Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Error
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 22 March 2004 08:57 am, Greg Meyer wrote: On Sunday 21 March 2004 08:32 pm, Tomy Alarie wrote: Hi, i just want to know on mandrake 7, why when i try to make a boot disk or install lilo it tells me : couldn't find kernel file ? thanks Well, there is probably about 20 reasons, including your lilo.conf entries are pointing to the wrong place or your /boot partition is not mounted, so more info is necessary. The $100,000 question everyone wants answered though is why on earth are you still using 7.0? LOL, very interesting indeed. Even my first encounter with mdk was 8.0. - -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | http://linux.arinet.org 14:43:57 up 1:10, Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 public key: https://www.arinet.org/fajar-pub.key -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAXpm9kp5CsIXuxqURAiQhAKCJDVQ+TR79egOiPzHOcIGWT1N+/gCeOeoe YJ4Up/U5sS1UzGuJ4/P390c= =VOkM -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Error
Fajar Priyanto wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 22 March 2004 08:57 am, Greg Meyer wrote: On Sunday 21 March 2004 08:32 pm, Tomy Alarie wrote: Hi, i just want to know on mandrake 7, why when i try to make a boot disk or install lilo it tells me : couldn't find kernel file ? thanks Well, there is probably about 20 reasons, including your lilo.conf entries are pointing to the wrong place or your /boot partition is not mounted, so more info is necessary. The $100,000 question everyone wants answered though is why on earth are you still using 7.0? LOL, very interesting indeed. Even my first encounter with mdk was 8.0. Wasn't mdk 7.0 one of the last ones that would run on a 486??? That might be the reason certainly.. I don't know that I'd risk it nowdays though.. at least not on anything connected to the internet. rgds Frank Hauptle (aka Franki) For free scripts, online webmaster tools, HTML, XHTML, Perl PHP tutorials and stuff, visit: http://htmlfixit.com Free web developer resources. Please sign our petition to encourage notebook manufacturers to offer video card upgrades just like desktops. http://www.petitiononline.com/inspiron/petition.html -- rgds Frank Hauptle (aka Franki) For free scripts, online webmaster tools, HTML, XHTML, Perl PHP tutorials and stuff, visit: http://htmlfixit.com Free web developer resources. Please sign our petition to encourage notebook manufacturers to offer video card upgrades just like desktops. http://www.petitiononline.com/inspiron/petition.html Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Error
On Sunday 21 March 2004 08:32 pm, Tomy Alarie wrote: Hi, i just want to know on mandrake 7, why when i try to make a boot disk or install lilo it tells me : couldn't find kernel file ? thanks Well, there is probably about 20 reasons, including your lilo.conf entries are pointing to the wrong place or your /boot partition is not mounted, so more info is necessary. The $100,000 question everyone wants answered though is why on earth are you still using 7.0? -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 for 486 machines?
Yes, it is. I've used it on P75 and P90 machines, too. It has worked really well for me on the old Pentiums. e. On Saturday 27 July 2002 10:52, Alastair Scott wrote: There've been various remarks from civileme and others suggesting (as I remember) that you have to go back to Mandrake 5.3 to get a version that'll run on 486s. But I note that, in the /Mandrake-iso/i586 directory of mirrors, there's a mandrake70-2.i486.iso (661,743,616 bytes). Is this Mandrake 7.0 for 486 machines? (If so, whoopee! - although the ISO'll take ages to download I have a 486, in extremis and with DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.11 on it I believe, lying in the cellar which could be doing something :) Alastair Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 for 486 machines?
Alastair Scott wrote: There've been various remarks from civileme and others suggesting (as I remember) that you have to go back to Mandrake 5.3 to get a version that'll run on 486s. But I note that, in the /Mandrake-iso/i586 directory of mirrors, there's a mandrake70-2.i486.iso (661,743,616 bytes). Is this Mandrake 7.0 for 486 machines? (If so, whoopee! - although the ISO'll take ages to download I have a 486, in extremis and with DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.11 on it I believe, lying in the cellar which could be doing something :) Alastair Alastairthe last time I checked www.cheapbytes.com had the mandrake 7.0-2 i486 version available on cd for a couple of bucks. -- Alan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 for 486 machines?
Alan Shoemaker wrote: Alastair Scott wrote: There've been various remarks from civileme and others suggesting (as I remember) that you have to go back to Mandrake 5.3 to get a version that'll run on 486s. But I note that, in the /Mandrake-iso/i586 directory of mirrors, there's a mandrake70-2.i486.iso (661,743,616 bytes). Is this Mandrake 7.0 for 486 machines? (If so, whoopee! - although the ISO'll take ages to download I have a 486, in extremis and with DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.11 on it I believe, lying in the cellar which could be doing something :) Alastair Alastairthe last time I checked www.cheapbytes.com had the mandrake 7.0-2 i486 version available on cd for a couple of bucks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Alastair, my remarks included both 5.3 and the 7.0 Beta for 486... 5.3 is much less memory hungry and therefore probably suitable for many older machines (Priced SIMM memory lately?). 7.0 was a rather buggy distro whereas 7.1 was very very solid except for a logrotate script error that created subsubsub directories and could be resolved by removing one '*' from the logrotate script. So if you get the 486 version of 7.0, you would likely be much happier to add the srpms for 7.1 and compile them on your 7.0 and upgrade piecemeal. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
What do you mean by the 486 optimized version? Tom. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Erylon Hines Sent: 01 March 2002 21:51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 I've run the 7.0 486 optimized version on a P90 (packard hell) and it worked just fine. The only item built in was a 1M CL video card. So, the answer is probably, depending on what hardware you have plugged into your Olivetti. If your hardware is pretty standard stuff I'd say give it a try, if you have non-ide drives you might want to use another distro for easier setup. If you have the 486 optimized version I think you should use that one instead of the Pentium version--in my experience it works better with the sloow Pentiums. It'll be a learning experience because you're going to have to do a lot of work setting up your hardware. BTW, I have a working P75 with the 486-7.0 sitting in my garage, so it works on even slower machines. e. On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 16:24:01 - Tom Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know if Mandrake 7.0 would work on an Ollivetti Echo P90s? Please reply, Tom. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
The different versions of Mandrake (and most RPM programs) are compiled for certain processors This means that the human-readable source code in which the program is written is translated into computer-readable bits and bytes in the language specific to each type of computer chip Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote a great explanation of this back in August that I still refer to (found here: http://wwwmail-archivecom/newbie%40linux-mandrakecom/msg75668html ) He wrote: i386 = intel 80386 and compatible i486 = intel 80486 and compatible i586 = anything built on intel Pentium technology, including Pentium MMX i686 = anything built on intel Pentium Pro technology, including Pentium II/III and Celeron The Pentium 4 is an entirely new chip, and for the moment has no specific compilers Since x86 chips are backwards-compatible, you can use i686 packages AMD Athlons and Durons have their own architecture (and even their own compilation options in gcc), but are also compatible with i686 The AMD K6 series is Pentium-class, and so is 1586 compatible Does this mean that my current distro doesn't use the full capacity of my cpu? Would the system run faster/better with the i686 edition? Usually the speed boost isn't large enough to make a real difference That doesn't stop me from compiling all my packages for i686, though :-) == To which i would add, that if you run across an rpm which says PPC, it is compiled for PowerPC processors (Macintosh), and if it says src, it is actually not compiled, but contains the instructions to compile it yourself, so would work on any type of chip Let me know if this makes any sense - Paul Rodriguez On Tue, 2002-03-05 at 11:28, Tom Harris wrote: What do you mean by the 486 optimized version? Tom _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free yahoocom address at http://mailyahoocom Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://wwwmandrakestorecom
RE: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
What is meant by optimized though? Tom. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Rodríguez Sent: 05 March 2002 16:50 To: newbie Subject: RE: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 The different versions of Mandrake (and most RPM programs) are compiled for certain processors. This means that the human-readable source code in which the program is written is translated into computer-readable bits and bytes in the language specific to each type of computer chip. Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote a great explanation of this back in August that I still refer to. (found here: http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie%40linux-mandrake.com/msg75668.html ) He wrote: i386 = intel 80386 and compatible. i486 = intel 80486 and compatible. i586 = anything built on intel Pentium technology, including Pentium MMX. i686 = anything built on intel Pentium Pro technology, including Pentium II/III and Celeron. The Pentium 4 is an entirely new chip, and for the moment has no specific compilers. Since x86 chips are backwards-compatible, you can use i686 packages. AMD Athlons and Durons have their own architecture (and even their own compilation options in gcc), but are also compatible with i686. The AMD K6 series is Pentium-class, and so is 1586 compatible. Does this mean that my current distro doesn't use the full capacity of my cpu? Would the system run faster/better with the i686 edition? Usually the speed boost isn't large enough to make a real difference. That doesn't stop me from compiling all my packages for i686, though :-) == To which i would add, that if you run across an rpm which says PPC, it is compiled for PowerPC processors (Macintosh), and if it says src, it is actually not compiled, but contains the instructions to compile it yourself, so would work on any type of chip. Let me know if this makes any sense. - Paul Rodriguez On Tue, 2002-03-05 at 11:28, Tom Harris wrote: What do you mean by the 486 optimized version? Tom. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
Where can I download the 7.0 486 optimized version? I can't find it on the mandrake website. Tom. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Erylon Hines Sent: 01 March 2002 21:51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 I've run the 7.0 486 optimized version on a P90 (packard hell) and it worked just fine. The only item built in was a 1M CL video card. So, the answer is probably, depending on what hardware you have plugged into your Olivetti. If your hardware is pretty standard stuff I'd say give it a try, if you have non-ide drives you might want to use another distro for easier setup. If you have the 486 optimized version I think you should use that one instead of the Pentium version--in my experience it works better with the sloow Pentiums. It'll be a learning experience because you're going to have to do a lot of work setting up your hardware. BTW, I have a working P75 with the 486-7.0 sitting in my garage, so it works on even slower machines. e. On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 16:24:01 - Tom Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know if Mandrake 7.0 would work on an Ollivetti Echo P90s? Please reply, Tom. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
Title: RE: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Harris Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 11:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 Where can I download the 7.0 486 optimized version? I can't find it on the mandrake website. Tom. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Erylon Hines Sent: 01 March 2002 21:51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 Hi, you can find it here ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/Mandrake-iso/i586/
Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
I don't know about the download, but I think Cheapbytes (www.cheapbytes.com) has them, still. e. Where can I download the 7.0 486 optimized version? I can't find it on the mandrake website. Tom. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Erylon Hines Sent: 01 March 2002 21:51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 Hi, you can find it here ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/Mandrake-iso/i586/ Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1; name=Attachment: 1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
distro.ibiblio.org /pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/Mandrake-iso/ I don't know about the download, but I think Cheapbytes (www.cheapbytes.com) has them, still. e. Where can I download the 7.0 486 optimized version? I can't find it on the mandrake website. Tom. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Erylon Hines Sent: 01 March 2002 21:51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 Hi, you can find it here ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/Mandrake-iso/i586/ Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1; name=Attachment: 1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
I've run the 7.0 486 optimized version on a P90 (packard hell) and it worked just fine. The only item built in was a 1M CL video card. So, the answer is probably, depending on what hardware you have plugged into your Olivetti. If your hardware is pretty standard stuff I'd say give it a try, if you have non-ide drives you might want to use another distro for easier setup. If you have the 486 optimized version I think you should use that one instead of the Pentium version--in my experience it works better with the sloow Pentiums. It'll be a learning experience because you're going to have to do a lot of work setting up your hardware. BTW, I have a working P75 with the 486-7.0 sitting in my garage, so it works on even slower machines. e. On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 16:24:01 - Tom Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know if Mandrake 7.0 would work on an Ollivetti Echo P90s? Please reply, Tom. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0: can't install rpm files
On Monday 28 January 2002 03:17, you wrote: From your description it sounds like something has become knackered in the Mandrake 7.0 configuration. You should not be encountering architecture issues. If you're inclined, the first thing I would try is backing up all pertinent data on the Mandrake partition that you need to keep, then reinstalling from scratch. That may solve your problem without upgrading. However, if it was me, I would get Mandrake 8.1 if I was going to reinstall. This is without a doubt the best Linux distro I've tried yet. Hi all, here are some specs. *Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz-133 *Intel 845E Chipset *512 MB RAM *80GB IDE HardDrive *TNT2 M64 32mb Video Card *Linux Mandrake 7.0 *Linux-kernel 2.2.14 *I recently purchased a new PC and installed linux Mandrake 7.0 using DrakeX. The PC has been partitioned as follows. Win98 partition 5Gbytes /boot / 17Gytes swap 1024Mbytes /home about 50Gbytes (the rest) Description of Problem When I try and install any additional packages within linux using any one of the rpm package manages (i.e. kpackage, drakerpm etc) I get an error reading: package name is for a different architecture. Ive tried many packages that came within the CDs (including i586 rpm files). The same error was given following each attempt. In addition I uninstalled several packages already installed during the DrakeX installation and attempted to reinstalled them. I got the same problem. I need to install additional packages in order to run a research software package. I dont understand why Im getting this architecture incompatibility problem. Is the Intel 845E chipset incompatible with mandrake 7.0? Do I need to upgrade to Linux Mandrake 8.1? I eagerly look forward to a reply. Manuel http://my.yahoo.com.au - My Yahoo! - It's My Yahoo! Get your own! _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 startup problem
On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, you wrote: Somebody help me please, After installtion of my MandRake 7.0 is doesn't boot/startupB. When I boot it with my Floppy created bootdisk during installation it start/boot. How do I configure my new Linux Box to startup from hardisk? thank you! We need to know if your using lilo or grub. Then you should post the appropriate conf file. either '/etc/lilo.conf' for lilo, or '/boot/grub/menu.lst' for grub. Also post '/etc/fstab' and the ouput of 'fdisk -l' (you can copy and paste from Konsole) If you review these files yourself and are sure they're correct for your system, then running (as root) '/sbin/lilo' or '/sbin/grub' should allow you to boot from HDD. Problem is if they aren't correct, you'll prob'ly make things worse :( An easier and faster solution would be to boot from the Mandrake installation CD and choose 'upgrade'. Might fix it, might not. I suspect this would only work if you chose not to install a bootloader (eg, lilo) during your initial install. -- ~~ Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 startup problem
On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Linux Neophite wrote: Somebody help me please, After installtion of my MandRake 7.0 is doesn't boot/startupB. When I boot it with my Floppy created bootdisk during installation it start/boot. How do I configure my new Linux Box to startup from hardisk? thank you! Did you create a small boot partition at the beginning of your harddisk for LILO to be at? MD 7.0 needs that. Lilo cannot boot from anywhere beyond cylinder 1024 in that release. MDK 7.1 seems to have fixed that problem, I do not know yet, since I still have to get that one. Paul -- If you lose money, you lose nothing. If you lose (the) honour, you lose a lot. If you lose your courage, you've lost everything. But if you lose friendship, then you've lost the world! )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 startup problem
Paul wrote: On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Linux Neophite wrote: Somebody help me please, After installtion of my MandRake 7.0 is doesn't boot/startupB. When I boot it with my Floppy created bootdisk during installation it start/boot. How do I configure my new Linux Box to startup from hardisk? thank you! Did you create a small boot partition at the beginning of your harddisk for LILO to be at? MD 7.0 needs that. Lilo cannot boot from anywhere beyond cylinder 1024 in that release. MDK 7.1 seems to have fixed that problem, I do not know yet, since I still have to get that one. Paul -- If you lose money, you lose nothing. If you lose (the) honour, you lose a lot. If you lose your courage, you've lost everything. But if you lose friendship, then you've lost the world! )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403 I believe that is the case, however it's still very benificial to create a /boot partition for the boot files to reside in/on. That way at boot time there is much less to be initialized at the git-go and Linux loads much faster. -- Mark I love my Linux box... REASON #1 -- ...it isn't Windows! Registered Linux user #1299563
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 http install problem -- can't locate second stage ramdisk
Are you certain the port is open, and that the server is set to start automatically when the system boots? RedHat does this by default, but I've found that Mandrake does not. -- Mark I love my Linux Box! On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Peter Yellman wrote: I hope I'm not repeating myself, some help would be much appreciated. I thought I had put this behind me with a couple of network/http installs of redhat, turbolinux, etc., but am having problems w/doing so on Mandrake 7.0. I'm trying to install from a local network http server. I have created a virtual directory named mandrake so that the following directory structure is displayed when you visit http://192.168.0.3/mandrake/ -- base -- instimage -- mdkinst -- RPMS However, when I attempt the install, I get the mesage: Unable to retrieve the second stage ramdisk: File not found on server. In the Web site name field, I have entered 192.168.0.3, and tried including the http://, trailing slashes, etc., just for fun. I have also tried every variant to specify the directory that I can think of, such as: /mandrake /mandrake/ /mandrake/base /mandrake/base/ and others. I've tried installing with both the graphical (DrakX) and text-based network install images, with no success. I installed RH 6.1 over the network, from the same webserver, on to this very same machine just a few months ago, and it's been running on the network fine since, so I'm pretty sure it's not the NIC. I sure hope someone out there has a quick answer to this silly problem. Oh yeah -- no CD-ROM on this machine. Thanks, Peter Yellman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Install problems ThinkPad 760EL
Hi all, Just wanted to send a quick thank you to everyone that helped out, and to finish the thread for the benefit of those searching the archives. As with most problems the solution was simple enough, it was simply a matter of running a different install batch file: cd:\dosutils\autoboot\mdkinst\cdrom.bat instead of cd:\dosutils\autoboot\autoboot.bat (which would hang part way through the install process). I probably should have been able to find it on my own, but well, I didn't. Cheers, Ryan === Hi Ryan, The steps you went thru' looked familiar to me. Try the steps I took : presume your cdrom drive is D:\ D: cd dosutils cd autoboot cd mdkinst cdrom.bat press [ENTER] on keyboard the install process runs, if you are "asked" to insert floppy disk, press [ENTER] on the keyboard. You might also see error message "Error loading Ramdisk" use your mouse pointer to press [OK] button below the message. The install process should continue normally.
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Install problems ThinkPad 760EL
Ryan, Try this. If you've got a Windows 95 CDROM setup disk lying around copy the entire contents to the HDD including the hidden system files. It won't work without them. The CDROM setup floppy has CDROM drivers on it that will load when the files are accessed and the machine boots. This will allow your machine to boot. You may have to edit the autoexec.bat file a bit, but I feel certain you can handle this. Load your install disk into the CDROM drive and boot your machine. If you've prepared correctly the machine will boot, load the CDROM drivers, which it will promprt you for the specific kind you want to load, and you're on your way. If you don't have this disk you can e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I will send you the files you need to make a CDROM setup floppy. There are a few older laptops we have at work and that's how we have to do them to reload them on occassion. Mark Never wish for anything bigger than you can carry home in your pocket. Disappointment is almost always guarrenteed. Especially if your pants don't have any pockets in them. On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, R. D. McCallion wrote: Hi all, I've been trying to install Linux Mandrake 7.0 on my ThinkPad 760EL. The CD and floppy drives are swappable and can not both be installed at the same time. As a result I am unable to perform the standard CD install using a boot floppy. I have tried several other methods, without any success: 1. HDD install - After partioning and xcopying all the files to the HDD, the installer gives 'Error reading second stage RAM disk' and hangs. 2. Running the autoboot.bat from DOS - Installer gets to 'Initializing CDROM', then hangs. I have tried variations on the above using different disk images for a HDD install (pcmcia.img and text_boot.img), in both cases the same Error occurred. The system is a P133 with 48 megs of RAM, a 2.1 GB IDE HDD, video is a Trident TG9660 with 1 meg of memory. I'd sure love to get this OS up and running, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ryan
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 and Netscape 4.7
I answered my own question...I had the wrong screen resolution Ray Winbush wrote: Folks, I just got online with Linux Mandrake 7.0 and am using the Netscape 4.7 that comes with it for my browser. Questions: 1. I can't change the color scheme of the Netscape from the gray that's on the mail reader. Usually the "N" in the upper right hand color is blue, but instead its black. 2. Is this the latest version of Netscape that can run on LM 7.0? Thanks, Ray
Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
joeyorder a GPL CD from one of these places, they charge between $.99 and $6.99 plus shipping. http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart http://www.linuxcentral.com/ http://www.LLand.com/ http://www.LinuxMall.com/ http://www.lsl.com/ Alan joey wrote: anyone here want to send me a copy of the linux-mandrake 7.0:-) http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart http://www.linuxcentral.com/ http://www.LLand.com/ http://www.LinuxMall.com/ http://www.lsl.com/
Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
Hello joey, Tuesday, May 09, 2000, 3:56:43 PM, you wrote: j anyone here want to send me a copy of the linux-mandrake 7.0:-) looks like you could get it at cheapbytes for ~$5.00 WITH SHIPPING CHARGES. Or go to your local newsstand and steal "Maximum Linux" mag ;-) It's bundled with Mandrake 7 and Storm distro. -- Best regards, ymailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
Why? It's free and you can DL it from a few dozen places. Check www.mandrake.com and look for the download link? Nathan - Original Message - From: "joey" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 10:56 AM Subject: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 anyone here want to send me a copy of the linux-mandrake 7.0:-)
Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
you can download an image of the CD for multiple verisons from http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3 . Burn it with Easy CD Creator (others may work) j joey wrote: anyone here want to send me a copy of the linux-mandrake 7.0:-)
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 PCMCIA Modem Problem
Sadet, I have exactly the same problem If I find a solution, will let you know. Sparks - Original Message - From: Sedat Ozkanli To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 4:04 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 PCMCIA Modem Problem HelloI own a Compaq Armada 1590DT laptop and an Apache V90 PCMCIA modem. The modem works on COM2 on DOS and Windows, and is supposed to work on ttyS1 on Mandrake Linux 7.0, but for some odd reason kppp gives me an error claiming that it is busy.In kppp, when I setup the modem on ttyS2, I get a modem ready response, but when I query it, I get absolutely no feedback. On ttyS1 it refuses to work altogether, and gives me that odd "Sorry, modem is busy" error.Does anyone know how I can solve this problem?Thank you,Sedat OzkanliGet Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 PCMCIA Modem Problem
Sedat Ozkanli wrote: Hello I own a Compaq Armada 1590DT laptop and an Apache V90 PCMCIA modem. The modem works on COM2 on DOS and Windows, and is supposed to work on ttyS1 on Mandrake Linux 7.0, but for some odd reason kppp gives me an error claiming that it is busy. In kppp, when I setup the modem on ttyS2, I get a modem ready response, but when I query it, I get absolutely no feedback. On ttyS1 it refuses to work altogether, and gives me that odd "Sorry, modem is busy" error. Does anyone know how I can solve this problem? Thank you, Sedat Ozkanli Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Yep Use setserial to force the configuration. For details open a console and type man setserial Most likely the modem is on that port with a non-standard interrupt /dev/ttys1 is on IRQ 3 and I think you will find it instead on IRQ 10 setserial -a /dev/cua1 should give you a status. Civileme
Re: [Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 unable to install ethernet card]
Ivan Stout wrote: Maybe so . . . but I've yet confirmed someone running Mandrake 7.0 on any other card and the other machine that I installed on had the same problem (and didn't have a Realtek card). So, until I can confirm that this is card specific, I'm not going to bother to get a new card. Besides, it looks like the right module wasn't loaded. I should be able to figure out by this weekend. --- Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think much of the problem is the Realtek card is a cheap piece of crap. Spend a few more $$ and __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com I just installed Mandrake 7.0 on two machines. On the 1st, it recognised my 3C509B ISA NIC No probs. On the 2nd computer with the same NIC it initialised it fine, connected to the encryption site ok..then when I completed the installation and re-started my computer it couldn't initialise it on boot. I did an expert upgrade and re-defined my NIC excactly the same as I had defined it before without changeing anything else and Walla!, when I re-started once again all was well :-) Strange eh!! Cheers: Mike.
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I have 2 NIC's in this one box ( with a cable modem)...both 3Com's 503/509B, both work, yet only the 509B shows up in DrakX...figure that one out. BTW...I am sending thiss fomr the NIC that doesn't exist as far as DrakX is concerned. mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ivan Stout wrote: Maybe so . . . but I've yet confirmed someone running Mandrake 7.0 on any other card and the other machine that I installed on had the same problem (and didn't have a Realtek card). So, until I can confirm that this is card specific, I'm not going to bother to get a new card. Besides, it looks like the right module wasn't loaded. I should be able to figure out by this weekend. --- Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think much of the problem is the Realtek card is a cheap piece of crap. Spend a few more $$ and __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com I just installed Mandrake 7.0 on two machines. On the 1st, it recognised my 3C509B ISA NIC No probs. On the 2nd computer with the same NIC it initialised it fine, connected to the encryption site ok..then when I completed the installation and re-started my computer it couldn't initialise it on boot. I did an expert upgrade and re-defined my NIC excactly the same as I had defined it before without changeing anything else and Walla!, when I re-started once again all was well :-) Strange eh!! Cheers: Mike. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
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Interestingly enough, on both of my systems Drak doesnt show any NIC! But the NIC's are now working fine.3Com 3C509B's... What is one to think? Bug City could it be? Cheers: Mike. PS... do you think that the powers that be take heed of our problems or do we have to actively file a bug report. Powers that be are invited to respond! Jaguar wrote: I have 2 NIC's in this one box ( with a cable modem)...both 3Com's 503/509B, both work, yet only the 509B shows up in DrakX...figure that one out. BTW...I am sending thiss fomr the NIC that doesn't exist as far as DrakX is concerned. mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ivan Stout wrote: Maybe so . . . but I've yet confirmed someone running Mandrake 7.0 on any other card and the other machine that I installed on had the same problem (and didn't have a Realtek card). So, until I can confirm that this is card specific, I'm not going to bother to get a new card. Besides, it looks like the right module wasn't loaded. I should be able to figure out by this weekend. --- Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think much of the problem is the Realtek card is a cheap piece of crap. Spend a few more $$ and __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com I just installed Mandrake 7.0 on two machines. On the 1st, it recognised my 3C509B ISA NIC No probs. On the 2nd computer with the same NIC it initialised it fine, connected to the encryption site ok..then when I completed the installation and re-started my computer it couldn't initialise it on boot. I did an expert upgrade and re-defined my NIC excactly the same as I had defined it before without changeing anything else and Walla!, when I re-started once again all was well :-) Strange eh!! Cheers: Mike. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
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I keep getting endless amounts of e-mail from newbe linux how do i unsubcribe? - Original Message - From: mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 1:45 AM Subject: Re: [Re: [Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 unable to install ethernet card]] Interestingly enough, on both of my systems Drak doesnt show any NIC! But the NIC's are now working fine.3Com 3C509B's... What is one to think? Bug City could it be? Cheers: Mike. PS... do you think that the powers that be take heed of our problems or do we have to actively file a bug report. Powers that be are invited to respond! Jaguar wrote: I have 2 NIC's in this one box ( with a cable modem)...both 3Com's 503/509B, both work, yet only the 509B shows up in DrakX...figure that one out. BTW...I am sending thiss fomr the NIC that doesn't exist as far as DrakX is concerned. mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ivan Stout wrote: Maybe so . . . but I've yet confirmed someone running Mandrake 7.0 on any other card and the other machine that I installed on had the same problem (and didn't have a Realtek card). So, until I can confirm that this is card specific, I'm not going to bother to get a new card. Besides, it looks like the right module wasn't loaded. I should be able to figure out by this weekend. --- Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think much of the problem is the Realtek card is a cheap piece of crap. Spend a few more $$ and __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com I just installed Mandrake 7.0 on two machines. On the 1st, it recognised my 3C509B ISA NIC No probs. On the 2nd computer with the same NIC it initialised it fine, connected to the encryption site ok..then when I completed the installation and re-started my computer it couldn't initialise it on boot. I did an expert upgrade and re-defined my NIC excactly the same as I had defined it before without changeing anything else and Walla!, when I re-started once again all was well :-) Strange eh!! Cheers: Mike. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 unable to install ethernet card
The card at home is a Realtek Semiconductor Co, Ltd. 8029 model PCI card (Drakconf on 7.0 found this information fine. . .). I also checked that the correct driver was being used, which it was, but I am starting to think that what Drakconf thinks doesn't really influence the rest of the system (i.e. the kernel is not loading the proper module). Before this system was running on Mandrake 6.1, and I had absolutely no trouble setting it up (that happened to be before Drakconf). It recognized everything automatically. The other system is at my school and has the exact same problem. I don't know what card it is using, but they are most likely different (the hardware function doesn't even show up on that system's Drakconf). The only reason I brought it up was because I that it would support the notion that there might be a bug preventing the card from being recognized (perhaps in Drakconf?). Also, I might be mistaken but I should get important programs running when typing, "make config, xconfig, menuconfig" but nothing happens (the system complains a target wasn't set . . .). So perhaps these programs are not included in 7.0. If so, is there any other program I can use to reconfigure the kernel? Thanks, Ivan Stout __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 unable to install ethernet card
I have had the same problem, my Ethernet card is a realtec rtl8139. it gets noticed by Luther, but can not be configured for the same i/o and irq that windows see it at, and does not activate at boot. eth0=[FAILED] . I also have not been able to get my awe64 gold sound card to configure properly either. - Original Message - From: Joseph S. Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 unable to install ethernet card Ivan Stout wrote: Has anyone been able to install Mandrake 7.0 and have it recongize their ethernet card!? I've installed on two completely different systems with only the ethernet card failing to be installed on both. However, the Drakeconfig software was able to recognize all the hardware. I have yet to meet someone who has been able to install their ethernet card using Mandrake 7.0. I've also been unable to run kernel reconfiguring software like "make config", "make menuconfig", or "make xconfig." __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com What is the make and model of your ethernet card??? -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux is like a wigwam... No windows, no gates. Apache inside Registered linux user #1696600 ICQ #63389227
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 unable to install ethernet card
Ed Tharp wrote: I have had the same problem, my Ethernet card is a realtec rtl8139. it gets noticed by Luther, but can not be configured for the same i/o and irq that windows see it at, and does not activate at boot. eth0=[FAILED] . I also have not been able to get my awe64 gold sound card to configure properly either. - Original Message - From: Joseph S. Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 unable to install ethernet card Ivan Stout wrote: Has anyone been able to install Mandrake 7.0 and have it recongize their ethernet card!? I've installed on two completely different systems with only the ethernet card failing to be installed on both. However, the Drakeconfig software was able to recognize all the hardware. I have yet to meet someone who has been able to install their ethernet card using Mandrake 7.0. I've also been unable to run kernel reconfiguring software like "make config", "make menuconfig", or "make xconfig." How about just for grins try swapping the two cards in box? Something about type1 PCI slots keep's gnawing at the back of my mind. -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux is like a wigwam... No windows, no gates. Apache inside Registered linux user #1696600 ICQ #63389227
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 unable to install ethernet card
This is a bit terse (they must be busy), but I asked for clarification. Hi there, type lsmod to verify the modules and then dmesg |less. you should install the kernel-source and kernel-headers packages. sincerely, -- Florin Grad (Technical Support Team) Ok, here's my interpretation of this advice. You type lsmod to see what modules are loaded. Ok, not modules for my card, that must be it! The dmesg | less gives you something that I think looks like the boot log, or something. I actually see something that looks like my card. H . . . OK, so the kernel-source and kernel-headers packages were not installed during the regular installation. When I look at their site it looks like the kernel source should be on the 2 CD. How about the kernel-header. Is that why I couldn't run "make menuconfig." I message said "no target" so maybe it just couldn't find the source to reconfigure and compile the new kernel. Anyone thoughts would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks! Ivan __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
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I think much of the problem is the Realtek card is a cheap piece of crap. Spend a few more $$ and
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Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think much of the problem is the Realtek card is a
Re: [Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 unable to install ethernet card]
Maybe so . . . but I've yet confirmed someone running Mandrake 7.0 on any other card and the other machine that I installed on had the same problem (and didn't have a Realtek card). So, until I can confirm that this is card specific, I'm not going to bother to get a new card. Besides, it looks like the right module wasn't loaded. I should be able to figure out by this weekend. --- Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think much of the problem is the Realtek card is a cheap piece of crap. Spend a few more $$ and __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /
You must format this partition. From: kiriakos [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition/" Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 03:22:34 +0200 Hello all, I just got a Mandrake 7.0 distribution from a computer magazine. It all goes well up to the point that it asks me for the packages I want to install. I had the disk auto-allocated, which gives me around 1409 Megs for the / partition. I chose "expert" installation (I'm not an expert, just a freak, hehe) and development type. After that point, the installation gives me an error saying more or less that the packages I chose are 1180 Megs in size and there's no space for all of them (like 1180 1409?) but I could go on anyway, just I won't get all packages installed. I OK this, to go on, and then I get a menu of package choices (Server, Development, Games, etc.) I choose the absolute minimum, which is 1180 Megs, and when I OK this too, I get an error that the .rpms could not be installed because of no space in / partition. This is weird cause I restarted after I partitioned, so there shouldn't be a problem for the installation to see the allocated space. Any ideas? Thanks in advance GG __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /
i got the same error i had to delete the partion adn restart with it listed as empty and linux installed fine with all the pacages may or may not work but you can give it a try On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, you wrote: Hello all, I just got a Mandrake 7.0 distribution from a computer magazine. It all goes well up to the point that it asks me for the packages I want to install. I had the disk auto-allocated, which gives me around 1409 Megs for the / partition. I chose "expert" installation (I'm not an expert, just a freak, hehe) and development type. After that point, the installation gives me an error saying more or less that the packages I chose are 1180 Megs in size and there's no space for all of them (like 1180 1409?) but I could go on anyway, just I won't get all packages installed. I OK this, to go on, and then I get a menu of package choices (Server, Development, Games, etc.) I choose the absolute minimum, which is 1180 Megs, and when I OK this too, I get an error that the .rpms could not be installed because of no space in / partition. This is weird cause I restarted after I partitioned, so there shouldn't be a problem for the installation to see the allocated space. Any ideas? Thanks in advance GG
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /
is this 7.0 or the fixed up version 7.0-2 "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message - From: "kiriakos" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 9:22 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /" Hello all, I just got a Mandrake 7.0 distribution from a computer magazine. It all goes well up to the point that it asks me for the packages I want to install. I had the disk auto-allocated, which gives me around 1409 Megs for the / partition. I chose "expert" installation (I'm not an expert, just a freak, hehe) and development type. After that point, the installation gives me an error saying more or less that the packages I chose are 1180 Megs in size and there's no space for all of them (like 1180 1409?) but I could go on anyway, just I won't get all packages installed. I OK this, to go on, and then I get a menu of package choices (Server, Development, Games, etc.) I choose the absolute minimum, which is 1180 Megs, and when I OK this too, I get an error that the .rpms could not be installed because of no space in / partition. This is weird cause I restarted after I partitioned, so there shouldn't be a problem for the installation to see the allocated space. Any ideas? Thanks in advance GG
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error notenough space in partition/
It is 7.0, but do you know for sure that this bug has been fixed in 7.0-2? Because I would like to have 7.0 running and upgrade it from there. Or else I'd have to download the update I guess, and I don't know what I should do in that case. I mean, where do I find and where do I save the update, since my medium is a CD. And (attn: guy named root) how do I list a partition empty? I would think it's already empty, I just created it GG Tony wrote: is this 7.0 or the fixed up version 7.0-2 "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message - From: "kiriakos" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 9:22 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /" Hello all, I just got a Mandrake 7.0 distribution from a computer magazine. It all goes well up to the point that it asks me for the packages I want to install. I had the disk auto-allocated, which gives me around 1409 Megs for the / partition. I chose "expert" installation (I'm not an expert, just a freak, hehe) and development type. After that point, the installation gives me an error saying more or less that the packages I chose are 1180 Megs in size and there's no space for all of them (like 1180 1409?) but I could go on anyway, just I won't get all packages installed. I OK this, to go on, and then I get a menu of package choices (Server, Development, Games, etc.) I choose the absolute minimum, which is 1180 Megs, and when I OK this too, I get an error that the .rpms could not be installed because of no space in / partition. This is weird cause I restarted after I partitioned, so there shouldn't be a problem for the installation to see the allocated space. Any ideas? Thanks in advance GG
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error notenoughspace inpartition/
GGthere is a link on the mandrake website that has all of the updated .img files from the 7.0-2 release. If you make a floppy boot disc from one of these .img files and boot the system from it instead of from the 7.0 cd itself, then the install will proceed as if you had used the 7.0-2 cd. Alan kiriakos wrote: It is 7.0, but do you know for sure that this bug has been fixed in 7.0-2? Because I would like to have 7.0 running and upgrade it from there. Or else I'd have to download the update I guess, and I don't know what I should do in that case. I mean, where do I find and where do I save the update, since my medium is a CD. And (attn: guy named root) how do I list a partition empty? I would think it's already empty, I just created it GG Tony wrote: is this 7.0 or the fixed up version 7.0-2 "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message - From: "kiriakos" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 9:22 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /" Hello all, I just got a Mandrake 7.0 distribution from a computer magazine. It all goes well up to the point that it asks me for the packages I want to install. I had the disk auto-allocated, which gives me around 1409 Megs for the / partition. I chose "expert" installation (I'm not an expert, just a freak, hehe) and development type. After that point, the installation gives me an error saying more or less that the packages I chose are 1180 Megs in size and there's no space for all of them (like 1180 1409?) but I could go on anyway, just I won't get all packages installed. I OK this, to go on, and then I get a menu of package choices (Server, Development, Games, etc.) I choose the absolute minimum, which is 1180 Megs, and when I OK this too, I get an error that the .rpms could not be installed because of no space in / partition. This is weird cause I restarted after I partitioned, so there shouldn't be a problem for the installation to see the allocated space. Any ideas? Thanks in advance GG
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Sound Problem
Try this, select whatever you want in the dropdown box. Then close lothar. As "root" edit /etc/conf.modules and look for the line with the incorrect io port and change it to the correct port number. Then not the line that says "alias sound" the last thing on that line is the module name. Save conf.modules and do "modprobe (the name of the sound module)" replace (the name of the sound module) with the actual name of the module from conf.modules. Or just reboot. Hope this works for you. -- Original Message -- From: "jack hess" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:55:32 MST I just installed Mandrake 7.0 on my IBM Thinkpad 600E. I ran Lothar to configure my sound chipset. Lothar "sensed" the incorrect chipset, and when I selected the correct one, Crystal CS4232, I was given via a drop down window the IO PORT addresses 230 through 280. This chipset uses 0x530 port address. Lothar will not allow me to edit in the correct address. Can anyone tell me how to get around this issue? Thanks, Jack __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0
Title: Mandrake 7.0
Hi :-) this is problem with you CD rom
.
I have same problem and same message .I make
install on second computer { with CD rom Acer} and now is Mandrake install
normal. You need CDrom Mulitiread :-) George
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From:
Ponton, Jason
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 8:40
AM
Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0
Has anyone seen the following message while installing
mandrake 7.0? Please help if you can! Thank you.
in second stage
install
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect:
Can't connect: errno = 111 Fri Feb 18 09:05:23 2000
Gtk_WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 at /usr/bin/perl- install/my_gtk.pm line
139.
install exited abnormally
Jason
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RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0
Title: Mandrake 7.0 I've received the same message. Have tried two different PCI video cards (old machine) and get the same message. Recommendation from another forum was to usin "linux text" at the lilo prompt. Mandrake doesn't like your video card. Haven't had time to get back to that machine. -Original Message-From: Ponton, Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 10:40 AMTo: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Has anyone seen the following message while installing mandrake 7.0? Please help if you can! Thank you. in second stage install _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 Fri Feb 18 09:05:23 2000 Gtk_WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 at /usr/bin/perl- install/my_gtk.pm line 139. install exited abnormally Jason Jason Ponton Semiconductor Group, Texas Instruments Inc. 13536 N. Central Expressway MS947, Dallas, TX 75243. Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone : 972-995-1903 Fax : 972-995-5165
Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0
Don't use 7.0 myself You processors are not being detected because you need to use a different Kernel with SMP support switched on. By default, the installation comes up with a single processor kernel. Have a look in /boot Do you have an kernel in there with -smp- in the title? If so, it's the SMP version. Link vmlinuz to it and reboot. Ta-da - 2 processors. I've got a 566 dual celeron set-up at the moment, so I've been down this road myself. Steve Flynn IBM MVS Operations Analyst "gary williams" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 17/02/2000 15:45:08 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mandrake [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Steve Flynn/UK/Contr/IBM) Subject: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 i have two questions about mandrake 7.0 first, why is it if i install mandrake as a server the default GUI is not KDE? second why doesn't mandrake recognize both my processors? i have a netfinity 3500 m10, with dual 500mhz pentium 3 processors. when i install it only shows one processor on the signon screen.
Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 and athlon computers
It's not your athlon. Mine installed just great. - Original Message - From: "E. Warren" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 9:06 PM Subject: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 and athlon computers hello, I am having trouble getting Mandrake 7 to install on my athlon. I am trying to install it and it gets to loading the packages from the CD and it locks the computer. Is there anything that I need to know about my problem and what may be causing it? Thanks Eli Warren
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0-2 ... Is it really Kernel 2.2.14-15mdk?
Seve, Which kernel source version does OSS want you to install? I would: 1) run "make xconfig" and choose the option to save the configuration to disk 2) break the symlink "/usr/src/linux" 3) download the kernel source that you need and uncompress it to a directory named /usr/src/linux-version 4) create a symlink from /usr/src/linux/ to /usr/src/linux-version 5) try installing OSS with this new kernel source BTW - If you need to recompile the kernel, you can load the backup configuration from step #1 HTH, Matt From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sevatio Octavio) Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0-2 ... Is it really Kernel 2.2.14-15mdk? Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 14:39:58 -0800 I tried installing OSS (the paid version) won't install and it's telling me that my Kernel is 2.2.14-1mdk. Is Mandrake 7.0-2 using a different kernel from what it's claiming? Seve __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] mandrake 7.0 install problems
It seems that Mandrakes graphical installer has its share of problems handling different video cards and /or monitors. You will probably have to do the same as I did, use the Text Install. to do that, you boot from the CD, and when the text screen comes up with the different colors of text and has 4 or 5 lines of instructions about pressing enter, typing expert and etc. just type "linux text" without the quotes and press enter. You will be able to set the parameters for your video card monitor later and test them to get them right. Ray On 9 Feb 00, at 13:31, Kyle Filipski wrote: Hi, me again, the one with the ATI rage fury card problem with 6.1 I just received my new mandrake 7.0 CD, tried to install it (by booting from the CDRom) and no-luck...it creates the ramdrive (slowly) then tries to setup the cdrom... the blue line on the bottom of the screen goes away and a blinking cursor appears at the bottom left corner...the computer isn't locked up...you can type anything on the screen but it doesn't do anything HELP!!! I hate Windows98Microsoft I want to use LINUX! C-Ya Flip
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Problem...
the next time you shop for a modem, it will say on the package if it is a winmodem or not... winmodem's are not really covered under linux yet, but there are some beta code for a couple I know of... I always found the external modems to be better for me.. some like the internals though.. you may want to ask the store clerk or who ever is there that you don't want a winmodem... I have a U.S. Robotics 56k V.90 modem on mine and works great... Harold Hex Ru Unholy wrote: Hello I recently downloaded mandrake 7.0 and installed it on my previous windows 98 system and in mandrake when i am trying to install my modem it wont detect it and i read from the FAQ's that the problem could be the fact that it is a pci winmodem my question to you is is there any way around this problem? if not when i go to purchase another modem how can i tell if its not a winmodem??? i am really tired of windows in general and would like to fully change over to linux but until i can figure this problem i am unable to do what i would like to be doing on linux please help me in any way possible... thank you for your time... Dario Goddin Valued Linux User What are you N2? Choose from 150 free e-mail addresses. http://www.n2mail.com
RE: RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Problem...
I recently purchased a US Robiotics 56k V.90 Faxmodem PCI (OEM or white box) Model 2977 from Allstar Microelectronics, Inc (found through CNet.com). At first I had the wrong modem so I called Allstar and asked for a modem which would work with Linux...they gave me the above. And the modem was picked up by Mandrake 7.0 when I installed it. I can't testify as to how the modem works yet because I didn't have the manual when I installed the distribution and I didn't set the partitions correctly. So I am going to have to reinstall Mandrake again after I finish studying the manual. --Original Message-- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: February 5, 2000 10:29:26 PM GMT Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Problem... You wrote: ** Original Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Problem... ** Original Sender: Hex Ru Unholy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Original Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 16:59:48 EST ** Original Message follows... Hello I recently downloaded mandrake 7.0 and installed it on my previous windows 98 system and in mandrake when i am trying to install my modem it wont detect it and i read from the FAQ's that the problem could be the fact that it is a pci winmodem my question to you is is there any way around this problem? if not when i go to purchase another modem how can i tell if its not a winmodem??? i am really tired of windows in general and would like to fully change over to linux but until i can figure this problem i am unable to do what i would like to be doing on linux please help me in any way possible... thank you for your time... Dario Goddin Valued Linux User What are you N2? Choose from 150 free e-mail addresses. http://www.n2mail.com ** - End Original Message --- ** I had the same problem .. how I solved it was with an EXTERNAL modem (one that plugs into a com port) I believe any external model would work (I believe that WinModems are all internal) .. but I may be wrong, perhaps someone else has additional info on this Alan --- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Problem...
I am a newbie also and face similar modem problem. I solved my by purchasing the 56K Internal Call Waiting Modem from Actiontec (I do not remember the number), it has drivers for linux in there. This is the actual instructions I had to write as root to enable my modem: Step A. cat /proc/pci This will produce lines of outcome that begin with something like: Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x000. This may vary on your pc. . Medium devsel. Fast back-toback capable. IRQ 11. . . . . . . I/O at 0x6400. I/O at 0x6800 The port and irq might be different on your pc. I/O at 0x6c00 Step B. Pay attention to the IRQ, and First I/O address and type in the following command: setserial /dev/modem uart 16550A port 0x6400 irq 11 my system required /dev/ttyS0, you may try that also. Step C. In order for Linux to configure the modem at boot-up, head to I had to head to /etc/rc.d/ directory and usuing a text editor, I edited the rc.local file and inserted: setserial /dev/modem uart 16550A port 0x6400 irq 11 This worked for my modem on my system. I don't know how these things work but if you want to try this, you can first post this info and see if anyone would know if might help. Good Luck. Foyah -Original Message- From: Hex Ru Unholy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 4:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Problem... Hello I recently downloaded mandrake 7.0 and installed it on my previous windows 98 system and in mandrake when i am trying to install my modem it wont detect it and i read from the FAQ's that the problem could be the fact that it is a pci winmodem my question to you is is there any way around this problem? if not when i go to purchase another modem how can i tell if its not a winmodem??? i am really tired of windows in general and would like to fully change over to linux but until i can figure this problem i am unable to do what i would like to be doing on linux please help me in any way possible... thank you for your time... Dario Goddin Valued Linux User What are you N2? Choose from 150 free e-mail addresses. http://www.n2mail.com
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation
It is really very similar to how you subscribed to this stupid thing. You should know this unless a "friend" signed you up. Try going to www.linux-mandrake.com Look for something on the left side of the screen that says "mailing list" Click on it. The rest is self-explanatory. Bryan "Scott Stone" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 01/29/2000 02:55:01 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation how do i unscubscribe to this stupid thing!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: jeff fernandes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 10:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation use rawwrite from within dos and of course use the non windows version with the cd-image... it works just keep trying. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't have the answer but the same thing happend to me V delephimne -Original Message- From: Antoniou, Stylianos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 12:10 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation Hi there, I downloaded Mandrake 7.0 iso image file, burnt the installation CD but when I tried the installation, after the first successful step of recognizing my hardware, it could not intialize the CD-ROM. After the 'Intializing CD-ROM...' message it gave me: 'mount failed. Invalid argument; and then 'Error mounting ramdisk. This shouldn't happen. I am rebooting your system now' I then tired to make a boot floppy with rawwritewin.exe. However, when I tried to open it (following the orders of install.htm) I got the message: F:\dosutils\rawwritewin.exe is not a valid Win32 application' This made me suspicious whether the CD was created correctly. Does anybody know if it is a problem with the new version of Mandrake or with the program that I used to burn the CD (Easy-CD creator 4.0, which very rarely gave problems, anyway). Thank you in advance S. Antoniou = Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation
CD-ROM...' message it gave me: 'mount failed. Invalid argument; and then 'Error mounting ramdisk. This shouldn't happen. I am rebooting your system SAME problem here!!! It stucks when its says "reading ramdisk..." any help please!
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation
Maybe the CD has a bad spot on it. I used the same Adaptec software to burn a 7.0 CD. It installed fine. Try another one. Bryan "Antoniou, Stylianos" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 01/27/2000 01:09:47 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation Hi there, I downloaded Mandrake 7.0 iso image file, burnt the installation CD but when I tried the installation, after the first successful step of recognizing my hardware, it could not intialize the CD-ROM. After the 'Intializing CD-ROM...' message it gave me: 'mount failed. Invalid argument; and then 'Error mounting ramdisk. This shouldn't happen. I am rebooting your system now' I then tired to make a boot floppy with rawwritewin.exe. However, when I tried to open it (following the orders of install.htm) I got the message: F:\dosutils\rawwritewin.exe is not a valid Win32 application' This made me suspicious whether the CD was created correctly. Does anybody know if it is a problem with the new version of Mandrake or with the program that I used to burn the CD (Easy-CD creator 4.0, which very rarely gave problems, anyway). Thank you in advance S. Antoniou
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation
use rawwrite from within dos and of course use the non windows version with the cd-image... it works just keep trying. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't have the answer but the same thing happend to me V delephimne -Original Message- From: Antoniou, Stylianos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 12:10 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation Hi there, I downloaded Mandrake 7.0 iso image file, burnt the installation CD but when I tried the installation, after the first successful step of recognizing my hardware, it could not intialize the CD-ROM. After the 'Intializing CD-ROM...' message it gave me: 'mount failed. Invalid argument; and then 'Error mounting ramdisk. This shouldn't happen. I am rebooting your system now' I then tired to make a boot floppy with rawwritewin.exe. However, when I tried to open it (following the orders of install.htm) I got the message: F:\dosutils\rawwritewin.exe is not a valid Win32 application' This made me suspicious whether the CD was created correctly. Does anybody know if it is a problem with the new version of Mandrake or with the program that I used to burn the CD (Easy-CD creator 4.0, which very rarely gave problems, anyway). Thank you in advance S. Antoniou = Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation
I had exactly the same problem. When I checked the cd using Windows it read the directory but not the readme(s) down one or two levels. I then downloaded the iso file once again from another mirror (can't remember which one) and burned another cd. This one was readable with Windows and installed Linux successfully. Did I need to download again? Who knows, but it is strange that we independently had the same symptoms. Was it the iso file or a bad burn? You tell me, all I know that it finally worked. Harvey
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation
how do i unscubscribe to this stupid thing!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: jeff fernandes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 10:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation use rawwrite from within dos and of course use the non windows version with the cd-image... it works just keep trying. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't have the answer but the same thing happend to me V delephimne -Original Message- From: Antoniou, Stylianos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 12:10 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 installation Hi there, I downloaded Mandrake 7.0 iso image file, burnt the installation CD but when I tried the installation, after the first successful step of recognizing my hardware, it could not intialize the CD-ROM. After the 'Intializing CD-ROM...' message it gave me: 'mount failed. Invalid argument; and then 'Error mounting ramdisk. This shouldn't happen. I am rebooting your system now' I then tired to make a boot floppy with rawwritewin.exe. However, when I tried to open it (following the orders of install.htm) I got the message: F:\dosutils\rawwritewin.exe is not a valid Win32 application' This made me suspicious whether the CD was created correctly. Does anybody know if it is a problem with the new version of Mandrake or with the program that I used to burn the CD (Easy-CD creator 4.0, which very rarely gave problems, anyway). Thank you in advance S. Antoniou = Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
RE: [newbie] Mandrake-7.0 problems
I'm very sorry. My first question was to [EMAIL PROTECTED] What happened? Simply it was late in the night and I read "mgetty" instead of "mingetty". Mandrake launched correctly several mingetty processes, one for each virtual terminal. Mgetty is a tool for modem-connection. bye, andrea
RE: [newbie] Mandrake-7.0 problems
I don't have an answer for #2 but for #1, if Linux is like HP-UX UNIX, look in /etc/inittab; look for entries that are set to respawn. I don't know what your background is in UNIX, mine is good but not great. The inittab entry for getty: respawn is why a process you kill automatically restarts. Also look in /etc/inetd.conf for respawn configs. -- From: Andrea Celli[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 10:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Mandrake-7.0 problems Hi, I've just upgraded my Mandrake-6.1 to Mdk-7.0. It seems very good (installation, configuration tools, automount, ...) but I've two little troubles: 1) It's very loud. If I start kde+netscape it uses all RAM (160MB) and every new application is very slow. I checked ktop and I find six (6) processes mgetty working. I tried to kill them but they restart at once. Why? Who starts them? I tried to find it with 'grep mgetty `find /etc -print`' but i didn't find anything. 2) In 6.1 i was using my tv-card using bttv (launching the bttv-script "upgrade" and kwintv ). Now kudzu has been able to recognize the card but, if I launch "upgrade", it says "the kernel is not modular" and stops. Can I see Tv without compiling the kernel? bye, Andrea
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 ISO
John Aldrich wrote: On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, John Hanna wrote: %_Hello, my name is John, I'm from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I've been using Mandrake Linux starting with version 6, then 6.1 and a couple of days ago I checked the web site and found out that 7.0 was released. So I downloaded the ISO (yes on a cable modem :) ) and made a CD. but when I try to install it I get to the step where it said that it's initializing cd rom and it just sits there... Any help would be appreciated. P.S. I don't know if that makes any different but I'm booting with a windows start up disk and using /dosutils/autoboot/autoboot.bat to start the install and when it asks to put the CD in, I already have it in. Johnmake a LINUX boot floppy or boot directly off the CDROM. Don't start with a Windows system disk! I'm guessing that's your problem! Does your machine support booting from CD? If so, try that. John I have installed Mandrake several times on multiple computers using a Win98 startup disk. It always works without problems. go to dosutils/autoboot/autoboot.bat then hit enter when it asks for the CDROM. It should continue. The advantage to a Win 98 disk is the CD drivers are available on the disk. I realize this is one of the ultimate sacrileges, but it is expedient, and win startup disks are readily available. I have become a pragmatist...if it works use it. -- -- James Mellema, CRNA MA --- Linux User #71650 ICQ #19685870
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 mouse problem on install
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, you wrote: Hi Ross, Thanks for the info. I thought I tried everything to select the mount point, but couldn't shift focus to the group of three buttons related to mount point. Cursor keys will do it? Ah, I forgot that bit...sorry, I'm getting senile! To select the buttons use ctrl"first letter on the button" i.e. ctrlm to set mount point. -Ross -- -- http://www.fl.net.au/~rosco(ICQ No. 9391313) -- Lawyer - n, A cat who settles disputes between mice.
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 ISO
On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, John Hanna wrote: %_Hello, my name is John, I'm from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I've been using Mandrake Linux starting with version 6, then 6.1 and a couple of days ago I checked the web site and found out that 7.0 was released. So I downloaded the ISO (yes on a cable modem :) ) and made a CD. but when I try to install it I get to the step where it said that it's initializing cd rom and it just sits there... Any help would be appreciated. P.S. I don't know if that makes any different but I'm booting with a windows start up disk and using /dosutils/autoboot/autoboot.bat to start the install and when it asks to put the CD in, I already have it in. Johnmake a LINUX boot floppy or boot directly off the CDROM. Don't start with a Windows system disk! I'm guessing that's your problem! Does your machine support booting from CD? If so, try that. John
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 ISO
Johnasking you to insert the cd when the cd is already in the drive (even if the cd is what you booted the system on) is normal behavior for all Mandrake (and RedHat) cd installations I've ever done. Just go on ahead with the installation. Alan John Hanna wrote: Hello, my name is John, I'm from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I've been using Mandrake Linux starting with version 6, then 6.1 and a couple of days ago I checked the web site and found out that 7.0 was released. So I downloaded the ISO (yes on a cable modem :) ) and made a CD. but when I try to install it I get to the step where it said that it's initializing cd rom and it just sits there... Any help would be appreciated. P.S. I don't know if that makes any different but I'm booting with a windows start up disk and using /dosutils/autoboot/autoboot.bat to start the install and when it asks to put the CD in, I already have it in. Thank you John
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 ISO
Johnwhoops! I missed the first part of your message for some reason. The same thing happened to me on just one of 4 computers I've done an installation of Air (7.0) on. Check what error may have occurred by pressing ctl-alt f3 (I believe that f3 is the one but if not then try f2 f1 f4, one of them will most likely yield an error message). Alan John Hanna wrote: Hello, my name is John, I'm from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I've been using Mandrake Linux starting with version 6, then 6.1 and a couple of days ago I checked the web site and found out that 7.0 was released. So I downloaded the ISO (yes on a cable modem :) ) and made a CD. but when I try to install it I get to the step where it said that it's initializing cd rom and it just sits there... Any help would be appreciated. P.S. I don't know if that makes any different but I'm booting with a windows start up disk and using /dosutils/autoboot/autoboot.bat to start the install and when it asks to put the CD in, I already have it in. Thank you John
