Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Davor Cengija
On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Ken Hawkins wrote: Maybe I missed the response, but is this a downloaded ISO image? If so, did you perform a checksum test? All it takes is one bad source file to ruin a good ISO. Very good point, Ken! Yes, this is a downloaded ISO image, and I'm not quite

[expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV

2002-01-08 Thread Marc
What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV In other words. Which video card has the best tv-out support in Linux? Please do not reply with theoretical bullshit, but would like to hear some practical examples. Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

[expert] Mandrake 8.1 server

2002-01-08 Thread Lars Roland Kristiansen
I need to install a mandrake 8.1 as a postfix server, i am new in the linux server univers (old aix, true 64 admin) so i would like to know witch kernel i should downgrade/upgrade to for greater stability. What about ekstra security tool - is there a todo list for installing a secure linux

Re: [expert] What book would you recommend?

2002-01-08 Thread Ashley Reynolds
I recently purchased Teach Yourself C For Linux Programming In 21 Days. You would probably be interested in it's brother, Teach Yourself C++ For Linux Programming In 21 Days, they are both published by Sams. I hope this helps. Kindest Regards, Ashley (aka ze0).

Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.1 server

2002-01-08 Thread J. Craig Woods
At 11:30 AM 1/8/2002 +0100, you wrote: I need to install a mandrake 8.1 as a postfix server, i am new in the linux server univers (old aix, true 64 admin) so i would like to know witch kernel i should downgrade/upgrade to for greater stability. Look for one of the recent versions of the 2.4.x

Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.1 server

2002-01-08 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach »Lars Roland Kristiansen« am 2002-01-08 um 11:30:20 +0100 : I need to install a mandrake 8.1 as a postfix server, i am new in the linux server univers (old aix, true 64 admin) so i would like to know witch kernel i should downgrade/upgrade to for greater stability. After you've

RE: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV

2002-01-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And you expect an answer to that question? Chill out guy! Be polite and pleasant and all will answer! Original Message: - From: Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 11:03:01 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on

[expert] apache httpd.conf access.conf srm.conf

2002-01-08 Thread Jean-Paul Chavant
Hello, In apache there are 3 configuration files - httpd.conf - srm.conf - access.conf Since version 1.3.x apache accepts all the directives in only one file : httpd.conf. However if the files access.conf and srm.conf are not empty they are read bye apache ? In the affirmative, and if

RE: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV

2002-01-08 Thread J. Craig Woods
At 06:14 AM 1/8/2002 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And you expect people to answer your question!!! The best way to get help on this list is to be polite and cordial. A member. Original Message: - From: Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 11:03:01 +0100 To: [EMAIL

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva
Windows ME = Winblows More Errors My PII 300 Intel Chipset works pretty fine with MDK 8.1. But with some others computers (mainly new ones with Via chipset) I had some difficults and back to MDK 8.0. On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Ashley Reynolds wrote: Windows ME was truly Microsoft's *worst*

Re: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on myTV

2002-01-08 Thread Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva
I have a Studio PCTV and I can watch TV in my Linux Box MDK 8.1 with Xawtv. It works better under Winblows but unfortunately not in total fullscreen. My vga card is a Voodoo 3 3000 with Tv output. On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Marc wrote: What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV In

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Harold Hartley
On Monday 07 January 2002 10:37 pm, you wrote: On Mon, 2002-01-07 at 16:52, Davor Cengija wrote: So, concensus would be that I have some hardware related problems, which is quite unusual since Mdk 7.2 worked just fine without any problem. Not necessarily PROBLEMS; just that

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Harold Hartley
On Tuesday 08 January 2002 10:20 am, you wrote: Windows ME = Winblows More Errors My PII 300 Intel Chipset works pretty fine with MDK 8.1. But with some others computers (mainly new ones with Via chipset) I had some difficults and back to MDK 8.0. I have some problems with MDK 8.1 and I

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Nick Thompson
Me too :-) In the MDK control centre- services. Deselect alsa on boot option. Reconfigure the card with sndconfig and reboot. Nick. Harold Hartley wrote: the sound mixer doesn't work properly until you do a modprobe of the sound card.. and I have been running a sound card thats been linux

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Monday 07 January 2002 12:52 pm, Davor Cengija wrote: As far as I can see, CPU and fan are working fine. Is there any hardware stress/testing tool available for Linux (or even for Windows)? The best, cpuburn, both windoze and Linux versions

Re: [expert] DHCP configuration to improve detection on dynamic IP

2002-01-08 Thread Dave Sherman
On Mon, 2002-01-07 at 23:20, Stephen Liu wrote: Hi All People, Kindly advise a simple and straightward method to configure network settings in using DHCP to improve the detection on dynamic IP address. Thanks in advance. B.R. Stephen Stephen, Forgive me for sounding obtuse, but I

Re: [expert] peer to peer netwoking and linux - possible ?

2002-01-08 Thread kwan
On 7 Jan 2002, Michael Leone wrote: On Mon, 2002-01-07 at 15:30, J. Craig Woods wrote: Randy, and et al, the owner of this tread is asking about a peer to peer network, and makes no mention of having a Windoze box on that network. Therefore, Samba is not an option. Samba is only for

Re: [expert] apache httpd.conf access.conf srm.conf

2002-01-08 Thread Michael Viron
No, in version 1.3.x, apache 'deprecated' srm.conf and access.conf . This does not mean that it does not accept directives from them, but it is strongly suggested not to use them. That being said, in the default Mandrake configuration, srm.conf and access.conf do not exist, and actually are not

Re: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV

2002-01-08 Thread Onur Kucuk
Tuesday, January 08, 2002, 5:25:06 PM, you wrote: AWSdS I have a Studio PCTV and I can watch TV in my Linux Box MDK 8.1 with AWSdS Xawtv. It works better under Winblows but unfortunately not in total AWSdS fullscreen. My vga card is a Voodoo 3 3000 with Tv output. X windows has a support

Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.1 server

2002-01-08 Thread Ken Thompson
Yes, it is. If you are new to Linux, you have a lot to read. It is not AIX or True64. Do not hesitate to RTFM and STFW, and, oh yea, have a lot of fun and good luck. Craig, What is STFW? I finally figured out RTFM but this is a new one for me G -- Ken Thompson, North West Antique

RE: [expert] Mandrake 8.1 server

2002-01-08 Thread Scott Thurmond
Search the F** web. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ken Thompson Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 1:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.1 server Yes, it is. If you are new to Linux, you have a lot to read.

Re: [expert] cooker kernel rpms

2002-01-08 Thread Ken Thompson
On Tuesday 08 January 2002 10:34 am, you wrote: Is there any one out there with late version 2.4.16 kernels from the mandrake cooker? I just went to get one but it jumped up to 2.4.17 and there is an NFS bug when talking to 64 bit OS's. I need to run a non 8.1 default kernel (as it plays

[expert] Network setup with MCC.

2002-01-08 Thread Ken Thompson
Am I missing something??? I don't find a way with MCC to export or mount file systems on other computers in the network. I have to go to linuxconf to do this. I seem to remember in 8.0 there was a dialog for exporting and mounting. -- Ken Thompson, North West Antique Autos Payette, Idaho

Re: [expert] Network setup with MCC.

2002-01-08 Thread Ric Tibbetts
Ken Thompson wrote: Am I missing something??? I don't find a way with MCC to export or mount file systems on other computers in the network. I have to go to linuxconf to do this. I seem to remember in 8.0 there was a dialog for exporting and mounting. Forget the GUI's. Spend a (very)

Re: [expert] I'm impressed with ATI!

2002-01-08 Thread Ronald J. Hall
Ron Heron wrote: Also, take a look at the Matrox site. They actually provide software! The Matrox PowerDesk is an excellent utility for setting up displays and muli-displays in linux, plus they have their own, easy to install XFree86 server. I only use ATI and Matrox in my PC's for these

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Davor Cengija
On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Davor Cengija wrote: On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Ken Hawkins wrote: Maybe I missed the response, but is this a downloaded ISO image? If so, did you perform a checksum test? All it takes is one bad source file to ruin a good ISO. Very good point, Ken! Yes, this is a

[expert] MDK 8.1 vs Redhat 7.2

2002-01-08 Thread Ric Tibbetts
For anyone interested: Over this past weekend, I was in a scary mood, and decided to check out Redhat 7.2 Enigma. Mostly curiosity. I ran Redhat for many years before switching to MDK, and i was curious about how their lattest release was looking. For what it's worth, my impressions were: The

Re: [expert] MDK 8.1 vs Redhat 7.2

2002-01-08 Thread Michel Clasquin
On Tuesday 08 January 2002 22:09, Ric Tibbetts wrote: Over this past weekend, I was in a scary mood, and decided to check out Redhat 7.2 Enigma. snip I've since reloaded Mandrake on my desktop, and will stick with it for now. ;) We forgive you, O prodigal son. Here, have a piece of

Re: [expert] cooker kernel rpms

2002-01-08 Thread palito
Did you try http://rpmfind.net ?? On Tuesday 08 January 2002 10:34 am, you wrote: Is there any one out there with late version 2.4.16 kernels from the mandrake cooker? I just went to get one but it jumped up to 2.4.17 and there is an NFS bug when talking to 64 bit OS's. I need to run a

Re: [expert] cooker kernel rpms

2002-01-08 Thread Mike Leone
Did you try http://rpmfind.net ?? That (usually) won't work, since those are mostly links to places holding RPMs. If the RPMs disappear from the linked site, rpmfind is useless, since the link will now point to a non-existant file. You need a site that deliberately stores copies of all

Re: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV

2002-01-08 Thread Steve Kieu
--- Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV In other words. Which video card has the best tv-out support in Linux? Please do not reply with theoretical bullshit, but would like to hear some practical examples. IF you say so, why not

Re: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV

2002-01-08 Thread hardcorepush
Therortically, any bttv based card should work to watch TV on your computer screen. This has nothing to do with TV out though. This is about the video card. It is my theroy that you would need a card that supports TV out under linux, perhaps an ATI Radeon using a program called atitvout. I can

Re: [expert] Network setup with MCC.

2002-01-08 Thread J. Craig Woods
At 11:41 AM 1/8/2002 -0800, you wrote: Ken Thompson wrote: Am I missing something??? I don't find a way with MCC to export or mount file systems on other computers in the network. I have to go to linuxconf to do this. I seem to remember in 8.0 there was a dialog for exporting and

Re: [expert] Network setup with MCC.

2002-01-08 Thread Ken Thompson
On Tuesday 08 January 2002 03:10 pm, you wrote: At 11:41 AM 1/8/2002 -0800, you wrote: Ken Thompson wrote: Am I missing something??? I don't find a way with MCC to export or mount file systems on other computers in the network. I have to go to linuxconf to do this. I seem to

Re: [expert] Multi boot with Lm 8.1

2002-01-08 Thread J. Craig Woods
At 03:36 PM 1/8/2002 -0700, you wrote: I have my system configured as so: Disk /dev/hda: 240 heads, 63 sectors, 3278 cylinders Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 bytes Device BootStart EndBlocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 259 1958008+ 6 FAT16 /dev/hda2

Re: [expert] Network setup with MCC.

2002-01-08 Thread J. Craig Woods
At 04:08 PM 1/8/2002 -0700, you wrote: I DO work with the Exports, FSTAB, HOSTS and etc, but was thinking of those that are new to Linux. If Linux is ever going to make it as a viable desktop O/S for the masses it's going to have to have GUI tools. To a purist, I suppose a GUI is silly but to the

Re: [expert] What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV

2002-01-08 Thread Marc
Apperently it is very hard for some people on this list to answer a simple question. On Tuesday 08 January 2002 09:50 pm, you wrote: --- Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What video card to use in Linux to watch movies on my TV In other words. Which video card has the best tv-out

[expert] Please help -Still in trouble with Asus A7V266-E can' t load system

2002-01-08 Thread evaristo
Hi, I'm still in trouble with my Asus a7V266-e. No way to load L.M. 8.1 even if I had installed in an disk over the Primary Master integrated Promise ata 100 controler, that is see, by installation, as hda even if I got an other hd installed over the normal controler which one is see during

Re: [expert] Network setup with MCC.

2002-01-08 Thread Ken Thompson
Well, if at all possible, let us try to keep those kind of questions, questions about beginners needing GUI tools, on the beginners list, and at least *fake* a semblance to this being an expert list. Thanks, J. Craig Woods UNIX/NT SA -Art is the illusion of spontaneity- OK, but the

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread mike
We are going nowhere. People are addicted to Windblows, they will experiment with Linux on a marginal box, and then, because it is so much better, move it to a more powerful box. If the marginal box part craps out, no powerful box for you... Microsloth wins. mg On Monday 07 January 2002

Re: [expert] Multi boot with Lm 8.1

2002-01-08 Thread Robert Goshko
On Tue, 2002-01-08 at 16:11, J. Craig Woods wrote: At 03:36 PM 1/8/2002 -0700, you wrote: [boot loader] timeout=15 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT=Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional /fastdetect

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Mark D'voo
i think there was a problem with the download edition, I have downloaded it 3 times for 3 different computers, on each computer is was slooow and very unstable ( i was lucky to have a 1 day uptime ). I think we should take a vote to figure out what is wrong, Tell me if 8.1 is giving you

[expert] tv out--some help

2002-01-08 Thread hardcorepush
ok sorry for the sarcasm. I found a how to using an nivida card here http://www.linuxhardware.org/features/01/05/29/2147241.shtml here is some stuff for configuring ATI cards ...theres an option below for TV out http://gatos.sourceforge.net/watching_tv.php did you find this one concerning

[expert]

2002-01-08 Thread Robin
Hi, all I have copied the files from all 3 CDs onto an ftp server so I can do ftp installs, but when I select new software to install with software manager, I still have to put in the CDs. Instead of shuffling CDs in and out of CD-ROM, is there anyway to have package manager retrieve file from

Re: [expert] Network setup with MCC.

2002-01-08 Thread Michael Leone
On Tue, 2002-01-08 at 18:18, J. Craig Woods wrote: Well, if at all possible, let us try to keep those kind of questions, questions about beginners needing GUI tools, on the beginners list, and at least *fake* a semblance to this being an expert list. It's the experts who make the GUIs for

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Michael Leone
On Tue, 2002-01-08 at 08:45, Mark D'voo wrote: i think there was a problem with the download edition, I have downloaded it 3 times for 3 different computers, on each computer is was slooow and very unstable ( i was lucky to have a 1 day uptime ). I think we should take a vote to figure

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Ron Marriage
Everyone is so hung up on free, that they spend time downloading an iso image from the internet, knowing that a single bit of data can cause the whole thing to go sour. Then they burn this image onto a CD, again where one little error makes the whole thing a mess. People, spend $5 and buy a

[expert] odd errors from /tmp

2002-01-08 Thread J. Grant
Hello During the instalation process I selected clean /tmp on boot but to my surprise on boot I have the following in /tmp. I noticed this as sometimes KDE gives an error such as You are not the owner of /tmp/mcop-jp seems rarther odd, anyone know whats going on? JG $ ls -alR /tmp .: total

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread mike
Personally, and this is just me, I don't load a distro on my box unless I threw some coin (usually $60-$80) into the collection plate. On Tuesday 08 January 2002 22:25, Ron Marriage wrote: Everyone is so hung up on free, that they spend time downloading an iso image from the internet,

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Ron Marriage
I agree, I order the power packs and always find them easy to install, no problem. I also feel better about myself. I don't support with code, so do so with dollars. Ron mike wrote: Personally, and this is just me, I don't load a distro on my box unless I threw some coin (usually $60-$80)

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread mycal62
I posted earlier, and just wish to mention, that in all fairness, some people will have issues which will be unresolveable, despite buying a distro, having New hardware and having some experience with Linux. I have always paid for a boxed set including mandrake 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, and 8.1, as

Re: [expert] DHCP configuration to improve detection on dynamic IP

2002-01-08 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Dave, Thanks for your response. At 08:12 AM 1/8/2002 -0600, you wrote: Forgive me for sounding obtuse, but I am not sure what you are asking. Perhaps you could rephrase the question? I need to accelerate the detection of the dynamic IP address of my ISP's DNS server at boot. I tried

Re: [expert] Network setup with MCC.

2002-01-08 Thread Ric Tibbetts
Michael Leone wrote: On Tue, 2002-01-08 at 18:18, J. Craig Woods wrote: Well, if at all possible, let us try to keep those kind of questions, questions about beginners needing GUI tools, on the beginners list, and at least *fake* a semblance to this being an expert list. It's the

Re: [expert] Network setup with MCC.

2002-01-08 Thread Ric Tibbetts
Ric Tibbetts wrote: Ken Thompson wrote: Am I missing something??? I don't find a way with MCC to export or mount file systems on other computers in the network. I have to go to linuxconf to do this. I seem to remember in 8.0 there was a dialog for exporting and mounting. Forget

Re: [expert] 8.1 - very unstable

2002-01-08 Thread Ashley Reynolds
I am running Mandrake 8.1, the Download Edition, which I ordered from EverythingLInux (http://www.everythinglinux.com.au) on pressed CD's. It works outstandingly well. :) Kindest Regards, Ashley (aka ze0). |--| | Ashley Reynolds (aka

[expert] problem compiling driver for RealTek 8139C

2002-01-08 Thread Jim Dewar
X-RebelTech Is Here: http://www.rebeltech.ca MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit hi all, i currently have a 10/100 ethernet card which uses the rtl8139C chipset. i have it mostly working on the 8139too driver, but it is somewhat flaky. the card came