Re: [Cooker] kmpg and sblive
What security level did you use? If you chose a medium security level then you need to allow your users (people other root) access to those devices. I can slowly see you are very very new to linux and may not know anything about hows groups have privileges for hardware and software. Roger cc: Subject: [Cooker] kmpg and sblive 02/01/00 02:43 PM Please respond to cooker When double clicking on a .wav file, kmpg automatically opens to play but displays error when clicking play, "kmpg couldn't open the audiodevice! all decoders stopped". usually i use the other media player after left clicking on a *.wav file. think the jan 01,00 iso (7.0) , it used media player when double clicking on a .wav file (all previous editions had the above error). now this error is back! yuck. to resolve: reassign the default .wav player (would imagine). -- Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
Re: [Cooker] win98 - mdklinux > lan
Why is it easier for Windows? They don't follow all the rules which were defined on networking. I mean I learned how to network with TCPIP not Microsoft TCPIP. They are apples and oranges. Why else would Windows market their server separate than their user software? When you buy Microsoft you are deciding you don't want to know everything about networking. When you use Linux you have many options to configure the network to your needs. Typical windows users don't know what to do. I am sorry to say there is no WINIPCFG.EXE in Linux. (LOL) I would say when in doubt look on the internet for documentation on how to's many college students in the early 90s wrote document for configuring things for UNIX/LINUX or go buy an O'Reilly book on network. Linux is just using the standards. Linux is not secreting on its networking. Roger cc: Subject: [Cooker] win98 - mdklinux > lan 02/01/00 01:08 AM Please respond to cooker it took me about 2 - 3 days from knowing little on local lans to set up my small local lan using ip aliasing to to different ip's that i obtain thru cox @home cable modem service. I found little howto's on the process but pieced together what i could to get the 2 working. probabely really easy for a windows programmmer (gee i wonder why). I would imagine that there will be plenty of inquiries on the topic, as such, will be writing a small howto on the process for the next several days. -- (it took me approx. 5 days to include the nfs routing, etc) Sent from: Lattitude (deg): 32.7130 Longitude (deg): -117.1530 Altitude (ft):410.0 GMT to Local (hrs):-8.0 (daylight savings enabled) Created with Linux-Mandrake 7.0! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver >7.0
Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
Go figure? Could it be that there is problem with Windows and your configuration then Mandrake? Roger cc: Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! 01/31/00 11:25 PM Please respond to cooker to be honest, i agree. still i'm strong on the backup policytho' i've been around for awhile so i know i won't crash my system (lol). backing up is something you just have to do, as if it were a reflex. you have to know that anything you may do, may crash the computer and lose data. actually, sometimes i pray that my win98 crashes so that i would have to do a re-install. always seems to run better on first boot after the re-install...go figure... On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: > You make it sound as though I was dealing with beta software. I was > commenting on the inadequacy of a released product ( > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/announce-air.php3 ) to deal correctly with > my data (I got it 3 days after it was released), when there was no mention > anywhere of any problems re partitioning. In fact, Mandrake use this as a > big marketing tool with no mention of any problems anywhere on the site > There is still no reference to 7.0 in the updates area of the site. > > Problems with partitioning on install have now been acknowledged as have > other install problems. There are just too many problems with 7.0 for it to > be considered release quality. > > > > > > > > Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/02/2000 12:05:30 PM > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! > > first off...as i said, resizing windows or "adding partitions" was a > no-no". > did that and when booting back to dos and using pqmagic stated, "partition > errorpartition wasn't visible or no partitions to show". to resolve, > had > to go back a delete the swap partition that i added. > > tell ya one thing, your confidence is won pretty quick! me, i said, "ahh, > what > the heck, i'll let it make "just" my swap partition." glad i was safe with > my > data. just had to go back and delete the swap. also, you could have given > powerquest a call for techsupport, could have just been a "value" that > needed > to be edited with their utility apps w/i /utitilites/dos somewhere. (had > to do > this also) > > last item, "data not backed-up" is "lost data"! This is a primary rule > when > dealing with any computer. what would you do if a lightning bolt struck > your > hdd? Me? I would simpley say "oh well" and pop in my cd-rom and > re-install > (windows98? probabely needed to be reinstalled anyways..usually is the case > with mine anyways). > > > > On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: > This idea didn't work for > me. > Here's what happened > I went to install MDK7.0 on an 8 GB disk with > WIN98 on it. > Told partitioner to give 2 GB to Linux (leaving 6GB for > Windows) > > After it all went horribly wrong and I ended up with a corrupt Windows > that > > wouldn't boot, I started from scratch. > I deleted the Linux partition (and > swap) using the MDK 7 installer, > rebooted to DOS, ran fdisk, deleted and > recreated my DOS partition. > > This said everything was fine and showed > an > 8GB partition. I reinstalled > WIN98 (and all my apps), only to find it > thought > I had a 6GB drive still. > > > Partition Magic 5 fixed it, but only after I resized the Win98 partition > to > > 6GB, then back to 8GB. > > > > So, after a day of re-installing, the cost of Partition Magic 5, I would > > concur that these sorts of problems should have been cleared up before > > release. > > > > On my second machine, which has had about every prior release on Madrake > on > > it without a problem, the install problems are different but just as bad. > > It's a P120, 32 MB RAM, 1X6 and 1X2GB drive, 6XCDROM, Diamond Stealth 3D > > 2000 Pro. > > After numerous attempts where the grap
Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
I think your comment is not a fair assessment of Mandrake 7.0. Your assessment is only a fractional portion of what the software offers. Have you checked to make sure the Harddrive does not have any problems prior to installing Mandrake 7.0. I have read this note and your previous note to understand your problem. Was there maintenance done on this hard drive? Could even repartition this hard drive with Partition magic. I would bet PM would have problems too. To go one step further I have a spare hard drive (6 gigs) which I installed Windows 98 Revision 2 on first then installed Mandrake 7.0; I did not run into a problem. Maybe I am prejudice in discounting what could be a problem in your eyes, but I was able to run the whole install and launch Linux. I also read the announcement you are referencing. It mentions the repartitioning for the installation process. It is a marketing tool for all types of computers-- not just a computer which has Microsoft Windows already installed on it. You are trying to site this for your example with is just one type of use. I belong to a User Group which has not reported problems. I personally have used the resizing on a Linux Install for my hard drive (to have Linux as the only operating system) it never errored. What you call an acknowledgement has only for those people who tried windows and linux on the same box. Microsoft does many things with their products which could result in problems for the hard drive. How can Mandrake be expected to fix all problems with a hard drive if Microsoft did something bizarre. I disagree on your assessment of Mandrake's quality. John.Pigdon@Su rePlan.NetTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: 01/31/00 10:47Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! PM Please respond to cooker You make it sound as though I was dealing with beta software. I was commenting on the inadequacy of a released product ( http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/announce-air.php3 ) to deal correctly with my data (I got it 3 days after it was released), when there was no mention anywhere of any problems re partitioning. In fact, Mandrake use this as a big marketing tool with no mention of any problems anywhere on the site There is still no reference to 7.0 in the updates area of the site. Problems with partitioning on install have now been acknowledged as have other install problems. There are just too many problems with 7.0 for it to be considered release quality. Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/02/2000 12:05:30 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed! first off...as i said, resizing windows or "adding partitions" was a no-no". did that and when booting back to dos and using pqmagic stated, "partition errorpartition wasn't visible or no partitions to show". to resolve, had to go back a delete the swap partition that i added. tell ya one thing, your confidence is won pretty quick! me, i said, "ahh, what the heck, i'll let it make "just" my swap partition." glad i was safe with my data. just had to go back and delete the swap. also, you could have given powerquest a call for techsupport, could have just been a "value" that needed to be edited with their utility apps w/i /utitilites/dos somewhere. (had to do this also) last item, "data not backed-up" is "lost data"! This is a primary rule when dealing with any computer. what would you do if a lightning bolt struck your hdd? Me? I would simpley say "oh well" and pop in my cd-rom and re-install (windows98? probabely needed to be reinstalled anyways..usually is the case with mine anyways). On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: > This idea didn't work for me. > Here's what happened > I went to install MDK7.0 on an 8 GB disk with WIN98 on it. > Told partitioner to give 2 GB to Linux (leaving 6GB for Windows) > After it all went horribly wrong and I ended up with a corrupt Windows that > wouldn't boot, I started from scratch. > I deleted the Linux partition (and sw
