[newbie] Random boot lockups - Mandrake 9.1
Hi! Disclaimer - i'm a newbie who thinks he knows more than he probably does, and in advance really appreciate your assistance in tracking down this REALLY aggravating issue. I'm also new to mailing lists - but i'm desperate and willing to try a new approach at support =) I'm running: Celeron 550 - 128Mb ram Dell motherboard, (whatever's in the Optiplex GX100 prefab) 2 hardrives - a 7G running windows, and a 60G as slave... the first 9 are EXT2 for mandrake, the next 1 is linux swap, and the remaining 50 are storage for windows stuff, mostly MP3s and Evercrack =) NVidia GForce 4 MX 64mb video card (always using generic NV driver for it during linux installs) dsl connection to net, no firewall or router dualing Windoze 98SE and Mandrake 9.1 via LILO Heres what keeps happening: I'll install 9.1, on the first partition of the 60g hard drive (see above) and it'll go through perfectly... i do a full install, including everything but firewall stuff and foriegn language stuff. the system installs perfectly and loads, runs, all that good stuff... i can do anything i'd need. as soon as i reboot (using [bash$ reboot] or reboot in KDE) or shutdown (via [bash $ shutdown -h now] or shutdown in KDE) the boot will randomly lock up and stop. I've tried 3 seperate installs, and they all do the same thing... since i've noticed the problem, i've kept a vague track of where, and i've noted this happening at these steps (and a few more) STARTING SYSTEM LOGGER [FAILED] - lockup STARTING NFS DAMEON[FAILED] - lockup STARTING NFS SERVER - lockup Checking for new hardware [OK] - lockup SETTING SYSTEM TIME (..other time stuff..) - lockup every time this happens, i can still put in keystrokes, they just dont do anything but show up in the screen... usually i can also force a reboot by CTL+ALT+DEL (it switches to init runlevel 6 and reboots and does the same thing) Sometimes it even makes it far enough into the boot process to load XWindows, and i can do things as my user... but since the boot never completes, i can never access a console, or use login or su commands from within KDE. this happens both in Failsafe, Rescue and Normal modes of bootup. I usually boot using LILO, but have tried booting off the CD as well with the same results. I had mandrake 7.22 working on this machine quite awhile back but had to remove it because i messed up the partition table (eventually got that fixed but lost access to the partition with mandrake on it so had to remake it and format it in the process =() Thanks much for your time and help in getting windoze off this machine =) -Chris _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Random boot lockups - Mandrake 9.1
From: H.J.Bathoorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Random boot lockups - Mandrake 9.1 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:42:40 +0200 On Monday 07 July 2003 12:25, C/Z M/K wrote: snip STARTING SYSTEM LOGGER [FAILED] - lockup STARTING NFS DAMEON[FAILED] - lockup STARTING NFS SERVER - lockup Checking for new hardware [OK] - lockup SETTING SYSTEM TIME (..other time stuff..) - lockup every time this happens, i can still put in keystrokes, they just dont do anything but show up in the screen... usually i can also force a reboot by CTL+ALT+DEL (it switches to init runlevel 6 and reboots and does the same thing) Sometimes it even makes it far enough into the boot process to load XWindows, and i can do things as my user... but since the boot never completes, i can never access a console, or use login or su commands from within KDE. On boot there is an instant where MDK offers interactive startup by hitting i. Do that and you'll be able to take it step by step and know exactly where it locks up. Then next time up skip that step i.e don't activiate that particular service. A lot of services turned on by default by Mdk aren't really needed by stand alone machines. If for instance you don't have a LAN of some sort with other unix/linux flavours you want to share files with, you wont be needing a NFS server anyway. So might as well turn it off once you've got it booted properly. There's more there;o) Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com I tried the Interactive startup several times, and it locked up at: NTPD, Kernel Logger, Finding Module Dependancies, Starting YP Server, Starting NFS Dameon, and Starting Named. I tried skipping the YP and NFS servers, and thats when it stopped at named. Also, when I do the reboot, it -always- [FAILED] when it shuts down the YP stuff. _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie-it] Kylix 3
From: Andrea Celli [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie-it] Kylix 3 Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:20:41 +0100 On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:35:38 +0100 Benedetto Santarella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Salve a tutti, ho scaricato il seguente file dal sito della borland kylix_install_source-3_0_tar.gz che dovrebbero essere i srogenti di Kyliz 3 (se non mi sbaglio), Borland non rilascia i sorgenti! li ho decompressi, ma non ci ho capito niente sul come installarlo, c'e' qualche anima buona che mi vuole aiutare? Quando scarichi dal sito Borland trovi la pagina che dice: IMPORTANT: Installation and other troubleshooting issues are described in the files PREINSTALL, INSTALL, and README, all of which are located in the kylix3_open directory. To install the extracted Open Edition, run sh setup.sh from the kylix3_open directory, and follow the setup instructions. ciao, Andrea Scompatti il il file con il comando tar xvzf nomefile entri nella directory e scrivi : ./setup.sh il programma si installerà automaticamente aggiornandoti anche il menù ATTENZIONE! Quando hai scaricato il programma, avresti dovuto dare la tua e-mail. Nella casella di posta trovarai un file che, scaricato, lo devi mettere nella tua home per far partire il compilatore. Ciao P.S. Anch'io uso Kylix 3, se ti serve qualcosa. P.S.2 Il file che hai scaricato deve essere di qualche decina di Mega (adesso sono al lavoro con M$ e non a casa con il mio Linux :( ) _ MSN Search: la risposta alle tue ricerche online http://search.msn.it/
Re: [newbie-it] Re: update mdk9
Qualcuno mi sa spiegare come mai non riesco a scaricare gli aggiornamenticon mandrake update? Grazie!! questo succede anche a me, li scarico a mano come rpm e quindi li istallo.ovviamente mi tocca istallare anche le dipendenze grazie per la risposta!Io alla fine sono riuscito a scaricare gli aggiornamenti...non so cosa è successo di nuovo..a forza di tentare ad un certo punto me li ha fatti scaricare.Forse dipende dal trffico nei mirror...booo!!! Purtroppo ci vuole solo tempo, in modo particolare la prima volta: ho dovuto attendere qualche minuto per contattare il mirror (edisontel) e poi circa 25 min per avere l'elenco degli rpm da aggiornare. Per altri sistemi, ho adottato la vostra soluzione con l'ausilio di gFTP. Ciao _ Comunica le tue emozioni in tempo reale con MSN Messenger! http://messenger.msn.it
Re: [newbie-it] MDK 9.0 nei negozi
Ciao, scrivo per un rilevante problema tecnico... ;) Qualcuno ha già trovato il PowerPack della nuova Mandrake in qualche negozio di Roma? Io la sto cercando nei negozi di informatica e nelle librerie che vendono software, ma ancora non ne ho trovato una copia... forse qualcuno è stato più fortunato di me. Grazie in anticipo per le eventuali risposte ed indicazioni! Daniele Nelle riviste puoi trovare la versione in tre dischetti mentre per la PP è iniziata la distribuzione il 7 novembre con precedenza a chi l'aveva già prenotata tramite MandrakeStore (come me ;) ). _ MSN Extra Storage! Hotmail all'ennesima potenza. Provalo! http://www.msn.it/msnservizi/es/
Re: [newbie-it] firewall firestarter porte e servizi.
From: paolo brusasco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie-it] firewall firestarter porte e servizi. Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 19:07:05 +0200 . grazie a tutti, mike e freefed. perdonatemi l'ennesimo sfogo, con affetto a tutti, ciao, paolo brusasco. Lo sfogo è comprensibile... Linux è certamente un OS complesso ma ciò che restituisce in termini di stabilità, sicurezza, velocità, risparmio di denaro ed anche soddisfazione personale (penso alle ORE perse per risolvere un problema cazz..) è pressochè inestimabile. Se pensi poi che c'è qualcuno, come me, che cerca di far 'penetrare' il sistema anche nella pubblica amministrazione in cui lavoro, trovando tante barriere (e tanti interessi) allora davvero dovrei sfogarmi con degli URLI ;) Va be', cosa posso dirti buon lavoro. P.S.Come firewall, hai provato Guarddog o bastille ? (Se hai problemi con Guarddog c'è stato un bel articolo su Linux Pratico come configurarlo. _ Chiacchiera con gli amici online, prova MSN Messenger! http://messenger.msn.it
Re: [newbie-it] Tema Liquid di Mosfet
From: Milko Ferioli [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie-it] Tema Liquid di Mosfet Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 00:09:09 -0400 Ciao sto cercando il tema Liquid di Mosfet ma ho dei preblemi a trovarlo, qualcuno sa' indicarmi dove reperirlo. Ciao Milko Per trovare i temi per KDE e le istruzioni per installarli, puoi andare al sito kde-look.org; lì c'è proprio di tutto e di più. Ciao. _ MSN Hotmail è il provider email più grande al mondo cosa aspetti a farti un account? http://www.hotmail.it
Re: [newbie-it] rotellina del mouse
From: Riccio Filippo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie-it] rotellina del mouse Date: 07 Jun 2002 11:53:35 +0200 Salve a tutti, ho da poco installato Mdk 8.2, e mi trovo molto bene, volevo però sapere se esiste un metodo per far funzionare la rotellina del mouse. Grazie. Certmanete, in fase di installazione, quando ti viene richiesto il tipo di mouse, devi specificare ps2 con rotellina. Una volta installato il OS ( a memoria in quanto non sono a casa) usa il centro di controllo ed alla voce periferiche riconfigura il tipo di mouse (l'operazione devi farla come root). Ciao. _ MSN Foto è il modo più semplice per condividere e stampare le tue foto: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
Re: [newbie-it] Blocco Numerico
From: Benedetto Santarella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie-it] Blocco Numerico Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 18:45:09 +0200 Scusate la domanda banale, ma come si imposta il blocco numerico alla partenza di linux? Nulla è mai banale Benedetto! PEr attivare il Blocco Numerico devi: -attivare il Mandrake Centro di Controllo e nel menu' Periferiche - tastiera, in alto appariranno le voci 'Aspetto' ed 'Avanzate'; attiva avanzate e potrai impostare il valore di BlocNum come meglio preferisci. Ciao. _ Scarica GRATUITAMENTE MSN Explorer dall'indirizzo http://explorer.msn.it/intl.asp.
Re:Re: [newbie-it] konqueror
From: Germano [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:Re: [newbie-it] konqueror Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 11:27:20 +0200 Che intendi per caricato bene: hai la possibilità di accedere con login e password o, per lo meno, ci sono gli spazi appositi? Ciao, Ge Il 21:24, martedì 28 Maggio 2002, Gennaro Firemi hai scritto: Io ho installato la Suse 8.0 che include il kde3 e Netscape 6.2. Con Netscape sono riuscito a caricare bene la pagina di Omnitel ma con il nuovo Konqueror non ci sono riuscito . Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8; name=Allegato: 1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Il problema potrebbe essere la configurazione di Konqueror di default relativa all'uso di Java. Per modificare l'impostazione usa: Impostazioni - configura Konqueror - Browser Konqueror - Java Attiva la voce 'Abilita Java globalmente' e poi clicca su Applica ed Ok. Chiudi Konqueror e riattivalo. Dopo aver utilizzato il 'nuovo browser' riconfigurato, disattiva di nuovo la voce sopra indicata per motivi di sicurezza. Ciao. _ Invia e ricevi la posta di Hotmail sul tuo cellulare: http://mobile.msn.com
Re: [newbie-it] Sicurezza internet.
From: jv [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie-it] Sicurezza internet. Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 19:43:05 +0200 -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alle 12:44, venerdì 17 maggio 2002, in merito a [newbie-it] Sicurezza internet., ku68 ha scritto: Scusate ho letto che è possibile ricevere dei virus anche in linux. non ci sono virus veri e propri, solo qualche worm... ma, ipotizzando che qualcuno ti mandasse in allegato un bel virus, per pernderlo dovresti: - -salvarlo - -loggarti come root - -eseguirlo da consolle diciamo che un infezione casuale è un po' improbabile... Voi come vi comportate? Avete qualche antivirus ad hoc? No nulla, gli antivirus li uso solo sui sistemi M$ Oggi mi è arrivato il classico file con klez che sembra non abbia causato danni (almeno credo essendo sotto l'ombrello protettivo del pinguino;-) tranquillo... Seconda ed ultima domanda. Qualcuno ha da consigliarmi un buon firewall (per mdk 8.2) facile facile da installare e molto intuitivo da usare? la mandrakkia te ne mette uno a disposizione di default... - - Mandrake Control Center - Sicurezza Bye! Chiedo scusa ma leggo solo ora il msg, magari qualcuno ti ha già risposto. Per quanto attiene il firewall, Mandrake mette a disposizione Bastille. Da root, digita BastilleChooser (con relative maiuscole) ed attivalo almeno al livello 'Moderate Security' seguendo poi le istruzioni a video. Questo è uno wizard di Bastille, se lo vuoi configurare direttamente puoi utilizzare il comando InteractiveBastille, molto più completo. Ciao. _ Scarica GRATUITAMENTE MSN Explorer dall'indirizzo http://explorer.msn.it/intl.asp.
Re: [newbie-it] modem silenzioso
From: Loredana [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie-it] modem silenzioso Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 13:04:25 +0200 (CEST) Ciao a tutti ho la Mandrake 8.0 ed il modem esterno D-Link DFM 560E 56000bps. La mia domanda è questa: quando faccio la connessione, lanciando kppp, sia come root che come utente il modem non emette alcun suono. Preciso che la connessione viene effettuata e che non ho rilevato problemi (per adesso) Non ti devi preoccupare. Quando clicchi sull'icona di collegamento ad internet, c'è l'opzione per le impostazioni, e la voce modem. Vedrai che vi è una barra di scorrimento orizzontale che ti permette di selezionare il volume del modem. ciao, Fabio _ Conversa in chat con gli amici in linea, prova MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
Re: [newbie] canon printers
-Original Message- From: David P [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 21:49:56 +0930 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] canon printers Re: On Wednesday 27 February 2002 09:39, you wrote: Re: Re: Does anyone know of a print driver that applies to Canon bubble jet Re: printers? Re: More specifically, bjc 5100 and bjc 211o? Re: Thanks Re: Mike Garcia Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Re: Re: I have a BJC 2100 and use the cups drivers without a problem. Includes Re: drivers on Mandrake CDs Re: Re: David Re: Re: Re: I also use a Canon BJC 2100 and am running Mandrake 8.2 and most of the Canon Printer drivers are on the disk. Ryan -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie-it] Il computer si blocca!!!
From: Nicola [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie-it] Il computer si blocca!!! Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 21:19:05 +0100 Direi che per una buona percentuale dipende dall'hardware. Io controllerei le seguenti cose: Il sistema di ventilazione della cpu Il sistema di ventilazione del chip grafico sulla GeoForce Le RAM Anche io ho una GeoForce e sul processore ho montato una bella ventola supplementare (in passato ho avuto problemi - su un'altra macchina - addirittura con una 3dfx). Ciao Sandro Il blocco casuale, senza apparenza del computer, con a volte dei riavvii improvvisi, è molto spesso dovuto alla tipologia della RAM. I banchi troppo obsoleti o di marca, spesso fanno 'a pugni' con una scheda madre soprattutto se di nuova emissione. Dovresti provare, se ti è possibile, due percorsi: 1- sostituire la RAM con banchi affidabili e di marca (riconoscibili da etichette che ne specificano il produttere, le carateristiche teecniche ed elettrice, la velocità di lavoro) 2- testare la RAM con programmi altamente specializzati come MEMTEST. Ciao, Fabio _ MSN Photos è il metodo più semplice per condividere e stampare le tue foto: http://photos.msn.it/Support/WorldWide.aspx
Re: [newbie-it] File giusto di installazione Seti@home
From: Di Fresco Marco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Newbie-It [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie-it] File giusto di installazione Seti@home Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 17:22:35 +0100 Salve a tutti, volevo installare Seti@home sul mio computer, ma sul sito fra i vari file dedicati ai vari sistemi, ne ho trovato quattro che potenzialmente potrebbero andare bene: 1) setiathome-3.03.i386-pc-linux-gnu-gnulibc2.1.tar 2) setiathome-3.03.i386-pc-linux-gnulibc1-static.tar 3) setiathome-3.03.i686-pc-linux-gnu-gnulibc2.1.tar 4) setiathome-3.03.i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1-static.tar Tenendo conto che ho un Pentium 200 MMX con 96 MB di RAM e uso KDE, qualè il file giusto da insrallare? Grazie mille. Di Fresco Marco ICQ #51985192 Innanzitutto benvenuto tra gli utilizzatori di Seti At Home! A mio umile giudizio, vista la configurazione, ti converrebbe usare la versione 1, ovvero setiathome-3.03.i386-pc-linux-gnu-gnulibc2.1.tar. Poi spacchettare il file con il comando 'tar xvf nomefile' e lanciare il file 'setiathome' Buon lavoro, Fabio. _ MSN Photos è il metodo più semplice per condividere e stampare le tue foto: http://photos.msn.it/Support/WorldWide.aspx
Re: [newbie-it] XMMS
From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie-it] XMMS Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 19:10:06 +0100 Nessuno di voi ha mai avuto problemi con XMMS? io ne ho due in particolare che mi stando dando qualche fastidio IL primo e piu fastidioso è..ogni tanto qundo riproduce continuatamente gli mp3 nel passare ad una canzone all altra mi si pianta mandandomi come messagio... couldn't open audio please check that 1 you have the corect output plugin.. 2 no other programs.. 3 your soundcard. all inizio credevo che fossere gli mp3 corrotti ma poi l'unico modo per farlo ri funzionare è andare in preferences ... pure a me XMMS si è bloccato ho optato per una alternativa: MUSICMATCH Jukebox, uguale alla versione per Window. PROVALO!!! P.S. Scarica e segui passo passo le istruzioni per l'installazione e vedrai qualcosa di bello. Fabio. _ Prova MSN Messenger per conversare in linea con i tuoi amici: http://messenger.msn.it
Re: [newbie-it] installare stampante
From: io [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie-it] installare stampante Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 22:34:57 +0100 ho una hp deskjet 600, con redhat funzionava, con Mandrake 8.1 non riesco a stampare. ho seguito tutte le istruzioni, ho usato cups. Nulla. Cosa mi sfugge. grazie. giam Sempre dal Mandrake Control Center - Hardware - Printer - clicca su configura e poi su aggiungi stampante e ok (o fatto, adesso non ricordo), quindi installa la tua stampante... ciao, Fabio _ Prova MSN Messenger per conversare in linea con i tuoi amici: http://messenger.msn.it
Re: [newbie-it] Linux.... violentato da Windows!!
From: Emma e Gigi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie-it] Linux violentato da Windows!! Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 13:58:44 +0100 Salve a tutti. Dovendo essere ancora costretto ad utilizzare Windows in quanto utilizzo programmi per scrivere musica, ed ancora non mi sono informato in giro per sapere cosa offre Linuxi in questo campo, è capitato che al termine di una seduta Windows, mi sia venuto in testa di fare la deframmentazione (lo so, lo so. qualunque cosa si faccia. rimane sempre Windows). Beh!! magari per Windows il risultato è stato buono ma Linux non parte più si impunta e si blocca il computer. E' possibile, utilizzando il disco di Mand 8.1, fare in modo di non perdere alcuni dati che mi interessano? Cioè, mi spiego meglio, si può fare in modo di salvare la configurazione precedente, o per meglio dire ripristinarla, senza reinstallare tutto da capo? (Mi interessano alcuni documenti importanti). Ciaooo Gigi P.S.: Non ho il disco di ripristino... nel senso che l'ho smarrito!!! Puoi creare il disco di ripristino anche con Mandrake Control Center _ MSN Photos è il metodo più semplice per condividere e stampare le tue foto: http://photos.msn.it/Support/WorldWide.aspx
[newbie] Which Services to Keep/Stop ?
Hi All, Every once in a while somebody recommends that Services that aren't used should be stopped ... ever since I started using Linux, everytime I'm asked during the installation: should I start these services at startup? ... I say YES :-) would someone please explicitly state WHICH services should run in a normal pc (notebook here ) one that is connected to the internet through DSL and doing usual games.., net browsing, text editing stuff ?? AND/OR refer us to a good document to read about services and what they do. Many thanks. -- Hanan Z. Shargi Registered Linux User# 259916 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] PCMCI external CD-RW
Hi again, I am shopping for an external CD-RW drive for my notebook, one that I'd be able to use with my PC as well ( thats why I'm looking for ones with USB + pcmci interfaces ), I need some advise from you folks. will any CDRW drive with a pcmci interface work with Mandrake ?? or do I have to look for one that states specifically that it works with linux ? I checked the Mandrake hardware database but it mostly showed internal ones, and wasnt of good help. same thing for the USB interface...does it really need to secify that it works with linux ? ... Or shall I go for SCSI ?? ( if someone suggests that I go for SCSI please also advise with a good SCSI inteface card for notebooks ():-) any advise will be highly appreciated :) -- Hanan Z. Shargi Registered Linux User# 259916 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Re: Frontpage like application for Linux
Geee.. Thanks everyone :-) I really liked blufish boy this linux box is like a box of wonders .. u never know how FULL it is !! one more thing... why do I have the feeling that everybody is trying to sned me the message: hey ... using a WYSIWYG app is not considered a good thing ?? :-) -- Hanan Z. Shargi Registered Linux User# 259916 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] New kernel .. tips?
If you need additional help in this area I will tell you how I did it. It is very easy to do. Also if you want to compile a kernel, I will explain how I recompiled kernel-2.4.17-14mdk. I did not gain anything much by recompiling it except knowledge. Let me know if you would like additional help. HTH Charles Charles, I dont know if Damian needs help explaining how to upgrade the kernel, but some others DO ():-) So, please go ahead and explain, it sure would us gain some knowledge too . Regards. Hana Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] External CD-Burner ??
Hi All, Does anybody know of a good external CD-RW drive with (USB)/ PCMCI interface that works nicely with Mandrake ( 8.1) ? I'm considering the ACER USB/PCMCI model. are there any problems or special settings for the USB interface with Linux ( I'm using the original kernel that came with LM 8.1 do I need to tweak the kernel for USB to work ? ) Many thanks Hanan Hanan Z. Shargi Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Kmail Signatures more...
Hi All, Does anybody have an idea if Kmail can append .gif files as signature files ? I'v been trying to make it use a tiny .gif file as the signature file to append with my outgoing mail, but instead it appends that GIF87aY thing you see as my signature here in this e-mail :-) I browsed through the Kmail.kde.org but it didnt have an answer. I tried turning the html on...same results. My guess is as long as there is an option to sleect a file for the signature, it should accept any kind of file ( not to take this too far though :-) ) any clues ? or maybe facts about this ? BTW: I cant send any msgs to the list from Kmail !! I'v been sending messages and not see them appear in the list for like 3 days ?! when I was using the web interface to my .edu mail I found those messages laying in the Spamfolder with a Fatl Error message not sent: undefined recepient ?!?!?! ?!?!?! thats my sig :) | | V GIF87a Hanan Z. Shargi Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Star Office as RPM ?
Thank you Michel, I downloaded star office in binary format from Sun's website, and as you said installing it was as easy as clicking on a .exe But since this was brought up, would any of the list gurus please kindly post a short list clearifying how do u know how to install the diffirent types of files ? I mean something like a small list : - file.rpm will be installed by the rpm - option command - file.bin with bla bla command - when to use the ./ , when do u need to chmod the file before u install ...etc Many thanks in advance to any volunteer :-) But really, installing either OpenOffice or StarOffice from the installation binary is about as hard as clicking on install.exe in a windows system. You should not need to install either from source. 1. go to www.openoffice.org 2. follow instructions there to download install641_linux_intel.tar.gz 2a. Go make several cups of coffee - this is a big file! 3. Open a terminal and use cd to go to the directory where you downloaded the file , for example cd /home/a_user/downloads ENTER 4. untar and gunzip the file (use the winzip-like kab application if you like, otherwise just use tar -xvzf install641_linux_intel.tar.gz ENTER from the command line, without the quotes of course). A directory called install with lots of files in it will be formed. cd to it: cd install ENTER 5 Now run the command ./setup ENTER 6. Follow the on-screen instructions Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] What are the environment variables?
Thanks for your explanation. El Dom 09 Dic 2001 08:39, escribiste: environment variables store certain settings/values that are needed by programs on your machine. it allows you to specify the settings/values in a central location. environment variables are usually stored in /etc/profile (for access by all users) or /home/user/.bashrc (for access by only user). for example, a lot of programs that use java need to know where your java virtual machine (jvm) is located. you can store the location of your jvm in the environment variable in one of the above files as: JAVA_VM=/usr/java/jvm/sun/131_01/bin export JAVA_VM then, a program, which needs to know where you jvm is located, you can simply specify (in one that application's configuration files) $JAVA_VM. then you don't have to write out the entire path. also, when you change the path for your JAVA_VM, you won't have to update each configuration file. just the JAVA_VM environment variable. in short, environment variables can be thought of as a type of alias... At 17:36 01/12/09 -0300, you wrote: These days i've read about the environment variables in this list but i don't know what they are Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Antivirus for Linux?
I read that it's not necessary to install an antivirus for Linux. Is that true? And if it wasn't, what's the best antivirus? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] where is the c compiler for mandrake 7.1
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, you wrote: please help me out? i could not locate gcc,g++ Gcc/G++ compilers at all in /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin. man gcc... If you don't see anything, then maybe the packages are not installed, try rpm -q gcc...still nothing, install them Zap
Re: [newbie] when I'm online no one can ping , telnet , ftp etc. it works only to localhost
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Ilian Zarov wrote: I have a mandrake 7.0 system with security level Medium . Have a problem - when I'm online no one can ping , telnet , ftp etc. I know this is good for security reasons but ... Security Level Medium is defined during the install , now even if I change it to low or server nothing happens . If I start httpd port 80 is closed again . I'm not going to use this computer for server but I want to know that I can . If I ping , telnet , ftp , ssh , http to 127.0.0.1 or localhost it works . Where's the problem ? I think you ned to look into your /etc/resolv.conf filecheck that the nameserver setup is correct in the file. It should look something like: search foobar.com #where foobar.com is your ISP nameserver aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd #nameserver 1 nameserver aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd #nameserver 2 -- Zap
Re: [newbie] Netscape browser...
On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, you wrote: Hi, can anybody tell me how i can get colour on the netscape browsers interface, it's grey and the pic's on the buttons are black...if their's supposed to be colour that is. Any help would be great, thank's in advance.. Netscape icons do not show colour in 24bpp resolutionit works fine at 32 and 16 bpp, edit XF86Config and enjoyfurther, look in here..www.photo.net/users/sp/netscape1.html ZZZ
RE: [newbie] Free Internet
I saw it posted somewhere that you can run I believe "ipconfig" under windows to get your DNS once you are connected to your free ip. Whether this is legal and/or works for you I don't know. Foyah -Original Message- From: Mark Drake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 7:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Free Internet Does anyone know of an ISP who provides free Internet AND supports Linux? I just tried Freewweb, but they don't support us!!
RE: [newbie] Supermount for MDK 7.0-2 ... How Do You Get It To Work?
I have a CD-R and running MDK 7.0. Please post what you did so I can try setting my to work Thank you Foyah -Original Message- From: Richard Yevchak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 1:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Supermount for MDK 7.0-2 ... How Do You Get It To Work? Do you have a CD-R? If so, I can tell you what I did. If not, maybe someone else can help. Richard On Wed, 09 Feb 2000, you wrote: The Supermount for Mandrake 7.0-2 has never worked for me. How do you get it to work? Seve Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description:
RE: [newbie] Hi
Hi Christopher, If you are trying to boot from windows: To boot from a cd, go to your bios and make sure you have cd as a choice, try making it your first choice. Then save your changes and get out of your cmos. Place the cd you want to boot from and restart your machine. That should do it. Foyah -Original Message- From: Christopher Sinclair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 4:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Hi How do I boot from a cd ?
FW: [newbie] How do I install Mandrake to a 2nd IDE hard drive?
-Original Message- From: Foyah Z. Freeman, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 12:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] How do I install Mandrake to a 2nd IDE hard drive? Hello Greg, I am a newbie also and have successfully installed Mandrake 7.0 on a second ide drive. Mandrake 7.0 will ask you during the installation where to install. I don't quite remember the step, but I believe it is the selection for partitioning your drive, you will see selections that look like this: Fat 32 [this actually refers to your c: drive, the 6gb or the drive with Windows Hdb1 [this is actually your d: drive] This is the drive you want to install on; just check it first because it shows you the size of the drive you select (something like 4100k). !BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO SELECT THE FAT 32 PARTITION!!! I wouldn't worry much about this installation, it is very smooth. I have tried mandrake 6.0, 6.1, suse 6.3, Caldera openlinux 2.3, red hat 6.0, and corel linux deluxe edition. All of my mandrake distributions have gone well except that this time, for the very first time, I have been able to install fairly easily and also get my SBLive sound card to work without me doing anything special. The last step helps you install LILO so you can type linux or windows to load the respective operating system. This is good stuff man. I hope you try installing and have fun doing so. Let me know if it works. Good Luck. Foyah -Original Message- From: Greg Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 3:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] How do I install Mandrake to a 2nd IDE hard drive? I've been reading all the good reviews on Mandrake 7. I'm interested in giving it a try due to its easy install feature. The last time I tried to install Linux, I totally screwed up my system. However Mandrake 7 looks like a fairly easy install with most of what I want already included in the distribution. So I think I will give it another go. I have one question: I have two IDE hard drives in my computer (c: drive is a 6GB d: drive is a 4GB). I have Windows 98 on the 6GB drive, and really nothing on the 4GB. For my Mandrake 7 install, I would really like to keep Windows on my 6GB and install Mandrake on the 4GB (and give Mandrake full access to the whole 4GB drive), and use some sort of boot manager to toggle between the two at boot up (I guess LILO, unless if there is something better). I've looked everywhere on the Internet, and found that most pages that explain how to have Windows and Linux installed on the same machine, all explain how to do the install on the same drive. I haven't found any sites that explain how to install Linux on a 2nd drive. Do any of you know of any sites that would explain how to install Mandrake 7 to an empty 2nd drive in a very step-by-step way? Thanks for you information! Greg
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Problem...
I am a newbie also and face similar modem problem. I solved my by purchasing the 56K Internal Call Waiting Modem from Actiontec (I do not remember the number), it has drivers for linux in there. This is the actual instructions I had to write as root to enable my modem: Step A. cat /proc/pci This will produce lines of outcome that begin with something like: Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x000. This may vary on your pc. . Medium devsel. Fast back-toback capable. IRQ 11. . . . . . . I/O at 0x6400. I/O at 0x6800 The port and irq might be different on your pc. I/O at 0x6c00 Step B. Pay attention to the IRQ, and First I/O address and type in the following command: setserial /dev/modem uart 16550A port 0x6400 irq 11 my system required /dev/ttyS0, you may try that also. Step C. In order for Linux to configure the modem at boot-up, head to I had to head to /etc/rc.d/ directory and usuing a text editor, I edited the rc.local file and inserted: setserial /dev/modem uart 16550A port 0x6400 irq 11 This worked for my modem on my system. I don't know how these things work but if you want to try this, you can first post this info and see if anyone would know if might help. Good Luck. Foyah -Original Message- From: Hex Ru Unholy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 4:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Problem... Hello I recently downloaded mandrake 7.0 and installed it on my previous windows 98 system and in mandrake when i am trying to install my modem it wont detect it and i read from the FAQ's that the problem could be the fact that it is a pci winmodem my question to you is is there any way around this problem? if not when i go to purchase another modem how can i tell if its not a winmodem??? i am really tired of windows in general and would like to fully change over to linux but until i can figure this problem i am unable to do what i would like to be doing on linux please help me in any way possible... thank you for your time... Dario Goddin Valued Linux User What are you N2? Choose from 150 free e-mail addresses. http://www.n2mail.com
[newbie] new problem
I got everything installed (at least I think I did). Now I find out my video card (S3 86C365 4MB AGP) is not supported by XFree86. Does anyone know of anything I can do? I can't afford to buy Accelerated-X which does support my card. Thanks in advance, Mike
