Re: [newbie] Problems
The problem is with Netscape as opposed to Xwindows. Somehow netscape stalls on a page and the file called linux.ld.so (check it out in top) takes up all the system resources, and Netscape effectively crashes, pretty hard. The only way to recover is to go into a terminal and issue the command kill -9 PID# That kills Netscape and the errant linux.ld.so file. At 04:02 AM 4/13/00 -0400, you wrote: "J.Carson" wrote: this will happen, it is not very well written(netscape) however when the new version comes out it wont happen. If you have a cpu monitor applet on your task bar, youll see that when you load netscape it rapes your cpu usage, if you have a slow processor then this probably just conributes to you problem )( Jason Carson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.home.net/jaroca ICQ: 35152653 )( - Original Message - From: "Valjean" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 10:46 AM Subject: [newbie] Problems I have a "freshly" installed system, so no extra software has been installed except the Mandrake 7.0 install. When I use Netscape in xwin, it will work, then suddenly will stop. I mean the page will stay on the screen but when you click on a link, nothing happens. It just stays there. Shut Netscape down, and then try to bring it back up, and nothing happens, it merely "shrugs off" the attempt. Now, if I bring up a virtual terminal and look in the .netscape directory, there is a blinking file called lock. Delete this and netscape loads fine...for a while.. Ideas, thoughts on how to clear this up? and why does X freeze all the time? it will work fine for a while, then I'll leave for work, with no apps running, 8 hours later I'll come back home and low and behold x will have frozen, pressing keys on the keyboard don't work, the mouse won't move the pointer, nothing. I have to restart the computer. Valjean Don't know if this will apply or help,but my windows (X) were freezing up on me in the same manner ,in netscape ,in kfm,and while playing games,I have since replaced my old graphics blaster cirrus logic card with a ATI XPERT 98 AND HAVE NOT SEN A FREEZE SINCE.Been two months now and I'm on all the time after work., Bill Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618 http://www.exacomp.com http://members.home.net/zna
Re: [newbie] Problems
The culprit is the linux.ld.so file. It somehow either leaks memory, or mismanages the resources. At 12:21 AM 4/13/00 -0400, you wrote: this will happen, it is not very well written(netscape) however when the new version comes out it wont happen. If you have a cpu monitor applet on your task bar, youll see that when you load netscape it rapes your cpu usage, if you have a slow processor then this probably just conributes to you problem )( Jason Carson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.home.net/jaroca ICQ: 35152653 )( - Original Message - From: "Valjean" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 10:46 AM Subject: [newbie] Problems I have a "freshly" installed system, so no extra software has been installed except the Mandrake 7.0 install. When I use Netscape in xwin, it will work, then suddenly will stop. I mean the page will stay on the screen but when you click on a link, nothing happens. It just stays there. Shut Netscape down, and then try to bring it back up, and nothing happens, it merely "shrugs off" the attempt. Now, if I bring up a virtual terminal and look in the .netscape directory, there is a blinking file called lock. Delete this and netscape loads fine...for a while.. Ideas, thoughts on how to clear this up? and why does X freeze all the time? it will work fine for a while, then I'll leave for work, with no apps running, 8 hours later I'll come back home and low and behold x will have frozen, pressing keys on the keyboard don't work, the mouse won't move the pointer, nothing. I have to restart the computer. Valjean Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618 http://www.exacomp.com http://members.home.net/zna
Re: [newbie] installing ICQ
What type of ICQ did you download? The general rule for unzipping files is. tar -xvzf .tar.gz that will create the directory, then go into the directory and read the readme file, every program has a slightly different installation routine. At 08:33 PM 4/9/00 -0400, you wrote: I downloaded icq for linux, it is in a tar.gzip format, how do I unzip it and install it, could someone please list the steps, i have no idea where to even begin. I am running mandrake 7 or if someone can name a site will it will tell me how to do it, in very easy steps, that would be helpful, much appreciated Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618 http://www.exacomp.com http://members.home.net/zna
Re: [newbie] SB16PNP
Yes there is a Windows Emulator, there is a freeware version called WINE, and there is a pay version from VMware. www.vmware.com Mohammed Bhimji wrote: Is there such a thing as a Win98 emulator for Linux? It would be nice to be able to use some of my Windows software that isn't available for Linux. Thanks for your help!
Re: [newbie] SB16PNP
Well, I am no expert, but I can try to help you a bit. Firstly, this is what I do to get my Cable modem working. as root run netconf. Go to basic host information, then set eth0 to enabled, and select either bootp or dhcp, so it will get the ip info automatically. Also, then set the kernel module to the one that corresponds with your card. What network card do you have? I have a Netgear FA310TX and that is tulip compatible, so i just select the tulip driver and reboot the system, and everything works fine for me. Mohammed Bhimji wrote: Also I followed some of the tips found in the archives, but no luck on getting the cable modem to function. Corel Linux was nice in that way, it seemed to do everything by itself and the Internet connection via cable modem was active right away... Anyway any help would be appreciated!
Re: [newbie] ld-linux.so
I don't know either, but I have traced it down to NETSCAPE. It seems like some library that netscape uses. When netscape goes belly up, ld-linux.so doesn't get killed along with it, and you have to do it by hand. balut wrote: What exactly does the process ld-linux.so do? The reason I'm asking is it intermitently decides to use up at least 95% of my CPU cycles. Once it starts, the only way I am able to stop it is to kill it. Thanks for any help Allan
Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs
Yes Mandrake will run on AMD chips. Right now I am running 7.0 on a K6-233 with 3D/NOW Pretty nippy performance considering the lowly hardware. Mike Perry wrote: AFAIK the K6 family of processors support the full pentium instruction set so there should be no problems running Mandy on it. However if Mandrake can use MMX instructions you wont get that boost, but if it can use AMD's 3d Now you will get that. Perhaps one of the "staff" could enlighten us about MMX and 3D Now?
Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs
Mandrake will run Just fine on your K6-2/400. I am running it on a K6-233 with 64MB of RAM, and extremely crappy hardware, and it's flying. I can do more stuff simultaneously than on Winblowz 95. GECOS wrote: The above was in response to an inquiry, but it makes me wonder if Mandrake is the best distro for my AMD K6-2/400. I don't know much about CPUs, so I don't know if my AMD is "pentium class" or not.
Re: [[newbie] Ram incorrect]
Most weird. Try this. run updatedb then locate lilo.conf It should find it for you. At 10:00 PM 2/13/00 -0800, you wrote: I don't even have this file..what gives?? Russ "Unix is simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity." - Dennis Ritchie ** Zulfiqar Naushad * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * ICQ: 6001618 * **
Re: [newbie] Hi
Quite easy actually. Firstly, You need to make sure that your computer supports a bootable CD. Most new computers do support this feature, hence it shouldn't be a problem. Go into the BIOS and make sure that BOOT FROM CD is set to ON or YES Also make sure that the boot sequence in the BIOS is set to CDROM,A,C put in a bootable CD in your cdrom drive, hit the reset button, and let the magic happen :-) At 10:21 AM 2/6/00 +1300, you wrote: How do I boot from a cd ? Unix is simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity. - Dennis Ritchie ** Zulfiqar Naushad * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * ICQ: 6001618 * **
Re: [newbie] stuffed buttons
Sure, why not. After doing that, he might get upgraded from a newbie to an expert :-) At 05:48 AM 29/01/00 , you wrote: Considering the original message was posted to a "newbie" list do you think this response is responsible? Paul Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618
Re: [newbie] Telnet fix in 7.0 Theres got to be a better way....
Quite simple. First edit the /etc/inetd.conf file and uncomment out the telnet line. Second, type ntsysv from the command prompt as ROOT and then select inetd. Reboot and you have telnet and inetd working. For security. edit the /etc/hosts.deny file and add this line. ALL:ALL then edit the /etc/hosts.allow file and add this in.telnetd:XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is either the IP of a machine on your internal network or some external IP. What this does is deny all telnet requests except the one you specify. :-) Hope this helps. At 02:11 PM 26/01/00 , you wrote: Well I searched the archives on the telnet problem in 7.0 heres what I did: 1) I installed the telnet server per advice given by many here. That did not make telnetting in work. 2) I reduced my security setting in the install to the lowest level. That did not make it work either 4) I checked my inetd.conf to make sure the telnet service was listed and it was. 5) Next I RTFMan pages like I should have done first, and learned that when /etc/inetd is run, It watches for requests for services and starts them if they are listed in /etc/inetd.conf For kicks and grins, I ran inetd and telnet works! I realize that there may be security concerns doing it this way, so two questions for you folks: A) How do I get inetd to load on bootup? B) How do I make it more secure? Thanks and I hope this thread helps others. Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618
