[newbie] Changing desktop
I just installed Mandrake 10.1 and I can't get KDE to come up. How do I change the Desktops from the command line? I want to try GNOME. George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Help needed configuring SSHD and PAM
My sshd_config file did not have any DenyUsers/AllowUsers line but it did have this little sucker: PermitRootLogin no :-) That did the trick. Thanks for drawing my attention to this file. Your observation about the dangers of allowing root to log in is good. I'm just running Linux on a partition on my home PC for graduate school work, this is not a commercial system. There is nothing valuable on my machine so there won't be any losses if there is a break-in and the root password is not a common dictionary word, so brute force might take a while. I just need root access for convenience for now. Thank you for your time! --- Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 05 January 2004 08:46 pm, George P. > Stathis wrote: > > Hello, I'm new to Linux and I'm running Mandrake > 9.2. > > I have just installed the sshd server that came > with > > the installation disks. > > > > My sshd service is running fine but I'm unable to > > login to localhost with the root password. I get: > > You might want to check your sshd server settings. > In the /etc/ssh directory > should be a sshd_config file that has your ssh > server configuration settings. > On mine in particular are lines: > DenyUsers root ftp . > AllowUsers blah,blah > > These specify that only particular users are allowed > to login via ssh and > specific users are disallowed from logging in via > ssh, including root. It is > a VERY bad idea to allow root to login via ssh since > that account is well > known by all and sundry and someone can effectively > use that account to try > to dictionary attack your machine to get access. > > At least with a user login, the person must > guess/know the username and then > try to brute force the password. Just another layer > of protection and no > reason to allow root direct login, you can login as > a user and su to root to > issue commands. > -- > Bryan Phinney > Software Test Engineer > > > > 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] Help needed configuring SSHD and PAM
Hello, I'm new to Linux and I'm running Mandrake 9.2. I have just installed the sshd server that came with the installation disks. My sshd service is running fine but I'm unable to login to localhost with the root password. I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ssh localhost [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: Permission denied, please try again. I've looked for the answer all over and there seems to be other people having similar problems with other Linux distributions. Solutions vary with tweaking the /etc/pam.d/sshd file, but I've tried them all and I still can't get this to work. Out of the box, my /etc/pam.d/sshd file looks like this: #%PAM-1.0 auth required /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth auth required /lib/security/pam_nologin.so accountrequired /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth password required /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth sessionrequired /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth I should also mention that I can't find any /etc/pam.config file. If anyone has encountered this or can point me to a location that explains how to get sshd working with PAM, I would appreciate it. The pam man page hasn't been too enlightening. Thank you in advance for your time. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Building the source to reflect current config
Wow, if this isn't excellent help, I don't know what is. Thank you for taking the time. The difference between the two packages is apparent immediately after I unpack them. The kernel-source package installs the built source directly under /usr/src/linux. After installing it, I was able to configure VMware without any further problems. -GS --- Sharrea Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 07:00, George P. Stathis wrote: > > Firstly, please lose the "Reply-to" address. It > causes replies to go > directly to you rather than the list. Thanks. > > > When I open my KDE control center, the release > number > > is 2.4.22-10mdk and the machine is i686. > > OK, that is the standard kernel that comes with 9.2 > on the disks. Even > though your machine is a x686, the rpms you're using > are compiled for x586 > and makes no difference. > > Just FYI, it is possible to compile all rpms for > x686 but not only does it > take a very long time, there is little or no > performance gain. So just > stick with x586 rpms. > > > The source rpm that I had already found was called > > "kernel-2.4.22.10mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm". > > That is NOT the package you want. That is a source > rpm that you have to > rebuild. > > > The FTP link that you sent is for i596. I looked > in > > the RPMS folder and there is a file called > > "kernel-source-2.4.22-10mdk.i586.rpm". > > How do I know which source is the right one for > me? > > Yep, this is the package you're after > (kernel-source). Install this one > if you do not intend to first update your system. > > > I have also been trying to get the Software Media > > Manager to recognize a local folder under root > where I > > have been downloading the rpm files so that the > > packages show up in RpmDrake but without success. > Does > > RpmDrake offer something better when compared to > > simply running the rpm packages standalone? > > You can add sources using urpmi.addmedia at the > command line. Open a > terminal, su to root and type (ignore the "#", it > merely denotes the root > console prompt): > > # urpmi.addmedia file:// [ > with synthesis/hdlist> ] > > ***EXAMPLE 1*** > I have downloaded rpms which are stored in > /shared/downloads/9_2/general. > There is no synthesis or hdlist for this directory > of rpms: > > # urpmi.addmedia general > file://shared/downloads/9_2/general/ > > Rpmdrake will now list these under the "general" > source repository. > > If you prefer to use the gui Software Media Manager: > Click "Add". > Select Type of Medium: "Local files" > Enter a name in Name: eg. "general" > Click "Browse". Navigate to the directory containing > your downloaded rpms. > Click "OK". > > Rpmdrake will now list these under the "general" > source repository. >== > > ***EXAMPLE 2*** > I have downloaded all the security/bug fixes and the > relative hdlist which > are stored in /shared/downloads/9_2/updates > (hdlist.cz in same directory): > > # urpmi.addmedia --update updates > file://shared/downloads/9_2/updates/ with > ./hdlist.cz > > The --update option tells urpmi and rpmdrake to > treat this source as the > "update" source. Rpmdrake will now list these under > the "updates" source > repository. > > Rpmdrake will now list these under the "updates" > source repository. > > If you prefer to use the gui Software Media Manager: > Click "Add". > Select Type of Medium: "Security updates" > The name "update_source" is automatically entered in > the Name field. > Type in path to the directory containing the > downloaded update rpms: > file://shared/downloads/9_2/updates > Tick the checkbox next to "Relative path to > synthesis/hdlist:" and enter the > RELATIVE path to hdlist (in my case, same > directory): > ./hdlist.cz > Click OK > > Rpmdrake will now list these under the > "update_source" source repository. >== > > ***EXAMPLE 3*** > To use an ftp updates mirror (make sure you are > connected to the internet.): > > # urpmi.addmedia --update updates > ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/9.2/RPMS/ > > with ../base/hdlist.cz > > Wait while the list is downloaded. > > Rpmdrake will now list these under the "updates" > source repository. > > If you p
[newbie] Building the source to reflect current config
Title: Message Hello, I am running Mandrake 9.2 and I am trying to install VMware Workstation 4 on it (http://www.vmware.com/products/desktop/ws_features.html). This software requires the header files of the Linux kernel since it makes some changes to them. When I downloaded the 3 disks of Mandrake 9.2, I did not see the Linux source included in them. It's not appearing in the RPM packages either. I downloaded the source from one of the Cooker mirrors and extracted it. VMware is looking for the header files under /usr/src/linux/include and there is nothing there out of the box. So I unpacked the downloaded source files in there and ran a make. Unfortunately, VMware detects differences between the make results and the current running kernel, so it fails. Here is finally my question: short of recompiling the kernel from the source so that my running kernel matches the source, is there a way to grab my current kernel configuration and pass it as a parameter to the "make" command so that I can build the source files to reflect my exact current configuration (version number included)? Thank you in advance for your time. -GS
Re: [newbie] reading books on my palm
j-pilot has install under file in the menu bar. This will install your books if they are in pdb, or prc format. George On Tuesday 12 August 2003 08:47 am, Todd Slater wrote: > On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 01:21:24PM +0300, Anarky wrote: > >hi, I've got a palm m105 ... and though I have found software for it > > in linux ... it doesn't have the most important thing for me: I used my > > palm for reading novels ... and this software I found for linux only > > supports like original palm software (organizing, small notes ...) > > What "linux" are you running on your palm? What format are your ebooks? > > Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Evolution
I've just installed MDK 8.2 and was really pleased to find Evolution. Is it possible to import Outlook 2000 info into Evolution. George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 073 3172714 Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance. -Samuel Butler, poet (1612-1680) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Getting LILO back after installing Win XP
I've just installed Win XP onto my C: drive using NTFS. My second drive is partitioned into a D: drive with FAT 32 and the remaining 4 gigs has Mandrake 7.0. I've reinstalled Win 98 before but obviously the C: drive was then FAT 32. Using the MDK 7.0 boot CD and choosing upgrade I have always got LILO back. I'm a bit worried now that the C: drive is NTFS. If I use the MDK 7.0 boot CD will I damage something? I have never used NTFS before and don't want to mess things up. I unfortunately don't have a MDK boot floppy disk. Please advise. George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can anyone use XMMS and select a dir to play in the playlist?
Not sure if this helps. Before I reinstalled MDK 7.0 if I ripped a Cd using Grip and then copied the whole directory of mp3's to my fat32 partition I would find that I could not access the copied directory without a hang. Booted into Win98 went to the directory and discovered a file called .directory - if I deleted this file then back in Linux everything was hunky dory. Since the reinstall this has not been a problem George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 073 3172714 "The world is your oyster.but the future's your clam" - Original Message - From: Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Can anyone use XMMS and select a dir to play in the playlist? On Sunday 22 Dec 2002 11:17 pm, Dennis Myers wrote: > On Sunday 22 December 2002 04:52 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: > > At 09:27 PM 12/21/2002 -0600, you wrote: > > >I have no problem with an ensoniq sound card. Can select a URL or cdrom > > > and it's directory loads. Seems like it works different for different > > > computers. ? > > >-- > > >Dennis M. linux user # 180842 > > > > It only happens with directories on the hard disk. A large FAT32 > > partition for anyones info. So I'm kinda stumped... nor can I see how > > this can be misconfigured?? > > > > Not like theres much to config, plus I haven't gone into the XMMS options > > yet...its just a vanilla default install of the program. > > > > - > > FemmeFatale > > > > Good Decisions You boss Made: > > "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that > > character from Peanuts." > > > > - Source: Dilbert > > Ok, I tried one of my .ogg files from the hard disk and it worked dandy. > The partition was ext3. So we can say that .ogg files work and ext3 > partitions are recognized. Does this then imply that if you were to move a > file to an linux native partition and save it as an .ogg file, it would > then not hang XMMS? Just threw that out for consideration, cause I don't > know the correct answer. I'm like a weatherman here, only 25% of my > forecasts ( suggestions) are correct. : ) Dunno Dennis - I tried it the other way round. Took an mp3 from my ext3 partition and copied it to a vfat partition. xmms plays it fine. Anne > 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] vmware
>From reading this list I gather you can run Win within Linux using vmware. It seems as MDK 7.0 did not come with this - so is it possible to download vmware and install it on MDK 7.0 or do I need to upgrade to 8.2. George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 083 4666192 "I declare a permanent state of happiness" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Upgrading xmms
Is it possible to upgrade xmms to a newer version on MDK 7.0? I have downloaded xmms 1.2.7. - MDK 7.0 came with xmms 0.9.5.1. I see I need glib 1.2.2 or better. Can I download the necessary libraries and then compile the new xmms? George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 083 4666192 "The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes did not have tears" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] syslogd
Last night a process called "syslogd -m" started and my hard drive went mad for over 7 hours until I killed the process. What is it doing and how often - will it always carry on for so long or was it just a once off due to me moving MDK to a new drive?? Please advise George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] A big thank you
I have been on this list for a few months and have saved all messages I thought were important. Today I installed a new hard drive and moved MDK over to it and resized the partitions without one problem. All due to the advice given this list. George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 073 3172714 "The world is your oyster.but the future's your clam" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] RE: core dumps
Can you delete Core Dump files? George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 073 3172714 "The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes did not have tears" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Can't access hda1
Hi - I most probably messed things up. I wanted to change the permissions for hda1 so that I did not have to be root to copy files to my windows partition. Now if I try access hda1 the file manager opens and then everything just hangs. My D:/ drive - hda5 - is working fine, but then I left permissions for it alone. WHAT have I done. Please help George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 073 3172714 "Good taste is the worst vice ever invented." - Dame Edith Sitwell, English poet (1887-1964) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] OT? Tech Support Letter - A good laugh
Dear Tech Support: This year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0. I soon noticed that the new program began unexpected child processing that took up a lot of space and valuable resources. No mention of this was included with the product information. In addition, Wife 1.0 installed itself into all other programs and now launches during system initialisation, where it monitors all other system activity. Applications such as Guys Night Out 10.3, Baseball 5.0, Fishing 7.5, and Hockey 3.6 no longer run, crashing the system whenever selected. I can't seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background while attempting to run my favourite applications. I'm thinking about going back to Girlfriend 7.0, but the uninstall doesn't work on Wife 1.0. Please help!! Thanks, A Troubled User. REPLY: Dear Troubled User, This is a very common problem that men complain about. It is due to a primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0, thinking that it is merely a Utilities and Entertainment program. Wife 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its Creator to run EVERYTHING It is also impossible to delete Wife 1.0 and to return to Girlfriend 7.0. Hidden operating systems files cause Girlfriend 7.0 to emulate Wife 1.0, so nothing is gained. It is impossible to uninstall, delete, or purge the program files from the system once installed. You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is designed to not allow this. Some have tried Girlfriend 8.0 or Wife 2.0 but end up with more problems than in the original system. Look in your Wife 1.0 manual under "Warnings-Alimony/Child Support." I recommend that you keep Wife 1.0 and work on improving the situation. I suggest installing the background application Yes Dear to alleviate software augmentation. Having installed Wife 1.0 myself, I also suggest that you read the entire section regarding 'General Partnership Faults' (GPFs). You must assume joint responsibility for any faults and problems that occur, regardless of their cause. You will also find that GPFs are cyclical. The best course of action is to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE. Avoid excessive use of C:\YESDEAR because ultimately you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the system will return to normal anyway. Remember the system will run smoothly as long as you share the blame for all GPFs. Wife 1.0 is a great program, but it tends to be very high maintenance. Wife 1.0 comes with several support programs, such as Clean and Sweep 3.0, Cook It 1.5 (which replaces Burn It 1.0), and Do Bills 4.2. You must, however, be very careful how you use these programs. Improper use will cause the system to launch the program Nag Nag 9.5. Once this happens, the only way to improve the performance of Wife 1.0 is to purchase additional software. I recommend Flowers 2.1 and Diamonds 5.0 should this happen. WARNING! DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Secretary With Short Skirt 3.3. This application is not supported by Wife 1.0 and will cause irreversible damage to the operating system. Best of luck, Tech Support Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Moved CDROM
Hi - I moved my CDROM from slave on IDE one to master on IDE two, in Linux speak from hdb to hdc - I think. When I rebooted kduzu popped up and removed the config file. everything is fine in file manager - I can access the CDROM drive - but the problem is with KCD Player and Grip. Both can't access the drive. I presume they are still trying to access /dev/hdb instead of /dev/hdc. Where do I change these settings? George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 073 3172714 "Africa is not for sissies - tata ma chance" - Syd Kitchen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Modem not responding
I'm using MDK 7.0 with an external Rockwell modem on serial A or Com 1. Using kppp if I query the modem the lights flash but then it says modem not responding. Does not matter if I choose dev/modem or dev/ttys0. Either one the modem lights flash but same result "modem not responding". Help please. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Primary and secondary IDE
- Original Message - From: Charlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 11:44 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Primary and secondary IDE > If it were mine I'd put the two CD drives on secondary IDE with CD-RW as > master, and the hard drives on the primary as master and slave in whatever > order you like. Depending whether you want to re-install your operating > system of course. If not the 3.2 will have to stay as master on the primary > IDE channel since most versions of Windows won't boot from anywhere else. > I've heard that Laplink will clone your drive. If I understand this correctly I can clone my 3.2 gig HD to my new 30 gig HD and then make the 30 gig master and it should boot into Windows. Does this also clone Lilo and my MDK 7.0 partitions? If so it would be great but if it at least clones the Win partition that would be OK as I don't mind reinstalling MDK as I was going to upgrade to Ver 8.2 anyway. Any info would be appreciated. George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Ogg encoder/decoder
I presume this is true for Mandrake later than MDK 7.0 but as I am still living in the dark age is it possible to download the ogg encoder/decoder and implement them in Xmms and Grip? George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I feel we are all islands -- in a common sea." Anne Morrow Lindbergh, writer (1906-2001) - Original Message - From: Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 11:39 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ogg encoder/decoder > Xmms will play ogg 'out of the box' No need to install or edit anything. > > As for grip just edit the 'Config>MP3>Encoder' Tab > > Set the encoder to 'oggenc' > and the 'MP3 executable' to /usr/bin/oggenc > and the 'MP3 command line' to > -o %m -a "%a" -l "%d" -c "genre=%G" -q "%b" -d "% > > and the mp3 file format to > ~/mp3/%A/%d/%a-%n.ogg > > Then in the 'MP3>Options' Tab > set Encoding bitrate to 1 > This is 'quality' not actual bit rate. > 1 for ~ 56kbps > 2 for ~ 96kbps > 3 for ~128 kbps > > Surprisingly enough Quality of 1 sounds pretty good :-) > > You could also use bit rate to define the encoding rate if you wish. In that > case the 'MP3 Command line' parameter would be different. > See 'man oggenc' for a full breakdown. > > Alternatively another way to rip Oggs is with konqueror. > Just open konqueror file manager. Click on the botton icon in the divider > between left and right panes. This is for 'special' services. > Pick 'Audio CD Browser' If you have an audio CD in the drive you can browse it > in wav, or ogg format, and drag and drop files from ogg format onto a > konqueror window. They will get ripped in the process. It is slower than > grip, but rather cool :-) > > You can configure the ogg encoding parameters with KDE > ControlCentre>Sound>AudioIOSlave > > HTH > > derek > > > > > > On Friday 11 Oct 2002 11:13 am, George Baker wrote: > > Having read good reports about ogg audio files I was wondering if it was > > difficult to install the encoder and decoder for use with Grip and Xmms > > respectably. If not, where would I download the, hopefully, RPM's from? > > I am using MDK 7.0 with Grip v2.9 and Xmms v0.9.5.1 > > > > George Baker > > > > "I feel we are all islands -- in a common sea." > > Anne Morrow Lindbergh, writer (1906-2001) > > > > 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] S3 Virge DX/GX 375/385
> > George Baker wrote: > > > >> Hi - I've just upgraded from a 486 to a P166 with a S3 Virge DX/GX PCI > >> graphics card with 2MB memory. Installed MDK 7.0 today but can't get X > >> desktop to display properly. There is a jagged box under the curser and > >> lines running through the display. If I move a window it leaves shadows > >> behind. > >> I was running Win95 on the 486 with built in graphics and in 800X600 > >> res it > >> would fill up my whole screen. Now on my P166 with WIN98 there are > >> gaps on > >> either side of the display (also in 800X600 ) - same monitor. > >> Do I need an updated driver for the S3 Virge? or how can I fix both > >> the MDK > >> and WIN problems. > >> > > That card is an absolute bugger (if you restart X, you'll see amongst > > the messages flashing down the screen something like "Found an S3 card > > -ugh"). I installed 7.0 on a similar system and got it working > > eventually - you just need to play around with the X settings at > > random until something works - I'm sorry, I can't remember the > > configuration I found. My advice is to upgrade to at least 7.2, which > > should handle this well (I found 7.2 to be good at handling old > > hardware). 8.0 should also work OK, 8.1 is problematic in general > > (though can be made to work if you don't mind some hacking if you want > > supermount). I haven't tried 8.2 with that card, and 9.0 - let's see. > > > > For Windows, I'd say yes, download the latest driver. 486s and > > Pentiums work pretty differently AFAIK. > > > > Sir Robin > > I only have a modem connection so downloading MDK 7.2 or any other is out of the question. I know of someone here in South Africa that will snail mail them to me but our mail service is really "SNAIL MAIL" so this would take time. Does anyone know of a way to get this card to work with MDK7.0 just for the time being?? I managed to get my 800X600 res in WIN98 to fill up the whole screen by using a 56Mhz refresh rate. Any suggestions for a cheapish mainstream card that would work in MDK 7.0 (remembering that the Rand/Dollar exchange rate in South Africa makes most computer equipment hellishly expensive). Thanks George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 083 4666192 If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity. -Italian proverb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Fw: [newbie] Lilo
> George Baker wrote: > > >I've got a Compaq DP 4000 P166 which creates a partition with the software > >to change any CMOS settings (you push F10). After installing MDK 7.0 with > >LILO I can't get into the Cmos settings. Is there a way of pointing LILO to > >this partition. Luckily I still have the stiffy disks to change any > >settings. > > > >Thanks > >George Baker > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >South Africa > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > George, > I don't think that you want to point LILO to the 'Maintenance > Partition' that Compaq puts on the HD do you? There really isn't > anything there for you except bios settings which you do before going > into LILO. It is a propriety partition and only used for setting the > bios requirements. Usually you can get into this as you said by F10 or > by the disks. > The problem is that after installing LILO you can't get into the BIOS settings - pushing F10 has no effect - so even changing your boot order requires using the disks which is time consuming as you have to load 3 separate disks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Lilo
I've got a Compaq DP 4000 P166 which creates a partition with the software to change any CMOS settings (you push F10). After installing MDK 7.0 with LILO I can't get into the Cmos settings. Is there a way of pointing LILO to this partition. Luckily I still have the stiffy disks to change any settings. Thanks George Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] South Africa Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] S3 Virge DX/GX 375/385
Hi - I've just upgraded from a 486 to a P166 with a S3 Virge DX/GX PCI graphics card with 2MB memory. Installed MDK 7.0 today but can't get X desktop to display properly. There is a jagged box under the curser and lines running through the display. If I move a window it leaves shadows behind. I was running Win95 on the 486 with built in graphics and in 800X600 res it would fill up my whole screen. Now on my P166 with WIN98 there are gaps on either side of the display (also in 800X600 ) - same monitor. Do I need an updated driver for the S3 Virge? or how can I fix both the MDK and WIN problems. PC DETAILS: * System Summary * < Hardware > Processor: GenuineIntel Pentium(R) 167 MHz xB1 & mxB1 Math Support: On Chip BIOS: Compaq 07/08/97 Bus Type: PCI Ports: 1 Parallel, 2 Serial Memory: 64.0 MB (63% Utilized) Floppy Disks: 1.44 MB Hard Disks: 3.02 GB Multimedia: CD-ROM Video: 800x600 in 64K Colors, S3 ViRGE-DX/GX PCI (375/385) Ver. 4.0 < Operating System > Windows:4.10 (Build A ) DOS:7.10 Net Clients: Microsoft Network * * Display Summary * * Monitor: AcerView 33D Video Chipset: S3 ViRGE-DX/GX PCI (375/385) Ver. 4.0 Resolution: 800x600 in 64K Colors < Device Information > Driver Version: 4.0 Technology: Raster display Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Linux machine in an NT environment
Hi all, I have setup a laptop in an NT environment and I would like to be able to swap files directly, just as I can with my last remaining Mac. I haven't a clue where to start. I have an NT Worgroup with 4NT clients (all running NTServer4) one Win2K laptop and a Mac with MacOS9. Any pointers? If it helps, I can use SMB to connect to a network printer within the workgroup. MTIA _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Linux machine in an NT environment
Hi all, I have setup a laptop in an NT environment and I would like to be able to swap files directly, just as I can with my last remaining Mac. I haven't a clue where to start. I have an NT Worgroup with 4NT clients (all running NTServer4) one Win2K laptop and a Mac with MacOS9. Any pointers? If it helps, I can use SMB to connect to a network printer within the workgroup. MTIA George in Edinburgh _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux on an NT network - and more
Dave, Thanks for your response. >Are these true network printers with their own IP address, or are they >simple shared printers attached to a PC? Either way, Mandrake has >Printer Setup tools to do the job, you just need to know what type of >network printer you are setting up. They are 'shared' printers without ip addresses, so please advise on how to activate them. >If your hardware can handle it, I would definitely recommend the upgrade >to 8.1. Since 8.2 is still beta, you might want to wait a bit for that. >I am running 8.1 on my IBM ThinkPad (laptop). Specs: 366MHz Celeron, >256MB RAM, 4.5GB HD, and using ReiserFS. It is quick and stable, much >more than I can say for the Win98 which was originally on the box. The Dell has a 366P2 chip with 128Mb RAM and a 6Gb HD. I'm coming from Mac (unstable) and WinNT (v stable) environments towards Win2K and Linux at the same time (new laptop). George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Linux on an NT network - and more
Hi all, This is my first post. I have Mandrake 7.0 installed on my 'docked' Dell laptop. I want to be able to print via ethernet to either of my network printers. Ethernet is working as I internet access and Apache is serving up the basic fare (so far). Can anyone tell me what I need to do (in plain English please) to get either of these printers to work for me (HP LJ4MV[Postscript] and Apple 12/640PS Duplex)? Also, The Mandrake was grabed from a May 2000 Mag CD (PC Plus - UK). Is there any advantage in downloading the v8.2 ISOs and starting all over again or will this do me fine? My main aim is to have a LAMP setup with PHP. MTIA George in Edinburgh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] LinuxMandrake on a Mac
I've just ditched my Linux-mac in favour of Mandrake on a now surplus Dell laptop. I did manage to get LinuxPPC running on both a PPC7100 and 8100 but storage and memory were too limited to do anything worthwhile. There are resources out there for early Macs. Try a Google search for LinuxPPC or MkLinux. HTH George in Edinburgh - Original Message - From: "Brian Durant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Newbie Mandrake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] LinuxMandrake on a Mac > >Is there a LinuxMandrake for a MAc computer I have a Mac LC3 that was > >given to me and I would like to load Linux on it I dont know much about > > but it does work Can any one help > > There is a Mandrake Linux for PPC, as well as Yellow Dog Linux. > Unfortunately, they are all for New World machines, i.e. iMac, iBook, g3 > tower, etc. Mandrake Linux is the only one that has shown an interest in > backward compatibility, but they are only trying to support PPC machines > NuBus and older are out in the cold. There was an MkLinux that project > that Apple was supporting, but I think that Apple has closed the project > since Jobs came back. > > IMHO, this is an area that is unfortunately neglected by Linux > developers. There are a lot of frustrated Apple owners out there that no > longer have an upgrade path since Jobs returned. This includes clone > owners, like myself (UMAX Pulsar - Euro S900). In the Intel world, you > can get Linux running on something as old as a 386 with no problems, as > there are a plethora of various Linux flavors. END RANT ;-) > > I hope you have some luck, but to frank, I doubt it. That is why I am > migrating to Linux on a new PC system! > > Cheers, > > Brian > > > > 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] Mandrake Club Membership??
Tomek, I don't think so. Just say that you'll join later. G - Original Message - From: "Tomek Nowinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 3:05 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake Club Membership?? > Hi, > > Maybe I don't understand well english, but... > > DO I NEED TO JOIN Mandrake Club Membership (and pay it of course) to > download Mandrake 8.2 Beta? > > Tomek > > > > -- > > Okresl Swoje potrzeby - my znajdziemy oferte za Ciebie! > [ http://oferty.onet.pl ] > > > > 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] Re: [Cooker] Wp8/libc5 and bus error.
Thanks for the suggestion, Dan, but I already have those RPMs installed (and reinstalled for good measure!). WP8 was working fine for me under both LM 8.0 & 8.1, but got "hosed" after I installed the Cooker release. George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Re: [Cooker] Wp8/libc5 and bus error.
I too would like to see this resolved once and for all. I had no problems with WordPerfect 8 until installing cooker, and am getting the same Bus error message that you are getting. I've posted this problem in the Mandrake Open Forum, in the Mandrake usenet group and in the Corel WordPerfect usenet group, but have gotten nowhere in getting closer to resolving this problem. I can't even successfully run "ldd /opt/wordperfect/wpbin/xwp"! I get the following error when I do: /usr/bin/ldd: line 1: 11105 Bus error LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS=1 LD_WARN= LD_BIND_NOW= LD_LIBRARY_VERSION=$verify_out LD_VERBOSE= "$file" Perhaps that error might give someone who knows much more than I, a clue as to a resolution! George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] DHCP trouble with Comcast.net
Steve, I'm NOT using a separate firewall, but it sounds like you have a bad DHCP configuration, and you could run into this problem whether you have a firewall or just a single machine. 1. Make sure that /etc/resolv.conf contains the IP addresses of the Comcast DNS servers in your area AND make sure that the search domain correctly reflects the new network information if you know it because you have either gotten it from a machine that works or from someone in your area who knows what it is. Mine looks like: nameserver 68.46.144.5 nameserver 68.46.144.6 search brlngt01.nj.comcast.net 2. Your /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/net_resolv.default should contain the same information that the resolv.conf file does. 3. Your initial /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 should look like the following: DEVICE="eth0" DHCP_HOSTNAME="whatever your's is" BOOTPROTO="dhcp" IPADDR="" NETMASK="" NETWORK="" BROADCAST="" ONBOOT="yes" After DHCP passes the parameters, the "blanks" should be filled in with the correct information. 4. If you haven't turned your cable modem off since the conversion, you should do so, so that will clear any cached information out of its memory. Hope this helps. George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I've got a strange one
On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 14:50, Mark Weaver wrote: > Question that is... > > over the last few days since I used Gmc to browse a few directories last > weekend, everytime I start the Kde desktop Gmc filemanager appears along > with "all" the Gnome desktop icons. > > what in the world is making this happen and how can I make it stop. its so > bad I can't sleep at night cause the clowns will eat me! Id say at some point you've ticked the ever-popular "Restore Session When Logging on next time" when you've had GMC open I've noticed that GMC startup has a bad habit of hosing a KDE desktop unless your very careful and KDE isn't careful when it restarts things Best bet...close everything, get rid of those pesky Gnome icons and try to logout of KDE with the restore option checked...hopefully when you log in again, you should be alright. If not...check to see if you've got soething startign that makes GMC fire up Theres always the nuclear option of killing .kde and .kderc if all else fails :( -- Andrew George --- Equality is not when a female Einstein gets promoted to assistant professor; equality is when a female schlemiel moves ahead as fast as a male schlemiel. -- Ewald Nyquist Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Still having problems with Apache Local Directories
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 17:50, Dennis Herndon wrote:
> I tried 640, 777, 0750, and yes httpd is configured to allow users
> directories. It just doesn't like me.
What about permissions above the public HTML dir?
Apache won't even see the directory if /home or /home/{userid] dosn't have at
least an everyone read attribute
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Re: [newbie] Warning for newbies, learn from my mistake
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 05:11, you wrote: > Hmm. I did this update some time ago via the package manager without > problem. System has not been rebooted since...I don't think that a blanket > DO NOT DO THIS is appropriate. Of course you must be very careful when > doing something as drastic as updating your kernel. Just make sure you > have a way out planned before-hand! > Umm...if you select the Kernel in Mandrake Update and read the comments...it actually says "Don't use Mandrake Update to do this" (or words to that effect) in short Updating kernel automatically bad Installing Kernel side-by-side with existing kernel, then checking lilo & initrd before rebooting good -- Andrew George --- It's a brave man who, when things are at their darkest, can kick back and party! -- Dennis Quaid, "Inner Space" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] A bit of foward thinking?
Joseph Braddock wrote: > > Sorry, Nostradamus never said/wrote that. You left off the date of > 1654 which normally is at the end of this, not true. i only passed along what i found in enews, -=- from old email -=- Web Site Review <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~*~*~ Tuesday, September 18, 2001 ~*~*~ Nostradamus... Did He Fortell The Tragedy? I have been inundated with email telling me that Nostradamus predicted the tragedy of the World Trade Center AND The Pentagon. Its pretty fascinating stuff (our sister company PulseTV.com even sells a video about him... see below) and I found myself surfing around the Internet trying to find out more about his prophecies. I came upon this site. It's nothing fancy, but seems to have the most comprehensive collection of his quatrains. Check it out by visiting: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nostradamus http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nostradamus";>Nostradamus --- !!! Read Quatrain from Nostradamus, and then see the VIDEO !!! "In the year of the new century and nine months, from the sky will come a great king of terror. The sky will burn at 45 degrees...fire approaches the great new city...there will be thunder. Two brothers torn apart by Chaos, while the fortress endures. The great leader will succumb. The third big war will begin when the city is burning." Nostradamus NY is on the 45th parallel. Two brothers - Twin towers? The Fortress - The Pentagon? Will this video let YOU see tomorrow? To order for $19.98 Visit: http://ads.pulsetv.com/al/a?aid=491&ent=419 http://ads.pulsetv.com/al/a?aid=491&ent=419";> Click Here -=- if they are wrong, you may want to inform them... so, what is your input on next,,, -=- more from old email -=- \\\___/// \\ - - // ( @ @ ) +---oOOo-(_)-oOOo-+ |kris carlier - [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | Freedom of speech has been suspended | | [RESUME] [OK] [CANCEL] | | KC62-RIPE SMS: +32-475-61.43.05 | +Oooo-+ oooO ( ) ( )) / \ ((_/ \_) "In 1555, Nostradamus wrote: 'Come the millennium, month 12, in the home of greatest power, the village idiot will come forth to be acclaimed the leader.'" -=- end old email -=- from which;_ _ O / ) ( \ O happy( ) / ( ) \ ( ) feet\ ( ( ) ( ) ) / \_) O O (_/ > but since Nostradamus died in 1566, it be hard for him to make this > prediction! liars figure. figures do not lie. some times 2 figures lie. > I believe it was written by a Canadian college student in the 90s, > doing a paper on Nostradamus. He was trying to point out that the > predictions are so vague you can make them mean anything. Case in > point, he drafted this one as part of his paper and used it to > "prove" various events in the past. most all predictions are vague. knowledge of exactness could be very dangerous. > You can go to www.ulrc.com.au for more information. i would like to hotlink http://www.ulrc.com.au to see what you are referencing. a deeper link would be nice. being that you know what and where what you recall is and i do not, how about checking further. may be a few others, who are interested, but do not have time to spend looking. ;) > Joe > > On Wednesday 26 September 2001 07:53 pm, you wrote: > >> tho he may have said, >> >> "In the year of the new century and nine months, from the sky will [[ see quote above ]] >> when the city is burning." -- Nostradamus g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 2nd CD and sharing files
Frank McKenna wrote: > > Thanks but I just checked and these messages are supposed to be > going out in plain text. If these are going out in HTML format > then I am sorry but I am not sure where else to change my settings you must have found it. this is 'text/plain' > Please find below a copy of my original message: > > I have burned the second CD for mandrake 8 but the DVD player will not can not help you on that one. no dvd. i just looked over latest from lm list, did not note a responce to your html. just you and me in this thread. do what ever you did to em you sent me and send with 'subject: [text test]' and 'testing mail server configs' in body. if you can 'expand headers', look at your reply header. you should see someting similar to, > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Priority: 3 > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600. > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600. this is from your html page, > Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; > boundary="=_NextPart_000_0205_01C14674.90A88B40" > X-Priority: 3 > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600. >X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600. tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Hostility Levels on the list
Richie de Almeida wrote: > > Sorry George, I was just contributing to the conversation. > > I kinda wondered if I wasn't making myself clear but you understand > your position well enuff you didn't take any offence! > > The thread itself was talking about a particular bad response to > HTML email > so that was the 'freaking-out' I was referring to. Most people are > helpful > on the list but it's "one bad egg that spoils the bunch", you know? thank you for your responce. no problem, apoligizes accepted. you had me wondering if i was failing in my frugal attempts. > I beleive that to a real Newbie, the Linux community can seem really > difficult to get into (open-source, closed-community), sort of clique-ish. 'sort of clique-ish'. now that is being kind. ;) > It's not as bad as the days of BBSing on my C64 but I still notice the same > bad behaviour every now-and-then. So when someone comes down hard on a Newbie > for not sticking to rules they don't understand maybe it's up to the rest of > us to remind everyone to lighten up a bit... It's not just the code that's > open source, the P.R. is up to all of us as well! i sometimes wonder about those who jump hard on newbies. like, maybe they have some deep supression from early developement. like did they have trouble with their parents understanding and being able to explan to them why their panties are wet. ;) > Take it easy and I'll see you in the Newbie list! God willing and creaks do not rise. tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Hostility Levels on the list
Anke & Max wrote: > > Gidday All [snip] >> it is easier to teach good habits, than it is to change >> bad habits. > > Well said g > > Thanks > Max thank you max. i do hope all of this does help 'all us newbies'. -=- perseverance can be a reward. -=- tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 2nd CD and sharing files
> Frank McKenna wrote: [snip] > Difficulties increase the closer we approach our Goals that they do frank. > > Plato ~ "It takes a minute to have a crush on > someone,an hour to like someone and a day to love > someonebut it takes a lifetime to forget someone." this is true. so please disable your html so we can foregive you. ;) tia. tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] custom cd linux installation.
noted a post asking info to make multi installations of linux. did you find help? if not, reply your request. i can offer contact with someone on another list, who, iirc, wrote a custom installation, burn bootable cds. tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Hostility Levels on the list
Miark wrote: > [snip] i thought that was 'cheese and mac'. use tip of a spoon handle. works for me. tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Hayes external modem
FLYNN, Steve wrote: > > ROFL! > > I'd be absolutely stunned if a modem was asking for an email > account name! [snip] my sides are still sore. ;) at least anyone else doing a 'subject:' search on hayes external modems, will know a little more about setting 'hayes commands' if you ever come to u.s.a., and are in new york, new york, or chicargo, illinois, ask about 'trolls' and go see them. you will get another enjoyment to definition of word. btw. would be nice if someone from either place would put some good 'troll' graphics on a site and list. wtb. ps. noted 4 in !-html box. when i get time. ;) tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Hostility Levels on the list
Mark Johnson wrote: > > Agreed. You know it's amazing how many times we assume the worse in > others [snip] no agrument with you points of this issue. before long, this thread can make a good 'faqs for newbie'. but will they bother to read it. surely, a newbie to a list will note that majority of messages are written in text mode. even if they do start out under msos, if they can read, they must be aware. and surely, if they are under osbs, they have been sending and receiveing email and know when html is enabled. that is if they look at what they are doing. afore, my coment, return them their email. do not know about your system, but at station i am on now, 15" crt, 98% of html email is too small small to read with out reseting caps. if a newbie needs help, help him or her. but first help them by starting them off in a proper manner. !! no htnl !! second, inform them of proper way to enter 'subject:', a good 'subject:' works, better than 'subject: it dont wrok'. 'subject:' make quicker searches than 'find in body'. it is easier to teach good habits, than it is to change bad habits. instill good habits from begining. tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Hayes external modem
PENA FAMILY wrote: > > This is for the interest of anyone who is planning on buying a Linux > compatible external modem. [snip] hayes is good. have used slower 'early models', grew faster with usr, now motorola. > All in all I enjoyed and recommend the Hayes external modem. The only > trouble now is setting up to look at email but keeps asking me for a user > name but doesn't seem to keep the information. if that modem asking, look in included manual, see 'hayes command set', find 'at' commands, locate codes for procedure. enter new codes to active buffer, copy to first storage buffer. modify linux modem reset command to reload first storage buffer. another thing nice about external is 'transfer switch' boxes. i use 2 motorola surfers on 2 a-d boxes. 1 hits tty1, other tty2 on 4 svrs. 2 svrs are always opposite. setting up a box for coyote, will change out with workstation svr once installed. tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Gartner Group Suggests Dumping IIS
Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > > Good god this is funny: "God" if you can 'Good'. tymGBu. ;) > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/09/24/1814256 did not see it there, but did note similar on a few other enews list. you will note 'trends' thru enews list and is hope fully an indication that 'fresh oats' linux has a stronger hold with a penguin, than a horse does with 'used oats' from ms/os. tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Hostility Levels on the list
Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > [snip] thank you for your responce. i follow this list. i am threading subject. i will reply thru list to this subject... > -- Jeremy S. Anderson another wise man... -=- beauty of real is revealed only to those who persevere. -=- perseverance can be a reward. -=- slaying dragons -=- tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Hardware help
PENA FAMILY wrote: > > Just finished building my Linux box a few days ago. I took an old 4Gb > Quantum Fireball which suddenly Linux doesn't recognize and keeps > asking me for SCSI drivers and gives me a list to pick from. > > Nevertheless, I just want to turn this 4Gig drive as extension for raw > data such as photos and music. I have manuals with jumper settings for > another harddrive, but I wanted to ask if anyone knew if jumper > settings are standard among all harddrive makers or specific to each > manufacturer. jumpering varies by manufacturer and may vary within models by same manufacturer. there are/maybe _similiar_ jumpers between 'maufacturers', tho this is usually when same _oem_ makes drives for different 'brands'. what is _model_ number of quantum drive? have you check quantum site for jumpering? tc,hago. g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 3.5/5.25 drive help
Paul Rodríguez wrote: > > Thanks, Randy. That sounds like it. I live in the NY Metro area, I'll > look arround. I don't really know of any hobbyist places, but there > must be some. > > Thanks! > > I guess this betrays my age a bit. I'd never seen one of these before. > :) > > -Paul Rodríguez you might also want to try a floppy cable with 'dual' connectors. it has connectors for both 3.5" and 5.25" drives. there are a lot of computer stores around which still have these cables. i would suggest calling first. if you can not find such, send me your address 'off list' and i will send you cable you need. i still have 5 or 6 at my lab and i have 3 at home. i also have a dual 3.5/5.25" drive. have not used it in a while, but it still works. also, being that you are in new york area, please contact me off list. i have a daughter up there, and have not been able to get in contact with her. good luck and thank you. -- -=- beauty of real is revealed only to those who persevere. old orthodox saying. -=- perseverance can be a virtue. new orthodox saying -=- perseverance can be a reward. renewed knowledge of old orthodox custom -=- http://home.mem.net/~leem/ -=- may God bless, and have mercy | take care, have a good one slaying dragons | linux + firewalls + wrappers + spoof = fence to gates -=- g . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] The 2nd Mandrake 8 CD
On Wednesday 12 September 2001 23:08, Mr S Ganesan wrote: > dear sir, > Could u kindly give me the site from where i can download MK linux 8.1? I don't believe that 8.1 is out yet. When the *final* release is out, go to www.linux-mandrake.com or www.mandrakesoft.com. It is very big (2x650mb) if you are using a modem connection. George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] The 2nd Mandrake 8 CD
On Monday 10 September 2001 00:07, George Petri complained about Mandrake 8.0 "expert-mode" graphical installation not even prompting for the 2nd CD :). btw, I made a pure reiserfs 600 mb / partition and a 64 mb swap. I was looking at /root/ddebug.log and found this: * step `miscellaneous' finished * starting step `doPartitionDisks' * warning: bad magic number at /usr/bin/perl-install/partition_table_empty.pm line 31. * found a dos partition table on /dev/hda at sector 0 * test_for_bad_drives(/dev/hda) * win parts: hda1 * mounting /dev/hda6 on / as type reiserfs * running: /usr/bin/insmod_ 2> /dev/tty5 -f /tmp/reiserfs.o * calling mount(/dev/hda6, , reiserfs, -1058209792, ) * warning: mount failed: No such file or directory at /usr/bin/perl-install/fs.pm line 220. * step `doPartitionDisks' finished * starting step `formatPartitions' * swapon called with hda7 * mounting /dev/hda6 on /mnt/ as type reiserfs * calling mount(/dev/hda6, /mnt, reiserfs, -1058209792, ) * mounting /dev/hda1 on /mnt/mnt/windows as type vfat * running: /usr/bin/insmod_ 2> /dev/tty5 -f /tmp/fat.o * running: /usr/bin/insmod_ 2> /dev/tty5 -f /tmp/vfat.o * calling mount(/dev/hda1, /mnt/mnt/windows, vfat, -1058209792, check=relaxed) * warning: can't open /etc/raidtab for reading: No such file or directory * step `formatPartitions' finished * starting step `choosePackages' * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlists: * trying to read hdlist1.cz for medium 1 * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlist1.cz: * read 990 headers in hdlist1.cz * trying to read hdlist2.cz for medium 2 * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlist2.cz: * psUsingHdlists read 990 headers on 2 hdlists * getFile Mandrake/base/depslist.ordered: * getFile Mandrake/base/provides: * ignoring compat-glibc-7.2-2.1.3.3mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * ignoring kernel-enterprise-2.4.3-20mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * ignoring tk-8.3.2-7mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * ignoring tetex-1.0.7-21mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * ignoring libhermes1-1.3.2-5mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * ignoring MySQL-shared-3.23.36-2mdk in depslist is not in hdlist [hundreds of lines of more of the same] * ignoring zsh-doc-3.1.9-6mdk in depslist is not in hdlist * selecting default package as vim-minimal-6.0-0.16mdk.i586 * selecting default package as kernel-2.4.3-20mdk.i586 * getFile Mandrake/base/rpmsrate: * unknown package `WindowMaker' * unknown package `Epplets' * unknown package `WMRack' * unknown package `enlightenment' * unknown package `ethemes' * unknown package `gtk-themes' [more and more of the same] * unknown package `wireless-tools' * getFile Mandrake/base/compssUsers: * low memory install, using single CD installation (as it is not ejectable) * getAvailableSpace_mounted 570144 KB * available size 491MB (corrected 424MB) * selecting default package as apache-mod_perl-1.3.19_1.25-3mdk.i586 * setSelectedFromCompssList: reached size 594MB, up to indice 4 (less than 0) * setSelectedFromCompssList: Aurora These files were put in my /root folder after install: ddebug.log install.log ddebug.log1 report.bug auto_inst.cfg.pl tmp/ Things on the second CD such as Penguin Command, TiMidity and DosEMU *do* appear in the Software Manager (rpmdrake) as part of the second CD. But, does any one know why the install program didn't even prompt me for the 2nd CD? Thanks in advance, George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] The 2nd Mandrake 8 CD
On Sunday 09 September 2001 22:59, you wrote: > It depnds on the packages you choose. Likely you didn't choose anything > that was on the second disk. I wanted to install DosEMU and TiMidity and Penguin Command (2nd CD) but they weren't even one of the choices. > > I've installed and re-installed LM8 several times over the past few months > and I've noticed that a minimal install (selecting configuration and the > KDE and GNOME desktops) doesn't require the second CD at all. > > If there is the opossibility you missed something during install, it might > be the first step of choosing packages where the install program asks you > if you have the 2nd CD available for installing from. I've always > installed in the expert mode and it always asks. HTH. > I've been through the setup program three times after stuffing up the install by having the X "Test Configuraiton" crash the install program, when someone tripped over the power plug and when I forgot to choose reiserfs. Is there a single-cd version of mandrake? Perhaps my friend burnt that and the 2nd cd of the two-cd version? thanks again, george Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] The 2nd Mandrake 8 CD
A friend of mine burnt me a copy of the 2-cd version of mandrake 8. I did a full install (expert mode, medium security) and it *never* asked me to put in the 2nd cd (mandrake 7.2 does). Do I have to manually install everything on the 2nd cd (rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/*.rpm) or did I miss something in the install? TIA, George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: What is a Gateway? - WAS Re: [newbie] Internet Problems and [expert] wuftp server is unresponsive
On Wednesday 05 September 2001 20:53, etharp wrote: > that gateway is for the computer you are on, so the gateway would be the IP > your ISP assigns via dhcp, the gateway to the client computers (the rest of > your home network that is connecting to the Internet) would be the linux > box eth0 IP. > So why can't I set the gateway of my linux box (192.168.1.1) to itself? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to change default login group
On Wednesday 05 September 2001 17:03, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > On Tue, 4 Sep 2001 20:59, George Petri wrote: > > I know this is a very, very trivial question but for some reason I can't > > find the manual for it: > > > > How do I change the default login group for a user? > > > > I've looked in /etd/passwd and man -a passwd but have found nothing > > relevant. > > > > Currently, if I log in my group name is the same as my user name. > > Now, if for some reason I wanted to change the group that I start up in > > (so that new files that I make are owned by george.newgroup), > > how would I do it? > > > > Please point me to the relevant manuals or just give me the answer :) > > > > Thanks in advance, > > George > > Take a look at userdrake. The "Default group:" thing is greyed out. How do I fix this? TIA, George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] How to change default login group
I know this is a very, very trivial question but for some reason I can't find the manual for it: How do I change the default login group for a user? I've looked in /etd/passwd and man -a passwd but have found nothing relevant. Currently, if I log in my group name is the same as my user name. Now, if for some reason I wanted to change the group that I start up in (so that new files that I make are owned by george.newgroup), how would I do it? Please point me to the relevant manuals or just give me the answer :) Thanks in advance, George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] user X resolution
On Friday 24 August 2001 03:43, Norman Teferle wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have got a Mandrake 8.0 PowerPack installation and would need some admin
> help please. How can I set up the screen resolution for a specific user.
> The PC Monitor where Mandrake is installed uses 1024x768 and all users so
> far use the same. Now one new user who accesses the Linux box from his PC
> using Exceed 6.1 only uses 800x600 on his PC. Now the screen picture he
> gets is all "squashed" somehow.
> What do I as an administrator do so that he can log on and have a nice
> 800x600 display resolution.
>
You may be shocked but I believe that unlike Windows, X has problems changing
screen resolution on the fly (without changing the virtual desktop size to
equal the new screen res) i.e. I think it's currently impossible (someone
correct me if I'm wrong).
What you could do (although this is kind of a hack), is provide a script for
an 800x600 X (with a file called /etc/X11/XF86Config-4-800x600):
X -query localhost -xf86config /etc/X11/XF86Config-4-800x600 :1
And put it in a global location like /usr/local/bin.
Hmm, come to think of it: by writing "new user who accesses the Linux box
from his PC using Exceed 6.1 only uses 800x600 on his PC", do you mean that
this is his _own_ machine on the network that no one else uses?
If it is then, change _his local_ /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to force 800x600.
On my system, to force X to use 800x600, here is a snipplet of my
XF86Config-4:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "RIVA128"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes 800x600"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600"
EndSubsection
EndSection
George
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Re: [newbie] Query: How to enable chooser in GDM, KDM, XDM under 8.0?
I have been having significant problems with the chooser as well but AFAIK: > Setting > > * CHOOSER BROADCAST #any indirect host can get a chooser > > In /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess seems to have no effect in XDM. Keep the Xaccess file like it is -- with that line -- i.e. the default settings that come with mandrake. > > Likewise in /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf even though the file points to the > chooser (as is the default) how do I get it to display? > I don't think gpm supports the chooser. > How do you enable the chooser (so it shows a list of hosts at the > console's graphical login screen) in GDM and KDM (and for that matter > xdm) in Mandrake 8.0. > You basically need kdm or xdm to be running in the background as a daemon. Then, typing X -indirect should make kdm or xdm bring up the chooser for you for that display e.g. X :1 -indirect localhost To bring up the chooser at startup, I guess, you will have to add the line "x:5:respawn:/usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -indirect localhost" just before the last line of /etc/inittab (mandrake 7.2), "x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon": No warranties, though! I have given up trying this anyway! George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] tuxracer getting bad framerates
Just a guess but have you tried running X in 16bit? Is X running in the same video mode as Tuxracer (640x480???)? Hope it helps, george On Saturday 25 August 2001 13:31, Jeremy Davidson wrote: > I finally got Tuxracer to work -- had to tell RPMDrake (Software Manager?) > to install the mesa packages. > > Now, however, it runs at about 1-2 fps. I looked around for a mesa config > program, but I haven't run across anything yet. What do I need to do to > get it working better? I've got a 1.13Ghz Athlon T-Bird system with 256MB > RAM and an Asus AGP videocard (GeForce 2 chipset). I think Mandrake (v8) > is using the generic nVidia GeForce 2 drivers. XWindows is set up to use > 1024x768@32bit. > > Thanks! > > Jeremy > > > _ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Content-Type: text/plain; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Asking too many questions!!!
Sorry everyone but I queued a lot of messages in my outbox than my drafts so a few too many messages got sent to this list. Sorry! George Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Who is nobody?
From: "Dave Sherman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 12:56 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Who is nobody? > > Actually, you need to check /etc/shadow for the passwords. However, you > will find that most of the ones you are talking about have an * in the > password field. This is to disable any logins with that user id -- so > noone can crack your system by logging in as 'apache'. Here is an excerpt of my /etc/shadow file: games:*:11513:0:9:7::: named:*:11513:0:9:7::: sympa:*:11513:0:9:7::: gopher:*:11513:0:9:7::: ftp:*:11513:0:9:7::: nobody:*:11513:0:9:7::: xfs:!!:11513:0:9:7::: How come xfs has a !!, instead of a *? Thanks again, george Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Strange Disk Access Messages
On Sunday 29 July 2001 01:29, etharp wrote:
> I don't think so
>
> On Saturday 28 July 2001 11:01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I was accessing (find command) my E: a while ago (hdb6), and I got this:
> >
> > hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error
> > } hdb: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=42366,
> > sector=407538
> >
> > What is this? Is my disk stuffed?
> >
> > I saw something in the kernel (2.4.4) compile options thing (make
> > xconfig) that said it would fix something similar to this:
> >
> > "CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE:
> >
> > If you get this error, try to say Y here:
> >
> > hda: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> > hda: set_multmode: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> >
> > If in doubt, say N."
> >
> > Should I turn this on and compile? I'm currently using Mandrake 7.2's
> > 2.2.17
> > kernel.
> >
> > Thanks,
So what does this mean?:
hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
hdb: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=42366, sector=407538
thanks,
george
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[newbie]User privilages
I have a son who has discovered that Linux has games. How can I set him up as a user that only has access to the games. I tried removing all desktop icons and edited the K menu, but I could not get rid of the KDE menu items. Been searching through manuals, info, and docs with no real success. -- Thanks George Baker South Africa
[newbie]Virus and telnet commands
Hi - I read the mails about the new Windoze virus that sends a huge attachment and tonight while downloading my wife's e-mail (on a win box) I noticed that it was huge. Cancelled the download and telnet into the pop server. After "list" I suddenly realised I could not remember the command to view the mail (thought it was "top"). What is the command? Anyway the 2 mails were both 49+megs, so I deleted them. -- Thanks George Baker South Africa
Re: [newbie] newbie and hardware questions
Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:53, Robert MacLean wrote: > > Good Morning Bunnies ;) > > > > My next one is also hardware. I have a Genius Netscroll Optical mouse. > > But for some reason I can't select it, when I tried it during install > > it stuffed the mouse up. So I choose std mouse. Any way to fix this? I > > miss my mouse wheel :( > > Run "mousedrake" as root. > > > Sridhar Dhanapalan. > "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: > LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." > -- Jeremy S. Anderson I'm using LM 7 and I notice it only has Genius Netscroll on PS2. I have a serial Netscroll mouse - any ideas how I can set it up? -- Thanks George Baker South Africa
[newbie]Using RPM
Trying to install a package alien-7.27-1mdk.src.rpm. Used rpm -ivh but get message: only major numbers supported in this version of rpm. Where can I get a version of rpm that does support non major numbers? Or where can I find alien with a major number release. Tried rpmfind.net - no luck. -- Thanks George Baker South Africa
[newbie] Debian package
I downloaded koffice from tucows but it is a Debian package, ending in .deb. How do you install it. -- Thanks George Baker South Africa
Re: [newbie] C Compiler
civileme wrote: > On Friday 20 July 2001 20:56, George Baker wrote: > > A V Flinsch wrote: > > > On Wednesday 18 July 2001 17:03, you wrote: > > > > Trying to install koffice 2.0.1 and kfinance 0.2.0 and keep getting the > > > > message that the C Compiler can't create executables. I have installed > > > > gcc and gcc -c++. This is the config.log I get: > > > > > > You need to install glibc-devel > > > > > > -- > > > Alex > > > Kernel Panic is General Failure's second in command > > > > I installed glibc-devel and now get this message. Can't seem to find any > > libs that deal with X includes. > > > > [root@localhost kfinance-0.2.0]# ./configure loading cache ./config.cache > > checking for gcc... gcc > > checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... yes > > checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) is a cross-compiler... no > > checking whether we are using GNU C... yes > > checking whether gcc accepts -g...yes > > checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E > > checking for X... > > configure: error: Can't find X includes. Please check your installation and > > add the correct paths! [root@localhost kfinance-0.2.0]# > > -- > > Thanks > > George Baker > > South Africa > > You need the stuff from XFree that says -devel- in the rpms. It checks for X > by looking for a header file. > > Civileme Well installed XFree - devel- , and then got message about qt headers, so I searched and installed the qt -devel- stuff but have now got a new message after running ./configure: checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes checking whether to build shared libraries... no checking whether to build static libraries... yes checking for objdirlibs creating libtool checking whether NLS is requested... yes checking for msgfmt... msgfmt checking for gmsgfmt... msgfmt found msgfmt program is not GNU msgfmt; ignore it checking for xgettext... : checking for KDE... configure: error: in the prefix, you've chosen, are no kde headers installed. This will fail. So, check this please and use another prefix! [root@localhost kfinance-0.2.0]# What am I missing now? Gee, but it is quite a process to install a .tar.gzip package. -- Thanks George Baker South Africa
[newbie]disk partitioning
I am trying to get my hands on another hard drive. If I can't, can I with my existing setup: * Save my '/home' to my '/mnt/DOS_hda1' so that after I have resized '/home' I can copy it back to my new /home. (I understand that if you resize a partition you loose all data?) * Having realized that I did not do a very good job at partitioning when I installed (should have made partitions for '/usr', etc.), can I now make partitions for '/usr' on my '/dev/hda6' or '/'. If I do get another hard drive, * what are the recommended partitions to make? * will I be able to copy my existing setup over to the new drive or will I have to reinstall. I understand that I will have to point LILO to the new drive. Thanks George Baker South Africa At 10:28 PM 07/19/2001 +, civileme wrote: >On Thursday 19 July 2001 19:52, George Baker wrote: >> Sorry, I am new at this. Here are my partition details: >> >> [george@localhost george]$ df -k >> Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on >> /dev/hda6 464585433598 6999 98% / >> /dev/hda1 2096320 1523840572480 73% /mnt/DOS_hda1 >> /dev/hda5 7776 827 6548 11% /boot >> /dev/hda8 472392124795323205 28% /home > >U! > >This is a 3G disk. How are your pockets for change? You need either another >hdd or a bigger hdd. You are below minimums on / and soon will have a >situation where it will not boot unless there are sufficient sections for /, >which should be reserved properly in the setup.. You could resize /home a >little smaller, and possibly make two partitions there for /var and >/usr/local or even three with /tmp added, but there is litle hope of being >able to move /usr there /usr/X11R6 maybe. You might be able to shrink DOS a >little , say 30k, and put all of /usr there, but that disk looks >uncomfortably tight, and if ext2resize isn't there already, you will have to >do surgery to make room for it. > >Sounds like a good exercise for you other helpers [ducks]. > >Civileme --
Re: [newbie] Internet Problems
I'm using Windows 98, the DNS server is there but the "Default Gateway" section is blank! Why is this? Thanks again, George - Original Message - From: "Tomek Nowinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "George Petri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Problems > You need to go to windows and get connected to internet and then if you > have Win2000 or WindowsNT type > > ipconfig /all > > In Win98 you go to RUN an type winipcfg, push enter... and... > > you will find out full internet configuration > > See you, > > Tomek > > > El 20 Jul 2001 16:43:57 +0200, George Petri escribió: > > - Original Message - > > From: "Tomek Nowinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "George Petri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 10:40 PM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Problems > > > > > > > Check out your resolv.conf > > > > > > You should have before you connect to internet this kind of message: > > > > > > search unimayab.edu.mx (search domain) > > > nameserver 172.21.14.5 (nameserver yourDNS) > > > ppp 172.21.10.11 (ppp yourgateway) > > > > > > That's all you need. > > > > > > Don't forget about ping, with ping you can see if you are connected well > > > or what's going on. > > > > > > Tomek > > > > > > > How do I get my "ppp yourgateway"?...I know the DNS, but not the gateway > > address. > > > > Thanks, > > George > > > > > > > > -- > Czatuj, wyslij sms-y, sprawdz poczte > Zainstaluj OnetKomunikatora [ http://ok.onet.pl/ ] >
Fw: Re: [newbie] Internet Problems
oops, forget to send to list! > - Original Message - > From: "Tomek Nowinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "George Petri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 10:40 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Problems > > > > Check out your resolv.conf > > > > You should have before you connect to internet this kind of message: > > > > search unimayab.edu.mx (search domain) > > nameserver 172.21.14.5 (nameserver yourDNS) > > ppp 172.21.10.11 (ppp yourgateway) > > > > That's all you need. > > > > Don't forget about ping, with ping you can see if you are connected well > > or what's going on. > > > > Tomek > > > > How do I get my "ppp yourgateway"?...I know the DNS, but not the gateway > address. > > Thanks, > George > >
Re: [newbie] Internet Problems
- Original Message - From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "George Petri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 11:11 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Problems > > -- > > /etc/resolv.conf (note: I use an isp called Bigpond, which has everything > >- ip addresses, that is - starting with 139) > > -- > > # search reisersun > > # search localdomain > > search localdomain > > I think you should set the search in resolv.conf to the name of your > ISP, not localdomain. In your case the system will look for the DNS servers > on your own computer, afaik. > Paul > So, do I write "search bigpond.com" or "search 139.whateveritwas"? Thanks, George
Re: [newbie] Best browser for linux?
Please excuse me for barging into this thread :) But I just have to nominate two great browsers: konqueror and lynx. George - Original Message - From: "James S Bear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dave Sherman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Best browser for linux? > Java works fine. In fact, Opera was the first browser to support java 2, as far > as I know, but I know it was before netscape or explorer > Quoting Dave Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Opera 5 for Linux works great for me, although I think Java does not work > > yet. > > > > Dave > > > > On Thursday 19 July 2001 10:25, thus spake Ravi Malghan: > > > > > > Hello: I have Mandrake 8.0 and use the default browser Netscape which > > > comes with it. But this sucks specially on pages where there are some > > > applets. I tried installing Netscape 6.0, it works great but crashes > > > very often. Does anybody have any suggestion on which broswer works > > > great? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Ravi > > > > - > > Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="Attachment: 1" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Content-Description: > > - > > > > - -- > > "Nihil tam munitum quod non expugnari pecunia possit." (No > > fortification is such that it cannot be subdued with money.) > > - - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 B.C. > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > iD8DBQE7Vv1nOiMJhTaLf3MRArnZAKCcqjzm0FZjOdDHusa1/tdKGklNyQCfbyVC > > lISEbSzUkfKJmWJqCRMbgSc= > > =w5H9 > > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > > > > Ignorance is underrated >
[newbie] Internet Problems
Hi! I recently set up a network and fooled around with my networking config files and now DNS lookups don't appear to work :(, which explains why I have been recently using Outlook Express to send emails... Basically, I can connect to the Internet with no problems but once I'm online, I can't do a thing. If I type ping www. website>.com, this message pops up on my screen: YPBINDPROC_DOMAIN: Domain not bound And ping just sits there waiting forever. If I run Konqueror or Netscape and type in www. website>.com, they also just sit there forever and never load. Before, I changed my config files, Internet in Mandrake (I'm using 7.2) worked fine. I have always used kppp to connect to the Internet. I have always been using the LT WinModem 5.78D driver. What is wrong? I want to use the Internet in Linux, not Windows! Perhaps, my config files have something to do with this, so here they are :) --/etc/hosts: (btw, I have named my computer "tux350" and the other one on the network, "cups166", in my pretend domain "reisersun")--127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost192.168.1.1 tux350.reisersun tux350192.168.1.2 cups166.reisersun cups166 -/etc/HOSTNAME (note: this file did not exist before I made it!):-tux350 --/etc/host.conf:--order hosts, nis, bindmulti on --/etc/resolv.conf (note: I use an isp called Bigpond, which has everything - ip addresses, that is - starting with 139)--# search reisersun# search localdomainsearch localdomain # nameserver 192.168.1.1nameserver 139.134.5.51nameserver 139.134.2.190 # ppp temp entrynameserver 139.134.5.51 # ppp temp entrynameserver 139.134.2.190 # ppp temp entrynameserver 139.134.5.51 # ppp temp entrynameserver 139.134.2.190 # ppp temp entry END CONFIG FILES - I can't remember the numerous other config files that I changed so please tell me if you need any others to help diagnose my problem. Before I changed anything, my computer used to be called the default "localhost.localdomain". Please help me fix my config files so that I can use my Internet connection again in Linux! Thanks,George
[newbie] Disk full problem
I installed LM 7 on a 1.2 gig extended partition. Now I see that /root partition is nearly full, yet I have 300 MB free in /home. How can I give more space to /root or specifically /usr. Thanks George Baker South Africa
[newbie] C Compiler
Trying to install koffice 2.0.1 and kfinance 0.2.0 and keep getting the
message that the C Compiler can't create executables. I have installed
gcc and gcc -c++. This is the config.log I get:
Thanks
George Baker
South Africa
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
configure:558: checking for gcc
configure:671: checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works
configure:687: gcc -o conftestconftest.c 1>&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot open crt1.o: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure: failed program was:
#line 682 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
main(){return(0);}
Re: [newbie] Help~! Help~!
On Saturday 23 June 2001 01:31, Wing Min Ho wrote: > Help Me! > 1. when i 1st time install Linux Mandrake 7.1, i got > no problem. But i dont know how to uninstall it. There are several ways to do this -- here's one: You need a partition tool such as DOS' fdisk or Partition Magic or even Linux's fdisk or diskdrake. Use one of these to erase all your mandrake 7.1 partitions (of course, the linux ones may not help in this situation as you cannot erase the root filesystem while you are using it etc.!). DOS FDisk, however, may have trouble deleting your linux partitions. Assuming that you have finally gotten rid of all the linux partitions, type "fdisk /mbr" at a DOS prompt/command line. > > 2. Then i try to install Linux Mandrake 7.2, it still > can work. But there is a problem, i dont' want Linux > as a default OS (I have Windows 98 that is still in > the hard disk) Unfortunately, i dont' know how to set > the default. If you are using a boot manager called GRUB, I don't know. If you are using LILO, then you can edit /etc/lilo.conf and then run lilo afterwards. You could also try the program klilo in KDE. Note that you have to be root to do any of these things. If you are going to use the "edit /etc/lilo.conf" method, then put the line "default=Windows98" (without the quotes) in it, assuming your entry "other=/dev/hda1" had a line immediately before or after it looking like "label=Windows98". > 3. After i install Linux Mandrake 7.2, and i had done > something in the LILO (i dont' know what i had done > what to the LILO). When i started my computer, then i > got this message "Stage1 Geom Error". No thing moving > in my computer. Did you enable/disable LBA or some obscure disk option? Only a guess. > 4. Then i try to install Linux Red Hat 6.2(may be is > chinese version). (While installing Linux, I had some > time reset my computer.) When i reinstall the Linux > Mandrake 7.2, my computer had hanged two time(because > i install it two times.) Err... > 5. Now the problem is here, my hole hdd can't read. i > use msdos for fdisk it but cant'. At last, i use Red > Hat 7.2 to format my hdd. Now my hdd is about 2GB. My > hdd capacity is about 8GB. Err again... > Q1: How to reset my hdd to 8 GB? Could you send me the output of "cat /proc/partitions"? > Q2: Why the 'State1 Geom Error' out, nothing is moving > to my computer? don't know, sorry... > Q3: How to set my sound card so that i can listen > music? > If you are using OSS (very likely), then run the command sndconfig as root. You should avoid running it X (or so the warning says!) but it runs fine for me in X. If you are using ALSA, I point you to www.alsa-project.org :) - George
Re: [newbie] mouse in X
On Sunday 01 July 2001 05:40, Willy Sutrisno wrote: > > Have you tried mousedrake? > > I didnt install it, and may i know whats the use of that prog. > oh ya, by the way. if I shutdown the x server and press the startx command > again, my mouse will work fine. only when I load X at the first time after > the boot process, thEn my mouse will go crazy. > Do you have a PS/2 mouse? I've had horrible problems with them -- they go out of control in the same way you describe, if not configured correctly. Basically, you have to decide whether it is a PS/2 or IMPS/2 (Intellimouse? or compatible) mouse and say so in /etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. If you get the wrong one then you get funny (and annoying) mouse behaviour. I may be wrong but I guess it's worth a try :) - George
Re: [newbie] mouse single click treat as double click
On Tuesday 10 July 2001 06:21, Willy Sutrisno wrote: > hi, > > my mouse act strangely today. i have been using mandake 8.0 for about half > a year. and today my mouse act very strange, everytime i single click > using the left button, sometimes they send a double click signal. i mean, > if i click one time, almost 70% of the time the mandrake or the mouse will > take it as a double clicks. strange huh! this strange behaviour always > happen to me after i use mandrake for about quite sometime (few weeks). > this thing also happened to me before, and because i reinstalled mandrake, > all go back to normal. but after a while, the mouse will act strangely > again. any solution? > > thanks in advance Have you tried using the mouse in Windows to see if it happens there as well? Perhaps, the button is stuffed -- my Intellimouse broke after only 1 year! - George
[newbie] KDM won't start anything other than KDE
Hi! Recently, I upgraded my Mandrake 7.2 system (running XFree 3.3.6, with nvidia 128 zx chipset) to XFree 4.0.3. When the computer booted up into KDM, I got my usual choices (i.e./e.g. KDE, Gnome, IceWM, fvwm etc. etc.). But now, no matter which one I select, it boots into KDE...(with the exception of the "failsafe" option). Now this is not neccessarily a bad thing :) but some users want to use gnome and ice. So what have I done wrong? And how do I get gnome etc. back? Typing "startgnome" from failsafe does work so it's something to do with KDM and/or X. Thanks, George
[newbie] What is the MFT?
Hello everybody! Sometimes when I type mount, I get this: FilesystemSize Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda6 973M 874M 50M 95% / /dev/hdb81020M 358M 662M 35% /home /dev/hda8 806M 575M 231M 71% /mnt/d /dev/hdb6 15G 9.5G 5.5G 63% /mnt/f Trying to open MFT /dev/hda5 2.0G 1.7G 267M 87% /mnt/nt /dev/hdb7 5.2G 3.5G 1.4G 72% /usr /dev/hda1 2.0G 1.4G 643M 69% /mnt/c /dev/hdb5 15G 6.8G 8.2G 45% /mnt/e Notice the "Trying to open MFT" sandwiched in the middle? What does it mean? Is it important or a warning or something? Thanks, George
Re: [newbie] What does "Load Average" mean?
On Wednesday 04 July 2001 10:33, Paul wrote: > As ffar as I know it is the average number of jobs in the run queue over > the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes. The numbers displayed are an indication of > how many processes were competing for CPU time at any given time averaged > over "N" minutes. > > Paul So at appoximately what "load average" should I start to get worried about the system being too busy (i.e. becomes so unresponsive that I can't do any work)? Thanks, George
[newbie] What does "Load Average" mean?
Hi! I continually see something called a "Load Average" as a statistic for servers, ftp sites...and even my machine :) But what does it mean? The output from "uptime" tells me this: 11:50pm up 2:48, 2 users, load average: 0.49, 0.55, 0.51 So is this saying that my system is being "loaded" 0.49 out of 10, 1 minute ago...or is it out of 5 or what? Please help me :) Thanks, George
Re: [newbie] Groups within Groups
Hello. I actually don't have a use for it at the moment but was just wondering how I could just quickly assign a particular group to a particular set of users, instead of figuring out the groups for each user again and again e.g. an "internet" group which includes all sorts of internet-related subgroups, a "games" group which includes all multimedia and games groups etc. Thanks, George On Thursday 28 June 2001 08:10, n6tadam wrote: > Hello George, > > I apologise. I was not clear enough with my explanation!! I know what you > meant, when you referred to NT as having groups, within groups, but Unix > (and hence Linux), does not work in that way (as far as I know). > > You have separate groups, and by adding either users, or programs into a > group, you can control who can run the program. > > If you can be more specific, I might be able to help with your problem. > What exactly do you want to do with the groups??? > > HTH, > > Thomas Adam > > - Original Message - > From: George Petri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: n6tadam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 1:13 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Groups within Groups > > > Hello again! > > > > I'm sorry but I don't know what you mean by "assign a new group with the > > value". I'm pretty sure Win NT can do groups within groups...why not > > Linux > > > :(?. > > > > Thanks, > > George > > > > P.S. I don't actually have a laptop :). I just have a desktop machine > > and was just checking if that dark kdm problem couuld be related to the > > 128zx graphics chip. > > > > On Wednesday 27 June 2001 13:01, you wrote: > > > Hi George, > > > > > > This is not possible. You'll have to assign a new group with the value. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Thomas Adam > > > > > > P.S. With regards to your e-mail about your laptop.....I'll get back to > > you > > > > asap > > > - Original Message - > > > From: George Petri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 11:52 PM > > > Subject: [newbie] Groups within Groups > > > > > > > Is this possible? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > George > > > > > > Please note that the content of this message is confidential between > > > the original sender and the intended recipient(s) of the message. If > > > you are not an intended recipient and/or have received this message in > > > error, kindly disregard the content of the message and return it to the > > original > > > > sender. > > > > > > If you have any complaints about this message please reply to: > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > The Purbeck School E-Mail server running: > > >users.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk > > Please note that the content of this message is confidential between the > original sender and the intended recipient(s) of the message. If you are > not an intended recipient and/or have received this message in error, > kindly disregard the content of the message and return it to the original > sender. > > If you have any complaints about this message please reply to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The Purbeck School E-Mail server running: >users.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk
[newbie] What is nsmail?
Hi! I've just noticed a new folder in my home directory, called "nsmail". What made it? What is it for? And do I need it :)? Thanks, George
Re: [newbie] Groups within Groups
Hi! Yes, I meant can I have a big group called "Power User", which contains groups within that such as "Games", "Office" etc. But you've answered my question anyway :) Thanks, George On Wednesday 27 June 2001 14:34, Michael D. Viron wrote: > George, > > If you mean, can a group be part of another group, not that I'm aware of. > If you mean, can a user be part of more than one group, then yes they can > be. > > Michael > > -- > Michael Viron > Registered Linux User #81978 > Senior Systems & Administration Consultant > Web Spinners, University of West Florida > > At 10:52 PM 06/27/2001 +, George Petri wrote: > >Is this possible? > > > >Thanks, > >George
[newbie] Groups within Groups
Is this possible? Thanks, George
[newbie] How to use the joystick
Hi! I know this may sound trivial but: How do I enable the joystick? I have an integrated ES1373 sound chip on my motherboard and I plug a cheap analog Radioshack joystick into the sound port. I am using OSS in Mandrake 7.2 (2.2-17 kernel), at the moment. Thanks, George Petri
Re: [newbie] "Windows Shutdown Problem" in Linux?
On Sunday 10 June 2001 20:27, you wrote: > On Sunday 10 June 2001 18:31, you wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Everyone knows that certain versions of Windows, when told to "Shut > > Down", actually choose to reboot instead. And it seems that my Linux > > installation has caught this horrible disease (actually it's had this > > problem ever since I first installed it). > > > > Basically, if I select "Shutdown" from kdm or type in "halt" or > > "poweroff" or "telinit 0", it gives lots of > > shutting-down-whatever-service messages and then it says: > > > > System is halted. > > > > So far so good but then it says "stopping all md devices" and reboots. > > Arggh!!! > > > > Does anyone know why this happens? > > > > Could it have something to do with this (in my /sbin directory):? > > > > -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 7548 Oct 3 2000 halt* > > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root4 Mar 30 16:03 poweroff -> halt* > > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root4 Mar 30 16:03 reboot -> halt* > > > > Thanks, > > George Petri > > Nope, more likely it is your chipset. Some KT133 and KT133A chipsets have > a problem about halting/rebooting, especially on FIC AZ11 motherboards, > limited to specific runs. There may be others as well that we don't know > about. If you can describe your system, maybe we can come up with a > workaround. If it is 7.1, I have one already. (You didn't mention your > version). > > Civileme > QA Team Hi! I have Mandrake 7.2 running on a Pentium II-350. I have no idea what type of motherboard it is except that it is from Gateway and is full of "integrated" components such as an nVidia Riva 128 zx chipset and es1373 sound card. It supports the advanced power management thing as well. I dual boot with Windows 98 and disabled the "fast shutdown" option (but more recently win98 still doesn't shutdown at all!). Thnaks, George
Re: [newbie] Who turned out the lights?
On Monday 04 June 2001 08:50, n6tadam wrote: > Hi, > > I have had a similar situation like this on my laptop. It seems that it is > linked to the framebuffer that you use to boot up, and the default colour > depth that X-window runs in. > > I would suggest, that as a test, you change your vga= in lilo.conf to > vga=normal. Save the file, and then run "lilo". > > Then, change the default colour depth in "/etc/XF86Config" to 8, and then > reboot your machine (init 6). If the colour depth displays ok, at 8 bit, > without having to "chvt" each time, then it means that most likely, it is a > problem with your graphics display. > > The fact that it restores the colour depth after you have switched to a VT > and back again, suggests that your refresh rate for your monitor maybe > inaccurate. But that is only a guess! > > If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know. > Kind Regards, > > Thomas Adam > Hi! I followed your instructions andit worked! But I don't like 8-bit colour :). Is there a way to make 16-bit work with the "darkness" (it used to work before I upgraded KDE or XFree)? I've checked the refresh rate used by X for 1024x768x16 and it's higher than what is reccommended by my manufacturer but still within the limits of my monitor (VX700). Thanks, George Petri
[newbie] Who turned out the lights?
Hi! A few weeks ago, I downloaded and installed the KDE 2.1.1 packages for Mandrake Linux 7.2 (beforehand I upgraded to XFree 4.0.3). Now, whenever I boot up using vga=0x314 or 0x315 (or any other VESA mode that I've tried) in /etc/lilo.conf, all the KDE components on the screen (starting with the KDE login screen) have a very dark background -- so dark that I can just barely read the text (the text is black too :). I've found that switching to a virtual console (CTRL+ALT+F1) and switching back to the X screen (CTRL+ALT+F7 or ALT+F7) magically fixes the situation, until the next time I boot into Linux. But why does this happen in the first place and how do I fix it, permanently? Thanks, George Petri
RE: [newbie] Sound Card Probe Problems
On Fri, 25 May 2001 19:12:38, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > For some odd reason while installing linux it did NOT probe for a sound > card and if it did it didn't find it > it's a Sound Blaster Pro. > And for some reason i can't find a place in linux to setup my sound card. > Were is the conf for sound Try typing 'sndconfig' in a console. It is a Red Hat program (that should come with your system) but it works for me in Mandrake 7.2. Avoid running it in an X Session. Hope it helps, George
[newbie] TCP/IP "stalling" in LM 7.2 -- HELP!!!
I just did a fresh Mandrake 7.2 install, which went rather smoothly (I thought), until I rebooted, logged in, and tried to do anything on the net. I have a cable hookup with static IP addressing. NIC is a CompaQ, Netelligent PCI 10/100 using the tlan driver. I am noticing that it takes almost 1 minute to retrieve a single e-mail message, and that when trying to load WEB pages or DL files, that the DL rate starts at about 3.5 Kbps but within seconds dramatically drops to perhaps 250 bps and then goes into a stall, and just sits there. This is not a Netscape only phenomenon, it occurs regardless of browser and e-mail/news package used. Right now I am totally stumped because I find NO I/O address or IRQ conflicts with any installed hardware, and have checked and rechecked my TCP/IP configuration only to find no errors there. I can shut down Linux, reboot the same box into OS/2 Warp4, and immediately get on the net and see DL speeds in excess of 200 Kbps. I did NOT have this problem using Mandrake 7.0-2 on this box and could (reluctantly) restore from tape, but I would prefer to get 7.2 running smoothly. If anyone can provide me with some insight into what I should be looking for and where, I'd appreciate it. I'd really like to get this straightened out, but I'm totally lost! George ...surfing with Warp4 for now...
[newbie] Release date for 7.2
Good Day Does anybody know what the estimated release date for LM7.2 is? ___ http://www.webmail.co.za the South-African free email service
[newbie] Some questions regarding 7.2
Hi I have some questions regarding LM7.2 1. When is it coming out? 2. Will it have native support for the Geforce2 chipset?, This is my main reason for not using LM7.1 at the moment due to the fact that I have never used any linux before. I read some posts with people having problems with the geforce2 not working. Thanks in advance. George ___ http://www.webmail.co.za the South-African free email service
Re: [newbie] ipchains and ssh
Dan, I took out the source address and I'm still not able to connect.In your example, I assume you have a genuine IP address in place of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.Do you have a static IP then? Of course, I'm also starting to wonder if I'm barking up the wrong tree here and maybe I have something else wrong elsewhere. Any generic ideas on what to check to make sure ssh works?And if I can get out the server here with telnet, I should be able to get out with ssh also, right? Thanks, George "Daniel J. Ferris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Mailed by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) 09/28/2000 08:58 AM CST Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: [newbie] ipchains and ssh At 08:11 AM 9/27/00 -0500, you wrote: >Hello, > >My first post on the newbie list... > >I have been struggling for some time to get SSH to work on my Linux box >(2.2.13-4mdk : Mandrake 6.1). >I believe I finally have it up and running, because I am able to create a >SSH connection from/to the machine itself. > >What I can't seem to manage is to make a SSH connection from an external >machine (I work in DC, Linux box is at home in OH). I am trying using >FiSSH and I repeatedly get "Failed to Connect to Host." > >Now, I do have a firewall up, and it is a pretty basic one in order to >provide IP-Masquerading (which works!), so I thought >maybe my problem was simply that the firewall wasn't letting the connection >to port 22. So, after extensive research I felt >that what I needed to add was a couple rules to allow the connection in, >and I tried to add something like this (and other >similar variations): > >ipchains -A input -p tcp -s xxx.xxx.com -d yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy 22 -j ACCEPT >ipchains -A output -p tcp -d xxx.xxx.com -d yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy 22 -j ACCEPT > >But it isn't working - and I think my problem lies with xxx.xxx.com and >yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy (the source and destination addresses). > >1. I don't exactly know the source IP address for where I'm at, so is it >acceptable to use xxx.xxx.com instead? >2. I have a variable IP - so how the heck do I populate yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy >with my current IP address if I don't even know it? > >For #2 - I've seen some people use $IPADDR which is all well and good, but >I don't know how to populate that variable without simply hardcoding and >that just presents the same problem again. > >In addition, I typed in the ipchains commands (both above) at the command >prompt and used what my IP address is currently and I still couldn't >connect to it remotely via SSH.So now my entire solution has been >undermined. > >Any suggestions? > >Thanks, >George I have the exact same setup as you do (almost) and ssh works from anywhere. I just did this ipchains -A input -p tcp -d xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 22 -j ACCEPT If you are really concerned about the source address, try using the ip address instead of the hostname/DNS name, because it may resolve to something unexpected. As you can see, in my example, I wasn't concerned with the source address. Only the destination address and port number. Dan
[newbie] ipchains and ssh
Hello, My first post on the newbie list... I have been struggling for some time to get SSH to work on my Linux box (2.2.13-4mdk : Mandrake 6.1). I believe I finally have it up and running, because I am able to create a SSH connection from/to the machine itself. What I can't seem to manage is to make a SSH connection from an external machine (I work in DC, Linux box is at home in OH). I am trying using FiSSH and I repeatedly get "Failed to Connect to Host." Now, I do have a firewall up, and it is a pretty basic one in order to provide IP-Masquerading (which works!), so I thought maybe my problem was simply that the firewall wasn't letting the connection to port 22. So, after extensive research I felt that what I needed to add was a couple rules to allow the connection in, and I tried to add something like this (and other similar variations): ipchains -A input -p tcp -s xxx.xxx.com -d yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy 22 -j ACCEPT ipchains -A output -p tcp -d xxx.xxx.com -d yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy 22 -j ACCEPT But it isn't working - and I think my problem lies with xxx.xxx.com and yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy (the source and destination addresses). 1. I don't exactly know the source IP address for where I'm at, so is it acceptable to use xxx.xxx.com instead? 2. I have a variable IP - so how the heck do I populate yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy with my current IP address if I don't even know it? For #2 - I've seen some people use $IPADDR which is all well and good, but I don't know how to populate that variable without simply hardcoding and that just presents the same problem again. In addition, I typed in the ipchains commands (both above) at the command prompt and used what my IP address is currently and I still couldn't connect to it remotely via SSH.So now my entire solution has been undermined. Any suggestions? Thanks, George
[newbie] Incoming ppp connections?
I am still having trouble configuring my system for incoming calls. I found something on the Internet about it, but it did not work. I have a 3com USR voice faxmodem hooked to S1 (com 2). I can get a dialtone and the modem can call out. (I have not successfully authenticated to my ISP, but I know that the modem works). At this time, I just want to dial in and used the local LAN and Internet. Sort of like my own mini-ISP. My version 7.1 machine is hooked up to an ethernet LAN that gets to the internet by a dial-on-demand ISDN line. Any help would be appreciated.
RE: [newbie] pppd Server? + other questions.
Thanks for the quick replies!! The IP addresses are on a x.240 subnet and the pipeline is set to pass all traffic at this point. The reason that I would like to force an Internet connection is so that I can then access my network from the Internet. I do not want to do this all the time, but depending on where I am, I get more throughput using the Internet than I do on a dialup connection. I really do not care if every time my phone rings the server connects to the internet because I do not get that many calls where it would make a difference. The only thing that I have to do to initiate a connection is ping something to force the router to connect. Would it be possible for the server to assign the "unused" IP addresses of my subnet to use to get back out? Or, can I use the public IP addresses for the incoming traffic and NAT them to one of the other "unused" IP address or the IP address of the server itself? I do have a copy of Micro Images X-server software on my laptop, but I keep getting an error about permissions. I will check it out. I had a problem yesterday where I could not access my W2k Server until I shut down the Linux box. I guess it has something to do with Samba. If I get same problem again, I will shut down that service to see if that solves the problem. I do not know about SSH so I will try to find something online about it. Thanks again, George -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Greg Stewart Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 12:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] pppd Server? + other questions. OK, this one gets a little more complicated, because you have real IPs to work with. This will require setting the linux box up to act as router/firewall after the Pipline router. With only 13 IPs, I should assume they're a block on the same subnet? Or are they "random"? Is the Pipline set to pass everything? I'm not clear on your need to force an internet connection by ringing your home phone, sort of a "wake-on-phone call" kinda' thing? If you have a modem that supports auto-answer, and hopefully it is not a winmodem, there might be a way run a script on answer that logs your home machine into your ISP. I'll ask around about this. Since this is a bit more involved than usual, and it's it already half-past midnight, and I'll be in Albany in the morning 'till Sunday nite, I hope you'll give me a chance to think it over. Forwarding real IPs through a linux firewall is a bit trickier than simply masquerading reserved internal network IPs with one real external IP. . The raptor should not interfere with an SSH connection, but it may get in the way of a VPN through the LAN. SSH can also do X-ll forwarding for gui enjoyment, so you might take a look at this. I'll get back to you when I return from my weekend trip. --Greg. - Original Message - From: "George Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have an Ascend Pipeline 75 that allows me to access the Internet on > demand. I have 13 IP address to use. The router takes one, and my windows > machines take up another 6. I do not need to use my box to dial out. I am > only worried about inbound traffic. (I also need to find a way to force a > connection to the Internet by ringing my home phone). > > Internet --> Router --> Home LAN > > I do want to access my home LAN from work if possible. (We have a raptor > firewall at work so I am not sure about PPTP). I mainly want to access my > network so that I can NAT and turn around and access newsgroups. I may end > up just paying for SuperNews or something similar. > > As I said before, I will try the firewall if I get everything else working. > I will just build a new segment with just the router and the Linux box and > another segment with the Linux box with everything else. > > My LinuxConf only runs in text mode. Do you know the command line > parameters to make it run in 'gui' mode? > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Greg Stewart > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 8:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] pppd Server? + other questions. > > OK, allow me to build some clarifying maps for myself: > > Your linux box (at home?) needs internet access through a dial-up ISP, your > personal ISP I assume? > > Interenet <== LinuxBox > > But, you want to be able to access a work LAN's windows boxes? > > Windows\ > Windows - = Company LAN ==> Interenet <== LinuxBox > Windows/ > > Or, You want to be able to use your Windows Boxes connected to the (home?) > LinuxBox LAN to browse the internet? > / Windows > Interenet &
