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/dev/hdx are links. They point to things like /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/partx roland

can this one help ? http://www.mandrakeusers.org/index.php?sho...=15entry79821 roland

You may be able to configure your network/modem without X: on the command line, type mcc, it will lauch a text mode version of Mandrake Controle Center. roland

Hey, Roland, I don't think we should encourage people new to Linux to use the upgrade option. At least not until it's better. You are right. I should have put a warning: It worked fine with me but it's just me roland

great ! what about putting "SOLVED" under the tittle of the thread ? roland

No I can't play the bad guy: I'm too good for that Well for now it seems difficult to help. The poor Mr Ashraf Tariq and Mr Hasanen Nawfal are probably recieving huge amount of e-mails with tons of greeting and kind proposals: old Red Hats, old Computers and even one proposed medicine. One on the mailing list said they had been on CNN. is it true ? I guess it's going to be a little difficult for them now to deal with all that. I wish we can help but frankly I don't see how. roland

me too. I've installed is upgrading from 9.1 and I almost had no problem with it at install and none at all using it roland

- it must be possible to disable the onboard card on the BIOS - there you can download the nVidia driver http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display...y_ia32_1.0-5328 close X before running it: MCC->Hardware->XDrake->option disable X at boot, restart and run the nVidia install roland

You should have a look there http://www.digitaldaemon.com/index0.html . based in New Jerey, . FreeBSD, . very reliable, . cheap . very small and .. very friendly * Web Hosting (HTTP) * Email (SMTP/POP3) * News (NNTP) * File Transfer (FTP) * CVS [EDIT] for php and else I don't know but must be. Else may be you just have to ask (The boss is ManiaC++ if you have heard of him) [EDIT2] hum I've didn't been there for a long time and there is some funny link to smartsoft.cc. Better go to smartsoft.us instead .. :unsure: roland

Hello, for an audio cd it's normal: see previous post. but what do you mean with "another disc in": a data one ? Just in case, for data CDs: your cdrom is not supermounted. is it on purpose ? there was a time supermount was a problem but it's rare now. - If you don't use supermount you have to mount it manually: on a shell type: mount /mnt/cdrom then you can access it. to unmount it type on a shell: umount /mnt/cdrom - if you want your cd to be mounted/unmounted automatically then comment this line on your /etc/fstab (put a # in the front of the line): #/dev/hdb /mnt/cdrom auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 and add this line none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hdb,fs=auto,ro,--,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0 0 0 roland

You can still check your /etc/resolv as said in the previous post and show us what ifconfig -a says but I guess it's not the problem: - if ping <a IP address> does not work that means the problem is routing or firewall correct ? - if the route is good so that's the firewall imho or I have reached my knowledge limit By the way witch distro do you run ? roland

Hi, Your route seems good to me. Do you have this in your /etc/resolv.conf ? search ox.ac.uk nameserver 129.67.1.180 nameserver 129.67.1.1 roland

?? where is it ? roland

He he. I guess you mean on political discussion ? this forum really shows how nice free speech is. But lets be soft at the beginning: may be they don't know that it has to be taken with a grain of salt. I suggest we do that way: you play the bad guy, I play the nice guy ok ? :P roland

it's nice. I've subscribed on the mailing list and see what I can do (without money nor time it will be difficult :( ) At least I think in EU we can send some stuff to Irak and I have some RTC modems, books, and CD that can be some interest. For the americans I think it would not be difficult to find some "relays" in europe to send things in Iraq. If one here want to send something, pm me, perhaps I can send it by my company [EDIT: i have to check first /EDIT]. But hey for now it seems it's a single person group and they need some time to organize. I hope we soon have some questions from Iraqis in this forum :) roland

Hi you can boot on the CD1, rescue mode. There you can reinstall your bootloader. try this roland

well, I feel a problem of routing or name resolution. If you do a ping google.com how does it replies ? ping google.com if you ping 216.239.57.99 (google.com IP address) how does does it replies ? ping 216.239.57.99 Ok you use kppp, good. anyway do you try to configure it using DrakConnect to see how it goes ? You should enter the DNS addresses manually. It must be possible to find them in the web site of your ISP. [EDIT] a last word: what is exactly the error message ? roland

Hi the shutdown command must be your friend. on a shell, type man shutdown it will explain you what you all you can do with it roland

Hi check in /etc/resolv.conf if there is the IP address of you ISP DNS something like: nameserver 212.27.32.176 nameserver 212.27.32.177 (just an example) If you don't have them, ask your ISP of see if you can have them on there web site roland

http://www.smcetech.com roland

yea better not lose the key. It might be safer to have a wireless nano device implanted under the skin. that would be the triumph of linux: who can be crazy enough to have M$ Win implanted in the body ? roland

My mistake. perhaps it works but I don't think it's the right answer. Well I think that if you have a NIC connected to the WAN and an other NIC connected to an other PC, it's exately the same as if you have a NIC connected to the WAN and an other NIC connected to a LAN through a hub. So IMO the best is: let Drake GW do the job: - remove shorewall, bind to clean everything, - configure the NIC connected to the other pc with a static IP address like 192.168.1.1, and give it a LAN name like "server.local.network" - configure the other pc with a dynamic IP address, and give it a LAN name like "pc.local.network", - install dhcpd on the server, - check pinging pcs each other, - now install and test samba to enable file sharing, - AFTER, run MCC->DrakeGW to set the internet sharing - test internet sharing, - Now, file sharing may not work any more because of the firewall: shorewall. I have a solution to fix that but it seems it's not the better one. search on the forum or ask once you are there. by roland P.S: you know you need a crossed wire to directly connect 2 pcs isn't it ?

Better not be wrong: all the pro-M$ Win are watching you :D I were you I would install ML 9.1 waiting for ML X or the end of warranty roland

I you plan to run Samba (one pc will be the server) there is an option in the [Global] section of /etc/smb.conf: interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24 for example you may have a look at it thought I never tried roland

For now we just have to be a pain: no rest for him Soon or later he will be tired enough roland