Re: [newbie] HP Surestore 5000
Try flexbackup MS On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 00:02, dfox wrote: My problem is that I have no idea how to use the tape drive. Could someone give me some pointers please. I think there's a Tape howto over in the howto docs, but once you have the tape working, it's pretty easy to use - you just use the /dev/st0 (it is scsi, right?) or /dev/nst0 devises - the second is the no-rewind device. Is it worth playing with? Do yuo like to make backups? Or do you want to risk losing your data? :) Which tape would work with it? My surestore drive uses 4mm DAT tapes - they are DDS-2 and capacity is 2 gigs uncompressed. When I got the drive, that was just right for copacity; nowadays it is a bit small. But I rarely need to back everything up. The tapes I've been using are Imation 4mm tapes - $5 bucks a pop when I got the drive. What backup software could I use with it? Lots support tapes - since it is a device you can just use 'tar'. I've found that 'tar' is just as easy to use, and probably preferable over other backup software. Plus, Arkeia would need X, which translates to a pretty big system build before you could restore a tape. Tar can fit on a rescue diskette. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HP Surestore 5000
Try flexbackup MS On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 00:02, dfox wrote: My problem is that I have no idea how to use the tape drive. Could someone give me some pointers please. I think there's a Tape howto over in the howto docs, but once you have the tape working, it's pretty easy to use - you just use the /dev/st0 (it is scsi, right?) or /dev/nst0 devises - the second is the no-rewind device. Is it worth playing with? Do yuo like to make backups? Or do you want to risk losing your data? :) Which tape would work with it? My surestore drive uses 4mm DAT tapes - they are DDS-2 and capacity is 2 gigs uncompressed. When I got the drive, that was just right for copacity; nowadays it is a bit small. But I rarely need to back everything up. The tapes I've been using are Imation 4mm tapes - $5 bucks a pop when I got the drive. What backup software could I use with it? Lots support tapes - since it is a device you can just use 'tar'. I've found that 'tar' is just as easy to use, and probably preferable over other backup software. Plus, Arkeia would need X, which translates to a pretty big system build before you could restore a tape. Tar can fit on a rescue diskette. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Open Source databases?
Did you try MySql On Fri, 2002-06-21 at 09:11, Joshua James wrote: Could you elaborate on some open source databases? I'm looking for something to replace Access. Something to work as a ODBC client and a single file data storage with ODBC connectivity for ODBC attached websites. Thanks! On Thu, 2002-06-20 at 23:05, robin wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try Star-office, it is more solid and user friendly. Really? I have found Star Office to be to OO what Netscape is to Mozilla - the same thing with unnecessary add-ons to eat your RAM. The only difference, AFAIK, between the current SO and OO 641d is the additon of a few proprietary plugins, which have no practical value (why install Adabas when there are dozens of Open Source databases around?). As far as I can see, the installation problem has nothing to do with OO. Try installing from the hard dirve as I suggested, or download the tarball from the website. OO's main fault is that it's a monolithic standalone package, but this does mean that it will install out of the tarball on just about any system - the fact that they've gone to great lengths to invent the wheel means that there are no pesky dependency problems. Sir Robin -- It suits the poet himself to be dutifully chaste, his verses not necessarily so at all - Catullus Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent Üniversitesi Ankara 06533 http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Intalling GKT2 - Please help
I have at least 2 weeks installing gkt2 in my mandrake 8.1 and now 8.2 (I broke the 8.1 trying to install gtk), In the latest attempt I install rpm -i gtk2-2.0.2-4.i386.rpm glib2-2.0.1-2.i386.rpm pango-1.0.1-2.i386.rpm atk-1.0.1-1.i386.rpm libpng-1.0.8-2mdk.i586.rpm which satisfies all requirements from gtk2 but when running eclipse I get the following error java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /usr/local/eclipse-gtk/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.swt.gtk_2.0.0/os/linux/x86/libswt-pi-gtk-2043.so: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.s: shared object not open Please Any body may advice me how to install gtk2 and where locate rpms that are tested in 8.2 Thanks, Manuel Soto P.D. I hope you understand my English Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Access to win partitions
I the same problem w/ 8.1 and rw partitions /dev/hda1 on /mnt/win_c type vfat (rw,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850) /dev/hdc1 on /mnt/win_c2 type vfat (rw,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850) On Tue, 2002-06-04 at 07:03, Moshe Kaminsky wrote: Hi, Perhaps it is mounted without write permission. To check that type mount and check if it says 'rw' in the line corresponding to the windows partition. If that is the problem, you can fix it as follows: umount windows path mount +w windows path If this helps, you can modify the /etc/fstab file for this to happen automatically. See man mount and man fstab for details. Another possibility is that the windows partitions is of type ntfs. In that case, you can't write there, but I guess it's not it, since you say you had write permission before. HTH Moshe * Matt Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] [020604 13:37]: I posted yesterday about changing access rights to my windows partitions but i'm not sure it came up as i never actually received it! anyway, since reinstalling 8.2 i cannot get write permissions to my windows hard drives where basically all my documents that i need are stored etc. The 1st time i installed 8.2 i didn't have to do anything to get both read/write access to my windows drives so i can't work out how to get it now. I tried changing permissions using chmod a+w win_c but that doesn't give me write permissions, so either something is up or i'm using the wrong commands - probably the latter!! Can anyone help me as this is a real pain as i've just got most things working in Linux and was about to change Linux to my default o/s. Also does anybody else have any problems with Open Office.org 1.0 crashing loads under Ximian-Gnome? Cheers Matt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Sound Server fatal error
Hi all, I don't know why but from several days ago I receive the following messages when entring to kde Sound server fatal errror /tmp/mcop-msoto is accesible owned by user this file doesn't exist. Any body know how to solve it? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Dial on Demand
I've 8.1 but should by the same.
Try this
== /etc/ppp/options
options
# route local requests to the internet
defaultroute
# accept dynamic IPs given by the ISP
ipcp-accept-remote
ipcp-accept-local
# fine. Now make sure pppd hangs up when
# idle for too long. Here testing with 30 sec
idle 240
#Specifies that pppd should create a UUCP-style lock file
lock
#Specifies how many seconds to wait before re-initi
# ating the link after it terminates.
holdoff 5
== /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
# Secrets for authentication using CHAP
# clientserver secret IP addresses
# Added by linuxconf
youruser* yourpassword *
== pap-secrets
just link to /etc/ppp/chap-secrets as
ln /etc/ppp/chap-secrets /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
== /etc/ppp/modem
modem 115200 crtscts
== /etc/peers/isp (you my change it)
connect /usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-isp
noauth
user youruser --- change it
noipdefault
demand
defaultroute
holdoff 5
idle 120
/dev/modem
usepeerdns
== /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-isp
'TIMEOUT' '40'
'ABORT' 'BUSY'
'ABORT' 'ERROR'
'ABORT' 'NO CARRIER'
'ABORT' 'NO DIALTONE'
'ABORT' 'Invalid Login'
'ABORT' 'Login incorrect'
'ABORT' 'Authentication failed'
'' 'AT'
'OK' 'ATZ'
'OK' 'ATX3'
'OK' 'ATF1'
'OK' 'ATDT2769000' change it
'CONNECT' ''
== /etc/sysconfig/pppd.default
# (c) Manuel Soto
# [EMAIL PROTECTED]
# the first is the ISP by default
# swap lines as required
coolcard# Coolcard --- yor default ISP
telcel # Telcel.net.ve --- other ISP
== /etc/init.d/pppd
#!/bin/sh
#
# pppd This shell script takes care of starting and stopping
# ppp connections
#
# description: pppd is the ppp denmon
#
# processname: pppd
# config: /etc/ppp
# pidfile: /var/run/pppd.pid
# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
# Source networking configuration.
. /etc/sysconfig/network
# Check that networking is up.
[ ${NETWORKING} = no ] exit 0
[ -f /usr/sbin/pppd ] || exit 0
RETVAL=0
# See how we were called.
case $1 in
start)
# Start daemons.
echo -n Starting pppd:
ISP=`sed -e 's/#.*$//' -e 's/^ *#//' -e '/^#/d' -e '/^$/d'
/etc/sysconfig/pppd.default|head -1`
daemon /usr/sbin/pppd call $ISP
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] touch /var/lock/subsys/pppd
;;
stop)
# Stop daemons.
echo -n Shutting down pppd:
killproc pppd
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] rm -f /var/lock/subsys/pppd
;;
restart|reload)
$0 stop
$0 start
RETVAL=$?
;;
status)
status pppd
RETVAL=$?
;;
*)
echo Usage: pppd {start|stop|restart|status}
exit 1
esac
exit $RETVAL
==
On Mon, 2002-06-03 at 18:49, Mark Annandale wrote:
Hi Guys
Could someone possibly point me at a tutorial to set up dial on demand with
Mandrake 8.2 ?
I would like a couple of 'doze pc's at home to connect to the net via my Linux
box, just for surfing.
Thanks
Regards
Mark A
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Re: [newbie] Dial on Demand
On Mon, 2002-06-03 at 20:00, Manuel Soto wrote:
I've 8.1 but should by the same.
Try this
== /etc/ppp/options
options
# route local requests to the internet
defaultroute
# accept dynamic IPs given by the ISP
ipcp-accept-remote
ipcp-accept-local
# fine. Now make sure pppd hangs up when
# idle for too long. Here testing with 30 sec
idle 240
#Specifies that pppd should create a UUCP-style lock file
lock
#Specifies how many seconds to wait before re-initi
# ating the link after it terminates.
holdoff 5
== /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
# Secrets for authentication using CHAP
# clientserver secret IP addresses
# Added by linuxconf
youruser* yourpassword *
== pap-secrets
just link to /etc/ppp/chap-secrets as
ln /etc/ppp/chap-secrets /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
== /etc/ppp/modem
modem 115200 crtscts
== /etc/peers/isp (you my change it)
connect /usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-isp
noauth
user youruser --- change it
noipdefault
demand
defaultroute
holdoff 5
idle 120
/dev/modem
usepeerdns
#add 2 valid IPs like ifconfig display example...
200.44.74.220:200.44.0.39
== /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-isp
'TIMEOUT' '40'
'ABORT' 'BUSY'
'ABORT' 'ERROR'
'ABORT' 'NO CARRIER'
'ABORT' 'NO DIALTONE'
'ABORT' 'Invalid Login'
'ABORT' 'Login incorrect'
'ABORT' 'Authentication failed'
'' 'AT'
'OK' 'ATZ'
'OK' 'ATX3'
'OK' 'ATF1'
'OK' 'ATDT2769000' change it
'CONNECT' ''
== /etc/sysconfig/pppd.default
# (c) Manuel Soto
# [EMAIL PROTECTED]
# the first is the ISP by default
# swap lines as required
coolcard# Coolcard--- yor default ISP
telcel # Telcel.net.ve --- other ISP
== /etc/init.d/pppd
#!/bin/sh
#
# pppd This shell script takes care of starting and stopping
# ppp connections
#
# description: pppd is the ppp denmon
#
# processname: pppd
# config: /etc/ppp
# pidfile: /var/run/pppd.pid
# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
# Source networking configuration.
. /etc/sysconfig/network
# Check that networking is up.
[ ${NETWORKING} = no ] exit 0
[ -f /usr/sbin/pppd ] || exit 0
RETVAL=0
# See how we were called.
case $1 in
start)
# Start daemons.
echo -n Starting pppd:
ISP=`sed -e 's/#.*$//' -e 's/^ *#//' -e '/^#/d' -e '/^$/d'
/etc/sysconfig/pppd.default|head -1`
daemon /usr/sbin/pppd call $ISP
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] touch /var/lock/subsys/pppd
;;
stop)
# Stop daemons.
echo -n Shutting down pppd:
killproc pppd
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] rm -f /var/lock/subsys/pppd
;;
restart|reload)
$0 stop
$0 start
RETVAL=$?
;;
status)
status pppd
RETVAL=$?
;;
*)
echo Usage: pppd {start|stop|restart|status}
exit 1
esac
exit $RETVAL
==
On Mon, 2002-06-03 at 18:49, Mark Annandale wrote:
Hi Guys
Could someone possibly point me at a tutorial to set up dial on demand with
Mandrake 8.2 ?
I would like a couple of 'doze pc's at home to connect to the net via my Linux
box, just for surfing.
Thanks
Regards
Mark A
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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Re: [newbie] Faxing by e-mail
If you want to use your own box, try with efax and setup /etc/fax.config You have to change one line like # The user to be sent mail when a fax is received. FAXMGR=your email On Fri, 2002-05-31 at 17:22, Miark wrote: I'll soon be receiving faxes more regularly, and I'm not set up to do so. Is there any way I can receive faxes by e-mail? Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to fax a document?
But, how can I make the pseudo printer. I have efax cups and fax2cups but I don know how to create a pseudo printer. MS On Fri, 2002-05-31 at 08:53, Derek Jennings wrote: On Thursday 30 May 2002 10:39 pm, Josef Lowder wrote: What are the quickest, easiest, and/or best ways to send a fax from Mandrake Linux 8.1? 1. Is it possible to fax a text file directly from the command line? How? 2. How does one setup the system to fax a document as a print output from the K text editor (or from KWord or from any other text/word processor)? 3. I just installed Win4Lin (terrific program! for only $49) so I can use Pagemaker 6.0 until I can find and figure out how to use something Linux based that would be equivalent to Pagemaker. So, how do I configure a printer so that I can send a Pagemaker document as a fax? Any help anyone can provide on any or all of the above variants of this same question would be very much appreciated. Joe Lowder Mesa, Arizona [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS: I hope to get as completely converted to Linux as possible, but until I can achieve that goal, Win4Lin is a fantastic transitional product! Anybody else out there using it? Printing to fax is actually easier than most people think. All you need to do is install the efax rpm. If you are using the CUPS printing system you will notice that in addition to your real printer you have three 'pseudo printers' to print to pdf, email, and fax. To configure the fax pseudo printer KmenuApplicationsSend a Fax This will open the 'Send a Fax' GUI select 'Settings' anter your fax details and in the 'System' pane select 'efax System' The command should look something like mine /usr/bin/fax NAME=%user DEV=%dev PAGE=%page FROM=%from send %res %number %files By default it will try to use the modem on /dev/modem if you want to use a specific serial port set that up in the 'Fax' pane. Now to send a fax from your applications simply select the pseudo fax printer, and a GUI will pop up asking where to send the fax. One word of warning. If you use a font not understood by ghostscript the fax will fail in the conversion stage to postscript. Also if you want to print a fax or pdf from Openoffice in a root terminal cd /usr/lib/openoffice/program ./spadmin Add a printer and make the print command qtcups --stdin Now you will have an extra printer in Openoffice which when selected will offer you all the pseudo printers. HTH derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
