> The > > problem with SMTP was, when I configured Kmail, I typed 110 in as the > SMTP > > port number when it should have been the default 25 suggested by > Kmail. > > (Most > > mail setups never seem to ask or require the SMTP port number). This > > mistake caused _no_ error messages, nothing in any log I could find, > > Kmail 'talked' to the ISP's mail server but the outgoing emails just > > didn't go. > > It talked to its POP3 server in SMTP. The result was mutual > incomprehension. Yup, but no error messages. I would have thought it would hang or give a message 'cannot connect' but it didn't. > > Simple as that! > > > > Now, question, I have a separate DOS hard drive on the system, and I > made > > sure > > it was there and connected when I installed Linux, but if I try to > mount > > it I > > get a message "Kernel does not support FAT16" (or Umsdos if I try that > > option). > > Does that mean I have to recompile the kernel? The thought somewhat > > alarms me. > > > If you didn't already compile a custom kernel without fat/msdos/vfat > support, no. I think the stock RH kernel has modules to handle those, > it should have the autolaoder kmod enabled, and I can't think what you > could have misconfigured not to have automatic support for 'em. > > Try this: > > depmod -a > > try to mount the fs. if it still fails, try: > > modprobe vfat > > If that doesn't return an error, try your mount again. -t vfat is > fat12/16/32 with long filenames. -t msdos is fat12/16 without long > filenames. I don't think RH has umsdos support, but look in > /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/fs to see if umsdos.o is there. fat.o, > msdos.o, and vfat.o should be there. > > if the modprobe throws an error, try > > insmod fat > insmod msdos > insmod vfat > > try the mount. RH does something different in the startup scripts about > a symbolic link for /lib/modules/preferred, I _think_, but I don't know > the details. > Following a suggestion by Richard Adams, I tried modprobe, it said 'can't locate FAT16' but gave no error on msdos, so I changed the drive listing to msdos using Linuxconf and then it mounted OK. I was possibly misled by the Help page in Linuxconf that suggests 'Umsdos' for a DOS disk. > > > Lawson > > This file does not have a program associated > with it for performing this action. Create an > association in My Computer by clicking View > and then clicking Options. > Huh? 'My Computer' ? Is that some games machine? ;-) Chris - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
