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I'm a real newbie and green to Linux world even though I have used Mandriva 2006 Free for almost a year now. I updated to Mandriva 2007 Free a few days ago from a DVD-version DL'ed from an official site. Everything was great - all personal settings were fine and dandy. I'm using KDE as my major GUI. But KAT was a problem. I seem to remember de-activating KAT in 2006 also as it kept crashing. Now it also crached KDE Daemon and I was unable to use my external USB mass memories (I have three external USB HDs - Brand LaCie). It either said that KDED is not running or Mediamanager was not installed. After I started KDED again, it usually worked fine. On other occasions I got the message "Permissions denied", when I tried to access my desktop shortcuts to the external USB HDs. To see if an update would help I wanted to update to KDE 3.5.5 and had a go with the MDE 3.5.5 KDE through the directions from this post https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=36298&hl= That really messed up my KDE... I couldn't have multiple desktops, I couldn't move any of the windows that I opened, the last application was alway on top... And most likely some of the privileges were changed (if I remember correctly). I tried to un-install KDE in total and managed that. At first I reinstalled KDE, but it was the same MDE version that was there earlier. I tried to unmark the MDE path from the update, but obviously I was unsuccessful. Then I urpme'd again the whole KDE now using what what was suggested at MDE site: http://www.mde.djura.org/kde_install_2007_32.html I used "init 3" to access non-graphical interface. I then uprme'd the whole KDE and urpmi'd it back again, using only the original (official) mirrors (and not from MDE path). Now I'm unable to start any GUI: No Ice, no KDE, no Gnome - no nothing! I booted the PC and got only text interface to Mandriva. No matter what I tried last night I couldn't get any graphical user interface running. I tried as a regular user and as root. Nothing. It was kinda late in the evening, so I might have missed something, but any ideas are really welcome. I would like to 1) Get the GUIs up and running 2) Get the old cofiguration of KDE back 3) Perhaps eventually get KDE 3.5.5 running. At least get my external USB HDs showing. Help, please!

Now I feel a bit stupid. I swear I had the sshd service up and running but it must have dropped somewhere along the line... I have on earlier occasions verified and double checked that both PCs have ssh running, but the sftp just doesn't work from this PC to the other - but works the other way around. This time it is my stupidity - sorry folks... What is the easiest way of starting the service when booting the system?

I tried different solutions and this is what I get from PC #1 - 192.168.254.2 (FROM which I try to connect with sftp TO the PC #2) [xxx@linuxpurkki ~]$ sftp 192.168.254.2 Connecting to 192.168.254.2... xxx@192.168.254.2's password: [xxx@linuxpurkki ~]$ sftp 192.168.254.1 Connecting to 192.168.254.1... ssh: connect to host 192.168.254.1 port 22: Connection refused Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer [xxx@linuxpurkki ~]$ This is from the other PC (PC #2 - 192.168.254.1). To me, it gets a bit weird... I cannot sftp that PC itself, but can sftp this PC... [xxx@kakkospurkki ~]$ sftp 192.168.254.1 Connecting to 192.168.254.1... ssh: connect to host 192.168.254.1 port 22: Connection refused Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer [xxx@kakkospurkki ~]$ [xxx@kakkospurkki ~]$ sftp 192.168.254.2 Connecting to 192.168.254.2... xxx@192.168.254.2's password: sftp> exit [xxx@kakkospurkki ~]$

I'm sorry: I misread your instructions - I tried first with sftp... The results are still the same: I cannot connect with ssh to 127.0.0.0 but to 192.168.254.2 (IP of this machine) I can. So what's with that then?

127.0.0.0 didn't work, but the own IP of this PC works (asks for user ID and pw). When pinging, all the machines reply without delays (I have these two PCs with WLAN AP in between). Could there be something wrong with the cache of Konqueror? How do I clear cache and other stuff like cookies in Konqueror? It has sometimes helped if I first initiated sftp from the other PC to this one and then tried again. And then again, sometimes it does not help...

Be sure that sshd is running on all machines you want to connect to.lynchmob OK... I checked that .ssh/known_hosts file and the machine I was trying to connect TO has lost it's own IP's rsa... What does that mean and how can I remedy it? The PC I'm trying to connect FROM has both IPs' rsa's there. And yes, I have checked that both PCs are running with sshd service up. I have two PCs and sftp://192.168.254.1 and .2 has worked fine before. No help there. CLI?

I believe you've lost me there... 254 doesn't equal with 255 - nor with 0... Then, I've used these IPs for all the eternity - which is about a few months now. But never-the-less these IPs have been OK so far. And then the log you suggested contains nothing. - edit: typo -

I believe I've tried that already, but now I got this reply: An error occurred while loading fish://192.168.254.1: Could not connect to host 192.168.254.1. Any suggestions?

Again I turn to you for some help. I'm still a total newbie, but learning... A short while ago you guys taught me how to connect two linux PCs over ehternet (wlan) with sftp. Since then I've used it to move quite a few videofiles from my secondary PC to my no. 1 PC: PVR --[usb]-> PCLOS --[wlan sftp]-> Mandriva 2006. For some odd reason the connection sometime refuses to work (in Mandriva). If I type sftp://192.168.254.1 in Konqueror in my Mandriva 2006 OS, it more often than not refuses the connection stating something like "there was an error while talking to ssh". Mr. Murphy made sure that now it seems to work - couldn't reproduce the problem for demo purposes. I've made sure that the sshd service is running by typing this in konsole as su: "service sshd start". The weird part is that at the same time I can connect from PCLOS machine to Mandriva 2006 without any problems. Everytime I try it, it gives me the log-on pop-up screen as it is supposed to. Both firewalls are configured excactly the same to let ssh through... As so many time before, I ask: What am I missing here? :o

I couldn't find any up-to-date RPMs out there... I did install the versions (of both FF and TB) that were on the Mandriva 2006 Free DVD, but they seemed to be a bit older versions. I wanted to update them, but couldn't find any RPMs that would have been 1.5.0.1 (for FF) and 1.5 (for TB). Then I couldn't find a way to update the current 1.0.6. FF to 1.5.0.1 (or for TB 1.5)... So I tar-balled them both. Is there an easier and better way to do it?

OK - thanks again! I managed to link T-Bird to Firefox' mailto: link and T-Bird starts up just by typing "thunderbird" in the Konsole. I did move the programmes to /usr/local/ from the /home/user/programmes/ directory. Both FF and TB and they seem to work OK.

OK; thanks for the explenation. Just asked to learn... Anyway the opposite is something I do need to do. I did the mailto line in the config of Firefox, but still need to create the symlink. I guess I'll be basically doing the same to thunderbird as I did to FF, but I think I'll take a back up of all the mailboxes I have built there (four altogether) before I start moving folders (mv). Is there a simple way to back things up - I believe in Windows there is a programme for backing up TBird folders and settings (Mozilla back up... or something like that). I don't think I've seen that for linux. I'll be crying for help if I manage to loose any mailboxes (specially my wife's :o )

Thanks scarecrow for the heads-up. I don't know exactly what the annoyance would have been, but I added the two lines in the config as per your advice.

Brilliant, thanks! It worked. I knew I could trust someone here to come up with the solution. I'll buy you a virtual beer. Cheers!

I have read several posts in this forum, but no help yet, so I desided to open up a new thread. I have Mandriva 2006, KDE 3.4, Firefox 1.5.0.1 and Thunderbird 1.5. I've obviously installed Firefox from tarballs as the distro specific version is a vintage model of 1.0.6 and therein lies the problem. I've changed the shortcuts to point to the new Firefox, but I've overlooked something. All the links from TBird are opened in FF 1.0.6. I cannot make links in TBird messages to open in Firefox 1.5.0.1. I removed the olde FF version 1.0.6 with urpme firefox The FF 1.5.0.1 remained operational so I expected T-bird to follow links in FF, but no. Now all the links open up in Konqueror. Not the result I was looking for... [sigh] I read this thread: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=30251 Following the instructions in that thread I moved Firefox to /usr/local/ -folder (I used to keep FF in /usr/bin/) and corrected the links to this new version. # ln -s /usr/local/firefox/firefox Now I can open Firefox in the console by typing "firefox" - something I wasn't able to do before. So there we are: I have the latest Mozilla FF and TBird running but they don't "talk to eachother"... What am I missing? How can I make a link between hyperlinks in TBird messages to FF 1.5.0.1? I believe this must by system-issue (Mandriva/KDE) as there is nothing in TBird settings that relate to my problem. Any suggestions and all the help you can give is greatly appreciated. - edit: typo -

OK people, thanks for your help. It now seems FAT32 was the name of my problem. I managed to correct the problem by dividing the original video file in two and transferring the smaller (2,1 and 2,2 Gig) files between the PCs. Then of course putting the files together finally on my other PC. "As I live and learn..." Cheers all!

I meant to say FTP (sftp) in stead of nfs...

OK, that makes sense. I did nfs the file between Linux PCs, but I believe my USB2 HDs are formatted to FAT32 (a long time ago I had a dual boot with winXP/Win98SE...). I have DL'ed the file into my native Linux share of HD, but I needed to transfer that file into a drive I can access with WinXP and I guess both my external HDs are formatted to FAT32 (I should check the other one - just in case it's NTFS). The reason I must do work under WinXP is that I need to demux, mux and compile it into a DVD file before burnign it to a DVD. I guess I could do most of the work under Linux, but the DVD authoring programme is in winXP and it doesn't operate under Linux. I will split the file in two before the transfer to see if that works. Will report back - perhaps tomorrow. Thanks scarecrow!

Thanks Spinynorman. I've done some studying and tried to pack the original file, but archiving failed for some reason. I'm DL'ing the same file again from my PVR to see if the file is somehow corrupted and the new file would be OK. But to my original question: does filetransfer set a limit to the file size? The transfer always ends when the file size reaches 4.0 GB...

Is there a limit of 4 GB when transferring files from one linux machine to another? I have been unable to transfer a video file from one PC to the other, but only with this one particular file. The size of the file is 4.3 GB and the file transfer always stops at 4.0 GB. Then again, I've tried to transfer the file from the one linux machine to a USB 2.0 HardDrive, but the same applies: When the file transfer is almost done at 4.0 GB, it stops and there is this message: The process for the file protocol died unexpectedly. Is the file somehow corrupted or is this some type of built-in limitation to file transfer? Sorry, if this seems like total newbie question, but I've never seen this happen before...

Brilliant! I've managed to make it work! Even though I had the sshd installed, it wasn't running. The service sshd start did the trick. Thanks again guys; works now great! My 's off to you! ----------------------- I'm learning something new everyday.

OK, thanks for the heads-up Ian - I stopped lisa. If I read you two right, I can download files from my PCLOS to my Mandriva simply by typing "sftp://192.168.254.1" and going from there. What's the difference between sftp and fish (what is fish?). Anyway, neither is working for me as I still get the same error message, even though I've disabled shorewall ssh-protection from both PCs and eventually I disabled shorewall all together. No help. What am I missing here?

Thanks aioshin for that. However I get this pop-up window: Unexpected SFTP error: Error encountered while talking to ssh. What's up with that? And, do I need to disable shorewall on the other PC?

Greetings oh Great Linux Gurus! I resently received very helpful advice from you guys regarding my Atheros chipset WLAN card set up, so I desided to ask for more advice... I have googled and search this site without a definitive answer to my problem. What is the best means to share files over WLAN between two Linux PCs? The machines are both dual boots w/ WIN XP Home on the first partition, but I'm looking for a way to ditch MS Win all together. My first PC's distro is Mandriva 2006 and the other one has PCLinuxOS (PCLOS). 1) Would Lisa be sufficient or do I need to involve Samba or NFS? I have tried with all the above (Lisa, smb, nfs), but have been unable to share files between these to linux. 2) If lisa is enough, what do I need to do to make it work? I believe I have lisa up and running as this is what I get from console: [root@linuxpurkki ~]# lisa -v This is the LAN Information Server LISa 0.2.3 It is free software according the GNU General Public License Copyright (c) 2000-2003 by Alexander Neundorf email: neundorf@kde.org [root@linuxpurkki ~]# But it still returns this following error (dialog window) when I try to connect to Local Network with Konqueror (choose the -> lan:/ network folder from device:/): The Lisa daemon does not appear to be running. In order to use the LAN Browser the Lisa daemon must be installed and activated by the system administrator. I've tried restarting lisa, but no help: [root@linuxpurkki ~]# service lisa restart Stopping lisa: [ OK ] Starting lisa: [ OK ] [root@linuxpurkki ~]# 3) I have managed to let the Mandriva take control of PCLOS (Remote control through MCC) so I know I can make these two PCs communicate with each other. - I had to stop firewall on the PCLOS to let the Mandriva take control over it. With lisa (or with samba/nfs), do I need to configure shorewall to let something pass ? If so, what and how? I don't want to let my firewall down - I wouldn't want to do it even temporarily, if not required. Again, thanks for all the help you provided for my earlier problem. Any advice and hints are very welcome and appreciated. :)

I managed to connect to internet with my Mandriva Linux! This is my first official connection and posting in Linux. How did I do it? Well, first I disabled all the security (again) in my wlan AP in WinXP and suddenly I was able to connect to internet in Linux as well... :huh: Eventually I needed to surf between WinXP and Linux several times before the connection was up and running, but I managed to get the security up with 128-bit key and hidden ESSID. For those looking for an answer how I got it running, I'm afraid I'm not sure myself... :unsure: I re-typed all the security keys and enabled it several times in winXP and Linux before it was up. So no, I'm afraid I don't have an answer to that question. I may have had a typo in the key or something like that... for everyone that helped my out here! I wouldn't have made it without your help! :woot_jump: