Re: [expert] 9.1rc2 Hostname problem

2003-03-13 Thread Paul Cox
On Thursday 13 March 2003 12:06 pm, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > All; > I installed 9.1rc2 last night, and it has an annoying problem. It won't > let me set the hostname. It defaults it to some, very long, strange > thing. In the past, I've always gotten round this, by forcing the > hostname in /etc/sysc

Re: [expert] PDF writer

2003-03-13 Thread Paul Cox
On Thursday 13 March 2003 09:54 am, Robert Barry wrote: > I'm using the pdf printer in Samba. Mandrake has a > pdf printer setup already in the Samba. > > It works great for any windows users on our network. > They just select the pdf printer and print and the pdf > file is put in their home fold

Re: [expert] making nautilus not popup when mounting a CD

2002-04-26 Thread Paul Cox
CD with nautilus, I'd open it myself. > > Is there any way to turn this "feature" off? Not sure if you can turn it off, but I do know that it doesn't do it with supermount enabled. -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.18-6mdk - Uptime: 9 days 0 hours 59 minutes. msg53160/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: [expert] How do I stop Apache advertising its version

2002-04-26 Thread Paul Cox
directory # listings, # mod_status and mod_info output etc., but not CGI generated documents). # Set to "EMail" to also include a mailto: link to the ServerAdmin. # Set to one of: On | Off | EMail # ServerSignature On -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.18-6mdk - Uptime: 9 days 0 hours 50 minutes. ms

Re: [expert] Mandrake Club advocates: Post Positive

2002-04-07 Thread Paul Cox
ot. Which also means Mandrake wouldn't be nearly as good as it is now. At least that's what I think. -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.18-6mdksecure - Uptime: 5 days 12 hours 59 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Mandrake Club advocates: Post Positive

2002-04-07 Thread Paul Cox
t the biggest violation you can make to the GPL. And changing to a different license will go against everything MandrakeSoft stands for and will never happen. -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.18-6mdksecure - Uptime: 5 days 11 hours 4 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] libpng not working in Mozilla/Galeon

2001-11-26 Thread Paul Cox
er system to begin with). (I know this was an old message but better late than never.) -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.8-34.1mdk - Uptime: 21 hours 46 minutes. msg44974/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: [expert] FIXED: Upgrade to 8.1 breaks connecting to some hosts

2001-11-26 Thread Paul Cox
key #kernel.sysrq = 0 [paul@anne paul]$ rpm -qf /etc/sysctl.conf initscripts-6.27-10.4mdk (10.4mdk was a security update from the delivered initscripts, but didn't change anything in sysctl.conf) -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.8-34.1mdk - Uptime: 21 hours 17 minutes.

Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem

2001-10-29 Thread Paul Cox
s Try this (as root obviously =) : rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* rm -fr /dev/* (ignore any errors because of files in use) And then reboot... All your devices will come back, and hopefully the mouse link will work then (you might want to reboot a second time just to make sure everything's t

Re: [expert] need to reinstall?

2001-10-29 Thread Paul Cox
t away from Windows. As root, remove the file '/etc/sysconfig/iptables' and reboot. This has been fixed, and hopefully an update will be released soon. -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.8-31.1mdk - Uptime: 1 day 15 hours 49 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] re: telnet -sever & mdk 8.1 & NON COMPILING MODULES

2001-10-29 Thread Paul Cox
dules_install kernel will be: ./arch/i386/boot/bzImage Make initial ramdisk: mkinitrd version.img version -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.8-31.1mdk - Uptime: 1 day 15 hours 38 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] procmail question

2001-10-23 Thread Paul Cox
using "POSTFIX" as my MTA. It's a problem with the version of Procmail shipped with 8.1 (I had the same problem). You can either download the newer version from any cooker mirror, or wait for the Procmail security update for 8.1 (fixes a few other problems), which should be

Re: [expert] PHP/Apache on MDK 8.1

2001-10-23 Thread Paul Cox
On Sunday, Oct 21, 2001, Theo Brinkman wrote: > That did it. Thanks! Sweet! Glad I could help. =) -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.8-26mdk - Uptime: 2 days 21 hours 38 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Apache directory question

2001-10-20 Thread Paul Cox
o /var/www/html. That way you don't have to worry about problems later if you update apache or something. Just a thought. =) -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.8-26mdk - Uptime: 3 days 18 hours 53 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] PHP/Apache on MDK 8.1

2001-10-20 Thread Paul Cox
w this looks suspicious. I don't have this php entry in commonhttp.conf. Try commenting that out and see what happens. -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.8-26mdk - Uptime: 3 days 18 hours 43 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Announcement only mailing list

2001-10-05 Thread Paul Cox
6.rpm and make sure it's for Mandrake!), or from any of the official mirrors. If you're not running Mdk 8.1, you might want to download the .src.rpm instead and rebuild it. -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.8-26mdk - Uptime: 7 hours 49 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or S

Re: [expert] httpd as root

2001-09-09 Thread Paul Cox
Why would you want to do that? That's not a very secure thing to do (which is why it won't let you). -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.7-12.3mdk - Uptime: 2 days 3 hours 59 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Help fs fs=iso9660 not supported by kernel

2001-08-29 Thread Paul Cox
is a proper entry in fstab: > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom fs=iso9660,synch,user,noauto,nosuid,nodev 0 0 > > and a iso9660 entry in /etc/filesystems. You need to take out 'fs='... and maybe the comma after iso9660 (not sure). Here's mine: /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 ro,

Re: [expert] apache's relationship with hostname

2001-08-22 Thread Paul Cox
ppy and X starts > up. Both apache and X try to find your hostname's ip address on startup. Chances are that you need to add the new hostname to /etc/hosts. -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.7-12.3mdk - Uptime: 1 day 14 hours 54 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Any signs of a PHP-4.0.6 for Mdk8?

2001-08-20 Thread Paul Cox
patient... that's all I can say. =) -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.7-8mdk - Uptime: 4 days 2 hours 3 minutes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Ncurses-devel package is missing on LM 8.0

2001-08-08 Thread Paul Cox
2mdk.i586.html NO! This is from Mdk 7.1... guaranteed way to screw up your system (especially if you force it). For Mandrake 8.0, the ncurses devel files are in the package libncurses5-devel. This will require libncurses5 to be installed as well, but it should already be since you have ncur

Re: [expert] bug in gettext support of php rpm?

2001-07-31 Thread Paul Cox
output error > ) = ? > shmat(4, 0x2, 0x2ptrace: umoven: Input/output error > ) = ? Don't know if this will help any, but I recently saw a thread about gettext in PHP on freezer-burn.org: http://www.freezer-burn.org/stories.php?story=01/07/23/4935802

Re: [expert] Can you believe it?

2001-07-31 Thread Paul Cox
On Tuesday, Jul 31, 2001, Paul Cox wrote: > It's been a long time since you wrote your original message, but here's > a reply anyway :) Oops... realized after the fact that people already answered you... stupid duplicate messages. =) -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin

Re: [expert] Can you believe it?

2001-07-31 Thread Paul Cox
andrake 8.0. However on older versions, it's option -I, not -j. Why it was changed, I don't know. Of course, this is assumming you're using the GNU version of tar. -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pcox - Uptime: 19 days 19 hours 35 minutes.

Re: [expert] Who's Building Samba 2.2.1a for Mandrake?

2001-07-19 Thread Paul Cox
gt; the guess work out of where the pieces will end up after install. 2.2.1a has been in Cooker since Jul 12... rpmfind.net found it just fine for me. Just remember that the Cooker is still 'experimental', so use at your own risk. =) -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pcox - Uptime: 7 days 18 hours 59 minutes.

Re: [expert] odd reboots

2001-07-02 Thread Paul Cox
Rolling blackouts? =) Maybe the UPS powers it down and then back up when the power is back (if it's hooked up to one). -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pcox - Uptime: 2 days 21 hours 35 minutes. PGP signature

Re: [expert] Microsoft will not be divided

2001-06-30 Thread Paul Cox
CEO Sun Microsystems and all-around M$ > > hater) was also a big Bush contributor. > > Just goes to show, can't trust those Republicans! Just wanted to point out... Bush didn't appoint any of the judges on the Federal Appeals court. -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pcox - Uptime: 13 hours 52 minutes.

Re: [expert] Unresolved symbols in custom muilt kernel

2001-06-27 Thread Paul Cox
d? Couldn't hurt to try it... -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pcox - Uptime: 3 days 9 hours 30 minutes.

Re: [expert] updating ssh

2001-06-22 Thread Paul Cox
and then update it again, and it should work. -- Paul Cox Kernel: 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pcox - Uptime: 5 days 15 hours 2 minutes.

Re: [expert] extracting a single file from within an rpm

2001-06-13 Thread Paul Cox
On Wednesday, Jun 13, 2001, Scott, Rob wrote: > Hi, does anyone know how to (or even if it's possible) to extract a single > file from within an rpm? rpm2cpio myrpmfile.rpm | cpio -i ...will extract all the files in the .rpm to the current directory. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], ICQ#: 25370820, Ope

Re: [expert] Problem with ifup ppp0 in LM 8.0

2001-06-13 Thread Paul Cox
On Wednesday, Jun 13, 2001, CHARDON,LUIS (HP-PuertoRico,ex1) wrote: > Hi, finally last night I could get it working as you said, using Mandrake > Configuration Tool, but I had to erase first the connection created by > Linuxconf. Oh yeah, I gorgot to mention you need to remove the one you create

Re: [expert] Problem with ifup ppp0 in LM 8.0

2001-06-11 Thread Paul Cox
On Monday, Jun 11, 2001, CHARDON,LUIS (HP-PuertoRico,ex1) wrote: > I have the same problem on 8.0 and also traced it back to the ppp-watch > line. I tried to run it manually and it does not work either. I had the same > problem the first time I installed 7.2, but I solved it by removing the > WVD

Re: [expert] NS6 and Virus

2001-06-08 Thread Paul Cox
On Friday, Jun 08, 2001, Scott Taylor wrote: > At 10:40 AM 06/08/01, OOzy Pal wrote: > >I downloaded NS6 from Netscape ftp site using WinNT > >workstation, while downloading VShield poped up saying > >that this file has a virus. Is this true? or becaus > >the file is Linux type and VShield is Win

Re: [expert] What package provides libX11.a?

2001-06-07 Thread Paul Cox
On Thursday, Jun 07, 2001, Hoyt wrote: > What package provides libX11.a? It doesn't appear to be in the XFree86-devel > package. On my Mandrake 8.0 system with XFree86 4.0.3, it's in: XFree86-static-libs-4.0.3-7mdk -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], ICQ#: 25370820, OpenPGP key at www.keyserver.net 1024D/

Re: [expert] DB2 problem

2001-06-07 Thread Paul Cox
On Wednesday, Jun 06, 2001, Scott Taylor wrote: > >> > >If I remember right, this is from the htdig cron job. If memory serves, > >> > >after I setup htdig (/etc/htdig/htdig.conf) to scan what I wanted, I > >> > >didn't get that message anymore. I could be wrong, though. > >> > > >> > That wasn

Re: [expert] DB2 problem

2001-06-06 Thread Paul Cox
On Wednesday, Jun 06, 2001, Scott Taylor wrote: > > > From: Cron Daemon > > > To: root > > > Subject: Cron run-parts /etc/cron.daily > > > > > > DB2 problem...: missing or empty key value specified > > > > > > Has anyone seen this, know how to get rid of it? > > > I know it comes from /etc/cron

Re: [expert] DB2 problem

2001-06-05 Thread Paul Cox
On Tuesday, Jun 05, 2001, Scott Taylor wrote: > I'm running LM7.2 and every morning I get this annoying message from > cron.daily about DB2 problem: > > From: Cron Daemon > To: root > Subject: Cron run-parts /etc/cron.daily > > DB2 problem...: missing or empty key value specified > > Has an

Re: [expert] Mandrake 8.0 Security Levels

2001-06-04 Thread Paul Cox
On Monday, Jun 04, 2001, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > Just what is the little GUI pick between security levels actually doing? > What is it setting, and what are the overall effects of each of the > settings? > > More directly, I guess I need to know just where this is documented. > I'll gladly do t

Re: [expert] Bastille:How to allos icmp echo request?

2001-06-04 Thread Paul Cox
On Monday, Jun 04, 2001, mp wrote: > But I need to allow icmp echo requests from my proxy server (if i dont answer > the ping requests downloads get slower and slower with time, and smtp is > blocked for 5 seconds if the ping isnt answered). > > So in the config file I have: > ICMP_ALLOWED_TYP

Re: [expert] grip in Mandrake 8.0

2001-06-02 Thread Paul Cox
On Saturday, Jun 02, 2001, Hoyt wrote: > It worked in older Mandrakes, but in 8.0, none of the mp3 encoders are > installed and aren't available on the CD at all, and not in cooker. > > A fewe xamples : lame, bladeenc I beleive it's because of patent issues with the .mp3 format. I think mp3 e

Re: [expert] Quick Help locating a file

2001-06-01 Thread Paul Cox
On Friday, Jun 01, 2001, Mitch Thompson wrote: > Got it, thanks. The problem was that, trying to ride the wave of mdk > updates, I had installed crontabs-1.7-13mdk from cooker, and > /usr/bin/run-parts is missing from the RPM. Problem was reported to the > creator of the RPM. FYI, it was mo

Re: [expert] ifup in LM 8.0

2001-05-29 Thread Paul Cox
On Sunday, May 27, 2001, Luis Chardon wrote: > I recently installed mandrake 8.0 on my box. After I configured the > ppp dialup connection using linuxconf, I do an ifup ppp0 and it does > not connect. After I do the command, it hangs up for some 15 seconds > and then returns an error code 6, whic

Re: [newbie] FAQ's

2001-05-24 Thread Paul Cox
On Thursday, May 24, 2001, A. Rick Anderson wrote: > Since this isn't a newsgroup, every time a new user downloads or buys LM > 8.0, we get the same batch of questions. For example, issues related to LM > and a PS/2 mouse or the IBM trackpoint. > > Any chance on someone from Mandrake archivin

Re: [expert] Mozilla problems -- Solved (and this time I mean it!)

2001-05-21 Thread Paul Cox
On Sunday, May 20, 2001, Brian Hartman wrote: > On Sunday 20 May 2001 10:39 pm, David Joham wrote: > > I think I had this problem too but derned if I can remember what I did to > > solve it. I seem to recall I had it only on the modern theme. Try using the > > classic theme and see if that helps.

Re: [expert] MDK v8 Powerpack

2001-05-21 Thread Paul Cox
On Monday, May 21, 2001, Rusty Carruth wrote: > Gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have 7.2 installed now, and want to know what others have done, in > > terms of a fresh install, or an upgrade. Anyone found problems with > > upgrading, or will it be okay. This is my production box, and