Re: [expert] laptop installation: success but one annoying problem

2000-09-25 Thread Alberto Vecchiato
On Sun, 24 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey i remember this prob it is in the boot loader, im thinking your using grub unless you specified lilo when the boot loader starts i believe you type c then find the line that indicates ram you might have to add it boot: linux mem=128M -this

Re: [expert] key 2 becomes backspace in X

2000-09-25 Thread BillK
I had the same problem when the xwin32 machine was upgraded to win2000 at work. Its no longer picking up the correct keyboard map. Use the Xwin32 utility and change the keyboard from auto to 101 or whatever. Took a couple of goes before I found the best selection. Good luck BillK Keep in

RE: [expert] Problems installing RPM's on 7.1

2000-09-25 Thread Phil Edwards
On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS wrote: Have you tried to rpm --rebuilddb For some reason my mandrake 7.1 wont update some package entries into database Yeah, I did that...I'm wondering if maybe "rpm --initdb" might be better. What files would I need to backup in order to

Re: [expert] About to upgrade mdk6.0 from kde1.1.1 to 1.1.2

2000-09-25 Thread Ron Johnson, Jr.
alann wrote: Sarang Lakare wrote: my suggestion, don't bother with 1.1.2, either directly upgrade to 2.0 (which is heaven!) or wait for Mandrake 7.2 -sarang I'm dying to try KDE 2.. But after 2 attempts at installing ( following the instructions religously ) KDE2, twice, both

[expert] Network Block Device ndb and nbdd

2000-09-25 Thread Alfredo Carlos López
Hi! I'm trying to make a swap space in a diskless machine trough the network using nbd, the nbd could be load like a module in the client side ( in this case the diskless machine). The problem is how to configure the server. I need to apply the patch to the kernel in the server to do it? I

Re: [expert] SBLive! sound quality

2000-09-25 Thread lselinger
Hi Barry, I have two machines with Cambridge speakers and SoundBlaster Live soundcards using the last driver released with LM 7.1 (emu10k1) One set of speakers is just the 4 point and the other is FPS2000 Digital. Everything sounds better under Linux to me =o\ I noticed when I first

[expert] Problems with X in Mandrake 7.1

2000-09-25 Thread Figueroa Carlos (CAP)
I have Mandrake 7.1 and when I install and run KDE it show the blue screen, but it goes back to the shell. I think there is a problem with the ATI XPERT 200 that I have. Anybody Know how to fix it? Thank you! Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: [expert] Network Block Device ndb and nbdd

2000-09-25 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 11:18:05AM -0300, Alfredo Carlos López wrote: Hi! I'm trying to make a swap space in a diskless machine trough the network using nbd, the nbd could be load like a module in the client side ( in this case the diskless machine). The problem is how to configure the

Re: [expert] Network Block Device ndb and nbdd

2000-09-25 Thread Alfredo Carlos López
Hi again! Charles Curley escribió: On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 11:18:05AM -0300, Alfredo Carlos López wrote: Hi! I'm trying to make a swap space in a diskless machine trough the network using nbd, the nbd could be load like a module in the client side ( in this case the diskless

[expert] bogus error messages with rpm

2000-09-25 Thread Praedor Tempus
Sometimes, when trying to build src rpms it almost completes the process only to crap out with a totally bogus error message: checking for autoconf... yes checking configure up to date... yes checking host system type... i686-mandrake-linux-gnu checking target system type...

[expert] KDM via KDM

2000-09-25 Thread Dave Peat
Can someone tell me if it is possible, and if so-how, to login to a linux box via KDM, then, connect to another linux box in a KDM window? Also, from withing a browser, run xterminal or a x3270 session. Thanks, Dave Registered User # 184784

[expert] Exit from disk crash

2000-09-25 Thread R.AMORE
Hi. I've already sent this message in French. Stephen F. Bosch told me to translate it in English. So i try : I don't know if i'm on the right list, but i try to have a go. In fact, i've already sent this message ten days ago to the list " [EMAIL PROTECTED] ", without getting any solution. NB :

[expert] NIS problem

2000-09-25 Thread Alain
Hello, I am trying to install a local network in a class room. I have done a server install with LM7.1. To install one of the box as the NIS server I did the following: -started portmap, -install ypserv (why wasn't it installed for a server install?) -try rpcinfo -u darwin ypserv. (darwin is

Re: [expert] Network card compatibility?

2000-09-25 Thread Buchan Milne
Sarang Lakare wrote: [snip] In (2), Linux simply rocks!!! I stress this again.. you don't have to do _anything_ to get tcp/ip.. + u don't need the crap of NetBUI and WINS!.. All you need to do is setup u're IP, DNS etc. etc.. address and you are done.. (No rebooting either) On a decent

Re: [expert] laptop installation: success but one annoying problem

2000-09-25 Thread Buchan Milne
Alberto Vecchiato wrote: [snip] Well, I finally bought it and installed Mandrake 7.1. The machine specifications are: a PIII500 with 128MB of RAM, 12GB HD, 14" XGA screen, an ATI rage mobility graphic card with 4MB RAM and a yamaha chipset YMF-752. Yamaha YMF-752 has only recently been

[expert] HotJava web browser will not work!!

2000-09-25 Thread Stefan Srdic
I have downloaded and installed the HotJava web browser from Sun Microsystems, http://java.sun.com/products/hotjava/3.0/ I have used it in Windows before installing it on Linux. I figured that I would be able to tell if the browser was any good or not by using it on Windows first, then using it

[solved] Re: [expert] can't locate binfmt error

2000-09-25 Thread Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods wrote: After modifying /etc/conf.modules with 'alias binfmt- binfmt_misc' (also tried BillK's suggested 'alias binfmt- binfmt_aout'), I simply try 'ipchains -nL' and get the following error only the first time... Sep 22 11:32:36 24 insmod: Note:

[expert] Text Only Installation-LM 7.1

2000-09-25 Thread Logos
I'm attempting to install LM 7.1 on a Cyrix 180mHz machine...as I am using an old monitor of unknown spec's, I cannot config X and will just use it as a text only device. Anyhow to avoid the waste of space on this machine X would be, I chose "custom" installation...everything runs fine up until

[expert] [OT] hardware manual

2000-09-25 Thread Doug McGarrett
Does anybody have an address, phone number, or URL for the guys who show up at flea markets with copies of manuals for older test equipment? I'm looking for a service manual (or copy) for a Tektronix 2235 scope. I know there must be a few hardware guys here who might know the answer to this.

[expert] POP with Postfix

2000-09-25 Thread Michael Summerson
If anyone has configured their Linux box to be a POP3 mail server using Postfix I could use your help. I have a domain name registered to my IP address and am trying to configure my Linux box to be a POP3 mail server using Postfix. Right now it is working using SMTP so I can send mail out and

Re: [expert] NIS problem

2000-09-25 Thread Sarang Lakare
-install ypserv (why wasn't it installed for a server install?) It gets installed if you select "use yellow pages" when installing.. It installs 2 RPMs after that.. I have no idea why its not installed by default though! -sarang -try rpcinfo -u darwin ypserv. (darwin is my would be server)

[expert] System does not come out of Suspend

2000-09-25 Thread Arcana
Hi, When my system enters suspend mode (the length of time is specified in the BIOS) it cannot come out of suspend mode. The system doesn't respond to any user input, and I am forced to reset the computer. APMD is installed but it doesn't appear to be running properly. Can anyone help me

Re: [expert] System does not come out of Suspend

2000-09-25 Thread Sarang Lakare
Is this happening with you overnight? If so, then its probably coz of supermount.. I had that problem ones... Every morning when I came to work, the machine was suspended and I had to reboot to get it back from that state! -sarang Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the

Re: [expert] HotJava web browser will not work!!

2000-09-25 Thread Fabrice SERVANT
You need to install jdk 1.1.8 as HotJava is written with a jdk 1.1.? version (I think it's 1.1.7). But you can keep the 1.2.2 version as HotJava just need the path to the bin of 1.1.8 . I had the same problem ... ;-) Fabricio From: Stefan Srdic [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [expert] HotJava web browser will not work!!

2000-09-25 Thread Fabrice SERVANT
Follows the first answer... Your path problem is not the problem for HotJava, if it is just edit the hotjava "exe" in your HotJava directory to specify the path This is my hotjava file (local install) opt/jdk/jdk118/bin/java -classpath

Re: [expert] HotJava web browser will not work!!

2000-09-25 Thread Fabrice SERVANT
Follows the first answer... Your path problem is not the problem for HotJava, if it is just edit the hotjava "exe" in your HotJava directory to specify the path This is my hotjava file (local install) opt/jdk/jdk118/bin/java -classpath

[expert] vfat-files

2000-09-25 Thread Dirk Pirner
Hi, i am running Mandrake 7.1 and have problems with executing rpm´s from a FAT16 partition (cpio error) also copying files from these partitions works not cleanly. Has anyone the same problem or a solution ?? thanks Dirk