and LAPM error correction. The Actiontec modem comes with a five year limited warranty and is available to OEMs. Software upgrades and information about the product can be found at, www.actiontec.com. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] gcc not found by configure
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > > On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Kuraiken wrote: > > > I thought the -devel series meant you want it if you want to further develop > > _that_ lib...and that the normal lib is what you want to use if you simply > > develop _other_ software...doh! > > The devel packages are for developing (or simply recompiling) stuff that > uses the library. Yup, I'll have to go install the devel packages now since I'm a bit of a programmer...(a two bit one, actually...:-)) > The normal package is what the resulting binaries need to run (i.e. you > won't have to include stdlib.h on your $5000 binary-only "hello" CD :) > [Sorry for calling you Microsoft :)]). > Hey, that was uncalled for! :-) But do you think it'll sell? Hell, if the Gates of Hell can do it, so can I! heh. No no, seriously though...I'm a total convert to (and advocate from hell of) open source / free software now. Something that irritates my IE5 using friends...:P -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] kppp connects finally!!!but...
s3x wrote: > > i've finally got kppp to connect to my isp but after the connection is made > i try to ping and the terminal window hangs. i open up netscape and it > can't find anyplace. i try to change the mail account from within netscape > but that window hangs netscape. i endup having to disconnect. anyone have > any clues of where i should start? > > thanks This is an altogether familiar problem. At first glance it looks like the routing problem I (and undoubtedly many others) have experienced. Try this: As root (or su) enter: route Give us the result. I think this will shed some light on the problem. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Shortcut keys in Netscape 4.51
Dan Brown wrote: > > Jeanette Russo wrote: > > > Anyone else having this problem or know the fix? > > Jeanette > > Meaning that you can't use the delete key to delete messages, or to > delete text you're typing? If the former, I think Netscape wants to use > Alt-D to delete messages. I don't know why the del key does not work in messenger (it does for me) but the Linux version of Netscape uses Alt-D for delete. It basically uses Alt instead of Ctrl. eg. Alt-X for cut. Alt-V for paste and so forth. Note that in general, real KDE apps use Ctrl. (eg. in KMail, you use Ctrl-X for cut and so forth) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] gcc not found by configure
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > > On Mon, 31 May 1999, Kuraiken wrote: > > > (pretty standard, no?) and I got: > > hello.c:1 stdio.h: No such file or directory > > Install the glibc-devel package. > > LLaP > bero Got it, thanks. I'm actually trying to get pyKDE up...and it's asking for a lot of stuff that never got installed...so I'm doing that now... I thought the -devel series meant you want it if you want to further develop _that_ lib...and that the normal lib is what you want to use if you simply develop _other_ software...doh! hello.c compiles nicely now! :-) And pyKDE should also be configured and "made" in short measure... What'll I ever do without this Newbie list... :-P -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] my caitoo don't work with numeric Ip (and kfm too)
Roberto Angelo wrote: > > Hi > > PING www.linux-mandrake.com (216.71.116.161): 56 data bytes > 64 bytes from 216.71.116.161: icmp_seq=0 ttl=45 time=869.2 ms > 64 bytes from 216.71.116.161: icmp_seq=1 ttl=45 time=759.9 ms > 64 bytes from 216.71.116.161: icmp_seq=3 ttl=45 time=829.9 ms > > root@~/x.works> ping 216.71.116.161 > PING 216.71.116.161 (216.71.116.161): 56 data bytes > 64 bytes from 216.71.116.161: icp_seq=0 ttl=45 time=864.1 ms > 64 bytes from 216.71.116.161: icmp_seq=2 ttl=45 time=810.1 ms > 64 bytes from 216.71.116.161: icmp_seq=3 ttl=45 time=800.0 ms > 64 bytes from 216.71.116.161: icmp_seq=4 ttl=45 time=980.1 ms > > but caitoo work if I tell him linux-mandrake.com and don't work if I tell him > 216.71.116.161 !!! > That is very very strange, usually, it's the other way around...sorry, I'm no help but I'm stumped. Guys? -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] my caitoo don't work with numeric Ip (and kfm too)
Roberto Angelo wrote: > > Yes you have right my kfm don't work with numeric address too > > What can I do ? > > Thank in advance. Sorry...I'm not too sure I understand... Can you get connected to the internet? Can you ping your remote connection/gateway server? Can you ping www.linux-mandrake.com? (from command line). We'll need a bit more info here... -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 upgrade woes, continued
Putteman Patrick wrote: > > your partitionning seems a bit strange to me. > > Try this: > > make 4 partitions: > > / 1000M > /usr 100M > swap 1000M > /var 350 > 1 gig of Swap?! Isn't that a bit excessive? /usr 1000M swap 100M sounds better IMHO... > don't realy see why you have a /usr and an /usr/local partition > > It could just be that setup is messed up by your partitioning, and that > the error message is less than 'explaining' > I dunno...it sure sounds awfully weird to me. Have you tried installing "minimal" stuff? Like just X and printing or something? > > Continued from previous message... > > > > Downloaded a new ISO image from another FTP site (different from > > first), burned another CD. Booted from new CD, removed all > > partitions, created new partitions (200M swap, 800M /, 1000M /usr, > > 350M /var, 200M /usr/local - don't ask why I chose these, I'm posting > > to the newbie group for a reason :) ), formatted all new partitions, > > selected packages (all except for console and X games, IPX/Netware, > > and extra documentation), began install. > > > > First try: quit at about 85% finished package installation with > > "install exited abnormally - received signal 11 sending termination > > signals...etc., etc." > > The fact that you got through some but not all...wait, did you say you got it all installed once except X did not run? Meaning you got 100% through? If so...this sounds like flaky hardware (RAM usually) than anything else...I know you said it worked flawlessly for years but... Also intermittent problems can sometimes come from loose connections...like the ide cables not inserted 100% in or something...or the RAM not inserted "just so"...(Don't laugh, stuff like this has happened to me so many times...! :-/) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
[newbie] gcc not found by configure
Hello all,
I've this rather perplexing problem with "configuring" and compiling software.
For many software (downloaded from source) the steps are:
cd into the untarred dir
./configure
make
make install
make clean (sometimes)
My problem is when I run the ./configure it all goes fine up till
checking for C-Compiler...
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot
create executables.
I checked rpm -q gcc and it reports:
gcc-2.7.2.3-14
this is standard as found in Mandrake 5.3.
Then I tried a simple hello.c:
/*hello.c*/
#include
void main(void){
printf ("Hello world!");
}
then I (saved it and) typed
gcc -o hello hello.c
(pretty standard, no?) and I got:
hello.c:1 stdio.h: No such file or directory
I tried this all in my home (user) directory. (ie. not /root)
What gives? Doesn't the gcc compiler come with standard libs?
How do I get gcc to work? Any assistance greatly appreciated.
TIA.
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Re: [newbie] My Mandrake is strangely slow...
> Just installed Mandrake 5.3 a couple of days ago, and I have been > configuring it the last couple of days (BTW, thanks Brian for the tip > with the mouse)... But it seems that KDE is working sluggishly slow > (Slower than MSOffice 97 on a Pentium 100, if you take my meaning) > > Is my AMDK6 (200Mhz) with 32MB of Ram too old for KDE? (works fine in > the _other_ OS) > > I have a 40Mb swap partition, and it seems to be in use all the time. > Gimp refuses to run, Netscape takes forever to download a simple, almost > all text webpage (yahoo)... It doesnt seem right. > This is a bit weird...we have some pcs with P5 166MMX with only 32MB (and another 32MB swao) and it runs fine. Not all that slow. Netscape does take a long time to load but after that it should be okay. Gimp should work fine as well. A bit slow using some of the filters/tools but otherwise should be usable. Could there be some background tasks running that you don't need? Also...what speed are you connecting at? -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] talk about no knowledge
Pliler Main Unit wrote: > > Richard, > You know, I was told by someone else that I had the netscape > 4.51 on my cd's , that I got with L-M, but so far I've not found a > folder or file with netscape in the name, any suggestion? > Also how would I remove the old netscape first?? > YOu are dealing with a newbie dummie that has never even > installed a program yet, let alone removed one. > Thanks, > Will > On the CD, if you're in KDE, you need to click on the CDROM icon to mount the CD. Then, in the viewer, go to: file:/mnt/cdrom/apps/Xapps/ (turning off HTML view might help if you're browsing the CD) The netscape rpms are there. If you want to remove the rpms, launch kpackage. Click on File->find package. A find dialog box pops up. Looks for "netscape" string...then you'll find several netscape related rpms Click done on the dialog... On the main kpackage window there should be a button at the bottom right area labelled "uninstall"...click that and it should uninstall that package. There is a command line way to do it...but you might not want to. (it's easier to use though, imo.) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] talk about no knowledge
Pliler Main Unit wrote: > > HI, > After over a week of trying(to get the modem working) got online , I'm using > 5.3 right out the box. > I know my CD works, but how do I use the CD to upgrade the Netscape > to the 4.5 on the disk, I have this idiots guide to linux, thats no > help seems to mem it can 't seem to help this one anyway (--: > > Thanks, > > Will The one on the CD is an rpm isn't it? OKay, this is what I did (sure you can do other ways but this is simple) Mount the CD. Go to the directory where the 4.51 is then click on the netscape-common rpm file. kpackage should pop up. Click on "replace files" check box and click install. Do the same for netscape-communicator rpm. You should not even have to reboot. :-) Oh yes, be sure to be root to install the rpms. But don't click on the desktop netscape icon as root. Exit and logon as your normal user. For some reason, clicking netscape (first time) as root makes netscape unusable for other users. (it crashes - don't know why) Hope this helps, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Anyone used this Main Board??
Eric Drabwell wrote: > > Hi all, > Had my Linux Mandrake up and running on my Pii but for family reasons > need to switch to a box that is using what appears to be a TXProII > Motherboard. This has built in Video Card SiS 5597/5598 (according to > Windows) and sound card. I dont think that the sound card will be a > problem tho. Its running a CyrixMII-300 CPU . I now can not get X > happening.was before. > > I say "appears to be" above as I do not have any documentation re this > computeronly what I can ascertain from the box itself.(Even got down > with a light to look inside!) Any clues or thoughts would be > appreciated. I have looked thru the Hardware How Tos.and may have > missed something. > Is it a UMA board? The video ram is siphoned off main/system ram? If the m/b is what I think it is, (a TXProII that I used as well) then your x-server should be set to SiS 5598. The sound is the ever present and ever irritating SoundPro chipset. This one is not supported in Linux as of yet, AFAIK. Other than that, it should work fine. (I've disabled the video unit though, in favour of a better supported Matrox card). I don't think there would be any distinguishing markings on it though...but it could well be a PCChips board. Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] what a diff a day makes
Putteman Patrick wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm affraid Mandrake doesn't have any USB support 'right out of the > box'. In fact, Linux doesn't have USB support at all for the moment > unless you compile your own kernel (at least version 2.2.7 (stable) or > 2.3.3 (development). Yes, I'm afraid it's quite true. I think we do have support for USB keyboard and mice though... > > Keep in mind that USB support in Linux is still very BETA and that the > only OS supporting USB for the moment is Win98. Not true. MacOS (dunno which is the latest) supports it as well. The iMacs can do USB zip. > > If I were you, given the actual prices, I'd rush out and buy an > affordable generic modem instead of taking the risc of tampering your > system by using very early beta support in the newer kernels. USB will > be supported under Linux and work is advancing rapidly. General agreement here. It will really save you a lot of hassle (not to mention heartache and hair) if you stick with the _supported_ hardware. For Mandrake, this list is on: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fhard.html Note: serial modem at the bottom. For best results, use an external serial one. I am _not_ encouraging the non-use and support of modern (like USB) stuff. I would like to use them myself, but I'd rather get something I can use _now_ and I'm not about to downgrade to Windows... -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Whining and Griping. (was pppd dies unexpectedly)
> > I agree...it sounds pretty bad. Even on my worst days it was never that bad for > > me. When you installed Mandrake, did you get any error messages? How about at > > boot time? Might want to look at /var/messages. > > I used to do it. There is nothing there. > Pppd is terminated on signal 15. I have no idea what that is. > 1. I dial my ISP --> pppd dies unexpectedly (it complains that the server > didn't pass on the required configuration, but it is not sure, it says. > 2. I dial again immediately --> it connects without problem. > 3. I installed RH 6.0 on another partition. It connects without any problems. > The only trouble with it: you cannot install Star Office 5.0 on it, and > RealPlayer doesn't seem to work either. > > Bela > Actually...that happens to me too but it used to happen in Windows too, so I never thought it to be a Linux problem. And connection stability is still better than it was when I was using windows. The point is, you _do_ get connected. So that means it works. The other guy's problem was he could not get connected at all... As for Star Office and Real Player, sorry, I don't have them installed so I cannot help you there. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
[newbie] Whining and Griping. (was pppd dies unexpectedly)
> > I also installed Red Hat 6 on another partition. It is missing kpackage and > > glint, which is a very ugly error from Red Hat. Pppd works fine as ROOT, but > > when I try to bring up kppp the following is the message: > > What does this have to do with Mandrake, might I ask? As for it missing > kpackage and glint, who REALLY cares? Glint sucked rocks through a > straw! Thank God I did not install it then ;-) > Try gnorpm or (horror of horrors!) the command line! As for > kpackage, I tried it with Mandrake and just gave up on it. While > uninstalling packages, it would magically up and lose root privileges > every few minutes forcing me to restart the program. Thanks, but no > thanks. It's rather buggy at uninstalling sometimes. But installation is pretty nice. Just click on an rpm file in the kfm window and up it pops. Installs are easy too. However...I prefer the rpm command line...it's more "deterministic" for now. (hey, i'm being nice) :-) > > Do these Linux companies know what they are doing? Since Red Hat received so > > much investment, and Mandrake became successful their products are not worth > > buying unless you are a programming guru who can fix the ugly errors. > > This KPPP problem doesn't exist on my copy of Mandrake, and I haven't > seen any other postings about 'works as root, not as user' from anyone > else in the past 3 or 4 months that I've been using Mandrake. > I agree...it sounds pretty bad. Even on my worst days it was never that bad for me. When you installed Mandrake, did you get any error messages? How about at boot time? Might want to look at /var/messages. > As for the 'programming guru' comment, I'll be the first to admit that I > couldn't code my way out of a paper bag. My Mandrake installation and > subsequent use has been completely trouble-free and without any need to > program anything. Same here. Although, programming is the reason I'm using Linux. (Steve! Try Python. I'm serious! :-)) I think it's not "programming" that you mean...it's configuring. And remember that "figuring" is a big part of "configuring". Seriously, though. Docs abound and help is friendly (here, anyway). So persevere, it's worth it. (you'll have to get out of Win98 mindset, though). You get bonus marks for asking "where can I find docs about..." type questions as well as "I'd like to do...where do I find the docs / what docs are pertinent?". Of course, general questions will be normally entertained here. It _is_ a "newbie" mailing list. > > > I am very upset about their carelessness. Linux will not win the hearts of > > people this way. I am now not recommending it to anyone until it will be > > praised on the newsgroups. > > I'm sick and tired of people posting to this mailing list who've seen a > mention of Linux somewhere, bought a distribution, installed it, and now > WITHOUT the "threats" to give up Linux. You'll get alot further. > > -- > Steve Philp Well said, Steve. I could not have waxed as lyrical-ly myself. I dare say there is a large number of newbies coming to Linux everyday. Whether they stay on depends much on whether they can or have the time or are lucky enough (like me) to be able to find the docs "in the nick of time". Or maybe I'm just too dumb to know when quit. ;-) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster *And avid Python breeder. --
[newbie] Kget -> Caitoo
Anyone interested in an ftp program similar to GetRight and GoZilla - you may have heard of kget. It's been renamed Caitoo. It supports suspend and resume downloads for those huge dls. Go get it! http://devel-home.kde.org/kget/ I could not get to the webpage though...something might be up (or down as the case may be) with the server. Give it a try. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 and Lothar
Jeanette Russo wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > i have confidence that Mandrake 6.0 will be better because of the Lothar > > project > > and also the fact that they integrate KDE better in my opinion : ), > > > > just my opinion > Ok that sounds good can't wait! Hey whats Lothar? > Jeanette Lothar is something like a "Hardware Manager" for Linux. To learn more, visit: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/lothar/ It does look very cool. Can't wait to see it in action! Looks like our hardware setup hassles just might be over...maybe? ;-) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
[newbie] On the issue of language...
Does anyone know how I could input Japanese chars with my US keyboard? I used to have this word processor for windows that accomplished this. Now, in Linux, I can read Japanese just fine (in Netscape, anyway) but I can't _write_ (type?) it...Is there a site where I can find out more? Cheers, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Other user except root can shutdown server?
Gilbert Espinosa wrote: > > Stefan Dozier wrote: > > > At 11:30 AM 5/7/99 +0800, you wrote: > > > > >The fastest way for a regular user to shutdown is to press ctrl-alt-del then > > >press the off button when the screen shows the initial boot up sequence. eg > > >before memory check > > > > You're kidding righthehehehehehe > > Stefan Dozier > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > No, actually I saw that trick in one of the Linux Documentation. Don't know > which one but it does work. Of course you can't do that if you're logged in over > a network. It is found in the /etc/inittab file. It sure sounds funny though. > 8^) > > Gilbert Actually, this is a very legit way of shutting down. Ctrl-Alt-Del key combo is trapped by linux to reboot. You can actually change this default behaviour - someone posted about it a long while ago but I cannot remember it now. You cannot do this over the network, I think. As that will reset your local machine. The easiest way to do it, IMHO is to make a small script containing this line: su -c /sbin/halt save it (as say, "halt") and make the script executable [chmod +x myfile] and copy it into your /home/myhome/ directory. Now, typing "halt" will ask for your root password, once entered, it will immediately shutdown your machine in the proper manner. You could also replace the /halt with /reboot for rebooting. Or...if you somehow do not have the halt and reboot commands (scripts) in your /sbin, you can write: su -c "/sbin/shutdown -r now" instead. The " are required since you are passing arguments and need to separate with a space...uhm...you know what I mean, right? :-P Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster & Python breeder --
Re: [newbie] RealPlayer 5.0 setup
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 21, 1999 at 08:12:02PM +1000, Bela Lantos wrote: > > Hello guys, > > 3. go further down, and just above the Troff document entries you find another > > entry for Real Audio. Edit it: > > Description: RealAudio > > MIMEType: audio/x-pn-realaudio > > Suffixes: rm,ra,ram > > Click the Application radio button and type into the field: > > rvplayer %s > > lick OK. > > Restart Netscape. Now when you click on a link RealPlayer will comeup and > > search the link. My present problem with it is that it complains that the > > compression format is not correct. This is as far I got, you have to help me > > further. > > I know the answer to this one! > > You'll need to create a wrapper script to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH before calling > rvplayer. First, move /usr/bin/rvplayer to /usr/bin/rvplayer.real > > Then, a script like this should do the trick (name it /usr/bin/rvplayer and > chmod +x /usr/bin/rvplayer after you edit it): > > #! /bin/bash > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib/Real > /usr/bin/rvplayer.real $1 > > That will fix the problems that you're having! > Steve, i think this should go in the Thingie, don't you? This question is _bound_ to be asked again due to the popularity of RP5. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] A Story for Linux Users.
Lloyd wrote: > > "James J. Capone" wrote: > > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > grap a cup of coca and read on. I think Steve would like this one. He > > could be a teacher and get paid for all of his wisdom :) > > > > Please goto. > > > > http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/JamesJCapone/JamesJCapone3.html > > > > And read my story. Let me know what you all think, > > > I read your story, James. You're right;there should be an > LCSE. And guess what? It's already in the works! I've seen > some references (although I don't remember where) to the > Linux Certification Project. If I find the place where I saw > it, I'll mail it to you. Have a great day! > You might want to go have a look at the LPI - Linux Professional Institute. They are working on a community developed certification spec etc. http://www.lpi.org/ -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] How do I setup Aliases?
Jim Layman wrote: > > Hello, > > "How do I configure aliases?" I know what I want to use, but do not know > where to enter them. > > Thanks for the help! > > Jim Layman If you want to use just for that session, you can just enter alias... at the prompt. But for long term use: Open .bashrc in your /home/myhome directory. It's a dot file and hence hidden. To see it, you'd need to do "ls -a". To open it do something like "pico .bashrc" -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster And Python "breeder" --
Re: [Re: [newbie] Reactions and hopes.....]
Michael Scottaline wrote: > > Kuraiken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just to add to Steve's suggestions... > > I'm not really sure how much the G200 is but if you just want a cheap > replacement, the S3 Virge/DX based cards are pretty good for the cost. You > should be able to get 4MB versions for about US$ 20. > And this chipset is accelerated in XF86. > > > > Thanks Kuraiken for the suggestion. Maybe I'll try to sneak the card in one > evening ;o) > Will it work acceptably well under Win 95 (the labs usual OS)? > Mike Yup. I have at least 10 of these cards (mostly 2MB versions). IMHO, the Virge series is better than the trio. In Linux as well as Win95/98 it is totally painless to install / configure. This is a chipset I would recommend to users on tight budgets or those with low hassle-threshholds (if installing on win95, be sure to have your driver disks handy) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live anyone ?
Birchall, Richard wrote: > > There is information on the Linux drivers for SBLive! here: > > http://alsa.jcu.cz/black.html > > http://www.progressive-comp.com/Lists/?l=linux-ggi&m=91750053603759&w=2 > > As per that, Creative is not publically releasing programming data for this > sound card, but is working on binary drivers. > > Regards, > > Richard Thanks for the links Richard. I knew of the ALSA project but I've not been there since...last year. The second one I read off a link from...slashdot? The news from the first link is pretty depressing...don't the fools realize that if they open up, more people will buy their hardware?! Idiots. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live anyone ?
> Where would i look to try and keep up to date with progress on this one ?. Here are some of the best places to visit to keep up to date with Linux developments in general: http://slashdot.org/ # this one is exceptionally geeky - highly recommended http://lwn.net/ # this is for the weeks' news. Good overall linux ezine. http://www.linuxworld.com/ # this one is more "mainstream" but worth a read. Lookup the previous articles. > I'm not really using Linux much at the moment (i tend to go backwards and > forwards between Win98 and Mandrake), but i don't want to rule out going > back to it when my mood takes me just because of no support for my sound > card. I did that for about...2 days. Now I'm 100% Linux powered :-) > I certainly do. Until i sell on my PC and finish building my new one i have > an old Awe64 which was working happily for my purposes (and to be honest i > thought it sounded better in Linux than Win98 ?!?). Then, use the AWE64. Works really well in both Linux and win98. > Is there likely to be > any issues with having both running in the PC at the same time, or should i > just forget about sound for the moment - i only really use it to listen to > CD's under Linux. Win98's a different matter tho. It really depends on what you want to do. For me, I don't really miss sound so much in Linux so I haven't bothered re-installing my AWE64 and taking out the SBLive! card (for the time being). If you're not too bothered about no sound in Linux, leave it as it is. The driver will appear...eventually. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live anyone ?
Martin White wrote: > > Has anybody tried setting up a Sound Blaster Live PCI card under Mandrake - > if so what did you set it up as ?? > > I stupdily forgot all about my Linux setup and was just thinking about > HalfLife when i bought it !! > > Martin. There was some news about a Linux driver for SBLive. Creative hired a linux hacker to do it but so far no working driver yet. Not even beta. So I guess we'll have to wait. I'm in the same boat in this regard. However, if you have the other SB cards (The PCI, Ensoniq chip, AWE32/64, 16 etc) they should all work with no problems. The only part that seems to have problems is MIDI. Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] renaming files
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > > On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Ken wrote: > > > vacation01.jpg > > vacation02.jpg > > vacation03.jpg > > > > I want to rename just the vacation part to toronto**.jpg. toronto01.jpg, > > toronto02.jpg etc... > > for i in vacation*jpg; do > a=`echo $i |sed -e 's/vacation/toronto/'` > mv $i $a > done > > LLaP > bero Aww...you spoiled the fun, Bernhard! ;-) Nice script though...short and sweet. I wonder if there's a more general "rename" script or utility...I'm sure someone would have done one by now. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] renaming files
Ken wrote: > > I need some help renaming a bunch of files, about 350 in fact. They all > begin with vacation*.jpg > > example: > > vacation01.jpg > vacation02.jpg > vacation03.jpg > > I want to rename just the vacation part to toronto**.jpg. toronto01.jpg, > toronto02.jpg etc... > > What would I type to accomplishing this? Typing 'mv vacation01.jpg > > toronto01.jpg' for each file isn't fun either. My only other alternative > is using a windows renaming program to rename them and upload them again. > It's on my remote server and I'd just like to rename them on the server so > I don't have to re-upload them. I'm not sure if a utility exists but it's pretty simple enough to write a small bash or perl script to do it. I highly recommend reading up on shell (eg. bash - the default shell in Mandrake) scripting. It'll save you untold riches worth of time and grief. ;-) Especially if you do this sort of thing a lot. Hint: Always, always, always! Have a scratch directory to do your testing - esp. when you have valuable/irreplacable data that could get hosed by a still-buggy script. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] I want to use Linux...ICQ
Russ Westbrook wrote: > > Guillermo, > > You said you use Linux for several different things, one of which was > icq. Are you referring to the program that allows people to know when > another gets on line then chat together? I use this program allot in > 98 and am really going to miss it when I make the final jump. I wrote > to Miribalis (spelling) and they informed me that no Linux version is > planned. If this is the program you are using, may I ask how you are > using it under Linux? > > Thanks > Russ As others have pointed out, there is Licq on the Mandrake 5.3 CD. But, to be honest, there are at least 3 others (Xicq, KXicq) and a couple or so more. They range from 0.3.x to 0.5.x in version numbers so not all features are there. Personally, I use Licq and it's done pretty much what I need it to. It's missing a few bells and whistles but it's very functional. Even...dare I say it, less buggy than the Win95/98 version. Again, it could be the OS ;-) Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Star Office 5.0
Jeanette Russo wrote: > > Got Star Office 5.0 up and running a boy it is nice! Recommend it for > anyone running Mandrake :-) Its a big download and the server seems slow, > but it does allow you to restart where you left off in the event you get > disconnected. > Jeanette I don't mean to be a "wet blanket" but don't expect too much out of it. It's pretty good but there have been reports of instability and some general weirdness from friends who use it. One thing which is no real fault of StarDiv's engineers is that some MS docs (like word) are not parsed properly - esp. the later versions of word. And since it's closed source... #All software that is not Free, sucks. (free speech not drinks)) Also, for me, personally...I'm more excited about KOffice (XML doc! Yum!) too bad I'm not really an "office" user...it's still a long way away though and for those needing a good Office suite, Star Office is pretty good. But I also hear good things about Applixware's suite. So you might want to check that out too. Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Attn: Kuraiken
Jerry Dean wrote: > > Hi Kuraiken > > Yes I have the dns setup correct and I am connecting to the internet, I am very > knowlegable about computers since I have a computer consulting and sales business > and have built many computers, I am using a external US Robotics Courier V9- modem > and yes it is connecting. I also get the connecting box and have pinged the ip > addess with sucess. The problem has always been and is trying to send/receive mail > and use Netscape, both return errors as I have previous stated. Lets not waste your > time with the modem, it is ok and it is connecting, in fact it connects faster with > Linux then it does with Win98. I will check the /resolv.config file and get back > with you. Thank you for your efforts and your time, I hope I can get Linux working, > it looks promising. > > Jerry Dean Hi Jerry, So you're not a complete newbie then! ;-) Your description above says a lot. What this means is that your PC is definitely not routing through your ppp connection. I'm not quite sure what's in your other conf files but, I think you'll find this doc more than a little useful to your problem: http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html It's helped me more than a little - I was just afraid real newbies might find it overwhelming. Since you're not, you should have no problems. Good Luck! (sheesh, I'm starting to sound like Steve...except, I'm no guru ;-)) -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Attn: Kuraiken
Jerry Dean wrote: > > Hello > I really appreciate your help but if I could cut and paste and mail in > Mandrake I would not need your help. My problem is I can connect ok with > Kddd but I canot use Netscape or a mail client. I followed your Kddd? I'm not sure what that is...do you mean kppp? I'll assume yes. > directions below and printed out the files in Mandrake. Sorry but I > cannot cut and paste from Linux to Windows and if I canot get my mail > client to work cutting and pasting into it would be futile. When I start > kppp I now get an error msg stating /etc/resolv.config is missing, does > this help? It might. When did this start happening? etc resolv.config is what your computer looks up to get the list of DNS servers. You _did_ put in the DNS server ips in your kppp setup, right? Go look for the /resolv.config file. It will be in /etc/. Open it if you do find it. What's in it? > > Anyway the results of the notcon.txt and the con.tst are the same. > > Kernal IP routing table > Destination 127.0.0.0 > Gateway 0.0.0.0 > Genmask 255.0.0.0 > Flags U > Metric 0 > Ref 0 > Use 0 > Iface lo > The SAME?! Ah...that means you've not really got on the net. ppp never got up. What this means is that your modem is not communicating with the outside world since that's what the pppd does. Ergo, you never connected to your dial-up server. How do you know your modem is working? Do you hear the dialing? The handshaking? Try this: open kppp go to setup click on the [modem] tab now click [Query Modem] A dialog full of ATx results will come up. Let me know your results. If they are blank...your modem is not working (at least in Linux) If your modem is not working...you'll need to set it up first. Is it external/internal? If it is external and hooked up to serial 2 (or COM2 in M$speak): Open up kppp -> setup click on [Device] tab Choose: /dev/ttyS1 (for com2 com1 is ttyS0) CRTSCTS CR/LF Connection speed 57600 or 115200. If it is internal...you'll need to know which tty it's connected to... -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] YES ! !!!
> i chose the custom install heh, neither could I... > > i edited my xf86config for my diamond speedstar A50. This is what might be causing the weirdness of your X desktop. > dealing with hardware and troubleshooting, i never even saw a com5. > They exist alright. There are serial port cards that extend your com ports to 8 or more. Normally only used for control work...not normally used by 'normal' people. :-) > now that's the good part, part two is i still have a funny looking > kde desktop, it's still all black with a few of whatever is supposed > to be on it visible. any suggestions on that . stop groaning > folks. i'm really not a pain and i will be able to contribute in the > near future. > > denise Give yourself a pat on the back for your sheer doggedness in pursuing the problem...ever considered some real hacking? ;-) Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Netscape and kmail client
Jerry Dean wrote: > > Hello again: > > I followed your instructions below and same problem, so I rebooted > windows went to my isp website and printed out configuration info, > obtained the correct dns settings, rebooted linux, and setup up kppp > correctly and I have the same problem. I get the following error when > pinging an address: "unknown host". The mail client also returns error > msg, cannot find server. Anymore ideas? Thanks > > Jerry Dean Okay, could you do this for me? in a shell, while not connected, run this: /sbin/route -n > notcon.txt Then, connect to your isp (you can connect? Does kppp display the "connected at..." dialog with the two buttons [Details] and [Disconnect]? If so, while connected run this: /sbin/route -n > con.txt Then, copy and paste the text into your email and send it to the list - labeled as such. (The ">" sends the output into a file - in this case the *.txt files.) Lets see if we can find out what's happening with the routing. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: more infoRe: [newbie] Xwoes and going grey :-)
> > And? Even before you startx, move your mouse around...do you get a > > square "pointer" moving about the screen? > > don't make me laugh, i'm supposed to be mad/upset right now . > seriously though. no i never ever did get one. i thought i would only > see a mouse with X. uhm...no. gpm mouse services gives you mouse usage in console - for console based programs that use it. (this is a bit like the old mouse driver for DOS - remember them?) > alright stop laughing. I was not! :P > i've decided i may just reinstall but have a question on that: > > if i let it just do it's thing without being in expert mode what > should i choose? > > workstation or Server? > You chose expert mode? You really shouldn't have unless you're really an expert. But Custom install is fine. You're using Mandrake 5.3, right? There should be 3 choices: Workstation, Server, Custom. For now, I'd suggest Workstation (unless you really want a server) - You'll want to do a custom install later on, though...maybe. You could also just install/uninstall the rpms you want/don't want once you've got it all installed. > to be honest i don't like the fact that i don't have any control over > installation. ( hate it with that ms stuff) Workstation defaults are pretty reasonable. The KDE desktop is installed by default no matter which install option you choose. Of course, if you choose Custom, you can also not install kde if you wish. > well the only other mice in the house are: > > ms instupidmouse w/wheel - ps/2 > intellimouse w/o wheel - serial > ibm - ps/2 Wait. Were you the one using the PA2013? I'm using a Logitech Trackman Marble (love this thing!) with the PS/2 (aux?) driver and it works great. Had no problems whatsoever. The middle button works as well. > > problem. I'm sure many more on the list would also like to find out > > what the heck is going on - and avoid it...oh well. Hang in there. > > them i would like to find out myself ;-). i just loving tinkering and > turning greyer while playing > > denise Playing is the best way to learn, really... :) -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] modem troubles
jon kyle pula wrote: > > I'm having problems using my modem in linux. > > I have a U.S. Robotics 56k Voice ***Win modem***. Is there a chance linux > incompatible with my modem? > > thanks, > kyle Yes. There is a great chace your modem is incompatible with Linux. 100% chance, actually. Sorry. No win modems will work with LInux because the actual processing work of a modem is done in software for these pain-in-the-butts. And since it's all closed stuff, no one can get the specs or source to write the software for Linux. Ergo, no win modems can even begin to be supported in Linux. Until the manufacturers change their goddamned attitude, this is unlikely to change. For best results, I would recommend an external modem. It'll give you the least heartache IMO...failing that, an internal modem that is not PCI (since all PCI modems to my limited knowledge are win modems) and if it has jumper settings, you're in business. -- ------ Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
[newbie] Central user accounts?
Hello all, This might be just a wee bit heavy for the newbie list but... A friend of mine (a lecturer in a local college) needs some help setting up a computer lab. I somehow, managed to convince him that he really does not want to us M$ crapware - after a couple of hours staring slack jawed at my desktop (what with GIMP, Moonlight Creator, Netscape, FTP, HTTP - to my local server) all going on at once in several virtual desktops...well :P)... Anyway, I convinced him that FS/OSS is the way to go. Saves his college oodles of money and frees them from the M$ tax (tax evasion?), protects their investments from obsolescence etc.etc...(not to mention earning him some honour points amongst his peers) So, I've agreed to help him out. Now, my question is, what are the different options open to me here? I've checked out NAG's NIS section but it does not look complete. In many places they say type:...and nothing after the semi-colon. It seems it's very much incomplete still. And it's very confusing about what exactly needs to be done. So, here I am. I need to implement this: Centralized user authentication and resource utilization. The last bit is perhaps not to difficult (I think it's just nfs/samba but do correct me if I'm wrong) How many ways are there and what are the pros and cons of each? And most importantly, where do I go for more info and help? Thanks in advance and looking forward to your suggestions. Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Re: A virus for Linux
Rich Christie wrote: > > An example of a Linux virus would be Linux.Bliss > More information can be found at the following website: > > http://www.avp.ch/avpve/newexe/unix/bliss.stm > > -Rich > Can we please stop the virus thread? It's not really useful for most of us. Thanks. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: more infoRe: [newbie] Xwoes and going grey :-)
> > Ah...you mean even gpm cannot use it? (you did install gpm, yes?) > > yep installed it. And? Even before you startx, move your mouse around...do you get a square "pointer" moving about the screen? > let's see, this is the, oh shoot lost count after number 6 or was > that number 10 but seriously i've installed/reinstalled this > quite a few times. i have the timing down to a fine science as to > what i can do while it loads and when i have to be back to enter > info. Wow...this is seriously bad. I've never had to do this! (and I thought _I_ had problems ;-P) > > got another machine(s), wanted this so that i can tinker and learn > more. i would like to eliminate that stuff from redmond for everyday > use. I understand how you feel. I've done it. It's feels great! But...let's get back to getting you there. > > > > Do you have a modem installed? > > not really to lazy to swap it out as it maybe a winmodem which aint > going to work ( sent someone else to get it for me and didn't tell > them that i wanted one w/jumpers on it). Take it out anyway. > > sound card is compatible as it is a real soundblaster. all hardware > is on the hardware list. did have to swap out the harddrive for this > current one because i didn't want to use the overlay for the bios to > see all 9.1 gigs.. Ah...it's not the compatibility of those things that I am questioning. I'm sure they will work. I'm trying to eliminate conflicts. Or at least potentials. I've done God-only knows how many troubleshooting and hair-pulling to know that...usually, it's the stupidest thing that drives you up the wall. Keep it simple. I'm not about to say that your mouse hates Linux but...have you tried installing the thing or even running the thing with a different mouse? I'm sorry that this is at your expense but this is an interesting problem. I'm sure many more on the list would also like to find out what the heck is going on - and avoid it...oh well. Hang in there. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Netscape and kmail client (Steve?)
> > There is another way to stop the default route and that is to edit > > /etc/rc.d/rc.local > > and add as the last line: > > route del default > > > > STEVE, how is this method different to the one you suggested and which is the > > better way? I got this method from somewhere on the net. Let me see... > > Well, in the end, both of the methods achieve the same thing. But the > rc.local change that you posted is really just a bandaid over the > problem rather than curing it. The ifcfg-eth0 line is causing the > problem and by modifying that one line, it's gone. I'd opt for that > solution, since it's technically the right one. Ah...so that was what was causing the default route setting, hmm? I was racking my brain trying to figure out what was doing that...then I just got put the band-aid on and it worked...so I was happy. Now know the better way. Thanks. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster
Re: [newbie] Netscape and kmail client
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Kuraiken! i think you solved one of my problems > > i have that problem as well > > and as i was going trough my /var/logs/messages i noticed that it said some > like *Keeping eth0 routing* then some IP address is there how do i fix that? I think Steve posted a solution to this...did it help? -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Netscape and kmail client
Jerry Dean wrote: > > Hi Kuraiken > > This is what I found: > > Destination 127.0.0.0 > Gateway 0.0.0.0. > Genmask 255.0.0.0 > Flags u > Metie 0 > ref 0 > use 0 > Iface 0 Lo > Hmm...this should be fine. Are there any Destination address 0.0.0.0? This is the last entry, I presume? Okay, try connecting to the internet again. In the kppp dialog (after you get connected) click on show details. You should see a thing with a graph at the bottom. Above it are 2 ip addresses. The top one is the ip address assigned to you by your ISP. (you did choose dynamically assigned IP, yes?) and the one below it is the dial-up server you're connected to. Ping that server. You should get packets back. Hit Ctrl-C to stop the flow. Now ping say...www.news.com or www.linux.org or something. If you get errors like cannot find server or some such thing, your DNS server list is not configured properly. Try this first and see what you get. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] A faster wm, VIA motherboard......
d.r.stewart wrote: > > i have the VIA MVP3 chipset and yes it can be a nightmare. you have > to go the fic site and get the upgrades for the chipset. then it > works like a charm. the mobo i have if the fic pa2013 > > if you have win95 you have to go to amd's site and get the patch for > win95. it's not the mobo its the os > the url is > > http://www.fic.tw.com > > i think that's right > www.fic.com.tw (tw is the top domain for Taiwan) I'm using the PA2013 as well. Recently, I upgraded my BIOS to the latest one...and guess what? Both NT and Win98 died. Refused to boot. I got NT installed again but refused to go any higher than 16 colours (not 16 bit!) VGA. (I'm using a creative RivaTNT card which might be the problem, actually) BUT! Linux installed and boots with absolutely no complaints. XFree86's TNT server works like a charm - at 1280x1024 in 16bit. No problems. So yes...it's definitely the OS. MS produces only crapware. I mean come on! Linux can do it, the XFree86 can do it...how come paid Microserfs can't, hmm? Alright...you got me started...end of R&R (rant & rave) :) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Questions
> >> 2. What happens if for any reason the root user forget his/her
> >> password or somebody tampers with the root password until he gets it
> >> and changes it so that the real root cannot log into the system. ?
> >
> >Then you're hosed :)
>
> Not quite. You can boot into single user (" linux single") then do
> "passwd" to set up a new password.
>
Really? You mean you don't have to supply the root password to get into single
user mode at all? Hmm...
So what's stopping any old cracker from booting any Linux box in single user
mode and doing the same thing?
> >Well, this is true for any OS. AIX, Solaris, NT...
>
> Aargh! Please don't say the N-word!
Sorry! :P
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Re: more infoRe: [newbie] Xwoes and going grey :-)
> > when you move the mouse when you are at the command line, do you get > > now that it doesn't do. > Ah...you mean even gpm cannot use it? (you did install gpm, yes?) > > a square cursor moving around the screen, you should. And to set up > > X you will need to edit the XF86Config file directly (it can be > > found in /etc/X11/) mouseconfig will not work. > > yeah i know, i've gotten so good that i have the full command > memorize . thanks. well let's get some coffee and off to > get this done > > i'm almost tempted do a full reinstall and let it do it on it's own > without me using the expert mode. > > thanks > > denise Actually...this might be a good idea...it sounds like lots of things have been messed up from your tinkering...:) No, this is good! It's the best way to learn you way around Linux, seriously! But...only if you have the time. If you need to get work done right away, either use another machine or try not to mess about in conf files too much. Do you have a modem installed? I find that when weird stuff like this happens, you want to take everything out and install with the minimum of stuff. That way you can isolate problems easier...eliminate as many variables as possible. Try installing with only graphics card and mouse (and keyboard and monitor, of course) and see if it works. You can install the modem and soundcard later. Just a suggestion. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Adding users
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > i dont wanna botch up my linux *pets Tux* setup > > so how do i add a user > > i used to know how but my brain seem's to have dumped it, > > the guy who's brain gets rid of importent stuff, > > Tom2 I don't mean to be abrupt but, have you checked the documentation yet? ALL NEWBIES: Please check this page: http://www.linuxhq.com/guides/ There are lots and lots of stuff here - fun for all the family! :) Most of your anwsers will be found here. Tom, incidentally, the page you want is here: http://www.linuxhq.com/guides/SAG/x2031.html In fact, both SAG and NAG are on the Mandrake 5.3 CD. You need to install the rpm. Now, to answer your question, (please please promise me you'll read the docs, okay?) To add a user, type this on the command line: /usr/sbin/adduser (You'll need to be root, though) You'll get a list of options. eg. to add a normal user, /usr/sbin/adduser -p [password] [username] Without the square brackets. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] New group
Rick Keefer wrote: > > Hey all, > > Can someone tell me is the news group " alt.os.linux.mandrake " is > activated yet? I can't seem to bring it up on my news server. > Thanks. > > Rick Keefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Your ISP needs to host it on their news server(s) you could ask them to do it or you could specify another newsserver in your config. Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Samba
Mark West wrote: > > I have recently installed Mandrake 5.3, I am pleased that there is an > alternative to Microsoft. I am having a little trouble getting Samba to > work. I have tried the version that shiped with Mandrake, and I have > downloaded the latest RH5.2 RPM and installed it with Kpackage. > I get the same error, "not allowed to logon from this location", or > something to that affect. If anyone can give me some advise it would be > much help. I am trying to provide server space on an Government > Network. It sure would be nice to show ADP managers that MS is not the > only way. > > additional info: > 1. Netscape works. > 2. I can Ping the Linux box > 3. I can see the box in Network Neighborhood. > > v/r > Mark West Hi Mark, I was wondering...are you using NT? That error is most often "caught" when trying to connect to NT. I'm not too sure about Win98, though. For more info, in your Mandrake drive, go to /usr/doc/samba-1.9.18p10/docs/ (or higher if you downloaded the latest rpm. There is a bunch of stuff there you really want to read up. Esp. WinNT.txt and Win95.txt. It's nothing wrong with Linux or SAMBA installation. Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Re:modem speaker
Lloyd wrote: > > Tomasz Wzietek wrote: > > > > > 2) how to turn off the internal modem speaker (mine is USR Sportster >v.90/INT/D/F/V) > > so that it's silent when it dials out? Is it posible at all? I often use my machine > > at > > nights and don't want to wake up my wife :-) > > I'm not all that familiar with modems under Linux (actually, not at > all), but if there is an initialization string for your modem, you can > add the command to shut off the modem speaker. I think the command is > M0, (just looked it up) Check your modem manual. I have an older 28.8 > Sportster and it says M0 will leave the speaker always turned off. You > could also write that command to your modem's NVRAM if you prefer. Hope > I helped...:-) > > Lloyd Osten > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Uhm...have you tried disabling the speaker through kPPP? There is a slider that does what you want. The lowest setting should be 0. ie. no sound. If you've tried this and it does not work, sorry. It does for me (and I'm using an external modem if that means anything) Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
[newbie] What to do with Linux...
> > I hope that this is a help to you. This is the way that I used to install > and it worked Ok. Now that I have it installed I have no idea what to do, > but that is another matter. > Hi David, The question is _what_ do you want to do? (And where do you want to go tomorrow? :)) Linux is more than capable enough to do whatever you want it to. It's just an OS. (okay, okay, you freaks, it's just a _kernel_ but this is _newbie_ land! :)) Since migrating from NT, I've been using Linux everyday for everything. (except playing games...which is not all that often, due to my schedule) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Linuxconfig for networking
Mark Lyon wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've just installed 5.3 and find it great. Lot's of work seems to have been > done from 5.2. Anyway I want to set up a simple/isolated network and I saw > that linuxconfig help said that it could be done, (this was under > Networking\Basic Hostname Info). My question to this of course is how? > > Thanks in advance. > > Mark Hi Mark, The real question is, what do you want to do? Share files? Printer? Build an intranet? All Linux boxes are usually network ready. Just plug into the network and away you go. (you'll need to set permissions etc) You need to make sure each box (Linux or otherwise) on the network has a unique name and IP number. First thing to try is ping each box from the others. (In this regard, setting up NT to work with Linux is a bitch - I hate NT with a vengeance! I did manage to get it to work though...) Mail back to the list and tell us what you want to do and we'll either give tips right away or point you in the right direction. Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
[newbie] WINE and office apps.
Steve Philp wrote: > > I don't know anything at all about WINE. Sorry. > > -- > Steve Philp > [EMAIL PROTECTED] What?! Steve! Say it ain't so! ;-) Thankfully, I don't need WINE. I switched to Linux to _get away_ from Windows. Still, I'm not belittling the WINE project in the least. If I can play games like Starcraft etc without booting into Windows, all the better! (WINE currently has this capability - check it out!) Unfortunately for those seeking to use WINE for using MS Office...the situation is not currently optimal. I don't think this is the fault of the WINE project, though. MS is notorious for keeping secret APIs. Also, for all you guys using office type software, you can now use StarOffice for Linux. (My officemates like em...) It is also free for personal use. However, the good news is, of course, KOffice. Still in alpha stage but it looks set to change the "office app" using world as we know it. No, I'm not from the KOffice team. :) For more info visit: http://www.kde.org/koffice/ Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
[newbie] Red Hat 6.0 and Mandrake 6.0
No, it's not out yet. Apparently, it'll be out sometime in the May/June timeframe. Micheal explained about Red Hat, KDE and Mandrake a little while ago. It is true that they have not included this cool (or should I say Kool?) desktop environment in their distro. So far. But, if you go to the KDE website, it seems to say that Red Hat _will_ be including it in the next version. (just not the default desktop, probably - since they do employ GNOMEsters) I think Gael and friends have done some modifications to the standard KDE (I'm not sure exactly what, though. The Mandrake distro also has KDE as the default desktop. My question is, will the very next Mandrake release incorporate enhancements from BeroLinux? How will Mandrake differentiate itself from Red Hat apart from default to enhanced KDE? I believe that Mandrake 5.3 was something of a coup. Red Hat 5.2 but better! Will 6.0 be _better_ as well? Gael? If you please... :) Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Making KDE run faster
Kevin Fife wrote: > > Irsan, > I'm having a similar problem, except I have even more memory than you do. > When I run free -m I get the following results. > > total usedfreeshared buffers cached > Mem:10 9 1 5 1 2 > -/+ bufffers/cache: 4 5 > Swap: 101 15 86 > > As you can see, linux thinks I only have 10meg of memory!! I even added the > append='128MB' statement to the lilo.conf, but no difference. Run the > free -m command and see if you get similar results. > > kevin Whoah! This is bad. How much RAM do your really have, Kevin? This says that Linux itself only sees (and hence can use) 10 MB ONLY. You do NOT want to run KDE on that. (or any other wm for that matter...) I think your problem is different from Irsan's, though. Did you install Mandrake clean? Or did you upgrade from some other distro / version? Linux kernel version? -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
Re: [newbie] Making KDE run faster
Irsan S. P. Siregar wrote: > > Hello, > > I just installing (and start using) Mandrake 5.3. However, I feel > that KDE access my HD a lot, and it's slow (compared to Windoze 95). > Is it normal, or is there a way to speed it up? > > My system is: > - Pentium 133 > - 32 MB RAM Ah, here's your problem. KDE uses an immense amount of system resources at this juncture. (I'm sure they'll try to improve this for future versions but...) I have a P166 with 32MB and it gets slow when using KDE a lot. The disk activity (called "disk thrashing") is Linux furiously trying to keep up with the memory demand by paging to disk. (ie. your swap partition). This is what virtual memory is all about. However, when you use it a lot...it tends to become slightly faster. I don't really know why but it seems so to me anyway. My advice is to get more RAM. 64 would be really nice. 128 is better but you'll have to balance your budget with the need. You'll find that Linux makes better use of RAM if it has enough of it. For example, my K6-2 300 with 96MB of RAM runs blazingly fast (even at 1280x1024 at 16bpp) compared to when I was shackled by NT (at 1152x864 at 32bpp). EVERYTHING is faster. Even Comm.4.08 (amazingly enough) > - Quantum Fireball 6.4 GB (Linux Native and Swap are here) > - Conner CFS850A (slave, not mounted in Linux) > I use the command > hdparm -t -T /dev/hda > to check for HD performance. I forgot the result, but it's quite > fast. Yup...your hdd is fine. That's not the problem. If you do not want to get more RAM...then perhaps you might consider using a slimmer desktop and wm like fvwm95 or something. > > BTW, is there a utility similar to MCLK (DOS utility to overclock > graphic card) for Linux? I run KDE with 1024 x 768 x 16bpp with > S3 ViRGE, and in its default clock speed, it's slow. You don't need a utility. You just edit the X config file. (be VERY careful when doing this, however, you can easily fry your monitor.) Hope this helps. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] this is how to upgrade to kernel 2.2.4
Tom Berger wrote: > > Hi! > I just compiled my 2.2.4 kernel (bleeding edge, woah! ;-)). > [great concise 20step-I-shit-you-not instructions snipped] Sorry to burst your bubble, Tom...but 2.2.5 is out... Care to have another go at your 20step? :) -- ------ Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Installation:
Tom Berger wrote: > > The question is...which one? I think Joe (or was it Jed?) has an option for DOS > > Edit style key mappings...you do _not_ want to use VI (or VIM), trust me! > > Hey! Don't you dare saying anything against my favourite editor!!! ;-) > If I were you I wouldn't say anything like this in a Linux newsgroup. This > is a favourite topic of end/pointless flame wars (besides Distribution > flame wars, GUI flame wars, newsreader flame wars asf.). Heh, yes, I know. :) I was talking to the newbie...(you don't want to have to learn VI when you're just beginning) And since this is "Newbie Support"... > There are some undeniable advantages to have some acquaintance to vi(m): > 1st: You will find it on *every* version of Unix > 2nd: It works even in single user mode and may God (tm) help you if you > don't know your vi then... *evil grin* Hehehe...yeah, I got into one of those situations...I still have recurring nightmares about it. > monitor? Weird. Anyway you are right. But I don't think *any* card will > support this. That's what I thought too...but I guess you can try. (Warning: In this case, there can be REAL harm in trying - to your monitor, at least) Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Installation:
> After the install it rebooted using LILO and started up ok I got to the > logon prompt. And I was able to log on using root. But then I had no idea > what to do! And my mbr had been changed so I could not get back to win 98. > I did find out something that may help someone else--if this happens you can > reboot using the win98 boot disk and at the a: prompt type fdisk/mbr. This > will change the mbr so you can boot into win 98// Use this cautiously...if you installed LILO there...doing the fdisk /mbr will surely kill LILO...(correct me if I'm wrong, guys...but that's what happened to me...) > > My question is when I get to the logon Linux prompt how can I configure the > LILO so it will boot both Linux and win 98. Uhm...when you installed LILO, it should have asked you to label the bootable partitions...you can then choose at boot time...(you need to type the label at the LILO: prompt) > If you have to have an editor > to do this how do you start one in Linux? The question is...which one? I think Joe (or was it Jed?) has an option for DOS Edit style key mappings...you do _not_ want to use VI (or VIM), trust me! And...emacs would take some getting used to. It's powerful and all but can be non-intuitive if you've never touched a UNIX system before. I don't like it myself but have used it for programming...I like kedit, myself... :) > Also the installation ask me for > the chipset used in my video card. I use a Diamond Viper V330 (nuidia riva > 128) can find no reference to the chipset in the book. Also my monitor is > able to do 1027X1027 should I use that setting in Linux? When you installed X, the option should have come up...ie. which chipset X server to use. If not...you might want to run Xconfigurator. As for that weird resolution...uhm...I'm not too sure about that...you can try but you're gonna have to edit the conf files manually. (it also depends on whether your card supports that res, I think) > > Thanks > David Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
[newbie] What is ppp-compress?
Uhm, sorry about this but...what is ppp-compress and do I want it? It sounds intriguing... -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Netscape 4.5x?
Carter Ledbetter wrote: > > Aaron Lynch wrote: > > > > seems to work fine for me. it runs out of ram when I do something dumb > el snippo... > > I downloaded 4.51 at work (thank gawd for T1 and CD burner), tossed it > on. No problem except for installing; their ns-install wouldn't run, > even under root (gave me a permission error-?). Went ahead, read the > instructions.. (imagine that!), and successfully installed the first > try. I think it's a little faster; the mail handling is much improved > (the filters support multiple filters for an individual rule, where 4.08 > didn't). It hasn't frozen on me yet; I've tried this at home and at > work on the network... Views seem to be mixed on 4.5. What about 4.51? Or should we all just skip the 4.x series and wait for 5.0 - sticking to the default 4.08 in the meantime? I'm pretty happy with 4.08 (only that I feel a bit "downgraded" from my 4.5 while I was still in NT) and it works nicely for now. (on a side note: is it just me or is Comm.4.08 faster in Linux than Comm 4.x on NT/98?! sure seems that way...) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] NT is now just a bad dream...
Steve Philp wrote: > > Kuraiken wrote: > > > > Right, that did the trick! > > Thanks, yet again, Steve! > > > > I wonder why the Linux version does it though...it doesn't in win95/NT version... > > Because Win95 couldn't route itself out of a paper bag? Heh, I guess so. (Tell it like it is, Brother! :)) > > What you're seeing is proper behavior. What's causing it is most likely > a configuration error on your end. If you have just /etc/resolv.conf > and a nameserver entry in it, Netscape will attempt to resolve the name > to an IP number. Since it can't reach the nameserver, it will time out > after a specified amount of time (30 seconds if I remember correctly). > You probably have a couple nameservers listed in /etc/resolv.conf, so it > tries each one in succession. Heaven help you if you've got > caching-nameserver installed, as it'll try to reach each of the root > nameservers in turn. Eventually, it WILL time out. > > Anyway, just keep it in mind if you have problems like that in the > future. > Right. Thanks. Well, that's done it. I'm on Linux full time now (thanks to KDE and Mandrake - and you guys) Now...the only problem is deciding what to do with the damned NT CD...a coaster? Jewelry? :) And I now have a free 2.5GB hard drive... Oh, quickie: For those living in Malaysia, I'll write up a mini Jaring-HOWTO for Mandrake and Kppp. This one got me stumped for quite awhile - no reason others should be so stumped. (when in fact it's sooo easy...hopefully others are, unlike me, brighter than an eggplant :-P) Cheers everyone. I'll be quieter now (unless I'm helping out). -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
[newbie] Alright! time to nuke NT
Greetings folks, I finally got my ppp working. Many many many thanks to everyone who helped (directly or indirectly) - you guys are great! And they said Linux has poor support...hmm...must have confused it with something else entirely. Okay, I'm writing this in KMail. I like it but will have to move my mail over. I'd like to continue using Netscape mail for awhile at least...but I can't seem to get into the [mail] part of the Netscape preferences area without hanging netscape. Only a kill [procnum] would get rid of the process. What gives? Is there something I'm supposed to do...somewhere? (aside from flame netscape inc. that is) Anyone else have this problem? I seem to recall Red Hat 5.1 and 5.2 gave me the same problems on every machine I tried it on. Cheers again, all. Regards, Kuraiken
Re: [newbie] Rats, PPP does not work right.
Whoops, Sorry, got the names mixed up. It was Jerry who sent the link - Jacob the one who had the trouble. Sorry about that Jerry and thanks for the page!
Re: [newbie] Rats, PPP does not work right.
> > worked! Great so far...I dialed my ISP...(it took a _very_ long time to > > log in - not a good sign) and then...I was connected! > > What speed modem? You might gain some throughput by running setserial > at boottime: > > /sbin/setserial /dev/modem spd_vhi V.90 / 56K > > I could ping the remote connection server just fine. Unfortunately, > > that's all I could do. What the heck?! I tried several times - even went > > back to NT - I'm in NT now :( > > Ping by number or name? > > Any messages in /var/log/messages? By ip address. I don't seem to have any messages...let me see > > installed as a default "workstation" in the install menu. This one, I > > did custom but what could I have missed? Installed by mistake / not > > installed? > > Not configured more than likely... :) > > -- > Steve Philp That's what I thought. Anyway, Jerry Davies seems to have the _exact_ same problem as I. Someone has already sent in a link to a page (which I'm reading now). Hopefully, that solves it - if not, I'll let write again. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
[newbie] Rats, PPP does not work right.
Hello again all, I finally got my external modem (yaay!) and so it was with great excitement that I setup the thing and all. (made sure it worked in NT first, just to be sure). I got it up, tested the modem in kppp..it worked! Great so far...I dialed my ISP...(it took a _very_ long time to log in - not a good sign) and then...I was connected! I could ping the remote connection server just fine. Unfortunately, that's all I could do. What the heck?! I tried several times - even went back to NT - I'm in NT now :( Just to see if my ISP was being flaky. Nope. It's working just fine. So what on earth could be wrong here? There must be something I missed somewhere but I can't figure out what it is. I configured another Mandrake box and dialed and it worked, no problems. What's the diff? Well...the other box I was lazy and just installed as a default "workstation" in the install menu. This one, I did custom but what could I have missed? Installed by mistake / not installed? Damn...so close and yet so far. _Any_ help would be greatly appreciated. I'm so sick of NT already...I can't stand it anymore! :-( TIA. - -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] WinModems
Michael Doyle wrote: > G'day All > > There was a post in one of the mailing list, a few weeks ago, reference > Win-modems and how you could figure if yours was one, with a link to a sight > containing most modems. > > What I'm after, is the person who posted this info to contact me please, as in > conjunction with other I have a project going to help other users and this is > one of the subject I would like to have included. > > -- > Michael Doyle Adelaide, Well, no-one else seems to have posted a good reply so, here it is: http://www.kc.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html I was not however, the original poster of the link. Anyway, hope this helps, Michael. -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] KDE
jowilker wrote: > I have installed 5.3 with both choices for the moniter., the lowest and the > highest. The same results. I can't get rid of the Gimp installation, it comes up > on the next startup. > > John I'm sorry John, I might have forgotten but can you reach the top of the offending window? Try lowering (ie. decreasing the vertical size of the window), then drag the window up. You might be able to click on the buttons then. Failing that, right-click on the corresponding "icon" on the taskbar - choose Maximize. You just might be able to get at the buttons then. Otherwise, after maximising, try the above vertical reduction thing. If all else fails...you can always close the window...or *gasp* use Xkill... Hope this helps.
Re: [newbie] KDE
Bob Bonifield wrote: > Yes, I have had this problem is settings as well. Your problem is in that > your desktop display is only set to 640x480...KDE needs atleast 1024x768 to > be able to view the full screen properly. Don't worry, it's not gonna be > too small of text :). Now, I'm sorry to say...I don't know exactly how to > change your video display. I have only been using linux for about 2-3 > weeks and I did that the first day I got itsorry, but I'm sure one of > these other linux techies can help ya out. Later and good luck. > > At 05:13 AM 3/23/99 -0500, you wrote: > >I have just installed 5.3 and find in KDE that some of the window > >screens, goes through the bottom of the main screen, for instance, Gimp. > >When the icon is clicked on once, GIMP installation comes up, the screen > >goes through the bottom and I can't shove it high enough to get to the > >bottom of it. It must have buttons at the bottom, that need to be > >pressed, because I can't get rid of it, noway, nohow. I have had the > >same problem with Netscape, while trying to set it up. What do I need to > >do? > > I think this might be a "problem" with KDE or Qt itself, I'm not sure but it is annoying, I agree. The only work around I can suggest is (if you still want to use KDE, that is) to let X know you can and want other resolutions for your X desktop. When you installed X, did you just accept the default? I'm not sure but if you want to change the resolution, you might need to tell the installer (or some X config file somewhere) that you want this. The easiest way for me, is to run Xconfigurator. This should look familiar - it's the same program that ran when you installed Mandrake. When it comes to the resolution part, choose your own. Mark all those you want and go through the rest of it. Later in X, you can Ctrl-Alt +/- to change it. The thing is, you might well be stuck with the highest resolution your X-server can provide due to certain limitations. Why? Well...usually, for me the "default" always seems to be the highest possible resolution the X server can do - even if it means decreasing colour depth. Hope this helps, Regards, Kuraiken
Re: [newbie] commands
> Is there a good book or website that has a list of linux commands to help me > get started using linux. I am familiar with windows and dos but only been > with linux for about a week. > > The Bushman > Always Learning Welcome Bushman! Don't worry, many of us here are newbies too. You'll find out who's what soon enough :-) As for your question, try these: Try www.linux.org, for starters...then Another good starting point is: http://www.conecta.it/linux/starting.html This is a good place for admin issues: http://www.magma.ca/~bklimas/ (very practical for newbies) For yet more of the goodstuff, try: http://www.linuxhq.com/guides/ (I think some of the guides are a bit dated but, a lot are still "current") One last thing...in /usr/docs/ of your linux hdd, there is an absolute _goldmine_ of information but you'll have to be a bit patient as it's not all that newbie-friendly. (I got overloaded when I first went in there) - still, it's one of the best places to start without getting on the net. Hope this helps. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Sound Card Problems...
> > Sorry to butt in again...but will this work without having to configure via > > isapnp? (I'm still scratching my head over this thing. I _know_ it's a pretty > > powerful tool but I can't seem to get it to work for my ESS 1869 chip) Does > > sndconfig work for any card or just sound blaster 16s? > > Mostly for Soundblasters, from what I understand. If you run > sndconfig, do you get to hear Linus? Errors? Anything? I've not tested for that chip yet...(that machine is not here - I'll try it tomorrow and report to the list) but I've tried sndconfig on another machine but this time with a built in sound chip. One of those PCChips boards. The chip is a SoundPro chip...with PCI embossed on the chip (although, whether it really is PCI I have not been able to determine) For more info on the chip go to this web page: http://www.pcchips.com.tw/Sound.html Anyone else with this same sound chip? Have you gotten it to work? I'd really like to hear from you. > > Also...how do I test that the card works? Do I have to tweak anything else to get > > it to play wavs etc? (I tried after many times with pnpconfig and then launching > > KDE and tried playing wavs etc...no luck. I'm missing something and I just know > > it's something trivial...btw, I read the docs...I think it assumes some degree of > > Linux familiarity.) > > Anything written in the system logs when you attempt to play sound? > (/var/log/messages) > > Check the mixer volumes (run aumix) to make sure it's not just that the > sound is turned down. Don't laugh, I spent 45 minutes trying to figure > out why sound wasn't working, only to find out the volumes had been > turned down on the card! > > -- > Steve Philp > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I won't laugh, it's happened to me too :-) Well...I don't get any thing...no error messages in sys logs...and no sound either. It just says (in sndconfig) "Error opening /dev/audio". This device has got me stumped. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Installation weirdness
> > I had to install on a 2.1 GB HDD. I partitioned it thus: > > 100MB - / > > 800MB - /usr* > > 800MB - /home* > > 100MB - /tmp > > 32MB - swap > > > > Does / partition need more than 100MB? > > It sure looks like it. > > Here's what I ended up with for my normal home installation: > > [root@tippy /root]# du -shx / > 986M/ > [root@tippy /root]# du -shx /usr > 553M/usr > [root@tippy /root]# > [root@tippy /root]# du -shx /home > 15M /home > [root@tippy /root]# du -shx /tmp > 7.0K/tmp > > So, / here takes up around 400M. You've got to remember that you're > holding /var in your root partition and that takes up quite a bit of > room (and grows larger). KDE (in /opt, which is also part of your root) > fills around 65M also. > > This installation is probably quite a bit larger in / than yours is, > since I've also got WordPerfect and Applixware installed (both in /opt > and thus counting towards your root figure). > > -- > Steve Philp > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ah! Thanks, Steve. I forgot that / also means /* for disk space and partitions - except if you mount another partition at /var etc. I've got to change my frame of mind to be more UNIXy...another reason to avoind MS bloatware...it corrupts you mind (not just memory and fs) :-) Having said that. I have been able to get away with 120MB for / Still, I'll bump it up to 200MB maybe to be safe. Thanks again! -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Video Cards
> I am looking to get a 12 or 16 meg video card. Does anyone know where > there is a got unix/linux hardware compatibility site. I am looking > for a 12 or 16 meg 2d/3d card, so anyone recommend me get a certain > one. > > Thanks in advance It depends on what you want to use it for. I'd imagine X? If so, go to the XFree86 site and go look up their driver lists. http://www.xfree86.org/ I'd recommend a RivaTNT based card, myself but it all depends on your budget and application needs. -- ------ Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
[newbie] Installation weirdness
Hello all, I think there's something wrong with the Mandrake install program. (or it could have been carried over from RedHat's, I don't know) Here's what happened: I had to install on a 2.1 GB HDD. I partitioned it thus: 100MB - / 800MB - /usr* 800MB - /home* 100MB - /tmp 32MB - swap the * partitions were growable so they took up the slack leftover from the swap allocation. I chose only about 416MB worth of apps and utils. Thing is...somewhere around the middle of the rpm installation (you know, the one with the progress bars) it stopped and gave me some weird error about no space for database or something...I continued anyway and it gave me the same error for each package. At some point later on, it says no more space or something. What gives? Does / partition need more than 100MB? Cheers, ------ Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Burn Mandrakre53-2.iso
Andy Social wrote: > I burned an ISO of Mandrake using Easy CD Creator 3.5b and an IDE Ricoh > CDR. Just loaded up EZCD, told it I was creating a CD from Image, and > pointed it at the image. Make sure you tell it to look for an ISO file > type, not a CIF file (the default). Also, let it use long filenames, don't > restrict to 8.3. It shouldn't need that setting even mentioned, actually. > The CD even autoboots, on systems that support it. Pretty slick. I don't > know about any "Rock Ridge" format, though. It should be just a standard > ISO type. Hope this helps. > > At 11:53 AM 1999-03-16 -0600, you wrote: > >I have some problem burning the iso image. My HP 7200 is on a Windogs > >computer and I only have Easy CD Creator 3.01 which doesn't burn in Rock > >Ridge format. I download the Nero Burning Rom but it doesn't have any option > >about Rock Ridge. > > > >Can anyone send me a description on how to do this? > > --- > Nil Carborundum Illegitami > http://www.bigfoot.com/~andysocial Hi, I'm not sure about EZCD but if you have ToGo! (which is by the same company) you can also do it. The trick is to choose "track image" on startup. The iso file is an image of a Mandrake CD so you need to specify it as a whole track. In ToGo!, you just drag the iso file onto the track icon at the bottom. Hope this helps -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Re: TNT at 32 bits
Gary Bunker wrote: > I have the following in my Screen section of the XF86Config: > >SubSection "Display" > Depth32 > Modes"1024x768" > Virtual 1024 768 > ViewPort 0 0 >EndSubSection > > Although, I didn't hand-poke this in, it seems to work just fine. I find that > the 32-bit mode in X is actually zippier than the 16-bit mode I use in Win98. > > My monitor is a Philips 107S, BTW. It's settings are: > >HorizSync 31.5-64.3 >VertRefresh 50-100 >Modeline "1024x768" 85.00 1024 1032 1152 1360 768 784 787 823 > > Hope that helps. Thanks Gary. But I could have sworn you wrote 1280x1024 in 32 bit...must be the coffee :-) I'll go check my XF86Config again...there must be a way to go 1280x1024 at 32 bit...this thing has 16MB after all... Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] NEWS: BeroLinux joins Linux-Mandrake.
This is one of the best news I've heard all year! (okay, so it's only March but...) I've been looking at BeroLinux with great interest over the past few weeks and it's got some cool features. I'm glad we've merged Mandrake and BeroLinux! This would _really_ make Mandrake the only distro for me! Okay, enough ranting. Just would like to say: Thanks Gael and Bernhard! Congratulations on your merger. Looks like Mandrake just keeps getting better! Regards, Kuraiken.
Re: [newbie] linux compatible modems, and home networking?
> > As for parrallel port...I'll leave that to the gurus on the list (am I > > right in saying you need to use PLIP?) :-) > > With the price of a pair of NE2k cards being around $20-30, why even > bother with PLIP? SOHO Basics (made by Accton) are probably the > cheapest Taiwanese hardware pieces I've ever seen, but I've been really > happy with them. I think the NICs were around $10, the 4 port hub was > $20. Toss in a pair of network cables and you're done for under $50. > And you've got room to add two more computers to the network when the > urge strikes you. Steve is right. That is dirt cheap. However, if you can, spend the little extra in getting a PCI NIC. Ones with the RTL 8029 chip are widely used by the cheap-o-rama Taiwanese manufacturers. And these are extremely easy to set up. I've used these at work for a long time with no problems. (our server has been on Linux since RedHat5.0). With RedHat and Mandrake's install / setup it works first time every time. (Set to NE2000 PCI) Regards, -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] linux compatible modems, and home networking?
> hello people, i just started using linux like a month ago, and i just > noticed i got a damn winmodem heh. please reply with the modem you use > for linux, pleeasee, also i just wanted to know if their is a way > to network 2 linux computers together through the parallel port, if > you have any ideas for home networking etc. please respond, thanks a > ton! > -tac > Your best bet for modems on Linux are external modems. I do not know if there are any external winmodems but I think this is unlikely. I've had cases where even the cheapest taiwanese externals (no-name!) work fine. But be careful of internal ones. Do not go for PCI modems as they all seem to be winmodems...like mine :-( ISA modems would require you ro run isapnp tools to configure it in Linux. This is a command line program. So to sum it up - best bet: get an external modem. As for parrallel port...I'll leave that to the gurus on the list (am I right in saying you need to use PLIP?) :-) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Updated KDE Apps.
Pankil Richards wrote: > Steve Philp wrote: > > > I've installed Mandrake 5.3 (the latest release), and have Korganizer > > 1.0. > > Sorry for making you repeat yourself, but did you do the install from the > Mandrake CD or did you download Mandrake? On their FTP site the apps are > listed as the most current ones, but in a section of the site which lists > what's included on the CD they list some older versions. > > > I know there was a bit of confusion...package listing at the Mandrake site > > isn't current? > > That's quite likely. I just want to be certain before I make the big jump to > Mandrake. > > Just one more question, is the RH Linux 5.2 that is included with Mandrake a > scaled-down version of the original RH 5.2 or is it the complete version? I > know there's a lot of add-ons (KDE, for one) to RH 5.2, but are there are any > "deletions" from the orginal one? > > Thanks. I'm not sure if this helps any. I downloaded the iso CD image and "burned" my own CD. I imagine it's the same Mandrake CD that you get from the distributors? It's got KOrganizer 1.0 in it. Regards, -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Sound Card Problems...
> > I have a official sound blaster 16 ISA card in my linux box. I am new to > > linux and don't exactly know how to get linux to initialize and recognize > > it. Any help in getting it working would be helpfull. Thankyou in > > advance...Later, :) > > > > > > G'day Bob > > Me again, from the command line logged in as root run sndconfig, should get up > up and going > Sorry to butt in again...but will this work without having to configure via isapnp? (I'm still scratching my head over this thing. I _know_ it's a pretty powerful tool but I can't seem to get it to work for my ESS 1869 chip) Does sndconfig work for any card or just sound blaster 16s? Also...how do I test that the card works? Do I have to tweak anything else to get it to play wavs etc? (I tried after many times with pnpconfig and then launching KDE and tried playing wavs etc...no luck. I'm missing something and I just know it's something trivial...btw, I read the docs...I think it assumes some degree of Linux familiarity.) Any tips? TIA -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --
Re: [newbie] Klogin?
Steve Philp wrote: > Lawrence Sayre wrote: > > > > I've just switched to Mandrake 5.3 from SuSE 5.3, and in SuSE my > > computer auto-launched into KDE (bypassing command line log-in), passing > > through 'Klogin' (at least that's what I believe its called) for loging > > on the user and password > > > > How do I do this in Mandrake? > > Type: > > /opt/kde/bin/kdm_on > > and you should be all set! > > If this doesn't work, and I haven't tried it, drop another note and I'll > post the instructions for editing /etc/inittab. > > > -- > Steve Philp > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, Sorry for butting in like this but could you send my the /etc/inittab modifications? Running tha above script alone does not have the desired effect. I think it's because, unlike Lawrence, I installed clean with Mandrake. TIA. Kuraiken S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: [newbie] PCI Modems.
"Lyndon Lininger Sr." wrote: > Goto the following url and check, but I think that you have a > winmodem. http://www.kc.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html > > Lyndon Lininger Sr. > > >It's an Aztech MDP3858SP-U modem. I don think it's a winmodem but I > >could be wrong. Thanks to all who wrote in. Yeah, I guess mine is a winmodem after all. Dammit all. It's quite new too! It seems like all the PCI modems are winmodems? I wonder why... Well, I'm off to buy an ISA modem, any suggestions?
Re: [newbie] PPP probs? (and a few other ?'s)
Tim Coker wrote: > I've got my modem working w/ Linux, and I can connect to an ISP within KDE. > But whenever I try to access the net (ie, open a web page w/ Navigator, > connect to a chat server with the KDE IRC client, or connect to an ICQ > server) it always says something about can't find what it's looking for. > Navigator says site doesn't have a DNS entry, and IRC client says server > isn't found. Any suggestions? It sounds to me like you're not connecting to a DNS server...? Your host cannot find the destination server you're looking for so you might have to setup the DNS entries in kppp (or somewhere?) You can also, of course, set up your box to be its own DNS server - go to the HOWTOs for this: -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
[newbie] PCI Modems.
Hello, I've recently installed Mandrake on my personal "workstation" (and have since went on a Mandrake install-fest at my office :)). But now I've come across a (major, for me) problem. I cannot seem to get my PCI modem working. It's an Aztech MDP3858SP-U modem. I don think it's a winmodem but I could be wrong. It works in NT (which is what I'm migrating from and forced to use right now) and DOS. I have searched and read dozens of howtos/help/infobase/newgroup archives etc. to no avail. setserial does not seem to work either. Linux does seem to "see" the board, however, from KDE's control centre's "Information -> PCI" page...it's listed as serial controller using irq10. (this is correct even in windows) but not much else. I've tried to assign ttyS2 this irq (using setserial) and even got the I/O address from windows settings right. kppp still isn't able to query the modem at all. All ATx commands generate blanks. I cannot believe this apparently simple problem (of setting up a PCI mdem) does not have a proper howto for it...even a mini one. If I get this working, I'm going to write one up. If one already exists, could someone please point me in the right direction? Any help would be greatly appreciated (since it would mean the end of NT as far as I'm concerned :)). TIA. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --
