Re: [newbie] Latest Mdk updates = no internet :-(
On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 1:21 pm, Angus Auld wrote: Greetings, I did some updating of my Mdk 9.0 system with several of the latest update packages from Mandrake Security..now I am accessing the internet from my WinME system! :-(( I can't get internet access with kppp, which is what I usually use to connect with my conexant hcf winmodem. Something that I updated has hosed my winmodem. I have tried uninstalling the driver, reinstalling and reconfiguringto no avail. :-( When I configure the driver, I get these two unusual lines: gawk: cmd. line:1 $2 == 20,00 gawk: cmd. line:1 ^unterminated string The rest of the configuration goes as normal, and I am informed I should be able to access my modem as /dev/ttySHCFO Kppp will initialize the modem, dial the number, handshake, and then seemingly connect and immediately disconnect w/SIGHUP. I have had excellent results with this winmodem/driver all along. I can't finish installing the rest of the updates w/o internet access. I tried using wvdial, but it doesn't seem to recognize my modem. Based on this, I would issue caution to any conexant hcf winmodem users out there who are updating with the latest packages from Mdk. Anyone have any ideas? TIA. --Angus Ouch- nasty. It is probably the update to kdenetwork which hosed you. I took a look at the package. It contains kppp, but does not contain any configuration files which might have overwritten your own. So maybe it is a bug in the new package. You might like to try going back to the old kdenetwork by CD ing to the directory on the Cd where it lives, and typing rpm -Uvh --oldpackage kdenetwork blah blah You might also have to use --nodep It should be OK this RPM being a different version to the others. derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Latest Mdk updates = no internet :-(
On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 1:21 pm, Angus Auld wrote: Greetings, I did some updating of my Mdk 9.0 system with several of the latest update packages from Mandrake Security..now I am accessing the internet from my WinME system! :-(( I can't get internet access with kppp, which is what I usually use to connect with my conexant hcf winmodem. Something that I updated has hosed my winmodem. I have tried uninstalling the driver, reinstalling and reconfiguringto no avail. :-( When I configure the driver, I get these two unusual lines: gawk: cmd. line:1 $2 == 20,00 gawk: cmd. line:1 ^unterminated string The rest of the configuration goes as normal, and I am informed I should be able to access my modem as /dev/ttySHCFO Kppp will initialize the modem, dial the number, handshake, and then seemingly connect and immediately disconnect w/SIGHUP. I have had excellent results with this winmodem/driver all along. I can't finish installing the rest of the updates w/o internet access. I tried using wvdial, but it doesn't seem to recognize my modem. Based on this, I would issue caution to any conexant hcf winmodem users out there who are updating with the latest packages from Mdk. Anyone have any ideas? TIA. --Angus ** Derek wrote: Ouch- nasty. It is probably the update to kdenetwork which hosed you. I took a look at the package. It contains kppp, but does not contain any configuration files which might have overwritten your own. So maybe it is a bug in the new package. You might like to try going back to the old kdenetwork by CD ing to the directory on the Cd where it lives, and typing rpm -Uvh --oldpackage kdenetwork blah blah You might also have to use --nodep It should be OK this RPM being a different version to the others. derek * Thanks so much Derek, I did what you said, in addition to uninstalling the updated lisa package and reinstalling the old. (There were dependency issues with lisa when I was installing the updates, so I thought I better turn it back to the older version too). I am back on the net with my winmodem! I will have to be more careful updating in the future to watch for anything that my alter kppp. Should this be reported as a bug?? What I had to do was this from within the mounted cd2 directory: su'd and then issued this command: rpm -Uvh --oldpackage kdenetwork-3.0.3-15mdk.i586.rpm kdenetwork-devel-3.0.3-15mdk.i586.rpm (plus the aforementioned lisa change from the updated lisa-3.0.5a-1.1mdk, back to lisa-3.0.3-15mdk) Thanks again Derek, you got me out of a jam. :-) I really like this list! --Angus Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.--James Thurber *** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *** -- ___ Get your free email from http://mymail.operamail.com Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Latest Mdk updates = no internet :-(
On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 3:58 pm, Angus Auld wrote: On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 1:21 pm, Angus Auld wrote: Greetings, I did some updating of my Mdk 9.0 system with several of the latest update packages from Mandrake Security..now I am accessing the internet from my WinME system! :-(( I can't get internet access with kppp, which is what I usually use to connect with my conexant hcf winmodem. Something that I updated has hosed my winmodem. I have tried uninstalling the driver, reinstalling and reconfiguringto no avail. :-( When I configure the driver, I get these two unusual lines: gawk: cmd. line:1 $2 == 20,00 gawk: cmd. line:1 ^unterminated string The rest of the configuration goes as normal, and I am informed I should be able to access my modem as /dev/ttySHCFO Kppp will initialize the modem, dial the number, handshake, and then seemingly connect and immediately disconnect w/SIGHUP. I have had excellent results with this winmodem/driver all along. I can't finish installing the rest of the updates w/o internet access. I tried using wvdial, but it doesn't seem to recognize my modem. Based on this, I would issue caution to any conexant hcf winmodem users out there who are updating with the latest packages from Mdk. Anyone have any ideas? TIA. --Angus ** Derek wrote: Ouch- nasty. It is probably the update to kdenetwork which hosed you. I took a look at the package. It contains kppp, but does not contain any configuration files which might have overwritten your own. So maybe it is a bug in the new package. You might like to try going back to the old kdenetwork by CD ing to the directory on the Cd where it lives, and typing rpm -Uvh --oldpackage kdenetwork blah blah You might also have to use --nodep It should be OK this RPM being a different version to the others. derek * Thanks so much Derek, I did what you said, in addition to uninstalling the updated lisa package and reinstalling the old. (There were dependency issues with lisa when I was installing the updates, so I thought I better turn it back to the older version too). I am back on the net with my winmodem! I will have to be more careful updating in the future to watch for anything that my alter kppp. Should this be reported as a bug?? What I had to do was this from within the mounted cd2 directory: su'd and then issued this command: rpm -Uvh --oldpackage kdenetwork-3.0.3-15mdk.i586.rpm kdenetwork-devel-3.0.3-15mdk.i586.rpm (plus the aforementioned lisa change from the updated lisa-3.0.5a-1.1mdk, back to lisa-3.0.3-15mdk) Thanks again Derek, you got me out of a jam. :-) I really like this list! --Angus Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.--James Thurber Glad you are back in the land of Penguins :) When I saw your post I was torn between sympathy for having a screwed kppp, or sympathy for using Windows Me It was Win Me that drove me to Linux. I was so disgusted when I paid good money for an upgrade from Win98 to WinMe and found it was even worse than Win98, that I started trying out Linux distros. After a short time I discovered Mandrake 8.0 and was gobsmacked at how good it was :) Couple of points -: You only need the kdenetwork-devel RPM if you are planning on compiling any KDE applocations. Otherwise you can remove it. (Same goes for any other -devel RPMs) It may be a bug, by all means report it. An alternative way of dialling is by pressing the Internet icon (net_monitor) on your desktop. That opens up net_monitor. Pressing on the 'Connect' button will dial for you, so long as you completed the networking wizard in Mandrake Control Centre. If you want to be able to run net_monitor as non root there is a Howto on my web page. derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
