Re: [expert] KPPP problems with Mandrake 7.1

2000-07-04 Thread Sean Middleditch
Jon Hewitt wrote: Heeep! After installing MD7.1 I found that KPPP would not work, it would dial,make the connection and seeminly login, then immediately log off. I found that going to DrakConf/Network Configuration/PPP/Slip/Plip I could make the connection, close everything and reset

[expert] Sendmail as a secondary mail server

2000-07-04 Thread duncan hall
Hi all, How can I set up a mail server so that it will act as a secondary mail server. ie. it acts as a relay from anyone but only allows relaying to the domains I specify. Thanks Dunc

Re: [expert] KPPP problems with Mandrake 7.1

2000-07-04 Thread Phil
Jon Hewitt wrote: Heeep! After installing MD7.1 I found that KPPP would not work, it would dial,make the connection and seeminly login, then immediately log off. I found that going to DrakConf/Network Configuration/PPP/Slip/Plip I could make the connection, close everything and reset

Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start

2000-07-04 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, Jul 03, 2000 at 05:28:56PM -0700, Mike Tracy Holt wrote: I would like to add a question here if I may; I'm used to Windows where the 'temp' directory is for temporary stuff and should be dumped periodically. What is the /tmp directory in *nix used for and why can't I delete it's

[expert] Installing rpm binaries of kde2?

2000-07-04 Thread Phil
Hi everyone I thought I would give kde2 a try on my Mandrake 7.1 I downloaded all the rpm,s except the kde-qt-addons which was missing fromt he ftp site, but I found out that its contents were in kdesupport2. When I get to install kde-libs2 next I get a dependancy error Missing qt2 ( I need to

[expert] 7.1 install on HP and IBM Thinkpad

2000-07-04 Thread Turgut Kalfaoglu
This HP has an IDE CD-ROM (Creative Infra 52) , and during install, it asked for the 'Ext' CD, but did not eject the install CD.. The button of the CD drive was also inoperative. I had to hit CANCEL, and it did not create many of the icons, did not install some stuff from the install CD, even..

[expert] 7.1 Gnome with KDE menus

2000-07-04 Thread Robert Fox
I previously had 7.02 installed with Helix Gnome and Enlightenment 0.16 installed - and I got KDE menus in the Gnome menu. Now with 7.1 and Gnome, I see a checkbox to show KDE but noting shows up (even when I switched to KDE and then back to Gnome) Any hints? Thx, Robert Fox

Re: [expert] KPPP problems with Mandrake 7.1

2000-07-04 Thread Jon Hewitt
I guess I better hang my head in shame :( I added 'noauth' to the ppp arguments in KPPP and everything works fine now. I seen this fix several times in this list but the people describing their problems didn't seem to fit the problem I was having, so I never checked it out. Works like a

Re: [expert] KPPP problems with Mandrake 7.1

2000-07-04 Thread tal
and you should hehe . :-) At 08:08 AM 7/4/2000 -0700, you wrote: I guess I better hang my head in shame :( I added 'noauth' to the ppp arguments in KPPP and everything works fine now. I seen this fix several times in this list but the people describing their problems didn't

[expert] Problems with multiple overlay Flashmovies with Netscape 4.7 Flash4 plugin (Mandrake 7.0)

2000-07-04 Thread Manuël Beunder
Hi, There seems to be a problem with sites when using Netscape 4.7 (delivered with Mandrake 4.7) and the Flash4 plugin, when it comes to sites who use multi Flash-movies in an overlay.. Anyone an idea how to work around this? (If nessairy, the webmaster can alter the content of the site:

Re: [expert] KPPP problems with Mandrake 7.1

2000-07-04 Thread Civileme
Jon Hewitt wrote: I guess I better hang my head in shame :( I added 'noauth' to the ppp arguments in KPPP and everything works fine now. I seen this fix several times in this list but the people describing their problems didn't seem to fit the problem I was having, so I never

Re: [expert] Installing rpm binaries of kde2?

2000-07-04 Thread Civileme
ftp://ftp.linux.tucows.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake-crypto/RPMS/ openssl-0.9.5a-3mdk.i586.rpm qt2.1.1 is at ftp://us.mandrakesoft.com/pub/kde Civileme Phil wrote: Hi everyone I thought I would give kde2 a try on my Mandrake 7.1 I downloaded all the rpm,s except the

Re: [expert] Installing rpm binaries of kde2?

2000-07-04 Thread Ron Stodden
Phil, If you want the latest RPMs as built from the latest CVS (updated every couple of weeks): http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~molnarc/index.html Everything you need is there and has been tested by me with Mandrake 7.1 (except kdevelop has a missing library). Observe the proper order for adding

[expert] Digital camera and pc cards

2000-07-04 Thread Bruce E. Harris
Hi, I have a Fuji digital camera and wondering how I can get a pc card loaded with the smart media mounted as a file system? I know for floppy mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy, but how with a pc card? TIA Bruce

Re: [expert] root file/dir permission screwup

2000-07-04 Thread Steve Howes
Sthitaprajna wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 3 Jul 00, at 13:24, Daniel Woods wrote: *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* Will someone at the Mandrake mailing lists turn this thing off? This is a real PITA and it has

Re: [expert] Installing rpm binaries of kde2?

2000-07-04 Thread Hoyt
Civileme, Were those ALSA sound libraries that Guillame mentioned to me required also? Hoyt - Original Message - From: "Civileme" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Installing rpm binaries of kde2?

Re: [expert] locate command core dumps

2000-07-04 Thread Stephen Boulet
Yes, the cooker version fixed the problem. Thanks! Now, if the XF86Setup command wouldn't core dump... One suggestion for the next version of DrakConf would be to let you put in multiple video modes. -- Stephen On Sat, 01 Jul 2000, you wrote: Stephen Boulet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I

Re: [expert] KPPP problems with Mandrake 7.1

2000-07-04 Thread Dave Lers
On Tue, 04 Jul 2000, Sean Middleditch wrote: Jon Hewitt wrote: I found that going to DrakConf/Network Configuration/PPP/Slip/Plip You have PPP option under DrakConf/Network Configuration? Someone please explain then why I _don't_? Where exactly did I wrong? DrakConf - Network

[expert] Cannot install 7.1, why!?!?

2000-07-04 Thread David G. Thiessen
Xperts - I have tried every possible way to install 7.1 but every time it crashes, saying something to the effect of "Out of memory" I am using the text install because I don't have a VESA compliant video card. I used the text install for 7.0 and it worked fine. When I do "expert text

Re: [expert] Failed MDK 7.0 Installation

2000-07-04 Thread Sthitaprajna
On 5 Jul 00, at 2:12, «[-®ºmmë£^£ºvë§^£ºµ©4룣ë-]» wrote: Pentium III - 550e 32 MB RAM 8 GB with 3 partitions: hda1 - (2 GB) contains Windoze 98 hda2 - (3 GB) supposed to contain the MDK LINUX after-install hda3 - (3 GB) contains the MDK

Re: [expert] Failed MDK 7.0 Installation

2000-07-04 Thread «[-®ºmmë£^£ºvë§^£ºµ©4룣ë-]»
Nope, but I tried installing it on another CPU with AMD K6-2 and 64 MB RAM but it still hangs-up on the same part ... could it be the partitioning of the hard disk ?? - Original Message - From: Sthitaprajna [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 2:25 AM

Re: [expert] Digital camera and pc cards

2000-07-04 Thread Chmouel Boudjnah
"Bruce E. Harris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a Fuji digital camera and wondering how I can get a pc card loaded with the smart media mounted as a file system? I know for floppy mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy, but how with a pc card? USB ? -- MandrakeSoft Inc

Re: [expert] Failed MDK 7.0 Installation

2000-07-04 Thread Sean Middleditch
«[-®ºmmë£^£ºvë§^£ºµ©4룣ë-]» wrote: Nope, but I tried installing it on another CPU with AMD K6-2 and 64 MB RAM but it still hangs-up on the same part ... could it be the partitioning of the hard disk ?? Depends. What partitions did you make using Windoze FDISK? You didn't try to make the

Re: [expert] Installing rpm binaries of kde2?

2000-07-04 Thread Chmouel Boudjnah
"Hoyt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Civileme, Were those ALSA sound libraries that Guillame mentioned to me required also? i don't believe so... -- MandrakeSoft Inchttp://www.mandrakesoft.com San-Francisco, CA USA --Chmouel

Re: [expert] Failed MDK 7.0 Installation

2000-07-04 Thread «[-®ºmmë£^£ºvë§^£ºµ©4룣ë-]»
Depends. What partitions did you make using Windoze FDISK? You didn't try to make the Linux partition with it, did you? My suggestion would be to delete any non Windoze partitions, and using the Mandrake install program to create them. Yes, but i wanna have dual boot ... windoze and

Re: [expert] Digital camera and pc cards

2000-07-04 Thread Bruce E. Harris
Nope, this is for my laptop, pc card, (pcmcia). This laptop does not have USB. My desktop does and I will install a new kernel, etc later tonight, but that will not solve my problem. I am going on vacation and intend on taking my laptop and d/l photos to it. On Tue, 04 Jul 2000, you wrote:

Re: [expert] Failed MDK 7.0 Installation

2000-07-04 Thread Sean Middleditch
«[-®ºmmë£^£ºvë§^£ºµ©4룣ë-]» wrote: Depends. What partitions did you make using Windoze FDISK? You didn't try to make the Linux partition with it, did you? My suggestion would be to delete any non Windoze partitions, and using the Mandrake install program to create them. Yes, but

[expert] Failed MDK 7.0 Installation

2000-07-04 Thread «[-®ºmmë£^£ºvë§^£ºµ©4룣ë-]»
Hello ... I'm a newbie with LINUX and I was installing MDK 7.0 on my desktop computer but the installation hangs up after the message: "Loading Second RAM Disk ..." just before the GUI installation of Mandrake ... Here are the specs of the computer: Pentium III - 550e 32 MB

[expert] old sound modules for M6VCX chipset

2000-07-04 Thread Hubert Nachbaur
Hi, I bought a new computer and the motherboard is a M7MKE from biostar. The chipset is M6VCX. I was very surprised when I saw modules for the Linux kernel on the CD, _but_ they are only for Redhat 6.0/6.1 and Caldera 2.?. I'm not able to get them working on my fresh 7.1 installation, they have

[expert] Support for HP Deskjet 970Cxi

2000-07-04 Thread Alvaro Nunes
Hi, I discovered what seems to be support for my printer (HP Deskjet 970 Cxi). Unfortunately, when I tried install it, DrakeRpm asked for one of the extra cds from Mandrake 7.1. Now, my question is if I can find this support from any other place. Thanks Alvaro

Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start

2000-07-04 Thread John Aldrich
On Tue, 04 Jul 2000, you wrote: Yes, /tmp should be for temporary stuff. And this "stuff" is sockets, in this case, in a hidden directory. In 7.1 the use of /tmp for these sockets has been discontinued. Now they use /root/tmp which most people leave alone. Has there ever been a

Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start

2000-07-04 Thread Henrik Edlund
On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, John Aldrich wrote: On Tue, 04 Jul 2000, you wrote: Yes, /tmp should be for temporary stuff. And this "stuff" is sockets, in this case, in a hidden directory. In 7.1 the use of /tmp for these sockets has been discontinued. Now they use /root/tmp which most

Re: [expert] 2.2.17 kernel on Mandrake 7.0--safe?

2000-07-04 Thread Civileme
"Bruce E. Harris" wrote: Hi, I have never upgraded a kernel using a RPM, always used soruce in the past. But I wonder if Mandrake does something special to the kernel to make a Mandrake specific RPM kernel worth it? In light of this, is the RPM under cooker 2.2.17 a safe bet for Mandrake

[expert] Pseudo-graphical boot screen in kernel 2.2.17

2000-07-04 Thread Steve Browne
I've installed the 2.2.17mdk kernel from the Mandrake cooker, and the only complaint I have (so far) is that the boot-up screen switches at mid-point to an SVGA mode to display the Mandrake logo at the top. I can do without the logo as I know what I'm installing, and, in fact, it doesn't work

[expert] adding themes w/sawfish and helixgnome

2000-07-04 Thread Alan N.
Has anyone had any problems adding new themes to sawfish after installing helixgnome? I cannot do this now.. I'm baffled. The permissions of the files I wanted to try were different, so I changed them to be like all of the others. No luck. The themes show up in the sawfish selection but

[expert] Psedo-graphical boot screen in kernel 2.2.17

2000-07-04 Thread Steve Browne
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pseudo-graphical boot screen in kernel 2.2.17 From: Steve Browne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 15:58:14 -0600 I've installed the 2.2.17mdk kernel from the Mandrake cooker, and the only complaint I have (so far) is that the boot-up screen switches at

RE: [expert] 2.2.17 kernel on Mandrake 7.0--safe?

2000-07-04 Thread Russell \Elik\ Rademacher
Just out of curiousity if we are not using the Desktop version...but using it as server setup, where can I locate this new updated RPM of this kernel? I am thinking of upgrading it to this version for my 9 Linux Servers that is deployed so far. If you are wondering... I

Re: [expert] 2.2.17 kernel on Mandrake 7.0--safe?

2000-07-04 Thread Eric MC DECLERCK
I use the 15-1 without pbs. 17-x cause pbs. Civileme wrote: "Bruce E. Harris" wrote: Hi, I have never upgraded a kernel using a RPM, always used soruce in the past. But I wonder if Mandrake does something special to the kernel to make a Mandrake specific RPM kernel worth it? In

[expert] PPP Dial on demand, HD, and multiple IPs

2000-07-04 Thread Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello, #1. I recently got pppd set up to dial on demand (without the aide of diald). Seems to be working ok. However, today, I was just walking into my room, and I heard the modem dial out. There was -no- client of any sort running on either the linux box, or the one computer that is

Re: [expert] New Server

2000-07-04 Thread Ron Johnson, Jr.
Daniel Woods wrote: The only things I'm not sure of is the Dlink DE-538TX 10/100 PCI ethernet card ... I have this and the DFE-530TX+ and both work well. Linux sees this as a 'rt18139' driver. Thanks... Dan. Note that it's an "ell" not a "one": rtl8139, not rt18139 driver.

[expert] Install problems with version 7.1

2000-07-04 Thread richard waters
I had/have a problem with the install of 7.1 I downloaded and burned the 2 disks. I created the cdrom.img bootdisk on a floppy. During boot up if I tried to use my scsi CD-Rom drive with the install CD, the install failed with a warning that the CD rom could not be initialized. Also the scan

[expert] ANNOUNCE: voting for a forums name

2000-07-04 Thread Denis Havlik
Hi Gael thinks that forum.mandrakesoft.com name should be replaced by a shorter one - easier to remember. You can vote for the one which you find best/easiest to remember/nicest on the "forum": http://forum.mandrakesoft.com thx Denis --

Re: [expert] ANNOUNCE: voting for a forums name

2000-07-04 Thread Janar Kokk
www.mandrake-forum.com or something? Regards, Janar Kokk Tel: +372-641-9552 +372-539-13896, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Denis Havlik" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Expert list" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 2:24 AM Subject: [expert] ANNOUNCE: voting for

Re: [expert] X 4, PPP, and Emu10k1

2000-07-04 Thread Manuël Beunder
On Mon, 03 Jul 2000, you wrote: Seanmay I share with you a short description of my approach to running new versions of Linux-Mandrake that I believe saves me from the kind of frustration that you are experiencing? I'm running my computer on 7.1, but my 7.0 installation still exists on

[expert] removing the 2.2.9 kernel RPMs

2000-07-04 Thread Ron Johnson, Jr.
Hi, These RPMs were installed when I installed mdk6.0. Subsequently, I've installed 2.2.12 .16 from tarballs. Will doing an "rpm -e" on these packages ruin my system by erasing the 2.2.16 files? kernel-2.2.9-19mdk kernel-headers-2.2.9-19mdk kernel-doc-2.2.9-19mdk

Re: [expert] Install problems with version 7.1

2000-07-04 Thread Civileme
richard waters wrote: I had/have a problem with the install of 7.1 I downloaded and burned the 2 disks. I created the cdrom.img bootdisk on a floppy. During boot up if I tried to use my scsi CD-Rom drive with the install CD, the install failed with a warning that the CD rom could not

Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start

2000-07-04 Thread Michael Holt
John Aldrich wrote: On Tue, 04 Jul 2000, you wrote: Yes, /tmp should be for temporary stuff. And this "stuff" is sockets, in this case, in a hidden directory. In 7.1 the use of /tmp for these sockets has been discontinued. Now they use /root/tmp which most people leave alone.

Re: [expert] 7.1 Gnome with KDE menus

2000-07-04 Thread Vincent Danen
On Tue, Jul 04, 2000 at 01:44:35AM +0200, Robert Fox wrote: I previously had 7.02 installed with Helix Gnome and Enlightenment 0.16 installed - and I got KDE menus in the Gnome menu. Now with 7.1 and Gnome, I see a checkbox to show KDE but noting shows up (even when I switched to KDE and

Re: [expert] PPP Dial on demand, HD, and multiple IPs

2000-07-04 Thread Sean Middleditch
"Bob Puff@NLE" wrote: Hello, #1. I recently got pppd set up to dial on demand (without the aide of diald). Seems to be working ok. However, today, I was just walking into my room, and I heard the modem dial out. There was -no- client of any sort running on either the linux box, or the

Re: [expert] ANNOUNCE: voting for a forums name

2000-07-04 Thread Bill Gerber
just http://mdk-forum.com - short and sweet :) Bill Janar Kokk wrote: www.mandrake-forum.com or something? Regards, Janar Kokk Tel: +372-641-9552 +372-539-13896, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Denis Havlik" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Expert list" [EMAIL

Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start

2000-07-04 Thread Civileme
Michael Holt wrote: John Aldrich wrote: On Tue, 04 Jul 2000, you wrote: Yes, /tmp should be for temporary stuff. And this "stuff" is sockets, in this case, in a hidden directory. In 7.1 the use of /tmp for these sockets has been discontinued. Now they use /root/tmp which

Re: [expert] ANNOUNCE: voting for a forums name

2000-07-04 Thread Civileme
Bill Gerber wrote: just http://mdk-forum.com - short and sweet :) Bill Janar Kokk wrote: www.mandrake-forum.com or something? Regards, Janar Kokk Tel: +372-641-9552 +372-539-13896, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Denis Havlik" [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start

2000-07-04 Thread Michael Holt
Socket programming protocols basically form sockets for ONE task and then destroy it. In this case, it appears to be needed at boot time as the target of a symlink. Civileme Ok, that makes sense; which brings my next question, what would be a simpler term for 'socket programming

Re: [expert] PPP Dial on demand, HD, and multiple IPs

2000-07-04 Thread Hoyt
- Original Message - From: "Sean Middleditch" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [expert] PPP Dial on demand, HD, and multiple IPs "Bob Puff@NLE" wrote: Hello, #1. I recently got pppd set up to dial on

Re: [expert] Installing rpm binaries of kde2?

2000-07-04 Thread Hoyt
- Original Message - From: "Ron Stodden" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Installing rpm binaries of kde2? Phil, If you want the latest RPMs as built from the latest CVS (updated every couple of weeks):

Re: [expert] Metro-X

2000-07-04 Thread maiplace
- Original Message - From: "Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 9:04 AM Subject: RE: [expert] Metro-X I checked this out this morning and the object in the Morph 3D (GL) screensaver did NOT move smoothly at any