Re: [newbie] XFree 4.0.3
On Sun, Mar 18, 2001 at 11:50:57AM -0700, Chris Cameron wrote: How would I go about upgrading my X to 4.0.3 running Mandrake 7.2? Just wait untill Mandrakesoft makes some compatible RPMS for LM7.2. The upgrade from 4.0.2 to 4.0.3 is rather small, so it won't take long before Mandrakesoft, or some knowledgeable people, make you a nice RPM :)
Re: [newbie] Disk usage
On Sun, Mar 11, 2001 at 01:43:46PM -0400, Renaud OLGIATI wrote: I've been trying to find a way to get, for each sub-directory of a given directory, the total amount of disk-space used up by that sub-directory and all its sub-sub-directories. Is there a way to do this with du , Or any other way ? Hmm, there are probably easier ways to do this, but this should get you started : go to a random dir and type 'du filexyz.txt'. Edit this textfile to get the requested numbers. After giving you the size of each subdir in a subdir, it eventually gives you the entire size of that subdir with its own subdirs. I hope this will help you, Mathias
Re: [newbie] make bzImage when compiling kernel-2.4.2
On Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 02:28:30PM -, dooshiant % wrote: hello I am unable to make bzImage when compiling the 2.4.2 kernel. Each time I get the message below. Can anyone help me out... snip In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/string.h:21, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h:23, from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/ /usr/src/linux/include/asm/string.h:312: `current' undeclared (first use in this function) make: *** [init/main.o] Error 1 Hmm, you problably forgot to make a symbolic link. You should extract your kernel under /usr/src/2.4.2 and then make a symbolic link, called 'linux', to that dir. Otherwise, you'll get the error messages you just discribed. So :bunzip2 -d kernel-2.4.2.tar.bz2 tar -xvf kernel-2.4.2.tar /usr/src/ cd /usr/src/ mv linux 2.4.2 ln -s 2.4.2 linux cd linux After you've done that, your kernel should compile as expected.
Re: [newbie] 7.2 says i've got a PIII ?!
Last question. Do i have to compile the kernel for 586 or 686 then? I assume 686, isn't it? ;-) If I recall correctly, Mandrake supplies a patched kernel of the plain vanilla 2.2.17 kernel. It is optimised for i586 architectures, which means that any CPU ranging from a P60 to a P233MMX will benifit from it. The K6-family from AMD will also get a small speed increase. But, since CPU's are backward compatible, i686 CPU's, like the PII(I), CeleronI(I) and Athlon will work on it. You could recompile your kernel, but you won't feel much of a speed increase. To get real optimisations for your system, you would have to recompile EVERY program again from the source files for i686. Mandrake already does this for i586 systems, that's why their distro's won't work on 486's or anything lower. So you better leave your kernel as it is right now, and wait for a more mature version of the 2.4 kernel (although 2.4.0-test11 is sufficient for home use). Optimising your kernel for i686 will have limited effect on the speed of your system.
Re: [newbie] 7.2 says i've got a PIII ?!
Under my laptop, owning a Celeron 500 mhz, Mandrake 7.2 says it's got a PIII Copermine... what's wrong?? 8-? Your Celeron 500 is probably a CeleronII. This is the successor of the CeleronA and it's based on the .18=B5 Coppermine core of the PIII. Only the cache and the L2 associativity have been altered, and it runs on a slower Front Side Bus speed. Linux Mandrake is correct in telling you that you have a PIII ;-) BUT, the CeleronII's performance is WAY of that of a regular PIII due to the mentioned L2 cache associativity... cat /proc/cpuinfo should tell you more. Good to know... that program answers me i'm forbidden to run it -running it as root, of course- 8-? Do you know if it's easy to overclock?? ;-) I'm surprised it won't let you see that file. As a user, just type : 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' and it should give you the details of your CPU. Overclocking a laptop isn't really recommended, although the Celeron's have historicly been very good overclockers. As you've probably noticed by now, your laptop is generating quite a bit of heat. Overclocking your CPU will only make it worse. To save costs and space and to not drain the battery too much, mobile Intel CPU's are only passivly cooled. In my opinion, those CPU's are already being pushed to the limit. One can seriously damage one's CPU by letting it overheat too much. So it's better to leave your setup as it is. If you would really want to overclock, see if you can adjust your Front Side Bus speed from within your laptop's BIOS. Just my .03 Euro (damn exchange rate ;)
Re: [newbie] Where is sndconfig, please? -- Urgent!
Everything seems to be fine, but I can't find the "sndconfig" command and program to configure my sound. Until I do so, I can't listen to RealPlayer. I tried it in the console and in KDE's xterm. This is the first time in two years of using Linux that I have had this error message. Would very much appreciate your help. If I recall correctly, sndconfig isn't installed by default. It's on the second cd, and you can install it from there. ALSA (http://www.alsa-project.org/) has now become the most important provider for sound under Linux. I suggest you download the driver package and install it.
Re: [newbie] 7.2 says i've got a PIII ?!
Under my laptop, owning a Celeron 500 mhz, Mandrake 7.2 says it's got a PIII Copermine... what's wrong?? 8-? Your Celeron 500 is probably a CeleronII. This is the successor of the CeleronA and it's based on the .18ยต Coppermine core of the PIII. Only the cache and the L2 associativity have been altered, and it runs on a slower Front Side Bus speed. Linux Mandrake is correct in telling you that you have a PIII ;-) BUT, the CeleronII's performance is WAY of that of a regular PIII due to the mentioned L2 cache associativity... cat /proc/cpuinfo should tell you more.
