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urpmi seems to have been replaced by urpmq and urpmf. :unsure:

Personally, I'm not a fan of GtkPod. I prefer YamiPod. It's not quite "the cat's meow" but it does handle the mp3's, playlists, and the databases farily well.

FWIW: I've filed a bug against this - http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=27696

I just installed Mandriva 2007.0 and had to manually navigate the Rpmdrake package heirarchy in order to inidvidually select the ~80 installed packages that required updating. :wacko: What happened to the option to select "All"?

I've configured NIS correctly: [admin@vdc-vm2 Desktop]$ ypcat -k auto.master /localmnt /etc/auto.local --timeout=60 /exit14 /ypsrc/auto.home --timeout=60 /bugs /ypsrc/auto.bugs --timeout=60 /exit15 /ypsrc/auto.exit15 --timeout=60 /mts /ypsrc/auto.mts --timeout=60 /bldmnt /ypsrc/auto.buildmap --timeout=60 /exit26 /ypsrc/auto.exit26home --timeout=60 /scripts /ypsrc/auto.scripts --timeout=60 /mts-cm /ypsrc/auto.mts-cm --timeout=60 ...but when I start autofs, it complains: [admin@vdc-vm2 Desktop]$ sudo /etc/init.d/autofs start Starting autofs: [FAILED] [admin@vdc-vm2 Desktop]$ sudo tail -35 /var/log/messages Dec 13 19:30:36 vdc-vm2 sudo: admin : TTY=pts/0; PWD=/home/admin; USER=root; COMMAND=/etc/init.d/autofs start Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: mount_autofs_indirect: failed to read map for /localmnt Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: handle_mounts: mount of /localmnt failed! Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: master_do_mount: failed to startup mount Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: mount_autofs_indirect: failed to read map for /exit14 Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: handle_mounts: mount of /exit14 failed! Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: master_do_mount: failed to startup mount Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: mount_autofs_indirect: failed to read map for /bugs Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: handle_mounts: mount of /bugs failed! Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: master_do_mount: failed to startup mount Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: mount_autofs_indirect: failed to read map for /exit15 Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: handle_mounts: mount of /exit15 failed! Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: master_do_mount: failed to startup mount Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: mount_autofs_indirect: failed to read map for /mts Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: handle_mounts: mount of /mts failed! Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: master_do_mount: failed to startup mount Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: mount_autofs_indirect: failed to read map for /bldmnt Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: handle_mounts: mount of /bldmnt failed! Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: master_do_mount: failed to startup mount Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: mount_autofs_indirect: failed to read map for /exit26 Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: handle_mounts: mount of /exit26 failed! Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: master_do_mount: failed to startup mount Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: mount_autofs_indirect: failed to read map for /scripts Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: handle_mounts: mount of /scripts failed! Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: master_do_mount: failed to startup mount Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: mount_autofs_indirect: failed to read map for /mts-cm Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: handle_mounts: mount of /mts-cm failed! Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: master_do_mount: failed to startup mount Dec 13 19:30:37 vdc-vm2 automount[22293]: master_read_master: no mounts in table What's causing this failure?

Thanks, Chalex. Now that things are working correctly, this is what I see in my log files when I connect the enclosure: Dec 1 14:20:00 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 11 Dec 1 14:20:00 localhost kernel: scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Dec 1 14:20:00 localhost udev[11859]: run_program: exec of program failed Dec 1 14:20:05 localhost kernel: Vendor: TOSHIBA Model: MK4025GAS Rev: KA10 Dec 1 14:20:05 localhost kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 Dec 1 14:20:05 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 78140160 512-byte hdwr sectors (40008 MB) Dec 1 14:20:05 localhost kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through Dec 1 14:20:05 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 78140160 512-byte hdwr sectors (40008 MB) Dec 1 14:20:05 localhost kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through Dec 1 14:20:06 localhost kernel: /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 Dec 1 14:20:06 localhost kernel: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi2, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 Dec 1 14:20:06 localhost pam_console.dev[11891]: Restoring console permissions for /dev/sda /dev/discs/disc1/disc /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/disc Dec 1 14:20:07 localhost pam_console.dev[11910]: Restoring console permissions for /dev/sda1 /dev/discs/disc1/part1 /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 The following modules are loaded: Module Size Used by nfs 223880 1 lockd 58536 2 nfs nfs_acl 2752 1 nfs sunrpc 128004 4 nfs,lockd,nfs_acl usb_storage 82020 0 vfat 10592 0 fat 45980 1 vfat speedstep_lib 3364 0 freq_table 3460 0 md5 3584 1 ipv6 234016 8 snd_seq_dummy 2532 0 snd_seq_oss 31136 0 snd_seq_midi_event 5696 1 snd_seq_oss snd_seq 46960 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq_device 6828 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq snd_pcm_oss 48960 0 snd_mixer_oss 16896 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_maestro3 22020 1 snd_ac97_codec 83900 1 snd_maestro3 snd_pcm 79784 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_maestro3,snd_ac97_codec snd_timer 20548 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm snd_page_alloc 8392 1 snd_pcm snd 46116 11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_maestro3,snd_ac 97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 7008 1 snd parport_pc 32612 1 lp 10024 0 parport 31976 2 parport_pc,lp af_packet 16392 0 floppy 55444 0 pcnet_cs 16660 1 8390 8000 1 pcnet_cs pcmcia 20648 5 pcnet_cs yenta_socket 20328 3 rsrc_nonstatic 11200 1 yenta_socket pcmcia_core 43300 4 pcnet_cs,pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic ide_cd 37988 0 loop 14504 0 intel_agp 20636 1 agpgart 29032 1 intel_agp nvram 7400 0 i8k 5968 0 usbmouse 4160 0 usbhid 44544 0 tsdev 5984 0 uhci_hcd 29136 0 usbcore 108348 5 usb_storage,usbmouse,usbhid,uhci_hcd evdev 7648 0 ext3 124744 3 jbd 48568 1 ext3 sd_mod 16112 0 ahci 8772 0 ata_piix 7108 0 libata 41956 2 ahci,ata_piix scsi_mod 120808 4 usb_storage,sd_mod,ahci,libata I don't see anything about ehci anywhere. Could it just be that my laptop (a Dell Latitude CPxJ650 - circa 2003) isn't USB 2.0 compliant? ADDENDUM: The only specifications that I was able to locate - epinions.com - report that the Latitude CPx J USB controller is USB 1.1-compliant.

Thanks aRTee & Scarecrow! (I guess that it really is "Too Good to be True" to think that USB could power an IDE HDD and IDE-USB converter.) :P

From the "Troubleshooting" chapter of the Vantec User Manual: Checking the specs for my Toshiba HDD, I found that the HDD consumes approx. 4.8W of power (i.e., 5V @ 0.95A). Conclusion: The system's power-supply was the culprit. Evidence: The HDD functions perfectly when used with a 5VDC power adapter.

Actually, I have three nearly identical Dell Latitude CPx650 laptops: Two using NLD9 and one using Mandriva 2006.0. Only one of those NLD9 systems correctly recognizes/configures the IDE-USB interface. The other two systems, one using NLD9 and the other using Mandriva 2006.0, have similar failure modes. :dry: FWIW: Both of the failing systems... a. have the same over-current complaint in the logs, b. have very verbose failures when "legacy USB" is enabled, and b. fail to recognize the USB device when "legacy USB" has been disabled.

Thanks, Scarecrow. * I confirmed that the HDD is configured as master. * I disabled "legacy USB". (It was enabled prior.) * My BIOS does not have a feature for "PNP". The failure mode is different now that "legacy USB" is disabled- It's much quieter: kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6 kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/8, error -110 kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/8, error -110 kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7 kernel: usb 1-1: device not accepting address 7, error -71 kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 8 kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 9 kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: over-current change on port 1 last message repeated 92 times When "legacy USB" was enabled, the failure was much more verbose: kernel: usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 3 <-- disconnected USB mouse hal.hotplug[19327]: DEVPATH is not set kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4 kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/8, error -84 kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/8, error -71 kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5 kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6 kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: over-current change on port 1 kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered. udev[12866]: run_program: exec of program failed kernel: Vendor: TOSHIBA Model: MK4025GAS Rev: KA10 kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 kernel: SCSI device sda: 78140160 512-byte hdwr sectors (40008 MB) kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through kernel: SCSI device sda: 78140160 512-byte hdwr sectors (40008 MB) kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through kernel: /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 p2 kernel: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 pam_console.dev[12901]: Restoring console permissions for /dev/sda /dev/discs/disc1/disc /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc pam_console.dev[12926]: Restoring console permissions for /dev/sda1 /dev/discs/disc1/part1 /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 pam_console.dev[12938]: Restoring console permissions for /dev/sda2 /dev/discs/disc1/part2 /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: port 1 disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling... kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: over-current change on port 1 kernel: usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 6 kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7 kernel: usb 1-1: can't set config #1, error -84 kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 8 kernel: usb 1-1: can't set config #1, error -71 kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 9 kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/all, error -71 kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 10 kernel: scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: over-current change on port 1 udev[13027]: run_program: exec of program failed kernel: Vendor: TOSHIBA Model: MK4025GAS Rev: KA10 kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 kernel: SCSI device sda: 78140160 512-byte hdwr sectors (40008 MB) kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through kernel: SCSI device sda: 78140160 512-byte hdwr sectors (40008 MB) kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through kernel: /dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 p2 kernel: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 pam_console.dev[13083]: Restoring console permissions for /dev/sda /dev/discs/disc1/disc /dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0/disc pam_console.dev[13104]: Restoring console permissions for /dev/sda1 /dev/discs/disc1/part1 /dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 pam_console.dev[13122]: Restoring console permissions for /dev/sda2 /dev/discs/disc1/part2 /dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 kernel: usb 1-1: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 10 kernel: usb 1-1: can't restore configuration #1 (error=-110) kernel: scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery: host 1 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 kernel: SCSI error : <1 0 0 0> return code = 0x50000 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 63 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda1, logical block 0 kernel: scsi1 (0:0): rejecting I/O to offline device kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda1, logical block 1 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda1, logical block 2 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda1, logical block 3 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda1, logical block 4 Notice that in the when the "legacy USB" was enabled, the kernel did recognize the HDD and attempt to attach to it but there seems to be some problem with UDEV. Both scenarios, however, do have one thing in common: "over-current change on port 1". FWIW: I would be quick to blame the IDE-USB interface except that this device works with Novel Linux Desktop 9 on the same hardware. :huh:

Not only does it NOT work, it causes the entire system to choke!

Thanks, scarecrow. I haven't met an external USB enclusure that actually worked with the current Linux kernels! :o But - that being said - I can't actually confirm that those enclusures were 100% functional either. :unsure: I'll give it a try and post the results here.

I have an extra 2.5" IDE HDD (i.e., a laptop hard disk) that I'd like to use as an external HDD and I found the Vantec Nexstar 3 USB 2.0 External 2.5" Hard Drive enclosure (model #NST-260U2) at a store near my home. Before I spent my hard-earned money to purchase this item, though, I'd like to know if this device is supported by Mandriva 2006.0. (I already google'd and I already searched the Linux USB database but did not find anything conclusive.) Has anyone successfully used this device with Mandriva 2006.0?

I'm trying to install the Net::Pcap module (Perl-5.8.5) and `make` is complaining... make: *** No rule to make target `/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/EXTERN.h', needed by `Pcap.o'. Stop. Checking the contents of /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE reveals that there is no such file. How can I fix this? [moved from Software by spinynorman]

Thanks again, Norm! BTW: Do you have any idea why gnomesu wasn't installed by default?

I just changed from KDE to GNOME and can not figure out how to run SUID programs (e.g., ethereal) in GNOME. Previously - using a different distro - I had used gnomesu (Novell -> Run Application -> gnomesu) but that doesn't seem to work in 10.1. How does one start SUID programs in GNOME?

Thanks, Norman! Just for reference: Why isn't firefox available through rpmdrake?

I just joined Mandrake Club and downloaded/installed 10.1 Official only to find that Firefox isn't available through the RPMDrake Package Manager. Am I doing something wrong or is Firefox just not available for 10.1? :unsure:

I've had increasingly good luck with ACPI lately: Through trial-and-error experimentation I've discovered hotplug seems to be most of the problem (so I disabled it)... chkconfig --level 2345 hotplug off ...and that as long as I change to a TTY before closing the lid the laptop enters sleepmode when the lid is closed and awakens when the lid is opened. (If I close the lid while using X I have to restart X - i.e., Ctrl-Alt-Back - to re-awaken X on TTY7.) Also, if I have a USB mouse plugged-in when I close the lid, it's no longer available after re-awakening. I can live with having to un-plug the mouse before closing the lid, though. :D

The Dell Latitude CPx - unfortunately - does not implement/support ACPI in the BIOS. :sad:

After reviewing the output of `dmesg` I passed the kernel a few arguments at start-up... %> cat /proc/cmdline root=/dev/hda1 pci=noacpi acpi=off ...and turned-off apmd... chkconfig --level 2345 apmd off ...and things usually work as-expected. Sometimes, though (e.g., If my USB mouse is plugged-in) things don't work as-expected. I'm still workin' out the kinks. I may eventually re-compile the kerel. Either way, I'll post the results here for future generations.

I haven't tried selecting an AP by MAC address lately, but I have been very successfull using iwconfig to select AP's by essid (though sometimes M10 arbitrarily changes back to the AP with the strongest signal). :D When specifying the AP by essid, the AP's essid should be enclosed in quotes. When specifying the AP by MAC address, the AP's MAC address should not be enclosed in quotes.

KWiFiManager looks very promising. However, it won't save any of the changes that I make. (i.e., I have to re-enter the configurations each time I look at them.) :blink:

FWIW: This error went away when I turned-off CUPS.

For anybody who might be reading this post, I highly recommend Airsnort or Wellenreiter. Both provide a good deal of information and are easy enough to use. :D airfart works when started from the Konsole as root though the results aren't nearly as comprehensive as Airsnort or Wellenreiter. :blink: Kismet and apradar, however, do not work under M10. :sad: