[newbie] Latest Nvidia drivers
I just downloaded and installed the latest nvidia drivers, but im still having problems loading up glx on my computer. Anyone had any similar problems with nvidia drivers? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Program help
Ok, i have configured the bpalogin.conf and ran chmod on bpalogin (though every reboot/relogin it reverts... but anyway). Now i ran what you said through the command line - /usr/sbin/bpalogin -c /etc/bpalogin.conf now i ran that, nothing happened in the terminal except a new line appearing, however i was able to connect to the internet for a limited time. after about 1 minute it stopped working (story of my life), and i attribute that to the heartbeat problem. is that correct? so i opened up firestarter, and gave it permission to allow the port 5050 from the qld (my state) inital ip address. however, it kept refusing my connection, so i will reboot in a sec and attempt again. two things puzzled me - 1. I run bpalogin from nautilis, and nothing happens at all. 2. No confirmation or anything appears when i do the above bpalogin command from the terminal. on a side note, linuxconf is configured correctly in that - my 3 ip addresses are for the qld servers, and my domain name is qld.bigpond.net.au. is there anything i haven;t done that still doesn't allow me to have a continuous connection, or have i done something wrong, or am i asking the wrong people and there is a how-to to setup this. any help would be appreciated. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Program help
Brian Parish wrote: On Sun, 2002-05-26 at 19:14, Tim Ford wrote: Ok, i have configured the bpalogin.conf and ran chmod on bpalogin (though every reboot/relogin it reverts... but anyway). Now i ran what you said through the command line - /usr/sbin/bpalogin -c /etc/bpalogin.conf now i ran that, nothing happened in the terminal except a new line appearing, however i was able to connect to the internet for a limited time. after about 1 minute it stopped working (story of my life), and i attribute that to the heartbeat problem. is that correct? so i opened up firestarter, and gave it permission to allow the port 5050 from the qld (my state) inital ip address. however, it kept refusing my connection, so i will reboot in a sec and attempt again. two things puzzled me - 1. I run bpalogin from nautilis, and nothing happens at all. 2. No confirmation or anything appears when i do the above bpalogin command from the terminal. on a side note, linuxconf is configured correctly in that - my 3 ip addresses are for the qld servers, and my domain name is qld.bigpond.net.au. is there anything i haven;t done that still doesn't allow me to have a continuous connection, or have i done something wrong, or am i asking the wrong people and there is a how-to to setup this. any help would be appreciated. Sounds like you are nearly there. In the config file there is a line commented out by default that reads: localport 5050 Have you uncommented this? If not, the port can be random I think. Just running bpalogin as root should make it run as a daemon. In fact it will probably already have set itself up like this and be running when you reboot. Any messages will end up in your syslog. Try: tail /var/log/messages and you should see something about bpalogin there. bpalogin will relogin whenever the connection times out, so that should be all you require. HTH Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Actually, i now have it working. The config file is setup properly, firestarter is working and i have been connected for more than a few minutes. I didn't understand that it ran as a daemon (i do now), and all i need to do is learn how to configure it to run as soon as i login as my user. But i'll work that out myself. Thanks for all your help brian, i wouldnt have been connected if it weren't for your help. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Program help
Tim Ford wrote: Brian Parish wrote: On Sun, 2002-05-26 at 19:14, Tim Ford wrote: Ok, i have configured the bpalogin.conf and ran chmod on bpalogin (though every reboot/relogin it reverts... but anyway). Now i ran what you said through the command line - /usr/sbin/bpalogin -c /etc/bpalogin.conf now i ran that, nothing happened in the terminal except a new line appearing, however i was able to connect to the internet for a limited time. after about 1 minute it stopped working (story of my life), and i attribute that to the heartbeat problem. is that correct? so i opened up firestarter, and gave it permission to allow the port 5050 from the qld (my state) inital ip address. however, it kept refusing my connection, so i will reboot in a sec and attempt again. two things puzzled me - 1. I run bpalogin from nautilis, and nothing happens at all. 2. No confirmation or anything appears when i do the above bpalogin command from the terminal. on a side note, linuxconf is configured correctly in that - my 3 ip addresses are for the qld servers, and my domain name is qld.bigpond.net.au. is there anything i haven;t done that still doesn't allow me to have a continuous connection, or have i done something wrong, or am i asking the wrong people and there is a how-to to setup this. any help would be appreciated. Sounds like you are nearly there. In the config file there is a line commented out by default that reads: localport 5050 Have you uncommented this? If not, the port can be random I think. Just running bpalogin as root should make it run as a daemon. In fact it will probably already have set itself up like this and be running when you reboot. Any messages will end up in your syslog. Try: tail /var/log/messages and you should see something about bpalogin there. bpalogin will relogin whenever the connection times out, so that should be all you require. HTH Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Actually, scrap that last message (ARRRHH!!). I obviously didn't wait the full 5 mins before firing that email off. I still have my internet disconnect after 5 mins. I've opened up everything i think in firestarter, the localport is uncommented, and i still get kicked off. And i tried reconnecting, and i cannot. I know im probably annoying, but im trying everything i know and can do, and it still not giving me proper connectivity. Do you know a way to ensure im not killed by the hearbeat? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Program help
Brian Parish wrote: On Sun, 2002-05-26 at 12:43, Tim Ford wrote: A few quick questions - Im trying to get internet connectivity through Telstra Big Pond cable. I have run ifconfig, and it showed me which one was connecting. For the second part, i needed to run a program which allows me to access the cable line. It came in RPM fashion, i installed it, and now i cannot run the program, as it doesn't show up in my run list, and the binary has the descritption application/x-octetstream. i was wondering how i could go about running the program (i run gnome, btw), and/or finding where i went wrong in the installation. Tim, I have set up bigpond cable for customers. I had to use a thing called bpalogin. It's easy to set up and use. Can mail it to your privately if you like. HTH Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Actually, thats the problem. I have Bpalogin rpm, and i installed it, however i cannot run it. When i go to the binary of it, it says its not an application (it says its an octetstream), and i am unsure how to run it, delete it or reinstall it. Any help would be appreciated. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
