RE: OT [newbie] Microsoft and George W. Bush

2000-09-27 Thread Richard Garand
[replies below] Richard Garand [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 12190132 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ronald J. Hall Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 10:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT [newbie] Microsoft and George W. Bush

RE: OT [newbie] Microsoft and George W. Bush

2000-09-27 Thread Richard Garand
I don't really understand how the US elections work, but if you're talking about the president, wouldn't Nader be the best of the current candidates? Richard Garand [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 12190132 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf

RE: [newbie] Another Mandrake review

2000-09-27 Thread Richard Garand
The mandrake 2-CD install was 1GB for mebut then i got the iso images for the full CDs. If you download the ~700-2000 seperate packages you want, it's probably a bit smaller. Richard Garand [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 12190132 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [newbie] DSL setup

2000-09-12 Thread Richard Garand
from /mnt/dos_c/download_directory to where ever I wanted it on my Linux box. Glenn Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #175132 Usually powered by Mandrake Linux 7.1 - Original Message - From: "Richard Garand" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: T

RE: [newbie] configuring sound and network cards

2000-09-10 Thread Richard Garand
o Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message... | Registered Linux user #182496 On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Richard Garand wrote: I have a Start

RE: [newbie] configuring sound and network cards

2000-09-10 Thread Richard Garand
d Linux user #182496 On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Richard Garand wrote: I have a Startech NE2000 compatible ethernet card on ISA, and a Yamaha waveforce 192XG PCI sound card. How do i configure these to work in linux? For the ethernet card, i know the windows h

[newbie] DSL setup

2000-09-10 Thread Richard Garand
I finally got my network card working, but when i run licq, it tries to contact the server, and has a DNS error ("can't resolve icq.mirabilis.com"?). I know my IP address, my subnet mask, my primary and secondary DNS servers, my search domain or domain suffix and my default gateway address. Where

RE: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-09 Thread Richard Garand
KPackage and rpmDrake aren't in the menus, there's no configuration-Packagin, and they don't work from the console. Do i have to re-install Mandrake? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000

RE: [newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-09 Thread Richard Garand
Richard Garand wrote: KPackage and rpmDrake aren't in the menus, there's no configuration-Packagin, and they don't work from the console. Do i have to re-install Mandrake? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall

[newbie] configuring sound and network cards

2000-09-09 Thread Richard Garand
I have a Startech NE2000 compatible ethernet card on ISA, and a Yamaha waveforce 192XG PCI sound card. How do i configure these to work in linux? For the ethernet card, i know the windows hardware settings, my IP address, my subnet mask, 2 DNS servers, the search domain or domain suffix and the

RE: [newbie] Help! Mandrake install destroyed windows registry, keyboard doesn't work in gnome, DSL connection can't be configured......

2000-09-08 Thread Richard Garand
This time I did a full install, with 4 linux partitions, got a bootdisk, and it works. But, when i was done the install, i deleted everything except windows from grub. What are the default choices and the commands to run them? (My partitions are windows, linux/, linux/home, linux/boot, swap, or

[newbie] Setting up DSL on ISA netcard

2000-09-08 Thread Richard Garand
I have a DSL connection with an ISA network card (Startech NE2000 compatible i think, it didn't come with the computer and i didn't install it). I couldn't setup the network card during the install, so I canceled that part. How do i set up the network card from linux? How do i configure my

RE: [newbie] Very simple question on Partitioning

2000-09-08 Thread Richard Garand
I did this with no problems. First you have to run defrag, and make sure you have enough empty space at the end of the windows partition. Then you run the mandrake installer, and when it gets to the partitioning, resize your windows partition (if there's any warnings like 234443434 210008593

[newbie] Setting up sound card

2000-09-08 Thread Richard Garand
I have a Yamaha Waveforce WF192XG (no, i didn't choose it) PCI sound card. How do i configure it in GNOME/KDE?

[newbie] Installing packages

2000-09-08 Thread Richard Garand
I used a very small install of mandrake, and now i want to add and remove packages. How do i do this? I also think drakconf is missing - how do i get it?

[newbie] Help! Mandrake install destroyed windows registry, keyboard doesn't work in gnome, DSL connection can't be configured......

2000-09-07 Thread Richard Garand
Yesterday i tried to install mandrake, but with problems that got worse every time i tried to fix them, i had to repartition my disk and reinstall windows. Here's everything i remember, can anyone help me with these problems? The first time i tried to install mandrake, i chose "customized"

RE: [newbie] Help! Mandrake install destroyed windowsregistry, keyboard doesn't work in gnome, DSL connection can'tbe configured......

2000-09-07 Thread Richard Garand
email me at my address below i can look up the specifics in my books give you something better to try i hope. Adrian Smith 'de telepone dude Telecom Dept. x 7042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Richard Garand" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11:24:42 AM 9/7/00 This might work, but what will hap

RE: [newbie] Help! Mandrake install destroyed windowsregistry, keyboard doesn't work in gnome, DSL connection can'tbe configured......

2000-09-07 Thread Richard Garand
, September 07, 2000 7:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Help! Mandrake install destroyed windowsregistry, keyboard doesn't work in gnome, DSL connection can'tbe configured.. Richard Garand wrote: I deleted the partitions and reinstalled windows yesterday..i want to know