[newbie-it] libz

2001-06-03 Thread marco
Ciao a tutti, belli e brutti, cercando di installare vari programmi come Brahms o guarddog ecc. mi capita che alla fine di ./configure mi dica che mi manca libz e da errore. Specifico che ho installato Mandrake 8 e ho cercato su internet queste fantomatiche libz senza trovare niente di simile

[newbie-it] domanda

2001-06-03 Thread bellotti
Ieri mi è successo un disastro con Linux che per le mie conoscenze mi hanno portato alla reinstallazione e con perdita di dati che erano importanti . Ieri quando avvio Linux dopo aver montato hdd1 con successo si è impiantato nella partizione hdd6 cioè quella home e non riusciva a montarla mi

Re: [newbie-it] Fine iscrizione

2001-06-03 Thread Mr_Brain
Il 14:37, domenica 27 Maggio 2001, Sebastiano Cordiano ha scritto: Anche qui e` cosi`, usando la funzione ``Reply-All'' dovrebbe funzionare bene :)) Si, ma cosi' arrivano 2 mail al destinatario: una con l' indirizzo privato e l' altra con la lista, come puoi vedere tu stesso con questa

Re: [newbie-it] RealPlayer 8 basic

2001-06-03 Thread Mr_Brain
Il 23:57, mercoledì 30 Maggio 2001, freefred ha scritto: rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2_rpm ho provato a cambiare qualcosa ma nulla. Per cambiare l'estensione - ma non credo sia necessario - [brain@localhost brain]$ mv rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2_rpm rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2.rpm Per

Fwd: Re: [newbie-it] memoria video

2001-06-03 Thread Mr_Brain
-- Messaggio inoltrato -- Subject: Re: [newbie-it] memoria video Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 10:15:20 +0200 (CEST) From: Gigi Cyber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mr_Brain [EMAIL PROTECTED] per la rilevazione corretta della ram video basta usare xconfig, e i driver di linuxco non sono gli

Re: [newbie-it] libz

2001-06-03 Thread Mr_Brain
Il 16:19, domenica 03 giugno 2001, marco ha scritto: Ciao a tutti, belli e brutti, cercando di installare vari programmi come Brahms o guarddog ecc. mi capita che alla fine di ./configure mi dica che mi manca libz e da errore. Uso Mdk7.2, l'unico pacchetto vagamente simile che ho e`:

Re: [newbie-it] Fine iscrizione

2001-06-03 Thread Sebastiano Cordiano
On Sun, 3 Jun 2001 10:40:20 +0200 Mr_Brain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Il 14:37, domenica 27 Maggio 2001, Sebastiano Cordiano ha scritto: Anche qui e` cosi`, usando la funzione ``Reply-All'' dovrebbe funzionare bene :)) Si, ma cosi' arrivano 2 mail al destinatario: una con l' indirizzo

[newbie-it] Flash Media e Real Player 8 basic

2001-06-03 Thread Enrico Noseda
Dopo aver scaricato i file in oggetto sulla mia home di utente non si innescano automaticamente. Come faccio a collegare l'esecuzione automatica. Mi è stato detto che devo associare i file ma come e a cosa?? Sarei grato se mi venisse indicato dettagliatamente il percorso (Mandrake 8 e sono

[newbie] Cant mount floppy or CDROM

2001-06-03 Thread Eric Lauritzen
I have Mandrake 8.0 installed. I installed from the CDs and booted from floppy. But now that I'm running Mandrake, I can't seem to mount any of my two CD drives or my floppy drive. All the drives are recognized at boot. But I keep getting the error: mount: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block

[newbie] Staroffice Squashed!

2001-06-03 Thread David Powell
Hi there, I've jut installed LM8 from the powerpack, with apparently no problems - until I went to use staroffice. My view for editing text files is all squashed up to the left hand side of the screen and is unusable. Has anyone else had this problem? During my installation I was asked

Re: [newbie] Epox socket A motherboards

2001-06-03 Thread Sam
Hi I'm using the older Epox 8KTA. I'm using an SB Live! Value for sound instead of the built-in sound chip, which I disabled in the BIOS. No problems running Mandrake. It's a very stable board, and I haven't had any problems with it since I installed it last July. On Sunday 03 June 2001

[newbie] Bastille, browse only as root

2001-06-03 Thread Paul Rodríguez
I reinstalled Mandrake 8, straight out of he box i installed roaring penguin's pppoe version 3. Worked fine. Later I ran InteractiveBastille, configured my system securiy. For some reason i can browse sites as root, but as user I can only browse by ip address. I tried stopping Batille, and

[newbie] Why does mouse go skitzo ?

2001-06-03 Thread Paul Clyne
People, Got a problem in MDK7.2. When I start X all _begins_ fine. After a while (I am unable to put a exact time here as it doesn't seem to be time based, more like _extreme_ hard disk activity (?)) the mouse goes mad. Freezes, or disappears up into the top right

[newbie] refreshing menus

2001-06-03 Thread Pablo García Durán
I just installed new applications using RPM, but I cannot see them. I went to Control Center but this didn't help. What should I do? Thank you! --Pablo García Durán

Re: [newbie] Lilo

2001-06-03 Thread A V Flinsch
On Sunday 03 June 2001 01:41, you wrote: How? I rebooted my comouter again. Still nothing changed Post the contents of lilo.conf here along with the output of ls -la /boot -- Alex Kernel Panic is General Failure's second in command

[newbie] udma66 still halt!!!!!

2001-06-03 Thread Mandrake7
its me again i tried to do linux ideX=noautotune and it works i installed it ok the setup is ok but when the kernel loads and enables udma66 it halts !!! now what??? - Original Message - From: "Nathan Owens" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 12:42

Re: [newbie] OT: anybody using bellsouth and understand the....

2001-06-03 Thread Jose
I tried BellSouth as well. Th modem they sent was an internal PCI modem designed for Windows. My saving grace was that ADT said that ADSL would violate any warranty with the alarm system. I told BellSouth that and was promptly given an RMA number. I use a cable modem now, but have several

[newbie] Blue Thunder DISHAM56 Internal Modem

2001-06-03 Thread gygi
Dear all, anybody among linuxer ever succeeded in installing and using Blue Thunder DISHAM56 Internal Modem, chipset: Ambien Technologies MD5628 for internet connection? if so, please be kind to share your experience on the procedure of the installment. TIA and regards, gygi.

Re: [newbie] CDROM question

2001-06-03 Thread Tim Holmes
On install, all you need is for the motherboard to boot from the CDROM. At which point Mandrake will load a CDROM driver to do the rest. Form there you will be set to go with no problems. That is of course provided that you have a supported CDROM that's fast enough. Check the Supported

Re: [newbie] Staroffice Squashed!

2001-06-03 Thread Romanator
David Powell wrote: Hi there, I've jut installed LM8 from the powerpack, with apparently no problems - until I went to use staroffice. My view for editing text files is all squashed up to the left hand side of the screen and is unusable. Has anyone else had this problem? During my

Re: [newbie] Why doesn't StarOffice 5.2 appear on KPanel?

2001-06-03 Thread Romanator
Ed Kasky wrote: I had to put the links in manually.. Ed Ed Kasky Los Angeles, CA Just another day in paradise... }B-) On Sat, 2 Jun 2001, Romanator wrote: Hi everybody, Has any one been successful in having StarOffice 5.2 appear on KPanel after installation in

Re: [newbie]No Printing so far

2001-06-03 Thread poogle
On Saturday 02 June 2001 18:15, you wrote: On Monday 28 May 2001 14:49, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Marcia Waller wrote: Dear Alan All, Thank you Alan so much for your help. I have lpd installed and working now. Whew! I had to have some printing working. Now that I have it installed it

Re: [newbie] Electric Circuits

2001-06-03 Thread Romanator
If you want something that's on Linux, there is Qcad and Eagle. I use a simulator called Electronics Workbench but it works in a Windows only environment. Roman Registered Linux User #179293 Email Powered By Tux Email Utility OOzy Pal wrote: Electronic is ok. As long as I can draw

[newbie] System Crashing During Installaton of LM 8.0

2001-06-03 Thread Ken White
I have an AMD K2 -6 300, with 128 MgRam and a TgriX mother board. The chip sets are: SIS 5595, onboard graphics APG SiS 530 and onboard sound CMI8738. During Installation (GUI and text), the system freezes. I doesn't matter how many or how few apps I try to include in the install, it

Re: [newbie] System Crashing During Installaton of LM 8.0

2001-06-03 Thread Romanator
Ken White wrote: I have an AMD K2 -6 300, with 128 MgRam and a TgriX mother board. The chip sets are: SIS 5595, onboard graphics APG SiS 530 and onboard sound CMI8738. During Installation (GUI and text), the system freezes. I doesn't matter how many or how few apps I try to include

[newbie] My SQL

2001-06-03 Thread Charley Sparks
can anyone recommend a book on integrating MySQL withh the web ?? Thanks

[newbie] FW: Bastille, host name unresolved, browse only as root

2001-06-03 Thread Paul Rodríguez
(sorry, everyone, i'm posting this again in plain text) I reinstalled Mandrake 8, straight out of he box i installed roaring penguin's pppoe version 3. Worked fine. Later I ran InteractiveBastille, configured my system securiy. For some reason i can browse sites as root, but as user I can

Re: [newbie] CDROM question

2001-06-03 Thread Michael D. Viron
Eric, You should only have to mount them to read files off of them (unless you have automount on, in which case it should automatically mount the cdrom when you put the CD in. Michael -- Michael Viron Senior Systems Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 04:37

[newbie] usb modem configurating

2001-06-03 Thread Gorka Fernández Alzola
Hello I am not be able to configure my usb modem. I'm using Mandrake 7.2 Anybody can help me? Thanks in advance,

Re: [newbie] My SQL

2001-06-03 Thread Michael D. Viron
Charley, We need more information to reccommend a book: 1. Are you planning to administer MySQL via the web, or are you wanting to be able to use it as a database backend for a website? 2. What web-scripting language are you using / planning to use? Michael -- Michael Viron Senior Systems

[newbie] Dual-boot Installation problem

2001-06-03 Thread tsether
All, I am having trouble with my linux-mandrake 8.0 install. I am attempting to install Linux Mandrake in a dual boot format. I have a system with two disks (hda, hdd). hda contains windows and I am installing mandrake on hdd. I have gone through the install process twice now and it does

Re: [newbie] Why doesn't StarOffice 5.2 appear on KPanel?

2001-06-03 Thread Paul Cox
On Saturday, Jun 02, 2001, Barry Premeaux wrote: I installed it from my Powerpack and it added the icon just fine. It's in the Office group. I used the CD I got awhile ago from www.lsl.com. I runs a 'setup' utility for the Linux version. Under 7.2, it updated the KDE menus just

Re: [newbie] OT: anybody using bellsouth and understand the....

2001-06-03 Thread s
On Sunday 03 June 2001 07:43 am, you wrote: I don't do ngs, I have enough with 500+ emails a day, so that restriction would not bother me. The modem I have is an EN SpeedStream USB. It does Not work in Linux. But that is not a problem either, I run a LAN, so I just DHCP through a Windows

Re: [newbie] OT: anybody using bellsouth and understand the....

2001-06-03 Thread s
On Sunday 03 June 2001 06:45 am, you wrote: I tried BellSouth as well. Th modem they sent was an internal PCI modem designed for Windows. My saving grace was that ADT said that ADSL would violate any warranty with the alarm system. I told BellSouth that and was promptly given an RMA number.

RE: [newbie] refreshing menus

2001-06-03 Thread Pablo García Durán
Dear Benjamin, thank you for your advice, though I'm afraid it didn't work. The new applications seem to be installed and running, but there aren't any new entries on the menus. Thank you again. - Original Message - From: Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pablo García Durán [EMAIL

[newbie] boot boggle

2001-06-03 Thread Eric Lauritzen
Just to install mandrake 8 I had to find one of the alternate CDimages that would work - just booting from the CD or the other floppy images resulted in a hang shortly after the initial welcome screen where you press F1 or Enter - no matter what option I tried everything locked up. But

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[newbie] Gnome-alt key problem

2001-06-03 Thread Carlos Berardi
I recently reinstalled LM7.2, with gnome as graphical desktop i found out that my Left Alt Key tries to raise the window in the xserver and haven't been able to fix it any help?

[newbie] $$

2001-06-03 Thread Randal Luffman
I'm not even a newbie yet, but thinking about trying Linux. Mandrake, I understand it the easiest to install and use. I have found the disks on Ebay very cheap. Is there any difference in the disks on Ebay for a few $$ vs. the ones from Mandrake for $69?

Re: [newbie] Staroffice Squashed!

2001-06-03 Thread Daniel Meier
Hey David, I've got the same problems and have not been able to find a solution so far. I've tested it with the older X and it still made crunches up StarOffice/OpenOffice. My guess is that internally confuses cm and inch, but I have no idea how to change that. BTW: Changing fonts, sizes, or

[newbie] New LM 8.0 Box, not much joy! Help!!

2001-06-03 Thread Mick
Hello List, Just got back from purchasing the new Linux box. I got an Asus m/b A7A266, an AMD Athlon T/Bird 1 ghz. 512mb of PC-133 Memory. I thought I was okay in the assumption that most ATI video cards would work in Linux, especially LM 8.0, I got an ATI Expert 2000 AGP w/32mb. The new HD

[newbie] Test

2001-06-03 Thread Mick
Just a short test. Please ignore.

Re: [newbie]No Printing so far

2001-06-03 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Marcia Waller wrote: Dear Alan All, I have done all of the above, got it installed but I cannot figure out how to get the printing going. I know that you cannot set up a printer in printerdrake if it is cups. I do not know how to launch kups or at least I have not found a way to do so. Is

Re: [newbie] usb modem configurating

2001-06-03 Thread Lee
For starters go to linmodem.org..and see if you can find your modem there..2nd..try linux-usb.org. 3rd..if you get this baby to work..please let me know..as I anticipate a setup similar to this in the future. Linux really likes hardware modems,,so whether it's an

RE: [newbie] New LM 8.0 Box, not much joy! Help!!

2001-06-03 Thread Charles A Edwards
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mick Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 6:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] New LM 8.0 Box, not much joy! Help!! Hello List, Just got back from purchasing the new Linux box. I got an

Re: [newbie] $$

2001-06-03 Thread Jose
Yes, there is. The ones you buy have a wealth of applications to include some commercial demos. They also offer 60 days installation support and two excellent books. On Sunday 03 June 2001 18:02, Randal Luffman wrote: I'm not even a newbie yet, but thinking about trying Linux. Mandrake, I

Re: [newbie] Why does mouse go skitzo ?

2001-06-03 Thread Lee
Ok..I believe it's the scroll wheel alright. You can try another model in the mouse selection..or just tell them it's a standard 2 button mouse. I did the latter...(here's where I jinx myself)a few weeks ago,I switched and told them it was a Microshaft Intelli mouse,,scroll wheel and the whole

Re: [newbie] Disappointed

2001-06-03 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Adam Henson wrote: Ok thanks. Thats the trouble though, - can't install Mandrake 8 because it hangs on bootup... So far nothing has worked. Every other distro has worked on this laptop so far.. :-( I'm at work now but Ive got a Caldera ISO downloading at home. Would rather use

Re: [newbie] $$

2001-06-03 Thread Eric Lauritzen
Question for the list: Are the disks on ebay copies of downloaded CDs do you suppose? Can you sell copies of a distribution that you get for free? I know you can build your own distro if you know how, but is it legal to sell copies of a distro? As for the question of buying the powerpack

[newbie] Divx

2001-06-03 Thread Magnus Stenemo
How do I get mplayer to work in Mandrake 8.0? Or is there an other divxplayer?? running XFree 4 //Magnus

[newbie] sshd problem solvede

2001-06-03 Thread ZeynalBandari
hi about 2-3 weeks ago i sent an email asking for help about disfunctional openssh server after the latest security update. today after updating pam the problem was solved and it works fine again ! :) this might help others if they have been in same situation. does anyone know how or if pam

Re: [newbie] Why doesn't StarOffice 5.2 appear on KPanel?

2001-06-03 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Romanator wrote: Hi everybody, Has any one been successful in having StarOffice 5.2 appear on KPanel after installation in LM8? I can't get it to work. Roman Registered Linux User #179293 RomanI installed the 5.2 rpm from the mdk 7.2 powerpack. After installing the rpm as root, the

Re: [newbie] $$

2001-06-03 Thread Eric Lauritzen
That's OK -- a giant penguin will not kick your door down in the middle of the night. It's a helluva deal. But there some very good reasons for buying one of the store sets. I agree that all the included software is a good deal - much easier than downloading one by one. My only

[newbie] Iomega USB Zipcd 650

2001-06-03 Thread John Batt
I've just purchased the above mentioned CD-RW. In my unsuccessful attempts to get it to work in Linux I've run across MSG's that say it works fine and howto's that say that SUB CD-writers are currently not supported at all. (from the CD Writing Howto). So what's the straight skinny? Does the