Re: [newbie] [OT] found on the forums

2003-11-09 Thread Joeb
, Mandrake is making $1 per set which is $1 more per set than all the bittorrent iso generated. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] [OT] found on the forums

2003-11-09 Thread Joeb
, there is a difference between DISTRIBUTING (ie making CDs for friends, club, installfest, etc.) and SELLING copies. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Internet tax

2003-11-08 Thread Joeb
is about, in ensuring competition. In addition, the internet tax ban in it's current form would effectively remove from taxation almost all kinds of communication networks and would thusly seriously affect the already dismal tax situation in many states. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 9.2 ISO

2003-11-06 Thread Joeb
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Do you know if the ISOs have the updates included or are they the same as the bittorent ones with the LG drive patch? Joeb

Re: [newbie] Kernel Compiling in 9.2

2003-10-21 Thread Joeb
, the driver must be inserted with the -f because it, too, has an object file that was compiled with gcc 2.96, even though I am using gcc 3.3. Don't know if either of the two items will help or not, but you might try them. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http

Re: [newbie] i586 vs i686

2003-10-18 Thread Joeb
resequencing, then yes, i686 optimizations will make a difference. If you are doing high graphic intensive gaming, then, it might make a difference. If you are using it for general word processing, mp3 playing, internet, etc. i686 probably won't have a noticable effect. Joeb Want to buy your

Re: [newbie] access to internet with cable and dialup

2003-10-18 Thread Joeb
) has an article on switching back and forth between dial-up and ethernet for access. The link is: http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/modules.php?name=Sectionsop=viewarticleartid=13 It's for 9.1 but looks like it should work for 9.2, too (9.0 has a different procedure). Joeb Want to buy your

Re: [newbie] 9.2 is out!

2003-10-15 Thread Joeb
or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Try downloading the .torrent file again. If for some reason your IP address changed, then the .torrent will be incorrect for your new IP. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] 9.2 is out!

2003-10-15 Thread Joeb
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Did you open up the ports it says to? Without doing so, download speed sucks. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http

Re: [newbie] Chmod for usr/share folder

2003-10-15 Thread Joeb
and log in as root and then copy the files. Hit exit to logout and then alt + ctrl + F7 to return to your X-window session. Joeb p.s. it is a real security issue to chmod /usr/share!!! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Making Mozilla the default browser in KDE

2003-10-12 Thread Joeb
/usr/local/bin/mozilla, you would type: ln -s /usr/local/bin/mozilla /usr/bin/mozilla That would create a link in the /usr/bin directory pointing to your mozilla. /usr/bin is by default in your path. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http

Re: [newbie] Mounting USB mass storage devices

2003-09-09 Thread Joeb
caching the device, but I don't know what it is. I have the same problem with a USB key and a card reader. Whichever is mounted first becomes SDA1 the other SDB1. Maybe, multiple USB keys do the same. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http

Re: [newbie] The difference between RH and Mdk

2003-09-09 Thread Joeb
as the default desktop (IIRC). But that was a long time ago. Mdk is it's own distribution now. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] XFCE4 rc3

2003-08-28 Thread Joeb
. :) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Why not just get Mandrake RPMS from http://clevername.homeip.net/xfce4/ I haven't tried the RC3 yet, but the RC2 worked great! Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http

Re: Re: [newbie] hdd copying VERY slow

2003-08-14 Thread Joeb
---Original Message--- From: Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08/11/03 04:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] hdd copying VERY slow On Sunday August 10 2003 06:21 pm, Joeb wrote: Just to add to this, if he's using /dev/hda and /dev/hdb aren't they both on the same

Re: [newbie] KDE Session management on logout

2003-08-14 Thread Joeb
mdkkdm to kdm doesn't return the missing check box. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Glaxium

2003-08-14 Thread Joeb
9.0 set of CDs. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com It's also available through MandrakeClub as a download. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft

Re: [newbie] hdd copying VERY slow

2003-08-11 Thread Joeb
) and one is UDMA 133 and the other UDMA 100, the fastest they will go is 100 and maybe only 66 because of the mismatch (although I'm not positive on the 66 part). Finally, I believe Windows is caching it's writes which will speed things up, at the expense of safety. Joeb Want to buy your Pack

Re: [newbie] M9.1 and Mozilla 1.4 update

2003-07-26 Thread Joeb
Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Does that mean it's done in half the time or takes twice as long? Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] fix sis900 networkcard to 10 mbit

2003-07-07 Thread Joeb
Is it possible to configure the switch itself? Usually, the Sis900 just works without needing to set any options. Where did you find the 0x40 option to set? Also, you don't have something like zeroconf enabled do you? What happens if you hard code an IP address? Joeb On Mon, 7 Jul 2003

Re: [newbie] fix sis900 networkcard to 10 mbit

2003-07-07 Thread Joeb
Another thought - what happens if you do a mii-tool -V -F 100baseTx-HD (or -FD)? That should turn off auto negotioniation. Joeb On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 08:47:53 +0200 Rob van Dam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I forgot to tell: When I do a ifstatus I'm told the cable is unplugged. Mii-tool

Re: [newbie]

2003-07-07 Thread Joeb
(or through a script). To the best of my knowledge, this driver is not open source, so it's not an option to just recompile it with the new(er) gcc. Loading it through a script does work, but it is an ugly kludge. Just my two cents, Joeb On 07 Jul 2003 17:42:33 -0700 Aron Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [newbie] fix sis900 networkcard to 10 mbit

2003-07-06 Thread Joeb
If you do a modprobe sis900, what do you get? Joeb On Sun, 6 Jul 2003 12:05:51 +0200 Rob van Dam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunately I can't adjust the speed in CMOS. It's an auto-detect problem for sure. I have some experience with this problem in Windows, and it only works when I fix

Re: [newbie] fix sis900 networkcard to 10 mbit

2003-07-05 Thread Joeb
Is your hub 10mb or 100mb? Joeb On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 15:36:55 +0200 Rob van Dam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a network over a 10 mbit network cable (4 wires). My sis900 only works when I switch of autodetect and fix the card to 10 mbit. Does anyone know how to do this? Want

Re: [newbie] fix sis900 networkcard to 10 mbit

2003-07-05 Thread Joeb
cables that worked fine at 10mb or 100mb, but never auto-detect. Once replaced, things worked fine. Just some thoughts, although the simplest thing would be to not auto-detect and manually set it. Joeb On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 22:53:43 +0200 Rob van Dam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the computer

Re: [newbie] Dual Booting the same OS

2003-06-27 Thread Joeb
. If that is the case, add either add the lines to the new lilo.conf for your original drive or copy the backup of the lilo.conf back, edit it for the new drive. Either way, run lilo before rebooting. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: Re: [newbie] Dual Booting the same OS

2003-06-26 Thread Joeb
When installing the second 9.1, don't install any boot loader. Then, reboot to your old linux, modify the lilo.conf and add the lines pointing to the second copy (don't forget to rerun lilo). Then reboot and select the second install and it should come up. Joeb ---Original Message

Re: [newbie] sylpheed 0.9.2

2003-06-23 Thread Joeb
Try the Configuration menu == Common Preferences and then select the Other tab (if it's not displayed, you need to hit the scroll arrows next to the tabs). Joeb On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:15:57 -0500 C. Tresenriter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In an earlier version 0.8.* - that I used in mdk 9.0

Re: [newbie]

2003-06-05 Thread Joeb
from Shuan who was having problems mounting CDs. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Tip: When the Winmodem goes AWOL

2003-06-03 Thread Joeb
a solution, but is so simple that I'm posting it for the benefit of others. All I did was remove the modules and device files, and then recreate and reload. Duh! In my particular case: Warren, Joeb; Would a similar fix help me? My computer is only up when I have time to use

Re: [newbie] Mozilla spell checker?

2003-06-02 Thread Joeb
checking will be to wait until it is finalized and the packages are made (usually a within a few days). Is there something you need in 1.4 that 1.3 doesn't give you? Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Checking for new Hardware

2003-05-28 Thread Joeb
putting a card in it or unplugging it from the USB port and see if that speeds things up. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Oops - what happened?

2003-05-27 Thread Joeb
jump right in here. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 ctl-alt-backspace will restart the window manager. That might be all that is needed instead of a complete reboot. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Modem awol

2003-03-30 Thread Joeb
will probably has the same modem (chipset) and can offer assistance in getting it to work. Joeb On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 17:20:15 -0500 Rachel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, How do I install - manually, a modem on Mandrake 9? It was installed before. Its a crappy 28k. I tried to install two different

Re: [newbie] 9.1 does not work

2003-03-29 Thread Joeb
is installed, don't forget to go back and turn the virtual memory/swap back on in Windows. Again, this worked in Windows 2000, for XP, YMMV! Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Why ISO? was: 9.1 final has been released

2003-03-25 Thread Joeb
). Older CD burners couldn't write them. Mandrake 9.1 went back to the 650MB images because of this (who says they don't listen to users). Joeb On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:18:27 -0800 eric huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am very new to linux, and am trying to figure out why ISO images are needed. I

Re: [newbie] Starting MySQL at boot time

2003-03-20 Thread Joeb
at boot. Joeb On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:06:57 -0800 (PST) Christopher Shaffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What would be the easiest way to get MySQL server to start when the system boots? I just installed Mandrake 9.0, and installed MySQL server from packages, but it does not start at boot time

Re: [newbie] Backup to CD-R/RW

2003-03-01 Thread Joeb
, but is pretty cheap (around $40 US). It basically works like Ghost and makes an image of the entire drive or individual partitions. It will create the image on bootable CD and CD/RW media, too. And best of all, it actually is based on Linux (at least version 3.1-the version I have is). Joeb

Re: [newbie] Stuck with PCTel Modem Driver

2003-02-22 Thread Joeb
of Mandrake are you running and what package did you install for the kernel sources (and did you change the name of the install directory)? Joeb Thanks for your response. I am already back working with the old and good 2.4.19-16. And waiting for 9.1. Thanks again, Were you trying to compile

Re: [newbie] non-profit??

2003-01-16 Thread Joeb
, since this list has wide distribution, I just wanted to clarify that in the U.S., at least, the Boy Scouts as a non-profit and tax-exempt organization (Girl Scouts are, too). Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] OT Broken Spell Check in OpenOffice

2003-01-12 Thread Joeb
-help and click on your language and finally click the install button. Joeb On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 21:53:15 + Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 12 Jan 2003 4:08 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm using the OpenOffice version 1.0.1 that came with Mandrake 9.0 and everything works

Re: [newbie] OpenOffice 1.0.1 menu items gone

2003-01-09 Thread Joeb
and see if anyone there can help. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] PC Chips 810LR motherboard results

2002-12-29 Thread Joeb
to load. In additions, I have not run into any compatibility problems. In short, I would like to say that if you are looking for a low-cost system board/cpu and don't require a lot of expansion slots, you may want to check out the PC Chips 810LR. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread Joeb
the momentary switch, you won't be able to turn the computer on/off. This sounds like an older system. What are you trying to run that you don't thing the 250 watts will be enough? Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] linux office suite comparison?

2002-12-26 Thread Joeb
and later documents (OOo doesn't)? I'm trying to move a non-profit from their Windows environment, and they are willing, but they are heavily invested in Wordperfect. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Increase of Capital for Mandrakesoft

2002-12-26 Thread Joeb
to or if it's already expired. I do know that there has been talk of it on this list and the Club boards a while back and the general consensus was to slow down the release cycle, assuming they could get out of the contract. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go

Re: [newbie] Truetype fonts

2002-12-26 Thread Joeb
can always install it at a later date. BTW, the slow down due to a lot of fonts isn't just a Linux thing. Windows and Macs suffer from the same thing. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Increase of Capital for Mandrakesoft

2002-12-24 Thread Joeb
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus -- Civileme is back! On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 14:11:24 -0900 civileme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have some good news and some urgent news 1. I will be returning to the lists. I will have an email address that can handle list level traffic. 2. All of

Re: [newbie] Getting new hardware recognised.

2002-12-22 Thread Joeb
and see if Mandrake auto-detects it and creates the fstab entry for you. Worst case, it won't and you will have to re-add the line you removed. Joeb On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 11:25:02 + Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 22 Dec 2002 12:39 am, Joseph Braddock wrote: Have you