Re: [newbie-it] Come partizionare l'HD senza perdere informazioni?

2000-05-29 Thread Luca Ognibene
Certo!!! Prova a cercare FIPS2.0. C'è in tutti i CD Mandrake. Serve per dividere un Hd FAT16/32 in due senza perdere i dati!! Oppure se vuoi spendere un po di soldi compra Partition Magic 5.. Se non trovi FIPS fammi sapere che te lo mando io. Non tiene molto. On dom, 28 mag 2000 19:40:50

Re: [newbie-it] Come partizionare l'HD senza perdere informazioni?

2000-05-29 Thread Davide Cavallari
Matteo Merlin wrote: C'è un modo per creare la nuova partizione Linux senza perdere i dati che ci sono sul mio HD nella partizione di W98 ? Proprio oggi ho usato fips.exe ed è andato tutto OK. Lo dovresti trovare nella directory "dosutils" di una distribuzione qualunque; nella stessa

[newbie] Text to image

2000-05-29 Thread Corrado / Prometheus The Gifter
A friend sent me some pictures, but when I'm not ableto see them; they appear all as text file; what I have to do in order to convert them to the original .jpg? Corrado

[newbie] Hi Denis a buddie of mine has a problem can't get through to list

2000-05-29 Thread Vic
Hi Denis, I'm writing for a buddie of mine, he is having trouble getting though to the newbie list, I think his e mail address changed, and something might be boogered up. He says That I still can't ALWAYS post to the newbie list,,, and will he PLEASE fix it for me. something is wrong.

[newbie] Trying to open

2000-05-29 Thread Bob
Can anyone shed light on the phrase: "Trying to open file:/usr/bin/caitoo"? Bob Root If you don't understand the problem, you can't ask the questions.

RE: [newbie] Memory isn't being used/found

2000-05-29 Thread Aaron
If that is the same as adding the append="mem=192mb" line to the lilo.conf file then it wont work. My system will not boot at all if I do that. Different Kernel panic errors each time I change the file. As for the mismatched dimms; I have been using the same memory for a long time with

Re: [newbie] Colors

2000-05-29 Thread Alan Shoemaker
BambiI suppose, I've not tried it that way because when you create a new user it assigns the ownership to .kderc as user.user. The root.root ownership of .kderc only occurred when creating new users during the 7.0 installation. Alan Fran Parker wrote: would another solution be to leave

Re: [newbie]

2000-05-29 Thread Jay Latham
On Sat, 27 May 2000, you wrote: Hi! I have ony found a UDMA/66 Driver at promise.com for Linux RedHat. But how to make Linux Mandrake 7.0 recognizing my Ultra66 controller? And why doesn't W98 need to recognize it even without any drivers? The same at DOS. It needs nothing... W2000 has

Re: [newbie] kppp wierdness]

2000-05-29 Thread Alan Shoemaker
AndrewI believe that I've heard of this happening when someone's chosen one of the higher security levels. The system senses a new user when the phone connection is made (the ip address of ppp0 changes to whatever the isp assigned) and therefore does not allow any of the normally accessable

Re: [newbie] An Word on Linux Drivers for Iomega ZIP Drives?

2000-05-29 Thread Alan Shoemaker
RomanI see. If you ever get it downloaded and are able to test it let me know what happens. Alan Romanator wrote: Alan... They are now offering a Linux version but their server will not download it. I tried several times. And, it's operation is not guaranteed. Sounds like they are

RE: [newbie] Memory isn't being used/found

2000-05-29 Thread Aaron
I tried removing the one 64mb dimm in my system and going with the original 128 mb that came in the pc and configuring the memory the way you stated and the system won't start again. The most common error I get after changing the memory setting in lilo is: Kernel panic: Attempted to kill the

Re: [newbie] Is your email slow

2000-05-29 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
by the time tuesday rolls around all the email I sent on saturday should have finially arrived ;-) Dacia --- Romanator [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the time Sunday comes around, you should receive a ton of emails. Dacia and AzureRose wrote: the list is really really slow. Dacia

Re: [newbie] How do you create a link to virtual desktop andRealPlayer

2000-05-29 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
Don't know what to tell you man. It worked for me "out of the box". Anybody else have any insight? Dacia --- Romanator [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I couldn't find the icon either. I works great in 'root' but not under user. I created a Program.kdelnk and deleted it due to errors. I get

[newbie] what are all these RPMs and programs

2000-05-29 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
CalcMaster 2000?!? Thats funny shit Paul. Thanks for the laugh. Dacia --- Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 27 May 2000, Oliver L. Plaine Jr. wrote: Hi Olly, Sat, 27 May 2000 10:07:33 How did all of you solve this problem when you were a newbie? I have hundreds of unknown to

[newbie] Memory Question

2000-05-29 Thread André
Hi Ive got a problem with linux mandrake 7.0, it only detects 64MB of my system memory and I have 192MB. In linux mandrake 6.1 it worked just fine (it found 192MB). My systemm spec is: ABIT BH6 v1.01 128MB SDRAM PC100 from Mitsubishi 64MB SDRAM PC100 (unknown) What can I do to correct this

Re: [[newbie] Discussion: Changes Found in Mandrake 7.1

2000-05-29 Thread dale kosan
No,it is a Panasonic,sort off.They are made by a company called Plasmon.The drive he has is a Panasonic,I know,I work for a mass storage distributor and we do sell that model. From: "Charles A Edwards" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

Re: [newbie] please help

2000-05-29 Thread KompuKit
WOW, this is ridiculous... I sent this email last night...and it's now:10:59pm sunday night and I just got this posting back to me What in blueblazes is thiswhat's going on Denis@mandrakesoft? Can you fix this...please... this list is supposed to be for helping newbies... it can NOT do

Re: [newbie] please help

2000-05-29 Thread KompuKit
Well, I got this back okay...but this is ridiculous... how slow the return rate is...I sent an email to my ISP, just now...with your reply attached...I hope this helps me... "Oliver L. Plaine Jr." wrote: On Sat, 27 May 2000 21:41:24 -0400, you wrote: Hi, this is Kit (again) I still

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION - one of the kind

2000-05-29 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
cool. thanks for the info. I still suffer from not knowing where to look in my file structure for what I'm looking for syndrome sometimes. Dacia --- Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daciayep, imwheel is installed in 7.0 at /usr/X11R6/bin/imwheel with docs at

[newbie] Linux Installation (need advice)

2000-05-29 Thread Edison Gica
I have 2 hard disk, one dedicated to Windows and the other one, new. Have not been partitioned nor formatted by either Windows or Linux. And, I plan to install Linux on my new disk. I have two queries regarding installation. 1) I plan to disconnect my Windows disk and setup the new disk as

Re: [newbie] Netware Client for Linux?

2000-05-29 Thread Ron Peake
Hi Caldera Open Systems has a bindery-based client for Linux. Another version based on NDS is in the works but not yet available. Regards, Ron On Fri, 26 May 2000, you wrote: Has anyone out there come across a Netware (Novell) client for Linux? Specifically a graphics driven one?

Re: [newbie] what are all these RPMs and programs

2000-05-29 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Oliverthanks, it's quite unusual to be exposed to such such creative wordsmithmanship (was that a real word?) in this venue. :-) Alan "Oliver L. Plaine Jr." wrote: [snip] ...everything seems to be double coded 8-). unfamiliar terminology linked with unfamiliar code in a montage without

Re: [newbie] How to run scripts at ppp-up?

2000-05-29 Thread vern
Thank you Jose for the help, you have given me some more to think about. That's the way Linux has always been I ask a small question and wind up learning more than I bargained for! :-) vern "Jose M. Sanchez" wrote: If you create a /etc/ppp/ip-up.local, it will be executed upon successful

RE: [Re: [newbie] Memory isnt being used/found]

2000-05-29 Thread Aaron
This is a solution I looked for but my bios does not have the option. I have known it to be an option that reads something like; Allow OS2 to see memory above 16mb. At any rate the poor bios supplied with this Dell pc does not have the option. I am about to update the bios to see if that will

Re: [newbie] Problem updating xemacs

2000-05-29 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
Hey, I had the same problem. I thought maybe I need to uninstall the existing xemacs before I try this "update". That seems silly though doesn't it. Dacia --- "Wilson, Al" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, all. Is anyone having trouble using Mandrake Update to update emacs. Mandrake

Re: [[newbie] Discussion: Changes Found in Mandrake 7.1

2000-05-29 Thread Anthony Huereca
P.S. IMHO any newbie who downloads their first install of Linux instead of buying a documented package is truly nuts, and is asking for big problems, but this has nothing to do with the particular disto or version as it applies to them all. Heh, then I guess I'm certifiably nuts : ) I

RE: [newbie] Slow download speed

2000-05-29 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
You have a DNS server problem... At the console type "cat /etc/resolv.conf" You get back something like this... [root@router ~]# cat /etc/resolv.conf search mydomain.com nameserver 208.193.112.3 nameserver 208.193.112.4 Ok see the FIRST "nameserver"... well it's not working. What is

RE: [newbie] what are all these RPMs and programs

2000-05-29 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
Try this one... "whatis /bin/cp" and you start down the path young grasshopper... -JMS -Original Message- From: Oliver L. Plaine Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 12:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] what are all these RPMs and programs what

RE: [newbie] Many mails

2000-05-29 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
Use a good mail program which can do this for you... -JMS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mogens Jæger Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 11:21 AM To: Mandrake Subject: [newbie] Many mails Hey list. I have been thinking about, if it is

Re: [newbie] /usr/src/linux/

2000-05-29 Thread Anthony Huereca
I've always liked this guide for recompiling the kernel: http://www.pcworld.com/heres_how/article/0,1400,13702,00.html Using it, I finally got my first kernel compilied. Reading all the info after unpacking it I editeda few files as instructed for my card and did a "make" however I get

Re: [[newbie] Discussion: Changes Found in Mandrake 7.1

2000-05-29 Thread Anthony Huereca
Yep, a definite clone. It used to be called X11Amp (play off of *Win*Amp) but they changed the name for some reason. Isn't XMMS a Winamp clone. I have it in 7.o (air) ie. not unique to 7.1. =michael= -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Computers are not intelligent. They only think they

Re: [newbie] What happend to Print Screen?

2000-05-29 Thread Anthony Huereca
I'm not sure why Print Screen doesn't work in Linux, but you can use ksnapshot to take a quick image, or use the Gimp. In the Gimp it's under Xtns-Screen Shot At times, it is easier to email(privately) a print screen of what you are seeing. Is there another way of adding an attachment? I used

[newbie] Enlightenment mouse pointer appearance

2000-05-29 Thread Brett Heller
Since installing SIS6326 video card, I have had a strange looking mouse pointer in Enlightenment window manager. Mouse has small semi-transparent square around it that follows it everywhere on the desktop and inside some windows. Happens at all screen resolutions I've tested, but not within any

[newbie] Short question on PCMCIA

2000-05-29 Thread Thorsten Brenner
Hi everybody, does anybody of you know a Ethernet 10/100 PCMCIA-Card that can be configured an work properly under Linux Mandrake 7.0. I bought one (abocom FE2000) and the reseller tould me that the card will work under Linux. But no way. Please if you know a card that works fine and is

[newbie] 3Com PC card modem

2000-05-29 Thread Pete Q. Lee
Hey all. Got some question. I cannot get this modem (3Com PC card modem, Model number 3CXM756) working under 7.0. I have another two different pc card modem which works fine under 7.0. When "cardctl ident", it shows its model number correctly, and I also hear two beep when insert this modem into

[newbie] Re: Hi Denis a buddie of mine has a problem can't get through to list

2000-05-29 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~Hi Denis, I'm writing for a buddie of mine, he is having :~trouble getting though to the newbie list, I think :~his e mail address changed, and something might be boogered up. As far as the list is concerned, everything looks regular mandrakesoft:~/lists/newbie$ grep kit\@ subscribers email

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION RPMDrake

2000-05-29 Thread Neville Cobb
Exactly, SuSE had this feature right out of the box and it came in handy for the un-initiated. The catalogue from all six CDs were already on the system following the installation. Nev Dave Lers wrote: On Sat, 27 May 2000, Dacia and AzureRose wrote: --- Neville Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] UDMA/66

2000-05-29 Thread Robert
well take the input/output range, the first listed of the controller that is connected with your harddrive and take that address - Original Message - From: pH0-tone To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] UDMA/66 where to see

[newbie] Brahms again

2000-05-29 Thread David Olsson
I wrote a couple of days ago about installing Bramhs. Mogens Jæger - Here is more detailed information. This are the files in the bramhs directory: acconfig.h acinclude.m4 aclocal.m4 automoc Brahms.spec brahms.specific.m4

Re: [newbie] please help

2000-05-29 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~okay...I guess Denis fixed the problem...after I emailed him Guess again (hint: I did nothing) cu D -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Discussions: Documentation 3

2000-05-29 Thread Denis HAVLIK
Noone claims our docus are perfect. Otherwise we would stop working on them .-) Seriously: 1) yes, there is a lot of place for improvements 2) we are working on it It is similar to all the rest of the stuff in the linux world: Started small and crappy, improved over the time, and one day it

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION documentation

2000-05-29 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~- Manuals are really too poor. Thx for a great sugestion. :~- And the (french) support team has never been able to give a satisfactory :~answer to one of my question, so that I plainly renounced asking them. I got :~them answered by users on the mail lists. (All's well what ends well, but...)

[newbie] ADSL

2000-05-29 Thread holgerj . keilhauer
Hi, I will make a Internet Connectivity over ADSL. It's a spezial in Germany called T-DSL. (uses another frequence as ADSL; the reason is are the ISDN frequencys) It needs PPP over Ethernet! I had no problems in the Suse linux distribution, but i will work with Mandrake now. I installed the

[newbie]KDE doesn't come up

2000-05-29 Thread ditty999
I am very very new to Linux.. I have installed Mandrake 7.0 on my computer, but I am not able to see the KDE environment. Since I had given the option of graphical login, my first login prompt is somewhat graphical, but not entirely so. After logging in, I get a screen where there are 2 shell

Re: [newbie] UDMA/66

2000-05-29 Thread pH0-tone
I want to support what I have! I don't want to buy anything else just for an operation system. I bought the 2nd hdd especially for Linux! - Original Message - From: Dave Lers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] UDMA/66 On

Re: [Re: [newbie] Memory isnt being used/found]

2000-05-29 Thread Mogens Jæger
Jaguar wrote: Also check your CMOS and see if you have enabled "MEMORY HOLE 15 - 16 MB" (not even sure why this is available as I have never found a use for it) if it is enabled..disable it. HTH Jaguar As far as I have understood it (in very short/popular terms), the 'memory hole 15 - 16

Re: [newbie]

2000-05-29 Thread pH0-tone
I can't install Linux Mandrake 7.0 on an Ultra66 (www.promise.com) drive. Linux becomes unable to find any hard drives. I can install it on my IDE onboard controller hard drive, but then it won't recognize my U66 drive. But I want to get it well! I want Linux to recognize and find anything. I

Re: [newbie] Colors

2000-05-29 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~BambiI suppose, I've not tried it that way because when :~you create a new user it assigns the ownership to .kderc as :~user.user. The root.root ownership of .kderc only :~occurred when creating new users during the 7.0 installation. Yo. this is an installer bug in 7.0. :~ :~Alan :~ :~

Re: [[newbie] Discussion: Changes Found in Mandrake 7.1

2000-05-29 Thread Michael
charles, it's an oemmer for sure and when i called panasonic they said it was too new for the drivers to be on their website. My source(computer123) promised manual, cables Adaptec cd and a 10 pack of recordable media which they provided with the exception of the manual. Windows won't recognize

[newbie] Re: Linux on 2nd HD

2000-05-29 Thread Charles A Edwards
Edison I have installed on a 2nd hd with Lilo and also without Lilo and booted from a disk either way works. When you install Mandrake it will make No changes to your Windows drive unless you tell it to make them. If you want to set your new drive as your only drive, install Linux then

Re: [newbie] KDE Theme Manager

2000-05-29 Thread Glenn Johnson
Pete, check out the messages entitled 'colors'. I was having the same problem until Alan helped me out. Glenn Johnson "Pete Q. Lee" wrote: Hi, Linux users, I know this is not a big problem but I cannot change the KDE theme entirely when I login as a user. When I change the theme, windows

Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Bochs?

2000-05-29 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~Subject: [newbie] Mandrake and Bochs? :~ :~Has there been any news at Mandrake regarding the merger :~with Bochs? I haven't heard anything from Mandrake, Bochs, :~plex86, or Kevin Lawton since the two joined back in March. :~I wish I could program (I've been known to mangle C from time :~to