Re: [newbie] one more test (sorry!)
daRcmaTTeR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote... whats up man? I was just seeing if I could filter mail to seperate folders... it worked fine. (There was no-one posting to the list at the time... so I tried myself.) Thanks, -PV. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KDE3 and a full partition
Title: Message Please don't ask for receipts to be sent back to you via an email list. No offence, but it just seems intrusive. PV. - Original Message - From: Tony S. Sykes To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 2:13 PM Subject: [newbie] KDE3 and a full partition I installed kde3, into the old kde directory. It worked fine for 2 days, then after a reboot, the / partition was full. Luckly I had installed java in / so I moved it to /home, and was able to boot my system. In the /proc directory I have a kcore file which had grown to fill the filesystem. It stays now at the same size constantly. I know it isa kernel core file, but I do not know how to resize it, or remove it. Can anybody help? __ Best Regards, Tony Sykes. Support AnalystBusiness Computer Projects Ltd Tel: 0161 355 3000 Fax: 0161 355 3001 Web: www.bcpsoftware.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If youhave received it in error, please delete it from your system, do notuse or disclose the information in any way, and notify me immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd, unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com
Re: [newbie] ARRRRRGH Big stinky MESS!!!! (was : Xwindows and RPMdrake problems}
Thanks!!! :o) PV. - Original Message - From: Jussi Aalto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 5:28 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] ARGH Big stinky MESS (was : Xwindows and RPMdrake problems} Hi Paul There is a way recovering lost/destroyed partition table. When you are done with your partitioning and installing necessary OS'es, do 'fdisk -l /dev/hdX' from command line.With Linux fdisk, not the DOS one (replace X with a for ide1, b ide2 etc.). Then write the output down or print it. That way you have something to start with if the tables get lost again. Remember to update the info if you modify the partitions after installation. For recovery you have to have somekind of media to run Linux from, a rescue floppy or rescue-CD. For example the Mandrake installation CD includes rescue mode IIRC. That is of course if the BIOS supports bootable CD-ROMs. I have used this method couple of times with success, once Window$ decided it's not happy with current partitions and ate the partition table. So I booted Linux (with floppy) from the other hard disk and restored the partition table with the info provided by fdisk. The important sections from fdisk -l output are Device, Boot, Start, End, Id and System. 'man fdisk' for additional info. Cheers, J. On Wednesday 13 March 2002 05:37, you wrote: Is it just *ME*!? I tried the suggestion for doing an update install of the Mandrake 8.1 and the whole thing went *HAYWIRE*! For some reason, it still wanted to mess around with *partitions*! I got mixed up and must've clicked the wrong button and it destroyed my partitions set up... Totally unrecoverable!... My regular windows boot couldn't even *see* the C:\ drive! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Shame we live in diff countries and all
Ronald J. Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes... (in two messages!) ...Was just with a bunch of rowdy geeks last October on the Linux Lunacy cruise in the Caribbean... ;-) We managed to not run aground, sink the ship (or any islands!) although we did founder a few times...! grin... Oh yes... Linux Users and Parties... A dangerous Spocktail! ...Its okay though, I've got Mandrake-Linux, the 'Net, and this mailing list...as well as an ice-cold beer... ;-) There's that word again!... I hate being skint! PV. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Shame we live in diff countries and all
- Original Message - From: shane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:11 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Shame we live in diff countries and all On Tuesday 12 March 2002 08:26, Myers, Dennis R NWO opened a hailing frequency and transmitted: LoL... ever hear of Pigdog? Being a Sanfranciscan and all. fraid not, but i have only been here 2 years. :-P i have learned there is a reason berkely invented both UNIX and LSD though. :-D The connections are deep and ageless! heh. PV. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] ARRRRRGH Big stinky MESS!!!! (was : Xwindows and RPMdrake problems}
Is it just *ME*!?I tried the suggestion for doing an update install of the Mandrake 8.1 andthe whole thing went *HAYWIRE*!For some reason, it still wanted to mess around with *partitions*! I gotmixed up and must've clicked the wrong button and it destroyed my partitionsset up... Totally unrecoverable!... My regular windows boot couldn't even*see* the C:\ drive!I lost GIGABYTES and GIGABYTES of data!!For the past 4 hours I have been salvaging my machine.I am up and running again (thanks to a recent move to making backups of atleast *some* of my stuff) Oh, but the *LOSS*! :o(I *really* want this to work... but I can't help feeling I'm just a dumbprick to be meddling in things beyond my ken!But... on the positive side, I have a fresh new machine, with 10 GIGABYTESof free space on it (where before I had around 200MB)... and I'm at thestage where I can do a 'from scratch' install of Mandrake 8.1 (hopefullywith some guidance so as to avoid another mishap... or disaster mor like).I want to re-install... but I'm totally scared I blow it all to hellagain At least now I've a *lot* less to loose.Oh Man.That really freaked me out. ...GIGABYTES... PV
Re: [newbie] ARRRRRGH Big stinky MESS!!!! (was : Xwindows and RPMdrake problems}
Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote... Hi, Been there, done that. I think that you might have been able to recover your installation with a little more info, tho. In any case, if you are about to do a fresh install, you might consider hanging tough for a little while longerLM 8.2 is almost done and I hear it is really sweet. If you think you might want to upgrade at a later date it might be wise to start with the latest now. Thats certainly an option. One things for certain... I'll be reading a bit more about how that partition part of the installation works before I attempt anything further. Cheers. (I'm actually glad it happened now - Nice clean machine!) :o) PV. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
