Re: [expert] exporting the local CDROM fails

2002-10-28 Thread hans privat
hi Toshiro, are you shure, which services hosts.allow and hosts.deny are providing ? the only thing you can do with that entries are : allow or deny internetservices like ftp or analogical services ! the other reason, this service is NOT designed for accesses like CDROM's or flopyy or hd's : if I

[expert] Network Profile swiching With MDK 9.0

2002-10-28 Thread James Sparenberg
All, Trying to find a way to switch network profiles on the fly with MDK 9.0 I've found a number of them that work at boot time, but since I don't always know what I'm going to do until after a boot they are for the most part useless. (Unless I want to do the Windows reboot dance.) Using the

RE: [expert] Consultation

2002-10-28 Thread Kiran
I'm not sure that XP/2000 meed this (they might though, I think the boot loader needs to be on C:), but I don't think it would hurt. Windows 9x needs to be on the C: drive so if windows is on the second drive(hdb or D: if you prefer) or up, you need to map it down to the C: drive. The first 2

Re: [expert] RH 8.0 memory leak? MDK 9.0 ok?

2002-10-28 Thread Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva
Todd, I must say you must know a lot! Sorry, shame on me really, I sign GMX mailing list but simply didn't think to ask them and I don't know why. I'll suggest these lines bellow to her and henceforth we'll ask to GMX guys. Cheers, On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Todd Lyons wrote: First of all, shame

[expert] importing X / watching TV via local net

2002-10-28 Thread Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva
Hi James, I'll take a new round-up trying to optimise VNC and see what happens. Anyway, X -query offers me a very good solution, even to 3D modelling. Since I do my experiments at home before implementing at work, what I got now is good enough to work. However, at home, some

Re: [expert] hardware troubleshooting questions

2002-10-28 Thread Gabriel Phoenix
On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 18:36, Jack Coates wrote: Hi, I have a machine (naturally a fairly important one) which I built and which is fairly unstable -- give it ten to twenty days, and it will suffer a video lock up or a disk error that forces a reboot. FIC AZ11 with a VIA KT133 chipset.

Re: [expert] importing X / watching TV via local net

2002-10-28 Thread Steffen Barszus
On Monday 28 October 2002 12:08, Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva wrote: Hi James, I'll take a new round-up trying to optimise VNC and see what happens. Anyway, X -query offers me a very good solution, even to 3D modelling. Since I do my experiments at home before implementing at work,

Re: [expert] Network Profile swiching With MDK 9.0

2002-10-28 Thread J. Grant
Hi, I posted a similar msg when using my laptop with multiple profiles, I use fixed IP now so i dont get the wait problem you have (assuming that is a dhcp DNS prob). There were some command line scripts to change the network IP etc etc or you could just use static IP and change IP with MCC.

Re: [expert] Can't get Zip drive to work. Can't get LICQ to work,possible permission probs..

2002-10-28 Thread J. Grant
Hi Ken, Re: LICQ I'm assuming you are not the Ken Thompson who developed linux and C with Dennis Richie? (I think that was his name) I gave up on Licq and now use micq.org, its very uptodate, workign with the v8 OSCAR protocol, runs from any shell so you can use it from any pc and even works

Re: [expert] importing X / watching TV via local net

2002-10-28 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 06:08, Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva wrote: Since I do my experiments at home before implementing at work, what I got now is good enough to work. However, at home, some computers have TV card and we have cable tv just to one. I tried but I couldn't watch TV via VNC

Re: [expert] importing X / watching TV via local net

2002-10-28 Thread Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva
Yes, I know this option (net streaming?) despite of not trying yet because I don't think that my PII 300 will be fast enough for the job :-). Anyway, if I'd try net streaming, from where should I start? Many thanks, Cheers, On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Steffen Barszus wrote: I don't believe

Re: [expert] importing X / watching TV via local net

2002-10-28 Thread Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva
Great! I'll try it. I think about sound later. My net is 100mbps, I hope to be enough. On 28 Oct 2002, Kwan Lowe wrote: xawtv has a remote option that streams video over X. It's slow, however, and getting sound to work was a pain. I wouldn't recommend it for installations where the network

[expert] notebook intall freeze with ML 9.0

2002-10-28 Thread bhdietz
Hi all. I recentlly aquired a notebook P III, and tried to install ML 9.0. Unfortunately, after a smooth install, it refuses to boot, not with kernel panic, but freeze. First it was when trying to mount / (root) as REISERFS. I reinstalled as EXT3, and it corrected this trouble. But then, it

RE: [expert] Can't get Zip drive to work. Can't get LICQ to work, possible permission probs..

2002-10-28 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SICN
I have Licq installed on my v9 box and all runs just fine. I did a fresh install of 9 though. What error do you receive when starting licq from command line? As far as the Zip internal, I have the same problem. If you find the answer to that let me know. I am starting to think it is kernel

Re: [expert] docs for setting up mdk as a firewall

2002-10-28 Thread hans privat
hi, have downloaded that script, but there are some enties I don't have an idea abot what to write in as there are : DNS : = what I have to write here ? is it the local DNS, but right now I don't have a setted up DNS - or is it the DNS of the provider ? AUTH_ALLOW=207.69.200.132 216.32.132.250

[expert] user sshd does not exist

2002-10-28 Thread bascule
i've just installed openssh-server and when i try to start sshd i get privilege seperation: user sshd does not exist before i create this user, what options should i create it with, obviously it's a system user and doesn't need a home etc. but what else, after all ssh is a security minded tool,

Re: [expert] Enemies Purchased by Gates

2002-10-28 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 12:15, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: Try listening to the following Realplayer link between 12 and 3:00 EST - rtsp://a271.l582920640.c5829.g.lr.akamaistream.net/live/D/271/5829/v0001/reflector:20640 This is a real good place to start getting informed on the forces at work

Re: [expert] Network Profile swiching With MDK 9.0

2002-10-28 Thread James Sparenberg
Viable alternatives If I always knew ahead of time what the IP would be. Problem is that I'm moving a lot to networks where either I don't know the intended IP structure, or if I did set up once it won't be the same this time.(customer sites). Right now I've got about 6 profiles in this laptop

Re: [expert] importing X / watching TV via local net

2002-10-28 Thread James Sparenberg
If you do find a solution let me know. Unfortunately this is one of two drawbacks to any remote solution like this. realtime Video and sound. The original VNC site talks about the fact that realplayer and similar products don't work over VNC. James On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 04:56, Alan Wilter

Re: [expert] user sshd does not exist

2002-10-28 Thread James Sparenberg
On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 05:53, bascule wrote: i've just installed openssh-server and when i try to start sshd i get privilege seperation: user sshd does not exist before i create this user, what options should i create it with, obviously it's a system user and doesn't need a home etc. but what

Re: [expert] user sshd does not exist

2002-10-28 Thread David Relson
FWIW, my 3 Mandrake boxes all have /etc/group - sshd:x:94: /etc/passwd - sshd:x:94:94::/home/sshd:/bin/true /var/empty exists on all 3 and two have /var/empty/sshd (which is empty - no files). At 11:08 AM 10/28/02, James Sparenberg wrote: On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 05:53, bascule wrote: i've just

[expert] readline library and mdk 8.2

2002-10-28 Thread logic7
I was trying to install the mutella Gnutella client on my mandrake 8.2 machine and got the following when I did a ./configure: checking for readline/readline.h... no checking for readline in readline.h... no checking for readline in readline.h with curses... no checking for readline in

Re: [expert] hardware troubleshooting questions

2002-10-28 Thread Jack Coates
On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 03:45, Gabriel Phoenix wrote: snip Power Supply? snip Power supplies should be added to the troubleshooting list when tracking down gremlins. Gabriel I've read that article too, and have had my share of cheapie power supplies release their magic smoke... The

Re: [expert] readline library and mdk 8.2

2002-10-28 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 11:35:49 -0500 logic7 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is this readline library? The Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in. For readline.h you will need to install the readline-devel

RE: [expert] readline library and mdk 8.2

2002-10-28 Thread logic7
Nevermind. I just d/l'ed the source from the gnu ftp server. compiled it and everything is fine. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:expert-owner;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of logic7 Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 11:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] readline

[expert] Mirror

2002-10-28 Thread Belkie, Dan
Hi guys! I have a new install of Mandrake 9.. I have 2 drives and I am trying to mirror them. I have my /etc/raidtab set up, but I don't think I have it correct. 1. Are you able to mirror the whole drive? Book record and all? 2. Do I have to have my second disk formatted? Or will it just

Re: [expert] Server shuts down

2002-10-28 Thread Jim C
When it shuts down what happens if you try to ssh into it. If it's a No response. Were talkin total lockup here. I have to restart. web server does it still serve web pages? If it does I'd be inclined to It is not a webserver. suspect that perhaps apm or APIC (hope I got the right

Re: [expert] Network Profile swiching With MDK 9.0

2002-10-28 Thread J. Grant
Why not just click Do not activate eth0 at boot time (or config it yourself in the boot up sequence? Then you can do as you wish. JG James Sparenberg wrote: Viable alternatives If I always knew ahead of time what the IP would be. Problem is that I'm moving a lot to networks where either I

Re: [expert] dhcp-configuration fails ...

2002-10-28 Thread Jim C
1. Check the disk for scratches, dirt, finger prints etc. 2. Is it not mounting the drive or is it seeing the drive and not getting the file? You could check to see what files rpmdrake is asking for and then try installing them from the command line. hi, was trying to install DHCP and share

Re: [expert] Mirror

2002-10-28 Thread Gregory K. Meyer
On Monday 28 October 2002 12:59 pm, Belkie, Dan wrote: Hi guys! I have a new install of Mandrake 9.. I have 2 drives and I am trying to mirror them. I have my /etc/raidtab set up, but I don't think I have it correct. 1. Are you able to mirror the whole drive? Book record and all? 2. Do

Re: [expert] hardware troubleshooting questions

2002-10-28 Thread Robert Crawford
Jack, I looked at your PS specs at that link you gave, and then looked at your system componets you posted. In my opinion, your PS could definitely be problematic. Usually, the main problem is the power available on the 3.3v and 5v rails. This PS is pretty low (15A and 26A) with 150watt

[expert] Trobles with kodak dc280 USB camera

2002-10-28 Thread Lars Ole Christoffersen
Hi I am running Mandrake 9.0 on a PIII 533 MHz machine and a Ausus mother board with Via chipset. In the USB Viewer I can se the camera com and go when I turn it on and off. I have loaded the following modules in the kernel: dc2xx, usb-storage, usb-uhci and usbcore. I have tried to acces the

[expert] ati radeon 7000 VE

2002-10-28 Thread Benjamin Michotte
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hello, I bougth an ATI radeon 7000 VE (with the 2 outscreen) last week and I've got a problem with my XF86 config. The problem is I have some horizontal lines when I move a window, or I pass out an hyperlink. I've this problem with a resolution

Re: [expert] hardware troubleshooting questions

2002-10-28 Thread Will Merkens
On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 03:45, Gabriel Phoenix wrote: snip Power Supply? snip Power supplies should be added to the troubleshooting list when tracking down gremlins. Gabriel I've read that article too, and have had my share of cheapie power supplies release their

Re: [expert] hardware troubleshooting questions

2002-10-28 Thread Robert Crawford
Jack, Just read some stuff on FIC AZ11 groups search. People there are having the same problems you do. One guy fixed it by installing a little heatsink fan on the Northbridge heatsink (most KT133 chipsets do have one, factory installed). I would suggest taking off the case cover, and blowing a

Re: [expert] Trobles with kodak dc280 USB camera

2002-10-28 Thread Larry Nguyen
Hi I am running Mandrake 9.0 on a PIII 533 MHz machine and a Ausus mother board with Via chipset. In the USB Viewer I can se the camera com and go when I turn it on and off. I have loaded the following modules in the kernel: dc2xx, usb-storage, usb-uhci and usbcore. I have tried to acces

[expert] usernames

2002-10-28 Thread Norman Zhang
Hi, How do I disable login names on the login screen? I think msec does it. But I don't want all there features. Is there a config file I can edit? Regads, Norman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] usernames

2002-10-28 Thread Jack Coates
On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 11:53, Norman Zhang wrote: Hi, How do I disable login names on the login screen? I think msec does it. But I don't want all there features. Is there a config file I can edit? Regads, Norman it's a gdm or kdm thing, depending on which you use. -- Jack Coates

Re: [expert] usernames

2002-10-28 Thread Norman Zhang
: How do I disable login names on the login screen? I think : msec does it. But I don't want all there features. Is there : a config file I can edit? : : it's a gdm or kdm thing, depending on which you use. I'm using kdm. Which file do I edit? Am I in right folder with /usr/share/config/kdm/?

Re: [expert] FYI: WalMart/Microtel/Mandrake8.2 PC...

2002-10-28 Thread Seth Zirin
On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 10:05, Pierre Fortin wrote: This is a quick overview of what I ran into after my friends got their WalMart/Microtel/Mandrake8.2 PC... [SNIP] the modem from the mobo and reseat it -- now works... but it has never connected at a rate faster than 21kb -- will check into

Re: [expert] usernames

2002-10-28 Thread Gregory K. Meyer
On Monday 28 October 2002 03:02 pm, Norman Zhang wrote: : How do I disable login names on the login screen? I think : msec does it. But I don't want all there features. Is there : a config file I can edit? : : it's a gdm or kdm thing, depending on which you use. I'm using kdm. Which file

Re: [expert] usernames

2002-10-28 Thread David Relson
At 02:53 PM 10/28/02, Norman Zhang wrote: Hi, How do I disable login names on the login screen? I think msec does it. But I don't want all there features. Is there a config file I can edit? Regads, Norman My recollection is that a right click will bring up a preferences dialog that allows

RE: [expert] usernames

2002-10-28 Thread logic7
I do it through KConfigurationKDESystemLogin Manager You can do it from there. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:expert-owner;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of David Relson Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 3:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] usernames At

Re: [expert] Creating network install bootable cdrom

2002-10-28 Thread Bryan Whitehead
I have a NFS server that has all versions of mandrake that we support. Each workstation has access to this NFS volume with amd. DHCP is also running on this server to dole out IP addresses. I run the following command to re-install or upgrade a machine. rekickstart mdkversion. For example, to

Re: [expert] usernames

2002-10-28 Thread David Guntner
Norman Zhang grabbed a keyboard and wrote: : How do I disable login names on the login screen? I think : msec does it. But I don't want all there features. Is there : a config file I can edit? : : it's a gdm or kdm thing, depending on which you use. I'm using kdm. Which file do I edit?

Re: [expert] hardware troubleshooting questions

2002-10-28 Thread ET
On Monday 28 October 2002 01:53 pm, Robert Crawford wrote: Jack, I looked at your PS specs at that link you gave, and then looked at your system componets you posted. In my opinion, your PS could definitely be problematic. I agree,,, jack if you keep smokin that stuff we will demand you

Re: [expert] usernames

2002-10-28 Thread Norman Zhang
Thanks everyone for your help. I found out that you can edit /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc and change ShowUsers=None under [X-*-greeter] Norman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] hardware troubleshooting questions

2002-10-28 Thread Jack Coates
Just ordered a 300W and two cooling fans -- now you're saying 350W? Not sure that I'm following the justification, unless it's rule of thumb. On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 13:10, ET wrote: On Monday 28 October 2002 01:53 pm, Robert Crawford wrote: Jack, I looked at your PS specs at that link you

[expert] Module get autoloaded?

2002-10-28 Thread Lars Ole Christoffersen
Hi the module dc2xx prohibits gphoto2 to work as it can not get exclusive rights to the USB device. Does anybody know how i can remove it permanently. If I do a rmmod dc2xx it goes away, but comes back as soon as the usb device is turned on Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?

Re: [expert] FYI: WalMart/Microtel/Mandrake8.2 PC...

2002-10-28 Thread Pierre Fortin
On 28 Oct 2002 12:04:02 -0800 Seth Zirin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 10:05, Pierre Fortin wrote: This is a quick overview of what I ran into after my friends got their WalMart/Microtel/Mandrake8.2 PC... [SNIP] the modem from the mobo and reseat it -- now works...

Re: [expert] hardware troubleshooting questions

2002-10-28 Thread kwan
On 28 Oct 2002, Jack Coates wrote: Just ordered a 300W and two cooling fans -- now you're saying 350W? Not sure that I'm following the justification, unless it's rule of thumb. Besides the excellent AMd guide that someone has mentioned, you might also want to check the pcpowerandcooling.com

Re: [expert] Audacity on 9.0

2002-10-28 Thread Charles A Edwards
On 28 Oct 2002 14:26:13 -0600 Jason Guidry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone gotten any version of audacity to work under mdk9.0? It's complaining about deps I have installed, both in rpm and src form. It will not build so does not work in 9.0 Use hackaudacity. Charles

Re: [expert] FYI: WalMart/Microtel/Mandrake8.2 PC...

2002-10-28 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
On Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 17:22 -0500, Pierre Fortin wrote: Thanks for the info... my friends' house is just up the road in the sparsely populated SC mountains and in the same exchange; I get 50,666bps here... The x-connect boxes for the lines are just across the highway from me... I doubt

Re: [expert] Module get autoloaded?

2002-10-28 Thread iluvatar
you can remove the file dc2xx.o in the module tree somewhere in /lib/modules/ but do a backup of that file first. Le mar 29/10/2002 à 22:41, Lars Ole Christoffersen a écrit : Hi the module dc2xx prohibits gphoto2 to work as it can not get exclusive rights to the USB device. Does anybody

Re: [expert] Audacity on 9.0

2002-10-28 Thread Jason Guidry
many thanks. On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 16:28, Charles A Edwards wrote: On 28 Oct 2002 14:26:13 -0600 Jason Guidry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone gotten any version of audacity to work under mdk9.0? It's complaining about deps I have installed, both in rpm and src form. It

Re: [expert] docs for setting up mdk as a firewall

2002-10-28 Thread Ron Stodden
hans privat wrote: hi, have downloaded that script, but there are some enties I don't have an idea abot what to write in as there are : DNS : = what I have to write here ? is it the local DNS, but right now I don't have a setted up DNS - or is it the DNS of the provider ? Your provider. What

Re: [expert] Consultation

2002-10-28 Thread nDiScReEt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 27 October 2002 11:23 pm, Kiran wrote: I'm not sure that XP/2000 meed this (they might though, I think the boot loader needs to be on C:), but I don't think it would hurt. Windows 9x needs to be on the C: drive so if windows is on the

Re: [expert] exporting the local CDROM fails

2002-10-28 Thread Toshiro
El lun, 28-10-2002 a las 04:59, hans privat escribió: hi Toshiro, are you shure, which services hosts.allow and hosts.deny are providing ? the only thing you can do with that entries are : allow or deny internetservices like ftp or analogical services ! Try to put the line below in

Re: [expert] exporting the local CDROM fails

2002-10-28 Thread Toshiro
El lun, 28-10-2002 a las 04:59, hans privat escribió: hi Toshiro, are you shure, which services hosts.allow and hosts.deny are providing ? the only thing you can do with that entries are : allow or deny internetservices like ftp or analogical services ! Try to put the line below in

Re: [expert] user sshd does not exist

2002-10-28 Thread Toshiro
El lun, 28-10-2002 a las 10:53, bascule escribió: i've just installed openssh-server and when i try to start sshd i get privilege seperation: user sshd does not exist before i create this user, what options should i create it with, obviously it's a system user and doesn't need a home etc. but

[expert] trouble with wireless card

2002-10-28 Thread engage
Yesterday, I installed ML 9 on a Compaq Presario 1200T notebook with a Netgear MA401 PCMCIA wireless card. Also, I installed the linux-wlan-ng-0.1.16-pre4 package. The prism2_cs and p80211 modules get loaded and the wireless card LED indicates that it sees the AP (steady LED light) which seems

[expert] Scanner! Should be simple, but...

2002-10-28 Thread Ricardo Castanho de Oliveira Freitas
Hi! I've posted this msg on the newbie list as they were talking abou UMAX, but no one could help me wih my Scanner: It's a Microtek Slim Scan C3 (paralell), the problem is that I've use MCC and installed the necessary software but signal This scanner is supposed to be supported by sane

[expert] floppy timeout and I/O error

2002-10-28 Thread H. Narfi Stefansson
I wanted to mount /dev/fd0 on /mnt/floppy and that was completely unsuccessful. My /var/log/messages got filled with the messages listed below. This is with supermount disabled. Does anybody know how I can get around this? Thanks, Narfi. Below are my /etc/fstab and a short segment of

Re: [expert] user sshd does not exist

2002-10-28 Thread James Sparenberg
One question my install of sshd has the shell as /bin/true while the solaris instuctions specify /bin/false Anyone know if this will make any difference? James On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 17:12, Toshiro wrote: El lun, 28-10-2002 a las 10:53, bascule escribió: i've just installed openssh-server

Re: [expert] Creating network install bootable cdrom

2002-10-28 Thread Todd Lyons
Brian Parish wrote on Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 02:49:04PM +1100 : I have seen this advice before, but it don't work for me. Perhaps you can tell me where I'm going wrong... I boot from CD2 I stand corrected. It used to work that way. It doesn't now. It looks like you need to make the floppy

Re: [expert] hardware troubleshooting questions

2002-10-28 Thread James Sparenberg
For me it depends on what the box does. I've got a box that runs 150w (New VIA EPIA motherboard) and that meats specs for it. For a gammer 350W is the lower end. My main box runs 300w and rarely ever pushes it hard. (In fact never) James On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 13:40, Jack Coates wrote:

Re: [expert] Network Profile swiching With MDK 9.0

2002-10-28 Thread James Sparenberg
h interesting thought... On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 10:23, J. Grant wrote: Why not just click Do not activate eth0 at boot time (or config it yourself in the boot up sequence? Then you can do as you wish. JG James Sparenberg wrote: Viable alternatives If I always knew ahead of time what

[expert] serious problem in mandrake 9.0

2002-10-28 Thread faisal gillani
Well i this is the 2nd time it has happend to me i just installed mandrake 9. last night i shutdown my pc home pc this morning when i opened the pc Xwindows is not starting ... only command promt comes, in the place of gui a blank dark gray screen come . i try to configure it with drakconf but

[expert] Quiero salir

2002-10-28 Thread Alden Torres
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[expert] Possibe to use jigdo or emulate it on Mandrake CD's?

2002-10-28 Thread ddc_prueba
Can jigdo be used to download Mandrake CD's? If not possible, I guess mounting the iso and rsync'ing it would be ok, but what have to do then to make the boot sector be there when burning it again? If a better method can be used, please tell me. Thanx. -- Diego Dominguez

[expert] PATH for $QTDIR , etc.

2002-10-28 Thread Frank
I downloaded the tar.bz2 file for qt-x11-free-3.0.6, configured,compiled and installed it. Works nicely. One problem. The INSTALL file indicated that I needed to create a .profile in my user directory and add four lines defining PATH for it's main directory, libs directory, etc. and then log

Re: [expert] PATH for $QTDIR , etc.

2002-10-28 Thread Randall Jonasz
On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 01:34, Frank wrote: I downloaded the tar.bz2 file for qt-x11-free-3.0.6, configured,compiled and installed it. Works nicely. One problem. The INSTALL file indicated that I needed to create a .profile in my user directory and add four lines defining PATH for it's main

Re: [expert] Mutt via KDE: flashing status line

2002-10-28 Thread Todd Lyons
Philip Webb wrote on Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 01:02:46PM -0400 : xterm is ok; konsole is the one which creates the flashing status line. For some reason, konsole shows some of the mutt colors flashing. None of the other terminals do this, only konsole. It seems to be _some_ of the

Re: [expert] exporting the local CDROM fails

2002-10-28 Thread Todd Lyons
Toshiro wrote on Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 09:48:08PM -0300 : /mnt/cdrom failed reason given by server : no right exportfs -r Blue skies... Todd -- MandrakeSoft USA http://www.mandrakesoft.com Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible.

Re: [expert] Using Kmail with postfix/fetchmail/procmail question

2002-10-28 Thread Todd Lyons
Philip Webb wrote on Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 02:09:44PM -0500 : LOCKFILE=$HOME/.lockmail Only exception here is the LOCKFILE line. I did not have that. well, actually ... (grin): it doesn't exist! i just checked for ~/.lockmail there's no such file! From 'man fetchmail': Only one

Re: [expert] user sshd does not exist

2002-10-28 Thread Todd Lyons
bascule wrote on Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 01:53:31PM + : i've just installed openssh-server and when i try to start sshd i get privilege seperation: user sshd does not exist before i create this user, what options should i create it with, obviously it's a system user and doesn't need a home

Re: [expert] Scanner! Should be simple, but...

2002-10-28 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Ricardo Castanho de Oliveira Freitas wrote: Hi! I've posted this msg on the newbie list as they were talking abou UMAX, but no one could help me wih my Scanner: It's a Microtek Slim Scan C3 (paralell), the problem is that I've use MCC and installed the necessary software but signal

Re: [expert] dhcp-configuration fails ...

2002-10-28 Thread hans privat
Am Mon, 2002-10-28 um 19.40 schrieb Jim C: 1. Check the disk for scratches, dirt, finger prints etc. 2. Is it not mounting the drive or is it seeing the drive and not getting the file? You could check to see what files rpmdrake is asking for and then try installing them from the command

[expert] Audacity on 9.0

2002-10-28 Thread Jason Guidry
Has anyone gotten any version of audacity to work under mdk9.0? It's complaining about deps I have installed, both in rpm and src form. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[expert] Opening Gray Scale Raw Images in the Gimp

2002-10-28 Thread Roberto Armenteros
Hi all, I need to learn now to vizualize gray scale raw images .raw, images with no header information in The Gimp. Adobe and Paintshop pro recognize the extension .raw and prompt for the dimensions. The Gimp I cant get it to do this. I would appreciate some help. Rob.