[expert] Clients can't connect to net through server

2002-08-28 Thread Nick Baker
AARGH... I have just reassembled my mixed network (mdk 8.2 server; mdk 8.2., macintosh 9.x and X, and windows 98 clients) which worked in it's former location. Now, while the server can connect to the net, and all boxes can ping each other, and all boxes can connect locally to the web site on

Re: [expert] Finding files in MDK 8.2

2002-05-15 Thread Nick Baker
On Wednesday 15 May 2002 02:31 am, you wrote: slocate (the s is for secure) Terry Tremaine wrote: 1) Is there a reasonable substitute for locate other than find? WOW--I was wondering that myself! Thanks for asking (and answering) the question. Nick Want to buy your

Re: [expert] I can´t mount floppy drive?

2002-05-14 Thread Nick Baker
Kicho-- Try making the fstab entry for the floppy: /dev/fd0  /mnt/floppy  auto  rw,noauto,users,nosuid,nodev,sync,noexec  0  0 I think you are auto-mounting the floppy at startup, then it is busy when you try to actually use it. Nick On Sunday 12 May 2002 08:41 pm,

[expert] DVD RAM/RW experience?

2002-05-13 Thread Nick Baker
Hi folks-- Anyone successfully set up a DVD RAM/RW drive on mdk 8.2? If so, which drive and what software? And, are you using it for backup? And what software for that? Tia, Nick Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Solved [expert] Can't write to floppy

2002-05-12 Thread Nick Baker
On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 14:40, Nick Baker wrote: anyone had the experience of not being able to write to fd0? And John replied: Yes, I have had exactly the same problem. Turned out that the floppy was flagged read only in the bios. If I was a betting man, my money would be on the bios

[expert] Can't write to floppy

2002-05-09 Thread Nick Baker
anyone had the experience of not being able to write to fd0? It reads fine, but won't write, although the disk is not write protected, permissions are correct, and device is mounted. Can't cp from console because Cannot create regular file `/mnt/floppy/fielname' : Read only file system Can't

Re: Re: [expert] Ad Absurdum (was Linux for Kids)

2002-05-02 Thread Nick Baker
On Wednesday 01 May 2002 11:05 am, you wrote: I think Douglas Adams had the right idea. (from one of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy books.) The 'Outside of the Asylum'. You build an insane asylum inside out, the 'outside of the asylum'. The rest of the world is 'in' the asylum (since

Re: dual proc intel 840--was [expert] Quad processor and Mandrake

2002-04-23 Thread Nick Baker
On Monday 22 April 2002 11:54 pm, you wrote: Nick Baker wrote: I'm having no luck getting an instal of mdk 8.0 or 8.0 to run to completion on a dual processor Intel OR840 motherboard-based machine. If you think you can help I can send the details. Let's here more details, esp. where

[expert] Radeon probs w/Xfree--Was: dual proc intel 840-

2002-04-23 Thread Nick Baker
On Tuesday 23 April 2002 04:49 pm, you wrote: i don't suppose that you have a vanilla agp or even a pci card to swap the radeon out with. nope, wish I did--I'd be a few dollars less poor, as well as you mentioned, to me it reeks of video card driver issues. snip it also seems to me that

dual proc intel 840--was [expert] Quad processor and Mandrake

2002-04-22 Thread Nick Baker
On Monday 22 April 2002 09:33 pm, you wrote: lorne wrote: Is it possible with Mandrake? Sure it is. I have 3 duals (with Mandrake) here at the house: snip I'm having no luck getting an instal of mdk 8.0 or 8.0 to run to completion--even if I install only the kernel--on a dual processor

Re: [expert] Matrox Genesis-lc

2002-04-19 Thread Nick Baker
Anyone have any Intel or840 smp mobo experience? I have 2- p3-800, 1gig mem, sca=50gig, Adaptec SCSI, Radeon 7500. Instal hangs at video config looking for fixed font on shutdown, all procs shutdown OK except Xfont, which fails. Ideas? tia, Nick Want to buy your Pack or Services from