>Hi Russell, was going to mail you this morning to see how it was all >going...
thanks >Try putting something like: > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" snip-----8<----------- still same error msg returned when <startx> > head /var/lib/urpmi/list.* ==> /var/lib/urpmi/list.apt-get <== file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/apt-get/netselect-0.2-1.i386.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/apt-get/apt4rpm-0.50-1.i386.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/apt-get/apt-0.3.19cnc55-3sp_rh7x.i386.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/apt-get/libapt-0.3.19CVS-20011212.i386.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/apt-get/apt-0.3.19CVS-20011212.i386.rpm ==> /var/lib/urpmi/list.contrib <== file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/contrib/kmago-1.1-0.i386.rpm ==> /var/lib/urpmi/list.planetmirror <== http://planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/updates/8.2/libext2fs2-devel-1.27-1.1mdk.i586.rpm http://planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/updates/8.2/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.i586.rpm http://planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/updates/8.2/kde-i18n-da-2.2.2-2mdk.noarch.rpm http://planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/updates/8.2/dhcp-devel-3.0-1rc8.2.1mdk.i586.rpm http://planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/updates/8.2/apache-1.3.23-4.1mdk.i586.rpm http://planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/updates/8.2/kernel22-source-2.2.20-9.1mdk.i586.rpm http://planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/updates/8.2/LPRng-3.8.6-2.1mdk.i586.rpm http://planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/updates/8.2/squid-2.4.STABLE7-1.1mdk.i586.rpm http://planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/updates/8.2/imap-2001a-5.1mdk.i586.rpm http://planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/updates/8.2/lsb-release-1.4-1.1mdk.i586.rpm ==> /var/lib/urpmi/list.rpm-system <== file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/rpm-system/libgpm1-1.19.6-3mdk.i586.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/rpm-system/tk-8.3.3-12mdk.i586.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/rpm-system/libstdc++3.0-3.0.4-2mdk.i586.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/rpm-system/libimlib1-1.9.11-9mdk.i586.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/rpm-system/libext2fs2-1.26-1mdk.i586.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/rpm-system/drakxtools-newt-1.1.7-97mdk.i586.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/rpm-system/libpng-1.0.8-2mdk.i586.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/rpm-system/rmt-0.4b25-1mdk.i586.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/rpm-system/libpango24-0.24-1mdk.i586.rpm file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/rpm-system/gnupg-1.0.6-5mdk.i586.rpm >and send me the output. Also /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg rpm-system file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/rpm-system { hdlist: hdlist.rpm-system.cz list: list.rpm-system } planetmirror { hdlist: hdlist.planetmirror.cz with_hdlist: base/hdlist.cz list: list.planetmirror update } apt-get file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/apt-get { hdlist: hdlist.apt-get.cz list: list.apt-get } contrib file://mnt/win_e/software/linux/contrib { hdlist: hdlist.contrib.cz list: list.contrib } >Did you try running the update command? no, I couldn't connect to the net >Actually, here's an idea - run "rpm -qa" and send me the output of that arts-2.2.2-48mdk bash-2.05-16mdk binutils-2.11.92.0.12-6mdk bzip2-1.0.2-4mdk chkconfig-1.2.24-9mdk chkfontpath-1.9.5-1mdk codeweavers-wine-20020411-6 common-licenses-1.0-5mdk cpio-2.4.2-20mdk cracklib-2.7-15mdk cracklib-dicts-2.7-15mdk curl-7.9.4-4mdk db1-1.85-7mdk db2-2.4.14-5mdk detect-lst-0.9.72-3mdk diffutils-2.7-30mdk drakxtools-1.1.7-97mdk drakxtools-newt-1.1.7-97mdk e2fsprogs-1.26-1mdk egcs-1.1.2-58mdk egcs-c++-1.1.2-58mdk eject-2.0.12-3mdk file-3.37-1mdk fileutils-4.1.5-4mdk findutils-4.1.7-3mdk font-tools-0.1-3mdk freetype-1.3.1-12mdk freetype2-2.0.6-1mdk gawk-3.1.0-3mdk gcc-2.96-0.76mdk gcc3.0-cpp-3.0.4-2mdk gcc-cpp-2.96-0.76mdk gdk-pixbuf-loaders-0.16.0-1mdk gettext-base-0.10.40-4mdk glibc-2.2.4-25mdk glibc-devel-2.2.4-25mdk gnupg-1.0.6-5mdk grep-2.5-0.f.3mdk groff-1.17.2-9mdk groff-for-man-1.17.2-9mdk groff-gxditview-1.17.2-9mdk groff-perl-1.17.2-9mdk grpmi-8.2-3mdk gtk+mdk-0.1.6-11mdk gtkdialogs-1.2-2mdk gzip-1.2.4a-9mdk imlib-1.9.11-9mdk info-install-4.0-22mdk initscripts-6.40.2-41mdk iproute2-2.2.4-13mdk iputils-20001110-9mdk itcl-8.3.2-7mdk kdeadmin-2.2.2-12mdk kdebase-2.2.2-93mdk kdelibs-2.2.2-48mdk kdelibs-sound-2.2.2-48mdk kernel-2.4.18.6mdk-1-1mdk kernel-headers-2.4.18-25mdk kmago-1.1-0 krootwarning-8.2-13mdk ldconfig-2.2.4-25mdk ldetect-lst-0.1.3-8mdk less-358-14mdk libalsa1-0.5.10b-1mdk libarts2-2.2.2-48mdk libatk10-0.10-1mdk libaudiofile0-0.2.3-2mdk libbinutils2-2.11.92.0.12-6mdk libbzip2_1-1.0.2-4mdk libbzip2_1-devel-1.0.2-4mdk libcdda0-IIIa9.8-3mdk libcups1-1.1.14-2mdk libcurl2-7.9.4-4mdk libdb3.3-3.3.11-7mdk libexpat1_95-1.95.2-2mdk libext2fs2-1.26-1mdk libgdbm2-1.8.0-18mdk libgdk-pixbuf2-0.16.0-1mdk libglade0-0.17-2mdk libglib1.2-1.2.10-4mdk libglib1.3_13-1.3.13-2mdk libgmp3-3.1.1-6mdk libgpm1-1.19.6-3mdk libgtk+1.2-1.2.10-25mdk libgtk+2-1.3.13-2mdk libgtk+mdk0.1_6-0.1.6-11mdk libimlib1-1.9.11-9mdk libintl1-0.10.40-4mdk libjpeg62-6b-21mdk liblcms1-1.08-3mdk libldap2-2.0.21-4mdk libMesaGLU1-4.0.1-4mdk libmng-0.9.2-1 libmng1-1.0.3-1mdk libncurses5-5.2-23mdk libnewt0.50-0.50.34-2mdk libogg0-1.0-0.rc3.1mdk libopenssl0-0.9.6c-2mdk libpango24-0.24-1mdk libpcre0-3.9-3mdk libpng-1.0.8-2mdk libpng3-1.2.1-6mdk libpython2.2-2.2-9mdk libqt2-2.3.1-29mdk libsasl7-1.5.27-3mdk libslang1-1.4.4-3mdk libstdc++2.10-2.96-0.76mdk libtermcap2-2.0.8-30mdk libtiff3-3.5.5-9mdk libtool-1.4.2-3mdk libungif4-4.1.0-16mdk libutempter0-0.5.2-5mdk libvorbis0-1.0-0.rc3.1mdk libxml-1.8.17-1mdk libxml2-2.4.16-2mdk libxpm4-3.4k-19mdk libxslt1-1.0.12-1mdk make-3.79.1-6mdk mandrake_desk-8.2-13mdk mandrake-mime-0.1-5mdk mandrake-release-8.2-1mdk menu-2.1.5-100mdk menudrake-0.6.5-2mdk mingetty-0.9.4-20mdk mkinitrd-3.1.6-28mdk mktemp-1.5-10mdk modutils-2.4.13-3mdk mount-2.11n-4mdk mtools-3.9.8-2mdk ncurses-5.2-23mdk net-tools-1.60-2mdk openssl-0.9.6c-2mdk pam-0.75-20mdk pango-0.24-1mdk patch-2.5.4-10mdk pciutils-2.1.9-2mdk perl-5.601-7mdk perl-base-5.601-7mdk perl-DateManip-5.40-3mdk perl-gettext-1.0-10mdk perl-GTK-0.7008-15mdk perl-GTK-GdkImlib-0.7008-15mdk perl-MDK-Common-1.0.2-13mdk popt-1.6.3-10mdk popt-devel-1.6.3-10mdk procps-2.0.7-10mdk psmisc-20.2-2mdk pwdb-0.61-6mdk python-2.2-9mdk python-base-2.2-9mdk readline-4.2a-1mdk rmt-0.4b25-1mdk rpm-4.0.3-10mdk rpm-build-4.0.3-10mdk rpm-devel-4.0.3-10mdk rpmdrake-1.4-18mdk rpmlint-0.42-2mdk rpm-python-4.0.3-10mdk rpm-rebuilder-0.7-1mdk rpmstats-0.3-3mdk rpmtools-4.2-8mdk sash-3.4-10mdk sed-3.02-12mdk setup-2.2.0-25mdk shadow-utils-20000902-5mdk sh-utils-2.0.11-8mdk spec-helper-0.6-4mdk strace-4.4-1mdk SysVinit-2.83-3mdk tar-1.13.25-1mdk tcl-8.3.3-12mdk textutils-2.0.17-7mdk tk-8.3.3-12mdk urpmi-3.3-22mdk usermode-1.44-4mdk usermode-consoleonly-1.44-4mdk utempter-0.5.2-5mdk util-linux-2.11n-4mdk wget-1.8.1-2mdk which-2.13-4mdk X11R6-contrib-4.2.0-10mdk XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-10mdk XFree86-4.2.0-10mdk XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-10mdk XFree86-libs-4.2.0-10mdk XFree86-xfs-4.2.0-10mdk xinitrc-2.4.4-11mdk zlib1-1.1.3-19mdk zlib-devel-1.1.3-11.1mdk >where are the rpms coming from now? as above from urpmi.cfg >How are you trying to connect? I really recommend getting X running. Use minicom, which dials midem and connects to ISP, but lynx returns: Looking up www.linux-mandrake.com Unable to locate remote host www.linux-mandrake.com. Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host. and pinging www.linux.org returns: ping 198.182.196.56 connect: Network is unreachable: minicom later returns 'no carrier' pppd would not connect modem, even with pppd /dev/modem 57600 connect 'usr/sbin/chat ""ADTD ISP phone number CONNECT " " Username: rjrd Password: *****' noipdefault defaultroute TIA Russell
--- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Free Antivirus @ http://www.grisoft.com/ Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.384 / Virus Database: 216 - Release Date: 21/08/02
