RE: [expert] Adding a disk, insmod placement, moving /var

2000-11-08 Thread Ran Hooper
diskdrake is the gui disk partitioning program you see when you first install mandrake. It can also be run from x. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alexander Skwar Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 11:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: R

Re: [expert] Adding a disk, insmod placement, moving /var

2000-11-08 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach Ran Hooper am Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 09:32:10PM -0800: > 4) tar czpf /vardata.tar.gz /var -z isn't necesssary if you have enough freespace in / I would do it a little different, but your approach wasn't wrong though. 1) turn off computer 2) install hardware 3) turn on 4) add alias s

[expert] everything starts off in $HOME

2000-11-08 Thread stephen
i notice that xemacs and consoles seem to start off in the home dir of whoever did startx, no matter where they were when they did it how can i restore more sane behaviour ?? i find that annoying, it's the reason i don't use a kdm login, i hate having to cd everything to where i'm working.

[expert] Zope

2000-11-08 Thread Mark Derricutt
Hi, after this mondays NZLUG meeting on Zope I thought I'd install it and take a look, after installing the RPMS under Mandrake 7.2 I head off to http://localhost;8080 and tried logging in to the management screens. According to what I read on the pages, I should be using the username/password wh

[expert] Adding a disk, insmod placement, moving /var

2000-11-08 Thread Ran Hooper
I know there is a thread related to this, I just want to make sure I get it right! I am running Mandrake 7.1 on an IDE drive. I need some space and a backup so I am adding the following: AHA-2940UW SCSI Seagate 4/8 DAT SCSI Seagate 2.1GB Barracuda. My data that is using space is on /var, curren

[expert] random dhcpcd drops

2000-11-08 Thread Eric Becker
I use my linux box as a router (ip-masquerading) for other PC's on my lan. I have two nics, one connected to an external adsl modem and the other one is connected to my switch. I used to have mandrake 7.1 and I didn't experience any problems. When I upgraded to 7.2...I started experiencing conne

Re: [expert] USB-mouse and 7.2

2000-11-08 Thread xaos
> > > just installed 7.2 over weekend and its really great and nearly all is > > > working except my usb-mouse ( MS Intellieye). Its working during > > > install without any problem, after first reboot its gone. (Good luck > > > Ihave a PS/2 adaptor) > > > > > > Any help please? > > make sure th

[expert] Need Fetchmail Mailing List

2000-11-08 Thread SoloCDM
If anyone knows of an excellent fetchmail mailing list, would you send me the information? Note: When you reply to this message, please include the mailing list and my email address. * Signed, SoloCDM Keep in touch with

Re: [expert] switch /usr partition ?

2000-11-08 Thread Larry Marshall
> I always alias cp with '-p' for root because I usually want to preserve > permissions when copying files. I have never had a problem with it not > keeping the old permissions. Should I expect that they could be lost in > some cases? When copying to /mnt/windows perhaps (grin)? Cheers --- Lar

[expert] Netscape 4.75 and Kernel 2.4.0 that came with Mdk 7.2

2000-11-08 Thread Patrick Mayer
Has anyone had trouble running Netscape 4.75 with the kernel 2.4.0 (pre-release) that comes with Mandrake 7.2? Strangely enough, it seems to crash the mail module... Maybe I didn't compile it correctly. Does anybody have information about this? Thanks :) Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.

Re: [expert] switch /usr partition ?

2000-11-08 Thread Harry Holt
On Wed, 08 Nov 2000 04:30:19 jean-philippe wrote: > > > pgeorges wrote: > > > > "David M. Kufta" a écrit : > > > > > > I have a clients machine that curently has a /usr mount point of > /dev/hdb1 > > > /dev/hdb1 2.0G 1.5G 527M 74% /usr > > > This client has a partition /dev/hdc1

Re: [expert] Upgrade from within Linux

2000-11-08 Thread Ron Stodden
pgeorges wrote: > > Ashley Moore a écrit : > > > > Can anybody tell me if its possible to initiate the upgrade / install > > process off the CD from within Linux > > Yes. With liveupdate (on CD 1). But I cannot execute anything located on the other side of a mount point. So I cannot execute ex

Re: [expert] Clearing a Communications Socket (PPTP insecure)

2000-11-08 Thread Albert E. Whale
Mads, Thanks, but at this point I am not in a Position to dictate what is in place. Although I know that PPTP is insecure, it is what I have to work with. It is what it is. The customer is considering implementing Linux in other environments, and perhaps we can implement change then. Right now

Re: [expert] Norwegian keyboard, KDE and mdk 7.2

2000-11-08 Thread Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno]
On Tuesday 07 November 2000 11:45, Hans Sandsdalen wrote: > Hi > > I have problems using the norwegian keyboard with KDE (or X) with > Mandrake 7.2. It works fine without X, but in X I get for example > "(arg: 2)" if I press "AltGr+2", which should be @. > > AltGr+1 and up to 4 gives the same resu

RE: [expert] Missing RPM Database

2000-11-08 Thread Richard Smith
Thanks for the suggestion - it is the only one I have had! I hope you don't mind me copying my reply to the list as well - it may generate some offers of /var/lib/rpm/ 's. I think the mandrake list was the wrong one to post - but it does seem to be a serious vulnerability. A friend has had the sam

[expert] use of auto_inst.cfg.pl and with diff hardware - man page ??

2000-11-08 Thread stephen
i don't suppose anyone could instructions for use of this script, as my hardware varies partic wrt diskdrives i've never tried accepting the offer at end of install. as i seem to be having fun with kernel header files compiling modules and one box is still at least compiling my code i thought may

Re: [expert] kde 2 - Autostart non functional?

2000-11-08 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Jeff Malka wrote: > When upgrading from Mandrake 7.1 to 7.2, and therefore from > kde 1 to kde 2, my autostart folder was retained. Although > the apps within my autostart folder do in fact work > correctly when clicked on, they are not "autostarted" in > KDE 2 on boot up and login. > > Is the au

Re: [expert] Mapping network directories.

2000-11-08 Thread george . jones
Sorry about that, it's an NT domain. Cecil Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@linux-mandrake.com on 11/08/2000 01:32:27 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: [expert] Mapping network directories. On Wednesday 08 November 2000

Re: [expert] Clearing a Communications Socket

2000-11-08 Thread Albert E. Whale
Eric, Thanks for the reply. If indeed restarting the network is the answer, then this is a better approach: if-down eth0 if-up eth0 I haven't tried it though. I have tried the two commands above, and they execute perfectly - everytime. Thanks. P.S. I'm getting closer to my VPN Masquerade pr

Re: [expert] Clearing a Communications Socket (PPTP insecure)

2000-11-08 Thread Mads Rasmussen
I assume you know this about the PPTP protocol, Bruce Schneier broke it several times. http://www.counterpane.com/pptp.html A better option is IPsec a freeware implementation is available at www.freeswan.org However IPsec clients for windows is a problem, pgp made a freeware version of pgpnet b

Re: [expert] FlashPath adaptor

2000-11-08 Thread Paul Stear
Hi Traci, I hope this help you Get the Beta Flashpath drivers from: http://www.smartdisk.com/Downloads/Software/flashpath-0.2.1.tar.gz I have downloaded the tar file and the pdf doc. I followed the instructions and all seened to be well. However, when I try and run it I get an error message s

[expert] Unsubscribe, please.

2000-11-08 Thread Jesus Lacambra Estruch
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Re: [expert] Mapping network directories.

2000-11-08 Thread pgeorges
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > Forgot to add this. I do have Samba running on both machines. (I can see > them both on the network from my NT/2000 boxes) I have a machine running Windows 98 (ulysse), and sharing its drive E. Then I connect to this with : mount -t smbfs //ulysse/E /mnt/ulysse_e

Re: [expert] compiling pci kernel modules - whats changed

2000-11-08 Thread stephen
apologies for the length, i normally fairly succinct ;-) ordered 7.2 deluxe from uk source, it'll prob arrive before i finish pulling the iso pair, now the updates re kde upgrading is it a problem from kde xx on 7.1 to kde 2 on 7.1 but not kde xx to kde 2 within a 7.2 setup MAJOR (to me

Re: [expert] USB-mouse and 7.2

2000-11-08 Thread Burkhard Zombronner
Am Mittwoch 08 November 2000 20:33 schrieben Sie: > > Same mouse, same thing, except I "upgraded" the install the second time > around and reinstalled the mouse, then it worked. > - Original Message - > From: "Charles A Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesda

RE: [expert] Clearing a Communications Socket

2000-11-08 Thread Eric Peters
In the Winblows server or the linux box? Winblows there is no way unless you want to do a reghack In linux just do a /etc/rc.d/init/network restart or ifconfig "interface name" eht1 stop ifconfig eth1 start -Original Message- From: Albert E. Whale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednes

Re: [expert] USB-mouse and 7.2

2000-11-08 Thread pablito
Same mouse, same thing, except I "upgraded" the install the second time around and reinstalled the mouse, then it worked. - Original Message - From: "Charles A Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [expert] USB-mouse and

[expert] Clearing a Communications Socket

2000-11-08 Thread Albert E. Whale
OK, I'm having a problem connecting my PPTP VPN Connection. The problem is that the m$oft Server (I didn't create that name folks, it's in the logs!) won't release the socket which pptp creates for the connection (e.g. [root@mail /root]# netstat Active Internet connections (w/o servers) Prot

Re: [expert] Mapping network directories.

2000-11-08 Thread george . jones
Forgot to add this. I do have Samba running on both machines. (I can see them both on the network from my NT/2000 boxes) George Jones/US/ABNAMRO/NL@[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 11/08/2000 12:41:26 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subjec

Re: [expert] Can I use my Mandrake home for Debian?

2000-11-08 Thread Larry Marshall
> :~>I have about 9GB of unused space since I uninstalled Be. My home directory > :~>its own partition. Do you think it would hurt my Mandrake if I used is as > :~>my home in Debian. I have a backup of it on a seperate partition, and a > :~>compressed backup on a CD, but I'd like to not use th

Re: [expert] Mapping network directories.

2000-11-08 Thread Cecil Watson
On Wednesday 08 November 2000 09:41, you wrote: > > Ok... When it comes down to network stuff, I'm Win32 literate and Linux > illiterate. I have 2 Linux boxes on our network, my laptop(Mandrake 7.02) > and my "server" (Mandrake 7.1). I'd like to be able to access directories > on our network with

[expert] kde 2 - Autostart non functional?

2000-11-08 Thread Jeff Malka
When upgrading from Mandrake 7.1 to 7.2, my autostart folder was retained. Although the apps within my autostart folder do work when clicked on, they are not started by Mandrake 7.2 on boot up and login. Is the autostart folder non functional in kde 2 ? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka ([EMAIL PROTECT

[expert] Mapping network directories.

2000-11-08 Thread george . jones
Ok... When it comes down to network stuff, I'm Win32 literate and Linux illiterate. I have 2 Linux boxes on our network, my laptop(Mandrake 7.02) and my "server" (Mandrake 7.1). I'd like to be able to access directories on our network with these machines, how would I go about doing this? Keep

[expert] need the backspace to send backspace and delete to send delete in konsole

2000-11-08 Thread Jay Harbeston
Subject describes the problem.. When I am connected to a remote system, the backspace is being translated as a delete key and the del is translated as some escape sequence. Anyone know how to change this?? It isnt in any of the options under konsole that I have found. Jay Keep in touch with h

Re: [expert] RE: Digest for list expert

2000-11-08 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach Brown, Charles V. am Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 08:04:39PM -0600: > Is there a linux email client product that can > talk to a Microsoft Exhange email server? I think Trade Client is able to do so. Thanks for providing such a great example why full quoting is useless! :] PLEASE read my signa

Re: [expert] Where is the 'HOSTNAME'?

2000-11-08 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach xaos am Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 09:54:42PM -0500: > /etc/hosts That's something completely different Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.dp.ath.cx GnuPG ID: 4E35

[expert] Trex firewall opensource

2000-11-08 Thread Mads Rasmussen
Hi there, have anyone tested the free firewall suite from www.opensourcefirewall.com I looks to be a full size firewall with ALOT of features, however the scheme is to buy the cdrom in order to compile. The compile scripts included in the source is not working properly. Have anyone succeded? Hav

Re: [expert] Samba and menus...

2000-11-08 Thread Buchan Milne
You should read some of the docs, maybe BROWSING.TXT in /usr/doc/samba-2.0.7/docs/textdocs If you have a WINS server available somewhere which all the win boxes "look" at, set it in your /etc/smb.conf: wins server = w.x.y.z Buchan Mark Derricutt wrote: > > Hi, I just installed samba-2.0.7-18md

Re: [expert] Upgrade from within Linux

2000-11-08 Thread Burkhard Zombronner
Am Mittwoch 08 November 2000 16:54 schrieben Sie: > > George, thanks for the info. > > I must say, strange answers : george is pretty sure that it can be done! > Brukhard is absolutely certain it can't !!! > Ashley Moore. > > > > > pgeorges > <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [expert] Upgrade from within Linux

2000-11-08 Thread jean-philippe
Ashley Moore wrote: > > George, thanks for the info. > > I must say, strange answers : george is pretty sure that it can be done! > Brukhard is absolutely certain it can't !!! > Ashley Moore. > I think that one George meant that you can make an update of mdk while the system is running, but Br

Re: [expert] Can I use my Mandrake home for Debian?

2000-11-08 Thread Norman Carver
Denis HAVLIK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > :~>I have about 9GB of unused space since I uninstalled Be. My home directory > :~>its own partition. Do you think it would hurt my Mandrake if I used is as > :~>my home in Debian. I have a backup of it on a seperate partition, and a > :~>compressed backup

Re: [expert] Upgrade from within Linux

2000-11-08 Thread Ashley Moore
George, thanks for the info. I must say, strange answers : george is pretty sure that it can be done! Brukhard is absolutely certain it can't !!! Ashley Moore.

[expert] adaptect aaa-133u raid card

2000-11-08 Thread Jack Malone
Im wondering if anyone is using the adaptec aaa-133u raid controler card with mandrake . thanks. I maybe fixing to get to scrap novell on our new server an switch to linux an am trying to findout if this card is supported an if anyone is using it out there. thanks jack jack malone HORIZON INDU

[expert] dosemu

2000-11-08 Thread Sparks, Charley
does anyone whick packages I need to install dosemu .. I didn't see the option in LM 7.1 when I set it up. I have 5 Linux CBTs that will run is a DOS window.. Charley Sparks Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Can I use my Mandrake home for Debian?

2000-11-08 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~>I have about 9GB of unused space since I uninstalled Be. My home directory :~>its own partition. Do you think it would hurt my Mandrake if I used is as :~>my home in Debian. I have a backup of it on a seperate partition, and a :~>compressed backup on a CD, but I'd like to not use those if p

Re: [expert] Fwd: access from outside the network

2000-11-08 Thread Joseph S. Gardner
Cecil Watson wrote: > Yes it is possible. The easiest way is to use rinetd. You can find it by > doing a search on Google (I cannot seem to first its homepage...) > There is even a webmin module to configure it you can find it here: > www.thirdpartymodules.com do a search for rinetd. > > On Tu

[expert] xscreensaver missing files in Mandrake 7.2

2000-11-08 Thread Jeff Malka
In my install of Mandrake 7.2, xscreensaver seems to be missing several modules: rubik, pipes,stairs,moebius,cage,superquadratics,atlantis Has anyone else noticed this or is it my faulty install? Thanks. -- Jeff Malka ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Registered Linux user 183185 Keep in touch with http

Re: [expert] switch /usr partition ?

2000-11-08 Thread jean-philippe
Bill Shirley wrote: > > > What about (logged as root) : > > > > > > cp -a /usr /home2/ > > > mv /usr /usr.bak > > > ln -svf /home2/usr /usr > > > rm -rf /usr.bak > > > > It is not a good idea to do it with cp. All the files permitions and > > ownership would be lost. > > Beside, non regular file

Re: [expert] Upgrade from within Linux

2000-11-08 Thread pgeorges
Ashley Moore a écrit : > > Hi, > > Can anybody tell me if its possible to initiate the upgrade / install > process off the CD from within Linux Yes. With liveupdate (on CD 1). Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

RE: [expert] switch /usr partition ?

2000-11-08 Thread Bill Shirley
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of jean-philippe > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 4:30 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] switch /usr partition ? > > > > > pgeorges wrote: > > > > "David M. Kufta" a écrit : > >

[expert] help

2000-11-08 Thread vs
Hi It's the first time using this list.Hope my message doesn't bother anyone. I want to install kdevelop on my system running mandrake 7.2rc1. I have installed a RH7 rpm kdevelop-1.2-13 and after starting kdevelop the error is : KToolBarButton: pixmap is empty, perhaps some missing file ERROR: K

Re: [expert] Upgrade from within Linux

2000-11-08 Thread Burkhard Zombronner
Am Mittwoch 08 November 2000 11:40 schrieben Sie: > > Hi, > > Can anybody tell me if its possible to initiate the upgrade / install > process off the CD from within Linux > > Ashley Moore. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; name="message.footer

[expert] Upgrade from within Linux

2000-11-08 Thread Ashley Moore
Hi, Can anybody tell me if its possible to initiate the upgrade / install process off the CD from within Linux Ashley Moore. Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [Re: [expert] USB-mouse and 7.2]

2000-11-08 Thread Viktor Lakics
I installed Mandrake 7.2 with low security settings, and I have the same problem with my USB Intellieye. It worked fine under install and after install as well, because I go into initlevel 5 right away. But after a while, when DPMS switches off my system, by the time it wakes up, the system is fro

Re: [Re: [expert] Where is the 'HOSTNAME'?]

2000-11-08 Thread Viktor Lakics
You have to go to etc/hosts/ and keep the loopback local ip address there, and change user@localhost to what you whant but keep localdomain. You can also change the hostname in linuxconf's network settings (but check /etc/hosts for the above! After reboot you will have your new hostname... Vikto

Re: [expert] switch /usr partition ?

2000-11-08 Thread jean-philippe
pgeorges wrote: > > "David M. Kufta" a écrit : > > > > I have a clients machine that curently has a /usr mount point of /dev/hdb1 > > /dev/hdb1 2.0G 1.5G 527M 74% /usr > > This client has a partition /dev/hdc1 which is currently mounted as /home2 > > /dev/hdc1 7.9G

[expert] ALSA configuration

2000-11-08 Thread Matthew J Fletcher
Hi,.. I hvae been getting anoyed by the sound of scilence comming from my machine, i have downloaded and re-built alsa 0.59, however despite my best efforts i cannot get noise from my card. I have a soundblaster live (using the sb16 driver),.. i edited my conf.modules file so i now have.. # ALS

Re: [expert] switch /usr partition ?

2000-11-08 Thread pgeorges
"David M. Kufta" a écrit : > > I have a clients machine that curently has a /usr mount point of /dev/hdb1 > /dev/hdb1 2.0G 1.5G 527M 74% /usr > This client has a partition /dev/hdc1 which is currently mounted as /home2 > /dev/hdc1 7.9G 32M 7.8G 0% /home2 > > I wou

Re: [expert] libqt-mt

2000-11-08 Thread pgeorges
Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS a écrit : > > I have been trying to get my kwintv (Hauppauge WinTV/Radio) to work in 7.2. > I have had no luck with XF4.01 > so I am now fresh installed on XF3.3.6. I am trying to install kwintv 0.8.4 > and make fails at trying to find > libqt-mt someone on kwintv m