[expert] Mandrake 9.0 CD ISO SIzes

2002-10-19 Thread Will Merkens
tem id: LINUX Volume id: MandrakeLinux9.0-inst-2 Volume set id: 01D-9002 Publisher id: Mandrakesoft Data preparer id: Application id: Installation CD 2 (x86) Copyright File id: Abstract File id: Bibliographic File id: Volume set size is: 1 Volume set seqence number is: 1 Logical block size is: 204

[expert] autofs stuff

2002-10-25 Thread Will Merkens
mounts) then create a /media and in it 'ln -sf /mnt/cdrom cdrom' so if a cd is in the drive but the mount has expired and been removed, as soon as you ls /media it will atempt to look at /media/cdrom and thus remount the device again since it was being accessed indirectly. for more inf

Re: [expert] hardware troubleshooting questions

2002-10-28 Thread Will Merkens
or socketed athlons. see amd site for info or read this article http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/26003.pdf I only install 300w ps these days for any athlon system I build for people. -- Will Merkens Suite 1103, 505 - 4th Ave S.W. Calgary, AB. Canada Primary E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Backup E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[expert] re: How to recover RPM database?

2002-11-14 Thread Will Merkens
Subject: [expert] How to recover RPM database? From: David Guntner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 10:38:04 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm getting an error when I try to

Re: [expert] ipchains problem

2000-02-21 Thread Will Merkens
John Aldrich wrote: > > Can someone possibly shed light on why IPChains refuses to work for > me? Here's what I'm trying to do: > /sbin/ipchains -A output -d 199.95.207.0/24 -j DENY > /sbin/ipchains -A output -d 199.95.208.0/24 -j DENY INTERFACE_CARD="internet" # whatever it is, ie; 100.200

Re: [expert] Re: timeout sending Config-Requests [Incident:mcpaid000219-0017]

2000-02-21 Thread Will Merkens
Andrew Post wrote: > > This problem aporadically occurs with my Mandrake 6.1 setup as well. It > hasn't happened in several months, and I haven't changed anything > related to PPP between then and now. I never figured out what caused the > problem. I'm wondering if it's a problem with some ISPs

[expert] Xfree 4.0 update ready for Mandrake7

2000-03-10 Thread Will Merkens
Now that Xfree 4.0 is ready and being released, what time factor to a mandrake rpm update.

Re: [expert] IPFWADM prolem ?

2000-03-21 Thread Will Merkens
Joachim Holst wrote: > > Hi ! > > I would like to have all incoming TCP/IP traffic on a specific port > redirected to another machine. I've tried solving this with IPFWADM using > the following command: > ipfwadm -F -a accept -P tcp -S 0.0.0.0/0 82 -D 10.0.0.1 82 -V 10.0.0.254 > but it doesn't

Re: [expert] find a file "Power Commands frim unix guru"

2000-03-26 Thread Will Merkens
Try these two out. NO MORE LONG FIND COMMANDS Tired of typing long "find" commands?... You can use the following script to save keystrokes : When run with one argument, searches the file all the way down the working directory. I