[expert] Trouble Compiling 2.4.2 kernel

2001-03-18 Thread Altoine B
I am running LM8.0beta2 with kernel 2.4.2-15mdk and I get depmod errors when I'm trying to "make dep". What am I missing? Am I doing something wrong? I have had this problem with depmod errors since 2.4.2 first reared it's ugly head for the mdk.arch.rpm distribution. I would do a make mrproper

RE: Re: [expert] HELP: Installing a CD RW drive

2001-03-18 Thread falcaraz
Download the Beta 2; cdrom and cdrwriter drivers run fine. With beta 1 it was impossible to me mount those devices. Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) - Mensaje Original - Remitente: eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: Martes, Marzo 7, 2000 7:35 am Asunto: Re: [expert] HELP: Installing a CD RW

RE: [expert] ATI Radeon - hardware acceleration

2001-03-18 Thread Charles A Edwards
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Praedor Tempus Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 5:15 PM To: Mandrake Expert Subject: [expert] ATI Radeon - hardware acceleration I recently replaced my Matrox Mystique 220 and VoodooII card

Re: [expert] XFCE -- the little engine that could!

2001-03-18 Thread Mark Weaver
Ben, Thanks for the heads up on this...up until reading your post I had never used this WM. It's quite nice and indeed light. And it's even part of the menu on the graphical login. I don't know how I missed all this time. Mark

RE: [expert] XFCE -- the little engine that could!

2001-03-18 Thread Peter FREIMANN
Thanks for the heads up on this...up until reading your post I had never used this WM. It's quite nice and indeed light. And it's even part of the menu on the graphical login. I don't know how I missed all this time. Hi ! Yes - this is indeed a very promising and powerfull WM !! (this is

Re: [expert] Installing LM 7.2 on Sony Vaio Laptop

2001-03-18 Thread Pierre Fortin
Jason Stegman wrote: I am have problem installing LM 7.2 on my Laptop. System Info: Sony Vaio PCG-F160 300 MHz P2 64 MB Ram 4 GB Fujitsu HD Is this a DVD drive? My bro-in-law could not install LM7.2 on his Vaio either via his DVD; but finally got it installed via NFS using. Pierre

Re: [expert] kups - Can't connect to CUPS server.

2001-03-18 Thread Jeff Malka
Thanks. I am re-reading and studying http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hcups0.html I also went to http://www.mandrakeuser.org/cook.html It contains several cups files: cups-1.1.5-3mdk.i586.rpm cups-1.1.6-10.1mdk.i586.rpm cups-common-1.1.5-3mdk.i586.rpm cups-devel-1.1.6-10.1mdk.i586.rpm

[expert] Tftpboot from linux box to Sun solaris box

2001-03-18 Thread john jurgess
All, I have tftpboot set up on my laptop and am trying to do a boot net from the solaris box. I have the /etc/bootparams file, /etc/ethers file in place, tftp is enabled as are rarp and arp The sun box hangs while in the beginning stages of booting across the net.there is no evidance of

Re: [expert] kups - Can't connect to CUPS server.

2001-03-18 Thread William Bouterse
On Sun, 18 Mar 2001 09:45:46 -0500 "Jeff Malka" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. I am re-reading and studying http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hcups0.html I also went to http://www.mandrakeuser.org/cook.html It contains several cups files: cups-1.1.5-3mdk.i586.rpm

Re: [expert] Trouble Compiling 2.4.2 kernel

2001-03-18 Thread Praedor Tempus
In have built many a kernel, first using the app called "buildkernel", which is quite nice, and more recently the more manual way. I have now built a number of 2.4.x kernels, once accidently toasting my backup original 2.2.17 kernel, but luck was with me because my 2.4.2 builds were fine and

[expert] Comanche for Apache

2001-03-18 Thread Robert Fox
Anyone try this one out? I would be great to see it in 8.0 Final! http://www.covalent.net/projects/comanche/

[expert] openssh files

2001-03-18 Thread Steelhead
I have put what I think are the rpms needed to do openssh for mandrake. Please comment if there is an issue seen, besides xx.i586 xx.i686 http://www.linuxhelpers.net/openssh-mdk-files/ Thanks, Steelhead

[expert] cups and kde totally screwed

2001-03-18 Thread Praedor Tempus
I am running a nearly Mandrake 8.0 beta system (kernel-2.4.2, XFree86-4.0.2, glibc2.2) with kde 2.1, qt-2.3.0, cups-1.1.6-14mdk, kups-1.1-4mdk and qtcups-2.1-7mdk. My problem is that I can run kups as root and printout a test page just fine. If I try to run kups as a user and select my one

Re: [expert] kups - Can't connect to CUPS server.

2001-03-18 Thread Jeff Malka
Thanks a million. I will work on it but maybe not for a few days as I will need to go out of town for 3 days. Thank you. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: William Bouterse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March

[expert] XF86 Mdk 8.0 - OOOPS!

2001-03-18 Thread Ron Heron
Hello, I did a dev update via MandrakeUpdate, and hosed my XF86. I tried configuring via xf86config, but no worky, keep getting a "unable to load default font "fixed". What's the best way to get X up and running again, and does anyone know how this could have happened? Thanks, Ron = ^C

[expert] Re: dump with IDE CDRW

2001-03-18 Thread Larry Sword
eric wrote: I tried scdbackup, ./cdrecord_prog dev=/dev/hda /root/8.0-Traktopel- beta2-CD1.i586.iso Cdrecord release 1.6 Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Jrg Schilling WARNING: device not valid, trying to use default target... scsidev: '/dev/hda' scsibus: 0 target:

[expert] Console / X

2001-03-18 Thread Peter Steneteg
Hi, I recently installed Mandrake 7.2 on my laptop And after a while i discovered a couple problems 1. My sound, I run sndconfig and everything work just fine but when I try it the sound play in half speed. I have tested both with mpg123, xmms, soundtracker and mtv it all goes in half

Re: [expert] HELP: Installing a CD RW drive

2001-03-18 Thread eric
Dear F Al: Thanks your reply, I already download 8.0 beta2 iso, that is why I need cdrecord or any method to put them on my cd rw drive disk. In your another article reply to newbie, I add to grubber the line to scsi-emulation for the second cdrom; then I needed to write: cd /dev rm

[expert] configuring ppp0

2001-03-18 Thread Steve Young
i just reinstalled mandrake 7.2, before i reinstalled i could dial up the internet fine, but now for some reason when i do an ifup ppp0 it won't do anything and i'll control-c it and then it will die with out an error i ckecked all my configs and everything seems to be working fine. the modem

[expert] automounting devices problems in kernel 2.4.2

2001-03-18 Thread Gerry
After installing the 2.4.2 version of the kernel, the supermount automounter no longer works.. Is there a way to get supermount back ? Right now i'm using automounter/autofs, which do several bad things. To be more exact, it's blanking out the /mnt directory for all but what's mounted (so i

Re: [expert] hi all

2001-03-18 Thread Clint Olson
--snip-- anyways the new nvidia drivers are cool ! i've just installed them to my 7.2 mandrake box and it's stable and fast. ---snip I agree. I don't know what everybody means about NVIDIA's Linux drivers being binary-only. Personally, the (binary)

Re: [expert] XFCE -- the little engine that could!

2001-03-18 Thread Stephen Horton
Hi Benjamin and All, I've been using XFCE for about two months now and have just upgraded to the latest version. Excellent bit of kit - fast, small, stable and pretty. I think it is definitely worth a try. Regards, Stephen On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: We all

Re: [expert] HELP: Installing a CD RW drive

2001-03-18 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
Am Mittwoch, 8. März 2000 01:47 schrieb eric: what do you mean grubber? in /boot/grub/ ? if that is , I had following files [root@lshih grub]# ls device.map fat_stage1_5 install.sh menu.once minix_stage1_5 stage1 e2fs_stage1_5 ffs_stage1_5 menu.lstmessages

[expert] startx starting wrong WM

2001-03-18 Thread Digital Wokan
During a rescue attempt after Win98 hosed LILO, I somehow managed to change my default WM to Gnome/Sawmill(fish). I want it to be kde, but the only way I seem to be able to do that is by starting KDM and logging in from that. I'm trying to make heads or tails of Xclients and Xsession, but I

Re: [expert] XFCE -- the little engine that could!

2001-03-18 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear Stephen: Welcome aboard! By the way, you can download a file of extra pallette textures for your Setup, Palette. Go to the http://www.xfce.org home page and look for the file somewhere at the bottom of the page. It is in tar.gz format. But very easy to install. Just copy it to

Re: [expert] HELP: Installing a CD RW drive

2001-03-18 Thread eric
Dear Wolfgang or Joerg: Thanks your hint, I tried put "scsi-simulation (/dev/hda)" [root@lshih /root]# cat /boot/grub/install.sh grub --device-map=/boot/grub/device.map --batch EOF scsi-emulation (/dev/hda) install (hd0,4)/boot/grub/stage1 d (hd0) (hd0,4)/boot/grub/stage2 p

[expert] startx starting wrong WM (updated)

2001-03-18 Thread Digital Wokan
I've tracked the problem down to 'chksession -l' which is listing Gnome then KDE. The man page states that this configuration is normally read from /etc/X11/window-manager, but I can't find any such file on my system in any directory. I've found the individual wm configs used in the creation of

Re: [expert] XFCE -- the little engine that could!

2001-03-18 Thread Gary
On Sun, Mar 18, 2001 at 03:35:12PM -0600 or thereabouts, Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear Stephen: Good call guys. This is really nice, am d/l it now... good find.. thanks Welcome aboard! By the way, you can download a file of extra pallette -- Best regards, Gary Today's thought:

[expert] Questions..maybe for Cooker?

2001-03-18 Thread Carl Olof Englund
_Parallel port_ Hello! I have a question regarding Mandrake accessing the parallel port. My system is connected to a Primax Colorado 600p scanner and Canon BJC-4000 printer, both on lpt1 (it's called lp0 in Linux, right?). There are two parallel ports on the scanner, one for the computer and

[expert] Xfce menues?

2001-03-18 Thread Digital Wokan
I tried out Xfce, and you're all right about it being small and fast, but even FVWM2 has up-to-date menues of Mandrake programs installed. Where do I find my programs listed under Xfce? -- Digital Wokan, Tribal Mage of the Electronics Age Guerilla Linux Warrior

Re: [expert] startx starting wrong WM

2001-03-18 Thread A V Flinsch
On Saturday 17 March 2001 05:46, you wrote: During a rescue attempt after Win98 hosed LILO, I somehow managed to change my default WM to Gnome/Sawmill(fish). I want it to be kde, but the only way I seem to be able to do that is by starting KDM and logging in from that. I'm trying to make

Re: [expert] Startup Services-doesn't

2001-03-18 Thread Albert E. Whale
Thank Ron. I agree with your response, and I also use the Linuxconf tool with success. However, why would Mandrake ship the drakxtools out when they don't work? Is this a lack of testing? There doesn't even appear to be a LIBC 2.1 version which works! (I have had mixed results with GLIBC 2.2

[expert] KDE 2.1

2001-03-18 Thread Leopold Palomo
Hi, I have upgraded my LM 7.2 to the kde 2.1 and I suffer a curious thing. When I run any program from the menu, I have a new entry in the top of the menu with the program that I have run. What do I have to do to avoid this? Best regards, Leo -- Leopold Palomo Avellaneda Linux User 152692

Re: [expert] startx starting wrong WM

2001-03-18 Thread Digital Wokan
I don't have a .xinitrc. So I think the reason it's defaulting to Gnome is because it gets listed first by '/usr/sbin/chksession -l', so what I need is a way to restore KDE to the top spot. /etc/X11/wmsession.d lists 01KDE then 02Gnome, but that doesn't seem to affect chksession directly. And

Re: [expert] Xfce menues?

2001-03-18 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear Digital: Click with your left mouse button on the desktop and you'll see all of Mandrake's and Gnome's menus. Plus you can add icons (as many as 12) to each of the 12 panel/toolbar icons. Click on the arrow above Netscape and you'll see more icons. You can configure in Setup as many as 10

Re: [expert] KDE 2.1

2001-03-18 Thread Digital Wokan
Set "Max number of "Quick Start" entries to 0. You'll find it in Control Center - LookNFeel - Panel - Menus Leopold Palomo wrote: Hi, I have upgraded my LM 7.2 to the kde 2.1 and I suffer a curious thing. When I run any program from the menu, I have a new entry in the top of the menu with

Re: [expert] startx starting wrong WM (fixed)

2001-03-18 Thread Digital Wokan
Yes! That was it. Thank you very much for the help. Robin Cook wrote: Hello Digital, Try looking for /etc/sysconfig/desktop there should be just a single line with KDE or GNOME. -- Digital Wokan, Tribal Mage of the Electronics Age Guerilla Linux Warrior

[expert] KDE startup crash

2001-03-18 Thread Robert Johansson
Hi all! I have installed KDE 2.1 and QT 2.2.4 from rpms. When I try to launch KDE I get the following error: Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed save location

Re: [expert] hi all

2001-03-18 Thread Rial Juan
I believe that part of the drivers are closed-source, but I'm not sure. Haven't really checked it, it's just what they told me. Anyway, I don't really care. If it works, and works fast, I couldn't care less if it were open or closed source. On 2001.03.18 22:30 Clint Olson wrote:

Re: [expert] hi all

2001-03-18 Thread J . A . Magallon
On 03.18 Clint Olson wrote: --snip-- anyways the new nvidia drivers are cool ! i've just installed them to my 7.2 mandrake box and it's stable and fast. ---snip I agree. I don't know what everybody means about NVIDIA's Linux drivers being

Re: [expert] Basic on Linux

2001-03-18 Thread Bug Hunter
Freedos works in a "dos box" under linux (also xdos in xwindows), and you could run the program in it, perhaps On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, Boddhisatva Troutwaxer wrote: On the subject of VBASIC in Linux, does anyone know if the shareware BASIC compiler for DOS called ASIC has been ported over to

Re: [expert] KDE startup crash

2001-03-18 Thread Jason Stegman
I had similar problems with kicker when upgrading to 2.1. The problem was that 2.1 didn't like some applet specified in the kickerrc file. so I created a new user an copied his kickerrc file over to my (changed permissions) and kicker worked, barring some iffy applets here and there. you could

Re: [expert] Installing LM 7.2 on Sony Vaio Laptop

2001-03-18 Thread Jason Stegman
No, not a DVD-ROM. I figured it out, though...The CD's were just dirty. Stupid me. thanx anyway, -jason Pierre Fortin wrote: Jason Stegman wrote: I am have problem installing LM 7.2 on my Laptop. System Info: Sony Vaio PCG-F160 300 MHz P2 64 MB Ram 4 GB Fujitsu HD Is this

[expert] LM7.1 is better than 7.2 rant

2001-03-18 Thread Clint Olson
Hi, I just wanted to have a little rant. Awhile ago I installed LM7.1 and it worked great. It recognized all of my hardware and ran all of my software. Granted, It wouldn't run X4.0 (so I couldn't use my GeForce2 MX on my other machine), and KDE 1 was a bit clunky, but it worked fine.

[expert] Kde 2.1 and Kde 2.x

2001-03-18 Thread David Boles
There was a thread here shortly after KDE 2.1 was released about what some users considered a bug with KDE and Netscape and others considered a feature. putting on FLAME suit now It is not possible from OUTSIDE of Netscape to open Netscape and then, like the Alt-N feature INSIDE Netscape,

[expert] Multimedia Mdk 8.0

2001-03-18 Thread Ron Heron
Hello, First - the 8.0 XMMS-Mpg is OUTSTANDING! Until now, I had used MpegTV (and paid for it) for Mpeg viewing. Now, what about AVI? I had used avifile, but am having dependancy/library problems. On 7.2, avifile worked great, and supported most of the codecs. So, what's everybody using for

Re: [expert] Kde 2.1 and Kde 2.x

2001-03-18 Thread Clint Olson
From what I've been hearing, you might try XFCE :) --snip- Other wise I need to setup a new desktop manager. I miss will miss KDE. ---snip- Clint Olson CO-n-Co. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[expert] rpm package inventory

2001-03-18 Thread tony K.
How does one take the inventory of rpm packages installed on an existing system (M7.2) and then import the list to rpmDrake (or similar) on an M8.0 installed system? thanks in advance, tk Anthony K. Transportation Systems - no HTML mail please.

Re: [expert] Xfce menues?

2001-03-18 Thread Mark Weaver
Ben, How'd you get all your KDE and Gnome menu items under the left mouse button. There aren't any there on mine. I had to add some stuff to the buttons on the panel. Other then what was already there, there's precious little in the way of menu items. Only drawback I've seen so far. I'm liking

[expert] OT: Databases

2001-03-18 Thread Pupeno
Do you know which database engine can I use in my linux app. I need to make small databases, I don't want to use any sql server, I need local databases, like mdb or dbf. Thank you. -- Pupeno: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.pupeno.com.ar

RE: [expert] ATI Radeon - hardware acceleration

2001-03-18 Thread Milnes Terry SSgt 52LSS/LGLOE
You can check to see if DRI is enabled in Xfree86 by checking your Xfree86 config file. You should have a line that states: Load"DRI" However, I do not know if the radeon is currently supported for DRI. Sorry in that respect. Best of luck! NeoFax -Original Message- From: Charles

RE: [expert] Xfce menues?

2001-03-18 Thread Peter FREIMANN
How'd you get all your KDE and Gnome menu items under the left mouse button. There aren't any there on mine. I had to add some stuff to the buttons on the panel. Other then what was already there, there's precious little in the way of menu items. Only drawback I've seen so far. I'm liking

RE: [expert] Kernel 2.4.2 and reiserfs

2001-03-18 Thread Daryl Johnson
You need to check the very first box 'y' for code maturity and experimentals in xconfig, then this option will be available when you get to it Daryl Johnson Proplan Associates -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leopold Palomo Sent: 18