Chadley Wilson wrote:
hi all i wonder who knows
i have spent the past few days trying to figure 'mount' 'unmount' out
without luck
I have read the man pages but and now am confused.
Is the file system on another mdk7 box through the eth0 a nfs share
here are the commands I treid and
"Diego González" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hi
i have 2 questions:
1.- on the network configuration, what does the dns numbers refer to?
are they the dns numbers of my isp?
=
dns stands for domain nameserver. Yes they refer to your isp's dns#'s.
You'll
Michael Celic wrote :
Hello again, i have a cable modem, and two network
cards working fine, is was wondering what i have to do
to enable to share the internet to other computers in
the house with a hub. Is there some software i need to
download, or do i just need to type something in the
Hi!
Linux Mandrake was installed succesfully, but the X-mode doesn't work. -
My machine (Pentium III etc.) uses an ATI Rage 128 EXPERT 128 - Card, and I
can't find it in the installation list.
The handbook told me to look for new cards software at
www.linux-mandrake.com/indexde.html, but I
I saved a /var/log/*file on a floppy. In order for me to view it in Linux,
I have to type 'pico filename' , and I can view the file as it's written.
When I look at the same file in Windows it looks like one big paragraph,
instead of the 200 + lines of entries of the original file. Is there a
How do you re-compile the kernel in Mandrake 7.0. With my previous RedHat
6.0 I would go into /usr/src/linux and type:
make xconfig or make menuconfig
and then carry on from there.
When I do this with Mandrake 7.0 I get the following:
make: ***No rule to make target 'menuconfig'. stop
This has historical reasons:
UNIX like operating systems only use a "New Line" Byte
at the end of each written line, while DOS based operating
systems such as Windows use two bytes:
a "New Line" plus "Carriage Return".
So if you read a text file that was saved on a UNIX like
operating system
I installed the kernel-source from the install CD and can now compile the
kernel. Why don't Mandrake install the kernel source automatically at
install time like RH does?
The contents of xterm are not legible.
All that shows is the cursor highlight as I type.
However, if I drag another window over the console window, it refreshes
and the contents (sometimes) become visible.
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
application/ms-tnef
The contents of xterm are not legible.
All that shows is the cursor highlight as I type.
However, if I drag another window over the console window, it refreshes
and the contents (sometimes) become visible.
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
application/ms-tnef
I believe this happens because *nix uses only a carriage-return as its
end-of-record marker, whereas winders is expecting a carriage-return/line-feed
combination. Many winders editors such as UltraEdit (look it up on the 'Net),
either recognizes this automatically and compensates, or allows
Thorsten Brenner said:
I have a SCSI-System runnig. (hard-disks and cd are working super) On
my first IDE I have a100MB Zip Drive.
Here's my fstab entry that works with my IDE Zip at hdd:
/dev/hdd /mnt/zip vfat exec,user,noauto,rw,suid,dev 0 0
--
Lane
Lane Lester / Madison County,
Thanks for the info
Try this. Go to ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/ once there go to the contrib
directory and download the XFree86-4.0 RPMS. You will also need to install
Xaw3d-devel and the xinitrc rpm from that directory. Don't worry about the
Xconfigurator it won't work. You have to use xf86setup.
"Kirk" == Kirk McElhearn [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
[snip]
Kirk computer won't boot off the install CD any more (I checked
Kirk the BIOS, it's ok). Then, it won't boot at all, because I
Kirk get the following message:
Kirk hdc: lost interrupt
Kirk over and over. (hdc is
Hello,everybody,
I'm planning to install Mandrake 7.0 in my mini
laptop,which doesn't have a CDRom,
so I want to install from hard
disk.
I copied all the files to hard disk,made a
bootable installation diskette using hd.img,
and began the installation.
But after I chose the
Hi there,
Can anyone recommend a good book for a Microsoft oriented techician who is
trying to learn the concepts and how-to's
of Linux (not something too technical but rather a book in easy
terminology)
Thanks,
Dov
Ho Dov!
Probably one of the easiest thing that you can do is to
download the Linux-Mandrake User Guide and Reference
Manual.
This can be found a www.linux-mandrake.com , surprisingly
enough :-)
Cheers:
Michael Perry.
RD. Dep. Netafim Magal.
Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
Mandrake 7.0 KDE runs slow on the following PC config:
Processor: Cyrix MII - 300 - 128Mb
Video: SIS 5597/5598 (Uses 4Mb of main memory) using SVGA server
Swap file: 250Mb
Have run many (text/GUI) installs, each of which produced same performance
problem after starting KDE.
"K.H.Hughes" wrote:
How do you re-compile the kernel in Mandrake 7.0. With my previous RedHat
6.0 I would go into /usr/src/linux and type:
make xconfig or make menuconfig
and then carry on from there.
When I do this with Mandrake 7.0 I get the following:
make: ***No rule to make target
"Skaist, Dov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi there,
Can anyone recommend a good book for a Microsoft oriented techician who is
trying to learn the concepts and how-to's
of Linux (not something too technical but rather a book in easy
terminology)
Thanks,
Dov
hello,
I'm trying to get my HP deskjet 710c running under
linux mandrake 7.0 with aspfilter but whitout succes. Is there anyone who has
his 710c running or can anybody tell mewith which HP printerthe 710c
is compatible?
bye,
Sven.
hello,
When I'm trying to connect my ISP with kppp, kppp
establishes a connect and logs onto the netwerk, but then I get the message from
kppp: "can't determine IP address". Although, I have filled in the DNS-servers
of my ISP. Whatis going wrong here?
bye,
Sven.
Hi'
It's great to be on this list! I have waited for an automatic
newbie-list FAQ to come for a day but that doesn't seem to be a feature
of this list. So here is a simple question: how do I set subscription to
digest form? I looked through Mandrakes pages and didn't see a FAQ.
I already got one
On 28/03/00 14:57, Mike Fieschko [EMAIL PROTECTED] is reported to have
said:
This indicates (to me) a hardware problem with your Zip drive (or the
Zip disk in the drive?). Could you disconnect the drive or keep the
drive empty on boot up?
I don't think the problem is with the drive.
IT works
I'm trying to access an NT server using Linux. I would like to know how to
setup an NT client using mandrake7. I would also need to be able to see
all of the shared drives on our network (that I have access to anyways)
and be able to add more at will. In addition to this, I need to be able to
that does explain some stuff. But I just got 'bounce' notice for message that
made it to the list. More list gremlins. :(
I think we all have gotten this mail over the past few days. SPAM I guess
Sharon Pfeiffer wrote:
Me too!
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL
How can I get Mandrake to run an Adaptec 1505 SCSI card?
There arent any drivers for this card and I hoped to use it with my scanner
TIA
Does anyone know of Hebrew fonts (I see there is an option for a Hebrew
keyboard, but when I type it comes out "gibberish") - is this a known issue
or is it simply I don't have the proper fonts (as happens in Windows).
Thanks,
Dov
I just
did this, so let me tell you how I set up my HD. Here are the
steps:
1. Create a directory off the root of your
installation HD called mandrake
2. Create the following directories under
mandrake (base, instimage, mdkinst, rpms)
3. Head to mandrake's FTP site, or your favorite
check out the service for free internet
http://www.teledyn.com/products/FreeWWW/#features
TCI FreeWWWeb 4 Linux.url
how do you set up internal modems and soundcards in
,linux-mandrake-7.0
regards
andrew doe (happy linux
user)
To
setup a simple sound card, you open a terminal session in Mandrake (as root),
and type "sndconfig" without the quotes. Then follow the simple
prompts. Since I don't have a modem at work I can't help with that.
Although the installation manual available on mandrakes wonderful web site
Sven, it will work but you have some work to do.
I have a 712HP, it is a "ppa" printer.
I call it a "winprinter", kinda like a "winmodem".
This site will take you thru the steps to make it work.
http://www.httptech.com/ppa/
They also have a mailing list too.
steve
Original Message
hans fischer wrote:
Linux Mandrake was installed succesfully, but the X-mode doesn't work. -
My machine (Pentium III etc.) uses an ATI Rage 128 EXPERT 128 - Card, and I
can't find it in the installation list.
The handbook told me to look for new cards software at
I have a SBC (Single Board computer) that has a embedded 10/100
Intel 21143 Ethernet Controller does the 2.2.12 kernel support this card I
can not find a supported hardware page, If it is supported which module does
it use ?
Thanks In Advance
Ty Morton
I've been using Samba at Univercity to let be share my drives with other
people and to mount their shares, but is there I way I can get a "network
neighborhood" style listing, preferable one that is just a text type thing
that comes with samba rather than another X program, but I'll take
Hi,
Has anybody used Linksys cards for cable modem and/or
network(home use). While I am writing, is there cd burning and DVD
support for Linux. I am using Mandrake 7 and am new. The only thing I
can get to work is the modem, external,I had to buy it. This system
rips! I am anxious
Hello:
I am/was running Mandrake 6.1 on 2.2.13-7mdk. In order to add sound support
for my Diamond Monster MX300, I had to compile a kernel. I used the kernel
sources for 2.2.14 to do this.
It compiled just fine. The binary works, and I got my sound running. Things
were great until I discovered
Hello
I have samba running for some time without much trouble. Unfortunately
I am not that happy with it as I have to add and remove smbusers just
to use the printer on the linux box.
Can I set the printer as security=share so that anyone on the windows box can
use irt? How does it work? Do
So could that be why when I copy and paste things, it looks screwed up?
Sometimes I want to copy something off a website, and when I paste it into a
form and/or IRC it looks really messed up. For instance,
This:
a "New Line" plus "Carriage Return".
So if you read a text file that was saved
Bruce Hilliker wrote:
Jon;
Hate to tell ya, but that doesn't work. Once I've followed you instructions and
click on my newly made cd icon; I get the following message:
KFM error - could not mount
mount: can't find /dev/sr0 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
There's something wrong with
Bob barker wrote:
Can i run VNC on kde and how do i if i can? am using
mandrake 7.0 and if i don't got it where can i
download it?
__
Do You Yahoo!?
Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger.
http://im.yahoo.com
I have the 7.0-2
S'all right, needed a laugh...
Vern wrote:
I apologize to you and the others
Jon my send button has a "hair trigger"
and it got away from me!
Vern
- Original Message -
From: Jon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 3:33 AM
Subject: Re:
Dan, if you have been happy with tar then use the -M switch (MultiDisk)
option. When it runs out of space it will ask for new disk.
Dan Ferris wrote:
I would like to be able to backup my home directory to a couple
zip disks. I have used tar in the past to do this, only problem
is that, tar
Heh, I know what you mean. I was so incredibly happy the day I got Real Player
to work (turned out the one I downloaded off of Real's site didnt' play nice
with Mandrake, and to download a different one), or the day I finally got a new
kernel to configure and compile. That's what i like about
I use a Linksys card, not sure what kind though, but it is Linksys. There is CD
burning support, but I haven't tried any out yet, as my CD-RW has something
screwy with it (hardware problem, not software). There is technically DVD
support, but it's not really that refined, and apparently hard to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK, now for my NEWBY question, I did the 'insmod parport' and 'insmod
ppa' then 'mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/ZIP'. The message comes back as
"mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/sda4 as a block device
(maybe 'insmod driver'?)"
Where would I find
i am trying to access my cd-roms in linux as a user and they were both
locked (i don't have access). so i logged in as root and tried to use
them, and again, they were both locked. how can i unlock them?
TIA
seth
It seems silly that a basic component like parallel port support should be
part of the kernel source, but I can't get the bloody thing to compile.
That should read "shouldn't" =)
No ideas yet?
*sigh*
Thanks!!
I use a Linksys card, not sure what kind though, but it is Linksys. There is CD
burning support, but I haven't tried any out yet, as my CD-RW has something
screwy with it (hardware problem, not software). There is technically DVD
support, but it's not really that
Actually, both RedHat and Mandrake have an option for installing the kernel
source. Probably you deselected it during mandrake install, or chose to go with
one of the "quick n' dirty" installs instead of custom installation.
On Mar 28 K.H.Hughes wrote:
I installed the kernel-source from the
I'm probably not gonna be a lot of help since I haven't done the
new kernel thing for a long time. However, as I recall, when you
type 'make config' it gives you three choices for every option.
y,n, or m. If you type 'n' then it doesn't make anything. You
have to type in 'm' to specify
I gave up on the 710c after 20 minutes because it was too much trouble and I
still had a spare Epson Stylus Color 600 which didn't give me all the headaches
the HP 710 does.
However, if you really want to get the 710c working, I suggest you check out
this site:
Yeah, Netscape is currently a bit shaky with Linux (at
least as far as I know). Here is a site that just
might help you out though:
http://members.ping.at/theofilu/netscape.html
--- "Joseph S. Gardner" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK guys (and gals),
I did a fresh install of 7.0-2 using the
how do you make a boot disk for linux manually with kde, gnome or aNY
OTHRER window manager
On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote:
how do you start the sendmail program?
The sendmail program is usually a daemon that is already running!
If you read the book on the CD-ROM called "Linux Unleashed," it will explain
it very nicely. Incidently, "Linux Unleashed" is usually a $50.00 book which
Are you sure the system is locked up? Try going into
Task Manager and killing ld-linux.so.2. This seems to
work for me. Netscape sometimes just locks up but the
system still works. (I have so far been unable to lock
the system under any situation.) It seems to happen
on pages with Java but
If I'm missing something specific in xconfig, I hope someone can point it
out -- but I've been through it with a fine-toothed comb, I can't find
anything that says "parallel port support" directly.
Quoting myself... *sigh*
Would the fact that I have configured parallel drive (e.g., Zip)
Hello:
I was having problems with crashes during install of Mandrake 6.1, so I
decided to temporarily disable DMA support in the BIOS. After that I was
able to install normally -- however, now, when I re-enable DMA support
in the BIOS, the kernel still reports "DMA disabled (BIOS)".
What could
it is slow for a 233 but now sure how much bogomips means.
Jeanette
- Original Message -
From: "Jaguar" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Linux Newbie" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 4:02 PM
Subject: [newbie] BOGO Mips
I have a Cyrix MediaGX P233 kit board w/64 RAM, vid (not
I am workin whith a SiS 6326
Speed Star A50 Video card
I must to give some options in /etc/X11/XF86svga
in device section
for mouse
no_blt (or something so)
If you want I can send to you muy file
but send your request to this mail
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
bye
Lic Gabriel Spahn
You could try going to www.opensound.com and download the appropriate driver
for your sound card.
I have a cmi8330 SB compatible and had similar problems. Downloaded the
driver from opensound and it works fine now.
- Original Message -
From: Chadley Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Lance,
I have tried both 'insmod' and 'modprobe' for 'ppa' and 'parport'. No
luck either way, even have done the 'lsmod' to check for the listing,
NOTHING. After having some probs with one way of installing should I do
the 'modprobe -r' to remove any installs
"Sven Vermeulen" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hello,
I'm trying to get my HP deskjet 710c running under linux mandrake 7.0 with
aspfilter but whitout succes. Is there anyone who has his 710c running or can
anybody tell me with which HP printer the 710c is compatible?
bye,
Sven.
"Sven Vermeulen" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hello,
When I'm trying to connect my ISP with kppp, kppp establishes a connect and
logs onto the netwerk, but then I get the message from kppp: "can't determine
IP address". Although, I have filled in the DNS-servers of my ISP. What is
going wrong
which file(s) do I download for the 4.72 update...
will it work on Mandrake...seeing as most drake files...
are of the i586.rpm format...
steve harris wrote:
Someone asked earlier about browsers.
Not really anything other than Netscape. Mozilla is getting better though,
M14 is the latest
Stephen Bosch wrote:
I'm probably not gonna be a lot of help since I haven't done the
new kernel thing for a long time. However, as I recall, when you
type 'make config' it gives you three choices for every option.
y,n, or m. If you type 'n' then it doesn't make anything. You
have
Well, it's not really done by a GUI, but it is manually. Anywho, as root type
this, "mkbootdisk --device /dev/floppy_device the_linux_version"
To find out what linux version, go to /lib/modules/, and see what directory is
there. Should be something like "2.2.13-7mdk" although yours might be
You must download this file:
ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/updates/6.0/i386/netscape-common-4.72-6.i386.rpm
and then you can choose either communictor (the full thing,
browser+email+newsreader):
ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/updates/6.0/i386/netscape-communicator-4.72-6.i386.rpm
or
I find that, in Windows, WordPad reads them just fine ...
Anthony Huereca wrote:
So could that be why when I copy and paste things, it looks screwed up?
Sometimes I want to copy something off a website, and when I paste it into a
form and/or IRC it looks really messed up. For instance,
Someone asked about IP masquerading. It was a great
question so could you please send me the info also?
Tom HTriumph 59564 Corvair65
Corvair
Lance Borden wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK, now for my NEWBY question, I did the 'insmod parport' and 'insmod
ppa' then 'mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/ZIP'. The message comes back as
"mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/sda4 as a block device
(maybe 'insmod
Kirk McElhearn wrote:
Every time I try to boot with Mandrake 7, the init hangs when trying to
get the partition table of my zip drive at hdc. It keeps displaying:
hdc: lost interrupt
What does this mean, and how can I remedy it?
Kirk
vice versa
The i386 files run fine on a kernel that is i586,
it is backwards compatible usually.
Get the common and communicator two files if you want email and newsgroups.
Get the common and navigator two files if you want a browser only.
Get the 4.72 files, not 4.7
Install the common first, which will
I am attempting just to set up a
simple 2 computer home network using Mandrake 7.0 and Linksys "network in a box"
It works under Win98. Anyone know of any "simple" network documentation for
this? All I've read so far seems a tad out of my league...for now.
Thank you in
advance,
Found this eariler today... A HREF="http://www.fuckmicrosoft.com/"Welcome
to fuckMicrosoft.com/A...if I ever get my modum to work, I want to try so
these other browsers...I'm workin' on it
enjoy
'A Slave To The Drive To Obsession-
A Spirit With A Vision, Is A Dream With A
Dan,
I run the Linksys home kit, $59? at Best Buy.
Get this book, contains everything to run a gateway with ipchains, smb, link
NT and 98 machines to linux, etc.
A good book. I transfer files between the windows and linux machines.
The book has an excellent troubleshooting section if what it
un subsribe newbie
I was told that my Aztech USB external modem is a winmodem which is not
supported by Linux.
I have the intention to purchase the Creative Modem Blaster Flash 56II
External just for the Linux. Please advise if this modem work fine under
Linux before I go out and get one.
Thanks in advance.
Steven Mileham wrote:
I've been using Samba at Univercity to let be share my drives with other
people and to mount their shares, but is there I way I can get a "network
neighborhood" style listing, preferable one that is just a text type thing
that comes with samba rather than another X
_-+Richard Kim=-_ wrote:
Subject: Mandrake Linux(soundBlaster pci128)
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 13:24:47 -0500
From: _-+Richard Kim=-_ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Newsgroups: creative.linux
hi ive got a soundblaster pci128 and
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I believe this happens because *nix uses only a carriage-return as its
end-of-record marker, whereas winders is expecting a carriage-return/line-feed
combination. Many winders editors such as UltraEdit (look it up on the 'Net),
either recognizes this automatically
root wrote:
Hi,
Has anybody used Linksys cards for cable modem and/or
network(home use). While I am writing, is there cd burning and DVD
support for Linux. I am using Mandrake 7 and am new. The only thing I
can get to work is the modem, external,I had to buy it. This system
Michael Scottaline wrote:
"Sven Vermeulen" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hello,
When I'm trying to connect my ISP with kppp, kppp establishes a connect and
logs onto the netwerk, but then I get the message from kppp: "can't determine
IP address". Although, I have filled in the DNS-servers
Michael Bui wrote:
Hi Newbie:
Here is the attachment file you requested:
-Original Message-
From: Jon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 08:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Enable PCMCIA NIC Card
Michael Bui wrote:
Does anyone know how
Jim Simpson wrote:
I had the same problem when I installed Mandrake 7.0. The first time there
was an error installing "fstab" so I reinstalled. Still didn't work. So I
turned down the security setting to low and then had access as root but not as
user. After using the CD-Rom to install the
Murray Strome wrote:
OK I give up! I went to the Mandrake Cooker site and could not fine the 4.72 rpms
-- can you please give us a more specific location?
Thanks.
Murray Strome
Michael Holt wrote:
Just go to the Mandrake Cooker site and download the 4.72 rpms (common,
communicator
Jon,
I guess this is what you are looking for so here goes: (by the way, I
created this using "vim" in "Icewm" and now reading it from windows using
my "EditPad" and it is exactly the format that was used by Linux.)
Linux version 2.2.14-15mdk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version
2.95.2 19991024
Thanks for posting the easy update for Netscape.
I downloaded the packages from the Mandrake cooker site, used kpackage
and tada!
Netscape 4.72 is now installed.
Thanks again
I just changed to a Hitachi 17" monitor...
from a HP ergo ultra 15"
and now I can't access my linuxbox...to use lothar
to re-configure the new monitorcause upon reboot...
it's fuzzy...and I can't see the login screen clearly...enough to
do things...
it's also...doing crazy things...it's
at booting type linux 2
and reconfigure with Xconfigurator
of xf86config
hello all,
i'm trying to install kicq on mandrake 7.02. i downloaded the icqlib and kicq.
i installed the icqlib and when i go to install kicq it says there are three
dependencies missing:
libkdecore.so.1
libkdeui.so.1
libkfm.so.1
how am i able to find these files? or do i have to find a
MurrayI don't know about cooker, but I downloaded them from
a crypto mirror site.
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fcrypto.php3
Alan
Murray Strome wrote:
OK I give up! I went to the Mandrake Cooker site and could not fine the 4.72 rpms
-- can you please give us a more specific
On 29/03/00 1:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] is reported to have
said:
How did you install your ZIP drive as "hdc"? When I did attempt to
install mine as "hdc" the response was "mount: the kernel does not
recognize /dev/sda4 as a block device
(maybe 'insmod driver'?)
The
On 29/03/00 4:17, Jon [EMAIL PROTECTED] is reported to have said:
Your disk setup is
hdaDos partition IDE 1 master
hdbnothing
hdcZip IDE 2 master
hddCD-Rom IDE 2 slave
Fill in the blanks... type, model, jumpered to be master or slave
Please
I cannot
Every time I try to boot with Mandrake 7, the init hangs when trying to
get the partition table of my zip drive at hdc. It keeps displaying:
hdc: lost interrupt
What does this mean, and how can I remedy it?
Kirk
vice versa
Translations - French to
OK guys (and gals),
I did a fresh install of 7.0-2 using the recommended settings.
Hardware is as follows:
AMD K6-2 350
64M RAM
10G 30G Maxtor HD's
Motorola BitsurferPro ISDN modem
Diamond Stealth III (s540) video card
no-name 19" monitor
Logitech rollerball type
Hi Dov!
About Hebrew Fonts, Personaly I hope there aren't, but unfortunately
my Son would not agree, so if you find any then please let me know.
Cheers:
Michael Perry.
RD. Dep. Netafim Magal.
Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
-Original Message-
From: Skaist, Dov
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