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I'd like to install Wine so that I can run my critical Win apps. If I do so, will this allow the 'generic printer' be like a Win generic printer or would it still be a Lin generic printer ? Thanks :)

1. I installed the machine on the LPT1 port and turned it on, then rebooted the lin box. 2. I then created a simple text file with the data formatted as the embroidery machine requires 3. I then opened a terminal, navigated to the dir with that file in it, and ran cat datafile.txt >/dev/lp0 but I got the following error: cat datafile.txt >/dev/lp0 bash: /dev/lp0: Permission denied What does the above mean? Is the embroidery machine not being recognized? Many thanks :)

Do you think there would be a way to have data print straight from a browser screen to the "generic" printer like the embroidery machine? This would solve lots-o-problems Thanks :)

2005LE Is this the rpm package? How can we update the FF 1.0.2 that comes with 2005LE ? Many thanks :)

What if it's on a USB port? I don't think it's cat datafile.txt >/dev/eth0 is it? Many thanks :)

I snagged nedit and unzipped the package I then tried to both just click the nedit file (nothing happened), and then I opened a command line window, navigated to the unzipped file contents, entered nedit, but again, nothing happened. I know I'll have to sort out how nedit works, but do you think that eventually I could get this to work by just having on icon on my desktop that I can click and pull up the editor? Basically, I'd want some tool that can run ascii data to the 'embroidery printer', kind of like I can do with Notepad in Win Many thanks :)

How is the firefox update accomplished? I have Mandriva 2005LE, Firefox 1.02 I called up MCC, scanned for any updates, but no FF 1.06 or any others were detected, including scanning a pair.com mirror I'd love to get my FF up to date even to FF 1.07 How do I pull in the updated FF? Many thanks :)

I think you're exactly right - ASCII What does the following mean: cat datafile.txt >/dev/lp0 I'm not sure what 'cat' is. Is this all a shell command? What I had hoped to do was pull up a gui text editor like Gedit, paste my text file in there, and hit Print and aim the print job at the 'embroidery printer' Am I off target? Thanks so much :)

Okay, here's what I was just told by the chief tech guy: That's all I have. Any suggestions? This is an adventure, isn't it :) Many thanks :)

Wow, this is fascinating :) What I'm gonna do is present these issues to the manufacturer to see if they can identify the printer language, and any other details, needed to nail this down. I don't think the machine can 'print to file' in win. The only thing that we can do with it is pass a delimited file to the machine, which then embroiders the stuff. An example pipe-delimited file might be something like this: (FRED FLINTSTONE|I LOVE PIZZA) (BARNEY RUBBLE|I LOVE BEER) It would be soooooooooooooo great to get this sorted out. As soon as I hear from the manufacturer, I'll post what they say. Thanks so much :)

Hi Yves Thanks for chiming in :) Better yet, what parameters or things should I find out about the machine to help sort out this generic printer stuff. What I mean is what things about the machine need to be understood as relating to a 'printer' ? I could ask the manufacturer if I knew what characteristics I needed to inquire about. Many thanks, Yves :)

Hi All :) We pass delimited flat file data from a winXP computer to an embroidery machine. Basically, the embroidery machine is like a big printer. It reads the incoming data, fields, delimiters, etc., and then does the embroidery We hooked up the printer cable from the winxp box to the embroidery machine and then created a "generic printer" in winxp. We then pull up the delimited data file in a simple text editor and "print" it using the embroidery machine. So far, it works very well. We would love to set up something similar in mandriva. We installed 2005LE, and it looks like a good install. 1. Is it possible to create the same kind of set up using 2005LE ? 2. What do you think we need to accomplish this? (We haven't tackled printers yet in 2005LE). Many thanks

Hi All I installed 2005LE to a blank drive. The install seemed okay. I have a Linksys WUSB11, version 2.8 Wireless Adapter (and I have a Belkin wireless router connected to my existing win box), but dang if I can figure out how to get the internet-connection stuff sorted out. I've read a number of threads, and I have the ndiswrapper thing on a disc and I put it into a tmp folder, but I'm still not sure how to put all the pieces together. So, I figured that maybe the best thing would be to buy a wireless adapter that 2005LE is already configured to work with. Would this be a good move? Which wireless adapter would be best? I'm trying like crazy to get a Lin environment working. First it will be a single machine with wireless internet access, but then I want to develop a LAN for the office. Any guidance would be most appreciated for sure Many thanks

Found it. It's on the back of the unit...in teenie, tiny print. I had to get a magnifying glass. :)

Hi All :) I have a Linksys WUSB11 wireless adapter, but I'm not sure which version it is. Where is the version number listed? BTW, does this work out of the box with the latest Mandriva? I also have a Belkin wireless router. Not sure if that matters. Many thanks :)

Solved.......... Had to install libmysql12-devel-4.0.15-1mdk from Disk 3. Go the rpmdrake + and search for mysql The default install of MD 9.2 does include libmysql12-4.0.15-1mdk, but not the "devel" version Once I plugged in the devel version, the mysql_config file was created. At that point, I did: /usr/local/bin/perl -MCPAN -e 'install DBD::mysql' to install DBD::mysql to work with the secondary perl, and it seems to be working fine now. However, the 'install' call I believe also tries to upgrade your perl to the latest version. So, to just install the module without updating, I believe you would call it like this: /usr/local/bin/perl -MCPAN -e 'get DBD::mysql' You might have to install Class::Container first, though, to do that type of module install. HTH :)

I even tried to force install it, but that still didn't work:

Thanks, aru The reason that I need to understand the mysql_config thing is that I'm trying to install DBD::mysql to work with a secondary perl installation under /usr/local/bin/perl The MD default perl is at /usr/bin/perl Here is the error when I try to install the DBD::mysql module: I started a different thread on the whole issue of installing DBD::mysql and DBD::Pg, but there were no responses. So, I thought I would start this targeted thread on just the location of mysql_config in the hopes that I could figure out the rest if I just knew where that config file was. What I thought of doing was creating a temp directory and putting in a blank, writeable mysql_config file to see what happened. Is there a way to install DBD::mysql without the mysql_config file? Thanks very much :-)

I gotta find where MD 9.2 has this mysql_config file. I searched all over, but I couldn't find anything. Would anyone know where to look? A standard mysql install would have it at /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config, but this doesn't exist in MD. Where does Mandrake hide it? Thanks

Hi All The default MD 9.2 perl install is threaded, and the executable is located at /usr/bin. There are also about 733 perl modules that are recognized. We need to install a non-threaded version of perl, however. So, we installed perl 5.8.2 and the executable is under /usr/local/bin. When we counted the perl modules under this, we found only about 330 modules. The original perl install is working okay, and the 733 modules still show up all right. 1. Why does the /usr/local/bin perl not see all 733 modules? 2. How can we get the /usr/local/bin/perl install to use the same modules as /usr/bin/perl ? Thing is, we need the DBD::mysql that the /usr/bin/perl recoginizes to work with the /usr/local/bin/perl We tried installing DBD::mysql with a reference to /usr/local/bin/perl, but it returned an error. It couldn't find 'mysql_config' That's why we're thinking that if we can get /usr/loca/bin/perl to use all the same modules as /usr/bin/perl, we should probably be okay. Thanks very much :)

Just change the resolution of your monitor

I found webmin, which I've used before. It helps with quite a few things. I still am not comfortable with the MD tools, though, cuz sometimes I can't tell what it's changing - like when you change security levels, and I still haven't gotten virtual users working, even though I ran the wizard for this. I appreciate your help pointing out that linuxconf could cause probs. Thanks. :)

Okay, much appreciated. I did find some downloads, but I'll stick to the MD tools. :)

Hi All Can Linuxconf be accessed through the Gnome gui? I can't seem to find it. Does it install during a MD 9.2 default installation? Thanks very much :)

Would anyone have any ideas? This thing is kickin my butt. Thanks :)