Re: [newbie] Joystick support?
On Tuesday 07 August 2001 11:09, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > Can anyone point me to a good solid "howto" or faq about installing > joystick support for Mandrake? > > I've given up on getting any further in Descent 3 using the keyboard! > > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/joystick.txt -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ). Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586, kernel 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, XFree86 4.0.3, patch level 11mdk, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1. Uptime 6 hours 52 minutes
Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster AWE64 locks kernel
On Tuesday 07 August 2001 02:05, Doug X wrote: > Hello, > Thank you for the speedy response. > To answer your Q's: > the scsi card is a pci. > I had just tried the sndconfig as root this afternoon and then got the > 24 mins of audio before I wrote for help. > > Bios: > PNP NO > Pci VGA palett snoopyes > offboard pci ide card auto > assign irq to pci vga card no > pci slot 1,2,3,4 priority auto > dma 0,1,3,5,6,7 pnp > irq 3,4,5,7,10,11,14,15 pci/pnp > irq 9 isa/eisa > > isa bus clock 7.159MHz other choices pciclk/4 or pciclk/3 > > harddrake said sb card has > I/O 210 > IRQ 5 > DMA80 > DMA16/2 0 > OPL3I/O 388 > > AWE Wavetable unknown, device id is CTL0022 > > Thank you > fearless1 > > -Original Message- > From:etharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent:Mon, 6 Aug 2001 19:41:00 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster AWE64 locks kernel > > > I have the same sound card (well the "gold" version, but i think the > difference is windows drivers bells and whissels) and i never have had a > problem after running sndconfig, as root, from a text console, with the > execption that I have to set a mixer vol. since the default is too low > to hear anything. > Are we sure there is not a DMA or IRQ problem (conflict) and (in BIOS) > set plug and pray aware OS to "NO" or "OFF"? what slot do you have the > card in? is the sccsi card a pci, ISA, or onboard? > > On Monday 06 August 2001 19:08, Peter Ruskin wrote: > > On Monday 06 August 2001 23:35, Doug X wrote: > > > Hello, > > > As stated, I have a CL SB AWE 64 ISAPNP, 128MB, P1 200MHz, Scsi, > > > LGburner IDE, CD IDE, 10GB Maxtor, 2GB Fujitsu, 4MB ATI PCI. My > > > problem is that through all versions of RH5.0 and Mandrake 6.0 - 8.0 > > > playing sound usually mp3 or anything from the hard drive freezes > > > the kernel hard, only a physical reset is available(no keyboard). > > > This has always been within 30 secs until MD 8.0. Under MD 8.0 the > > > sound was configured so that it works for about 24 mins when I just > > > tried it today then it froze again. > > > > > > I don't understand how it works for so long and then freezes > > > everything? Does anyone else have this particular problem? > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > What other sound card would be a good one to buy for guaranteed > > > linux support and good analogue recording(ie. record from cassettes > > > and lp's)? > > > > I have a SB AWE 64 PnP 32MB and don't have any problems. Have you > > tried running sndconfig as root? > Try this in your /etc/modules.conf file and reboot ... # AWE64 stuff alias sound-slot-0 sb alias sound-slot-1 off alias sound-service-1-0 off alias sound-service-1-3 off alias midi awe_wave alias synth0awe_wave options sound dmabuf=1 options opl3io=0x388 options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330 post-install awe_wave /bin/sfxload /etc/midi/GU11-ROM.SF2 -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ). Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586, kernel 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, XFree86 4.0.3, patch level 11mdk, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1. Uptime 2 days 7 hours 57 minutes
Re: [newbie] 6 button joystick won't work :(
On Saturday 04 August 2001 14:07, ptz wrote:
> I am using a SB live! soundcard with a 6 button gamepad attached to the
> gamepad port. Harddrake will not detect it. I looked at the kernel howto
> and hardware compatibility howto. The hardware compatibility howto said
> the gamepad should be compatible. Please help.
>
> THANK YOU
Add something like this to /etc/modules.conf and reboot:
# Joystick
alias char-major-13 joydev ns558 analog
Replace "analog" with the module for your gameport joystick. Read
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/joystick for more information. The line
above is only appropriate for 2.4.x kernels. Earlier kernels use
char-major-15.
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Re: [newbie] webmin
On Friday 27 July 2001 06:00, James S Bear wrote:
> I've got my webserver running, sorta, but I am really not a command
> prompt type of person. Can anybody tell me how to run webmin?
>
> I tried typing it from the command line, but it tells me from a browser
> go to http://localhost:1/
>
[...]
It's https://localhost:1/
^
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Re: [newbie] Browser testing grounds
On Thursday 19 July 2001 22:36, Miark wrote: > Strange. I just pointed Konqueror at > > www.prepaid-phone-cards-gbs.com > > and not only are the floating tables not floating, but the > Mandrake and Apache images at the bottom of the page don't > appear at all! The Mozilla trio (Mozilla, Galeon, and > Netscape) have no problem. > > I guess if you need a page to test browsers (I'm thinking of > something Civileme said this week) this is a good one. > > Miark WorksForMe © -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ). Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586, kernel 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, XFree86 4.0.3, patch level 11mdk, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1. Uptime 5 hours 28 minutes
Re: [newbie] download manager
On Thursday 19 July 2001 17:15, Nick wrote: > Hi all, > > does anyone know of the existance of a 'download manager' so that I can > download large files in segments like 'gozilla' or 'getright' did for me > in M$? Every two hours my provider disconnects me so it's pretty > flipping difficult to download anything over 30MB in size! > I use konqueror with drag 'n drop. You can resume downloads when you reconnect (if the ftp server supports this). -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ). Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586, kernel 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, XFree86 4.0.3, patch level 11mdk, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1. Uptime 4 hours 54 minutes
Re: [newbie] [Fwd: Help -- the superblock could not be read ...]
On Thursday 19 July 2001 14:58, Randy Kramer wrote: > Colin, > > This is the first note I sent to the expert list, describing the error > message that I received. > > I was going to ask about doing this first, but I decided to try it, and > looks like I got in trouble. > > What I tried to do: > > I had a FAT32 partition that I wanted to convert to ext2fs. Started > HardDrake, found the partition, switched to expert mode, fooled around, > trying to format and change type, eventually deleted, created a new > partition, type ext2fs, could not format, saw a message that said I had > to reboot before being able to format (can't quote exactly). Rebooted. > > The problem: > > The system won't boot. > > Comes up with messages: > > "The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 > filesystem. ... you might try running e2fsck with an alternate > superblock: >e2fsck -b 8193 > > *** An error occurred ..." > > There is data I would prefer not to lose on /home. (I know, I should > have backed it up.) > > The partition in question is not /home. It was /mnt/win_f -- I assigned > it a new mount point of /home2 while in HardDrake. > > So, what makes the most sense at this point -- should I try the e2fsck > with an alternate superblock? Should I boot from a rescue disk (or the > install CD)? What do I do after that. > > PS: This is a Mandrake 7.2 system with the MandrakeFreq of 20010316 > installed "on top". I think I have a boot disk for Mandrake 7.2 > (possibly not for this exact computer), but don't have one for > MandrakeFreq. (Is there a difference?) > > Waiting for advice. > Hi Randy, I would use the installation CD and choose Rescue. Then mount the root partition on /mnt and do `vim /mnt/etc/fstab`. Comment the line (#) that says "/mnt/win_f" or "/home2" - then save and `umount /mnt/`and exit. My guess is that you would then be able to reboot and ponder what to do next. -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ). Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586, kernel 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, XFree86 4.0.3, patch level 11mdk, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1. Uptime 4 hours 42 minutes
Re: [newbie] Ad Blocker for Linux? (Mandrake 8.0)
On Wednesday 18 July 2001 02:25, Miark wrote: > And while I ponder Konqueror, I have one other question: I > have "Enable Web Shortcuts" turned on, and I _thought_ this > would allow me to type, say "av" and go directly to > altavista. Instead, Konqueror sends it to Google as a search > term. Should that happen? > > Miark > You have to type a colon (:) after "av", for example av:ppp Regards, Peter -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ). Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586, kernel 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, XFree86 4.0.3, patch level 11mdk, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1. Uptime 2 hours 49 minutes
Re: [newbie] Joysticks
any range is given, this may be
changed if required
# Don't forget to uncomment the activate (ACT Y) when happy
(CONFIGURE CTL00c5/116053454 (LD 2
# ANSI string -->WaveTable<--
# Multiple choice time, choose one only !
# Start dependent functions: priority preferred
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0620
# Maximum IO base address 0x0620
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 4
(IO 0 (BASE 0x620)) (IO 1 (BASE 0x0A20)) (IO 2 (BASE 0x0E20))
# (IO 0 (SIZE 4) (BASE 0x0620))
# Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0620
# Maximum IO base address 0x0680
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 4
# (IO 0 (SIZE 4) (BASE 0x0620))
# End dependent functions
# Vendor defined tag: 75 01 38 e2 f6 e0
(NAME "CTL00c5/116053454[2]{WaveTable }")
(ACT Y)
))
# End tag... Checksum 0x00 (OK)
# Returns all cards to the "Wait for Key" state
(WAITFORKEY)
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Re: [newbie] Joysticks
On Tuesday 17 July 2001 02:25, s wrote: > Can anyone brief me on the set up of a joystick? I know... rtfm, but > I've found the the fine manuals really don't apply much anymore > especially with 8.0. Alot of the kernel config, file edits, steps, and > such aren't necessary anymore for many things to work: such as X, sound > cards or modems. Advances in support are vastly surpassing the progress > in the documentation project. > > I'm hoping that's the case with joysticks. I've read howtos. Patch and > config kernel. Install joystick tarballs, Ruby (?), jscal, jstest and > all. Sounds like a lot of stuff that i don't fully comprehend and might > today be unnecessary. > > (Anybody heard of Raider Pro? I didn't buy it, my spouse came home with > about a year ago for me, thinking I would use it. Well now with the > purchase of descent3, I'd like to. I don't think I'll be able to use > the game otherwise.) I have no experience with joysticks even in > windows. I hooked it onto the back of my sound blaster card and > harddrake doesn't know it's there, but kde systems control lists a sb > controller for it and it's i/o. > > What's the procedure with 8.0, can anyone help? > > TIA, > -s If you're using a 2.4 kernel, add the following to /etc/modules.conf... # Joystick alias char-major-13 joydev ns558 [ joydev is the joystick module; ns558 is gameport (back of your blaster); read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/joystick.txt ] If you're using a 2.2 kernel, add the following to /etc/modules.conf... # Joystick alias char-major-15 That should be it. Good luck. -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ). Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586, kernel 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, XFree86 4.0.3, patch level 11mdk, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1. Uptime 11 hours 53 minutes
Re: [newbie] LM 8.0--hdparm and DMA
On Sunday 15 July 2001 16:05, civileme wrote:
> On Sunday 15 July 2001 04:06, David Peerless wrote:
> > I've been searching through the archives to no avail so I hope
> > someone can help...I apologize if this has been covered before...
> >
> > I have a Promise ata/66 card that I can use with LM 8.0 by
[...snip...]
>
> Most folks aren't even able to use a Promise Ultra 66 or Ultra 100
> unless they use the install and kernel from MandrakeFreq.
>
> Civileme
My Promise 100 works fine. After running drakopt I get about 28 MB/sec on
hd{e,f,g}.
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[newbie] Terminal not fully functional
I don't know what I've done, but now I get this message using any xterm as
a user - root's OK. I can only use the spacebar to page forward in a man
page.
[20:14 peter@penguin:~]$ man bash
WARNING: terminal is not fully functional
- (press RETURN)
BASH(1) BASH(1)
On consoles 1..6, as root or user, I get...
[20:14 peter@penguin:~]$ man bash
:1386:warning: can't break line
BASH(1) BASH(1)
Ideas, anyone?
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Re: [newbie] System-wide environment variables?
On Monday 09 July 2001 06:29, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > On Mon, 9 Jul 2001 11:01, Peter Ruskin wrote: > > On Sunday 08 July 2001 20:46, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > > > Does anybody know how to get environment variables (like > > > "export...") working system-wide, that is, on the command line (BASH > > > for me), in the log screens (e.g. on Ctrl-Alt-F12), and in X? > > > > > > I prefer to have X automatically load at startup (since it frees-up > > > a console), but this means that I cannot take advantage of BASH's > > > environment variables (configurable in ~/.bashrc and /etc/bashrc). I > > > know I can load apps from a terminal, but I'd prefer to have > > > something available throughout all of my X environment (for panel > > > applets, etc.). I have placed my lines in /etc/X11/Xsession, but > > > this doesn't appear to work anymore since I installed KDE 2.2 beta 1 > > > (I use GNOME, though). > > > > > > Environment variables don't seem to work on the log screens (e.g. > > > when you press Ctrl-Alt-F12) or for system processes (daemons, > > > etc.), either. My system clock is set to UTC (i.e. Greenwich Mean > > > TIme), and I use environment variables to enter my time zone > > > settings so that the displayed time is correct (that way I can set > > > my system time from an NTP server with ntpdate). It works fine in > > > BASH, and as I mentioned above it used to work in X. Cron is always > > > ten hours behind my local time (since I'm UTC +10h), and it can > > > become annoying when it begins maintenence tasks during the day when > > > I'm using the computer. > > > > > > Alternatively, is there a better solution to my setup? > > > > > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > > > /etc/profile is your friend > > I thought so too. I have already tried placing my lines in /etc/profile > yet it doesn't seem to work as it should. Two lines I wish to execute > are: > > # Enable QT Anti-Aliasing. > export QT_XFT=1 > > # Enable Sun Java Plug-in. > export NPX_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/java/jre1.3.1/plugin/i386/ns4/ > >From my /etc/profile... export NPX_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/java/plugin/i386 > > Thanks for the response. > > Exporting QT_XFT=1 should enable anti-aliasing on any QT2 application I > load (even non-KDE apps), despite the fact that I'm not using KDE as my > desktop. This used to work fine when placed in /etc/X11/Xsession, for > apps like Kmail, Konqueror and Opera. Nowadays, however, I am resorting > to using shell scripts that export QT_XFT=1 before loading the required > app. The second variable is necessary to enable Sun's Java plug-in > (otherwise it won't work in Netscape). > > Any other ideas? > > TIA. -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ) Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586 Linux 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1 Uptime 11 hours 56 minutes
Re: [newbie] System-wide environment variables?
On Sunday 08 July 2001 20:46, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > Does anybody know how to get environment variables (like "export...") > working system-wide, that is, on the command line (BASH for me), in the > log screens (e.g. on Ctrl-Alt-F12), and in X? > > I prefer to have X automatically load at startup (since it frees-up a > console), but this means that I cannot take advantage of BASH's > environment variables (configurable in ~/.bashrc and /etc/bashrc). I > know I can load apps from a terminal, but I'd prefer to have something > available throughout all of my X environment (for panel applets, etc.). > I have placed my lines in /etc/X11/Xsession, but this doesn't appear to > work anymore since I installed KDE 2.2 beta 1 (I use GNOME, though). > > Environment variables don't seem to work on the log screens (e.g. when > you press Ctrl-Alt-F12) or for system processes (daemons, etc.), either. > My system clock is set to UTC (i.e. Greenwich Mean TIme), and I use > environment variables to enter my time zone settings so that the > displayed time is correct (that way I can set my system time from an NTP > server with ntpdate). It works fine in BASH, and as I mentioned above it > used to work in X. Cron is always ten hours behind my local time (since > I'm UTC +10h), and it can become annoying when it begins maintenence > tasks during the day when I'm using the computer. > > Alternatively, is there a better solution to my setup? > > Any help would be much appreciated. /etc/profile is your friend -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ) Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586 Linux 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1 Uptime 2 hours 19 minutes
Re: [newbie] problem with /sbin/ifup ppp0, modem dials then hangs up (error 17)
On Saturday 30 June 2001 17:47, Fireman71 wrote: > Here's the thingThe modem, which is external, was never disconnected so > i could not have inadvertantly connected it to the wrong serial port. > > Right before doing the shutdown command i had been online (checking email). > I did "/sbin/ifdown ppp0" and waited for the connection to drop and then > did "shutdown -h now". Then disconnected the monitor and its power cable > and set it in the floor and disconnected the power cable from the back of > the computer. I then moved the desk with the computer, modem, keyboard, > mouse and speakers as one unit to its new location. I rerouted the cabling > or the surge protector and plugged the computer back into the same outlet > it had been in before and then sat the monitor back on the desk and hooked > the cables up for it. > > I have tried making a new dialup connection with the same results. The > modem picks up the line, dials then waits about 3 seconds and hangs up. I > made the original connection and the new connection both with netconf. The > new connection was setup the exact same way that I set up the old one when > it was working. > > I have made sure that both the connections for the serial cable to the > modem are secure and that they are screwed in so that there is no chance of > them being lose or anything. I have also reseated the phone lines. > > The only changes i have made to the system in the past month or so is to > configure Bastille with the interactive option but that was about 2 weeks > ago and i have been connecting to the internet fine since then up until the > computer was moved so this shouldnt be the root of the problem. > This sort of thing keeps happening to me with Linux-Mandrake 8.0 (reported as a bug). I have 7.2 on another partition and I copied /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts from there to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts-from-7.2 on my 8.0 partition. Whenever I have a problem with /sbin/ifup ppp0, replacing the contents of /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts with the 7.2 set _always_ fixes it. Please don't ask me why - it's a crude and dirty kludge but I have spent hours and hours trying to identify which file caused the problem (by comparing the contents) to no avail. If you don't have such a fallback, I suggest you make a backup of that folder as soon as you get it working. -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ) Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586 Linux 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1 Uptime 15 hours 40 minutes
Re: [newbie] Creating /dev/scd1 ?!
On Thursday 28 June 2001 23:50, Joan Tur wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I've deleted /dev/scd1 and it's where my ide DVD was redirected using "
> hdc=ide-scsi" in /etc/lilo.conf -i've got a scsi cd recorder at
> /dev/scd0-.
>
> What commands do i have to pass mknod to create it again?
>
> Thanks! ;)
>
> --
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> Joan.Tur.pagina.de www.ClubIbosim.org
> Linux: usuari registrat 190.783
As root, do...
mknod /dev/scd1 b 11 1
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Re: [newbie] su problem
On Wednesday 27 June 2001 07:58, Ross Slade wrote: > On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Ross Slade wrote: > > Problem solved. I won't pretend to understand the hows or why's, but I > > finally located this file: > > > > /root/.xauth/refcount/rosco/bunyip/unix:0 > > > > With a 100meg file size. After deleting it I can now 'su' again. > > > > rosco = my usual user name > > bunyip = my machine's name > > > > Thanks to all for the help... > > Sorry, I was a little quick off the mark with my success...the above > allowed me to 'su' when logged in as root, but not when I relogged in as > rosco. > > I then had to also delete "/home/rosco/.xauth/refcount/rosco/bunyip/unix:0" > which also had a 100Meg filesize. > > _Now_ I can go back to using 'su' the way I used to. > > Anyone know what these files do and why they get so big? > On my machine the equivalent of /root/.xauth/refcount/rosco/bunyip/unix:0 doesn't exist - its directory does. My equivalent of /home/rosco/.xauth/refcount/rosco/bunyip/unix:0 is only 34 bytes. HTH -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ) Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586 Linux 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1 Uptime 2 days 1 hour 40 minutes
Re: [newbie] java not working in Staroffice 5.2
On Sunday 24 June 2001 17:04, tazmun wrote: > Ok I'm looking for that version but perhaps I'm blind. Could please you > provide me with a link to that software please? I had also tried just the > jre previouslybut it was the new 1.3.1 version.the only other one I > see is the 1.3.0 version offered at this time. > Try Google with "Blackdown 1.1.8". That's how I found it. -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ) Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586 Linux 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1 Uptime 1 day 15 hours 41 minutes
Re: [newbie] Printing the root folder including the corresponding folders
On Sunday 24 June 2001 01:34, Miark wrote: > How about > > ls -lR | grep drwx > lp > > or whatever the printer re-direct is. It may not be as pretty as you like > it, but it's a start. You could write a script to re-format it. > [...] I think that should be ls -lR | grep drwx | lp, otherwise you should get an "access denied" message. -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ) Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586 Linux 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.1 Uptime 1 day 0 hours 59 minutes
Re: [newbie] Disk partitions
On Sunday 17 June 2001 11:08, preston smith wrote: > HI!! > > I joined your list in the past 24 hours. > > I have downloaded the ISO images for MD 8.0 and am about to start the > install. I have Windows 98 on my system and wish to have a dual boot > capability. > > I also have Partition Magic 5.0 > > In reading the MD User document, I am left with the impression that the MD > installer does not give me the option to allocate the existing unallocated > space on my drives to MD. Rather it seems to infer that it will overwrite > existing partitions to get the needed space. > > Would I be better off setting the disk up with the necessary Win998 and > Linux partitions before I start the MD install process? I have one 6.4 GB > drive (C, E, F, G, H) and one 1 GB drive (drive D). I will collapse the > existing partitions on the large drive and make about 2.5 GBs available to > MD. > > As a total MD/Linux newbie, I really have no idea how to proceed so can > someone walk me through the process and provide me with recommendations on > how large each of my Linux partitions should be? > It is _much_ safer to organise your disks with Partition Magic _before_ installing Linux. Write down or print the details then tell the Mandrake installer to use existing partitions. Good luck! Peter -- Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586 Linux 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, KDE: 2.1.1, Qt: 2.3.0 Uptime 1 day 20 hours 16 minutes
Re: [newbie] Multiple Identity Mail Program With Password Protection?
On Thursday 14 June 2001 02:53, civileme wrote: > On Wednesday 13 June 2001 15:36, Curtis Matthiesen wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > I was wondering if someone could tell me if there is a mail > > program out there that allows for multiple identities and also > > that will prompt you for a password when you boot up and if > > you don't enter it correctly you can't access the persons > > email, something like Outlook Express 5.X? > > > > As I tried KMail that came with Mandrake 8.0 and sure it has > > multiple identies but it does not (as far as I know) log you > > out and start the program with different folders etc., for the > > new identity. > > Well it does--you can add folders and filters. This is very > easy to do. > I just created a folder under one identity, switched to another identity and the new folder is still available. I don't think KMail's identities have any effect on folders. -- Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586 Linux 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.0 Uptime 23 hours 10 minutes
Re: [newbie] Editing Lilo boot menu
On Wednesday 13 June 2001 15:52, Terry wrote: > Folks, > > I'm having trouble removing old entries in my LILO boot menu. I went > through lilo.conf and manually removed the entries, but they still remain > when I boot the machine up. Anywhere else I need to look? After editing /etc/lilo.conf you incorporate your changes by running /sbin/lilo as root. -- Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586 Linux 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.0 Uptime 21 hours 56 minutes
Re: [newbie] hdparm
On Wednesday 13 June 2001 00:46, civileme wrote:
> On Tuesday 12 June 2001 16:50, Scott Pletcher wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > I've got some troublesome readings from two identical hard
> > drives set up the same. Does anyone know why they are
> > performing so differently? I suppose hda may be bad, but I
> > was hoping to find some other way to test this. Thanks!
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > THE DATA
> >
> > Here are the hard drives:
> > hda: Maxtor 52049H4, ATA DISK drive (master ide0)
> > hdb: Maxtor 52049H4, ATA DISK drive (slave ide0)
> >
> > Running hdparm I get:
> > [root@haldane scott]# hdparm -Tt /dev/hda
> >
> > /dev/hda:
> > Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.87 seconds =147.13
> > MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 31.17 seconds =
> > 2.05 MB/sec
> >
> > [root@haldane scott]# hdparm -Tt /dev/hdb
> >
> > /dev/hdb:
> > Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.85 seconds =150.59
> > MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 2.21 seconds =
> > 28.96 MB/sec [root@haldane scott]# hdparm /dev/hda
> >
> >
> > Here are the settings:
> > /dev/hda:
> > multcount= 16 (on)
> > I/O support = 3 (32-bit w/sync)
> > unmaskirq= 0 (off)
> > using_dma= 1 (on)
> > keepsettings = 0 (off)
> > nowerr = 0 (off)
> > readonly = 0 (off)
> > readahead= 8 (on)
> > geometry = 2482/255/63, sectors = 39882528, start = 0
> > [root@haldane scott]# hdparm /dev/hdb
> >
> > /dev/hdb:
> > multcount= 16 (on)
> > I/O support = 3 (32-bit w/sync)
> > unmaskirq= 0 (off)
> > using_dma= 1 (on)
> > keepsettings = 0 (off)
> > nowerr = 0 (off)
> > readonly = 0 (off)
> > readahead= 8 (on)
> > geometry = 2491/255/63, sectors = 40020624, start = 0
>
> if you are running 8.0, you might try this
>
> http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~civileme/drakopt
>
> download the file drivedb2 and place it at /.drivedb
> download the file drakopt2 and put it anywhere
>
> Open a terminal
>
> log in to the directory where you downloaded drakopt2
>
> type
>
> ./drakopt2
>
> When it completes, your drives should be tuned.
>
> Drive hda seems to have a higher count of bad sectors from the
> factory, but draw no conclusions til you try drakopt.
>
> hdparm to have meaning should be run three times in a row
> without other programs perking along. The capital T on the test
> need not be used since it simply measures the bandwidth of your
> memory buffer.
>
Nice program Civileme, but...
[14:43 root@penguin:/home/peter]# ./drakopt2
Welcome to DrakOPT
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./drakopt2", line 104, in ?
if uname[:2]!='2.4':
NameError: There is no variable named 'uname'
I know I have a 2.4 kernel so I comment lines 104-109.
Then it runs and gives...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./drakopt2", line 164, in ?
input=open('/.drivedb','r')
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/.drivedb'
So `mv /.drivedb2 /.drivedb` as root gets it working but it can't find my
drives in the database. I have...
Maxtor 96147H6
Maxtor 96098H8
Maxtor 54098U8
They are listed in /.drivedb but in uppercase, so I copied and added the
existing enties in proper case. Now it works OK. I suggest you add code to
check the database case-insensitive -- otherwise you'll end up with a huge
file.
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