Re: [expert] HP LaserJet - help needed
On Friday 04 Apr 2003 11:42 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: Oscar Santacreu wrote: El Viernes, 4 de Abril de 2003 13:35, Mark Weaver escribió: Oscar Santacreu wrote: El Viernes, 4 de Abril de 2003 06:49, Mark Weaver escribió: no dice...did the reboot and same thing. the print jobs are just dropping into the ether. nothing is reaching the printer. :( Have you checked the spool directory and watched what actually happens when you send a file to print? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] [OT]9.1 pre-order status?!?
It was made clear on the order page that it would be well into April before they are shipped. The end of April was suggested as a likely date for most of us. Anne On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 6:45 am, eric huff wrote: If you dig enough, the website says they'll ship when the get them, and to expect to get them the end of april. So maybe it will show as processed when they get the packs in? - Original Message - From: stefmit [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 4:08 PM Subject: [expert] [OT]9.1 pre-order status?!? Just checked today my 9.1 pre-order placed on March the 20th, through Mandrakestore, and the status of it is still waiting to be processed, which is level 0. Does anybody know what the status of these orders is? Should I have waited for it to show up in my favorite store, instead (like I usually do)? I thought we were helping Mandrake by ordering online ... if ... Thx, Stef --- - Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] 9.1: Icons for Removable Devices
Hi I've been following this thread about icons for removable devices but I'm quite puzzled by the way it looks on my box (installed with 9.1 from scratch, not upgraded from 9.0 so there is no leftover). In my /home//Desktop directory I do not have all these .desktop files (except a Home.desktop). Could someone briefly explain exactly how these dynamic icons are handled and the corresponding hook up scripts (hotplug?) I'd like to control the naming of those icons and/or be able to get rid of them altogether and replace them with my own static icons. Ta -- Frederic Soulier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] LM9.1: DVD ejects automatically
Hi On a LM9.1 I did install mplayer from Plf and it was all working fine (I could play any region DVDs). Then after a few days (I have no clue why it does that now) the DVD started to act strangely. Basically when I insert a DVD movie that used to play just fine the DVD reader ejects it automatically after 10s Just weird... Any idea? -- Frederic Soulier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Xchat in mdk9.1
Hi all, anyone know how to make cut and past work in xchat on mdk9.1? It would work in 9.0 but but not 9.1. Any ideas? Thanks Gary. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Stupid password loss
Hello Well, I need some advice for a classic problem... I am now unable to get access to one of my computers, as I forgot my password (root account). I still have a basic user password, but - no luck - it has expired. In fact, I am trapped out of my box ;-) I have some data I need to get back, and I must find a way. Of course, I have physical access. Getting the hard disk to another machine in order to recover data before a reinstallation is an option, but for different reasons I prefer to avoid it (SCSI disk on the locked box, no SCSI support in the one I use now, which is quite full in terms of alim usage). Is there a way to get back my password ? I mean, maybe some brute force utility ? I think I can get the password file with a floppy (after booting on CD). The locked box is Mdk 9, with I think the most paranoid security level. Any advice for the stupidest man on Earth ? TIA and regards, FT -- [INSERT FEELING HERE] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Stupid password loss
you might want to boot from the installation CD in rescue mode, chroot to the you root partition and set a new password with passwd. On Saturday 05 April 2003 12:27, Molotov wrote: Hello Well, I need some advice for a classic problem... I am now unable to get access to one of my computers, as I forgot my password (root account). I still have a basic user password, but - no luck - it has expired. In fact, I am trapped out of my box ;-) I have some data I need to get back, and I must find a way. Of course, I have physical access. Getting the hard disk to another machine in order to recover data before a reinstallation is an option, but for different reasons I prefer to avoid it (SCSI disk on the locked box, no SCSI support in the one I use now, which is quite full in terms of alim usage). Is there a way to get back my password ? I mean, maybe some brute force utility ? I think I can get the password file with a floppy (after booting on CD). The locked box is Mdk 9, with I think the most paranoid security level. Any advice for the stupidest man on Earth ? TIA and regards, FT Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Stupid password loss
on the lilo prompt try: linux single or linux init=/bin/sh one of those should work Cheers JG Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] LM9.1: DVD ejects automatically
Frederic Soulier wrote: Hi On a LM9.1 I did install mplayer from Plf and it was all working fine (I could play any region DVDs). Then after a few days (I have no clue why it does that now) the DVD started to act strangely. Basically when I insert a DVD movie that used to play just fine the DVD reader ejects it automatically after 10s Have you tried calling mplayer from a command prompt, and watching any messages it kicks out? Maybe it's failing to mount the disk, or something... -- Dave Sherman MCSE, MCSA, CCNA If we wanted you to understand it, we wouldn't call it code. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB problems
On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 06:34 am, Ronald J. Hall wrote: Every so often, the mouse dies (no power). I can unplug it, plug it into another USB port (not with the same group though) and it is instantly back on. Unplugging it from the original port it was in and plugging it right back in has no effect. Time varies that it takes for this to happen. When this happens, the printer also will not print (USB bus busy, will retry in 30 seconds) but it never does print. I had the same issue on my GigaByte GA-7VAX1394, until I passed acpi=off to the kernel at boot (put it in lilo.conf and lilo -t, lilo -v) Now ACPI did work on the board except for that, but I found a message in dmesg, stating that an unknown something-or-other-to-do-with-APIC had been found, and could I mail the maintainer, so I´m guessing that this board is simply too new -- john in sydney Mandrake Linux 9.0, Kernel version: 2.4.21-0.13mdk OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net 1024D/3E4A902F B38A AB0F 8658 D9E1 4900 3050 08FA D4FA 3E4A 902F Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Create own RPM repository to use with Mdk-Software installer ? How ?
Hi Folks, as I'm a kind of an Old Unix guy, and having lots of Mirror Sites I'm getting RPMS, Sources etc. from onto my server-harddrives, I wanted to add the RPM's at least into the Software Repository to use with the Mdk-Software Installer. I do see in the normal directories, that the base directory holds the old well known hdlist.cz etc. files. Trying to create these using the genhdlist program generates me some files, but these are not accepted by the Software Source manager of the direct command line using the urpmi programm. The Error message is: Unable to update medium; It will be automatically disabled. I was up to now unable to find detailed documentation on how to really use it genhdlist, or to create a valid RPM Repository. So - here comes my request. Anyone has a Howto hanging around or a Link to decent Documentation ? If using genhdlist is the wrong way of doing it. Anyone has a Pointer into the right direction ? I seeked the Internet foir several hours for the correct hints, but so far without success... Thx for your help :) Cheers Joerg -- | Joerg Mertin : [EMAIL PROTECTED](Home)| | in Neuchâtel/Schweiz : [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Work)| | Stardust's LiNUX System : | | PGP 2.6.3in Key on Demand : Voice Fax: +41(0)32 / 725 52 54 | Home-Page: http://www.solsys.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] SUdden Crashed with Mdk-9.1 (X-Windows running Amok).
Hi Folks, I had several crashes using Mdk-9.1 under X-Windows. Having reacted fast enough once - I saw the X-Server was running Amok, e.g. using loads of Memory. Usually - the X-Server uses 180MBytes of Virtual memory, and 55Mbytes of Resident RAM. This Time, just before the System was completely unreactive - I had 401MBytes of Resident Ram, and 1.1GBytes of Virtual Memory - which is quite unusual. Ok - 10secs later I had no chance in doing a thing ;) I never had this beheaviour under Mdk-9.0, even with all my un-Mdk packages installed and self-patched stuff. Under X I do use the Cursor extension, using Silver as default Mouse-Pinters etc. Default resolution I use is the 1280x1024x32bpp (60Hz, as a TFT connected using the Digital Link). Here my Hardware: - Asus A7N8X Delux (Using the 3com Network Port, and Onboard Sound + USB, Firewire drivers loaded though) - 2x256MBytes Ram - 1x30GB+1x40GByte E-IDE Harddrives, running in UDMA-2 mode (Don't know if enable idebus=66 is safe. Havn tried it yet). - 1 Geforce 3 Ti500 (Hercules) with 64MBytes Ram - using the DVI Port. - 1 Eizo L465TFT Black screen (*A beauty :)*) The Used Software: - Mdk-9.1 - NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123, NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123 self compiled kernel-module (The never drivers have the so=caled Black-Display Syndrom, sent a Mail to NVIdia with a detailed Bug-Report though - the System does not Hardlock, it takes only 30Minutes to passes a certain probing stage in the X-Drivers extension while locking all interrupts). - Kernels used (This time not self-compiled) kernel-2.4.21.0.13mdk-1-1mdk and kernel-multimedia-2.4.21.0.16mdk-1-1mdk - The Rest is a Fresh install, having had some Plf/Texstar packages for Xine/mplayer Multimedia stuff. PS: Has anyone gotten the Rear Sattellites, LFE/Center speakers to activate using the alsa-Drivers ? They seem to recognise everything - but I am unable so far to activate these :) Thx for any hints to take this as a Bug report :) Cheers Joerg -- | Joerg Mertin : [EMAIL PROTECTED](Home)| | in Neuchâtel/Schweiz : [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Work)| | Stardust's LiNUX System : | | PGP 2.6.3in Key on Demand : Voice Fax: +41(0)32 / 725 52 54 | Home-Page: http://www.solsys.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB problems
Hi Mate, I bet you got the exact same Problem I had using the Mdk-2.4.21 kernels. Add: acpi=off To you LILO Append line. The Problem is that the kernel is now able to actually use Interrupt vectors. One my Motherboard however - (Asus A7N8X Delux), these did fail. Everything having had an Interrupt higher than 15 was subject to not beeing able to reserve the Slot - thus timed out. With this LIne in LILO append of the appropriate kernel - it should work again. Cheers Joerg Ronald J. Hall wrote: I posted this message (similiar) twice to the newbie list and got zero responses: This is the first time I've ever used USB and its been rock-solid up to a little while ago. I've got a Logittech USB mouse and a Epson C62 USB printer. Both were found and installed flawlessly by 9.0 of Mandrake. I've got a Soyo Dragon plus MB with 4 ports enabled. Every so often, the mouse dies (no power). I can unplug it, plug it into another USB port (not with the same group though) and it is instantly back on. Unplugging it from the original port it was in and plugging it right back in has no effect. Time varies that it takes for this to happen. When this happens, the printer also will not print (USB bus busy, will retry in 30 seconds) but it never does print. Anyone have any ideas? The mouse works fine on the other 2 comps I have here and does not do this. I'm not very familiar with USB stuff, but I did try: service usb restart and service cups restart but they had no effect. Thanks! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- | Joerg Mertin : [EMAIL PROTECTED](Home)| | in Neuchâtel/Schweiz : [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Work)| | Stardust's LiNUX System : | | PGP 2.6.3in Key on Demand : Voice Fax: +41(0)32 / 725 52 54 | Home-Page: http://www.solsys.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Say Y to RTC..?
On Thursday 03 April 2003 20:52, James Sparenberg wrote: On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 15:09, Damian Gatabria wrote: Hi.. i'm trying to get to build kernel-multimedia-source from the contribs.. just thought i'd add the extra bit of machine-specific optimisation.. but i'm having problems with it. If i just go straight ahead and type make modules (yes, i've done mrproper first) i get a compilation error regarding the Realtime clock. I've gone into xconfig -- sound -- ALSA -- enable RTC but i can only load it as a module (M) or disable it. I want to see what happens if i try to build it right into the kernel. Does anyone know which other parameters must i say Y to before i can say Y to RTC? Any help appreciated. Is sound/alsa itself a module? If so then anything below it in the tree can only be a module. James Found it! It was under Character devices.. enable enhanced real time clock support .. Thanks for the help. Damian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Create own RPM repository to use with Mdk-Software installer ? How ?
Am Samstag, 5. April 2003 14:34 schrieb Joerg Mertin: Hi Folks, as I'm a kind of an Old Unix guy, and having lots of Mirror Sites I'm getting RPMS, Sources etc. from onto my server-harddrives, I wanted to add the RPM's at least into the Software Repository to use with the Mdk-Software Installer. I do see in the normal directories, that the base directory holds the old well known hdlist.cz etc. files. Trying to create these using the genhdlist program generates me some files, but these are not accepted by the Software Source manager of the direct command line using the urpmi programm. The Error message is: Unable to update medium; It will be automatically disabled. I was up to now unable to find detailed documentation on how to really use it genhdlist, or to create a valid RPM Repository. It is fairly easy. I usually go in the directory and make a genhdlist . then I can add it with usual urpmi.addmedia name file://path/to/repository with hdlist.cz If you was in /path/to/ and made a 'genhdlist repository' you have to 'urpmi.addmedia name file://path/to/repository with ../hdlist.cz At least this is how I understood it and it worked here several times. So - here comes my request. Anyone has a Howto hanging around or a Link to decent Documentation ? If using genhdlist is the wrong way of doing it. Anyone has a Pointer into the right direction ? I seeked the Internet foir several hours for the correct hints, but so far without success... No hdlist is the right way Thx for your help :) Hope it helps ;) -- _ counter.li.org : #296567. machine: 181800 vdr-box : 87 _ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] UDMA 5 - Using Mdk-9.1
Hia again folks, a last one :) Seems I not able to pass the udma-2 level for my harddrives. Anyone has a clue as to why the Nforce-IDE port does not allow more than that ? Or - has it to do with the new IDE-Drivers that got into 2.4.2x ? (Well, the IDE-Driver cleanups that took place - Thx Alan ) ... Here the relevant dmesg-output part: Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00beta-2.4 ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx NFORCE2: IDE controller at PCI slot 00:09.0 NFORCE2: chipset revision 162 NFORCE2: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA hda: IBM-DTLA-307030, ATA DISK drive hdb: IC35L040AVER07-0, ATA DISK drive blk: queue c03e4420, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0x) blk: queue c03e455c, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0x) hdc: ASUS DVD-ROM E608, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive hdd: PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W4824A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 hda: host protected area = 1 hda: 60036480 sectors (30739 MB) w/1916KiB Cache, CHS=3737/255/63, UDMA(33) hdb: host protected area = 1 hdb: 80418240 sectors (41174 MB) w/1916KiB Cache, CHS=5005/255/63, UDMA(33) Trying to set these through hdparm etc. fails, e.g. it stays at UDMA 2. Note - drive 2 is also a IBM Drive - OEM drive - which is not marked as real IBM, or I got a Clone ;) Here my Hardware: - Asus A7N8X Delux (Using the 3com Network Port, and Onboard Sound + USB, Firewire drivers loaded though) - 2x256MBytes Ram - 1x30GB+1x40GByte E-IDE Harddrives, running in UDMA-2 mode (Don't know if enable idebus=66 is safe. Havn tried it yet). - 1 Geforce 3 Ti500 (Hercules) with 64MBytes Ram - using the DVI Port. - 1 Eizo L465TFT Black screen (*A beauty :)*) Thx for any hints Cheers Joerg -- | Joerg Mertin : [EMAIL PROTECTED](Home)| | in Neuchâtel/Schweiz : [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Work)| | Stardust's LiNUX System : | | PGP 2.6.3in Key on Demand : Voice Fax: +41(0)32 / 725 52 54 | Home-Page: http://www.solsys.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] GnomeMeeting video source
I want to set up GnomeMeeting, but have a problem with the video source. I have the choice of /dev/video0 and /dev/video1, with not possibility of entering another source so far as I can see. My camera is /dev/sdb, so I presume that I somehow have to create a /dev/video0 that is linked to /dev/sdb. Can anyone tell me how to do that, please? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Compaq Proliant 3000 problem
After loading MDK9.1 on a Compaq Proliant 3000 server the server now shows that one processor has failed during bootup. The raid controller also comes up with an out of order failure. I went in using the Compaq configuration disks and got it to stop showing these errors untill i boo t into Linux. If I check using TOP it shows only 1 processor is running. When I go and reboot those errors show up again. This is a dual 400MHz PII machine with 512 Mb of RAM -- Bill Beauchemin www.billbeau.net Home Of Beau's Bullet PSCA R/S 29 and Beautie Goldens Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] HP LaserJet - help needed
On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 3:18 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 1:20 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: Following your suggestion I opened Konq and watched /var/spool/cups. I also opened KJobViewer and sent a print job. The Job appeared in the KJobViewer window, and two files appeared in the spool dir. When the job disappeared from KJobViewer one disappeared from the spool dir and one was left there. still nothing made it to the printer. any thoughts? Hi, Mark. It sounds to me a bit like the problem I had when trying to set up printing from a win98 pc to the usb printer on this box. It turned out to be a driver problem. I'm not on 9.1 yet, so I can only suggest the lines of investigation I would take on 9.0, and you can adapt them as necessary. I'm not sure whether you said you had done either of these. 1) HP are pretty good at providing drivers. There may be a specific one on their website. But before trying that, look at MCC. 2) Try setting up a new printer (it will work alongside the other one, even if they point to the same printer - I have 4 set up, to give me quick access to different settings). Under Hardware Printers, first select expert mode (or is it advanced?), then go through the screens to add a printer. When you get to the screen asking you to confirm the model, there should be a selection of drivers available for your model. Make sure that you have selected the recommended one. If it is no better you can use the same setup facility to try the other drivers. HTH Anne Hi Anne, yeah, I've done just that a number of times trying both the HP 1000 and HP 6P drivers. I have a sneaking suspicion it's a driver problem as well. However, following Oscar's suggestions earlier in the thread I went to linuxprinting.org and did all that was mentioned there as well as getting the firmware .img that needs to be uploaded to the printer. I am seeing one of the weird things happening that is mentioned on the site. print jobs are being sent to the printer and the printer is acting as /dev/null. I'm clean out of ideas, then, Mark. I take it that this is a local printer? The similar problem I had was when I was trying to print from windows using the local cups driver, and that was cured by installing local drivers, but that's no help at all if it's local :( Sorry Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] GnomeMeeting video source
On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:06, Anne Wilson wrote: I want to set up GnomeMeeting, but have a problem with the video source. I have the choice of /dev/video0 and /dev/video1, with not possibility of entering another source so far as I can see. My camera is /dev/sdb, so I presume that I somehow have to create a /dev/video0 that is linked to /dev/sdb. Can anyone tell me how to do that, please? Anne Dis you try `ln -s /dev/sdb /dev/video0` ? or maybe a hard link? `ln /dev/sdb /dev/video0` .. HTH Damian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Compaq Proliant 3000 problem
On Saturday 05 April 2003 09:09 am, Bill Beauchemin wrote: After loading MDK9.1 on a Compaq Proliant 3000 server the server now shows that one processor has failed during bootup. The raid controller also comes up with an out of order failure. I went in using the Compaq configuration disks and got it to stop showing these errors untill i boo t into Linux. If I check using TOP it shows only 1 processor is running. When I go and reboot those errors show up again. This is a dual 400MHz PII machine with 512 Mb of RAM are you booting with the SMP kernel? -- Linux counter number 167806 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Compaq Proliant 3000 problem
Yep. The problem isnt that it shows up as 1 cpu using top but that it is causing one cpu to be disabled and showing as a failure during bootup or I should say during the POST pahse of the bootup. On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 06:26, et wrote: On Saturday 05 April 2003 09:09 am, Bill Beauchemin wrote: After loading MDK9.1 on a Compaq Proliant 3000 server the server now shows that one processor has failed during bootup. The raid controller also comes up with an out of order failure. I went in using the Compaq configuration disks and got it to stop showing these errors untill i boo t into Linux. If I check using TOP it shows only 1 processor is running. When I go and reboot those errors show up again. This is a dual 400MHz PII machine with 512 Mb of RAM are you booting with the SMP kernel? -- Linux counter number 167806 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Bill Beauchemin www.billbeau.net Home Of Beau's Bullet PSCA R/S 29 and Beautie Goldens Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] GnomeMeeting video source
On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 3:27 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:06, Anne Wilson wrote: I want to set up GnomeMeeting, but have a problem with the video source. I have the choice of /dev/video0 and /dev/video1, with not possibility of entering another source so far as I can see. My camera is /dev/sdb, so I presume that I somehow have to create a /dev/video0 that is linked to /dev/sdb. Can anyone tell me how to do that, please? Anne Dis you try `ln -s /dev/sdb /dev/video0` ? or maybe a hard link? `ln /dev/sdb /dev/video0` .. HTH Damian Hi, Damien. I guess I'm not understanding this well. As a storage device it is seen as sdb1. As a pc camera, the hardware list just gives Vendor: Unknown Bus: USB Location on the bus: 0:11b Description: USB PC Camera Module: unknown Media class: The hard link was not allowed, and the symbolic link didn't work, so I must be going about this the wrong way. All ideas gratefully received. :-) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] LM9.1: DVD ejects automatically
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 13:33, Dave Sherman wrote: Frederic Soulier wrote: Hi On a LM9.1 I did install mplayer from Plf and it was all working fine (I could play any region DVDs). Then after a few days (I have no clue why it does that now) the DVD started to act strangely. Basically when I insert a DVD movie that used to play just fine the DVD reader ejects it automatically after 10s Have you tried calling mplayer from a command prompt, and watching any messages it kicks out? Maybe it's failing to mount the disk, or something... Actually mplayer is not even running. The problem is that I insert the disc in the DVD drive, it churns out for a few seconds then spit it out... -- Frederic Soulier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Stupid password loss
Le sam 05/04/2003 à 14:18, J. Grant a écrit : on the lilo prompt try: linux single or linux init=/bin/sh one of those should work Cheers JG I have now access again to this machine. Thank you for your help, and thanks to Zephod too ! Best regards, FT -- [INSERT FEELING HERE] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] GnomeMeeting video source
On Saturday 05 April 2003 09:35 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 3:27 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:06, Anne Wilson wrote: I want to set up GnomeMeeting, but have a problem with the video source. I have the choice of /dev/video0 and /dev/video1, with not possibility of entering another source so far as I can see. My camera is /dev/sdb, so I presume that I somehow have to create a /dev/video0 that is linked to /dev/sdb. Can anyone tell me how to do that, please? Anne Dis you try `ln -s /dev/sdb /dev/video0` ? or maybe a hard link? `ln /dev/sdb /dev/video0` .. HTH Damian Hi, Damien. I guess I'm not understanding this well. As a storage device it is seen as sdb1. As a pc camera, the hardware list just gives Vendor: Unknown Bus: USB Location on the bus: 0:11b Description: USB PC Camera Module: unknown Media class: The hard link was not allowed, and the symbolic link didn't work, so I must be going about this the wrong way. All ideas gratefully received. :-) Anne you might chectk to see what the complete /dev device is for the /sdb? what exactly was the error message? maybe the link format is backwards, or you need to link to something like /dev/video/video0... sorry I cann't check right this second as I am still in the process of tunning and installing 9.1 for myself. on the dual CPU (_my_ main box) and have not yet gotten around to getting the video working. -- Linux counter number 167806 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] LM9.1: DVD ejects automatically
Can you test the drive under another OS or in another system? I've had this happen, and seen it happen cdroms before. I became quite bad, to the point where, if the computer was on, the cdrom would eject. Kind of annoying seeing as it made the drive completely unusable. Does it do this for all movies? Hez On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 09:45, Frederic Soulier wrote: On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 13:33, Dave Sherman wrote: Frederic Soulier wrote: Hi On a LM9.1 I did install mplayer from Plf and it was all working fine (I could play any region DVDs). Then after a few days (I have no clue why it does that now) the DVD started to act strangely. Basically when I insert a DVD movie that used to play just fine the DVD reader ejects it automatically after 10s Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] re:wmp11
I have a wireless network card wmp11.The computer detects it as a broadcom bcm 4301.I have just installed mandrake 9.1.Can anyone advise me on installing this card for my network? I have tried several of the "wireless" drivers to no avail!!! Thanks Geoff
[expert] auto shut off
Hi, How do I enable LM9.1 to automatically shutdown my system when I choose turn off from the logoff menu? I see halt... power down... but I need to press the power button. Regards, Norman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] GnomeMeeting video source
On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 4:07 pm, et wrote: On Saturday 05 April 2003 09:35 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 3:27 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:06, Anne Wilson wrote: I want to set up GnomeMeeting, but have a problem with the video source. I have the choice of /dev/video0 and /dev/video1, with not possibility of entering another source so far as I can see. My camera is /dev/sdb, so I presume that I somehow have to create a /dev/video0 that is linked to /dev/sdb. Can anyone tell me how to do that, please? Anne Dis you try `ln -s /dev/sdb /dev/video0` ? or maybe a hard link? `ln /dev/sdb /dev/video0` .. HTH Damian Hi, Damien. I guess I'm not understanding this well. As a storage device it is seen as sdb1. As a pc camera, the hardware list just gives Vendor: Unknown Bus: USB Location on the bus: 0:11b Description: USB PC Camera Module: unknown Media class: The hard link was not allowed, and the symbolic link didn't work, so I must be going about this the wrong way. All ideas gratefully received. :-) Anne you might chectk to see what the complete /dev device is for the /sdb? /dev/sdb. /dev/sdb1 appears when I'm in still picture playback mode - i.e. storage device. . what exactly was the error message? Error while opening video device /dev/video0, channel 0. A test image will be transmitted. Error while opening the device. maybe the link format is backwards, or you need to link to something like /dev/video/video0... sorry I cann't check right this second as I am still in the process of tunning and installing 9.1 for myself. on the dual CPU (_my_ main box) and have not yet gotten around to getting the video working. I do not have any /dev/video of any sort. All ideas welcome. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] LM9.1: DVD ejects automatically
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 16:14, Hezekiah M. Carty wrote: Can you test the drive under another OS or in another system? I've had this happen, and seen it happen cdroms before. I became quite bad, to the point where, if the computer was on, the cdrom would eject. Kind of annoying seeing as it made the drive completely unusable. Ok in W2K. Does it do this for all movies? In fact it does eject only encoded DVDs (Region 1 2). I was able to play a non-encoded documentary DVD. Weird 'cos a few days ago I was able to watch encoded DVDs as well using mplayer. I must have installed something that is causing that... but what since I installed LM9.1 I have been wildly installing stuff from contrib, club and Plf! Hez On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 09:45, Frederic Soulier wrote: On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 13:33, Dave Sherman wrote: Frederic Soulier wrote: Hi On a LM9.1 I did install mplayer from Plf and it was all working fine (I could play any region DVDs). Then after a few days (I have no clue why it does that now) the DVD started to act strangely. Basically when I insert a DVD movie that used to play just fine the DVD reader ejects it automatically after 10s __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Frederic Soulier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] auto shut off
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 11:50, Norman Zhang wrote: Hi, How do I enable LM9.1 to automatically shutdown my system when I choose turn off from the logoff menu? I see halt... power down... but I need to press the power button. Regards, Norman Add 'apm=off' to the append line in /etc/lilo.conf and run lilo. Adolfo -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] root login !
Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. TIA Richard -- richard bown [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] root login !
richard bown wrote: Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. TIA Richard Assuming kde, in kcontrol system login manager administrator mode users, you can 'unhide' root and a root icon should appear at login. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] root login !
Thanks I'll try that, I'm using gnome at the moment, so lets try kde thanks richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 17:55, Rolf Pedersen wrote: richard bown wrote: Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. TIA Richard Assuming kde, in kcontrol system login manager administrator mode users, you can 'unhide' root and a root icon should appear at login. __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- richard bown [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] root login !
richard bown said: Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. Open a console, type 'su', enter root password, type 'xcdroast'. Configure xcdroast, and allow your user account to use xcdroast. After this no more requirement for root to run xcdroast. -- Live fast, die young, You're sucking up my bandwidth. J.P. Pasnak, CD CCNA http://www.warpedsystems.sk.ca Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] root login !
On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:51 am, richard bown wrote: Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. It is a misnomer that one must log into the gui as root (which is very dangerous) in order to run gui apps with root access. In order to run xcdroast as root, simply open a terminal, type su, enter the root password and then enter xcdroot. The program is now running with all root proviledges. This can be done for anty app. BTW, this method is also far faster than logging out, logging in as root, logging out and logging in as user again. -- Greg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] gpm + mc bug persists in 9.1
All right, I know I can't complain because I don't pay Mandrake; but I would have thought that known bugs might have been ironed out for a new distribution regardless. Just for the records: in mandrake 9.1 use of gpm (mouse control) in text consoles as ordinary user (but not as root) is buggy: does not work with midnight commander. If the ordinary user is the first to log in you get the same old debug messages spewing out on screen, if someone else has logged in on a different text console before you don't get debug messages but it just doesn't work. Root user can use gpm with mc ok. My guess is it has to do with devfs. Seems I'm one of the very few to prefer using text consoles and mc when fooling about with files insted of the glamorous graphical interface - which I love for other things. I have tried setting an alias mc = mc -d so as to invoke mc without mouse support, but this gives me an error every time I open a console in graphical environment and invoke mc. The solution would be a script: check if you are in text console or graphical console; if in text console call mc as mc -d how would I do the first check with bash ? -- Michele Alzetta Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Fn F7 freezes the window system in Sony vaio PCG-FXA47
Hello all I have a laptop with Mandrake 9.0. Everything works fine except when pressing the Fn key (which I need to redirect the video to an external monitor/projector).The system Freezes (the keys ctrl+alt+f1, nor the ctrl+alt+del don't work so I have to turn the laptop off and on again). Before 9.0 I had 8.2 and the (fn+F7 redirect) worked just fine. I cheked some archives and have not seen this problem nor the solution reported. Any pointers as to how to solve the problem? _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Stupid password loss
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 02:27, Molotov wrote: Hello Well, I need some advice for a classic problem... I am now unable to get access to one of my computers, as I forgot my password (root account). I still have a basic user password, but - no luck - it has expired. In fact, I am trapped out of my box ;-) Ok, Been there done this... fixed it. 1. boot from the rescue disk (disk 1 on your distro) chose f1 at the prompt 2. at the new prompt type rescue (as the instructions will tell you.) 3. When the new window comes up (btw it will look like it's going to start an install don't worry it won't) select with the arrow keys mount installed system. 4. After it mounts chose go to prompt. 5 cd /mnt/etc this is your hdd. 6. use the command vipw (stands for vipw) in this manor. $ chroot /mnt vipw the above will chroot jail you to your hdd and edit the real password file. 7. Find the line (should be the first one) That looks like root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash Change it to look like root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash#Notice I just removed the x. Then wq this file so it's saved. Immediately a prompt asking if you want to edit shadow password will come up, say yes. The line for root will look something like this. root:$1$NpWEeIT/$bcb/UR/rGIlDcFdn7C.7b.:12140:0:9:7::: change it to look like this. root::12140:0:9:7::: wq to write and save this file. then exit from the rescue disk... reboot and you will now have a root user with a blank password. WARNING. Give root a password immediately *grin* upon logging in. How did I learn this... Trial and error and a firewall I hadn't logged into in 14 months. oops James I have some data I need to get back, and I must find a way. Of course, I have physical access. Getting the hard disk to another machine in order to recover data before a reinstallation is an option, but for different reasons I prefer to avoid it (SCSI disk on the locked box, no SCSI support in the one I use now, which is quite full in terms of alim usage). Is there a way to get back my password ? I mean, maybe some brute force utility ? I think I can get the password file with a floppy (after booting on CD). The locked box is Mdk 9, with I think the most paranoid security level. Any advice for the stupidest man on Earth ? TIA and regards, FT Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] root login !
Ok Greg point noted, Thats a useful one to remember Richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 18:14, Greg Meyer wrote: On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:51 am, richard bown wrote: Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. It is a misnomer that one must log into the gui as root (which is very dangerous) in order to run gui apps with root access. In order to run xcdroast as root, simply open a terminal, type su, enter the root password and then enter xcdroot. The program is now running with all root proviledges. This can be done for anty app. BTW, this method is also far faster than logging out, logging in as root, logging out and logging in as user again. -- richard bown [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Laptop external video freezes the X Windows system
I have a laptop with Mandrake 9.0. Everything works fine except when pressing the Fn key (which I need to redirect the video to an external monitor/projector).The system Freezes (the keys ctrl+alt+f1 don't work so I have to turn the laptop off and on again). Before 9.0 I had 8.2 and the (fn+F7 redirect) worked just fine. Any pointers as to how to solve the problem? _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] SUdden Crashed with Mdk-9.1 (X-Windows running Amok).
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 04:48, Joerg Mertin wrote: Hi Folks, I had several crashes using Mdk-9.1 under X-Windows. Having reacted fast enough once - I saw the X-Server was running Amok, e.g. using loads of Memory. Usually - the X-Server uses 180MBytes of Virtual memory, and 55Mbytes of Resident RAM. This Time, just before the System was completely unreactive - I had 401MBytes of Resident Ram, and 1.1GBytes of Virtual Memory - which is quite unusual. Ok - 10secs later I had no chance in doing a thing ;) I never had this beheaviour under Mdk-9.0, even with all my un-Mdk packages installed and self-patched stuff. Under X I do use the Cursor extension, using Silver as default Mouse-Pinters etc. Default resolution I use is the 1280x1024x32bpp (60Hz, as a TFT connected using the Digital Link). Here my Hardware: - Asus A7N8X Delux (Using the 3com Network Port, and Onboard Sound + USB, Firewire drivers loaded though) - 2x256MBytes Ram - 1x30GB+1x40GByte E-IDE Harddrives, running in UDMA-2 mode (Don't know if enable idebus=66 is safe. Havn tried it yet). - 1 Geforce 3 Ti500 (Hercules) with 64MBytes Ram - using the DVI Port. - 1 Eizo L465TFT Black screen (*A beauty :)*) The Used Software: - Mdk-9.1 - NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123, NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123 self compiled kernel-module (The never drivers have the so=caled Black-Display Syndrom, sent a Mail to NVIdia with a detailed Bug-Report though - the System does not Hardlock, it takes only 30Minutes to passes a certain probing stage in the X-Drivers extension while locking all interrupts). - Kernels used (This time not self-compiled) kernel-2.4.21.0.13mdk-1-1mdk and kernel-multimedia-2.4.21.0.16mdk-1-1mdk - The Rest is a Fresh install, having had some Plf/Texstar packages for Xine/mplayer Multimedia stuff. PS: Has anyone gotten the Rear Sattellites, LFE/Center speakers to activate using the alsa-Drivers ? They seem to recognise everything - but I am unable so far to activate these :) Thx for any hints to take this as a Bug report :) Cheers Joerg Joerg, Over on the cooker list. Thomas has stated and given links to a bunch of kernel patches Some of them specifically aimed at your mobo. (the thread title is: NEW INSTALL IMAGES FOR MDK 9.1 ) He said he should have a new kernel on the cooker by Sunday to address this and a number of other HW issues. If you can't wait he provided links to the patches. If you can. He should have the kernel out soon and I'm sure he would appreciate constructive feedback. (btw the thread title is in all caps that's not my editing.) James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] UDMA 5 - Using Mdk-9.1
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 05:26, Joerg Mertin wrote: Hia again folks, a last one :) Seems I not able to pass the udma-2 level for my harddrives. Anyone has a clue as to why the Nforce-IDE port does not allow more than that ? Or - has it to do with the new IDE-Drivers that got into 2.4.2x ? (Well, the IDE-Driver cleanups that took place - Thx Alan ) ... Here the relevant dmesg-output part: Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00beta-2.4 ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx NFORCE2: IDE controller at PCI slot 00:09.0 NFORCE2: chipset revision 162 NFORCE2: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA hda: IBM-DTLA-307030, ATA DISK drive hdb: IC35L040AVER07-0, ATA DISK drive blk: queue c03e4420, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0x) blk: queue c03e455c, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0x) hdc: ASUS DVD-ROM E608, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive hdd: PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W4824A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 hda: host protected area = 1 hda: 60036480 sectors (30739 MB) w/1916KiB Cache, CHS=3737/255/63, UDMA(33) hdb: host protected area = 1 hdb: 80418240 sectors (41174 MB) w/1916KiB Cache, CHS=5005/255/63, UDMA(33) Trying to set these through hdparm etc. fails, e.g. it stays at UDMA 2. Note - drive 2 is also a IBM Drive - OEM drive - which is not marked as real IBM, or I got a Clone ;) Here my Hardware: - Asus A7N8X Delux (Using the 3com Network Port, and Onboard Sound + USB, Firewire drivers loaded though) - 2x256MBytes Ram - 1x30GB+1x40GByte E-IDE Harddrives, running in UDMA-2 mode (Don't know if enable idebus=66 is safe. Havn tried it yet). - 1 Geforce 3 Ti500 (Hercules) with 64MBytes Ram - using the DVI Port. - 1 Eizo L465TFT Black screen (*A beauty :)*) Thx for any hints Cheers Joerg This is addressed in the new kernel Thomas is talking about too. I think you're going to be Thomas's new best friend after Sunday *grin*. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] root login !
Richard, Go to a console, and su to root, and type xcdroast, and enter. Xcdroast will start, then there's a box where you can add users, and select to allow user permissions. Robert Crawford On Saturday 05 April 2003 04:51 pm, richard bown wrote: Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. TIA Richard Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] auto shut off
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 08:32, Adolfo Bello wrote: On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 11:50, Norman Zhang wrote: Hi, How do I enable LM9.1 to automatically shutdown my system when I choose turn off from the logoff menu? I see halt... power down... but I need to press the power button. Regards, Norman Add 'apm=off' to the append line in /etc/lilo.conf and run lilo. Adolfo If the above doesn't work (it frequently does try it first)... there is a switch in the kernel called. Use Real Mode APM BIOS call to power off (under General last item or close to the last.) This is for really buggy BIOS's (and boy howdy some of them are buggy) and will enable them to power off correctly. MDK can't enable this by default because if the BIOS does this correctly then this switch will cause them to not be able to power off. I've an e-machines box I built up for a friend I had to do this on. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] root login !
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 09:04, richard bown wrote: Thanks I'll try that, I'm using gnome at the moment, so lets try kde thanks richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 17:55, Rolf Pedersen wrote: richard bown wrote: Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. TIA Richard Assuming kde, in kcontrol system login manager administrator mode users, you can 'unhide' root and a root icon should appear at login. Another way... at the command line run drakedm and then choose one of the other dm's (GDM KDM or TWM) they will allow a root login. Note it may ask for your disk as the default install only gives you mdkkdm James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] root login !
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 09:14, Greg Meyer wrote: On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:51 am, richard bown wrote: Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. It is a misnomer that one must log into the gui as root (which is very dangerous) IMHO no more dangerous than an su. Basically if you don't know what you are doing everything is dangerous. Dangerous is your 16 year old asking for the car keys. Dangerous is a religious fanatic with a plan. Dangerous is a platoon of enemy soldiers and you only have one clip left. Running as root is reason for caution. Not life threatening. James in order to run gui apps with root access. In order to run xcdroast as root, simply open a terminal, type su, enter the root password and then enter xcdroot. The program is now running with all root proviledges. This can be done for anty app. BTW, this method is also far faster than logging out, logging in as root, logging out and logging in as user again. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Laptop external video freezes the X Windows system
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 10:42, pedro gomez wrote: I have a laptop with Mandrake 9.0. Everything works fine except when pressing the Fn key (which I need to redirect the video to an external monitor/projector).The system Freezes (the keys ctrl+alt+f1 don't work so I have to turn the laptop off and on again). Before 9.0 I had 8.2 and the (fn+F7 redirect) worked just fine. Any pointers as to how to solve the problem? I'm not sure what is fixed with VIAO boxes but the list of things Thomas has in the new kernel (due out Sunday hopefully) includes some VIAO stuff. This may help. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] MDK 9.1 it's much slower than 9.0 and xfree freezes everything
At 06.27 05/04/2003, you wrote: On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 15:22, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: [I sent this message some days ago but I did not see it in the ML. I send it again.] I downloaded two days ago the ISOs and yesterday I installed them in the following PC: Mobo PCChips 748lmrt, 128+64+32 ram, chipset sis620 (with onboard audio cmi8738, lan davicom 901a, video sis 620 agp shared memory, modem pctel AMR), celeron 400, video card 3dfx Banshee 16 mb PCI. hda IBM 60GXP 40 GB (hda1 ReiserFS 5 GB, swap 400 MB and /home about 32 GB, ReiserFS). I had a problem during X configuration: I saw Voodoo Banshee generic as video card set automatically, so I simply changed the resolution: from 1024 to 800. I then tested the configuration and ... EVERYTHING freezed. Control-Alt-Fx did not work and I had to reinstall everything from the beginning (I didn't know the x configuration was the LAST step! :-\. Hard reboot and installation from the beginning. After about one hour and half, at the same point of the previous freeze, I simply ignored the test button and I accepted the configuration. When I rebooted (with much expectations, honestly) I found linux booting without graphics (I was really suprised: I have seen the graphic boot for at least 3 MDKs!) and **really slow**, especially in the Finding modules dependencies (or similar, I'm writing from another pc because the pctel modem is not recognized, as expected: not only it's a softmodem, it's also AMR). looks like it's running depmod -a every boot now -- I've seen this too. Is this necessary? It takes about 30 seconds or more! Unfortunately, when the login manager should have appeared, everything locked up again. I could hear the HD reading something, but I wasn't able to kill xfree because I could not access the terminals. Hard reboot AGAIN. I booted into runlevel 3 and executed XFdrake, this time trying to use a different driver for the video card. I didn't find one, but I discovered I could select xfree 4.3 wirthout 3d support or even xfree 3.3.6. I don't know why but the problem was 3D support: the Banshee card has 3d support with xfree, but who knows... Glad I saw this before trying to upgrade either of my servers -- they both have Voodoo3 AGP cards in them. Have you tried using 3.3.6? It was always pretty solid with the Voodoo. Thank you for the tip! I tried 3.3.6 but, since 4.3 worked, I chose the latest. Anyway, has 3.3.6 3d support? if not, where's the advantage? Another strange thing: not only kde and gnome are slower than mdk 9.0, but even the whole system: for example, window maker or a simple ./configure executed in a separate shell outside xfree (runlevel 5). Could it depends on the kernel? I don't know, but I find this situation very strange and unacceptable (I mean: I will come back to mdk 9.0 and I'll try to upgrade manually as much as I can). X stuff being slow could be an xserver problem, but this sounds like something different... I don't know what though. /etc/sysconfig/harddisks? Was the system responsive before? The system has always been responsive ... as responsive as a cel400 with a very poor chipset can be. This time, with 9.1, it's MUCH worse. The problem should not be related to the harddisk: the ibm hd is now pio (I will change it to dma soon), but the disk works only for few seconds, while apps take many many seconds to start, after the hd has stopped working. I forgot to tell that I set the hd in quietest mode, but this affects only seek time (so it could probably slows down the depmod process), while, as already said, apps take much to start even after the hd has finished. A question: why did you choose a -pre kernel? was it really necessary? I'll hazard a guess that it's ACPI -- those of us with new laptops and desktops don't get working systems without good ACPI support, and 2.4.21 is definitely a lot better. What about preemptive patch? is it already inside? Thank you Olaf olaf@ kjws.com for every kind of mail, except spam! :-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] xcdroast -iso files
Hi, me again. Its Bill Gates fault not mine in case your getting fed up with me !!! Xcdroast , burning an iso image, its not very clear, is there a help file ?.. Or which options do I need to do this.. When I said Bill Gates I was'nt joking, I acquired a copy of XP Pro and threw it on the winblows machine to see if it would recognise my scanner No it did'nt its still a yuk thing of NT. So I had to reload the adaptec s/w for the cd burner, which according to XP corrupted the networking, so IT DISABLED IT !!!... How can anyone pay so much for a pile of poo and a picture of a green field ... I'm glad I downloaded it FOC. TIA Richard -- richard bown [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files
On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 9:38 pm, richard bown wrote: Hi, me again. Its Bill Gates fault not mine in case your getting fed up with me !!! Xcdroast , burning an iso image, its not very clear, is there a help file ?.. Or which options do I need to do this.. Just to clarify - do you have an image that you want to turn into a cd, or do you want to create an image? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] 9.1: Icons for Removable Devices
On Saturday 05 April 2003 02:38 am, Frederic Soulier wrote: Hi I've been following this thread about icons for removable devices but I'm quite puzzled by the way it looks on my box (installed with 9.1 from scratch, not upgraded from 9.0 so there is no leftover). In my /home//Desktop directory I do not have all these .desktop files (except a Home.desktop). Could someone briefly explain exactly how these dynamic icons are handled and the corresponding hook up scripts (hotplug?) I'd like to control the naming of those icons and/or be able to get rid of them altogether and replace them with my own static icons. Exactly what I wanted to do. Here's what I did (after Marc's reply): (1) Disabled KDE's automatic device display: Go to KDE Config - LookNFeel - Behavior In Devices section at the bottom, uncheck Display devices on the desktop. (2) Go to the desktop, right click, select Create New - Link to application (URL). Type in the name you want and the mount point (E.g., /mnt/cdrom). [This assumes you are doing this for supermounted devices--if not use Create New - xxx Device.] (3) Right click on the new desktop device icon, select properties, and pick the appropriate icon. (4) Repeat for other desired devices. I could not find a script that KDE is using. Must be in a binary. So, I don't see any way to currently control how KDE displays mounted or unmounted devices automatically. So it's a nice idea, but not quite fully usable. Norm Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files
Sorry that was a but vague,, I have an iso image I 'd like to tun into a cd. Richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 21:42, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 9:38 pm, richard bown wrote: Hi, me again. Its Bill Gates fault not mine in case your getting fed up with me !!! Xcdroast , burning an iso image, its not very clear, is there a help file ?.. Or which options do I need to do this.. Just to clarify - do you have an image that you want to turn into a cd, or do you want to create an image? Anne -- richard bown [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] HP LaserJet - help needed
El Sábado, 5 de Abril de 2003 01:37, Mark Weaver escribió sabiamente: On Friday 04 April 2003 07:14 am, Oscar Santacreu wrote: Try rebooting both: computer and printer before trying to print. OTOH, when I was using the pbmtozjs driver, the printer sometimes came into a strange catatonic state... Now, in LM9.1 the printer uses the foo2zjs driver, and it seems to be ok. Good luck stranges in the night... Oscar, I've been fussing with this thing for a little while now and don't seem to be making any headway. According to the logs there is communication between the computer and the printer, but none of the print jobs are getting to the printer. according to the logs does it appear that things are setup correctly? I've tried both the 6P drivers and those specifically for the HP 1000. results are the same for both. they're just dropping off into nothing. LOG === Apr 4 18:32:13 ws1 kernel: printer.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 12 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x0517 Apr 4 18:32:16 ws1 /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup printer for USB product 3f0/517/120 Apr 4 18:32:17 ws1 /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup hp1000fw 0x00 for USB product 3f0/517/120 Apr 4 18:32:17 ws1 /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Module setup hp1000fw for USB product 3f0/517/120 Apr 4 18:32:17 ws1 /etc/hotplug/usb/hp1000fw: hp LaserJet 1000 detected at /dev/usb/lp0 Apr 4 18:32:17 ws1 /etc/hotplug/usb/hp1000fw: Firmware uploaded to /dev/usb/lp0. Apr 4 18:32:17 ws1 /etc/hotplug/usb/hp1000fw: Now you can print normally with this printer. == The log seems to be ok. hp1000fw detects the printer and upload the firmware (by the way, when the firmware is uploaded, do you see both lights of the printer blinking? they should do it) Please let me think about it... -- Óscar Santacreu Usuario de Linux Registrado #227443 http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] HP LaserJet - help needed
El Sábado, 5 de Abril de 2003 00:42, Mark Weaver escribió sabiamente: Oscar Santacreu wrote: El Viernes, 4 de Abril de 2003 13:35, Mark Weaver escribió: Oscar Santacreu wrote: El Viernes, 4 de Abril de 2003 06:49, Mark Weaver escribió: Hi list, this evening I bought a new HP LaserJet 1000 and I'm having a bit of trouble getting it working. it connects via USB. Any suggestions? thanks Hi, I bought a HP LaserJet 1000 last christmas, and now it is working ok here. The problem with this printer is that it has only 32kb ROM, and the firmware must be uploaded to the printer every time it is switched on. There are a driver in www.linuxprinting.org, and I wrote a script (hp1000fw) which automatically upload the firmware to the printer. You will find it at: http://www.linuxprinting.org/pipermail/hp-list/2003q1/002376.html I have seen that my modest script is now integrated in LM9.1 :'-) I hope this will help you. Best regards, Oscar thank you for the awesome information. I did what was said to do and all that went good, but now all the print jobs that are processing appear to be dropping into the ether cause they're not coming out of the printer. strange, huh? Try rebooting both: computer and printer before trying to print. OTOH, when I was using the pbmtozjs driver, the printer sometimes came into a strange catatonic state... Now, in LM9.1 the printer uses the foo2zjs driver, and it seems to be ok. Good luck stranges in the night... no dice...did the reboot and same thing. the print jobs are just dropping into the ether. nothing is reaching the printer. :( Open two terminal windows, in one type top. On the other send some file to printer with lpr somefile.ps In the windows with top, you should see a pbmtozjs or a foo2zjs procces running for a while. is it? -- Óscar Santacreu Usuario de Linux Registrado #227443 http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] root login !
El Sábado, 5 de Abril de 2003 18:51, richard bown escribió sabiamente: Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. TIA Richard You can use su command to run xcdroast as root... su -c xcdroast -- Óscar Santacreu Usuario de Linux Registrado #227443 http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files
from memory, go to create cd : write cd : master tracks. select the ISO (it must be in the directory you've configured as xcdroast's swap space) and click OK, then it'll ask if you want to proceed. On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 13:00, richard bown wrote: Sorry that was a but vague,, I have an iso image I 'd like to tun into a cd. Richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 21:42, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 9:38 pm, richard bown wrote: Hi, me again. Its Bill Gates fault not mine in case your getting fed up with me !!! Xcdroast , burning an iso image, its not very clear, is there a help file ?.. Or which options do I need to do this.. Just to clarify - do you have an image that you want to turn into a cd, or do you want to create an image? Anne -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture... Are you compliant yet? ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3514.txt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] MDK 9.1 it's much slower than 9.0 and xfree freezeseverything
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 11:24, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: At 06.27 05/04/2003, you wrote: On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 15:22, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: [I sent this message some days ago but I did not see it in the ML. I send it again.] I downloaded two days ago the ISOs and yesterday I installed them in the following PC: Mobo PCChips 748lmrt, 128+64+32 ram, chipset sis620 (with onboard audio cmi8738, lan davicom 901a, video sis 620 agp shared memory, modem pctel AMR), celeron 400, video card 3dfx Banshee 16 mb PCI. hda IBM 60GXP 40 GB (hda1 ReiserFS 5 GB, swap 400 MB and /home about 32 GB, ReiserFS). I had a problem during X configuration: I saw Voodoo Banshee generic as video card set automatically, so I simply changed the resolution: from 1024 to 800. I then tested the configuration and ... EVERYTHING freezed. Control-Alt-Fx did not work and I had to reinstall everything from the beginning (I didn't know the x configuration was the LAST step! :-\. Hard reboot and installation from the beginning. After about one hour and half, at the same point of the previous freeze, I simply ignored the test button and I accepted the configuration. When I rebooted (with much expectations, honestly) I found linux booting without graphics (I was really suprised: I have seen the graphic boot for at least 3 MDKs!) and **really slow**, especially in the Finding modules dependencies (or similar, I'm writing from another pc because the pctel modem is not recognized, as expected: not only it's a softmodem, it's also AMR). looks like it's running depmod -a every boot now -- I've seen this too. Is this necessary? It takes about 30 seconds or more! there's something else wrong, it only takes about 3 seconds on my system after the first run. Unfortunately, when the login manager should have appeared, everything locked up again. I could hear the HD reading something, but I wasn't able to kill xfree because I could not access the terminals. Hard reboot AGAIN. I booted into runlevel 3 and executed XFdrake, this time trying to use a different driver for the video card. I didn't find one, but I discovered I could select xfree 4.3 wirthout 3d support or even xfree 3.3.6. I don't know why but the problem was 3D support: the Banshee card has 3d support with xfree, but who knows... Glad I saw this before trying to upgrade either of my servers -- they both have Voodoo3 AGP cards in them. Have you tried using 3.3.6? It was always pretty solid with the Voodoo. Thank you for the tip! I tried 3.3.6 but, since 4.3 worked, I chose the latest. Anyway, has 3.3.6 3d support? if not, where's the advantage? you can call 1 second response time after clicking a menu working, personally I'd call it format the disk and try again. 3.3.6 does have 3d support, I used to play Quake 3 on it all the time. Sniff. I'd play Quake 3 on my laptop now if it didn't insist on mmap'ing /dev/dsp. Another strange thing: not only kde and gnome are slower than mdk 9.0, but even the whole system: for example, window maker or a simple ./configure executed in a separate shell outside xfree (runlevel 5). Could it depends on the kernel? I don't know, but I find this situation very strange and unacceptable (I mean: I will come back to mdk 9.0 and I'll try to upgrade manually as much as I can). X stuff being slow could be an xserver problem, but this sounds like something different... I don't know what though. /etc/sysconfig/harddisks? Was the system responsive before? The system has always been responsive ... as responsive as a cel400 with a very poor chipset can be. This time, with 9.1, it's MUCH worse. The problem should not be related to the harddisk: the ibm hd is now pio (I will change it to dma soon), but the disk works only for few seconds, while apps take many many seconds to start, after the hd has stopped working. I forgot to tell that I set the hd in quietest mode, but this affects only seek time (so it could probably slows down the depmod process), while, as already said, apps take much to start even after the hd has finished. well something is way wrong, but I don't know what it is. A question: why did you choose a -pre kernel? was it really necessary? I'll hazard a guess that it's ACPI -- those of us with new laptops and desktops don't get working systems without good ACPI support, and 2.4.21 is definitely a lot better. What about preemptive patch? is it already inside? Not yet, but I would expect that the 9.2 distro will have it (if it isn't a 2.6 kernel) Thank you Olaf olaf@ kjws.com for every kind of mail, except spam! :-) __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture... Are you compliant yet?
Re: [expert] USB problems
On Friday 04 April 2003 09:39 pm, John Haywood wrote: I had the same issue on my GigaByte GA-7VAX1394, until I passed acpi=off to the kernel at boot (put it in lilo.conf and lilo -t, lilo -v) I'll try that and see what happens. Thanks! -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB problems
On Saturday 05 April 2003 07:54 am, Joerg Mertin wrote: Hi Mate, I bet you got the exact same Problem I had using the Mdk-2.4.21 kernels. Add: acpi=off To you LILO Append line. The Problem is that the kernel is now able to actually use Interrupt vectors. One my Motherboard however - (Asus A7N8X Delux), these did fail. Everything having had an Interrupt higher than 15 was subject to not beeing able to reserve the Slot - thus timed out. With this LIne in LILO append of the appropriate kernel - it should work again. Cheers Joerg Seems to be the general consensus - I'll try it. Thanks much! -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] UDMA 5 - Using Mdk-9.1
Hi James, On 4 Apr 2003, James Sparenberg wrote: This is addressed in the new kernel Thomas is talking about too. I think you're going to be Thomas's new best friend after Sunday *grin*. Thx for your directions... And concerning your comments, I bet I will ;) I'll be looking at the patches every hour :) Cheers Thanx Joerg -- | Joerg Mertin : [EMAIL PROTECTED](Home)| | in Neuchâtel/Schweiz : [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Work)| | Stardust's LiNUX System : | | PGP 2.6.3in Key on Demand : Voice Fax: +41(0)32 / 725 52 54 | Home-Page: http://www.solsys.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files
Thanks Jack, but I just managed to make a straight copy on to the cd, so there's a bit I've missed ? TIA Richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 22:17, Jack Coates wrote: from memory, go to create cd : write cd : master tracks. select the ISO (it must be in the directory you've configured as xcdroast's swap space) and click OK, then it'll ask if you want to proceed. On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 13:00, richard bown wrote: Sorry that was a but vague,, I have an iso image I 'd like to tun into a cd. Richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 21:42, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 9:38 pm, richard bown wrote: Hi, me again. Its Bill Gates fault not mine in case your getting fed up with me !!! Xcdroast , burning an iso image, its not very clear, is there a help file ?.. Or which options do I need to do this.. Just to clarify - do you have an image that you want to turn into a cd, or do you want to create an image? Anne -- richard bown [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Create own RPM repository to use with Mdk-Software installer ? How ?
Use urpmi.addmedia without generating a list. It will autogenerate one for you as it adds the medium. man urpmi.addmedia is your friend. Cheers Jason Steffen Barszus wrote: Am Samstag, 5. April 2003 14:34 schrieb Joerg Mertin: Hi Folks, as I'm a kind of an Old Unix guy, and having lots of Mirror Sites I'm getting RPMS, Sources etc. from onto my server-harddrives, I wanted to add the RPM's at least into the Software Repository to use with the Mdk-Software Installer. I do see in the normal directories, that the base directory holds the old well known hdlist.cz etc. files. Trying to create these using the genhdlist program generates me some files, but these are not accepted by the Software Source manager of the direct command line using the urpmi programm. The Error message is: Unable to update medium; It will be automatically disabled. I was up to now unable to find detailed documentation on how to really use it genhdlist, or to create a valid RPM Repository. It is fairly easy. I usually go in the directory and make a genhdlist . then I can add it with usual urpmi.addmedia name file://path/to/repository with hdlist.cz If you was in /path/to/ and made a 'genhdlist repository' you have to 'urpmi.addmedia name file://path/to/repository with ../hdlist.cz At least this is how I understood it and it worked here several times. So - here comes my request. Anyone has a Howto hanging around or a Link to decent Documentation ? If using genhdlist is the wrong way of doing it. Anyone has a Pointer into the right direction ? I seeked the Internet foir several hours for the correct hints, but so far without success... No hdlist is the right way Thx for your help :) Hope it helps ;) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Stupid password loss
On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:38, James Sparenberg wrote: On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 02:27, Molotov wrote: Hello Well, I need some advice for a classic problem... I am now unable to get access to one of my computers, as I forgot my password (root account). I still have a basic user password, but - no luck - it has expired. In fact, I am trapped out of my box ;-) Ok, Been there done this... fixed it. 1. boot from the rescue disk (disk 1 on your distro) chose f1 at the prompt 2. at the new prompt type rescue (as the instructions will tell you.) 3. When the new window comes up (btw it will look like it's going to start an install don't worry it won't) select with the arrow keys mount installed system. 4. After it mounts chose go to prompt. 5. # chroot /mnt (may need to /mnt/usr/sbin/chroot) 6 # passwd Enter in root's new password when prompted. 5 cd /mnt/etc this is your hdd. 6. use the command vipw (stands for vipw) in this manor. $ chroot /mnt vipw the above will chroot jail you to your hdd and edit the real password file. 7. Find the line (should be the first one) That looks like root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash Change it to look like root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash#Notice I just removed the x. Then wq this file so it's saved. Immediately a prompt asking if you want to edit shadow password will come up, say yes. The line for root will look something like this. root:$1$NpWEeIT/$bcb/UR/rGIlDcFdn7C.7b.:12140:0:9:7::: change it to look like this. root::12140:0:9:7::: wq to write and save this file. then exit from the rescue disk... reboot and you will now have a root user with a blank password. WARNING. Give root a password immediately *grin* upon logging in. How did I learn this... Trial and error and a firewall I hadn't logged into in 14 months. oops James I have some data I need to get back, and I must find a way. Of course, I have physical access. Getting the hard disk to another machine in order to recover data before a reinstallation is an option, but for different reasons I prefer to avoid it (SCSI disk on the locked box, no SCSI support in the one I use now, which is quite full in terms of alim usage). Is there a way to get back my password ? I mean, maybe some brute force utility ? I think I can get the password file with a floppy (after booting on CD). The locked box is Mdk 9, with I think the most paranoid security level. Any advice for the stupidest man on Earth ? TIA and regards, FT -- Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert]
On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:30, Troy Arnold wrote: Troy Arnold Network Specialist Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. 106 E. 6th Street Suite 300 Austin, Tx 78701 Phone: 512-542-2250, Fax: 512-477-8603 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit our award-winning website www.norwood.com By the way, dont bother replying, your address has been filtered straight to trash. -- Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert]
I do apologize, but I do not understand? -Troy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Adams Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 6:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:30, Troy Arnold wrote: Troy Arnold Network Specialist Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. 106 E. 6th Street Suite 300 Austin, Tx 78701 Phone: 512-542-2250, Fax: 512-477-8603 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit our award-winning website www.norwood.com By the way, dont bother replying, your address has been filtered straight to trash. -- Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files
richard bown wrote: Thanks Jack, but I just managed to make a straight copy on to the cd, so there's a bit I've missed ? TIA Richard Ref: file:/usr/share/doc/xcdroast-0.98/FAQ Q: 17. Uh...I feel stupid but how to write downloaded ISO-images? A: If you downloaded an ISO-image (e.g. a linux distribution) you have to copy that big file (extension should be .iso) first to an image-directory of X-CD-Roast. You specify these directories in Setup at the HD Settings tab. These are the places where X-CD-Roast will look for audio (.wav) or data tracks. Now you enter the Create CD menu and you will see your image-file displayed nicely in the Image-Information window. Go to Write Tracks - click on Layout tracks tab, add your image-file, click on Accept track layout and finally a click at Write tracks will write that image perfectly to your CD-R/RW. - On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 22:17, Jack Coates wrote: from memory, go to create cd : write cd : master tracks. select the ISO (it must be in the directory you've configured as xcdroast's swap space) and click OK, then it'll ask if you want to proceed. On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 13:00, richard bown wrote: Sorry that was a but vague,, I have an iso image I 'd like to tun into a cd. Richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 21:42, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 9:38 pm, richard bown wrote: Hi, me again. Its Bill Gates fault not mine in case your getting fed up with me !!! Xcdroast , burning an iso image, its not very clear, is there a help file ?.. Or which options do I need to do this.. Just to clarify - do you have an image that you want to turn into a cd, or do you want to create an image? Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert]
This advertising is SPAM mate, and as such is regarded as evil. http://mail-abuse.org/standard.html http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/s/spam.html http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html On Sun, 06 Apr 2003 12:05, Troy and Tina Arnold wrote: I do apologize, but I do not understand? -Troy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Adams Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 6:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:30, Troy Arnold wrote: Troy Arnold Network Specialist Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. 106 E. 6th Street Suite 300 Austin, Tx 78701 Phone: 512-542-2250, Fax: 512-477-8603 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit our award-winning website www.norwood.com By the way, dont bother replying, your address has been filtered straight to trash. -- Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files
Ah, you don't need to use a gui. Find out what device your burner is with cdrecord -scanbus and then use the following command: cdrecord -dao -v dev=DEV speed=8 driveropts=burnfree file.iso where DEV is the bus location of your burner that you determined with scanbus, such as 0,1,0 or whatever. If your drive doesn't have bufeer-underrun protection, leave out the driveropts portion. Also, feel free to change the speed. Miark On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 13:00, richard bown wrote: Sorry that was a but vague,, I have an iso image I 'd like to tun into a cd. Richard Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert]
Thank you for the heads up, I sent you an E-Mail Michael as I did not put two and two together and think my signature file was spam, reset assured that that will not happen again... Again.. Thanks. -Troy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Adams Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 6:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] This advertising is SPAM mate, and as such is regarded as evil. http://mail-abuse.org/standard.html http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/s/spam.html http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html On Sun, 06 Apr 2003 12:05, Troy and Tina Arnold wrote: I do apologize, but I do not understand? -Troy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Adams Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 6:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:30, Troy Arnold wrote: Troy Arnold Network Specialist Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. 106 E. 6th Street Suite 300 Austin, Tx 78701 Phone: 512-542-2250, Fax: 512-477-8603 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit our award-winning website www.norwood.com By the way, dont bother replying, your address has been filtered straight to trash. -- Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files
On Saturday 05 April 2003 03:44 pm, richard bown wrote: Thanks Jack, but I just managed to make a straight copy on to the cd, so there's a bit I've missed ? TIA Richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 22:17, Jack Coates wrote: from memory, go to create cd : write cd : master tracks. select the ISO (it must be in the directory you've configured as xcdroast's swap space) and click OK, then it'll ask if you want to proceed. Very close. Go to create cd, then write tracks, then layout tracks, select the iso image from the directory (must be in the directory you entered in setup / hd settings), click add, then accept track layout then write tracks, do not pad tracks, use disk at once dao mode and write tracks. You can verify the cd burn by doing a md5sum /dev/(which device your burner is on, eg. scd). It should return the same md5sum as the original iso image. If you pad the tracks or don't use dao then the md5sums won't verify the burn. -- It said use windows 95 or better so I loaded linux! In a world without walls and fences who needs windows and gates? Kelley Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert]
Too much time at Maggie Mae's Troy and Tina Arnold wrote: I do apologize, but I do not understand? -Troy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Adams Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 6:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:30, Troy Arnold wrote: Troy Arnold Network Specialist Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. 106 E. 6th Street Suite 300 Austin, Tx 78701 Phone: 512-542-2250, Fax: 512-477-8603 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit our award-winning website www.norwood.com By the way, dont bother replying, your address has been filtered straight to trash. -- Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] GnomeMeeting video source
On Sat, 5 Apr 2003, Anne Wilson wrote: I do not have any /dev/video of any sort. All ideas welcome. You might try running modprobe v4l with the cam attached; if you're running devfs, this should (IIUIC) create the /dev/videoX node(s). -- Bill Mullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] MA, USA RLU #270075 MDK 8.1 9.0 There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don't. - Robert Benchley Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] gpm + mc bug persists in 9.1
On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: check if you are in text console or graphical console; if in text console call mc as mc -d how would I do the first check with bash ? Two ways that occur to me: 1) Test on the current value of $TERM. 2) Test whether or not $DISPLAY is set. HTH! -- Bill Mullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] MA, USA RLU #270075 MDK 8.1 9.0 There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don't. - Robert Benchley Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] 9.1: Icons for Removable Devices
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 12:53, Norman Carver wrote: On Saturday 05 April 2003 02:38 am, Frederic Soulier wrote: Hi I've been following this thread about icons for removable devices but I'm quite puzzled by the way it looks on my box (installed with 9.1 from scratch, not upgraded from 9.0 so there is no leftover). In my /home//Desktop directory I do not have all these .desktop files (except a Home.desktop). Could someone briefly explain exactly how these dynamic icons are handled and the corresponding hook up scripts (hotplug?) I'd like to control the naming of those icons and/or be able to get rid of them altogether and replace them with my own static icons. Exactly what I wanted to do. Here's what I did (after Marc's reply): (1) Disabled KDE's automatic device display: Go to KDE Config - LookNFeel - Behavior In Devices section at the bottom, uncheck Display devices on the desktop. (2) Go to the desktop, right click, select Create New - Link to application (URL). Type in the name you want and the mount point (E.g., /mnt/cdrom). [This assumes you are doing this for supermounted devices--if not use Create New - xxx Device.] (3) Right click on the new desktop device icon, select properties, and pick the appropriate icon. (4) Repeat for other desired devices. I could not find a script that KDE is using. Must be in a binary. So, I don't see any way to currently control how KDE displays mounted or unmounted devices automatically. So it's a nice idea, but not quite fully usable. Norm Want it to be even more frustrating. Do a locate CD | grep desktop... you'll find about 4 or 5 of them on your box... and not a one of them does anything grrr. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] 9.1 Mozilla 1.3 doesn't start up.
Greetings all, I cannot get Mozilla to start up, either from the menu, from the taskbar, which does soundwrapper /usr/bin/mozilla %u, or from a shell, either /usr/bin/mozilla or the above. When launched from the menu or taskbar, the hourglass tumbles for about 30 seconds and then disappears with no mozilla started. When the /usr/bin/mozilla script is run, no processes are started either. The .mozilla directory is empty. Other large apps such as OpenOffice or Koffice start OK. Evolution too. Galeon segfaults but that's another problem. The box has 384 MB memory and free showed about a 1/3 of that available when I first started trying to start Mozilla. Swap is on, but not yet used. Thanks in advance for any help as to how to troubleshoot. Steven Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Stupid password loss
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 15:25, Michael Adams wrote: On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:38, James Sparenberg wrote: On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 02:27, Molotov wrote: Hello Well, I need some advice for a classic problem... I am now unable to get access to one of my computers, as I forgot my password (root account). I still have a basic user password, but - no luck - it has expired. In fact, I am trapped out of my box ;-) Ok, Been there done this... fixed it. 1. boot from the rescue disk (disk 1 on your distro) chose f1 at the prompt 2. at the new prompt type rescue (as the instructions will tell you.) 3. When the new window comes up (btw it will look like it's going to start an install don't worry it won't) select with the arrow keys mount installed system. 4. After it mounts chose go to prompt. 5. # chroot /mnt (may need to /mnt/usr/sbin/chroot) 6 # passwd Enter in root's new password when prompted. This may work in many caseses... HOWEVER I've had it happen a couple of times that the file passwd was corrupted or otherwise compromised. (I found one box that was root kitted if you changed the root password it would send it off to the owner of the kit... ugh.)I prefer to take it off line. make it a no passwd root and find out if my box is clean. Paranoid yes... but.. I'm that way *grin*. James 5 cd /mnt/etc this is your hdd. 6. use the command vipw (stands for vipw) in this manor. $ chroot /mnt vipw the above will chroot jail you to your hdd and edit the real password file. 7. Find the line (should be the first one) That looks like root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash Change it to look like root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash#Notice I just removed the x. Then wq this file so it's saved. Immediately a prompt asking if you want to edit shadow password will come up, say yes. The line for root will look something like this. root:$1$NpWEeIT/$bcb/UR/rGIlDcFdn7C.7b.:12140:0:9:7::: change it to look like this. root::12140:0:9:7::: wq to write and save this file. then exit from the rescue disk... reboot and you will now have a root user with a blank password. WARNING. Give root a password immediately *grin* upon logging in. How did I learn this... Trial and error and a firewall I hadn't logged into in 14 months. oops James I have some data I need to get back, and I must find a way. Of course, I have physical access. Getting the hard disk to another machine in order to recover data before a reinstallation is an option, but for different reasons I prefer to avoid it (SCSI disk on the locked box, no SCSI support in the one I use now, which is quite full in terms of alim usage). Is there a way to get back my password ? I mean, maybe some brute force utility ? I think I can get the password file with a floppy (after booting on CD). The locked box is Mdk 9, with I think the most paranoid security level. Any advice for the stupidest man on Earth ? TIA and regards, FT Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] UDMA 5 - Using Mdk-9.1
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 14:13, Joerg Mertin wrote: Hi James, On 4 Apr 2003, James Sparenberg wrote: This is addressed in the new kernel Thomas is talking about too. I think you're going to be Thomas's new best friend after Sunday *grin*. Thx for your directions... And concerning your comments, I bet I will ;) I'll be looking at the patches every hour :) Cheers Thanx Joerg I'm waiting anxiously myself .. it's supposed to address some problems with orinoco_cs. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] test
Testing and appologizing... seems Evo was sending everthing 3 times.. hopeing this goes through only once. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 16:36, Miark wrote: Ah, you don't need to use a gui. Find out what device your burner is with cdrecord -scanbus and then use the following command: cdrecord -dao -v dev=DEV speed=8 driveropts=burnfree file.iso where DEV is the bus location of your burner that you determined with scanbus, such as 0,1,0 or whatever. If your drive doesn't have bufeer-underrun protection, leave out the driveropts portion. Also, feel free to change the speed. Miark Couldn't agree more... the only diff is I use. cdrecord -v speed=8 dev=DEV -data file.iso On mine not using the burnfree opt creates fewer coasters. and the -dao is the default so I don't bother. James PS (I've yet to be able to get a gui either in Windows or Linux to burn cd's right.) On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 13:00, richard bown wrote: Sorry that was a but vague,, I have an iso image I 'd like to tun into a cd. Richard __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] 9.1: Icons for Removable Devices
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 12:53, Norman Carver wrote: On Saturday 05 April 2003 02:38 am, Frederic Soulier wrote: Hi I've been following this thread about icons for removable devices but I'm quite puzzled by the way it looks on my box (installed with 9.1 from scratch, not upgraded from 9.0 so there is no leftover). In my /home//Desktop directory I do not have all these .desktop files (except a Home.desktop). Could someone briefly explain exactly how these dynamic icons are handled and the corresponding hook up scripts (hotplug?) I'd like to control the naming of those icons and/or be able to get rid of them altogether and replace them with my own static icons. Exactly what I wanted to do. Here's what I did (after Marc's reply): (1) Disabled KDE's automatic device display: Go to KDE Config - LookNFeel - Behavior In Devices section at the bottom, uncheck Display devices on the desktop. (2) Go to the desktop, right click, select Create New - Link to application (URL). Type in the name you want and the mount point (E.g., /mnt/cdrom). [This assumes you are doing this for supermounted devices--if not use Create New - xxx Device.] (3) Right click on the new desktop device icon, select properties, and pick the appropriate icon. (4) Repeat for other desired devices. I could not find a script that KDE is using. Must be in a binary. So, I don't see any way to currently control how KDE displays mounted or unmounted devices automatically. So it's a nice idea, but not quite fully usable. Norm Norm, You've got me started now *grin* I created a new user on my box. I see what you see. One thing though do an ls -a ... yep hidden files. If you move Desktop to desktop ... all icons immediately disappear. What I haven't been able to get working is what inside makes it happen. If you move all of the .files to something else (after making the directory read only . they get auto recreated. Those 2 icons are still there. So removing the directory gives you an icon free zone but none of the files in it create the icons. So something is looking for the existence of the directory and then creating the icons. I've even created an empty Desktop directory ... and I get 2 icons yep floppy and cdrom g... still looking. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Config settings for urpmi to use 9.1 CDROMs
By mistake, I deleted my setup for urpmi/rpmDrake to use the CDROMs of 9.1. I am using the download edition. If someone could email the proper configuration to me, I would appreciate it emmensely. Rob Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] daylight-saving time
my computer's clock just made the change to N American EDT automatically. is this controlled by Xntpd, which i have running, or by something else in the Mandrake-Linux set-up (9.0rc1 currently)? i can't find anything in the NTP document'n on the subject. -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban Community Studies TRANSIT`-O--O---' University of Toronto Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
