[newbie] Has Anyone got Tripwire to run under L-M?

2001-04-21 Thread Anthony
I have the recent release of tripwire. It installed correctly but when I run the program is returns a segmentation fault error. I have the latest version of Glibc (2.2). Can I make this work with this version? TIA

[newbie] disk quota and ftp welcome message.

2001-04-21 Thread Luc Martineau
Hello all I have disk Quotas for some of my users. I was wondering if there was a way to insert a line in the FTP welcome message that would let the user know how much diskspace they are using and how much is left? (sort of like geocities and similar hosts do) I am running mandrake 7.2 and the

[newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info

2001-04-21 Thread Adam Willcox
The betas of 8.0 have been using lilo as a bootloader... but one of the things I liked about LM 7.2 was that it used grub as it's primary boot loader and all I had to do was tell it where my other os was and it loadedneccesary files with a chainloading system. Lilo cannot do this. So did

[newbie] System sounds with LM 7.2 and KDE 2.1

2001-04-21 Thread Richard Bozzato
I've just installed LM 7.2 with KDE 2.1 from Mandrake Freq. All is OK but I cannot get system sounds to work in KDE. They do with Gnome, and I can play CDs etc with no trouble. I had to download and install "arts-2.1-2 mdk.rpm" as it wasn't on the CD but this hasn't fixed the problem .

[newbie] VIA 686B southbridge problem

2001-04-21 Thread Maureen L. Thomas
Hi all, I recently installed a new motherboard from FIC. It has the VIA 686B southbridge chip and according to the Register it has a bug in it. I have found fixes for windows on the FIC and VIA websites but cannot find a way to fix the bug for Linux. My Mandrake is acting strange

Re: [newbie]LM 8.0

2001-04-21 Thread Mark Weaver
Marcia, I think the latest release of Mdk8.0 is beta 3. Last I heard the final release was scheduled for June. -- Mark * "what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast emotional onslaught of my children. You never

[newbie] kapm-idled, 8.0, can't rebuild kernel, locking up.

2001-04-21 Thread abram olson
what is this kapm-idled thing and why can I not kill it? Why can I not disable it? Why is it absolutely there against my will? It takes up between 50 and 100% of my cpu on all monitoring progs making them USELESS and eventually causes my system to lock and crash. I uninstalled ALL kde

RE: [newbie]LM 8.0

2001-04-21 Thread Charles A Edwards
As of this past Thurs. Mandrake 8.0 Is officially out. See http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/pr-80us.php3 for the press release. Charles (-: Forever never goes beyond tomorrow. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Weaver Sent:

[newbie] 2nd cd of Mandrake8?

2001-04-21 Thread Mandrake7
I got installed Mandrake8 beta 3 instaled only the first cd and its rocks :) it takes me 4 days to download it maybe someone know where i can find the second cd??

Re: [newbie] intel modem

2001-04-21 Thread Tim Holmes
Have you tried using HardDrake? You may be able to configure it further there so it will then recognize your modem. However, is it possible this is a configuration problem in the dialer yo'ure using? When I was dialing in via modem, I used kppp. In kppp there's an option to test the modem,

Re: [newbie] Telnet

2001-04-21 Thread Tim Holmes
Well you have a few options. 1) Remote Connections: You can find shareware, freeware, or purchase some sort of remote connection software. There are tons of them. Personally, I use SecureCRT. They make software that will allow you to SFTP from a Windows machine to a UNIX/Linux box, as well

Re: [newbie] Windows hates Linux

2001-04-21 Thread Tim Holmes
Why are you trying to install 7.0? Just curious. I have heard and experienced once myself, where the CD will not eject and then wouldn't let me do it manually. I had to reboot the machine and start the install all over again. I do not *THINK* this is caused because of lack of HDD space. It

[newbie] How much internet security do I need?

2001-04-21 Thread ai4a
Hi All: I am using ML 7.2 for a home desktop system. I only browse the internet using a 56K modem. How much internet security do I need? Do I need ipchains or whatever? I am only on the internet 3 to 4 hours a day. I have ML set to medium security!! Thanks Charles

[newbie] 7.2 install problem - Cdrom X-server

2001-04-21 Thread John Rye
I finally took the plunge and installed 7.2. Installation was uneventful other than the soundcard not being found. that was fixed without hassle. However. there are two problems .. Problem A) Cdrom is inaccessible despite running through the Cdburner tutorial pages. Error message as user

Re: [newbie] more upgrading madness ...

2001-04-21 Thread Tim Holmes
You can go with the route the other guy mentioned, or you could do what I do at times. First step, find out what's installed. rpm -qa | grep kdelibs From that output, then uninstall those RPMS. rpm -e kdelibs-finish the syntax After it's done removing those packages, you don't have that

Re: [newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info

2001-04-21 Thread poogle
On Saturday 21 April 2001 08:17, you wrote: The betas of 8.0 have been using lilo as a bootloader... but one of the things I liked about LM 7.2 was that it used grub as it's primary boot loader and all I had to do was tell it where my other os was and it loaded neccesary files with a

Re: [newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info

2001-04-21 Thread Steve Helder
Adam, For the beta's plus rc1 i used expert mode for install. I was then able to choose which boot loader, Grub LILO with Graphics, LILO with regular menu, or other. Hopefully this will work for you too. Steve - Original Message - From: Adam Willcox To: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Failed to update from 7.2 to 8.0

2001-04-21 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 20 April 2001 21:54, you wrote: Hello, I tried to update my MDK 7.2 setup to 8.0 and encountered some problems during the installation. Here's what happened: a) Downloaded both 8.0-inst and 8.0-ext and burned them on CDs. b) Booted with the 8.0-inst CD and got into the GUI

[newbie] Modem Busy

2001-04-21 Thread Lee
Hi Folks, Ok..the specs 1st. Zoom isa 5919. I have 2 drives w/grub as a bootloader. I have 98se on 1 drive and LM7.2 on the other. Modem is fine in 98. I still cannot get this modem to be seen by LM7.2. I've tried moving to different irq's,com ports and I get "modem is busy" This is with the

[newbie] gcc++ question

2001-04-21 Thread Barbara
I was trying to configure ddd and while running configure, I got this error checking whether the C++ compiler (c++) compiles a simple program... no configure: error: You must set the environment variable CXX to a working C++ compiler. Also check the CXXFLAGS settings.

[newbie] Is my hosts.deny working??

2001-04-21 Thread ai4a
Hi: I use my system as a simple desktop machine connect to the internet through a ppp line a 56K modem. Does this mean that I connect to the internet and no one needs to connect to me?? In my hosts.deny file I have: ALL: ALL: DENY In my hosts.allow file I have nothing: # there are no

Re: [newbie] Telnet

2001-04-21 Thread David E. Fox
You can find shareware, freeware, or purchase some sort of remote connection software. There are tons of them. Personally, I use SecureCRT. They make software that will allow you to SFTP from a Windows machine to a UNIX/Linux box, as well as it supports SSH very well. (I would suggest

[newbie] What is the best?

2001-04-21 Thread OOzy Pal
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[newbie] Re: Supermount problems

2001-04-21 Thread Jay DeKing
Hmm, I didn't mention my cd-roms. But, I do have a problem with the one that's a burner; if I try to access it my machine locks up. Hard. The only way to break out of it is a cold boot (power switch). Civileme tried to help me with it but I never did get it to work. As far as the fd* entries in