Re: [newbie] IBM Thinkpad trackpoint
Same problem here with my TP570. Since you've already checked the archives, you've read that there's supposed something wrong with with the ps2 patch that Mandrake applied to their 2.4.3 kernel. So the easiest fix would be to use a different kernel (you currently find 2.4.5 on Mandrake cooker or take the 2.2.19 from the distribution). If you insist on hacking the 2.4.3 kernel, install the kernel source have a look at the ps2 patch before compiling... Nico On Friday 22 June 2001 15:21, you wrote: it took me forever to get Mandrake 8.0 installed on my IBM Thinkpad, and now the trackpoint doesn't work in X. [tim@cyrus tim] startx startx.log starts up X, have to exit out with ctrl-alt-backspace [tim@cyrus tim] less startx.log snip Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/mouse, butons: 3 Mouse: 3 button emulation (timeout: 50ms) snip Cannot open mouse (No such device) - Continuing... [tim@cyrus tim] ls -l /dev/mouse lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Jun 21 20:43 /dev/mouse - psaux I've searched the archives of this list, but I found two prevalent thoughts: 1) Mandrake 8.0 does not support the ibm thinkpad trackpoint or any mice plugged into it's ps/2 port 2) actually, it does, but it takes a bit of hacking to get it working Well, I've got time and I think I can hack it, all I need is a little guidance. /tim
Re: [newbie] Doom
To obtain a list of all files belonging to an installed RPM, type rpm -ql package (without .rpm ending) For further options man rpm Nico On Monday 18 June 2001 18:15, you wrote: Hello I installed doom from an RPM that I downloaded from www.rpmfind.net but I don't know where did it go or how can I run it. Any ideas? = Regards, OOzy What is the purpose of life? __ Do You Yahoo!? Spot the hottest trends in music, movies, and more. http://buzz.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] RAM full
but you DO have some swap space allocated on your hard disk, haven't you? On Tuesday 12 June 2001 23:23, you wrote: I'm using a Mandrake 7.2 on a Pentium 3 with 128MB RAM, on a newly installed system. I found it a bit slow and quite a bit of the programs - like KDE mediaplayer - won´t start up. I found out that with NO programs started from the desktop by me, the RAM is nearly full! I can see, that I'm running Apache, postgreQql and mySql . My question is, where do I turn these off from the startup procedure, so I have more RAM to use as user? I have installed the developer install, as I want to learn to program and use XEmacs. Thanks, Gunner
[newbie] X 4.x freezes on Neomagic
Has anyone else experienced spontanteous freezes under XFree86 4.x with an Neomagic chipset? I've tried out almost all 4.x releases. The last one was 4.1.0. At first I thought it was a KDE problem because I'm still able to move the mouse pointer but WindowMaker produced the same result, it only took somewhat longer than usual. 3.3.6 works ok though... I have a ThinkPad 570, Neomagic 256AV, 1024x768x16bpp, 192MB RAM, 20GB HD. Grateful for any advice, Nico
Re: [newbie] How to write a bash login script?
Lucky you! I didn't get the softmodem on my TP570 (lucent modem) into a working state. Since your script needs to be run just once after system boot, you could for instance append the line /path_to_script/acpsetup to /etc/rc.d/rc.local, so it gets automatically executed when your box switches to runlevel 2, 3 or 5. If you want it to be run only in certain runlevels (e.g. 5) make a link named S99z_acpsetup in /etc/rc5.d/, i.e. you type ln -s /path_to_script/acpsetup /etc/rc5.d/S99z_acpsetup This way you don't have to su or anything like that. Good luck, Nico On Thursday 07 June 2001 15:49, you wrote: I have an IBM 600 laptop running 7.2 and it has an internal ACP (Win Modem). I downloaded a driver from the IBM website and installed it fine and the modem works well. It's just that after start-up and rebooting, I have to su in and give root password and issue the following commands. #!/bin/bash cd /usr/mwave/mw* insmod mwavedd setserial ttyS1 autoconfig ./mwavem I wrote a script to do this portion called acpsetup. How do I write the script to have it login as su and supply the password and issue the commands. I'd like to get it down to one simple ./acpsetup command to handle everything. Thanks, Michael
Re: [newbie] Divx
There's also aviplay. It's not as stable as MPlayer but have a look for yourself. You'll find it at http://divx.euro.ru/ Again, you have to compile it yourself. I had some problems using gcc2.96 but it's documented in the FAQ. There are some links to other players on the webpage too. Nico On Monday 04 June 2001 08:19, you wrote: On Monday 04 June 2001 12:50 am, you wrote: How do I get mplayer to work in Mandrake 8.0? Or is there an other divxplayer?? running XFree 4 //Magnus You're going to have to read the readme and install doc that comes with it. It's not a simple 1-step process. However, follow the directions and it works. You may need to download some libs or something, but it'll let you know. I can't recall what all's involved, and would be too complicated to put in an email. It's documented really well, and the faq are always a good read with any app. It's the only one that's works (that I've tried). -s
Re: [newbie] Copy *.* to *.bak -- how?
Have a look at the man page of mmv (multiple move). Nico On Thursday 31 May 2001 05:36, you wrote: Dear friends: Let's say I have the following files: File1 File2 File3 etc. Now, normally to make a backup copy of each, I would do the following: cp File1 File1.bk cp File2 File2.bk cp File3 file3.bk etc. My question: Is there a SINGLE command that would allow me to create backups for hundreds of files within a directory at one blow, that is, so as to create the series of backups above: File1 File1.bk File2 File2.bk File3 file3.bk etc. In other words, is there a command that would allow me to do this all at once from within a directory rather than manually copy each file one at a time? Thanks so very much. Benjamin
Re: [newbie] EMACs: How save after editing a text area?
(X)Emacs is able to read write remote files using FTP transparently. The only difference is how you enter the your file name. To access a file located on another machine (with running FTP server!) /user@host:file eg. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/public_html/index.html You can even use tab completion! (X)Emacs will ask for your password after you pressed enter or used tab completion for the first time. It will be stored for the rest of your (X)Emacs session. I'm not quite sure if you need to load any extra packages for that. The XEmacs and GNU-Emacs we have installed here do it all automagically but I've heard of a Ange-FTP package for GNU-Emacs. You might need that. You load additional packages with M-x load-library Enter and then type ange-ftp Enter. Two issues I have not been able to resolve yet are: how to chmod remote files and how to use sftp instead of ftp... Nico On Monday 28 May 2001 22:05, you wrote: Nathan, Thanks for the response. When twiki.org is back up (on SourceForge), I'll tell you how I've done it using vim -- maybe that will give you a clue as to how I might do it in EMACs. (And, if my library has the book, I'll check that out.) Randy Kramer Nathan Owens wrote: I don't know about emacs itself in terms of editing web pages, but when I edit web pages, I usually have to FTP them to the web server. In emacs, the save command is C-x C-s, as you said, but I've only saved files locally. You may want to check out the O'Reilly book _Learning GNU Emacs_. It has a lot of great tips that I've picked up through reading it. Nathan Owens Anybody out there using EMACs to browse the web and edit textareas? I'm a very newbie to EMACs, but wanted to try that -- don't know what to do to save my edits. After I edit, I can choose save (I forget -- was it ctrlx, ctrls?) but that seems to save only as a local file. How do I send the changes back to the web site? -- Nathan Owens Georgia Tech, Atlanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
