Re: [expert] cdrecord problem

2000-12-17 Thread Tom Berkley
with mandrake 7.1, or redhat 6.2 either. I'll do one on rh7 next time. so it does work just fine, and I will continue to be wary about ide cd burners with linux. tom berkley Roger Sherman wrote: I've tried several of the CD burning programs that came with 7.2, with no success. Can't drag

Re: [expert] 7.2, removing cups. . .

2000-12-17 Thread Tom Berkley
printerdrake -lpd tom berkley Norvell Spearman wrote: When installing 7.2 I chose to use the cups printing system. I'd like to go back to the regular old lpd/lpr system. After removing the cups rpms and firing up printtool, the system wants to go back and re-install cups again---i.e

Re: [expert] KDE 2.0.1 Konqueror

2000-12-17 Thread Tom Berkley
program gives the correct info on the card) and that's it. also screwed up the menus and update-menus did not help at all. had to delete most of the tool bar icons and install them newly. tom berkley Sheldon Lee Wen wrote: Has anyone tried these? Any problems? I really appreciate

Re: [expert] Kernel-smp-2.4

2000-12-17 Thread Tom Berkley
did you compile ppp into the kernel? tom berkley Mogens Jæger wrote: Hey list. I am using Mandrake 7.2, on the 2.2.17 kernel. Then I saw that the 2.4 kernel were aviable, and I downloaded the 'kernel-smp-2.4.0-0.14mdk.i586.rpm'. Everything with the update went OK, but when I tried

Re: [expert] KDE 2.0.1 Konqueror

2000-12-16 Thread Tom Brinkman
upgrades. BTW, they're also available here: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/distribution/2.1beta1/rpm/Mandrake/7.2/ (260 user limit) -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Fwd: rpm problems

2000-12-16 Thread Tom Berkley
then do a new install of the rpm. tom berkley tom strickland wrote: What does # rpm --rebuilddb do? Civileme I should have mentioned that I have already tried this. [root@lyra tom]# updatedb [root@lura tom]# rpm --rebuilddb Further checks on the rpm database reveal that some

Re: [expert] how do I kill the lilo menu?

2000-12-16 Thread Tom Berkley
kernel variations for many of them. I decided that I needed some help remembering what I did at 1:00 AM last Monday. Tom Berkley Trevor Farrell wrote: Hi, I liked the old inconspicuous LILO: prompt, and would like it back, but can't find anywhere in lilo.conf to turn off the new menu. Can

Re: [expert] Fwd: rpm problems

2000-12-15 Thread tom strickland
What does # rpm --rebuilddb do? Civileme I should have mentioned that I have already tried this. [root@lyra tom]# updatedb [root@lura tom]# rpm --rebuilddb Further checks on the rpm database reveal that some of the packages that I recently updated using MandrakeUpdate seem to be duplicated

[expert] Fwd: rpm problems

2000-12-14 Thread tom strickland
the command-line: [tom@lyra tom]$ /usr/X11R6/bin/DrakConf execl() error, errno=13 Now, I assume that you're supposed to execute DrakConf.real, because that seems to work, but why won't clicking the desktop icon work? Anyway, the main question remains the rpm database... can anyone help? Thanks, Tom

Re: [expert] PCMCIA nic cards on lap tops

2000-12-13 Thread Tom Berkley
bad so I would look in the other two places first. What method are you using to connect to your isp. tom berkley Scott Parks wrote: Hello! I am trying to fight with this little problem of a 3Com PCMCIA nic card on a Compaq 7800 lap top. Boots, sees the network, can browse the web, ftp, email

Re: [expert] RPM keeps locking up

2000-12-13 Thread Tom Berkley
Also run rpm -V rpm and see if you get any output. No output means everything is hunkydory with the rpm command. tom berkley Andy Judge wrote: When I try to install rpms, the computer locks up and becomes unresponsive. It does this in all runlevels. When running in very verbose, it goes

Re: [expert] Bad version numbers on `KDE 2.1' RPMs

2000-12-12 Thread Tom Brinkman
released them with no problems. Even when I foolishly tried the LM 2.01 rpms I had no problem re-installing Chris' 5th upgrade. Then last night, no problems again, installing his 6th just released 2.1 upgrade. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http

Re: [expert] Mandrake KDE 2.01

2000-12-12 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Monday 11 December 2000 08:36 pm, Daniel Velzi wrote: Hi Tom, I installed this version downloaded from tucows (must be the same I believe) without installing Chris Molnar's version before, and all run ok. Kedit is ok and my bookmarks in konqueror are here without problem. Perhaps Chris

Re: [expert] Bad version numbers on `KDE 2.1' RPMs

2000-12-12 Thread Tom Brinkman
available yesterday. Chris's rpms in Cooker which are compatible only with someone running Cooker are a 2.1prerelease. According to Chris, "I have built a full set of kde 2 rpm's for 7.2 (NOT COOKER)." -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch

Re: [expert] Bad version numbers on `KDE 2.1' RPMs

2000-12-12 Thread Tom Brinkman
. Mike You need to su to root and run 'update-menus -v'. You also need to do this with the 'official' 2.01 rpm's -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

[expert] Mandrake KDE 2.01

2000-12-11 Thread Tom Brinkman
a lot of recent Konqueror bookmarks, etc.). needless to say I chalked my experiment up to user error, and have backed out the 2.01 rpms and reinstalled Chris' KDE2.01+ rpms. All is well again inspite of myself :) -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch

Re: [expert] Domain Name Server named Configuration

2000-12-10 Thread Tom Massey
think that in 7.2 kppp should load the settings that have been set up by linuxconf. 7.1 seemed a much more stable setup for dialup I think that it's a matter of working out how to do stuff in 7.2. There are certainly some differences... :-) Hope this is of some help, Tom Massey Keep in touch

Re: [expert] hard drive upgrade (ide to scsi)

2000-12-09 Thread Tom Berkley
available put the following line in /etc/lilo.conf below the image definition initrd=/boot/initrd_kernel_id.img run lilo reboot and your system should be able to find the scsi drives. There is no scsi support when you boot without an initrd image (initial ramdisk) Tom Berkley [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [expert] hard drive upgrade (ide to scsi)

2000-12-09 Thread Tom Berkley
PS You're very lucky that your message was readable. Reconfigure your e-mail and get rid of the HTML. Its a lot easier to read plain text and you'll get a better response without it. ^_^ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I ipgraded my ide system with ut2 scsi controller ( tekram-symbios) and 2 ibm

Re: [expert] C++ compiler

2000-12-09 Thread Tom Berkley
g++ man g++ 8-) tom berkley Terry Tremaine wrote: Hello I recently installed Mandrake 7.2 and cannot get the C++ compiler to work. I think it is supposed to be part of the egcs suite of tools for which I have installed the latest updates (1.1.2-34) from the Mandrake site. Has anyone

Re: [expert] iptables, which package?

2000-12-08 Thread Tom Berkley
-2.4.0-test11/net/ipv4/netfilter/.iptable_filter.o.flags is this what you are looking for?If so, you will want to install the hackkernel rpms or get the latest 2.4.0 from http://www.kernel.org. Tom Berkley Morten Lund wrote: In the old distribution (7.1) I found iptables in netfilter

Re: [expert] SSCSI - is it worth it? (aka how to burn a CD)

2000-12-08 Thread Tom Berkley
with the scsi burner. The card however requires some more study. Look on www.pricewatch.com for a price on the model that is being offered and see what new units cost and go from there. Tom Berkley Ian McLeod wrote: Hi, I am about to get a Yamaha 8x6x'something' 4mb buffer SCSI burner

Re: [expert] Modem speed

2000-12-08 Thread Tom Berkley
I rarely reply to html messages anymore unless I know the person. When I see html, if the subject or first line (when its readable) doesn't grab me, I delete it in a flash and go on to the next. Its just not worth the discomfort trying to read the bloody things. Tom Berkley Ron Stodden wrote

Re: [expert] MandrakeUpdate doesn't work

2000-12-08 Thread Tom Brinkman
.. Works fine here, almost all of the 30+ servers. Every time I get a notion to try it. What crap. praedor not exactly what i'd call a request for help -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROT

Re: [expert] distorted sound in LM72?

2000-12-07 Thread Tom Brinkman
artup'. This disables system sounds (ie, sounds on clicks or keystrokes). I previously tried enabling "Run sounderver with real time priority" which helped some, so I've left it enabled. It's one of those things I got fixed, but I'm not sure how or why, YMMV. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [expert] Modem speed

2000-12-07 Thread Tom Berkley
I agree that html mail is a pain in the eyeball, but netscape has never crashed for me responding to html formatted email. You likely have a problem with your install or did you need a compelling reason for people to not use html format? :-) tom berkley Ron Stodden wrote: Jerry, Kindly do

[expert] Printing with hp895 deskjet

2000-12-07 Thread Tom Berkley
, the characters are crisp and clear, and the colors so sweet. Thank you, masked man! Great to have a driver that works this well. And to answer the query about an 895 printer that works, yes, it works great. Don't hesitate to buy one to use with linux. Tom Berkley PS Don't count on using

Re: [expert] 3Com US Robotics 56K faxmodem problems

2000-12-06 Thread Tom Brinkman
modem will consistently get better connection speeds (often 31,2) than most any 56k modem (often 26,4). Put the 33,6 modem back in ; -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] ANNOUNCE: KDE 2.0.1 released (fwd)

2000-12-06 Thread Tom Brinkman
on this list. ftp://nebsllc.com/pub/KDE_UPDATE -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] 3Com US Robotics 56K faxmodem problems

2000-12-06 Thread Tom Brinkman
workin downloader i've ever used. Supports retries and resumes. 'Bout the only configuration it needs is to tell it what dir you want the dl'd files put in ;) -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROT

Re: [expert] linux equivalent of Partition Magic?

2000-12-06 Thread Tom Berkley
Its gnu's parted and it works. Tom Berkley Sarang Lakare wrote: there is something called gnupart or soemthing like that.. btw, isn't disk drake enuff for u'r needs? On Saturday 02 December 2000 16:10, you wrote: Is there a linux equivalent to Partition Magic. I own a copy

Re: [expert] freeze

2000-12-05 Thread Tom Berkley
I have a Viper 770 (32MB) and have had no problems with XFree 4.0.1. I did have to upgrade the motherboard bios (abit bp6) to the latest (RU) bios revision to stop the smp kernel from freezing but since then the system has been running rock solid for days at a time. Tom Berkley Anthony Russello

Re: [expert] Clock

2000-12-05 Thread Tom Berkley
want to reset your timezone with the DrakConf after you fix/check the bios. tom berkley Don wrote: I am trying to figure out why does not Mandrake 7.2, and/or KDE2.0 see the system clock? Whenever I reboot this system the time gets reset to 00:00:00 and starts counting from there. I

Re: [expert] edit PATH environment

2000-12-04 Thread Tom Berkley
put the command in the .kshrc file in your home directory or better edit the path command in the .bash_profile in your home directory to include the /usr/local pathname. tb praedor wrote: On Sunday 03 December 2000 07:13 pm, you wrote: You can do this by issuing this command:

[expert] NTFS support

2000-12-03 Thread Tom Eastman
I'm about to install Windows 2000 on my computer, I know that linux could read Windows NT NTFS partitions just fine, but can it read Windows 2000 NTFS? Thanks Tom Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] linux equivalent of Partition Magic?

2000-12-03 Thread Tom Berkley
gnu parted is supposed to do the same as pm but i haven't used it yet so i can't yet say first hand. suspect its time to mess with it next time i get ready to try yet another distro 8-) tom berkley Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Garbage in video programs

2000-12-03 Thread Tom Berkley
in the graphic is about the same as the artifacts in text, both using the printer driver and just catenating the keyboard to /dev/usb/lp0. I thought at first the problem was with cups until I changed to the parallel port. Then I reverified the usb port using win98. Tom Berkley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi

Re: [expert] NTFS support

2000-12-03 Thread Tom Berkley
with win2k you get to choose whether to use ntfs or fat32. linux can work with either. tom berkley Tom Eastman wrote: I'm about to install Windows 2000 on my computer, I know that linux could read Windows NT NTFS partitions just fine, but can it read Windows 2000 NTFS? Thanks

Re: [expert] Second stage install hangs

2000-12-03 Thread Tom Berkley
I'm running dual celerons with mandrake just fine and know a few other who are too. So your statement about mandrake not liking celerons is not very accurate. tom berkley Mark Weaver wrote: You know...if I didn't know better I'd say you both were trying to install Mandrake on Celeron

Re: [expert] unclutter ? - LARGE

2000-12-02 Thread Tom Brinkman
just verified this and sent this email to myself, but Kmail 1.2 insists on (re)setting it to - Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" - anybody got any ideas on how to fix this ? -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay On Friday 01 December 2000

Re: [expert] unclutter ?

2000-12-02 Thread Tom Berkley
Yeah, I see it and they both work for me. Tom Berkley Sarang Lakare wrote: i think he means the "unclutter" option that comes when u right click.. it works fine for me (i think!) -sarang On Friday 01 December 2000 21:12, you wrote: By 'unclutter' do you mean the 'Sh

[expert] Mandrake 7.1 Menu Update

2000-12-02 Thread Tom Berkley
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Re: [expert] KDE Menu crippled!

2000-12-01 Thread Tom Berkley
Did you delete the .kde directory, logout and login again? Tom Berkley Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: For some reason my KDE menu (as accessed directly from the K launch pad) is missing half the entries. No Networking, the Multimedia lacks Graphics, Sound, Video. And many others

Re: [expert] Finding files based on date

2000-12-01 Thread Tom Berkley
to read the security howto, check into bastille-linux if you want to do it in a hurry, and add portsentry (look it up on http://freshmeat.net). You should also get nmap (also on freshmeat) and use it on your system to see where you are vulnerable. Tom Berkley "Bob Puff@NLE" wrote

[expert] unclutter ?

2000-12-01 Thread Tom Brinkman
Has anybody had 'unclutter' workin on 7.2 ? I've used it since 6.0, still had it workin with 7.2b3, but since 7.2 final (dl edition), and with the KDE2 updates to 20001122, it's still no go :( -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http

Re: [expert] unclutter ?

2000-12-01 Thread Tom Berkley
Don Your emails have two listings of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the reply section. If you will remove one or not use the reply-all to these e-mails, we will stop getting two of the same messages from you Thanks Tom Berkley Don wrote: Why does your e-mail show up with very large letters

Re: [expert] unclutter ?

2000-12-01 Thread Tom Berkley
By 'unclutter' do you mean the 'Show Desktop' Icon in kde that icons everything giving you a clear desktop and then allows you to return to the mess of windows that you had before you poked the icon by poking it again??? Tom Berkley Tom Brinkman wrote: Has anybody had 'unclutter' workin

Re: [expert] Help with X 4.0.1

2000-11-30 Thread Tom Brinkman
the best setting for a Voodoo -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Macmillain lemon -- footnote

2000-11-30 Thread Tom Brinkman
I imagine if enough people were willing to, LM could depend on this source of income and wouldn't be at MacMillan's beck and call. I'm not holding my breath tho, human nature being what it is ;) -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends:

Re: [expert] Slow system

2000-11-30 Thread Tom Berkley
to the claim of the three most common reasons... Tom Berkley Pj wrote: Sorry, I have to disagree. For our new users I'd like to reiterate that the three most common reasons that Linux does NOT recognize the correct amount of memory are: dirty RAM, mis-matched RAM (different manufacturers

Re: [expert] I'VE BEEN HACKED!!! Need upgraded wu-ftp for 7.1

2000-11-29 Thread Tom Berkley
Get rid of wu-ftpd and install proftpd. Works great in 7.1. Tom Berkley "Bob Puff@NLE" wrote: Hi gang, Last night, my webserver machine (Mandrake 7.1) was "defaced". The hacker got root access, and uploaded a script that went into every virtual host and replaced t

Re: [expert] linux on dell

2000-11-29 Thread Tom Berkley
works fine but the modem is a winmodem. Using a winmodem is still iffy with linux. Tom Berkley Laurent Duperval wrote: On 28 Nov, Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS wrote: I have just ordered a Dell Inspiron 3800 laptop, and was curious if anyone knew what problems (if any) I will run

Re: [expert] khotkeys in Mandrake 7.2?

2000-11-29 Thread Tom Berkley
type this locate hotkey you will get some interesting stuff one of which is /usr/bin/khotkeys which belongs to the package ... use the command rpm -qf /usr/bin/khotkeys and you will get: kdebase-2.0-7mdk Tom Berkley PS Hope these clues inspire your curiosity to look in a few new places

Re: [expert] Mandrake PC shut down

2000-11-29 Thread Tom Berkley
the uniprocessor, it will shut the power off automatically. i have never tested this since i only used the uniprocessor to solve some problems with 7.2 and never used it for a shutdown. Tom Berkley Vu Nguyen wrote: Hi everyone I have an BP6 motherboard with dual processors 500MHZ celeron. When I

[expert] Thanks, Till!

2000-11-28 Thread Tom Snell
Just a big thanks to Till Kamppeter for all his efforts in helping LM users get up and running with CUPS. I'd downloaded Easy Software's CUPS/PrintPro trial package months ago, and was really impressed with the quality. But after installing the LM 7.2 version, all I got out of the test page

Re: [expert] KNapster - anyone?

2000-11-26 Thread Tom Brinkman
the readme ;) -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] KNapster - anyone?

2000-11-26 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Monday 27 November 2000 12:22 am, Mark Derricutt wrote: On Sun, 26 Nov 2000, Tom Brinkman wrote: 7.2b3 thru 7.2 /20001120 knapster-0.13-1mdk works great, maybe 'cause I didn't read the This doesn't seem to be on the two mdk7.2 cds I downloaded, where do I find

Re: [expert] How can I get rid of Aurora?

2000-11-25 Thread Tom Brinkman
xtboot" to your kernel command line - -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

[expert] PPPD account?

2000-11-25 Thread Tom Eastman
I would like to set up a user account with no password on my computer such that: The login screen would come up, the user would click on the account named "Dialup" with no password and then, rather then logging in, all that would happen would be the computer would connect to the internet and

[expert] Users allowed to shutdown?

2000-11-25 Thread Tom Eastman
that linux does, has someone thought of it already and set it up? How can I enable it? Thanks, Tom Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Hdparm options for a Maxtor

2000-11-24 Thread Tom Berkley
seconds = 16.08 MB/sec Tom Berkley Leopold Palomo wrote: I have a maxtor and you the following hdparm -X66 -u1 -d1 -m11 -c1 /dev/hda and its works much faster, with no problems I have tested some parameters and here

Re: [expert] Wheelmouse Functions

2000-11-24 Thread Tom Berkley
start another. The k option will not kill the imwheel process if it was started with the -p option. Tom Berkley mark wrote: On Thursday 23 November 2000 19:03, you wrote: I have been noticing that indeed my wheelmouse functions sometimes in netscape and sometimes not. However, when I start

Re: [expert] Imwheel Netscape

2000-11-23 Thread Tom Berkley
everywhere. At least for now it looks like we have an inconvenient solution to the problem. The problem is likely that some piece of software possibly something that cron runs periodically is walking on the imwheel process and disabling it. Interesting problem. Tom Berkley David Boles wrote: On Mon

Re: [expert] I give up on what?

2000-11-23 Thread Tom Berkley
How to get your head realigned when it malfunctions or is in need of guidance? Just read this. Well said. Thanks, Ron. Tom Berkley Ron Heron wrote: Remember that Linux is a community of people all working to making it a better product. Every mailing list, including this one is helping

Re: [expert] ext3, reiserfs, and MDK 7.x?

2000-11-23 Thread Tom Eastman
On Thursday 23 November 2000 21:55, you wrote: We're running 1 machine as a server with reiserFS. Our power point has some problems, and on occasion switching a monitor on will reboot the machine (ok, I know we need a ups). We have had absolutely no problems, and the machine is back up as

Re: [expert] ext3, reiserfs, and MDK 7.x?

2000-11-23 Thread Tom Eastman
This is known as "read starvation", and it occurs when you have a large number of multiple writes scheduled all at once. Reiser says there is a patch evolving, and that the later your rev level, the better it works. Hi there, On the subject of ReiserFS, this is the only thing that has me

[expert] CUPS problems under Mdk7.2

2000-11-22 Thread Tom Massey
I get lpd working? Thanks, Tom Massey Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] is this list seeing double yet again???

2000-11-22 Thread Tom Berkley
That may be one of the problems, but I think that some people need to check address to lines and make certain that they haven't picked up more than one occurrence of [EMAIL PROTECTED] when they poke the reply button in their mail browser. Tom Berkley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i guess you

Re: [expert] ext3, reiserfs, and MDK 7.x?

2000-11-22 Thread Tom Eastman
This is interesting... I've been playing with Mandrake 7.2 for about 2 weeks now, and I'm running pure ReiserFS just coz it sounded like a fun thing to do... In fact, ext2 has been downgraded to a module in my kernel! hehehe. ReiserFS is to be used with caution to be sure... but not only

Re: [expert] Mandrake Auto-Install replication

2000-11-22 Thread Tom Eastman
I don't know if this is any help... but I have NEVER gotten lilo to work on my computer... ever. It ALWAYS dies at LI just as you've descibed. On the other hand... where LILO has never succeeded... GRUB has NEVER failed. 8-) Before grub came along I was always booting linux using "loadlin"

Re: [expert] more crashes than the Indy 500.

2000-11-21 Thread Tom Berkley
and evaluate whether you want or need to update it. Also anything noted in the log files. Tom Berkley michael rogers wrote: i'm absolutely clueless. linux simply likes to crash on me. 7.1 and 7.2 have both been doing it and i don't know why. and the thing i love about linux is the stability

Re: [expert] final straw with pppd

2000-11-21 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Tuesday 21 November 2000 02:25 pm, root wrote: - kppp can connect to the ISP, but when pppd is run from the command line, the connection mysteriously dies before the PAP handshake is even complete. Did you try CHAP? -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep

Re: [expert] 7.2 Sound problems

2000-11-21 Thread Tom Berkley
SB Live works wooonnderrrfuly combined with my bose amp, this place rocks or tranquils depending on how I want it. Never have had any problems with it and linux (redhat, mandrake, debian) Tom Berkley Wayne Wilson wrote: "Linke, Thomas" wrote: Hi, yo

Re: [expert] Glibc_2.2

2000-11-21 Thread Tom Berkley
of intelligent people. Tom Berkley Ryan La Mothe wrote: I have a question...What is the deal with EVERY SINGLE RPM needing Glibc_2.2? What is exactly is the reason and how do I acquire Glibc_2.2 without seriously messing everything up on Linux? This is ridiculous...I can't even download 1 single

[expert] How to enable telnet in 7.2?

2000-11-21 Thread Tom Eastman
tcp nowait root/usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd # telnet is uncommented... so why doesn't it work? There must be something simple I'm missing... anyone have any ideas? Thanks, Tom Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com

Re: [expert] USB dying unexpectedly (was: I give up on linux)

2000-11-21 Thread Tom Eastman
On Wednesday 22 November 2000 07:39, you wrote: I noticed that usb cuts out from time to time for no apparent reason, but I thought it might just be my machine. Hi there... I have this problem as well.. If I leave my computer untouched for a period of time (long enough for the monitor to

Re: [expert] How to enable telnet in 7.2?

2000-11-21 Thread Tom Eastman
Thank you!! I knew it had to be something stupid... installed the server package and it came straight up! Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] nvidia + unreal tourney = lag

2000-11-18 Thread Tom Brinkman
:) -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Re: 3c905B

2000-11-18 Thread Tom Berkley
. that is a shot in the dark, but i have to go out the door NOW so good hunting later tom Brent Timmer wrote: this probably doesn't help people much, but I too have a 3c905b. It finds it as a boomerang(which it isn't), and it didn't work at all. I reinstalled linux (because of something else), and now

Re: [expert] DHCP isn't working in 7.1

2000-11-18 Thread Tom Berkley
I think you need to read the howto for masquerading. If I remember correctly there is a specific line you need to add to your startup files (rc.firewall or rc.local) that allows dhcp to work. I used 7.1 on a laptop for a while as a firewall and it worked fine there. Tom Berkley "Bob Puf

Re: [expert] multiple partition woes

2000-11-18 Thread Tom Berkley
Lilo does not currently have a limitation on the size of the disk drive, so if you are avoiding lilo for that reason, just get the latest version and use it. Tom Berkley Brent Timmer wrote: Ok, here's my problem, and it's not an easy one. I just recently bought a 40 gig setup, and decided

Re: [expert] 3com 3c90x

2000-11-17 Thread Tom Berkley
3C905 NIC's work with Mandrake and Redhat and Debian just fine. 3C905B also works just fine and you are receiving this through one of each of these. The 3C905C however has problems, don't know what the specific problem is, but for now it is better to avoid the C edition. Tom Berkley Jeff

Re: [expert] NVIDIA question

2000-11-17 Thread Tom Brinkman
? http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php3?sid=20001115080820 That's why, and not stated strong enough IMO -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] ftp automatically sets permissions as 644

2000-11-17 Thread Tom Berkley
Look in your bash documentation for using umask which is set to 022 now. Tom Berkley Scott Kopel wrote: when files are uploaded via ftp the permissions are automatically 644...but I need them to be 664...how can I get the files to have 664 automatically ... ie I don't want to have to chmod

Re: [expert] AMD Athlon Chips

2000-11-15 Thread Tom Brinkman
a thermistor, no matter how well placed, are a guess at best, and usually = 10C less than the core temp. I'm lookin hard at gettin a Tbird ;) -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] iostream.h lost or missing

2000-11-15 Thread Tom Berkley
egcs-c++-1.1.2-34mdk or libstdc++-devel-2.95.2-12mdk Tom Berkley Ken Thompson wrote: Hi all, I'm just starting to learn C++ and tried to run a very simple 1 liner, Hello World" got back the error the iostream.h could not be found. Did rpm -q egcs and got 1.2.xxx-mdk etc back.

Re: [expert] switchdesk

2000-11-15 Thread Tom Berkley
the enter key with your password and after you enter your username. Tom Berkley generic wrote: Nope! I came accross this the first hour after installing Mdk 7.2, and also asked the same question. After posting to numerous newsgroups and mailing lists, and not getting a sufficient answer, I

Re: [expert] xcalc problems

2000-11-15 Thread Tom Berkley
that limitation. Tom Berkley Matthew Micene wrote: On Tuesday 14 November 2000 03:02, you wrote: Trying to avoid --nodeps?? Never, never, never use nodeps is the fundamental rule with rpm's. And one of my biggest problems with the rpm system. If you compile utilities and libraries

Re: [expert] Dell Notebooks and Mandrake 7.2

2000-11-15 Thread Tom Berkley
sound card in the laptops. Its marginal for sound quality but it works just fine now that the kernel has a maestro-2 driver. supermount works without a hitch and so do all the other aspects of the pcmcia - just plug n play. Tom Berkley Till Kamppeter wrote: Someone knows whether and how

Re: [expert] Digital cameras

2000-11-14 Thread Tom Brinkman
with Gphoto and 7.0, 7.1, 7.2. MOF, better than in Windoze with the software that came with it ;) Takes 122, 640x480 good quality pics, or 35 at a much higher resolution. 8mb memory card, camera d/l's via a serial port. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay Keep

[expert] Partition-in-a-file? ReiserFS?

2000-11-14 Thread Tom Eastman
better? Is it stable? what are the risks if I install Mandrake on a completely ReiserFS file-system? what are the advantages? Again, if someone knows of a site or FAQ that can tell me all of this, just point me to it. Thanks alot Tom Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com

Re: [expert] Bootstrapping RPM 4 installation

2000-11-13 Thread Tom Berkley
You should be able to boot in rescue mode and then in the files on the second rescue disk you should have a copy of rpm that you can run. And next time an rpm complains about dependencies, update the dependencies list and THEN install the package you want. Tom Berkley Laurent Duperval wrote

Re: [expert] Bootstrapping RPM 4 installation

2000-11-13 Thread Tom Berkley
Its on the first cd (inst) in the images directory, I just looked. In linux use: dd if=rescue.img of=/dev/fd0 or use the dosutil 'rawrite' if you only have an msdos boot available. Tom Berkley Laurent Duperval wrote: On 13 Nov, Tom Berkley wrote: There are two cd's for booting in rescue

Re: [expert] ReiserFS

2000-11-13 Thread Tom Brinkman
en using 7.2b3. One of the things I wanted to re-install for is to switch to ReiserFS. During the install's partitioning and formatting, for each partition you're given 30 some choices by clicking on 'type', one of which is ReiserFS. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston

Re: [expert] cdr writing

2000-11-13 Thread Tom Berkley
). cdrecord has never given me a coaster. Tom Berkley "Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS wrote: My fault, I thought I put it in there, I only have the one cdrom drive, and I do make image files to the hd. Thought it doesnt matter. If I try to dup a CD or try to

Re: [expert] where does this file come from

2000-11-13 Thread Tom Berkley
the following query: rpm -q qt2-devel ? Tom Berkley Leopold Palomo wrote: Hi, first off all, I write to you too, directly because the topic was posted a lot of days before. It's just a little question. I had installed mdk 7.1 till now that I have the 7.2. When I was using the 7.1 I compiled

Re: [expert] Promise Ultra100 controller

2000-11-13 Thread Tom Berkley
How many scsi and ide controllers would you like to add to your system? I think that is the only limitation that you have to worry about. (Make certain the device drivers are available too) Tom Berkley Jeff Malka wrote: Can you combine SCSI and IDE hard drives? Will such a SCSI handle large

Re: [expert] Geforce2, NVidia drivers, and LM 7.2]

2000-11-13 Thread Tom Berkley
I do not know how my name got stuck in this conversation like this. Looks like someone took a clip out of context. You can give someone else the credit for this one. Thanks. Tom Berkley Scott Tyson wrote: Danger!! Will Robinson Danger!! Do not I repeat do not do everything this script

Re: [expert] xcalc problems

2000-11-13 Thread Tom Berkley
the packages that you want. NEVER means NEVER not sometimes or most of the time. Just pretend that the --nodeps option does not exist unless you get your kicks fixing broken software then use it all you want but please don't bother me with your problems. Tom berkley Tzafrir Cohen wrote: Hi I have

Re: [expert] Geforce2, NVidia drivers, and LM 7.2

2000-11-13 Thread Tom Berkley
I do not know how my name got stuck in this conversation like this. Looks like someone took a clip out of context. You can give someone else the credit for this one. Thanks. Tom Berkley Scott Tyson wrote: Danger!! Will Robinson Danger!! Do not I repeat do not do everything this script

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