Re: [newbie-it] Sicurezza password utenti
Il 00:07, gioved 11 gennaio 2001, scrivesti: Qualcuno sa dirmi brevemente come funziona il meccanismo delle password di Linux? E' vero che se faccio il login come utente posso leggere il file delle password in /etc ed estrarle tutte, compresa quella di root, con semplici programmini che si trovato in rete? Dunque, il discorso pi o meno cos: il metodo di autenticazione, ormai obsoleto, pi vecchio prevede che le password siano contenute nel file /etc/passwd, nel secondo campo delle righe: user:password:uid:gid:descrizione:homedir:shell tale file deve essere leggibile da tutti, essendoci dati utente che servono sempre (ad esempio quando lanci ls -la viene letto per tirare fuori il nome del proprietario dei varifiles listati). Il problema che in qeusto modo anche la password, pur se cifrata, pu essere letta da tutti gli utenti; l'algoritmo usato per la cifratura decisamente debole ed un programma come crack pu attaccarlo a forza bruta, usando un dizionario gi pronto, ed ottenere una notevole serie di passwords in chiaro. Per risolvere il problema si adottano due soluzioni, entrambe presenti su ormai tutte le installazioni: 1) le password sono spostate nel file /etc/shadow, leggibile solo dal root, mentre le altre infos rimangono in passwd; in questo modo gli utenti possono s vedere il file passwd ma non le passwords. In questo caso il secondo campo del file passwd contiene una x. 2) SI adottato una nuova cifratura delle passwords, basato sull'hashing md5 della password. In questo modo i programmi "brute force" falliscono anche se si riesce a mettere le mani sul file shadow. -- Fabio Coatti http://www.ferrara.linux.it/members/cova Ferrara Linux Users Group http://ferrara.linux.it GnuPG fp:9765 A5B6 6843 17BC A646 BE8C FA56 373A 5374 C703 Old SysOps never die... they simply forget their password.
Re: [newbie-it] debug pppd?
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Re: [newbie-it] star office come desktop in mndk-7.2
Configurazione di Star Office come desktop in mndk-7.2 .. drwxr-xr-x2 root root 4096 dic 24 20:28 wmsession.d/ A questo punto e` bastato copiare 01KDE in 03StarOffice NAME=StarOffice ICON= DESC=Star Office Environment EXEC=/usr/bin/soffice SCRIPT: exec /usr/bin/startsoffice Ho aggiunto questo e ho lanciato: [root@bihost X11]# chksession -g per aggiornare l'elenco delle sessioni disponibili. Per completare il lavoro devi lanciare il kde-control-center, scegliere system-LoginManager--sessioni e aggiungere StarOffice...ho fatto anche questo Ovviamente StarOffice deve essere scritto esattamente allo stesso modo in kde-control-center e come NAME in 03StarOffice..e questo ma non è successo nulla e al momento del login non parte e mi ritorna la finestra di login. Ciao Fede
[newbie-it] Urgesi moduli
A chiunque abbia una mandrake 7.1 con kernel 2.2.15: Sareste cos gentili da inviarmi 3 moduli contenuti nella directory /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc, ve ne sarei immensamente grato (i miei li ho erroneamente sovrascritti con 3 pi vecchi per installare un modem asuscom isdn pci). I moduli incriminati sono: -1) isdn.o - 2) dss1_divert.o -3) hisax.o Grazie a chiunque voglia perdere tempo a fare ci! Germano
[newbie-it] Multisession
Ciao a tutti. E' possibile masterizzare i cd in multisession? Perch io ho attivato l'opzione apposita in gtoaster, per riesco si a scrivere sul cd, ma poi in fase di lettura riesco a "vedere" solo quel che avevo scritto durante la prima sessione... Qualche spiegazione? Grazie. Corrado
[newbie-it] Wine ed Xpm
Ciao a tutti, ho un problema con la compilazione di Wine (ver. 20001222). Ho scaricato i sorgenti e li ho installati lanciando lo script ./tools/wineinstall. Tutto ok, pero' poi scopro che alcune cose non girano perche' mi mancano le librerie Xpm-devel. Le installo via rpm e rilancio wineinstall ma non cambia nulla. A questo punto provo la strada piu' lunga, cioe' ./configure make depend make ma ./configure mi dice che le librerie Xpm non sono correttamente installate: *** Warning: Xpm development files not found. Wine will be built without *** Xpm support, which currently does not work. You will need to install *** devel packages of Xpm. Per scrupolo ho controllato l'esistenza delle librerie ma sono li' dove dovrebbero essere ed ho provato a lanciare ./configure con i parametri per indicare le directory lib ed include di Xwindows ma wine continua a non vedere queste Xpm. Avete qualche idea? Grazie mille! Stefano. __ Do You Yahoo!? Il tuo indirizzo gratis e per sempre @yahoo.it su http://mail.yahoo.it
R: R: [newbie-it] star office come desktop in mndk-7.2
Ti ringrazio e scusami per la mia rozzezza Francesco - Original Message - From: Andrea Celli [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 11:32 AM Subject: Re: R: [newbie-it] star office come desktop in mndk-7.2 francesco wrote: Per andrea celli, Per disciplinare un po' le cose ci sono un paio di regolette dei NewsGroup e delle MailingList che ti pregherei di seguire: - non ci si rivolge mai di persona ad un frequentatore: si propone un problema o un argomento e chi e` interessato e ne ha voglia risponde. - non si riporta tutta la lettera precedente ma solo l'indispensabile per riagganciarsi al discorso: in questo caso niente :-) http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/9704/galareteo.html :-) nell'installazione mi richiedeva un pacchetto il KPPPLOAD dove posso reperirlo? dovrebbe essere sul cd Ho scaricato da internet i driver per il mio modem come e dove installarli? Che oggetto e`: un modem o un winmodem? Nel primo caso usi kppp, gli dici solo su che porta seriale e` installato (scheda "dispositivo") e poi premi "interroga modem" (scheda "modem"). Se e` un win/soft-modem bisogna prima vedere se funziona anche sotto Linux (http://www.kc.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html) e se funziona segui le indicazioni in http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hbits4.html ciao, andrea
Re: [newbie] Recruitment Notice
Hi Susan (and guys/gals) May well give it a burl next time round. Only a newbie myself and going thru a steep learning curve hear. Used linux for approx 3 weeks so far, and windows for 9 years. Gettin hold of the full 7.1 ver of mandrake complete with manuals tomorrow (mainly for the manuals to help my learning cuve) from a friend at work. This is something I'd like to help further when I learn just a little more :) James I am interested in testing mandrake softwares. I have DSL connection, I have 20gig secondary drive all devoted to mandrake7.2 right now on one of my boxen and I could put experimental distro on it too. I have enjoyed the 7.2 mandrake and have only had a few problems with samba config, supermount, and some other minor glitches that the gurus have gotten me through. Right now the mandrake boxen is running steady and no problems. Let me know if I can help by trying new distro. Susan - Original Message - From: civileme To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 2:31 AM Subject: [newbie] Recruitment Notice Well, folks, it is that time of the development cycle where we traditionally (actually this is a brand new tradition) seek a few brave souls to act as testers for our next distro. This time, all you need is bravery and a computer system to try this out on. We are finishing testing protocols which will lead you through the testing steps; we have software that phones home with your tester number and your hardware configuration, and we are building a web site to post results and opinions. For the first time, we are looking for more than bugs to fix. We are looking for ratings of functionality that we can share with the community, and with the developers and maintainers of the packages, even those we do not do ourselves. To enroll, just email me. Tell me whether you have a fast connection and if not, send a postal address. Oh, and make sure you are able to dedicate a little time the month of Valentine's Day. Well the pay isn't great ($0) but you do get my personal assistance via email to configure your computer to the next release. Civileme -- QA/Software testing
Re: [newbie] how to do 'ghost' install in linux
Hi Aston I hadn't cosidered that b4 myself, but you certainly have aroused my curiousity as well since I happen to have Ghost as well. And btw, a fellow Aussie. James hi all. i know that for windows machine, i can use norton ghost to do a ghost installation of windows for a large number of computers. i've wondering if this can also be done for linux. if so, where do i go for information. please note that this is not an urgent request for help. i am just insanely curious. i do work for a computer hardware company, so this it MIGHT be useful down the track. thanks all aston sydney, australia
Re: [newbie] XFree86 4.0.1
On Wednesday 10 January 2001 09:07 pm, you wrote: Is anyone else besides me having a problem installin XFree 4.0.1 in Mandrake 7.2? I tried installing Xfree 4.0.1 though rpmdrake and everything seemed to install fine..I have an Xfreeconfig-4 file, but when I do a X -version and in KDE I still get 3.3.6 Anyone know what's up with that? Should I just try manual install? _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com I had the same problem til a kind sole told me that I needed to tell X which version to link to: "What defines your X version, is the link /etc/X11/X if it is linked to something like /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_ then it is the 3.3.6 if it is linked to /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86then it is 4.0.x Also, /var/log/XFree86.0.log is the output of your last X session, and you can find lot sof info there too, just a good way to check out things :) To make it 4.0.x straight delete the link and remake it in the correct way rm /etc/X11/X ln -s /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 /etc/X11/X will do the job. Goodluck Onur" That fixed me right up!. -s
Re: [newbie] Setting Up Secure Shell
I agree with Holly. This took me a good 3 days with trial and error before I got this set up to work. But use her instructions, I think she's point you upon the right path. When you create your key in your .ssh/ directory, it askes you to set a passwd for it. Well it DOES not have to be the passwd for that account. You're creating a passwd for that key. So your passwd for that user account could be KICK and the passwd for your SSH key could be ASS and there will be no problems. Here's what I have in my .ssh/ directory. [timh@yoda ~/.ssh]$ ls -la total 24 drwx--2 timh timh 4096 Nov 10 12:16 ./ drwx-- 51 timh timh 4096 Jan 10 22:43 ../ -rw---1 timh timh 524 Nov 10 05:57 identity -rw-rw-r--1 timh timh 328 Nov 10 05:57 identity.pub -rw-r--r--1 timh timh 2752 Jan 7 23:03 known_hosts -rw-r--r--1 timh timh 1212 Nov 10 13:22 known_hosts2 I ssh from/into about 15 different machines. (A lot of them are at work, and require ssh or you're SOL.) So that's why I have a second known_hosts file. Not sure how many that can hold but that's why there's a second one there. Running the ssh-keygen will create the identity and identity.pub for you. If needed you can delete your identity and identity.pub and then create new ones. Unless you've set some sort of setting via command line to not allow random ssh connections, all you should have to do is then type your command. ssh -l userID machine.name.com Enter in the correct ssh passwd, which may be refered to RSA, and you should be in. palladium:~ huh RSA Found nothing in the ANS database You might want to use the -s/--searchall option Looking up "RSA" in Free OnLine Dictionary of Computing RSA cryptography, company (The initials of the authors) 1. RSA Data Security, Inc. 2. Their cryptography systems, especially RSA encryption. The RSA algorithm was first described in the paper: [R. Rivest, A. Shamir, L. Adleman, "A Method for Obtaining Digital Signatures and Public-key Cryptosystems". CACM 21,2; 1978] (1995-03-21) Try this search on OneLook / Google So I hopefully that be a bit more helpful, but Holly was on the right track. (I just like showing off by providing much more information then ever needed lol) Thanx Holly, good luck Mark. tdh -- T. Holmes Unixtechs.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.unixtechs.org/ "Real Men use Vi." * Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] [010110 19:30]: Tim, I've got all these packages installed and I'm not able to connect to my machine using ssh. When I get to the login it asks me for the passwd and then refuses the connection. Are there other files that need to be configured or something that I'm missing? -- Mark "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful." Linus Torvalds REPLY BELOW
RE: [newbie] Setting up Samba as Passowrd Server for win98
Thanks Bill! I have it working now -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill ShirleySent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 10:14 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [newbie] Setting up Samba as Passowrd Server for win98 Look in /usr/doc/samba-2.0.7/docs/textdocs . You might also check out www.samba.org Basicly, you want: workgroup = WORKGROUP domain master = yes preferred master = yes local master = yes logon script = %U.bat logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U logon drive = h: logon home = \\%L\%U\.profile and probably: security = user encrypt passwords = yes smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd username map = /etc/smbusers wins support = yes and you should have: [netlogon] comment = Network Logon Service path = /home/lan/shares/netlogon guest ok = yes writable = no share modes = no [Profiles] path = /home/lan/shares/profiles# browseable = no# guest ok = yes browseable = yes write list = @smbusers force group = lanadmin create mask = 0771 directory mask = 0770 map system = Yes map hidden = Yes map archive = Yes available = yes Of course, change the paths to the apropriate directory names. The permissions should be: drwxrwx--- 2 bill smbusers 4096 Sep 30 11:30 netlogon/drwxrwx--- 2 bill smbusers 4096 Sep 30 11:30 profiles/ Bill PS. I have a group "smbusers" that I put all samba users in. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve GulickSent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 11:14 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [newbie] Setting up Samba as Passowrd Server for win98 Can some one point me to a source of info on how to properly configure samba with webmin to act as a PDC for password authentication of win98? TIA Steve
Re: [newbie] Mouse wheel not running
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again; My home computer has a Genius NetScroll+ mouse. Mandrake 7.2 install my mouse as a generic PS2 and the wheel just runs as a third button. If I select the Genius NetScroll then the pointer stop on the top of the screen and doesn't run. I don't know if the problem is because my mouse is a NetScroll(+) and perhaps Mandrake just recognized the previous version. In fact I have not problems running the mouse as a PS2 generic, but under windows the wheel is usefull, to zooming, move along web pages and so on. Does anyone know how to install this mouse wheel? Thanks in advance for your kind attention, yours sincerely Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) i haven't tried it yet, but i found this reply on www.linuxnewbie.org !-- beging quote -- download imwheel software from http://solaris1.mysolution.com/~jcatki/imwheel For scrollwheel, add "ZAxisMapping 4 5" to the 'pointers' section of XF86Config. Some apps (i.e. Netscape) require imwheel to be running for scrollwheel support. Here is my XF86Config: Section "Pointer" Protocol "MouseManPlusPS/2" Device "/dev/psaux" SampleRate 100 Resolution 200 ZAxisMapping 4 5 Buttons 4 EndSection !-- end quote -- aston sydney, australia
Re: [newbie] problem with nvidia tnt2 m64
On Thursday 11 January 2001 11:46, you wrote: it's so damn slow under ms windows its really fast please help me out hehe, you aren't exactly giving us much info here, it's like "I have bought a new computer, but now I can't open the text-editor, what's wrong?" :) -- \ Christian A Strmmen / \ Number1/NumeroUno @ Undernet - Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / \ Web: www.realityx.net - Cell: +47 911 43 948 / Live your life by your dreams, not by the limits of reality...
Re: [newbie] how to do 'ghost' install in linux
First I'd like to say, please do not take my response a solution to your problem since I have no idea what I'm talking about. (Which I find most often to be the case! :0)~ But thinking about this, I'd like to think it's possible, just not with Norton Ghost. I don't think it has what's needed to see the file system. Much like Windows not being able to see a Linux formatted drive, I don't think Norton would be able to either. And doing a search at www.freshmeat.net/ the only think I found was this. CluClo Cluster Cloner, system to create clone one system latest release: 1.0.0 on Sep 18th 1999 date added: Sep 18th 1999 category: Console/System license: LGPL But as it says above that's cluster cloning software. I looked for Ghost, and I probably should have looked for clone or something like that. But there's my $0.012 cents! :0) Not even worth the whole $0.02. lol tdh p.s. Just in cause you're wondering, I'm not an Aussie! lol But I have visited the "Land Down Under" a few times! :0) -- T. Holmes Unixtechs.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.unixtechs.org/ "Real Men use Vi." * Po Kwok [EMAIL PROTECTED] [010110 23:02]: hi all. i know that for windows machine, i can use norton ghost to do a ghost installation of windows for a large number of computers. i've wondering if this can also be done for linux. if so, where do i go for information. please note that this is not an urgent request for help. i am just insanely curious. i do work for a computer hardware company, so this it MIGHT be useful down the track. thanks all aston sydney, australia
Re: [newbie] Xserver Configuration Problem with Trident 9750 AGP Card
Hi, i had the same problem (and worse while trying to fix it) with the trident 3D Blade agp 8 mb; i looked at the cd that came with the card and found the VGA\Trident\9880\Linux directory, here there are: a XF86_SVGA file to replace the original that comes with Mandrake, and a readme file with instructions. I remember that there is VGA\Trident\9750\Linux too. Did you look at your video card Cd? freddy BIRKLE Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] con fecha 11/01/2001 02:05:45 AM Por favor, responda a [EMAIL PROTECTED] Destinatarios: Linux Mandrake Newbie Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC:(cci: Freddy R. Mena/TA/EDC) Asunto: [newbie] Xserver Configuration Problem with Trident 9750 AGP Card I have just tried to install Mandrake 7.2 and all goes well up until the X Server configuration. I have a Trident 3D Image 9750 AGP video card 2MB Ram and a Sampo Alphascan 70 15" monitor. When I configure X during the install process and use the 9750 Driver that is available and and select the Sampo Monitor I have and click on the test button the penguin appears about 5 times on the screen from the middle right off the far righthand side of my monitor. I have tried all the generic settings Monitor settings and SVGA and even the failsafe FBDEV and still get the same result. Even if I select a generic 640x480 Resolution. I had a similar problem with Mandrake 7.1 but was able to fix this with custom monitor settings by specifying a custom vertical and horizontal refresh rate of 70 while leaving the graphics card set to Trident 9750 AGP but when I select custom monitor settings and specify a custom refresh rate the same problem occurs in mandrake 7.2 In the end I accepted the 640x480 resolution just so that I could finish the install. So upon starting Mandrake 7.2 all the services start fine and a login prompt box appears to the right of center. When I click on the Drakconf icon it spans right across the monitor and I have to move the window to the left hand side of the screen just so that I can see the X configuration screen. I have heard references to Xfree86 but don't know what this is or if it comes with 7.2 or whether you have to download it or do you run this from the command line. Its quite frustrating, any help would be most welcome. Peter Birkle * Disclaimer * The contents of this electronic message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. They may only be used for the purposes for which they were supplied. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, downloading, printing or photocopying of the contents of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. The privilege of confidentiality attached to this message and attachments is not waived, lost or destroyed by reason of mistaken delivery to you. If you receive this message in error please notify the sender by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you.
Re: [newbie] Xserver Configuration Problem with Trident 9750 AGP Card
Peter, XFree86 is the X-server that comes with Mandrake. Without it, Linux would be a command-line only affair (unless you spent $$$ for a commercial X-server). I had a very similar problem just over a year ago when trying to install Caldera OpenLinux 2.2. It looks as if nothing has changed since then with XFree86's Trident 3DImage 9750 support. My card had 4MB of RAM, and I easily was able to reach 1024x768 with 16-bit colour in Windos. In Linux (both Caldera 2.2 and Red Hat 6.0), however, the best I could get was 640x480 with 16 colours. This was after I manually adjusted my monitor refresh rates. I spent many hours researching websites in an effort to find a solution, and I was rather frustrated since the XFree86 site said that my card was supported, although it obviously was not very well supported at all. In the end I just gave up and bought a new card. The 3DImage is an old card, and nowadays you can get far better ones for less than the price it cost back then. It was a nuisance having to do this, but I can honestly say that it was one of the best investments I've ever made, since I now use Linux all the time. On Thu, 11 Jan 2001 17:05, BIRKLE Peter wrote: I have just tried to install Mandrake 7.2 and all goes well up until the X Server configuration. I have a Trident 3D Image 9750 AGP video card 2MB Ram and a Sampo Alphascan 70 15" monitor. When I configure X during the install process and use the 9750 Driver that is available and and select the Sampo Monitor I have and click on the test button the penguin appears about 5 times on the screen from the middle right off the far righthand side of my monitor. I have tried all the generic settings Monitor settings and SVGA and even the failsafe FBDEV and still get the same result. Even if I select a generic 640x480 Resolution. I had a similar problem with Mandrake 7.1 but was able to fix this with custom monitor settings by specifying a custom vertical and horizontal refresh rate of 70 while leaving the graphics card set to Trident 9750 AGP but when I select custom monitor settings and specify a custom refresh rate the same problem occurs in mandrake 7.2 In the end I accepted the 640x480 resolution just so that I could finish the install. So upon starting Mandrake 7.2 all the services start fine and a login prompt box appears to the right of center. When I click on the Drakconf icon it spans right across the monitor and I have to move the window to the left hand side of the screen just so that I can see the X configuration screen. I have heard references to Xfree86 but don't know what this is or if it comes with 7.2 or whether you have to download it or do you run this from the command line. Its quite frustrating, any help would be most welcome. Peter Birkle * Disclaimer * The contents of this electronic message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. They may only be used for the purposes for which they were supplied. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, downloading, printing or photocopying of the contents of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. The privilege of confidentiality attached to this message and attachments is not waived, lost or destroyed by reason of mistaken delivery to you. If you receive this message in error please notify the sender by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan. Your mouse has moved. Windows must be rebooted to acknowledge this change.
Re: [newbie] quick question
I loaded Mandrake 7.2 recently and partitioning was automated. Just put in the CD and go. If you want to keep existing partitions it's a different story. "Kelly, Christopher" wrote: Do I need to Fdisk a drive before installing Linux? I can't remember.
Re: [newbie] Installing KDE2.0 themes -- how?
On Thursday 11 January 2001 12:02 am, Benjamin Sher wrote: The instructions for manually installing KDE 2.0 themes are quite confusing. The instructions given as part of the Aquatica theme (install in ~/.kde/share/apps/kstyle This is for a user install conflict with others advising installing them in /usr/share/apps/kstyle. This is for a global install Could someone please specify PRECISELY how and where a KDE 2.0 theme should be installed? Best way is to update KDE to 2.1 = 20010103 using the rpms on Mandrake /unsupported mirrors. Current rpms are 20010109. KDE2 Theme manager and several KDE2 themes are now included. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] Network solution
Gentlemen: I apologize for the problem since this apparently started with me. This was not an issue of request a read from the list but I have this setting on my machine always on for other issues. As has been mentioned there are settings in the email programs and mine is set to automatically respond so I don't ever see the dialog boxes so wasn't aware they were there until I started getting read receipts. I will endeavor to keep them off the list from now on. Don - Original Message - From: "abe" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 3:29 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Network solution glad to help. I hate those damn reply requests too. Abe "Eugene C. Zesch" wrote: Thanks, thats a setting didn't notice before. abe wrote: if you are using netscape mail you can set the preferences to never send a reply. edit=preferences=mailnews groups=return receipts: its in the bottom right box. He can request 'em all he wants and I'll never even know. Abe "Eugene C. Zesch" wrote: Penndragon wrote: Hi Steven I understand your reason, but it irritates more people than will reply. My experience is that many will simply block ypu to avoid that dialog box every time you post :( I'm not one of those, but I do find it annoying. When posting to a liast, surely your post there is sign enough that it gets though? James I agree. I also find it annoying. FWIW Gene
RE: [newbie] how to do 'ghost' install in linux
I have actually used Nortons Ghost 6.1 to copy linux partitions from one hard drive to another. With success!! I was sceptical at first, but Nortons is a good product. Use with caution as always. Chris Kelly --- Men are from Earth Women are from Earth Deal with it... -Original Message- From: Tim Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 7:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] how to do 'ghost' install in linux First I'd like to say, please do not take my response a solution to your problem since I have no idea what I'm talking about. (Which I find most often to be the case! :0)~ But thinking about this, I'd like to think it's possible, just not with Norton Ghost. I don't think it has what's needed to see the file system. Much like Windows not being able to see a Linux formatted drive, I don't think Norton would be able to either. And doing a search at www.freshmeat.net/ the only think I found was this. CluClo Cluster Cloner, system to create clone one system latest release: 1.0.0 on Sep 18th 1999 date added: Sep 18th 1999 category: Console/System license: LGPL But as it says above that's cluster cloning software. I looked for Ghost, and I probably should have looked for clone or something like that. But there's my $0.012 cents! :0) Not even worth the whole $0.02. lol tdh p.s. Just in cause you're wondering, I'm not an Aussie! lol But I have visited the "Land Down Under" a few times! :0) -- T. Holmes Unixtechs.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.unixtechs.org/ "Real Men use Vi." * Po Kwok [EMAIL PROTECTED] [010110 23:02]: hi all. i know that for windows machine, i can use norton ghost to do a ghost installation of windows for a large number of computers. i've wondering if this can also be done for linux. if so, where do i go for information. please note that this is not an urgent request for help. i am just insanely curious. i do work for a computer hardware company, so this it MIGHT be useful down the track. thanks all aston sydney, australia
RE: [newbie] Dual processors ??
If the install program sees two CPUs, it will install the SMP kernel. For example, the kernel installed on our dual P3 Xeon box is 2.2.15-4mdksmp (from LM7.1). As mentioned before, only multi-thread apps and apps specifically written for SMP will run faster. Who makes mobo for dual Athalons? I thought AMD said they won't have SMP-capable Athalons until later this year. Cheers, Andy -- From: abe[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 3:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Dual processors ?? if you are running an SMP mandrake system will recompiling the software you use help it to use the SMP capabilities of the machine or not? You all have me curious now. My girlfriend wants a dual T-Bird system for her birthday this summer. This will be a strictly mandrake machine. Abe Tom Brinkman wrote: On Tuesday 09 January 2001 08:17 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: I'd be real interested in knowing about this too cause I've been toying with the same idea of building a dual processor system. Linux is all I run anymore. I'd be more concerned as to how the kernel would react to such a situation more then some of the apps on that system. I can't imagine how'd they'd really care whether there were 1 or 10 processor. Well, i've never run SMP. From what I understand, a multi processor system has no problems running software written for single proccessor systems, but multi cpu systems won't run 'em any faster/better either. The application has to be specifically written and compiled to take advantage of multi proccessors ... and they're few and far between on most all desktop systems. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] KDE2.0 Menu -- Konqueror as root -- Where?
On Thursday 11 January 2001 12:00 am, Benjamin Sher wrote: Is there a menu item in KDE 2.0 which would allow me to launch Konqueror as root (with a dialog box asking me for my root password) so I can access my files. On the menu, Applications | File tools | File manager (super user mode) -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] still working on windows D drive
Jay wrote: /dev/hda1 /mnt/DOS_hda1 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hdb2/mnt/DOS_hdb2 vfat So I think you should have: /dev/hdb2 /mnt/DOS_hdb2 vfat rw 0 0 If I'm not mistaken, you have to create /mnt/DOS_hdb2 before this will work. I *think* I used "touch /mnt/DOS_hdb2 but I'm not sure. I am sure that mkdir /mnt/DOS_hdb2 would be better. touch creates a file, you need a directory for a mountpoint. Paul Paul, you're right. My only problem with all this is that having to key in /mnt/whatever is annoying when not necessary. I'm not away of there being any problem making mountpoints off / like /win. That way, you not only save yourself a little typing, but have a meaningful shortcut to the actual device (which I think is the whole point). Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux
Re: [newbie] Xserver Configuration Problem with Trident 9750 AGP Card
On Thursday 11 January 2001 12:05 am, BIRKLE Peter wrote: I have just tried to install Mandrake 7.2 and all goes well up until the X Server configuration. I have no idea about your monitor, but that Vcard is weak. During install you're asked if you want XFree-3.3x or XFree-4, and XF-4 w/accel. I suspect your card will work better with the old 3.3x, and it won't do XF-4 w/accel at all. So if you can't navigate in DrakConf with your present install, I believe you need to boot your install CD and choose 'expert' and 'upgrade'. Run thru the upgrade, unselect all packages (unless you want to add something) til you get to X setup. Now you're gonna have to trial and error some different setups. It'll ask you to test the config. If what you choose doesn't work, you can choose another. I'd think that your Vcard can handle MAX 1024x768 at 16bpp, but would prob'ly do better at 800x600x16. You'll just have to experiment with XFree 3 or 4. Use XF-4 if you can. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay I have a Trident 3D Image 9750 AGP video card 2MB Ram and a Sampo Alphascan 70 15" monitor. When I configure X during the install process and use the 9750 Driver that is available and and select the Sampo Monitor I have and click on the test button the penguin appears about 5 times on the screen from the middle right off the far righthand side of my monitor. I have tried all the generic settings Monitor settings and SVGA and even the failsafe FBDEV and still get the same result. Even if I select a generic 640x480 Resolution. I had a similar problem with Mandrake 7.1 but was able to fix this with custom monitor settings by specifying a custom vertical and horizontal refresh rate of 70 while leaving the graphics card set to Trident 9750 AGP but when I select custom monitor settings and specify a custom refresh rate the same problem occurs in mandrake 7.2 In the end I accepted the 640x480 resolution just so that I could finish the install. So upon starting Mandrake 7.2 all the services start fine and a login prompt box appears to the right of center. When I click on the Drakconf icon it spans right across the monitor and I have to move the window to the left hand side of the screen just so that I can see the X configuration screen. I have heard references to Xfree86 but don't know what this is or if it comes with 7.2 or whether you have to download it or do you run this from the command line. Its quite frustrating, any help would be most welcome. Peter Birkle * Disclaimer * The contents of this electronic message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. They may only be used for the purposes for which they were supplied. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, downloading, printing or photocopying of the contents of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. The privilege of confidentiality attached to this message and attachments is not waived, lost or destroyed by reason of mistaken delivery to you. If you receive this message in error please notify the sender by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you.
Re: [newbie] Genius Netscroll +
On Wednesday 10 January 2001 09:32 pm, you wrote: Hello again; My home computer has a Genius NetScroll+ mouse. Mandrake 7.2 install my mouse as a generic PS2 and the wheel just runs as a third button. If I select the Genius NetScroll then the pointer stop on the top of the screen and doesn't run. I don't know if the problem is because my mouse is a NetScroll(+) and perhaps Mandrake just recognized the previous version. In fact I have not problems running the mouse as a PS2 generic, but under windows the wheel is usefull, to zooming, move along web pages and so on. Does anyone know how to install this mouse wheel? Thanks in advance for your kind attention, yours sincerely Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) I also have one of those on one of my machines. Under 7.2 just tell mouse choice that it is a microsoft intellimouse. I have a logitech on another machine and again I tell it it's an intellimouse. Seems to work the best, I don't know why. But I enjoy the wheel! -s
Re: [newbie] Mouse wheel not running
Francisco, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again; My home computer has a Genius NetScroll+ mouse. Mandrake 7.2 install my mouse as a generic PS2 and the wheel just runs as a third button. If I select the Genius NetScroll then the pointer stop on the top of the screen and doesn't run. Does anyone know how to install this mouse wheel? Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) And from Aston: i haven't tried it yet, but i found this reply on www.linuxnewbie.org For scrollwheel, add "ZAxisMapping 4 5" to the 'pointers' section of XF86Config. Some apps (i.e. Netscape) require imwheel to be running for scrollwheel support. Here is my XF86Config: Section "Pointer" Protocol "MouseManPlusPS/2" Device "/dev/psaux" SampleRate 100 Resolution 200 ZAxisMapping 4 5 Buttons 4 EndSection !-- end quote -- aston sydney, australia You know, back when I'd started in RH 5.0 ( even now in lm7.2 to a degree), editing XFree86 files was very intimidating. If you feel this way as well, you might find it easier to use the gui in drakconf. Try either the M$ wheel mouse or the Logitech mouse setting. Back in RH 5.0 6.0, I'd only had the M$ option, it worked in the few apps where the wheel was supported. One of the two will likely work fine for you. Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux
Re: [newbie] Dual processors ??
On Wednesday 10 January 2001 02:48 pm, abe wrote: if you are running an SMP mandrake system will recompiling the software you use help it to use the SMP capabilities of the machine or not? No, the software has to be written by the developer(s) to take advantage of SMP. I believe a Google on 'SMP' will shed more light on the subject than I ever could. I've only looked into it enough to form the opinion that it's a waste on a user-desktop system, there's very little mainstream software that uses SMP. In situations where it could be useful, the $$'s are prob'ly better spent building a better single proccessor system and if you really need SMP, then you prob'ly ought'a be lookin into clustering also. YMMV ;) -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay You all have me curious now. My girlfriend wants a dual T-Bird system for her birthday this summer. This will be a strictly mandrake machine. Abe Tom Brinkman wrote: On Tuesday 09 January 2001 08:17 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: I'd be real interested in knowing about this too cause I've been toying with the same idea of building a dual processor system. Linux is all I run anymore. I'd be more concerned as to how the kernel would react to such a situation more then some of the apps on that system. I can't imagine how'd they'd really care whether there were 1 or 10 processor. Well, i've never run SMP. From what I understand, a multi processor system has no problems running software written for single proccessor systems, but multi cpu systems won't run 'em any faster/better either. The application has to be specifically written and compiled to take advantage of multi proccessors ... and they're few and far between on most all desktop systems. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] how to do 'ghost' install in linux
On Wednesday 10 January 2001 10:02 pm, Po Kwok wrote: hi all. i know that for windows machine, i can use norton ghost to do a ghost installation of windows for a large number of computers. i've wondering if this can also be done for linux. if so, where do i go for information. please note that this is not an urgent request for help. i am just insanely curious. i do work for a computer hardware company, so this it MIGHT be useful down the track. 'info dd' and search the ML archives, this subject has come up before in the past -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] KDE2.0 Menu -- Konqueror as root -- Where?
Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Is there a menu item in KDE 2.0 which would allow me to launch Konqueror as root (with a dialog box asking me for my root password) so I can access my files. Right now, the only way I can do this is to su to root in xterm and type konqueror. Surely, KDE 2.0 must have a menu item somewhere. But where? Thanks so much. Benjamin K(menu)-Applications-File tools-File Manager (Super User Mode) -- Alan
Re: [newbie] Cant mount Windows D drive
On Wednesday 10 January 2001 06:32 pm, Jay wrote: Hi all, I just looked at the Fdisk for my windows D drive hdb2 in linux and it starts at 1275. Could that be my problem? Is it bad for it to be past 1024? I have not changed anything in fdisk. Thanks for helping me every one. I appreciate it. Jay No, the 1024 cylinder limit is no more. As far as mounting D, look here http://mandrakeuser.org/admin/amount.html and see if it doesn't answer some of your questions. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] Installing KDE2.0 themes -- how?
There's something more than just where you place themes happening here. I tried installing Acqua by placing its pixmaps under /usr/share/apps/kstyle/pixmaps and its themerc under /usr/share/apps/kstyle/themes. Then I ran the Themes Manager. It didn't "see" the new theme, so I clicked on the Add button and noticed that it's looking for this pattern: "*.ktheme" -- which doesn't coincide with anything in the theme package. Any suggestions? M. On Wednesday 10 January 2001 22:02, you wrote: Dear friends: The instructions for manually installing KDE 2.0 themes are quite confusing. The instructions given as part of the Aquatica theme (install in ~/.kde/share/apps/kstyle conflict with others advising installing them in /usr/share/apps/kstyle. Could someone please specify PRECISELY how and where a KDE 2.0 theme should be installed? Thanks so much. Benjamin -- Michael O'Henly TENZO Design
RE: [newbie] Dual processors ??
I use SMP Linux systems all the time. As D. M. Mike pointed out non multi-threaded applications run no faster, per se... BUT overall they do run faster. In an SMP system the workload is divided between the two processors. System processes, daemons, etc. can be evenly split or automatically allocated by the kernel to the processor with the lowest instantaneous load. In turn if you fire up, say X, and KDE, etc. X itself might be serviced by one processor, while the font manager by another, etc. The end result is that ALL of your applications appear to be running on a much more lightly loaded system. X / KDE itself is -MUCH- faster on an SMP system than it is on single processor system. Benchmarks show about an overall 90% increase in performance of KDE itself. You should see how nicely KDE runs on a dual P-III 850 w/512Megs of RAM. -JMS [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 3:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Dual processors ?? I was thinkg about building a dual processor PC using mandrake 7.2 as this should not be a problem ...however i read somewhere that even though the operating system might be Ok with dual processors some of the software that runs on it might not. Is this the case or not ??? as there would be no point in going down this road if i need to worry about every new piece of software i got.. David
Re: [newbie] New Motherboard
On Wednesday 10 January 2001 07:49 pm, Joseph Red wrote: I'm getting a new motherboard, and I'm planning to possibly put it in my Linux box tonight. It's an Abit BE-6 2, with onboard udma66. I'm not going to be using those at first, I'm just going to stick w/ standard IDE until I get new drives. A bunch of background for a simple question. Can I swap this MB with my old one (Asus p2b), or is there something in Linux I need to do in preparation? Thanks. I've swapped motherboard/cpu a few times. Linux didn't even blink, Windoze had a few problems. Just don't forget to enter bios on your first boot and make the appropriate changes. As with any operation like this, it's wise to bakup and save what you can't afford to lose. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] Helix Gnome and MDK 7.2
I had this problem and used the advice I recieved from the helix supportstaff. as root: chmod +x /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/Gnome Also add that command to the bottom of /etc/rc.local. This works for gdm I am not sure about kdm but you may try to substitute kdm for gdm and or use gdm. - Original Message - From: "Mannequin*" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 3:55 PM Subject: [newbie] Helix Gnome and MDK 7.2 Hi all, I've just downloaded and installed Helix Gnome on my MDK 7.2 system. After the install 'kdm' stopped allowing me to access Gnome at all. (It doesn't show up in the window managers list at all.) How do I go about getting it back on the list so that I can use Gnome instead of KDE? I've seen elsewhere, where someone suggested that you create a file in /etc/X11/wmsession.d/ called '02gnome' which had the contents: NAME=Gnome ICON=gnome-wmsession.xpm DESC=Gnome Desktop Environment EXEC=/usr/bin/gnome-session SCRIPT: exec /usr/bin/gnome-session I tried that and when that didn't work, I manually edited usr/share/config/kdmrc and added Gnome to the list. Of course that added Gnome to the list, but caused 'kdm' to load up IceWM, instead of Gnome. I then used the 'Login Manager' application that came with KDE to edit the list, and put Gnome back in the list, but it only got the same results as putting it in manually. That's the extent of my travels so far. Any help would be appreciated. I guess the full extent of my question would be how to get Gnome to start up, and how to get Mandrake's menus to 'see' my Gnome software again. Thanks for you help. -Mannequin*
Re: [newbie] Lost memory after bios update
On Wednesday 10 January 2001 05:47 pm, ai4a wrote: I have a pc chips m598lmr motherboard. I can't help myself ;, pcchips is the worst of the worst junk If anyone has a copy of the old bios, I could use a copy of it. Or if anyone has any ideas about how to get linux to see the upper 64meg of ram so much the better. Thanks Charles Look here: http://www.stud.fernuni-hagen.de/q3998142/pcchips/ -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] KDE2.0 Menu -- Konqueror as root -- Where?
Try K- Applications- File Tools- File Manager (Super User Mode) Barry :-) On Wed, 10 January 2001, Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Is there a menu item in KDE 2.0 which would allow me to launch Konqueror as root (with a dialog box asking me for my root password) so I can access my files. Right now, the only way I can do this is to su to root in xterm and type konqueror. Surely, KDE 2.0 must have a menu item somewhere. But where? Thanks so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Surfree.com - nationwide internet access http://www.surfree.com
Re: [newbie] Genius Netscroll +
s escribi: On Wednesday 10 January 2001 09:32 pm, you wrote: Hello again; My home computer has a Genius NetScroll+ mouse. Mandrake 7.2 install my mouse as a generic PS2 and the wheel just runs as a third button. If I select the Genius NetScroll then the pointer stop on the top of the screen and doesn't run. I don't know if the problem is because my mouse is a NetScroll(+) and perhaps Mandrake just recognized the previous version. In fact I have not problems running the mouse as a PS2 generic, but under windows the wheel is usefull, to zooming, move along web pages and so on. Does anyone know how to install this mouse wheel? Thanks in advance for your kind attention, yours sincerely Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) I also have one of those on one of my machines. Under 7.2 just tell mouse choice that it is a microsoft intellimouse. I have a logitech on another machine and again I tell it it's an intellimouse. Seems to work the best, I don't know why. But I enjoy the wheel! -s Thanks, i will try this night at home. Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain)
Re: [newbie] how to do 'ghost' install in linux
Tom Brinkman wrote: On Wednesday 10 January 2001 10:02 pm, Po Kwok wrote: hi all. i know that for windows machine, i can use norton ghost to do a ghost installation of windows for a large number of computers. i've wondering if this can also be done for linux. if so, where do i go for information. please note that this is not an urgent request for help. i am just insanely curious. i do work for a computer hardware company, so this it MIGHT be useful down the track. 'info dd' and search the ML archives, this subject has come up before in the past -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay sorry, the "ML archives"? i typed "info dd", and came up with manual that i don't quite understand (that's why i'm on a newbie list i guess ...) anyway, i have found this: http://partimage.sourceforge.net/ looks promising. i've yet to go through the documentation. would anyone want to comment on this beta software ... aston sydney, australia
Re: [newbie] ppp error 15
Another $.02, we're almost up to a dollar here, when I connect to earthlink my user name in KPPP has to be entered as ELN/denkar . If I tried just denkar it won't connect. For mail login under user name it requires only the denkar, go figure. So if you don't have the ELN/ in front of you login name you might give that a go. _ _ _ Dennis M. registered Linux user #180842 Carroll Grigsby wrote: Earthlink's DNS settings are not the same for all of their customers, but depend on the network that you're using. Mine are the same as Tom's, but my authentication setting is PAP, not CHAP. For ex-Mindspring customers, though, the DNS addresses, mail server, news server and other settings are different. All told, they've got about 7 or 8 different groups of settings. I just learned this when I went to the EL support section and did a search on "DNS". This may be totally off of the wall, but might be worth a try: When I first installed LM last year, I couldn't get a connection. It turned out that the dialler was sending M1L4 to the modem, and that ain't legal -- the maximum value for the M parameter is 3. The modem balked. The fix was to edit the entry on the modem string page. My 2 cents - Carroll Tom Brinkman wrote: I have been having a hell of a time with my Mandrake 7.2 powerpack install. I have setup my modem (worked great in 7.0) with setserial, and can connect thru kppp to my isp (earthlink) but it acts as though it has no DNS (can not connect to anywhere but ppp starts) I believe I have tried every damn setting I can think of. I looked at a log that said pppd died with error 15... man pppd says somethiong about "peer not returning an echo" is this some modem setting that I am screwing up? thanks in advance Connecting to Earthlink can be a chore, and from what I can tell, varies by location (the local number you call). Be careful of advice to directly enter the DNS numbers in resolve.conf. EL use a Netscape- Enterprise server that's a kissin cousin to AoL's Bu!!Sh+t. Once you get good** EL DNS numbers entered into Kppp, on first good connect a different set are auto written to resolve.conf EL DNS (mine, YMMV): 207.217.77.82 and 207.217.120.83 (primary/secondary) my /etc/ppp/resolve.conf: nameserver 198.6.1.218 nameserver 198.6.100.218 (this is pretty standard DNS, not EL's, so you might try entering these in resolv.conf) my /etc/ppp/options: lock noauth noipdefault usepeerdns Kppp: authentication is CHAP, dynamic IP, default gateway, domain is www.earthlink.net, line termination 'cr' ** by good I mean: EL support (the 800 number) gave me 3 sets of bad numbers before I discovered the right numbers for myself ;( and 2 days before their windoze CD came in the mail. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay --
Re: [newbie] still working on windows D drive
On Thursday 11 January 2001 07:16 am, Meph Istopheles wrote: Paul, you're right. My only problem with all this is that having to key in /mnt/whatever is annoying when not necessary. I'm not away of there being any problem making mountpoints off / like /win. That way, you not only save yourself a little typing, but have a meaningful shortcut to the actual device (which I think is the whole point). I favor doing this too. I always move my Windoze HDD (hda) out of /mnt. I currently mount it on /c. When I had a fat32 partition on hdb (my Linux HDD), I mounted it as /d. This is 'specially nice with supermount, since you don't have the pause while supermount checks your removable media drives (eg, floppy, CD, CD-RW) for inserted media. IIRC, the multi-disk howto also recommends mounting drives/partitions directly off '/' , to improve disk performance, tho I've never seen a difference. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] Linux cool keyboard???
Paul, where are you ? If you are in the UK Linux Emporium have them on their website, they are not split though, John On Wednesday 10 January 2001 18:01, you wrote: On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Ronald J. Hall wrote: Hi Paul. Sorry, I forgot you're not US based! ;-( I'm not sure if there is a split keyboard version or not. TBH, I've not seen one, but then I never looked... Hope you find one though! PS Surely some Euro-distributor or the other has this item already over there? Hi Ronald, I have not been able to locate a linux keyboard so far, over here. And the ones I found in the US are not "split". Well, I can keep on trying! Paul
[newbie] Getting support
Greetings, I've registered my 7.2 and posted a question dated 12 Dec 2000. Till date I've not gotten any response from Mandrake. Anyone with a similar problem getting help from Mandrake? Tks -- CHAN Kin Poon
[newbie] Is anyone doing VPN with their linux box?
Is anyone doing VPN with their linux box? Specifically Linux client to Windows VPN server?
[newbie] Updating a server
I've got an old slackware 6 server running Dhcp, mail, Web and firewall duty here and I want to know if there's a wa to update it to the latest version WITHOUT losing any of the configuration. I didn't build the server so i don't want to screw anything up as it acts asa mail server for about 30 users. any suggestions ? On the same note, Is there any way to filter mail so as not to let attachements of a certain size through and to check for virus (i think the last one might be asking too much) ?s
Re: [newbie] setenv / env ?
Tuesday, January 09, 2001, 2:41:44 AM, you wrote: JRS I installed the Mesa Opengl package and in the README file is proposed the JRS lib path $TOP/lib become the enviroment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Well, when JRS I try the following: JRS # setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $TOP/lib JRS I got: JRS bash: setenv: command not found JRS otherwise, I run the following: JRS # env LD_LIBRARY_PATH $TOP/lib JRS I got: JRS env: LD_LIBRARY_PATH: No such file or directory JRS My question is: JRS How to set the enviroment var. LD_LIBRARY_PATH? JRS thanks very much any help! JRS ze setenv and env are for C shell I guess, and another guess, you are using the default shell bash use export WHAT_YOU_WANT_TO_SET=WHAT_VALUE_YOU_WANT_TO_GIVE -- to set ( or use "set" instead of "export" , dont remember if it was working too) set | grep WHAT_YOU_WANT_TO_SET -- will show you if you set it correct or not. ps: bash is not so happy with spaces , so be keen on using XXX=YYY instead of XXX = YYY ps: if you do a "set |grep x" and see "_=x" then you " could not succeed" , this is because you used export instead of set, or vice versa. ( dont worry, it wont hassle things :) Onur _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
[newbie] xdmcp
Hi I want to know where I can download the xdm program with its daemon xdmcp and how to install it in my RH 6.1 thanks. Iagoba
Re: [newbie] KDE2.0 Menu -- Konqueror as root -- Where?
I doubt there is such an animal as you are looking for, but you could simply create a bash script to run the appropriate commands for you, then make a desktop icon which would run this script. Dave At 12:00 AM 01/11/2001 -0600, you wrote: Dear friends: Is there a menu item in KDE 2.0 which would allow me to launch Konqueror as root (with a dialog box asking me for my root password) so I can access my files. Right now, the only way I can do this is to su to root in xterm and type konqueror. Surely, KDE 2.0 must have a menu item somewhere. But where? Thanks so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Dave Sherman SoftServ Business Systems, Inc. "Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur."
Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux
quote from the artical: The week before Christmas, CNET News.com editor Todd Volz blasted most of the major commercial distributions, including Mandrakesoft, for shipping bloated product. While most of the bloat comes in the area of developer-oriented features, i.e. mulitple compilers, screen setting controls etc., Voltz viewed the business community's reluctance to slim things down for the regular user a distressing sign. quote from adrian: where is my shotgun? mandrake comes on 2 CDs with: 1 OS 10 window managers 100+ programs winsux comes on 1 CD with 1 OS bloat? where's the bloat i think someone missed the bloat. Adrian Smith 'de telepone dude Telecom Dept. x 7042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10:54:26 AM 1/10/01 http://www.upside.com/Open_Season/3a5b574d60.html -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] Mouse wheel not running
Meph Istopheles escribi: Francisco, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again; My home computer has a Genius NetScroll+ mouse. Mandrake 7.2 install my mouse as a generic PS2 and the wheel just runs as a third button. If I select the Genius NetScroll then the pointer stop on the top of the screen and doesn't run. Does anyone know how to install this mouse wheel? Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) And from Aston: i haven't tried it yet, but i found this reply on www.linuxnewbie.org For scrollwheel, add "ZAxisMapping 4 5" to the 'pointers' section of XF86Config. Some apps (i.e. Netscape) require imwheel to be running for scrollwheel support. Here is my XF86Config: Section "Pointer" Protocol "MouseManPlusPS/2" Device "/dev/psaux" SampleRate 100 Resolution 200 ZAxisMapping 4 5 Buttons 4 EndSection !-- end quote -- aston sydney, australia You know, back when I'd started in RH 5.0 ( even now in lm7.2 to a degree), editing XFree86 files was very intimidating. If you feel this way as well, you might find it easier to use the gui in drakconf. Try either the M$ wheel mouse or the Logitech mouse setting. Back in RH 5.0 6.0, I'd only had the M$ option, it worked in the few apps where the wheel was supported. One of the two will likely work fine for you. Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux Thanks a lot for your help Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain)
[newbie] Gnome/v7.2 question.
My brother is using v7.2 of Mandrake, and currently it boots up into KDE. He wants to know how to switch it so that he can boot into Gnome? Thanks! -- /\ DarkLord \/
Re: [newbie] Helix Gnome and MDK 7.2
Mannequin* wrote: Hi all, I've just downloaded and installed Helix Gnome on my MDK 7.2 system. After the install 'kdm' stopped allowing me to access Gnome at all. (It doesn't show up in the window managers list at all.) How do I go about getting it back on the list so that I can use Gnome instead of KDE? I had this problem exactly and I have to thank John Wheat for passing on what he learned from Helix. When I followed these instructions it worked for me. I tried to reply to this thread last week but I guess only one of three of my posts actually makes it to the list... At any rate try this to fix your GDM problem; as root: chmod +x /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/Gnome Also add that command to the bottom of /etc/rc.local. -- John Wheat -- Traci Collins http://www.rof.net/wp/tcollins/traci.html
Re: [newbie] Re: Win4Lin - Does it do WinMe?
With all the gungho WIn4Lin supporters out there I wonder, does anyone know if it supports WinMe or is it exclusively for Win98? -- Traci Collins http://www.rof.net/wp/tcollins/traci.html
[newbie] Netscape 6 and Mime Types
I would like to shift to Netscape 6 instead of 4.7x because of its ability to manage multiple e-mail accounts for a single Linux user (under 4.7x I had to keep a separate user account for each e-mail account). My problem is that the scripts which come with RealPlayer8 for mime and plugin support only work with 4.7x and not 6. Has anyone already gone through the process of getting the mime types to work properly with Netscape 6? Are there simple edits that could be made to the scripts which will make them work with Netscape 6? There are dozens of mime types that mention realplayer in the 4.7x configuration and I would really like to avoid adding them one by one under 6. Also six seems to have some problems with editing or delete mime-types where you made a mistake. Does anyone know the name and location of the file that holds this information so that I can manually delete an error that I can't seem to remove any other way. Thanks. Any help would be appreciated. -- Traci Collins http://www.rof.net/wp/tcollins/traci.html
[newbie] Version Declaration and Realplayer8
Hi! I have downloaded and installed Realplayer8 and run the mime and plugin scripts that came with it. Things are working very well in Netscape 4.7x but I have a problem with the streaming MP3 at www.live365.com. When I tell live365 that I would like to play their music using Realplayer and then click on a link to play something I get a message that says I need to install support for Realplayer 7 or above. Since I have Realplayer8 installed and working properly there is obviously something that live365 is looking for that identifies the installed revision which I don't have. Does anyone know what identifies Realplayer version levels for sites that need to know that? If it is more than a mime type declaration or a text file could you also let me know how to modify or create it? I suspect that it is just missing on my system. -- Traci Collins http://www.rof.net/wp/tcollins/traci.html
RE: [newbie] xdmcp
This is a mandrake group. Try www.rpmfind.net -Original Message- From: iagoba [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 8:52 AM To: Listas-Newbie Subject: [newbie] xdmcp Hi I want to know where I can download the xdm program with its daemon xdmcp and how to install it in my RH 6.1 thanks. Iagoba
[newbie] Problem installing pdksh
Hi All, Can anybody help with this one I have installed pdksh 'cos its's required by DB2 for Linux. I extracted the files from the tar file, did ./configure and then "make install". The ksh file got put in /usr/local/bin (is this correct, should be /usr/bin ???), and I added the path to ksh into /etc/shells (I think) and I changed my account so that ksh gets fired up at startup. However, when I log in, whatever is in my .profile or .kshrc gets totally ignored for some weird reason. Am I doing something wrong here ? Thanks v.much. Ade -- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Statements and opinions expressed in this e-mail may not represent those of the company. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer ==
[newbie] Mandrake Menu - Addition
I generally have little complaints about the menuing system as it works great for me. However there is just one little part I'd like mandrake to add in future md updates. WHen you generate an application on the desktop in kDE2 you have the option of running it as a different user. This is really useful if you need to run something as root such as StarOffice Printer Admin, Xcdroast or other that required root in order to implement changes. I was wondering if mandrake may be able to add this feature to the mandrake menu system. I wouldn't have to make desktop icons to overcome the problem. Although I can achieve the same by calling "kdesu -c spadmin" for the program name but it would be nice if it operate the same as the desktop icon process. Nev
Re: [newbie] Lost memory after bios update
Have you edited the append line in /etc/lilo.conf? I have a pc chips m598lmr motherboard. I can't help myself ;, pcchips is the worst of the worst junk If anyone has a copy of the old bios, I could use a copy of it. Or if anyone has any ideas about how to get linux to see the upper 64meg of ram so much the better. Thanks Charles Look here: http://www.stud.fernuni-hagen.de/q3998142/pcchips/ -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo
[newbie] Grub question
I know that this has been covered, because I remember seeing it. So, please forgive my ignorance. How can I edit the Grub menu after it has been installed? I know that the list resides in /boot/grub/menu.lst. How can I edit that file? Thanks y'all, Chris Kelly --- Boy of Destiny King of Nothing
Re: [newbie] Visor, jpilot, usb, and Mandrake 7.2
Jim, I have a Visor, which I'm attempting to Sync with Mdk 7.2. Not much luck with the USB. So i bought a serial cradle, and that has wokrked fine. Once I upgrade to 2.4 I'm going to attempt the USB cradel again. Anyhow... about your problem... one thing that is different between the two computers is the chipset on your motherboard. With your older Pentium you had an Intel chipset (probaly VX or BX) But with your new Duron you've got a Via KT133 chipset. Now I don't know if this is the cuase of your problems or not, but its something to look into. Also, out of curiosity, at what point in the sync does it fail? I had some problems with jpilot trying to sync the mail program on my Visor, even whenI didn't use the mail program. Aaron On Saturday 16 December 2000 10:22, you wrote: Does anyone on this list use jpilot to sync their Handspring Visor via a USB cradle running Mandrake 7.2? I recently purchased a new PC. Though I never had problems with the above configuration on my ol' 133 MHz Pentium, my sync fails after only a few files on my new 700 MHz Duron. I'm wondering if the extra speed is the reason??? Thanks -- Jim http://www.lads.com/~jim
Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux
Just for the record, here's the response I sent to Mr. Volz ; Dear Todd; Interesting article . Was this picaresque novella written to judge the reaction of the general public? Were you attempting to take a survey of Linux enthusiasts, and some bonehead in your marketing department said "Hey let's write something demeaning and shallow, and see what the readers do"? Or, ARE YOU NUTS ???!!! I can't beleive (although you're making it mighty easy) that someone of your apparent stature wouldn't see the benefits and necessity of providing an abundance of applications. First, let's consider the current situation in regards to available software. Typically, it's very expensive, and doesn't always provide what the customer is looking for. If it manages to accomplish this particular feat, chances are that it will be difficult to learn. How many people are totally satisfied with a particular piece of software. If they master it, they usually ending up jumping at the next version hoping it has the improvements that they feel it needs. And so the vicious circle begins. Upgrade after expensive upgrade. But how many more buy it, try it, and fry it? They get fed up and give up. Wouldn't it be great if they could try several and make their own decision. Perhaps they would appreciate certain features of one application, and other features of another. Your article seems to suggest that these choices should be made for the public by someone else, and that the consumer should simply accept what is offered. In other words, having been caught up in the insidious trap deployed by Microsoft, we should now allow history to repeat itself with Linux? How Orwellian of you. Haven't you clued in yet? Linux is all about choice ! It's about having an opportunity to not only personalize the way your desktop looks, it's about choosing the software you want to use without having to pay through the nose for it. I also noticed that you have taken it upon yourself to decide what people do and don't want on their computers. My firm ships out hundreds of computer per week, and my tech support department handles large quantities of phone calls regarding a larger range of questions. The funny thing is, they're almost all about how to select software, and how to personalize their computers. Having been in this business for almost 14 years, I've seen software companies come and go. Remember Delrina ? Global Village? I do. I remember that they expected consumers to pay high price tags for software, and I remember that they didn't give a rat's ass about discontinuing support or revisions to existing software. I remember may others doing the same, and I'm sure that you do as well. Wouldn't it be great if you already had a large selection of software you could pick from? One of the most repetitive accolades we receive from our clients is that we take the time to "Demystify" how computers and software work. The majority of our clients (Corporate and Individual by the way) are surprised and pleased to learn about their IT investments, especially when it's explained in Plain Old English. The terminology is what scares most people, not the necessity to choose from too many programs. They certainly don't have a problem learning, they have a problem understanding "Techno-Babble" It can be as painful as listening to a politician who's trying to tell the truth ! No Sir ! You're way off the mark ! In this day and age, consumers are being treated like idiots. They don't like it one bit, and I don't either. Ever had surgery done? I'll bet you appreciated having the surgeon explain WHY they were going to remove that part of your brain that gives you a conscience, and what was involved, right? Well consumers are exactly the same. They want to know, but they don't want to be treated like morons in the process. Your article strongly suggests that these decisions and choices should be made by the companies who make the products. I find the implication insulting. So would my clients. In the future, please pay more attention to the ramifications of what you say in your articles. What's next Terry? Left handed mice for everyone, and we'll let Henry Ford pick the color of every car ? ( any Color you want,...as long as it's black!) Have a nice day ! Dan LaBine MCSE, MCP. General Manager, Atlantis Computers Ltd. President Maximum L.A.N.'s Ltd. - Original Message - From: "Adrian Smith" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux quote from the artical: The week before Christmas, CNET News.com editor Todd Volz blasted most of the major commercial distributions, including Mandrakesoft, for shipping bloated product. While most of the bloat comes in the area of developer-oriented features, i.e. mulitple compilers, screen setting controls etc., Voltz viewed the business community's reluctance to slim things down for the regular user a
Re: [newbie] KDE2.0 Menu -- Konqueror as root -- Where?
Dear friends: Thanks to all of you who responded. Here is what I did: I created an icon on the desktop with the executable reading: "kdesu -c /usr/bin/konqueror" (no quotes) and then selected the konqueror icon from the system list. This automatically brings up a dialogue box that asks me for my root password and then I am right in Konqueror as root. You can do this to any application. I remembered doing this with Cooledit so I could edit files outside of my home directory. This is much neater and more convenient than going to File Tools/File Manager SuperUser. Thanks again. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Getting support
Hey, I've registered my 7.2 and posted a question dated 12 Dec 2000. Till date I've not gotten any response from Mandrake. Anyone with a similar problem getting help from Mandrake? Well, while I've not actually posted via their site, I've issues with two of my cards (Diamond Viper 770D a Crystal Audio sound card (cs4236) had sent the info requested in drakconf to some MandrakeSoft address a few weeks ago. I've heard nothing from them but the auto-responder to let me know they'd got each of the e-mails. So, is MandrakeSoft any better at support than, say, M$? Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux
RE: [newbie] Xserver Configuration Problem with Trident 9750 AGP Card
Tom, I will try this and get back to you. Thanks Peter -Original Message- From: Tom Brinkman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 11 January 2001 11:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Xserver Configuration Problem with Trident 9750 AGP Card On Thursday 11 January 2001 12:05 am, BIRKLE Peter wrote: I have just tried to install Mandrake 7.2 and all goes well up until the X Server configuration. I have no idea about your monitor, but that Vcard is weak. During install you're asked if you want XFree-3.3x or XFree-4, and XF-4 w/accel. I suspect your card will work better with the old 3.3x, and it won't do XF-4 w/accel at all. So if you can't navigate in DrakConf with your present install, I believe you need to boot your install CD and choose 'expert' and 'upgrade'. Run thru the upgrade, unselect all packages (unless you want to add something) til you get to X setup. Now you're gonna have to trial and error some different setups. It'll ask you to test the config. If what you choose doesn't work, you can choose another. I'd think that your Vcard can handle MAX 1024x768 at 16bpp, but would prob'ly do better at 800x600x16. You'll just have to experiment with XFree 3 or 4. Use XF-4 if you can. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay I have a Trident 3D Image 9750 AGP video card 2MB Ram and a Sampo Alphascan 70 15" monitor. When I configure X during the install process and use the 9750 Driver that is available and and select the Sampo Monitor I have and click on the test button the penguin appears about 5 times on the screen from the middle right off the far righthand side of my monitor. I have tried all the generic settings Monitor settings and SVGA and even the failsafe FBDEV and still get the same result. Even if I select a generic 640x480 Resolution. I had a similar problem with Mandrake 7.1 but was able to fix this with custom monitor settings by specifying a custom vertical and horizontal refresh rate of 70 while leaving the graphics card set to Trident 9750 AGP but when I select custom monitor settings and specify a custom refresh rate the same problem occurs in mandrake 7.2 In the end I accepted the 640x480 resolution just so that I could finish the install. So upon starting Mandrake 7.2 all the services start fine and a login prompt box appears to the right of center. When I click on the Drakconf icon it spans right across the monitor and I have to move the window to the left hand side of the screen just so that I can see the X configuration screen. I have heard references to Xfree86 but don't know what this is or if it comes with 7.2 or whether you have to download it or do you run this from the command line. Its quite frustrating, any help would be most welcome. Peter Birkle * Disclaimer * The contents of this electronic message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. They may only be used for the purposes for which they were supplied. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, downloading, printing or photocopying of the contents of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. The privilege of confidentiality attached to this message and attachments is not waived, lost or destroyed by reason of mistaken delivery to you. If you receive this message in error please notify the sender by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you. * Disclaimer * The contents of this electronic message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. They may only be used for the purposes for which they were supplied. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, downloading, printing or photocopying of the contents of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. The privilege of confidentiality attached to this message and attachments is not waived, lost or destroyed by reason of mistaken delivery to you. If you receive this message in error please notify the sender by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you.
Re:[newbie] Helix Gnome and MDK 7.2
I had this problem and used the advice I recieved from the helix supportstaff. as root: chmod +x /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/Gnome also add that command to the bottom of /etc/rc.local. This works for gdm I am not sure about kdm but you may try to substitute kdm for gdm and or use gdm. - Original Message - From: "Mannequin*" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 3:55 PM Subject: [newbie] Helix Gnome and MDK 7.2 Hi all, I've just downloaded and installed Helix Gnome on my MDK 7.2 system. After the install 'kdm' stopped allowing me to access Gnome at all. (It doesn't show up in the window managers list at all.) How do I go about getting it back on the list so that I can use Gnome instead of KDE? I've seen elsewhere, where someone suggested that you create a file in /etc/X11/wmsession.d/ called '02gnome' which had the contents: NAME=Gnome ICON=gnome-wmsession.xpm DESC=Gnome Desktop Environment EXEC=/usr/bin/gnome-session SCRIPT: exec /usr/bin/gnome-session I tried that and when that didn't work, I manually edited usr/share/config/kdmrc and added Gnome to the list. Of course that added Gnome to the list, but caused 'kdm' to load up IceWM, instead of Gnome. I then used the 'Login Manager' application that came with KDE to edit the list, and put Gnome back in the list, but it only got the same results as putting it in manually. That's the extent of my travels so far. Any help would be appreciated. I guess the full extent of my question would be how to get Gnome to start up, and how to get Mandrake's menus to 'see' my Gnome software again. Thanks for you help. -Mannequin*
Re: [newbie] how to do 'ghost' install in linux
On Thursday 11 January 2001 10:33 am, Po Kwok wrote: 'info dd' and search the ML archives, this subject has come up before in the past -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay sorry, the "ML archives"? i typed "info dd", and came up with manual that i don't quite understand (that's why i'm on a newbie list i guess ...) ML = mailing list. If you search the newbie and expert archives you'll find out how to use 'dd' to copy a drive or partition. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] KDE2.0 Menu -- Konqueror as root -- Where?
Then if you want to keep it really handy, as when your working in an xwindow on some file or other, you can right click on the tool bar and add a button to access it right clickadd applicationapplicationfiletoolsfilemanager(su mode). : ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try K- Applications- File Tools- File Manager (Super User Mode) Barry :-) On Wed, 10 January 2001, Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Is there a menu item in KDE 2.0 which would allow me to launch Konqueror as root (with a dialog box asking me for my root password) so I can access my files. Right now, the only way I can do this is to su to root in xterm and type konqueror. Surely, KDE 2.0 must have a menu item somewhere. But where? Thanks so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Surfree.com - nationwide internet access http://www.surfree.com -- Dennis Myers Registered Linux user #180843
Re: [newbie] problem with nvidia tnt2 m64
I had the same problem, with the same type of video card... try these steps (worked for me): 1. Get some more RAM! I bought an extra 64 MB and the speed improved a little 2. Disable non-essential start up services 3. Get the latest Nvidia drivers from their site (AND READ THE README!) Unfortunetley, some games just run slow (Unreal Tournament is one), but some run as well as their windows counterparts (Quake 3 runs about the same). Try those steps, and it should go well. Dominic Fecteau Computer Classes are a place to learn valuable computer lessons (Read: Game playing skills) On Thursday 11 January 2001 21:46, you wrote: it's so damn slow under ms windows its really fast please help me out
Re: [newbie] ppp error 15
On Thursday 11 January 2001 09:59 am, Dennis Myers wrote: Another $.02, we're almost up to a dollar here, when I connect to earthlink my user name in KPPP has to be entered as ELN/denkar . If I tried just denkar it won't connect. For mail login under user name it requires only the denkar, go figure. So if you don't have the ELN/ in front of you login name you might give that a go. OK, now a $1 even ;) I'm curious as to what/how earthlink differs from most ISP's For starters, here's an nslookup (below sig), pay particular attention to their DNS servers, ns*.EARTHLINK.net. I suspect the reason EL's such a contradictory hodgepodge is the same as AoL's mess, AoL/NutScrape-Enterprise Servers ; BTW, Carroll, EL support told me PAP, but neighbors using EL here, clued me that CHAP was needed to connect (and it is, here at least). -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay /home/tom : nslookup -dhs www.earthlink.net ;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, 218.100.6.198.in-addr.arpa, IN, PTR) Got answer: HEADER: opcode = QUERY, id = 85, rcode = NOERROR header flags: response, want recursion, recursion avail. questions = 1, answers = 1, authority records = 2, additional = 2 QUESTIONS: 218.100.6.198.in-addr.arpa, type = PTR, class = IN ANSWERS: - 218.100.6.198.in-addr.arpa name = dialcache021.ns.uu.net ttl = 15997 (4h26m37s) AUTHORITY RECORDS: - 100.6.198.in-addr.arpa nameserver = auth51.ns.uu.net ttl = 15997 (4h26m37s) - 100.6.198.in-addr.arpa nameserver = auth02.ns.uu.net ttl = 15997 (4h26m37s) ADDITIONAL RECORDS: - auth51.ns.uu.net internet address = 198.6.1.162 ttl = 158656 (1d20h4m16s) - auth02.ns.uu.net internet address = 198.6.1.82 ttl = 172800 (2D) Server: dialcache021.ns.uu.net Address: 198.6.100.218 ;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, www.earthlink.net, IN, A) Got answer: HEADER: opcode = QUERY, id = 86, rcode = NOERROR header flags: response, want recursion, recursion avail. questions = 1, answers = 2, authority records = 4, additional = 4 QUESTIONS: www.earthlink.net, type = A, class = IN ANSWERS: - www.earthlink.net internet address = 207.217.78.110 ttl = 1647 (27m27s) - www.earthlink.net internet address = 207.217.78.100 ttl = 1647 (27m27s) AUTHORITY RECORDS: - EARTHLINK.net nameserver = ns1.EARTHLINK.net ttl = 1760 (29m20s) - EARTHLINK.net nameserver = ns2.EARTHLINK.net ttl = 1760 (29m20s) - EARTHLINK.net nameserver = ns3.EARTHLINK.net ttl = 1760 (29m20s) - EARTHLINK.net nameserver = ns4.EARTHLINK.net ttl = 1760 (29m20s) ADDITIONAL RECORDS: - ns1.EARTHLINK.net internet address = 207.217.126.41 ttl = 1760 (29m20s) - ns2.EARTHLINK.net internet address = 207.217.77.42 ttl = 24111 (6h41m51s) - ns3.EARTHLINK.net internet address = 207.217.120.43 ttl = 1760 (29m20s) - ns4.EARTHLINK.net internet address = 209.179.179.19 ttl = 24111 (6h41m51s) Non-authoritative answer: Name:www.earthlink.net Addresses: 207.217.78.110, 207.217.78.100 -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay _ _ _ Dennis M. registered Linux user #180842 Carroll Grigsby wrote: Earthlink's DNS settings are not the same for all of their customers, but depend on the network that you're using. Mine are the same as Tom's, but my authentication setting is PAP, not CHAP. For ex-Mindspring customers, though, the DNS addresses, mail server, news server and other settings are different. All told, they've got about 7 or 8 different groups of settings. I just learned this when I went to the EL support section and did a search on "DNS". This may be totally off of the wall, but might be worth a try: When I first installed LM last year, I couldn't get a connection. It turned out that the dialler was sending M1L4 to the modem, and that ain't legal -- the maximum value for the M parameter is 3. The modem balked. The fix was to edit the entry on the modem string page. My 2 cents - Carroll Tom Brinkman wrote: I have been having a hell of a time with my Mandrake 7.2 powerpack install. I have setup my modem (worked great in 7.0) with setserial, and can connect thru kppp to my isp (earthlink) but it acts as though it has no DNS (can not connect to anywhere but ppp starts) I believe I have tried every damn setting I can think of. I looked at a log that said pppd died with error 15... man pppd says somethiong about "peer not returning an echo" is this some modem setting that I am screwing up? thanks in advance Connecting to Earthlink can be a chore, and from what I can tell, varies by location (the local number you call). Be careful
[newbie] x-window problem.
Hi iam a mandrake newbie, and i have the following problem: when i use the x-window, the screen splits in two pieces (one half to the left and one halfo to the right), the left side has no problem, everything is ok, but when i get something (like the mouse cursor, or a window), the rifgt side acts as a mirror, i mean that everything that is near the half of the screen is repeted 4 or 5 five times(i dont remember exactly) on the right side of the screen. I tried usind the KDE, GNOME and window maker, but it seems that the problem wont go away. I also have to tell you, that the monitor is a Dell 828FI (it appears on the list) and the video card is a Trident 975 AGP (that appears on the list too). I tried changing the screen resolution, but i dont know what more can i do. I hope you can help me, Thanks for reading this e-mail. Andrew.
[newbie] what's up ?
I have installed the win98, winserver4 and the linux mandrake7.1, I install it in advanced option (expert) so that it allows me to create a boot disk and to run several O.S. , that is to say I want to leave me the mandrake environment when one installs it in basic option but linux don't load the graphic environment, alone in text, when executing the startx, seems that it enters but later it leaves the following message: (--)svga: mode "1800x1440"needs hsync freq of 96.15khz.Deleted (--)svga: mode "1800x1440"needs hsync freq of 104.52khz.Deleted (**)font path 'unix/ :-1' (--)svga: chipset :clgd5420 (--)svga: videoram : 1024k (**)svga:using 8bpp, depth 8, color weight:666 (--)svga: Maximum allowed dot-clock = 50.200 (**)svga: Mode 800x600: mode clock = 40.000, clock used: 39.991 (--)svga: Virtual resolution set to 800x600 (--)svga: speed up code selection modified because VirtualX ! = 1024 (**)svga:cldg5420: approximate DRAM bandwidth 4 drawing: 10 of 50MB/s (--)svga:cldg5420: 568576 bytes off - screen memory available FontTransSocketUNIXConnect : can't connect:errno=111 failed to set default font path 'unix/ :-1' fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' When reporting a problem related to a server crash please send the full server output, not just the last message.
Re: [newbie] still working on windows D drive
Tom, I'm not aware of there being any problem making mountpoints off / like /win. That way, you not only save yourself a little typing, but have a meaningful shortcut to the actual device (which I think is the whole point). I favor doing this too. I always move my Windoze HDD (hda) out of /mnt. I currently mount it on /c. When I had a fat32 partition on hdb (my Linux HDD), I mounted it as /d. This is 'specially nice with supermount, since you don't have the pause while supermount checks your removable media drives (eg, floppy, CD, CD-RW) for inserted media. IIRC, the multi-disk howto also recommends mounting drives/partitions directly off '/' , to improve disk performance, tho I've never seen a difference. I think I remember something being mentioned in the howto about that too, but I'm certainly not one to follow ~all~ the advice in howto's;-). As for performance, my internal zip was off of / in RH, but lm7.2 installed it in /mnt. I don't really mind, but you're right, there seems to be no difference in boot time. Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux
Re: [newbie] Sound recorder?
You might have sox installed, since I have it installed and it gave me the same error. Try "rpm -q sox" and see if something comes up. Then for the sound problem, are you running any desktop sound things? That could interfere with the grecord. (Mandrake 7.2) Following suggestions, I tried successfully the following commands: locate filename rec sample.wav play sample.wav This didn't work: record sample.wav (no matter, as rec does it) Also, grecord (GUI program) started to work, but had this error message: "couldn't find sox" "can't open input file /dev/dsp : device or resource busy" Thanks to all for the help. -- Anthony http://binaryfusion.net Press any key to continue, or any other key to quit.
Re: [newbie] Getting support
Can you please post your question here? cc me in and we'll try to help. I'm not in the support department, but sometimes I can help or put you in touch with the right people. -Chris On Thursday 11 January 2001 10:03, Lionel Chan wrote: Greetings, I've registered my 7.2 and posted a question dated 12 Dec 2000. Till date I've not gotten any response from Mandrake. Anyone with a similar problem getting help from Mandrake? Tks -- CHAN Kin Poon
Re: [newbie] ppp error 15
I have no problem connecting, and the dns numbers I have put in are the ones I used in two other (windows) computers for earthlink. the dialup and log-on are fine, just no connections to the net past the computer I am dialing into. - Original Message - From: "Dennis Myers" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] ppp error 15 Another $.02, we're almost up to a dollar here, when I connect to earthlink my user name in KPPP has to be entered as ELN/denkar . If I tried just denkar it won't connect. For mail login under user name it requires only the denkar, go figure. So if you don't have the ELN/ in front of you login name you might give that a go. _ _ _ Dennis M. registered Linux user #180842 Carroll Grigsby wrote: Earthlink's DNS settings are not the same for all of their customers, but depend on the network that you're using. Mine are the same as Tom's, but my authentication setting is PAP, not CHAP. For ex-Mindspring customers, though, the DNS addresses, mail server, news server and other settings are different. All told, they've got about 7 or 8 different groups of settings. I just learned this when I went to the EL support section and did a search on "DNS". This may be totally off of the wall, but might be worth a try: When I first installed LM last year, I couldn't get a connection. It turned out that the dialler was sending M1L4 to the modem, and that ain't legal -- the maximum value for the M parameter is 3. The modem balked. The fix was to edit the entry on the modem string page. My 2 cents - Carroll Tom Brinkman wrote: I have been having a hell of a time with my Mandrake 7.2 powerpack install. I have setup my modem (worked great in 7.0) with setserial, and can connect thru kppp to my isp (earthlink) but it acts as though it has no DNS (can not connect to anywhere but ppp starts) I believe I have tried every damn setting I can think of. I looked at a log that said pppd died with error 15... man pppd says somethiong about "peer not returning an echo" is this some modem setting that I am screwing up? thanks in advance Connecting to Earthlink can be a chore, and from what I can tell, varies by location (the local number you call). Be careful of advice to directly enter the DNS numbers in resolve.conf. EL use a Netscape- Enterprise server that's a kissin cousin to AoL's Bu!!Sh+t. Once you get good** EL DNS numbers entered into Kppp, on first good connect a different set are auto written to resolve.conf EL DNS (mine, YMMV): 207.217.77.82 and 207.217.120.83 (primary/secondary) my /etc/ppp/resolve.conf: nameserver 198.6.1.218 nameserver 198.6.100.218 (this is pretty standard DNS, not EL's, so you might try entering these in resolv.conf) my /etc/ppp/options: lock noauth noipdefault usepeerdns Kppp: authentication is CHAP, dynamic IP, default gateway, domain is www.earthlink.net, line termination 'cr' ** by good I mean: EL support (the 800 number) gave me 3 sets of bad numbers before I discovered the right numbers for myself ;( and 2 days before their windoze CD came in the mail. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay --
[newbie] Kernel panic: No init found
A month ago I have successfully installed LM 7.2 on my Pentium Celeron 366 MHz having 20 GB disc. I have two Win partitions: C (hda1 - 6 GB) and D (hda5 - 8.5 GB), and three Linux partitions: / (hda6 - 4.5 GB), /boot (hda7 - 16 MB) and swap (hda8 - 125 MB). LILO was chosen for boot and installed in MBR. The system was functional up to two days ago when I obtained the following message during boot procedure: Warning: unable to open an initial console Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel. After that I must reboot the system. I can boot the system using the boot floppy, and it functions properly. Reinstalling LILO didn't help to restore. Any help, please. Thanks, Pop
Re: [newbie] Gnome/v7.2 question.
If he is using the graphical user login, he can select it or any of the others from there. Barry :-) On Thu, 11 January 2001, "Ronald J. Hall" wrote: My brother is using v7.2 of Mandrake, and currently it boots up into KDE. He wants to know how to switch it so that he can boot into Gnome? Thanks! -- /\ DarkLord \/ Surfree.com - nationwide internet access http://www.surfree.com
Re: [newbie] Linux cool keyboard???
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul, where are you ? If you are in the UK Linux Emporium have them on their website, they are not split though, John Hi John, I am in the Netherlands. Too bad they don't have split keyboards, my RSI affliction requires that. Thanks for the tip though :) Paul -- Abandon all hope ye who press ENTER here... http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Pine 4.31
Re: [newbie] Passing a Note to Grub
edit /boot/grub/menu.lst All you have to do is add at the end of the line which contains vmlinuz it may already have something like vga=788 or hdc=ide-scsi Salane --- Tony Branch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In Lilo if you want to pass a note to the kernel that your system has more memory than is actually being reported you can edit the lilo configuration file, lilo.conf. But what about GRUB? I have found very little information concerning modifing GRUB, that is editing it to pass on instructions to the kernel concerning actual ram size rather than what's being reported. Any GRUB experts out there who lilke to field this question __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Just a simple question
Reply to Darklord I'm not sure what you meant by natively or wine but that is quite a list. I thought for sure the software for ultima online said it would work on Mandrake. That's like my favorite game. You don't have to tell me any of your secrets, but was it hard to get baldur's gate diablo2 and half life to work, or did it take long to make them work. _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Re: [newbie] Gnome/v7.2 question.
When it boots to the login box that wants either the user + password or root + password there is a button that has kde on it click on that button and all of the installed choices including gnome will drop down. Click gnome and pull up a mushroom. Oh, then click "go" sorry my strange sense of humor got in the way back there. Ronald J. Hall wrote: My brother is using v7.2 of Mandrake, and currently it boots up into KDE. He wants to know how to switch it so that he can boot into Gnome? Thanks! -- Dennis Myers Registered Linux user #180843
[newbie] Switching back to Xfree86 4.01?
Hello All, I had Xfree86 4.01 running on my linux mandrake 7.2 machine with an Nvidia Geforce 2. I tried to install the latest drivers and now my system information list that I'm running 3.3.6. Is there a way I can switch back to 4.01 without having to do a reinstall? All help is very much appreciated. Thanks!
RE: [newbie] Re: Win4Lin - Does it do WinMe?
The lastest release, such as that with 7.2, does. Earlier versions do not. They had to overcome the direct access to DOS not being avalible with ME. Charles (-: Forever never goes beyond tomorrow. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Traci Collins Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 2:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Re: Win4Lin - Does it do WinMe? With all the gungho WIn4Lin supporters out there I wonder, does anyone know if it supports WinMe or is it exclusively for Win98? -- Traci Collins http://www.rof.net/wp/tcollins/traci.html
Re: [newbie] Re: Win4Lin - Does it do WinMe?
On Thursday 11 January 2001 11:09, you wrote: With all the gungho WIn4Lin supporters out there I wonder, does anyone know if it supports WinMe or is it exclusively for Win98? Just Win95/98. http://www.netraverse.com/products/win4lin/index.php M. -- Michael O'Henly TENZO Design
[newbie] File Manager Performance Differences
When I open the /mandrake/RPM directory on md 7.2 CD1 using Konqueror it takes ages for it to load the list of rpm files whereas if I use either GMC or XWC File Manager the list appears almost instantly. Don't know there would be any difference at all. Nev
Re: [newbie] Getting support
Dude, first off all welcome to the Linux Mandrake comunity.Secondly, the mailing list is the best place to pose your question. Why? because someopne has probably run accross the same problem before and can help you. So send your problem out to the list and see what haapens. Dru - Original Message - From: "Christopher Molnar" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Lionel Chan" [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Getting support Can you please post your question here? cc me in and we'll try to help. I'm not in the support department, but sometimes I can help or put you in touch with the right people. -Chris On Thursday 11 January 2001 10:03, Lionel Chan wrote: Greetings, I've registered my 7.2 and posted a question dated 12 Dec 2000. Till date I've not gotten any response from Mandrake. Anyone with a similar problem getting help from Mandrake? Tks -- CHAN Kin Poon
Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux
Hello, I just read that story myself and felt he was a bit hard on linux, but I cut this piece out and think he has a pointinregards to the suse pro ver 7 which I have. When I first installed it it installed 3417 packs and used just over 6.5 gig of my hard drive. Far too many apps for me . Linux blows windoze out of the water, and I am having a ball with linux, learning how to move around in bash and installing software and learning how to upgrade kde 1.2x to 2.0.1. Much more fun that plain jane windoze, with only one desk top and so on. "quote" The way I see it, for Linux to become a viable desktop platform, it needs to slim down and streamline its offerings. A Linux truly designed for the desktop should include: An installer as easy to manage as that of Corel Linux Automatic network/Internet configuration Tough, preconfigured security for network/Internet access A conservative roster of applications, including an email client; a Web browser; office tools such as a word processor, a spreadsheet, and presentation apps; an image editor; a media player; an HTML editor; Telnet, FTP, and other network utilities Preconfigured Windows/Mac OS file system and network support A single window manager that integrates the best of existing desktop environments into a pared-down, easily configurable workspace A modicum of accessories such as a calculator and an address book User-friendly network administration tools Corporate users may not need even half of these applications, since IT departments will determine which apps are supported by the company. And many more applications may deserve to be included. But as a basic desktop system, a version of Linux, as outlined above, would prove much more appealing and useful to folks who don't live and breathe Linux. "unquote" Regards Anthony Daniell. - Original Message - From: Adrian Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 2:21 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux quote from the artical: The week before Christmas, CNET News.com editor Todd Volz blasted most of the major commercial distributions, including Mandrakesoft, for shipping bloated product. While most of the bloat comes in the area of developer-oriented features, i.e. mulitple compilers, screen setting controls etc., Voltz viewed the business community's reluctance to slim things down for the regular user a distressing sign. quote from adrian: where is my shotgun? mandrake comes on 2 CDs with: 1 OS 10 window managers 100+ programs winsux comes on 1 CD with 1 OS bloat? where's the bloat i think someone missed the bloat. Adrian Smith 'de telepone dude Telecom Dept. x 7042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10:54:26 AM 1/10/01 http://www.upside.com/Open_Season/3a5b574d60.html -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
[newbie] a painless transition, please
Hail Eris! Eh, me dears, I seem to be in a bit of a fix here. You see, I have made the transition from Dragon Linux 2.2.4 (a clone of Slackware 7.1) to Mandrake 7.1 (a hard decision inspired by the rants of certain irc curmudgeons) both versions, and, much as I like the ease of configuration and much as I rejoice at the prospect of being finally able to listen to my MP3s (for some obscure reason alsasound drivers wouldn't run on Dragon...), I still have a few things to grumble about. Firstly, the cursor. It's just a white square, ladies and gents, and weird as it might sound, but I actually like to see the things I click on. The mouse is an ancient com port thingy, and I haven't had a single problem with it before. Neither Aktion nor Xmovie are capable of playing back MPEGs properly. Oh, and there's a huge problemola with fetchmail - the .fetchmailrc file is there, it belongs to the proper user and has got the proper permission level (710). However, when I start fetchmail, it freezes as it begins to download the first message. Pine requires an SMTP server, and it never used to - localhost had always been good enough. I'm rapidly approaching my wit's end, as I have to use the web interface for this mailbox, which is always about angst, exasperation, and loss of self-esteem... 23/93 "See the black sun rise from the Solar Lodge" ~JBP'S'C Mickey, Irrev. Vicar In A Tutu from Thee Church Ov Holy Moz, Blue Rat Ov Kaos, Offender Ov Thee Faith.
Re: [newbie] ppp error 15
On Thursday 11 January 2001 08:30 pm, you wrote: On Thursday 11 January 2001 09:59 am, Dennis Myers wrote: Another $.02, we're almost up to a dollar here, when I connect to earthlink my user name in KPPP has to be entered as ELN/denkar . If I tried just denkar it won't connect. For mail login under user name it requires only the denkar, go figure. So if you don't have the ELN/ in front of you login name you might give that a go. OK, now a $1 even ;) I'm curious as to what/how earthlink differs from most ISP's For starters, here's an nslookup (below sig), pay particular attention to their DNS servers, ns*.EARTHLINK.net. I suspect the reason EL's such a contradictory hodgepodge is the same as AoL's mess, AoL/NutScrape-Enterprise Servers ; BTW, Carroll, EL support told me PAP, but neighbors using EL here, clued me that CHAP was needed to connect (and it is, here at least). Oooops, I forgot to mention that I had to use CHAPS for authentication. You have to select it after the OS install and in the KPPP setup, so I had kinda,sorta, forgot that. Hope all this helps the original question get answered. -- Dennis M. Registered Linux user #180842
Re: [newbie] Getting support
I've heard nothing from them but the auto-responder to let me know they'd got each of the e-mails. So, is MandrakeSoft any better at support than, say, M$? I sent in an e-mail for support and got a response back in about 24 hours. That's cool. Wonder if they'll come up with anything for my issues. If you've been reading, I'd got the sound working -- for about a week. Then it suddenly got slow. Now, when resetting everything, all I get are clicks. ...One day. Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux
Re: [newbie] Helix Gnome and MDK 7.2
"John W" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I had this problem and used the advice I recieved from the helix supportstaff. as root: chmod +x /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/Gnome also add that command to the bottom of /etc/rc.local. This works for gdm I am not sure about kdm but you may try to substitute kdm for gdm and or use gdm. Well, until I hear that either Helix or Mandrakesoft has fixed this error, I'm not going to worry about Helix Gnome. Although I like it a lot better than the Gnome that Mandrakesoft is putting out, I don't have the time to worry about that particular problem until I fix the many other small (more important) problems residing in my MDK system. (One of which involves connecting via both my modem and LAN [not at the same time], instead of just being able to connect via the LAN. There are times I need to use my modem for Internet access.) Anyway, Thanks for all of your help. -Mannequin*
Re: [newbie] xdmcp
Hi Guys Could also try [EMAIL PROTECTED] (need to register with egroups 1st) which isn't specific to any particular flavour of Linux. James PS Didn't Mandrake originally split from RH but go more for the leading edge techknowlogy wise? This is a mandrake group. Try www.rpmfind.net -Original Message- From: iagoba [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 8:52 AM To: Listas-Newbie Subject: [newbie] xdmcp Hi I want to know where I can download the xdm program with its daemon xdmcp and how to install it in my RH 6.1 thanks. Iagoba
[newbie] Another Grub Q
Hi Guys Just wondering how to make a boot floppy using Grub rather that Lilo. Thanx in advance James
Re: [newbie] xdmcp
yeah! perhaps I don't say that I got Mandrake 7.1? "Helsby, James" wrote: This is a mandrake group. Try www.rpmfind.net -Original Message- From: iagoba [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 8:52 AM To: Listas-Newbie Subject: [newbie] xdmcp Hi I want to know where I can download the xdm program with its daemon xdmcp and how to install it in my RH 6.1 thanks. Iagoba
[newbie] Cannot boot up : libsafe error
Hi guru : I make a silly mistake yesterday when I commented the /etc/ld.so.preload and now my system cannot boot up. I installed the Mandrake 7.2 (with high security level) on a Compaq ML370 machine. I have try to mount the root disk (which is a 18GB Ultra SCSI disk) but failed. I have try to pass argument to the kernel such as init=/sbin/sash but I still edit the file cause it is a read-only filesystem. I am using the reiser file system. Pls help me. Cheers
Re: [newbie] Grub question
Hi Kelly Any of the text editors will do the job, so long as you're signed in as root. If you pay attention to the order of the menu items during boot up (just hit an arrow key to stop the count down if need) you'll find them in the same order in the file which should give you an idea of the basic syntax (grammar). I've found that timeout is the value in seconds that grub will wait for a keystroke before going on with the default selection. Default (minus the capital) is the menu item minus one (eg, 2nd one is 1). I'd also suggest reading the manul for grub by going to the consol (any terminal programm) and typing man grub which will give a good deal of info. Hope that was of at least some help James I know that this has been covered, because I remember seeing it. So, please forgive my ignorance. How can I edit the Grub menu after it has been installed? I know that the list resides in /boot/grub/menu.lst. How can I edit that file? Thanks y'all, Chris Kelly --- Boy of Destiny King of Nothing
[newbie] Camera Q
Hi Guys I'm wondering if anyone has an idea of how I might get my digital camera (USB model) made by Playworks (www.playworks.com) for which I only know of a win98 driverto work under Linux? My system currently dual boots between win95b and LM 7.2. Can't for the life of me get win98 or win me to install, but that I'm seeking the answer elsewhere LOL Good chance I may eventually ditch win altogether James
Re: [newbie] Getting support
Hi Guys, Not trying to either defend nor bash them, but has anyone considered the number of requests for help they likely get each day? It does take time to get through them. Getting over 1,000 emails a day myself (ok, so I'm on about 40 lists of various types) and it does take time to get through them. It's likely they get quite a few (more than they can handle I'll bet) and maybe some people out there might consider taking some of the load? (just a thought that might help out if this is the case). Not a big fan of M$ myself, but even they likely get more requests than they can handle (even I have Q's they haven't answered yet). So depending on the load, yes, it might take a little while. You can also do what I do, ask in a number of forums if the Q is really important and needs urgent attention. James Hey, I've registered my 7.2 and posted a question dated 12 Dec 2000. Till date I've not gotten any response from Mandrake. Anyone with a similar problem getting help from Mandrake? Well, while I've not actually posted via their site, I've issues with two of my cards (Diamond Viper 770D a Crystal Audio sound card (cs4236) had sent the info requested in drakconf to some MandrakeSoft address a few weeks ago. I've heard nothing from them but the auto-responder to let me know they'd got each of the e-mails. So, is MandrakeSoft any better at support than, say, M$? Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux
[newbie] Mouse wheel not running
Hello again; My home computer has a Genius NetScroll+ mouse. Mandrake 7.2 install my mouse as a generic PS2 and the wheel just runs as a third button. If I select the Genius NetScroll then the pointer stop on the top of the screen and doesn't run. I don't know if the problem is because my mouse is a NetScroll(+) and perhaps Mandrake just recognized the previous version. In fact I have not problems running the mouse as a PS2 generic, but under windows the wheel is usefull, to zooming, move along web pages and so on. Does anyone know how to install this mouse wheel? Thanks in advance for your kind attention, yours sincerely Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain)
