Re: [newbie] mozilla crash & locked profile
On Friday 10 January 2003 07:09 pm, you wrote: > When I sending my previous mail, Mozilla crashed and won't start with > default user anymore, I had to create another one to send this mail, how > do I recover my previous profile, is there a lock file or something? > > Thanks & Bests. > > Can Baytan Sometimes when Mozilla crashes it leaves some processes running.When you try to restart Mozilla it will find the default identity still in use.I use KProcess manager to find and kill the mozilla processes that are still running.This makes it possible for me to run Mozilla again as default user. -- Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Linux user #298896 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk 01/10/2003 08:06:36 PM Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ 8:06pm up 9:52, 2 users, load average: 0.02, 0.01, 0.00 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Regarding off-toppic chit-chats: IRC
On Thursday 09 January 2003 04:03 pm, you wrote: > Some servers require an ident response (see pidentd) for access. > But before looking at that, I'd try a different server. > > If you still have trouble, feel free to contact me via email directly, > and I'll do whatever I can to help. > > > ~Brandon > > On Thu, 2003-01-09 at 12:30, Terry Sheltra wrote: > > Pardon the total newbieness :-), but I can seem to configure X-chat > > correctly to connect to irc.freenode.net .. I put in the server name, > > gave myself a nickname, and when i try to connect, I get the following: > > > > > > --- Connecting to sterling.freenode.net (212.204.214.114) port 6667.. > > --- Connected. Now logging in.. > > --- AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname... > > --- AUTH :*** Found your hostname, welcome back > > --- AUTH :*** Checking ident > > --- AUTH :*** No identd (auth) response > > --- Closing Link: ts (Bad user info) > > --- Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). > > > > Is there something else I need to do that I'm not doing? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Terry > > > > mike wrote: > > >On Wednesday 08 January 2003 10:26 pm, you wrote: > > >>Is this besides the #mandrake channel on irc.freenode.net ? > > >> > > >>Michael > > > > > >Actually there is a channel on Freenode called #mandrake-offtopic that > > > might be most appropriate for off topic chat.I am there now and it > > > could use some provocation. I connect to IRC servers everyday without having to use an ident server.So I dont know that is the problem.I consider them a security risk and wouldnt use one unless I had to.I am on Freenode now without one.So your rejection might be caused by something else. -- Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Linux user #298896 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk 01/09/2003 04:28:28 PM Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ 4:28pm up 1 day, 18:36, 2 users, load average: 0.22, 0.13, 0.09 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Regarding off-toppic chit-chats: IRC
On Wednesday 08 January 2003 10:26 pm, you wrote: > Is this besides the #mandrake channel on irc.freenode.net ? > > Michael Actually there is a channel on Freenode called #mandrake-offtopic that might be most appropriate for off topic chat.I am there now and it could use some provocation. -- Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Linux user #298896 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk 01/08/2003 11:06:11 PM Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ 11:06pm up 1 day, 1:13, 2 users, load average: 0.04, 0.02, 0.00 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Removable media problem
On Wednesday 08 January 2003 01:33 pm, you wrote: > On Wednesday 08 Jan 2003 3:32 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: > > On Wednesday 08 January 2003 18:07, John wrote: > > > NO MORE DON'T SEND ANY MORE QUESTIONS TO ME. Fix your system > > > now > > >!! !! > > > > Ok, we will all fix our systems now. We were not fixing them > > just because we love to bug you with questions :o) > > > > Damian > > What is it with this guy? > > Anne I took someones advice and disabled supermount in Mandrake Control Center and rebooted my computer.Then I created my own removable media icons on the desktop which will mount the drives on click.Then I deleted the old ones which would not mount on click.Now I am happy because I have full functionality with my Floppy and CD-R.Thanx. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ 01/08/2003 01:52:58 PM 1:52pm up 16:00, 2 users, load average: 0.05, 0.03, 0.00 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Removable media problem
On Tuesday 07 January 2003 06:46 pm, you wrote: > I did a fresh install of Mandrake 9.0 and have not been able to get the > removable media to work. I bought a new cdrom drive and have re-seated > the cables numerous times. I disabled the supermount using the command > "supermount -i disable" in a root terminal mode. I have attached my > dmesg output and my fstab file. > > I have a 800 duron, 500 mb ram, sony cdrom , Toshiba DVD-rom and a scsi > cd burner I move between systems. I have a GA-71XEH mother brd. I have > hooked the two hd drives on channel 1 and the cdrom dvdrom on channel 2. > > Before I ran the disable supermount I had all sorts of funky icons for > the removable drives and after I ran it the icons look right but it > always acts as if there is nothing in the drives. I have tried various > cd's in both the cdrom and dvd drives to no avail. > > I have tried everything I know of but no joy. Any help will be vary much > appreciated. > Roly I disabled supermount too.Now I have to mount the floppy and cdrom drives manually with the mount and umount commands. mount /dev/fd0 umount /dev/fd0 mount /dev/hdd umount /dev/hdd -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ 01/07/2003 10:01:28 PM 10:01pm up 9 min, 2 users, load average: 0.10, 0.21, 0.13 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT's on this list
On Tuesday 07 January 2003 04:56 am, you wrote: > At 12:22 06/01/03 +, you wrote: > >It was never my intention to set off such a long OT, but it is harmless. > > For those who find it a problem it is a simple matter to set a filter > > that ignores such posts - correct me if I'm wrong? > > ... > > Hi, > > I've been on this list for 2 days. I'm a newbie to MD, trying to convert > from Windoze - Among many other things I've not got the SM56 modem going > yet - guess why! . > > However I use a dial up connection, and my access time has gone up an order > of magnitude with downloading 500+ emails from this list in 2 days. I > haven't looked at the percentage of OTs to 'real' stuff, but it's not at > all helpful to newbies. There appear to be helpful hints in there but > finding them is not easy. I wonder how many other newbies are being put off > by the sheer volume of OT. I am certainly wondering whether continuing here > is worthwhile - the noise to signal ratio is too high at present. I shall > persist for a short time to see what the norm is - or even who > > Regards, Andy. Maybe we can start an off topic list that people can optionally subscribe to then the newbie and expert lists can be more strictly policed.We could call it "Mandrake Off Topic" -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ 01/07/2003 02:37:29 PM 2:37pm up 4:39, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Phoenix 0.5
On Monday 06 January 2003 08:24 pm, you wrote: > Not that anybody really cares. > > But I tried Phoenix and I am about to uninstall it. I don't notice any > difference in performance between Mozilla and Phoenix (I have a 1.4GHZ AMD) > and I like the "stuff" like "Open a Web Page" in Moziila (among other > things). Just my two cents worth in case anybody else is going to try > Phoenix out. > David Williams I like Mozilla and Phoenix.There may be some bugs to work out.Phoenix will get better as the project matures.It's nice to have options.Happy computing. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Mon Jan 6 20:45:20 EST 2003 8:45pm up 7:06, 2 users, load average: 0.13, 0.17, 0.14 Linux user #298896 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] United States of America =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Resisting temptation is easier when you think you'll probably get another chance later on. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - Star Trek Nemesis
On Sunday 05 January 2003 02:25 pm, you wrote: > mike wrote: > > On Sunday 05 January 2003 08:37 am, you wrote: > >>On Sat, 2003-01-04 at 15:25, Anne Wilson wrote: > >>>Just got home. Will was a little older and broader, but in remarkably > >>>good shape considering how often he's fired at > >>> > >>>Anne > >> > >>Anne, > >> > >>I'm looking forward to seeing it, haven't been yetI somewhat spoiled > >>it by picking up a star trek fanzine at Barnes & Nobles. I was sort of > >>put off(by what you know happened), > > > > What happened? > > > >>but I realize you can't judge how > >>much you will like a movie by the way the mag articles look. So I'm > >>going to see for meself this week probably. :) > >> > >>LX > > > > I have been boycotting Hollywood but I might compromise myself to see > > this one. > > I'm knocking your reasons or anything, but isn't boycotting Hollywood a > lot like boycotting Oxygen when you go outside and refuse to breath? > You'll turn blue, pass out and likely start breathing once you're > unconcious, but that won't have the slightest impact on the air or the > atmosphere at all. > > just a thought... :) > > Mark As a Vulcan find your analogy to be totally illogical. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Sun Jan 5 14:41:43 EST 2003 2:41pm up 4 days, 16:52, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] United States of America =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Your reasoning is excellent -- it's only your basic assumptions that are wrong. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: SV: SV: [newbie] OT - Star Trek Nemesis
On Sunday 05 January 2003 12:59 pm, you wrote: > On Sun, Jan 05, 2003 at 04:25:20PM +0100, Anders Lind wrote: > > LOL, the woman is not even good looking IMO, anyway those shallowness > > aside, > > I've been meaning to ask this for a while now. Lust what does "LOL" mean? > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] LOL=Lover Of Life -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Sun Jan 5 13:33:12 EST 2003 1:33pm up 4 days, 15:44, 2 users, load average: 0.01, 0.01, 0.00 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To err is human. To blame someone else for your mistakes is even more human. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [Fwd: Re: [newbie] Which is better:KDE or Gnome?]
On Sunday 05 January 2003 01:37 am, you wrote: > On Sat, 04 Jan 2003 23:22:43 -0500 > mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I've noticed there is a lot of Red and Yellow in Linux... > > and green. > > Todd Salut komrade! -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Sun Jan 5 11:38:27 EST 2003 11:38am up 4 days, 13:49, 2 users, load average: 0.02, 0.02, 0.00 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A bachelor is a selfish, undeserving guy who has cheated some woman out of a divorce. -- Don Quinn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - Star Trek Nemesis
On Saturday 04 January 2003 11:00 pm, you wrote: > On Sunday 05 January 2003 03:29 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Sunday 05 Jan 2003 2:15 am, Steve Jeppesen wrote: > > > I had heard a cast member was going to be killed off...from the looks > > > of it Will was going to be it. LOL I actually cried when that cast > > > member was finished off! > > > > Don't forget that they killed of Spock, but it didn't end anything > > > > Anne > > First time I saw that scene in Wrath of Khan, it tore me up "Fascinating..." -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Sun Jan 5 11:24:21 EST 2003 11:24am up 4 days, 13:35, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Money is the root of all money." -- the moving finger Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - Star Trek Nemesis
On Sunday 05 January 2003 08:37 am, you wrote: > On Sat, 2003-01-04 at 15:25, Anne Wilson wrote: > > Just got home. Will was a little older and broader, but in remarkably > > good shape considering how often he's fired at > > > > Anne > > Anne, > > I'm looking forward to seeing it, haven't been yetI somewhat spoiled > it by picking up a star trek fanzine at Barnes & Nobles. I was sort of > put off(by what you know happened), What happened? >but I realize you can't judge how > much you will like a movie by the way the mag articles look. So I'm > going to see for meself this week probably. :) > > LX I have been boycotting Hollywood but I might compromise myself to see this one. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Sun Jan 5 11:15:51 EST 2003 11:15am up 4 days, 13:26, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.00 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Some of my readers ask me what a "Serial Port" is. The answer is: I don't know. Is it some kind of wine you have with breakfast? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [Fwd: Re: [newbie] Which is better:KDE or Gnome?]
On Saturday 04 January 2003 07:45 pm, you wrote: > This is off-topic, but a characterization of free software practices and > sharing as "more republican or libertarian in nature" is also way off. > Libertarians--which are really Republicans without a desire to regulate > people's private practices (drug use, sexual practices)--are primarily > concerned with the defense of private property from any state > intervention. Free software undermines private property by keeping > software in free, unrestrained public use. Free software is communally > shared property. Libertarians are not opposed to regulation > universally, only state intervention. Libertarians support unfree > software licensing for example, and call any state support of free > software "intervention" in the "free" market. Not exactly a recipe for > cooperation. While I'm sure some libertarians depart from this ruthless > attack on freedom, it's important to remember that the principal > interest of libertarians is not protecting freedom, it is to protect > private property. Of course, they do equate private property with > "freedom", but that's another discussion. > > Sorry about the off-topic stuff. BTW, neither is better. KDE and Gnome > perform differently on every machine and distribution, for some reason. > > Dave > > On Sat, 2003-01-04 at 15:22, Keith wrote: > > Linux users must be > > > > > left wing liberal Democrats because they don't follow the norm.. > > > > Actually, the team work, freeness (freedom), open source code, free > > market, less breaucratic (Microsoft, goverment like monsters), less > > regulation, freedom (originally slavery of course), responsibility, > > sharing, etc. are more republican or libertarian in nature. > > Canadian-Bruce Cockburn's- album "The trouble with normal" (it always > > gets worse), is a leftiest ake at "normal". (culture & morality) > > I'm alternative in nearly everything I do, from Linux to organic food > > production, Black/White reconciliation, restoration of Constitutional > > law, music, simple joyfull lifestyle, and in general taking on projects > > work that others say are impossible... > > SO I'm not so sure only liberal Democrats do not follow the "norm"... > > PS...FORGET Coke, fast food (greasy salt & sugar), "instant", > > institutions like school, plastic, pop music, junk literature... > > Enjoy being real. > > > > :) Keith > > > > On Saturday 04 January 2003 04:54 pm, james Mellema wrote: > > > On Fri, 2003-01-03 at 11:49, walt wrote: > > > > Actually the only thing republicans are doing is creating an > > > > unnecessary war but that has nothing to do with linux.. besides, > > > > Linux users must be left wing liberal Democrats because they don't > > > > follow the norm.. > > > > > > > > Walt > > > > > > Whose is Norm? > > > > > > I vote for: > > > KDE, libertarian, mechanist, Alaskan ANWAR oil exploration. > > > -- > > > -- > > > Jim > > > --- > > > james Mellema, CRNA > > > ICQ # 19685870 > > > Linux User 71650 > > > --- > > > "The only people who like Microsoft are those who don't understand. > > > When people understand what Microsoft is up to, they're outraged."..Tim > > > O'Reilly > > I've noticed there is a lot of Red and Yellow in Linux... -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Sat Jan 4 23:21:54 EST 2003 11:21pm up 4 days, 1:32, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= kernel, n.: A part of an operating system that preserves the medieval traditions of sorcery and black art. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Msec security configuration
Hello I want to customize my msec level 3 security settings.Specifically I want to enable PROMISC_CHECK=yes in /etc/security/msec/security.conf.How do I make these changes take hold after editing the file?Do I need to use mseclib? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Thu Jan 2 23:05:37 EST 2003 11:05pm up 2 days, 1:14, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Last week's pet, this week's special. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Which is better:KDE or Gnome?
On Thursday 02 January 2003 04:18 pm, you wrote: > On Thu, 02 Jan 2003 15:45:50 -0500 > > mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was wondering what people think is the preferable window manager?I > > know some Gnome programs run under KDE.Do KDE programs run under > > Gnome? > > Fluxbox ;-) Hehe, no but seriously, fluxbox utilizes both when it comes > to running and docking. I'm sure it's the same with both Gnome and KDE, > except for the docking part (I believe). > > I would just like to add off before this turns into a 500 e-mail war > here, but asking users their opinions between the 2 is like asking > which is better: Democrat or Republican, Christian or Moslem, Star Wars > or Star Trek ;-) > > Greetings > Ralph I think I was more interested in the cross compatibility of Gnome and KDE programs than a personal opinion of which one is "better".I know I get much better printing performance with GEdit than with any standard KDE editors even though I am using KDE.Happy Computing. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Thu Jan 2 16:35:11 EST 2003 4:35pm up 1 day, 18:44, 2 users, load average: 0.13, 0.10, 0.03 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Mark's Dental-Chair Discovery: Dentists are incapable of asking questions that require a simple yes or no answer. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Which is better:KDE or Gnome?
I was wondering what people think is the preferable window manager?I know some Gnome programs run under KDE.Do KDE programs run under Gnome? -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Thu Jan 2 15:45:41 EST 2003 3:45pm up 1 day, 17:54, 2 users, load average: 0.39, 0.51, 0.40 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Loud burping while walking around the airport is prohibited in Halstead, Kansas. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] msec customization
I made a change to my /var/lib/msec/security/security.conf file. "CHECK_PROMISC=yes" and I was wondering how to apply this change? My msec is set to level 3 but I want to enable this security check.Thanx. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Thu Jan 2 01:02:40 EST 2003 1:02am up 1 day, 3:11, 2 users, load average: 0.07, 0.06, 0.03 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love." -- Albert Einstein Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing Java plugin for Mozilla
On Wednesday 01 January 2003 06:51 pm, you wrote: > On Wed, 2003-01-01 at 17:42, Mark Weaver wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > I wish I had a dollar, (accounting for the current rate of inflation), > > for every time I've seen this need addressed in these lists. Doesn't > > anyone read the archives any more? ;) > > > > with this thought in mind I've saved this message as a template on my > > system and will send it to the list probably once a week so in case > > anyone misses the post it will show up again and again and again on the > > list for those poor souls that missed it the previous time it was > > posted. Almost as many times as the question, "where can I get the Java > > plugins for Mozilla/Netscape...etc... > > > > anyway...if you're needing the java plugin for Netscape, or Mozilla go > > follow the link below and you'll be able to download and install the > > java plugin. And by the way...this does not require the download and > > install of Sun's JDK or JRE packages. This is a seperate "browser" > > plugin. > > > > IMPORTANT NOTE: you Must be root user when you do this or the plugin > > will NOT install. > > > > http://cgi.netscape.com/cgi-bin/pi_moreinfo.cgi?PID=10048 > > Still no joy, Netscape also refuses to recognize this version of java > and, although Mozilla an Galeon recognize the updated version, they > still crash instantly when encountering a page with an applet. > > Rich I just installed the Java plugin and it was a lot easier than messing around with j2re.They install automatically.I had to run my browser as root to have permission to install.Then restart as user and voila you got java. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Wed Jan 1 19:19:41 EST 2003 7:19pm up 21:28, 2 users, load average: 0.02, 0.04, 0.10 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Fools rush in where fools have been before -- Sad Truths of Life n°22 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux & W2000
On Wednesday 01 January 2003 05:38 pm, you wrote: > Hi, I know this topic isn't exactly new :) > but I need help in order to allow a friend of > mine to get rid of W2000 :-D > > What I need is to know how he can resize > (avoiding reinstallation) of W2000 without > losing any datas... > > I know diskdrake can't do that... > So, any suggestion about Partition Magic > or everything else? > > Smiley When I used to dual boot I resized my Windows partition with the Mandrake installation process with no problem.So I think diskdrake will resize the partition.Happy Computing. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Michael Shinobi a.k.a. 'alfalfa' Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Wed Jan 1 18:06:34 EST 2003 6:06pm up 20:15, 2 users, load average: 0.01, 0.07, 0.03 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Human kind cannot bear very much reality. -- T.S. Eliot, "Four Quartets: Burnt Norton" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Phoenix 0.5
On Sunday 29 December 2002 07:51 am, you wrote: > Greetings, I just wanted to pass along my observations > of the latest Phoenix 0.5 releasevery nice! > I'm using it now in fact. > > I'm an Opera enthusiast, but this one is pretty fast > and light. I don't think it is any faster than Opera, > but it seems a lot faster than Mozilla or Konq. > And, it's open sourceand, there are no > ads..and, it has tabs too ;-) > > I have java and flash working w/o any difficulty. This one looks like a > winner. > > Just my observations. > > > --Angus > > "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in > awareness."--James Thurber > > *** > *Reg. Linux User #278931* > *** > *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* > *** Phoenix 0.5 is great.I didnt like Opera cause the toolbar takes up too much space on the screen and it doesn't render webpages the same as Mozilla based browsers.Phoenix has become my browser of choice.Awesome. Mike > Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Sun Dec 29 10:23:44 EST 2002 10:23am up 10:26, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CPU: Celeron600@902mhz Motherboard: EPoX EP-3VCA2 Video Card: Gainward GeForce3 Memory: SDRAM 384mb She just came in, pounced around this thing with me for a few years, enjoyed herself, gave it a sort of beautiful quality and left. Excited a few men in the meantime. -- Patrick Macnee, reminiscing on Diana Rigg's involvement in "The Avengers". Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] switching my mouse in 8.2
On Saturday 28 December 2002 12:40 pm, you wrote: > I have never had any luck with switching to a different mouse when I try > to (in 7.2 or 8.2). I start up, kudzu detects my old mouse is gone,and > removes it. I run mouseconfig and choose something close to the > description of my new mouse (ps2 generic 3 button trackball through an > adapter to serial, I chose 3 buttun generic serial) I restart and get > nothing. Can someone suggest something simpler than a re-install? I have had trouble with my PS2 mouse.After an install if i disable autologin to KDE sometimes the mouse will stop working and for the life of me I cant get it to work again.I've tried Drakxconf,Kudzu,Mousedrake. Mike > Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Sat Dec 28 19:12:00 EST 2002 7:12pm up 1 day, 4:42, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.00 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CPU: Celeron600@902mhz Motherboard: EPoX EP-3VCA2 Video Card: Gainward GeForce3 Memory: SDRAM 384mb Be not anxious about what you have, but about what you are. -- Pope St. Gregory I Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Fortune Murphy/Fortune Top 100
I was wondering how you use these programs.I found the man page for "Fortune" but nothing for these other thingies. Mike > Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Sat Dec 28 19:08:08 EST 2002 7:08pm up 1 day, 4:38, 2 users, load average: 0.01, 0.06, 0.02 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CPU: Celeron600@902mhz Motherboard: EPoX EP-3VCA2 Video Card: Gainward GeForce3 Memory: SDRAM 384mb E.T. GO HOME!!! (And take your Smurfs with you.) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ML90 mandrake control center unreachable
On Friday 27 December 2002 12:04 pm, you wrote: > Help! > > Everything works fine with ML 9.0 but I cannot open Mandrake Control > Center! Had this problem before and went back to ML 8.2., OS on which > everything works except sound. After a few months got the itches, I > downloaded the three ISO-images ML 9.0. again, installed everything again, > and when I tried to open Mandrake Control Center, nothing happens. > Anyone had this problem and found a solution? > > Thanx I had the same thing happen where I couldnt open Mandrake control center from the menu anymore.I could still run "mcc" from the command line as root.I havnt had this problem since i stopped trying to install kernels and stuff from the cooker. Mike ~ Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 Fri Dec 27 12:56:50 EST 2002 12:56pm up 2 days, 16:22, 1 user, load average: 0.09, 0.08, 0.02 Homepage: http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] blocked ports?
On Wednesday 25 December 2002 10:49 am, you wrote: > On Wednesday 25 Dec 2002 3:14 pm, mike wrote: > > On Wednesday 25 December 2002 08:34 am, you wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Im having a few problems here atm after installing gshield. It's > > > working fine but I seem to be unable to send/receive dcc sends using > > > xchat on IRC. Does anyone know the fix for this? Port 6667 is open and > > > xchat works fine connecting to servers/chatting on but no dcc > > > transfers. > > > > > > Also need to know what port licq uses as it won't connect at all. > > > > > > Connection sharing is working fine from linux box [gateway] to the > > > other machines on this LAN and the windows laptop also suffers from the > > > dcc block but connects fine to ICQ. > > > > > > Cheers > > > magnet > > > > I had the same trouble with DCC.Finally I went to the #xchat channel on > > irc and they told me to enable "Get my IP from server" in the settings. > > > > Settings/Setup/IP Address/Get my IP from Server > > > > This solved my DCC problem and I hope it works for you.Also you will need > > to reconnect to the server. > > > > Good Luck > > > > Mike > > Appreciate you taking time during xmas to help. Unfortunately I have always > had that setting here so it must be something specific to me running > gshield here > > Regards > magnet My firewall is IPKungfu and I didnt have to open any ports to use DCC. I am not familiar with Gshield. Mike -- ~~~ Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 http://micronuke.tripod.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] blocked ports?
On Wednesday 25 December 2002 08:34 am, you wrote: > Hi all, > > Im having a few problems here atm after installing gshield. It's working > fine but I seem to be unable to send/receive dcc sends using xchat on IRC. > Does anyone know the fix for this? Port 6667 is open and xchat works fine > connecting to servers/chatting on but no dcc transfers. > > Also need to know what port licq uses as it won't connect at all. > > Connection sharing is working fine from linux box [gateway] to the other > machines on this LAN and the windows laptop also suffers from the dcc block > but connects fine to ICQ. > > Cheers > magnet I had the same trouble with DCC.Finally I went to the #xchat channel on irc and they told me to enable "Get my IP from server" in the settings. Settings/Setup/IP Address/Get my IP from Server This solved my DCC problem and I hope it works for you.Also you will need to reconnect to the server. Good Luck Mike -- ~~~ Mandrake 8.2 Kernel-2.4.18-8.1mdk Linux user #298896 http://micronuke.tripod.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Way off topic Gospel of tux
On Tuesday 24 December 2002 08:28 pm, you wrote: > I just thought some of you folks would enjoy this. Sorry if I > am wasting bandwith for others > > Marc Awesome! Mike -- Mandrake 8.2 2.4.18-8.1mdk http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mozilla/Phoenix
On Tuesday 24 December 2002 02:20 pm, you wrote: > On Tuesday 24 Dec 2002 7:20 pm, mike wrote: > > On Tuesday 24 December 2002 02:04 pm, you wrote: > > > On Tuesday 24 Dec 2002 4:28 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: > > > > On Tuesday 24 Dec 2002 3:57 pm, David Williams wrote: > > > > > I use Mozilla and like it a lot. I have thought about trying out > > > > > Phoenix. Is there any overwhelming reason for using one over the > > > > > other? Or, is this a matter of personal preference? > > > > > David > > > > > > > > Phoenix is smaller and faster than Mozilla. Although it is not as > > > > small or as fast as Opera, it works with more IE oriented sites like > > > > Mozilla. It is gaining a lot of fans. > > > > Texstar has RPMs on his download site. > > > > It will cost you nothing to try it out :) > > > > > > I read this morning that they are going to be forced to change the > > > name, due to a complaint by Phoenix the bios company. Anyone know > > > anything more? > > > > > > Anne > > > > I love Phoenix it's a great browser.It has all the features I am looking > > for.Mozilla is good too.It wouldn't matter to me if they change the > > name.That's not important to me > > > > Mike > > I ask because it's important if you are searching for it :) > > Anne I tried the Dillo website but the links weren't working for me.The description sounds very interesting.I would like to try it. Mike -- http://micronuke.tripod.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mozilla/Phoenix
On Tuesday 24 December 2002 02:04 pm, you wrote: > On Tuesday 24 Dec 2002 4:28 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Tuesday 24 Dec 2002 3:57 pm, David Williams wrote: > > > I use Mozilla and like it a lot. I have thought about trying out > > > Phoenix. Is there any overwhelming reason for using one over the other? > > > Or, is this a matter of personal preference? > > > David > > > > Phoenix is smaller and faster than Mozilla. Although it is not as small > > or as fast as Opera, it works with more IE oriented sites like Mozilla. > > It is gaining a lot of fans. > > Texstar has RPMs on his download site. > > It will cost you nothing to try it out :) > > I read this morning that they are going to be forced to change the name, > due to a complaint by Phoenix the bios company. Anyone know anything more? > > Anne I love Phoenix it's a great browser.It has all the features I am looking for.Mozilla is good too.It wouldn't matter to me if they change the name.That's not important to me Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Raising More Capital
Lyvim Xaphir wrote: After reading that, and considering how much Mandrake linux has come to mean to me, I've decided to upgrade my membership. I was wondering, how many peeps here are going to either join the Mandrake club or upgrade their membership? I'm just curious, and was looking for a show of hands. ?? --LX At the risk of offending some, I will give my thoughts, which will probably be unpopular (dons flame-retardant suit). 1. This whole situation leaves me with an "unsettled" feeling. I am not comfortable with "begging" as a business strategy and this is the second time this year. From other comments I have seen, this is already starting to get old for many. 2. Mandrake is one of the most popular distros. See http://www.distrowatch.com/ Of all the distros listed, why does Mandrake keep begging for cash? It looks to me like they are still suffering from some _very bad_ business decisions, mostly unrelated to Linux (the "repositioning as an e-learning company" fiasco). Are current Mandrake users supposed to bail out the company for the sins of the previous managment? Perhapsif Mandrake is to prosper (which is different from survival). 3. It appears that current management is under tremendous pressure from their venture capital investors to become profitable so their investments will pay off. I am not sure that it is my responsibility to contribute to this. 4. I use Mandrake, like it, and have purchased boxed sets. I wish them well and hope they develop a viable business plan, but frankly, begging is an embarrassment to the entire community. M$ must laughing its ass off. 5. If Mandrake dies the torch will be picked up by others and the Linux community will survive. Those who support Mandrake now will move to another distro and help it become stronger. The future of Linux is bright, but there will be shakeouts along the way. Remember, that which does not kill us makes us stronger. Will Mandrake still be standing at the end of the day? I don't know, but the Linux community will be stronger. Just my honest opinion.flame away. Mike -- --- Mike Larson Registered Linux User # 246593 http://counter.li.org/ Linux Mandrake 9.0 KDE 3.0.3 Mozilla 1.2.1-xft --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mozilla and realplayer
John Richard Smith wrote: Installed, realplayer-8.0-2tex.i586.rpm mozilla-realplayer-8.0-1tex.i586.rpm no problems, but, mozilla-xft-realplayer-1.2.1-2tex.i586.rpm Found 0 source and 1 binary packages Dependency Problem: mozilla-xft is needed by mozilla-xft-realplayer-1.2.1-2tex and, mozilla-xft-1.2.1-2tex.i586.rpm Found 0 source and 1 binary packages Dependency Problem: Xft is needed by mozilla-xft-1.2.1-2tex fontconfig is needed by mozilla-xft-1.2.1-2tex unixODBC is needed by mozilla-xft-1.2.1-2tex libfontconfig.so.1 is needed by mozilla-xft-1.2.1-2tex libXft.so.2 is needed by mozilla-xft-1.2.1-2tex I can force them on but real player fails to find my isp and we don't get anywhere,by the look of things, mozilla-xft-realplayer-1.2.1-2tex.i586.rpm mozilla-xft-1.2.1-2tex.i586.rpm both need something more to help this along. I don't know where to get these, any suggestions? John mozilla-xft-1.2.1-3tex.i586.rpm can be found at http://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/contrib/texstar/linux/distributions/mandrake/9.0/rpms/ It is a version of 1.2.1 with xft anti-aliased fonts which was packeaged by Texstar. Included in the rpm, IIRC, are java and flash. Use urpmi to install and you should have no problems with dependencies. I have been using this version since it first came out two weeks ago (it installed in addition to the stock Mozilla that came with LM 9.0, so I have both). I like it, except that it does not have a spellchecker yet and like my previous versions of Mozilla it tends to crash every few days. By that time I have 30 or 40 windows and tabs open, so I need to clean things up anyway. Linux does not crash, of course, just Mozilla. One thing I did, since I *hate* Flash was to find all instances of libflashplayer.so and ShockwaveFlash.class and move them from /plugins to a newly created /plugouts directory. No more annoying Flash ads and I can move them back if need. -- --- Mike Larson Registered Linux User # 246593 http://counter.li.org/ Linux Mandrake 9.0 KDE 3.0.3 Mozilla 1.2.1-xft --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] disable Flash?
Todd Slater wrote: On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:23:45AM -0600, Mike Larson wrote: I noticed the same thing about renaming--I tried several different schemes. When I typed about:plugins in the address bar, I would get whatever I named it as the Flash and Shockwave plugins--weird, I thought. Like you, I ended up moving them to another directory (out of plugins), and that finally worked. The more I think about it, it makes more sense to just keep a copy of libflashplayer.so and ShockwaveFlash.class in one place, and copy it to your plugins when you want to use it, and remove it when you don't want it. That would work if you used several browsers or wanted it to work across several user accounts. I'm still scratching my head over why renaming doesn't work. Todd I just moved xl.so (my renamed libflashplayer.so) back to /usr/local/mozilla/plugins from the new directory an sure enough: I have Flash again. I did a ls -i on xl.so and got an inode number of 158648. I then changed the name to the original libflashplayer.so and did ls -i and the inode number is the same, 158648. Apparently this is a hard link and just changing the name does not matter. Does this make sense? Mike -- --- Mike Larson Registered Linux User # 246593 http://counter.li.org/ Linux Mandrake 9.0 KDE 3.0.3 Mozilla 1.2.1 --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] disable Flash?
Todd Slater wrote: On Thu, 5 Dec 2002 11:59:53 -0500 Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It seems that this should be an easy thing to do with a bash script, then bind it to some key. In fact, that's all jTFlashManager does--renames the libflashplayer.so and ShockwaveFlash.class. For the script, all you'd have to do is make sure you have permissions to rename the files, then write one script to rename them "x-off" (like your example) and another to return them to their original names. Or, a better idea, use a single script that toggles on/off (depending on which filename exists). So, I might hit alt-f on my keyboard to enable/disable Flash. I'll work on it when I get home, now I'm curious about it! Todd It's not pretty, but it works! I'm using Fluxbox and I bound this script to alt-f. Copy and paste into your favorite editor, save and make it executable (chmod u+x flash.sh). #!/bin/bash # flash.sh -- toggle flash on/off # Where is Flash located? Put all paths here # You need write access to libflashplayer.so # and ShockwaveFlash.class fpath1=/home/todd/phoenix/plugins #fpath2=/another/place #fpath3=/still/another/place # Where to move Flash (to "turn it off"?) NotherPath=/home/todd # Locate Flash files and make a list of them # If you specified more than one path above, # add them after $fpath1, i.e. # find $fpath1 $fpath2 etc. if [ ! -f .libflashlocations ] ; then find $fpath1 -name libflashplayer.so > .libflashlocations find $fpath1 -name ShockwaveFlash.class > .shockflashlocations fi # If Flash is on, turn it off if [ -f `head -1 .libflashlocations` ] ; then for i in `cat .libflashlocations` do FileName=`basename $i` mv $i $NotherPath/$FileName done for i in `cat .shockflashlocations` do FileName=`basename $i` mv $i $NotherPath/$FileName done else# turn it back on for i in `cat .libflashlocations` do FileName=`basename $i` mv $NotherPath/$FileName $i done for i in `cat .shockflashlocations` do FileName=`basename $i` mv $NotherPath/$FileName $i done fi exit Very interesting Todd. Thanks for yor help and input. I am still very much a newbie and not well versed at all in scripting. This will be an opportunity for me to learn something. :-) Meanwhile, I have found that although simply renaming the Flash files seemed to stop Flash for a while it would reappear. I tracked down every single libflash.so and ShockwaveFlash.class file I could find and re-renamed them from libflash-off.so (I thought just adding -off might be too similar) to xl.so and xs.class. No help... flash would not die. Finally, I created a new directory in /usr/local/mozilla and moved the Flash files from /usr/local/mozilla/plugins to the new directory. That seems to have done it. Flash was gone from Mozilla, but was still in Phoenix. After doing the same process in /usr/local/phoenix Flash was gone there also. I have no idea why renaming the files did not work. Could the paths have been recreated somehow after closing and reopening Mozilla, or rebooting? Thanks again for your help and ideas. Mike -- --- Mike Larson Registered Linux User # 246593 http://counter.li.org/ Linux Mandrake 9.0 KDE 3.0.3 Mozilla 1.2.1 --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] disable Flash?
A few days ago I installed Mozilla-xft 1.2.1 from Texstar's RPMs. It includes Java, Flash beta plugin & realplayer plugin. Works great, but does anyone know of an easy way to disable Flash for the 99% of the time I don't want it? I have popups and most ads blocked by Mozilla and life is good...except for those annoying Flash ads. Mike Larson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake PowerPack 9.0 at BestBuy
I am from Texas and actually it is a pretty progressive place in many ways.The only Linux you can buy in stores where I live is Red Hat. I ordered my Mandrake Cds from an online discounter. Alfalfa On Friday 22 November 2002 09:10 pm, you wrote: > Actually, Best Buy in Texas has been carrying various RedHat, Mandrake, > and SuSE versions for at least 3 or 4 years. I've been here for a > little over 5 years and it wasn't too long after I moved down here that > I noticed they were actually carrying Linux! Most people would think > Texas is pretty backward compared to Indiana. ;-) > > Carl > > James Conner wrote: > >I was in Best Buy here in Indiana and saw Mandrake PowerPack 9.0(3 copies) > > on the shelf for sale. It put a smile on my face and made my day. I > > just thought I'd let people here know that it is beginning to proliferate > > throughout the US. They also have RH 8.0 and SuSE 8.1 as well as > > StarOffice 6.0. > > > >Jim > > > > > > > > > >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] starting xmms from menu
T C wrote: I removed "soundwrapper" from the command for xmms using menudrake, but it didn't make any difference. I suppose I can just make a shortcut on the desktop for xmms and not worry about it, but I'd like to find out why it doesn't work and fix it. The really strange thing about this is that xmms used to work from the menu. TC --- Miark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The command called upon from the menu is "soundwrapper xmms" whereas what you're typing from the commandline is probably just "xmms". I don't know what soundwrapper does, but I imagine if you remove that from the menu entry using menudrake, it'll fix the problem. This isn't a great solution. I would want to find out why soundwrapper isn't working properly, but in the meantime this solution won't hurt. Miark On Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:12:36 -0800 (PST) T C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yesterday I tried to use xmms, starting it from the menu (K - Multimedia - Sound - Xmms). The only thing that happened was an xmms indicator appeared on the panel with the hour glass turning, then after about a minute it disappeared. Xmms did not run. I opened a terminal window and as a user typed "xmms" at the command prompt (without the quotes of course), and xmms popped up and worked. Tried from the menu again and still won't work. What's happening here and what can I do about it? Thanks. TC Way late on this, but I had the same problem with xmms not starting from the menu, but starts OK from the command line. I started menudrake from a terminal (or right click on the K and select Menu Editor). go to Multimedia>>Sound>>xmms>>General tab. I unchecked "Open in a terminal", saved and quit. I was then able to open from the K menu. I went back and found that "Open in a terminal" had somehow been checked again, but the menu still works, so I have no idea what happened. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 9 & ASUS A7N266-VM Motherboard
Regarding the BIOS settings, I think so- as far as I'm aware, at least initially, the BIOS was untouched on both. As of yesterday, though, the BIOS on the first machine has been upgraded to version 1004 of the firmware, with no noticable change. I'll try an absolute minimum install, and see where I get with that- thanks for your help! > > Is it safe to assume that BOTH machines have EXACTLY the same BIOS > settings? > > I'd re-install - and make it very minimal with the least amount of > servers, services and the likes. See if you can get anywhere with that. > Also, choose a generic NVidia driver and do the GeForce drivers AFTER > you've successfully booted and configured the machines. > > (I had the same problem with a test workstation here - unfortunately, RH > 7.3 installed without a hitch, but Mandrake took three installs) > > -- > Thu Nov 14 10:15:00 EST 2002 > > > |____ | > | / \ /| |'-. | > | .\__/ || | | | > | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | > | | / \__.`=._) (_ |kuhn media australia > | |/ ._/ |"| |http://kma.0catch.com > | |'. `\ | | |stephen kuhn > | ;"""/ / | | |email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | smk ) /_/| |.---.| |mobile: 0410-728-389 > | ' `-`' " " |linux user:267497 > > > And the crowd was stilled. One elderly man, wondering at the sudden > silence, > turned to the Child and asked him to repeat what he had said. > Wide-eyed, > the Child raised his voice and said once again, "Why, the Emperor has no > clothes! He is naked!" > -- "The Emperor's New Clothes" > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Netscape 7 for linux
On Wednesday 13 November 2002 05:30 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: http://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/contrib/texstar/linux/distributions/mandrake/9.0/rpms/ this is a link to netscape 7.0 rpm from pclinuxonline.com, I use it everday for Mandrake 9.0 Mike > On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 20:10, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > > On Wednesday 13 November 2002 03:55 pm, you wrote: > > > It might be worthwhile to check out - especially if you're a multimedia > > > fanatic that can't live life without FLASH and QUICKTIME stuff... > > > (They make porn in FLASH and QUICKTIME?) (Only joking) > > > > > > Stephen > > > > I'd be interested in trying Netscape again. Was it prepackaged (RPM?) or > > did you have to compile it? > > > > I've been happy with Galeon here, and it plays both Quicktime and Flash. > > > > Thanks for the posting! > > I got mine from the APC mag (available only in Australia for obvious > reasons) - but the download ain't that bad if you've got broadband. I'm > rather impressed FINALLY with it's look/feel and it's speed. That is why > I initially STOPPED using Nutscrape in the beginning. > > Stephen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mandrake 9 & ASUS A7N266-VM Motherboard
Hi all! We've got two machines in our office, both with identical configurations (at end of post), which are both giving us grief... First of all, on one machine, Mandrake won't even finish booting after installation. Here's what happens: 1. Bootup freezes on "Finding Module Dependencies" This happens every time, but I can Ctrl+C past it if I catch it in time. If I DON'T catch it, then the cursor stops flashing (or vanishes), and the bootup goes no further. I've heard that this can be caused by a miscompile of the kernel, but since this is a fresh install I'm ruling that out. 2. Bootup freezes on assorted services This is never constant, but the ones that freeze most often are Postfix, APM and xinetd. Same as above, except for APM, which crashes faster than my fingers can move to cancel it. 3. Screen goes blank partway through boot If I manage to get past the above then the machine will occasionally go to a blank screen and no further shortly afterwards. There are only a few things loaded at this point- it's too early to be trying to load X. 4. X Loads, but freezes instantly I've managed to get as far as X starting once and only once, and it froze as soon as the mouse cursor appeared. On the second machine none of the above occurs- it boots fine, and is able to load X without any difficulties. However, the onboard Ethernet isn't being detected, and attempts to install the drivers from the nVidia site come up with "Not the right architecture" Can anyone help with this? CPU: AMD Athlon 1800XP Motherboard: ASUS A7N266-VM (Socket A). Sound: Realtek ALC650 (onboard) Video: nVidia GeForce 2 (onboard) Ethernet: RealTek 8100 RAM: 512mb PC2100 DDR DD: Seagate Barricuda IV, 40GB Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 753s Mouse: Genius Netscroll Optical PS2 Mouse Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard 1.0a (PS2) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie]
Hi all! We've got two machines in our office, both with identical configurations (at end of post), which are both giving us grief... First of all, on one machine, Mandrake won't even finish booting after installation. Here's what happens: 1. Bootup freezes on "Finding Module Dependencies" This happens every time, but I can Ctrl+C past it if I catch it in time. If I DON'T catch it, then the cursor stops flashing (or vanishes), and the bootup goes no further. I've heard that this can be caused by a miscompile of the kernel, but since this is a fresh install I'm ruling that out. 2. Bootup freezes on assorted services This is never constant, but the ones that freeze most often are Postfix, APM and xinetd. Same as above, except for APM, which crashes faster than my fingers can move to cancel it. 3. Screen goes blank partway through boot If I manage to get past the above then the machine will occasionally go to a blank screen and no further shortly afterwards. There are only a few things loaded at this point- it's too early to be trying to load X. 4. X Loads, but freezes instantly I've managed to get as far as X starting once and only once, and it froze as soon as the mouse cursor appeared. On the second machine none of the above occurs- it boots fine, and is able to load X without any difficulties. However, the onboard Ethernet isn't being detected, and attempts to install the drivers from the nVidia site come up with "Not the right architecture" Can anyone help with this? CPU: AMD Athlon 1800XP Motherboard: ASUS A7N266-VM (Socket A). Sound: Realtek ALC650 (onboard) Video: nVidia GeForce 2 (onboard) Ethernet: RealTek 8100 RAM: 512mb PC2100 DDR DD: Seagate Barricuda IV, 40GB Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 753s Mouse: Genius Netscroll Optical PS2 Mouse Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard 1.0a (PS2) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] GNOME 2.0.1 Desktop Theme
I want for my desktop to look like the one shown at: http://images.mandrakesoft.com/img/screenshots/90scr3.png Anyone know of the theme installed there? I can't find it anywhere on freshmeat. Also looking for cool dark themes. :) -Ak = - --From the messy desk of me. --CEO Exolision Software --http://www.exolision.com (Soon to come.) __ Do you Yahoo!? U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Real Newbie security questions
Richard, I don't use a dial up setup but did have fierewall issues initally with 9.0. I uninstalled all the stock firewall tools, shorewall, and didn't use the control center "drake" tools either. instead, I downloaded firestarter and use it. it is very easy for a newbie, and actually works. it even allows NAT connections, so I can share my cable modem with my wife's box. ( again I didn't use the connection sharing tool or firewall tool in control center as it broke my connection to the internet. ) here is the url : http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS/ the firestarter there is for LM 9.0 If you have setup any of the built-in firewalling tools, either remove all traces of them, ( unless you can still surf and such ) or don't use them. before someone flames me, I say this because on the four trys to get them to work they kept killing my connection to the internet, or to my LAN and I could not undo them no matter how properly I did it, and would have to reinstall. they even would change my settings to their defaults on reboots. I couldn't find any useful documentation on how I must have set it up improperly or how I may have errors in the settiongs. so I would humbly recommend taking a simple, though not built-in approach. ( my problem maybe hardware or kernel related too ) Anyway, with firestarter, all my ports show "stealthed "and unwanted packets are rejected, and logged. I send this because I couldn't find any good help for the drake tools and had to figure out myself how to get a running firewall in place. I must say though, that this is the first actually running and secure firewall I've had running since 8.0. In 8.1 and 8.2 I could only get a less than perfect firewall running. anyway again, try it if you dare, it works for me ;-) Richard Urwin wrote: Hi, OK, I'm a newbie at MDK 9.0 i586 of 5 hours standing. I installed at the "higher" security setting. I enabled the Firewall and depressed all the (other) checkboxes. I then had two issues: Users (except root) couldn't read the documentation. ie "start"->Documentation->anything failed with access violation. The documents in question were readable, but the directories in which they sat did not have execute permission for 'other'. The firewall did not appear to let through *any* traffic. I checked with my ISP that I was connected and authorised, and routing was correct, but at least ping (UDP/echo?) and DNS traffic were blocked. I have now reverted to "standard" security and "allow everything" firewalling. These issues have gone away. -- Mike McNeese ~ currently triple booting win98lite Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 and testing 9.0 Final - Linux registered user # 248955 ~ "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installation problems with 9.0
Jason Drushel wrote: > > Win98 runs just fine on it. > > You're the third person to suggest RAM as the problem, so I'm more inclined > to believe it now. And I can see that causing the various freezes during > installation. But the error messages? How would that account for the > securitypolicy and hard drive detection errors? With a low ram setup all kinds of other errors tend to show up. also if you have even one flaky chip on a set of ram modules it can screw up everything. If you just want to try linux on that laptop try mandrake 7.2 or 8.0, or try one built for a 486. as you'll note below I run three versions, but run 8.0 all the time as it works the best with my setup. ( no it's a amd 1700+ on an ep-8kta3l+ MB, 32mg Nvidia card and a SB Live gamer sound card and three Hard drives. ) but I got 8.0 to run on a 486 with 32 or 48 mg or ram. give it a try and use blackbox or such for a window manager to begin with. -- Mike McNeese currently triple booting win98lite Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 and testing 9.0 - Linux registered user # 248955 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Downloading Mandrake 9
Hi, Am trying to download mandrake 9 from a 2mb connection, does anyone know of any fast/reliable mirrors to download from. Any help appreciated. Mike __ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Downloading and installing mandrake
Ahhh, excellent. Thanks Scott. Mike -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Scott B Sent: 06 October 2002 18:18 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Downloading and installing mandrake No, the ISO images are a special kind of file. They contain all of the data and directory structure needed to write a whole CD. That's why the files are usually bigger than a CD will hold. You will need to find where it says 'create CD from iso image' in your CD burner software and choose that. Then it will ask for the image file. Make sure it is set to 'iso' then point it to the iso file you downloaded. After that, the image file will tell it everything else it needs to do. Scott B Mike Eastaugh wrote: >Thanks Dennis and Todd, > >Am indeed doing this from a win 2k or 95/98 machine probably using adaptec >cd creator. From what I can make of the mandrake website I need to write the >ISO files to CDs as raw data. > >So are files with the .ISO extension bootable then? > >Many thanks again, > >Mike > > __ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Downloading and installing mandrake
Thanks Dennis and Todd, Am indeed doing this from a win 2k or 95/98 machine probably using adaptec cd creator. From what I can make of the mandrake website I need to write the ISO files to CDs as raw data. So are files with the .ISO extension bootable then? Many thanks again, Mike -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dennis Myers Sent: 06 October 2002 16:53 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Downloading and installing mandrake On Sunday 06 October 2002 10:29 am, Mike Eastaugh wrote: > Hi'ya > > Am completly new to this, so could someone help me here. I'm just looking > to download a copy of mandrake from the FTP site and install it by booting > from CD. Can someone please tell me what I need to download. > > Any help much appreciated > > Mike > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com Mike you need the following 3 .iso's the first two are nearly 700 Mb so you need 80 min CDs to burn the image. Mandrake90-cd1-inst.i586.iso Mandrake90-cd2-inst.i586.iso Mandrake90-cd3-i18n.i586.iso When you get on one of the ftp sites, if you do not see these files then click up on the directory to the next higher level until you see a folder with iso as it's label, go there. I think they have fixed the links to go to the right place now. Welcome to adventure called Linux, it is worth the trip. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 __ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Downloading and installing mandrake
Hi'ya Am completly new to this, so could someone help me here. I'm just looking to download a copy of mandrake from the FTP site and install it by booting from CD. Can someone please tell me what I need to download. Any help much appreciated Mike __ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] NOT NICE OF ALL OF U!!!
This is first I've seen from you.. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Markus KlockerSent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 6:25 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [newbie] NOT NICE OF ALL OF U!!! Nobody answerd a mail from me! Thats sad!
RE: [newbie] Multisession with CDRecord?
in console (terminal) man cdrecord At 08:53 02.10.2002 +0100, you wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I am trying to figure out how to make multi-session CD's with > > CDrecord. > > I use cdrecord 1.11a19 and tried burning with the -multi switch. > > > > The program writes a new session, I can see that from the > > entrypoint on the > > CD-R/W. But after the burn I still only see the first session > > that I burnt. > > > >A-ha! > >I was trying to create a multi-session CD myself at the weekend, and had the >same problem! I worked out eventually that when you create the ISO image >(using mkisofs) you need to have the original CD in the drive, and tell >mkisofs to make a note of the files already on it when it builds up a new >directory listing. >I can't remember the exact switch to use, but I'm sure "man mkisofs" will >bring it up. > >HTH, > >Richard > >*** >This e-mail and its attachments are intended for the above named >recipient(s) only and are confidential and may be privileged. >If they have come to you in error you must take no action based >on them, nor must you copy or disclose them or any part of >their contents to any person or organisation; please notify the >sender immediately and delete this e-mail and its attachments from >your computer system. > >Please note that Internet communications are not necessarily secure >and may be changed, intercepted or corrupted. We advise that >you understand and observe this lack of security when e-mailing us >and we will not accept any liability for any such changes, >interceptions or corruptions. > >Although we have taken steps to ensure that this e-mail and its >attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping >with good computing practice the recipient should ensure they >are actually virus free. > >Copyright in this e-mail and attachments created by us belongs >to Littlewoods. > >Littlewoods takes steps to prohibit the transmission of offensive, >obscene or discriminatory material. If this message contains >inappropriate material please forward the e-mail intact to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and it will be investigated. >Statements and opinions contained in this e-mail may not >necessarily represent those of Littlewoods. > >Please note that e-mail communication may be monitored. > >Registered office: >Littlewoods Retail Limited, >Sir John Moores Building, >100 Old Hall Street, >Liverpool, >L70 1AB >Registered no: 421258 > >http://www.littlewoods.com >*** > >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] modprobe eth while no nic present
> > >But while booting I get these messages. >Oct 1 06:58:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth1 >Oct 1 06:58:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth2 >Oct 1 06:58:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth3 >Oct 1 06:58:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth4 >Oct 1 06:58:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth5 >Oct 1 06:58:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth6 >Oct 1 06:58:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth7 >Oct 1 06:58:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth8 these messages are normal because the kernel scans all devices and try's to detect some network cards but if you have only one it just detects eth0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] JRE Versions?
On Tuesday 01 October 2002 05:47 am, Graham Watkins wrote: > Hi Y'all > > Bit of a poser for you. > > I'm installing and re-installing some stuff on my system. > > Limewire requires the JRE 1.3.1, whereas Arachnophilia requires 1.4. > > What I want to know is: > > 1. Can Limewire be installed with JRE 1.4? > > or > > 2. Can I install both JRE versions without conflict? You do not need to install both versions, when it asked for 1.3.1 you can just use 1.4 instead just make sure you set the path. You dont need both versions. Lime wire works very well with just 1.4 installed. Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xtra cd's in powerpack?
- Original Message - From: "Angus Auld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 12:43 PM Subject: [newbie] xtra cd's in powerpack? > Hi there all, > > Could anyone tell me what is on the xtra 4 cd's that comprise the powerpack edition, as compared to the standard or download editions...besides StarOffice 6? > > I don't need to know every package, but what is the bulk of the cd's taken up with? Is it things that a newbie like me would have need of? > > I can't decide if I need the 7 cd version or the standard. > I'm on a dialup, so if the xtra cd's will provide packages that I may use, it would be worth the $'s to get them on cd, rather than enduring long downloads. > > Also, is the user manual in the powerpack the same as what is provided in the installed documentation from Mdk? > > Help please. TIA. > > > --Angus > > "This is the Earth School..always in session. Now is the right time to learn, and teach."--A.A. > -- > __ > Download the FREE Opera browser at www.opera.com/download/ > > Free OperaMail at http://www.operamail.com/ > > Powered by Outblaze > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Actually, here's what the Mandrake Store told me via e-mail: "The Standard Edition comes with 2 Installation CDs plus one commercial applications CD The PowerPack adds 1 International CD, another Commercial application CD, Sources CD and Contributed Software CD. StarOffice ($USD 40 value) is also bundled with the PowerPack." Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Newbie] Easy way to have 2 linuces (MDK) runningon 2 diff partitions.
s wrote: > I feel the urge to show off. Anyone want to see mine as an example of > multiboot? > -s Now lets see someone top that! -- Mike McNeese currently triple booting win98lite Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 and testing 9.0 beta 3 - Linux registered user # 248955 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Now that you've upgraded.....
Anybody have any of the printed Mandrake User Guides or Reference Manuals they want to sell? I'm looking for versions 7.2, 8.1, and 8.2 - In English or Spanish. Thanx, Mike S. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] nfs permission denied
I have just finished setting up nfs exports to machines on a network (server LM8.1 and clients LM 8.1 and SuSE 7.2). im using NIS for logins into the linux boxes. previously, it exported all home directories well on every login. but after i changed the path of the home directories from /home/std to /home/students, everything went crazy. NIS still logs in well for the SuSE boxes but the are no exports at all, not the home directories or the other shared directories. I always get the message on the client side mount : /home/students failed, reason given by server: Permision denied and so is the case with the other exports on the server, the /var/log/messages gives me this report rpc.mountd: refused mount request from 192.168.2.10 (masaba2.tech.mak.ac.ug.2.168.192.in-addr.arpa) for /home/students (/home/students): no DNS forward lookup! all my permissions are set up OK, my name server is running well. is there anything im missing out on??? On the LM 8.1 client boxes, NIS has totally refused every attempt to make it function. i have set up everything but failed to get the message YP_PROC DOMAIN NOT BOUND and cant log in either.wouldnt mind so pointer to help me out. thanks Mike (please send a reply also to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ___Be Unique! Get your personalized email address at www.NamePlanet.com
[newbie] Default Colors
I just installed MD8.2 on one of the machines here - How do I change the default color scheme (currently very-dark-blue on not-quite-so-dark-blue) *BEFORE* going into KDE and/or Gnome? Thanx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] KDE is hosed !!!
Wow - Shades of Microsoft !!! I installed (using SoftwareManager) on this Win98/ML8.1 dual boot system (P233MMX IDE 10G & 2G), and somehow it really messed up KDE. Now, no matter what I do - Ksplash, Konqueror, Konsole, Krusader, whatever - I get this error box telling me that it "returned error 11 (SIGSEGV) which is usually caused by a bug in the program". I click on "OK" - But, the ap doesn't load and I can't do anything - I can't even get to a shell !!! I've been getting around it by using gNome and Nautilus, etc., etc., and I don't seem to have any problems with it. I've uninstalled, and re-installed all the KDE stuff - But, nothing seems to change. Since all this started, my screen (S3 Trio video, Dell 1025DTM monitor) seems to 'flash' ever so often - But, that might be just a coincidence. I can unload and then reload ML (good excuse to go to 8.2, I guess), but I'd really like to know what has happened and how to fix it. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Harddisk questions
On Monday 09 September 2002 11:30 am, Tom Brinkman wrote:
> On Saturday September 7 2002 08:26 pm, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
> > A few harddisk questions.
> > How to know whether enabling dma is OK for a harddisk?
> > I have two harddisks
> > one Seagate 20 gb ata 100
> > other Samsung 40 gb ata 33
> > What will the effect ata value on data transfer?
> > I have PIII 866 machine with 256 MB sdram.
>
> Run (as root) 'hdparm -i /dev/hdx' on it (also try 'hdparm -I' to
> read the drive info directly from the drive's firmware), for example
>
> tom# hdparm -i /dev/hdb
>
> /dev/hdb:
>
> Model=MAXTOR 6L040J2, FwRev=A93.0500, SerialNo=362206526273
> Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
> RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=32256, SectSize=21298, ECCbytes=4
> BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=1819kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
> CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=78177792
> IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
> PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
> DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
> UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5 udma6
>
> this line tells you what pio/dma modes the drive is capable
> of. Whichever mode is preceded by an asterisk is the mode the drive is
> currently set to. While my drive and 80wire cable is udma6 capable, my
> mother board controller is not. Mandrake 8.x and 9.0 recongnize this
> and set the drive to udma5 (ata/100).
>
> AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
> Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1: 1 2 3 4 5
> ~~~
>
>See 'info hdparm'. If your drive wasn't automagically setup by
> Mandrake to use it's full udma potential, it could signify hardware or
> other issues. You can forcibly set the drive by usin the -d (enable
> dma) and -X switches. For the -X switch (udma mode) add the mode you
> want to try to 64. For example (udma5, 5+64) a typical line for your
> Seagate ata/100 is hdparm -d1 -c1 -X69 /dev/hdx
>
> -d1 enables dma, -c1 enables 32bit, -X69 sets the drive to udma5
>
> Use -X66, or no -X entry at all for your Samsung ata/33 EG,
> hdparm -d1 -c1 /dev/hdx
>
> If this is successful, and after you've tested it for a while, you
> can make these settings permanent by adding the hdparm line(s) to the
> end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local. It will then have these settings after every
> boot. You don't have to re-boot tho, you can just run rc.local, EG,
> # /etc/rc.d/rc.local
>
> If all's well, your Seagate should get 36 to 40+ MB's/second from
> 'hdparm -t /dev/hdx'. Your Samsung will probly be around 10+ MB/sec.
> ata/33 to /66 is a big jump in performance (more than double), some more
> for ata/100, but little or nothin for ata/133. The increased
> performance is also just for burst speeds, and doesn't neccessarily
> reflect real world gains. Actual tranfers will be _much_ slower and
> varied.
>
> Also, I suspect your Samsung is 5400rpm, while your Seagate is more
> likely 7200rpm. RPM's make a big difference, real world difference. So
> does cache (buffer). Look back to my example for "BuffSize=1819kB".
> The drive is advertised as having a 2mb buffer. Most all HDD
> manufacturers use some of this for firmware tho (the drive's bios). So
> only 1819K is left. Still, the more buffer the better. 2MB is fairly
> standard now.
Tom I have a Maxtor 80 gig ATA 133 and would like to set the hdparm to use the
ATA 133.I tried your settings and set it to use ATA 100 to test it and it is
outstanding. What setting of -X would I usefor ATA 133? This setting for ATA
100 of -X69 makes it fly and I can't believe I have missed all this speed.
Thank you very much.
Mike Graham
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[newbie] X11 static libs
[Mandrake 8.2] I needed to link an X application statically, and it failed because it couldn't find libX11.a, libXext.a and libXi.a. Did I do something wrong when I installed Mandrake? Where can I find these libs? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] nis password change doesnt work
I have a network that has a samba serving as the pdc, manages my windows logins, roaming profiles and all. I have recently finished configuring nfs/nis over mandrake 8.1 as the server and SuSE linux 7.2 on the client side. all my exports are working fine and nothing could be better, except that i cant change the passwords over nis. whenever i try to using "yppasswd" i get the reply as Changing NIS account information for mKwatampora on tech.mak.ac.ug. Please enter old password: Sorry. mkwatampora@tech:~> the password information isnt changed. when i change the password in linuxconf, i can login only when using a windows machine, but cant login with the new password on any linux machine. the troublesome bit comes in because on the linux machines, i can login with the old password that i have just changed over linuxconf. I have tried to merge the smbpasswd and passwd files but some daemons dont take of when i do this. i have tried creating a new password list to work from but still no hope. Is there anything i am missing? are there any bugs with these two distributions because im thinking of kicking on of the two out. I have the latest version of ypserv, ypbind and yptools and nfs-utils. i really dont know why it doesnt work. help anybody. Thanks Mike ___Be Unique! Get your personalized email address at www.NamePlanet.com
Re: [newbie] Mozilla problem
well it made me laugh ! Miark wrote: > > Roland Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> saith: > > > I had a wierd thing occur at work down loading the 9 beta > > 4 iso's. when they where saved to disk they all had a ".exe" > > added to them. This is Mozilla 1.0 I believe running on a 2k box. > > > > Anyone else have this problem? > > Which? Having to use Windows, or having Mozilla mis-name downloads? > > Kiddin' :-) > > Maybe when you saved it, it did an automatic file type extension > which was set to .exe or something. Not sure, I never surf in M$ > anymore. (But if I did, it'd be in Mozilla ;-) > > This message was a total waste of bandwidth, wasn't it... > > Miark > > ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Mike McNeese currently triple booting win98lite Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 and testing 9.0 beta 3 - Linux registered user # 248955 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] LM 8.2 and GeForce 3 Ti 200
On Tuesday 27 August 2002 01:40 pm, Alan Carbutt wrote: You need to go to www.nvidia.com and download the required drivers. Read the readme for directions how to install the necessary files Mike > This is a cross post message. Apparently the last one I posted didn't > go through. Here goes: > At work I am able to run X v. 4.2.0 with 3D acceleration with a cheap > ATI video card. At home I have a GeForce 3 TI 200 that won't run with > 3D acceleration. Is there a way to get this card up and running with 3D > acceleration? If so, What do I need to do? > TIA, Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] samba config
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have a cable modem and a small 4 port router hub. I > just plugged the cat5 from my lm8.2 machine, into the > router/hub and mandrake was able to go one without a > hitch (much easier than the win2k machine). But I > wanted the two machine to be able to share files. I > went through the samba config app (it said if you don't > know what you are doing take the default - I took the > default). But now I can't get out to the internet. My > guess is that samba wants a static ip address not dhcp > - just my guess. So I think that part is setup dhcp > and part is static and no part of the network works ( I > have a netnowork setup appartenly). > > Is this fixable so that I can get out using my little > router? Or should I try to go back to the way it was > before setting up samba? how many Network cards do you have in the box and can you send a copy of your etc/smb.conf file? -- Mike McNeese currently running Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 Linux registered user # 248955 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kedit...
Dennis Myers wrote: > On Saturday 10 August 2002 02:10 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > >>On Saturday 10 August 2002 07:05 am, you wrote: >> >>>KEdit 1.3 is included in kdeutils and accessible from command line by >>>kedit or from the menu Applications>Editors>Text Editor, the only >>>difference between the two is that kedit opens up an editor called KEdit, >>>while the menu approach opens an editor called Text Editor which KEdit >>>with a different name. IIRC it is installed by default with 8.2 (may be >>>that I chose it during install, can't be sure) >>> >>Hi Poogle, thanks for the reply. Well, I tried "kedit" from a console - it >>reports file not found. I went to the RPM manager, tried looking for "text >>editor", "kedit", "kde-utils", "kdeutils", and finally, just "kde" and it >>shows nothing. I went to the KDE button, applications, editors, and its not >>listed there either. >> >>Any other ideas? Thanks! :-) >> > > Look for " KEdit " paying attention to the capitalizations. HTH > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > On my LM 8.2 KEdit results in "file not found", but kedit (all lower case)works fine. MikeLarson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Cute Sigs... (Shane)
"Ronald J. Hall" wrote: > > This is for Shane, master of the .Sig! (didn't know if you had seen this one > or not?) :-) > > f u cn rd ths u cn b a prgrmr. > > -- YEAH!! I'M A PROGRAMMER!!!! what's a programmer.. -- Mike McNeese currently running Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 Linux registered user # 248955 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] yahoo messenger having problems ...
On Sunday 21 July 2002 07:27 pm, Damian G wrote: Yahoo Messenger has been updated and works very well including file transfers in Linux. I have used it tonight and every night this week and it works perfectly. Go to the yahoo website and see if you have the latest version. There is a Mandrake RPM to download. Mike > uhmm.. why don't you try gaim to connect to your yahoo messenger? > i've been told that the yahoo messenger client for linux hasn't been > updated in a very long time... gaim may prove better. > > Damian > > > On Sunday 21 July 2002 07:29, vangala sarma wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I have the linux version of yahoo messenger installed in my system > > > (MAndrake 8.1). It displays the messenger window and then the screen is > > > stuck like that. The only thing I can do next is close the screen. Can > > > anybody tell what the problem is and how can I rectify that. There are > > > no error messages being displayed either. > > > > Well, the last couple of days, I cannot connect to YM with a winsux box > > or my linux box. I think they are having problems. > > > > Bill Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Helpful Hints
This is an awesome link for help when installing a new distro! http://hesweb1.med.virginia.edu/biostat/s/linux.setup.html Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] How to ask questions the smart way.
I found this link on another mailing list. It should be required reading for all... http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#AEN353 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Laptop question
I had that same problem - What I finally had to do was get rid of the separate "...\CD1", "...\CD2", "...\CD3" directories. I made one "?:\MNDRK81" directory and copied all three CDs into that one. Made a boot floppy with the HD img, and installed from there > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Femme > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 1:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Laptop question > > > On Wed, 2002-07-10 at 19:58, bascule wrote: > > > before i forget, didn't there use to be a 'dosstart' boot > method or somesuch > > where one could start the install from a dos prompt? perhaps if > the laptop > > can be in dos with the cd drive recognised you could try this, > i think there > > was/is a directory on cd1 with .bat file to launch under dos, > > I hope so b/c this would likely work for it. > > > anyway, once you have a partition with the iso or cd contents > on you will > > need to know how to describe it to the install i.e. /dev/hda1 etc. > > > > you say you have tried this before and it didn't work, did you > do anything > > different to what i have described? > > > > bascule > > > > > > > The way I tried this in the past was on a huge FAT32 partition I have on > my secondary drive. I put all the files into one central directory > called Mandrake, then under that: CD1, CD2, CD3. When I went to install > I pointed the .img file to my partitions beforehand, and as I installed > yes it asked for the files & where they were. Yet, no matter what I > did, I couldn't get it to accept the directories I'd created for it. > > I don't know what I did wrong...? > > Tia > Femme > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Reconfiguring X
> Travis Crook wrote: > > Hi all, > I recently changed video cards in my machine. > How do I reconfigure X to work with the new card? Didn't it find the card when you rebooted? If not maybe kudzu isn't set to run at startup. or the card isn't supported. or it's configured wrong. What card are you trying to use, and what version of Linux are you using? an effective answer depends on version and card. -- Mike McNeese currently running Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 Linux registered user # 248955 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] sound problems
though I am not a Linux guru by any means, I would like to concur with the thoughs of Lyvim. I have severial win only type bits of hardware, like my Nvidia card, Win hp printer, etc. and have found that as LX mentioned it was only a matter of configuration. In fact I like to try to put LM on older hardware to see if I can and with only a few exceptions, ( mostly limited because of the gui requirements in the latest releases ) I have had only minor problems, or issues which are of little real importance. For example, I can't get LM_sensors to function properly on one of my boxes running 8.2. This is a non issue for me because I have an external readout for temps anyway, and besides I'm sure it will be corrected soon anyway. It's funny how there seems to be a view of some that older hardware, and older versions of Mandrake, are not worth the effort. it's also amusing how many of these who bash, some older piece of hardware or OS, was something they praised not that long ago. Cutting edge is all well and good, but it also has it's down side of needing tweaking to run really well on a large base of configurations. I personally prefer LM 8.0 over any version so far, as I can get it to run everything on everything I have. I like many of the new features of 8.2 and it runs better on my laptop, but on my main box, athlon 1 gig, ep-8kta3 pro MB, Nvidia tnt, SB Live, 3com NIC's, adaptec 2906 scsi, 8.0 runs much better. Why should I or anyone change when I can do everything I want with my hardware and a perfectly good older version of mandrake??? This of course is only my humble opinion, and Your mileage may vary I know I could have said IMHO and YMMV but it's still readable Yes? Tongue very much in cheek ;-) -- Mike McNeese currently running Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 Linux registered user # 248955 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Removing mandrake 8.2 ...
I recently had to do this myself in order to cleanly reinstall Linux. After several frustrating attempts to use DOS's FDISD, I went to www.fdisk.com to download their freebie version which works with MD as well as MS. M > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Richard Smith > Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 3:08 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Removing mandrake 8.2 ... > > > > >>You can't use fdisk to get rid of Linux partitions, though. That will > >>have to be with one of the commercial utilities if you want to > do it from > >>Windows. I think, though, that I got rid of a linux partition > in the past > >>by using a linux boot disk and using the linux fdisk utility to do it. > >> > >> > > > >using the install from the cd could do this as well. > > > > > Sometimes you can get rid of ext2 partitions with either the dos fdisk > or w2k, but > it's not easy and depends upon whether you had a single /root > partition,or multiple linux partitions, and whether you have any other > partitions of the fat32/nt type after those linux partitons. I don't > recommend it unless you know what you are doing. Basically , these > partiton utilities do not asign drive letters to linux partitions and > therefore although they are there and the utilities knows they are > there, they do not allow you to delete then straight. You have to remove > all those partitions that come after the linux partition, then and only > then, windblows > partitons tools will recover the lost space, you then remake the whole > of the remaining drive as one partition assign it a drive letter and > format it, you can then remove it all and remake to your final desired > configuration. I've done this many times before I bought PM. I do not > recommend you do it. > > You want Partition Magic. It's the best , and can do this without > destroying data on other partitons . > > If you don't have PM, your are really left with the partition tools on > your mandrake > install disc.You will have to run CD1 again, trundle through the > unwanted preliminaries until you get to the partition tools , it can > delete anything, I think you can remake the partitions if you still want > them and format in vfat(fats32) ,is that true, I'm not sure, possibly > not, I have never done that, so probably not.Perhaps someone could > comment. Anyway once the ext2 partitions are gone, and if you were not > able to format in vfat , you can use the windblows utilities to format > them and assign new drive letters. If you are able to format in mandrake > windows will detect the new vfat partitions on bootup and assign drive > letters automatically. > > John > > >John Richard Smith > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Posting Help
Whatever it was, you must've fixed it.. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chuck Stuettgen > Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 10:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Posting Help > > > I am posting this from my office e-mail system to see if anyone > can help me. > > I am in need of any suggestions to fix my posting problem. I > subscribed to the mandrake lists in early May and all was well. > In the middle of May my ISP brought their systems in house rather > than being outsourced like they had been. Since the switch I > have been unable to post to any of the Mandrake lists. > > I am subscribed to several other mailing lists and can post to > them without any problem. The only lists that I am having a > problem with are the Mandrake lists. My ISP is at a loss and I > am getting very frustrated. > > Below is copy of the mime information from my most recent attempt > to post. > > = > > Delivery failed 20 attempts: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Original message follows. > > Received: from cfslaptop [65.124.84.8] by entouch.net with ESMTP > (SMTPD32-7.07) id A3E2D2070090; Sat, 06 Jul 2002 13:07:46 -0400 > Subject: Checking to see if can post > From: Chuck Stuettgen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.7 > Date: 06 Jul 2002 12:10:32 -0500 > Message-Id: <1025975432.2518.4.camel@cfslaptop> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > > > Checking to see if I can post... > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Ok you got me started
To jump in here , I have had problems with LM_sensors in 8.2 as well. in 8.0 it works perfectly. under 8.2 only one of the sensors is seen, and it registers the a cpu temp of 127 degrees C. quite silly and wrong. I can make it read a correct value, but the value never changes. I would like to have this working properly, so I can move past 8.0 I have this setup on a Epox 8Kta3 Pro MB/ 1 gig athlon, 512 mg ram, three HDs and 32mg TnT video card ( not that that matters here ) Any observations or advice for me too would be nice Thanks !!! -- Mike McNeese currently running Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 Linux registered user # 248955 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] MS Outlook
Dennis, If you just want to change the Outlook format on an individual basis, before you send, click Format/Plain Text - To change your default format, in the Outlook screen click on Tools/Options/Mail Format. You'll see a drop down arrow for HTML, Plain Text, et al..... Mike S. vvwvv <(©¿©)> ~ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Myers, Dennis R NWO Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 2:28 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] StarOffice 6.0 can't save file -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Myers, Dennis R NWO Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 2:10 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] StarOffice 6.0 can't save file -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Read Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 1:24 PM To: Newbie Mandrake Subject: [newbie] StarOffice 6.0 can't save file I have upgraded LM8.1 to 8.2 twice, once leaving StarOffice 5.2 in place and once after uninstalling 5.2. In the first case, SO Writer would load and function for a while -- and suddenly disappear completely. I suspected 5.2 had caused a problem, and tried an upgrade on another installation (8.1 to 8.2) Now SO 6.0 seemed to be running okay, but when I try to save a file I get this notice: StarOffice 6.0 Error saving the document Untitled1: Wrong parameters The operation was started under an invalid parameter. Also, trying to run setup. it starts to load, and the icon hourglass runs, and then it also disappears. An help will be greatly appreciated. Bob Bob, if you know where the main files are for star office, and I suspect they are in /usr/local, go there and check permissions on the /usr/local/soffice file (or whatever it is called). If you don't know, do a slocate, or locate or whereis or[oops didn't finish) to find the file and check the permissions. The above seems to have gone out as HTML, can someone confirm. I am having a devil of a time figuring out how to get outlook to stop sending in HTML. Dennis M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kernel module loads manually but not on demand
I had a similar problem with a Umax scanner and was having to insmod the aix7xx module each time I wanted to use the scanner I wanted to know how to make it permanent I got the following responses: ( hope it sheds some light ) > Praedor Tempus wrote: > > > In this case, and until a real fix could be found, it would be better to have > > the function of the module as it SHOULD be working (but isn't) than to do it > > the "proper" Mandrake way. The proper way seems to be failing in this case > > for some reason. > > > > Until figuring out why this is the case, there is no need to go without the > > module and its functionality nor is it necessary to manually install the > > module every time you bootup. It is a workable temp fix until the real > > problem can be determined. > > How can the real problem be determined ? > > What steps can I take? > > Or would it be better just to recompile the module into the kernel? > > Mike If the correct entries are in the /etc/modules.conf and /etc/modules then you may want to preload the scsi device via initrd. mkinitrd creates filesystem images which are suitable for use as Linux initial ramdisk (initrd) images. Such images are often used for preloading the block device modules (such as IDE, SCSI or RAID) which are needed to access the root filesystem. mkinitrd automatically loads IDE modules, all scsi_hostadapter entries and all modules in a probeall scsi_hostadapter .. line in /etc/modules.conf, and raid modules if the system's root partition is on raid, which makes it simple to build and use kernels using modular device drivers. Any module options specified in /etc/modules.conf are passed to the modules as they are loaded by the initial ramdisk. Ref: man mkinitrd Larry -- Mike McNeese currently running Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 Linux registered user # 248955 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Pro's & con's for separate partitions?
Barry Michels wrote: > > The way I look at it, if I run out of space somewhere and have more space on > another partition, I'm screwed, right? So, isn't it better to have one big > / partiton? > > What's the benefit to having separate /, /home, /var, etc? the main reason I use a / partition and a separate /home is for the occasional update and or reinstall. that way I only change the operating part of the system, without losing all my personal files, like music, or documents , etc. a reasonable / partition ( in my case a 4-5 gig partition ) has always been ample. on my laptop I only have a 2 gig root partition and a 3 gig /home. still plenty. It's really handy to have different partitions for different purposes too. I also have a /backup partition of 10 gig on my main box I use for storage. I would hate to lose anything on that partition if I had to reinstall because i broke something playing around with stuff. and there are no doubt other good reasons to use multiple partitions. My two cents. ;-) Mike McNeese Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] how to print screen?
sorry im totally new to linux , i keep getting hundreds of e-mails from people but i cant figure out where to go to to remove my e-mail address...PLEASE HELP ME!!! you obviously know my mail address so where did u get it from im at a loss HELP thanks Mike >From: Michael Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] how to print screen? >Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:56:04 +1200 > >On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 06:20, Randy Kramer wrote: > > Josef Lowder wrote: > > > I sent the following question several days ago, and never received any > > > response? Did the message never arrive, previously? > > > > I saw your message several days ago, so it did arrive. > > > > I don't know whether the Print Screen key works in Linux -- I sort of > > doubt it -- I just tried it, alone and in combination with most > > combinations of , , and , and saw no response. BUT, > > I'm not real confident my printer is set up properly -- I only recently > > got it to work at all. > > > > Randy Kramer > >Randy, > >In windows, print screen prints to the clipboard not the printer, from >which >the pic can be pasted into an application. > >It is a function most often used by manual writers and program reveiwers, >not >to say that other uses dont exist. > >-- >Michael > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] reboot of amd notebook
Anand Kumar Kalyanasundaram wrote: > > Hi, > I have a Sony vaio (Athlon 1G) with Mandrake 8.2. My problem > is that reboot from linux does not work. I tried > "shutdown -r now" and reboot using lilo (the option in the > kdm gui). > > When I use "shutdown -r now", the laptop displays > "Sony" and it stops there (I can see the harddisk light > glowing...forever). I then need to do a hard shutdown and > the next time it starts up, it warns me that the > previous boot was incomplete. > > Can anyone tell me how to get this to work ? I would like to know as well. what I do now on my Vaio pcg-fx215 notebook is to do a halt instead of reboot. it shuts it down fine and only takes a little longer to reboot. -- Mike McNeese Linux registered user # 248955 currently running Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Re: WARNING Destructive Software on multiboots, Jetway
John Rigby wrote: > blah, blah , blah All of this is quite funny. I really loved the parts where John thinks he is somebody, that people should listen to... Very funny stuff. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.BBBHHHAAAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! You should write comic strips featuring a grumpy old man . anyway funny ! Mike Confucius said " to know that what you know is what you know is not understanding. But to know that what you do not know is truely what you do not know , that is the begining of understanding." Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Re: WARNING Destructive Software on multiboots, Jetway
now that was all nice till you got to the PS and then fronted your opinion exactly the same way you told others not to (or not to listen to).. or did i misinterpret? linux: (the community as a public vocal group) is (from what i have observed as a longtime lurker on sites/forums/lists and as a user for about 3 years from redhat 6 to mdk 7.2 and uptil now 8.2..and only just getting a handle on it) full of people who want you ignore the vocal minority who scream and jump up n down, but then add their voice to a not the same but not too different either argument. its an OS people! a tool, a better way of doing things. ITS NOT A RELIGION tho some would evangelise! use it, learn it, modify it, adapt it but most of all just make it what yu will... mikecola my $a0.02 >Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 10:25:53 +1000 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] John Rigby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To: here is the mandatory joke .sig Your Lowrider Community... http://www.lowrider.com Your Personalized Page Start Page... http://my.lowrider.com - Express yourself with a super cool email address from BigMailBox.com. Hundreds of choices. It's free! http://www.bigmailbox.com -
[newbie] sony laptops
Hi just got a sony vaio PCG-FX215 notebook. are there any pitfalls to avoid in installing either LM 8.0 or 8.2? anyone have Linux dual booted with win ME on a vaio? any advice or pointers would be great. Thanks -- Mike McNeese Linux registered user # 248955 currently running Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] trade-8.0-ppc-mac-for-win8.x
Have 8.0 PPC for mac 2CD set. trade for 8.x windows compatible Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] see all files and partitions in Linux ..
> FARSHAD wrote: > > hello to all > i'm using from win98 and LM 8.2 with dual boot , i installed LM in > Fat32 .. > how can i see all files in my hdd by Linux ? i want have access too > all files > in all drives by Linux .. > bye > You have to make mount points from the control center, but if you don't know root password, you will have to reinstall to put it back in . How did you lose the password? did you delete something? or change something? make sure you really have lost your root password before you reinstall though. -- Mike McNeese Linux registered user # 248955 currently running Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with install Compaq 56k Modem
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > theres like 5 that arent compat. Ok, for those not as minimulistic as you , which 5 exactly are not compatable? names and numbers please. "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Attempting to re-compile Mandrake vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk
Need some help re-compiling version 2.4.18-6mdk of mandrake linux. I installed this version from a cdrom onto my laptop. The problem I am encountering is that this version enables automatic power management by default. On my laptop SIS630 this causes my laptop to power down every few secounds. I am familiar with using make -e on tar files and changing the parameters that I need to change, but since I installed this from a cdrom I do not find any tar file in the /usr/src directory, or anywhere else that I can think to look. The only kernel that I can identify is in the /boot directory, and it is listed as vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk. I am not sure how to re-compile this to enable me to turn off the automatic power management option. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Mike Pruden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Star Office 6 Adabas question
On Tuesday 04 June 2002 02:49 pm, you wrote: > Umm... That's cuz Adabas is a file format, not a database editor... There > is NO GUI. You can do databases in OpenOffice too... When you are in Writer > or any other modules, press F4. That'll open up the data sources. Take it > from there. > > D.Olson > Thank you for your help. I appologize for my ignorance. Star Office 5.2 apparently came with a GUI database editor for Adabas. SO 6.0 does not seem to have one! I have used Microsoft Access since their version 1.0 for relational database creation and management. Created several business specific databases with it. The database editor in Star Office 5.2 is very much like Microsoft Access and was easy for me to use and figure out. I rely heavily on the GUI at this point with Linux. I tried opening up the data sources in SO 6.0 as you suggested but it's not exactly what I am looking for. How do I create a new database with it? Adabas with 5.2 was very easy to use. I can't figure out how to get the same GUI editor with 6.0 (maybe it's no longer there). Do you have any other suggestions? Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Star Office 6 Adabas question
Currently I'm using Mandrake 8.2 with Star Office 6 and Adabas installed for database. I previously used Star Office 5.2 with Adabas and had set up several small relational databases for home and business use. I had no problems. With SO 6, I can't figure out how to even launch Adabas After installing the Adabas package from the PowerPack Edition cd's, it automagically set up a link in my menu under "Office Accessories" titled "Adabas Installation". I launched that, Adabas went through it's setup. It created an Adabas sub directory in my home directory (just like it should), there were no errors noted during the installation. The problem is that I can NOT find an executable file anywhere on my system to launch the Adabas GUI! In SO5.2 Adabas would launch from inside the Star Office menus. I checked to be sure Adabas was installed using the Software Manager and it shows as installed. If anyone knows what executable I need to launch to get Adabas running, please let me know. Many thanks in advance for your help. Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Instant Messengers
Warren Post wrote: > > Jabber (see jabber.org) and it's various front ends, such as Gabber. > -- > Warren Post > Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras > http://www.srcopan.vze.com/ > > On 31 May 2002 00:37:13 +0100 > Matt Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Does anybody know which (if any) instant messengers are compatible with > > MSM Messenger on Linux? Seeing as most people still use windows, it > > would be useful to have something that is. > > also there is kmsn works great try here < http://linux.sarang.net/ftp/mirror/desktop/kdeapps/Communications/Instant_Messenging/KMerlin/ > or kmerlin < http://kmerlin.olsd.de/ > mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] What is openfind?
'} if $opts{'u'};
## create the user agent
my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new;
$ua->agent($agent);
&usage() unless @ARGV;
my $request = HTTP::Request->new(GET => $ARGV[0]);
my $response = $ua->request($request);
if ($response->is_success) {
print $response->content;
} else {
print $response->error_as_HTML;
}
print "\n";
exit;
sub usage {
print "$0 [options] URL\n";
print "[options] can be:\n";
print "\t-u set's the user agent to string given\n";
print "\t-p set the UserAgent: to a preset, preset can
be one of:\n";
print "\tUserAgent defaults to google\n";
print "\n";
print "\tPRESETDESCRIPTION\n";
print "\t-----\n";
print "\tatspidArchitextSpider. (Excite)\n";
print "\tfast FAST. alltheweb.com.\n";
print "\tgoogleGooglebot. www.google.com\n";
print "\tia_arch Image Archiver ?\n";
print "\tlycos Lycos Spider\n";
print "\tmiragoMirago.co.uk\n";
print "\tnlightNorthernLight\n";
print "\topenfind Openfind data gatherer.
www.openfind.com.tw\n";
print "\tscooter Altavista\n";
print "\tslurp Inktomi. www.inktomi.com\n";
exit;
}
Mike
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Re: [newbie] Mandrake Power Pack 8.2 question
On Thursday 30 May 2002 07:58 pm, you wrote: > Not what you want to hear, but for what it's worth, I find that > rpmfind.net is also a great resource for finding Mandrake rpm's. > > - Paul Rodriguez Thank you to all of you who replied to my question. I definately think I got a bad batch of cd's here. I do like the Mandrake distro a lot and there is some great commercial packages on the cd's. But, the basic packages should be there too! I hope this gets resolved. Maybe they should provide free corrected cd's to all the folks that have spent good money for the Power Pack Edition. Just doesn't seem right that people are paying for a defective set of discs. I suppose I should have checked the archives for this list before posting. Sorry about that but I was frustrated. I'll be checking RPM find and my download cd's for the packages that I need. Thanks again to all who replied. Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] plz help - 8.2 and wine install problem
mike wrote: > > When I try installing wine from an rpm, I get the following error: > > installing binary packages > file /usr/bin/expand from install of wine-cvs-unstripped-052802-1 conflicts > with file from package textutils-2.0.17-7mdk. > > As a result, wine will not install. > > I am running Mandrake 8.2 download edition and the rpm that I downloaded was > the right one for Mandrake. > > Any help with this problem would be appreciated. > have you tried the latest codeweavers wine? I have used their versions for sometime with great success even in 8.2 Mike also Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] plz help - 8.2 and wine install problem
When I try installing wine from an rpm, I get the following error: installing binary packages file /usr/bin/expand from install of wine-cvs-unstripped-052802-1 conflicts with file from package textutils-2.0.17-7mdk. As a result, wine will not install. I am running Mandrake 8.2 download edition and the rpm that I downloaded was the right one for Mandrake. Any help with this problem would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Worm
You received the Klez.h variant. http://www.viruslist.com/eng/viruslist.html?id=4292 I received this and dozens of other infected emails from a friend whose Windows computer got infected. Naturally, I was not affected since I am using Linux, but it was a real mess for him to clean up. It even sent out a few copies of itself with my email address (which it obtained from his address book) as the return address. Mike poogle wrote: > I may be wrong but I think I have received a new twist to the Klez.e worm in > which case I think cross posting to warn others is appropriate, if I'm wrong > I apologise for cross posting. > I paste below the text of the e mail which came with an attachment called > width.exe which I will e mail off-list to anyone who wants to look at it at > their own risk of course, a second attachment in html read " Read the OEM > Privacy Statement This page is unavailable. Please check with your computer > manufacturer.To continue to register your computer and Microsoft Windows, > click Back. " and a back button followed. > I am Windows free so I can't virus scan the attachment and I'm not a > programmer so although I could look at it it would mean nothing to me. > > The text:- > > Klez.E is the most common world-wide spreading worm.It's very dangerous by > corrupting your files. Because of its very smart stealth and anti-anti-virus > technic,most common AV software can't detect or clean it. We developed this > free immunity tool to defeat the malicious virus. You only need to run this > tool once,and then Klez will never come into your PC. > NOTE: Because this tool acts as a fake Klez to fool the real worm,some AV > monitor maybe cry when you run it. If so,Ignore the warning,and select > 'continue'. > If you have any question,please [there was an e mail link here] > > > > > > > > > > > > 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] Installing 7.2 (!) - X window system does not load
Thanks to everyone for the ideas so far. We're trying the 8.2 download now, not sure if IE6's FTP is downloading this thing in binary format, at 2hrs+ it had better be! Tried the XFdrake, messed with the settings a bit and that did not work. Was not aware of the 640x480 problem, I am going to try that now. We only have the one power cable for both machines at the moment so this is a long process of shutting down and starting up alternately... I remembered a key to using any Unix system if something goes wrong: Rule 1) Check the logs Rule 2) Always do rule 1 first I looked at install.log and it reported the following close to the end of the setup: "The graphic card does not like X in framebuffer" That does not look good. I don't want to have to buy another graphic card after forking out for some more RAM for this old crate! It was meant to be free! ;oP Thinking of the card, it did have some issues on Windows until I wiped both (!) installed drivers and loaded the latest from ATI, then it worked OK. Any idea how I would go about a similar procedure (if possible) in Mandrake? Thanks again for any input you can offer! .me. __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Installing 7.2 (!) - X window system does not load
It took us a year to get around to it (partially due to not having a 2nd machine to put it on) but we installed Mandrake 7.2 today. We bought it last year and just sat on it until now ;o) We put it on a box that really has no other uses in life - a 100mhz Pentium with a recently upgraded 64MB SDRAM (MemTest runs fine), a Rage II+ video card, an old CTX monitor (1451ES), and a 3Com NIC card. No sound card (yet). That's about the sum of the components... a really dismal machine but without WinBloat loaded it should run fine, right? Maybe not. We have attempted installation a few different times, trying out a few different options, with the same result. The X Window System does not load. We just get the text screen and the login allows directory browsing and all that fun Unix stuff, but no GUI!!! We tried booting using the KDE and GNOME, neither worked. We tried using different monitors in the setup. Same result. Just as the text login prompt appears, the screen will go black for a second and then return to the text display. Although I have some Unix experience via Telnet/SSH, I am completely new to Linux on my own machine, and need some help here. The only obvious one I have thought of is the video card being on the fritz, but it displayed the installation GUI ok, and displays the bootup sequence in GUI format with no problems. Anyone got any ideas? .me. __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Netscape 6.2.3 and KDE desktop....
Charlie wrote: > How the hell do > I add it to the menu or at least link it to the desktop from the default > install directory (/usr/local) so I won't have to keep launching it from > konsole? That gets old in a hurry. Charlie right click on the desktop and create new > Link to location > fill in the location of the executable > pick your icon > after it's done close that box and then rename it to what you want. that's it. Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] firewall broken in 8.2
Hi I have tried to set up a bastille firewall in LM 8.2 after going through the InteractiveBastille setup the firewall is still not as secure as it was in 8.0. How can I set it up to where it will show ports as stealthed as in 8.0? or how can I be surt it's actually secure once setup? thanks for any help Mike McNeese Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Problem installing Real Player 8 for Linux
Thomas Beno wrote: > > I downloaded Real Player 8 for Linux file rp8_linux_alpha_rh62_cs1.bin > According to Linux Newbie.com all I was supposed to do was double click > on the file and it would install. Well, since it didn't, I have not > done something right or I've done something wrong. Either way, I am not > installing the program. Did I download the wrong version of the > program? Am I not using the correct procedure to install a binary file? > I would really appreciate some help with this. I am and probably will > be for some time a newbie to Linux. > > Tom Beno > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Hi tom, the one I installed was rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs.bin it works fine in 8.0 and 8.2 look for that one Mike McNeese Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] deny access to su
Damian G wrote: > On Tue, 14 May 2002 13:21:59 -0700 > Mike Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Michael Viron wrote: >> >>> Change the group ownership on su to root:wheel . >>> Next, remove execute permission from "other" on su. >> >> I have to say I find this option kind of puzzling. >> What's the rationale exactly? Why couldn't an >> opponent who knew the root pword just execute >> his *own* copy of su? It seems it would have nuisance >> value at best. Not that nuisance value couldn't be of >> some practical use, provided the security admin doesn't >> think it's a substitute for safeguarding passwords. > hmm.. how about denying read access too? What would stop the opponent from transferring a copy of su from another machine? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] LAN and COX cable modem
Bill Davidson wrote: > > On Tue, 14 May 2002 11:15:22 -0700 > "Myers, Dennis R NWO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Does anyone use Cox cable and have a LAN set up? How hard is it to set up > > and where did you start the learning process? I'm going to switch over to > > Cox and hoping it is not rocket science. Any help is appriciated. TIA I have cox-internet ( which is high speed cable ) very easy in LM 8.0, 8.1, 8.2! do you have one or two network interface cards? Only one is needed if you only have one pc at home , if you connect to any other pc, you will need two 1.) for the cable modem 2nd) for network. in setting up the network card follow this: open up control center, next open network/internet, choose connection for a one only setup use the configure button and let the auto detectand configure do it's thing. only choose to use dhcp to connect, when it's through, apply and exit control center. reboot is a good idea then it all should work. if you want to share the connection with another pc in the house or office, write back , it will take a bit more time to explain. Mike McNeese Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
