THANK YOU Everyone! (was:[expert] 3com cards and 7.2)

2001-02-08 Thread Sean Armstrong
I would Like to thank everyone for their help. This might be a networking bug with Mandrake 7.2. When I ran netconf there was no 3c90x.o module available. When I went to my modules directory, it was there. So I just did the following: /etc/init.d/network stop rmmod 3c509.o insmod 3c90x.o /etc/in

Re: [expert] 3com cards and 7.2

2001-02-08 Thread Stanislav Goncharov
> > I have a 3com 3C905-TX network card. I > > can`t get the network interface to > > come up. It fails at bootup every time. > > Is this a Driver issue? Or is my > > network setup wrong? Diskdrake > > automatically set it up to a 3C59X card > > and > > I set it to a 3c905 card. Either way it > >

Re: [expert] 3com cards and 7.2

2001-02-08 Thread Dovydas Kulvinskas
Sean Armstrong wrote: > I have a 3com 3C905-TX network card. I > can`t get the network interface to > come up. It fails at bootup every time. > Is this a Driver issue? Or is my > network setup wrong? Diskdrake > automatically set it up to a 3C59X card > and > I set it to a 3c905 card. Either way

[expert] Truetype Fonts

2001-02-08 Thread Stephen Carville
Are there some instructions on how to install truetype fonts with Mandrake? I have only done it with xfstt -- which works very well -- but Mandrake uses xfs. -- --Stephen Carville http://www.heronforge.net/~stephen/gnupgkey.txt == All

[expert] Damnit...font problem from hell

2001-02-08 Thread Praedor Tempus
I don't understand this. A problem is repeating itself. I have XFree86-4.0.2 installed and running on a Mandrake 7.2 system, kernel-2.2.17-21mdk, KDE 2.1beta2 (20010122). Every time I try to run a windoze app with wine, it goes through a mess of font messages: Building font metrics. This may

Re: [expert] proftpd DoS vulnerability

2001-02-08 Thread Vincent Danen
On Thu Feb 08, 2001 at 05:23:55PM -0500, goldengull.net administrator wrote: > is mandrake planning on issuing a security update for this? > > http://lwn.net/daily/con-proftpd.php3 Yes, and soon (to answer your next question). -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net 1

RE: [expert] Internet connection Sharing under linux.

2001-02-08 Thread Collins Richey
On Wednesday 07 February 2001 07:38, Charles A Edwards wrote: > The easiest way is to set up your Win machine to use Client for Microsot > Network as its primary proto and set up your Linux box to use DHCP. > Forget about "Internet Connection Sharing" in either Win or Linux. > I have my systems ru

Re: [expert] asf video

2001-02-08 Thread William Reinhart
Aviplay (distributed with the avifile library) can handle .asf files. you can download it from http://divx.euro.ru/ In "[expert] asf video", on Thu, 08 Feb 2001, Larry Marshall wrote: > Can anyone direct me to a Linux app that will display .asf files? I > thought RealPlayer handled them but it d

Re: [expert] Alternative to postfix

2001-02-08 Thread Stephen Carville
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno] wrote: - To make this more complete, this is when fetching from my local machine with - fetchmail: - - fetchmail: - [number1@liquid number1]$ fetchmail -p POP3 -u number1 mail.deltacomputers.no - Enter password for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -

RE: [expert] Changes made in fstab at boot

2001-02-08 Thread Neal Lippman
Please see my earlier response, which explains why this is happening. THe code quoted below is what is removing supermount from your fstab, because the supermount module is not being found in /lib/modules/2.4.1/kernel/fs/supermount/supermount.o. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECT

[expert] asf video

2001-02-08 Thread Larry Marshall
Alfredo Cole wrote: > > There is a print-to-fax howto for efax. If you don't have, I can send it to > you privately. Can anyone direct me to a Linux app that will display .asf files? I thought RealPlayer handled them but it doesn't seem to. Cheers --- Larry

Re: [expert] efax: How do I print to fax?

2001-02-08 Thread Alfredo Cole
There is a print-to-fax howto for efax. If you don't have, I can send it to you privately. El Jueves 08 Febrero 2001 15:43, Mark S.Parrish escribió: > Subject says it all. My systems guy and I have been working on this for > over two weeks. We really have read as much documentation as possible,

Re: [expert] LM 7.2 new install and network probs

2001-02-08 Thread Ron Heron
#ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 up ya have to tell it the ip? --- Andreas Müller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Don, 08 Feb 2001 schrieben Sie: > > type ifconfig at the # and see what that says - it sounds like your > network > > card has not been activated or not found. > > Hallo Mike, > > well first

Re: [expert] Pop server for mdk 7.2?

2001-02-08 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach Christian A Strømmen [ Number1/NumeroUno ] am Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 04:40:36PM +0100: > Is there a pop server on mdk 7.2 ? If so what is it called? Where do I > start it from? Check out gnu-pop3d - don't know if it's part of 7.2 though. If not, have a look at the contrib dir. It's

Re: [expert] LM 7.2 new install and network probs

2001-02-08 Thread mike ryder
Aaah - I think we have it now !! In a 'normal' installation the network won't install without a network card - you would probably have to manually add all of the components to create a loopback. Easier to install a network card and try again. hth - Original Message - From: "Andreas Müll

Re: [expert] Alternative to postfix

2001-02-08 Thread Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno]
On Thursday 08 February 2001 21:10, you wrote: > like > > Feb 8 15:04:39 mail ipop3d[627]: Login user=mattg host=lost.goldengull.net > [63.169.43.16] nmsgs=0/0 > Feb 8 15:04:41 mail ipop3d[627]: Logout user=mattg > host=lost.goldengull.net [63.169.43.16] nmsgs=0 ndele=0 > > ? > > postfix runs on

Re: [expert] LM 7.2 new install and network probs

2001-02-08 Thread Ron Heron
I cannot telnet/ftp into my own box. Cannot connect to > port > 80 and 119. I just get errors that network is not available. Something > is There needs to be a 7.2 FAQ! This question comes up often... here are some things to check: ifconfig -a - look for your network address and UP ping network

[expert] proftpd DoS vulnerability

2001-02-08 Thread goldengull.net administrator
is mandrake planning on issuing a security update for this? http://lwn.net/daily/con-proftpd.php3 mg

Re: [expert] LM 7.2 new install and network probs

2001-02-08 Thread David G.Powers
What happens when you type... # ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 up Are you able to ping now? On Thursday 08 February 2001 12:30, Andreas Müller wrote: > [root@localhost /root]# ifconfig -a > lo Linkverkapselung:Locale Schleife > LOOPBACK MTU:3924 Metric:1 > Empfangene Pakete

Re: [expert] Changes made in fstab at boot

2001-02-08 Thread Rial Juan
Or, alternatively, uncomment the whole code-block that is responsible for disabling supermount. I for one hate mandrake's obsession with modules. Had the same problem when I compiled supermount into the kernel instead of compiling it as a module. Mandrake assumes that if it ain't a module, it doe

[expert] TCSH Users and Path Environment

2001-02-08 Thread Tom Browder
I'm new to Mandrake--trying it out after years of Red Hat. I just installed Mandrake 7.2 and can't get system-wide PATH definitions to work. I tried to use "csh.cshrc" as well as "csh.login" (both of course found in "/etc') but nothing changed the "default" PATH which comes from who knows where

[expert] efax: How do I print to fax?

2001-02-08 Thread Mark S.Parrish
Subject says it all. My systems guy and I have been working on this for over two weeks. We really have read as much documentation as possible, searched archives, and are still stumped. Could someone/anyone please comment? Thanks so much, Mark and Steven

RE: [expert] recommendations for LM

2001-02-08 Thread Sheldon Lee Wen
Hi, My recommendations for LM, move mandrake update to apt now that apt has rpm compatability. I'd love to just do something like apt-get update , or however it works :) Sheldon.

Re: [expert] LM 7.2 new install and network probs

2001-02-08 Thread Andreas Müller
Am Don, 08 Feb 2001 schrieben Sie: > type ifconfig at the # and see what that says - it sounds like your network > card has not been activated or not found. Hallo Mike, well first I do not have a network card at all, just want to use the loopback 127.0.0.1. Now typing ifconfig gives nothing. [

Re: [expert] recommendations for LM

2001-02-08 Thread Andrew George
On Fri, 9 Feb 2001 07:16, goldengull.net administrator wrote: > i'm not sure where do post this, or email it to. > > i have some comments about postfix, which ships with LM7.2 > it should contain a series of sample files that ship with the source, but > not with postfix for mandrake. one file is

[expert] recommendations for LM

2001-02-08 Thread goldengull.net administrator
i'm not sure where do post this, or email it to. i have some comments about postfix, which ships with LM7.2 it should contain a series of sample files that ship with the source, but not with postfix for mandrake. one file is "sample-virtual.cf" which explains the process of maintaining virtual

RE: [expert] Dhcpd and Win clients?

2001-02-08 Thread goldengull.net administrator
they either have to reboot or release/renew. otherwise it won't get the new IP address until it's renewal time. that varies from DHCPd server to DHCPd server. cheers. mg > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Stephen Carville > Sent: Th

Re: [expert] Netscape font problem under Kde 2.1

2001-02-08 Thread Andreas Müller
> > Since upgrading to Kde 2.1 now when I run Netscape I > > have a completely unintelligible set of fonts on all > > my menus. The letters all appear as little rectangular > > boxes. I've now had to switch over to gnome to run > > Netscape. How do I fix this? Hallo, well someone just replied t

[expert] 3com cards and 7.2

2001-02-08 Thread Sean Armstrong
I have a 3com 3C905-TX network card. I can`t get the network interface to come up. It fails at bootup every time. Is this a Driver issue? Or is my network setup wrong? Diskdrake automatically set it up to a 3C59X card and I set it to a 3c905 card. Either way it di not work. Thanx SA __

RE: [expert] Alternative to postfix

2001-02-08 Thread goldengull.net administrator
like Feb 8 15:04:39 mail ipop3d[627]: Login user=mattg host=lost.goldengull.net [63.169.43.16] nmsgs=0/0 Feb 8 15:04:41 mail ipop3d[627]: Logout user=mattg host=lost.goldengull.net [63.169.43.16] nmsgs=0 ndele=0 ? postfix runs on my mail server. it recieves and sends mail. it holds it until

[expert] Install Problems

2001-02-08 Thread Duczyminski, Patrick (P.)
I am not new to installing Mandrake but I've never come across a problem like this before. While installing I do my filesystem layout pick the applications I want then it starts to load the software. During the load the system will just lock. I have no mouse movement, my cdrom stop but my hard

Re: [expert] LM 7.2 new install and network probs

2001-02-08 Thread mike ryder
type ifconfig at the # and see what that says - it sounds like your network card has not been activated or not found. hth - Original Message - From: "Andreas Müller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 4:18 PM Subject: [expert] LM 7.2 new install

[expert] aspell

2001-02-08 Thread Tommi
Hi all Is there anyway to use "aspell" in netscape or some other spelling prog ( i have a very bad eng :() Take care: Tommi

Re: [expert] Alternative to postfix

2001-02-08 Thread Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno]
On Thursday 08 February 2001 17:42, Stephen Carville wrote: > On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno] wrote: > > - I've been trying to get postfix to work on a server that I'm running, but > - after much twiddling and much lingering about I can't seem to get to > download - th

Re: [expert] A quicknet linejack price

2001-02-08 Thread Traci Collins
"Altoine B." wrote: > > > > They do have Linux drivers and discounted Linux developer prices > > > however. If my money is going to disappear in someone's pocket it seems > > > like a much nicer sort of pocket to put it into. > > That is exactly what I am talking about. That is why I want to emu

Re: [expert] There is no net phone for linux, period

2001-02-08 Thread Traci Collins
Praedor Tempus wrote: > > You know, now I am curious as to the mechanics of this. Anyone can buy a > Quicknet Linkjack or phonejack card (and download the free driver). Anyone > can download the openh323 software, build it and use it. What are the > "mechanics" of say ME doing this and just us

Re: [expert] Where are my modules?!

2001-02-08 Thread Geoff Thorpe
Hi there, On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I installed Mandrake 7.2 a couple of weeks ago, and was really > excited to finally be using Linux. > But when the boot up went through, a couple of errors came up, > which are that modprobe can't find the eth01 module or the snd-crd- > t

Re: XF86Config WAS: Re[2]: [expert] URGENT - Problems with a laptop projector linked to Linux laptop

2001-02-08 Thread Joseph Red
Thanks. I knew you were supposed to be able to control - alt - keypad+/- to change those, but it's never worked for me. I never needed it enough to figure out why. Joseph Red [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Rusty Carruth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent:

RE: [expert] URGENT - Problems with a laptop projector linkedto Linux laptop

2001-02-08 Thread falcaraz
I had similar problems with my Toshiba Satellite with Mandrake 7.1, but with MDK 7.2 and XFree86 4.01 runs fine, just Staroffice is a little bet slow. Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) - Mensaje Original - Remitente: Peter Spotts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fecha: Jueves, Febrero 8, 2001 2:32 pm

Re: [expert] Alternative to postfix

2001-02-08 Thread D. Stark - eSN
Whoa whoa whoa, postfix is an MTA. It only delivers mail to remote hosts and recieves mail. It does not 'download' mail per se. I'm concerned you're trying to fix the wrong thing. Can you be more descriptive as to the nature of your original problem? Derek Irwan Hadi wrote: > At 03:36 PM 2/8/01

OT - to post or not to post, that is the question (was Re[2]: [expert] Posts)

2001-02-08 Thread Rusty Carruth
Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rusty Carruth wrote: > > > > > After Reading Felix's reply, I think I shoulda added 'old fart mode' to the list of modes! ;-) He(she?) is right. Never mind. :-) rc Rusty Carruth Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: (

Re: [expert] CDRW won't mount with Kernel 2.4.1

2001-02-08 Thread William Reinhart
Try mounting /dev/hdd instead of the /dev/scd* scsi device. It worked for my CDRW In "[expert] CDRW won't mount with Kernel 2.4.1", on Thu, 08 Feb 2001, Trent M. Gunnarson wrote: > Hello all, > > The succinct version is as follows: > Given:LM 7.2, Kernel 2.4.1mdk RPM, HP CDRW 7200+, ID

Re: [expert] Dhcpd and Win clients?

2001-02-08 Thread Stephen Carville
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Alen Salamun wrote: - Hi! - - I am running dhcpd on Mandrake for a small network. Whenever someone brings - a nootebook (Win98) and connects it to the network, nootebook first tries to - use the IP it got on other network over DHCP. Since the IP it uses on other - network is

Re: [Re: [expert] experts, where are they?]

2001-02-08 Thread donald hinds
I'll try copying that error file tonight (as someone told me). The swap mounts correctly in graphical mode, I get ALL Green Checkmarks when it boots. I'll also search /etc/ for any 'kswapd' text. thanks Don that would probably be kswapd - unfortunately I tried 'man kswapd' and came up

Re: [expert] Posts

2001-02-08 Thread Felix Miata
Rusty Carruth wrote: > > note '*' - 'post' IS NOT THE RIGHT NAME, and I'm a little irritated with > myself for using it. This AIN'T usenet news! These AIN'T POSTS, blastit! > So I apologize posthumously ;-) for misusing the word. But what *is* > this called? I'd hate to only be able to sa

Re: [expert] Alternative to postfix

2001-02-08 Thread Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno]
On Thursday 08 February 2001 16:49, you wrote: > postfix is a very very good mailer. i suggest that you join > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . they answered all my questions very rapidly, > and now i'm running postfix on all my servers. postfix, as I've learned, is not a pop server, eg. I can not download

Re: [expert] Alternative to postfix

2001-02-08 Thread Stephen Carville
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno] wrote: - I've been trying to get postfix to work on a server that I'm running, but - after much twiddling and much lingering about I can't seem to get to download - the mail from the server, I've posted mails about this on this list

Re: [expert] Internet connection Sharing under linux.

2001-02-08 Thread Ken Thompson
On Wednesday 07 February 2001 08:10 pm, you wrote: > Yann Ouellet wrote: > > > Your quoting is broken... fixed. > > > Pierre Fortin wrote: > > > Do you even have basic connectivity...? Can you ping 192.168.0.1? I > > > know nothing of ICS; but does it really support forwarding of DNS (docs > >

[expert] CDRW won't mount with Kernel 2.4.1

2001-02-08 Thread Trent M. Gunnarson
Hello all, The succinct version is as follows: Given: LM 7.2, Kernel 2.4.1mdk RPM, HP CDRW 7200+, IDE-SCSI (/dev/hdd), Grub entry "hdd=ide-scsi", nothing but the kernel has been changed. The drive *does* mount and write using 2.2.18mdk The drive does *not* mount but *will* write using 2.4.1m

[expert] LM 7.2 new install and network probs

2001-02-08 Thread Andreas Müller
Hi all, I've installed LM 7.2, all seems fine, but I'm not able to connect to any network services. I cannot telnet/ftp into my own box. Cannot connect to port 80 and 119. I just get errors that network is not available. Something is blocking all services I think. I tried it with xined or inetd b

[expert] Dhcpd and Win clients?

2001-02-08 Thread Alen Salamun
Hi! I am running dhcpd on Mandrake for a small network. Whenever someone brings a nootebook (Win98) and connects it to the network, nootebook first tries to use the IP it got on other network over DHCP. Since the IP it uses on other network is used here by another machine, it doesn't work. If I t

Re: [expert] experts, where are they?

2001-02-08 Thread D. Stark - eSN
Yeah, do this: dmesg > diag.txt && fdisk -l >> diag.txt && df >> diag.txt and send us the text file. Derek Rusty Carruth wrote: > donald hinds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been trying a couple weeks to get this answered. > > > > I can boot graphically, but NSB or Failsafe it gets to

Re: [expert] Alternative to postfix

2001-02-08 Thread Irwan Hadi
At 03:36 PM 2/8/01 +0100, Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno] wrote: >I've been trying to get postfix to work on a server that I'm running, but >after much twiddling and much lingering about I can't seem to get to download >the mail from the server, I've posted mails about this on this list

Re[2]: [expert] URGENT - Problems with a laptop projector linked to Linux laptop

2001-02-08 Thread Rusty Carruth
"Joseph Red" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... I > don't know how you would set up Xwindows to switch between the two. At > worst you could create 2 X config files & rename them depending on which > display you're using. (Taking a deep breath to calm himself) Um, hold on there. Look at section

RE: [expert] Alternative to postfix

2001-02-08 Thread goldengull.net administrator
postfix is a very very good mailer. i suggest that you join [EMAIL PROTECTED] . they answered all my questions very rapidly, and now i'm running postfix on all my servers. mg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christian A Strømmen [Number1

Re: [expert] URGENT - Problems with a laptop projector linked to Linux laptop

2001-02-08 Thread Christopher Molnar
change the vga line in your lilo.conf to be: vga=0x318 Make sure you remember what is currently there. save run lilo and reboot. This whould help. I use different projectors in different training centers constantly and I have found it helps to enable frame buffer mode. -Chris On Thursday

[expert] Pop server for mdk 7.2?

2001-02-08 Thread Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno]
Is there a pop server on mdk 7.2 ? If so what is it called? Where do I start it from? If not, which pop server is the easiest to configure/setup ? -- \ Christian A Strømmen / \ Number1/NumeroUno @ Undernet - Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / \ Web: www.realityx.net - Cell: +47 911 43 948 /    Live

[expert] modify reiserfs partitions

2001-02-08 Thread Giorgio Cittadini
I've a big problem! I'd resize on my hard disk two reiserfs partitions. Partition Magic doesn't work on reiserfs partitions. How to proceed? Thank you for every suggestion. Giorgio Cittadini

Re[2]: [expert] Quoting in response to posts

2001-02-08 Thread Rusty Carruth
"David Boles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:13:12 -0500 (EST), Mark Weaver said: > > > Ok... *taking a deep breath* I don't believe it was ever in question that > > Messenger "could" quote the original text, but rather the _REPLY-LEADIN_ > > line that precedes the quo

Re: [expert] DENY 127.0.0.1 in logs??

2001-02-08 Thread Matthew Micene
On Thursday 08 February 2001 03:13 am, you wrote: > the deny line looks a little like this: [snip] input DENY eth0 PROTO=17 > 127.0.0.1:2301 255.255.255.255:2301 [snip] (#32) > Is it possible that someone on the network is actually broadcasting to > everyone their attempt to connect to localhost?

Re: [expert] URGENT - Problems with a laptop projector linked to Linux laptop

2001-02-08 Thread Rusty Carruth
Peter Spotts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Folks, > > I'm scheduled to give a Star Office power-point like presentation and > tested my Linux laptop with a projector designed for such presentations. > During the boot-up process, my screen -- complete with cute Linux penguin > -- appeared on the

Re: [expert] DENY 127.0.0.1 in logs??

2001-02-08 Thread Pierre Fortin
Chris Spackman wrote: > > Ok, this one is interesting, I think. > > I have a cable modem, which is connected to a local (172.x.x.x) net and > masqueraded on the internet. (I think that is how it works). Anyhow, some > idiots on this internal net have services broadcasting to everyone and so > ar

Re: [expert] experts, where are they?

2001-02-08 Thread Rusty Carruth
donald hinds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been trying a couple weeks to get this answered. > > I can boot graphically, but NSB or Failsafe it gets to something about the > SWAPPER end then some lines of code, then > > Aieee kernel Panic > ...[code] > in sync swapper not syncing >

Re: [expert] URGENT - Problems with a laptop projector linked to Linux laptop

2001-02-08 Thread Joseph Red
Most projectors I've seen have limited resolution & refresh rates. I imagine the LCD on your laptop is set to higher values, and the projector can't handle it. Drop your res down to 640x480 (painful, I know) and 60hz to test. Or you could find out the specs & actually make them right. I don't

Re: [expert] Quoting in response to posts

2001-02-08 Thread David Boles
On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:13:12 -0500 (EST), Mark Weaver said: > Ok... *taking a deep breath* I don't believe it was ever in question that > Messenger "could" quote the original text, but rather the _REPLY-LEADIN_ > line that precedes the quoted text. Pine, Mutt, Elm, and Kmail are able to > ins

Re: [expert] URGENT - Problems with a laptop projector linked to Linux laptop

2001-02-08 Thread Mark Belanger
Peter Spotts wrote: > > Folks, > > I'm scheduled to give a Star Office power-point like presentation and > tested my Linux laptop with a projector designed for such presentations. > During the boot-up process, my screen -- complete with cute Linux penguin > -- appeared on the silver screen, prom

[expert] Alternative to postfix

2001-02-08 Thread Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno]
I've been trying to get postfix to work on a server that I'm running, but after much twiddling and much lingering about I can't seem to get to download the mail from the server, I've posted mails about this on this list before, but didn't get any answers that worked for me. So now I've decide

Re: [expert] URGENT - Problems with a laptop projector linked to Linux laptop

2001-02-08 Thread Michael R. Batchelor
>I'm scheduled to give a Star Office power-point like presentation and >tested my Linux laptop with a projector designed for such presentations. >During the boot-up process, my screen -- complete with cute Linux penguin >-- appeared on the silver screen, prompting me to shout Yipee! But when I >mo

[expert] experts, where are they?

2001-02-08 Thread donald hinds
I've been trying a couple weeks to get this answered. I can boot graphically, but NSB or Failsafe it gets to something about the SWAPPER end then some lines of code, then Aieee kernel Panic ...[code] in sync swapper not syncing and the computer totally locks up. I can't find any '

RE: [expert] IBM MWave

2001-02-08 Thread Matos Seisdedos, Javier
Hi George: I got a laptop IBM Thinkpad 770. I don´t know if its very diferent than 760XD, but I had audio. I used sndconfig and did choose: crystal CS423X with port =0*530 irq =5 dma1 =1 dma2 = 0 mpu i/0 = *x330 mpu irq = 9 This work for me. I hope that work for you too. -Me

[expert] URGENT - Problems with a laptop projector linked to Linux laptop

2001-02-08 Thread Peter Spotts
Folks, I'm scheduled to give a Star Office power-point like presentation and tested my Linux laptop with a projector designed for such presentations. During the boot-up process, my screen -- complete with cute Linux penguin -- appeared on the silver screen, prompting me to shout Yipee! But whe

Re: [expert] Changes made in fstab at boot

2001-02-08 Thread Mogens Jæger
"David G.Powers" wrote: > Ok - it may be bad form to reply to my own message, but I'm tired and I must > note that the change I just suggested is a kludge that will only work > reliably if you have compiled the supermount module for both 2.2.x and 2.4.x > kernels. A bit more creativity is requir

Re: [expert] How to limit the ftp service? Thanks to all

2001-02-08 Thread Leopold Palomo
Thanks a lot for everybody for your answers. I thought that it was very complicated, but as always in linux/unix, you edit a text file, and that's all. Best regards, Leo Cecil Watson wrote: > You'll need to edit you /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny > Add the following to hosts.deny > in.ft

Re: [expert] mandrake installation problem

2001-02-08 Thread Eric MC.D
Had the same pb when installing 7.1. I don't remember exactly what I did, but certainly choce the TEXT install and maybe Expert mode. If thgis can help. Eric MC

Re: Re[2]: [expert] Article about Mandrakesoft's "new direction"

2001-02-08 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 05 February 2001 15:22, you wrote: > "Praedor Tempus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Here's an interesting question. If Mandrake DID end their distro, what > > > would you move to? Another Linux distro? Which? A BSD variant? Which? > > Pro

Fwd: [expert] Bootup Failure in init scripts

2001-02-08 Thread Doug X
Hi Cecil and list, Ok, I fixed it. I guess what happened was that when I hard reset the pc and ran the e2fsck those 'fixed' inodes deleted /sbin/klogd , /sbin/syslogd , /sbin/hdparm and /sbin/lilo. I guess from Cecil's comment that the two logd's were the culprit. Once I upgraded those pac

Re: [expert] Changes made in fstab at boot

2001-02-08 Thread David G.Powers
Ok - it may be bad form to reply to my own message, but I'm tired and I must note that the change I just suggested is a kludge that will only work reliably if you have compiled the supermount module for both 2.2.x and 2.4.x kernels. A bit more creativity is required if you want it to work for

Re: [expert] Changes made in fstab at boot

2001-02-08 Thread David G.Powers
For those of you that get it, please forgive me for being long winded - feel free to press the delete key now! ...But... If you're having difficulties with supermount settings when you change between 2.2.x and 2.4.x kernels, I hope this message is of some assistance. 1. Take a look at /et

Re: [expert] mandrake installation problem

2001-02-08 Thread Craig Van Degrift
For what it's worth, I had a problem that prevented LM7.2 from installing and solved it by adding the kernel option ide1=serialize to the install where ide1 was my cdrom. It turns out that the cdrom-ide driver was upgraded going to the kernel in 7.2. The newer cdrom-ide driver is perhaps mo