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When I execute the command man mktemp I obtain the following options : mktemp [-q] [-u] template And in this link http://linuxcommand.org/man_pages/mktemp1.html I obtain the following options : mktemp [-V] | [-dqtu] [-p directory] [template] Why the -V and the -p options are not available with the bash delivered by Mandriva ? When I execute shells containing mktemp with the -p option they fail. What can I do to be able to make work shells using the -p option ?

I guess this type of operations carried out by the BSA in Mexico may incite final users to use open source software more and more. You will find here below an abstract, I did in english for you, of the article published yesterday (6th of august 2005) by the mexican newspaper " El Universal" available in the following URL : http://estadis.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/297864.html " Last month the mexican authorities (Mexican Institute of Intelectual Ownership - IMPI) with the support of the Business Software Alliance, BSA, intensified its inspection operations into firms from the automotive, construction, private education, sport, press, and real state. These inspection operations were carried out in Mexico city and the cities at its surrounds. The inspection operations objective is to fight against the piracy of software programs. Last mont 35 firms were inspected and this inspections will be undertaken at national level in next months. The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the most important organization dedicated to the promotion of a digital and surely legal world. The members of the BSA in Latin America include to Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Borland, Macromedia, McAffe, Microsoft, PTC, SolidWorks, Sybase, Symantec, UGS and VERITAS Software."

I do not know swat. I use webmin to administer samba. You could also use webmin. Try to find some documentation in the web on samba/webmin. It may be easier for you.

I tried very hard and enthusiastically to make work, but without succes, two PCMCIA Wireless boards with my laptop : - D-LINK brand, model DWL-G650 - ASUS brand, model WL-107G There is only one board certifided or considered as compatible by Mandriva : - MSI brand, model CB11B Unfortunatelly, I can not find it anymore in the market. I have gone to many specialised shops and they do not have it. This board is considered by the sellers as obsolete. Some even laugh at me when I ask them this board. I continue to be dependent on window$ for my laptop. I wanted to get rid of but finally I can not. It is a pity because it is the only point not yet to be solved. I wonder when there will be a PCMCIA wireless board (802.11g) compatible or certified by Mandriva. If anyone knows anything about it, please let me know. Thanks in advance.

OK. Should I boot the pc after the installation with MCC ? Thanks in advance.

In fact, I do not have the kernel sources installed. I can see that there are two : - kernel-source-2.4.27-0.pre2.1mdk - kernel-source-2.6- 2.6.8.1-12mdk Should I installe only the second ? If both the first first ? Thanks in advance.

I think the reason is that I do not have the kernel sources installed yet. I did a fresh install on my laptop yesterday because I had a very annoying problem yesterday. I have now the version 12 and not the 24 anymore. I will let you know if the reason was this.

I downloaded the drivers in /home/adolfo/ from : http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/rt2400/...tar.gz?download I executed the command : I then went to the folder ./rt2500-1.1.0/Module and execute the command : Why this error ? Thanks in advance

Here it is : [root@192 adolfo]# ls -l /usr/src total 20 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 mai 18 00:21 ati-3.14.1/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 mai 23 10:10 linux -> linux-2.6.8.1-24mdk/ drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 mai 30 21:04 linux-2.6.8.1-24mdk/ drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 mai 30 21:03 madwifi-0.20050121/ drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 mai 17 23:50 RPM/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 mai 17 23:55 slmodem-2.9.10/ [root@192 adolfo]# What do you think about it ? Thanks in advance.

This is the content of the load file : This is the content of the unload file : The Configure file is an executable file. I have two other files with the term configure in it which are : config.mk and config.new The content of config.mk is : And the content of the config.new file is : Thanks in advance.

My two last posts here above have the purpose to provide the required information to better understand my next questions I post here below. I copied first all the content of the linux folder provided in the CD (I described in my last two posts here above) in /home/adolfo/DriversASUS/ Executing the ls -l commande we can see : [adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$ ls -l total 4288 -rwxrwxrwx 1 adolfo adolfo 1644 fév 20 2004 readme.txt* -rwxrwxrwx 1 adolfo adolfo 2078816 fév 11 2004 RT2500SoftAp-Linux-1.3.0.tgz* -rwxrwxrwx 1 adolfo adolfo 2295802 fév 11 2004 RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz* I tried to install this card following the SETUP SEQUENCE of the README shown in my last post here above. I then executed the command (NB. the version in the README file is 1.1.0 but physically it is 1.2.0) : tar -xvzf RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz The result is : [adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$ cd RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz bash: cd: RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz: Not a directory [adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$ tar -xvzf RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/ ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/ ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/ ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.10.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.12.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.13.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.14.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.15-greased-turkey.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.16.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.17.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.18.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.19.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.2-2.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.20.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.21.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.22.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.23.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.24.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.3.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.4.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.5.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.6.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.7-10.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.7.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.8.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.9.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc2/rt2500sta-2.4.18-3.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/ ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.18-14.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.18.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.19.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.20-8.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.20.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.21.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.22.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.23.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/gcc3/rt2500sta-2.4.24.a ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/config.mk ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/config.new ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/Configure ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/iwconfig_usage.txt ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/iwpriv_usage.txt ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/load ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/Makefile ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/oid.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/README ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/RT2500STA.dat ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rt2560.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rt_config.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_api.c ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_api.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_data.c ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_def.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_info.c ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/rtmp_main.c ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Module/unload ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/ ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/adapter.xpm ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/check16.xpm ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/handshak16.xpm ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/noactive16.xpm ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/RaConfig2500.xpm ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/radiooff.png ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/radioon.png ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/rtlogo.png ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/ico/uncheck16.xpm ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/addprofiledlg.cpp ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/addprofiledlg.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/authsecudlg.cpp ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/authsecudlg.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/cardselect.cpp ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/cardselect.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/configapi.cpp ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/configapi.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/countryform.cpp ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/countryform.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/hiddenssiddlg.cpp ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/hiddenssiddlg.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/How_To_Compile.txt ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/Makefile ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/qhexvalidator.cpp ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/qhexvalidator.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/raconfig.cpp ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/raconfig2500.pro ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/raconfigui.cpp ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/raconfigui.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/rt_tool.cpp ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/rt_tool.h ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/sha1.cpp ./RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0/Utility/sha1.h [adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$ It seems to me that every thing was already unzipped. Now my problems start at point b of the SETUP SEQUENCE because for the command chmod I do not know how to complete it to be able to execute it. When I execute chmod load I obtain the following : [adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$ chmod unload chmod: Trop peu de arguments. Pour en savoir davantage, faites: « chmod --help ». [adolfo@192 DriversASUS]$ The translation of the message is -> chmod : To few arguments. What could I do ? Thanks in advance.

In the RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz folder we can see another folder named RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0. In this folder we can see two other folders named Module and Utility. In the utility folder we find two other folders (gcc2 and gcc3) and the following files : config.mk config.new Configure iwconfig_sge.txt iwpriv_usage.txt Module/load Makefile Module/oid.h README RT2500STA.dat rt2560.h rt_config.h rtmp_api.c rtmp_api.h rtmp_data.c rtmp_def.h Module/rtmp.h rtmp_info.c rtmp_main.c unload The README file says :

I found the linux drivers files for Redhat (version after 7.1 ) in the CD (It can not be read with mandriva but with windows only) delivered with the board. Three elements can be seen when we read this CD : The readme.txt file, A folder for the board RT2500SoftAp-Linux-1.3.0.tgz A folder for the Soft AP RT2500STA-Linux-1.2.0.tgz I am only interested by the folder for the board. The README.TXT file says :

I would like to install this card in my laptop to be able to connect it into my network via WIFI 108.11g. The box indicates that it supports Linux Redhat (After V7.1). After using drakconnect I obtain this : [root@portable adolfo]# drakconnect FATAL: Module rt2500 not found. FATAL: Module rt2500 not found. FATAL: Module rt2500 not found. FATAL: Module rt2500 not found.

When I pick ath-pci it MCC (new wireless connection option) proposes two alternatives : 1) automatic detection 2) specify options. Choosing automatic detection does nothing. It comes back proposing to do the configuration manually. Choosing speficy options provides a screen like this : contry code : _______________________ outdoor : _______________________ xchanmode : __________________ Which could be the values I can try ? Thanks in advance.