[newbie] Gmail Test Only
Hi Newbians just trying Gmail on the sympa server. they've made a lot of changes, I was hoping the reply-to fields are working now. Regards, /Sean Pritchard -- Registered Linux User# 156507 Mandrake User Since May 1999 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Gmail Test Only
On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 19:12:16 -0400, Greg Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 05 October 2004 05:42 pm, Sean Pritchard wrote: Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 17:42:00 -0400 From: Sean Pritchard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Sean Pritchard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Newbie List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nope. -- /g Thanx Greg,, I can't see their reasoning on not allowing blank reply-to's, for mail lists like sympa too work properly. I suppose I can use Gmail for one of the sympa accounts exclusively by setting the reply-to to the perticular addy. If you'd like a Gmail Account I have 3 invations left. Regards, /Sean -- Registered Linux User# 156507 Mandrake User Since May 1999 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Odd Internet problem...
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 23:37:13 +0100, Richard Urwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 25 Sep 2004 4:55 pm, Erylon Hines wrote: On Saturday 25 September 2004 07:33 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: | But for all the *newbies* here reading this, statically wounded | circuits can show weird symptoms months after installation. | Sometimes weird stuff like what Ron is seeing. That includes | (especially) motherboards. It's best to have a grounded static | wrist band on when you are inside your computer and before you | remove the static packaging from any new component. (static | packaging isn't there because it's pretty.) If you always do this, | you can be sure that you've kept your equipment in mint condition. | | LX A note on grounding. Most times when I see instructions for this it says something like, Unplug your computer. DO NOT UNPLUG YOUR COMPUTER. If you do, you will remove the machine from the system ground and your box will be floating. Any time equipment is floating, there is a chance that it's potential will be different from ground potential. Turn it off, but leave it plugged in and the case will be bonded. If you are not on a workbench with a known good bond to ground, attach yourself to the metal part of the case, and you are good to go. I think Which was told off and had to publish a retraction not so long ago for publicly giving that bit of advice. Some things to bear in mind: 1. If there's an earth fault the live wire is connected to you. 2. The switch is in the live wire. If, like I did, you have an extension cable with the live and neutral swapped, then the live parts are still live. It may still be a problem with a properly wired connection if your neutral is at a different potential to your earth. OK, not such a problem with a PC because the PSU is enclosed. 3. Anti-static straps have 1MegOhm resistors in them. Without such they are considered serious health and safety violations. Since every piece of anti-static equipment has that, the actual resistance to earth of professional gear is usually several meg ohms. Personally, If I have my wrist strap with me I leave the box plugged in and use it. If I don't then I still leave it plugged in, but just touch the case frequently to keep myself at the same potential. I think very long and hard before I decide to connect myself to the case with a piece of wire. Another word of warning: some PSUs do not have an off switch. The button on the front of an ATX case leaves power to some parts of the motherboard. If there isn't a rocker switch on the PSU, you can not leave it plugged in without having an external switch somewhere. The best external switch, for boxes without an external (rear) switch, is using a good quality powerbar that has a switch - not just a fuse yikes cross wiring is one thing, but stay away from carpets altogether. Of all things to happen a number of years ago (1994 or 95 I think) was I killed a keyboard as I stepped away from my grounded box, walked across the carpeted room, picked up the keyboard (zap) and I couldn't get the box to boot. Puzzled for several days, I had to bring it in to a shop, twice for them to tell me the box was perfect. Lo and behold I wasn't bringing in the peripherals. I stuck in a floppy and OS2-warp disk, powered up, only for the install program to tell me I had keyboard errors - buffer overflow. I didn't even know I zapped the KB but walking about 16 feet on hair-raising carpet must have overloaded it, and yet I was so careful with installing the new drive. Regards, Sean Pritchard -- Registered Linux User# 156507 Mandrake User Since May 1999 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] kde 3.1 installation and config
i was wondering if perhaps someone could let me know where the config files for the kde start menu are at...i just compiled and installed 3.1 last night but can't figure out how exactly to add all the applications that were in my old kde menu to my new one. it would be much easier if i could just cut/paste some lines from one config file to another rather than using the menu editor application to add everything i need. plus i've already overwritten most of the old kde binaries so i'm not sure exactly what/where everything is that used to be in the menu. i've tried going through ~/.kde and even copied that directory from another user account who hadn't used kde 3.1 yet to my own in hopes that it would provide the same menu configuration but i was wrong. also i can't seem to figure out how to make the new kdm boot kde 3.1.i was not able to add fluxbox to kdmrc for 3.0 because it would get overwritten after every reboot and when it would not boot kde 3.1 for some reason, i started using the kdm for 3.1. now it will boot fluxbox but kde 3.1 just makes the screen flicker a few times but goes back to the kdm login, eventhough i can boot kde 3.1 with a startx from console. if anyone can offer some insight on either of these matters it would definately be appreciated, thanks _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] kde help
a few days ago i was having trouble adding fluxbox to my window manager list in kdm. i decided to go ahead and upgrade to kde 3.1. now fluxbox is added to my list but there are too additional problems. for some reason i cannot get the new kdm to boot kde, but kde works fine when i run startx from from console. also i need to figure out how to add all of the applications from kde 3.0 menu to 3.1's. i'm hoping to find a better way than adding everything with the kde menu editor tool individually because it would be much simpler to just cut and paste from one file to another and because i don't want to search for the paths for everything. thanks in advance for any help _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] printing and kdmrc
I have been having a couple of problems with kdm and printing i was hoping someone could help me out with. first off..whenever i reboot linux, i have to readd the printer every time. i have yet to figure out why. my printer is detected properly and prints the test page during mandrake installation and after i reinstall the printer with printtool, but every time i reboot, i have to remove and readd the printer with printtool. i have an hp officejet 570, using the driver reccomended by printtool. Secondly, i have been trying to add a window manager (fluxbox) to the kdm login menu. everything works fine until i reboot and my modified kdmrc is apparently overwritten. until i reboot, everything is fine and it's on the menu, but once i reboot, the changes to kdmrc are gone. after modifying it again and restarting kdm its fine again so i'm pretty sure that's that only problem. i have sifted through /etc/rc.d/* with regrep and haven't found the problem yet. i followed a few leads from there to a few other files but still haven't found a script that overwrites kdmrc. can someone offer me some insight on this problem? thanks in advance _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Red Hat rescues me [adr]
i discovered the same thing but was afraid to say it. now i wont be the only one being flamed. How ever, many of the same things that are talked about here apply to redhat as well as linux in general. thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alexander Rayborn Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 10:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Red Hat rescues me [adr] I hate to say it, but Mandrake 9.0 lost this battle. I gave up trying to recompile kernels to fix my problem - I gave Red Hat v8.0 a shot (I like Gnome anyway)... and voila, no problems with my P4B533-E motherboard. Works beautifully and runs well. Sorry Mandrake! --Alexander Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] M8.2 with WinXP
Hi there, I'm having problems installing M8.2 over WinXP. I have a 20GB harddisk and i partitioned it into 3. C: takes 5GB and D: takes 7GB. The rest i left it for Mandrake. After installing WinXP using NTFS filesystem, i booted M8.2 and ran the setup program. The problem came in when it couldn't detect the partitions or something. An error occured. Ask_before_blanking: unknown partition table format. Anyone knows how to solve this problem? Regards, Sean I'm installing on a laptop 900MHZ with 384 MB RAM and GeForce2. Should have met all the requirements of M8.2 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] M8.2 with WinXP
Hi, Just to clarify, i want to install a dual boot system consisting of WinXP and M8.2. I've already installed WinXP but i have trouble installing M8.2 because of the problem stated earlier. Thanks for replying. Sean FemmeFatale wrote: At 11:08 PM 11/25/2002 +0800, you wrote: Hi there, I'm having problems installing M8.2 over WinXP. I have a 20GB harddisk and i partitioned it into 3. C: takes 5GB and D: takes 7GB. The rest i left it for Mandrake. After installing WinXP using NTFS filesystem, i booted M8.2 and ran the setup program. The problem came in when it couldn't detect the partitions or something. An error occured. Ask_before_blanking: unknown partition table format. Anyone knows how to solve this problem? Regards, Sean Use the FDISK program on a boot floppy from M$hit and delete your NTFS partition. Now if you want to really feel like a geek, boot off the winX(tra)P(ain) CD use its partitioning tool to delete the NTFS (Needlessly Trashing File System), then boot the MDK CD. Use its partitioning tool to make your partitions. Install pray :) Should you fail to delete your partitions successfully re-reply to the list I'm sure Stephen will help you (he's the most prolific poster today so I'm picking on him). --- Femme 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] Sending email with Cable Connection [adr]
Here is what you do. Open your email properties and set your smtp server to the same one that your neighbor has. Leave your pop server the same and you'll be golden. I had the same problem at work. But that will do it. Unless of course your neighbors isp's smtp server requires authentication. So basically every thing stays the same exept the smtp server setting. Hope this helps sean Ignorance should be painful. Registered Linux user #271218 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jordan R. Thompson Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 7:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Sending email with Cable Connection [adr] I guess the question I have is _why_? If the account is in your neighbor's name, you can get him to add a user (I have cable here in Florida and we get up to 6 users, I think.) I don't even use the username that was given to me as it is too hard to remember, so I created one that I can remember and I retrieve my mail from that one. Jordan - Original Message - From: Chris Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:35 AM Subject: [newbie] Sending email with Cable Connection I recently arranged to share cable internet with my neighbor across the hall. Previously I had been using dail-up and KPPP to establish the connection. Now that I am on his LAN I am always connected, can surf to my hearts's content and recieve email. However, I cannot SEND email without dailing up. Any suggestions on what setting I need to tweak to be able to send email via my cable connection. Every time I try to send (via Mozilla) I get an error to the effect that it couldn't connect to the smtp server: smtp.prodigy.net. -- Chris Edwards Send email for alternate contact information email | aim | icq | postal | cell | phone 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] Install - video and GUI problems [adr]
Log in as root and try XFdrake . and there is also xf86config Ignorance should be painful. Registered Linux user #271218 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 1:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Install - video and GUI problems [adr] I am new to Linux, but did do a wee bit of UNIX on Sun in the second half of last century! I have just installed Mandrake 9.0 on my system, which went well, mostly. When it came to configuring the display driver, it offered me set of screen and colour resolutions - it would not accept any of the configurations I tried, even very low resolutions! Windows tells me my display card is a S3 ViRGE-DX/GX PCI (375/385). The only way I could continue the install was by cancelling that option. When Linux booted, no GUI appeared. I could log in at a console prompt, but had no idea what to do next. How do I fix this problem? It seems from reading the newsgroups that I need to edit a file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, but what tools do I use for editing? How do I get a GUI running from here? Any help much appreciated. John Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ATI support [adr]
i have had the best luck with nvidia, they seem to have a better working relationship with xfree the nvidia drivers as well as kernel modules always seem to be released right along with new products. but hey that is just my opinion and you kno what they say about that. On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 19:06, Dennis Myers wrote: Has anyone had a chance to test the new ATI drivers shown on the following URL? http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.112102/223252168ticker=ATYTticker=ATY.TO I am looking for a new vid card and am hesitant to go ATI. Let me know what luck yall have had. Thanks, -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842 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] radeon 7000 and mandrake 9
Hello All I just installed mandrake 9 on my work computer, and can't seem to resolve the video card issue. It is a pci version of the radeon 7000 32 meg. Has anyone run into similar problems? If so, what was the magic cure or is there one? Any help would be appreciated. Sean Ignorance should be painful. Registered Linux user #271218 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] GnoRPM RPMFind
Mandrake 9, clean install. Pentium 233 MMX, 128MB Ram, 2.5gig HD. Internet is working fine. I'm trying to use the RPMFind feature of GnoRPM. Its not working. It never returns anything, anything at all. I went into preferences and noticed on the bottom of the window some URLs went by, then Couldn't get data appears. I've tried to adjust the settings in the RPMFind tab, but to no avail. I've got it so screwed up at this point I can't remember what the original settings were. HELP! Sean Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can't copy to A:
ok how do i use the cp command? i tried cp file a: but it doesn't worki looked at the man pages and it doesn't show me how to copy to a drive. Also how to i disable supermount? Regards, Sean Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Sunday 06 October 2002 10:42 am, you wrote: This is a known problem with Konq. The solution: don't do it! ;-) Presumably fixed in 9.0 - haven't tried it. Midnight Commander or the good old cp command in a console are both good alternatives. HTH Brian Or disable supermount - then Konqueror works just fine - drag 'n drop with no problems whatsoever... :-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- "How can One who is merciful, and who is also infinite in power, tolerate such injustice and oppression? This is a question with which we have nothing to do. God has given us sufficient evidence of His love, and we are not to doubt His goodness because we cannot understand the workings of His providence." - The Great Controversy, E.G.White
[newbie] can't copy to A:
Hi, i've a problem copying files from M8.2 to the floppy disk...i use the conquerer and i used the copy and paste method but as a paste it to the floppy directory, the computer hangs after a second or two. Previosly i could copy to A: without a problem using the same method. And it gradually grew worse such that i had to reboot the comp and try again. Sometime it worked but now it can't work at all. Anyone knows the problem? Regards, Sean -- How can One who is merciful, and who is also infinite in power, tolerate such injustice and oppression? This is a question with which we have nothing to do. God has given us sufficient evidence of His love, and we are not to doubt His goodness because we cannot understand the workings of His providence. - The Great Controversy, E.G.White Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] test
-- Let each one ask himself, Has not the Lord entrusted me with means for the advancement of His cause? ..Nothing saps spirituality from the soul more quickly than to enclose it in selfishness and self caring. - Counsels on Stewardship, E.G.White Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to delete old installations?
su to root and then open /etc/lilo.conf. Remove the offending entries from the file and save. then run /sbin/lilo. If you have your boot partition in a weird place, pass that to lilo. most likely yours would be: /sbin/lilo hda Ok thanks i've managed to delete the old entries. What did you mean by run /sbin/lilo?? I tried to do that but couldn't and gave me a list of usage Sean Let each one ask himself, Has not the Lord entrusted me with means for the advancement of His cause? ..Nothing saps spirituality from the soul more quickly than to enclose it in selfishness and self caring. - Counsels on Stewardship, E.G.White Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] really really out of topic
Hi guys, I'm using 128 mb ram and when i boot up it says in parenthesis that 64mb is shared. When i booted to windows, it says i have 64mb ram. So i tot i'd try to disable the shared by going to Bios. After i exited and lo and behold, i don't get no text on my comp...it's a complete blank!!! Now i'm so frustrated with my new computer and i already took out the battery for 30 mins and put it back in and still nothing!! Help i'm really desperate! I just want to install Linux and all this had to happen. Regards, Sean Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] really really out of topic
ok, so what's the deal with saying that the video card has 32mb of ram when it needs to use the system RAM??? Sean -- ...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. - 2 Chron 7:14 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can't remember how to mount hda1
eri'm a real newbiewhat does it mean to mount? Sean Mad Scientist wrote: On Thursday 01 August 2002 11:00 pm, you wrote: i was wondering how to mount hda1 so i can access my win xp files even though i hate win xp. mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/disk Replace /mnt/disk with your mountpoint. -Mad Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- "...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. " - 2 Chron 7:14
[newbie] Installation Hangs
Hi ppl, I've kept trying to install M8.2 but it always hangs when it formats the root partition. Anyone knows why?? Sean Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installation Hangs
how big is the partition? what partitions do you have? are we talking about a 4 gig or a 200 meg partition? "/" or "/root" what do you mean by "hangs" and how did you determine that it was a "hang" and not running the format and checking for disk errors (it might take a few minutes to format and error check a 6 gig partition) and did you create the partition with what software and what settings? my harddisk is 4.3GB and it has the root partition "/" for 3 GB and the swap for 100MB. The rest is with another partition "/home". So when it formats all the partitions, it does fine with "/home" and "/swap" but stops at "/" meaning you can see "Formatting partition hda1" and nothing changes. I've tried leaving it that way for 2 hours, nothing happened. I could access the Alt-F1, Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. So to restart the comp, i CTL-ALT-DEL. BTW, i'm using text install since i think my graphics card doesn't support the graphical installation. Also, i didn't use any partitioning software, just the M8.2 CD. I'm with 128MB RAM and 200MHZ processor. Sean
[newbie] Don't know how to install M8.2..HELP!!!
Dear all, I'm having trouble installing Linux-Mandrake 8.2. Hope you can help. I chose the recommended method of install and chose "Use existing partition", after that it tells me to choose mount points. Here is what the screen says hda1 (2.2GB,Linux native)__ hda6 (1.5GB,Linux native)__ I left both blank coz i don't know what is mount points and clicked OK. It then says: An error occured Oops, no root partition. I said "fine", i'll just add something, hda1 (2.2GB,Linux native)test hda6 (1.5GB,Linux native)test2 After clicking Ok, i get the same error message. I've been trying to install 8.2 for the past 3 days already and it's getting me so frustrated and with some of you saying it's easier than installing windows. it really makes me wonder Regards, Sean P.S. Using 200MHZ desktop . -- -- "...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. " - 2 Chron 7:14
[newbie] Don't know how to install M8.2..HELP!!!
Dear all, I'm having trouble installing Linux-Mandrake 8.2. Hope you can help. I chose the recommended method of install and chose "Use existing partition", after that it tells me to choose mount points. Here is what the screen says hda1 (2.2GB,Linux native)__ hda6 (1.5GB,Linux native)__ I left both blank coz i don't know what is mount points and clicked OK. It then says: An error occured Oops, no root partition. I said "fine", i'll just add something, hda1 (2.2GB,Linux native)test hda6 (1.5GB,Linux native)test2 After clicking Ok, i get the same error message. I've been trying to install 8.2 for the past 3 days already and it's getting me so frustrated and with some of you saying it's easier than installing windows. it really makes me wonder Regards, Sean P.S. Using 200MHZ desktop . -- "...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. " - 2 Chron 7:14
[newbie] PCTEL HSP56K MicroModem
Yes, unfortunately, I've fallen into the bane of Linux users everywhere - *shrudder* WinModem. The good news is, a driver has been made for my type. [ ] The bad news is, it is a little difficult to install. If anyone would like to give me a hand in doing this (basically hand-holding me from start to finish) I would really appreciate it. I already tried it once, and I messed up my settings and am going to re-install Mandrake again. By the way, what is the best/a really good way to partition your hard drive so that it is easy to re-install/upgrade Linuces? Thanks in advance, Sean Robinson President Vernal Anime Society (VAS) http://vernal.quik.com/nz17/vas/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] A Classic Newbian Problem
Okay, I have this associate that I introduced to Linux who has a switchbox set up between two terminals to change his keyboard, mouse and monitor over to whichever system he is using. He has a USB mouse hooked up with a converter as a PS/2 mouse. Because if X windows is running the mouse will stop responding if he switches over to the other terminal, he wanted me to see if having it set as a USB mouse would prevent this. I went and set Mandrake Control Center's mouse options to say that the mouse was a USB, and it stopped responding. My question is, How do I return the settings to PS/2 using the keyboard in Control Center and/or another method? Sean Robinson President Vernal Anime Society (VAS) http://vernal.quik.com/nz17/vas/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] PCTEL HSP56K MicroModem
The good news is, a driver has been made for my type. [ ] The URL of the driver and a list of HOWTO's/FAQ's is [ http://www.medres.ch/~jstifter/pctel/ ] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Let Us Part
What is a good partition scheme for a single hard drive to have Linux installed on it? Would it be best to have a swap partition and a single partition for everything else, to have an additional one for /home, or to have one for all the directories directly below root? -Sean Robinson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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[newbie] Install error - Segmentation Fault
I have been trying to get Mandrake 8.0 installed for the past couple of days. However, I seem to be getting an error called a segmentation fault around the part of the install where you select the packages you want. I want to install linun, but I can't. I am running a Celeron-533, 256Mb ram, two hard drive ( one 30 Gb, the other 20Gb), nVidia TNT 2, two network card ( smc, netgear), and a Diamond Sonic Impact s100 sound card on a Iwill motherboard (vd133) Please Help! __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
[newbie] post test
Apologies folks, but my replies/posts don't seem to be making it to the list. That said, I have a horrible feeling that replies might be going to person who posted the question/comment, rather than back to the list. Duh... here goes anyway! Sean -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] XFRee86 3.3.6 + Laptop
I now appear to have a functional X windows running on my laptop, with one small problem: I appear to have acquired a virtual rather than actual desktop. By this I mean I can see approximately one quarter of the desktop, and can navigate to the remaining three quarters using the mouse to move the aperture with which I view the desktop. I can see no virtual desktop specified in the XF86Config file, and was wondering if anyone can suggest how I can get back to a 1024x768 desktop that is viewable all over? Cheers, Sean
Re: [newbie] Disable X at start
On Wednesday 23 May 2001 11:01, you wrote: Phil How can I stop the automatic startup for X at startup. Change /etc/inittab to have this as the first non-blank/non-comment line: id:3:initdefault: I'm sure there's some way to do it via a graphical interface but I'm not as astute with that stuff as with the old-school way of doing things... If you're trying to install video card drivers or whatever, this is a little less scarey for the average newbie, although knowing your way around /etc/inittab is desirable in the long run of course. Go logout - shutdown - console mode 'startx' gets you back into x, and from the console 'poweroff' shuts your machine down, if you're setup to boot into x. When you next boot, everything should be back to as it was before, unless you've completely stuffed it up in the meantime, of course! ;o) Sean -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Mandrake 8.0, XF86Config and SiS 630
Hi All. Having installed Mandrake 8.0 on my Pico Graduate laptop (opting for XFree86 3.3.6 + experimental acceleration), I find that only the top left portion of my desktop - approx. 1/6th or 1/8th - is viewable/navigable. I am hoping that it is a simple XF86Config issue, but knowing what a complete pile of dung the first lot of SiS 630 drivers were, I suspect something more complicated. Any thoughts? Cheers, Sean PS I have tried the install without experimental hardware acceleration, to similar effect. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] LI boot prompt
fdisk /mbr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of cyberclay Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 10:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] LI boot prompt Hey, When attempting to upgrade to a newer version of Mandrake, apparently grub failed to completely delete the portion of my MBR containing lilo, because now when I boot up grub doesn't run and an "LI" is printed on the screen. How can I fix this? The computer doesn't have windows on it, but I can run the "rescue" thing from the CD's lilo menu. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Regards, cyberclay [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
[newbie] lilo v21.5
I've now discovered that my lilo problem is probably down to the fact that I have an olde version of lilo. Can some one point me in the right direction of how to obtain lilo v.21.5, and also where I might find out the process by which I upgrade lilo.
RE: [newbie] lilo config problems
Hi Sean Change the default setting to "windows" minus the quotes of course giving you a line that reads: default =windows That what i have been attempting to do using the emacs editor, but every time I run /sbin/lilo to get lilo to accept the edited changes I get the cylinder error message I spoke of. as for the cylinder error. I had a similar error when I disabled lba during installation. I take it windows on your system has something like the 1st 8gig of the HD? If so, look for where you are asked about lba suuport during installation. I can't recall exactly where it was now, but I suspect that may solve the prob. Windows ME actually takes up the first 4 gb of my HD and Mandrake the remaining 4GB, am I going to have to reinstall again? James - Original Message - From: "Sean Kenny" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 8:52 AM Subject: [newbie] lilo config problems Here's my lilo.conf file and below is the problem I'm having boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b default=linux keytable=/boot/uk.klt lba32 prompt timeout=50 message=/boot/message image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda7 append=" hdb=ide-scsi" read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label=failsafe root=/dev/hda7 append=" hdb=ide-scsi failsafe" read-only other=/dev/hda1 label=windows table=/dev/hda other=/dev/fd0 label=floppy unsafe I want to change this to boot into Windows by default, while I'm familairising myself with Mandrake, and because the kids insist, but whether I do this in Klilo or edit it myself in emacs and run /sbin/lilo I get the following error message warning: device 0x0307 exceeds 1204 cylinder limit Fatal: geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (2991 1023) Wgat does this mean and how can I get around it?
[newbie] lilo config problems
Here's my lilo.conf file and below is the problem I'm having boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b default=linux keytable=/boot/uk.klt lba32 prompt timeout=50 message=/boot/message image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda7 append=" hdb=ide-scsi" read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label=failsafe root=/dev/hda7 append=" hdb=ide-scsi failsafe" read-only other=/dev/hda1 label=windows table=/dev/hda other=/dev/fd0 label=floppy unsafe I want to change this to boot into Windows by default, while I'm familairising myself with Mandrake, and because the kids insist, but whether I do this in Klilo or edit it myself in emacs and run /sbin/lilo I get the following error message warning: device 0x0307 exceeds 1204 cylinder limit Fatal: geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (2991 1023) What does this mean and how can I get around it?
[newbie] lilo config problems
Here's my lilo.conf file and below is the problem I'm having boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b default=linux keytable=/boot/uk.klt lba32 prompt timeout=50 message=/boot/message image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda7 append=" hdb=ide-scsi" read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label=failsafe root=/dev/hda7 append=" hdb=ide-scsi failsafe" read-only other=/dev/hda1 label=windows table=/dev/hda other=/dev/fd0 label=floppy unsafe I want to change this to boot into Windows by default, while I'm familairising myself with Mandrake, and because the kids insist, but whether I do this in Klilo or edit it myself in emacs and run /sbin/lilo I get the following error message warning: device 0x0307 exceeds 1204 cylinder limit Fatal: geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (2991 1023) Wgat does this mean and how can I get around it?
[newbie] test
Apolgies test newbie list - I've posted acouple of times from kmail and they haven't appeared, although other stuff seems to get through.
[newbie] I cant print
I can't print at all. Didn't install a printer on the first setup for a simple reason - my old one was knackered. Now I have my shiny new Epson 680 - does it want to print ? Does it buggery. I have tried the CUPS config - to no avail. Is it something to do with the parport.0 file or something ? I dunno, I really am a newbie to this. Any advice on what I might try to see if I have anything configured correctly, please let me know. With Kind Regards, Sean Spencer. "Laugh, I nearly myself."
[newbie] Floppy/Zip IO Errors
Hello, My floppy/zip drives are having IO errors in Mandrake 7.2. I hacked the /etc/fstab file and tried setuid and set it so that all users can use it... but to no avail. The messages I get are when in root "input/output error". And in a regular user "Permission Denied". I thought maybe its a lock file or something in there but can't find it. Any hepl is appreciated.Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
RE: [newbie] configuring LILO.
Klilo keeps telling me my Hd is too big for it to reconfigure the boot sequence, and although I've edited lilo.conf I still can't get my machine to boot into the win partition by default, lilo seems to be ignoring the edit I've done. Have I missed something? Here's the first bit of lilo.conf: boot = /dev/hda map = /boot/map timeout = 50 prompt message = /boot/message default = linux That last line should read whatever you've name your Windows partition in /etc/fstab. If you've done that, it's still not working, try editing the file again, but this time, as root, run: # /sbin/lilo That, instead of using klilo, should do it. .. and so I thought too. Unfortunatly I'm getting the same error message that I got from lilo about the HDD being too big. Any other ideas?
[newbie] META - how the list works
For every post I make I get a bounce, but the same post turns up on the list anyway, anyone know why this might be?
RE: [newbie] configuring LILO.
make it /dev/hda1 or /dev/hda? .. and being a real newbie, what exactly am I changing to the above ... and how? Op maandag 15 januari 2001 18:57, schreef u: Klilo keeps telling me my Hd is too big for it to reconfigure the boot sequence, and although I've edited lilo.conf I still can't get my machine to boot into the win partition by default, lilo seems to be ignoring the edit I've done. Have I missed something? Here's the first bit of lilo.conf: boot = /dev/hda map = /boot/map timeout = 50 prompt message = /boot/message default = linux That last line should read whatever you've name your Windows partition in /etc/fstab. If you've done that, it's still not working, try editing the file again, but this time, as root, run: # /sbin/lilo That, instead of using klilo, should do it. .. and so I thought too. Unfortunatly I'm getting the same error message that I got from lilo about the HDD being too big. Any other ideas? -- Luk Vermeylen Putse Baan 84 2040 Antwerpen 4 03/295.00.12 [EMAIL PROTECTED] linux counter: #186539
[newbie] test
test
[newbie] configuring LILO.
Klilo keeps telling me my Hd is too big for it to reconfigure the boot sequence, and although I've edited lilo.conf I still can't get my machine to boot into the win partition by default, lilo seems to be ignoring the edit I've done. Have I missed something? Sean
Re: [newbie] aol
Take a look at this... http://www.robnet.f2s.com/linux/aol.htm On Wednesday 03 January 2001 23:31, you wrote: this was covered in depth a while back. unless things have changed recently, you can't do it. however --- there are many AIM like programs on your linux box already also, there are some attempts out there to make AOL work under linux, but i have not been keeping up with them. do an internet search on "aol linux" and such. maybe things have advanced since we last discussed this on the list. Adrian Smith 'de telepone dude Telecom Dept. x 7042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4:01:21 PM 1/3/01 Does any body know how to get aol running under mandrake linux 7.2 , or any help / advice on how to run wine E-mail me on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks :-)
[newbie] KDE 2 - KDE 2.01 Update - all gone wrong
Hi, I just downloaded all the files needed to update my Mandrake 7.2 KDE 2 to KDE 2.01. Now a lot of my links on the desktop don't work now. Please help me ! Sean.
[newbie] VIA Apollo Pro 7.2
What happened to the VIA Chipset and 7.2? I have 7.1 Running on my SOYO 6VBA133 M/B with the VIA Apollo Pro Chipset. Yet while attempting a fresh install of 7.2 or an upgrade through FTP install, I can't get past the hard drive partition setup portion of the install. Using the expert mode on one occasion I was at least able to read the notes on why it wouldn't install. The installer did not recognize any VIA Chipset, Bridges, Controllers etc. at all, it's option was to ingore them. WHY? Yet it did recognize my VIA Rhine NIC for the install. Regardz, Sean
[newbie] ata problems. I think.
When booting up for the first time my kernel locks up. I think this could be due to the fact that I am using the hard drive optimizations with the ata 66. I don't know this for sure though. It locks up after INIT: starting runlevel 5. If somebody could help me with this. Sean [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access
Tom~ I've tried what you were saying and changed the bootGUI from 1 to 0. I also noticed that at the top it says UninstalDir=D. That is the drive that i am missing. could that have something to do with it? sean On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote: I was wondering if someone could answer a technical question for me. Recently I installed Mandrake 7.1 on my personal computer. Mandrake will automaticaly mount your media for you, whether it's HDs, zips, cds, etc. I am using a dual boot system, windows and then of course linux. On the windows partition I have two drives, C:\ and D:\ Well when I am running Linux, I can see both of the windows partitions and can even access the files across the partition (from Linux onto windows). But when I boot into Windows I can't see the D:\ drive. I can access the C but can't even see the D. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what I can do to resolve this? Sean 'Bout all I can do is make some vague suggestions from memory. I had the same situation sometime ago when I installed 7.0. My C: is hda, the whole drive. I wanted to set aside some fat32 space on hdb, ie, of the 8 gig drive, 5 for Linux and 3 for fat32. No problem, Mandrake did the deal and even formated the 3 gig space as fat32. BUT, when I booted Windoze I expected to see C: and the new D: It wasn't there. Long time ago, I was advised to use DOS utilities on DOS partitions, Linux utils on Linux partitions. So, I booted to a DOS (not DosMode) prompt** and ran dos' FDISK. Best I can remember, the solution was as simple as setting the partition (the 3 gigs on hdb) as 'active'. Then windoze could see it, and called it D: ** easiest way to do this for W9x is edit MSDOS.SYS and change BootGUI=1, to BootGUI=0You'll then boot to a dos prompt, typing WIN starts Windoze. You can also use TweakUI to do this. -- ~~ Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access
I did the auto-allocate when I was installing the linux partition.
Sean
On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Charles A Edwards wrote:
Sean
When you installed Linux did you resize your D partition and install
Linux in the Free Space or did you select the D drive and then
Auto-Allocate?
Charles
- Original Message -
From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access
Charles,
For the D drive, I never created it. It came from the manufacturer with
two partitions already on it. But D is FAT32. ANd yes, I was able to
access the D windows partition before i installed Linux.
Sean
On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, Charles A Edwards wrote:
Sean
I had expected PM to see your Linux partitions as Type 85 but I had
not
expected it to see your D partition as the same.
This begs 2 questions.
When you created D did you create it as Fat?
Have you ever been able to access D from Windows?
Charles
- Original Message -
From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access
Charles,
I was able to get PM. When I ran it though, i couyld see two files.
There was a FAt which was labled as my C drive in windows. Then there
was
the remainding of my hard drive all in one clump. And rather that
saying
what type of drive it was, (whether FAT32 or Linux) it called it "type
85." I thought that was sorta strange since that was where the linux
and
D drive are but clumped them together. Then, if i were to boot to
linux,
sure enough all the drives are still there, the C, D and linux. But
what
i tired to do was in windows, the clump called type 85 (which is where
the
D and linux are) i tired to set as Active like you suggested and then
rebooted. Unfortunately it didn't have an effect. Do you know if
there
is something else that I can do? thanks for your help thus far.
Sean
On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Sean David McCurry-Nieto wrote:
The download time is really long since it's rather large. but i'm
working
on getting it, it'll just take some time.
I do have data on the FAT32 D partition. it wasn't just written
over,
but
rather how you were saying it's hidden since i can't access it.
i'll
try
to get PM and see if that would do the trick.
sean
On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Charles
A Edwards wrote:
Sean
You can not download a working copy of PM.
I have used PM for almost all of my partitioning so I have no
first
hand
knowledge as to wheather fdisk or any other utility will allow you
to
set
your D partition as active.
Since you created your D partition when you installed Mandrake
does
that
mean that you don,t actually have any data on it?
If it is just an empty Fat partition you can boot to your 7.1
installation CD, go through to the partition utility, delete D,
and
resize C
to take back the space. After it has been written to disk cancel
the
installation.and reboot your system. You will now have only one
Windows
partition but it's size will now be that of C D combined.
Charles
- Original Message -
From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access
Charles, I don't have partition magic. I used the utility
during
the
install to
partition the disk. Might there be another way? I'll look for
patition
magic
to download but i'm connected really slowly so I'm not sure if
i'd
be able
to
get it. thank you
Sean
Sean
Let me see if I have your info correctly.
You have 1 hd on which you have 2 Windows partitions (CD) and
an
extended
Linux partition.
When your Linux partitions were created your Win D was
changed
from
Active to Hidden because normally you would have only 1 active
partition
per
hd. If it is hidden Windows can not see it. Linux dosen't care
and
can
see
any thing except BeOS.
I am guessing that you have PM. If so then launch it. Select
what
should
be your D partition and from the Operation menu choose
Advanced/
Set
Active.
You will get a warning message about your Drive letters
changing
and
reccomending that you don't do it, but do it anyway.
Once you reboot your system Windows will once again see
both
your C
D
Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access
Charles, For the D drive, I never created it. It came from the manufacturer with two partitions already on it. But D is FAT32. ANd yes, I was able to access the D windows partition before i installed Linux. Sean On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, Charles A Edwards wrote: Sean I had expected PM to see your Linux partitions as Type 85 but I had not expected it to see your D partition as the same. This begs 2 questions. When you created D did you create it as Fat? Have you ever been able to access D from Windows? Charles - Original Message - From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access Charles, I was able to get PM. When I ran it though, i couyld see two files. There was a FAt which was labled as my C drive in windows. Then there was the remainding of my hard drive all in one clump. And rather that saying what type of drive it was, (whether FAT32 or Linux) it called it "type 85." I thought that was sorta strange since that was where the linux and D drive are but clumped them together. Then, if i were to boot to linux, sure enough all the drives are still there, the C, D and linux. But what i tired to do was in windows, the clump called type 85 (which is where the D and linux are) i tired to set as Active like you suggested and then rebooted. Unfortunately it didn't have an effect. Do you know if there is something else that I can do? thanks for your help thus far. Sean On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Sean David McCurry-Nieto wrote: The download time is really long since it's rather large. but i'm working on getting it, it'll just take some time. I do have data on the FAT32 D partition. it wasn't just written over, but rather how you were saying it's hidden since i can't access it. i'll try to get PM and see if that would do the trick. sean On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Charles A Edwards wrote: Sean You can not download a working copy of PM. I have used PM for almost all of my partitioning so I have no first hand knowledge as to wheather fdisk or any other utility will allow you to set your D partition as active. Since you created your D partition when you installed Mandrake does that mean that you don,t actually have any data on it? If it is just an empty Fat partition you can boot to your 7.1 installation CD, go through to the partition utility, delete D, and resize C to take back the space. After it has been written to disk cancel the installation.and reboot your system. You will now have only one Windows partition but it's size will now be that of C D combined. Charles - Original Message - From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access Charles, I don't have partition magic. I used the utility during the install to partition the disk. Might there be another way? I'll look for patition magic to download but i'm connected really slowly so I'm not sure if i'd be able to get it. thank you Sean Sean Let me see if I have your info correctly. You have 1 hd on which you have 2 Windows partitions (CD) and an extended Linux partition. When your Linux partitions were created your Win D was changed from Active to Hidden because normally you would have only 1 active partition per hd. If it is hidden Windows can not see it. Linux dosen't care and can see any thing except BeOS. I am guessing that you have PM. If so then launch it. Select what should be your D partition and from the Operation menu choose Advanced/ Set Active. You will get a warning message about your Drive letters changing and reccomending that you don't do it, but do it anyway. Once you reboot your system Windows will once again see both your C D partitions. Charles - Original Message - From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 6:51 PM Subject: [newbie] partition (drive) access I was wondering if someone could answer a technical question for me. Recently I installed Mandrake 7.1 on my personal computer. Mandrake will automaticaly mount your media for you, whether it's HDs, zips, cds, etc. I am using a dual boot system, windows and then of course linux. On the windows partition I have two drives, C:\ and D:\ Well when I am running Linux, I can see both of the windows partitions and can even access th
Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access
Charles, I was able to get PM. When I ran it though, i couyld see two files. There was a FAt which was labled as my C drive in windows. Then there was the remainding of my hard drive all in one clump. And rather that saying what type of drive it was, (whether FAT32 or Linux) it called it "type 85." I thought that was sorta strange since that was where the linux and D drive are but clumped them together. Then, if i were to boot to linux, sure enough all the drives are still there, the C, D and linux. But what i tired to do was in windows, the clump called type 85 (which is where the D and linux are) i tired to set as Active like you suggested and then rebooted. Unfortunately it didn't have an effect. Do you know if there is something else that I can do? thanks for your help thus far. Sean On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Sean David McCurry-Nieto wrote: The download time is really long since it's rather large. but i'm working on getting it, it'll just take some time. I do have data on the FAT32 D partition. it wasn't just written over, but rather how you were saying it's hidden since i can't access it. i'll try to get PM and see if that would do the trick. sean On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Charles A Edwards wrote: Sean You can not download a working copy of PM. I have used PM for almost all of my partitioning so I have no first hand knowledge as to wheather fdisk or any other utility will allow you to set your D partition as active. Since you created your D partition when you installed Mandrake does that mean that you don,t actually have any data on it? If it is just an empty Fat partition you can boot to your 7.1 installation CD, go through to the partition utility, delete D, and resize C to take back the space. After it has been written to disk cancel the installation.and reboot your system. You will now have only one Windows partition but it's size will now be that of C D combined. Charles - Original Message - From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access Charles, I don't have partition magic. I used the utility during the install to partition the disk. Might there be another way? I'll look for patition magic to download but i'm connected really slowly so I'm not sure if i'd be able to get it. thank you Sean Sean Let me see if I have your info correctly. You have 1 hd on which you have 2 Windows partitions (CD) and an extended Linux partition. When your Linux partitions were created your Win D was changed from Active to Hidden because normally you would have only 1 active partition per hd. If it is hidden Windows can not see it. Linux dosen't care and can see any thing except BeOS. I am guessing that you have PM. If so then launch it. Select what should be your D partition and from the Operation menu choose Advanced/ Set Active. You will get a warning message about your Drive letters changing and reccomending that you don't do it, but do it anyway. Once you reboot your system Windows will once again see both your C D partitions. Charles - Original Message - From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 6:51 PM Subject: [newbie] partition (drive) access I was wondering if someone could answer a technical question for me. Recently I installed Mandrake 7.1 on my personal computer. Mandrake will automaticaly mount your media for you, whether it's HDs, zips, cds, etc. I am using a dual boot system, windows and then of course linux. On the windows partition I have two drives, C:\ and D:\ Well when I am running Linux, I can see both of the windows partitions and can even access the files across the partition (from Linux onto windows). But when I boot into Windows I can't see the D:\ drive. I can access the C but can't even see the D. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what I can do to resolve this? Sean
[newbie] partition (drive) access
I was wondering if someone could answer a technical question for me. Recently I installed Mandrake 7.1 on my personal computer. Mandrake will automaticaly mount your media for you, whether it's HDs, zips, cds, etc. I am using a dual boot system, windows and then of course linux. On the windows partition I have two drives, C:\ and D:\ Well when I am running Linux, I can see both of the windows partitions and can even access the files across the partition (from Linux onto windows). But when I boot into Windows I can't see the D:\ drive. I can access the C but can't even see the D. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what I can do to resolve this? Sean
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test
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test
Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access
Charles, I don't have partition magic. I used the utility during the install to partition the disk. Might there be another way? I'll look for patition magic to download but i'm connected really slowly so I'm not sure if i'd be able to get it. thank you Sean Sean Let me see if I have your info correctly. You have 1 hd on which you have 2 Windows partitions (CD) and an extended Linux partition. When your Linux partitions were created your Win D was changed from Active to Hidden because normally you would have only 1 active partition per hd. If it is hidden Windows can not see it. Linux dosen't care and can see any thing except BeOS. I am guessing that you have PM. If so then launch it. Select what should be your D partition and from the Operation menu choose Advanced/ Set Active. You will get a warning message about your Drive letters changing and reccomending that you don't do it, but do it anyway. Once you reboot your system Windows will once again see both your C D partitions. Charles - Original Message - From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 6:51 PM Subject: [newbie] partition (drive) access I was wondering if someone could answer a technical question for me. Recently I installed Mandrake 7.1 on my personal computer. Mandrake will automaticaly mount your media for you, whether it's HDs, zips, cds, etc. I am using a dual boot system, windows and then of course linux. On the windows partition I have two drives, C:\ and D:\ Well when I am running Linux, I can see both of the windows partitions and can even access the files across the partition (from Linux onto windows). But when I boot into Windows I can't see the D:\ drive. I can access the C but can't even see the D. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what I can do to resolve this? Sean
Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access
The download time is really long since it's rather large. but i'm working on getting it, it'll just take some time. I do have data on the FAT32 D partition. it wasn't just written over, but rather how you were saying it's hidden since i can't access it. i'll try to get PM and see if that would do the trick. sean On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Charles A Edwards wrote: Sean You can not download a working copy of PM. I have used PM for almost all of my partitioning so I have no first hand knowledge as to wheather fdisk or any other utility will allow you to set your D partition as active. Since you created your D partition when you installed Mandrake does that mean that you don,t actually have any data on it? If it is just an empty Fat partition you can boot to your 7.1 installation CD, go through to the partition utility, delete D, and resize C to take back the space. After it has been written to disk cancel the installation.and reboot your system. You will now have only one Windows partition but it's size will now be that of C D combined. Charles - Original Message - From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access Charles, I don't have partition magic. I used the utility during the install to partition the disk. Might there be another way? I'll look for patition magic to download but i'm connected really slowly so I'm not sure if i'd be able to get it. thank you Sean Sean Let me see if I have your info correctly. You have 1 hd on which you have 2 Windows partitions (CD) and an extended Linux partition. When your Linux partitions were created your Win D was changed from Active to Hidden because normally you would have only 1 active partition per hd. If it is hidden Windows can not see it. Linux dosen't care and can see any thing except BeOS. I am guessing that you have PM. If so then launch it. Select what should be your D partition and from the Operation menu choose Advanced/ Set Active. You will get a warning message about your Drive letters changing and reccomending that you don't do it, but do it anyway. Once you reboot your system Windows will once again see both your C D partitions. Charles - Original Message - From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 6:51 PM Subject: [newbie] partition (drive) access I was wondering if someone could answer a technical question for me. Recently I installed Mandrake 7.1 on my personal computer. Mandrake will automaticaly mount your media for you, whether it's HDs, zips, cds, etc. I am using a dual boot system, windows and then of course linux. On the windows partition I have two drives, C:\ and D:\ Well when I am running Linux, I can see both of the windows partitions and can even access the files across the partition (from Linux onto windows). But when I boot into Windows I can't see the D:\ drive. I can access the C but can't even see the D. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what I can do to resolve this? Sean
[newbie] kppp times out waiting for pppd
I am having trouble getting connected to my ISP via Linux (Mandrake 7.0). Here is what is happening: My modem is set up (drivers installed) and appears to work fine. When using kppp, the modem picks up, dials, goes through the handshake with the other computer, and connects giving the speed. kppp then says it is logging onto the network,but times out waiting for pppd to come up. I have checked my DNS and server info, I have let kppp set these, and have set them manually in my resolv.conf. I have also checked my PAP-secrets file (CHAP-secrets too) and all are fine. My /etc/ppp/options file is is empty as it should be for kppp. Nothing seems to help. I have tried connecting manually through the terminal in kppp and also through minicom. Both will connect, and I can give my logon and password, I am then assigned IP address, but can't get any further. I have now tried the ppp setup from the mandrakeuser site (http://www.mandrakeuser.org/connect/cppp.html) that uses pppd and chat scripts. They don't work either. I still dial in, handshake, connect, then die. My /var/log/messages and it says that I everything is fine (shows dial, connect, etc) until it says "alarm" then "disconnect" I have searched the web, and though it seems that other have had similar problems, I can't find an answer. I also searched the old postes to this list and found a letter describing this exact problem, but the only answer given didn't seem right. (http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/msg27367.html) It just said that the ISP was slow and to try to get a new number. I know that the ISP works fine because I had this whole thing set up right before (with help from others at an install party, but I can't get ahold of those people any more), but I had to re-install (long story). I would like to use kppp (I know it can work, it used to), but at this point, anything that works will be fine! Thanks in advance! ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp
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[newbie] internet question
is there any free internet access for Linux. I know a few people who use AltaVista's free access but I don't see any where on there site that says anything about Linux. thanks in advance se@n
RE: [newbie] Newbie Question
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fscreenshots.php3 look at this link. -Original Message- From: Craig R Bathurst [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 3:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Newbie Question I just installed ver. 6.0 on my computer. It will be a duel boot suation with Windows 98 as the default OS. Linux is VERY NEW to me. It's like working in MS DOS again. Can anyone recommend a good book (like Dummies Guide to Linux) that will will explain step by step how to work with linux? Is there a graphical interface for Linux (like windows) that will make it easier to use Linux? Craig "Those who do not learn from History, are doomed to repeat it". Author unknown
Re: [newbie] poor net connection
Yeah point taken, just that I don't have the same problem with Netscape 4.7 on Win98! Oh well at least I know that I haven't set something up wrong. --- Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, [iso-8859-1] Sean Oonamey wrote: I log on, try going to a page, say Slashdot, and part of the page will download but then the download stalls! I'm using Netscape 4.7 so at the bottom left of the screen its will say "stalled". I think several people here already mentioned it, netscape is sort of famous for stalling. It does so on my ISDN line too... Paul )0(---)0( Love does not make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-)0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403 _ http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Australia NZ Movies - Find out what's on at the local cinema with Yahoo! Movies
[newbie] poor net connection
Hello, I was wondering if anyone else was having problems connecting to the net with Linux. No matter what I use, RedHat or Mandrake, I have VERY poor connectivity. It is not uncommon for me to have to refresh a page 5-8 times before I can log on. What happens is this: I log on, try going to a page, say Slashdot, and part of the page will download but then the download stalls! I'm using Netscape 4.7 so at the bottom left of the screen its will say "stalled". Have I missed a step in the setup so that I'm not going through the right "port", for lack of a better word, or do I have to call my ISP and see if its on their end? Looking forward to your comments. Namoshay _ http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Australia NZ Movies - Find out what's on at the local cinema with Yahoo! Movies
[newbie] poor net connection
Hello, I was wondering if anyone else was having problems connecting to the net with Linux. No matter what I use, RedHat or Mandrake, I have VERY poor connectivity. It is not uncommon for me to have to refresh a page 5-8 times before I can log on. What happens is this: I log on, try going to a page, say Slashdot, and part of the page will download but then the download stalls! I'm using Netscape 4.7 so at the bottom left of the screen its will say "stalled". Have I missed a step in the setup so that I'm not going through the right "port", for lack of a better word, or do I have to call my ISP and see if its on their end? Looking forward to your comments. Namoshay PS. even sending this is difficult, I've tried 3 times and had it stalled. :-( _ http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Australia NZ Movies - Find out what's on at the local cinema with Yahoo! Movies
Re: [newbie] poor net connection
Thanks Dean, Yeah I'm using the same ISP, also something I didn't mention is that if I shut down and boot up Win98 I get great connection. Sites that stall on Linux work fine on Win98. Still think its my ISP? I'll try the ping tests, forgot about that one! :-) Thanks, Namoshay --- Dean Jenkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Was the same ISP used with all the Linux versions that you tried ? I suspect the problem is your ISP or a bad telephone line. There could a lot of frames being lost and retried (by your modem if error correction enabled) which would account for some of the pauses. You may have to play with the PPP settings. You could try reducing the maximum PPP frame lengths as this will improve the success rate of the frames going through without error. Trying pinging the dns server of you ISP and see if it is reliable and quick. Dean. Sean Oonamey wrote: Hello, I was wondering if anyone else was having problems connecting to the net with Linux. No matter what I use, RedHat or Mandrake, I have VERY poor connectivity. It is not uncommon for me to have to refresh a page 5-8 times before I can log on. What happens is this: I log on, try going to a page, say Slashdot, and part of the page will download but then the download stalls! I'm using Netscape 4.7 so at the bottom left of the screen its will say "stalled". Have I missed a step in the setup so that I'm not going through the right "port", for lack of a better word, or do I have to call my ISP and see if its on their end? Looking forward to your comments. Namoshay _ http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Australia NZ Movies - Find out what's on at the local cinema with Yahoo! Movies _ http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Australia NZ Movies - Find out what's on at the local cinema with Yahoo! Movies
[newbie] realplayer problem
Hey ppl, Was wondering if anyone has had the same problem as me with Mandrake 7.0 and RealPlayer. When I log in as root I am able to click on the link and the application starts up. When I log in as a user the link does not work. I can cut and paste the link into the "Open Location" area and it works, but how do I get it to activate when I click on a link? Namoshay _ http://clubs.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Australia NZ Clubs - Got an interest? Build a Club.
Re: [newbie] realplayer problem
Thanks Seve, I'll give it a go, but right now I have another problem. As soon as I bootup my linux the modem starts to try to log on to who knows where and wont stop! Thanks for your reply. --- Sevatio Octavio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By "link", do you mean the Kmenu or do you mean a link on your desktop? Regardless, it sounds like a permissions problem with your realplayer file. 1. get into your console as Superuser 2. type in: chmod 755 /usr/lib/RealPlayer7/realplay that should correct the permissions problem. Seve -Original Message----- From: Sean Oonamey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 2:13 AM Subject: [newbie] realplayer problem Hey ppl, Was wondering if anyone has had the same problem as me with Mandrake 7.0 and RealPlayer. When I log in as root I am able to click on the link and the application starts up. When I log in as a user the link does not work. I can cut and paste the link into the "Open Location" area and it works, but how do I get it to activate when I click on a link? Namoshay _ http://clubs.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Australia NZ Clubs - Got an interest? Build a Club. _ http://clubs.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Australia NZ Clubs - Got an interest? Build a Club.
[newbie] modem problem
Hey ppl, When I booted into Mandrake lastnight for some reason my modem started dialling. I have no idea where it was going to or why this was happening. It would then hang up and then start redialling. I noticed that when it booted up it was starting the interface lo. What is this? I have a feeling that this is the problem. It used to be interface eth0,although my connection was poor, lots of stalls. How do I change it back? Has anyone seen this problem? Namoshay _ http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Australia NZ Movies - Find out what's on at the local cinema with Yahoo! Movies
[newbie] USB mouse support
I've just installed Mandrake 7.0 (air) release and had to convert to using my PS/2 mouse. I want to use a USB mouse. I run into an INSMOD error at the beginning of the GUI install selecting the mouse type of USB. My Win2k Advance Server on another partition on the same machine works with with this same mouse so I know the USB port is usable/functional. The USB device is a Microsoft USB Intellimouse v 1.1A. It gives an INSMOD error selecting any of the USB selections and the mouse does not work. I think this is the module failing to load. ?? Sean
Re: [newbie] How to config sound on Mandrake 7.0?
Eduardo, SU or login as root user then try using the 'sndconfig' program. This is RedHat handy dandy tool. You want to run it our of your Xdisplay at console level. Sean -Original Message- From: mendes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mandrake Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 4:47 PM Subject: [newbie] How to config sound on Mandrake 7.0? Hello I am running both Manrake 7.0 and Caldera 2.3 on the same machine (not simultaneously, of course!). I did not have probelm to config the ISA Sound blaster AWE 64 withtin Caldera but when I try to do the same on Mandrake 7.0 it won't work and sometimes wreckes the modem configuration (when I use lothar?). Any suggestions on how to configure the sound? Thanks a lot. Eduardo
Re: [newbie] just re-install windows...over it
DO NOT DO THIS!! I just did that and spent 5 hours on the phone with Bynari systems trying to fix it - Original Message - From: Kit [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mandrake Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 10:13 PM Subject: [newbie] just re-install windows...over it hey Ty is right...just re-install windows over what you have now...it should re-write... the MBR...and things will be back to normal... -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 HomePage: http://kwg.virtualave.net/kwg http://kompukit.dyndns.org (personal webserver,does NOT run 24/7)
Re: [newbie] Here is the dumbest question ever asked!
If you have a graphical login, select the shutdown tab and select shut down, or shut down and reboot. If you are user (not sure, but I think only root can do this) I just type "shutdown now", or "reboot". - Original Message - From: Bryan Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Newbie Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 12:44 PM Subject: [newbie] Here is the dumbest question ever asked! I can call this the dumbest question ever because it is and it's mine. What command do you use to logoff and shutdown the system? I have it set to load X at startup and I can choose logoff, but that just puts me at the X login screen again. I have just been hitting the reset button to reboot, but Linux yells at me the next time I boot it up. Thanks.. this is really the least of my concerns/questions at the moment, but I'll save the other ones for later when I've learned a bit more.
Re: [newbie] Possibilities of a Linux Website
If you want to know the problems of the linux comunity it is simple. Lack of support. Not only hardware manufacturers, but TECHNICAL SUPPORT LIKE BYNARI REALLY SUCKS. I called Bynari for help, I emailed MandrakeSoft, everyone to get some stinking tech support and I can never get it - Original Message - From: webmaster To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 9:52 AM Subject: [newbie] Possibilities of a Linux Website Linux Community, I was thinking of adding a section to my website devoted to the problems of the Linux community and Linux development. I would appreciate comments/feedback about the idea. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sitesuwant.com
Re: [newbie] Ess soundcard problem.
I have a similar card, try looking at www.alsa-project.org and download the latest drivers from there. - Original Message - From: Lovister LJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 7:23 PM Subject: [newbie] Ess soundcard problem. I have already tried sndconfig but it always hang at the sndconfig screen . I did a modprobe but says error on mpu's parameter or something. Anybody know how to solve this is? By the way, my soundcard is ESS1868, running LM 6.1. Tried the soundcard under Windoze, it works fine. Thanks in advance. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] 6.1 - 7.0.2 Wipes Everything?
When you install 7.0.2 just use the upgrade option, which will install the new features and kernal. If you select install, well kiss 6.1 good bye - Original Message - From: Lane Lester [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 6:12 PM Subject: [newbie] 6.1 - 7.0.2 Wipes Everything? Now that I can get on the Internet with it, I'm delighted with the 6.1 someone sent me. I've already ordered 7.0.2 to get the latest and greatest. My question is whether I should spend any time customizing my 6.1 install if I'm going to need to trash it when I put 7.0.2 on. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Getting where I want to be with Linux...
Re: [newbie] Slow Hard drive
Considering that it work fine under win98, very fast, I don't think it is a hardware problem. Could it possibly be a partition issue. I have 1.5Gb Fat 32 4GB Fat 32 15Mb /boot 1GB / 2.5gb Fat32 500MB /swap 3.5Gb /home in that order on my drive. I didn't want to put /boot and / in that place but it was the only place I could put the partitions without getting an error message about the 1048 cylinder thing. - Original Message - From: Brent Timmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 3:36 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Slow Hard drive I too have an Athlon, but with 256mb ram and a 27.3 gb hard drive. Actually, I run linux off my udma33 6.4 gb, but it doesn't take long to access anything off either drive in Linux. It's probably more a hardware conflict than a software. Which mobo are you using? My k7m tends to have some support problems and conflicts with udma. - Original Message - From: Sean Geoghegan To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:50 AM Subject: [newbie] Slow Hard drive Hi I have Mandrake 7.0 on an Athlon 500 with 128MB and a 13GB UDMA 66 Quantum Harddrive. My hard drive takes a long time to access things in Linux is it possible that UDMA is not enabled? How can I check this and enable it. Does the Kernal that comes with MD7 support this.
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[newbie] Mouse Problems
I am having problems with my PS2 mouse in Mandrake 7.0. When ever there is a fair amount of disk activity the pointer will jump accross the screen with the slightest movement. Any one experienced this. Also is there anyway to get my mouse wheel working? Thanks Sean
[newbie] Netscape
Is there a newer version of Netscape that the one that ships with Mandrake 7.0. This version is just ugly.
[newbie] Q's concerning Kppp and Lilo
Hi I'm new to the list and to Mandrake 7.0 and I've got a couple questions that have been discussed recently but I've come in on the tail end of the conversations so if someone can fill me in it would much appreciated. 1 I can connect to my ISP using Kppp and I can ping th remote server and other servers how ever i can't browse or receive mail using any program. I read in the help files that a DNS IP address needs to be specified. So I put in the remote server IP address and then netscape would attempt to connect but come back with the error message that the address is invalid or something like that. Am I correct in assuming that I need to put in the IP address of a real DNS and then it should work? Does any one have an IP address I could use or should I get one of my ISP? 2 I had to re-install W98 after Linux which removed Lilo from my system. How do I put this back on with out re-installing Linux? Also I am having the half memory detected problem. I can fix this at the Lilo prompt with "linux mem=128" but how do I set it up so Lilo will do this automatically? 3 How does Peer to Peer networking work with Linux? I have it connected to a Windows box. What is the Linux equivilant of Network Neighbourhood? Thanks Sean Geoghegan
Re: [newbie] 6.1 install problem
It's my guess that you have your Ls-120 on the Secondary Slave channel. In that case hdd is correct. Just a Newbie taking a punt. Sean - Original Message - From: Ted Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 11:24 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] 6.1 install problem I have an LS-120 and have installed RedHat 6.0 and more recently Mandrake 7.0-2. Both work fine, neither created the boot disk. The LS-120 sets up as a hard drive /dev/hdd on mine. (two hard drives are a and b, the CD shows up as c). I can write to the LS-120 fine if I address it as a hard drive. My plan, when I find more time to mess with it, is to try to make the LS-120 a bootable hard drive to Linux. Hoping that will work. -Original Message- From: Kevin Sexton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 1:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] 6.1 install problem I have the messages back to september, and don't see any resolution to the problem, I don't seem to be able to mount the drive, the light doesn't even light. Alan Shoemaker wrote: Kevinthe Ls-120 problem was discussed at great length several months ago on either this list or the expert list. I believe the bottom line was that an HD floppy with the boot info on it would boot fine in an LS-120 drive, but there was no practical way to make a boot floppy using an Ls-120. Alan Kevin Sexton wrote: I have had 6.1 installed(from download), and working, and now am trying to reinstall from powerpack CD's. my CD-Rom is bootable, but when the install gets to making a boot disk, it stops, without accessing the floppy drive(actually a: is ls-120 with floppy disk, is bootable, fully functional). If I skip making the floppy I get an error after choosing boot options, no matter how I try to set it up (MBR or first boot partition, linux or dos as default) Ok I rearranged partitions and got it to install before sending this message, without making a boot disk, but linux still doesn't seem to recognize the LS-120. I will try to get more info, if replies don't help, but I'm out of time right now.
Re: [newbie] Log file question
Well, i added the IP to my list of "input DENY" files, Could that have gotten through? None of my WinXX boxes went down, and if it did get though would the WinXX box blue screen or just crash apps.? TIA Sean --- Paul Derbyshire [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 04:42 PM 2/8/00 -0800, you wrote: My LogCheck sent this to me, was wondering what exactly the attempt was, any ideas. Security Violations =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Feb 8 16:03:59 scarieville kernel: IP_MASQ:reverse ICMP: failed checksum from 216.68.170.159! Unusual System Events =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Feb 8 16:03:59 scarieville kernel: IP_MASQ:reverse ICMP: failed checksum from 216.68.170.159! Could have been a winnuke attempt. Some winnukes exploit security holes and bugs in 'doze's ICMP network support module; of course, when the losers who sling them land one on a linux box instead of a 'doze box, not only don't they crash their would-be victim's box, they leave nice little fingerprints in the system log file with their IP address written all over it... -- .*. "Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not -()circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a `*' straight line." - -- B. Mandelbrot |http://surf.to/pgd.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ | Paul Derbyshire Programmer Humanist|ICQ: 10423848| = gAIM/AIM; shuxclams __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Openint tar files
You mean you "gunzipped" it? Try "tar -xvf foo.tar" where foo is the name of the file if it is the install process that you are having troulble with then look in the new directory that was created by the "tar -xvf foo.tar" command and look for a README on the install. Sean --- kwf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I downloaded a file that was "tar.gz" I have no problem getting it unzipped. But I cannot extract it for anything. I can enter: tar -x [filename] Then I can hit return. Then my cursor returns to the next line and won't let me do anything after that. I have to exit the window and try again, getting nowhere. When I try to do it in "Midnight Commander" it tells me the file is not local. I cannot find anything about "local" vs "non-local" files. Any ideas? What am I an idiot about? Alaskan Ken __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Openint tar files
I must point out that a .tar.gz file is "gunzipped" and the "z" option must be included in the command, hence tar -xvzf foo.tar If the file has already been un commpessed then the correct syntax is tar -xvf foo.tar. sean --- jpgois [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: kwf wrote : I downloaded a file that was "tar.gz" I have no problem getting it unzipped. But I cannot extract it for anything. I can enter: tar -x [filename] Then I can hit return. Then my cursor returns to the next line and won't let me do anything after that. I have to exit the window and try again, getting nowhere. When I try to do it in "Midnight Commander" it tells me the file is not local. I cannot find anything about "local" vs "non-local" files. Any ideas? What am I an idiot about? Alaskan Ken The command line to decompress a tar.gz file is : tar zxf file.tar.gz If you already unzipped the archive, then you just have to type : tar xf file.tar It should work with that. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
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RE: [newbie] simple question I think?
Javier, Como en englias? por favor? I understand what you said ;) ps -a shows all services, yes, I am looking for running deamons though. And alot of services I know are running do not show up under ps -a. Sean --- Softec - Javier Matos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Con ps -A ves todos los servicios ejecutandose en tu maquina. -Mensaje original- De: sean [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Enviado el: viernes 28 de enero de 2000 8:32 Para: Newbie Asunto: [newbie] simple question I think? What is the command to see what services are running? I want to shut off SMTP on my IP MASQ. and see what else is running. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] linux problems
I don't know if you have your X-windows configured yet but give this a shot and let us know what happens, at the command line type "startx" without the quotes. If it gives you error messeges e-mail here at the [newbie] list and we'll help you get your X configured. Don't worry you havent done anything wrong, thats normal. Best of luck and welcome to Linux. Sean Chris wrote: i dont understand what the opperating screen is supposed to look like when im done installing, but all i get is a command promt. i cant get gnome or kde or anything to come up. i type "kde" and all i get is a bunch of messages saying xserver canot be found. whats up? = Christopher L Delpmobile e mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.u.arizona.edu/~cldFriend of Bill W.If the futures looking dark, We're the ones who have to shoutIf there's no one in control, were the ones who draw the lineThough we live in trying times, we're the ones who have to try __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] named daemon
Thats just it, /usr/sbin/named doesnt exist. And where to find documentation for creating named.conf/named.boot? Sean John Aldrich wrote: On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, you wrote: How do I start the named daemon? resolv.conf is configured with the nameservers and I don't see named.boot or named.conf on my system. Well, you can always CREATE a named.boot and named.conf... :-) named is started by running /usr/sbin/named on this RH 6.0 box... John __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] named daemon
I chose custom/all as well. thats why I am a little surprised. I will try and get them from CD if not I have your addie'. ;) Sean John Aldrich wrote: On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, you wrote: Thats just it, /usr/sbin/named doesnt exist. And where to find documentation for creating named.conf/named.boot? Hmm...sounds like you'll need to install it off the CDROM probably. Both named.boot and named.conf were installed by default here, but then I didn't select one of the "pre-packaged" installs. I did a "custom" install with everything except the foreign-language how-to files. OTOH, I'll be happy to send you the files on my RH6.0 box... John __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] named daemon
Nope, no such directory. It's good until /usr/doc/ then thats it. A "whereis" shows nothing as well. Sean John Aldrich wrote: On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, you wrote: Thats just it, /usr/sbin/named doesnt exist. And where to find documentation for creating named.conf/named.boot? /usr/doc/bind-8.2/named-bootconf/Grot/named-bootconf.pl __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] rawwritewin problem
I had same problem but the fix is easy, don't use the GUI windows program use the DOS method. Which id MS-DOS prompt; C:\(CD DRIVE LETTER): ENTER (CD):\DOSUTILS ENTER (CD:DOSUTILS\RAWRITEENTER #it will ask you for the directory that contains the image, (CD):\images\cdrom.img ENTER Target drive: A: ENTER #it will tell you to insert floppy, do so and hit ENTER, it will copy the boot image to the floppy and your done. Hope this helps, if I am wrong so be it but I think I am VERY close. Sean --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While trying to make a boot disk under windows 98se using rawwritewin for Linux Mandrake, a windows error was received that stated, "LoadLibrary 16 failed!." Mandrake Linux directions were used in an attempt to make this boot disk. Does anyone have any suggestions to make a bootdisk in windows without receiving an error and why did I receive this error? Any help will be appreciated. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] NIC installation issue
For the nic card this is what you do; "insmod drvr name" "ifup eth0" #then open up linuxconf or netcfg and put in apropriate IP's gateways and DNS. that should work if the card is supported and does not have any conflicts. Sean Lief Erickson wrote: I have a couple of different issues that I encounter, depending which Mandrake version (6.1 or 7.0) I attempt to install. Problem 1 After I run autoboot.bat for v7.0 from the command line, it starts to load, a bunch of messages fly past and then I get the following message: Partition check...autodetecting RAID arrays autorun...autorun DONE. VFS: Cannot open root device 08:01 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:01 I'm completely clueless as to how I should troubleshoot this. Any thoughts? (Read Problem 2 more information) Problem 2 While trying to install v6.1 I don't have Problem 1 and I can configure all of my options (mouse, keyboard, video) except the NIC. The installation process isn't recognizing the NIC, and the driver for my SMC 10/100 card (1211) is not part of the installation process. In order for the installation process to continue I must choose that I do NOT want networking installed for my machine, which, in fact, I do, because the machine will be a file and print server. My questions: 1) Is it possible to say that I don't want networking installed during the installation process, but after installation is complete to install the appropriate driver (already downloaded from the SMC website) for the NIC and can configure networking (eth0) at that point? 2) If so, how? -Lief Erickson __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] DVD support
Try www.OpenDVD.org but to be perfectly honest, DVD is not really supported, but you can "make" it work, ain't linux cool. :D sean josh crutchley wrote: Does linux 7.0 support DVD roms? I have a very new computer with some of the latest hardware and I just wanted to know if it was supported. Thank you __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Network config
Do you have the DNS (nameserver)? Sean Dave wrote: Hey all, (flame-retardent-comment: I looked through the HOW-TOs and the user guide, and the mailing list archive is unavailable right now.) Could anyone tell me what I should take from win98 to setup the network in linux? I am running on a school network. So far I've written the following down and tried it in linux to no avail: ip subnet mask default gateway DHCP server (from winipcfg) I didn't think I used DHCP, since the install never recieved a reply...but I guess I could be wrong (happens enough;)). Sorry for the very stupid question...but I've copied everything I can think of from winipcfg and network control panel, and still no inet=( -Dave __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] IP Masq and DNS
Wait, what? "all the machines the same name" i get but
what is "(cx-a#)?" So far I have named the
computers in the standard way. The line I am "hooked
up" to is a "loaned" T-1 and should not have to be
subject to such an "odd" precedure. As I said the
linux box cruises just fine, and the NT boxes CAN ping
IP's, I am pretty frustrated at the moment.
sean
--- Derrick Judge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know if this applies to you but on the @home
network I had to name
all the machines the same name(cx-a##)
that was given to me by @home and then change there
aliased name in
/etc/hosts this solved the problem for me if not
then I am out of ideas.
Good Luck
Derrick
- Original Message -
From: sean F [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] IP Masq and DNS
That is set in /etc/resolv.conf and rechecked
/etc/hosts. The Internal network uses the same DNS
nameservers as the linux box and the defualt
gateway
for the Internal boxes is IP of eth1 which is
192.168.1.1, the internal network is 192.168.1.x,
so I
don't know why DNS is not working.
sean
--- Derrick Judge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Make sure you give the machines on the internal
network were to point for
dns, and default gateway./
Derrick
- Original Message -
From: sean [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 6:26 PM
Subject: [newbie] IP Masq and DNS
Hi all, IP Masq is configured and working.
(KINDA)
The computers on
the internal network can ping IP addresses but
not
URL's, The Linux
box is set as the gateway for the rest of the
network and can ping
both ways, so I am thinking that I am missing
reverse DNS from the
linux box into the internal network, or
somehow
that the Linux box is
not converting the nameserver information for
the
internal network.
Any ideas? I could really use the help,.
Sean
Also why is the list continually
un-subscribibg
me? I swear I
re-subscribe daily.
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RE: [newbie] Download Mandra 7.0 (Air)
I feel for you. 56K is a drag, I D/L'd it in less than an hour and forty five minutes, not to rub it in. ;) sean --- "Matos , Javier" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to everyone: At last I´d found a server that support resuming: ftp://sunsite.org.uk/packages/Mandrake/iso ftp://sunsite.org.uk/packages/Mandrake/iso I´m really greatfull. - Javier Matos Ingeniero de Sistemas de Microsoft (M.C.S.E) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Metro Bilbao Dpto. de Sistemas C\Navarra 2 48001 BILBAO - -Mensaje original- De: M Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Enviado el: lunes 17 de enero de 2000 19:07 Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: RE: [newbie] Download Mandra 7.0 (Air) Javier, I suggest downloading a better download manager. Don't be offended, but I'm not a fan of Getright. I suggest downloading Go!Zilla. It does a wonderful job...and it is totally free. Just my $.02, Matt From: "Matos , Javier" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Download Mandra 7.0 (Air) Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:06:38 +0100 HI again: I´d tried both ftp servers: ftp.sunet.se/pub ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub and ftp.math.utah.edu/pub/.. ftp://ftp.math.utah.edu/pub/.. . but neither support resuming, so if I stop download I loose all the file. Could you send me another servers that supports resuming. I´m using getright 4.1.1 Thanks. -Mensaje original- De: Alexander Ståhlberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Enviado el: lunes 17 de enero de 2000 15:29 Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: Re: [newbie] Download Mandra 7.0 (Air) You can download Mandrake 7.0 iso from ftp.sunet.se/pub/ alex - Original Message - From: "Matos , Javier" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 3:03 PM Subject: [newbie] Download Mandra 7.0 (Air) I´m trying to download Mandrake 7.0 from the web, but all servers that i´m trying don´t support resuming. I really need a server that support resuming, ´cause I loose the conection quite a lot. Anybody know a server that support resuming? Thanks. ___ __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
