Dear Steve:
Thanks so much for writing.
I checked and double-checked:
I set the path to my Work Folder and to my Backup folder to
/home/sher/docs. I have used StarOffice before and never had this
problem. Will try to reinstall and see what happens.
Benjamin
Steve Philp wrote:
Benjamin
Hello,
I'm a newbie to this list, and obvious Linux. So before I make
a complete fool out of myself, what are the general rules and
guidelines to this list? (besides the general no-flaming and
no-spamming)
Thanx!
:3)~~
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Good morning Axalon
PC Answers magazine here in the UK (http://www.pcanswers.co.uk) didn't do the
cause much good by putting what was supposed to be a copy of MD6.1 on the cover
CD.
What a screw-up. Lin4Win didn't work (not that I use it) and the graphics
weren't configed at all during
Dear friends:
A simple question:
In an earlier installation, I let Linux autodetect SMP and set up
entries for both the regular kernel and the kernel-smp in my
/etc/lilo.conf.
This time, I choose to say "No" during Install. I assumed that SMP is
for dual or multimple processors and that
Dear friends:
Reinstalled StarOffice51a. No luck. Still can't save new files or backup
new or existing files.
I am told that it is a permissions problem, but all my SO files are in
my home/sher directory.
Thanks so much.
Benjamin
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Sher's Russian Web
If I make / (root) and /usr different partitions on my hard disk, how big
do these partitions need to be?
DRX
Launch Kppp - click setup - click accounts - click on
the one you're using, to highlight it - click edit - click
DNS tab - enter doman name: "connected.bc.ca"
in your case - enter domain name server addresses
"207.23.253.201" - click add
"207.23.253.202" - click add
(Dont type " marks in)
"Lovister LJ" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
Can anybody send me a complete lists of current brands and models
of modems for Linux? I have tempted to go ahead and buy from a vendor but I
know the vendor will tell the wrong things about the modems that
are supported by Linux. Can anybody
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, bluebottle wrote:
Good morning Axalon
PC Answers magazine here in the UK (http://www.pcanswers.co.uk) didn't do the
cause much good by putting what was supposed to be a copy of MD6.1 on the cover
CD.
What a screw-up. Lin4Win didn't work (not that I use it) and the
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Benjamin Sher wrote:
Dear friends:
A simple question:
In an earlier installation, I let Linux autodetect SMP and set up
entries for both the regular kernel and the kernel-smp in my
/etc/lilo.conf.
It shouldn't have installed the SMP kernel, the test for the newt
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, drx wrote:
If I make / (root) and /usr different partitions on my hard disk, how big
do these partitions need to be?
DRX
/ 500-1000MB+
/usr 1500-2500MB+
The bigger the better of course, but you didn't say what you had to work
Dear Axalon:
Thanks so very much for the very informative reply.
Benjamin
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Sher's Russian Web
http://www.websher.net
Help!
A friend wants to build a linux box using either a single or twin Celeron. As I
use AMDs I dont know much re Intel.
He is thinking about ABIT boards either:
ABIT BP6 i440BX Dual Socket 370 ATX
or
ABIT BM6 BX 370 ATX
Has anyone used either of these?
Many thanks
John the Nadger
I screwed up /etc/mtab and now it stops at "Remounting root filesystem" on bootup.
I've tried booting up with a linux diskette and
it still gets stuck. How do you get back into that file and correct it?
Seve
Does anyone have a recommendation for a site that contains specs for
various monitors? I have a Victor VM-240 without the users manual and no
specs on the backplate. Victor (In Fort Worth, Texas, USA) doesn't seem
to have a web site and the only specs I can find are for a 220 (and they
are
Hi,
I've recently installed linux mandrake with kernel v 2.2.13 - 4mdk.
I've reinstalled a couple of times to get the hang of it before the hard disk
gets full of sensitive data and feel confident with that.
The problem is that I tried to update from the UK mirror and it first
Will the Newcom Internal 56K Data/Fax ISA Modem work with Linux?
Thanks in advance,
Ian Herbert
As it's ISA it should. Check that it has jumpers to set it as non PnP. Set to
non PnP and config jumpers/dip switches to say Com 4 IRQ 3. My ISA Modem is set
to this and works fine.
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, you wrote:
Will the Newcom Internal 56K Data/Fax ISA Modem work with Linux?
Thanks in
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999 12:20:51 +, you wrote:
Help!
A friend wants to build a linux box using either a single or twin Celeron. As I
use AMDs I dont know much re Intel.
He is thinking about ABIT boards either:
ABIT BP6 i440BX Dual Socket 370 ATX
A fair to middlin board from all that I have
Tom:
Thank you for the explainations of some of the Linux file features.
And Yes I was using Win98 as my main comparison to Linux. They have, like
LINUX, fixed the Bootable aspect of the CD-Rom, and unless you have really
cheap components, it will install and setup most of your hardware.
Steve
ATI Technologies Inc. has announced that it is fully supporting the
development of drivers for the Linux Operating System and is endorsing
the open source movement by releasing 2D, 3D and multimedia programming
specifications for its industry-leading RAGE graphics technology.
Recognizing
the
I screwed something up, and had to do a complete re-install. Set up a
printer (H-P 6xx on lp0), but when I try to print, using either "lpr"
or by clicking a "print" box in KDE, I get an UNKNOWN PRINTER error.
In command line mode, typing "cat /proc/devices" does not list #6 lp.
The printtool
bluebottle wrote:
Help!
A friend wants to build a linux box using either a single or twin Celeron. As I
use AMDs I dont know much re Intel.
He is thinking about ABIT boards either:
ABIT BP6 i440BX Dual Socket 370 ATX
I'm currently using this board and I'm extremely happy with it.
Ger-Bil Jinn wrote:
Hello,
I'm a newbie to this list, and obvious Linux. So before I make
a complete fool out of myself, what are the general rules and
guidelines to this list? (besides the general no-flaming and
no-spamming)
No HTML is probably the big rule. Decent line
Gregg Carrier wrote:
Hi,
The display of some web pages in Netscape in Linux is entirely different from
what is displayed under Windows. The fonts are small to the point of
unreadability. I have changed the View-- character encoding but they all sort
of suck and are very small. Do I need to
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, JMJ fingered:
Hmmm got a "no DNS entry" for that URL. I did manage to get
into http://www.thot.net but didn't find any sign of anything Dell-
related. Suggestions?
www.portablenews.net
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Ronald Yeo
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
i am trying xf86config to circumvent the problem i am having with the
auto
monitor install of 6.5. since 6.0 worked fine at install, i assume my
monitor is compatible.
i perform the auto install, bypass the monitor section, go into root
with
xf86config. my question is: what path do i use to
How do you get XMMS Player (in KDE) to play MP3 files via drag-n-drop? ... (and
Alsaplayer while we're at it)
Seve
On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, John DeRosa wrote:
I have Linux-Mandrake 6.1, and I want to use my parallel-port Zip
drive. The L-M hardware list says that the Zip drive is supported. My
question is, how do I access it?
I see that several other people have already covered the basics on getting
Well I managed to install Linux on my third try (embarrassing
newbie mistakes, reading documentation does help) but for some reason I
don't get sound. I don't believe that sound is configured correctly for
my Creative AWE64 (if that's supported). So where do I start to get
this fixed?
I am using a Mitsumie IDE/ATAPI CD-rw.
The last time I checked for updates, I downloaded the Kernal Update
(2.2.13-22mdk).
I installed it, added a stanza to lilo.conf so that I could use either the new
kernal or my older one, and made a new initial ramdisk.
The new kernal seems to work fine,
i had the same problem. go to the rpm directory on the mandrake cd and
reinstall ftp and telnet servers
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I did this too... I apologize if this was already answered...
There is a server telnet package you need to install in addition to the
default installation of the client telnet program.
"Richard G. Samuels" [EMAIL
I've recompiled my kernel as I've done in years past cept this time I'm trying
to use linuxconf to install the newly compiled kernel.
I am not provided any partitions in the drop down box where it asks for the
root partition and if I tell it /dev/hda1 it says that is not a valid
partition (it is
As root type 'setup' and follow it through till your sound works.
Ger-Bil Jinn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well I managed to install Linux on my third try (embarrassing
newbie mistakes, reading documentation does help) but for some reason I
don't get sound. I don't believe that sound is
Hi Thomas,
"Thomas J. Hamman" wrote:
Installing a program from an rpm file is pretty simple; just type:
rpm -ivh filename
(i=install, v=verbose, h=hash. i is the only option you really need to
install, but the v and h add nice features that let you know how the
install is going.)
run sndconfig from a terminal window to setup your sound.
- Original Message -
From: "Ger-Bil Jinn" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Linux" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 12:22 PM
Subject: [newbie] No Sound
Well I managed to install Linux on my third try
gerbilYour sound isn't configured at all, yet. As root, in a
console, type sndconfig.
Alan
Ger-Bil Jinn wrote:
Well I managed to install Linux on my third try (embarrassing
newbie mistakes, reading documentation does help) but for some reason I
don't get sound. I don't
Dear Ger-Bil:
I also have an AWE64. If you run sndconfig as root, you should have no
problem configuring your sound card. It's easily recognized by Mandrake.
Benjamin
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Sher's Russian Web
http://www.websher.net
Hi again all.
Okay got my KPPP to dial out nice. It connects awsome, i can manually
enter in IP numbers and it goes there. But i still cant access my DNS
server. I have even edited my /etc/resolv.conf it looks like this
Did you enter your DNS servers' IP addresses in KPPP config? Sounds like
I have a Canon bjc-4300 printer. I would like to install the
software so that I can use it. I am using Mandrake 6.0 . Anyone have an
idea on how to tackle this? I emailed Canon's tech support with my
question, and I doubt I find out anything positive. Thanks for the help.
Chris
Howdy all,
I am attempting to load Mandrake v6.0 off a CD that I have used a dozen
times before. I for the most part get an error as follow:
Uncompressing...
CRC error
--System halted.
Sometimes I've gotten almost all the way through the install. Now I
don;t get any further than pressing
remove
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] remove
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 16:59:40 EST
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Hi, I'm a newbie - my first mail was sent a few hours ago and I see
Ive signed it root, e-mail : hostname etc
Well, the problem with downloading the kernel update has me puzzled
quite frankly. I tried another ftp and it didn't skip me with an
error message but it DID use a local file because it
Christian Charles Opp wrote:
I have a Canon bjc-4300 printer. I would like to install the
software so that I can use it. I am using Mandrake 6.0 . Anyone have an
idea on how to tackle this? I emailed Canon's tech support with my
question, and I doubt I find out anything positive.
Dear friends:
I just registered my PowerPack with Mandrake support. I received a
letter asking me to confirm my registration by writing my registration
number in the subject header and sending it to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I did this about an hour ago. I know this is Saturday, so I am wondering
when I
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Sevatio Octavio wrote:
How do you get XMMS Player (in KDE) to play MP3 files via drag-n-drop? ... (and
Alsaplayer while we're at it)
Seve
Not sure that you can, should work with the kde mpeg plays though.
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MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/
edit the runlevel in your inittab file from 3 to 5.
- Original Message -
From: "Jan Herbert" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 5:43 PM
Subject: [newbie] How could..
How could one configure linux to start x windows right uppon start up?
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Gerry Doyon wrote:
Howdy all,
I am attempting to load Mandrake v6.0 off a CD that I have used a dozen
times before. I for the most part get an error as follow:
Uncompressing...
CRC error
--System halted.
Sometimes I've gotten almost all the way through the
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Benjamin Sher wrote:
Dear friends:
I just registered my PowerPack with Mandrake support. I received a
letter asking me to confirm my registration by writing my registration
number in the subject header and sending it to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I did this about an hour ago.
Hey AxeI got that today in a newsletter direct from ATI and just
passed it on :-)
Alan
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
[...]
;) only a month behind too Alan
http://www.ati.com/ca_us/resource_centre/dev_rel/linux.html
is the non PR page
(which i'll comment a little on)
gatos has been
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
Hey AxeI got that today in a newsletter direct from ATI and just
passed it on :-)
Alan
No worries, I only am aware of it cause I have an all-in-a-wonder and i
package the gatos rpm ;)
no one ever said they were the quickest people on the
Thanks immensly!
Antonio C T Rocha
-Mensagem original-
De: Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Data: Sexta-feira, 26 de Novembro de 1999 19:08
Assunto: Re: [newbie] video card Intel 740 server
http://ring.asahi-net.or.jp/archives/linux/RedHat/XBF/
To those who might be able to offer some help,
I hooked up a cassette player to the "line-in" of my sound card. In
windows, i have a program that lets me listen to what ever i play through
the "line-in" but this program crashes when i try to use it through linux
through wine. Is there any way i
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, you wrote:
This is probably outdated by, I'm late getting to my backlog of email.
It's been my experience in reading books from Que and Sams that they contain
a lot of typos and misleading if not to say incorrect information. Perhaps they
have better publishers now, but I
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, you wrote:
Could somebody please explain what I need to do here - I noted
Richard T Waters posting where he leaves an option to load either -
this may be useful for future hardware compatibility issues.
My apologies are proffered to those bored by my astounding
...and when they wake up it'll be Sunday...!! :-)
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Benjamin Sher wrote:
Dear friends:
I just registered my PowerPack with Mandrake support. I received a
letter asking me to confirm my registration by writing my registration
number in
AxI have one of those too, which is probably why I'm on their
newsletter mailing list. I wonder how come you didn't get the
[old]newsletter today too!!? :-)
Alan
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
Hey AxeI got that today in a newsletter direct
Hello all,
Just a post to introduce myself and see if
I'm posting correctly. I have just subscribed
today.
I am so new a newbie, my Mandrake 6.1
CD's hasn't even arrived yet. hehe.
Best!
Mark Fitzgerald
NB, Canada
1000 thankyous as promised:
1000xthankyou
much appreciated
i've given my last posting some thought and suspect that a kernel
update requires a reinstall of sorts yes? i'll check the manual and
query here if i can't get the clues there.
cheers, chris
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Jaswinder S. Ahluwalia wrote:
To those who might be able to offer some help,
I hooked up a cassette player to the "line-in" of my sound card. In
windows, i have a program that lets me listen to what ever i play through
the "line-in" but this program crashes when i try
type: setup
and then click on X config on the bottom of that menu, and then probe it,
and it will ask you if u like to start it automatically next time and click
on "yes"
-Original Message-
From: Jan Herbert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Saturday,
yes you can, get the two bootup disks that is placing somewhere on the
ftp.rpmfind.net and boot with that two disk and follow the instruction and u
can get it done.
-Original Message-
From: David Loke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Friday, November 26,
Mark
A test post
(Newbie)
Hi people, where are the TTFs on Mandrake 6.1? I remember adding them
during install.
The supplied fonts are uninspired or amateurish, ragged-edged, and
half of them don't work. This is on excellent hardware on which NT
works and displays impeccably.
I tried the online help, typed 'true type'
Hello all,
I'm brand new to linux/unix environments. Having only
experience in microsoft operating environments, I am
at a loss.
Being of true faith that I can find anything on the
internet without going to a book. I am attempting to
learn linux without consulting a text (OK so I'm
stupid).
That makes me happy :) I use a 3D Rage on one of my machines at work :)
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, you wrote:
ATI Technologies Inc. has announced that it is fully supporting the
development of drivers for the Linux Operating System and is endorsing
the open source movement by releasing 2D, 3D and
I've tended to stay with O'reilly Associates or the Waite Groupe Press
IDG books are actually quite fun to read too :) I like the comics. C for
Dummies was one of my first C programming books.
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, you wrote:
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, you wrote:
This is probably outdated by,
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Tom Jacobs wrote:
Hello all,
I'm brand new to linux/unix environments. Having only
experience in microsoft operating environments, I am
at a loss.
Being of true faith that I can find anything on the
internet without going to a book. I am attempting to
learn linux
Hi,
I read the archived messages and found several postings on problems wiith this
sound card, but none of the proposed solutions has done any good. It's a Yamaha
OPL3-SAX card. Ran sndconfg a bunch. What i'd like to fnd out, is anyone
successfully using ths card and can I see your
my video card is a trident 3dimage975 agp
i have these two options in manual install:
when writing to /etc/X11/xf86Config i get a "explicit kill" message.
when writing to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xf86Config i get:
Vertical Refresh Rate Expected
X11 TransocketUNIX Connect: can't connect: errno=111
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, you wrote:
Dear friends:
I just registered my PowerPack with Mandrake support. I received a
letter asking me to confirm my registration by writing my registration
number in the subject header and sending it to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I did this about an hour ago. I know this
Greetings all!
Im taking a survey for a web project im working on and i was wondering
if anyone interested would mind answering the following question:
When you were just getting started in linux, what was question (or questions)
you had that no one seemed to have an answer for?
Thanx
What exactly is 'customized' about the Apache software configuration for
Mandrake 6.1? I want to add support for php3 and FP2000 extensions. Are
either of these features already in and if not, can I just recompile each
from source and build it myself like I did for FreeBSD. Thanks.
touco wrote:
my video card is a trident 3dimage975 agp
i have these two options in manual install:
when writing to /etc/X11/xf86Config i get a "explicit kill" message.
when writing to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xf86Config i get:
Vertical Refresh Rate Expected
It looks like there's
Seth Gibson wrote:
Greetings all!
Im taking a survey for a web project im working on and i was wondering
if anyone interested would mind answering the following question:
When you were just getting started in linux, what was question (or questions)
you had that no one seemed to
I will be upgrading my kernel soon and I was wondering if anyone knows if
PortSentry will have to be recompiled to work properly?
Thanks
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