Re: [expert] Stupid Question

2000-11-01 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach Larry Marshall am Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 04:55:50PM -0500: If you don't have the kernel source you need to download the rpm and install it. But you won't need the full kernel source. The kernel headers rpm is good enough. Alexander Skwar -- Homepage:

Re: [expert] compiler for linux mandrake 7.2

2000-11-01 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach Aravind Sadagopan am Wed, Nov 01, 2000 at 03:26:30PM +0800: What is the default compiler installed for Linux mandrake 7.2 ..Is it gcc 2.95.2 Alexander Skwar -- Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.dp.ath.cx Sichere Mail? Mail an [EMAIL PROTECTED] fuer GnuPG

Re: [expert] Stupid Question

2000-11-01 Thread Gerald Williams
On Wednesday 01 November 2000 04:11, you wrote: Argh. I feel dumb. I just did a clean install of 7.2. I noticed that when I have tried to compile something (for example, the latest Wine SRPM) that it has been crashing with a file not found error. I have narrowed the problem down to the

Re: [expert] root password

2000-11-01 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach rharvey am Sun, Oct 29, 2000 at 05:54:45PM -0600: how do you setup a second user to have the same access as root a user that will be able to change root password. Don't know, but here's yet another solution: Install all the openssh packages, run ssh-keygen as a normal user, copy

Re: [expert] Mounting NTFS drive.

2000-11-01 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach Stephen Bosch am Thu, Oct 26, 2000 at 01:10:10PM -0600: You can't mount an NTFS partition on the same machine using Samba. Who's providing the SMB service? Windows NT running in VMware SCNR :-) Alexander Skwar -- Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com |

Re: [expert] Upgrading CPU...

2000-11-01 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach TK Kim am Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 01:15:27PM -0400: If I upgrade the CPU on my system, do I need to recompile the system? No. Alexander Skwar -- Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.dp.ath.cx Sichere Mail? Mail an [EMAIL PROTECTED] fuer GnuPG Keys ICQ:

Re: [expert] root password

2000-11-01 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach Ronnie Whipp am Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 07:01:52PM +: My problem is that, having had to reinstall w98, I cant get grub back; DrakConf put in LILO instead -- any suggestions as root run sh /boot/grub/install.sh to install grub again. Alexander Skwar -- Homepage:

Re: [expert] Stupid Question

2000-11-01 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach Gerald Williams am Wed, Nov 01, 2000 at 03:07:32PM +0700: Uh...another dumb question. You are root when trying to compile the SRPM?(G) He shouldn't have to be, if that was what you were suggesting. About all of the mandrake SRPMs are made so that a normal user can rebuild them.

[expert] 7.2 Install Problems

2000-11-01 Thread Jerry Sternesky
I downloaded the Mandrake 7.2 iso's and wrote them out using cdrecord. Since I checked the md5sums and no errors were reported so I am guessing the cd write is good. Any way here is the senerio: I have and old cyrix machine with Mandrake 7.1, kernel 2.2.15 installed. The file system is reiser

[expert] compliling kwintv

2000-11-01 Thread Ashley Moore
I'm trying to get bttv to work on my LM 7.1 installation. I have all the required modules and they load correctly. Then I got my hands on the 'kwintv-xx.tar.gz' and expanded it. When I run ./configure from within the kwintv directory, a lot of check scroll up quickly till 'checking for

Re: [expert] mail from CGI scripts

2000-11-01 Thread Buchan Milne
I have a system that generates PDFs, and I want to mail them back the user (whose name I have access to in the script). Currently I am just sending a mail to them with a link to the location of the file. Does anybody know how I would accomlish this ? I have messed around with the mailto

Re: [expert] VMware finding Win98

2000-11-01 Thread Buchan Milne
Then again, why run VMWare for Office when it runs under wine ? Larry Marshall wrote: i got the idea but it only anoys me because i am trying to save room on my hard drive and if you use a mock install of booting of the cd into empty space or my ram then the problem is i have to install

Re: [expert] Mounting NTFS drive.

2000-11-01 Thread Buchan Milne
So then, rather than mounting the NTFS partition directly, mount the SMB share from Windows NT running on VMWare !! Alexander Skwar wrote: So sprach Stephen Bosch am Thu, Oct 26, 2000 at 01:10:10PM -0600: You can't mount an NTFS partition on the same machine using Samba. Who's providing

Re: [expert] Stupid Question

2000-11-01 Thread Larry Marshall
So sprach Larry Marshall am Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 04:55:50PM -0500: If you don't have the kernel source you need to download the rpm and install it. But you won't need the full kernel source. The kernel headers rpm is good enough. Interesting to know (I've never had need to compile

[expert] Mandrake 7.2 boot up problems

2000-11-01 Thread Jason Donkin
I upgraded my Mandrake 7.1 system to 7.2 and all appeared to go well until I restarted the system after the install had finished. The system froze on boot up when starting NFS. I managed to boot into run level 3 (init 3) with no problems and got KDE/X running by issuing startx. I disabled the

Re: [expert] Backspace in Konsole

2000-11-01 Thread Buchan Milne
In the termcap (/etc/termcap) files on your BSD boxes. See what your terminal is called: $ set | grep -i term (mine returns "cygwin", since I'm ssh'd from Windows NT using an ssh compiled for cygwin) Check to see if your termcap files on the BSD boxes have entries matching your terminal type.

Re: [expert] harddisk / paride install

2000-11-01 Thread Buchan Milne
I would suggest copying the entire contents of the CD into a seperate directory on your C Drive (ie c:\mdkcd or similar), and then boot off a hd.img floppy (look in /images on the CD). When it asks you where the files are, select the drive (/dev/hda1?) and the directory (/mdkcd). I think it

Re: [expert] root password

2000-11-01 Thread Buchan Milne
Greg Stewart wrote: I did forget (and had to be reminded by a friend) that in addition to group root, the user should belong to group wheel. And, apparently this does not automatically make the user "equal" to root, but gives most root priveledges. To be root, all you need is a uid ==0:

Re: [expert] upgrading v7.2 from v6.0

2000-11-01 Thread Charles Curley
On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 03:02:07PM -0600, Ron Johnson, Jr. wrote: Since my /dev/hda is 1 big linux-only partition, would it be simplest to just install it on a new disk, then mount the v6.0 disk to copy back all config and personal data files? You can copy back most of the personal data

RE: [expert] kde2 sound event sounds

2000-11-01 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS
I did that first, but when kde events didnt work I tried harddrake. After that, even running sndconfig again will not re-enable sounds at all. The test sounds come through, and that is it. Oh well I d/l'ed the two cd's yesterday, just haven't had a chance to install them yet (Halloween ya know)

RE: [expert] compliling kwintv

2000-11-01 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS
look on rpmfind.net for jpeg. Keep in mind that you will need the devel package as well. -Original Message- From: Ashley Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 6:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] compliling kwintv I'm trying to get bttv to work

Re: [expert] root password

2000-11-01 Thread Ronnie Whipp
Alexander Skwar wrote: So sprach Ronnie Whipp am Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 07:01:52PM +: My problem is that, having had to reinstall w98, I cant get grub back; DrakConf put in LILO instead -- any suggestions as root run sh /boot/grub/install.sh to install grub again. Alexander Skwar

[expert] Netconf on 7.2

2000-11-01 Thread Werner E. Niebel
Hi everyone, I just tried to install Mandrake 7.2. It got all the way through the installation but died on the network configuration When trying to configure for local LAN it didnt seem to detect my card... I have never had problems with other versions of Mandrake and its the same

Re: [expert] VMware finding Win98

2000-11-01 Thread Ken Thompson
On Wed, 01 Nov 2000, you wrote: Then again, why run VMWare for Office when it runs under wine ? Larry Marshall wrote: I have had no success in trying to run office 2000 under wine, any tips that may help? I do have Visual Basic operational to about 99% under Wine release 20001002. -- Ken

Re: [expert] Tape backup and Library systems

2000-11-01 Thread Dany Allard
Wayne About Arkeia, post your question on the arkeia-userlist [EMAIL PROTECTED] I use arkeia to backup 2 NT and 3 linux machines, that works fine. I haven't tried more than that though. Hope that helps Dany Allard Wayne Stout wrote: Greetings, all. I have a

Re: [expert] Mounting NTFS drive.

2000-11-01 Thread Stephen Bosch
Alexander Skwar wrote: So sprach Stephen Bosch am Thu, Oct 26, 2000 at 01:10:10PM -0600: You can't mount an NTFS partition on the same machine using Samba. Who's providing the SMB service? Windows NT running in VMware Hey, that doesn't count. That solution is just too kludgy to

[expert] Keyboard layout under X

2000-11-01 Thread Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno]
Have had some problems the last month with my keyboard layout, experienced the same in both mdk 7.2beta3 and mdk 7.2final. My right alt (altgr) reacts the same way as the left alt, no matter what I do... This is my keyboard section in XF86Config: Section "InputDevice" Identifier

[expert] PCI Grafikkarte

2000-11-01 Thread Matthias Höppner
Hallo Linuxer, ganz neu bin ich zwar nicht, aber doch mit Mandrake. Ich habe diese Mail schon an die newbie-liste geschickt, aber keine Antwort erhalten. Vielleicht kann mir hier geholfen werden - auch ohne dass ich mich hier einschreibe, Die Antwort daher bitte direkt an mich mailto:[EMAIL

[expert] How to config network printer?

2000-11-01 Thread Ti Nu
Hi Does anyone know how to config network printer? (printer that use the network cable RJ45 to the Hub and work as a machine) I have an Brother HL-1270N with network capabilities. I already successful config it inside the network with win NT. Now I try to do so In Linux Mandrake 7.1. Does

Re: [expert] How to config network printer?

2000-11-01 Thread Cecil Watson
Use printtool (just type printtool at the console)to configure this remote print. Been a while since I've done it, and I'm not where I did so you have to play a little since I don't remember the exact steps. I assume that the printer has as IP address. You'll need to supply that information

[expert] Promise ATA-100

2000-11-01 Thread rserman
Does anyone know if 7.2 supports ATA-100??? Thanks for the help. Roland Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

[expert] Mail from CGI scripts

2000-11-01 Thread Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for everyone's input - I figured out how to get sendmail mail to do the right thing. However, my question becomes this: how can I configure my MDK 7.1 such that when a CGI script is executed from a given virtual host, it puts the virtual host's name on the "from: " domain? I have

[expert] Netconf follow up

2000-11-01 Thread Werner E. Niebel
OK folks... Here is the output from the ddebug.log Notice the warnings... I have no idea why this doesnt work whereas older versions of Mandrake do work... Help.. Werner -- * Install took: 0:45:16 * Installed: 2591MB(df), 2205MB(rpm) * closing install.log file * running:

[expert] TV Card BT848

2000-11-01 Thread pgeorges
Does anyone manage to use a TV card with a chipset BT 848 (like haupauge PC TV Rave) under LM 7.2 ? It worked on 7.1, but now I can't hear any sound (image is ok). Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Promise ATA-100

2000-11-01 Thread Rodney Lorimor
On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know if 7.2 supports ATA-100??? Thanks for the help. Yes it does, very nicely! :) (o- Rodney Lorimor "Just Another Day in Paradise" [EMAIL PROTECTED] //\ Spectre Enterprises Linux Networking Spokane, WA USA V_)_

Re: [expert] mail from CGI scripts

2000-11-01 Thread Daniel Woods
I have a system that generates PDFs, and I want to mail them back the user (whose name I have access to in the script). Currently I am just sending a mail to them with a link to the location of the file. Does anybody know how I would accomlish this ? I have messed around with the mailto

Re: [expert] How to config network printer?

2000-11-01 Thread Ron Johnson, Jr.
Ti Nu wrote: Hi Does anyone know how to config network printer? (printer that use the network cable RJ45 to the Hub and work as a machine) I have an Brother HL-1270N with network capabilities. I already successful config it inside the network with win NT. Now I try to do so In Linux

Re: [expert] VMware finding Win98

2000-11-01 Thread Larry Marshall
Then again, why run VMWare for Office when it runs under wine ? Larry Marshall wrote: I have had no success in trying to run office 2000 under wine, any tips that may help? I do have Visual Basic operational to about 99% under Wine release 20001002. -- Ken Thompson Electrocom

Re: [expert] Stupid Question

2000-11-01 Thread J . A . Magallon
On Wed, 01 Nov 2000 04:29:12 Chris Spencer wrote: On Tuesday 31 October 2000 19:57, you wrote: Why do you need /usr/src/linux in the $PATH? Chances are the files that Finding includes has nothing to do with PATH. are missing are in some devel package. Do a web search for the missing

Re: [expert] root password

2000-11-01 Thread rharvey
that is not true! a person that missed the full letter will not know what is being talked about and thus assume the questions and that can be bad. you can jump to what you want to read or read all of it.that is the purpose of the quote system. - Original Message - From: "Alexander

Re: [expert] Stupid Question

2000-11-01 Thread Chris Spencer
On Wednesday 01 November 2000 02:06, you wrote: To the original poster: Is there a sym link from /usr/include/linux to /usr/src/linux/include/linux/ ? If not, add it, and you should be set. Alexander Skwar Yes, that symlink is there. Everything appears to be in order I just have no idea

Re: [expert] Stupid Question

2000-11-01 Thread Chris Spencer
Check if you have /usr/include/linux symlinked to /usr/src/linux/include/linux werewolf:~# ll /usr/include/linux lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 26 Jun 8 02:09 /usr/include/linux - ./src/linux/include/linux/ Same with /usr/include/asm. Or you can have both dirs "real" instead of

[expert] DNS server

2000-11-01 Thread Vu Nguyen
Hi I want to use WinFTP from one of the windows machine to access to the Linux 7.1 machine (both of them in one local network, I can ping from one to the other by the IP address because it does not understand by the name). I think that I have to config the DNS server in order to use the FTP

Re: [expert] DNS server

2000-11-01 Thread Greg Stewart
I think that I have to config the DNS server in order to use the FTP software I don't quite understand why you'd need to configure a DNS server to use an ftp client on a local LAN. Do you mean that you want to be able to type ftp \\mylinuxbox and connect to the linux box without having to type

[expert] LM 7.1 and PHP Not configed w/ mysql????

2000-11-01 Thread Andy Judge
I just changed over to 7.1 from 7 for my server and I wondered why I couldn't connect to mysql with a php script. Come to find out, it appears that PHP hasn't been configured to handle mysql (looking at phpinfo()). Is there a fix to this, other than removing the rpms? I would like to use php3

[expert] Uptime gettting reset

2000-11-01 Thread Sarang Lakare
Hi guys, This is the 2nd time i am posting this.. My uptime is getting reset w/o the computer rebooting.. The machine is always up and running.. I have LM 7.2 Is this a problem with 7.2?? -sarang -- - Sarang Lakare Keep in touch with

Re: [expert] Uptime gettting reset

2000-11-01 Thread Vincent Danen
On Wed Nov 01, 2000 at 02:28:22PM -0500, Sarang Lakare wrote: This is the 2nd time i am posting this.. My uptime is getting reset w/o the computer rebooting.. The machine is always up and running.. I have LM 7.2 Is this a problem with 7.2?? I don't think so. As you can see by my sig, my

[expert] Failover to a redundant ethernet address.

2000-11-01 Thread John Wilson
I would like to configure my linux server to automatically fail over to a redundant ethernet interface (while maintaining the same IP) in case of a network failure on the first interface. How would I go about doing that? -- John Wilson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nor does the human spirit move

Re: [expert] Stupid Question

2000-11-01 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach Sarang Lakare am Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 06:57:43PM -0500: or something.. remember that the directory structure has changed a bit with 7.2.. now its FSH complient. Well, yes, but the location of the kernel header files did not change. To the original poster: Is there a sym link from

RE: [expert] Promise ATA-100

2000-11-01 Thread Gary Morgan
kernel 2.4.0 does but its only in testing phase right now -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 5:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Promise ATA-100 Does anyone know if 7.2