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RE SUSE Network problem
by RICHARD FLETCHER 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

Thanks for the replies helping me to sort out this problem. few answers to questions asked. While the reinstall goes on! ( going to look at the SAMBA config files before i start the samba server this time. see if anything changes in there. slow way of doing things but i'm learning all the time! when i tried to find other computers with smb://IP, konquorer just sat there and did nothing for a while and then came back with the same message. (network unreachable) (found the "internet server" though with its static IP) my apologies to not getting back Laurie: >Check DNS, dhcp and WINS. >Do smbclient and/or smbmount work? If not, what are the synptoms? being the floundering newbie that i said i was this made my head pop! i did have a look in the control centre and alas "play with" (not check) dchp, DNS and wins. For some reason this killed konquorer and my ability to browse anything including email :-( hence the reinstall (getting really good at that now!). smbclient/smb mount will take some more investigation by me as i dont know what to do with them (I assume they are console commands). might be up and running this afternoon with a fresh beast to slaughter. I somehow think that i'll be back with other symptoms later. thankyou all for now i'll be in touch..... Fletch. ___________________________________________________________ Moving house? Beach bar in Thailand? New Wardrobe? Win £10k with Yahoo! Mail to make your dream a reality. Get Yahoo! Mail www.yahoo.co.uk/10k

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SUSE 9.1 SAMBA NETWORK ERROR.
by RICHARD FLETCHER 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

This is probably a really simple one but as a floundering newbie, I is really stuck now. I'm was running SUSE 9.1 after a fresh install and all was OK. The install included ALL available packages that came with SUSE 9.1. My Linux box was the only one in a sea of Win XP machines on our network but I was able to see them and browse their shares with confidence using konqueror. I did ALL of the on-line updates with YAST and all was still OK. I then Enabled the SAMBA Server/client in YAST so the they could browse my shares and it went all pear shaped. I am now unable to browse the network using konqueror as I used to be able to do. After clicking on the "windows network" icon as I always have i get the following message. "Internal Error Please send a full bug report at http://bugs.kde.org Unknown error condition in stat: Network is unreachable" It is reachable though. Our proxy server has a fixed IP and I am able to browse its files if I put "smb://IP ADDRESS" in the address bar. The other WIN XP boxes in the network are using DHCP and I'm unable to find them. The thing is that after an extensive google search for the answer and finding several different "definate causes" for the problem, none of them work and I am still no nearer to stopping all the WIN XP moomins from laughing at my sorry attempts at running a different OS. It seems like there are a lot of people out there with the same problem but no-one knows how to sort this. I feel thick. I hope someone can help me.... my brain hurts :-( Fletch ___________________________________________________________ Moving house? Beach bar in Thailand? New Wardrobe? Win £10k with Yahoo! Mail to make your dream a reality. Get Yahoo! Mail www.yahoo.co.uk/10k

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Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.alug.org.uk in the #alug channel. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server irc.alug.org.uk" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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Linux
by Jeremy Dales 18 Nov '04

18 Nov '04

As requested, I'll try and outline why I am interested in Linux, along with a few first impressions, although I am certainly not a technical person, so I am more interested in what it does rather than how it does it. I like the idea of Linux being open source - in fact I would say it is something I believe in quite strongly, and I used several open source applications while I was running Windows. I was also fed up with the numerous security flaws I encountered in every version of Windows I used, and despite the best protection around, was still plagued with spam, spyware, trojans and viruses. It seems that Linux, for whatever reason, has largely avoided this. If I have a concern about using Linux, it is less to do with it as an operating system and more to do with my inability to comprehend it. While I suspect that this is not uncommon in the first week of use, I have to say that it has seemed fiendishly complicated to do even very basic things like install applications or get the hardware configured - this has necessitated ploughing through long lines of unfathomable code of the kind I usually try to avoid. I am hoping that I will either become used to it, or more likely, that having got the system set up the way I like it, I can have as little to do with opening the terminal window as possible. In short, I'm looking for a smooth and reliable graphical interface that is simple to use, relatively secure, and has the additional benefit of being open source. Jeremy

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mysql users question
by Chris Green 18 Nov '04

18 Nov '04

How do I delete a mysql user? ... and how do I stop a mysql user requiring a password? -- Chris Green (chris(a)areti.co.uk) "Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence."

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SuSE 9.1 and flash cards
by Wayne Stallwood 18 Nov '04

18 Nov '04

I am sure this topic has come up before, but I can't find a solution in the archives. Running SuSE 9.1 I would like the same automount functionality for my multi format card reader as SuSE/KDE provides for CD/DVD drives. I have a "My Computer" icon on my desktop, inside that I have an icon for each removable drive on my system. If I insert a CD/DVD with data content then it is mounted and a konq file browser window appears on the desktop. Is it possible to get the same functionality for a USB card reader (each card type appears as a different device) I can mount various card types at will using the mount command, but I have to tail /var/log/messages to check what device that card is assigned to and then manually mount/unmount it. After I have that bit working I would really like it to detect a card insertion without me having to detach/reattach the reader from the USB ports. But I am not even sure if that last bit is possible. Anyone fixed this ? Wayne

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Fonts without X
by Richard Lewis 15 Nov '04

15 Nov '04

Hello ALUG, I'm just working on adding a PDF 'data sheet' function to one of my databases. (Served using PHP and the FPDF class <http://www.fpdf.org/>). At the moment it doesn't work because it can't find any fonts (even with names like "Times") and, of course, the obvious answer is to install some. The Debian package for FPDF suggests installing 'ttf2pt1'. This package depends on a whole load (~20MB, OK not that much) of packages from X which I'm slightly reluctant to install because the machine is supposed to be a web/database server, not an X server. It doesn't, of course, need an X server and maybe (suggestions?) I'm being silly by not wanting to install 'xfree86-common', 'xlibs', etc. (I just don't like the idea of X clutter everywhere). So, can anyone suggest a way of installing a nice selection of fonts without any X packages or will someone reassure me that installing X packages (not server) is not something to worry about? ;-) Cheers, Richard -- Richard Lewis richardlewis(a)fastmail.co.uk

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[ALUG Announce]Debian Bug squashing in Cambridge, November 27th to 28th
by MJ Ray 15 Nov '04

15 Nov '04

ALUG Announce Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- Maybe we can discuss this at Syleham on the 28th too? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 2004-11-11 16:53:05 +0000 From: Steve McIntyre <steve(a)einval.com> Subject: [Debian-uk] Bug squashing in Cambridge, November 27th to 28th Guys, we can't let the Germans and Australians have all the fun! Let's get together in Cambridge and show them how to close those bugs. If we all pull together, we can get the RC bugs killed and help make sarge a great (if late) release. Everyone's welcome to join us in person, and we'll be active on irc.oftc.net, #debian-uk too if you want to help but can't make it physically. If you want to come either day, please let me know. There's even (limited) crash space available. See the wiki page at http://wiki.earth.li/DebianBugSquashPartyNov2004 Location: 87 Kendal Way, Cambridge CB4 1LP (aka my house, as usual) Equipment: We have wired and wireless networking, a full local mirror and several architectures. Bring a laptop, power cables and ethernet cables if you need them. I hope to see you there... -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve(a)einval.com "It's actually quite entertaining to watch ag129 prop his foot up on the desk so he can get a better aim." [ seen in ucam.chat ] -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only and not of any group I know Creative copyleft computing - http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ Unsolicited attachments to the pipex address deleted Will HLF fund tree-killings? http://www.thewalks.co.uk/ ----- Send discussion replies to main(a)lists.alug.org.uk (Reply-To set) Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Syleham Meet on 28th November
by Keith Watson 15 Nov '04

15 Nov '04

If anyone needs a lift let me know. I live in Cringleford near the UEA but I'm happy to pick people up from Norwich rail station (or anywhere else in Norwich for that matter) or anywhere along the route between Norwich and Syleham. As it's getting near the festive season (<GRUMPY_OLD_MAN> which all the local and national retailers seem to think started back in September!</GRUMPY_OLD_MAN>) I'll be bringing along a small selection of comestibles (mince pies etc.) I thought it might be useful if I brought along my old PC from the back of the cupboard and demo'd a Debian install using the Knoppix or Gnoppix live CDS. (John - do you have an internet feed at Syleham?). Anyone be interested in that? In my opinion the combination of these live CDS and Debian makes a Linux install as easy (easier) then Windows if you just want a usable PC system and are not particularly interested in becoming an expert in the nuts and bolts. So if there's anyone on the list who's new to Linux and can make it then you can see how really really easy installation of the OS with Knoppix/Gnoppix and how easy it is adding (and removing) new software with Debian (forget that tarball, configure, make crap and learn apt-get! or even drive it all with a GUI like synaptic :o) ) Regards, Keith -------------- Not one, not two; not both, not neither. - Zen saying

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Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 15 Nov '04

15 Nov '04

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