If you go to the updates page of the Mandrake site it has a blurb on this bug.
Everyone should be updating their kernel to 2.2.9-27 anyway because of a
security bug... but this as well as the initscripts is what is needed to
fix the unmount bug..
I have that bug as well.. I have updated
Martin White wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Joseph S. Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Linux Newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 7:11 PM
Subject: [newbie] new sound card suggestions ??
Finally given up on trying to get the onboard sound to work anyone got a
Try the Redhat Rpm for G2
Jeanette
- Original Message -
From: Rick Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: [[newbie] Successful install of Real Audio now what?]
On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, you wrote:
Rick Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
or you can use the java buddy AIM thats at www.aol.com. just look for it.
Jeanette
- Original Message -
From: Ty Mixon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] AIM for Linux
There is a good Linux AIM client called gaim. I
- Original Message -
From: James Schofield [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
If you go to the updates page of the Mandrake site it has a blurb on this
bug.
Everyone should be updating their kernel
Martin White wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Joseph S. Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] new sound card suggestions ??
Martin White wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Joseph S. Gardner
OK, so I've picked up a PCI512. Pulled the plug and installed the card (why do
these things come with covers anyway?) had three minutes and tried a quick and
dirty sndconfig from linux 1. Well it couldn't find the card so i tried a
couple of SB examples and nuttin' honey. Now the modem
Don't know if the kernel upgrade specifically address anything to do with
the unmounting bug (i have my doubts as all i updated were the init scripts
and then the problem went away), but it's certainly not true to say everyone
should upgrade the kernel because of the security bug.
I don't have
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, James Stewart wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Commands in /etc/ppp/ip-up.local will be run as root when the PPP
connection is brought up. Place the commands you want executed as root
into that file.
thanks.
Also, apmd is run when I boot
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Ken Wilson wrote:
I'm running Netscape 4.61 w/128 bit encryption. When I try to log on to
some sites with a login dialogue as a user the Netscape process exits
completely and leave the following messages when I go to console mode
from KDE.
Please contact netscape, and
- Original Message -
From: Joseph S. Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] new sound card suggestions ??
Martin White wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Joseph S. Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote:
On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote:
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
if that fails check the fetchmail.debug, and make sure you didn't install
both postfix and sendmail.
Quick
Hello Martin
Excuse the delay in giving a return your message. I went to the place
that you indicated me and
I read the configurations for Umax and, finally, I understood what was
the scsi genric card. I thought that was a module to be carried by the
kernel, but, actually, it is the form like
wait I don't understand. I moved the Dos label above the linux and it still
didn't work. I don't have a line that says default=linux or default=dos
am I suppossed to add that somewhere? Do I put that line right above the
label=dos line?
let me know
thanks for the help
-out
neil
From: Axalon
Can anyone tell me which files in Netscape contain the "Personal
Bookmarks"and the "Address Book?"I found "bookmark.html" it had
everything except the "personal" ones. I justwant to back them up so as not
to have to go through the *big* hassle ofredoing them if/when I have to do a
Hello,
I been unsuccessful at trying to dial into my NT Server from linux. Can anyone help?
Where can I find a "good" HOW-TO?
Thanks
--== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==--
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
Hello,
When I attempt to transfer files from my ZIP 100. KDE hangs at the end of the
transfer. I have no problems if I'm not in KDE. I also have NO problems if I remove
Mandrake and install the "real" RedHat distribution, and use KDE.
Any suggestions?
--== Sent via Deja.com
Here you go There may be more recent and better aproaches, but here's one
http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/screensavers//answertips/story/0,3656,2259636,00.html
This uses the drivers from the Soundblaster site.
Civileme
"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:
Martin White wrote:
- Original Message
after editing /etc/lilo.conf run the command /sbin/lilo.
SA
From: "Neil P." [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:21:44 -
wait I don't understand. I moved the Dos label above the linux and it still
didn't
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Neil P. wrote:
wait I don't understand. I moved the Dos label above the linux and it still
didn't work. I don't have a line that says default=linux or default=dos
am I suppossed to add that somewhere? Do I put that line right above the
label=dos line?
let me know
- Original Message -
From: Civileme [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] new sound card suggestions ??
Here you go There may be more recent and better aproaches, but here's
one
anyone know if there is any support for parallel scanners in linux? i
have a mustek 1200 III EP that i might like to try soon, but i havent
seen any info about parallel scanners, just scsi.
:P
i am trying to install some new software by compiling source. when i
run the configure script that comes with the source, it checks for
several things. one of the things it checks for is whether i have gcc,
then it says ok. next it says 'checking whether c compiler worksno'
then it wont
Martin White wrote:
major snip
The URL to the linux drivers homepage is:
http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/
IF the card is deemed to be an SBLive or SBLive Value, then i can help out,
and will send further details on request. If it is under the category 'Sound
Blaster PCI' then it
how do i uninstall the PAM package the best way? anyone ever tried to do
this? Anyone a really big fan of pam... i personally think its a huge
waste and i dont like it at all.
Justin Fisher: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
go to http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/
They have all the files needed to setup a SB in linux.. got my sb live up
and going in a matter of a minute..
RReed
- Original Message -
From: Joseph S. Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 7:57 AM
label=dos
:)
RReed
- Original Message -
From: Axalon Bloodstone [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Neil P. wrote:
wait I don't understand. I moved the Dos label above the linux and it
go to http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/
They have all the files needed to setup a SB in linux.. got my sb live up
and going in a matter of a minute..
RReed
- Original Message -
From: Joseph S. Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 5:07 AM
go to http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/
They have all the files needed to setup a SB in linux.. got my sb live up
and going in a matter of a minute..
RReed
- Original Message -
From: YH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 7:50 AM
Subject: Re:
the line is label.. that is what chosses default boot i believe
RReed
- Original Message -
From: Neil P. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo
wait I don't understand. I moved the Dos label above the linux and it
I don't understand your aversion to PAM and won't try to guess. Before
you uninstall PAM maybe read up on it's purpose. The following two URLs
has a very good information on PAM.
http://temp.redhat.com/linux-info/pam/index.html
http://temp.redhat.com/linux-info/pam/why_not_pam.html
A big thanks goes to Martin for getting that sorted out. I now have CD
Audio, etc. But I would still like to upgrade to 2.2.10 tho...
Yeech! Try it with one / between screensavers and answertips and the full
.html on the end, not just h? Partly my fault and partly Netscape
http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/screensavers/answertips/story/0,3656,2259636,00.html
Now that one should work.
Civileme
Martin White wrote:
- Original
I unfortunately have a HP 722c printer. I am trying to install ppa. I
downloaded ppa to my home directory, extracted the archive, changed
directories, and compiled the program (to the best of my knowledge). There are
still some files I need to add.
I have some questions
No, lilo accepts a default= in the global section, other wise it defaults
with the first boot setting, from the top down..
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, RReed wrote:
the line is label.. that is what chosses default boot i believe
RReed
- Original Message -
From: Neil P. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: Martin White [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] VMWare
I have / had the same problems (i say had, as the eval license has run out
and i doubt i'll bother trying again !!)
What exactly is in
Well, what will you substitute?
You can run without authentication those things capable of running without
authentication by
starting
LILO Boot: linux 1
You might want to drag stuff over to runlevel 1 with the Sys V editor and
see what will work.
Windows 9x is set up to run with bolt-on
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, you wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Chris Smallhorne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] VMare
I decided to try vmware (30 day eval.), but have not been able to get it
to work
at all (I am
I upgraded my system with the KDE.RPM's from the ftp.linux-mandrake.com
site.. Ran XF86Config and set up everything as it was.. Ran startx and now
get an error about not being able to find Font Server.. Everything was
perfect before upgrading.. Any ideas?
-Rick
How to make it clear? PAM has been around long enough that many things
depend on it. If you don't have it, every program will have the default
level of security the vendor gave it and it will be pretty immutable.
So, if you don't like it, you have to deal with the mass of software that
expects
Well, the flavor of the server platform should not matter if it supports dial-in
access
The authentication procedure followed is another matter. That is part of the login
which should be accomplished to
establish a connection from the server.
Kppp supports the frequently used protocols
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote:
On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote:
Another addendum: I noticed this when playing with it again... I'm
getting some lines that don't appear in my verbose capture in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am looking for a good AGP card to replace my aging Viper V330. (Plus i need
room for an ethernet card:) I have about $180 to spend, and no more. I would
like something that can render in 32bits (ie. not a Voodoo3). I was looking
at a Diamond Stealth III S540 w/ the
I have had very good luck with tnt based cards. No real problems getting
set up and will go very high res.
Rick Murphy wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am looking for a good AGP card to replace my aging Viper V330. (Plus i need
room for an ethernet card:) I have
Garrett Williams wrote:
I have installed mandrake 6 and have the xserver runing on a dimond stealth
II card. My next step is to get the modem to run...
1. Comm one and two are being set up just fine at boot.
2. the modem hans compatible "rockwell modem" works with pnp disabled,
within
Justin Fisher wrote:
Absolutely Not. There are substitutes for PAM. How has unix evolved
these 30 some years w/o it? What about shadow and md5? or just shadow
and des? or just plain des for that matter. I dont care if i dont have a
I snipped the paragraphs of ranting and raving, since
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Justin Fisher wrote:
Absolutely Not. There are substitutes for PAM. How has unix evolved
these 30 some years w/o it? What about shadow and md5? or just shadow
and des? or just plain des for that matter. I dont care if i dont have a
/etc/shadow file. However, i do
Still a dummie when in it comes to scripts. So, WHERE in the script
do I insert this?
Thanks!
--
Ty Mixon
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ:26147713
Original Message
On 8/22/99, 3:53:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re:
[newbie] Connecting Mandrake Update to Cooker:
[snip]
but
Steve Spiller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Don Whitman wrote:
I unfortunately have a HP 722c printer. I am trying to install ppa.
I
downloaded ppa to my home directory, extracted the archive, changed
directories, and compiled the program (to the best of my knowledge). There
are
still
Well Troops,
I believe I've got the real player G2 installed right. I downloaded a wav file
and got the G2 to play it. What I need to do is somehow get both it
and netscape configured to auto load the programs when I click on them.
Will the G2 player work with Netscape 4.6 or do I need to
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote:
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote:
On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote:
Another addendum: I noticed this when playing with it again... I'm
getting
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 01:13:52 -0600 (MDT), Axalon Bloodstone
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So I need to run as root:
isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
This one gets handled automaticly in rc.sysinit
You are right about that. Since I didn't have any ISA cards before I
didn't have a /etc/isapnp.conf until
Maybe if you emailed the verbose output from fetchmail (-v)
Hokay, back at the linux box and here it is. *grin* Okay, I'm rather
pleased that I figured out how to get the verbose output into a file...
gads, I'm /almost/ beginning to understand how this stuff works...
I modified the line
Well sometimes i say things before really thinking, i apologize. but to
think seriously that pam provides more security to your system .. please!
security goes WAY WAY WAY beyond your password suite type. I admit that
yes, if you have an old des non shadowing system that houses many many
users
What is the file called for XConfigurator? I can't seem to locate it..
At 06:15 PM 8/23/1999 -0400, you wrote:
Why did you run XF86Config? if you just ran a rpm -Uvh on the kde rpms, you
didn't need to reconfigure X. Try running Xconfigurator instead of XF86Config.
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, you
The error I get is failure to set default font path.. How can I correct..?
-Rick
At 06:15 PM 8/23/1999 -0400, you wrote:
Why did you run XF86Config? if you just ran a rpm -Uvh on the kde rpms, you
didn't need to reconfigure X. Try running Xconfigurator instead of XF86Config.
On Mon, 23 Aug
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote:
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote:
On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote:
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
if that fails check the
what rpms do i need to install to get gcc to work? i have several
installed but i cant get it to work right. any info or tips?
:P
Steve Philp wrote:
Maybe if you emailed the verbose output from fetchmail (-v)
Hokay, back at the linux box and here it is. *grin* Okay, I'm rather
pleased that I figured out how to get the verbose output into a file...
gads, I'm /almost/ beginning to understand how this stuff
Can you be specific with some of the error messages you are getting when
you try to compile? This would give us a better idea of what may be
missing.
Ken Wilson
First Law of Optimization: The speed of a nonworking program is
irrelevant
(Steve Heller, 'Efficient C/C++ Programming')
It's Xconfigurator. Upper case X, lower case c.
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, you wrote:
What is the file called for XConfigurator? I can't seem to locate it..
At 06:15 PM 8/23/1999 -0400, you wrote:
Why did you run XF86Config? if you just ran a rpm -Uvh on the kde rpms, you
didn't need to
try to run setup...
- Original Message -
From: Rick Knospler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] X Windows / KDE Problems
What is the file called for XConfigurator? I can't seem to locate it..
At 06:15 PM
If at installation I didn't put lilo in the MBR can I still have it default
to DOS if I change the lilo.conf to be the dos partition first and I rerun
lilo??
let me know
thanks
neil
thanks
neil
- Original Message -
From: Ken Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday,
I fail to see why it won't as long as Lilo remains the first thing your
system sees as soon as the BIOS is finished its magic.
Ken Wilson
First Law of Optimization: The speed of a nonworking program is
irrelevant
(Steve Heller, 'Efficient C/C++ Programming')
-Original Message-
From:
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Justin Fisher wrote:
Well sometimes i say things before really thinking, i apologize. but to
think seriously that pam provides more security to your system .. please!
security goes WAY WAY WAY beyond your password suite type. I admit that
yes, if you have an old des non
If you don't want to fix the font server you can edit /etc/X11/XF86Config
and change the FontPath to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc
-tj
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, you wrote:
The error I get is failure to set default font path.. How can I correct..?
-Rick
At 06:15 PM 8/23/1999 -0400, you
Dear all:
I am a Slackware user, but I have heard so many good things about Read
Hat that I decided to give it a try. So far it has not been a positive
experience . . .
My machine is configured as follows:
Pentium 75MHz
64MB RAM
ide0 @ 0x1f0-0x1f7, 0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote:
Steve Philp wrote:
Maybe if you emailed the verbose output from fetchmail (-v)
Hokay, back at the linux box and here it is. *grin* Okay, I'm rather
pleased that I figured out how to get the verbose output into a file...
gads, I'm
25Meg = 25 x 1024 x 1024 x 8 bits = 209715200 bits= minimum transfer time of about
20.97 seconds Now that doesn't include all the packet headers, but we are
showing a healthy 66% or therabouts with a 30 second transmission.
But was that two machines linked with nothing else on? What
Hey Jeanette!!! Did you read my post here. IT DONT" WORK!!!
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, you wrote:
Use the Redhat RPM G2 version.
Jeanette
- Original Message -
From: Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Re:
Ok, call me dense. I went and bought a lexmark 2050 printer a couple of
years ago for my windows system. I can't afford a new printer at the
moment, and would like to use my Lexmark under Mandrake. For some reason,
everything seems to spool ok, but nothing ever prints. Not to mention that
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, RICHARD FRIEDMAN wrote:
As far as I (also a newbie) understand it, you could do what you ask and
LILO would default to DOS but, what's the point? If LILO isn't in the MBR,
then, unless you have another boot manager in MBR, DOS (or Windows) will
automatically boot anyway.
On http://slashdot.org, there's a poll asking for your favorite
distribution. Mandrake _currently_ got 8% of the vote ;-)
Greets,
Gaël.
--
Gael DUVAL - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mandrake 6.0 on http://www.linux-mandrake.com
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