Re: [expert] SLOW boot

2000-07-17 Thread Mike & Tracy Holt
APMD? Advanced Power Managment Daemon. It's used for laptop batteries - you can disable it if you into DrakConf from your desktop and select 'startup services'. Mike > My boot proceeds pretty well until it gets to the starting AMD stage. What > is AMD and why would it take over 1 minute at tim

Re: [expert] SLOW boot

2000-07-17 Thread Jean-Louis Debert
Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > > My boot proceeds pretty well until it gets to the starting AMD stage. What > is AMD and why would it take over 1 minute at times? Sometimes it is > instantaneous or nearly so. AMD is Auto Mounter Daemon. This can be activated or not at install time, then you can activat

Re: [expert] Tape Backup

2000-07-17 Thread Jean-Louis Debert
Gary Morgan wrote: > > Can I use "dump" to backup more than one file system to the same tape? You can always backup several things on the same tape, whatever the utility knows how to do, by using the "non-rewinding" device (look for a device whose name begins with "n"). By the way, you mailer i

Re: [expert] SLOW boot

2000-07-17 Thread Ellick Chan
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:22:31 -0500 > From: Gil Baron W0MN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: AA/MandrakeExpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [expert] SLOW boot > > My boot proceeds pretty well until it gets to the starting AMD

Re: [expert] SUCCESS believe it or not

2000-07-17 Thread Jean-Louis Debert
Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > > My nightmare may be coming to and end. > I did a reinstall of Version 7.0 and then an upgrade to version 7.1. The X > comes up now and I have a 640 x 480 system. The network works also, on the > cable modem too! Did you ever try the frame buffer X server ??? Since your

Re: [expert] Lap-top

2000-07-17 Thread Ellick Chan
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 12:31:35 -0600 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [expert] Lap-top > > > > I was just wondering if anyone has successfully done an ftp install of > mandrake 7.1 on a la

Re: [expert] Inodes...

2000-07-17 Thread Ellick Chan
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 13:34:40 -0400 > From: Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Expert Linux List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [expert] Inodes... > > I wonder if someone could tell me what they are. This may sound a little > silly, but it's someth

Re: [expert] SLOW boot

2000-07-17 Thread Eero Suomi
How about auto mount demon. Your machine tryes mount something (NFS or something else) what it coudn't see. Check Your configuration about those points. Gil Baron W0MN wrote: My boot proceeds pretty well until it gets to the starting AMD stage. What is AMD and why would it take over 1 minute at t

Re: [expert] Inodes...

2000-07-17 Thread Scott D. Boyd
Inodes are data structures that define a file's existance. An inode contains information on the file's length, access, inode-change and data-modification times, owner and group id's, access privileges, number of links, and pointers to data blocks that contain the file itself, but they do not conta

Re: [expert] SLOW boot

2000-07-17 Thread Pj
I have an AMD CPU and freaked when I saw AMD in the boot. My guru laughed and sent this terse message: "AMD is a daemon running on your system, nothing to be concerned about." Pj At 10:22 PM 7/17/00 -0500, you wrote: >My boot proceeds pretty well until it gets to the starting AMD stage. What >i

[expert] SLOW boot

2000-07-17 Thread Gil Baron W0MN
My boot proceeds pretty well until it gets to the starting AMD stage. What is AMD and why would it take over 1 minute at times? Sometimes it is instantaneous or nearly so. -- Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/ 44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27 "Hierro candente, batir de repente"

Re: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1 Install problem help

2000-07-17 Thread Anton Graham
Submitted 16-Jul-00 by Gil Baron W0MN: > This time try XF86Setup > I get Server specification missing in card database. Trident Cyber > 9320 (generic) (line 2537) > Segmentation fault cored dumped > > I get the same error about the card data base if I use XF86Setup. *Try* XFDrake (ye

[expert] Tape Backup

2000-07-17 Thread Gary Morgan
Can I use "dump" to backup more than one file system to the same tape? The books I have on Linux barely touch the subject of tape backups. Does anyone know of a good reference book or website? TIA, Gary Morgan

[expert] NTP Query

2000-07-17 Thread Brian Schroeder
I am perplexed by a problem I am seeing with NTP. I have a Redhat 6.0 system that works as expected. I have a Mandrake 7.1 system (which is being primed to take over from the Redhat one) with an identical NTP configuration that doesn't seem to work. The ntpq peers command on the Redhat system g

[expert] SUCCESS believe it or not

2000-07-17 Thread Gil Baron W0MN
My nightmare may be coming to and end. I did a reinstall of Version 7.0 and then an upgrade to version 7.1. The X comes up now and I have a 640 x 480 system. The network works also, on the cable modem too! I guess the decision now is live with VGA (really hard to use) or wait for support for the

Re: [expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread Fran Parker
No problem with the All in Wonder Pro with 7.0 (Air) with corresponding X. Don't know about the 128. The only thing I can't get to work yet, is something that the programmers are working on as we speak...TV Out, and DVD. The work on this is coming along nicely, however it has not progressed alon

[expert] ICQ-Masq module

2000-07-17 Thread Sam Hunter
Hey, I just upgraded to the mandrake2.2.16mdksecure kernel, and my icq-masq module started complaining about being compiled for the wrong kernel. I can't find the secure kernel source anywhere, so I recompiled it with the 2.2.16mdk kernel source, and although it compiled, it won't run under m

[expert] Support for Panasonic's 9.4GB DVD-RAM in Linux, UNIX Environments

2000-07-17 Thread Greek Geek
Hi All, fyi, if your interested ;-) http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CoxkeWbKbytiWndG&FQ=Linux&Nav=na-search-&StoryTitle=Linux Originally spotted on Linux Today. *BFN* Greek Geek :-) When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white men cam

Re: [expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread Civileme
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, you wrote: > Since my Diamond Viper II on one system and Maxi Gamer Voodoo Banshee on > the other do not work in version 7.1 and X 3.6 or 4, can anyone recommend a > GOOD FAST card that works in both Linux 7.1 and windows 2000. > I am not sure I am ready to buy a new card but

Re: [expert] Linux and NT Together

2000-07-17 Thread Matt Stegman
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, Charles Curley wrote: > On Fri, Jul 14, 2000 at 11:03:37PM -0500, Gary wrote: > > > On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Linux can access more than 80 different types of file systems, including > > any NT without problems. > > Does that include W2K NTFS, w

[expert] Lap-top

2000-07-17 Thread lselinger
I was just wondering if anyone has successfully done an ftp install of mandrake 7.1 on a laptop. The only version of anything I have been acle to install was RedHat 5.2 (via ftp) but for somereason it dies on me after retrieving the second stage. I am using a Linksys combo PCMCIA card and was wo

Re: [expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread Harry Flaxman
I used to use the All In Wonder under SuSE 5.3 two years ago. It worked perfectly. Harry Gilbert Baron wrote: > > Has ANYONE used the ATI All In Wonder card. I am interested in that card. > Does it run in 1024 x 768 and does it work in Version 7.1. > TIA > > -- _

[expert] Inodes...

2000-07-17 Thread Mark Weaver
I wonder if someone could tell me what they are. This may sound a little silly, but it's something that's been on my mind the last couple of days. It strikes me that they might be the Linux equivalant of an MS cluster. Is that right? -- Mark I love my Linux box... REASON #1 -- ...it isn't

RE: [expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread Gilbert Baron
Has ANYONE used the ATI All In Wonder card. I am interested in that card. Does it run in 1024 x 768 and does it work in Version 7.1. TIA -Original Message- From: Gil Baron W0MN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 9:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [expert] Good

RE: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1 Install problem help

2000-07-17 Thread Gilbert Baron
I am trying to use version 3.3.6. There are two problems. My video card VIPER II is not supported and the data base of cards is bad when it tries to find mine it core dumps. My other system VOODOO BANSHEE is supported in version 7 but fails in version 7.1. GO figure. ALL with version 3.3.6. Has

RE: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1 Install problem help

2000-07-17 Thread lselinger
Maybe I missed this but what version of XFree86 server are you running? I had a 1 day nightmare trying to use XFree 4 I un-installed the RPM and dove for 3.3.6 (or which ever version the other one was) and had no problems with it. Lonny Selinger Systems Adminstration EDS Canada -- Linux i

Re: [expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread Sam Hunter
I've also found the Matrox G200 to work pretty decently under both x3.6 and 4. I bought some cheap little 4meg deal, and it's doing fine apart from the fact that the card can't support anything higher than 1024x768 at 32bit color ;) Sam - Original Message - From: "Gil Baron W0MN" <[EMAI

[expert] LILO 0,1 LI Help

2000-07-17 Thread Jerry Mulvaney
I looked through the newbie archives, 'cause I'm sure this has happened to people before, but couldn't find an answer that works. I'm loading MD 7.1 on a megaraid array and everything works great- except when it reboots, I get LI followed by (very) quickly scrolling 0's and 1's. Not sure what the

Re: [expert] ssh vs openssh

2000-07-17 Thread Daniel Woods
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Ben Sugerman wrote: > I would like to install ssh on Mdk 7.1, but the 2.0 sounce code fails in > mid-compile with a complaint that it can not find -ltermcap. I tried using the > rpm for redhat but it makes a number of complaints during the initialization of > the host keys,

RE: [expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA
I have a Diamond Viper 550. It is supported fine with the latest 3.3.6 version of X. I retrospect I would chose one of the Matrox G series for dual head and game support. Jon H. -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:57 AM To: [EMA

RE: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1 Install problem help

2000-07-17 Thread Gil Baron W0MN
> -Original Message- > From: Joerg Mertin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1 Install > problem help > > > > Incredible. Bad boys are all around. Please remember you ar

RE: [expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread Gil Baron W0MN
The banshee works fine in 7.0. In 7.1 they regressed and I get the same sad situation that at the Configure X step the message about not finding the package and I cannot configure it. > -Original Message- > From: bobby dowling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 8:00

RE: [expert] WinTV

2000-07-17 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS
Look at Hauppauge.com. Their web site explains how to setup Win TV. As far as a TV app, I like KwinTV. There is also xawtv Brian Klar - CVE -Original Message- From: don [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 5:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] WinTV I was w

Re: [expert] apache startup

2000-07-17 Thread Jean-Michel Dault
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, faisal wrote: > > I want my apache server to start during startup i have to start it up > manaully what to do ? > it is in standalone mode Use the "ntsysv" command, or DrakConf services configuration to make it start on boot. > I am also getting this message unable to det

Re: [expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread John Aldrich
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, you wrote: > Since my Diamond Viper II on one system and Maxi Gamer Voodoo Banshee on > the other do not work in version 7.1 and X 3.6 or 4, can anyone recommend a > GOOD FAST card that works in both Linux 7.1 and windows 2000. > I am not sure I am ready to buy a new card but

Re: [expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread Harry Flaxman
Gil, I have experienced the same thing with the Viper II under 7.0. No support for the card. I've had to go back to a lowly ATI LT Pro to get x-windows up and running with it. Harry Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > Since my Diamond Viper II on one system and Maxi Gamer Voodoo Banshee on > the other

Re: [expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread bobby dowling
The banshee should work fine in XFree86 3.3.6 or 4 >From: "Gil Baron W0MN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "AA/MandrakeExpert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [expert] Good vidoe card to use >Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 07:10:28 -0500 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from [216.71.84.

Re: [expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread Jean-Louis Debert
Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > Since my Diamond Viper II on one system and Maxi Gamer Voodoo Banshee on > the other do not work in version 7.1 and X 3.6 or 4, can anyone recommend a > GOOD FAST card that works in both Linux 7.1 and windows 2000. I don't know about Diamond Viper II but one thing I do kn

Re: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1 Install problem help

2000-07-17 Thread Joerg Mertin
Incredible. Bad boys are all around. Please remember you are on the Experst Mailing List. So, an Expert should know how to resolve a problem when he's unable to get X working. Start in Runlevel 3, type in X --probeonly and check if the Graphic-Card is recognised. If not, you'll have a probpem, b

[expert] Good vidoe card to use

2000-07-17 Thread Gil Baron W0MN
Since my Diamond Viper II on one system and Maxi Gamer Voodoo Banshee on the other do not work in version 7.1 and X 3.6 or 4, can anyone recommend a GOOD FAST card that works in both Linux 7.1 and windows 2000. I am not sure I am ready to buy a new card but I don't want to make another error. Tha

RE: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1 Install problem help

2000-07-17 Thread Gil Baron W0MN
> -Original Message- > From: Civileme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 1:34 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1 Install > problem help > > > On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, you wrote: > > I posted here as this is obvi

Re: [expert] Netscape locks Linux

2000-07-17 Thread Harold Oga
On 16 Jul 2000, at 11:20, Mark Weaver wrote: > ok...I can't help myself. Is CTL+ALT+BS a real keyboard command to recover > from a runaway process, or are you just being fecicious? Hi, This is an actual command which kills the X-Server, and it may appear more familiar to you written as: CTRL

Re: [expert] Netscape locks Linux

2000-07-17 Thread Scott D. Boyd
Ctrl + Alt + Backspace exits from your X Window system 8-) Scott On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: > ok...I can't help myself. Is CTL+ALT+BS a real keyboard command to recover > from a runaway process, or are you just being fecicious? > > -- > Mark > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.fas

Re: [expert] LM 7.1 and Tekram DC-390 SCSI controller

2000-07-17 Thread Jean-Louis Debert
Klaus Deissner wrote: > When I start the LM 7.1 installation (by booting from cdrom) it > recognizes my Tekram SCSI adapter and says something like "Scanning AMD > SCSI adapter". Here it freezes. > The same thing happens in expert mode when I manually chose "AMD SCSI" > which I think is the right

Re: [expert] CD burner Howto..

2000-07-17 Thread Civileme
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, you wrote: > Civileme, > > Are you saying that: > I do take responsibility for this and apologize. I was writing a response then saw yours. I thought about adding the symbolic links to your post, and pasted my draft to the reply and started to edit, then I was called away

[expert] Updated LM RPMs

2000-07-17 Thread Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello, Is there is a site that has ALL of the latest RPMs that come with the Linux Mandrake 7.x disks? I am looking for the equivalent to Red Hat's ftp site. Looked around on linux-mandrake.com, and saw nothing. Thanks. Bob

Re: [expert] Linux file system update?

2000-07-17 Thread Guillermo Belli
You specify a mount point from within linux. You can mount a filesystem as follows: mount /dev/hd?x /mountpoint where /dev/hd?x is the drive and the partition you want to mount (for example /dev/hda1 is the first partition on the primary master drive, /dev/hdb1 the 1st part in the primary slave

[expert] Mandrake 7.1. Lilo overwriten & 'core dump' on shutdown

2000-07-17 Thread Roger W. Broseus
1. Having trouble with dual boot. Have tried all reasonable combinations of MS-Dos Fdisking and Mandraking. Finally got both systems installed in their own partitions. Problem: can only get Linux to boot from a floppy. I wish to avoid yet a another (nth +1) install. How can I get lilo work

Ynt: [expert] 7.1 install on HP and IBM Thinkpad

2000-07-17 Thread Mustafa Yýldýz
> 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. > > > -turgut > Slm Turgut bey... Ben Mustafa YILDIZ gerçi konu ile alakasiz ama sizin ile buradada karsilas

[expert] Remote Backup

2000-07-17 Thread Joseph Lee Pereira
Hi, I have three problems I need help with... 1.) I would like to be able to have a daemon log on to a remote Linux box (within the same network), check dates of files and/or directories and copy those "changed" files and/or directories onto a specific directory on the originating Linux box.

Re: [expert] Linux file system update?

2000-07-17 Thread John Aldrich
On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, you wrote: > After adding a new hard drive to my system and creating > an ext2fs type partition, how do I add this to my file > system table?? I would like to have Mdk 7.1 to start using > this partition. I created the partition with PartitionMagic > and did not specify a moun

Re: [expert] Intellimouse is drunk!

2000-07-17 Thread John Aldrich
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, you wrote: > Well sir, > > I have been against the same type of problem many times. Althought I don't > have the awesome computer you do, I think I may be of some help. (I > hope...) > > First off you need to make sure your mouse doesn't have a switch on the bottom

[expert] kWinTV

2000-07-17 Thread Don
Does anyone know where I can find a copy of kwintv-0.7.3-1mdk.i586.rpm I have searched for several days for the file, and don't seem to locate it. tia, Don

Re: [expert] something I'm missing...

2000-07-17 Thread Ellick Chan
On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: > Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 02:17:25 -0400 (EDT) > From: Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Ellick Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] something I'm missing... > > Hm...sounds like it would weigh a ton! Does it?

Re: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1 Install problem help

2000-07-17 Thread Civileme
On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, you wrote: > I posted here as this is obviously not a problem for a beginner > > > This time try XF86Setup > I get Server specification missing in card database. Trident Cyber > 9320 (generic) (line 2537) > Segmentation fault cored dumped > > I get the same erro