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  2. Compiling programs locks up my computer

    in Software

    Posted

    I have a problem that has just started occurring.

     

    Whenever I start to compile a program, during the "make" step, my computer completely locks up!

     

    I mean, the screen freezes, the mouse doesn't work, and the keyboard doesn't function. The only thing that brings my computer back up is hitting the reset button.

     

    I run Mandrake 9.1

     

    rpm -qa|grep gcc:

    gcc-cpp-3.2.2-3mdk

    gcc-3.2.2-3mdk

    gcc-gnat-3.2.2-3mdk

    libgcc1-3.2.2-3mdk

    gcc-c++-3.2.2-3mdk

     

    rpm -qa|grep make

    make-3.80-3mdk

    makedev-4.0.1-1mdk

    automake1.7-1.7.6-1mdk

  4. Connecting a Windows 98 Comp to My comp

    in Networking

    Posted

    I guess nobody knows how to fix the problem?

     

    By the way, my fiance upgraded (using the term loosely) to Windows XP, and we still have the problem of her computer not wanting to recognize the internet connection.

     

    I should state that I used a Crossover Cable to connect the two computers. Would it make a difference if I spent some extra dollars and used a regular network cable instead?

  6. Wine + DW 4 - - Help !!!

    in Virtual Machines and Emulators

    Posted

    If you want Dreamweaver, the easiest way is to get a copy of Codeweavers Crossover Office.

     

    http://www.codeweavers.com

     

    (Although this isn't free)

     

    First thing that jumps out to me is that -dll ole32=n stuff. Likely the "n" should be replaced by an "appropriate number" rather than literally an n.

     

    No, it should literally be an "n", because the "dll" option chooses between the builtin or native dlls. But since this option doesn't exist anymore, you'll need to change it in the config file.

     

    I just installed wine20031118 via rpm on my server and it simply does not work. I got one very basic windows utility to work, but EVERYTHING else just locks up.. even wine --version.

     

    What version of Mandrake are you using? I had issues with Mandrake 9.1 and wine locking up everything I tried to run on it when things worked previously. What I had to do was update the kernel (the CD comes with 2.4.21-013, I upgraded it to 2.4.21-025). After I updated the kernel, wine worked again (so to speak). So you might try a newer kernel.

  7. Can't find my printer

    in Hardware

    Posted · Edited by emh

    It's maybe bether to just face it.

     

    I could newer print with my linux boxes, not with HP 670c or Canon s500. :angry:

    There were always troubles with printing.

     

    I think taht there are just  no people to write good printer drivers,

    or the linux printer system is not usable enough yet.

     

    Sorry folk who write this stuff, I didn't ment enything bad, but it just newer worked for me.

     

    If you don't know the answer to a problem, please don't reply. Replies like this are never helpful, and more often times than not, they are misleading.

     

    If you're having trouble with something, feel free to post your problem, and we'll try our best to help you.

  8. Epson Stylus C64 and Mandrake Linux 9.1

    in Hardware

    Posted

    I bought an Epson Stylus C64 printer a few days ago, but was unaware that the printer was too new to be in the driver database for Mandrake 9.1 or 9.2.

     

    According to the info from linuxprinting.org, the printer needed gimpprint 4.3.21 or higher to use.

     

    Unfortunately, there are no Mandrake RPMS for that version.

     

    So the only thing I could do would download the source code and compile it. (latest version as of this writing was 4.3.25)

     

    However, instead of typing:

     

    ./configure

     

    I had to type:

     

    ./configure --enable-static

     

    Then, you can do the regular "make" and "make install" (although I ran "checkinstall" instead to create an rpm)

     

    Then, as root, type:

     

    service cups restart

     

    Then, load up Printer Drake (or go into the Mandrake Control Center, and select "Hardware" then "Printers)

     

    From there, you'll be able to select the Epson Stylus C64 printer, and then it will work like a charm.

     

    I had a bit of a spell trying to get this to work. I finally did, however, and I thought I would share how I got it working.

     

    The "--enable-static" is important because it builds static libraries for the gimp-print driver. This way, you won't have conflicts with the already installed Mandrake RPMS when you try to install the later gimp-print driver.

  10. Connecting a Windows 98 Comp to My comp

    in Networking

    Posted

    Currently, everything is working, (let's see how long this will last.......)

     

    The output of "route":

    Kernel IP routing table

    Destination  Gateway      Genmask      Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface

    adsl-64-219-61- *            255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0 ppp0

    192.168.1.0  *            255.255.255.0 U  0      0        0 eth1

    169.254.0.0  *            255.255.0.0  U  0      0        0 eth0

    127.0.0.0    *            255.0.0.0    U  0      0        0 lo

    default      adsl-64-219-61- 0.0.0.0      UG    0      0        0 ppp0

     

    The output of ifconfig -a :

     

    eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:2C:04:16:12

              UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

              RX packets:62898 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:9

              TX packets:41678 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

              collisions:74 txqueuelen:100

              RX bytes:63492577 (60.5 Mb)  TX bytes:5949806 (5.6 Mb)

              Interrupt:11 Base address:0xc000

     

    eth0:9    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:2C:04:16:12

              inet addr:169.254.18.159  Bcast:169.254.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0

              UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

              Interrupt:11 Base address:0xc000

     

    eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:30:BD:2B:7B:57

              inet addr:192.168.1.1  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

              UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

              RX packets:24637 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

              TX packets:45499 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

              collisions:0 txqueuelen:100

              RX bytes:1908345 (1.8 Mb)  TX bytes:47717715 (45.5 Mb)

              Interrupt:10 Base address:0x9000

     

    lo        Link encap:Local Loopback

              inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0

              UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1

              RX packets:110 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

              TX packets:110 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

              collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

              RX bytes:6937 (6.7 Kb)  TX bytes:6937 (6.7 Kb)

     

    ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol

              inet addr:64.219.60.44  P-t-P:64.219.61.254  Mask:255.255.255.255

              UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1492  Metric:1

              RX packets:41270 errors:41358 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

              TX packets:22186 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

              collisions:0 txqueuelen:3

              RX bytes:43217554 (41.2 Mb)  TX bytes:1424827 (1.3 Mb)

  12. Connecting a Windows 98 Comp to My comp

    in Networking

    Posted · Edited by emh

    Well, I fixed the problem about eth1 not wanting to start at boot.

     

    And after replacing a fan in my Linux computer, I now can just leave it on all the time again, so I don't have to restart it and worry about losing the connection to the Windows computer.

     

    Or so I thought.......

     

    However, just now, when my fiance tried to access the internet (I had it working before, and I hadn't restarted my Linux computer since then), she couldn't get on. I had to run the setup program in MCC before it worked on her computer.

     

    What happened there? I would have thought that not having to restart the Linux computer would mean it would finally work. But I still had to re-run the setup program before my fiance could get on again.

     

    Should I just break down and buy an ethernet hub or a router?

     

    :\

     

    Oh, and to answer a previous question, I've done it both ways, with my fiance's computer on and off, and it just doesn't stick.

  14. OfficeXP in linux??

    in Virtual Machines and Emulators

    Posted

    First, according to Codeweavers Office XP isn't supported with Crossover Office

     

    Actually, when they released version 2.0 they specifically stated that Word, Excel, and Powerpoint XP was indeed supported. (granted they're still at the silver level, but Codeweavers specifically supports them) The page you linked to says right there that Crossover Office supports Word, Excel, and Power Point XP.

     

    Third, if your main goal is to use MS-Office, just stick with Windows. It doesn't make much sense to install Linux to use MS apps designed to run under Windows. In the same way as it will not make any sense to install Windows because you want to run UNIX or Mac applications... Simply put, if you want to use Linux, you're much better to start using OO or any other software that works natively under Linux.

     

    To an extent, I agree with that. However, I hear a lot of people on various message boards that say that they would switch to Linux completely if they could get one or two Windows applications that they like to run running under Linux. Why should that one application keep them from using Linux as their main OS?

  15. Connecting a Windows 98 Comp to My comp

    in Networking

    Posted

    Well, eth0 is what is connected to the DSL internet.

     

    And eth1 is what is connected to the other computer.

     

    I don't quite understand what you're saying about "eth-route".

     

    It's not failing at boot anymore, but it still doesn't want to give my Win98 computer access to the internet unless I re-re-reconfigure it again (and even then, it doesn't always give my Win98 computer access, and sometimes, after doing this, my main computer can't get online anymore until I reboot)

  17. Connecting a Windows 98 Comp to My comp

    in Networking

    Posted

    Both of those were set at "on" for the numbers 2,3,4, and 5

     

    There's another issue, though, which I think is the cause. My eth1 adapter, which is the one connected to my other computer, doesn't always start at boot.

     

    eth0 uses the via-rhine module and it's my onboard network adapter

    eth1 uses the 8139too module and it's a separate network card

     

    I know, that's very vague information. Anything else I can provide for better help?

  18. Connecting a Windows 98 Comp to My comp

    in Networking

    Posted

    Well, my excitement at getting it working was short-lived.....

     

    Unfortunately, my Linux computer loses the ability to share my internet connection when I shut it down. Everytime I turn my Linux computer back on, my Win98 computer is unable to connect to the internet. I have to go through the internet-sharing tool in Mandrake Control Center every time if I want to share my internet connection. It's not a huge deal, but I would like to not have to go through the configuration steps every time I turn my Mandrake computer on. What could be going wrong?

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