Re: [expert] PCMCAI mdemm problems

2000-07-13 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
I might be off base here, since I don't use drakconf or any of that other GUI rot (I've found that it saves me time in the long run to just read the HOWTO on whatever I'm going to do and then write the scripts myself). But . . . at least with my setup, PCMCIA devices are handled in a completely

Re: [expert] Printing over LAN

2000-07-13 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
I can get the files over to the Windows machine on Samba, but they don't actually print. I know they get there becuase they show up in the Windows printer queue, but then they vanish shortly thereafter without actually printing. Whereas files printed from Windows itself go into the queue and

Re: [expert] qt dependancy problem and usb query

2000-07-13 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
I do not believe the qt 2 is fully upward compatible with qt 1, so I'd suggest installing qt 2 without removing qt 1. Ivan wrote: Hello. I am trying to install the latest version of nethack which requires the qt 2.1.0 or better. When I try to install the package there is a list of

Re: [expert] writing from win to linux

2000-07-13 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
How can you possibly stuff files from Windows to Linux without any tool? That is, what civilme is warning you against is the situation where you are booted under Windows, and you are storing a file into an ext2 partition. In order to do this, you must be running a tool since Windows doesn't

[expert] Gnucash 1.4.2 problem

2000-07-13 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
Hi all: I am running Mandrake 7.1. I have Gnucash 1.4.1 running which I downloaded from the Gnucash site. I have downloaded Gnucash 1.4.2 from the Cooker. When I tried to install the rpm it complained about an unfufilled dependency of G-Wrap. I downloaded and installed g-wrap and g-wrap

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2000-07-13 Thread Daniel Baker
Hey, What would everyone recommend for an Email Client? (pop3) I am using what came with Mandrake's KDE and was wondering if there is anything better out there? Thanks for your time. -- SwordBlayde

[expert] Realmagic driver

2000-07-13 Thread Roland Hightower
I've seen it, but don't remember where. Does anyone know where I can find the driver for the Realmagic Hollywood Plus DVD decoder card? I remember seeing it a couple months ago when I first installed LM 7.0, but at the time, my dvd card was the least of my concerns. Now I'm wondering where it

[expert] Trouble with FTP server

2000-07-13 Thread RNG
Hi, I'm running Mandrake 7.1 on one of my old machines and I'm trying to get the FTP server to work (yes, it's installed): On the machine, when I say ftp 127.0.0.1 the client session that I've just started says Connected to 127.0.0.1 and then just sits there doing nothing (my

[expert] Who re-wrote cpio in 7.0

2000-07-13 Thread Christopher Cox
A very standard utility, cpio, that has existed for decades, is behaving differently in Mandrake 7.0 If you execute a script like cat BACKUP.LIST | cpio -ocv BACKUP.MEDIUM 2BACKEDUP.LIST and everything goes well BACKUP.LIST == BACKEDUP.LIST This indeed works until 7.0 So. whats

Re: [expert] Man page reader

2000-07-13 Thread Charles Curley
On Sun, Jul 09, 2000 at 07:20:05PM +1000, Tony McGee wrote: Given that I've copied my /usr/man directory to a windows partition, would anyone know of a tool for Windows 98 to read man pages in this format? If there's nothing to read the files with then I'll have to accept that, it's just

[expert] Emacs problems in 7.0

2000-07-13 Thread Saif A. Warsi
I have been running Mandrake since its early versions and recently I installed 7.0. I am noticing some problems with emacs; specifically, I use emacs for all code development and when I compile I get error and other messages in the split buffer that appears at the bottom. In earlier versions, the

[expert] ipfw and proxy

2000-07-13 Thread J A Shamsi
Hi I want to configure packet filtering firewall (ipfw) on a Linux dual homed gateway(two nic's) having a proxy server( TIS FWTK). I have a http-gw running at port 80. I wonder if I can specify a set of ipfw rules that can restrict the outer nic to communicate only for http-gw( and other

RE: [expert] FW: xfree86 RPM not found

2000-07-13 Thread John Aldrich
On Sun, 09 Jul 2000, you wrote: Another question, can you tell me why it takes 3-8 hours for a message to show up. Is this thing moderated? It is too bad it is if that is it. It takes so long to get messages. Most mailing lists I use show a message within 30 seconds or less. It is a sad

Re: [expert] CD burner Howto..

2000-07-13 Thread Civileme
Ron Stodden wrote: Alan, Assuming L-M 7.1 and the new burner is an ATAPI IDE device, as root you must set up hd?=ide-scsi in your lilo.conf stanza (then run lilo) as well as place modprobe ide-scsi modprobe sg at the end of your /etc/rc.d/rc.local. After reboot from scratch, you can

Re: [expert] i810 on Mandrake 7.0

2000-07-13 Thread Civileme
Lang Zhi wrote: Hi. A few questions about i810 with MDK 7.0 1) Is i810 supported by default in MDK 7.0? 2) If not,how to make it work ? 3)I got MDK 7.1 CD, which XFree (3.3.6) or 4.0 do i need to upgrade to,to make the i810 works in my MDK 7.0 ? (I don't want to upgrade my machine to

Re: [expert] i810 on Mandrake 7.0

2000-07-13 Thread David Talbot
I've had the best luck choosing i810 as i740 and running it like that. (Using the Drak X configuration tool) Yes, i810 is supported. -David Talbot On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, you wrote: Hi. A few questions about i810 with MDK 7.0 1) Is i810 supported by default in MDK 7.0? 2) If not,how to make

[expert] ANNOUNCE: MacMillan Mandrake good or evil? on forum

2000-07-13 Thread Denis Havlik
Hi Start of the 7.1 sales in USA and europe (last friday) reminded me on discussions we had on mailing lists when our new deal with MacMillan was announced, so I decided to start a discussion on this thema on the "forum". Tell us what yooou think of it now: I'll be there, and Bill Gardner from

[expert] 7.1 kernal update problem

2000-07-13 Thread gsommerdorf
I am having problems updating my kernal for 7.1 I am using update to do the job, and I'm using the ReiserFS. In the documentation it says that I need to do the following mkinitrd -f --ifneeded /boot/initrd-2.2.16-9mdk 2.2.16-9mdk I let update install the kernal, but every time I try to

Re: [expert] Helium Setup hangs..

2000-07-13 Thread Torben Tretau
Hi! so i think my quantum fireball must be on the side of those "offenders".. :( after seeing the hpt controller known and compiled into kernel i tried to plug in the udma66 cable after installation - it hangs when hpt controller plugs into kernel.. well, have to wait till this is stable or

[expert] X startup problems

2000-07-13 Thread Vincent Colombo
Hey there, My girlfriend's doing an internship at UW-Madison this summer and, as she's staying in the dorms, I figured I'd give her my computer so she could access email and everything while she's not at work (ok, so I just wanted to go visit and download things at extremely fast speeds ;) ).

[expert] Dedicated fax receiver

2000-07-13 Thread Bruce Endries
I am wondering if this may be a use for Linux at work... The scenario: Where I work, we receive a lot of faxes. Many times our customers receive busy signals when trying to send their fax to our fax machine. We are currently using a service from our local telephone provider which redirects a

Re: [expert] i810 on Mandrake 7.0

2000-07-13 Thread Jean-Michel Dault
On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Lang Zhi wrote: 1) Is i810 supported by default in MDK 7.0? No, you need the agpgart kernel module and a new XFree. 2) If not,how to make it work ? 3)I got MDK 7.1 CD, which XFree (3.3.6) or 4.0 do i need to upgrade to,to make the i810 works in my MDK 7.0 ? (I don't

Re: [expert] Dial on Demand

2000-07-13 Thread Dennis Robertson
On Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 11:22:00AM +1200, John Rye wrote: Bob, A really useful and easy setup routine for us comparitive newbies to the world of Linux. But.. a couple of queries Your refer a couple of times to /etc/ppp/resolv.cnf, is this a typo? I found resolc.cnf in

Re: [expert] Dial on Demand

2000-07-13 Thread Dennis Robertson
On Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 11:28:25PM +1000, Dennis Robertson wrote: Bob and List, I had similar problems to the above but the how-to helped clarify the thinking in our LUG. Our guru, Marco Grigull, came up with the following how-to which works on all systems here. It is based on using

[expert] Installing on SCSI drive problem

2000-07-13 Thread Socheat Sou
I'm not sure if this is a problem of the SCSI card (Tekram 390F withnewest bios, 3.21), my hard drive, or Mandrake. I own two IBM Ultrastar 2XP SCSI drives. I've asked Tekram and IBM, so I figure I may as well ask the Mandrake experts too... :) This is my new problem:When I go to install

[expert] OpenSSH won't accept connections?

2000-07-13 Thread Steven Boothe
Hello everyone. I am having a bit of trouble getting openssh to accept connections. Can anyone help by either direct comment or either pointing me where to look for additional information? So far I have installed sshd on other RedHat machines without issues. But since I have began using LM7.1

Re: [expert] OpenSSH won't accept connections?

2000-07-13 Thread Stephen Carville
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Steven Boothe wrote: - Hello everyone. I am having a bit of trouble getting openssh to accept - connections. Can anyone help by either direct comment or either pointing me - where to look for additional information? So far I have installed sshd on - other RedHat machines

[expert] KDE Window Manager

2000-07-13 Thread Adam Koch
Please excuse my failing memory, but could someone be so kind as to clue me in on how to use another window manager, other than kwm, in KDE? I used to know, but that knowledge has since departed me. TIA, Adam

Re: [expert] OpenSSH won't accept connections?

2000-07-13 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, you wrote: initial Linux Mandrake installation security option: High This may be the reason. I've seen a lot of reports that the "high" security level is TOO tight -- it won't let ANYTHING in (remotely.) You might see if you can reduce the security level and / or