[expert] How do you add new fonts to use with gimp?

2002-03-10 Thread mandrake
I've been playing with the gimp more and more lately and I've gotten to the point where I'd like to add more fonts. I really don't know how to do it, but ones that I've used previously have been tracked down to /usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives I've acquired some new .ttf files and stuck them in

Re: [expert] DMA problem

2002-03-10 Thread Damian Gatabria
El Sáb 09 Mar 2002 15:07, escribió: > Hello everibody, I get a problem with DMA and Mandrake 8.1 > > dmesg show: > > /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0:hdc: timeout waiting for DMA > hdc: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest } > > I believe that is a commom error from seri

Re: [expert] DMA problem

2002-03-10 Thread Oscar
El sáb, 09-03-2002 a las 19:07, Kicho escribió: > > > Hello everibody, I get a problem with DMA and Mandrake 8.1 > > dmesg show: > > /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0:hdc: timeout waiting for DMA > hdc: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest } > > I believe that is a c

[expert] d@#!$n aRtsd&kde2.2.2 (comment)

2002-03-10 Thread jarmo kettunen
Hi Praedor described quite strongly situation,which I have also noticed... And I qot that mess AFTER I "upgraded first into KDE 2.2.2,where all worked ok. Then after upgrading XFree86 into vers.4.2.0 all begunExactly same errors I have disabled artsd,so I don't get anymore "so" much erro

Re: [expert] Fast Mandrake Downloader

2002-03-10 Thread Ron Stodden
Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > > How about a Freshmeat and/or SourceForge page? These two sites have features to > notify users of new versions. No need - it is all organised now. Notification will follow after changes in any one or more of the component files, which I would doubt that those serv

[expert] Printer not working after cofiguring

2002-03-10 Thread Hari Yellina
Hi, While I say print from the application the menu shows up and everything goes fine. It never prints. I dont know why. Is there any way I can make my printer working. I am printing a user. Have I to be a root user to print the pages. I want to print from Star office and Acrobat. Than

Re: [expert] How to enable authentication in Postfix?

2002-03-10 Thread Alexander Skwar
»Vincent Danen« sagte am 2002-03-08 um 12:57:59 -0700 : > Now, for your case, you want to use pwcheck method. /usr/sbin/pwcheck > is a daemon, run as root, that acts as a go-between between postfix Hm, isn't pwcheck the pre-1.5.27 daemon? I think I've read that now saslauthd should be used, no?

[expert] Continious Download

2002-03-10 Thread Hari Yellina
Hi, I am trying to find a application where, I can download even once I got diconnected and starts once I resume my internet connection. In windows I use download accelarator. Is there any application does the same thing in Linux. Thanks for the Help. Regards, Hari Yellina Want to

Re: [expert] DMA problem

2002-03-10 Thread James
Maybe by posting the "wrong" answer we can get the right one. I've found the following in my attempts to get drives driving. You can't mix DMA tyes on the same IDE cable. My burner was DMA 2 my hard drive could do DMA 5 and boy they didn't mix. Seperating them seemed to fix this. Some o

Re: [expert] Continious Download

2002-03-10 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
On Sun, Mar 10, 2002 at 21:25 +1100, Hari Yellina wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to find a application where, I can download even once I got > diconnected and starts once I resume my internet connection. In Linux most FTP apps do that. A well known for this is wget. It's part of most distribut

Re: [expert] Continious Download

2002-03-10 Thread Joan Tur
Es Domingo 10 Marzo 2002 13:02, Wolfgang Bornath va escriure: > On Sun, Mar 10, 2002 at 21:25 +1100, Hari Yellina wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to find a application where, I can download even once I got > > diconnected and starts once I resume my internet connection. > > In Linux most FTP a

Re: [expert] Continious Download

2002-03-10 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 13:02:00 +0100, Wolfgang Bornath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 10, 2002 at 21:25 +1100, Hari Yellina wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to find a application where, I can download even once I got > > diconnected and starts once I resume my internet connection. >

Re: [expert] how to get an old SCSI tape running ? !

2002-03-10 Thread Klaus Peter Elsner
On Sat, 9 Mar 2002 19:10:18 -0500, Pierre Fortin wrote: > ->> It's the same for taking the no or the rewind device: the Error msg is ->> always the same : tar : /dev/nst0: Cannot open: Read-only file system -> ->Is the tape write-protected...? -> Hi Pierre I feel ashamed! Idid everything rig

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Carroll Grigsby
On Sunday 10 March 2002 05:33 am, Hari Yellina wrote: > Hi. > > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux > flavour . Can u guys tell me the advantages, > > Thank you, > > Hari Yellina Hari: I started with Mandrake (7.0) because of its easy and comprehensive installat

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Randy Kramer
Hari Yellina wrote: > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux flavour > . Can u guys tell me the advantages, I'm sure the answer varies. For me, I started Linux with a succesful install of Caldera 2.2, then collected 10 or so distributions from my local LUG, and tri

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Randy Kramer
Hari Yellina wrote: > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux flavour > . Can u guys tell me the advantages, Sorry if this is a duplicate -- my mail client died while sending and it suggested I try again -- I have made a few minor changes compared to the original if

Re: [expert] Continious Download

2002-03-10 Thread Ron Stodden
Hari Yellina wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to find a application where, I can download even once I got > diconnected and starts once I resume my internet connection. Have a look at troels.rsync6.2 from my web site. No charge. The restart is not automatic, you must simply run troels.rsync6.2

[expert] What firewall to use

2002-03-10 Thread Belkie, Dan
Hi guys! im looking for a firewall for my Mandrake 8.1 box. The box is set up right now as a gateway and DHCP server for my network. Im looking for somthing pretty simple to set up but need to have port forwarding ability I assume as I will have a mail server and a webserver behind it. Ideas? i

[expert] Cannot print to cups 1.14 from Windows 2000 SP2

2002-03-10 Thread Alexander Skwar
Hi. I'm running cups 1.14 on a current Mandrake Linux cooker. Since I've updated to 1.14, I cannot print from my Windows 2000 machine anymore :( In /etc/cups/cupsd.conf, I've got: # LogLevel debug2 Order Deny,Allow Deny From All Allow From 127.0.0.1 Al

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Hoyt
On Sunday 10 March 2002 05:33 am, you wrote: > Hi. > > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux > flavour . Can u guys tell me the advantages, > I started by installing RedHat 5.1 and the concurrent versions of Debian, Slackware and SuSE. I was most successful with

Re: [expert] OT -- gimp plugin?

2002-03-10 Thread Michael Holt
Yesterday... sda ran for the door shrieking: >On Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 07:54:52AM -0800, Michael Holt wrote: >> Hello experts! >> I've got a graphics question, though not really specific to >> any OS. A couple years ago, my wife and I went to the local mall, sat in >> a booth and paid $5 t

[expert] doing package selection over and over again

2002-03-10 Thread Laing A. K.
Hi, Is there a feature that allows me to save my package selections? I'm thinking of something that will allow me to do a very careful customization of which of the > 1000 packages I want, and save it. Then I should be able to reinstall a second time, and in the second installation, I should b

Re: [expert] How to enable authentication in Postfix?

2002-03-10 Thread David Guntner
Alexander Skwar grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > Another thing that I find strange, was his /usr/lib/sasl/smtpd.conf > file. It contained lines which should be in /etc/pam.d/smtpd. When I > had postfix+SMTP AUTH somewhat working, I had nothing but pwcheck_method > in there - and this file seem

Re: [expert] doing package selection over and over again

2002-03-10 Thread Hoyt
On Sunday 10 March 2002 11:26 am, you wrote: > Is there a feature that allows me to save my package selections? On the screen where you do the package selections is an icon of a floppy disk. Click on it. -- Hoyt http://www.maximumhoyt.com There are no dumb questions; only dumb bosses. Wan

Re: [expert] How to enable authentication in Postfix?

2002-03-10 Thread David Guntner
Alexander Skwar grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > Another thing that I find strange, was his /usr/lib/sasl/smtpd.conf > file. It contained lines which should be in /etc/pam.d/smtpd. When I > had postfix+SMTP AUTH somewhat working, I had nothing but pwcheck_method > in there - and this file seem

Re: [expert] OT -- gimp plugin?

2002-03-10 Thread kwan
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002, Michael Holt wrote: > >It doesn't sound like you've tried the different filters in GIMP. Check > >them out - specifically the Artist one which has various subsets. Have > >fun experimenting. > > > > Yeah, I've been playing with the different filters, and the gimp does a > lot

Re: [expert] What firewall to use

2002-03-10 Thread daRcmaTTeR
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:55:30 -0700 "Belkie, Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> studiouisly spake these words to ponder: > Hi guys! > im looking for a firewall for my Mandrake 8.1 box. > > The box is set up right now as a gateway and DHCP server for my network. > > Im looking for somthing pretty simple to

Re: [expert] Damn DCOP, damn ARTSD!!!--And a reply abot Open Office

2002-03-10 Thread civileme
Lorne Shantz wrote: >Yup. same thing here. I'm concerned that since there is never any response from >anyone that they aren't paying attention to some MAJOR issues. I'm growing >discouraged. The same issues will make it into the final release and their >credibility suffers. Quite a few major prob

[expert] GTK+

2002-03-10 Thread Harold Hartley
I was wondering if anyone can tell me if I can develop with GTK+ without having gnome installed on my linux box... Harold Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] DMA problem

2002-03-10 Thread civileme
Oscar wrote: >El sáb, 09-03-2002 a las 19:07, Kicho escribió: > >> >>Hello everibody, I get a problem with DMA and Mandrake 8.1 >> >>dmesg show: >> >>/dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0:hdc: timeout waiting for DMA >>hdc: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest } >> >>I belie

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linuxflavours

2002-03-10 Thread Ashley Reynolds
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002, Randy Kramer wrote: > At this point, Mandrake is a "habit". Randy, I couldn't agree more. Mandrake just "feels" good, after using it and then trying to use another distribution, for instance, Red Hat or Debian, I just don't feel as comfortable. Whilst Debian is what I run

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread mike
I am not. I am ALSO using Mandrake (8.0). All of my production stuff is there and I haven't bothered to move it. I loaded SuSE 7.3 and found it to have many fewer rough edges. This was not always so. I have used Mandrake since 6.5 (at least) and 7.2 was da bomb. 8.0 seemed to be a step ba

[expert] mandrake 8.2 and GCC

2002-03-10 Thread Harold Hartley
I am wondering when Mandrake will be using as default for using the most recent GCC 3.x version.. Harold Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[expert] PATH setting problem

2002-03-10 Thread Lee Roberts
When I execute as root, I get the following path listing: /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin When I execute as a user, I get the following bogus path setting (notice the double slash and double colons): /usr//bin:/bin:/usr/bin::/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/usr/X11R6/bi

Re: [expert] mandrake 8.2 and GCC

2002-03-10 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Sunday 10 March 2002 03:26 pm, Harold Hartley wrote: > I am wondering when Mandrake will be using as default for using the > most recent GCC 3.x version.. > > Harold 'default' for 8.2 is and will be gcc 2.96. Search the recent cooker ML archive for the reasons that 2.96 is preferred over 3

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Lorne Shantz
You may get as many answers as OS's out there, but for me the focus is more usability for the desktop. It also makes a hell of a server OS also. Easier to install... easier to administer. I started out with Red hat and started watching Mandrake about 3 years ago. They would take the Red Hat releas

Re: [expert] Damn DCOP, damn ARTSD!!!--And a reply abot Open Office

2002-03-10 Thread Praedor Tempus
--- civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > First, the linux kernel isn't really designed for > sound. It does not > use a very high bandwidth for sound events. Next, > the sound drivers are > fragmented and in disarray. I have helped numerous > individuals who > somehow managed to be r

[expert] Fw: RE: Apache 1.3.x allows passthrough

2002-03-10 Thread Pierre Fortin
FYI... I found a scumbag using my web server to hide behind while [s]he accessed other servers. Mandrake: your server is also configured to allow these passthrough requests! To test your server, issue these comamds: telnet 80 GET http:// HTTP/1.0 If you get the output from , is all

Re: [expert] Fw: RE: Apache 1.3.x allows passthrough

2002-03-10 Thread Ken Thompson
Pierre, When I do that I get the html from this server then the connection is "closed by forign host" Before the "GET" command, nothing, just sits there waiting for input. But, it doesn't get any info from the server I tried, www.foo.com format.. On Sunday 10 March 2002 05:41 pm, you wrote: > FY

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread daRcmaTTeR
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:16:20 -0500 mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> studiouisly spake these words to ponder: > I am not. I am ALSO using Mandrake (8.0). All of my production stuff is > there and I haven't bothered to move it. I loaded SuSE 7.3 and found it > to have many fewer rough edges. This was

Re: [expert] Fw: RE: Apache 1.3.x allows passthrough

2002-03-10 Thread Pierre Fortin
Ooops... forgot to add that I needed to hit Return after sending the GET; so the full instructions are: telnet 80 GET http:// HTTP/1.0 Without the extra return, the command "just sits" there as you discovered. Sorry for the oversight, Pierre On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:01:13 -0700 Ken T

Re: [expert] GTK+

2002-03-10 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 14:25:57 -0500, Harold Hartley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was wondering if anyone can tell me if I can develop with GTK+ without > having gnome installed on my linux box... The short answer: yes. The long answer: GNOME is based on GTK+, and GTK+ is based on X. GNOME is n

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Ken Thompson
On Sunday 10 March 2002 06:14 pm, you wrote: > On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:16:20 -0500 > > mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> studiouisly spake these words to ponder: > > I am not. I am ALSO using Mandrake (8.0). All of my production stuff is > > there and I haven't bothered to move it. I loaded SuSE 7.3 and