[newbie] Adaptec 1200 ide raid controller.....problem
I have two western digital 60 gig drives. Both were working fine on the onboard controller. I installed an Adaptec 1200 raid controller. At first I couldn't even get to the lilo. Once I went into the raid setup and setup the drives, it booted to the lilo screen. Linux starts to boot, but hangs with this message... kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k block-major-3, errno=z mount error 6 ext3 flags mounted devfs on /dev Then I get a kernal panic and it stops loading. Im guessing it has something to do with moving the drives to the controller?? Any help would be great Alan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] SWAT: Config question in Mandrake 8.1
Here we go again =) I can't connect to swat... Here's the first problem Not sure what is suppose to be in my xinetd.conf file... Something to the effect of swat stream tcp nowait.400 after 400 is where I get lost. Every install doc I read has something different after 400 usually a path... whats the right path for mandrake 8.1? What is the swat file in /xinetd.d for? Thanks... __ Alan Carpenter PC Specialist (DCSE) Dell Certified Systems Expert A+ Certified Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College Office 757.455.3267 Cell 757.449.0381 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] thanks...for the fix, and now two or three more question =)
I wanted to say thanks to everyone who wrote me back with fixes for my usb problem. Now I have two or three more questions =) 1)inetd? I can't seem to find it. I thought it was normally in /etc? I found a Xinetd, but I cant find inetd? Do I need to run something? I'm not sure what inetd even is? Does it start services? 2)Apache. I have it up and running because I can connect to the server and view the default index. Where does the Apache directory reside? Is it called http? I can't see to find the default index file? Any help would be great. 3)Telnet. Again back to inetd. I read the service starts in inetd? Is telnet installed by default? Do I need to download a telnet package? If I do could somebody recommend one? Thanks... Alan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] thanks...for the fix, and now two or three more question =)
How can I connect to my server using SSH on the client side? The client is using windows. Do they make any SSH programs for windows? Thanks again... Alan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of civileme Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 4:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] thanks...for the fix, and now two or three more question =) On Monday 26 November 2001 10:42 am, Alan Carpenter wrote: I wanted to say thanks to everyone who wrote me back with fixes for my usb problem. Now I have two or three more questions =) 1)inetd? I can't seem to find it. I thought it was normally in /etc? I found a Xinetd, but I cant find inetd? Do I need to run something? I'm not sure what inetd even is? Does it start services? Xinetd is the modern replacement. It starts internet services on demand 2)Apache. I have it up and running because I can connect to the server and view the default index. Where does the Apache directory reside? Is it called http? I can't see to find the default index file? Any help would be great. Look in /var/www right where the Linux Standard Base and File Hierarchical System 2.2 (FHS2.2) say it should be. 3)Telnet. Again back to inetd. I read the service starts in inetd? Is telnet installed by default? Do I need to download a telnet package? If I do could somebody recommend one? Really don't use telnet. It is antiquated and insecure. I have software on my machine which can twist the ends of a telnet connection so that they are desynchronized and then my machine becomes the glue that holds the connection together and I have a chance to snarf all the communications and make tasteful changes as well. ssh is much more secure and already loaded by default. To connect, ssh username@mymachine,mydomain.com on the client side and everything is encrypted. Otherwise you are on the machine just like a telnet connection once your password is validated. If you absolutely must have telnet, the server and client are on your install CDs, just not loaded by default. CIvileme QA Team Thanks... Alan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Shutdown Hanging...in Mandrake 8.1!?!
I need help =). Everytime I shut my PC down it hangs after Disconnect usb 1, Disconnect usb 2. After it displays disconnect usb 2 it just sits there, and never shuts down or times out with an error. Any help would be great. Thanks... Alan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] remote access via a modem?
Is there a program or a server that will run, that will let you dial into your linux box? My linux server is behind a firewall, and I want to be able to telnet into it. I was thinking about installing a modem. Thanks for all your help __ Alan Carpenter PC Specialist (DCSE) Dell Certified Systems Expert A+ Certified Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College Office 757.455.3267 Cell 757.449.0381 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] install problem?
During the mandrake 8 install, I create my partitions on a second HD a maxtor. It creates the partitions as hdf5 through hdf8. When linux boots it see's the drive as Hdb and I get a kernel panic error and linux fails to load. So there's a confliction between the label of the HD. Could this be a problem with my promise controller? Could this be a bug in the install? __ Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College Office 757.455.3267 Cell 757.449.0381
[newbie] VFS Error!?!
I installed mandrake 8 on a friend's pc. The install went perfect but when it boots up I get this message.VFS: Cannot open root device 2145 or 21:45 please append a correct root= boot option. Kernal panic: VFS unable to mount root fs on 21:45. 7.2 ran fine on his machine. Any help or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks __ Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College Office 757.455.3267 Cell 757.449.0381
[newbie] do I need to add something to my boot disk to get Auora to work?
Someone told me that using a boot disk Aurora will not work??? Is this true? Alan __ Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College Office 757.455.3267 Cell 757.449.0381
[newbie] vga=ox314
Apparently for Aurora to boot, you need to have vga=0x314 in your lilo.conf file. Here's the problem I don't have a lilo conf file. I use a bootdisk. How can I make changes on the disk?. As root I try to mount to it and I get a input/output error? Thanks for all your help. Alan
[newbie] star office 5.2 errir opening configuration file
I am having a small problem with star office, and I was wondering if anyone could help me out. When I close star office I get this error message "error opening configuration file". When I'm logged in as root, and close up star office I do not get that error. I thought this could be a permissions problem, so I changed all of the star office directories from root to acarpenter. Still the same error. Thanks for your help.. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Aurora setup question
I am using mandrake 8 beta 3. As root in gnome under "darkconf", "boot", "boot config", I change to aurora, and then select "horizontal - nice looking". I click apply and ok and reboot. It boots right back up in text mode? I go back into gnome and aurora is not selected? BTW I am using a boot disk, to get into my linux partiition. Is there anything I need to do with lilo to get aurora to work? Thanks for all your help. Alan
Re: [newbie] star office 5.2 errir opening configuration file
I was logged on as a normal user, and then I just ran the bin file. Alan Salvatore Eric Indiogine wrote: What kind of SO install did you do? Was it #./setup -net as root and then $./setup as normal user? On Thursday 19 April 2001 09:30, Alan Carpenter wrote: I am having a small problem with star office, and I was wondering if anyone could help me out. When I close star office I get this error message "error opening configuration file". When I'm logged in as root, and close up star office I do not get that error. I thought this could be a permissions problem, so I changed all of the star office directories from root to acarpenter. Still the same error. Thanks for your help.. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Salvatore "Eric" Indiogine Computer Specialist - Power Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-2431
Re: [newbie] star office 5.2 errir opening configuration file
I was logged on as a normal user, and then I just ran the bin file. Alan Salvatore Eric Indiogine wrote: What kind of SO install did you do? Was it #./setup -net as root and then $./setup as normal user? On Thursday 19 April 2001 09:30, Alan Carpenter wrote: I am having a small problem with star office, and I was wondering if anyone could help me out. When I close star office I get this error message error opening configuration file. When I'm logged in as root, and close up star office I do not get that error. I thought this could be a permissions problem, so I changed all of the star office directories from root to acarpenter. Still the same error. Thanks for your help.. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Salvatore Eric Indiogine Computer Specialist - Power Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-2431
[newbie] star office 5.2 - /tmp no space ???
When I attempted to install star office, I get an error "no space in /tmp". It creates a directory under /tmp called "srv.0001". Does this simply mean I don't have enough space to install it?? I created the typical partitions. /,swap,var,usr,home and opt. What partition does the tmp directory reside under??? ____ Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Dr. Norfolk Va. 23502 Office (757)455.3267 Cell (757)449.0381
[newbie] mod probe error: no-isapnp....
I upgraded to kernel 2.4.1.mdk9, using the rpm packages. I installed the kernel,utils,doc's,headers. All 2.4.1.mdk9. Before I upgraded my sound card worked fine. Now I am missing a isapnp module? I ran sndconfig in the shell, and it found my card AWE64 SB with no problems. It played all the sample files and I could hear them clearly. So I went back into gnome, loaded hard drake, and when I config my soundcard it says "mod probe error: no-isapno module". So how do I go about adding this to the kernel??? Thanks, Alan
[newbie] popcorn kernel or 2.4 kernel....
I have a quick question about kernel 2.4.0 rpm files. I installed the headers, the kernel, the mod utils, the doc's, the utils, everything I think I needed to install. When I installed one of the rpm's it gave me some kind of conflict error. So I rebooted, and it displays the new kernel at the login screen. As well if I do a uname -r. It shows 2.4.0. My question is am I truely running the new kernel??? Does the conflict messages mean it didn't install something If so do I need to totally remove the directory that it's conflicting with??? Thanks so much. Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Dr. Norfolk Va. 23502 Office (757)455.3267 Cell (757)449.0381
[newbie] Screen Capture of processes loading at boot up
I have noticed people posting there startup file??? Where is this file's location?? I have a few modules failing, and I would like to get some help on them. Or is it a screen capture somehow?? Thanks for your help. Alan
[newbie] I got the recompiling kernel blues =)
Ok so let me start from the beginning =). I recompiled my kernel to 2.4.0 with some success. Here's the first problem I ran into after booting into my new kernel. During the boot up process I got a "failed" message something about can't find /lib/module/2.4.0-0.31mdk. So I went to that directory to find that I had renamed it to 2.4.0-0.31.mdk.old. So I dropped off the .old and rebooted. This time during the boot up, I got a different message when it came up to the module part. This time I got a long list of messages about "unrecognized symbols", or something to that effect. So I went back into the /lib/module directory and saw a 2.4.0 directory. So now I am looking at 2.4.0 and 2.4.0-0.31mdk both are directories. I checked both directories and realized that the 2.4.0 was the right one!!! The 31mdk directory was a previous attempt to compile the kernel. SO I renamed the 31mdk, back to .old and changed 2.4.0 to 2.4.0-0.31.mdk. The only reason I knew this was because I checked the dates on the files in both directories. So this time when I rebooted, I got the great green "OK" when it was loading the modules. Now here's where I am stuck I noticed that I get a eth0 module not found when booting up. I got this ever since I compiled the new kernel. So I go into gnome, and run hard drake, select hardware configuration. I select my network cardLTE-ON LNE100TX, and select to configure it, but I get this error "modprobe: can't locate module eth0". I also get "modprobe: can't locate pnp-isa" when I try to configure my soundcard. Now these work fine with the old kernel, but with the new one I guess I am missing something?? Now When I was going through the steps to compile the new kernel, I used xconfig and I know I selected isa-pnp, and I couldn't find my exact network card, so I selected what could of been one of them. The book I was reading from said you had to do one last step, and I couldn't follow the book at all. It said you needed to configure the new modules??? It showed some weird commands like this.. Example from the book: (Caldera) #find /lib/modules/2.0.35-apm -name "*.0" -print "/etc/modules/2.0.35/ $ (uname -v).default" please help =). Alan
[newbie] uninstalling Lilo
whats the commands for uninstalling Lilo??? In terminal mode, can I just type "lilo -U" will that work??? Also Does anyone have a Adaptec 2930?? Linux doesn't see it at all. Is there something special I need to do?? Thanks for your help. ____ Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Dr. Norfolk Va. 23502 Office (757)455.3267 Cell (757)449.0381
[newbie] Netscape loads twice...
Whatever I did I'm not sure, but now netscape loads up twice at startup. Then I get some error about "netscape lock file or program loading twice". Is there a startup config file somewhere? How do I set it up so that netscape doesn't load at all during startup. Thanks so much. ____ Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Dr. Norfolk Va. 23502 Office (757)455.3267 Cell (757)449.0381
[newbie] Windows Manager
What's the choice of Window's Manager?? Does anyone shine above the rest??? Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Dr. Norfolk Va. 23502 Office (757)455.3267 Cell (757)449.0381
Re: [newbie] My first email sent from Pronto =)
Not sure =). It's my cox connection. PoP3 I believe. Haven't seen any slow down yet, and I have about 257 messages. Seems to run great. No crashes =) Alan On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 19:58:47 -0500, Gary said: KOn Fri, Jun 30, 2000 at 10:28:32AM -0500 or thereabouts, Alan Carpenter wrote: Here's a walk through of how I got it installed. Hopefully this will help someone else out. Thanks for the info Alan. Did you set it up with your own POP3s directly within Pronto or are you using a fetchmail, procmail, sendmail type of setup? Also, am curious as this is Perl driven, as to how it reacts, or perhaps slows down, when your message databases starts to fill up. Best regards, Gary
[newbie] this should be a easy one for somebody =)...
Somehow my netscape communicator Icon has been removed from my desktop. I also picked up a book today called "Mastering Gnome". Looks like a great book. Anyone else have it?? I also installed gnome napster. If anyone needs help with that, then just let me know =). Alan Carpenter
[newbie] My first email sent from Pronto =)
Here's a walk through of how I got it installed. Hopefully this will help
someone else out.
Download just ProntoInstaller.PL
Create a directory and copy ProntoInstaller.pl Into it
as root; type "./ProntoInstaller.pl" (It should start the install)
It will then ask how do you want to install it. From tar or rpm? I selected
tar.
It will finish the install and you should be able to run the pronto.
Now once you try to send an email you will get an error..Date:: Manip
unable to determine timezone
find the file Manip.pm file, Mine was in /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.06
edit this file with any editor
goto line 95 and edit the follow line...
$conf ("tz")=" ",
inside the quotes put your timezonemine is eastern so
$conf("tz")="EST"
That should get you going =). I want to say thanks to all the people on this
list, and to Maher. This is a great email program. Keep up the good work.
Re: [newbie] My first email sent from Pronto =)
the url is
http://www.muhri.net/pronto/page.php3?node=download
It's a great email program...
Alan
On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 16:40:56 -0500, Dennis Myers said:
Alan Carpenter wrote:
Here's a walk through of how I got it installed. Hopefully this will help
someone else out.
Download just ProntoInstaller.PL
Create a directory and copy ProntoInstaller.pl Into it
as root; type "./ProntoInstaller.pl" (It should start the install)
It will then ask how do you want to install it. From tar or rpm? I
selected
tar.
It will finish the install and you should be able to run the pronto.
Now once you try to send an email you will get an error..Date:: Manip
unable to determine timezone
find the file Manip.pm file, Mine was in /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.06
edit this file with any editor
goto line 95 and edit the follow line...
$conf ("tz")=" ",
inside the quotes put your timezonemine is eastern so
$conf("tz")="EST"
That should get you going =). I want to say thanks to all the people on
this
list, and to Maher. This is a great email program. Keep up the good
work.
where did you find Pronto? I have looked all over and don't find a
download, do
you have a URL? Thanks , Dennis
RE: [newbie] Weird DarkConf Question
I see, said the blind man to the deaf boy =). Very interesting. Thanks so much. Alan -Original Message- From: Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 12:53 AM To: Alan Carpenter Subject: Re: [newbie] Weird DarkConf Question On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Alan Carpenter wrote: I go into darkconf, select hardware, and after it scans for ISA devices I get this weird, almost alert/air raid siren sound coming from my pc speaker. The only way to get rid of it is to reboot. This is the only time it does this. =) . I'm not sending out any nukes am I...=) I could imagine that it is the soundcard that reacts to the probing of the system. Paul -- Women speak two languages, one of which is verbal. -Steve Rubenstein )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
RE: [newbie] how to install pronto email
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm pretty new at this =). I finally untared pronto in a directory, and ran the prontoinstaller.pl. It started to install, and it quit and said you need to be root to install this program. I was like ok no big deal. So I logged in as root and tried it again, only this time I got some error about "bash command: file or directory not found". It's like it just wouldn't see the file?? Does this have something to do with the bash shell??? Please help if you can =). Also whats RPM??? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Fran Parker Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 2:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Newbie@linux-mandrake. com Subject: Re: [newbie] how to install pronto email Hi, Pronto had an RPM on the site...if you are not comfortable with tarballs yet, you might want to go back and get the RPM. Bambi Alan Carpenter wrote: I am a newbie =), and need help installing pronto email. I downloaded the tarball, but that's as far as I have gotten. A step by step would really help me, and other people in this list I hope. Thanks so much. ____ Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Dr. Norfolk Va. 23502 Office (757)455.3267 Cell (757)449.0381
[newbie] how to install pronto email
I am a newbie =), and need help installing pronto email. I downloaded the tarball, but that's as far as I have gotten. A step by step would really help me, and other people in this list I hope. Thanks so much. Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Dr. Norfolk Va. 23502 Office (757)455.3267 Cell (757)449.0381
RE: [newbie] Pronto Mail
I have recently installed 7.1, so I should be ok there =). I was wondering what directory should the pronto tarball file be located in. Or does it matter? I know there is a "make file" in the tarball. What is a "make file"? Is that like a setup file for windoze? Alan -Original Message- From: mrc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 10:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Pronto Mail I tried to install it on Mandrake 6 and discovered there were several subsidiary programs that needed to be updated. Will wait until I upgrade to Mandrake 7. M Coady On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Alan Carpenter wrote: Has any tried to install Pronto yet? I haven't but want. I wasn't sure how hard it is to install it. Let me know if it works well for you. Thanks.
[newbie] Weird DarkConf Question
I go into darkconf, select hardware, and after it scans for ISA devices I get this weird, almost alert/air raid siren sound coming from my pc speaker. The only way to get rid of it is to reboot. This is the only time it does this. =) . I'm not sending out any nukes am I...=) Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Dr. Norfolk Va. 23502 Office (757)455.3267 Cell (757)449.0381
[newbie] thanks for the install answers for Pronto
Thank you Tom and Monte for your help. I will try it tonight when I get home and let you know the results =). Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Dr. Norfolk Va. 23502 Office (757)455.3267 Cell (757)449.0381
RE: [newbie] Pronto Mail
I saw the installer link, but that just shows me the source code for the installer program? I don't see any file to download. What do I do with that?? Please bare with me =). I am very green with linux. Maybe I missed something on the page??? =) Alan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alan Shoemaker Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 12:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Pronto Mail Alandon't download the tarball, download the installer script. Then run it and everything is taken care of. Maybe you need to re-read the info on the web page? Alan Alan Carpenter wrote: I have recently installed 7.1, so I should be ok there =). I was wondering what directory should the pronto tarball file be located in. Or does it matter? I know there is a "make file" in the tarball. What is a "make file"? Is that like a setup file for windoze? Alan -Original Message- From: mrc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 10:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Pronto Mail I tried to install it on Mandrake 6 and discovered there were several subsidiary programs that needed to be updated. Will wait until I upgrade to Mandrake 7. M Coady On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Alan Carpenter wrote: Has any tried to install Pronto yet? I haven't but want. I wasn't sure how hard it is to install it. Let me know if it works well for you. Thanks.
RE: [newbie] Mpeg playback quality....
Hey that's the only reason I stay at the college is for the freebie's =). Thanks for your help Ed. Thanks also to you Paul. I will try all these suggestions tonight. I am so glad I found this list =). Everybody has been so helpful. -Original Message- From: Ed Tharp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 2:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Mpeg playback quality Alan, I have heard of MTV, a search at linuxberg.com might find somthing and also have you considered trying BEos (it is a OS designed for multimedia). The real reason I wrote tho 350 megs ram... I am telling the college you stole that .it's to much ram for just one person...(just joking) Alan Carpenter wrote: I recently tried to view a few movies using different mpeg players, and the movies ran real choppy and slow. I have a p450 with 350 megs of ram with a voodoo3 3000 card. In windows the movies run great. I was wondering if it was the players, my machine, maybe there is something in some settings somewhere??? A better linux movie player maybe??? Thanks for all your help. Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Dr. Norfolk Va. 23502 Office (757)455.3267 Cell (757)449.0381
[newbie] NTFS Partition and GRUB
I am happy to say that I really like Mandrake 7.1. Finally it has the support for my video card "voodoo 3000", and some of my usb devices =). I only have one problem. I can't get to my windows 2000 partition anymore. When the boot loader install came up, I sat there for about 5 minutes thinking about, should I make life easy and boot from a disk or try a boot loader. Well I went with GRUB, and setup an extra option to boot from my NTFS partition which is /hda1. GRUB comes up fine, but when I choose the 2000 partition is bombs out with an error. I know the error is important to know, but I can't remember exactly what it is. My first question is can I bootup with the 2000 boot disks and fdisk /mbr and remove the bootloader. I wasn't sure because it's a NTFS partition and not fat. Is lilo or Grub compat with a NTFS partition? did I mention I love this mailing list =) Alan
[newbie] test
this is a test =) Alan Carpenter PC Specialist Department of Computer Services Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Dr. Norfolk Va. 23502 Office (757)455.3267 Cell (757)449.0381
