Martin Cleaver wrote:
>
> The newbie list has apparently disappeared... like this one:
>
> >> > subscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> List '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' does not exist.
> >> > subscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> List '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' does not exist.
>
> So here's something to bend the ear of the experts... :-(
>
> I just upgraded my Mandrake 6.1 to 7.2, but not without problems (and not
> just wondering what makes GMT into Greenwich Manage Time? ;-)
>
> 1) I use Samba step by step, but Linuxconf just ignores and deletes existing
> smb.conf info :-(
Use vi and "man smb.conf"
> 2) I can't get the printer to work, because it uses cups (of Java coffee?)
> and I cannot find how to configure it with samba.
If your cups works, restart samba, and everything will be well (except,
add the "-r" option to the print command line in smb,conf)
> 3) I have two linux machines, only one of which (isis) has a printer (HP),
> yet cups seems to find another lp@hydra (hydra is the name of the other
> computer, that has no printer).
You have some printer listed in your /etc/printcap, probably to your
other linux boxes printer. Don't worry about it.
> 4) It took me six times to install Mandrake on my machine with a 10 GB IDE
> HD and two 2 GB SCSI HDs, because LILO was only LI or the disk was full (?)
> or it couldn't find a printer, or it stopped when the floppy had to be made.
> When it did eventually work, it was without floppy. .. that step just got
> skipped :-(
Did you make a boot disk during install ? Then you could have fixed the
LI problem. You didn't ? Did you try booting from the CD in rescue mode
? (Press F1)
> 5) Telnet and swat do not work, despite being enabled in services...
Install the telnet-server RPM (or rather ssh, best to get out of the
telnet habit)
> 6) Then I tried to install Corel Office for Windows, but it can't find
> Fontastic... :-(
Why does windows need Fontastic ? Assuming you mean the linux version,
if you follow the installation intructions, it normally works, after
only a bit of debugging. It's been a while since I did this ... I use
Star Office now ...
> No wonder the newbie list has been dropped... too much like hard work ;-)
>
> Bill Gates would be proud of us :-(
>
> Sigh
>
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