Re: [newbie] Failed Install
Aron Smith wrote: Ok I tried Mdk 10.2RC2 mini no joy then I tried 10.1 community no joy (used for a previous install) then I tried the 2 CD set from linux Journal no joy the message is the same in all cases -- failed to load `/mnt/tmp/drakX-images/01.png : fatal error in png image file iDAT :CRC error You know Aron, you shouldn't see this as a personal failure. Lots of people fail to install and they still manage to cope with day-to-day life and ,OH! Sorry! I accidentally posted this to the wrong list! It was intended for the Microsoft Users Group! My apologies! Damn Outlook Express! Grrr! -- Mr. Geek Registered Linux User #190712 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
Mr. Geek wrote: Aron Smith wrote: Ok I tried Mdk 10.2RC2 mini no joy then I tried 10.1 community no joy (used for a previous install) then I tried the 2 CD set from linux Journal no joy the message is the same in all cases -- failed to load `/mnt/tmp/drakX-images/01.png : fatal error in png image file iDAT :CRC error You know Aron, you shouldn't see this as a personal failure. Lots of people fail to install and they still manage to cope with day-to-day life and ,OH! Sorry! I accidentally posted this to the wrong list! It was intended for the Microsoft Users Group! My apologies! Damn Outlook Express! Grrr! You're a day late - April Fools Day was yesterday! At least...I *hope* you were joking ;-) -- Regards Margot *-*-*-* Sent using Thunderbird on a 100% Microsoft-Free Computer Registered Linux User 307617 http://counter.li.org Mandrakelinux release 10.1 (Community) for i586 kernel 2.6.8.1-24mdk ~~~ REST: P: Linus Torvalds S: Buried alive in email -- from /usr/src/linux/MAINTAINERS ~~~ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
Margot wrote: Mr. Geek wrote: Aron Smith wrote: Ok I tried Mdk 10.2RC2 mini no joy then I tried 10.1 community no joy (used for a previous install) then I tried the 2 CD set from linux Journal no joy the message is the same in all cases -- failed to load `/mnt/tmp/drakX-images/01.png : fatal error in png image file iDAT :CRC error You know Aron, you shouldn't see this as a personal failure. Lots of people fail to install and they still manage to cope with day-to-day life and ,OH! Sorry! I accidentally posted this to the wrong list! It was intended for the Microsoft Users Group! My apologies! Damn Outlook Express! Grrr! You're a day late - April Fools Day was yesterday! At least...I *hope* you were joking ;-) Of course I was kidding! Except for the part about there being some sort of psychological support group for Microsoft Users! With all the problems that they have, there HAS to be one, don't you agree? What amazes me is how much Microsoft charges for that kind of support! First they create the problem, and then the charge a fee to all those who are traumatized from their use of the it. Talk about creating your own market! After all, since they don't release their source code to the general public, no one can ever effectively solve a Microsoft-related problem. Now that's what I call a captive audience! Mr. Geek Registered Linux User #190712 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
On Friday 01 April 2005 08:37 pm, Miark wrote: On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 19:05:34 -0800, Aron wrote: Ok I tried Mdk 10.2RC2 mini no joy then I tried 10.1 community no joy (used for a previous install) then I tried the 2 CD set from linux Journal no joy the message is the same in all cases -- failed to load `/mnt/tmp/drakX-images/01.png : fatal error in png image file iDAT :CRC error Did you check the md5sums after you downloaded the images? Yes ,they are fine Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
On Friday 01 April 2005 08:06 pm, Dennis Myers wrote: On Friday 01 April 2005 09:05 pm, Aron Smith wrote: Ok I tried Mdk 10.2RC2 mini no joy then I tried 10.1 community no joy (used for a previous install) then I tried the 2 CD set from linux Journal no joy the message is the same in all cases -- failed to load `/mnt/tmp/drakX-images/01.png : fatal error in png image file iDAT :CRC error I lost track of this thread, Aron did you try booting 10.2 from the second CD? This was all 10.1 as I have not been able to burn 10.2 successfully due to the size of the iso (699.8 Mb ) cannot be put on a 700 Mb disk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
On Saturday 02 April 2005 08:06 am, Aron Smith wrote: On Friday 01 April 2005 08:06 pm, Dennis Myers wrote: On Friday 01 April 2005 09:05 pm, Aron Smith wrote: Ok I tried Mdk 10.2RC2 mini no joy then I tried 10.1 community no joy (used for a previous install) then I tried the 2 CD set from linux Journal no joy the message is the same in all cases -- failed to load `/mnt/tmp/drakX-images/01.png : fatal error in png image file iDAT :CRC error I lost track of this thread, Aron did you try booting 10.2 from the second CD? This was all 10.1 as I have not been able to burn 10.2 successfully due to the size of the iso (699.8 Mb ) cannot be put on a 700 Mb disk Ah, ok, let me ask : how old is your burner? Seems like some of the older burners had trouble when going past 650mb cause that is what the old CDs were limited to. Or was this one of my weird dreams, must remember medications. -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
On Saturday 02 April 2005 06:54 am, Dennis Myers wrote: On Saturday 02 April 2005 08:06 am, Aron Smith wrote: On Friday 01 April 2005 08:06 pm, Dennis Myers wrote: On Friday 01 April 2005 09:05 pm, Aron Smith wrote: Ok I tried Mdk 10.2RC2 mini no joy then I tried 10.1 community no joy (used for a previous install) then I tried the 2 CD set from linux Journal no joy the message is the same in all cases -- failed to load `/mnt/tmp/drakX-images/01.png : fatal error in png image file iDAT :CRC error I lost track of this thread, Aron did you try booting 10.2 from the second CD? This was all 10.1 as I have not been able to burn 10.2 successfully due to the size of the iso (699.8 Mb ) cannot be put on a 700 Mb disk Ah, ok, let me ask : how old is your burner? Seems like some of the older burners had trouble when going past 650mb cause that is what the old CDs were limited to. Or was this one of my weird dreams, must remember medications. It's an el cheapo grneraic CD/RW- DVD 16X drive Seriously this is going to be a problem with a lot of hardware prehaps they should have 4 CDs in the set rather than two. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
Ah, ok, let me ask : how old is your burner? Seems like some of the older burners had trouble when going past 650mb cause that is what the old CDs were limited to. Or was this one of my weird dreams, must remember medications. It's an el cheapo grneraic CD/RW- DVD 16X drive I don't see any reason why this should not work. Have you tried in Winblows? Seriously this is going to be a problem with a lot of hardware.. It's not. Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 06:03:19 -0800, Aron wrote: Did you check the md5sums after you downloaded the images? Yes ,they are fine Jeez, Aron, have you ever heard of whitespace? I like trying to help, but reading your messages is a pain in the ass. Anyway, do you have a broadband connection? If so, you could burn the tiny installation ISO. Also, do you check the md5sums of the discs after you burn them? Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 11:23:57 -0800, Aron wrote: On Saturday 02 April 2005 10:00 am, Miark wrote: On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 06:03:19 -0800, Aron wrote: Did you check the md5sums after you downloaded the images? Yes ,they are fine Jeez, Aron, have you ever heard of whitespace? I like trying to help, but reading your messages is a pain in the ass. Anyway, do you have a broadband connection? If so, you could burn the tiny installation ISO. yes I do have broadband I have downloaded the mini torrent but in spite of the md5sum being correct there I get a crc error about 45 seconds into the install Also, do you check the md5sums of the discs after you burn them? no howw do I do this? md5sum /dev/hdc or whatever the device name is. Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 11:23:57 -0800, Aron wrote: On Saturday 02 April 2005 10:00 am, Miark wrote: On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 06:03:19 -0800, Aron wrote: Did you check the md5sums after you downloaded the images? Yes ,they are fine Jeez, Aron, have you ever heard of whitespace? I like trying to help, but reading your messages is a pain in the ass. Anyway, do you have a broadband connection? If so, you could burn the tiny installation ISO. yes I do have broadband I have downloaded the mini torrent but in spite of the md5sum being correct there I get a crc error about 45 seconds into the install. See if the install floppy images on you CDs are readable. If so, make a network install boot floppy and try it. Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Failed Install
Ok I tried Mdk 10.2RC2 mini no joy then I tried 10.1 community no joy (used for a previous install) then I tried the 2 CD set from linux Journal no joy the message is the same in all cases -- failed to load `/mnt/tmp/drakX-images/01.png : fatal error in png image file iDAT :CRC error Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
On Friday 01 April 2005 09:05 pm, Aron Smith wrote: Ok I tried Mdk 10.2RC2 mini no joy then I tried 10.1 community no joy (used for a previous install) then I tried the 2 CD set from linux Journal no joy the message is the same in all cases -- failed to load `/mnt/tmp/drakX-images/01.png : fatal error in png image file iDAT :CRC error I lost track of this thread, Aron did you try booting 10.2 from the second CD? -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Install
On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 19:05:34 -0800, Aron wrote: Ok I tried Mdk 10.2RC2 mini no joy then I tried 10.1 community no joy (used for a previous install) then I tried the 2 CD set from linux Journal no joy the message is the same in all cases -- failed to load `/mnt/tmp/drakX-images/01.png : fatal error in png image file iDAT :CRC error Did you check the md5sums after you downloaded the images? Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed logins and access
Yes that will log failed logon attempts, now can you tell me how to log failed access attempts? I need to log any access attempts that result in Permission Denied. Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: Leroy Britton wrote: I am new to Linux. I have Mandrake 9.1 running and would like to know how I can log failed logins and failed file access attempts. Failed logins will show up in /var/log/auth.log, along with other security information. If you run, as root, touch /var/log/btmp, then you can also run lastb to get a listing of bad logins. Mikkel Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed logins and access
Leroy Britton wrote: Yes that will log failed logon attempts, now can you tell me how to log failed access attempts? I need to log any access attempts that result in Permission Denied. Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: Leroy Britton wrote: I am new to Linux. I have Mandrake 9.1 running and would like to know how I can log failed logins and failed file access attempts. Failed logins will show up in /var/log/auth.log, along with other security information. If you run, as root, touch /var/log/btmp, then you can also run lastb to get a listing of bad logins. Mikkel I am not sure that can be done. Maybe if you explained what you are trying to do, we could come up with something that will work. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Failed logins and access
I am new to Linux. I have Mandrake 9.1 running and would like to know how I can log failed logins and failed file access attempts. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed logins and access
Leroy Britton wrote: I am new to Linux. I have Mandrake 9.1 running and would like to know how I can log failed logins and failed file access attempts. Failed logins will show up in /var/log/auth.log, along with other security information. If you run, as root, touch /var/log/btmp, then you can also run lastb to get a listing of bad logins. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Compilation of kdelibs-3.1-58mdk.src.rpm
On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 05:12, Huw Blackwell wrote: Okay guys, A bit stumped by this one, I am new to linux and learning quickly (hence jumping in @ the deep end by optimizing mandrake for my computer...) Not Sure if this should go on another mailing list (please advise if you have one to suggest) but here goes. Compiling kdelibs-3.1-58mdk.src.rpm on an AMD Duron 750, 128Mb Ram Via kt133 chipset. Opt flags are standard Mandake issue, as found in /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc the rebuild just targeting athlon architecture. WHACK I Can't find any reference to this anywhere on the web. @ wits end Any pointers would be apprieciated. I have the full comiliation text which I can mail to you as an attachment if this is not sufficient. Thanks Huw Stephen, Thanks for the tip, here are the answers to your, queries, Hope They Help. Do you have a reference to the QT libs in your /etc/ld.so.conf Yes. /usr/X11R6/lib /usr/lib/qt3/lib These are the only entries in this file. - and if so, have you run ldconfig to rebuild the lib path cache? Thought this ran automatically at bootup, but re run it as root anyway, recompiled package, and have the same error. So stuck again. :-( Huw - also (trying) to run a Microsoft free computer... -- Sun Jun 22 10:40:00 EST 2003 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Failed Compilation of kdelibs-3.1-58mdk.src.rpm
Okay guys, A bit stumped by this one, I am new to linux and learning quickly (hence jumping in @ the deep end by optimizing mandrake for my computer...) Not Sure if this should go on another mailing list (please advise if you have one to suggest) but here goes. Compiling kdelibs-3.1-58mdk.src.rpm on an AMD Duron 750, 128Mb Ram Via kt133 chipset. Opt flags are standard Mandake issue, as found in /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc the rebuild just targeting athlon architecture. Auto Conf 2.5 This works for all optimizations I have done so far. (XFree86, GCC, QT) Libqt3-3.11, libqt3-common-3.11,libarts-devel and libartts-1.1.0 installed. All required dependancy files installed as listed on Mandrake src.rpm page for this src.rpm. Here what I think is the relevant part of the error message when compiling. libkhtmlhtml_la.all_cpp.cpp' || echo './'`libkhtmlhtml_la.all_cpp.cpp /bin/sh ../../libtool --silent --mode=link --tag=CXX athlon-mandrake-linux-gnu-g++ -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wno-long-long -Wundef -Wall -pedantic -W -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -ansi -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -Wcast-align -Wconversion -DNDEBUG -DNO_DEBUG -O2 -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -march=athlon -fno-exceptions -fno-check-new -DQT_NO_TRANSLATION -DQT_CLEAN_NAMESPACE -DQT_NO_ASCII_CAST -DQT_NO_COMPAT-o libkhtmlhtml.la libkhtmlhtml_la.all_cpp.lo make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/hwb/RPM/BUILD/kdelibs-3.1/khtml/html' Making all in rendering make[3]: Entering directory `/home/hwb/RPM/BUILD/kdelibs-3.1/khtml/rendering' cd ../.. /bin/sh ./config.status khtml/rendering/Makefile depfiles config.status: creating khtml/rendering/Makefile config.status: executing depfiles commands make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/hwb/RPM/BUILD/kdelibs-3.1/khtml/rendering' make[3]: Entering directory `/home/hwb/RPM/BUILD/kdelibs-3.1/khtml/rendering' /usr/lib/qt3/bin/moc ./render_form.h -o render_form.moc /usr/lib/qt3/bin/moc ./render_frames.h -o render_frames.moc /usr/lib/qt3/bin/moc ./render_replaced.h -o render_replaced.moc creating libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.cpp ... source='libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.cpp' object='libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.lo' libtool=yes \ depfile='.deps/libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.Plo' tmpdepfile='.deps/libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.TPlo' \ depmode=gcc3 /bin/sh ../../admin/depcomp \ /bin/sh ../../libtool --silent --mode=compile --tag=CXX athlon-mandrake-linux-gnu-g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../.. -I../../kimgio -I../../kio -I../../dcop -I../../kfile -I../../khtml -I../.. -I../../dcop -I../../libltdl -I../../kdecore -I../../kdeui -I../../kio -I../../kio/kio -I../../kio/kfile -I../.. -I/usr/lib/qt3/include -I/usr/X11R6/include-DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -D_REENTRANT -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wno-long-long -Wundef -Wall -pedantic -W -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -ansi -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -Wcast-align -Wconversion -DNDEBUG -DNO_DEBUG -O2 -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -march=athlon -fno-exceptions -fno-check-new -DQT_NO_TRANSLATION -DQT_CLEAN_NAMESPACE -DQT_NO_ASCII_CAST -DQT_NO_COMPAT -c -o libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.lo `test -f 'libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.cpp' || echo './'`libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.cpp In file included from libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.cpp:5: render_object.cpp: In member function `void khtml::RenderObject::recalcMinMaxWidths()': render_object.cpp:1025: warning: `int cmin' might be used uninitialized in this function render_object.cpp:1025: warning: `int cmax' might be used uninitialized in this function In file included from libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.cpp:12: table_layout.cpp: In member function `int khtml::FixedTableLayout::calcWidthArray(int)': table_layout.cpp:92: warning: unused parameter `int tableWidth' In file included from libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.cpp:14: render_form.cpp:31:20: kspell.h: No such file or directory In file included from libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.cpp:14: render_form.cpp: In destructor `virtual khtml::TextAreaWidget::~TextAreaWidget()': render_form.cpp:1186: invalid use of undefined type `struct KSpell' ../../khtml/rendering/render_form.h:37: forward declaration of `struct KSpell' In file included from libkhtmlrender_la.all_cpp.cpp:14: render_form.cpp: In member function `void khtml::TextAreaWidget::slotCheckSpelling()': render_form.cpp:1225: invalid use of undefined type `struct KSpell' ../../khtml/rendering/render_form.h:37: forward declaration of `struct KSpell' render_form.cpp:1226: invalid use of undefined type `struct KSpell' ../../khtml/rendering/render_form.h:37: forward declaration of `struct KSpell' render_form.cpp: In member function `void khtml::TextAreaWidget::slotSpellCheckReady(KSpell*)': render_form.cpp:1231: invalid use of undefined type `struct KSpell' ../../khtml/rendering/render_form.h:37: forward declaration of `struct KSpell' render_form.cpp:1232: no matching function for call to `khtml::TextAreaWidget::connect(KSpell*, const char[25], khtml::TextAreaWidget* const, const char[39])' /usr/lib/qt3/include/qobject.h:116: candidates are:
Re: [newbie] Failed Compilation of kdelibs-3.1-58mdk.src.rpm
On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 05:12, Huw Blackwell wrote: Okay guys, A bit stumped by this one, I am new to linux and learning quickly (hence jumping in @ the deep end by optimizing mandrake for my computer...) Not Sure if this should go on another mailing list (please advise if you have one to suggest) but here goes. Compiling kdelibs-3.1-58mdk.src.rpm on an AMD Duron 750, 128Mb Ram Via kt133 chipset. Opt flags are standard Mandake issue, as found in /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc the rebuild just targeting athlon architecture. WHACK I Can't find any reference to this anywhere on the web. @ wits end Any pointers would be apprieciated. I have the full comiliation text which I can mail to you as an attachment if this is not sufficient. Thanks Huw Do you have a reference to the QT libs in your /etc/ld.so.conf - and if so, have you run ldconfig to rebuild the lib path cache? -- Sun Jun 22 10:40:00 EST 2003 10:40:00 up 19:50, 5 users, load average: 1.85, 1.94, 1.98 - |____ |kuhn media australia| | /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | || | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1 RH 7.3 Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 - * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * Brief History Of Linux (#18) The rise and rise of the Microsoft Empire The DOS and Windows releases kept coming, and much to everyone's surprise, Microsoft became more and more successful. This brought much frustration to computer experts who kept predicting the demise of Microsoft and the rise of Macintosh, Unix, and OS/2. Nobody ever got fired for choosing Microsoft, which was the prime reason that DOS and Windows prevailed. Oh, and DOS had better games as well, which we all know is the most important feature an OS can have. In 1986 Microsoft's continued success prompted the company to undergo a wildly successful IPO. Afterwards, Microsoft and Chairman Bill had accumulated enough money to acquire small countries without missing a step, but all that money couldn't buy quality software. Gates could, however, buy enough marketing and hype to keep MS-DOS (Maybe Some Day an Operating System) and Windows (Will Install Needless Data On While System) as the dominant platforms, so quality didn't matter. This fact was demonstrated in Microsoft's short-lived slogan from 1988, At Microsoft, quality is job 1.1. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Failed runing acrobat reader 5 for linux?
Hi, i have installed acroread5 (Acrobat Reader 5) for linux. after i installed and i runing it, i failed to show up the acroread on mandrake 9.1. and the warning is Charset UTF-8 not supported, using ISO8859-1. Aborted. Why? something wrong with my installation or some package i have to remove to runing acroread? Teddy _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Failed runing acrobat reader 5 for linux?
Hi Teddy, As far as I understood, the problem arises because Mandrake 9.1 uses the newer character set using UTF8 instead of the old en_US one... I think it's a locale problem. Older programs have some problems with UTF, and Acrobat is one of them. You could either change the system's locale (which isn't worth doing if you just want to use acrobat reader) by changing the LANG setting in the file /etc/sysconfig/i18n as root. with your favourite editor to en_US locale. A better solution in my opinion, is to modify the file: /usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread as root with your favourite editor, by adding the following: content of file starts here #!/bin/sh # ###this fixes problem with UTF fonts LC_ALL=en_US export LC_ALL ###end of changes ver=5.0.6 content of file CONTINUES here After changing the file, save it, and run Acrobat again. The reason why I used LC_ALL instead of LANG, is that there are other locale settings (like currency or something) that are also set to a UTF font, and seemed to be problem when I just set LANG. LC_ALL overrides all the locale settings, and by putting it in the startup file, you just modify those settings for Acrobat. I am sure you can find exactly which locale settings were the problem, but I didn't want to try them all, so I decided to just override all of them and it works well now. If anyone knows exactly which ones were the problem, maybe just changing those would provide a better solution. I hope it helps, it worked for me. gikoreno --- On Tue 06/17, Teddy Widhi Laksono [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Teddy Widhi Laksono [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 22:53:03 +0700 Subject: [newbie] Failed runing acrobat reader 5 for linux? Hi, i have installed acroread5 (Acrobat Reader 5) for linux. after i brinstalled and i runing it, i failed to show up the acroread on mandrake 9.1. brand the warning is Charset UTF-8 not supported, using ISO8859-1. brAborted. Why? something wrong with my installation or some package i have brto remove to runing acroread?brbrTeddybrbr ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed install
Dennis Myers wrote: So any ideas? Does it look like a new CDROM needed? Thanks for any advice. get a set of redhat 8.0. run cd test at start up and you will not only check your c quality, you will check your cdrom drive. i found this out after burning 2 5 cd sets. they were burned on a 48 x 24 x 48 cdrom drive. 1st install attempt was with a 32 x drive and all 5 failed. 2nd attempt was with a 36 x, which passed. every cd i have read on 32 x has been fine up until now. so, it is now used as an audio cd drive. also, if you are burning and reading on diff drives, any time you have read problems, verify that you can read cd on burn drive. you could also try dropping your burn speed to make sure you do not have cheap cd that will not work at speed marked. peace out. tc,hago. g . -- think green... save a tree, save a life, save time, save bandwidth, save storage. send email... text/plain - disable pgp/gpg/geek code attachments =+= beauty of real is revealed only to those who persevere. old orthodox saying. =+= perseverance can be a virtue. new orthodox saying =+= perseverance can be a reward. renewed knowledge of old orthodox custom =+= http://home.mem.net/~leem/ =+= may God bless, and have mercy | take care, have a good one slaying dragons | linux + firewalls + wrappers + spoof = fence to gates =+= if you are proud to be an american, then buy made in america. =+= Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed install
On Friday 03 Jan 2003 2:25 am, A. Contreras wrote: I'm curious (and please, if this is covered in a FAQ, point me in the right direction). Say you have a machine with 9.0 installed, and on your network you have another machine that you can't get to install it and you suspect the CDROM is to blame. Short of taking a CDROM from one into the other, , can you use one to install the other? A. Contreras My CR website: http://www.elnonio.dns04.com Yes. One way of doing it is to mount the CD images as loopback file systems, and then export them as NFS shares. On the computer you want to boot you then boot from floppy using the 'network' boot image you will find on a Mandrake mirror site. A network install allows you to boot from an FTP site, or an NFS share. Just follow the prompts. This is 'mentioned' in the Mandrake installer instructions, but not really covered in depth. Once you are installed, if you then declare your software sources in Mandrake Software Manager to be ftp sites instead of Cd's you can manage without CDs altogether. It is even possible to manage without a floppy drive so long as your computer BIOS is able to perform a PXE network boot to acquire the boot image. derek -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Derek Jennings Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 7:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed install On Thursday 02 Jan 2003 10:06 pm, Guy Rouillier wrote: - Original Message - From: mycal62 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 3:51 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed install Thanks for the reply. Hi , First , it can be quite frustrating to go through an install as you did. two things come to mind to ask though, were the cd's given you copies of downloaded iso's? or original cd's ? The CD-R's given to me were burned from downloaded ISO images. The guy at work claimed he used them already numerous times, so I'm sure the problem is with my old 2x CD-ROM. Before you give up ( hopefully you haven't yet ) try another cd drive, and or new/origianl disks ( if they weren't ). I'll definitely reinstall when the rewriteable gets here. I just think, as I stated in my original note, that the install process is poorly designed. The failures I encountered were in non-critical packages, so it should have just said so and finished the installation. If your CD drive is old, it may not be able to read the 700MB CDs Mandrake 9.0 requires. A lot of people have reported trouble with older CD drives. A set of 650 Mb images is available for Mandrake Club members if you are desperate, but it is easier to just do a network install from an FTP site. (So long as you have broadband) derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed install
On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:15:16 + Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes. One way of doing it is to mount the CD images as loopback file systems, and then export them as NFS shares. On the computer you want to boot you then boot from floppy using the 'network' boot image you will find on a Mandrake mirror site. A network install allows you to boot from an FTP site, or an NFS share. Just follow the prompts. This is 'mentioned' in the Mandrake installer instructions, but not really covered in depth. That is one way of doing it, and you can also set the one where it is installed as a FTP-server and install it from there. /Anders Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Re: [newbie] Failed install
Well, I did manage to get the install to work from FTP: on my good PC, I activated IIS5's FTP server, root is ./linux9 I copied the files from CD1 to ./linux9/d1, CD2 to ./d2 and CD3 to d3. Figuring that the installer would prolly not look at d2 and d3, I also copied ./d2/Mandrake/RPMS2 to ./d1/Mandrake/RPMS2 AND the contents of RPMS2 to ./d1/Mandrake/RPMS. Overkill, but that way I felt sure the installed would find the RPMS either from RPMS2 or RPMS. Did the same with disk 3. Installation kicked off, but I'm still having issues with the system. It can boot, but freezes whenever I try to access configuration tools (harddrake2, and such). Next plan is strip the box from all unnecessary hardware (sound card, CDROM, I had already pulled the modem) and start again. Starting to get pretty frustrated with this box and thinking about buillding a new one, just need a new mother board, got plenty of other spares. Anyone have a recent motherboard with AGP, pentium II slot for sale? Antonio ---Original Message--- From: Anders Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01/03/03 04:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed install On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:15:16 + Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes. One way of doing it is to mount the CD images as loopback file systems, and then export them as NFS shares. On the computer you want to boot you then boot from floppy using the 'network' boot image you will find on a Mandrake mirror site. A network install allows you to boot from an FTP site, or an NFS share. Just follow the prompts. This is 'mentioned' in the Mandrake installer instructions, but not really covered in depth. That is one way of doing it, and you can also set the one where it is installed as a FTP-server and install it from there. /Anders Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Failed install
I've run Redhat up till now, and at a coworker's urging, decided to give Mandrake 9 a try. I have pretty old equipment at home, including a 2x CD-ROM, so the install took quite awhile (I recently purchased a higher-speed rewriteable off eBay - hasn't arrived yet.) Turns out this old CD-ROM apparently had trouble reading the CD-Rs my coworker supplied. At a couple points on disks 2 and 3, I got a popup dialog telling me it was unable to read a package, continue? I figured no big deal, I can live without those packages - the whole first CD went without error, so I thought all the system files would be okay. Well, after install took 2 hrs to go through all 3 CDs, it then popped up a message saying Errors detected in one or more packages (approximate wording - I didn't write it down). It then jumped back to the start of the installation process!!! Didn't configure root or additional user, etc, so the 2-hr process it just went through was useless. I then went back through install and told it to ignore disks 2 and 3, and got a working system. But I'd like to suggest to Mandrake if they lurk here to either (1) abort the install as soon as they know it is unrecoverable, or (2) finish configuration if errors are detected only in non-essential packages. This was a very frustrating intro to Mandrake. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed install
Hi , First , it can be quite frustrating to go through an install as you did. two things come to mind to ask though, were the cd's given you copies of downloaded iso's? or original cd's ? copies can often be defective or at least less than perfect, and RH disks that are not perfect can also do much the same. also if the cd drive isn't perfect, or misreads data , any OS would give you problems either immediately, or in time. I've always liked that fact that Mandrake installs require good equiptment ( and I don't mean new, just properly working ) to continue, because it has helped me find problem equiptment quickly. Before you give up ( hopefully you haven't yet ) try another cd drive, and or new/origianl disks ( if they weren't ). Mike Guy Rouillier wrote: I've run Redhat up till now, and at a coworker's urging, decided to give Mandrake 9 a try. I have pretty old equipment at home, including a 2x CD-ROM, so the install took quite awhile (I recently purchased a higher-speed rewriteable off eBay - hasn't arrived yet.) Turns out this old CD-ROM apparently had trouble reading the CD-Rs my coworker supplied. At a couple points on disks 2 and 3, I got a popup dialog telling me it was unable to read a package, continue? I figured no big deal, I can live without those packages - the whole first CD went without error, so I thought all the system files would be okay. Well, after install took 2 hrs to go through all 3 CDs, it then popped up a message saying Errors detected in one or more packages (approximate wording - I didn't write it down). It then jumped back to the start of the installation process!!! Didn't configure root or additional user, etc, so the 2-hr process it just went through was useless. I then went back through install and told it to ignore disks 2 and 3, and got a working system. But I'd like to suggest to Mandrake if they lurk here to either (1) abort the install as soon as they know it is unrecoverable, or (2) finish configuration if errors are detected only in non-essential packages. This was a very frustrating intro to Mandrake. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Mike McNeese Springdale, Arkansas USA ° Currently triple booting 98lite; MDK 8.0 kernel 2.4.3-20; MDK 9.0 kernel 2.4.19-16 Registered Linux User #248955 ° If obstacles are what you see in your path... Then you have lost sight of your goal! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Failed install
Aha! same thing happened on my linux 9.0 install marathon. A piece of advice (which I knew before I started but somehow ignored) is to only select the strict minimum number of packages during an install. Makes sense, everything else can pretty much be installed after you have set up a functional system with the basics. So, OS first, software later. A. Contreras My CR website: http://www.elnonio.dns04.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Guy Rouillier Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 2:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Failed install I've run Redhat up till now, and at a coworker's urging, decided to give Mandrake 9 a try. I have pretty old equipment at home, including a 2x CD-ROM, so the install took quite awhile (I recently purchased a higher-speed rewriteable off eBay - hasn't arrived yet.) Turns out this old CD-ROM apparently had trouble reading the CD-Rs my coworker supplied. At a couple points on disks 2 and 3, I got a popup dialog telling me it was unable to read a package, continue? I figured no big deal, I can live without those packages - the whole first CD went without error, so I thought all the system files would be okay. Well, after install took 2 hrs to go through all 3 CDs, it then popped up a message saying Errors detected in one or more packages (approximate wording - I didn't write it down). It then jumped back to the start of the installation process!!! Didn't configure root or additional user, etc, so the 2-hr process it just went through was useless. I then went back through install and told it to ignore disks 2 and 3, and got a working system. But I'd like to suggest to Mandrake if they lurk here to either (1) abort the install as soon as they know it is unrecoverable, or (2) finish configuration if errors are detected only in non-essential packages. This was a very frustrating intro to Mandrake. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed install
- Original Message - From: mycal62 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 3:51 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed install Thanks for the reply. Hi , First , it can be quite frustrating to go through an install as you did. two things come to mind to ask though, were the cd's given you copies of downloaded iso's? or original cd's ? The CD-R's given to me were burned from downloaded ISO images. The guy at work claimed he used them already numerous times, so I'm sure the problem is with my old 2x CD-ROM. Before you give up ( hopefully you haven't yet ) try another cd drive, and or new/origianl disks ( if they weren't ). I'll definitely reinstall when the rewriteable gets here. I just think, as I stated in my original note, that the install process is poorly designed. The failures I encountered were in non-critical packages, so it should have just said so and finished the installation. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed install
On Thursday 02 Jan 2003 10:06 pm, Guy Rouillier wrote: - Original Message - From: mycal62 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 3:51 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed install Thanks for the reply. Hi , First , it can be quite frustrating to go through an install as you did. two things come to mind to ask though, were the cd's given you copies of downloaded iso's? or original cd's ? The CD-R's given to me were burned from downloaded ISO images. The guy at work claimed he used them already numerous times, so I'm sure the problem is with my old 2x CD-ROM. Before you give up ( hopefully you haven't yet ) try another cd drive, and or new/origianl disks ( if they weren't ). I'll definitely reinstall when the rewriteable gets here. I just think, as I stated in my original note, that the install process is poorly designed. The failures I encountered were in non-critical packages, so it should have just said so and finished the installation. If your CD drive is old, it may not be able to read the 700MB CDs Mandrake 9.0 requires. A lot of people have reported trouble with older CD drives. A set of 650 Mb images is available for Mandrake Club members if you are desperate, but it is easier to just do a network install from an FTP site. (So long as you have broadband) derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Failed install
I'm curious (and please, if this is covered in a FAQ, point me in the right direction). Say you have a machine with 9.0 installed, and on your network you have another machine that you can't get to install it and you suspect the CDROM is to blame. Short of taking a CDROM from one into the other, , can you use one to install the other? A. Contreras My CR website: http://www.elnonio.dns04.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Derek Jennings Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 7:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed install On Thursday 02 Jan 2003 10:06 pm, Guy Rouillier wrote: - Original Message - From: mycal62 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 3:51 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed install Thanks for the reply. Hi , First , it can be quite frustrating to go through an install as you did. two things come to mind to ask though, were the cd's given you copies of downloaded iso's? or original cd's ? The CD-R's given to me were burned from downloaded ISO images. The guy at work claimed he used them already numerous times, so I'm sure the problem is with my old 2x CD-ROM. Before you give up ( hopefully you haven't yet ) try another cd drive, and or new/origianl disks ( if they weren't ). I'll definitely reinstall when the rewriteable gets here. I just think, as I stated in my original note, that the install process is poorly designed. The failures I encountered were in non-critical packages, so it should have just said so and finished the installation. If your CD drive is old, it may not be able to read the 700MB CDs Mandrake 9.0 requires. A lot of people have reported trouble with older CD drives. A set of 650 Mb images is available for Mandrake Club members if you are desperate, but it is easier to just do a network install from an FTP site. (So long as you have broadband) derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed install
- Original Message - From: Carroll Grigsby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed install I just think, as I stated in my original note, that the install process is poorly designed. The failures I encountered were in non-critical packages, so it should have just said so and finished the installation. Guy: That's an interesting idea, but it's probably not practical to implement. Your definition of non-critical is probably quite different than mine. My bet is that the new drive solves your problems. Well, they could use a hammer approach and then refine it over time. For example, if Disk 1 was okay but errors occurred on Disk 2 or 3, then the installation can start up, so finish the install. If errors occurred on Disk 1, then likely the installation is fubar and won't be able to start up in any clean configuration, so just abort the install. Of course, the installer can always prompt (in the first case) I encountered some errors but the installation will boot up - would you like to abort or finish? What could be more irksome than the current approach of taking two hours to finish, not saying anything until the end, then dumping the user back at the start of the installation again? At the very least, abort the whole process when you encounter the first read error, because you know at that point you are not going to let the installation finish anyway. (And of course, I don't mean you Carroll, I mean you the Mandrake installation process.) Yes, I'm sure the new CD-RW will take care of all this. Thanks to all for taking the time to reply. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] failed on bootup lm 8.2
I get a few error on boot up. Here they are. turning on procerss accournting [failed] starting processing acounting[failed] I can't remember the exact verbage of this one. eth0 [failed] I do not have anything plugged into the nic, could that be the problem. I am using the usb on my cable modem. Do I need process acounting? Maybe I should just turn it off. Any suggestions? Thanks Rick Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] failed on bootup lm 8.2
Hey Rick, I get a few error on boot up. Here they are. turning on procerss accournting [failed] starting processing acounting[failed] snip Do I need process acounting? Maybe I should just turn it off. I had a problem with that in 8.1 IIRC, I remember reading on Mandrakeuser.org that there was some kind of fault in that version shipped with 8.1. Thought it should be fixed in 8.2... Anyways, it's no system-critical service (my machine works without it) and you can remove it. I think the package name is psacct. HTH Roman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re[2]: [newbie] failed on bootup lm 8.2
Hi, I get a few error on boot up. Here they are. turning on procerss accournting [failed] starting processing acounting[failed] snip Do I need process acounting? Maybe I should just turn it off. I had a problem with that in 8.1 IIRC, I remember reading on Mandrakeuser.org that there was some kind of fault in that version shipped with 8.1. Thought it should be fixed in 8.2... Anyways, it's no system-critical service (my machine works without it) and you can remove it. I think the package name is psacct. How do I remove the package? Thanks Rick 1. If you are in X (KDE, Gnome, WindowMaker, etc.): Run rpmdrake, click installed and search for psacct, then select it and remove it. OR 2. From the console type su, provide the password for root, type urpme psacct. Then press ctrl-d to get back to normal user. HTH Roman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Failed Boot
I downloaded Mandrake, opened it up, burnt it onto a cd like it told me to, then it asks me if I want to read a guide, or create a boot disk create a boot disk. I can't work out how to edit the BIOS on my computer to read from the CD (when I restart it and press F8 when it reads the floppy it brings me to a set of options, none of them edit the boot disk.) SO I create a boot disk. Restart my computer, and it reads off it, then says failed boot. WHAT am I doing wrong? I followed the instructions, copied over the cd img file like it said, and it still don't work. I have a CD burner (E: drive) and a DVD rom (D: drive) what do I do? thankyou for helping me. John _ 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] Failed Boot
Did you use a thing like Rawrite? The cd should autoplay in windows...and has an option on the screen that comes up to write a boot disk. Push that button! :) Probably a dead floppy. Try again. Silly but true. And for a boot option in the BIOS, there may not be one, unless you care to update your bios *flash it* see if they now provide one. I'm sorry if I went over your head here however those are the options I now of that you have available. Femme John Lynch wrote: I downloaded Mandrake, opened it up, burnt it onto a cd like it told me to, then it asks me if I want to read a guide, or create a boot disk create a boot disk. I can't work out how to edit the BIOS on my computer to read from the CD (when I restart it and press F8 when it reads the floppy it brings me to a set of options, none of them edit the boot disk.) SO I create a boot disk. Restart my computer, and it reads off it, then says failed boot. WHAT am I doing wrong? I followed the instructions, copied over the cd img file like it said, and it still don't work. I have a CD burner (E: drive) and a DVD rom (D: drive) what do I do? thankyou for helping me. John _ 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 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Boot
Nope. I used 4 differen't floppies. NONE of them worked. they all did before I used them. Would it be because I have a DVDrom drive? would i need to use a different CD image file? I set it up the way you said, with the cd. From: FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed Boot Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 20:07:20 -0700 Did you use a thing like Rawrite? The cd should autoplay in windows...and has an option on the screen that comes up to write a boot disk. Push that button! :) Probably a dead floppy. Try again. Silly but true. And for a boot option in the BIOS, there may not be one, unless you care to update your bios *flash it* see if they now provide one. I'm sorry if I went over your head here however those are the options I now of that you have available. Femme John Lynch wrote: I downloaded Mandrake, opened it up, burnt it onto a cd like it told me to, then it asks me if I want to read a guide, or create a boot disk create a boot disk. I can't work out how to edit the BIOS on my computer to read from the CD (when I restart it and press F8 when it reads the floppy it brings me to a set of options, none of them edit the boot disk.) SO I create a boot disk. Restart my computer, and it reads off it, then says failed boot. WHAT am I doing wrong? I followed the instructions, copied over the cd img file like it said, and it still don't work. I have a CD burner (E: drive) and a DVD rom (D: drive) what do I do? thankyou for helping me. John _ 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 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Boot
John Lynch wrote: I downloaded Mandrake, opened it up, burnt it onto a cd like it told me to, then it asks me if I want to read a guide, or create a boot disk create a boot disk. I can't work out how to edit the BIOS on my computer to read from the CD (when I restart it and press F8 when it reads the floppy it brings me to a set of options, none of them edit the boot disk.) SO I create a boot disk. Restart my computer, and it reads off it, then says failed boot. WHAT am I doing wrong? I followed the instructions, copied over the cd img file like it said, and it still don't work. I have a CD burner (E: drive) and a DVD rom (D: drive) what do I do? thankyou for helping me. John _ 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 Well, slow down and take a deep breath, first. Do you see a screen that shows a memory test when you are first starting your computer? If so, look arouns on that screen and see if it it says Hit DEL for Setup or words to that effect. It might instead ask for F1 or F10 or even ESC, but it will give you a 5-second window to go to configuration. THen you can navigate around. It will have some location which will offer you boot device ordering, showing the first as floppy, the second as HDD-0 the third as CDROM or something like that. Move CDROM to the first Save and Exit then put CD1 in and reboot. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Boot
thankyou, on my old computer it does that memory test so on this one it should as well. I will try to find it now. I apologise if I seem abrupt or angry. Just haven't had a good day today. Again i apologise. and thankyou very much for putting up with me. From: civileme [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed Boot Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 18:41:52 -0900 John Lynch wrote: I downloaded Mandrake, opened it up, burnt it onto a cd like it told me to, then it asks me if I want to read a guide, or create a boot disk create a boot disk. I can't work out how to edit the BIOS on my computer to read from the CD (when I restart it and press F8 when it reads the floppy it brings me to a set of options, none of them edit the boot disk.) SO I create a boot disk. Restart my computer, and it reads off it, then says failed boot. WHAT am I doing wrong? I followed the instructions, copied over the cd img file like it said, and it still don't work. I have a CD burner (E: drive) and a DVD rom (D: drive) what do I do? thankyou for helping me. John _ 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 Well, slow down and take a deep breath, first. Do you see a screen that shows a memory test when you are first starting your computer? If so, look arouns on that screen and see if it it says Hit DEL for Setup or words to that effect. It might instead ask for F1 or F10 or even ESC, but it will give you a 5-second window to go to configuration. THen you can navigate around. It will have some location which will offer you boot device ordering, showing the first as floppy, the second as HDD-0 the third as CDROM or something like that. Move CDROM to the first Save and Exit then put CD1 in and reboot. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Boot
ummm, I'm afraid my computer doesn't like to test it's memory. what do i do now? From: John Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed Boot Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 14:45:54 +1100 thankyou, on my old computer it does that memory test so on this one it should as well. I will try to find it now. I apologise if I seem abrupt or angry. Just haven't had a good day today. Again i apologise. and thankyou very much for putting up with me. From: civileme [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed Boot Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 18:41:52 -0900 John Lynch wrote: I downloaded Mandrake, opened it up, burnt it onto a cd like it told me to, then it asks me if I want to read a guide, or create a boot disk create a boot disk. I can't work out how to edit the BIOS on my computer to read from the CD (when I restart it and press F8 when it reads the floppy it brings me to a set of options, none of them edit the boot disk.) SO I create a boot disk. Restart my computer, and it reads off it, then says failed boot. WHAT am I doing wrong? I followed the instructions, copied over the cd img file like it said, and it still don't work. I have a CD burner (E: drive) and a DVD rom (D: drive) what do I do? thankyou for helping me. John _ 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 Well, slow down and take a deep breath, first. Do you see a screen that shows a memory test when you are first starting your computer? If so, look arouns on that screen and see if it it says Hit DEL for Setup or words to that effect. It might instead ask for F1 or F10 or even ESC, but it will give you a 5-second window to go to configuration. THen you can navigate around. It will have some location which will offer you boot device ordering, showing the first as floppy, the second as HDD-0 the third as CDROM or something like that. Move CDROM to the first Save and Exit then put CD1 in and reboot. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Boot
El vie, 22-03-2002 a las 22:57, John Lynch escribió: I downloaded Mandrake, opened it up, burnt it onto a cd like it told me to, then it asks me if I want to read a guide, or create a boot disk create a boot disk. I can't work out how to edit the BIOS on my computer to read from the CD (when I restart it and press F8 when it reads the floppy it brings me to a set of options, none of them edit the boot disk.) you are a bit mistaken here. what you need to do is, at BIOS startup ( the very begginning of it, when it counts up the RAM and detects cdrom drives and stuff..) right there, you press DEL key, or F2, ( below all that you will see something like Hit DEL to enter SETUP) In there you gotta find the boot sequence settings. then you have to put CDROM as your first boot device. from this moment on, you computer will try to find a boot record in your cdrom, and if a bootable CD is inserted it will boot it. SO I create a boot disk. Restart my computer, and it reads off it, then says failed boot. WHAT am I doing wrong? I followed the instructions, copied over the cd img file like it said, and it still don't work. I have a CD burner (E: drive) and a DVD rom (D: drive) you can tell which one is looking boot records in, the light on the drive will blink as it tries to find a bootable CD. what do I do? thankyou for helping me. John Damian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Boot
Damn... No your DVD thingy shouldn't be a problem. In fact its not even an issue. hm Well I can send you offlist a program called Rawrite (windows version) or you can grab it from the net...use that to try writing a boot diskette. Other than that...I am truly stumped. Any other poster out there wanna lend some advice/ideas!? Femme John Lynch wrote: Nope. I used 4 differen't floppies. NONE of them worked. they all did before I used them. Would it be because I have a DVDrom drive? would i need to use a different CD image file? I set it up the way you said, with the cd. From: FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed Boot Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 20:07:20 -0700 Did you use a thing like Rawrite? The cd should autoplay in windows...and has an option on the screen that comes up to write a boot disk. Push that button! :) Probably a dead floppy. Try again. Silly but true. And for a boot option in the BIOS, there may not be one, unless you care to update your bios *flash it* see if they now provide one. I'm sorry if I went over your head here however those are the options I now of that you have available. Femme John Lynch wrote: I downloaded Mandrake, opened it up, burnt it onto a cd like it told me to, then it asks me if I want to read a guide, or create a boot disk create a boot disk. I can't work out how to edit the BIOS on my computer to read from the CD (when I restart it and press F8 when it reads the floppy it brings me to a set of options, none of them edit the boot disk.) SO I create a boot disk. Restart my computer, and it reads off it, then says failed boot. WHAT am I doing wrong? I followed the instructions, copied over the cd img file like it said, and it still don't work. I have a CD burner (E: drive) and a DVD rom (D: drive) what do I do? thankyou for helping me. John _ 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 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.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] Failed Boot
*smiles* No one puts up with anyone on this list *Except perhaps John Rigby*. *shrugs* Don't sweat it, we all know how you feel *except perhaps civilme or Lyvim who are both using horseshoes up their butts*. Femme John Lynch wrote: thankyou, on my old computer it does that memory test so on this one it should as well. I will try to find it now. I apologise if I seem abrupt or angry. Just haven't had a good day today. Again i apologise. and thankyou very much for putting up with me. From: civileme [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed Boot Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 18:41:52 -0900 John Lynch wrote: I downloaded Mandrake, opened it up, burnt it onto a cd like it told me to, then it asks me if I want to read a guide, or create a boot disk create a boot disk. I can't work out how to edit the BIOS on my computer to read from the CD (when I restart it and press F8 when it reads the floppy it brings me to a set of options, none of them edit the boot disk.) SO I create a boot disk. Restart my computer, and it reads off it, then says failed boot. WHAT am I doing wrong? I followed the instructions, copied over the cd img file like it said, and it still don't work. I have a CD burner (E: drive) and a DVD rom (D: drive) what do I do? thankyou for helping me. John _ 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 Well, slow down and take a deep breath, first. Do you see a screen that shows a memory test when you are first starting your computer? If so, look arouns on that screen and see if it it says Hit DEL for Setup or words to that effect. It might instead ask for F1 or F10 or even ESC, but it will give you a 5-second window to go to configuration. THen you can navigate around. It will have some location which will offer you boot device ordering, showing the first as floppy, the second as HDD-0 the third as CDROM or something like that. Move CDROM to the first Save and Exit then put CD1 in and reboot. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.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] Failed Boot
El sáb, 23-03-2002 a las 00:56, John Lynch escribió: ummm, I'm afraid my computer doesn't like to test it's memory. what do i do now? you mean you don't see it testing RAM? it doesn't matter anyway. just start hitting DEL three seconds after you powered up. you can't miss it. Damian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Boot
On Friday 22 March 2002 19:12, John Lynch opened a hailing frequency and transmitted: I can't work out how to edit the BIOS on my computer to read from the CD (when I restart it and press F8 when it reads the floppy it brings sorry i haven't been following, but have you actually entered the BIOS screen? or is the trouble that you can't get into it? how are you trying to get into it and what make/CPU is your machine? -- remember the original 'jimminey cricket'??? no? he got smashed for telling the truth, remember that the next time someone says honestly now, tell me what you think shane Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 Mandrake Users Club Member http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/club/ Registered linux user #101606 http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Boot
oops, my bad, i after i sent it i got all the mail that says we are well into that area. nothing to see here, go about your lives citizens On Friday 22 March 2002 21:22, shane opened a hailing frequency and transmitted: -- Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? shane Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 Mandrake Users Club Member http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/club/ Registered linux user #101606 http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Boot
welll... now we try to outsmart the little bugger. Cold or warm boot it *refrain from kicking said computer as part of boot process*. there *should* be a little msg on the screen tellin gyou which key to press to get to a BIOS Screen. If not, open case, yank battery...stick the sucker on some metal *the Powersupply will be fine*. Put battery back into the computer, reboot. This will reset the bios, forcing it to come up by itself. :) *note bene: before you toucha thing in the computer TOUCH THE POWERSUPPLY!!! better yet keep a hand on it or use an electrostat wrist band *Kmart special of $2 :)** Have fun! Try not to kill the cat...or the kids. Femme John Lynch wrote: ummm, I'm afraid my computer doesn't like to test it's memory. what do i do now? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Boot
LMAO!! Sound advice in my opinion, But it turns out the bloody thing is just too fast for my old self. Your a cack! Thanks for ALL of ur e-mails, they've been both entertaining and helpful. Shower Boy a.k.a John From: FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed Boot Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 22:54:41 -0700 welll... now we try to outsmart the little bugger. Cold or warm boot it *refrain from kicking said computer as part of boot process*. there *should* be a little msg on the screen tellin gyou which key to press to get to a BIOS Screen. If not, open case, yank battery...stick the sucker on some metal *the Powersupply will be fine*. Put battery back into the computer, reboot. This will reset the bios, forcing it to come up by itself. :) *note bene: before you toucha thing in the computer TOUCH THE POWERSUPPLY!!! better yet keep a hand on it or use an electrostat wrist band *Kmart special of $2 :)** Have fun! Try not to kill the cat...or the kids. Femme John Lynch wrote: ummm, I'm afraid my computer doesn't like to test it's memory. what do i do now? 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] Failed Boot
*giggles* Shane! You're such a cute goof...however sloww ;P Femme shane wrote: oops, my bad, i after i sent it i got all the mail that says we are well into that area. nothing to see here, go about your lives citizens On Friday 22 March 2002 21:22, shane opened a hailing frequency and transmitted: -- Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? shane Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 Mandrake Users Club Member http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/club/ Registered linux user #101606 http://counter.li.org/ 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] Failed dependencies /bin/sh
I was trying to install pidentd for which I got failed dependencies for /bin/sh and glibc 2 )(Can't remember the version) Then I went to install glibc and I still got failed dep. in /bin/sh I did a -nodeps and went to reinstall pidentd again and this time it only failed on /bin/sh. although I can get this working using -nodeps I am a bit concerned about the failed dependency. Shanon What specifically are you trying to install? A daemon type program or just an app? Have you tried the --nodeps option when installing the rpm? -Scott On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, shanon loveridge wrote: Hello all, I am trying to install an RPM and I get a failed dependencies: /bin/sh Could someone give me a few pointers on how to solve this as /bin/sh is certainatly there. Shanon __ 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 -- __ 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] Failed dependencies /bin/sh
Shanon- /bin/sh is a shell, if this program is really failing on that you can install the shell. I think it is c shell, but not sure I have only ever used tsch and bash. Let me know if I can help more. -Scott On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, shanon loveridge wrote: I was trying to install pidentd for which I got failed dependencies for /bin/sh and glibc 2 )(Can't remember the version) Then I went to install glibc and I still got failed dep. in /bin/sh I did a -nodeps and went to reinstall pidentd again and this time it only failed on /bin/sh. although I can get this working using -nodeps I am a bit concerned about the failed dependency. Shanon What specifically are you trying to install? A daemon type program or just an app? Have you tried the --nodeps option when installing the rpm? -Scott On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, shanon loveridge wrote: Hello all, I am trying to install an RPM and I get a failed dependencies: /bin/sh Could someone give me a few pointers on how to solve this as /bin/sh is certainatly there. Shanon __ 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 -- __ 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] Failed dependencies /bin/sh
Scott, I realise that /bin/sh is a shell but I already have the bash shell installed and bash is linked from /bin/sh. Do you think it could be the version of bash? Shanon /bin/sh is a shell, if this program is really failing on that you can install the shell. I think it is c shell, but not sure I have only ever used tsch and bash. Let me know if I can help more. -Scott On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, shanon loveridge wrote: I was trying to install pidentd for which I got failed dependencies for /bin/sh and glibc 2 )(Can't remember the version) Then I went to install glibc and I still got failed dep. in /bin/sh I did a -nodeps and went to reinstall pidentd again and this time it only failed on /bin/sh. although I can get this working using -nodeps I am a bit concerned about the failed dependency. Shanon What specifically are you trying to install? A daemon type program or just an app? Have you tried the --nodeps option when installing the rpm? -Scott On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, shanon loveridge wrote: Hello all, I am trying to install an RPM and I get a failed dependencies: /bin/sh Could someone give me a few pointers on how to solve this as /bin/sh is certainatly there. Shanon __ 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 -- __ 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 -- __ 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] Failed partition and X
Hello all, When I was running through the install process. Diskdrake hung during drive formatting. I had previously partitioned using partitionmagic so all it had to do was format and set mount points. I don't exactly remember the error it gave 'can't write something or other' but that's not important because as soon as I clicked ok on the error box (the only option) the entire system hung. All that was left was to reboot and try to install again(which worked). But now, my 3gb drive that was to hold the /home directory is no longer recognized by the bios. I'm pretty sure there is no way to recover the drive, but I thought I would ask just in case someone out there had a solution to this problem. Secondly, this machine is intended to be a server, so during install I told it not to start x automagically. So once I had gotten everything installed I logged into my user account and tried to startx to get to all those nice config wizards. But to my surprise, the WM that started was just a blank blue screen. Left click for menus. no wizards. I hacked on it for a good long while and could never figure out how to get kde to load. So if anyone could point me in the right direction for this I would greatly appreciate it. I looked through mailing list archives, user manuals, forums and elsewhere and couldn't find the right commands I need to use. Thanks for any help and if I left out any neccessary information I apologize. Thanks, ken __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failed partition and X
On Saturday 22 December 2001 23:35, you wrote: while and could never figure out how to get kde to load. So if anyone could point me in the right direction for this I would greatly appreciate it. I looked through mailing list archives, user manuals, forums and elsewhere and couldn't find the right commands I need to use. Did you try typing startkde ? (without excl. marks) Good luck, Harm Bathoorn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] failed dependencies: menu 2.1.5-29mdk conflicts with rpm-3.0.5-27mdk
Gidday All I'm trying to upgrade some stuff on a mandrake system and need to upgrade rpm to version4 but I get the following error when trying to first upgrade to ver3!# rpm -Uvh rpm-3.0.5-27mdk.i586.rpmerror: failed dependencies: menu 2.1.5-29mdk conflicts with rpm-3.0.5-27mdk When I tried "rpm -Uvh --force rpm-3.0.5-27mdk.i586.rpm" I still get the same error.What can I do to overcome this problem?(I've backed up rpm using "tar cvf rpm.Backup.tar /var/lib/rpm" in case I break something) thanks max
RE: [newbie] Failed to contact identity server at 192.168.1.2: timeout
nope, no such luck, can't find it anywhere. anything else? I am pulling my hair out here... -Original Message- From: civileme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, 22 July 2001 6:51 AM To: Franki; NEWBIE Mandrake List Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed to contact identity server at 192.168.1.2: timeout On Saturday 21 July 2001 20:42, Franki wrote: thats the first thing I checked... neither the resolv.conf in /etc/ppp nor just /etc contain any refference to 192.168.1.2 they both just contain the ISP's DNS server IP's I have looked everywhere for this, and used every tool, but i can't find a reffernce to it anywhere. any other suggestions? kindest regards Frank -Original Message- From: civileme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, 22 July 2001 6:39 AM To: Franki; NEWBIE Mandrake List Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed to contact identity server at 192.168.1.2: timeout On Saturday 21 July 2001 19:18, Franki wrote: Hi, does anyone know what this means and how I can get rid of it? it happens whenever someone tries to use pop3 on this box... as a result, it blocks the connection... I set it up using the mandrake tools... in drakeconf MDK7.2 powerpack. rgds Frank it is looking for a nameserver there. edit /etc/resolv.conf Civileme Try Draknet and look at your local networking--that should have been set up first and then the internet connection. It will likely be in /etc/sysconfig/network where the problem lies, or associated draknet files. Civileme
[newbie] failed install 8.0
Trying to install (not upgrade) 8.0 on a micron transport zx laptop that is happily running Mdk 7.2 Installation fails everytime at the start of the second stage, the language choice screen. System entirely freezes requiring a hardware reset. This happens whether I try installing normally, or choosing vgalo, text, linux, expert, etc. Any suggestions? -- regards mike hodder
Re: Offlist: [newbie] Failed to update from 7.2 to 8.0
Hi Rog, I hear it's been compromised by subversive communist factions that are in league with bill gates and want to squash the rise of Linux Mandrake as world power and force to be reconed with. seriously though, i've heard that there are some security issues with this kernel as there are with 2.2.17. however when upgrading to 2.2.19 there are problems with that kernel for folks such as myself that are running ResierFS. now, there are patches for the 2.2.19 kernel and that all well and good, but I'm starting to be of the opinion that John from NZ hold and that is it may be a good idea to just wait till 8.1 makes it's appearence before going to version 8. if at all. -- Mark * what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast emotional onslaught of my children. You never finish being a parent. :) On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Rog wrote: On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 08:02:34 -0400 (EDT), you wrote: Um...pardon the breakin on this thread, but I'm wondering about something. I'm thinking about upgrading to 8.0, but I'm not liking what I'm hearing about the kernel in that version.(2.4.3) Is there another kernel version offered during install? i.e. 2.2.17 or 2.2.19? What is it you're hearing about the kernel that you don't like? peace, Rog Pro-lik Avs in 5
Re: Offlist: [newbie] Failed to update from 7.2 to 8.0
Um...pardon the breakin on this thread, but I'm wondering about something. I'm thinking about upgrading to 8.0, but I'm not liking what I'm hearing about the kernel in that version.(2.4.3) Is there another kernel version offered during install? i.e. 2.2.17 or 2.2.19? -- Mark * what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast emotional onslaught of my children. You never finish being a parent. :) On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, chengyu sun wrote: Hi, Todd Thanks a lot for responding to my question. The problem was not the ATA100 card though. It's the installer having problem mounting a NTFS partition (which is on a ATA33 disk). However, I'm very curious about the bug in 2.4.3, e.g. will it cause data corruption? I just got the Promise card about a week ago and it have been working fine under 2.4.3 during this period. I'd like to know if I could trust it with important data. Thanks a lot and have a nice weekend, - Chengyu --- CB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Apr 20, 2001 at 12:54:53PM -0700, chengyu sun wrote: . Promise ATA100 PCI card There's the problem. Kernel 2.4.3 appears to break the Promise ATA chipset. Stay tuned for a fix. The guys are working to try and figure out a way around it. I think it's a kernel problem, not a Mandrake problem. Wait til Civilime responds to get the most accurate and up to date information. I could be wrong or taking things out of context. -- Blue skies... Todd | Get a bigger hammer! | Sometimes you get what you want. | | http://www.mrball.net | Sometimes you get experience. | | http://faq.mrball.net | --unknown origin | __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: Offlist: [newbie] Failed to update from 7.2 to 8.0
... is there another kernel version offered during install? i.e. 2.2.17 or 2.2.19? I think not, but since you're upgrading, you should already have a 2.2.x kernel which you can add to lilo (grub) boot list in the installing bootloader step. Cheers, - Steve -- Mark * what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast emotional onslaught of my children. You never finish being a parent. :) On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, chengyu sun wrote: Hi, Todd Thanks a lot for responding to my question. The problem was not the ATA100 card though. It's the installer having problem mounting a NTFS partition (which is on a ATA33 disk). However, I'm very curious about the bug in 2.4.3, e.g. will it cause data corruption? I just got the Promise card about a week ago and it have been working fine under 2.4.3 during this period. I'd like to know if I could trust it with important data. Thanks a lot and have a nice weekend, - Chengyu --- CB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Apr 20, 2001 at 12:54:53PM -0700, chengyu sun wrote: . Promise ATA100 PCI card There's the problem. Kernel 2.4.3 appears to break the Promise ATA chipset. Stay tuned for a fix. The guys are working to try and figure out a way around it. I think it's a kernel problem, not a Mandrake problem. Wait til Civilime responds to get the most accurate and up to date information. I could be wrong or taking things out of context. -- Blue skies... Todd | Get a bigger hammer! | Sometimes you get what you want. | | http://www.mrball.net | Sometimes you get experience. | | http://faq.mrball.net | --unknown origin | __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Failed to update from 7.2 to 8.0
On Friday 20 April 2001 21:54, you wrote: Hello, I tried to update my MDK 7.2 setup to 8.0 and encountered some problems during the installation. Here's what happened: a) Downloaded both 8.0-inst and 8.0-ext and burned them on CDs. b) Booted with the 8.0-inst CD and got into the GUI installation interface. All my hardware seemed to be recognized correctly during the boot process. c) Selected the "Expert/Update" option. d) Went through the first few steps (language, keyboard, mouse etc.), but in the "Format Partitions" step I kept getting "Cannot mount device" error. It didn't say which device it couldn't mount (the down side of GUI installation, I guess). This step could not be skipped and the only way to quit the installation is to press the reset button. Thanks a lot, - Steve -- If this sort of thing happens you can run through the text consoles using CTRL ALT F1..upto..F4 and get all the info there is on what exactly is going on. The command line on a free console is usable too, to change or mount settings. -- Semper avanti,sailing on Linux, Harm Bathoorn Free evermore. Hoek. NL. |~ | _ ___|__.__\_|_||_... \___\_|__||_|__|__ _\_Triade__NL__/ --- www.elv-transport.nl ---
[newbie] Failed to update from 7.2 to 8.0
Hello, I tried to update my MDK 7.2 setup to 8.0 and encountered some problems during the installation. Here's what happened: a) Downloaded both 8.0-inst and 8.0-ext and burned them on CDs. b) Booted with the 8.0-inst CD and got into the GUI installation interface. All my hardware seemed to be recognized correctly during the boot process. c) Selected the "Expert/Update" option. d) Went through the first few steps (language, keyboard, mouse etc.), but in the "Format Partitions" step I kept getting "Cannot mount device" error. It didn't say which device it couldn't mount (the down side of GUI installation, I guess). This step could not be skipped and the only way to quit the installation is to press the reset button. And here's my configuration: Hardware: . Abit BP6 . a Maxtor 20G ATA66 hard drive on IDE0 (ATA33 interface) . a DVD drive and a CDR on IDE1 . Promise ATA100 PCI card . a IBM 30G ATA100 hard drive connected to the Promise card Software: . Win2k and Mandrake 7.2 with kernel 2.4.3 . both hard drives are split half-half between Windows and Linux . The linux partitions are - The Maxtor disk: /, /home, swap - The IBM disk: /mnt/ibm, /usr/local Any ideas on what could have gone wrong? With so many exciting new features in 8.0 it's really pretty frustrating that I couldn't even get it installed. Thanks a lot, - Steve __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Failed to update from 7.2 to 8.0
Civilme had mentioned some timing issues with Maxtor and Western Digital hard drives. I'm no expert, but it may be worth checking out his messages from within the last two weeks to find out more. It may be relevant to your situation. I don't know. --- chengyu sun [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I tried to update my MDK 7.2 setup to 8.0 and encountered some problems during the installation. Here's what happened: a) Downloaded both 8.0-inst and 8.0-ext and burned them on CDs. b) Booted with the 8.0-inst CD and got into the GUI installation interface. All my hardware seemed to be recognized correctly during the boot process. c) Selected the "Expert/Update" option. d) Went through the first few steps (language, keyboard, mouse etc.), but in the "Format Partitions" step I kept getting "Cannot mount device" error. It didn't say which device it couldn't mount (the down side of GUI installation, I guess). This step could not be skipped and the only way to quit the installation is to press the reset button. And here's my configuration: Hardware: . Abit BP6 . a Maxtor 20G ATA66 hard drive on IDE0 (ATA33 interface) . a DVD drive and a CDR on IDE1 . Promise ATA100 PCI card . a IBM 30G ATA100 hard drive connected to the Promise card Software: . Win2k and Mandrake 7.2 with kernel 2.4.3 . both hard drives are split half-half between Windows and Linux . The linux partitions are - The Maxtor disk: /, /home, swap - The IBM disk: /mnt/ibm, /usr/local Any ideas on what could have gone wrong? With so many exciting new features in 8.0 it's really pretty frustrating that I couldn't even get it installed. Thanks a lot, - Steve __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Failed to activate ppp0 with error 2
* Franki [EMAIL PROTECTED] [14 Feb 01 00:19]: did you recently compile a new kernel?? Actually, no. I did something even more reckless for a Linux Newbie- I tried to configure postfix (ohhh, nooo!) One of my doomed attempts included a visit to Linuxconf to try and find a hostname that postfix would not choke on. As part of that, I needed a device name, so I picked ppp0. Then the error message started appearing in my boot sequence, so I went back into linuxconf, but the entry I had made was no longer visible. Postfix still hides 1/3 of my outgoing messages, (the message you answered was the fourth attempt, this time via StarOffice) but if I can get the samll stuff fixed first, then I'll worry about cranky behemoths like postfix. Thanks for your efforts! Kipling+
[newbie] Failed to activate ppp0 with error 2
Hi! I did something, and now I get this as part of the line: Bringing up interface ppp0: Failed to activate ppp0 with error 2 in the boot sequence. How do I fix this, please? Kipling+
RE: [newbie] Failed to activate ppp0 with error 2
did you recently compile a new kernel?? I get that same message when I swapped to 2.4.1-8 the first time,, it didn't have ppp, although I could have sworn I had selected it... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kipling Cooper Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2001 1:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Failed to activate ppp0 with error 2 Hi! I did something, and now I get this as part of the line: Bringing up interface ppp0: Failed to activate ppp0 with error 2 in the boot sequence. How do I fix this, please? Kipling+
Re: [newbie] Failed Delivery
On Saturday 13 January 2001 11:37, you wrote: I got the same thing. I am forwarding to our mailling list admin to remove this address from the list. On Saturday 13 January 2001 14:35, you wrote: Finally! Hi yall, is anyone else getting failed delivery messages from [EMAIL PROTECTED] as transmitted by yavin.mandrax.org? If not or even if so, how does one eliminate them. I tried filters in Kmail but must not have it set right cause I'm still getting them every time I send a e-mail. Whew! Here, for the past couple of days I'd thought I'd either been hacked or had downloaded something with a script embedded in it. But, after much searching of that address on my system, I'd looked at the headers of the returned mail more closely. In spite of it only being when I use respond (in pine), but not when I compose new, it is only happening when I post to ~this~ list. I'd forwarded the return about an hour ago, but I suppose who ever is moderating today is holding onto it to find out what's up (though many of my posts are delayed). Meph I have had the same problem when replying to several messages. I have forwarded a copy to the list admin. -- Ralph F. De Witt MBA It said uses Windows 98 or better so I installed Linux-Mandrake 7.2 Proud user of Linux-Mandrake 7.2 Powerpack Deluxe Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234 GPG Public Key available at http://www.keyserver.net Key fingerprint = 6426 1CFF 0987 9D51 76D6 06BC F22A CFF4 559A 03E7
Re: [newbie] Failed Delivery
Because the address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] has SG country code, I had forwarded the related messages to my ISP ! At 14-01-2001 -0800, you wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] as transmitted by yavin.mandrax.org? If not
[newbie]: failed dependences gnucash-1.4.9-1.586i.rpm
Hi experts I am a newbie to linux, I am really struggling at the moment. this is the first time that I have ever done a .tar.gz or a rpm or messed with the system. Op sys is linux-mandrake 7.1 in a celeron 333 box with gigabyte board, 64MB ram. mdk uses a diff' file structure, it seems, than is expected by libguile. mdk 7.1 instakked libguile.s0.1 and 5 and 6, they are in /usr/lib. I installed guile-1.4.tar.gz twice. First all files wanted to go /usr/local/ . . but on second install changed makefile prefix statement from /usr/local to /usr/lib. Lmdk does not use /usr/local except for the Interbase prog' guile -1.4 installed libguile.so.9 but in /usr/lib/guile-1.4/libguile/.libs/ however it is not be seen by the gnu-cash rpm. Here is a copy of the konsole [willie@localhost rpm]$ su -c 'urpmi gnucash-1.4.9-1.i586.rpm' Password: Failed dependencies: gnucash-1.4.9-1 requires libguile.so.9, libxml.so.2 --I have libxml2-2.2.10 and libxml2 Hi experts I am a newbie to linux, I am really struggling at the moment. this is the first time that I have ever done a .tar.gz or a rpm or messed with the system. Op sys is linux-mandrake 7.1 in a celeron 333 box with gigabyte board, 64MB ram. mdk uses a diff' file structure, it seems. I have libguile.s0.1 and 5 and 6 they are in /usr/lib. I installed guile-1.4.tar.gz twice. First all files wanted to go /usr/local/ . . but on second install changed makefile prefix statement from /usr/local to /usr/lib. Lmdk does not use /usr/local except for the Interbase prog' I have libguile.so.9 but in /usr/lib/guile-1.4/libguile/.libs/ but it cannot be seen by the rpm. Here is a copy of the konsole [willie@localhost rpm]$ su -c 'urpmi gnucash-1.4.9-1.i586.rpm' Password: Failed dependencies: gnucash-1.4.9-1 requires libguile.so.9, libxml.so.2 --I have libxml2-2.2.10 and libxml2-devel rpm's which I tried to install as below- [willie@localhost rpm]$ su -c 'urpmi libxml2-2.2.10-1mdk.i586.rpm' Password: Failed dependencies: libxml2-2.2.10-1mdk requires rpmlib(CompressedFileNames), rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) [willie@localhost rpm]$ su -c 'urpmi libxml2-devel-2.2.10-1mdk.i586.rpm' Password: Failed dependencies: libxml2-devel-2.2.10-1mdk requires libxml.so.2, libxml2, rpmlib(CompressedFileNames), rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) Problem: 1. Where do I find failed dependences preferably as a mdk-i586.rpm --rpmlib(CompressedFileNames), rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) --- could not be found by file name 'rpmlib' on www.rpmfind.net Is rpmlib part of another programme with a different name? 2. Where should I be installing guile-1.4 so that it's files will be seen by gnucash. I do not understand the basics on files as you can see. Can you please point me in the right direction on this - better still - tell me exactly what to do to get gnucash up and running. Regards and thanks Alan Smith - South Africa
Re: [newbie] Failed installation
It was Sep 29, 2000, 14:38, when Grant Walton keyboarded: As I say, I only saw the message once, and then briefly - a whole list of 'semi-colons missing from line' then the line numbers of a file which I must admit I didn't make a note of. Having tried the installation several times in different ways, I have only seen this message once. Usually the installation routine just ends with "abnormal termination...signal 11" and then shuts down. Hi Grant, Like Larry said: If you can get some more info on the machine you are using, we may be able to help you better. When at work I get a call and someone says "It's me, it doesn't work", you can't expect that I know who "me" is (4,300 people on the plant) and what the "it" is that doesn't work (10,000 node network excluding the PC's ;-) So, if you can replay things and tell us the gory details... Paul -- Obeying their rules only encourages them to create new ones. Disobey as often as possible: for gain, for sport, for the art of it. -Ethan Mordden http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
[newbie] Failed
This is a message on the screen Shutting down hhtp:[Failed] Well I need a help Regards :-) -- Windoze es un virus con interface de usuario Linux is a Best S.O. LINUX User #179844 -- --
RE: [newbie] Failed
This will happen until you configure Apache. You can do this from Linuxconf. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: fjhduque.teleline.es [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 3:37 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: [newbie] Failed | | |This is a message on the screen |Shutting down hhtp:[Failed] |Well I need a help |Regards |:-) | |-- |Windoze es un virus con interface de usuario |Linux is a Best S.O. | LINUX User #179844 | -- | -- |
Re: [newbie] Failed Installation
Run PM5 and use it to check your partitions for errors. From: "Mark Lilly" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Linux MailList" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Failed Installation Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:58:04 -0500 Hello, I successfully installed Linux in the following configuration: 1. Make:IBM Thinkpad laptop 2. Model: 600 E 3. Processor: Intel PII 366 MHz 4. RAM: 64 MB 5. Video:NeoMagic MagicMedia256AV 6. Audio:Cirrus Logic CS4610 (per Linux Probe) 7. Kernal Version: 2.2.13-7mdk This was on my work laptop in a dual-boot configuration with Win98 and NT 4.0 using System Commander on a 4 partition, 6 GB hard drive. I had not booted into Linux for about 3 weeks but I recently tried to boot and found that I am not only unable to boot the system, I can't even re-install Linux. The installation gets to the "Setup filesystems" part of the installation and then fails. If I try to use Disk Druid to configure the ext2 partition, I get the error message "Fdisk error: An error occurred reading the partition table for the block device /tmp/hda. The error was: Device not configured". If I use fdisk to configure the partition I get "Partition Disks: /dev/hda - Model (none) - Model (none)" and, upon hitting Return, the Installation process gets stuck. Additionally, after attempting a partition creation using fdisk, I get an error message "Reboot Needed: The kernal is unable to read your new partitioning information, probably because you modified extended partitions...". Note: Both the System partition and the Swap partition were placed in an extended partition in the original installation that worked. This appears to be a problem with the partition table. The only thing I can think that I changed since I last booted into Linux was that I installed Partition Magic 5.0 on the NT partition. The weird thing is that Partition Magic could see the Linux System partition as well as the Swap partition from inside NT. However, Linux cannot see the partitons even after I deleted them to "Free Space" and attempted a new installation. Any help with getting Linux to see this Free Space again so that I can re-install would be greatly appreciated. - Mark __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Installation
Did that before I sent this e-mail. No errors. -- From: M Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed Installation Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 5:01 PM Run PM5 and use it to check your partitions for errors. From: "Mark Lilly" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Linux MailList" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Failed Installation Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:58:04 -0500 Hello, I successfully installed Linux in the following configuration: 1. Make:IBM Thinkpad laptop 2. Model: 600 E 3. Processor: Intel PII 366 MHz 4. RAM: 64 MB 5. Video:NeoMagic MagicMedia256AV 6. Audio:Cirrus Logic CS4610 (per Linux Probe) 7. Kernal Version: 2.2.13-7mdk This was on my work laptop in a dual-boot configuration with Win98 and NT 4.0 using System Commander on a 4 partition, 6 GB hard drive. I had not booted into Linux for about 3 weeks but I recently tried to boot and found that I am not only unable to boot the system, I can't even re-install Linux. The installation gets to the "Setup filesystems" part of the installation and then fails. If I try to use Disk Druid to configure the ext2 partition, I get the error message "Fdisk error: An error occurred reading the partition table for the block device /tmp/hda. The error was: Device not configured". If I use fdisk to configure the partition I get "Partition Disks: /dev/hda - Model (none) - Model (none)" and, upon hitting Return, the Installation process gets stuck. Additionally, after attempting a partition creation using fdisk, I get an error message "Reboot Needed: The kernal is unable to read your new partitioning information, probably because you modified extended partitions...". Note: Both the System partition and the Swap partition were placed in an extended partition in the original installation that worked. This appears to be a problem with the partition table. The only thing I can think that I changed since I last booted into Linux was that I installed Partition Magic 5.0 on the NT partition. The weird thing is that Partition Magic could see the Linux System partition as well as the Swap partition from inside NT. However, Linux cannot see the partitons even after I deleted them to "Free Space" and attempted a new installation. Any help with getting Linux to see this Free Space again so that I can re-install would be greatly appreciated. - Mark __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Installation
Try using disk manager form NT, delete the partition, and then execute linux install again. Mark Lilly wrote: Did that before I sent this e-mail. No errors. -- From: M Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Failed Installation Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 5:01 PM Run PM5 and use it to check your partitions for errors. From: "Mark Lilly" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Linux MailList" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Failed Installation Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:58:04 -0500 Hello, I successfully installed Linux in the following configuration: 1. Make:IBM Thinkpad laptop 2. Model: 600 E 3. Processor: Intel PII 366 MHz 4. RAM: 64 MB 5. Video:NeoMagic MagicMedia256AV 6. Audio:Cirrus Logic CS4610 (per Linux Probe) 7. Kernal Version: 2.2.13-7mdk This was on my work laptop in a dual-boot configuration with Win98 and NT 4.0 using System Commander on a 4 partition, 6 GB hard drive. I had not booted into Linux for about 3 weeks but I recently tried to boot and found that I am not only unable to boot the system, I can't even re-install Linux. The installation gets to the "Setup filesystems" part of the installation and then fails. If I try to use Disk Druid to configure the ext2 partition, I get the error message "Fdisk error: An error occurred reading the partition table for the block device /tmp/hda. The error was: Device not configured". If I use fdisk to configure the partition I get "Partition Disks: /dev/hda - Model (none) - Model (none)" and, upon hitting Return, the Installation process gets stuck. Additionally, after attempting a partition creation using fdisk, I get an error message "Reboot Needed: The kernal is unable to read your new partitioning information, probably because you modified extended partitions...". Note: Both the System partition and the Swap partition were placed in an extended partition in the original installation that worked. This appears to be a problem with the partition table. The only thing I can think that I changed since I last booted into Linux was that I installed Partition Magic 5.0 on the NT partition. The weird thing is that Partition Magic could see the Linux System partition as well as the Swap partition from inside NT. However, Linux cannot see the partitons even after I deleted them to "Free Space" and attempted a new installation. Any help with getting Linux to see this Free Space again so that I can re-install would be greatly appreciated. - Mark __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Failed Installation
MarkI'll bet you have unpartitioned space inside an extended primary partition. If this is so, then you need to delete that extended partition as well, so that the Linux partitioning tools can use the space. Alan Mark Lilly wrote: Hello, I successfully installed Linux in the following configuration: 1. Make:IBM Thinkpad laptop 2. Model: 600 E 3. Processor: Intel PII 366 MHz 4. RAM: 64 MB 5. Video:NeoMagic MagicMedia256AV 6. Audio:Cirrus Logic CS4610 (per Linux Probe) 7. Kernal Version: 2.2.13-7mdk This was on my work laptop in a dual-boot configuration with Win98 and NT 4.0 using System Commander on a 4 partition, 6 GB hard drive. I had not booted into Linux for about 3 weeks but I recently tried to boot and found that I am not only unable to boot the system, I can't even re-install Linux. The installation gets to the "Setup filesystems" part of the installation and then fails. If I try to use Disk Druid to configure the ext2 partition, I get the error message "Fdisk error: An error occurred reading the partition table for the block device /tmp/hda. The error was: Device not configured". If I use fdisk to configure the partition I get "Partition Disks: /dev/hda - Model (none) - Model (none)" and, upon hitting Return, the Installation process gets stuck. Additionally, after attempting a partition creation using fdisk, I get an error message "Reboot Needed: The kernal is unable to read your new partitioning information, probably because you modified extended partitions...". Note: Both the System partition and the Swap partition were placed in an extended partition in the original installation that worked. This appears to be a problem with the partition table. The only thing I can think that I changed since I last booted into Linux was that I installed Partition Magic 5.0 on the NT partition. The weird thing is that Partition Magic could see the Linux System partition as well as the Swap partition from inside NT. However, Linux cannot see the partitons even after I deleted them to "Free Space" and attempted a new installation. Any help with getting Linux to see this Free Space again so that I can re-install would be greatly appreciated. - Mark
[newbie] Failed Installation
Hello, I successfully installed Linux in the following configuration: 1. Make:IBM Thinkpad laptop 2. Model: 600 E 3. Processor: Intel PII 366 MHz 4. RAM: 64 MB 5. Video:NeoMagic MagicMedia256AV 6. Audio:Cirrus Logic CS4610 (per Linux Probe) 7. Kernal Version: 2.2.13-7mdk This was on my work laptop in a dual-boot configuration with Win98 and NT 4.0 using System Commander on a 4 partition, 6 GB hard drive. I had not booted into Linux for about 3 weeks but I recently tried to boot and found that I am not only unable to boot the system, I can't even re-install Linux. The installation gets to the "Setup filesystems" part of the installation and then fails. If I try to use Disk Druid to configure the ext2 partition, I get the error message "Fdisk error: An error occurred reading the partition table for the block device /tmp/hda. The error was: Device not configured". If I use fdisk to configure the partition I get "Partition Disks: /dev/hda - Model (none) - Model (none)" and, upon hitting Return, the Installation process gets stuck. Additionally, after attempting a partition creation using fdisk, I get an error message "Reboot Needed: The kernal is unable to read your new partitioning information, probably because you modified extended partitions...". Note: Both the System partition and the Swap partition were placed in an extended partition in the original installation that worked. This appears to be a problem with the partition table. The only thing I can think that I changed since I last booted into Linux was that I installed Partition Magic 5.0 on the NT partition. The weird thing is that Partition Magic could see the Linux System partition as well as the Swap partition from inside NT. However, Linux cannot see the partitons even after I deleted them to "Free Space" and attempted a new installation. Any help with getting Linux to see this Free Space again so that I can re-install would be greatly appreciated. - Mark
