Re: [expert] suddenly problems with the soundcard

Michael Schurr wrote: > > Hello! > > I've been using Mandrake 7.1 for several weeks without any problems. > Suddenly the soundcard, an Ensoniq|ES1371 [AudioPCI-97], stopped working. I didn't >changed anything at the system. > So I started "sndconfig" again, the soundcard was detected, but bef

Re: [expert] StarOffice Mailing List?

Mike MacCana wrote: > StarOffice is now OpenOffice, so feature requests and comments, as well > as bug reports should go to one of the lists at openoffice.org. Don't confuse StarOffice with OpenOffice. OpenOffice contains StarOffice code, but they're still different things. -Stephen- Keep

Re: [expert] final straw with pppd

Declan Moriarty wrote: > FWIW, I had a problem with pppd some time back - I downloaded a new kernel, and > it needed a new version of pppd, which I couldn't build. I got onto the > linux-ppp list run by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some guy writing patches for > pppd wrote a patch for my system, and it g

Re: [expert] 3com card blues

Hello: john wrote: > Background: > I am running a 3com 3c905b card. It works fine, dual > boot box. It is installed without errors in the logs. > I have completely and thoroughly gone over setup with > my isp on configuration(twice). dsl->router->hub->me! > > Problem: > Still nothing. I am goo

Re: [expert] smtp users

Vic wrote: > I'm using sendmail, its the only one I am capable of > using, sorry. Sendmail 8.10 has a set of SMTP-AUTH features (smtp authentication features). I don't use sendmail myself, so I wouldn't be able to provide much help for you on that (personally I find sendmail ridiculously difficu

Re: [expert] ?????? Where's the list???????

logos wrote: > Is the list alive??? 100+ messages a day and now nothing for 2 days...hmmm HA! You are an @Home customer -- there's your answer. Have you called @Home technical support recently? If you can get through, they'll tell you... hem... that they've been having problems with their e-

Re: [expert] smtp users

Hi, Vic: > I have my relay controls set to block > unidentified relayers (mostly spammers) > but I have a few pop users (I want > to give a couple of my buddies an > e mail account) but I do not wish to > enable the whole domain to use my > smtp to send mail as they are on > one of those free i

Re: [expert] Aureal Sound Card and MDK 7.2

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Does anyone know where I can get Aureal drivers for 7.2??? You can get Aureal drivers for *Linux* at http://sourceforge.net/projects/aureal Enjoy! -Stephen- Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Mounting NTFS drive.

Alexander Skwar wrote: > > So sprach Stephen Bosch am Thu, Oct 26, 2000 at 01:10:10PM -0600: > > You can't mount an NTFS partition on the same machine using Samba. Who's > > providing the SMB service? > > Windows NT running in VMware Hey, that doesn't

Re: [expert] VMware finding Win98

Larry Marshall wrote: > Yep...I don't think conventional machinery need apply. I haven't tweeked > VMware yet but with only 64megs assigned to it on a 500mhz machine, it's > pretty clunky in terms of performance. Still might do what I need to run > a word processor though :-) > > Just talkin

Re: [expert] root password

Greg Stewart wrote: > > Since I'm used to using linuxconf, that's how I'll explain it... > > In User Account|Normal|User Accounts add or select the user you want to have > root priveledges, and add that user to the root group You may be prompted to > correct the user's ~/home directory permiss

Re: [expert] Damn! Now only root can print

Hello: "D.D.Brierton" wrote: > But now only root can print! > > I don't know why---I've read through the printing howto, and checked > the file permissions and everything looks fine: > # ls -l /var/spool/lpd/lp/ > total 32 > -rwx--1 lp lp 9479 Oct 29 02:51 filter* > -r

Re: [expert] Mounting NTFS drive.

"Ron Johnson, Jr." wrote: > > > I've got Mandrake 7.02 on my laptop and have NT4 on another partition. How > > do I go about mounting this partition so that I can write to it? > > Samba. RTFM, try to set it up, then come back with more questions. You can't mount an NTFS partition on the same

Re: [expert] How to screw up your KDE 2.0 session

Praedor Tempus wrote: > I would appreciate it if someone who has KDE 2.0 installed and > running trying something for me. Running in a user session, right- > click on a mount point/harddrive icon and select "properties". > > I have found that if I do this on my system, Mandrake did it crash

Re: [expert] Mounting NTFS drive.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've got Mandrake 7.02 on my laptop and have NT4 on another partition. How > do I go about mounting this partition so that I can write to it? Use mount. Then destroy the data on your NTFS partition when you try to write to it. NTFS write support is still experimen

Re: [expert] Sprint Broadband internet

"Ron Johnson, Jr." wrote: > What Mandrake version do u use? Mdk6.0 uses "pump" for dynamicly > assigned addresses. v6.1 also may use pump. Newer versions > use dhcp. Pump handles dhcp *and* bootp -- if you aren't using pump you need dhcpcd. Dhcpd is the server daemon -- you need the client

Re: [expert] kernel error >:|

Mark Weaver wrote: > > Hi list, > > I've been trying to compile kernel 2.2.17 for the past 6 days and I'm > having very little success at doing so. So, I have a few questions. > > 1) has anyone else been experiencing a lot of trouble >getting this kernel to compile cleanly

Re: [expert] Linux on PPC

Gavin Clark wrote: > > on 10/11/00 1:56 PM, Stephen Bosch wrote: > > > > > > > GrAnT GaLbRaiTh wrote: > >> > >> I'm wondering if its possible to burn a CD from an ISO image using a mac > >> burner (it's all I have at work). &

Re: [expert] APC Backup's software

Alann: Many people have had difficulties with APC's own BackUPS software. I would recommend you use the non-APC open source daemon apcupsd which you can find by searching for this term at www.google.com/linux. I am currently using this daemon to support an Oracle server running on a BackUPS 5

Re: [expert] can I burn an ISO image on a mac

GrAnT GaLbRaiTh wrote: > > I'm wondering if its possible to burn a CD from an ISO image using a mac > burner (it's all I have at work). Then, when you're done, you can go and install Yellow Dog Linux on the Mac, and REALLY confuse those Mac-heads. Yeeha! I'd love to see Linux running on a PPC

Re: [expert] Netscape 4.75 bus errors up the yingyang

Matthew Persico wrote: > > Charles Curley wrote: > > > Seriously, I don't know why anyone other than a recent Windows refugee > > uses Netscape's email client. It's buggy and very limited compared to what > > the combination of, say, mutt, fetchmail, procmail and sendmail can do. > > Well, th

Re: [expert] Cannot Telnet - Message 2

Sorry... just realized that the inetd does have a line for telnet, or it wouldn't have "picked up the phone" But it would still be worthwhile to see what's in your /etc/inetd.conf file... -Stephen- Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Cannot Telnet - Message 2

LINK WORLD wrote: > I cannot telnet to my system. I have a rtl100a Compex card which seems to work fine > (because I can telnet to another system on the network). If I try to telnet to this > system from anywhere on the lan (including this system itself) I get: > > Trying 192.168.1.2 > Connect

Re: [expert] System does not come out of Suspend

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > When you installed this time around did you install and enable apmd? apmd supports laptop power management only. It causes problems on desktops with ACPI, which is why ACPI has been added to kernel 2.4. If you are running apmd, is it starting normally? > I have fo

Re: [expert] will pci hardware modems work under kernel 2.4?

"Ron Johnson, Jr." wrote: > Just like anything else: it depends... > > All winmodems are PCI-based, but not all PCI-based modems are > winmodems. Sorry? Not all Winmodems are PCI based. I have several ISA Winmodems. > If it costs more tham $65, it *probably* is a > "hardware" modem, as oppo

Re: [expert] Why do all Linux files from FAT32 partition looks executable?

that are members of more than one group. You still have to specify a default group, but the same applies to NT. Stephen Bosch Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Any kernel hackers out there?

> >Okay, but you don't need to build an RPM to do that -- just take a > >standard kernel source RPM or a kernel tarball and build a custom kernel > >from that. What you are trying to do is a first step into rocket science > >-- not for the meek. > > > >As I said, if you have a large organization,

Re: [expert] Why do all Linux files from FAT32 partition looks executable?

Buchan Milne wrote: > > Wherever possible I avoid Microsoft filesystems. > > NTFS is not that bad. It supports ACLs which linux does not yet. The > biggest problem is that very few Windows (NT) users know/care about file > permissions. NT's file access control is, if you ask me, a complete disas

Re: [expert] Why do all Linux files from FAT32 partition looks executable?

- Original Message - From: Jeroen Verhoeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 1:58 AM Subject: RE: [expert] Why do all Linux files from FAT32 partition looks executable? > > > Hi all, > > > > I have an interesting problem, I could not find th

Re: [expert] Any kernel hackers out there?

Jeff Groves wrote: > > I am trying to build a kernel RPM from a kernel source RPM. A kernel source SRPM? I can, for instance, get kernel-source and kernel-header RPMs from rpmfind.net and compile a kernel from those. That's not the same as getting a kernel-binary RPM (which do exist) or gett

Re: [expert] Why do all Linux files from FAT32 partition looks executable?

Viktor Lakics wrote: > This could be very annoying sometimes eg. when you backup your linux > stuff on FAT32 partition (I use this file system for my data, because > I need to acces this stuff under Windoze as well), install a new linux > version and want to install your linux files again from t

Re: [expert] Any kernel hackers out there?

Jeff Groves wrote: > > I still have not figured out how to build the kernel from source. > > I installed a fresh version of Mandrake 7.1 (Developer option) with all the > standard defaults. The only unusual thing I did was to create ReiserFS > filesystems (except for /boot). > > Now I have a

Re: [expert] Switching from user A to user B without rebooting?

Charles Hixson wrote: > It partially depends on just what your purpose is in switching users. The > easiest way is to su to the new id. I'm not really up on Linux, but on > System V all one needed to do was: > > su newUser > password: This works in Linux -- the problem I frequently encounte

Re: [expert] Xwindow

"Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.)" wrote: > XWindows was designed around Unix. Just set the DISPLAY environment > variable at the command (telnet) prompt before starting the program that > uses X. The format is host:session where session is usually 0. > e.g. DISPLAY=192.168.1.5:0 > > If the X comman

Re: [expert] Automatisation d'installation / Automatic installation

Lyle wrote: > May I suggest a tool like Ghost or Disk copy to copy the install? Then just > adjust the name & IP address... > > Ghost from Symantec and Disk Copy from Power Quest is the fastest way, I > know to restore a system. There has GOT to be a better way to do this than to use those b

RE: [expert] Kernel panic on boot

On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Lyle wrote: > I don't like to talk bad about brands, but Western Digital is one of the few > that I discuss. Western Digital has a wonderfull warrenty and is quite easy > to exchange bad HD's when needed. The problem is that WD hard drives have > to be replaced more often

Re: [expert] 2.2.17 Kernel - Automount Feature Missing

Brent: On 8 Sep 2000, Brent Hawkins wrote: > I just compiled Kernel 2.2.17 and found that xconfig had some features grayed > out (like some network cards). 2.2.17 isn't an official kernel patch (i.e., it's a Mandrake patch -- I should add also that it is a bit buggy... I had problems with pani

Re: [expert] telnet server not working...

Lyle: >From your shell, try netstat -a and see what ports are occupied... this might give you a clue about what is hogging port 23. -Stephen- Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

HTML mail - was [expert] Xfree 4.01 Installation

Mark Weaver wrote: > By default Outlook Express composts messages in HTML. Because, like, WOW - isn't HTML text cool!? Gotta keep Grandma and Grandpa interested in the Internet! Look, you can have funky fonts and disgusting backgrounds on your e-mails! Neat, huh? *vomit* -Stephen-

[expert] /bin/mail and From: envelope sender

Hello, all: I want to use /bin/mail to transmit mails generated by an application; but I don't want them to be from the user that executes the script (since that e-mail address is invalid; the machine is behind a firewall and doesn't have a true FQDN). I have already configured sendmail.cf to c

Re: [expert] pppd dying unexpectedly

Hey... this sounds like it could be it -- where are the timer settings, and why wouldn't it be setting the timer? -Stephen- Pierre Fortin wrote: > Looking into the problem (before I saw this thread), it appears the problem is > due to a timer popping early. Looking at the log of a successful

Re: [expert] Linux free ISP's

Ay me! > > > Dr. Michael Powell > > > or > > > Michael Powell, PhD > > > but *never* the silly-ly redundant > > > Dr. Michael Powell PhD Aside from the fact that this attack on Michael is extraordinarily juvenile... This form of signature is used to distinguish been a

Re: [expert] LM 7.1 and RoadRunner service

"Stout, Wayne" wrote: > It's not a static ip, so I know I'll need to run either dhcp or pump. I > gather from past messages that Mandrake defaults to pump, is this correct? > Does it really matter? Earlier versions of pump were rather flaky, but I think those problems have been corrected. Just m

[expert] Time at startup

Okay, gentlepersons... I selected "Hardware clock set to UTC" when I installed Mandrake 6.1 recently. Upon reboot the system behaves somewhat strangely -- that is, it assumes the hardware clock is local time and completely buggers up the time setting and all applications that are dependent on it

Re: [expert] pppd dying unexpectedly

wrote: > > > Submitted 28-Aug-00 by Stephen Bosch: > > > > > And again -- that SIGHUP is damn peculiar -- who is sending it? > > > > I suspect that that is modem generated. Every modem i have ever owned > > generates a SIGHUP when the other end ha

Re: [expert] re-install, saving passwd/shadow files

- Original Message - From: Kari Suomela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 11:16 AM Subject: [expert] re-install, saving passwd/shadow files Tuesday August 22 2000 11:32, Daniel Woods wrote to Expert Linux list: DW> /etc/group files. Can I c

RE: [expert] Partage de fichiers avec NFS entre linux et solaris

On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't know about French Lists for Experts but there are several members > on this list who are multi-lingual. Denis and Jean-Paul come to mind. > Someone will reply you can be sure of it. I think it's great that we have > so many talented people

[expert] Re: [expert] Filenames with Umlauts (ä,ö,ü)on FAT Partitions

Gavin Clark wrote: >I would also guess that the console doesn't have a font with umlauts anyway. It should -- mine does... -Stephen- Gavin

[expert] Re: [expert]Re: [expert] Configuration de monréseau avec DHCP

Bonjour, Pierre: > Bonjour Stephen, > après avoir majoritairement essayé de régler le problème via Drakconf, > j'ai mis les mains dans /etc/hosts et il me semble que losrque je > mettais le nom de ma machine je l'accompagnais de son IP. J'ai donc > suivi ton conseil et j'ai donc rajouté le nom de

Re: [expert] pppd dying unexpectedly

Hullo: > I have been doing some research. In general, ppp problems fall into four > broad areas: > > 1. physical installation of modem > wrong serial port, it's a winmodem, setserial config needed, IRQ > conflicts, pnp not set up, linmodem drivers not installed Modem works fine. It's been r

Re: [expert] pppd dying unexpectedly

Hi, Doc: > 3. The command line I'm using (to get rid of One More Variable -- kppp) > looks like this: > > pppd connect 'chat -v "" ATDT3034427097 CONNECT "" name: n7dr word: > ' /dev/modem 115200 debug crtscts defaultroute > > The above is all on one line, and seems to give exactly the same resul

Re: [expert] pppd dying unexpectedly

My word... I have been having exactly this same problem, and this is after a whole month of trouble-free operation... why is the damn thing dropping connections? I know this wasn't very helpful, but I want to add my name to the chorus. I expect to take another stab at this problem later in the w

[expert] Re: [expert] Configuration de mon réseau avec DHCP

Bonjour, Pierre: - Original Message - From: Pierre Taczynski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 6:51 AM Subject: [expert] Configuration de mon réseau avec DHCP > Bonjour, > j'ai un petit problème avec Mandrake (7.0 ou 7.1 même combat). A > l'instal

Re: [expert] Fw: Startx - (was Configuring X in LM 7.1)

> > Won't this overwrite .xinitrc? > > > > Don't you want > > > > echo kde >> .xinitrc? > > But what if .xinitrc reads "gnome", > then "echo kde >> .xinitrc" will put kde > at the bottom of the file so gnome starts, then > kde too? > > It may read: > " > gnome > kde > " Right, I am sorry -- I th

Re: [expert] Firewall issues...

On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS wrote: > I have upgraded recently (Fresh install) to LM 7.1. My girlfriends machine runs >win98. > I had IP Masq'ing running fine on 7.0, and copied the rc.firewall file onto the new >7.1 install. > Routes are fine, I can do anything internally

Re: [expert] Fw: Startx - (was Configuring X in LM 7.1)

On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Dennis Robertson wrote: > Ellick and Stephen, > Thank you both - that got KDE to run, but only from startx in the > console. Getting there, though. If I boot to runlevel 5 I still get > the "cannot execute "/etc/X11/prefdm"" and respawning too fast > messages. The first

Re: [expert] Fw: Startx - (was Configuring X in LM 7.1)

Ellick Chan wrote: > On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Dennis Robertson wrote: > > In your home dir, try to "echo kde > .xinitrc" Won't this overwrite .xinitrc? Don't you want echo kde >> .xinitrc? -Stephen-

Re: [expert] telnet/ssh problems

Hello... > There is an ftp line in /etc/inetd.conf: > > ftp stream tcp nowait root/usr/sbin/tcpd in.ftpd -l -a > > Any other config files I should check? You'd probably have to explicitly install it, but it really looks like inetd is working properly, so there's no need to. I'd s

[expert] Strange X problems on logout; unable to use wall or write

My turn for a few problems =) First: I recently put together an Oracle server running Mandrake 6.1. I have moved to a Cooker kernel (2.2.17-0.16mdk) to close some security holes caused by 2.2.13 and because Oracle requires that some of the kernel parameters be tweaked before compiling. Nearly e

Re: [expert] [OT] Textmode Quake

> Do you mean 'Textmode Quake' - Basically uses the aalib library to render svga Quake. Very disturbing > stuff ;-) The web page is funny as hell, go read it. Don't actually > try to run this unless you're a 'sick sonofabitch', as the page states. > :

Re: Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefaulteditor soI can TRASH IT?

On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Mallard wrote: > So put a big RED sticker on the disk with "WARNING: You may need to go > buy a book to learn how to use the overboard, overdesignedBLA BLA > BLA HOT AIR Okay, Mallard - I have a suggestion for you. YOU make new Linux distribution for non-geeks. But d

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the defaulteditor so I can TRASH IT?

Oh, and another thing: This *is* an expert list. Experts usually know how to use a basic editor and how to change the default editor when they need to. -Stephen-

Re: Re Re [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefaulteditor so I can TRASH IT?

On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, John Aldrich wrote: > On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, you wrote: > > No-one is forcing you to use vim. If you don't like it use something else! Can > > we kill this thread please? The best thing to come out of it would be for > > Mandrakesoft to take the suggestion of a default editor

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the default editor soI can TRASH IT?

Bill Hudspeth wrote: > I agree with you 200%! > > I have wasted all kinds of time trying to work with "UNIX" > tools that are outdated and clumsy, except for the geeks who > thought they were cute. They aren't. Vi will always be around, and Linux/Unix admins will always have to know how to use

Re: [expert] Download managers !

On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Austin L. Denyer (SysAdmin.) as root wrote: > "Stephen F. Bosch" wrote: > > > > Ron Stodden wrote: > > > > > > I feel sure the original questioner was referring to the ability of > > > the Windows GetRight downloader to divide the file to be downloaded > > > into up to 10

Re: [expert] getting connected to the Novell servers

Mark Weaver wrote: > Hi list, > > I've been trying, unsuccessfully, for the past week or so to get > connected from my Linux box to the servers where I work. To say I've > been unsuccessful would be a mild understatement. > > I've installed the nwclient for Caldera. the installation went > flaw

Re: [expert] unmounting windows partitions

On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, lorne schachter wrote: > I'm trying to umount to two windows partitions and umount hungs in an > uninterruptable > state. Anyone have any ideas why? Are the shares you are trying to unmount on machines that are not connected or off? That will give a hang. -Stephen-

Re: [expert] Full permission to VFAT partitions

On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, John Aldrich wrote: > I understand Lexmarks are "Win-Printers" General rule: If it's not HP-PCL or PostScript, you are going to have trouble running it on Linux. If it's a true Winprinter, you can give up now; at least if it has some kind of native language you have a hope

RE: [expert] Full permission to VFAT partitions

On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.) wrote: > Win Printers are normally called GDI printers. They are heavily tied to > Windows. They have the same failings as winmodems: zero brains on board, > host processsor hogs, Linux-unfriendly, etc. IMHO, HP DeskJets are half > winprinters, giv

RE: [expert] Vmware??? How to use it.

On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: > sorry about that. I assumed that it was understood that I had Linux > running and was attempting to get vmware installed and running. I was > trying to get it running on my home machine, but today at work I did get > it running only to find out that the

Re: [expert] Vmware??? How to use it.

On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: > Well...I got it working, only to find out that I needed a lisence to use > it and the lisence costs a wopping $330 US dollars! I just about > choked! IT's really cool too. I was right there ready to start everything > up...the boss was looking on and I c

Re: [expert] X not starting for non-root user

On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, A V Flinsch wrote: > On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, you wrote: > > Re-posting after waiting a week... > > > > I am still getting an authentication failed trying to 'startx' > > as a regular user. I forget the proper way to fix this. I > > tried to remove .Xauthority and .Xdefaults b

Re: [expert] Shutting down httpd FAILED ... can't reboot !!

Have you tried to boot to single-user mode? What happens when you type "linux 2" at the LILO prompt? -Stephen- On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Hadrian Oliver wrote: > I sent this out last night, but got no reply. Can anyone help? Is > anyone there? Hello? > > Shutting down httpd:FAILED > > > For

Re: [expert] I have sent 3 messages has any one gotten them????

On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, rharvey wrote: > I have not seen any of my post in the messages. > > please let me know if you have seen this or any of my other post. I did not see this post. -Stephen-

Re: [expert] Where's the mail???

On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: > > Ok...all of a sudden as though the heavens have closed and the clouds have > all blown away there isn't any more messages coming from the list. What's > up with that. I'm not getting anything from the Expert, or Newbie lists. Denis is reconfiguring

RE: [expert]

On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Gilbert Baron wrote: > >> > I told you. Nobody ever asked before. It is the BIOS that handles this > >> > anyhow is it not. Version 7/1 should not se anything that 7.0 did not. > >> > This message is useless, it does not ell why it is refusing to > >accept it. > > > >I think

Re: [expert] Running "talk" program when a remote user logs into my machine

Oh -- and is it entered in /etc/inetd.conf? > Hi there.. > > I have just changed from Red Hat to Mandrake 7.1 after using Red Hat for > > six months or so. > > When I installed Mandrake I chose "medium" security. > > My problem is that when a remote user telnets into my machine, I cannot > co

Re: [expert] Running "talk" program when a remote user logs into my machine

> I have just changed from Red Hat to Mandrake 7.1 after using Red Hat for > > six months or so. > > When I installed Mandrake I chose "medium" security. > > My problem is that when a remote user telnets into my machine, I cannot > communicate with him by using the "talk" program, I have to use th

[expert] Inetd (or tcpd?) miseries - refuses connections (fwd)

Hello, everyone. I am back after a long absence (caused by a rush towards milestone at work). I have one of those "classic" problems, but there are some peculiarities that prevent me from devining the cause of the trouble: A Mandrake 6.1 machine that I configured in March to run telnet and ftp

[expert] Inetd (or tcpd?) miseries - refuses connections

Hello, everyone. I am back after a long absence (caused by a rush towards milestone at work). I have one of those "classic" problems, but there are some peculiarities that prevent me from devining the cause of the trouble: A Mandrake 6.1 machine that I configured in March to run telnet and ftp

Re: [expert] PalmPilot and StarOffice

Hi, George: No, I didn't -- I know it's a lame excuse, but nobody ever answered my e-mail, so I didn't bother. But I can tell you how now: When you install StarOffice, you have to have selected the "PalmPilot Integration" option. If you haven't yet done this, you must run StarOffice setup aga

Re: [expert] Palm pilot

On Fri, 26 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > First of all, make a link from your serial port (where is connected > the palm) to /dev/pilot. (if i can remember well, cua0 is COM1 in dos, > cua1 is COM2, etc) > > I had troubles using kpilot too. (I'm running mdk6.1) It didn't > rec

Re: [expert] Palm pilot

On Fri, 26 May 2000, Wayne Petherick wrote: > I would appreciate some help from anyone who has managed to get their palm > pilot up and running on MDK. I have kpilot running but for some reason, > it is not working. I can help you, but I'm not in front of my machine right now. Do you have kp

Re: [expert] Best way to install Postfix?

On Thu, 25 May 2000, James wrote: > Since I will now be using Postfix with Mandrake 7.0, I am wondering if the > best way to install Postfix is with the RPM from the Mandrake RPM's, or > download the source from the Postfix page. *sigh* Where did people get the idea qmail doesn't run in Linux

Re: [expert] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION

On Thu, 25 May 2000, ibi wrote: > James wrote: > > > > To add to the list of packages.. I think it would be really nice if > > Mandrake offered more MTA solutions, namely qmail, which can be chosen > > (with a brief definition of each) at install time. > > > > James Franssen > > If I underst

Re: [expert] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION

On Thu, 25 May 2000, James wrote: > Pj wrote: > :If I understood the discussion yesterday qmail can't be ported to Linux > :because of the language. The developer of said app flatly refuses to > :allow qmail to be adapted/adopted/ported or changed inre binary code. > > Ah.. well then, I guess

Re: [expert] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION

On Thu, 25 May 2000, ibi wrote: > If I understood the discussion yesterday qmail can't be ported to Linux > because of the language. The developer of said app flatly refuses to > allow qmail to be adapted/adopted/ported or changed inre binary code. No, Bernstein flatly refuses to GPL his cod

Re: [expert] How do I install QuakeIII on a Linux box

On Sun, 21 May 2000, SGT_ROCK wrote: > How do I install Quake on a Linux box. I have the CD, but when I click the Setup.exe >nothing happens. > > Help!!! Oh boy. -Stephen- PS: Okay, okay -- I'll be nice -- go to www.linuxquake.com. You can't use the Windows setup executable to install Qu

Re: [expert] IE for Linux(Unix)?

On Sun, 21 May 2000, James Little wrote: > If you go to Microsoft's download page you'll find a download for Internet > Explorer 4.0 written for HP-UX and Solaris. Is it possible that one of > these would run on Mandrake? I just don't want to spend an hour downloading > for nothing. Are you

Re: [expert] reboot after power failure

On Sat, 20 May 2000, John Aldrich wrote: > Yeah. My UPS saved the bacon for me this morning -- I woke > up to hear my UPS beeping at me. The power was off, so I > quickly came and shut down the linux box. Is there Linux support available for serial port auto-shutdown with UPS? -Stephen-

RE: [expert] Problems with MPEG video

> Well, you could try using MpegTV (www.mpegtv.com). The > unregistered version is > somewhat crippled, but still usefull if you don't need no seeker-bar. Okay, I take back what I said -- some mpegs play, and some don't. What's the difference in format? Is the codec support for xanim built-in,

Re: [expert] My floppy went away!

On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Sean Armstrong wrote: > Sounds like the floppie went bad or for some reason your system is > recognizing the format of the floppy. I had a similar experience with my > boot floppy, all I did was umount the floppy and then remount it with no > tags. The mount command auto

Re: [expert] Can't install KNEWS, and an opinion

On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Vic wrote: > I can't beleive they actually did have a version > of aol for linux a long time ago They did? -Stephen-

Re: [expert] Problems with Intel Netport Printserver and Samba

Hi: Tell me - has the print server itself been configured properly? Print servers usually have eeproms which need to be configured, and usually this can only be done through a Windows or DOS app that is provided with the server. The print server has to have an SMB name to be visible, for exampl

Re: [expert] Can't Break X Autostart

>> Original Message << On 4/2/00, 8:36:07 AM, Lane Lester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding [expert] Can't Break X Autostart: > When I installed Mandrake 7, I chose the X autostart option. Now I'd like to > stop that and have a console logon. I changed the

[expert] parallel port modules didn't compile... where are they?

I am/was running Mandrake 6.1 on 2.2.13-7mdk. In order to add sound support for my Diamond Monster MX300, I had to compile a kernel. I used the kernel sources for 2.2.14 to do this. It compiled just fine. The binary works, and I got my sound running. Things were great until I discovered that I