[newbie] Philips CDD2600 CD-R / Getting to work
I have installed an Adaptec SCSI card, and an external Philips CDD2600 CD-R on my Mandrake PC. After I put the card in, I booted it up. The machine knows the CD-R is there, because it detects it as SCSI ID 2 when it does the SCSI check. However, once I am in Mandrake, if I go to Harddrake, I can see the SCSI adapter, but not the CD-R. What else needs to be done in order for Mandrake to see and use this thing? Thanks, Brian
RE: [newbie] PPP problem
If you go to a terminal window and type 'man pppd', without the '''s, it will show you the error codes close to the bottom. Brian -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve Homer Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 10:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] PPP problem Hi guys, I've been trying to setup PPP dialup with uklinux.net and gnome-ppp, I have a problem after the modem connects with a "pppd died unexpectedly" message. Syslog says it died with Signal 15, any ideas as to what that is? Cheers, Steve __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
RE: [newbie] Internet Connection Issue...
Sounds like you may have a DNS issue. Go to a terminal prompt and try to ping Yahoo's IP address by pinging: 216.32.74.50 If that is successful, next try pinging it by hostname: www.yahoo.com If the IP address works, and the hostname fails, it is probably a DNS issue, and that is a little out of my scope of help. I am having a DNS issue myself. Brian T. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of yayan Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 11:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Internet Connection Issue... Dear All, I am new with Linux. I just install LM 7.0 and it's look good, but one problem I have is internet connection. My dial-up is working good and could connect to my ISP (connected 48 kbps) but when I run the browser (netscape) no one inetrnet site can I open (it seem that no-connection I've been made). I set the netscape to connect directly to internet (EditPreferenceAdvanceProxy). Could anybody tell me what is going on whith my internet. Any help would be great appreciated. Thanks. Yayan. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
[newbie] DNS issue?
Here is my scenario. I have 2 computers. 1 Windows 98 computer, and 1 Mandrake 7.2 computer. They are directly connected via 100mbs Ethernet. The Mandrake computer has a modem hanging off it, and it is configured to dial into my ISP. I set Internet Connection Sharing up on the Mandrake computer and set the 98 computer up to get its IP address automatically with DHCP. I booted both, and the 98 did receive an IP address from the Mandrake computer, and I could ping, ftp, telnet back and forth and all that good stuff. When I try to use the web, or ping anything by name, it doesn't work. It seems as though the name resolution isn't working on the 98 PC. The DNS is disabled, so I am assuming it is using the Mandrake computer to get its name resolution from. Problem is, I don't know how to check the Mandrake server to see where it is getting its name resolution from. I checked the /etc/nsswitch.conf file, and the order are files dns nis nisplus. I am able to access everything fine from the Mandrake computer, so I believe name resolution on it is fine. I just don't think it is passing name resolution back and forth between Mandrake and 98. If Mandrake is getting its DNS settings (if it isn't getting them from somewhere else) from the ISP when I dial in, where is it configured to tell it to use the DNS from the ISP, and how do I configure it to pass the DNS resolution back to the 98 PC? Thanks, brian
RE: [newbie] DNS issue?
Bascule, I use Earthlink as my ISP, and Earthlink provides automatic DNS for the dialup connection. I have never configured DNS on either the Mandrake or the 98 PC's. Is there a way I can find out what DNS servers the Mandrake PC is using, so that I can plug those servers into the 98 PC? Thank you -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of bascule Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 12:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] DNS issue? not sure brian, but in win you have to set the box to be on a lan and tell it to use dns, i set my win98 box to have the same two dns server entries for my isp as i gave the mandrake box, iirc the place to do this is control panelnetworktcp/ip-network adapterproperties, on the dns tab choose enable and fill in the fields, in the gateway tab i have put the address of my mandrake box as that is the gateway to the net (this might not be necessary but it works for me!) bascule On Saturday 25 November 2000 5:10 pm, you wrote: When I try to use the web, or ping anything by name, it doesn't work. It seems as though the name resolution isn't working on the 98 PC. The DNS is disabled, so I am assuming it is using the Mandrake computer to get its name resolution from. Problem is, I don't know how to check the Mandrake server to see where it is getting its name resolution from. I checked the /etc/nsswitch.conf file, and the order are files dns nis nisplus. I am able to access everything fine from the Mandrake computer, so I believe name resolution on it is fine. I just don't think it is passing name resolution back and forth between Mandrake and 98. If Mandrake is getting its DNS settings (if it isn't getting them from somewhere else) from the ISP when I dial in, where is it configured to tell it to use the DNS from the ISP, and how do I configure it to pass the DNS resolution back to the 98 PC? Thanks, brian
RE: [newbie] DNS issue?
Got it. Those DNS addresses are dead. I did however look in the /etc/resolv.conf file and see which DNS servers where being used temporarily by PPP, and then set those as the DNS servers on the 98 box. Thanks for the help everyone. Brian -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 12:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] DNS issue? On Sat, 25 Nov 2000, Brian P. Trotter wrote: In case you are still having problems: http://help.earthlink.net/techsupport/generic_settings/settings.html: DNS1 207.217.126.81 DNS2 207.217.77.82 or 207.217.120.83 And I don't even use Earthlink ;) Paul Bascule, I use Earthlink as my ISP, and Earthlink provides automatic DNS for the dialup connection. I have never configured DNS on either the Mandrake or the 98 PC's. Is there a way I can find out what DNS servers the Mandrake PC is using, so that I can plug those servers into the 98 PC? Thank you -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of bascule Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 12:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] DNS issue? not sure brian, but in win you have to set the box to be on a lan and tell it to use dns, i set my win98 box to have the same two dns server entries for my isp as i gave the mandrake box, iirc the place to do this is control panelnetworktcp/ip-network adapterproperties, on the dns tab choose enable and fill in the fields, in the gateway tab i have put the address of my mandrake box as that is the gateway to the net (this might not be necessary but it works for me!) bascule On Saturday 25 November 2000 5:10 pm, you wrote: When I try to use the web, or ping anything by name, it doesn't work. It seems as though the name resolution isn't working on the 98 PC. The DNS is disabled, so I am assuming it is using the Mandrake computer to get its name resolution from. Problem is, I don't know how to check the Mandrake server to see where it is getting its name resolution from. I checked the /etc/nsswitch.conf file, and the order are files dns nis nisplus. I am able to access everything fine from the Mandrake computer, so I believe name resolution on it is fine. I just don't think it is passing name resolution back and forth between Mandrake and 98. If Mandrake is getting its DNS settings (if it isn't getting them from somewhere else) from the ISP when I dial in, where is it configured to tell it to use the DNS from the ISP, and how do I configure it to pass the DNS resolution back to the 98 PC? Thanks, brian -- Now I know how many stars there are! Many! http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Pine 4.30
[newbie] DNS issue?
Here is my scenario. I have 2 computers. 1 Windows 98 computer, and 1 Mandrake 7.2 computer. They are directly connected via 100mbs Ethernet. The Mandrake computer has a modem hanging off it, and it is configured to dial into my ISP. I set Internet Connection Sharing up on the Mandrake computer and set the 98 computer up to get its IP address automatically with DHCP. I booted both, and the 98 did receive an IP address from the Mandrake computer, and I could ping, ftp, telnet back and forth and all that good stuff. When I try to use the web, or ping anything by name, it doesn't work. It seems as though the name resolution isn't working on the 98 PC. The DNS is disabled, so I am assuming it is using the Mandrake computer to get its name resolution from. Problem is, I don't know how to check the Mandrake server to see where it is getting its name resolution from. I checked the /etc/nsswitch.conf file, and the order are files dns nis nisplus. I am able to access everything fine from the Mandrake computer, so I believe name resolution on it is fine. I just don't think it is passing name resolution back and forth between Mandrake and 98. If Mandrake is getting its DNS settings (if it isn't getting them from somewhere else) from the ISP when I dial in, where is it configured to tell it to use the DNS from the ISP, and how do I configure it to pass the DNS resolution back to the 98 PC? Thanks, brian
RE: [newbie] Linuxconf not working
OK, Linuxconf was selected, but linuxconf-web was not. I selected linuxconf-web to start, rebooted, and it still does not want to run. I tried to go to a command prompt and run linuxconf, and it does work from the terminal. Just not from the GUI. Any more suggestions? Brian -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alan Shoemaker Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 2:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Linuxconf not working Brian P. Trotter wrote: I am running Mandrake 7.2. From KDE, I keep trying to launch Linuxconf from the Drakconf window, but when I click on it, I hear the hard drives spin up, the icon goes gray for a second, but comes back, and nothing happens. I have uninstalled the linuxconf-1.21r5-5mdk RPM and reinstalled it, but it still does nothing. Can anyone recommend some more courses of action to fix this problem? Thank you, Brian Briancheck in Startup Services and see if Linuxconf is selected. -- Alan
[newbie] Linuxconf not working
I am running Mandrake 7.2. From KDE, I keep trying to launch Linuxconf from the Drakconf window, but when I click on it, I hear the hard drives spin up, the icon goes gray for a second, but comes back, and nothing happens. I have uninstalled the linuxconf-1.21r5-5mdk RPM and reinstalled it, but it still does nothing. Can anyone recommend some more courses of action to fix this problem? Thank you, Brian
RE: [newbie] Midi with Soundblaster 16 Vibra
Hi, I cant help with your particular problem, but I am hoping you can help me. I have the Vibra sound card as well, and I am trying to install it. Can you point me to any help files, or HOWTO's that really helped you? Thanks, Brian -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gayle Burnett Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 7:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Midi with Soundblaster 16 Vibra Importance: High I'm using Mandrake 7.2 and I haven't been able to play midi files. I can play cds and mp3 files but not midis. Can anyone help?
[newbie] serial port problems
I am full of questions tonight. I am trying to get my modem working. I connected an external 3com 56k modem to the COM1 port on the back of the PC. In Mandrake, I type the following command: setserial -g /dev/ttys* and it returns the following results: /dev/ttys0: Input/output error /dev/ttys1: Input/output error /dev/ttys2: Input/output error /dev/ttys3: Input/output error /dev/ttys4: Input/output error /dev/ttys5: Input/output error /dev/ttys6: Input/output error /dev/ttys7: Input/output error /dev/ttys8: Input/output error /dev/ttys9: Input/output error /dev/ttysa: Input/output error /dev/ttysb: Input/output error /dev/ttysc: Input/output error /dev/ttysd: Input/output error /dev/ttyse: Input/output error /dev/ttysf: Input/output error When I try to get it to dial, it does nothing. I see no lights flashing on the modem, so I get the feeling that it can not see the serial port correctly. When I first installed Linux, I was using a serial mouse, whereas now I am using a PS/2 mouse. I saw a lot of archives saying to use KPPP, but I cant find it installed anywhere. I also did this, with the following results: [root@mandrake btrotter]# cd /proc/tty/driver [root@mandrake driver]# more serial serinfo:1.0 driver:4.27 0: uart:16550A port:3F8 irq:4 tx:0 rx:0 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you,
