Loss of Menu and Wireless card

Cyber Source peter at thecybersource.com
Sat Nov 27 11:50:34 EST 2004


I'll pretend you didn't say that last line....and you wouldnt want your 
payment to Bob in chicken wings for getting your wireless card working 
to go for naught.
You do have some serious problems going on there, way to many 
possibilities to talk about on here, if your online, I could ssh in with 
a public IP if you have one or a DMZ zone, let me know.

frank at mogosystems.com wrote:

> I have tried using redhat-menus0 through synaptic and have enraged the 
> Linux gods. I am now condemned to X-Win and do not know how to run it 
> very well. I was able to get the gnome-panel running and figured I 
> could use the desktop switcher to bring back the desktop but the only 
> choices were XFce or TWN. ( I was hoping for gnome or KDE)
>
> The other thing is I can only log in as root. It seems like my normal 
> login that I use is gone.
>
> Should I tuck my tail and run back to Winbloze?
>
>
>
> *On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 12:07 , Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> sent:
>
> *
>
>     It also comes to mind that you put apt-get on that box, didn't
>     you? If
>     so, it's probably not a good idea to mix package handling utilities.
>
>     frank at mogosystems.com
>     <javascript:parent.opencompose('frank at mogosystems.com','','','')>
>     wrote:
>
>     > I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.
>     >
>     > I used up2date on wednesday night and now I am missing some of the
>     > main menu. I am missing the categories. (i.e. Accessories, sound
>     and
>     > video, system tools). The lower part of the menu starting at
>     "Run an
>     > Application" is still there. Can anyone tell me where to find these
>     > and how to get then back onto the menu?
>     >
>     > Also I upgraded the kernel using up2date. When I boot up to the new
>     > kerel the wireless device, ath0, does not function. Does any one
>     have
>     > any ideas for FC2 on this? (Bob Meyer, there could be more wings
>     > involved here)
>     >
>     > Thanks,
>     > Frank
>     >
>
>



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