[newbie-it] Speed stream 4060
Cari amici, ricorro al vs. prezioso aiuto, ho già da tempo un modem adsl speed stream 4060, ho ricercato su internet i driver ma niente, ho letto che esistono driver opensource, ma non sono riuscito a trovare il sito (non è raggiungibile). Qualcuno di voi ha configurato questo modem? grazie -- Mino Mitrugno Lecce
Re: [newbie-it] Firme digitali
--- Germano [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Succede anche ad altri che alcuni messaggi (in questa lista) siano firmati ma non si trovino le chiavi su nessun keyserver? Ciao, Germano Per trovare le chiavi di qualcuno su un keyserver bisogna che qualcuno le depositi. Non è un fatto automatico, ma volontario Ciao. __ Yahoo! Mail: 6MB di spazio gratuito, 30MB per i tuoi allegati, l'antivirus, il filtro Anti-spam http://it.yahoo.com/mail_it/foot/?http://it.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie-it] Firme digitali
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alle 11:03, sabato 4 ottobre 2003, Germano ha scritto a [EMAIL PROTECTED] in merito a Re: [newbie-it] Firme digitali : Succede anche ad altri che alcuni messaggi (in questa lista) siano firmati ma non si trovino le chiavi su nessun keyserver? si evidentemente non hanno inviato le chiavi Visto che sei avvezzo alla firma digitale: ha senso mandare mess firmati in lista se non si distribuiscono le chiavi? no è inutile perchè chi riceve il messaggio non ha la conferma che il mittente sia realmente chi dice di essere, è dannoso perchè comunque gpg interroga il proprio keyserver richiedendo la chiave pubblica del mittente, e rimane appeso ad attendere il messaggio chiave non trovata perdendo inutilmente tempo - -- bye miKe Slackware 8.1 GNU/Linux 2.4.22 @ ASUS S1N 1330c +- R.U.#219755 -+- S.R.U.#705 -+- R.M.#110932 -+ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/gC4lF/9fksDJ4y0RAnY+AJ0XuOEtnV0yo3IlOYDjjtXLEwhjmQCguqbs oF7FDJdEShKoBzfmyQLhA2w= =41bt -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [newbie-it] partizione swap
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alle 13:23, sabato 4 ottobre 2003, alfredo ha scritto a [EMAIL PROTECTED] in merito a [newbie-it] partizione swap : Domanda: con 256 Mb di Ram da quanto la devo fare la partizione di swap, generalmente si consiglia il doppio mi regolo uguale? dipende.. quella regola valeva prima dei kernel 2.4 e soprattutto quando un pc avva davero poca ram (16-32 Mb...) per usi normali con 256 Mb di ram potresti non avere bisogno dello swap nel 90% delle operazioni che svolgerai inizia con 128 - 256 mb che ti sanno senz'altro sufficienti; se necessario potrai aggiungere altro spazio in seguito grazie Alfredo - -- bye miKe Slackware 8.1 GNU/Linux 2.4.22 @ ASUS S1N 1330c +- R.U.#219755 -+- S.R.U.#705 -+- R.M.#110932 -+ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/gC67F/9fksDJ4y0RAqZPAJ9/JjXI0409cSYINz4/WOMSlWF/FACcCAKc /C3TyHTGbe8zzYwORhiFXkA= =SI+G -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [newbie-it] problema con bluefish
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alle 00:59, sabato 4 ottobre 2003, AF ha scritto a [EMAIL PROTECTED] in merito a Re: [newbie-it] problema con bluefish : aprilo da terminale e leggi se esce con qualche errore, potrebbe mancarti qualcosa (bluefish:2596): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: file gobject.c: line 1355 (g_object_get_qdata): assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed (bluefish:2596): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: file gobject.c: line 1355 (g_object_get_qdata): assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed Segmentation fault ^^ Si può fare una diagnosi? glib diverse da quelle che cerca, potrebbe essere un pacchetto compilato male, cioè su una macchina con librerie rimaneggiate, installato su un sistema diverso tira fuori quell'errore, ora, se non ti ha richiesto/evidenziato la necessità di un'installazioe di librerie diverse, credo ti convenga cercare un'altra versione e rimuovere questa... Ant - -- bye miKe Slackware 8.1 GNU/Linux 2.4.22 @ ASUS S1N 1330c +- R.U.#219755 -+- S.R.U.#705 -+- R.M.#110932 -+ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/gESJF/9fksDJ4y0RArolAJ9hm128U6mj8sUp4MtdLKS/R8SVRgCfdW4r dXSt9Ayd7VeU8IzysNwhafw= =gZSM -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [newbie] New to the list
Aaron West wrote: Hey gang, I'm new to this list and wanted to ask a few questions. I'm planning on trashing my Windows2000 machine in favor of a dual boot Windows2000 / Mandrake 9.1 system. My idea is to have the Linux box become my main desktop system. The current hard drive I use with Windows is a bit small at 15GB. I am in the market for a higher capacity drive - anything from 80GB up - and wanted to get some advice before I buy anything. Are there any drives I should stay away from or is just getting any IDE drive (like a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 7200rpm IDE) going to work. I'd like to get the new hard drive in, install 9.1 on it, and then hook up my current 15GB drive as a slave for possibly holding all my music data. This sound fine? Also, is there a list of supported peripherals for 9.1 anywhere? I'd like to check my current system setup (network card, router, video card, sound card) etc.. to make sure they are supported. Thanks all, --- | Aaron West | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.trajiklyhip.com Hi Aaron, Greg has already directed you to the TWiki pages for the hardware. As for software, as you haven't already installed 9.1 I suggest you wait a couple of weeks and get 9.2 instead - best to have the most recent version available. Good luck! Margot Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] New to the list
Margot wrote: Aaron West wrote: Hey gang, I'm new to this list and wanted to ask a few questions. I'm planning on trashing my Windows2000 machine in favor of a dual boot Windows2000 / Mandrake 9.1 system. My idea is to have the Linux box become my main desktop system. The current hard drive I use with Windows is a bit small at 15GB. I am in the market for a higher capacity drive - anything from 80GB up - and wanted to get some advice before I buy anything. Are there any drives I should stay away from or is just getting any IDE drive (like a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 7200rpm IDE) going to work. I'd like to get the new hard drive in, install 9.1 on it, and then hook up my current 15GB drive as a slave for possibly holding all my music data. This sound fine? Also, is there a list of supported peripherals for 9.1 anywhere? I'd like to check my current system setup (network card, router, video card, sound card) etc.. to make sure they are supported. Thanks all, --- | Aaron West | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.trajiklyhip.com Hi Aaron, Greg has already directed you to the TWiki pages for the hardware. As for software, as you haven't already installed 9.1 I suggest you wait a couple of weeks and get 9.2 instead - best to have the most recent version available. Good luck! Margot FRANKI: Also, I would add that for the hard drive, as long as you avoid Western Digital drives, you should be fine with any of them, in fact many people use WD drives here with no issues, but better safe then sorry. Maxtor are probably the best drives around nowdays, so they should be a good choice. rgds Franki Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Fwd: Patenting of Software Code]
Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Saturday 04 October 2003 08:33 am, John Richard Smith wrote: whack Incidentally, I just know at some stage we are going to have the arguement for patenting code thrown at us because they will say the Americans allow it. Is that really true, or is that just throwing sand in the works ? John: Several years ago, the esteemed United States Patent Office issued a patent to a 7 year old for swinging side-to-side on a child's swing (as opposed to the normal back-and-forth mode). When I told Will about it (Will is my 3 year old grandson), he wanted to file two separate patents: Swinging cattywampus, and swinging in circles. Both applications would include (1) standard flat board on two rope swings, (2) sling from two rope swings, and (3) tire from a single rope swings. -- cmg A truely crazy state of affairs. If this is the current state of affairs in regard to the patent law industry then it would seem the problem is more than an EU law making affair and some kind of international decision making forum needs to be got to work on it to straighten out the purpose of patenting at all. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] New to the list
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 5:13 am, Aaron West wrote: I'm new to this list and wanted to ask a few questions. I'm planning on trashing my Windows2000 machine in favor of a dual boot Windows2000 / Mandrake 9.1 system. My idea is to have the Linux box become my main desktop system. The current hard drive I use with Windows is a bit small at 15GB. I am in the market for a higher capacity drive - anything from 80GB up - and wanted to get some advice before I buy anything. Are there any drives I should stay away from or is just getting any IDE drive (like a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 7200rpm IDE) going to work. I'd like to get the new hard drive in, install 9.1 on it, and then hook up my current 15GB drive as a slave for possibly holding all my music data. Hi, Aaron. The Maxtor drive is the one I installed a couple of months ago, so yes, it's fine. There won't be any problem in using the second drive for your music data - just don't have it ntfs. If you want to make it available to both systems, use Mandrake Control Centre to make it vfat - both Mandrake and windows will read and write. This sound fine? Also, is there a list of supported peripherals for 9.1 anywhere? There is no definitive list. You will find a lot of information on our TWiki pages http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/HardwareCompatibility Other links that will help you can be found on http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/NewbieFriendly One tip when using the TWiki site. If you can't spot what you want in the Index page (link on the blue bar), use the Quick Search on the right-hand side below the side-panel entries. That does a complete text search to find likely entries for you, whereas the Go panel at the top needs you to know the TWikiWord for the required entry. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] New to the list
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 5:47 am, Greg Meyer wrote: Anything but Western Digital. Well documented problems with shortcuts for crc error checking. The problems don't show up in Windows, but Linux can stress the drive more causing the problems to come out. Lot's of people, including me, have run Linux on a WD drive without problem, but if you are buying new, I'd steer clear and go to Maxtor or Seagate. If the existing drive is WD, don't panic. I understand that more modern WD drives don't have the problem, and while I wouldn't buy one, just in case, I would happily try out an existing one. Back up any existing data before you start, and you should have no problem. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Using the TWiki
It has been pointed out that using the TWiki is very different from using web pages, php, etc., and requires a very different approach. In view of this, here are a few pointers. Forgive me if they are too obvious, but I'm just aiming at getting people started. How to find an entry? Two possible approaches: 1. Using the index link on the blue bar will give you an overview of the organisation. However, it doesn't give you any idea of the sort of entry you will find there. For instance, you can't immediately tell that HardwareCompatibility is just that - a list of our experiences compatibility-wise - whereas HardwareIssues is intended to address particular configuration problems and workarounds. 2. By searching. The Go on the top bar will only help you if you know the exact name of the entry. Otherwise, use Quick Search (bottom right), which will give you a list of entries that refer to your specific search words. How to make an entry? You would be well to read and maybe print out the entry ConTributing. Here you will find details of how to add an entry to a page, how and where to create a new page, and the main commands you need for formatting. None of it is difficult - there's very little to learn, it's just that it is 'different'. HTH Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [Fwd: Patenting of Software Code]
John Richard Smith wrote: Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Saturday 04 October 2003 08:33 am, John Richard Smith wrote: whack Incidentally, I just know at some stage we are going to have the arguement for patenting code thrown at us because they will say the Americans allow it. Is that really true, or is that just throwing sand in the works ? John: Several years ago, the esteemed United States Patent Office issued a patent to a 7 year old for swinging side-to-side on a child's swing (as opposed to the normal back-and-forth mode). When I told Will about it (Will is my 3 year old grandson), he wanted to file two separate patents: Swinging cattywampus, and swinging in circles. Both applications would include (1) standard flat board on two rope swings, (2) sling from two rope swings, and (3) tire from a single rope swings. -- cmg A truely crazy state of affairs. If this is the current state of affairs in regard to the patent law industry then it would seem the problem is more than an EU law making affair and some kind of international decision making forum needs to be got to work on it to straighten out the purpose of patenting at all. John Call for Kofi! Mine's a large espresso ;-) Margot Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] SCP software
Hi there Can anyone recomend a SCP program simular to WinSCP please. Thanks -- Ronan O'Hart Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] have we killed the reason we are here?
First please don't shoot me for posting this in more than one list. I am seeing more and more post like this on newbie. My patience with newbie is wearing somewhat thin too. I find myself frequently just marking all messages as read without reading them because so many are OT of just personal conversations. AND I'm sorry, but there is a limit as to how long any of us can tolerate deliberate bad manners. You have wasted our time and bandwidth with arguing something that should have been simply accepted as a requirement of this list - a voluntary mutual help list. I know I am as guilty as anyone. ?Maybe we on the OT list should make an effort to not chase off so many folks that do not agree with our political views? or maybe just asking Haywire to return on his better behavior, or replying to Stephens Kuhn's and Haywire's posts here, and only with a note that teh reply is over here to save bandwidth? I also have previously invited some other friends, that are in Spain, that were pretty helpful for the couple of weeks they could stand the newbie list, but they too were run off by the bandwidth waste (or signal to noise ratio) on Newbie. But you don't really hear about how many left because they could not deal with the volume. (kinda like how unhappy customers are less likely to complain than just go shop somewhere else) So any suggestions? -- ++ Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SCP software
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 12:37 pm, Ronan O'Hart wrote: Hi there Can anyone recomend a SCP program simular to WinSCP please. Thanks It's likely that none of us know SCP. What is it? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] have we killed the reason we are here?
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 12:51 pm, ed tharp wrote: So any suggestions? Only that I would add that there has been more than one post on the expert list lately, saying that people on the newbie list are so busy with their OTs and political arguments that they do not reply to ordinary requests for help. Yes, people do leave for this reason. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SCP software
On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 07:59, Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 12:37 pm, Ronan O'Hart wrote: Hi there Can anyone recomend a SCP program simular to WinSCP please. Thanks It's likely that none of us know SCP. What is it? Anne scp is secure copy and the winscp is the copy from 'man scp' scp copies files between hosts on a network. It uses ssh(1) for data transfer, and uses the same authentication and provides the same security as ssh(1). Unlike rcp(1), scp will ask for passwords or passphrases if they are needed for authentication. Any file name may contain a host and user specification to indicate that the file is to be copied to/from that host. Copies between two remote hosts are permitted. END of copy and 'man scp' can be your friend -- ++ Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] have we killed the reason we are here?
On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 07:51, ed tharp wrote: First please don't shoot me for posting this in more than one list. I am seeing more and more post like this on newbie. My patience with newbie is wearing somewhat thin too. I find myself frequently just marking all messages as read without reading them because so many are OT of just personal conversations. AND I'm sorry, but there is a limit as to how long any of us can tolerate deliberate bad manners. You have wasted our time and bandwidth with arguing something that should have been simply accepted as a requirement of this list - a voluntary mutual help list. I know I am as guilty as anyone. ?Maybe we on the OT list should make an effort to not chase off so many folks that do not agree with our political views? or maybe just asking Haywire to return on his better behavior, or replying to Stephens Kuhn's and Haywire's posts here, and only with a note that teh reply is over here to save bandwidth? that 'here' is referring to the OT list at; mdw1982.dyndns.org List-Subscribe: http://mdw1982.dyndns.org/mailman/listinfo/mandrakeot, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://mdw1982.dyndns.org/pipermail/mandrakeot/ I also have previously invited some other friends, that are in Spain, that were pretty helpful for the couple of weeks they could stand the newbie list, but they too were run off by the bandwidth waste (or signal to noise ratio) on Newbie. But you don't really hear about how many left because they could not deal with the volume. (kinda like how unhappy customers are less likely to complain than just go shop somewhere else) So any suggestions? -- ++ Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SCP software
Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 12:37 pm, Ronan O'Hart wrote: Hi there Can anyone recomend a SCP program simular to WinSCP please. Thanks It's likely that none of us know SCP. What is it? Anne SCP is secure copy, its part of ssh and it enables the copy of files over an ssh connection, similiar to sftp. I don't know if this Ronan means windows SCP or linux SCP, but since WinSCP is a windows app, I'll answer both. The only free scp/ssh/sftp apps I know of for windows are: Windows: Putty. (command line) Terra Term Pro, (with the ttssh.exe plugin) is a telnet style ssh connection. iXplorer, a delpi GUI frontend to putty. (looks like an FTP client.) WinSCP. (looks like an FTP client.) Liux GFTP (There are others, but I don't use the GUI much, so can't comment much here.) rgds Franki Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SCP software
On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 12:37:18 +0100, Ronan O'Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone recomend a SCP program simular to WinSCP please. You mean secure copy? It's part of ssh (secure shell). Install that, and you can scp at the comand line Richard -- Get up and turn I loose Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] have we killed the reason we are here?
and as a note,,, this discussion will continue on the OT list. A good suggestion was already posted by Sir Robin, and I thought it was worth repeating, (and since I was already going to post that this tread should be continued over there) ; I saw a documentary which included footage of research done on couples' arguments. The couples who were classed as having stable relationships with a good chance of long-term success argued quite a lot, but in there arguments there was a ratio of around five positive comments to one negative one. So if we want to make a list a more pleasant place to be, we should remember to post when we agree as well as when we disagree, especially if the other person is in the other political camp. but lets keep a lot of the I agree or me too to the OT list too. Thanks ET Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SCP software
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 1:37 pm, RichardA wrote: On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 12:37:18 +0100, Ronan O'Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone recomend a SCP program simular to WinSCP please. You mean secure copy? It's part of ssh (secure shell). Install that, and you can scp at the comand line Richard Not only is secure copy available on the command line, but it is also built into konqueror. Simply enter fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED] into konqueror file manager. Also you can use gFTP to access ssh hosts. derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] have we killed the reason we are here?
Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 12:51 pm, ed tharp wrote: So any suggestions? Only that I would add that there has been more than one post on the expert list lately, saying that people on the newbie list are so busy with their OTs and political arguments that they do not reply to ordinary requests for help. Yes, people do leave for this reason. I've seen this problem on almost every technical/specialist list I've been subscribed to, from linux to linguistics. The reason for OT blooms is that replying to an OT thread requires no special knowledge, so the average user is more likely to respond to an OT thread than one on, say, ipchains. Some OT threads still have a place on this list because they are of interest to list members - the software patent thread is a good example (at least the start of it was). As soon as these threads stray into general politics or personal chat, though, it's time to take them over to the OT list. That's _why_ we have an OT list: http://mdw1982.dyndns.org/mailman/listinfo/mandrakeot Sir Robin -- I can say: 'Thank these bees for their honey as though they were kind people who have prepared it for you'; that is intelligible and describes how I should like you to conduct yourself. But I cannot say: 'Thank them because, look, how kind they are!'--since the next moment they may sting you. - Wittgenstein Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent Univeritesi Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] New to the list
On Sunday 05 October 2003 05:24 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 5:47 am, Greg Meyer wrote: Anything but Western Digital. Well documented problems with shortcuts for crc error checking. The problems don't show up in Windows, but Linux can stress the drive more causing the problems to come out. Lot's of people, including me, have run Linux on a WD drive without problem, but if you are buying new, I'd steer clear and go to Maxtor or Seagate. If the existing drive is WD, don't panic. I understand that more modern WD drives don't have the problem, and while I wouldn't buy one, just in case, I would happily try out an existing one. Back up any existing data before you start, and you should have no problem. Thanks for clarifying Anne. You much more eloquently said what I meant. -- Regards /g Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] New to the list
On Sunday October 5 2003 04:24 am, Anne Wilson wrote: If the existing drive is WD, don't panic. I understand that more modern WD drives don't have the problem, and while I wouldn't buy one, just in case, I would happily try out an existing one. Back up any existing data before you start, and you should have no problem. Anne It's the new drives that do have the CRC checking shortcuts. Prior to August 1998, WD's did proper CRC checks, were some of the best drives. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Registered Linux User No.293302
Please do not send me any more newbie spam. As a registered user, Anne Wilson, perhaps you would be so kind as to ensure my privacy is not further invaded with unwanted Mandrake Newbie mail. I would appreciate some professionalism in your honouring an individual's right to be excluded from receiving unwanted mail (spam). - Original Message - From: Anne Wilson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 2:16 AM Subject: Re: M J Pipkin [Fwd: Re: [newbie] Given Up (was Who uses AC97?)] On Friday 03 Oct 2003 9:15 pm, Heather/Femme wrote: On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 11:24:32 +0100 Margot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Snark! I doubt if they will affect the list archives - although mine were diverted by mozilla filter into my newbie list folder, I think that was because they had [newbie] as part of the subject line - the messages were addressed to my email address, not to the list. Margot sylpheed has an option in its filters DO NOT RECEIVE from server essentially...won't even d/l the thing. One possible problem there is if you use a spam filtering proxy. Since sylpheed would be pulling from the proxy, the spam would remain there, and would build up. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] SCP software
Thanks everyone Got what I need -- Ronan O'Hart Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] New to the list
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 2:05 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: On Sunday 05 October 2003 05:24 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 5:47 am, Greg Meyer wrote: Anything but Western Digital. Well documented problems with shortcuts for crc error checking. The problems don't show up in Windows, but Linux can stress the drive more causing the problems to come out. Lot's of people, including me, have run Linux on a WD drive without problem, but if you are buying new, I'd steer clear and go to Maxtor or Seagate. If the existing drive is WD, don't panic. I understand that more modern WD drives don't have the problem, and while I wouldn't buy one, just in case, I would happily try out an existing one. Back up any existing data before you start, and you should have no problem. Thanks for clarifying Anne. You much more eloquently said what I meant. Greg, looking again, I don't think it needed clarifying g. Sorry - I was just trying to avoid that panic feeling that you get when you're a total newbie. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] New to the list
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 2:16 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Sunday October 5 2003 04:24 am, Anne Wilson wrote: If the existing drive is WD, don't panic. I understand that more modern WD drives don't have the problem, and while I wouldn't buy one, just in case, I would happily try out an existing one. Back up any existing data before you start, and you should have no problem. Anne It's the new drives that do have the CRC checking shortcuts. Prior to August 1998, WD's did proper CRC checks, were some of the best drives. Now you've really confused me, Tom. I posted Civileme explanation to another list and they said that it was old hat - no longer a problem. I guess the answer is if you've got one try it, if you haven't, steer clear, to be safe. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Formatting Tool
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 4:00 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: only have to use it 1 or 2 times a day for just a few minutes to generate UPS shipping labels and other shipping paperwork. Bottom line right now windoze is fubared I need to reformat the windoze partision and only the windoze partision and then do a fresh windoze installation and leave my Linux partision untouched. Will the tools on a windoze boot disk format and fdisk allow me to do this ? or do I need to get some other partitioning , formating software? I do realize that I will probably have to repair the MBR after reinstalling windoze but that is no problem. Since you are using win98, you should look into win4lin so you don't have to reboot all the time. Absolutely true. During install you reboot windows as normal, but your linux carries on running. Win98SE is 100% stable under win4lin. I can run a windows program and swap backwards and forwards between that and reading incoming mail in kmail. It's not free, but not very expensive, and their tech support is excellent if something goes wrong or you want to know how to safely move your registration to a new linux install. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Fwd: Short Message delivery report
On Sunday 05 October 2003 10:34 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 3:28 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: Does anyone have any idea why I get this message every time I post to newbie? Is anybody else getting it? We all are. We have been trying to get rid of that one for several weeks now. Someone must have subscribed from the address [EMAIL PROTECTED], and then deleted the account. I wonder, who at MandrakeSoft is list admin and can see if that address is subscribed? -- /g Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Fwd: Short Message delivery report
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 2:34 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 3:28 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: Does anyone have any idea why I get this message every time I post to newbie? Is anybody else getting it? We all are. We have been trying to get rid of that one for several weeks now. It shouldl be fairly simple for Mandrake to find out. A script that mailed the list one at a time would do it. The timestamp on the reply would tell you which one was at fault. To save time you could start off with 100 at a time. I'm sure one of us would be happy to do it, and to sign the relevent non-disclosure paperwork if Mandrake were too busy. -- Richard Urwin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Fwd: Short Message delivery report
On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 11:42, Greg Meyer wrote: On Sunday 05 October 2003 10:34 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 3:28 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: Does anyone have any idea why I get this message every time I post to newbie? Is anybody else getting it? We all are. We have been trying to get rid of that one for several weeks now. Someone must have subscribed from the address [EMAIL PROTECTED], and then deleted the account. I wonder, who at MandrakeSoft is list admin and can see if that address is subscribed? NOpe. That address is an internal server. the only address that resolves to and outside IP is mandy.mts.ru ([81.211.47.3]) a whois on that provided whois 81.211.47.3 % This is the RIPE Whois server. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % Rights restricted by copyright. % See http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/db/copyright.html inetnum: 81.211.47.0 - 81.211.47.255 netname: SOVINTEL-MTS-NET descr:Moscow Russia descr:ID-6069, OJSC Mobile TeleSystems country: RU admin-c: VK229-RIPE tech-c: VK229-RIPE status: ASSIGNED PA mnt-by: SOVINTEL-MNT notify: [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20030505 source: RIPE route:81.211.0.0/17 descr:EDN Sovintel origin: AS8773 mnt-by: SOVINTEL-MNT changed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20021104 source: RIPE person: Victor Krasnov address: CJSC Mobile TeleSystems address: 4, Marksistskaia address: 109147, Moscow phone:+7 095 7653209 fax-no: +7 095 7660040 nic-hdl: VK229-RIPE changed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 19971114 source: RIPE I would _never_ suggest that anyone think about forwarding any of the SMS errors to the ISP contacts for that IP. Especially since they are not native English speakers. But only the ISP can ID who is sending the messages to the server, and is the only way any one can figure out just who is attempting to follow this list on their beeper or cell phone. -- ++ Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Fwd: Short Message delivery report
On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 07:28, Greg Meyer wrote: Does anyone have any idea why I get this message every time I post to newbie? Is anybody else getting it? everyone has or is getting it just set a rule to delete it there are lots of previous posts on this -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Short Message delivery report Date: Sunday 05 October 2003 09:07 am From: Sms Message [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is no such user (newbie). --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] New to the list
On Sunday October 5 2003 09:18 am, Anne Wilson wrote: It's the new drives that do have the CRC checking shortcuts. Prior to August 1998, WD's did proper CRC checks, were some of the best drives. Now you've really confused me, Tom. I posted Civileme explanation to another list and they said that it was old hat - no longer a problem. I guess the answer is if you've got one try it, if you haven't, steer clear, to be safe. Anne Here's the whole story. Overclockers long favored WD, Quantum, and IBM IDE drives, particularly WD's. Mainly because they did much better on off-spec PCI buses (anything SCSI has problems on an off-spec bus). Often necessary to overclock Intel cpu's of the era. In the fall of '98, many started complaining of problems and failures of WD IDE drives. Research by the more knowledgable overclocking gurus, soon revealed that WD had lowered their drive specs (8/98). AFAIK their current specs are the same or even lower. OTOH, many HDD manufacturers have lowered their specs over the last several years, and consequently, their warranty periods. While Civileme was/is certainly an authoritative source, an even better source, the final answer for the WD-CRC checking situation is the linux kernel mailing list. It was the kernel hackers that discovered the WD problem, and AFAIK, the improper CRC checking is still the situation with WD drives. Your research may vary, http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel I've just avoided WD since '98, but maybe the kernel gurus have found a work around for WD's. I doubt it tho (I lurk on lkml), since the problem was WD drives depend on (Windoze) software for CRC checking rather than including the needed hardware and firmware on their drives. It made their drives slightly cheaper and a little faster than their competitors drives. For windoze users (and system OEM's), this was seen as a Good Thing (and probly why WD did it). IMO tho, I'd worry more about tainting a Linux system with closed source software and drivers, or other forms of win-hardware, before I'd replace a perfectly good working WD drive. IOW's, for those with WD drives and no problems with them, or traceable to them, I wouldn't give this WD-CRC deal another thought. Bottom line is, keep backups, all drives today are lesser quality than they use to be. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] New to the list
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 5:14 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Sunday October 5 2003 09:18 am, Anne Wilson wrote: It's the new drives that do have the CRC checking shortcuts. Prior to August 1998, WD's did proper CRC checks, were some of the best drives. Now you've really confused me, Tom. I posted Civileme explanation to another list and they said that it was old hat - no longer a problem. I guess the answer is if you've got one try it, if you haven't, steer clear, to be safe. Anne Here's the whole story. Overclockers long favored WD, Quantum, and IBM IDE drives, particularly WD's. Mainly because they did much better on off-spec PCI buses (anything SCSI has problems on an off-spec bus). Often necessary to overclock Intel cpu's of the era. In the fall of '98, many started complaining of problems and failures of WD IDE drives. Research by the more knowledgable overclocking gurus, soon revealed that WD had lowered their drive specs (8/98). AFAIK their current specs are the same or even lower. OTOH, many HDD manufacturers have lowered their specs over the last several years, and consequently, their warranty periods. While Civileme was/is certainly an authoritative source, an even better source, the final answer for the WD-CRC checking situation is the linux kernel mailing list. It was the kernel hackers that discovered the WD problem, and AFAIK, the improper CRC checking is still the situation with WD drives. Your research may vary, http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel I've just avoided WD since '98, but maybe the kernel gurus have found a work around for WD's. I doubt it tho (I lurk on lkml), since the problem was WD drives depend on (Windoze) software for CRC checking rather than including the needed hardware and firmware on their drives. It made their drives slightly cheaper and a little faster than their competitors drives. For windoze users (and system OEM's), this was seen as a Good Thing (and probly why WD did it). IMO tho, I'd worry more about tainting a Linux system with closed source software and drivers, or other forms of win-hardware, before I'd replace a perfectly good working WD drive. IOW's, for those with WD drives and no problems with them, or traceable to them, I wouldn't give this WD-CRC deal another thought. Bottom line is, keep backups, all drives today are lesser quality than they use to be. Thanks, Tom. Filed for future reference. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Formatting Tool
On Sunday 05 October 2003 10:27 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 4:00 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: only have to use it 1 or 2 times a day for just a few minutes to generate UPS shipping labels and other shipping paperwork. Bottom line right now windoze is fubared I need to reformat the windoze partision and only the windoze partision and then do a fresh windoze installation and leave my Linux partision untouched. Will the tools on a windoze boot disk format and fdisk allow me to do this ? or do I need to get some other partitioning , formating software? I do realize that I will probably have to repair the MBR after reinstalling windoze but that is no problem. Since you are using win98, you should look into win4lin so you don't have to reboot all the time. Absolutely true. During install you reboot windows as normal, but your linux carries on running. Win98SE is 100% stable under win4lin. I can run a windows program and swap backwards and forwards between that and reading incoming mail in kmail. It's not free, but not very expensive, and their tech support is excellent if something goes wrong or you want to know how to safely move your registration to a new linux install. Anne But will it run internet exploiter? everything UPS related seems highly dependant on internet exploiter Mozilla , Netscape or opera WILL NOT work with it. As software goes it UPS world ship is about as screwed up as anything I have ever seen!!! But it does take all the hassle out of shipping stuff to Canada from the US, you would not believe the insane BS paperwork it takes without UPS world ship to do something that used to be so simple. It used to be easy before NAFTA. Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Registered Linux User No.293302
On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 12:52, M J Pipkin wrote: Please do not send me any more newbie spam. As a registered user, Anne Wilson, perhaps you would be so kind as to ensure my privacy is not further invaded with unwanted Mandrake Newbie mail. I would appreciate some professionalism in your honouring an individual's right to be excluded from receiving unwanted mail (spam). Well M J Pipkin... let's see, how can I put this... How do _you_ define spam? By my definition, (unwanted e-mail, that was not ever requested, and has no value to the receiver) you have spammed the Mandrake newbie list. Since someone with your e-mail address has signed up and sent a confirmation that they signed up. it becomes the responsibility of the person at that e-mail address to correct the subscription. I know I wrote you a very nice letter explaining it when you first _spammed_ me with your auto reply. to paraphase yourself perhaps you would be so kind as to ensure my privacy and bandwidth is not further invaded with unwanted _your_ auto-responders Newbie mail. I would love to have everyone else that has responded to MJ Pipkin to post those responses on the OT list, since I know most of any response would have been sent direct to MJ, since his reply to address is set for it's self and not the lists. I wonder how everyone else handled this... ET Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Formatting Tool
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 5:43 pm, Marc wrote: On Sunday 05 October 2003 10:27 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 4:00 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: only have to use it 1 or 2 times a day for just a few minutes to generate UPS shipping labels and other shipping paperwork. Bottom line right now windoze is fubared I need to reformat the windoze partision and only the windoze partision and then do a fresh windoze installation and leave my Linux partision untouched. Will the tools on a windoze boot disk format and fdisk allow me to do this ? or do I need to get some other partitioning , formating software? I do realize that I will probably have to repair the MBR after reinstalling windoze but that is no problem. Since you are using win98, you should look into win4lin so you don't have to reboot all the time. Absolutely true. During install you reboot windows as normal, but your linux carries on running. Win98SE is 100% stable under win4lin. I can run a windows program and swap backwards and forwards between that and reading incoming mail in kmail. It's not free, but not very expensive, and their tech support is excellent if something goes wrong or you want to know how to safely move your registration to a new linux install. Anne But will it run internet exploiter? everything UPS related seems highly dependant on internet exploiter Mozilla , Netscape or opera WILL NOT work with it. As software goes it UPS world ship is about as screwed up as anything I have ever seen!!! But it does take all the hassle out of shipping stuff to Canada from the US, you would not believe the insane BS paperwork it takes without UPS world ship to do something that used to be so simple. It used to be easy before NAFTA. It's incredible how they get away with it. But yes, it will run IE. Just remember though that every moment you are online with IE your windows partition is at the same level of risk as it was before. Take whatever precautions you can. BTW, have you tried using Opera (windows and linux) set to announce itself as IE? It works for a lot of sites. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Difference hdlist synthesis.hdlist
On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 20:55:44 +0200, Johan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Kindly explain to me the difference between the 2 lists I noticed that hdlist is megabytes synt..hdlist is kilobytes OK, what I would like to know what is the trade off. Will all loaded software still be updated. Thanks Johan -- May this be a good day for learning --- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Filtered TCP ports 1080-1081
Good evening, or morning or whatever... Every now and then I use to scan my machine for open ports. Today I visited www.pcflank.com and did a more thorough scan than usual. With all firewalls disabled (Yes, I _did_ disable them. Stupid, I know, but I was curious.) most ports showed up closed but TCP ports 1080 and 1081 were stealthed. Now, how can that be? Could it be that they are filtered by my ISP? Björn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] difference between hdlist synthesis.hdlist
Hi, Kindly explain to me the difference between the 2 lists I noticed that hdlist is megabytes synt..hdlist is kilobytes OK, what I would like to know what is the trade off. Will all loaded software still be updated. Thanks Johan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] have we killed the reason we are here?
Daryl Johnson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 1:59 pm, robin wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 12:51 pm, ed tharp wrote: So any suggestions? How about suggesting that anti-Ms messages are forbidden? They seem to waste a lot of bandwidth wilth posters aiming to prove their linux credentials by dissing the alpha male. That's not bad as a general rule, but I still think there is a place for MS-related posts when there is a relevance to Linux/OSS, as in the case of the Phoenix BIOS post. BTW, please delete the reply-to field in your mail client! Sir Robin -- I can say: 'Thank these bees for their honey as though they were kind people who have prepared it for you'; that is intelligible and describes how I should like you to conduct yourself. But I cannot say: 'Thank them because, look, how kind they are!'--since the next moment they may sting you. - Wittgenstein Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent Univeritesi Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Difference hdlist synthesis.hdlist
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 8:09 pm, Johan wrote: On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 20:55:44 +0200, Johan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Kindly explain to me the difference between the 2 lists I noticed that hdlist is megabytes synt..hdlist is kilobytes OK, what I would like to know what is the trade off. Will all loaded software still be updated. Thanks Johan The synthesis.hdlist file does not contain the list of files inside RPM packages, descriptions or changelog. It is intended for users on dial up lines. It will work just as well as the hdlist.cz when you install/update. It is just less informative when you browse packages in the Mandrake rpmdrake GUI. derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Difference hdlist synthesis.hdlist
On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 20:55:44 +0200, Johan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Kindly explain to me the difference between the 2 lists I noticed that hdlist is megabytes synt..hdlist is kilobytes OK, what I would like to know what is the trade off. Will all loaded software still be updated. Thanks Johan -- May this be a good day for learning --- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ hdlist and synthesis are gzipped text files with information on the RPMs. They both contain the most vital information, like name and version of the RPMs and what other packages they depend on. The hdlist contains a lot of additional info on each RPM, not absolutely essential but very nice. In rpmdrake you can see the difference if you switch between normal / maximal information. The smaller list is a good alternative for people with a slow connection. Björn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] have we killed the reason we are here?
On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 15:44, robin wrote: Daryl Johnson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 1:59 pm, robin wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 12:51 pm, ed tharp wrote: So any suggestions? How about suggesting that anti-Ms messages are forbidden? They seem to waste a lot of bandwidth wilth posters aiming to prove their linux credentials by dissing the alpha male. That's not bad as a general rule, but I still think there is a place for MS-related posts when there is a relevance to Linux/OSS, as in the case of the Phoenix BIOS post. BTW, please delete the reply-to field in your mail client! Sir Robin Just so long as I don't have to acknowledge any M$ product as 'the alpha male'. I might even go so far as anti-anything messages should be kept to the barest possible minimum. lets work for 'positive' and pro-active solutions -- ++ Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Difference hdlist synthesis.hdlist
Hi, I would like to thank the respondents Now I know I can use the shorter list without worry I have tried it and sure it is very quick Thanks Johan On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 21:50:44 +, Bjrn Olsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 20:55:44 +0200, Johan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Kindly explain to me the difference between the 2 lists I noticed that hdlist is megabytes synt..hdlist is kilobytes OK, what I would like to know what is the trade off. Will all loaded software still be updated. Thanks Johan -- May this be a good day for learning --- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ hdlist and synthesis are gzipped text files with information on the RPMs. They both contain the most vital information, like name and version of the RPMs and what other packages they depend on. The hdlist contains a lot of additional info on each RPM, not absolutely essential but very nice. In rpmdrake you can see the difference if you switch between normal / maximal information. The smaller list is a good alternative for people with a slow connection. Bjrn -- May this be a good day for learning --- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Formatting Tool
On Sunday 05 October 2003 12:08 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: It's incredible how they get away with it. But yes, it will run IE. Just remember though that every moment you are online with IE your windows partition is at the same level of risk as it was before. Take whatever precautions you can. BTW, have you tried using Opera (windows and linux) set to announce itself as IE? It works for a lot of sites. Anne But it will not work with UPS world ship. My wife and myself have both tried that a number of times for what ever reason UPS world ship software depends on exploiter to download information from UPS although I think I could fool the UPS web site I cant seem to fool the world ship software. I keep getting tempted to switch to FedEx because of this and a few other irritating things that UPS does but UPS and FedEx both have their good points and bad still trying to decide on the switch. I do send a email to UPS every couple of months to complain about their world ship software and generally get a runaround for a reply. I think next I am going to start complaining to my UPS account manager if for no other reason than my theory that if enough people complain they will have to do something sooner or latter. Next time I may try to find out what they do for IBM. I would assume that IBM is using Linux for almost everything. Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Dual boot setup
Evening all, Simple question here. I'm getting closer to the point of being ready for the 9.1 install but want some opinions. Since I'm going to dual boot with Windows 2000 (Windows with use a completely different physical hard drive, my current 15GB hard drive. Linux will use the new 120GB Maxtor) and Linux, I've been trying to determine the order of OS install. I read somewhere that you should install Windows first before you install Linux. I'm going to completely wipe my current Windows install in order to start fresh. And then will be installing Linux on the new hard drive. Is it the right idea to go ahead and get the fresh Windows drive working so once the new HD comes in I'll be ready to go? Thanks!! --- | Aaron West | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.trajiklyhip.com Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Dual boot setup
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 October 5, 2003 05:04 pm, Aaron West wrote: Evening all, Simple question here. I'm getting closer to the point of being ready for the 9.1 install but want some opinions. Since I'm going to dual boot with Windows 2000 (Windows with use a completely different physical hard drive, my current 15GB hard drive. Linux will use the new 120GB Maxtor) and Linux, I've been trying to determine the order of OS install. Just to save yourself aggravation Windows should always go first. I know it's been said more than once that it shouldn't matter so much with 2000 or XP, and I've set partitions with the Mandrake installer then installed Windows after, but stuff happens and you'll be better off following the conventional Windows first pattern. I read somewhere that you should install Windows first before you install Linux. I'm going to completely wipe my current Windows install in order to start fresh. And then will be installing Linux on the new hard drive. Is it the right idea to go ahead and get the fresh Windows drive working so once the new HD comes in I'll be ready to go? Thanks!! You just read it again here. You seem to have at least a basic grasp of the situation in re. the dual boot idea. I'd probably be inclined to just slave the new drive in and install Mandrake. What I'm saying is the 120 GB hard drive will have to be introduced to Windows somehow if you plan to have any part of it accessible from Windows, and the easiest way to do that is to use the Mandrake installer to set the partition table and forget the Windows bootloader. Lilo or Grub are more flexible anyway. NTFS is the default file system for 2000 and XP and it's preferable to FAT32 in _so_ many ways. But...write support for that file system in GNU/Linux is experimental at best, and Linux file system support under Windows isn't much better so you'll probably want a FAT32 buffer partition that both operating systems can save files to. Then you won't have to worry about not having access to things when you are booted to either. Bottom line; do the fresh Windows install and when you have your new drive just slave it in and boot from the first Mandrake install disk, pick the custom partition option and have fun. The graphics for partitioning are very clear. It isn't hard and you'll learn to love the power of making all your own decisions. Welcome to Open Source, and to unlimited choices. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 17:08:15 up 15 days, 6:29, 1 user, load average: 0.31, 0.59, 0.61 It is much easier to suggest solutions when you know nothing about the problem. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/gKp1G11CaRuZZSIRArSpAJoDx+CjIYk4ACBkYuUvCQii0K2eXwCgr4Ok 6ZsVRiekPhEZOsSKObN441I= =dpzP -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Dual boot setup
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 11:04 pm, Aaron West wrote: Evening all, Simple question here. I'm getting closer to the point of being ready for the 9.1 install but want some opinions. Since I'm going to dual boot with Windows 2000 (Windows with use a completely different physical hard drive, my current 15GB hard drive. Linux will use the new 120GB Maxtor) and Linux, I've been trying to determine the order of OS install. I read somewhere that you should install Windows first before you install Linux. I'm going to completely wipe my current Windows install in order to start fresh. And then will be installing Linux on the new hard drive. Is it the right idea to go ahead and get the fresh Windows drive working so once the new HD comes in I'll be ready to go? Yes. Points to remember: 1. Do not change which drive is the master and which the slave if you can help it. Windows will get confused if it sees drive C change to drive D. You should be fine if you leave the 15GB as the master drive with a single partition on it and install the new drive as slave. If you partition the 15GB then the primary partition of the new slave drive may (IIRC) be positioned between the 15GB primary and secondary partitions if it is recognised by Windows. But if all the partitions on the slave drive are Linux filesystems then Windows should ignore them. 1a. You may find that the CD changes drive letters if any partitions on the slave drive are readable by Windows. This will mean that any time it needs the install disk you will have to tell it where to find the CD. 2. Windows will not install a dual-boot bootsector. Linux will. That is why you install Linux second. 3. Linux support for ntfs is not perfect. It is recommended to use it read-only. vfat (FAT32 etc.) is not a good choice for a 15GB partition. Summary: install Windows first. Put a smallish vfat partition on the 15GB drive to act as common space between the OSs but use ntfs for the rest. Format the slave drive using only Linux filesystems. Disclaimer: the last time I did this sort of thing it was dual-booting between NT4 and Win95. -- Richard Urwin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: M J Pipkin [Fwd: Re: [newbie] Given Up (was Who uses AC97?)]
On Friday 03 October 2003 04:24 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote: Why bother? Just filter. Never try to teach a pig to dance. You waste your time and annoy the pig. Stephen, you've missed too many county fairs... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Easy way to update Gaim to 0.70?
- Original Message - From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Easy way to update Gaim to 0.70? On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 4:06 pm, Trey Sizemore wrote: I'm running Mandrake 9.1 with Gaim 0.68. I want to update to 0.70 but don't see this as an option currently in the Cooker mirrors I use. Installing the Mandrake 9.1 RPM from the Sourceforge site fails on some needed libraries. Is there a quick easy way to upgrade to 0.70 while maintaining my current settings? Thanks. Derek wrote: snip Now for Gaim-0.70 There are packages on Texstars download repository Go here http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php and declare a urpmi source for Texstar and you will then be able to see hos packahes in your Mandrake Software Manager GUI. If you have nort done so then declare sources for updates, plf, and contrib too. derek *** I installed the gaim 0.70 rpm for 9.1 from sourceforge, and I can't recall any dependency probs. Could you install the required missing libraries to satisfy the dependency? Gaim 0.70 is nice. :-) --Angus PS. Derek, are there no conflict issues with having plf and texstar as sources for urpmi? There is a vague warning about conflicts on the Easy Urpmi page here: http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php I have refrained from adding texstar because of concerns of this. If there are no issues then I will add tex promptly. Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness. -- James Thurber *** ~Linux Powered by Mandrake 9.1~ *** ~Reg. Linux User #278931~ *** -- ___ OperaMail free e-mail - http://www.operamail.com OperaMail Premium - 28MB, POP3, more! US$29.99/year Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Dual boot setup
On Sunday 05 October 2003 07:04 pm, Aaron West wrote: Evening all, Simple question here. I'm getting closer to the point of being ready for the 9.1 install but want some opinions. Since I'm going to dual boot with Windows 2000 (Windows with use a completely different physical hard drive, my current 15GB hard drive. Linux will use the new 120GB Maxtor) and Linux, I've been trying to determine the order of OS install. I read somewhere that you should install Windows first before you install Linux. I'm going to completely wipe my current Windows install in order to start fresh. And then will be installing Linux on the new hard drive. Is it the right idea to go ahead and get the fresh Windows drive working so once the new HD comes in I'll be ready to go? Thanks!! | Aaron West Aaron: Sounds like an excellent plan to me, and one that is commonly used. When you get to partitioning the Mandrake disk, I'd suggest that you do not accept the default paritioning scheme, but create some extra partitions. I've found it very useful to have one partition (using a Linux-based format) for Linux backups, and a second partition formatted in FAT32. The latter partition can be used for storing data files that you may wish to access from either OS. -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] have we killed the reason we are here?
On Sunday October 5 2003 03:08 pm, ed tharp wrote: That's not bad as a general rule, but I still think there is a place for MS-related posts when there is a relevance to Linux/OSS, as in the case of the Phoenix BIOS post. BTW, please delete the reply-to field in your mail client! Sir Robin Just so long as I don't have to acknowledge any M$ product as 'the alpha male'. I might even go so far as anti-anything messages should be kept to the barest possible minimum. lets work for 'positive' and pro-active solutions Hell, if we couldn't rant on about M$ B$, a lot of threads would lose a bunch of substance. Most of y'all attack the sloppiness of Billy's software, but fail to see how much M$ influence has degraded desktop hardware quality and ability over the years. If it keeps up I'll probly need to buy server racks to keep runnin Linux. M$ comments should be embedded in (intending to be) 'helpful' Linux use replies. New users' queries to newbie about Linux shouldn't be overly scared away with posts about windoze hardare and software crapiness an questionable suitability for Linux. After all the Linux community is workin very hard to deal with proprietary hardware, even M$ software. And doin better each an every day. There I agree, tryin be positive an not derogative in replies to new Linux users. Problem is, so is the dark side, an they're gainin ground. More'n more hardware (even firmware) is becoming more'n more M$ and/or proprietary dependant. To quote M$ and many other hardware vendors, 'It only works with Windows (XP)'. I didn't join in to the M$ bios thread because I considered it a 'borderline' OT subject, but the recent stories (really old news) about M$/bios integration is nothin new. IBM, Apple, and some others have long ago adopted that strategy. Difference is they did it with OPEN standards. I doubt M$ will do so since they've tried to corral anything they can get a foot in the door with, and EEE (extend, embrace, extinguish or control). IOW's ... CLOSED. The real shame is the hardware (or specially in the case of win-hardware) SUX! (btw, the worst bios, Phoenix... has for several years since they bought 'em, owned the best .. Award. Think of it as OEM it's probly Phoenix, quality it's still Award) I too noticed the alpha male remark. It's part of M$'s successful brain washin. They've got a lot of the world's population thinkin they were the beginning ... and will be the end all. Neither of which is/will be true, in spite of many not even being aware of anything else, before or after. But OTOH, most new Linux users wouldn't be here unless they've already suspected M$ veracity an capability. As to the subject, there's only one solution. Ignore, don't participate in OT for the list threads. If ya wanna spout about topics semi or completely unrelated to Mandrake Newbie, please join us at http://mdw1982.dyndns.org/mailman/listinfo/mandrakeot Please realize that newbies are the most important Linux users, with their testing, questions, complaints an suggestions. Without them, there'd only be M$, and viable much better alternatives would be only for a few, an certainly not single desktop users. I was reluctant to reply to this thread, as I thought it at least semi off topic. BUT this list needs to seriously reduce OT posts. Please post Linux accomplishments and or M$ failures to the OT list. Specially political, even religious topics. Nobody will bite your head off ... you might even convince somebody or two. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] New to the list
- Original Message - From: Aaron West [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] New to the list Thanks for everyones comments and suggestions. I'm still doing some more research on whether my system can support the ATA-133 interface, but I should be ordering a drive soon. Last night I queued up an FTP download of all the 9.1 images. It all appears to have downloaded correctly, but I'd like to do the checksum. Can I verify these files on Windows? Many thanks, BTW, I'm using a Web based e-Mail client for this list and cannot disable the reply-to information. Sorry! --- | Aaron West | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.trajiklyhip.com ** Hi Aaron, yes you can get a little program called MD5summer for windows here: http://www.md5summer.org/download.html With this you can verify md5sums from windows. I have used it and found it very easy. Should meet your needs. HTH. --Angus Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness. -- James Thurber *** ~Linux Powered by Mandrake 9.1~ *** ~Reg. Linux User #278931~ *** -- ___ OperaMail free e-mail - http://www.operamail.com OperaMail Premium - 28MB, POP3, more! US$29.99/year Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Easy way to update Gaim to 0.70?
On Monday 06 Oct 2003 1:06 am, Angus Auld wrote: - Original Message - From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Easy way to update Gaim to 0.70? On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 4:06 pm, Trey Sizemore wrote: I'm running Mandrake 9.1 with Gaim 0.68. I want to update to 0.70 but don't see this as an option currently in the Cooker mirrors I use. Installing the Mandrake 9.1 RPM from the Sourceforge site fails on some needed libraries. Is there a quick easy way to upgrade to 0.70 while maintaining my current settings? Thanks. Derek wrote: snip Now for Gaim-0.70 There are packages on Texstars download repository Go here http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php and declare a urpmi source for Texstar and you will then be able to see hos packahes in your Mandrake Software Manager GUI. If you have nort done so then declare sources for updates, plf, and contrib too. derek *** I installed the gaim 0.70 rpm for 9.1 from sourceforge, and I can't recall any dependency probs. Could you install the required missing libraries to satisfy the dependency? Gaim 0.70 is nice. :-) --Angus PS. Derek, are there no conflict issues with having plf and texstar as sources for urpmi? There is a vague warning about conflicts on the Easy Urpmi page here: http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php I have refrained from adding texstar because of concerns of this. If there are no issues then I will add tex promptly. Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness. -- James Thurber I was not trying to say you *will* get a dependency problem if you install packages from source forge. Just that you run a *risk* of a dependency problem. If you install only packages compiled with the same libraries as on the distro, then you can be fairly confident they will work OK. When you install packages built for a different release or distro, then you can end up with conflicting dependencies. Nowdays I only use Mandrake specific RPMs or else compile from source (and use checkinstall to create an RPM for me) As for plf and Texstar. Texstar has some packages which are duplicates of ones in plf. I am not aware of any actual incompatibility. They are both built using standard Mandrake libraries. There has been the odd occasion where plf and Texstar have given the same package different names which causes a little confusion (e.g. the lame mp3 encoder ), but I think now they co-operate better. derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Easy way to update Gaim to 0.70?
- Original Message - From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 01:38:10 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Easy way to update Gaim to 0.70? big snip Angus inquired: PS. Derek, are there no conflict issues with having plf and texstar as sources for urpmi? There is a vague warning about conflicts on the Easy Urpmi page here: http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php I have refrained from adding texstar because of concerns of this. If there are no issues then I will add tex promptly. Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness. -- James Thurber I was not trying to say you *will* get a dependency problem if you install packages from source forge. Just that you run a *risk* of a dependency problem. If you install only packages compiled with the same libraries as on the distro, then you can be fairly confident they will work OK. When you install packages built for a different release or distro, then you can end up with conflicting dependencies. Nowdays I only use Mandrake specific RPMs or else compile from source (and use checkinstall to create an RPM for me) As for plf and Texstar. Texstar has some packages which are duplicates of ones in plf. I am not aware of any actual incompatibility. They are both built using standard Mandrake libraries. There has been the odd occasion where plf and Texstar have given the same package different names which causes a little confusion (e.g. the lame mp3 encoder ), but I think now they co-operate better. derek * Thanks so much for that clarification/explanation Derek. Best regards. --Angus Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness. -- James Thurber *** ~Linux Powered by Mandrake 9.1~ *** ~Reg. Linux User #278931~ *** -- ___ OperaMail free e-mail - http://www.operamail.com OperaMail Premium - 28MB, POP3, more! US$29.99/year Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Dual boot setup
So, are you saying that I can't install Windows on the slave drive and Linux on the master drive? Sorry for my confusion. --- | Aaron West | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.trajiklyhip.com - Original Message - DATE: 05 Oct 2003 19:32:06 -040 From: ed tharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 19:04, Aaron West wrote: Evening all, Simple question here. I'm getting closer to the point of being ready for the 9.1 install but want some opinions. Since I'm going to dual boot with Windows 2000 (Windows with use a completely different physical hard drive, my current 15GB hard drive. Linux will use the new 120GB Maxtor) and Linux, I've been trying to determine the order of OS install. I read somewhere that you should install Windows first before you install Linux. I'm going to completely wipe my current Windows install in order to start fresh. And then will be installing Linux on the new hard drive. Is it the right idea to go ahead and get the fresh Windows drive working so once the new HD comes in I'll be ready to go? Thanks!! --- | Aaron West | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.trajiklyhip.com M$ wants to see an M$ product on the first sector of the first partition on the first disk on the first ide chain. win 9x ME require them to be on that partition. win2k can sit elsewhere as long as a M$ product is in that first spot. Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] have we killed the reason we are here?
On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 15:26:13 +0100, Daryl Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about suggesting that anti-Ms messages are forbidden? They seem to waste a lot of bandwidth wilth posters aiming to prove their linux credentials by dissing the alpha male. Some, perhaps, but I believe there is value in sharing anti-M$ info that equips users to promote Linux and Mandrake in the flesh-and-blood world. That requires understanding how M$ programs, deals with other companies, makes patches, crafts licenses, engages in politics, and so on. I think there are far simpler ways to cut down on bandwidth: 1) Keep your politics and philosophy to yourself. Everybody hates America. We get it. Shut up, already. 2) Resist the urge to contribute responses that are not substantive and add relevant info. I know I need to work even harder on this myself. 3) When you respond, cut out the sections of the original post that are unnecessary, including multiple blank lines, sigs, and anything that doesn't pertain to what you're saying. INMNSHO one should only quote enough to give context to what you're saying, and the e-mail/date/etc. of the person you're responding to. If somebody snags your message from an archive, your response will make perfect sense, and the reader will be fully able to contribute something further to either the list or the original poster if they so wish. Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Filtered TCP ports 1080-1081
On Sunday October 5 2003 04:23 pm, Björn Olsson wrote: Good evening, or morning or whatever... Every now and then I use to scan my machine for open ports. Today I visited www.pcflank.com and did a more thorough scan than usual. With all firewalls disabled (Yes, I _did_ disable them. Stupid, I know, but I was curious.) most ports showed up closed but TCP ports 1080 and 1081 were stealthed. Now, how can that be? Could it be that they are filtered by my ISP? Björn Try a better scan(s), http://scan.sygatetech.com/ -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Dual boot setup
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 00:53:55 + Richard Urwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. Do not change which drive is the master and which the slave if you can help it. Windows will get confused if it sees drive C change to drive D. There is a very simple way around this that works for Any version of windows. Keep the old hd as is, windows only, and move it to the slave position. Set the new hd as master. Install Mandrake on the new drive, using all or as such space as you wish. When the linux bootloader is installed an entry will automatically be made for windows. Anytime you boot windows it will not be able to 'see' your linux drive so will still believe that it is C. I have done the above with 98, 200 and XP with never a problem. It has the added benefit, as picky and fickle as it can at time be, the win bootsector/MBR is never touched. Charles -- Nobody ever died from oven crude poisoning. - Mandrake Linux 9.2 on PurpleDragon Kernel-2.4.22-10.tmb.4mdkenterprise http://www.eslrahc.com - pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: M J Pipkin [Fwd: Re: [newbie] Given Up (was Who uses AC97?)]
On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 17:07, Cornerstone Community Farm wrote: On Friday 03 October 2003 04:24 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote: Why bother? Just filter. Never try to teach a pig to dance. You waste your time and annoy the pig. Stephen, you've missed too many county fairs... Way I heard it Never Wrestle with a pig...You get dirty..and the pig enjoys it __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: M J Pipkin [Fwd: Re: [newbie] Given Up (was Who uses AC97?)]
Aron Smith wrote: On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 17:07, Cornerstone Community Farm wrote: On Friday 03 October 2003 04:24 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote: Why bother? Just filter. Never try to teach a pig to dance. You waste your time and annoy the pig. Stephen, you've missed too many county fairs... Way I heard it Never Wrestle with a pig...You get dirty..and the pig enjoys it Shouldn't pig wrestling/dancing be on the OT list? Or are these Mandrake packages that I just haven't installed yet? ;-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] have we killed the reason we are here?
On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 17:21, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Sunday October 5 2003 03:08 pm, ed tharp wrote: That's not bad as a general rule, but I still think there is a place for MS-related posts when there is a relevance to Linux/OSS, as in the case of the Phoenix BIOS post. BTW, please delete the reply-to field in your mail client! Sir Robin Just so long as I don't have to acknowledge any M$ product as 'the alpha male'. I might even go so far as anti-anything messages should be kept to the barest possible minimum. lets work for 'positive' and pro-active solutions Hell, if we couldn't rant on about M$ B$, a lot of threads would lose a bunch of substance. Most of y'all attack the sloppiness of Billy's software, but fail to see how much M$ influence has degraded desktop hardware quality and ability over the years. If it keeps up I'll probly need to buy server racks to keep runnin Linux. M$ comments should be embedded in (intending to be) 'helpful' Linux use replies. New users' queries to newbie about Linux shouldn't be overly scared away with posts about windoze hardare and software crapiness an questionable suitability for Linux. After all the Linux community is workin very hard to deal with proprietary hardware, even M$ software. And doin better each an every day. There I agree, tryin be positive an not derogative in replies to new Linux users. Problem is, so is the dark side, an they're gainin ground. More'n more hardware (even firmware) is becoming more'n more M$ and/or proprietary dependant. To quote M$ and many other hardware vendors, 'It only works with Windows (XP)'. I didn't join in to the M$ bios thread because I considered it a 'borderline' OT subject, but the recent stories (really old news) about M$/bios integration is nothin new. IBM, Apple, and some others have long ago adopted that strategy. Difference is they did it with OPEN standards. I doubt M$ will do so since they've tried to corral anything they can get a foot in the door with, and EEE (extend, embrace, extinguish or control). IOW's ... CLOSED. The real shame is the hardware (or specially in the case of win-hardware) SUX! (btw, the worst bios, Phoenix... has for several years since they bought 'em, owned the best .. Award. Think of it as OEM it's probly Phoenix, quality it's still Award) I too noticed the alpha male remark. It's part of M$'s successful brain washin. They've got a lot of the world's population thinkin they were the beginning ... and will be the end all. Neither of which is/will be true, in spite of many not even being aware of anything else, before or after. But OTOH, most new Linux users wouldn't be here unless they've already suspected M$ veracity an capability. As to the subject, there's only one solution. Ignore, don't participate in OT for the list threads. If ya wanna spout about topics semi or completely unrelated to Mandrake Newbie, please join us at http://mdw1982.dyndns.org/mailman/listinfo/mandrakeot Please realize that newbies are the most important Linux users, with their testing, questions, complaints an suggestions. Without them, there'd only be M$, and viable much better alternatives would be only for a few, an certainly not single desktop users. I was reluctant to reply to this thread, as I thought it at least semi off topic. BUT this list needs to seriously reduce OT posts. Please post Linux accomplishments and or M$ failures to the OT list. Specially political, even religious topics. Nobody will bite your head off ... you might even convince somebody or two. Think of this list as learning and the OT list as recess. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: M J Pipkin [Fwd: Re: [newbie] Given Up (was Who uses AC97?)]
On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 18:55, Margot wrote: Aron Smith wrote: On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 17:07, Cornerstone Community Farm wrote: On Friday 03 October 2003 04:24 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote: Why bother? Just filter. Never try to teach a pig to dance. You waste your time and annoy the pig. Stephen, you've missed too many county fairs... Way I heard it Never Wrestle with a pig...You get dirty..and the pig enjoys it Shouldn't pig wrestling/dancing be on the OT list? Or are these Mandrake packages that I just haven't installed yet? ;-) Gonna take ya to Alabama girl then we can hypnotize chickens after the pig dancingg __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Dual boot setup
On Sunday 05 October 2003 08:54 pm, Aaron West wrote: So, are you saying that I can't install Windows on the slave drive and Linux on the master drive? Sorry for my confusion. It depends on the version of Windows you are using. The 9x series (including ME) want to be on the first primary partition of the first drive in the system. This is not exactly true for Win2k and XP, but there are some issues with non-dos filesystems on partitions lower than the Windows partitions. Sometimes they are not seen and sometimes they impact drive performance. I have experienced both. If you are going to use the whole 15GB drive for Windows, and you are using Win2k or XP, then you should be able to do it as you are proposing. Most people install windows first, then install Mandrake, which will detect your windows install and make it a choice on the boot menu. So in your case, you might want to do something like this. 15GB drive for Windows as primary master. 80GB drive foe Linux as primary slave. Optical CDRW drive as secondary master and dvd/cdrom reader as secondary slave. Also, please clear the reply-yo in your mail client. Replies to your messages are going to you directly instead of to the list. -- /g Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Portable OGG player(s)?
For those of you who would prefer a Linux solution, the Sharp Zaurus does a great job with oggs. Traci On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 06:10, Trevor Rhodes wrote: On Wed, 1 Oct 2003 10:52 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: I know there is some interest in this, so this might be interesting: http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2003/iriver_ihp-120.html What I couldn't figure out from the article is if it requires proprietary software to run it... My Palm Tungsten C plays oggs just fine. I love it. Expensive but fun. hehe Regards Trevor Rhodes === Powered by Linux- Mandrake 9.1 Registered Linux user # 290542 at http://counter.li.org Registered Machine #'s 186951 Mandrake Club Silver Member Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. === 22:09:26 up 1 day, 3:17, 3 users, load average: 1.27, 1.21, 1.14 -- Traci Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Suspend to disk
Just had a new item appear in the select-suspend to disk any one know what this is I am running the Texstar edition of KDE thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com