[expert] Thanks for " VGA parameters at boot"

Juan, thanks to you (and all the others who answered) for all the pointers. I'll go through all the material when time permits, since from the material you sent it does seem that frame buffer is the only solution. Thank you again, Marco Fioretti &

Re: [expert] VGA parameters at boot

"J . A . Magallon" wrote: > > > I cannot work in text mode, and that if some error message > > appears during boot I never see it. I know about the Svgatext > > See /var/log/dmesg, and /var/log/boot.log If what fails is X or XDM I never get to do that That's why I need badly reada

[expert] VGA parameters at boot

e the kernel? How? 4) Last but not least: is somebody using successfully SVGAText mode with a MATROX AGP 200 and a SUN GDM1962b monitor? Could I ask you to send me your configuration file? Thanks in advance, Marco Fioretti Keep in touch with

[expert] WEB based RPM selection again

, including libraries and such, tell the disk space needed and allow list editing. Since we are dreaming, let it allow HW selection also, i.e. let's have it ask which graphic/sound/modem/network cards you have and include only the necessary files to use them. Ciao,

Pre-install selection (was:Re: [expert] LM 7.2 ...)

Marco > > On Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:41:13 +0200, Marco Fioretti said: > > > IMHO, it would be wonderful to do it on the www site BEFORE > > installing, something like this: > > > > > > 1) You get the package list from the site, and study &

Re: [expert] LM 7.2 and beyond (part 2)

the first selection, one should have to select ONLY the **applications** (apache,window maker, perl, emacs...) not all the libraries they need, of which most people know nothing and care even less as long as the thing works. Just my two cents, Marco Fioretti Keep

[expert] XDM/Xfree crash

Hello, I installed Linux Mandrake 7.1, and set it up to boot in runlevel 5. After 2/3 weeks almost without an itch, XDM has started crashing 80 % of times, leaving the message copied below. Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

[expert] Modelines for GDM 1962B]

Some days ago, somebody was asking for these on the list, and here they go! Sorry for the delay. Remember that these work on a Matrox G200 AGP Maybe the mandrake guys will insert them in the monitor database.. Ciao, Marco #Modes for Fixed frequency monitor SONY GD

Re: [expert] /usr/bin unuseable in msec level 4

permissions on bash?? Now that I have switched to msec level 3 both tcsh and bash executables look fine (rwxr-xr-x). Unfortunately, I did not test it when in msec 4. Is anybody on the list using msec level 4? Ciao, Marco Fioretti Keep in touch with http://ma

Re: [expert] XDM/Xfree crash

ot;. I also did configure the sound card (same I never used under LM 6.1, ensoniq 1371 or something like that..) Finally, I turned on HD optimization this time Does it means anything to you? TIA, Marco > Marco Fioretti wrote: > > > Hello, > &

Re: [expert] /usr/bin unuseable in msec level 4

h is suid root, and /bintcsh is not. Please correct me if I'm wrong, or explain the reason for such setup if it is so. TIA, Marco Fioretti Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

[expert] XDM/Xfree crash

erest/willing to help, please tell me, and I'll run any test which is needed, and post the results. TIA, Marco Fioretti --- xdm-errors.log -- XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System (protocol Version 11,

[expert] /usr/bin unuseable in msec level 4

setuid root or something? (I forgot to check this at home..). If so, it's bad, isn't it? Any feedback is appreciated. Ciao, Marco Fioretti ORIGINAL POSTING Hello, I am running LM 7.1 with security level 4. Yesterday I tried for the first time si

[expert] csh/tcsh shell unuseable by non root

Hello, I am running LM 7.1 with security level 4. Yesterday I tried for the first time since installation to run a csh script which worked perfectly with LM 6.1. Now, if I run as normal user, it crashes even before starting, i.e. on sourcing the /etc/cshrc file. Specifically, it says that "id

[expert] Call to Mandrake: KOffice package for PC and SPARC

"let's not waste money like this, we have Linux" <> DISCLAIMER: as is painfully obvious from the body of this message, all the opinions and requests above are only mine, and do NOT reflect the positions of my employer. Thanks for your time,

Re: [expert] Fixed Freq Monitors

Daniel Bodanske wrote: > > I am installing Mandrake 7.1 (single disk version) for a friend, and am > having trouble with the X config. He has a Sony GDM-1960 fixed frequency . Daniel, I have an almost equal set up at home (Sony GDM 1962 B with SUN label). I made it work with a Matrox G200

[expert] TEST again, please ignore

Marco Fioretti wrote: > > ciao

[expert] TEST, please ignore

ciao

Re: [expert] kdesu is missing.

each time) and sometimes kdesu is there, other times >not. > > >kf > >On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Marco Fioretti wrote: > >= Hello, >= >= while setting up my LM 7.1 box, I decided to run >= printerdrake (as root). An error message pops up saying that >= kdesu is not fo

Re: [expert] About LILO and default label: conclusion

/dev/hda6 /usr ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0 [root@polaris marco]# > >- Original Message - >From: "Marco Fioretti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: "Marco Fioretti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Se

[expert] kdesu is missing.

Hello, while setting up my LM 7.1 box, I decided to run printerdrake (as root). An error message pops up saying that kdesu is not found. A quick investigation says: [root@polaris marco]# ls -l /usr/bin/kde* kde kdecode kdehelp kdesetup kdevelop [root@polaris marco]# ls -l /usr/bin/kd

[expert] About LILO and default label: conclusion

Hello, Thanks to all who made suggestions for my LILO problem (it would not recognize the default label, i.e. it would not start after 5 seconds as set up in /etc/lilo.conf. I have tried all your suggestions with LILO, i.e. creating a /boot separate partition, placing it and/or / at the beginnin

[expert] cdrom not working: SW or HW fault?

Hello, I have a pc running Mandrake 6.1, with an ATAPI cdrom drive NEC CDR-3001. The drive always worked fine until yesterday, when it quit on me right in the middle of an RPM installation. Now I get the errors described below 90% of times, no matter which cdrom I try to read. Even when mount suc

[expert] LILO doesnt see its default label

Hello, I just installed Mandrake 7.1, and it looks great, except one or two issues. The most important is with LILO. When I power up, LILO starts, greets me, telling that it will boot the default image in 5 seconds, but nothing happens. If *I* type linux, LILO boots fine, and the system works

[expert] LILO doesn't recognize default label

Hello, I just installed Mandrake 7.1, and it looks great, except one or two issues. The most important is with LILO. When I power up, LILO starts, greets me, telling that it will boot the default image in 5 seconds, but nothing happens. If *I* type linux, LILO boots fine, and the system works gr

[expert] Conclusion of: cdrom not working: SW or HW fault?

n't know why >cables can go bad like that, but that is the first place to try. > >73 de KK6WJ > > > >-- Forwarded Message -- >Subject: [expert] Fwd: cdrom not working: SW or HW fault? >Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 08:31:53 -0100 >From: Marco Fiorett

[expert] Fwd: cdrom not working: SW or HW fault?

Hello, I have a pc running Mandrake 6.1, with an ATAPI cdrom drive NEC CDR-3001. The drive always worked fine until yesterday, when it quit on me right in the middle of an RPM installation. Now I get the errors described below 90% of times, no matter which cdrom I try to read. Even when mount suc

[expert] Can IP routing slow down startx?

After it is started, everything works at the usual speed. Are the two things connected? Why? TIA Ciao Marco Fioretti

[expert] Corrupted BeroFTPD rpm

right now)? TIA, Marco Fioretti

Re: [expert] OT: Cannot add bookmarks to Netscape

Ron Stodden wrote: > > Marco, > > Try 'File Bookmark', not 'Add Bookmark' to add a new bookmark to > Netscape. > > BTW, you can also go to a bookmark from 'Edit Bookmarks' by using the > right click menu. > It works! For some obscure reason, I was deeply sure that "File Bookmark" could only

[expert] OT: Cannot add bookmarks to Netscape

t find any)? More info: I do have a disk quota, but I am well below the limit. Netscape Version is 4.7, changed from 4.6.?? some time ago. TIA, Marco Fioretti

Re: [expert] High definition console 2

> -> For simple text cols x rows selection in standard resolutions, passing > -> vga=ask to the kernel at boot time will get you a menu of standard > -> text modes (up to 132x60 which is pretty unreadable on a small > -> screen in standard text modes). Then replace the vga=ask with > -> vga=mode

[expert] High definition console 2

Thank you to all people who answered. I would like to point out that I know about 1) Emacs running a shell in a windows (M-x shell) 2) switching virtual consoles using Fx, and 3) passing vga=ask at boot time. 4) the great documentation included with SVG

[expert] High definition console

, Marco Fioretti

[expert] Mailing list in Mandrake

oking like "teifima" or "fioretti" @ "anything".ericsson.se, but keep me on the Mandrake expert list. Please accept my excuses for disturbong this list. Merry Christmas, Marco Fioretti

[expert] Workaround to: A new problem with linux (all of 'em)?????

econd stepped aside and let LILO do its job just fine. I'd like to have feedback on this, because, quite frankly, LILO and (in general) BIOS level things are beyond my skills and interests, so I can't be sure whether what I just said does actually make sense. If not, please explain why. Ciao, Marco Fioretti

[expert] FAX setup missing in Mandrake

TIA, Marco Fioretti ## # MY MESSAGE to TOM BERGER Tom, thanks a lot for the MUO site! I have found it quite useful in setting up my Linux-Mandrake PC. One thing missing, however, is a DETAILED, **MANDRAKE-SPECIFIC** explanation a

[expert] SOLARIS CONSOLE: a solution?

something that might be the solution at the following URL: http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue14/lg_tips14.html look for 'Two 2 Cent Tips -- syslog & X Color Depth' and let me know if it is the solution. later, Marco Fioretti

[expert] SVGATextmode and Matrox G200

Hello, Yesterday I installed the SVGATextMode 1.9**mdk rpm packaged by Bero on my Mandrake 6.1 box, which has a Matrox Millenniuim G200 AGP with 8 MB RAM. After reading the man pages, and trying a few modes without success, I'd like to know if anybody is already running successfully the same Car

[expert] Thanks for "no network because of ARP"

Just wanted to thank all people who gave me a lot of useful suggestions to make my network card work. As it turned out, I had a network card that: a) requires setting under DOS, and my PC is 100% linux (yes, i know about dosemu and stuff...) b) that particular card is probably also bug

[expert] KMAIL doesn't like mutt

Hello, I have started playing with mutt yesterday, because as nice as kmail is, I also need a text-only mail user agent. I have found the following problems, and I'm not sure if they are a bug in mutt, kmail, or some nasty interaction between them. In mutt (Mandrake 6.1 version), I opened a mbo

[expert] Thanks for "no network because of ARP"

Just wanted to thank all people who gave me a lot of useful suggestions to make my network card work. As it turned out, I had a network card that: a) requires setting under DOS, and my PC is 100% linux (yes, i know about dosemu and stuff...) b) that particular card is probably also bugg

Re: [expert] How do I keep all kernel options? (WAS:Can't networkbecause of ARP)

Sergio Korlowsky wrote: > Marco... > I have a home network and I use the same Realtek 8029 > without any trouble with Mandrake 6.0 and 6.1 > I don't undestand why you need the driver if > there is support for that nic under the present kernel > it's modular, I use module ne2k-pci. for that nic.

[expert] How do I keep all kernel options? (WAS:Can't network because of ARP)

I have finally found some more documentation and also a linux driver for the Ethernet Card I have (REALTEK 8019). I decided to try to recompile the kernel, with that specific driver, and just trade back the card for a better one if it still doesn't work. I didn't do it before because the vendor e

[expert] STILL Can't network because of ARP

Thanks to you all for your support and useful info. Since it's not working yet, there are some more informations/ tests I did yesterday. Changing cables doesn't seem to make things any different. PCMCIA cable connector blinks as expected in normal operations The same applies to Desktop card leds

[expert] FOLLOW-UP on: Can't network because of ARP

Hello, thank you for all your suggestions. This is the extra information you asked for. Thank you in advance to whoever will be so patient to browse through itm.. Refer to my original posting for a description of the problem, or ask me to mail it again. To begin with, I do have a (new) crosso

Re: [expert] Can't network because of ARP

"John J. LeMay Jr." wrote: > > I have a couple of ideas here. First, I don't think you should show a > route between the two machines - flat network, no routing necessary once > the packets hit ethx. I followed step by step instructions from an Italian LINUX article, already tried by some friend

[expert] Can't network because of ARP

Hello, I just installed Mandrake 6.1 on both my desktop (D) and laptop( L). Now I'm trying to connect the two via Ethernet, but, even after reading the PCMCIA howto, NAG, etc.., and giving all commands at the root prompt , I came to a dead end on ARP. My configuration is: D: 192.168.1.1 polari

[expert] Laptop install via LILO? FOLLOW-UP

nes blink in the upper-left part of the screen, 1/2 times /sec. Image is stable, nitid and centered apart from that. I noticed the installer detects a CT65550 chip when it is a CT65545, could that be the reason? How could I fix it? TIA, Marco Fioretti

[expert] Laptop install via LILO?

l, to figure out which optimizations/special configuration was done for Power management/ PCMCIA/ kernel XFree (aside from XFREE86config...) etc, etc.. Thank you in advance, Marco Fioretti

[expert] Ignore, just a test

my test Marco

Re: [expert] Gimp's fonts

Larry Sword wrote: > > Ramon Nieto wrote: > > > when i try to use the > > scripts-fu to do some logos, it says i don't have the > > fonts installed. > > > > so, where are the fonts in the distro's CD? how can i > > install them? > > Most of the scripts-fu use the fonts sharefonts and freefonts

Re: [expert] Setting dma on for root partition on boot?

o hectic lately I barely had time turn on the PC once a week. Marco Fioretti > updated 6.0: check /etc/rc.d/rc.local, search for hdparm (yeah yeah i forgot) > > 6.1: in lilo.conf append="opti" > > Cooker: same as 6.1

[expert] Re: [newbie] Check this out....

fred wrote: > > http://www.linuxnic.net Hey, some smart-ass guy already registered mandrake.linux redhat.linux debian.linux suse.linux... (always the same guy..) Won't Red Hat go after him, after all that fuss about others not using their name? Can they?

[expert] FOLLOW-UP on: Outgoing mail configuration

ome..:-) Thanks in advance, Marco Fioretti

[expert] Re: Outgoing mail configuration

Hello, still me here. I forgot to ask if you can please post any answer to this thread also to my home account, for obvious test reasons. The account is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you in advance, Marco Fioretti

Re: AW: [expert] Outgoing mail configuration

;s SMTP server, both for some reason I couldn't make it work. Regards, Marco Fioretti

[expert] Outgoing mail configuration

ocal network and the dynamic one the ISP assigns are necessarily different: might this be what messes up everything? Any help is appreciated, since this is almost the last reason left to keep the evil empire on my older computer :-)) Regards, Marco Fioretti

[expert] Suggestions for next release

and activate the corresponding UDMA driver Marco Fioretti

[expert] Fixed frequency monitor

appear only on one fraction of the screen?) Thank you in advance, Marco Fioretti P.S: thank you to all folks who give very useful advice on my UDMA timeout question: I cannot test all the suggestions right now, but I'll let you know what the outcome is.

[expert] UDMA timeout 3

Thank you in advance, Marco Fioretti

[expert] Follow-up on UDMA timeout

as I can, but it would be nice to get some suggestions on how to use it with my setup. Thank you again, Marco Fioretti

[expert] UDMA timeout

to fix it? (different configurations, LILO parameters, etc...) Thank you in advance, Marco Fioretti Humour note: at power up, the on board antivirus tells me in great despair that there is some "unknown virus on MBR!!" Eventually, of course, LILO

[expert] Less server software?

Hello, I have been listening to this list for a while to decide if and when to switch to Mandrake, so this is a question about different features in Mandrake vs. Red Hat. PLEASE let's not start yet another flaming/religious war: both distros are excellent, they just target different users if wha

[expert] ('dumb' NT-box on Linux)

Tom Berger wrote: > > login prompt must be visible/accessible via Linux since NT's box won't > have a keyboard attached. As far as I see this seems to require a somehow > 'intelligent' network card with a BIOS that runs independently from the > OS, right? Is there something like this? Or am I co