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From what I've read on Slashdot the problem is related to a CD-ROM flush cache command that sets off the drive to destroy it's firmware. The reason it's surfaced now is because of some new features in the latest kernel. "The current news is that it was triggered by the addition of packet-writing code to the 2.4.22-rc2q5 kernel on Aug. 15, no news on how that determination was made. One must suspect that querying the drive for the format of the disk or its capabilities somehow triggers a firmware self-destruct bug in the CRD-84xx models." This might cause some headaches. LG say they don't support Linux (which is a lie) and want to limit any possible claims made against them, and Mandrake customers are going to want compensation. I have here a brand new LG DVD-ROM drive GDR-8161B and on the box it says:- OS Compatibility - Windows XP, ME, 2000, 98, 95, NT - Linux '96 Slacware Ver. 3.10 - OS/2 Warp Ver. 3.0 - MS DOS Ver. 3.1 or higher

Thanks theYinYeti :D It works now. root cannot accept mail through root, it has to be sent to a user because of privileges. For the record, I had to change two items in /etc/postfix/access :- -------------------------------------------------------------- postmaster: root <-- change this to a user name e.g. --> postmaster: simcon root: postmaster <-- change this to a user name e.g. --> root: simcon -------------------------------------------------------------- I changed them to my login name and it works. I now receive mail for root in my user account :D Cheers.

Hi, I'm using the 'mail' console command because I am now using the logchecker.sh script from the Mandrake CDs to check my logs for intrusions and the mail command is used to send any suspect actions to root. Well it should do but the message doesn't get to root, it stays in the file /var/spool/mail/postfix and I don't know why. If I send mail as root to a user the user gets the mail, but it doesn't work the other way around. Any help would be appreciated.

Ah I think you are executing a link and not a program, much like in Windows when you think you are clicking on the IE icon on the desktop only to find it's actually a URL and no matter how much you reset the homepage it will never make any difference because what you are running is probably 'iexplore.exe www.microshaft.com' :D Tell us how you are activating/invoking konqueror and I expect we will understand why you keep getting the wrong page. Personally I think you are clicking one of the destop icons that has a specific URL embedded in the command line. Reagards and welcome.

I'm going to fresh install 9.1 tomorrow. I bought it ages ago but haven't got around to installing it yet. I see LinuxFormat will be having 9.2 on the coverdisk(s) next issue 30th October and I was going to hold off till then but I think I'll be happy with 9.1 for the moment. Most of the time I skip releases so maybe 9.2 is a good one to skip ;)

Hi, haven't been on for a while. I used to post on the previous board a lot really. Anyway I'm using mdk9 and it's been fine and then all of a sudden I got this weird bug in Mozilla 1.4 whereby if I pressed anything on the keyboard or clicked inside a textbox within a form Mozilla would lockup! So I removed it along with the settings inside my home folder and installed Mozilla 1.5 and I got the same problem. I am now using Opera for the time being. Any ideas? It's weird isn't it :)

Thanks johnnyv, I wasn't aware that I could run 2 versions at the same time. Indeed Mandrake 9 comes with gcc 2.96 also which runs alongside 3.2. Inside my Zaurus project's Makefile I just change:- CC = gcc CXX = g++ to read:- CC = gcc-2.96 CXX = g++-2.96 and it compiles fine. So now I'm a Zaurus developer :D BTW if anyone knows an easier way to run gcc-2.96 instead of the normal gcc (which is 3.2) then let me know. Anything that will save me repeatedly having to edit the Makefile. Regards, Simon Constable

Hi, I want to write and compile some Zaurus apps and have setup the development environment as instructed by ZaurusZone.com. I am experiencing compilation errors and have found out it's because I must use gcc 2.95 and NOT gcc 3.2 as comes with mdk9. The trouble is I don't want to downgrade the compiler or the OS. I suppose I could build another computer and run an older Mandrake on it, one that comes with gcc 2.95 (perhaps mdk8 or 8.2 had this), but I would rather run 2 versions of the compiler on my machine at once. Does anyone know if this is possible? I already have a special script that I run to setup my development environment variables, maybe I could precede the PATH with the location of an additional gcc 2.95 installed somewhere else like my Home folder. Any help would be nice. Regards, Simon Constable