Connecting from Live CD

[Steven Vollom]

On Friday 19 June 2009 01:26:08 pm Mark Greenwood wrote:
> On Friday 19 Jun 2009 17:43:55 Steven Vollom wrote:
> > On Tuesday 16 June 2009 02:57:12 pm Mark Greenwood wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 16 Jun 2009 19:44:12 Mark Greenwood wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday 16 Jun 2009 18:46:28 Steven Vollom wrote:
> > > > > I forget who posted, sorry, but I was asked to try to connect to
> > > > > the Internet and kmail using the live CD, since my computer would
> > > > > not connect from the installed Jaunty application.  If this gets
> > > > > through, I am connected using Jaunty Live CD.  Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > Steven
> > > >
> > > > It wasn't me who asked but that's Great!
> > > >
> > > > I've had an idea. Try something else. Connect your broken computer to
> > > > your modem and boot it from the hard disc (not the live CD).
> > > >
> > > > Make sure KMail is not running.
> > > >
> > > > Find the following files and *move* them somewhere (for example into
> > > > /home/steven): /home/steven/.kde/share/config/kmailrc
> > > > /home/steven/.kde/share/config/kmailcvtrc
> > > > /home/steven/.kde/share/config/kmail.eventsrc
> > > > (If you're using Dolphin you will have to enable View->Show Hidden
> > > > Files from the menu to find the .kmail folder) If you can't find all
> > > > 3, don't worry, just make sure to move the ones that do exist.
> > > >
> > > > Also find the following directory and *move* that as well (DON'T
> > > > delete it, you will need it later): /home/steven/share/apps/kmail
> > > >
> > > > Now start KMail again. You will have to reconfigure it but I think
> > > > you're getting quite good at that :) You will notice all your old
> > > > email has also gone, but that's why you moved the folder and didn't
> > > > delete it.
> > > >
> > > > Try sending another email and see if it works. I'm working on the
> > > > guess that your kmail configuration is corrupt. This will remove it
> > > > and allow you to recreate it. If it sorts out the problem then we'll
> > > > work on getting your saved email back. If it doesn't work, put the
> > > > files and the folder back where they started from and we'll have
> > > > another think.
> > > >
> > > > Mark.
> >
> > The only thing I couldn't do is move a file named /kmailcvtrc, I did not
> > have that file.  When completed, I opened and reconfigured kmail.  I
> > could not use the feature (What the server recommends, because I am
> > unable to get a connection through router or modem to the ISP, so I made
> > the proper selections and tried to open kmail.  I got the same error
> > message I have been getting, Unknown Host pop.att.yahoo.com.
> >
> > I am going to wait for instructions, because both configuration entries
> > are the same I believe and I hope it doesn't matter which I remove when
> > this is all over.  As far as the moved data, do I just put it back where
> > it was or do I rename the entries that are currently functioning and then
> > return the moved files back.
> >
> > Is there any possibility that the fact that I do not have /kmailcvtrc
> > that that could be causing the problem??
>
> Hi Steven,
>
> You should move all the files back where they were. Kmail will have now
> created new versions of them but you can safely overwrite those. Make sure
> KMail is not running when you do this.
>
> What we've proved here is that the problem is not with your KMail
> configuration, so you very probably have a network configuration problem -
> others are already helping you with this.
>
> The kmailcvtrc file is very unlikely to be anything to do with it. So I
> would now follow the advice Thomas Olsen has been giving you.
>
> Mark
>
> > Steven
> >
> > > ... but try Thomas Olsen's suggestion first, that looks more likely.
> > >
> > > Mark

Thanks Mark.  It is great to eliminate possibilities.  I was so confident that 
configuration was right, it was difficult to broach the subject over and over.
You are most appreciated.

Steven
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