[expert] daylight-saving time

2003-04-05 Thread Philip Webb
my computer's clock just made the change to N American EDT automatically. is this controlled by Xntpd, which i have running, or by something else in the Mandrake-Linux set-up (9.0rc1 currently)? i can't find anything in the NTP document'n on the subject. -- ,,=

[expert] Config settings for urpmi to use 9.1 CDROMs

2003-04-05 Thread Rob Blomquist
By mistake, I deleted my setup for urpmi/rpmDrake to use the CDROMs of 9.1. I am using the download edition. If someone could email the proper configuration to me, I would appreciate it emmensely. Rob Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] 9.1: Icons for Removable Devices

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 12:53, Norman Carver wrote: > On Saturday 05 April 2003 02:38 am, Frederic Soulier wrote: > > Hi > > > > I've been following this thread about icons for removable devices but > > I'm quite puzzled by the way it looks on my box (installed with 9.1 from > > scratch, not upgraded

Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 16:36, Miark wrote: > Ah, you don't need to use a gui. Find out what device your burner is with > "cdrecord -scanbus" and then use the following command: > > cdrecord -dao -v dev=DEV speed=8 driveropts=burnfree file.iso > > where DEV is the bus location of your burner tha

[expert] test

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
Testing and appologizing... seems Evo was sending everthing 3 times.. hopeing this goes through only once. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] UDMA 5 - Using Mdk-9.1

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 14:13, Joerg Mertin wrote: > Hi James, > > On 4 Apr 2003, James Sparenberg wrote: > > This is addressed in the new kernel Thomas is talking about too. I > > think you're going to be Thomas's new best friend after Sunday *grin*. > > Thx for your directions... And concerning

Re: [expert] Stupid password loss

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 15:25, Michael Adams wrote: > On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:38, James Sparenberg wrote: > > On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 02:27, Molotov wrote: > > > Hello > > > > > > > > > Well, I need some advice for a classic problem... I am now unable to get > > > access to one of my computers, as I for

[expert] 9.1 Mozilla 1.3 doesn't start up.

2003-04-05 Thread Steven Cole
Greetings all, I cannot get Mozilla to start up, either from the menu, from the taskbar, which does "soundwrapper /usr/bin/mozilla %u", or from a shell, either "/usr/bin/mozilla" or the above. When launched from the menu or taskbar, the hourglass tumbles for about 30 seconds and then disappears w

Re: [expert] 9.1: Icons for Removable Devices

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 12:53, Norman Carver wrote: > On Saturday 05 April 2003 02:38 am, Frederic Soulier wrote: > > Hi > > > > I've been following this thread about icons for removable devices but > > I'm quite puzzled by the way it looks on my box (installed with 9.1 from > > scratch, not upgraded

Re: [expert] gpm + mc bug persists in 9.1

2003-04-05 Thread Bill Mullen
On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > check if you are in text console or graphical console; > if in text console call mc as mc -d > > how would I do the first check with bash ? Two ways that occur to me: 1) Test on the current value of $TERM. 2) Test whether or not $DISPLAY is set. HT

Re: [expert] GnomeMeeting video source

2003-04-05 Thread Bill Mullen
On Sat, 5 Apr 2003, Anne Wilson wrote: > I do not have any /dev/video of any sort. All ideas welcome. You might try running "modprobe v4l" with the cam attached; if you're running devfs, this should (IIUIC) create the /dev/videoX node(s). -- Bill Mullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] MA, USA RLU #27

Re: [expert]

2003-04-05 Thread David Rankin
Too much time at Maggie Mae's Troy and Tina Arnold wrote: > I do apologize, but I do not understand? > > -Troy > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Adams > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 6:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject

Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files

2003-04-05 Thread Kelley Terry
On Saturday 05 April 2003 03:44 pm, richard bown wrote: > Thanks Jack, but I just managed to make a straight copy on to the cd, so > there's a bit I've missed ? > TIA > Richard > > On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 22:17, Jack Coates wrote: > > from memory, go to create cd : write cd : master tracks. select

RE: [expert]

2003-04-05 Thread Troy and Tina Arnold
Thank you for the heads up, I sent you an E-Mail Michael as I did not put two and two together and think my signature file was spam, reset assured that that will not happen again... Again.. Thanks. -Troy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mic

Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files

2003-04-05 Thread Miark
Ah, you don't need to use a gui. Find out what device your burner is with "cdrecord -scanbus" and then use the following command: cdrecord -dao -v dev=DEV speed=8 driveropts=burnfree file.iso where DEV is the bus location of your burner that you determined with scanbus, such as 0,1,0 or whatev

Re: [expert]

2003-04-05 Thread Michael Adams
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Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files

2003-04-05 Thread Larry Sword
richard bown wrote: Thanks Jack, but I just managed to make a straight copy on to the cd, so there's a bit I've missed ? TIA Richard Ref: file:/usr/share/doc/xcdroast-0.98/FAQ Q: 17. Uh...I feel stupid but how to write downloaded ISO-images? A: If you downloaded an ISO-image (e.g. a linux distr

RE: [expert]

2003-04-05 Thread Troy and Tina Arnold
I do apologize, but I do not understand? -Troy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Adams Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 6:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:30, Troy Arnold wrote: > Troy Arnold >

Re: [expert]

2003-04-05 Thread Michael Adams
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Re: [expert] Stupid password loss

2003-04-05 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:38, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 02:27, Molotov wrote: > > Hello > > > > > > Well, I need some advice for a classic problem... I am now unable to get > > access to one of my computers, as I forgot my password (root account). > > I still have a basic user pa

Re: [expert] Create own RPM repository to use with Mdk-Software installer ? How ?

2003-04-05 Thread Jason
Use urpmi.addmedia without generating a list. It will autogenerate one for you as it adds the medium. man urpmi.addmedia is your friend. Cheers Jason Steffen Barszus wrote: Am Samstag, 5. April 2003 14:34 schrieb Joerg Mertin: Hi Folks, as I'm a kind of an Old Unix guy, and having lots of Mir

Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files

2003-04-05 Thread richard bown
Thanks Jack, but I just managed to make a straight copy on to the cd, so there's a bit I've missed ? TIA Richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 22:17, Jack Coates wrote: > from memory, go to create cd : write cd : master tracks. select the ISO > (it must be in the directory you've configured as xcdroast

Re: [expert] UDMA 5 - Using Mdk-9.1

2003-04-05 Thread Joerg Mertin
Hi James, On 4 Apr 2003, James Sparenberg wrote: > This is addressed in the new kernel Thomas is talking about too. I > think you're going to be Thomas's new best friend after Sunday *grin*. Thx for your directions... And concerning your comments, I bet I will ;) I'll be looking at the patches

Re: [expert] USB problems

2003-04-05 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Saturday 05 April 2003 07:54 am, Joerg Mertin wrote: > Hi Mate, > > I bet you got the exact same Problem I had using the Mdk-2.4.21 kernels. > Add: > > acpi=off > > To you LILO Append line. The Problem is that the kernel is now able to > actually use Interrupt vectors. One my Motherboard however

Re: [expert] USB problems

2003-04-05 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Friday 04 April 2003 09:39 pm, John Haywood wrote: > I had the same issue on my GigaByte GA-7VAX1394, until I passed acpi=off to > the kernel at boot (put it in lilo.conf and lilo -t, lilo -v) I'll try that and see what happens. Thanks! --

Re: [expert] MDK 9.1 it's much slower than 9.0 and xfree freezeseverything

2003-04-05 Thread Jack Coates
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 11:24, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: > At 06.27 05/04/2003, you wrote: > >On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 15:22, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: > > > [I sent this message some days ago but I did not see it in the ML. I send > > > it again.] > > > > > > I downloaded two days ago the ISOs and yesterday I

Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files

2003-04-05 Thread Jack Coates
from memory, go to create cd : write cd : master tracks. select the ISO (it must be in the directory you've configured as xcdroast's swap space) and click OK, then it'll ask if you want to proceed. On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 13:00, richard bown wrote: > Sorry that was a but vague,, I have an iso image

Re: [expert] root login !

2003-04-05 Thread Oscar Santacreu
El Sábado, 5 de Abril de 2003 18:51, richard bown escribió sabiamente: > Hi all, > how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. > The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root > as you use to be able to on previous versions. > I need to set up xcdroast which

Re: [expert] HP LaserJet - help needed

2003-04-05 Thread Oscar Santacreu
El Sábado, 5 de Abril de 2003 00:42, Mark Weaver escribió sabiamente: > Oscar Santacreu wrote: > > El Viernes, 4 de Abril de 2003 13:35, Mark Weaver escribió: > >>Oscar Santacreu wrote: > >>>El Viernes, 4 de Abril de 2003 06:49, Mark Weaver escribió: > Hi list, > > this evening I bough

Re: [expert] HP LaserJet - help needed

2003-04-05 Thread oscar
El Sábado, 5 de Abril de 2003 01:37, Mark Weaver escribió sabiamente: > On Friday 04 April 2003 07:14 am, Oscar Santacreu wrote: > > Try rebooting both: computer and printer before trying to print. > > OTOH, when I was using the pbmtozjs driver, the printer sometimes came > > into a strange cataton

Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files

2003-04-05 Thread richard bown
Sorry that was a but vague,, I have an iso image I 'd like to tun into a cd. Richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 21:42, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 9:38 pm, richard bown wrote: > > Hi, me again. > > Its Bill Gates fault not mine in case your getting fed up with me !!! > > > > > > Xcdro

Re: [expert] 9.1: Icons for Removable Devices

2003-04-05 Thread Norman Carver
On Saturday 05 April 2003 02:38 am, Frederic Soulier wrote: > Hi > > I've been following this thread about icons for removable devices but > I'm quite puzzled by the way it looks on my box (installed with 9.1 from > scratch, not upgraded from 9.0 so there is no leftover). > > In my /home//Deskt

Re: [expert] xcdroast -iso files

2003-04-05 Thread Anne Wilson
On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 9:38 pm, richard bown wrote: > Hi, me again. > Its Bill Gates fault not mine in case your getting fed up with me !!! > > > Xcdroast , burning an iso image, its not very clear, is there a help > file ?.. > Or which options do I need to do this.. Just to clarify - do you have

[expert] xcdroast -iso files

2003-04-05 Thread richard bown
Hi, me again. Its Bill Gates fault not mine in case your getting fed up with me !!! Xcdroast , burning an iso image, its not very clear, is there a help file ?.. Or which options do I need to do this.. When I said Bill Gates I was'nt joking, I acquired a copy of XP Pro and threw it on the winbl

Re: [expert] MDK 9.1 it's much slower than 9.0 and xfree freezes everything

2003-04-05 Thread Olaf Marzocchi
At 06.27 05/04/2003, you wrote: On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 15:22, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: > [I sent this message some days ago but I did not see it in the ML. I send > it again.] > > I downloaded two days ago the ISOs and yesterday I installed them in the > following PC: > > Mobo PCChips 748lmrt, 128+64+3

Re: [expert] Laptop external video freezes the X Windows system

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 10:42, pedro gomez wrote: > I have a laptop with Mandrake 9.0. Everything works fine except when > pressing the Fn key (which I need to redirect the video to an external > monitor/projector).The system Freezes (the keys ctrl+alt+f1 don't work so I > have to turn the laptop

Re: [expert] root login !

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 09:14, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:51 am, richard bown wrote: > > Hi all, > > how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. > > The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root > > as you use to be able to on previous v

Re: [expert] root login !

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 09:04, richard bown wrote: > Thanks I'll try that, I'm using gnome at the moment, so lets try kde > thanks > richard > > On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 17:55, Rolf Pedersen wrote: > > richard bown wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1.

Re: [expert] auto shut off

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 08:32, Adolfo Bello wrote: > On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 11:50, Norman Zhang wrote: > > Hi, > > > > How do I enable LM9.1 to automatically shutdown my system when I choose > > turn off from the logoff menu? I see halt... power down... but I need to > > press the power button. > >

Re: [expert] root login !

2003-04-05 Thread Robert Crawford
Richard, Go to a console, and su to root, and type xcdroast, and enter. Xcdroast will start, then there's a box where you can add users, and select to allow user permissions. Robert Crawford On Saturday 05 April 2003 04:51 pm, richard bown wrote: > Hi all, > how do I log in as root from the sta

Re: [expert] UDMA 5 - Using Mdk-9.1

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 05:26, Joerg Mertin wrote: > Hia again folks, > > a last one :) Seems I not able to pass the udma-2 level for my > harddrives. Anyone has a clue as to why the Nforce-IDE port does not > allow more than that ? Or - has it to do with the new IDE-Drivers that > got into 2.4.2

Re: [expert] SUdden Crashed with Mdk-9.1 (X-Windows running Amok).

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 04:48, Joerg Mertin wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I had several crashes using Mdk-9.1 under X-Windows. > Having reacted fast enough once - I saw the X-Server was running Amok, > e.g. using loads of Memory. Usually - the X-Server uses 180MBytes of > Virtual memory, and 55Mbytes of

[expert] Laptop external video freezes the X Windows system

2003-04-05 Thread pedro gomez
I have a laptop with Mandrake 9.0. Everything works fine except when pressing the Fn key (which I need to redirect the video to an external monitor/projector).The system Freezes (the keys ctrl+alt+f1 don't work so I have to turn the laptop off and on again). Before 9.0 I had 8.2 and the (fn+F7

Re: [expert] root login !

2003-04-05 Thread richard bown
Ok Greg point noted, Thats a useful one to remember Richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 18:14, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:51 am, richard bown wrote: > > Hi all, > > how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. > > The users are iconised so there's now way of ent

Re: [expert] Stupid password loss

2003-04-05 Thread James Sparenberg
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 02:27, Molotov wrote: > Hello > > > Well, I need some advice for a classic problem... I am now unable to get > access to one of my computers, as I forgot my password (root account). > I still have a basic user password, but - no luck - it has expired. > > In fact, I am trap

[expert] Fn F7 freezes the window system in Sony vaio PCG-FXA47

2003-04-05 Thread pedro gomez
Hello all I have a laptop with Mandrake 9.0. Everything works fine except when pressing the Fn key (which I need to redirect the video to an external monitor/projector).The system Freezes (the keys ctrl+alt+f1, nor the ctrl+alt+del don't work so I have to turn the laptop off and on again). Befor

[expert] gpm + mc bug persists in 9.1

2003-04-05 Thread mikalzet
All right, I know I can't complain because I don't pay Mandrake; but I would have thought that known bugs might have been ironed out for a new distribution regardless. Just for the records: in mandrake 9.1 use of gpm (mouse control) in text consoles as ordinary user (but not as root) is buggy:

Re: [expert] root login !

2003-04-05 Thread Greg Meyer
On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:51 am, richard bown wrote: > Hi all, > how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. > The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root > as you use to be able to on previous versions. > I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done

Re: [expert] root login !

2003-04-05 Thread J.P. Pasnak
richard bown said: > Hi all, > how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. > The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root > as you use to be able to on previous versions. > I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. > Open a console, type

Re: [expert] root login !

2003-04-05 Thread richard bown
Thanks I'll try that, I'm using gnome at the moment, so lets try kde thanks richard On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 17:55, Rolf Pedersen wrote: > richard bown wrote: > > Hi all, > > how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. > > The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the

Re: [expert] root login !

2003-04-05 Thread Rolf Pedersen
richard bown wrote: Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. TIA Richard Assuming kde, in kcontr

[expert] root login !

2003-04-05 Thread richard bown
Hi all, how do I log in as root from the standard X login on MDK9.1. The users are iconised so there's now way of entering the user ar root as you use to be able to on previous versions. I need to set up xcdroast which has to be done as root.. TIA Richard -- richard bown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wan

Re: [expert] auto shut off

2003-04-05 Thread Adolfo Bello
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 11:50, Norman Zhang wrote: > Hi, > > How do I enable LM9.1 to automatically shutdown my system when I choose > turn off from the logoff menu? I see halt... power down... but I need to > press the power button. > > Regards, > Norman Add 'apm=off' to the append line in /etc/

Re: [expert] LM9.1: DVD ejects automatically

2003-04-05 Thread Frederic Soulier
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 16:14, Hezekiah M. Carty wrote: > Can you test the drive under another OS or in another system? I've had > this happen, and seen it happen cdroms before. I became quite bad, to > the point where, if the computer was on, the cdrom would eject. Kind of > annoying seeing as it

Re: [expert] GnomeMeeting video source

2003-04-05 Thread Anne Wilson
On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 4:07 pm, et wrote: > On Saturday 05 April 2003 09:35 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 3:27 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: > > > On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:06, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > I want to set up GnomeMeeting, but have a problem with the video > > > >

[expert] auto shut off

2003-04-05 Thread Norman Zhang
Hi, How do I enable LM9.1 to automatically shutdown my system when I choose turn off from the logoff menu? I see halt... power down... but I need to press the power button. Regards, Norman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[expert] re:wmp11

2003-04-05 Thread Geoff & Angie Perry
I have a wireless network card wmp11.The computer detects it as a broadcom bcm 4301.I have just installed mandrake 9.1.Can anyone advise me on installing this card for my network? I have tried several of the "wireless" drivers to no avail!!!   Thanks Geoff

Re: [expert] LM9.1: DVD ejects automatically

2003-04-05 Thread Hezekiah M. Carty
Can you test the drive under another OS or in another system? I've had this happen, and seen it happen cdroms before. I became quite bad, to the point where, if the computer was on, the cdrom would eject. Kind of annoying seeing as it made the drive completely unusable. Does it do this for all

Re: [expert] GnomeMeeting video source

2003-04-05 Thread et
On Saturday 05 April 2003 09:35 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 3:27 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: > > On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:06, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > I want to set up GnomeMeeting, but have a problem with the video > > > source. I have the choice of /dev/video0 and /dev/vid

Re: [expert] Stupid password loss

2003-04-05 Thread Molotov
Le sam 05/04/2003 à 14:18, J. Grant a écrit : > on the lilo prompt try: > > linux single > or > linux init=/bin/sh > > one of those should work > > Cheers > > JG I have now access again to this machine. Thank you for your help, and thanks to Zephod too ! Best regards, FT -- [INSERT FEELIN

Re: [expert] LM9.1: DVD ejects automatically

2003-04-05 Thread Frederic Soulier
On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 13:33, Dave Sherman wrote: > Frederic Soulier wrote: > > Hi > > > > On a LM9.1 I did install mplayer from Plf and it was all working fine (I > > could play any region DVDs). > > > > Then after a few days (I have no clue why it does that now) the DVD > > started to act strang

Re: [expert] GnomeMeeting video source

2003-04-05 Thread Anne Wilson
On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 3:27 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: > On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:06, Anne Wilson wrote: > > I want to set up GnomeMeeting, but have a problem with the video source. > > I have the choice of /dev/video0 and /dev/video1, with not possibility of > > entering another source so fa

Re: [expert] Compaq Proliant 3000 problem

2003-04-05 Thread Bill Beauchemin
Yep. The problem isnt that it shows up as 1 cpu using top but that it is causing one cpu to be disabled and showing as a failure during bootup or I should say during the POST pahse of the bootup. On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 06:26, et wrote: > On Saturday 05 April 2003 09:09 am, Bill Beauchemin wrote: >

Re: [expert] Compaq Proliant 3000 problem

2003-04-05 Thread et
On Saturday 05 April 2003 09:09 am, Bill Beauchemin wrote: > After loading MDK9.1 on a Compaq Proliant 3000 server the server now > shows that one processor has failed during bootup. The raid controller > also comes up with an out of order failure. I went in using the Compaq > configuration disks a

Re: [expert] GnomeMeeting video source

2003-04-05 Thread Damian Gatabria
On Saturday 05 April 2003 11:06, Anne Wilson wrote: > I want to set up GnomeMeeting, but have a problem with the video source. I > have the choice of /dev/video0 and /dev/video1, with not possibility of > entering another source so far as I can see. My camera is /dev/sdb, so I > presume that I so

Re: [expert] HP LaserJet - help needed

2003-04-05 Thread Anne Wilson
On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 3:18 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 1:20 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: > >>Following your suggestion I opened Konq and watched /var/spool/cups. I > >>also opened KJobViewer and sent a print job. The Job appeared in the > >>KJobViewer window,

[expert] Compaq Proliant 3000 problem

2003-04-05 Thread Bill Beauchemin
After loading MDK9.1 on a Compaq Proliant 3000 server the server now shows that one processor has failed during bootup. The raid controller also comes up with an out of order failure. I went in using the Compaq configuration disks and got it to stop showing these errors untill i boo t into Linux. I

[expert] GnomeMeeting video source

2003-04-05 Thread Anne Wilson
I want to set up GnomeMeeting, but have a problem with the video source. I have the choice of /dev/video0 and /dev/video1, with not possibility of entering another source so far as I can see. My camera is /dev/sdb, so I presume that I somehow have to create a /dev/video0 that is linked to /de

[expert] UDMA 5 - Using Mdk-9.1

2003-04-05 Thread Joerg Mertin
Hia again folks, a last one :) Seems I not able to pass the udma-2 level for my harddrives. Anyone has a clue as to why the Nforce-IDE port does not allow more than that ? Or - has it to do with the new IDE-Drivers that got into 2.4.2x ? (Well, the IDE-Driver cleanups that took place - Thx Ala

Re: [expert] HP LaserJet - help needed

2003-04-05 Thread Anne Wilson
On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 1:20 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Friday 04 Apr 2003 11:42 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: > >>Oscar Santacreu wrote: > >>>El Viernes, 4 de Abril de 2003 13:35, Mark Weaver escribió: > Oscar Santacreu wrote: > >El Viernes, 4 de Abril de 2003 06:49, Mark

Re: [expert] Create own RPM repository to use with Mdk-Software installer ? How ?

2003-04-05 Thread Steffen Barszus
Am Samstag, 5. April 2003 14:34 schrieb Joerg Mertin: > Hi Folks, > > as I'm a kind of an Old Unix guy, and having lots of Mirror Sites I'm > getting RPMS, Sources etc. from onto my server-harddrives, I wanted to > add the RPM's at least into the Software Repository to use with the > Mdk-Software I

Re: [expert] Say Y to RTC..?

2003-04-05 Thread Damian Gatabria
On Thursday 03 April 2003 20:52, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 15:09, Damian Gatabria wrote: > > Hi.. i'm trying to get to build kernel-multimedia-source from the > > contribs.. just > > thought i'd add the extra bit of machine-specific optimisation.. but > > i'm having problems w

Re: [expert] USB problems

2003-04-05 Thread Joerg Mertin
Hi Mate, I bet you got the exact same Problem I had using the Mdk-2.4.21 kernels. Add: acpi=off To you LILO Append line. The Problem is that the kernel is now able to actually use Interrupt vectors. One my Motherboard however - (Asus A7N8X Delux), these did fail. Everything having had an Interr

[expert] SUdden Crashed with Mdk-9.1 (X-Windows running Amok).

2003-04-05 Thread Joerg Mertin
Hi Folks, I had several crashes using Mdk-9.1 under X-Windows. Having reacted fast enough once - I saw the X-Server was running Amok, e.g. using loads of Memory. Usually - the X-Server uses 180MBytes of Virtual memory, and 55Mbytes of Resident RAM. This Time, just before the System was completel

[expert] Create own RPM repository to use with Mdk-Software installer ? How ?

2003-04-05 Thread Joerg Mertin
Hi Folks, as I'm a kind of an Old Unix guy, and having lots of Mirror Sites I'm getting RPMS, Sources etc. from onto my server-harddrives, I wanted to add the RPM's at least into the Software Repository to use with the Mdk-Software Installer. I do see in the normal directories, that the base d

Re: [expert] USB problems

2003-04-05 Thread John Haywood
On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 06:34 am, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > Every so often, the mouse > dies (no power). I can unplug it, plug it into another USB port (not with > the same group though) and it is instantly back on. Unplugging it from the > original port it was in and plugging it right back in has no effe

Re: [expert] LM9.1: DVD ejects automatically

2003-04-05 Thread Dave Sherman
Frederic Soulier wrote: Hi On a LM9.1 I did install mplayer from Plf and it was all working fine (I could play any region DVDs). Then after a few days (I have no clue why it does that now) the DVD started to act strangely. Basically when I insert a DVD movie that used to play just fine the DVD rea

Re: [expert] Stupid password loss

2003-04-05 Thread J. Grant
on the lilo prompt try: linux single or linux init=/bin/sh one of those should work Cheers JG Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Stupid password loss

2003-04-05 Thread zephod
you might want to boot from the installation CD in rescue mode, chroot to the you root partition and set a new password with passwd. On Saturday 05 April 2003 12:27, Molotov wrote: > Hello > > > Well, I need some advice for a classic problem... I am now unable to get > access to one of my com

[expert] Stupid password loss

2003-04-05 Thread Molotov
Hello Well, I need some advice for a classic problem... I am now unable to get access to one of my computers, as I forgot my password (root account). I still have a basic user password, but - no luck - it has expired. In fact, I am trapped out of my box ;-) I have some data I need to get back,

[expert] Xchat in mdk9.1

2003-04-05 Thread Gary Hodder
Hi all, anyone know how to make cut and past work in xchat on mdk9.1? It would work in 9.0 but but not 9.1. Any ideas? Thanks Gary. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[expert] LM9.1: DVD ejects automatically

2003-04-05 Thread Frederic Soulier
Hi On a LM9.1 I did install mplayer from Plf and it was all working fine (I could play any region DVDs). Then after a few days (I have no clue why it does that now) the DVD started to act strangely. Basically when I insert a DVD movie that used to play just fine the DVD reader ejects it automatic

Re: [expert] 9.1: Icons for Removable Devices

2003-04-05 Thread Frederic Soulier
Hi I've been following this thread about icons for removable devices but I'm quite puzzled by the way it looks on my box (installed with 9.1 from scratch, not upgraded from 9.0 so there is no leftover). In my /home//Desktop directory I do not have all these .desktop files (except a Home.deskt

Re: [expert] [OT]9.1 pre-order status?!?

2003-04-05 Thread Anne Wilson
It was made clear on the order page that it would be well into April before they are shipped. The end of April was suggested as a likely date for most of us. Anne On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 6:45 am, eric huff wrote: > If you dig enough, the website says they'll ship when the get them, and to > ex

Re: [expert] HP LaserJet - help needed

2003-04-05 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 04 Apr 2003 11:42 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: > Oscar Santacreu wrote: > > El Viernes, 4 de Abril de 2003 13:35, Mark Weaver escribió: > >>Oscar Santacreu wrote: > >>>El Viernes, 4 de Abril de 2003 06:49, Mark Weaver escribió: > no dice...did the reboot and same thing. the print jobs are just