chuck wrote:
Is there a kernel config file that can be loaded in xconfig that matches
the default binary kernel?
Yes. /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig
or the easy way. Remove any .config file. execute 'make menuconfig' and
this will use the above file.
HTH
Charles
Want to buy your
bascule wrote:
before i forget, didn't there use to be a 'dosstart' boot method or somesuch
where one could start the install from a dos prompt? perhaps if the laptop
can be in dos with the cd drive recognised you could try this, i think there
was/is a directory on cd1 with .bat file to
tom brinkman wrote:
On Saturday 06 July 2002 09:22 pm, Damian G wrote:
so, apparently, that system.map is not mandatory to make
a kernel boot
I don't believe so. When you install a Mandrake pre-compiled
kernel the rpm (use 'rpm -ivh' ) it creates the proper links in /boot
dfox wrote:
My system does not run lilo during the 'make install' process. I must do
it myself. It does reconfig lilo.conf to add the new kernel.
It's not supposed to. 'make bzlilo' does that. Make install just plops
the kernel in /usr/src/linux/arch/i386 somewhere.
Not true. 'make
Damian G wrote:
Hi...
well, i've just finished building my very first custom kernel
( well, actually not my first build, but it's my first SERIOUS one
and i might like not tearing my OS apart this time ;oP )
and i'm a little confused about that System.map file.
the kernel i'm
Robin Turner wrote:
This'll teach me not to mess around with dangerous operating systems. I
installed Norton Utilities in my Windows partition, and it seems to have
rewritten my partition table so that my Linux partitions don't exist any
more. Rescue mode in the CD won't work (I can get a
Anne Wilson wrote:
OK - MS got their own back for my last post. I had one BSOD too many,
W2K scrambled, and did nasty things to my bootup. How can I get Lilo
back without having to reinstall Mandrake?
Anne
adrian wrote:
Hello,
I have mandrake 8.2 installed on my computer and i wanted to try redhat so i
installed it to on a difrent partition ( same harddrive ) . After the
installation i rebooted my computer and up came the mandrake lilo thingie and
red hat was not in any of the options, so
Andy Liaw wrote:
Hi all,
I used hdparm to tune my IDE HDD when I had LM7.2 and
8.0. After I installed LM8.2, I couldn't find hdparm!
Typing whereis hdparm as root turns up nothing. Am
I missing something obvious?
Regards,
Andy
=
Andy Liaw
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ai4a wrote:
Barry Premeaux wrote:
I am trying to set up a dual boot system
(linux only). I added a second hard drive (a
40G Maxtor) to my system so I could install
the alternate distro's.
My first drive (/dev/hda) is an 8.4G Western
digital. It has MD8.1 installed
K Montgomery wrote:
On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 22:24, Danny Luker wrote:
My first post to this list!
I'm running Mandrake 8.1 with rieserfs on a 256MB AMD K6 clocking 350 MHz
(older machine) and all is well. I just purchased a Sharp Zaurus SL5500 and
much to my disappointment it does
Danny Luker wrote:
Hi Charles and thanks for your reply
On Thursday 11 April 2002 04:22 pm, you wrote:
K Montgomery wrote:
On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 22:24, Danny Luker wrote:
My first post to this list!
I'm running Mandrake 8.1 with rieserfs on a 256MB AMD K6 clocking 350
Hi Danny Luker,
Ref:My Last post about mrproper or distclean
Either of these commands will delete your .config file in usr/src/linux
directory. No big deal, you can copy it from /boot. If you have not
deleted the file yet, cp .config .Config (note the cap 'C'). Now the
.Config file will not be
quaylar wrote:
hiho all,
I am wondering why i haven´t already read such a question here (or did i
miss it ?).
Anyway - as the subject says - how can i get rid of this graphical bootup
screen - it SUCKS !
I want the normal text bootup back, black background and linux kernel
messages
tester wrote:
On Thursday 14 March 2002 10:29 pm, Aryan Ameri wrote:
Does Anyone know when will Mandrake Linux 8.2 Gold be officially released?
I am very eager to purchase it.
For most of you, pre-orders at www.mandrakestore.com are possible. Also, if
you decide to join Mandrake Club,
Damian G wrote:
Hello once more, everyone. I'd like to hear some opinions about this.. i'm
completely open so suggestions and comments about it... i know i need them..
The howto's i've found out there do not clear all of my doubts..
i've read on this list that 2.4.17 is a pretty
Eric McClure wrote:
On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Hanan Z. Shargi wrote:
Same here Charles, i think the command to remove the old kernel is rpm -e
kernel.whatever.rpm and do a lilo #
thanks,
eric l. mcclure
If you need
additional help in this area I will tell you how I did it. It is very
ed tharp wrote:
what command are you typing?
On Thursday 24 January 2002 03:28, you wrote:
Hi,
I installed Mandrake 8.1 a couple of days ago and have run in to a
strange problem with less.
It only gives me a directory listing not the file, this is the same for
root and a
Bo Rosén wrote:
tor 2002-01-24 klockan 17.21 skrev Ronald J. Hall:
Hi
I know it doesn't seem likely, but maybe your hosts file is empty? Is that
possible? Just a thought.
Nope, it isn't. I've tried seceral other files as well. I even made a
new text file. Same thing.
Ciao,
Test
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
shipahoy wrote:
Hi
My Mandrake 8.1 boot disk doesn't work. This includes the one made on
installation and any I make from Mandrake Control Centre. Trying to boot
with them gives this error on boot:
Could not find ramdisk image: initrd.img
The boot disk for my Redhat 7.1 partition
Hi,
I registered for MandrakeCampus and started the Basic course. About 10
minutes into the course I lost AC power to my house for about 5 seconds.
Of course my computer powered down. After restarting the system, every
thing works fine, but now I cannot login to MandrakeCampus. I even asked
for
Paul Rodríguez wrote:
What feedback do you get from the console when you try to run su?
Open up a console window and type su+enter followed by the root
passwprd.
-Paul Rodríguez
On Tue, 2002-01-01 at 21:38, ai4a wrote:
Hi, After I ran InteractiveBastille I can not get into 'control
ai4a wrote:
Paul Rodríguez wrote:
What feedback do you get from the console when you try to run su?
Open up a console window and type su+enter followed by the root
passwprd.
-Paul Rodríguez
On Tue, 2002-01-01 at 21:38, ai4a wrote:
Hi, After I ran InteractiveBastille I can
Hi, After I ran InteractiveBastille I can not get into 'control center'
(the one on the desktop with an icon - not the one under k-menu?). A
window comes up asking for the root password. I enter the password,
press enter, 'control center' just disappears. Any help would be
appreciated.
TNA
Hi,
I have installed linux MD 8.1 (3 times). The installs went fine. I
installed LILO in the MBR made a boot disk. Booted from the hard disk.
I got a screen full of scrolling '40's. I tried the boot disk. Then I
got message 'unable to find initrd.img'. I could use some on this.
Thanks
Charles
Hi,
I ran out of space on my linux partition (nasty business). When I went
looking for the reason, I found 5 very large ( 1 Gigabyte) files in
/tmp. These files all had the name Magic*. I deleted the files and
recovered the space. Before I deleted the files df showed 100% usage.
After I deleted
Hi,
The man pages for the ls command shows an option of -d. They explain
this should list directories only and not the contents of the directory.
I use linux MD 7.2. The command ls -d list the directory ./ only and not
the rest of the directories in my home directory. Does anyone know why
the
Ric Tibbetts wrote:
On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 18:34, ai4a wrote:
tester wrote:
On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 10:40, ai4a wrote:
If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto
-F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.bashrc
/root
If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto
-F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.bashrc
/root/.bashrc and I do not see it there.
I am running Linux MD 7.2.
Tks Charles
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
Go to
If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto
-F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.bashrc
/root/.bashrc and I do not see it there.
I am running Linux MD 7.2.
Tks Charles
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
Go to
tester wrote:
On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 10:40, ai4a wrote:
If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto
-F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.bashrc
/root/.bashrc and I do not see it there.
I am running Linux MD 7.2.
Tks
Ric Tibbetts wrote:
ai4a wrote:
If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto
-F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.bashrc
/root/.bashrc and I do not see it there.
I am running Linux MD 7.2.
I'm not sure on 7.2, but on 8.1
I am running LM 7.2 with netscape (the one that comes with LM 7.2). I
have been running this version for about 10 months.
For the last 2 months I have been having trouble connecting to internet
sites. Before the trouble started, everything worked AOK for about 8
months! I can connect to my ISP
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
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
What is the file kcore in /proc in LM 7.2? It is over 125 M in size and
appears to be growing!! Thanks
Charles
I am trying to install glibc-2.2.2-4mdk using Mandrake Update (so I can
install XFree86). The install fails with errors (lots os them). I get so
many errors that the list goes off the bottom of my screen. I can find
no way to scroll to the bottom of the error list. Therefore I cannot get
to the
s wrote:
What Alan says is basically true, but if you're brave at heart, here's a
method that can enable one to upgrade to glibc 2.2 on a 7.2 install.
http://www.pclinuxonline.com/Help___How_To/Glibc-2_2/glibc-2_2.html
I followed these instructions here except where they say do a --force
Hi:
I am using a machine with dual boot - windows 98 and LM 7.2. I use
netscape on both systems. On windows, I set up news groups by going to
preferences mail newsgroups newsgroups server - then entering news
as the name of my newsgroup server. Then I can enter the names of any
newsgroups I
ai4a wrote:
Hi:
I am using a machine with dual boot - windows 98 and LM 7.2. I use
netscape on both systems. On windows, I set up news groups by going to
preferences mail newsgroups newsgroups server - then entering news
as the name of my newsgroup server. Then I can enter the names
Adam Willcox wrote:
Hehe, accidently set my mouse to usb when it is in fact ps/2...
HEHE. Anyone know a common file where linux stores all this stuff so
I can edit it with vi? :) BTW, how do I get my mouse wheel working?
Hi Adam
If you use X windows try the following. I have LM 7.2.
Deja User wrote:
Be able to play DVD's.
First of that is again the law. Owell. You need to look at the www.2600.com web
site. The only OS that can run a DVD in the leagel since is MACOS and WinBLOWS. You
can look on the internet for the DeCSS code that will decryp the DVD's information.
Martin Foster wrote:
Hello Folks!
I've installed Mandrake 7.20 on a machine which has a Jetway 531CF
m/board. Although the installation appeared to work just fine, I'm
having problems with video. The m/board has SiS 620 on-board graphics
and no matter what I do with the video settings,
Allton Paul wrote:
I am experiencing "have 256Mb, linux only sees 64Mb" syndrome.
I've tried adding append="mem=256M" in lilo.conf and restarted, but to no
avail.
Is there anything else I can do, it's horrible using 64Mb.
Also .. despite using the cdrom for installation, when I'm
Marcia L Waller wrote:
Dear All,
I had remnants of Suse on my 2nd drive I believe and decided during the
reinstall to delete that. ( I fdisked my 2nd drive yesterday). I did a
fresh install and everything went fine so it said. In fact for the first
time it actually recognized my network
civileme wrote:
On Tuesday 14 November 2000 22:33, you wrote:
Hi all;
I am trying to be a good boy scout and be prepared. Since I do a lot of
messing around with linux, I am good at breaking it. So, I would like to
be able to boot another linux and when necessary, try to repair my linux
ai4a wrote:
civileme wrote:
On Tuesday 14 November 2000 22:33, you wrote:
Hi all;
I am trying to be a good boy scout and be prepared. Since I do a lot of
messing around with linux, I am good at breaking it. So, I would like to
be able to boot another linux and when necessary, try
Hi all;
I am trying to be a good boy scout and be prepared. Since I do a lot of
messing around with linux, I am good at breaking it. So, I would like to
be able to boot another linux and when necessary, try to repair my linux
on hda5. My system is:
Mandrake 7.0
hda1 = linux /boot
hda2 = windoze
Tom Brinkman wrote:
On Sunday 05 November 2000 08:52 am, ai4a wrote:
If this is the wrong news group to post this to, I apologize. Just
tell me to which news group I should post.
You're in the right place, but this is a mailing list, not a news
group
MY system:
PC100 Super
If this is the wrong news group to post this to, I apologize. Just tell
me to which news group I should post.
MY system:
PC100 Super Socket 7 made by Hsing Tech Enterprise (subsidiary of PC
Chips)
AMD k6-2 running at 500MH
64 M ram
10 G Seagate hard disk
dual boot Linux Mandrake 7.0 windoze 98
Dan LaBine wrote:
ai4a wrote:
If this is the wrong news group to post this to, I apologize. Just tell
me to which news group I should post.
MY system:
PC100 Super Socket 7 made by Hsing Tech Enterprise (subsidiary of PC
Chips)
AMD k6-2 running at 500MH
64 M ram
10 G Seagate
Running Mandrake 7.0
Netscape 4.74
Using the system as a Home work Station
Have 2 users:
userA
userB
All was working OK until the other day. I made no changes that I
remember??
userB still works OK.
userA works OK unless I start kppp. Kppp connects OK but after that I
cannot start anything
Larry Marshall wrote:
On disk 5 of my mandrake deluxe package there is a program named Arkeia
backup utility. I looked on Arkeia's web pages and it appeared as if
this utility will backup to tapes only. Is that correct? Or have I
missed read the info about Arkeia. I wish to backup to a
paddock wrote:
Hi --
I started with an idea from Linux Gazette for doing "tar" backups to disk, and
expanded it so it makes one weekly "full" backup and then daily incrementals.
The tar files have the same name as the base (not "root" in Linux, thank you!) of
the directory tree which they
On disk 5 of my mandrake deluxe package there is a program named Arkeia
backup utility. I looked on Arkeia's web pages and it appeared as if
this utility will backup to tapes only. Is that correct? Or have I
missed read the info about Arkeia. I wish to backup to a disk drive.
Will this utility
After thoughts on my problem when I stopped too many daemons.
I am using Mandrake 7.0 here. This is the only linux I have ever seen so
all comments are about this distro.
Maybe a better safer way to stop daemons would be:
During boot press 'I' to enter interactive mode.
Any daemon that I wish to
Michael Alberts wrote:
alright, well, I was cooking just fine until i screwed
something up and now it seems that the password has
been changed for 'root'. Is there any way of changing
or correcting the root password IF you don't know what
it is to begin with? Currently, I can only access
I have created a standalone boot linux using 'tomsrtbt'. This is a
standalone bootable linux. It boots fine. But how do I access the files
on my HD. MY partitions are:
hda1 linux boot
hda2 windows
hda3 linux extended partition
hda5 linux
hda6 linux
How do I mount the
ould be able to change this in linuxconf, by making the
devices (/dev/...) user-mountable.
If you have any questions... well... you've been here before.
--Greg
- Original Message -
From: "ai4a" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have created a standalone boot linux using 'tomsrtbt'. Th
My system:
AMD K6-2 500MHZ
64Mb ram
10 Gb drive
Mandrake 7.0
using KDE
netscape a modem
What I did (what a dumb thing to do):
I got some info from the internet about stopping all unused daemons with
a recommend list of daemons to remove. I deleted the ones they
recommended (using DrakConf).
out to see
where we can go from here.
--Greg
- Original Message -
From: "ai4a" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My system:
AMD K6-2 500MHZ
64Mb ram
10 Gb drive
Mandrake 7.0
using KDE
netscape a modem
What I did (what a dumb thing to do):
I got some info from the inte
Hi:
When kppp connects to my ISP it docks onto the panel (which is the way I
have it set up). If I right click on the modem icon and select details,
a window with details about the connection (of all thing!) pops up. In
the bottom of the window is a display of the transfer rate (bps?). This
is
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Newbies,
I have an ISA internal 3com U.S.Robotics 56K faxmodem that I know is not
a winmodem, and I have had a problem with Linux Mandrake's isapnp not
assigning IRQs to it [error message re what to do about ...(series of IRQ
#s.)..]. It is PnP, and on COM2 in
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