[expert] Font and icon problems

2003-08-20 Thread James Conner
I just installed MDK 9.1 on a friend's system and the fonts and icons have a shadow to the right. This is in KDM, KDE, and GNOME and possibly more. This was very noticiable right after install. I updated freetype2 from texstar's site and installed the msfonts from there as well as imported al

[expert] make bzImage error

2003-08-20 Thread a . ranu
hi... i am running kernel 2.4.19 but need to downgrade to 2.4.18 to run an application... installing the kernel source (linux-2.4.18.tar.gz) did not produce any errors... so i did a 'make dep' and 'make clean' and while executing 'make bzImage', it says smpboot.c:65: conflicting types for '

Re: [expert] Re: Software to record DVD-R/RW?

2003-08-20 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 14:03, stefmit wrote: > You haven't seen my post from Sunday, with all relevant links, have you? > > http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/ --> link to source inside this > article, worth reading, anyway, which is why I won't give the direct link ;) > > Stef No I hadn'

[expert] Switching from Apache2 to apache_mod_perl-1.3.27

2003-08-20 Thread Albert E. Whale, CISSP
I've not been able to successfully receive a subscription from the ADVX-Users list yet, so I figured that I would field the question here. I have both the Apache2 and apache-mod_perl-1.3.27_1.27-7mdk packages installed. I need to run the apache_mod_perl server instead of apache2. Due to prere

Re: [expert] GnomeMeeting

2003-08-20 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 03:36 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > I see that on the GM webpages there are rpms for a version later than > that included in 9.1 The packages offered are > > gnomemeeting-0.98.0-1js.i586.rpm > openh323-1.12.0-1.i586.rpm > pwlib-1.5.0-1.i586.rpm > > Has anyone ins

Re: [expert] memtest86 & other hardware testing utilities

2003-08-20 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 04:15 pm, Jim C wrote: > I've been looking for hardware testing utilities like memtest86. It > looks really great. Subsequent searches also lead me to > http://www.utilitygeek.com/ Good stuff but it is Windows stuff. Anybody > know where I can find a Linux based hardwa

Re: [expert] Dynamic DNS service provider

2003-08-20 Thread Albert E. Whale, CISSP
Miark wrote: I need to choose one, but I'm not sure _how_ to go about it. All all the features pretty much the same from provider to provider? Any recommendations? Miark Mairk, Agreed that DynDns.org is good, I am also running that tools, and supplying the SPAM Fitlering/Web Hosting Functi

Re: [expert] resolv.conf

2003-08-20 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 02:29 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: > What it is, is a re-implementation of Novel Network. And is supposed to > be (according the the website I was directed to by someone) in very > alpha form. As for the why. After watching the list on 9.1, I got the > feeling that the

Re: [expert] memtest86 & other hardware testing utilities

2003-08-20 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 13:15, Jim C wrote: > I've been looking for hardware testing utilities like memtest86. It > looks really great. Subsequent searches also lead me to > http://www.utilitygeek.com/ Good stuff but it is Windows stuff. Anybody > know where I can find a Linux based hardware uti

Re: [expert] Dynamic DNS service provider

2003-08-20 Thread Jason Greenwood
http://www.dyndns.org/ Have several friends who use and swaer by their service. Cheers Jason Miark wrote: I need to choose one, but I'm not sure _how_ to go about it. All all the features pretty much the same from provider to provider? Any recommendations? Miark ---

[expert] Dynamic DNS service provider

2003-08-20 Thread Miark
I need to choose one, but I'm not sure _how_ to go about it. All all the features pretty much the same from provider to provider? Any recommendations? Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Password Question

2003-08-20 Thread Jack Coates
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 11:31, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Wednesday 20 Aug 2003 6:10 pm, ed tharp wrote: > > On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 10:55, Bryan Phinney wrote: > > > On Wednesday 20 August 2003 10:24 am, Lawson, Jim wrote: > > > > Okay So I just read an article that said mandrake 9.1 can reset > > > > an

[expert] Mandrake RULE involvement Was: Worried about resolution...

2003-08-20 Thread Jim C
I really would like to see Mandrake get involved with the RULE (Run Up-to-date Linux Everywhere ) poject. It would also really click with the CLIC project. ;-) [place wince here] One of the bigest problems we had with our cluster was with trying to use out-of-date hardware with modern software.

Re: [expert] urpmi dependancies issues?

2003-08-20 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 14:27:52 -0400 "Albert E. Whale, CISSP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Besides that, the original Error was about the following: > > The following packages have to be removed for others to be upgraded: > bind-9.2.2-1mdk (due to conflicts with bind) > caching-nameserver-9.0-2mdk

Re: [expert] [OT] Microsoft advocates OSS

2003-08-20 Thread Jim C
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/hosted?netname=MICROSOFT-1BLK,65.52.0.0,65.55.255.255 This is an uptime report for the enitre Microsoft netblock, they sure are using a lot of Linux and FreeBSD (not to mention moving a lot of their sites to akamai on Linux). But the funniest part are the average and

Re: [expert] Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake

2003-08-20 Thread Dick Gevers
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:42:01 -0700, Jim C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about Re: [expert] Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake: >Lessee... It is the English (and therefore European) version... June >2003 Page 88. Article title is "Run modern software on older computers; >Linux on a di

Re: [expert] resolv.conf

2003-08-20 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 13:21:48 -0700 Jim C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll second this. I sure would like to know what it is good for. It > must be good for something. And Why was it necessary to make it as the default in All network set-ups? Charles -- Be careful how you get yourself

Re: [expert] [OT] Microsoft advocates OSS

2003-08-20 Thread chort
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 13:46, Guy Van Sanden wrote: > http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/hosted?netname=MICROSOFT-1BLK,65.52.0.0,65.55.255.255 > > This is an uptime report for the enitre Microsoft netblock, they sure > are using a lot of Linux and FreeBSD (not to mention moving a lot of > their sites to

Re: [expert] Password Question

2003-08-20 Thread Anne Wilson
On Wednesday 20 Aug 2003 6:10 pm, ed tharp wrote: > On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 10:55, Bryan Phinney wrote: > > On Wednesday 20 August 2003 10:24 am, Lawson, Jim wrote: > > > Okay So I just read an article that said mandrake 9.1 can reset > > > any windoz password. Can any linux distro password for root

[expert] [OT] Microsoft advocates OSS

2003-08-20 Thread Guy Van Sanden
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/hosted?netname=MICROSOFT-1BLK,65.52.0.0,65.55.255.255 This is an uptime report for the enitre Microsoft netblock, they sure are using a lot of Linux and FreeBSD (not to mention moving a lot of their sites to akamai on Linux). But the funniest part are the average and

[expert] memtest86 & other hardware testing utilities

2003-08-20 Thread Jim C
I've been looking for hardware testing utilities like memtest86. It looks really great. Subsequent searches also lead me to http://www.utilitygeek.com/ Good stuff but it is Windows stuff. Anybody know where I can find a Linux based hardware utilities site with goodies like this? Sure would s

Re: [expert] resolv.conf

2003-08-20 Thread Jim C
Just a quick note on this.. I find it better to run the command "service tmdns stop" then "chkconfig --del tmdns" as if tmdns was removed with "rpm -e" it gets installed and enabled again, when one configures their network with drakconf.. It's just better to switch it off.. When it is just swi

Re: [expert] Re: brouser gets redirected

2003-08-20 Thread Daniel Anderson
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 14:20, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 08:39, Daniel Anderson wrote: > > On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 06:29, Alex Fisher wrote: > > > > > >> > Dan > > > >> > > > >> Dan, > > > >> > > > >>I get the site. Are you sure you don't have a "bug" in the works. > > > >

Re: [expert] resolv.conf

2003-08-20 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 04:17, Bryan Phinney wrote: > On Tuesday 19 August 2003 09:36 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: > > > Dirty fix chmod /etc/resolv.conf to 444 (read only) and see what it > > is that "complains" when it can't write to the file. > Thanks all, I found the solution. It turns out t

Re: [expert] urpmi dependancies issues?

2003-08-20 Thread Albert E. Whale, CISSP
Charles A Edwards wrote: On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 11:38:19 -0400 "Albert E. Whale, CISSP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: what am I missing here? Sounds like you have may have Sources other than for 9.1 defined. Charles No, I don't have non 9.1 Sources listed. Besides the Installation CDs

Re: [expert] XMMS crashing

2003-08-20 Thread kwan
> mpg123 on that system plays them fine, but says (on both systems): > Playing MPEG stream from Ronan Keating - InThisLife.foutemp3 ... > Junk at the beginning 49443303 > MPEG 1.0 layer III, 128 kbit/s, 44100 Hz stereo > > A lot of my MP3 files have this problem, but they have always played > fine

Re: [expert] Re: brouser gets redirected

2003-08-20 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 08:39, Daniel Anderson wrote: > On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 06:29, Alex Fisher wrote: > > > >> > Dan > > >> > > >> Dan, > > >> > > >>I get the site. Are you sure you don't have a "bug" in the works. > > >> I'd do some checking. (running mozilla 1.4 from texstar here.) > > >

[expert] GnomeMeeting

2003-08-20 Thread Anne Wilson
I see that on the GM webpages there are rpms for a version later than that included in 9.1 The packages offered are gnomemeeting-0.98.0-1js.i586.rpm openh323-1.12.0-1.i586.rpm pwlib-1.5.0-1.i586.rpm Has anyone installed these? Should I expect any problems? I imagine I should urpm

Re: [expert] Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake

2003-08-20 Thread Jim C
Thanks very much for your answer. Unfortunately I was unable to find it in the June issue table of contents, nor via search at linux-mag.com http://www.linux-mag.com/2003-06/toc.html Would you happen to have a closer reference? Thanks very much beforehand. Thanks also for the encouraging replies

Re: [expert] resolv.conf

2003-08-20 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 11:31 am, Mark Williamson wrote: > Just a quick note on this.. I find it better to run the command > "service tmdns stop" then "chkconfig --del tmdns" as if tmdns was > removed with "rpm -e" it gets installed and enabled again, when one > configures their network wit

Re: [expert] resolv.conf

2003-08-20 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 08:31, Mark Williamson wrote: > On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 14:35, Todd Lyons wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Bryan Phinney wanted us to know: > > > > >I am having problems getting SA to do the rbl checks. It appears that my > > >/etc/resolv.

Re: [expert] Password Question

2003-08-20 Thread ed tharp
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 10:55, Bryan Phinney wrote: > On Wednesday 20 August 2003 10:24 am, Lawson, Jim wrote: > > Okay So I just read an article that said mandrake 9.1 can reset any windoz > > password. Can any linux distro password for root or any other user be > > reset. Say if you forgot it? > >

RE: [expert] Password Question

2003-08-20 Thread Lawson, Jim
thanks for everyones answer. Looks like linux is way more secure than windoz. -Original Message- From: Bryan Phinney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Password Question On Wednesday 20 August 2003 10:24 am, Law

Re: [expert] Any way to chroot jail a user?

2003-08-20 Thread Jack Coates
On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 21:50, Vincent Danen wrote: > On Tue Aug 19, 2003 at 07:31:02PM -0700, Jack Coates wrote: > > > > > > I have a user login name that is used to run a game server process > > > > > (Neverwinter Nights, if it matters :). > > > > > > > > > > I don't know if it's possible for a r

Re: [expert] 2.4.21-0.25 hates my thinkpad

2003-08-20 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 08:54:09 -0700 (PDT) Praedor Tempus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I actually have now tried and failed to build > kernel-2.4.22-0.6mdk (from cooker). I upgraded > kernel-utils (built from source rpm so it would be > cool with MDK 9.1) and then tried building the kernel. When

Re: [expert] Password Question

2003-08-20 Thread Ralph Crongeyer
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 10:55 am, Bryan Phinney wrote: You have to re boot with disk1 of your Mandrake install disks and type "rescue". Then when the system comes up you will need to remount the partition that has your "/etc" dir on it in read/write mode. Go in to the /etc dir and edit the "

Re: [expert] Re: brouser gets redirected

2003-08-20 Thread Daniel Anderson
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 06:29, Alex Fisher wrote: > >> > Dan > >> > >> Dan, > >> > >>I get the site. Are you sure you don't have a "bug" in the works. > >> I'd do some checking. (running mozilla 1.4 from texstar here.) > >> > >> James > > > > James, > > I have mozilla 1.3.1-4.1mdk and net

[expert] urpmi dependancies issues?

2003-08-20 Thread Albert E. Whale, CISSP
I wanted to install a few LDAP packages on my 9.1 server. Here's what I got. urpmi pam_ldap perl-ldap openldap-clients openldap-back_passwd apache2-mod_ldap php-ldap ldapdns mod_auth_ldap openldap-guide openldap-back_sql courier-imap-ldap nss_ldap freeradius-ldap openldap openldap-servers The

Re: [expert] Password Question

2003-08-20 Thread Jack Coates
trinity rescue kit I love it. On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 07:24, Lawson, Jim wrote: > Okay So I just read an article that said mandrake 9.1 can reset any windoz > password. Can any linux distro password for root or any other user be reset. > Say if you forgot it? > > James S. Lawson > Network Adminis

Re: [expert] Password Question

2003-08-20 Thread Mike Veltman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 20 August 2003 16:55, Bryan Phinney wrote: > On Wednesday 20 August 2003 10:24 am, Lawson, Jim wrote: > > Okay So I just read an article that said mandrake 9.1 can reset any > > windoz password. Can any linux distro password for root or an

Re: [expert] resolv.conf

2003-08-20 Thread Mark Williamson
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 14:35, Todd Lyons wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Bryan Phinney wanted us to know: > > >I am having problems getting SA to do the rbl checks. It appears that my > >/etc/resolv.conf file keeps getting built with 127.0.0.1 as the first name > >s

Re: [expert] 2.4.21-0.25 hates my thinkpad

2003-08-20 Thread Praedor Tempus
I actually have now tried and failed to build kernel-2.4.22-0.6mdk (from cooker). I upgraded kernel-utils (built from source rpm so it would be cool with MDK 9.1) and then tried building the kernel. No go. First off, xconfig doesn't work so I had to go with menuconfig (no problem with 2.4.21-0.1

Re: [expert] Password Question

2003-08-20 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 10:24 am, Lawson, Jim wrote: > Okay So I just read an article that said mandrake 9.1 can reset any windoz > password. Can any linux distro password for root or any other user be > reset. Say if you forgot it? > > James S. Lawson > Network Administrator The only way that

[expert] Password Question

2003-08-20 Thread Lawson, Jim
Okay So I just read an article that said mandrake 9.1 can reset any windoz password. Can any linux distro password for root or any other user be reset. Say if you forgot it? James S. Lawson Network Administrator (@ @) o

[expert] XMMS crashing

2003-08-20 Thread Guy Van Sanden
Hi guys I have this weird problem with XMMS. It crashes on one of my PC's with specific mp3 files, which is identical in installation to the other one. No special message is given. The system runs Mandrake 9.1 with KDE 3.1.3tex. Packages installed (on both systems) are: xmms-1.2.7-18mdk mpg123-0

Re: [expert] Re: Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake

2003-08-20 Thread Dick Gevers
Hi Thomas, On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 13:25:08 +0200, "T. Ribbrock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about [expert] Re: Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake: >I just noticed that you're also in the Netherlands. Have a look at >www.marktplaats.nl and computer.2dehands.nl, both excellent sites to >

Re: [expert] ATA RAID

2003-08-20 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 02:45 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > I also have a Highpoint controller and my Raid array is on itworking > flawlessly under 9.1. The Highpoint controllers provide better > performance than a standard set of IDE channels. They also leave your > standard IDE channels op

[expert] Re: brouser gets redirected

2003-08-20 Thread Alex Fisher
Daniel Anderson wrote: > On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 21:29, James Sparenberg wrote: >> On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 05:39, Daniel Anderson wrote: >> > Hi, >> > I'm having problems with mozilla,netscape and konqueror getting >> > redirected to "bad" sites when visiting certain sites such a >> > bandwidthplace.c

[expert] Re: Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake

2003-08-20 Thread T. Ribbrock
On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 10:34:10AM +, Dick Gevers wrote: > Aha, I wasn`t aware of that. I thought it was all proportional and I can`t > accomodate a larger box between my keyboard and the wall. I just noticed that you're also in the Netherlands. Have a look at www.marktplaats.nl and computer.2

Re: [expert] ATA RAID

2003-08-20 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Tuesday 19 August 2003 09:52 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > Could be a BIOS version. On you on the latest. > First thing that I did when I had problems was update the BIOS. No, I can clearly see the error where Linux is trying to load the 366 hpt driver when it detects the controller. I did a lot

Re: [expert] resolv.conf

2003-08-20 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Tuesday 19 August 2003 09:36 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: > Dirty fix chmod /etc/resolv.conf to 444 (read only) and see what it > is that "complains" when it can't write to the file. Thanks all, I found the solution. It turns out that the tmdns stuff that Mandrake loads for zeroconf is the

[expert] Wacom tablets and linux

2003-08-20 Thread Olaf Marzocchi
I just installed in my Palm IIIc the opensource utility palmwac that turns the Palm into a Wacom (UD series) tablet. Is there a way to have MDK 9.1 automatically recognize it and set the XF86Config-4 file? Thanks Olaf Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mand

Re: [expert] Re: Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake

2003-08-20 Thread Dick Gevers
Hi Thomas, On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:21:58 +0200, "T. Ribbrock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about [expert] Re: Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake: >The size of the monitor does not necessarily have anything to do with >the resolution. My first 14" bought in 1992 went right up to 1024x7

[expert] Re: Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake

2003-08-20 Thread T. Ribbrock
On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 05:45:28PM +, Dick Gevers wrote: > On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 01:01:15 +0800, "Frankie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > about RE: [expert] Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake: > > >Besides, what is the big deal? you can pick up a second hand 15 inch > >monitor for a

Re: [expert] Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake

2003-08-20 Thread Dick Gevers
Hi Jim and others, On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:32:34 -0700, Jim C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about Re: [expert] Worried about resolution requirements for Mandrake: >There is an interesting article in Linux Magazine's June edition that >may pertain to this. The subject is a project called RULE (Run >

Re: [expert] brouser gets redirected

2003-08-20 Thread Daniel Anderson
On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 21:29, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 05:39, Daniel Anderson wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm having problems with mozilla,netscape and konqueror getting > > redirected to "bad" sites when visiting certain sites such a > > bandwidthplace.com. No problem with galeon. I,v