[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Con Kolivas) writes:
> Previously I mentioned I was having problems with some of the drak
> tools.
>
> Turns out the reason the graphic configuration wasn't coming up was
> it was trying to install the xfree86-3.3.6 rpms, but urpmi doesn't
> work
> on my machine. I installed them manually and now the graphic
> configuration works.
XFdrake will be reworked soon.
>
> Urpmi (1.5-21mdk) still does not work. I've tried rebuilding the rpm
> database, creating new urpmi databases, reinstalling the rpms but
> still I get the following each time I try to urpmi something:
> urpmi xtraceroute
> To satisfy dependencies, the following packages are going to be
> installed (1 MB):
> xtraceroute-0.8.14-20mdk traceroute-1.4a5-14mdk
> Is it ok? (Y/n)
> malformed input: [/Mandrake/RPMS/traceroute-1.4a5-14mdk.i586.rpm]
> malformed input:
> [/Mandrake/RPMS/xtraceroute-0.8.14-20mdk.i586.rpm]
>
> is there anyway of starting the urpmi tools from scratch again? I'll
> try
> removing all the rpms and reinstalling it if you think it will help.
>
> Presumably this is also why rpmdrake (1.3-17mdk) segfaults each
> time I start it? I haven't yet seen rpmdrake working on 8cooker.
I don't know anything about urpmi, except, that it dislikes links...
>
> Boot Config now fails to come up at all:
> EMBED
> XID : 41943299
> CCPID : 9967
> gtkcreate_xpm: missing pixmap file
> /usr/share/libDrakX/pixmaps/gmon.xpm at /usr/lib/libDrakX/my_gtk.pm
> line 311.
to be corrected soon.
> Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/drakboot line 25.
> Use of uninitialized value in subroutine entry at
> /usr/X11R6/bin/DrakConf.real line 192, <VERS> line 1.
>
> The last message occurs with all the tools:
> Use of uninitialized value in subroutine entry at
> /usr/X11R6/bin/DrakConf.real line 192, <VERS> line 1.
>
> Configuring the display settings resets the mouse settings even if
> you don't click on the mouse settings tab
hmmm, weird. Francois?
>
> Configure LAN in configure network gave me a blank page with the
> following error:
> gtkcreate_png: missing png file eth_card_mini.png at
> /usr/lib/libDrakX/my_gtk.pm line 318.
yup, my fault. to be corrected. Put any pixmap at the location to get rid of
it. Same thing for gmon.png for drakboot.
>
> Configure boot disk gave me:
> Name "main::fixed_font" used only once: possible typo at
> /usr/X11R6/bin/drakfloppy.real line 48.
that's nothing
>
>
> A reminder that the system and user menu editors dont register as
> having started in DrakConf so it thinks they have crashed
>
yeah, to be fixed for the next release
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