[newbie] Thanks to everyone for helping w/ the Win2000 install

It hurt a little to bring down a perfectly good Mandrake server w/ 8 months uptime for a tester of Win2000 Pro, but if that's what the boss wants, that's what he gets. One thing I did notice was that Microsoft assured everyone that Win2000 would put an end to endless reboots when installin and

[newbie] Switching from LM 7.0 to Win2000 Pro

I know this is going to get me a serious heckling, but... Unfortunately, my boss wants me to switch one of our (very stable) Mandrake servers to Win2000 Pro (only) for a tester. The problem I keep running into is that I cannot get the server to boot from the Windows install cd. It goes through

[newbie] Adding memory to 7.1

I want to add another 128 megs of RAM to my 7.1 (kernel 2.4.0.0-13mdk) system and was wondering if there is anything special I need to do or look out for. Most directions imply that added RAM hould be auto detected on reboot, or change the setting in LILO or GRUB. Is this all that is needed?

[newbie] Installing a printer on 7.1

I've got an Epson Color 850 I want to install on my Mandrake 7.1 system, but I ran into all kinds of dependency problems when trying ot install Kups 0.9-1, Cups 1.1.5-3, Cups-common, and Cups-drivers. Although, I was able to install the Red Hat rpms for Ghostscript 6.50-2 and Ghostscript fonts

[newbie] kernel upgrade mkinitrd for scsi

I am trying to upgrade my current 2.2.15-4mdksecure kernel to 2.4.0-0.13mdk rpm, and whenever I do a mkinitrd for an initrdx.xx.x.img( for my scsi drive, etc.) , I get an error: #mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.13.img 2.4.0-0.13mdk error: -d option is not supported on Linux error: -d option is

Re: [[newbie] kernel upgrade mkinitrd for scsi]

"More input!" "How" are you upgrading? rpm -i or rpm -u because if it is "-u" that is the reason you are having problems. You have to do an "-i" install if you want the kernel to work. Cheers -- Al Victor Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

[newbie] mkinitrd problems

I am trying to upgrade my current 2.2.15-4mdksecure kernel to 2.4.0-0.13mdk, and whenever I do a mkinitrd, I get an error: #mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.13.img 2.4.0-0.13mdk error: -d option is not supported on Linux error: -d option is not supported on Linux Error creating temporaries. Try

[newbie] X 4.0.1 and very low resolution

I installed X 4.0.1 on Toshiba M500 (PIII500, 64 megs) w/ a Nvidia "Riva Vanta" video card. Everything works, but it's default resolution is so big it doesn't fit everything (KDE) on the screen. Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Plus or Minus does not work for changing resolutions. The KDE control panel defines

[newbie] unmount format floppy w/ 7.1

I've got a stack of former bootdisks and network.img that I would like to format and use again. I've tried using Kfloppy, but it says; /dev/fd0 is mounted. Please unmount the floppy first. #fdformat /dev/fd0 returns; Double-sided, 80 tracks, 18 sec/trac. Total capacity 1440 kB. Formatting...

[newbie] Start X at boot

I just upgraded X and forgot what I need to do in order for it to be started at boot. Suggestions? Victor

[newbie] Apache + SSL + MySQL + PHP4

Has anyone installed the three by rpms and gotten them to work? I've read varying articles saying the setup can be tricky by source or binary and was wondering if the rpm's have solved this. I could just as easily install PHP3 via rpm, so either way will work for me. Any suggestions welcome,

[newbie] Samba weirdess

I am running Mandrake 7.1 w/ Samba 2.0.6 and have had two annoying, but weird problems: 1) For each individual user, Samba shows their own home directory and all others that they have permissions to(as it should). But, inside of each individual's home directory, it lists all directories in /home

[newbie] Updating kernel w/ Mandrake Updater

Are there any extra steps to updating the kernel other than running the Mandrake Updater? Also, /etc/lilo had a section for the new kernels, but included a commented line that said something like "# Add using install-kernel". Which, of course, I did not do and had Lilo load that kernel anyway

[newbie] kernel update error

I just tried to update my 2.2.15-4mdk kernel to 2.2.16-9mdksecure by RPM and I think something is jacked up. I used Mandrake updater to install 2.2.16-9mdksecure kernel and 2.2.16-9-docs like Mandrakeuser.org says on it's upgrade page, although I didn't allow it to install the kernel-headers rpm

[newbie] Missing Interfaces(NIC's)

I have an IBM Netfintity 3000 (2 Intel 10/100 nics- 1 integrated, 1 pci) server running 7.1 that I shutdown yesterday using halt, then turned off the power. Today, I booted it up again and during boot there was an error message for both nics (eth0, eth1). After boot, 'ifconfig -a' shows one

[newbie] Re: Disappearng Interfaces (NIC's)

Axel Hinrichs wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Victor Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Setting network parameters [OK] Bringing up interface lo[OK] Enabling IP

Re: [newbie] S3 video cards

You may found a solution there, X 3.3.6 identified my S3 Trio3D as a "S3 86C365" and never worked. I never tried anything different. Victor Dennis Myers wrote: Hi all, just wanted to post this for anyone with an S3 Trio 3D/2X card. With 7.1 I see a message when I look a xconfig, that says

Re: [newbie] X 4.0.1 S3 Trio3D works!

with /xinitrc. 3) A chance to choose resolutions beyond 800x600 may have also been provided during the installer and I missed it. Victor Victor Richardson wrote: I just installed X 4.0.1 on Mandrake 7.1 and had it up and running off the default installation by only moving and renaming one

[newbie] Reusing floppies

This is probably a foolish newbie question, but... I've got a bunch of floppies lying around that I used for RAWRITE to make bootdisks from network.img, others that were turned into bootdisks by the installer and was wondering how I can reuse them? I've tried to see what's on them 'cd

Re: [newbie] web server

Be sure to check and see if it has already been installed on your system, usually is by default in most distributions. Try ' rpm -qa | grep Apache' and it will show you the package and version (or any other software you enter) if it is installed. Victor Irwan Hadi wrote: At 03:37 PM 7/13/00

Re: [newbie] Upgrading to Mandrake 7.1

Are you going to do an ftp install from one of the Linux-Mandrake mirror sites? If you are, then go to the fastest download site you can find (I like ftp://phyppro1.phy.bnl.gov/pub/linux-mandrake/7.1/, it blazes) and: 1) In the /images directory, download the file called "network.img". If you

Re: [newbie] Upgrading to Mandrake 7.1

Whoops, I forgot to mention this obvious way of doing it. The only problem is that the full dowload will take eons longer than selecting only the packages that you need for a workstation, development, or server install. If the directories are anything like the ISO image of the disk, then the

[newbie] X 4.0 and Mandrake 7.1

I am about to do an X upgrade from 3.3.6-14 to 4.01-2 and was wondering if anyone has pulled it off yet. The upgrade directions from XFree86.org only discuss upgrading from binaries, I would like to do it by rpm. I haven't seen any video card server/drivers listed for any specific cards. Should

Re: [[newbie] X 4.0 and Mandrake 7.1]

I'm using 7.1 (current) as of this week. I should have included that, I was in a hurry. Suggest away, please, Victor Altoine Barker wrote: Yo, What distro are you using? Victor Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am about to do an X upgrade from 3.3.6-14 to 4.01-2 and was wondering

[newbie] /dev/sda6 boot error

I have a system running 7.1 (current) that worked perfectly (I assume) yesterday, when I turned it on this morning the system fails during the "Checking root filesystem" portion of boot. The error message is: Checking root filesystem /dev/sda6 contains a file system with errors, check forced.

[newbie] Kernel update

I just used Mandrake Update in version 7.1 for the first time and everything went smoothly (I assume). It updated a lot of packages, but the one I am most interested in is the new kernel 2.2.16-9mdk. I looked in /etc/lilo.conf and there are two new entries: * Add by install-kernel

[newbie] Updating Kernel

I just used Mandrake Update in version 7.1 for the first time and everything went smoothly (I assume). It updated a lot of packages, but the one I am most interested in is the new kernel 2.2.16-9mdk. I looked in /etc/lilo.conf and there are two new entries: * Add by install-kernel

Re: [newbie] Updating Kernel

Actually, those two new kernels were downloaded when I ran Mandrake update, after the initial installation of 7.1. So, they were downloaded as rpm's (?) from Mandrake's mirror site. But, I think that the kernel rpm's still have to be installed, although I don't know if this means they need to be

Re: [newbie] C compiler cannot create executables

Linux-Mandrake actually has extremely detailed documentation on practically everything dealing with Mandrake, including compiling and installing new kernels. The overall Reference guide is at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/guides71/en/mdkrefguide/index.html And the section specifically

Re: [newbie] Seeking Tutorial on compiling Kernel

Linux-Mandrake actually has extremely detailed documentation on practically everything dealing with Mandrake, including compiling and installing new kernels. The overall Reference guide is at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/guides71/en/mdkrefguide/index.html And the section specifically

Re: [newbie] C compiler cannot create executables

Please forgive my previous post, I accidentally sent it to the wrong message. Victor Steven Cook wrote: Hi, This is my first post as I just subscribed, so I'm sorry if I'm going over old ground. I recently installed Mandrake 7.0 on a new disk in a PII 233Mhz machine. I am trying to

[newbie] X and Intel i740 chipset

I have finally accepted defeat(or stop wasting time) at getting my S3 Trio3D video card to work on our Netfinity 3000 server and have decided to just add a cheap, fully-supported, video card into one of our open PCI slots. I got the S3 to work in VESA/Frame Buffer mode at 1024x768 (as IBM

[newbie] X and 7.1

While trying to configure X with xf86config, I ended up with XF86Config in both /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 and wondered which directory is the right one? I noticed somewhere on XFree86's website that while XFC86Config used to be in /usr/X11R6/bin, now it should be in /etc/X11. Although,

[newbie] X and S3 Trio3D

I still am having trouble getting my S3 Trio3D to work. When "startx" runs using the S3Virge driver(as Xf86Free.org suggests) the error message shows that everything goes fine from the keyboard through the FontPath, until; XF86Config: /etc/X11/XF86Config (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for

Re: [newbie] X and S3 Trio3D

? Any ideas on how to test the video card to see if it even works outside of installing Windows? Victor Paul wrote: On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Victor Richardson wrote: I still am having trouble getting my S3 Trio3D to work. When "startx" runs using the S3Virge driver(as Xf86Free.or

Re: [newbie] X and S3 Trio3D

Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try tonight, I'm desperate. Victor Dennis Myers wrote: Victor Richardson wrote: I'm running Mandrake 7.1 (X ver. 3.3.6). I agree that the PCI: unknown might the root of the problem. I'd guess that the video card is not working or that it is a newer

[newbie] Change file permissions

How do I change a file from read-only to read-write? Victor

[newbie] X resolutions

I finally got X working on my IBM Netfinity 3000 server w/ an S3 Trio3D video vard (PII350, 128 megs, 4 megs video, 9.1 gig hd). During configuration (xf86config) I set the resolutions at 8bpp and 24bpp to "1024x768" and "1280x1024", and 16bpp at "800x600" and "640x480" according to

Re: [newbie] Starting amd

I have the same problem, except it takes minutes. "amd" is the automount service that (guess) automounts your floppy, cd-rom, drives, and any other device instead of having to type "mnt /dev/cdrom" or "mount /cd" for whatever device you want to use. It may have been corrupted during install. I

[newbie] rc.firewall

I'm setting up a home cable-modem home behind a Mandrake 7.1 box, I've checked out the MASQ and Firewall HOWTO's and understand them. Actually, I used them with 6.0. Although, a few things have changed since then. I also searched the archives and there was only one posting that didn't answer this

[newbie] Applications Disc 2

I downloaded and burned both 7.1 ISO images, but during the install it asks for the first applocations disk, then the extensions, and finally a second applications disk. Unfortunately, there isn't one(I think). When it asks should I re-insert the first disk? The install finished without the

Re: [newbie] XFree86 Setup Question

Don't feel bad, I have an IBM Netfinity 3000 with the same S3 Trio 3D chip. It seems that the video card is only supported in VESA/Frame Buffer mode. It took me six months of 3 am frustration, and umpteen support calls, and endless postings (check the archives) to get that answer. Finally, last

Re: [newbie] XFree86 Setup Question

It seems the easy solution for our problem(although, I haven't tried yet) would have been to check www.XFree86.org 's website. All we need to do is select S3 Virge video card during install or rpm it later. The S3 Trio 3D and 3D/2X are fully supported using the XFree86 version 3.3.6, or the

Re: [newbie] XFree86 Setup Question

. The Trio3D driver does not work for this chip. Leo -Original Message- From: Victor Richardson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 2:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] XFree86 Setup Question It seems the easy solution for our

[newbie] S3 Trio 3D X server

Now that I've got Mandrake 6.1 installed, I found out that it does not like my S3 Trio 3D video card at any setting. I understand (from the list archives) that these problems have been solved in the latest version (7.0x). I've tried doing an FTP upgrade from the Mandrake mirror sites, but always

[newbie] S3 Trio 3D video

Back in Feb. March I tried to install Mandrake 7.0 on a Netfinity 3000 server (PII 450, 128 megs, etc.) with a S3 Trio 3D video and never was able to get X working at all. From what I understand, there wasn't any stable driver available at the time. I don't need high end graphics, just enough to

Re: [newbie] Video card S3 Trio 3D

Sad to say, but I have had the exact same problem for a month on a IBM Netfinity 3000 server (PII450, 128 meg, S3 Trio 3D) and still can't get it to work. X just doesn't like this card. Let me know if you find a solution. Victor Softec - Javier Matos wrote: Hi everyone: I got a video card

Re: [newbie] /, /usr, and /opt?

partition for software added later? 3) What command will allow me to see how full / or any other partition is after my install? Any advice wold be greatly appreciated, Victor Richardson Denis Havlik wrote: As a matter of fact, I find "default" sizes chosen by mandrake install program

[newbie] X Server Crash

I've been trying to get through X not working and finally had to do an ftp upgrade from the pub/linux/mandrake/current to reload the packages. Now when I do a "startx" the server attempts to run, then crashes. It recognizes my S3 Trio 3D chipset, but says there is no mode definition for "800 x

Re: [newbie] bz2?

I just did a Mandrake 7.0 install and saw bz2 described in the compression section of packages. If I'm not mistaken(and I am often with Linux), bz2 is another zip program like gzip and similar to tar.gz(in theory), it should be on your distro disc or you can rpm it from one of the download

Re: [[newbie] X problem]

That makes the most sense, thanks I'll try it out after dinner and let you know. Victor Lee Williiams wrote: Why don't you boot from the CD do an upgrade and just install KDE and X. So do not format your partitions. -- Many Thanks

Re: [newbie] X problem

Thanks for suggestions, but I tried pressing both at different times in the boot process, but it did nothing. Exactly when during the boot should I be pressing it? Unfortunately, the screen locks up and goes black just as the screen shows the Mandrake logo and the login prompt, so I can't do

[newbie] Server Partitions

I am setting up a Mandrake 7.0 file/print server on an IBM Netfinity(PII 350, 128 meg, 9.1 Gig SCSI-2) for our office w/ 15 users and was wondering what the best partition sizes would be? The only major software that we plan on adding to the Mandrake distro(for now) is some type of collaboration

Re: [newbie] Does Linux use the Bios for Harddrives?

Would the same parameters hold true for a server? Vic Brett Jones wrote: On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, you wrote: I *think* that Linux will ignore the BIOS once it starts up. However, you're still dependant on BIOS until it boots. What I would suggest is making a "/boot" partition about 500 megs

Re: [newbie] Does Linux use the Bios for Harddrives?

Thanks for the info, I've beating my head against a wall for a week now. I won't be hosting websites, but it will be doing file/printer/email/internet routing. I'll just adjust the files accordingly. Did you mount "/usr" , "usr/src",and "/usr/local" within the "/" partition? How about a "/tmp"?

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[newbie] Boot hang

I have a P100, 48 megs, 6.4 gig system that I did the standard server install from Mandrake 6.0 after partitioning the drive using fdisk. After getting an initial disk error "1790", it recognized my disk properly as a Maxtor 90648D3 6.4 gig and I was allowed to create "hda1" of 128 megs for SWAP,