Re: [newbie] back to the good old Windows
If that's what you want to do, it's your right to do so. As far as your advice goes, I'll take your advice, and toss it out the window. Jim On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 06:15, Josenildo Marques wrote: I have not only erased Linux from my precious computer, but I've also come back to Windows, the best operating system ever ! Linux experience is, to say the least, disappointing and frustrating. I'm feeling so much better that I can't avoid giving you this piece of advice: do the same. Uninstall Linux and give Windows a second chance. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] 9.2.1 ?
Can any one please tell me where to find the 9.2 special update CDs? I tried using bit turrent and I never got a decent .img. I would rather download Mandrake 10. and bittorrent didn't work for me either. it didn't download single KB in 10 minutes. it just keeps establishing peer connections with mirrors and shows the total transfer rate of about 500 to 600 kbps but download rate is 0 to 1 kbps. I used ftp and I finished it in 1 and half hour. all three cds. (I used bittorrent for windows) __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] bit torrent
bit torrent is a protocol like ftp to transfer file. it used peer to peer connection. So you have to first download and install bit torrent program which will download CD images automatically using the mirror information in the bittorrent file that you got. Read this page to know where to get bit-torrent manager, depending on your OS: http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=1302mode=nocomments --- Hoyt Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I joined Mandrake Club and as part of the bennies tried to download the Power CD's I got a bit torrent file which isn't an rpm or a sh executable and cant be read with less. Does anyone know what I should do with it or what it is? -- Regards; Hoyt Ignore the past and you will fail! Ignore the future and you have already failed! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can Mandrake 9.2 write on ntfs file system?
I moved my data to a temporary folder and reformatted that partition in FAT32 using windows, because Mandrake won't let me write in NTFS even if its mounted in 'rw' mode. And then I changed global mount option for the type of that partition from ntfs to vfat in /ectc/fstab and now I can access it from windows as well as from Linux :) Thank you all. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] need help installing driver for wireless card, Dlink DWL 520 chipset: rtl8180
Hello, everyone I am new to this list and also a newbie for linux. I want to get my wireless card working in linux. It is Dlink DWL 520 with reaktek rtl8180 chipset. Somewhat expert users please help me :) I am writing what I have done till now: I found the driver from realtek site http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-3.aspx?Keyword=rtl8180 It contains precompiled driver rtl8180_24x.o for redhat 9, kernel 2.4.20 and also source code and script files to bring the interface up and down. I have Mandrake 9.2 so thought I have to compile it myself. I downloaded kernel source rpm, installed it. Then did make, to compile the driver I don't know if it worked but it showed 2 or 3 warnings and generated the output rtl8180.o then I did makeinstall now when I run the script './wlanup infra' it shows following, [EMAIL PROTECTED] rtl8180_1.5]# ./wlanup infra insmod: a module named rtl8180_24x already exists infra ./wlanup: line 23: /sbin/iwpriv: No such file or directory ./wlanup: line 24: /sbin/iwpriv: No such file or directory ./wlanup: line 52: /sbin/iwpriv: No such file or directory ./wlanup: line 53: /sbin/iwpriv: No such file or directory ./wlanup: line 64: /sbin/iwpriv: No such file or directory ./wlanup: line 72: /sbin/iwpriv: No such file or directory I am writing commands on these lines in wlanup script for reference 23 /sbin/iwpriv wlan0 wlan_para networktype=infra 24 /sbin/iwpriv wlan0 wlan_para ssid2scan=iit 52 /sbin/iwpriv wlan0 wlan_para encmode=off 53 /sbin/iwpriv wlan0 wlan_para wepmode=off 64 /sbin/iwpriv wlan0 msglevel 0 72 /sbin/iwpriv wlan0 enable Thank you. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] can Mandrake 9.2 write on ntfs file system?
I just installed Mandrake 9.2 but cannot write on my windows partition which is NTFS. So I thought I need to remount it in read-write mode and I did it. But I still cannot write on that partition, though it shows that it is 'rw' when I do mount -l Thank you all. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can Mandrake 9.2 write on ntfs file system?
Thank you Anton. But the partition on which I want to write from linux doesn't have any OS on it, just it is formatted in NTFS. It is actually my data drive. And as it doesn't have any OS on it mandrake mounts it in 'rw' mode automatically everytime unlike XP and 2000 partitions which are mounted in read only mode. But I don't know why can't I still write on that partition. Do I have to convert it to FAT32? Thank you again. :) -jimmy --- anton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: jimmy wrote: I just installed Mandrake 9.2 but cannot write on my windows partition which is NTFS. So I thought I need to remount it in read-write mode and I did it. But I still cannot write on that partition, though it shows that it is 'rw' when I do mount -l google is your friend. It can be done but is really not recommended. M$ don't like sharing you see... It has to be set up special though, so you will have to piss around if you want it. Best not to write to a partition that has an OS on it anyway (from another OS) - set up a share with FAT32 that is no probs for linux and Windoze. Cheers Anton -=-=- ... After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true. -- Spock, Amok Time, stardate 3372.7 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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[newbie] Drake 9 don't do video
Hi, Everybody: I downloaded the isos and burned them onto 3 CDs. I booted from CD1 and ran the install per directions. It's slick until comes time to configure the video/Xwindows environment. There I hit a stump. I've installed 4 times, now, and still can't get it right. System is: FIC VA503+ mobo AMD K6-2/350 processor 256 mb Crucial RAM 2 Maxtor 13 gb hdds 1 generic 50x CD-ROM 1 fdd Creative Ensoniqe sound ATI 3D Rage Pro vid card with 8 mb RAM Compaq V50 monitor IBM model M keyboard (101 key, US English) Logitech MouseMan PS2 Problem is that during the install, Xconfigurator sees the vid card as an ATI Mach 64 with a Utah chipset. Default config is 16 million 24-bit color, 800x600 res. If I accept that and run a test, the screen goes black for about 30 seconds and then comes back on. If I then tell it to load X at boot-up, what happens is that the system reboots and looks good until it loads X. Then the screen goes black and stays that way forever. So I reinstall. Tell Xconfigurator that the vid card is really an ATI Rage Pro 3D. Then, no matter what config I set up (65k colors 16-bit, for example) the system returns an error when I test it. The error is: You must specify a keyboard in XF86Config try to change some parameters. (sic) So I boot to the command line as root. Issue a command xf86config. Run through all of THAT. At the end, it tells me it's going to save the configuration, and then it saves. When I tell it startx, I get execve failed for /etc/x11/x (errno 2) giving up xinit: No such file or directory After install no. 4, I'm whipped. Ideas, anyone? Thanks. Nick Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] question
when i open the mixer controls they are blank no controls i have a awe64 sound card any ideas thanks jimmy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] please help
i'm new 2 linux will mandrake 8.1 work with a hp scanjet 3300c and awe-64 isa sound card i want 2 know the best kind of install 2 do i want x but not 2 boot in 2 it on startup what is a good editor 4 text mode other then vi with mandrake thanks 4 your help jimmy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] MP3 players and linux?
Hello, I cannot boot after I uninstalled linx4win, I have windows ME on this hd and have another hd for linux.Is there anyway to remove grub and have my computer boot normally under windows? I have tried reupgrading to win me but grub boots and wont let me boot anything thanks in advance, Jimmy - Original Message - From: Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 10:28 PM Subject: [newbie] MP3 players and linux? Hello all, I was thinking of purchasing an MP3 player. But since I'd prefer to have to boot to Windows as little as possible, I'd need one with Linux support. I understand that kernel 2.4 now has support for USB devices? Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.
Re: [newbie] Running Pronto
how can i make a boot disk from windows? I can get to rawwrite but dont know which file to use or how to make it bootable i have mandrake 7.2 When i installed 7.2 everything went fine untill bootdisk error it also had an error message"cannot use undefined value as a HASH refrence" i tried to use recomended install but it would not work at all, so i used custom install and it said istallation finished, but bootdisk step and bootloader step both failed. i tried to use cd .img file as a bootdisk but it only starts the install again thanks Jimmy - Original Message - From: "Meph Istopheles" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 6:24 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Running Pronto Chris, After installing pronto I get "Can't locate MIME/Types.pm in @INC" when trying to run it. And it lists various directories, none of which have Types.pm. There a several Types.pm on my machine, however none are in the directory MIME. Have you sub'd to the pronto mailing list? I used to use it when I was running RedHat (now mdk), the coder was extremely helpful. Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux
Re: [newbie] faulty mandrake 7.2 ?? CD
i had the same problem so i downloaded it again, try a different mirror site, now all is well untill i get to the bootloader section of DrakeX, it just keeps telling me bootloader failed do u know anything about this? Im also having trouble making a boot disk. thanks Jimmy - Original Message - From: "David" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 2:40 PM Subject: [newbie] faulty mandrake 7.2 ?? CD hi i downloaded Mandrake 7.2...both CDs but when i try to boot from it i get "mount failed: Invalid argument" "error mounting ramdisk. ..etc" this happens as the CDRom tries to initalize. can i take the file from the mandrake 7.1 CD and reburn a new CD, If so what file is it ?? Cheerz David
[newbie] having troubles using lnx4win installing off a hard drive, please help!
I downloaded the iso and extracted it will full pathname using winimage. Now I have it all extracted out to my d drive (I extracted it at root level so it would be like the cd distribution. Then I ran the install batch file in the lnx4win folder and it installed to my C drive, and brought up the dialog. I choose my options and told it I was ready to boot. Well, it went into linux then I get a kernel panic... cannot mount the root device. I told it I wanted the Hard Drive installation btw. Maybe I am not putting the files in the right place or something. What do I do?! Thanks! Jimmy
Re: [newbie] giving up
I reinstalled Linux-Mandrake and did everything you said below. My computer hasn't hung since! It solved my shutdown/logout problem. I was also able to configure my cable modem internet access and I can now go online. (I would be writing this from Linux right now, but I forgot the email address! :) But, all is not well. My computer is still VERY slow in Linux. The new initscripts didn't really help out in that area. Linux still keeps accessing my hard drive, and it takes forever to load anything. If it'll be of any help, here are my specs: 2 IBM 7,200rpm 10.1G ide hard drives. Primary partition is Fat32 (win98) w/ 3.5G Linux Ext2 is 5.7G (logical) Linux Swap is 360 (logical) and there's a Linux Ext2 partition that the install made that's 23.5MB (logical) 128MB pc100 ram, 300a@450, Creative Labs TNT, SBlive value, tekram dc390f scsi card, 3com ethernet card, ultraplex and plexwriter 8x. Is my swap file partition too big? Or do I have to install something else? Thanks everyone! I'm glad that I didn't give up. I really would love to say goodbye to windoze! Jimmy Ok, so I'm assuming you haven't set up net access in Linux either. Download the updated initscripts package, and put it to C:\. Now boot Linux. Assuming your DOS/Windoze C:\ partition is /dev/hda1 (=first partition of the primary master IDE drive), mkdir /mnt/tmp mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/tmp rpm -U --force /mnt/tmp/initscripts* Yes, there is a GUI way to do this too, but I know this way better. ;) LLaP bero
[newbie] found the problem!!
Hi! I think I found out what is causing Linux to run so slow on my computer!! I typed in the stuff Bernhard mentioned and found out that Linux thinks I only have 13MB of RAM!! I really have 128 MB of pc100 sdram! How do I let linux know that there's 128mb of ram? If it's really running on 13MB of RAM, then it's no wonder why its been so slow!! Jimmy
[newbie] found the problem!!
This is what it said when I typed in 'Free' [root@localhost /root]# free total used free shared buffers cachedMem:13604 13324 280 7492 304 6448-/+ buffers/cache:6572 7032Swap 369452 9068 360384
Re: [newbie] giving up
Bernhard, Here's what it says when I type in "top" and "M" --- 11:08pm up 13 min, 1 user, load average: 0.08, 0.46, 0.4044 processes: 40 sleeping, 3 running, 1 zombie, 0 stoppedCPU states: 3.3% user, 1.1% system, 0.0% nice, 95.4% idleMem: 13604K av, 13228K used, 376K free, 7936K shrd, 304K buffSwap: 369452K av, 10108K used, 359344K free 5544K cached PID USER PRI NI SIZE RSS SHARE STAT LIB %CPU %MEM TIME COMMAND 626 root 8 0 2260 2040 1624 R 0 2.1 14.9 0:00 konsole 519 root 13 0 19944 18M 756 R 0 1.9 139.4 0:09 X 630 root 3 0 1044 1044 848 R 0 0.3 7.6 0:00 top 1 root 0 0 76 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:04 init 2 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 kflushd 3 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 kpiod 4 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 kswapd 119 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 apmd 262 bin 0 0 80 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 portmap 308 root 0 0 156 68 56 S 0 0.0 0.4 0:00 syslogd 318 root 0 0 360 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 klogd 331 daemon 0 0 80 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 atd 344 root 0 0 164 108 84 S 0 0.0 0.7 0:00 crond 357 root 0 0 100 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 inetd 370 root 0 0 112 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 lpd 386 root 0 0 92 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 rpc.statd 396 root 0 0 80 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 rpc.rquotad 406 root 0 0 100 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 rpc.mountd 420 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 nfsd 421 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 lockd 422 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 rpciod 458 root 0 0 288 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 sendmail 472 root 0 0 108 56 52 S 0 0.0 0.4 0:00 gpm 491 xfs 0 0 1116 380 272 S 0 0.0 2.7 0:00 xfs 509 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 510 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 511 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 512 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 513 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 514 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 515 root 0 0 356 4 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 prefdm 517 root 0 0 88 44 36 S 0 0.0 0.3 0:00 update 520 root 0 0 644 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 prefdm 529 root 2 0 1212 916 708 S 0 0.0 6.7 0:01 kwm 564 root 0 0 0 0 0 Z 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 kwmsound de 565 root 0 0 1200 388 272 S 0 0.0 2.8 0:00 kfm 566 root 0 0 672 324 288 S 0 0.0 2.3 0:00 krootwm 567 root 0 0 1460 1008 828 S 0 0.0 7.4 0:01 kpanel 568 root 0 0 896 352 320 S 0 0.0 2.5 0:00 kbgndwm 585 root 0 0 820 488 400 S 0 0.0 3.5 0:00 kcmlaptop 610 root 0 0 704 212 184 S 0 0.0 1.5 0:00 konsole 611 root 0 0 236 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 bash 625 root 0 0 1564 816 500 S 0 0.0 5.9 0:01 kmail 627 root 0 0 944 936 708 S 0 0.0 6.8 0:00 bash
Re: [newbie] giving up
Bernhard, Here's what it says when I type in "top" and "M" --- 11:08pm up 13 min, 1 user, load average: 0.08, 0.46, 0.4044 processes: 40 sleeping, 3 running, 1 zombie, 0 stoppedCPU states: 3.3% user, 1.1% system, 0.0% nice, 95.4% idleMem: 13604K av, 13228K used, 376K free, 7936K shrd, 304K buffSwap: 369452K av, 10108K used, 359344K free 5544K cached PID USER PRI NI SIZE RSS SHARE STAT LIB %CPU %MEM TIME COMMAND 626 root 8 0 2260 2040 1624 R 0 2.1 14.9 0:00 konsole 519 root 13 0 19944 18M 756 R 0 1.9 139.4 0:09 X 630 root 3 0 1044 1044 848 R 0 0.3 7.6 0:00 top 1 root 0 0 76 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:04 init 2 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 kflushd 3 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 kpiod 4 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 kswapd 119 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 apmd 262 bin 0 0 80 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 portmap 308 root 0 0 156 68 56 S 0 0.0 0.4 0:00 syslogd 318 root 0 0 360 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 klogd 331 daemon 0 0 80 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 atd 344 root 0 0 164 108 84 S 0 0.0 0.7 0:00 crond 357 root 0 0 100 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 inetd 370 root 0 0 112 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 lpd 386 root 0 0 92 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 rpc.statd 396 root 0 0 80 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 rpc.rquotad 406 root 0 0 100 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 rpc.mountd 420 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 nfsd 421 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 lockd 422 root 0 0 0 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 rpciod 458 root 0 0 288 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 sendmail 472 root 0 0 108 56 52 S 0 0.0 0.4 0:00 gpm 491 xfs 0 0 1116 380 272 S 0 0.0 2.7 0:00 xfs 509 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 510 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 511 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 512 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 513 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 514 root 0 0 68 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 mingetty 515 root 0 0 356 4 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 prefdm 517 root 0 0 88 44 36 S 0 0.0 0.3 0:00 update 520 root 0 0 644 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 prefdm 529 root 2 0 1212 916 708 S 0 0.0 6.7 0:01 kwm 564 root 0 0 0 0 0 Z 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 kwmsound de 565 root 0 0 1200 388 272 S 0 0.0 2.8 0:00 kfm 566 root 0 0 672 324 288 S 0 0.0 2.3 0:00 krootwm 567 root 0 0 1460 1008 828 S 0 0.0 7.4 0:01 kpanel 568 root 0 0 896 352 320 S 0 0.0 2.5 0:00 kbgndwm 585 root 0 0 820 488 400 S 0 0.0 3.5 0:00 kcmlaptop 610 root 0 0 704 212 184 S 0 0.0 1.5 0:00 konsole 611 root 0 0 236 0 0 SW 0 0.0 0.0 0:00 bash 625 root 0 0 1564 816 500 S 0 0.0 5.9 0:01 kmail 627 root 0 0 944 936 708 S 0 0.0 6.8 0:00 bash
[newbie] not giving up!
Thanks for the replies everyone! I'm going to try a fresh install and installing those updated 'initscripts' Bernhard Rosenkraenzer told me about. I'll let you guys know how it goes. By the way, I've got 128MB of ram. I'm hoping that I can post my next message using Linux already! Jimmy
Re: [newbie] Do cable modems work fine with Mandrake 5.3?
I've got the same problem, and now that I've gotten the info from winipcfg, How do I get Linux to work with my cable modem? I've got a 3com Ethernet card (set as eth01) and a Motorola Cyber surfer cable modem. My connection isn't automatically detected. I've tried typing in NETCFG before, but after my computer (while logging out of Linux) stalled, 'netcfg' wouldn't work anymore when I tried it again. I'm using Mandrake 6.0 and KDE. thanks, Jimmy Yes, Mandrake will work fine with your cable modem account. However, it might be best to tell them that you are a Windows user. Avoid confusing the issue by mentioning Linux. After your account is setup in Windows, you can run winipcfg (or ipconfig for WinNT) and read the parameters you need to setup Linux. Richard
