spinynorman

What's the best way to clean my Hansol TFT LCD screen? There's nothing in the manual or on the Hansol website about cleaning. I've seen these mentioned: cleaning wipes and Mr Sheen (window cleaner); paper towel and soapy water; lint-free cloths; isopropyl alcohol; anti-static cloths; proprietary stuff like Klear Screen. Unfortunately, each recommendation seems to warn of dire consequences if you use any of the others. Any suggestions?

If you wanted to confuse everybody by registering under two names, it worked for me! :) Seriously, was there an error message as well as the error 16? I'm at work on Windows at the moment, so I can't check it out. I expect somebody will give you an answer before I get home.

If you give up on gcover and kcdlabel, you may like to check out Disc-Cover at http://home.wanadoo.nl/jano/disc-cover.html. This seems to do a lot of the donkey-work; won an award from linux.com in 1999(!); and lets you try it out on-line. 8)

If you use the Google Linux search (www.google.com/linux), ' cd labels' does it, or 'cd covers'. I presume it will work as long as you have Gnome installed as well as KDE.

I've come across this while googling - haven't tried it tho. http://gcover.sourceforge.net/

The BBC reports that the UN is training Afghan civil servants to use Linux! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3067871.stm

Thanks cjc. Having looked more closely at the cable, I have discovered that the 'expert' who installed the printer, had connected it to the RJ-45 socket instead of the usb. Printer is now working nicely! :D

The Epson C62 is explicitly supported in Mandrake 9.1, but I can't get it to work. I have installed the latest updates. The printer isn't auto-detected, so I have set it up manually via PrinterDrake. There are 3 drivers to try and none of them gives a test print. The printer does nothing and there is no error message. In CUPS, the status is shown as "processing...". As suggested in another thread, I have tried echo "hello" > /dev/lp0 which firstly fails with 'permission denied'. As root, it gives 'device or resource busy', although the failed job was deleted, and CUPS shows the printer as idle, accepting jobs. BTW, when trying to changing permissions with UserDrake, I got Can I just delete these files?

I think you're right. Many thanks to everyone who helped to get my monitor and modem working. :unsure: . . . . . :banghead: . . . . . 8)

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I did this and can now boot into a normal linux session with no problem! :D Tried this too, and got an error, but commenting out 'b' config worked. Can now <Ctrl><Alt><-> without errors! :D I can now concentrate on the modem/firewall conundrum. From what I've been reading on other forums, Shorewall is basically a GUI for iptables. I used iptables on RH7.3 with my dialup modem, copying the instructions from a magazine. The original is at http://www.netfilter.org/unreliable-guides...linuxdoc-5.html: ## Insert connection-tracking modules (not needed if built into kernel).# insmod ip_conntrack # insmod ip_conntrack_ftp ## Create chain which blocks new connections, except if coming from inside. # iptables -N block # iptables -A block -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT # iptables -A block -m state --state NEW -i ! ppp0 -j ACCEPT # iptables -A block -j DROP ## Jump to that chain from INPUT and FORWARD chains. # iptables -A INPUT -j block # iptables -A FORWARD -j block Could this be modified for ADSL? I've found a sophisticated version of this at http://beyond.linuxfromscratch.co.uk/view/...s/firewall.html. I could just about understand the simple version but I'm not sure about this. Any ideas? :?: cat > /etc/rc.d/init.d/firewall << "EOF"#!/bin/sh # Begin $rc_base/init.d/firewall # Insert connection-tracking modules (not needed if built into the kernel). modprobe ip_tables modprobe iptable_filter modprobe ip_conntrack modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp modprobe ipt_state modprobe ipt_LOG # allow local-only connections iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT # free output on any interface to any ip for any service (equal to -P ACCEPT) iptables -A OUTPUT -j ACCEPT # permit answers on already established connections # and permit new connections related to established ones (eg active-ftp) iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT # Log everything else: What's Windows' latest exploitable vulnerability? iptables -A INPUT -j LOG --log-prefix "FIREWALL:INPUT " # set a sane policy: everything not accepted > /dev/null iptables -P INPUT DROP iptables -P FORWARD DROP iptables -P OUTPUT DROP # be verbose on dynamic ip-addresses (not needed in case of static IP) echo 2 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr # disable ExplicitCongestionNotification - too many routers are still ignorant echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn # End $rc_base/init.d/firewall EOF Thanks. :)

Here is the lilo.conf. I tried commenting out 'vga=791', but still got the usual 'out of range' message. Any suggestions? :?: boot=/dev/hdamap=/boot/map vga=normal default="linux" keytable=/boot/uk.klt prompt nowarn timeout=100 message=/boot/message menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw image=/boot/vmlinuz label="linux" root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="quiet devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=off" vga=791 read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label="linux-nonfb" root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=off" read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label="failsafe" root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="failsafe devfs=nomount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=off" read-only other=/dev/fd0 label="floppy" unsafe I took down the firewall to get speedtouch working, as several people suggested... and it worked! :D How do I configure the firewall to keep it going? :?: I see light at the end of the tunnel... :wink:

Between testing the monitor and tearing my hair out, I found time to try some modem commands, seeking some meaningful error messages. 'drakconnect' gave the message displayed modem_run help, and not surprisingly the second line did nothing. Any more suggestions, please? :)

I tried some more of your recommendations. Xf86cfg gave me an 'out of range' message on entry, which I cleared using <Ctrl><Alt><->, but this got rid of the control panel as well! Xvidtune wouldn't run giving an 'error: can't open display:' message. :( However, other suggestions were more fruitful. :) I set the boot option in MCC to not load graphical environment. Using the XF86Config-4 listed below, I booted in failsafe mode and used startx, which got me into KDE with no error messages. Using <Ctrl><Alt><-> refreshed the screen again with no error. Using <Ctrl><Alt><-> a second time gave 'out of range Fh 55.7 Fv 69.1 Pixel 73.1'. Using <Ctrl><Alt><-> again got rid of the error. This suggests to me that 2 of the modelines are working. :?: On booting into a standard linux session, I'm not presented with the command line, but with the old 'out of range Fh 35.4 Fv 86.9 Pixel 23.5' message straight after the lilo menu, which persists until I switch off. What is going on? :?: :unsure: # File generated by XFdrake. # ********************************************************************** # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of # this file. # ********************************************************************** Section "Files" # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort) #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching) AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "glx" # 3D layer EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "Keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "gb" Option "XkbCompat" "" Option "XkbOptions" "" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "HSL" ModelName "H530" # Option "DPMS" HorizSync 30-61 VertRefresh 56-76 ModeLine "1024x768a" 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 -hsync -vsync ModeLine "1024x768b" 75 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync ModeLine "1024x768c" 65 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync # ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync # ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "card1" Driver "sis" VendorName "Silicon Integrated Systems [sIS]" BoardName "SIS650/651/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "card1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 16 # Subsection "Display" # Depth 8 # Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" # EndSubsection # Subsection "Display" # Depth 15 # Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" # EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768a" "1024x768b" "1024x768c" EndSubsection # Subsection "Display" # Depth 24 # Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" # EndSubsection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" Screen "screen1" EndSection

Don't be silly! :roll: When I get the monitor fixed this weekend, I can concentrate on the modem. :lol:

Yes, I did. It got rid of the ISDN label on the speedtouch, but I haven't noticed any other changes. Knowing my luck, the built-in NIC will be incompatible! :lol: That sounds useful. Thanks. :)

Thanks for the detailed instructions. As you say, I'm learning a lot, but it never seems enough! :) Just to clear up a few points. I think you've picked up these figures by mistake. The manual only has max values (H 60 & V 75), so I've been trying to use the ranges specified in the log, viz: (II) SIS(0): Supported additional Video Mode:(II) SIS(0): clock: 78.8 MHz Image Size: 304 x 228 mm (II) SIS(0): h_active: 1024 h_sync: 1040 h_sync_end 1136 h_blank_end 1312 h_border: 0 (II) SIS(0): v_active: 768 v_sync: 769 v_sync_end 772 v_blanking: 800 v_border: 0 (II) SIS(0): Ranges: V min: 56 V max: 76 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 61 kHz, PixClock max 100 MHz Also I forgot to post the contents of /boot:total 2248 4 boot.0300 0 config@ 48 config-2.4.21-0.13mdk 4 grub/ 116 initrd-2.4.21-0.13mdk.img 0 initrd.img@ 0 kernel.h@ 4 kernel.h-2.4.21-0.13mdk 160 map 0 message@ 100 message-graphic 4 message-text 0 System.map@ 576 System.map-2.4.21-0.13mdk 4 uk.klt 0 vmlinuz@ 1228 vmlinuz-2.4.21-0.13mdk

I tried out the modelines I mentioned a couple of posts ago. This produced the usual 'out of range' message in normal linux mode. I will send the files to Gowator, in case there's anything of interest. On the question of SMP, during one of my reinstalls - possibly the latest - I selected 'network (client)' (or something like it) from the packages for installation. I did this in the hope that it might help with my modem problem. Could this be responsible for the SMP? Would it easier to reinstall again? I should point out that the monitor problem existed before I used this option. BTW, while searching for inspiration, I came across a Linux Kernel menu option (Configuration/KDE/System/Linux Kernel), which gave the following error message:

I'm confused (as ever). :? I haven't done any manual compilations, especially not of the kernel. Was there an option during installation which caused this to happen? :?: Does this mean I just have to install Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk_i686, if it isn't in /boot? Will it become the default? :?: Sorry, but you have to spell things out for a newbie! :roll:

Yes, I'm sorry. When I saw 1024x... I must have switched off. :? The 2 modelines I thought I had pasted in from 'XF86Config.test.old' were: ModeLine "1024x768" 75 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync; and ModeLine "1024x768" 65 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync Your monitor is specified as HorizSync 30-61 VertRefresh 56-76 Whereas you say its HorizSync 48 VertRefresh 60 I think the 48/60 values originated in your previous posting. I'll try again with the values I intended to use. If that fails, I'll try xf86cfg. :)

Have examined the logs after running in normal and linux-failsafe mode, as suggested. The output is basically the same: both use /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and record the same warning: The only difference is that the failsafe session fails to display the 'out of range' message. The logs contain information that doesn't appear in the Hansol manual, including the required frequency ranges rather than just the maximums. While looking through various config files, I came across 'XF86Config.test.old'. I don't know where this came from, but it has a list of standard mode timings. With this and the newly discovered ranges, I shall run some more tests tonight. On the subject of the Speedtouch modem, can anyone suggest commands I can use to connect to the internet outside MCC, and hopefully get some meaningful error messages? :?: Thanks for your help so far.

Yes. Sorry for not making it clear.

Welcome back, Gowator. :D - Just to bring you up to speed: I only have Mandrake on the machine now, so can't check RH. I have updated the system with my update CD. This has eliminated the ISDN reference on the Speedtouch. Still unable to connect - can I test the connection outside MCC to get a proper error message? :?: My latest XF86Config-4 conforms with the Hansol manual (1024 x 768; HF 48.363 VF 60.004 Clock 65.000): Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Generic" ModelName "Flat Panel 1024x768" HorizSync 31.5-48.5 VertRefresh 40-70 # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)? # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" Driver "vesa" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 16 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection EndSection This works in FAILSAFE mode but in a normal session gives 'out of range Fh 35.4 Fv 86.9 Pixel 23.5'. I will look at the log file this evening, but it's difficult to believe that the XF86Config-4 is being used for the normal session, as the 'out of range' message reports the same figures whatever we put in the file. :?

First the latest on the modem. The dealer demonstrated it on a Windows machine on a non-ISDN line, so it would seem to be a standard Speedtouch model, which is being wrongly identified. Are there commands I can use outside MCC to try and connect and hopefully get some meaningful error message? :?: As far as the monitor is concerned, I removed the modelines and the frequency timings and left just the 16bpp option. This generated the values listed below. The VR range goes to 76 and the max is 75, which could be a problem I suppose; but the old 'out of range' still appeared - Fh 35.4 Fv 86.9 Pixel 23.5. HOWEVER, when I tried failsafe mode and let the time run out on the Linuxconf menu, I got into KDE without error messages. Is this using the XF86Config-4 file? :?: Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Plug'n Play" ModelName "Flat Panel 1024x768" HorizSync 30-61 VertRefresh 56-76 # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)? # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" Driver "vesa" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 16 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection EndSection I also did a full reinstall to try and use XFree3, as I was given a choice on the original install. However, I found that this only appears with certain cards, and if you can't use the card, it reverts to XFree4. In the time I had available, I made a couple of attempts to run Mandrake Update with my update CD, but it was looking for an internet connection. I've set up /mnt/cdrom2 as a 'security update' source, but perhaps I have to uncheck all the other sources? :?: