hi, a followup and another question... first, re mouse problem, gpm is installed. how do i go about obtaining and installing the latest kernal and initscripts? (layman's terms, please...) second, today the program (kde) hung up and wasn't going anywhere. this has happened once before, and,just like last time, i ended up having to restart the computer, which causes all sorts of problems when rebooting (last time i ended up re-installing, haven't done anything with iti yet this time). i end up getting these messages that there are errors on dev/hdb4, etc., etc., and then it turns things over to the root (which is me, which doesn't do me any good, because i haven't the first clue as to what needs to be fixed, or how to fix it!) so, any ideas out there as to how to avoid the restart in the first place, and what to do if/when it is inevitable? thanks, nick t -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, August 13, 1999 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] mouse and internet problems! >Upgrade to the latest versions of the kernel and initscripts. That should >take care of your mouse problem, along with some other potentially >"annoying" / nasty buglets which are known and which are fixed in the latest >kernel, etc. > John > >----- Original Message ----- >From: nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 5:50 PM >Subject: [newbie] mouse and internet problems! > > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Thursday, August 12, 1999 7:23 AM >> Subject: Linux Mandrake Extended Support >> >> >> hi, i recently >> installed deluxe linux-mandrake without difficulty. however, i am having >> some problems which i >> cannot seem to solve, and haven't found any help in the various >> documentation. here they are... >> 1) mouse behavior- the cursor movements are very jerky. i have made >> adjustments to the acceleration rate settings, as well as the magic >borders, >> but still the cursor is very jumpy and difficult to position. >> 2) internet connection- i have set up the k-dialer (whatever it is >called), >> and have been able to get the computer connected to my IP, but none of the >> programs i have tried with it (the k mail one, and netscape) seem to know >> that the computer is connected (ie, netscape i will get messages saying >,ie, >> "cannot locate zxc.com"). >> >> any help you can offer is appreciated. thanks! >> >> nick tarantelli >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >
