Re: [expert] Upgrade to 7.0? = NO!!!

2000-01-25 Thread Thomas J. Hamman
On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, michael chopek wrote: Another *highly* annoying thing that 7.0 is doing is that you can not copy__paste from any KDE app into Netscape...what pain. I read through all the archives this weekend, regarding using Ctrl-C...Alt-C...it just does not work. Hmmm, I'm not

Re: [expert] Upgrade to 7.0? = NO!!!

2000-01-25 Thread Warren Doney
michael chopek wrote: I have been a big supporter/advocate of Mandrake since 6.0, and just wrote a very nice review for our local LUG about 7.0, where I was highly complimentary...just before the thing killed xfs... It got me too... I just hosed it did the install Re: the Copy/pate

Re: [expert] Upgrade to 7.0?

2000-01-25 Thread Jon Hewitt
On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, you wrote: Alanif you need to ask you probably shouldn't. With that said, I've got to say that I'm happy I upgraded. Actually, I've never upgraded as I always do a full install of a new distro. I I can't say for sure but upgrading instead of doing an install is

[expert] Mandrake 7.0 network problem

2000-01-25 Thread Tim Val Litwiller
Ok. I have tried sending this to cooker list several times and it never shows up over there. Here is my computer Dual Celeron 466, 256 meg ram. BP6 motherboard, I am not using the HPT66 connectors on the motherboard, ( waiting till drivers are stable.) This machine was running Mandrake 6.1

[expert] Minimalistic Mandrake version. How?

2000-01-25 Thread Zilvinas Atkociunas
Hi all, Does someone know an any easy way to install minimalistic Mandrake version (without X and so on. Just basic daemons are needed) ? It is somehow inconvenient to manually deselecting individual packages, then checking if all dependencies are ok... Thanks, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [expert] Upgrade to 7.0? = NO!!!

2000-01-25 Thread Alan Shoemaker
michaelI'm sorry, I hope you and the Mandrake staff get the xfs problem solved soon. If you'd like to talk about cut paste, maybe there's something we can stumble on that will fix that part of your problem. Alan michael chopek wrote: Hi Alan; On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Alan Shoemaker

Re: [expert] netscape 128 bit encryption

2000-01-25 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Sheldonyou probably should be emailing and surfing in an unpriveleged user account, not in your root account. The url you're looking is listed below: http://www.fortify.net/ Alan root wrote: Hi, Can anyone tell me again where I can get that program that automatically updated

[expert] Install problems

2000-01-25 Thread Marco Ciampa
I just want to report some problems I've experienced installing md70. 1) with an old logitech mouse not recognized we (8 people with some of those VERY used to linux installations) lost 2 hours and then changed the mouse with a new one :-( 2) text installation simply doesn't work! Missing all the

[expert] TV card - Mandrake-7.0

2000-01-25 Thread Andrea Celli
Hi, I've just upgraded my Mandrake-6.1 to Mdk-7.0. It seems very good (installation, configuration tools, automount, ...) but I've two little troubles: 1) It's very loud. If I start kde+netscape it uses all RAM (160 MB) and every new application is very slow. If I try to convert the Mandrake

Re: [expert] Upgrade to 7.0? = NO!!!

2000-01-25 Thread Oeystein Hermansen
Regarding the problems with XFS and no cutpaste between Netscape and KDE. My XFS died while running Mandrake v6.1. Upgrading to 7.0 fixed it again. And the problem with CutPaste between KDE and Netscape, is has always been there in my setup. I have not been able to do this in Mandrake v6.0,

Re: [expert] 7.0: How to download crypto SW outside install menus.

2000-01-25 Thread Cajus Pollmeier
On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Svante Signell wrote: One of the menus of the upgrade from 6.1 to 7.0 concerns crypto code. Since for unknown reasons the network card did not work during the install (it works otherwise!!) I could not download crypto software. After the upgrade I tried to start drakxtools

[expert] Intel pre/100 pcmcia

2000-01-25 Thread Cajus Pollmeier
Hi! I've a "Intel PRO/100 CardBus II" pcmcia card. Tried a lot, but can't get it running (LM 6.1/7.0, played with the pcmcia tools). It is not recognized automatically. Has someone experiences with this card? Any chance to get it running in Linux? -Cajus

[expert] LM7.0 (AIRHEAD)

2000-01-25 Thread Michael Webb
Well, may I point out how disappointed I am with LM7.0. I think mandrake should set their sights at being the BEST and not at being the FIRST. I was very very surprised at how quickly 7.0 came out of beta, that alone made the alarm bells ring with me. Sure it is pretty and the install blew me

Re: [expert] Mandrake 7.0 network problem

2000-01-25 Thread istiqfar
I've experienced quite the same. Mine is 3c509b, and eth0 is failed to startup. The problem is solved when I add "alias eth0 3c509.o" in /etc/conf.module. Hope this help. Maybe, we should wait for Mdk7.1 or Redhat ;-(( -isa- On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 19:26:13 -0600, you wrote: | Ok. I have tried

Re: [expert] Mandrake 7.0 network problem

2000-01-25 Thread Timothy Litwiller
mine does have a line alias eth0 eepro100 should it have a .o on the end of the module name? istiqfar wrote: I've experienced quite the same. Mine is 3c509b, and eth0 is failed to startup. The problem is solved when I add "alias eth0 3c509.o" in /etc/conf.module. Hope this help. Maybe,

[expert] 7.0 issues with BP6

2000-01-25 Thread Zulfiqar Naushad
Had 6.1 and loved it, upgraded to 7.0 and I hate it. I can't get my dual proc celeron to work properly. I have to type linux-up to get it to work. This loads the uniprocessor kernel. What is the use, I have a dual proc system. The odd thing is that 6.1 didn't have that problem.

Re: [expert] Laptop installation problems, part 2

2000-01-25 Thread John Aldrich
On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, you wrote: I've booted with Tom's root boot disk, and tried to follow the tip that John suggested, mounting hda2 to /mnt, chroot to the mount point and running setup, but chroot gives me a usage error. (usage: chroot directory program [arg ...]) I try to run

[expert] mandrake 7 raid question

2000-01-25 Thread Timothy Litwiller
the raid setup on install has several options for level of raid, since I know almost nothing about raid, what do these levels mean, 1 4 5 linear I am looking for the one that does striping, as a way to increase the speed of hd access.

[expert] 7.0 AIR - odd directory permissions, and security level questions

2000-01-25 Thread Todd Pfaff
after doing an expert install of linux-mandrake 7.0 air, i have noticed that the mode of some system directories is 751 or 711. the directories on which i have noticed this are: /bin /sbin /usr/X11R6 /usr/bin /usr/sbin this means programs in these directories are not found in the path of

[expert] Upgrade or Update?

2000-01-25 Thread whyzzi
Opinion Time! Background: I've set up a linux system where I work to act as an small, staff-only, Email server. About 10months ago I installed RedHat 5.2 and manually compiled/installed the services I needed to use (Sendmail 8.9.3, Fetchmail 5.03, Bind 8.2.1 *which I think has been exploited*,

Re: [expert] Laptop installation problems, part 2

2000-01-25 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, John Aldrich wrote: On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, you wrote: I've booted with Tom's root boot disk, and tried to follow the tip that John suggested, mounting hda2 to /mnt, chroot to the mount point and running setup, but chroot gives me a usage error. (usage: chroot directory

Re: [expert] Mandrake 7.0 network problem

2000-01-25 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Timothy Litwiller wrote: mine does have a line alias eth0 eepro100 should it have a .o on the end of the module name? istiqfar wrote: No it shouldn't. does it print ok or failed when bringing up the device. what does ifconfig and route say?

Re: [expert] Minimalistic Mandrake version. How?

2000-01-25 Thread Pixel
"Zilvinas Atkociunas" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi all, Does someone know an any easy way to install minimalistic Mandrake version (without X and so on. Just basic daemons are needed) ? It is somehow inconvenient to manualy deselecting individual packages, then checking if all

[expert] xawtv

2000-01-25 Thread Svante Signell
I have recently installed an Hauppauge TV WinTV Theater card on a Compaq 5640/5670 running LM6.1. The card has Dolby surround stereo, radio tuner and remote control. TV seems to work OK, but overlay is not functional, see output below. Seems to be a conflict between DGA and v4l about the memory

Re: [expert] 7.0 issues with BP6

2000-01-25 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Had 6.1 and loved it, upgraded to 7.0 and I hate it. I can't get my dual proc celeron to work properly. I have to type linux-up to get it to work. This loads the uniprocessor kernel. What is the use, I have a dual proc system. The odd

[expert] PCMCIA

2000-01-25 Thread Fred Frigerio
I installed 7.0 on a Toshiba laptop that was running 6.0 It was clean (format the HD) install so nothing was carried over (Except for /home). In 6.0 the PCMCIA modem was working in 7.0 it isn't. I looked a little bit deeper into it and it looks like the whole PCMCIA subsystem is not working.

Re: [expert] Mandrake 7.0 network problem

2000-01-25 Thread Tim Val Litwiller
on bootup it printed ok when bringing up eth0 Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Timothy Litwiller wrote: mine does have a line alias eth0 eepro100 should it have a .o on the end of the module name? istiqfar wrote: No it shouldn't. does it print ok or failed

Re: [expert] TV card - Mandrake-7.0

2000-01-25 Thread Adrian Saidac
Andrea, You are nit given the full picture What is "upgrade" - we assume is a script !!! Andrea Celli wrote: Hi, I've just upgraded my Mandrake-6.1 to Mdk-7.0. It seems very good (installation, configuration tools, automount, ...) but I've two little troubles: 1) It's very loud. If I

Re: [expert] 7.0 issues with BP6

2000-01-25 Thread Zulfiqar Naushad
At 03:28 PM 25/01/00 , you wrote: Ok first don't post html, and if you do atleast make sure it doesn't look like crap. Firstly, I did not post HTML. I know better than to post HTML to a mailing list. How that got there I have no clue. Seeing as you gave no symptoms I can only guess as to

[expert] managing numerous passwords

2000-01-25 Thread Harondel J. Sibble
Okay, most of us know how important good passwords are as a first line to keeping the system secure, but what happens when one has multiple systems they maintain and each system has multiple passwords. Now the list of passwords one has to remember rapidly gets out of hand. A few months back

Re: [expert] Upgrade

2000-01-25 Thread Civileme
Well chuckles I just obtained a NEC 15" monitor/MB/Speaker combo for $325 and to that I added a K6-2 for $52 (it was a 450) and 128Mb RAM for $146 and an IBM 16Gb for $149 Brand new $700 computer with respectable speed The video and sound were on the MB and were a Trident CyberBlade and a SB

Re: [expert] Upgrade

2000-01-25 Thread Jack Coates
ibi wrote: I'm thinking about upgrading my MMX/Intel/64-EDO/RAM and A-Open video card. Any suggestions? I run a W98/L-M6.0 system, but I want a Linux-friendly box. Thanks, Pj [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm in the process of transferring my primary box from L-M 6.1 on a P200MMX/64-EDO/4GB/STB

Re: [expert] Mandrake 7.0 network problem

2000-01-25 Thread Tim Val Litwiller
well I will try again tomorrow, but this afternoon I put in a pci 3c905 instead of the intel or the isa 3c509 and it work right off the bat, but since this card is borrowed from a friend and I can't keep it I will attempt to reconfigure without doing a reinstall. currently I have [tim@bcc53

[expert] My 7.0 installation experience and a few questions

2000-01-25 Thread Darin Martin
I've run Mandrake since 6.0 and never had a problem with it. Boy was I in for a shock when I installed 7.0 First, when I tried to make a boot disk with rawwritewin.exe or rawwrite.exe I received an error message that says LoadLibrary16 Failed when I try to get the program to write the

Re: [expert] Upgrade to 7.0? = NO!!!

2000-01-25 Thread Tim Val Litwiller
you need to do an expert install if you wish to select packages individually Rachelle DuBey wrote: My complaint is that you can't choose individual products . They all seem to come as units - even using custom. I have no problems with xfs using 7.0. But I miss being able to add other

[expert] Two Questions

2000-01-25 Thread Jack Coates
Mandrake 7.0 1) Supermount - I enabled Supermount during install and it doesn't work, is this normal/fixable? 2) KDE Config - KDE has the annoying habit of forgetting certain config changes after logout and login. What file do I edit to make it always accelerate my mouse at 4x instead of 2x?