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Those I listed are all under "remove software" section so all of them are installed on the system. Thanks

Yes, I checked the user name, password, workgroup, subnet mask, they are all the same. However, when I did "rpm -qa samba" it returned with a prompt but nothing else. I went into the Mandrake control center and look under software management and found these were installed: Name: samba-server Version: 2.2.7a-9.2mdk Size: 3720 KB Name: samba-client Version: 2.2.7a-9.2mdk Size: 3025 KB Name: samba-common Version: 2.2.7a-8mdk Size: 10531 KB Thanks

I used webmin (https://localhost:10000) to configure all my samba connections, I checked the /etc/smb.conf file and it looked OK. I included 192.168.1.22 in /etc/hosts all my other Windows PCs can see the share folder //192/168.1.22/temp, I just can't see it from within Lunix using Nautilus And all windows PCs can see my shared directories in Linux, frustrating... Thanks for your help so far.

I shared the folder "test" in W2K machine name is "moon", IP address is 192.168.1.22 I added "192.168.1.22 moon" into /etc/hosts Then I went to the Linux machine, launched Nautilus, in "go to" I typed "smb://moon/test" it returned error "smb://moon/test" is not a valid location, please check spelling and try again. BTW, I can ping 192.168.1.22 from my Linux machine no problem Thanks

Thanks for the pointer, much appreciated. After reading the FAQ, I am however still a bit confused as to how I can see Windows shared folders from Linux, what commands do I use? Anything I need to do in conf file to include the windows shared directory? I followed the instruction by typing smb:/ in Nautilus but I got an error message telling me that is not a valid location. I have no problem seeing Linux shared directories from Windows file explorer using SAMBA.

I think the backup program is for backing up files on linux system, I need to be able to see the NAS drive and then copy content from there to the Linux internal drive. Thanks

I recently purchased a Buffalo Linkstation NAS drive which is now serving as a file storage for my 4 home Windows XP PCs, everyone in the house saves all work to this 250G external disk which is formatted for NTFS/DOS In my home network, I also have a PC running Mandrake 9.x linux with 1x60G and 1x250G drives, we use this linux machine mainly for firewall and other services which requires 24/7 reliability. I have SAMBA running and all my PCs can see both my M.Linux 250G drives. My question: I would like to setup a cron job to backup all files in the NAS drive to one of the Linux 250G drive everyday. What command should I use in M. Linux to achieve this and what do I have to do to make M. Linux to see the NAS drive which is setup for windows file system. Thanks for your help in advance

Thanks for all who replied. Sounds like it would be best for me to wait a bit and then start from scratch with the latest version. Here is my other question, I have 3 drives in my server, 2 identical data drives (250G), both running ext3 fs, one is a complete backup of the other. Mandrake is loaded on a separate drive (20G). If I simply re-install latest Mandrake on the 20G drive, when I am all done, will it automatically recognize the 2 data drives and the data in them? Thanks

Does clean install means I have to re-setup everything I am currently using? Samba, PAN, Azureus, Mozilla etc. I am using this as a file server mostly so there are backup cron jobs setup and 8 users using it, minimum disruption is preferred. Any more advices? Thanks

Hi, Just wondering if someone can provide step by step instructions to update my current MDK 9.1 to the latest Mandrake version Thanks

I often VNC from a W2K machine to my Mandrake linux server, when the desktop is set to use GNOME, I have no problem, but if the desktop is set to use KDE, it hung with an hour glass in blue screen. Here is what I got from /var/log/mdkkdm.log --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 12 22:01:38 mdkkdm_config[1055] error: Unrecognized section name [Desktop0] at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:1 Sep 12 22:01:38 mdkkdm_config[1055] error: Invalid option value 'All' at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:68 XFree86 Version 4.3.0 Release Date: 27 February 2003 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdksmp i686 [ELF] Build Date: 12 March 2003 Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/ to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Mon Sep 12 22:01:39 2005 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" Using vt 7 (II) [GLX]: Initializing GLX extension (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux No such device or address. (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux No such device or address. (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux No such device or address. (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux No such device or address. QLayout "unnamed" added to KPasswdPage "unnamed", which already has a layout [LiloInfo] Constructor [LiloInfo] Get options from Lilo... [LiloInfo] Received on standard output: "linux linux-nonfb linux-smp failsafe floppy " [LiloInfo] Option added: 'linux' [LiloInfo] Option added: 'linux-nonfb' [LiloInfo] Option added: 'linux-smp' [LiloInfo] Option added: 'failsafe' [LiloInfo] Option added: 'floppy' [LiloInfo] Done. [LiloInfo] Get boot options...done. [LiloInfo] Get default boot option...done. [LiloInfo] Destructor QLayout "unnamed" added to KRootPasswdPage "unnamed", which already has a layout ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your help.

Just thought I post to close this thread. Picture viewing is OK now after I reloaded the Java using j2re-1_4_2_05-linux-i586.rpm. To switch desktop when you are using VNC or X windows, you need to create a file .desktop in your home directory, the file should contain one line : DESKTOP=KDE or GNOME or whatever desktop you decide to use Once you switched, remember to restart the vncserver. The .desktop file overwrites the system default /etc/sysconfig/desktop file

Hi I have been struggling with this problem for a while, hope some of you out there can help, basically, I would like to access a linux file server using VNC client and run KDE desktop, currently, I can connect if I use GNOME desktop, if I use KDE, it just give me a blank screen. The following is my network configuration: Server: Compaq AP550 (as Linux file Server in a network closet, no keyboard, no mouse attached) OS on server : Mandrake 9.1 XFree86 : 4.3.0 Network : 100M Ethernet Clients : W2K connect to Compaq AP550 linux server using VNC client (GNOME desktop runs fine) Problem : If I attach a mouse and keyboard to the linux server, select KDE as desktop and login, KDE runs perfectly, however, when I try accessing the server using VNC client, GNOME desktop runs but KDE desktop will not come up, it gives me a blank screen but logs the following in .xsession-errors: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0". mcop warning: user defined signal handler found for SIG_PIPE, overriding *** kdesktop (3478) got signal 11 Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0". mcop warning: user defined signal handler found for SIG_PIPE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I read many articles concerning issues with NVIDIA graphics card so I included part of XF86Config-4 files for your review, I even recently tried commenting out the LOAD "GLX" line but the problem persists. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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" "us" 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 "Plug'n Play" ModelName "Sony CPD-G400" HorizSync 30-107 VertRefresh 48-120 # 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" VendorName "nVidia Corporation" BoardName "RIVA TNT2" Driver "nvidia" Option "DPMS" EndSection ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If I VNC to the server using GNOME desktop, open a terminal window andtype "startkde", I get pretty well the same error messages. Questions: . How do I fix that? I would like to use KDE since I prefer it better than GNOME . Which file is being used XF86Config or XF86Config-4, do I need both? . If I make changes to XF86Config or XF86Config-4, do I have to reboot for it to take effect? This really puzzled me, any help is appreciated. Thanks

Can someone please tell me how to switch from Gnome to using KDE graphics environment, is there a file somewhere I can do the edit and switch, the server I am using is in a network closet and I just want to switch my profile. Also, in Mozilla, when I click on some pictures, it comes up with a separate window but with text but no picture. When I right click on the picture, it came up with an error message "Function disabled: Copyright text, images and code" Thanks in advance

Unfortunately, I am not sure how to change the file association. As for the error message, thanks for the suggestion to run in a terminal window, I was trying hard to figure out how to see error messages. Here is what I got: sh-2.05b$ kwrite Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0". sh-2.05b$ kate kbuildsycoca running... Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1.0". Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0". DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-21047' to 'kate' ERROR: KUniqueApplication: DCOP communication error! sh-2.05b$ Mutex destroy failure: Device or resource busy I am not familiar what the messages meant though, anu help is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.